Chapter 147 – Core Formation (4)
Another person shrouded in black mist said, “Damn you!” A hand reached out to slap Wei San.
Wei San’s face immediately turned pale and he knelt on the ground. He muttered, “Disciple… everything disciple said is true. Besides my guessing his cultivation level wrong, disciple…” Fear caused his words to become incoherent.
None of the other Evil Fighting Sect disciples showed any expression. Some even took pleasure in watching his suffering. Seeing this made Wei San’s heart grow even colder. He watched the hand approach, then suddenly had an idea and shouted, “I… I remember now. He asked the workers at the Treasure Refining Pavilion if there were any pill furnaces of rank 5 or higher!”
In fact, Wei San hadn’t heard those words clearly, but in this tense situation, he began to make up a story. As he spoke, even he himself began to believe that perhaps the person was really there to buy a pill furnace.
His hand suddenly stopped. A hoarse voice said, “Pill furnace? Wei San, do you know the consequences of lying to me?”
Wei San gritted his teeth and said, “Disciple is willing to risk his life for it.” He couldn’t help but smile bitterly in his heart. If he didn’t promise now, he would die instantly, so he might as well take the risk. He would indeed die, but if he was right, he would still live.
The third elder, who had still not said a word, finally said, “It doesn’t matter whether he’s telling the truth or not. Let’s go and see for ourselves.”
As soon as the words came out, the three of them did not hesitate anymore and followed Wang Lin. The other disciples immediately followed them. Wei San wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and secretly cursed but still followed them.
The three elders of the Fighting Evil Sect had come to Nan Dou City to hold a very important meeting with the elders of the other three sects, so orders were given not to obstruct them. Now that the meeting was over, no one stopped them, even though there was a large group of Fighting Evil Sect members gathered together.
As for Wang Lin, someone would stop him every now and then to check his token. This made him move very slowly, and coupled with the fact that he saw people following him, he decided to just push through.
Soon, he arrived at the gate and charged out of the city. Soon after, the members of the Evil Fighting Sect also flew through the gate. After they left, disciples from the three major sects of Nan Dou City appeared at the gate. They were led by several Core Formation cultivators.
They had received orders to expel members of the Evil Fighting Sect if they started fighting within the city, but if they left the city, not to stop or help them.
After Wang Lin left Nan Dou City, he immediately went underground using the ground escape technique and immediately escaped.
One of the three Core Formation cultivators was startled. He waved his hand, and an ancient mirror appeared in his hand. He released a mouthful of spiritual energy and directed it at the ancient mirror. The ancient mirror glowed, and a rainbow-colored light shot out from it. The light pointed toward the ground, toward Wang Lin, and quickly moved forward.
The three of them sneered and followed the light.
The disciples of the Evil Warrior Sect were all excited. Hunting prey alongside the sect elders made them extremely excited.
Wang Lin frowned slightly and snorted as the divine consciousness left within Wei San exploded.
Wei San, who was with the group of Evil Warrior Sect members, suddenly screamed in pain, coughed up blood, and fell from his sword. The expressions of his fellow disciples immediately changed.
Wang Lin’s speed didn’t slow. He spread out his divine sense and focused on one person. Once again, another disciple of the Fighting Evil Sect let out a miserable scream and fell.
As a result, the Evil Fighting Sect disciples all stopped, not daring to continue chasing. Only the three Core Formation cultivators didn’t care. They continued chasing Wang Lin.
One of the cultivators waved his hand, and a giant black seal appeared. It circled him once, then he smiled coldly and waved his hand. The black seal shattered into pieces.
As the stamp struck the ground, Wang Lin quickly turned around and dodged it. The cultivator’s smile grew even colder. He controlled the stamp to continue striking the ground. A figure then climbed out from underground. After coldly staring at the three of them, Wang Lin quickly flew away.
The cultivator with the ancient mirror shouted, “Hand over the treasures you obtained in the Treasure Refining Pavilion, or die!”
Just as he said those words, a bright light flashed before his eyes as a flying sword stabbed towards him. He was terrified as he forced his body to move slightly to the left. He felt pain as the flying sword pierced his chest and exited the other side. He couldn’t help but cough up blood.
“What kind of flying sword is this?” His face was pale and filled with lingering fear. If he hadn’t reacted quickly enough, he would have died.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and waved his hand. The crystal sword reappeared in his hand.
The other Core Formation cultivators were shocked. They quickly set up several defensive formations before finally looking at Wang Lin.
