Chapter 419: 423. Chapter 422: The Way of Survival

423. Chapter 422: The Way of Survival

Zhang Zhang Yihua felt at this moment that his decision to pursue him might have been a mistake.

As a Jin Dan cultivator, his strength was far greater than Li Yi's, yet he kept suffering setbacks. His thunder techniques were countered, and his other spells were severely weakened by being in a Dharma-Ending world. A mouthful of Samadhi True Fire would extinguish before it even neared the enemy; as for thunder techniques or arrays, those were even less worth mentioning.

Although he possessed a high-grade spirit weapon flying sword, the opponent also had the Elder Elder Xuan Gui Shell.

If this war of attrition continued, he would be the one to suffer in the end.

After less than half an hour of fighting, Zhang Zhang Yihua had already consumed several elixirs to replenish his magic power. During this time, the thunder fighter jet's artillery fire in the sky had never ceased, forcing him to use his spirit weapon to defend.

Moreover, ever since Li Yi used the Needle of the Fei to break his Demon-Binding Rope, Zhang Zhang Yihua had to be careful even when using his flying sword.

Once touched by the Needle of the Fei, the flying sword would surely be smashed to pieces.

"What should I do?"

Zhang Zhang Yihua's expression shifted uncertainly as he pondered how to finish off Li Yi.

Use a low-grade Purple Heaven Divine Thunder Talisman? That had the power comparable to a strike from a Nascent Soul cultivator and was one of his trump cards.

But he abandoned the thought upon reflection; in this Dharma-Ending world, if the talisman could retain even ten percent of its power, it would be a miracle. It was almost impossible to shatter that high-grade defensive spirit weapon with it.

Use a spiritual sense attack?

That wouldn't work either.

The opponent had condensed a soul; a clash of spiritual senses would at best result in mutual injury. If his own spiritual sense were damaged, his control over his spirit weapons would be greatly diminished, and the one to benefit would still be this little thief.

Capture him into a medium-grade spirit weapon pill furnace to refine him?

That wouldn't work either.

The opponent had a divine needle that could easily slice through medium-grade spirit weapons.

After thinking it over, Zhang Zhang Yihua was nearly driven mad. He discovered that he had absolutely no way to deal with Li Yi's turtle shell.

It is not that Li Yi is strong, but that this little thief is too rich; his net worth exceeds that of a Jin Dan cultivator.

The two remained in a stalemate for another two hours.

At this point, Zhang Zhang Yihua had somewhat lost hope. He truly had no way to deal with Li Yi, and his own elixirs were more than half gone. If this consumption continued, he feared he would be the one to fall here.

"I must retreat first, then wait for an opportunity to finish off this little thief. There is no point in consuming each other like this. I don't believe he can sleep while wearing a high-grade spirit weapon." He decided to retreat, opting to move from the light into the shadows, hide for a while, and then find a chance to ambush Li Yi.

Thinking this, Zhang Zhang Yihua did not hesitate. He summoned his high-grade flying sword and immediately flew away.

"He ran?" Li Yi was also stunned for a moment.

He had thought this Jin Dan cultivator would fight him to the death, but he never expected him to flee.

"Little thief, just you wait. I will take your life sooner or later." After Zhang Zhang Yihua flew away, he threw back a sentence filled with bitter resentment from afar.

The thunder fighter jet pursued him and fired a few more shots from a distance.

"Lan Ji, have the thunder fighter jet return. Don't chase him." Seeing this, Li Yi hurriedly recalled the fighter jet.

A Jin Dan cultivator who wanted to run could not be stopped by a single thunder fighter jet, so he simply didn't waste the effort.

Seeing that Zhang Zhang Yihua had truly fled, Li Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief and retracted the high-grade spirit weapon, the Elder Elder Xuan Gui Shell.

"Running is fine too. This is a Dharma-Ending era. As a Jin Dan cultivator, the longer he stays in this world, the weaker his strength will become. This is to my advantage. Moreover, he has no method to cross dimensions. If he cannot return to Earth, he will eventually be trapped and die in this world; he is not worth worrying about."

Li Yi's gaze flickered. Ignoring Zhang Zhang Yihua, he immediately ran to check on Shanyi's injuries.

Shanyi had an astonishing physique. Although its body had been pierced by the flying sword, the wounds were already mostly healed. Li Yi, still worried, fed it a Spirit Blood Pill and let it recuperate properly.

"Let's go. We will also leave this place. This world is vast. As long as we go far enough, that Zhang Zhang Yihua will never find us."

Li Yi rode Shanyi, pointed in a direction, and quickly moved away from the area.

For the sake of caution, he did not put the thunder fighter jet into his storage magic tool but let it follow along the way.

And just after Li Yi left.

Zhang Zhang Yihua's figure appeared in the vicinity once more. He had only been feigning a retreat; he couldn't truly run away. He wasn't stupid. To return to the Profound Immortal Continent, he had to rely on Li Yi's cross-dimensional device. Without it, he would be trapped in this world and could never escape. Therefore, he could not let Li Yi go.

"Chase him."

Relying on the powerful spiritual sense of a Jin Dan cultivator, he cautiously followed from a distance, looking for a way to find the opponent's flaw and deliver a fatal blow.

But Li Yi was also very cautious. He rode Shanyi and flew for several hours straight.

This made it miserable for Zhang Zhang Yihua, who was following behind. He cursed inwardly: "Where is this little thief trying to fly to? He has been flying for several hours; is he not afraid of being exhausted to death?"

Li Yi didn't care about anything else; he just let Shanyi keep flying.

