Chapter 2600: Am I That Easy to Fool?

Chapter 2600: Chapter 2600: Am I That Easy to Fool?

Just wait here, wait until the Temple people lose patience?

In the past, that might have been a perfect idea.

But right now, Ye Haochuan didn’t have that kind of time.

He only had half a year to raise his cultivation; time was already stretched to the limit.

If the Temple stayed camped here for a few months, then even if his luck was off the charts and he broke through the Western Wastes Poisonous Miasma, he’d have no time left to improve his own strength.

"Take the risk!"

Ye Haochuan gritted his teeth and abruptly had his Divine Sense Incarnation spread his divine sense outward.

A stone dropped into the lake, waves surging a thousandfold—once that divine sense unfurled, over half of the Temple cultivators sensed it, shooting out from their hiding spots and flying straight toward the Divine Sense Incarnation.

Ye Haochuan controlled the Divine Sense Incarnation to move rapidly, luring these people off in another direction.

"It’s him!"

Feeling the aura released by the Divine Sense Incarnation, Fang Qiantang instantly recognized Ye Haochuan’s aura and quickly followed.

With that big wave of ambushers leaving, the net that had been watertight suddenly showed a thread of a gap.

Ye Haochuan shot out like lightning, skimming along that gap, flying at top speed barely above the ground.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t tear space for a short hop, but doing so would cause too much spatial fluctuation; in front of the Ten Palace Venerables, that move would basically be asking to die.

Right now he had the Miles Invisible Cloak draped over him; combined with his own ability to conceal his aura, only then did he have a sliver of a chance to keep the Temple ambushers from noticing him.

"This little brat is way too reckless!"

High above in the Nine Heavens, a handsome middle-aged man hovered quietly, watching everything happening on the ground.

Strangely enough, he just stood there in plain sight, yet all the Temple cultivators below, including the Ten Palace Venerables, actually hadn’t noticed his existence.

Right as he was speaking, Ye Haochuan down below had already run into a crisis.

"Damn, knew it wouldn’t be that easy to get through!"

Violet light flared in Ye Haochuan’s eyes as he clenched his steel teeth hard.

That tiny gap had been noticed the instant it appeared by He Yanliu, who brought people over to patch it.

And his Divine Sense Incarnation was about to be caught by Fang Qiantang—once Fang Qiantang realized that the one luring him away was only a Divine Sense Incarnation, he’d definitely lead people back.

Maybe, through that faint link between the Divine Sense Incarnation and the true body, Fang Qiantang could, just like last time, once again locate Ye Haochuan’s position.

"I can only retreat back into the Minor World first!"

Ye Haochuan’s expression was grave as he shook his head helplessly.

Of course he was unwilling to retreat; if he missed this chance, it would be far harder for him to break through to this place again using the same method.

But right now he had no choice—once Fang Qiantang brought those people back, his position would definitely be exposed.

The Miles Invisible was indeed formidable; it even seemed able to hide some of the fluctuations when Ye Haochuan used the Perspective Eyes, but it still couldn’t grant true invisibility—once someone came close, he would still be discovered.

At that point, with the strength of the Ten Palace Venerables, he wouldn’t even have the chance to run.

Yet just as he was about to connect to the Minor World and leave, a sudden change exploded out of nowhere.

He saw, off in the distance, a figure recklessly charge into the Temple’s ambush circle, only realizing it after the fact, then fleeing in a panic, bolting away at high speed.

What surprised Ye Haochuan most was that the aura this person released was actually ninety percent similar to his own!

The Temple ambushers were completely boiling over, especially Fang Qiantang—after confirming that this person was Ye Haochuan, he directly sent a message to everyone, saying they didn’t need to keep ambushing and should instead concentrate fully on hunting down "Ye Haochuan."

Fang Qiantang knew that Ye Haochuan was the key figure in the Hua Clan’s trip to the Western Wastes—once they caught him, the Hua Clan could forget about stirring up any more waves and would only be able to stupidly wait for the Desolate Saint to break through and then have their clan wiped out, driven extinct.

This time, it wasn’t just an aura—there was a figure visible from afar, so with that certainty, almost everyone in the Temple launched into pursuit.

"Who is this guy? How could his aura be so similar to mine?"

Ye Haochuan was very puzzled.

But he also knew this wasn’t the time to think about that—no matter who the other party was, he was clearly an ally, doing this precisely to create an opportunity for him.

He had to seize this chance and rush into the Western Wastes Poisonous Miasma as fast as possible!

With that thought, Ye Haochuan once again turned into a streak of flowing light, hugging the ground as he flew toward the Western Wastes.

This chance was simply too good—Ye Haochuan traveled over ten thousand miles without encountering a single ambusher.

Closer now, the Western Wastes Poisonous Miasma was already within arm’s reach!

But just then, Ye Haochuan suddenly slammed into a solid barrier and was bounced back several meters.

"What’s going on?"

Success was right in front of him, only for him to be knocked back—Ye Haochuan felt extremely depressed.

"A Magical Treasure stolen from my hands—did you really think you could hide it from my eyes?"

A vigorous voice sounded from beyond the barrier.

Right after, Ye Haochuan saw a figure suddenly reveal itself.

Obviously, this person had used a superb concealment method to cheat Ye Haochuan’s perception.

This figure bore three parts resemblance to Chu Yang, and with what the man had just said, even if Ye Haochuan were an idiot, he’d still know this was Chu Yang’s father, Chu Suiyan.

"You noticed me from the start?"

Ye Haochuan felt a cold rush climb his spine straight up to his crown.

He was very puzzled—if Chu Suiyan had noticed him from the start, why hadn’t he grabbed him immediately?

"Not exactly from the start—only after that figure appeared! And I could only feel you were nearby, not pinpoint your exact location!" Chu Suiyan said with a smile.

"So you just waited here like a farmer for a rabbit, waiting for me to show myself?"

Ye Haochuan frowned. "So the other Palace Venerables are just going through the motions, huh? They’re already on their way back now."

The more he spoke, the darker Ye Haochuan’s face became.

Looked like today he really had stepped into a dead end.

"Why would I bother having them come back? Do you think I don’t even have the confidence to deal with a demigod ant?"

Chu Suiyan sneered. "And once I knew you were using the Miles Invisible Cloak, I knew that my other treasure was most likely in your hands as well!"

As Chu Suiyan spoke, he watched Ye Haochuan’s every move, wanting to read some information from Ye Haochuan’s expression.

And with that look, he really did notice a trace of something off.

Of course Ye Haochuan understood Chu Suiyan’s intent; it wasn’t that he couldn’t act, it was that he simply didn’t plan to act.

He smiled calmly. "I’m actually quite curious—just what kind of thing could make the Temple’s Lord Palace Venerable value it so highly?"

"So that means you haven’t opened it yet?"

Chu Suiyan obviously let out a breath of relief and said smoothly, "Return that thing to me, and I can consider sparing your life. How about it?"

"Haha, you really think I’m a kid that easy to fool?"

Ye Haochuan laughed loudly. "I don’t believe for a second that the Temple would be so magnanimous as to let someone who blew up Juyun Peak and slapped the Temple’s face hard walk away safe and sound."