Caught Off Guard, Weren't You?

"Wait for me!"

As he rode on, Zhang Xuezhou could still hear the sounds of pursuers behind him.

But Zhang Xuezhou did not stop at all.

The distance he had painstakingly created was not for waiting for the Nine Winds Demon King.

He gazed into the distance, only to see the two eerie lights in the darkness receding further and further away from him, and he heard no sound of the golden eagle soaring through the air.

"When the Nine Winds Demon King uses his demonic body, his attack speed is incredibly fast, like a gust of wind. When he charges, he can only be faster than me, not slower than the Black Horse. Is he... is he being controlled and unable to run?"

Many thoughts raced through Zhang Xuezhou's mind as he made accurate judgments.

"Venerable White Bone, if you're plotting against me behind my back, and I'm absolutely certain of it, I'll curse you to death today, even if it costs me my life!"

Jiu Feng's threats had no effect, but Zhang Xuezhou's threats were effective.

Jiu Feng did not name names, but Zhang Xuezhou did.

Regardless of whether the roll call was correct or not, he relentlessly cursed the Venerable White Bone Venerable White Bone, looking determined to kill him.

This ensured that the black horse he was riding remained stable, without any sudden collapse, disintegration, or difficulty in control.

"White Bone was addicted to killing in his youth, but in his later years he became a great philanthropist. His fierce face now has a touch of benevolence, so it seems unlikely that he's the one pulling the strings behind the scenes!"

In the night sky, Daojun's body treaded on the wind and waves, steadily following behind.

Listening to Zhang Xuezhou's occasional fierce curses, he pondered for a few seconds.

"But if someone coerces the White Bone, that's hard to say!"

Whether the Venerable White Bone was involved in targeting Hongku is something that Daojun finds difficult to determine.

He followed along, more to see who was breaking the rules and ignoring his words.

"It's a pity this Hongku is a fake. If he were real, humph!"

Daojun reached out and grabbed a handful of the faint Law Power permeating the air, clearly possessing the ability to trace the source and launch a counterattack.

He reached out, grabbed it, sniffed it, and then frowned.

"Could it be a mage making a move?"

"Perhaps this is just another scapegoat?"

Spellcasters are always adept at using the weak to overcome the strong.

Subduing the Nine Wind Demon King doesn't necessarily require the intervention of a Venerable level expert; it's possible that a mage might accomplish such a feat.

Daojun had originally considered several goals, but the fluctuations in his Law Power forced him to change the direction of his thinking.

Identity can deceive, but ability cannot.

This fluctuation of Law Power could not possibly be the Law Power of a Venerable One.

Just like Zhang Xuezhou, who was desperately fleeing below, even after so much time had passed, Zhang Xuezhou had not revealed his Law Power, but had only controlled the black bone horse to charge.

If anyone could truly understand Zhang Xuezhou's strength, it would only be the Venerable White Bone still controls the back door of the Black and White Twin Horses.

But even now, the pursuit by the Nine Wind Demon King continues, which only proves that Zhang Xuezhou's identity has not yet been exposed.

"Wait... wait for me! I've gotten rid of this trouble, and I even know who was behind this curse!"

Below the dark sky, the sorcerer controlling the Nine Wind Demon King was still trying to confuse Zhang Xuezhou.

But this attempt to mislead is clearly futile.

Zhang Xuezhou's strength aside, his mental fortitude is extremely high. He remained composed even when facing the three lords of the Sacred Land, and even demanded the lion's mane from the Nine Spirits Lion Saint. This is something no ordinary mage could achieve.

In Zhang Xuezhou's eyes, the other party's deception was as ridiculous as that of a child.

"It's a pity his cultivation level was a bit low, and that brainless Zhu Jiuyin stuffed a Yang Soul Dharma Body into his body, otherwise it would have been much more fun!"

Daojun muttered to himself, while Zhang Xuezhou in front cursed the Venerable White Bone and also shouted at the Nine Wind Demon King.

"Nine Winds, you must immediately go to the Xieluosi River Holy Land and find the Alchemist. If he reports this to the Venerable One, anyone who has used underhanded tactics against you will be killed by the Venerable One!"

"Your... Your Excellency?"

The Nine Wind Demon King, who was chasing Zhang Xuezhou, showed a hint of hesitation on his wolf-like face.

The shadow of the tree and the name of the man—the Venerable One's prestige in the Northern Kuru Continent is indeed terrifying.

The Venerable One is not a typical demon, who can only excel in close combat like the Nine Spirits Lion. The Venerable One's Law Power is so great that even the Dao Lord is in awe of him. In the Northern Kuru Continent, his Technique Method strength is second only to the Dao Lord.