Another half a day passed.

Shanyi had not rested once. By now, they had flown from the place of the cross-dimensional leap to above a vast ocean. There were many islands on the ocean, and many palace buildings remained on them, but those buildings were empty. Because the Dharma-Ending era had arrived, the overseas regions were no longer suitable for cultivators to survive, and they had all migrated away.

Looking at those towering and magnificent palaces, Li Yi could imagine just how prosperous the cultivation culture here had once been.

Not only him, but even the Jin Dan cultivator Zhang Zhang Yihua, who had been following behind, was shocked by these imposing buildings.

"This is definitely not an ordinary Dharma-Ending world. It should be a cultivation world that has just transitioned from prosperity to decline. This little thief really knows how to pick a place; he actually chose such a good world." Zhang Zhang Yihua became excited again.

A prosperous cultivation world suddenly entering the Dharma-Ending era—he knew very well what that meant.

Cultivation techniques and magic treasures were worthless and could be found everywhere. As long as one could get their hands on them and bring them out of this world, they would be rich.

"Hateful! I have no method to cross dimensions, otherwise, why would I have to stubbornly cling to this little thief?" Afterwards, Zhang Zhang Yihua gritted his teeth, feeling miserable and indignant in his heart.

He had entered a treasure mountain but could only watch, unable to do anything.

Li Yi didn't care about that. He continued to sit on Shanyi, crossing the ocean and moving forward.

Shanyi lived up to its name and was indeed very good at flying. From day to night, from land to ocean, according to his estimation, this was already equivalent to circling the Earth once. However, in this cultivation world, he had not yet explored to the end, showing that this world was even larger than Earth.

They flew for another day.

Li Yi was still on the ocean. During this time, he passed many islands and even saw exquisite palaces submerged on the seabed. Those palaces should have been floating in the sky before, but without the maintenance of cosmic energy, they had fallen from the sky. Even though they were submerged by seawater, the palaces remained intact and were still brilliant, like a Dragon Palace on the seabed.

It was evident that the materials of these palaces were extraordinary. If taken back, they would certainly be treasures.

"What a pity," Li Yi thought to himself.

Zhang Zhang Yihua, who was following behind, also thought it was a pity, but his mental state was terrible. With two dark circles under his eyes, he was extremely exhausted.

Even as a Jin Dan cultivator, using his spiritual sense non-stop to lock onto someone was quite taxing.

Another two days passed.

Li Yi saw land.

Shanyi was still chirping and flapping its wings, showing no signs of fatigue. However, Li Yi, still worried, fed it another Spirit Blood Pill. During this time, as Shanyi flew, its wounds had healed, and its spirit was even better than before.

The exotic beasts of the Savage World were indeed gifted.

This new piece of land was the same; there was no cosmic energy, but the cultivation culture here was even stronger. Many buildings were towering and magnificent. Although they had been abandoned, people still lived in the cities beneath the buildings. Most of these people were mortals, or perhaps there were cultivators among them, but they had now been reduced to the same state as ordinary people.

"Not bad. Lan Ji, record the map. It will be useful later."

Li Yi was very satisfied with this place, but he still did not stop. He continued to fly with Shanyi, while Lan Ji in the thunder fighter jet was responsible for recording the route and drawing the map.

They flew for ten days straight.

They had circled this world once.

Li Yi returned to the starting point.

The traces of the battle were still there; the small stream was still murmuring, and the village in the distance was quiet and peaceful.

"That Jin Dan cultivator isn't here. He certainly didn't expect that I would circle the world and return to the same spot." Li Yi nodded with satisfaction, then directed Shanyi to fly in another direction: "Next, we fly that way."

Shanyi loved flying. It chirped happily, continued to flap its wings, and moved forward again.

"D-damn it." Just after he left, Zhang Zhang Yihua appeared, panting and nearly driven to madness.

Is this Li Yi a pervert?

Spending ten days circling the world just to come back here.

He had actually followed behind like a fool, sleeping in the open, circling around like a dog.

He had consumed two whole bottles of spirit elixirs.

"I can't, I can't go on like this. I must change my strategy. I need to go find opportunities in this world, get some powerful magic treasures, and then go settle the score with this little thief. If I keep following behind, I'll be tortured to death sooner or later." Zhang Zhang Yihua felt like a clown, having been thoroughly toyed with.

Sensing something was wrong, he wanted to give up tracking Li Yi.

But the problem was, once he gave up, how would he find this guy next time?

This world was so vast; finding one person was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Even with a firm Dao heart, Zhang Zhang Yihua couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat, and a tear fell. He cried.

It was too bitter.

If he had known it would be like this, why would he have crossed dimensions to pursue him? He hadn't lost anything anyway; wouldn't it have been better to stay at the Golden Academy and throw his weight around?

And just during this hesitation, Li Yi had already flown far away on Shanyi.

Seeing this, Zhang Zhang Yihua could only wipe away his tears, regain his Dao heart, continue flying on his sword, and pursue him again.

He could not give up.

As a Jin Dan cultivator, what great storms had he not seen? How could he be defeated by this small difficulty?

If he could kill Li Yi, he would be rich. Controlling a Dharma-Ending world, transcending the tribulation and ascending to immortality in the future would be no problem at all.

Li Yi was completely unaware of Zhang Zhang Yihua tracking him. He just wanted to explore this world while disrupting his own movement trajectory to avoid being found.

He was purely terrified by the people of the cultivation world.

Li Yi had also learned the Way of Survival. ===== CHAPTER 420 =====