Chapter 822 - 820: Kill Our Way Out Directly

Chapter 822: Chapter 820: Kill Our Way Out Directly

"Hong Xiaoxing... she is the granddaughter of the old City Lord of Hongtian Ancient City and the daughter of the current City Lord. She’s not even sixteen yet," Liou Xueyan explained.

"Hongtian Ancient City..." Xu Yang was startled. It was one of the seven top-tier immortal sects.

The old City Lord was one of the top Extreme Realm Golden Immortals in the Eastern Continent, ranked near the very top of the Wind and Cloud List. The current City Lord was also a peerless powerhouse. As his daughter, her status was even more astounding than Situ Ke’s. No matter how monstrous a genius Situ Ke was, the Vajra Sect still had other prodigies; it couldn’t possibly belong solely to him. But Hong Xiaoxing was different. Hongtian Ancient City was her family’s property.

No wonder Situ Ke and Qingyue had reacted so intensely upon learning that Hong Xiaoxing was here. No wonder she was confident she could stall two experts at the Middle Stage of Golden Immortal and control the Demon Tiger Slaughter Map.

"However, it was a wise move not to agree to her terms," Liou Xueyan said.

"What do you mean?" Xu Yang asked, frowning slightly.

"It’s said that Hongtian Ancient City doesn’t have a deep foundation in the Upper Realm. I’m not too sure about the details. Basically, in the Black and White Starry Heaven, they are a top-tier immortal sect; but in the Nine Moons Ring Heaven, there is no major faction known as ’Hongtian Ancient City’."

Prodigies like them were destined to ascend to the Upper Realm in the future. Without a foundation, they would be like rootless duckweed upon reaching the Upper Realm. No matter how great their potential was, they could easily perish prematurely.

Xu Yang looked thoughtful, but he didn’t care too much at the moment. He could just ask Heaven’s Edge Pavilion about it later. Given Heaven’s Edge Pavilion’s information channels, even though these matters were secretive, they should know quite a bit.

"Go this way," Liou Xueyan suddenly said, pointing in a direction.

Xu Yang said nothing and changed direction like a bolt of lightning. Soon, an area surrounded by a dense forest and filled with jagged rocks came into view.

"This place is quite secluded. If anyone approaches, we’ll be able to detect them in advance. Let’s recover our strength first," Liou Xueyan suggested.

"Alright."

Xu Yang had no objections. Blood Marsh was hiding in the shadows, so leaving the Four Symbols Demon Evil Valley would be far less simple than imagined. It would be better to recover somewhat first. That way, they would have the strength to fight if they encountered any surprises.

Entering the forest, the two quickly sat cross-legged to recover. Xu Yang took out all the recovery items he had on hand and shared some with Liou Xueyan. This was no time to be stingy. Liou Xueyan’s strength wasn’t much inferior to Situ Ke’s. If she could recover, she would be of great help.

CRACK!

The crisp sound drew Xu Yang’s gaze. He saw an ancient scroll shattering to pieces in front of Liou Xueyan, scattering as a shower of light motes. The contract! Xu Yang’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Liou Xueyan said flatly, "The contract has been voided. There are no longer any ties between us.

"Still, thank you for coming here on your own accord this time.

"If we encounter an insurmountable enemy later, you can leave on your own."

Xu Yang gave her a deep look and gave a slight nod before quietly closing his eyes.

Various resources were converted into Purest Essence Qi. The two precious elixirs had long been exhausted. By comparison, although the precious elixirs were astonishing, they couldn’t keep up with the speed of his improvement.

He thought, "Given the quality of these resources, they’ll at most let me recover to about fifty percent in a short time.

"However, at fifty percent, I can still swallow the Star Fury Elixir to explosively boost my strength."

Under the enhancement of the Star Fury Elixir, Xu Yang was confident he could hold his own even against three or four powerful experts at the Middle Stage of Golden Immortal. Blood Marsh shouldn’t possess that kind of power yet.

About an hour later.

A rustling commotion suddenly came from outside the dense forest. Xu Yang and Liou Xueyan opened their eyes simultaneously. Their gazes met, and then they quietly looked toward the source of the sound. Liou Xueyan silently stood up and glanced at Xu Yang. Understanding her intent, Xu Yang floated to his feet.

At the edge of the forest, two cultivators were conducting a vigilant search. Both were at the Early Stage of Golden Immortal. Xu Yang quietly observed them from above. After sensing his surroundings, he found no other cultivators nearby. He immediately shot a glance at Liou Xueyan below. The next moment, the two shot forward like lightning.