If His Majesty were to use his Law Power to trace back to the source and kill a certain Venerable or Dharma Master, it would be a very common occurrence.

"How can you guarantee that His Majesty will definitely help me?" Nine Winds Demon King shouted.

"His Majesty detests those who cast spells behind people's backs, and seeing your situation, he will surely want to remove such a thorn!"

Zhang Xuezhou shouted and casually replied.

"Besides, there's no use in you following me. I can't remove the curse from you," Zhang Xuezhou shouted.

"You have a bottle of Dust-Breaking Powder on you; that can remove evil curses."

"Then take it to exorcise the evil curse!"

Zhang Xuezhou shouted, reached out and made a spell, grabbed a jade bottle from his pouch and threw it out.

This is a gift from Dharma Master Hongyi.

When the other party mentioned this medium for casting spells, Zhang Xuezhou simply considered it a donation.

If the other party mentions any treasure, he'll just throw it away.

After all, he didn't know which treasure contained a spellcasting medium, but Zhang Xuezhou felt it was worth it as long as it could shut Jiu Feng up.

As long as Jiufeng doesn't pursue him, everything is fine.

"There were fourteen people who gave gifts in total, and he was very likely among them; otherwise, he wouldn't know so much about my collection!"

Apprentices rarely possess such methods, and Zhang Xuezhou even felt that he could eliminate Tutuerlan and others, leaving only the twelve as suspects.

"Still too young. That doesn't seem to be dust-removing powder, but rather powder for condensing spells, which can effectively enhance the power of spellcasting!"

Seeing Zhang Xuezhou's panicked escape, Daojun couldn't help but feel a little sorry for him.

However, the best way for a low-level cultivator to deal with an attack from a high-level cultivator is indeed to run away. This is a lesson learned from countless cases over hundreds and thousands of years, with cultivators risking their lives to prove it.

Those who recklessly take risks all die. Even if they are lucky enough to escape danger for a time, once they develop a risky mentality of fighting back, they are likely to die the next time they encounter the same problem.

No cultivator can maintain good luck all the time, and can always risk killing those with higher cultivation levels. Death becomes inevitable.

The methods of fleeing vary from person to person, and the resulting chaos during these escapes is understandable.

"Hongku, you've fallen for my trap, hehehe!"

A strange laugh came from the mouth of the Nine Winds Demon King.

After the wolf demon took the porcelain bottle and cast a spell, it ran again at a significantly increased speed, firmly controlling the struggling Jiu Feng and steadily taking control of its body.

"I also want to thank you for giving us a top-tier technique, which allows us to fight using borrowed bodies without sustaining any damage. At worst, only Jiufeng will die, but if you kill Jiufeng, you will inevitably incur the revenge of the Nine Spirits Holy Land, and you will die without a burial place!"

"Us? How many accomplices do you have? You're not the Nine Winds Demon King?"

"Hehehe, if you kill me, I will become the Nine Winds Demon King; if you don't kill me, I won't be the Nine Winds Demon King. If I kill you, you deserve it!"

As if victory was assured, the pursuers controlling the Nine Wind Demon King from behind became somewhat complacent.

A burst of green Demon Power erupted wildly as he charged forward on all fours, completely disregarding the harm this would cause to the Nine Winds Demon King, and relentlessly closing in on Zhang Xuezhou.

"Serves you right for not being able to kill me!"

Zhang Xuezhou and shouted.

His arms grew bronze-colored feathers rapidly, and the Technique Method black-boned horse gripping his head quickly contracted.

As his mount disappeared, Zhang Xuezhou sped forward on his legs, and his wings spread, soaring into the sky.

"Stunned now? You can't kill me if you control the golden eagle, and you can't catch me if you control the Nine Winds. Now, who do you want to control?"

Zhang Xuezhou shouted triumphantly, too lazy to care about the clothes that had been torn due to his body's changes.

He also heard Hongku's soft sigh.

"You're supposed to be a cultivator at the Consciousness Creation Realm, can't you at least use a sliver of your Law Power to exchange blows with him?" Hongku said in a low voice, "And then let me see who he really is?"

Hongku's disguise technique was clearly mixed with Incantation Technique; Zhang Xuezhou realized this as soon as he couldn't remove the old-age makeup.

However, Hongku was greatly disappointed that Zhang Xuezhou only cared about running away and did not engage in any combat.

The mastermind finally managed to show himself, but in the blink of an eye, he was helpless against Zhang Xuezhou, which rendered Hongku's elaborate scheme futile.