Chapter 600: Soul Thread Entanglement

Pfft!

A crimson talisman suddenly floated up from the corpse of that Black Blood Sect cultivator, then split into two; one part sped away in an instant, while the other, with lightning speed, drilled into Aaron's body!

"This..."

Aaron watched as all this happened, then hurriedly checked himself, finding no abnormalities in his body; it did not seem like he had been attacked.

But as he immediately circulated his Dharma Power, his expression changed; he felt a trace of blood-colored light mixed within his Dharma Power!

"This person said he was a True Disciple of Nether Peak... it seems that wasn't a lie... what exactly was that talisman just now?"

Aaron's expression was grave; he took the Storage Bag of this Qi Refining Perfection cultivator and took out a Jade Slip to look through it.

Following that, his expression became incomparably gloomy; he quickly flicked out a Fireball, turning this person and Ye Jiuniang's corpse into ashes, and after a hasty cleanup of the battlefield, he sped toward the nearest 'Black Marsh Prefecture City'.

Very soon, the interior of his dantian was completely empty; that original blood-colored spiritual power mark and his Dharma Power were both drained away.

'A Foundation Establishment cultivator is very fast... they might arrive in the blink of an eye, and even without a tracking device, they can quickly sweep through area after area with their Divine Sense... any cultivator with cultivation base will be severely suspected and directly captured for interrogation.'

Inside the city.

'Fortunately, my appearance was fake to begin with... as for the Dharma Power aura and the tracking device within the Dharma Power? I can only use that method!'

You want to pollute my Dharma Power? I don't even have any Dharma Power left, leaving you to pollute nothing...

"No, no... if a hostile Golden Core Ancestor were present, I would have died long ago... they must have used some special method to conceal it. What a bold Qi Refining junior, daring to kill a True Disciple of my sect... even if you flee to the ends of the earth, you won't escape."

Of that split stream of light, one part must have recorded the surrounding scene, his own appearance, and even clues like his Dharma Power aura.

Qi Refining Middle Stage...

Since that trace of blood-colored light had merged with his Dharma Power and even taken root in his dantian, he would simply disperse the Dharma Power in his dantian and sea of Qi entirely, once and for all!

This was a method he had figured out in his desperation.

As for dispersing his cultivation? Aaron had already decided to disperse his cultivation to switch to the 'Mingyu Art'.

'A True Disciple has died; a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator will surely be enraged and come to hunt down the murderer!'

In his right hand, he was still clutching a talisman, upon which the image of the black-faced middle-aged cultivator appeared as if projected.

But for Aaron, this was a matter of no concern.

Once his mind was made up, he slapped his own dantian directly; a look of pain appeared on his face as he began to rapidly disperse his cultivation according to the records of the 'Mingyu Art'!

In the current situation, the Slow Dispersal Method would no longer suffice.

'For now, first dispose of the spoils of war and bury them all... along with the things on my own person.'

This Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator frowned, feeling somewhat incredulous: "The Soul Thread has taken root in the dantian; even for a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator, it is difficult to extract. Could a Golden Core Ancestor have taken action?"

Aaron nodded, looking at his clean, bare self, now having nothing to do with an Immortal Cultivator, and finally felt a bit of relief in his heart.

After finishing all this, he went to an inn to lodge and eat like an ordinary person.

Suddenly, his whole body shuddered as if he were being stared at by a venomous snake or beast, and cold sweat poured down.

"Do you recognize this person?!"

A Loose Cultivator of the Qi Refining stage was sitting in a mansion, enjoying the company of beautiful wives and concubines, living quite happily.

As the Dharma Power in his dantian dissipated rapidly, Aaron's realm also began to fall.

Then, a figure descended from the sky.

The other part transformed into a Weird spiritual power that merged with his own Dharma Power; it was a 'tracking device'!

Furthermore, over time, it would gradually pollute his Dharma Power and damage his Dao foundation, which could be called incomparably sinister.