"Who is it?" one of them roared in horror.

The other’s eyelids twitched wildly. Without hesitation, he looked up and shouted, "They’re here! They’re here— PFFT!" 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ

His shout came to an abrupt halt. The two cultivators looked as if they had been struck by lightning, bleeding from their orifices. One was completely enveloped by a freezing chill, collapsing like an ice sculpture. The other appeared physically unharmed, but his Primordial Spirit had collapsed. They had been killed in an instant.

Liou Xueyan’s body trembled slightly, her face pale. She hadn’t fully recovered from her injuries; forcing herself to attack had aggravated them once more. Recovering in this Four Symbols Demon Evil Valley would likely be impossible. She would still have to rely on Xu Yang.

"They aren’t from Blood Marsh," Xu Yang said, his face darkening slightly after searching them. "Then Blood Marsh must have spread the news... Strange, why would other people try to hunt us? Could it be just to capture us and hand us over to Situ Ke? But that doesn’t make sense either."

He thought with a sigh of pity, "I should have kept one alive."

Sweeping his gaze around, he noticed the slightest rustling in the grass and immediately said, "Let’s leave here first."

The two turned and left.

A moment later, several cultivators darted over from different directions.

Upon seeing the two corpses on the ground—especially the glaringly obvious ice sculpture—they were immediately certain it was the work of Liou Xueyan and Xu Yang.

"It really is them," one said.

"Keep searching. From here on out, it’s every man for himself based on luck and strength."

"The two of them must be heavily injured. No matter how strong they are, there will come a time when their oil runs dry and their lamps go out."

"Two people from the Northern Province with no foundation in the Eastern Continent whatsoever, hehe."

"One of them even has a Ninth Grade Immortal Foundation. A Ninth Grade Immortal Foundation... I honestly can’t believe it, but this news came from Blood Marsh, so it shouldn’t be fake. After all, someone at the Middle Stage of Celestial Immortal being able to rival Situ Ke is simply terrifying. Only a Ninth Grade Immortal Foundation could make that possible."

"If we can capture him and dig out his Ninth Grade Immortal Foundation to forge into a treasure, that would be a tremendous stroke of fortune."

"It’s a pity for such a monstrous genius, the second Ninth Grade Immortal Foundation in the Eastern Continent. If he were allowed to grow, he would become another Di Qinghe."

SWISH SWISH SWISH!!

The cultivators, none of whom looked like good-natured individuals, scattered in all directions.

Sometime later.

A giant boulder trembled slightly and suddenly rose into the air. Two figures walked out from beneath it—they were none other than Xu Yang and Liou Xueyan.

Liou Xueyan stared fixedly at Xu Yang, her eyes filled with shock and disbelief. "You... you actually have a Ninth Grade Immortal Foundation.

"Back at the Ice and Snow Immortal Palace, you obtained the Ice and Snow Immortal Dragon Marrow. Did you achieve the Ninth Grade Immortal Foundation then?"

Xu Yang replied calmly, "That’s right."

GASP!

Liou Xueyan sucked in a breath of cold air, her emotions in turmoil and difficult to calm. A flash of resentment surged in her eyes, but it quickly dissipated. The Ice and Snow Immortal Dragon Marrow was a monumental opportunity for her—an existence capable of transforming her Immortal Foundation that suited her perfectly. Even if she hadn’t been able to transform it to the Ninth Grade at the time, combined with the serendipity she obtained during the Starry Extreme Night, reaching the Ninth Grade would have been a given. However, the Ice and Snow Immortal Dragon Marrow had been snatched away by Xu Yang. How could she not feel resentment?

Yet, right now, Xu Yang had saved her life.

Xu Yang glanced at Liou Xueyan and gave a slight shake of his head. Even without the Ice and Snow Immortal Dragon Marrow, his Immortal Foundation wouldn’t have been weak; it just would have taken a bit more time.

"A Ninth Grade Immortal Foundation... they’re coming for me," Xu Yang said. "Blood Marsh is quite clever, but it seems their forces here aren’t strong. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have spread this information to borrow another’s knife to do their killing."

Liou Xueyan snapped back to her senses, forcefully suppressing the turbulent emotions in her heart. They still hadn’t escaped danger; dwelling on these matters now was useless. She looked at Xu Yang and asked, "What do you plan to do?"

Xu Yang licked his lips and smiled slightly. "We fight our way straight out!

"Dragging this out until Situ Ke and the others recover won’t do us any good."