Chapter 763: That Hint of Verdant Green
In the heart of an unnamed mountain.
Fu Qinglan sat cross-legged, her eyes closed.
Although her eyes were closed, her Divine Consciousness was fully expanded, enveloping the surroundings.
Any approaching creature would be instantly killed by her.
A circular Array Disk was quietly embedded in the rock strata before her.
Suddenly!
The disk trembled slightly, and each Ascendant Grade Spirit Stone rapidly turned to dust, even the Top Grade Spirit Stone started to dim.
A massive amount of Spirit Qi was extracted and surged into the disk.
Fu Qinglan abruptly opened her eyes.
Buzz...
A soft hum, the light distorted.
In the next moment, a figure stepped out from within.
"Luo..."
"Puh!"
Luo Chen had not yet stood firm when he spat a mouthful of blood, his entire body cracking open inch by inch, with blood spurting from the exposed areas.
"How could this be?" Fu Qinglan was shocked and quickly went forward to support Luo Chen.
After he stood still, Luo Chen wiped the corner of his mouth.
Pushing away Fu Qinglan's hand, he pointed at his chest, and the cracked skin on the surface instantly recovered, the gushing blood returning to his physique.
He then gathered his residual Qi Power to cast a Cleaning Technique, erasing all traces of the blood that had dripped around.
As a result, it was as if nothing had happened.
Fu Qinglan swallowed and asked worriedly, "Brother Luo, are you all right?"
Luo Chen slightly curled his lips, "Aside from my Qi Power being a bit insufficient, it's not a big deal."
"But just now, you..."
Luo Chen waved his hand, not wanting to explain.
However, when he put away the cracked Array Disk, he gave it a couple more looks.
He never expected that those Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators posed no threat to him, yet the retreat he personally prepared ended up betraying him.
Yes, during the teleportation, many prohibitions collapsed, and the terrifying spatial pressure injured Luo Chen no less.
This was quite unexpected.
Luo Chen had ridden plenty of Teleportation Formations before, and his experience was quite extensive.
Other physically frail Immortal Cultivators might fear the pressure during teleportation, but not him.
But this time...
"After all, I wasn't familiar enough with this formation, and the Array Disk was refined too hastily."
Luo Chen quickly found the reason for the backlash on the Array Disk.
The only solace is that he previously set the teleportation distance to around five thousand miles, which isn't far. So the injury just looked severe.
With his powerful recovery ability, channeling Origin Force, he could instantly recover as before.
If it were one of those ultra-long distances of tens of thousands or even millions of miles, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"The Illusion Core is secured, let's go!" Luo Chen said.
Although Fu Qinglan was a bit curious, she still nodded on the surface.
In front of Luo Chen, she took out a Talisman.
With Qi Power injected into it, an earthy yellow light appeared, enveloping both her and Luo Chen, and in the blink of an eye, they vanished into the stone of the mountain.
Not long after they left.
A shout of anger echoed outside the mountain.
"Get out here!"
A vibrant green bamboo staff expanded to a hundred yards long, striking down on the mountainside.
Boom!
Dust rose, and the Wang Family elder charged inside without a second thought.
Another figure unfurled a folding fan, dispersing all the dust with a howling wind.
With a somber face, Shi Ju stared at the shattered mountain ridge.
"They ran away!"
"Using such grand methods, with his Qi Power nearly depleted, he could still escape?"
Behind him, Gu Yuan and Gu Chen drifted over gracefully.
Flying as they laughed.
"Since the other dared to provoke us single-handedly with a sword move, surely there was a backup plan. From start to finish, Fu Qinglan whom he escorted didn't appear, she must have been the rendezvous. Shi Ju, don't underestimate these rogue cultivators."
Shi Ju turned back, glaring harshly at him.
His face suddenly shifted, mockingly said, "Yes, you're quite thorough. Didn't you also suffer under that man's sword?"
Gu Yuan's face showed a trace of discomfort, but he soon shrugged it off nonchalantly.
"What suffering? We did obtain two Illusion Cores this trip, not a waste at all. Unlike some people who lost both wife and soldiers, truly pitiful!"
"You!"
Shi Ju closed his folding fan and pointed it accusingly at Gu Yuan, face flushed.
The man in the golden robe stepped forward, blocking Gu Yuan.
Gu Yuan chuckled lightly and stopped provoking, calling to Gu Chen before drifting away.
Shi Ju bit his lip, watching their departing backs, gripping the fan handle as if to crush it.
At this moment, a furious and agitated roar emerged from the mountain.
Looking down, he saw the Wang Family elder rampaging like a headless fly, throwing aside boulders without finding a trace of Luo Chen.
"Wang Yifu, he's long gone, why keep searching here?"
The Wang Family elder looked up, face full of grief and anger.
"He caused my young master to be eliminated, even if I must search every corner of Heaven and Netherworld, I must find him!"
Shi Ju sneered, turning to leave.
But after a few steps, he suddenly turned back, tossing a Jade Slip.
"If you find him, let me know."
The Wang Family elder was startled but quickly nodded.
"Will do! I also hope, if you meet Huang Independent Cultivator, you'll inform me!"
Shi Ju hummed in acknowledgment, hurriedly returning under Triple Rainbow Falls.
Qi Xiongcheng, holding a gourd with an open belly, stood there exhausted.
Upon seeing Shi Ju, he gritted his teeth, saying: "Young Master, I only caught five Illusion Cores, and this gourd..."
"Useless!"
The slap came, Qi Xiongcheng's gaze struggled, yet he dared not dodge in the slightest.
With a crack!
The physique of the Body Refinement third realm was torn open with a fierce bloody gash.