Chapter 82 – Stealing the Foundation (2)
All the lightning balls roared as the giant sword swung down.
Situ Nan didn’t wait for Wang Lin to give him permission, he immediately moved them again after cursing a few times.
Teng Li frowned. He snorted and waved his right hand. The flying sword followed his hand and chased after Wang Lin.
Two rainbow beams of light flew across the sky one after another. The Teng family disciples chased them for a while before giving up, unable to keep up.
The more Teng Li chased, the more shocked he became. With his late Foundation Establishment cultivation, every time he chased the boy, the boy would teleport away.
The more Wang Lin acted like this, the more interested Teng Li became. Teleportation was a Nascent Soul technique. Wang Lin wasn’t even at the Foundation Establishment stage yet, yet he could use teleportation. In Teng Li’s eyes, Wang Lin must have a treasure capable of this.
Thinking about it, he licked his lips. The urge to kill Wang Lin for the treasure grew stronger.
He was good friends with Jimo’s eldest disciple, Chen Zhong. A few days ago, he received a voice transmission jade slip from Chen Zhong to assassinate two people. One of them was Zhang Hu, who was a disciple of Jimo’s fifth disciple.
Zhang Hu received outside help to assassinate his teacher, and when his fifth disciple died, Old Man Jimo detected it. Unbeknownst to Zhang Hu, besides the poison, Old Man Jimo also used a secret technique to control his disciples within him. Using this technique, he saw everything that happened. In his rage, Old Man Jimo used the technique to predict Zhang Hu’s whereabouts and sent his eldest disciple, Chen Zhong, to find them.
Chen Zhong was very far away, so he sent a message to Teng Li to help him with this matter.
Teng Li conducted a search and discovered that Zhang Hu was indeed in Teng Family City, and that the person with Zhang Hu must have been his accomplice. That’s how things have been going so far.
Initially, he only intended to help as a favor, but now, he was determined to kill Wang Lin for the treasure that would allow him to teleport.
Thinking about that, his speed increased as he chased after Wang Lin.
Wang Lin took a big gulp of the spirit liquid. Then he opened his mouth and shot out a beam of green light. As the green light appeared, the smell of blood filled the air.
Shortly after, a green light flashed and shot back while Wang Lin continued to charge forward.
Teng Li could clearly see what was happening. He didn’t mind the green light at all and sneered. He pointed at the green light, and a ball of lightning appeared and shot towards it.
When the lightning ball touched the green light, it exploded.
Teng Li shot him a disdainful look before averting his gaze. Just then, a green beam of light flashed 10 meters in front of him. It shot toward Teng Lin and struck his body. His clothes instantly shattered, revealing a gleaming armor.
After the green light was stopped by the armor, it immediately flashed and disappeared without a trace.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and felt great regret. A green sword appeared in his hand as he continued to flee.
Sweat beaded on Teng Li’s forehead. What had just happened was truly too dangerous. Even with his late Foundation Establishment cultivation, if he were hit, he would be severely injured. Furthermore, the light emitted by the sword indicated that it was no ordinary treasure. He suspected that if he were struck by that sword, he would die on the spot.
Teng Li touched the armor his grandfather had given him and felt incredibly fortunate, but his desire to kill Wang Lin grew even stronger. A cold light flashed across his eyes as he muttered to himself, “Besides the treasure that can teleport, he also has that sword. Little brat, all your treasures will be mine.”
In the desert, three days later. Wang Lin took a sip of spirit liquid and muttered to himself, “The remaining spirit liquid isn’t enough. I have to find a way to replenish it quickly.”
Situ Nan said weakly, “Kid, I can’t hold on any longer. I’ve used teleportation too much in the past 3 days and don’t have much essence left.”
Wang Lin turned his head and his eyes were filled with killing intent as he said coldly, “He caught up again.” He touched his bag and a green sword appeared in his hand.
The sword’s color was dull and there were several scratches on it. In these three days, Wang Lin had used the sword many times, but because Teng Li was already on guard, it was difficult to launch a sneak attack. Furthermore, Wang Lin’s sword couldn’t penetrate even an inch due to Teng Li’s armor.
After taking out the flying sword, Wang Lin spread his divine sense and found a forest to the west. The forest was covered in a layer of fog.
After pondering for a moment, without a word, Wang Lin flew west. In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the forest and descended to the ground.
