Chapter 807: Hunting Xu Qing

Regarding this Ji Dongzi, although Xu Qing had never seen him in person, through the introduction from the First Prince, he still had some understanding of this cultivator.

"Second in the sequence of the Yan Yue Xuan Tian Clan!" Xu Qing's expression was heavy; he felt that if he fought with all his might against the third in the sequence, Fan Shishuang, the outcome would be evenly matched.

It was just that such a slaughter would definitely consume a great deal of his own strength, and he would need a considerable amount of time to recover afterward, which was unfavorable for hunting in this second stage.

Even with the purple crystal to recover from injuries, the consumption of divine source and the loss of soul threads would be long to replenish.

And this Ji Dongzi had fought Fan Shishuang three times, and each time he had won easily.

Xu Qing recalled the jade slip he had seen and knew that in this final battle, if Ji Dongzi hadn't been interfered with by Yan Xuanzi, he could have even killed Fan Shishuang; with such combat power, Xu Qing knew clearly that he was not his opponent.

In the final analysis, it was still that his foundation was relatively insufficient; as for the reason why the other party released news to search for his tracks, this was not important; the fact was already so, and there were too many reasons that could be guessed.

So after Xu Qing pondered, his figure became even more hidden as he moved forward, and his heart was also extremely vigilant.

He did not want to encounter this person and engage in a life-and-death battle before obtaining a fierce beast for the second stage.

"First, my own plan has been interrupted; second, this place is still ten days' journey from my destination." Xu Qing murmured in his heart within the rainforest, then shuttled away.

Just like this, time passed, and soon another five days went by.

In these five days, Xu Qing did his best to hide his tracks; whether he encountered any Yan Yue cultivators, he would avoid them from afar, not getting close, or hide and wait for the other party to leave before appearing.

But sometimes, the development of things did not center on Xu Qing's will; besides cultivators, there existed a large number of terrifying fierce beasts and eerie things in this Mountain-Sea Domain.

For the latter, Xu Qing had the shadow to avoid and deter to a certain extent, but for the former, it depended on luck, and his luck could not always be high, so on this fifth day, at the junction of the upper and lower rings of this Mountain-Sea Domain, near the area of the Jiu Li Forbidden Zone, Xu Qing encountered a group of mountain sparrows whistling across the sky.

Upon seeing them, Xu Qing did not hesitate at all and avoided them rapidly; the so-called mountain sparrows were sparrows that carried mountains on their backs; their form was huge, and they liked to move forward carrying mountains, so in the eyes of cultivators, what they often saw first were mountain peaks whistling forward in the sky, similar to the cultivators carrying mountains in the first stage.

And this fierce beast was gregarious; every time they went out to hunt, they were in groups and patches, their fierce flames were high, and their combat power was astonishing; in the groups that went out, there were often no young beasts, all were adult combat power at the Void Returning level, the weak ones were like Void Returning Layer One, and the extreme ones could reach the level of Void Returning Great Perfection, plus their large numbers, so for the participants of the second stage, seeing them would give them a headache.

Because the mountain sparrows had a very wide diet, besides fierce beasts, they also liked to swallow cultivators.

What Xu Qing encountered now was such a group of mountain sparrows out hunting; relying on their strange talent, they could instantly perceive Xu Qing's tracks and suddenly turned in mid-air, rushing toward Xu Qing here.

Xu Qing's brows furrowed, but his gaze swept over the group of at least a hundred mountain sparrows, and he was silent for a moment before unfolding his speed to escape at full power.

For a time, the heavens and earth roared, and the mountain sparrow group's pursuit formed astonishing fluctuations that spread in all directions, and they even emitted sharp sounds from their mouths, as if calling for companions.

Seeing this, cold light flashed in Xu Qing's eyes, his eyes instantly turned pitch black, and the purple moon rose to form a deterrence, causing those mountain sparrows that were pursuing to pause one after another.

Taking advantage of this time, Xu Qing's speed was even faster, but such a group of mountain sparrows in the sky and the fluctuations they emitted ultimately attracted the attention of cultivators passing by nearby.

Thus, these cultivators' expressions changed one after another, and they avoided rapidly, not daring to approach; among them were two Si E clansmen.

They saw that group of mountain sparrows from afar, were shocked in their hearts, and then their expressions changed, and they simultaneously took out jade slips.

That was a special kind of jade slip, purple in color, and it was shining at this moment.

After these two checked, their expressions changed, and they retreated rapidly, while gritting their teeth; but the next moment, wind whistled, and a piece of black mist appeared out of thin air, enveloping the two, and the poison prohibition erupted.

Shrill wails echoed, and soon the mist dissipated, leaving only a pool of black blood and storage bags falling to the earth.

In the rainforest on the ground, Xu Qing's figure flickered, rolled up the fallen storage bags and the two special jade slips, and accelerated forward without looking back.

But his brows remained furrowed; although he had killed those two Si E cultivators, and because of the speed of the killing, they hadn't had time to transmit information, those two purple jade slips... gave Xu Qing a very bad premonition.

With the blood of the Purple Moon believers and the method of curses, the induction formed; Xu Qing only glanced at these two jade slips and perceived their principle.