“Get lost!” Wang Lin’s gaze was cold. After saying that one word, he continued flying forward.
The three Core Formation cultivators looked at each other, then looked at the flying swords surrounding Wang Lin. Flying swords this powerful were extremely rare. Greed appeared in their eyes, and they continued to chase after Wang Lin.
The injured cultivator took out several defensive treasures before finally relaxing a bit. He then took out a pill to aid his healing. Finally, he crushed a few pills and applied them to the wound.
Then he hesitated for a moment and took out a jade stone. He placed it on his forehead and threw it away. Within moments, the jade stone disappeared.
Wang Lin spread out his divine sense and discovered that the three were still chasing him. He couldn’t help but sneer. These three definitely wanted to kill him to steal his treasure. For Wang Lin, being chased by three Core Formation cultivators was no easy feat. If it were just one, he could fight; however, there were three of them. Although they were all at the early stage of Core Formation, he couldn’t underestimate them when they were together.
However, once he managed to form his core, killing the three of them would be as easy as crushing an ant.
Pursued by three Core Formation cultivators, Wang Lin ran for an entire day. During this time, the three of them used various treasures, causing Wang Lin to slow down. After the first sneak attack with the crystal sword, the three of them became wary, so their subsequent attacks were less effective.
Wang Lin’s gaze became increasingly cold. His divine sense focused on the three of them and the red lightning of the Ji Realm shot out. The three Core Formation cultivators saw a flash of red light before feeling like a hammer had hit their heads. Blood gushed from their mouths and noses and, after stumbling slightly, the three of them displayed a terror they had never shown before.
The already injured cultivator coughed again and vomited a mouthful of blood. His eyes were red and filled with pain. If it hadn’t been for someone beside him to hold him, he would have fallen from his flying sword.
He took a deep breath, calmed his divine sense, then said to the other two, “He’s no ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator. He’s definitely someone who’s only an inch away from the Core Formation stage.”
“We have to kill him. If we let him successfully form his core, then with his technique, all three of us will surely die!”
“I’ve already informed the sect head. I’m sure he’ll send help soon.”
Wang Lin’s brows furrowed. Normally, the Ji Realm wouldn’t affect Core Formation cultivators, but it was affected by his current cultivation level. With the completion of the Underworld Ascension Cultivation Method and the formation of a prototype core, he was able to injure Core Formation cultivators but not kill them.
Although the injuries looked very serious, the Core Formation cultivators only needed to rest for a while to recover.
If there was only one person, then by using all his strength, plus the devil’s help, he would win, but if there were three people, he could only run now.
Wang Lin secretly sighed as he quickly flew forward.
Eight hours later, it was getting dark. He had used the Ji Realm several times, but it could only slow them down. He spread out his divine sense, then suddenly stopped. He turned to look at the enemy who had been chasing him for two days and one night.
The three of them were also extremely tired, but they couldn’t stop chasing. If they let Wang Lin escape and reach the Core Formation stage, the three of them would definitely die. Suddenly seeing Wang Lin stop, the three of them were extremely confused.
Just at this moment, Wang Lin raised his hands into the air as if to challenge the heavens. His gaze grew colder and colder, and his hair fluttered in the wind.
The crystal flying sword released a cold aura under his feet.
Shortly after, a cluster of blue flames appeared in his right hand. The moment it appeared, the air around the area immediately grew colder. This blue flame was Wang Lin’s mainstay besides his Ji Realm. Since he had already used his Ji Realm, he didn’t want to use this blue flame. In the fourteenth valley, he discovered that this blue flame couldn’t be reused. Every time he used it, the remaining flame would become less and less. However, since the three of them wouldn’t stop chasing him, he had no choice but to use it.
The moment the blue flame appeared, the expressions of the three Core Formation cultivators changed drastically. Before they could do anything, Wang Lin waved his hand, and the blue flame slowly flew toward them.
Although it looked very slow, it was actually very fast. The strong wind froze and hit the three of them.
The three of them didn’t hesitate to separate. However, the blue flames rapidly increased in speed and landed on the Core Formation cultivator, who had been injured several times. In the blink of an eye, his body released a blue light and disappeared. He didn’t even have time to scream.
The blue flame weakened slightly and quickly pursued its next target. However, just at this moment, a rumbling sound came from the distance. Wang Lin saw seven or eight rays of light rapidly flying in this direction.
Wang Lin’s expression changed. He reached out with his right hand and grabbed the blue flame before fleeing. This time, he used 120% of his spiritual energy and ran for his life.