Wang Lin knew that he was running out of spirit liquid and Situ Nan couldn’t teleport anymore, so if he stayed in the air, he would definitely be caught.
It would be better if he stopped flying and walked through the forest. Although he didn’t know why the forest was covered in fog, he found that when he spread his divine sense, his senses became cloudy, and he could only sense a few dozen meters around him.
Not long after Wang Lin entered the forest, a rainbow appeared at the edge of the forest. After circling in the air around the forest, Teng Li stopped at the entrance. He had spent too much spiritual energy chasing Wang Lin in the past 3 days. If he hadn’t brought the recovery pill, he would have given up chasing him.
However, the treasure Wang Lin possessed had always captivated him. He wished he could kill Wang Lin immediately and take the treasure. Furthermore, he hadn’t expected Wang Lin to last so long. Although Wang Lin could use a teleportation treasure, he hadn’t expected it to be this difficult. He had thought that since Wang Lin hadn’t even reached Foundation Establishment yet, he would be able to outlast him.
So he didn’t rush during the chase and waited until Wang Lin ran out of spiritual energy to kill him in one blow.
However, he abandoned his plan after the second day of the chase. Instead of slowing down, Wang Lin’s speed actually increased as the chase progressed. After observing for three days, Teng Li was completely shocked.
He saw Wang Lin continuously taking out a gourd, and every time he drank from it, his speed would increase. He had seen this many times during the three-day chase.
The urge to kill Wang Lin became stronger.
Teng Li stood outside the forest. His gaze was cold, but he was a little nervous about the forest. He thought, “This wild forest is very mysterious. It’s always surrounded by mist, and even Grandpa said to stay away from this place. Now, should I continue chasing after him or not?”
After pondering for a moment, Teng Li made a decision. The treasure Wang Lin possessed made Teng Li determined to make it his own.
There were many ancient trees towering into the sky, covered in leaves. The ground was covered in a layer of dead leaves half a meter thick. Countless poisonous insects crawled on the ground, and snakes scurried among the leaves. Thousand-year-old trees could be seen everywhere. Countless varieties of flowers filled the ground, and numerous types of wild animals inhabited the area. The stench of decaying leaves and animals created a stench strong enough to kill.
This place is shrouded in mist year-round. Strange trees grow so tall they reach the sky, and ferocious beasts as powerful as Nascent Soul cultivators live here. If one isn’t careful, one can easily lose one’s life here.
Wang Lin spread his divine sense as he moved quickly through the forest. Situ Nan immediately shouted, “Stop! Stop quickly!”
Wang Lin’s body stopped for a moment.
Situ Nan took a deep breath and said softly, “What kind of place is this? There are still Blue Line Vines? These Blue Line Vines are the cause of disasters. A second-ranked country was once destroyed by Blue Line Vines before.”
“Blue Line Vine?” Wang Lin was shocked.
Situ Nan said seriously, “In front of you are vines, and on those vines are blue lines… What is this? Wait, this isn’t a Blue Line Vine. Strange… Wang Lin, this should be a young blue line vine. You’d better avoid it, because a mature blue line vine is a nightmare for cultivators below Core Formation. This creature is extremely sensitive to blood and every time it devours someone, it evolves. If it manages to reach the middle stage, then even Spirit Formation cultivators can’t resist it. Furthermore, this creature is extremely sensitive to fluctuations in spiritual energy, so don’t use techniques to attack it.”
Wang Lin looked around with a serious look, his gaze fixed on a vine in the distance.
This vine looks perfectly normal, except for the thin blue line on top. Other than that, it looks exactly like any other vine.
Wang Lin pondered for a moment. He didn’t listen to Situ Nan’s warning, but continued forward without emitting any spiritual energy. He carefully grabbed the vine and slowly pulled it out. After pulling it out about 3 meters, he let go and retreated. He cut his finger and dripped a drop of blood onto the vine.
When the vines were touched by the blood, they immediately began to shake as several Blue Line Vines sprouted from their roots and gathered together. After stirring for a while, they calmed down.
Sweat beaded on Wang Lin’s forehead. He grinned faintly and hurried away.
Not long after he left, Teng Li also arrived. Teng Li continued to use his techniques to chase Wang Lin, and Teng Li didn’t even bother to notice the few vines on the ground.
Although his divine senses were limited, he could clearly sense that Wang Lin was very close. He sneered as he moved faster, but when he passed some ordinary-looking vines, a change occurred.