So with a squeeze, he crushed the jade slips; he had a faint premonition that his tracks might not need to be spread by others; he didn't quite believe that this kind of jade slip specifically for probing him didn't have the function of self-transmitting messages.

"But it's also possible that I'm overthinking it; there are still five days to the destination." Xu Qing narrowed his eyes and looked up toward the direction of the Jiu Li Forbidden Zone.

Where he was now was not far from the edge of the Jiu Li Forbidden Zone.

Looking over, the entire Jiu Li Forbidden Zone was filled with dense gray mist, and sunlight could not penetrate the mist inside, which was rolling slowly.

It gave people a feeling of an old man in his twilight years, and from time to time, it would manifest painful faces.

Silent shouts were emitted from all around, forming patches of void; vaguely, it seemed that blurred scenes were forming inside, but they were not clear, and it was difficult to remember them, only the roars filled with despair and madness echoed dully from the depths of the mist.

This sound entered the mind, shaking the soul, making people unable to help but tremble, instinctively rising in unease and awe.

Especially the divine source, which actually had a feeling of being suppressed, as if the power of the gods was incompatible with this place.

As for the situation inside, it was full of mystery and could not be grasped.

"Jiu Li Forbidden Zone..." Xu Qing muttered; although he couldn't see the specific terrain and details in the distance, through perception, a feeling of oppression and the decaying wind blowing from the Jiu Li direction clearly landed in Xu Qing's heart.

And more wind landed on Xu Qing's body, lifting his hair; in this wind, the hair in the forbidden zone showed symptoms of withering, and life force was plundered a bit in this instant.

This scene made Xu Qing even more wary of this Jiu Li land.

In his life, he had seen too many forbidden zones and had been to several forbidden lands, but this place was completely different from the places he had been to before.

"This place is more like a grave." Xu Qing's gaze was deep as he looked around, and only then did he withdraw his gaze and sneak toward the direction of the Forbidden Mountain land.

At the same time, he was also transmitting to his Senior Brother; these days, he would try this every day, but because the distance was too far, the information spread like a stone into the sea, and there was no reply.

Xu Qing shook his head and put away the sound transmission jade slip, his figure drifting silently through the rainforest.

One day later, near the edge of the area close to the lower ring, roaring echoed, mist swirled, and there were Si E cultivator figures wanting to rush out from the mist, but in the end, they turned into blood.

Until the mist dissipated, Xu Qing's figure walked out from within; behind him were dozens of Si E cultivators.

Standing here, Xu Qing looked back at the corpses that were melting behind him, his expression somewhat ugly; he had been ambushed while passing by here before.

The other party seemed to be able to accurately grasp his tracks, and each one was completely fearless of death.

Seeing him appear, they would unfold their respective means, and some even self-detonated, like lunatics.

This behavior, in Xu Qing's view, clearly had the purpose not of slaughter, but more like delaying time; the most important thing was that each of them had one of those special purple jade slips.

"My judgment was not wrong...?" Xu Qing was silent, looking up at the direction of his destination.

"It still takes four days to get there; these people are so obvious that it's to delay time; that's right, it means that Ji Dongzi is probably not far away."

"The next four days should be difficult to pass smoothly, and my tracks are locked; even if I successfully enter the Forbidden Mountain land, there will still be huge hidden dangers afterward; I must not be careless."

"So I must think of a way to deal with this Ji Dongzi, and completely avoid probing, otherwise, if it goes on like this, it will always be difficult to solve the problem." Xu Qing pondered.

He knew very well that some things needed to be prepared in advance; only in this way could he seize the opportunity to reverse the situation at the moment of life and death.

So after he pondered, his gaze moved away from the direction of the Forbidden Mountain land and looked toward the Jiu Li Forbidden Zone he had passed by on the edge before.

That was a dead zone of the Mountain-Sea Domain, only one day's journey from where he was.

Target: Jiu Li Forbidden Zone; Xu Qing was silent for a moment, his eyes revealing decisiveness.

"In terms of combat power, I am probably not as good as Ji Dongzi, but if it comes to escaping..." Xu Qing felt the purple crystal, his heart was stable, his body flickered, and his direction sped toward the Jiu Li Forbidden Zone.

Xu Qing's judgment was not wrong; two hours after he left, a long rainbow in the distant sky whistled over with the momentum of looking down on all directions, reaching the place where Xu Qing had been before in an instant.

The long rainbow dissipated, turning into a figure; it was Ji Dongzi.

He stood on the rainforest, looking at the place where those Si E cultivators died, and then closed his eyes to perceive.

"Jiu Li direction?" Ji Dongzi said lightly, "Not stupid, but... the possibility of wanting to escape from my hands is very small."

Ji Dongzi's expression was indifferent, he took a step, and the sound of breaking through the air suddenly rose; his figure seemed to be able to lock onto Xu Qing's tracks, pursuing along the trajectory Xu Qing had moved forward.

Just like this, the two people, one rushing, one chasing; three hours later, Xu Qing, who was in front, had his expression stir, and he suddenly turned his head; the sky he was looking at had its clouds and mist explode, and the void surged. A piece of blood light swept across all directions, connecting the heavens and earth, rushing toward him like a mountain and sea, roaring.

In the sea of blood, a black figure was looking coldly at Xu Qing. ===== CHAPTER 808 =====