As for that strange talisman, Aaron had also figured it out; it was likely some kind of 'Tracking Talisman'.

'So... I need to disperse my cultivation, become a true mortal, and blend in among the mortals!'

Just as Aaron was ordering a banquet in the inn, drinking wine and eating meat.

The Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator flicked a finger, and a black-red Dharma Power transformed into a long blade, directly rending the loose cultivator's protective Dharma shield and cutting him in two.

Aaron looked up and saw the city gate of Black Marsh Prefecture City.

Fortunately, spiritual power and physical strength are not the same thing; rapid dispersal of cultivation would not overly damage his body.

This cultivator immediately spread out his Foundation Establishment stage 'Divine Sense' and began to search inch by inch around Black Marsh City.

'That person didn't lie to me; he really was a True Disciple of the Black Blood Sect!'

"Then you are of no use."

Outside Black Marsh Prefecture City, above the clouds, a black-clad Foundation Establishment cultivator with a menacing aura suddenly appeared.

The Black Blood Sect Foundation Establishment cultivator displayed the projection in his hand and asked coldly.

'The 'Black Blood Sect' is a Demonic Dao Golden Core Sect in Wu Country, internally divided into three lineages—Black Flame, Red Blood, and Nether!'

Qi Refining Early Stage...

'This 'Hundred Ghost Banner' is a High-grade Magical Tool; if refined further, it becomes a top-tier Magical Tool—the 'Thousand Evil Banner', and then the Dharma Treasure that only Golden Core cultivators can use—the 'Ten Thousand Soul Banner'!'

Aaron gritted his teeth, and a passage of oral formula appeared in his mind; it was precisely the 'Mingyu Art'!

He was not preparing to switch cultivation methods at this moment, but to disperse his cultivation!

After finishing all this and traveling a bit further.

'The path of Immortal Cultivation is deep; I want to return to the fishing village...'

Although spending a few years adjusting his Dharma Power seemed more appropriate, doing so would still leave traces of the 'Hunyuan Art' in his cultivation method, which was clearly disadvantageous for future development.

'The few important Storage Bags were buried in a place on the road; as long as I hide for a few years or decades, it will be fine...'

"If the Foundation Establishment cultivator catches up, I'm done for."

With these two methods, let alone a mere Qi Refining junior, even a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator could not escape!

It is better to disperse my cultivation and start practicing from the beginning!

Other Qi Refining cultivators would not dare to play like this, because even if there were no bottlenecks in re-cultivating, it would still take decades and inevitably delay their Foundation Establishment.

"What is going on? The Dharma Power mark of the Soul-Chasing Talisman has disappeared within this city?"

While traveling, Aaron recalled the information he had obtained earlier and quickly understood his own situation.

"This... Senior... Junior truly does not recognize this person!" the Loose Cultivator replied tremblingly.

He stood in line honestly, entered, and then immediately hid in an empty residence, dispelling the Disguise effect.

"As expected... this idea is feasible."

"Even if I dispel the Disguise now, it is useless... My Dharma Power carries a 'tracker', which might even be entrenched within my dantian and sea of Qi, making it difficult to eradicate..."

Qi Refining Late Stage...

"Hmph... no matter how you hide, before I came, I already sent word to my Disciples to seal off the surroundings. That murderer has no way to escape. As long as I kill all the Qi Refining cultivators in this city, I will definitely be able to find him!"

'The Black Flame Branch excels at manipulating magic fire, the Red Blood Branch is skilled in Blood Path Magic Art, and the Nether Peak Branch cultivates the "Nether Demon Art"; the mark of a True Disciple is a "Hundred Ghost Banner"!'

The Foundation Establishment Dashiu gritted his teeth, and his Divine Sense swept toward another location.

It was as if he were determined to search from the Azure Heaven to the Yellow Springs just to catch the murderer!

(End of this chapter)