Chapter 560: with translation of chapter title

As the Black Sand Storm gradually passed, Frontier Blade Imperial City also got through the crisis.

Generally speaking, Yan Buji, aside from daily expenses, earned a few Spiritual Stones here—better than nothing.

"The city is unsealed!"

"The Black Sand Storm is finally over, let's go, let's go."

"Frontier Blade Imperial City isn't bad; if we get the chance, let's come again."

Yan Buji also left the city with the crowd, and as he passed some cultivators who had fought side by side with him, they clasped fists in greeting, to which Yan Buji responded with a smile.

After leaving Frontier Blade Imperial City, Yan Buji was thinking of finding a place to scout Youming Jie when he suddenly felt some strange gazes coming from around him.

"Huh? Who's staring at me?" Yan Buji found it odd; he had changed his appearance when he came to Frontier Blade Imperial City, so it was unlikely someone recognized him from before.

But why were those gazes, intentional or not, continually fixed on him?

"No, I've been discovered." Yan Buji suddenly recalled the contraband Spiritual Materials in his possession; if one wants to stay unknown, one must do nothing wrong, so the main reason he was being watched, aside from stealing those Spiritual Materials, could be nothing else.

In that case, the other side likely possesses a secret method to lock onto the Spiritual Materials on his person, but discarding them now would be of no use.

Since they came after him, there must be more than just a few people.

"Interesting; let's see how many there are."

Yan Buji felt that since they had set their sights on him, they must know he possessed an Instant Movement Technique.

So fleeing might be difficult; better to first see how many they are and what they have prepared.

Yan Buji flew away from Frontier Blade Imperial City on another side, and indeed he felt a few people pursuing him.

"Halt!"

Yan Buji stopped, looking at them doubtfully: "Friends, what business do you have?"

"You're the thief who stole Spiritual Materials from the various imperial cities, aren't you? Today you have no way to heaven or earth; even with wings you cannot escape!!"

Several Golden Core Cultivators stared at him intently, yet made no move, as if waiting for something.

Yan Buji stroked his chin and chuckled: "What evidence do you have for saying that? When did I ever steal Spiritual Materials?"

"Hmph, they say you're a cunning thief; it seems you won't shed tears until you see the coffin. Please, City Lord, take action!"

"Huh?!"

Nascent Soul Cultivator!

Yan Buji sensed it, and saw a Nascent Soul Cultivator suddenly appear from high above, unleashing a technique that sent a mighty surge of wind and waves rushing toward him!

This wind and wave swept in all directions, forming an encirclement that completely blocked Yan Buji's retreat, and the kicking-up gale was as sharp as steel blades, impossible to withstand!

However, Yan Buji felt nothing; his Immortal Essence circulated within, naturally able to resist such technique power, posing no lethal threat to him.

"But if my identity is fully exposed, we'll have to settle this quickly."

Thinking this, Yan Buji sensed several more cold gazes from around him, realizing there were other Nascent Soul Cultivators present; a quick battle might not suffice. Once his Martial Cultivation identity was exposed, cultivators from nearby Frontier Blade Imperial City would likely rush over to surround and annihilate him.

"Let's leave this place first."

Yan Buji hesitated no longer, and at once activated his Instant Movement Technique to flee far away.

The Nascent Soul Cultivator in the sky widened his eyes, then exclaimed delightedly: "The thief used an Instant Movement Technique! Quickly inform everyone!"

"Yes!"

Yan Buji had just fled a thousand li away when he suddenly sensed a large number of Golden Core Cultivators appearing all around him!

"The thief is here!"

"Seize him!"

Yan Buji froze for a moment, looking at the dozens of Golden Core Cultivators surrounding him, and couldn't help but laugh: "What a massive formation—how many people did you gather to deal with me?"

"Thief, don't run!"

Seeing a large gang of Golden Core Cultivators swarming to attack, Yan Buji gave a cold sneer: "Do you really think you can take me on?"

As he spoke, Yan Buji summoned his Magic Power Golden Wheel, which he had nurtured for three hundred years; though it could not compare to an Immortal Accumulation Artifact, its lethal power surpassed that of before!

Immediately, Yan Buji controlled the Magic Power Golden Wheel, aided by Shocking Wave Fire, charging into the crowd and engaging in a fierce battle with those dozens of Golden Core Cultivators!

"Ah!!"

"What a vicious thief! All together, attack!"

"Armaments!"

"It's Heavenly Fire—be careful!"

These Golden Core Cultivators also never expected Yan Buji to dare counterattack; their mission had been to drive him into the Forbidden Sky Immortal Formation, but they never imagined this guy would go all out—wielding a golden wheel in one hand and Heavenly Fire in the other—and in an instant he slew two Golden Core-stage cultivators!

Seeing the opponent's technique power formidable, the surrounding Golden Core Cultivators dared not clash head-on; each blocked Yan Buji's retreat while unleashing techniques, hoping to wear him down to death!

"Really troublesome!" Yan Buji triggered Shocking Wave Fire to form a fire wall, blocking part of the incoming techniques, then immediately turned and dodged.

But because the enemy truly outnumbered him and attacks came from all sides, Yan Buji felt that relying solely on techniques to resist would likely not hold out for long.

Troublesome.

His magical power is limited; if he uses Instant Movement twice more, it will run out, but even if he stays here, exhausting his power might not be enough to kill all of them.

Thinking this, Yan Buji endured, choosing to use Instant Movement Technique again to break away from the battlefield!

"I don't believe they'd mobilize over a hundred Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators just to deal with me—don't they have anything else to do?"

Yan Buji harbored a sliver of hope in his heart, but he also understood that since the opposition had mustered such a massive force, they likely intended to settle this nuisance once and for all, so they would not give him a chance to escape.

Furthermore, after several waves of ambushes, Yan Buji realized that unless he fled straight to Youming Jie, he would certainly be captured.

But because the Rift Void Stone had been refined, he had not yet tested whether, combined with the Youming Scripture, he could still reach Youming Jie in the flesh as before; if he couldn't, going there would be tantamount to suicide.

Moreover, the Heaven Gate Law can only be used to exit Youming Jie, not to enter it; with Instant Movement unavailable, Yan Buji knows little about the spatial nodes of the West Sand River Basin, but he also knows that most imperial cities are built upon such nodes, and using the Heaven Gate Law would directly transport him to those cities.

Only then would he truly be walking into a trap.

Considering this, Yan Buji decided to conserve his strength.

If a Transformation Spirit Level cultivator comes to deal with him this time, he will have to resort to a risky stratagem.

If not, if it's truly impossible, just unleash all your strength—finding a chance to escape isn't hard.

Their means of restricting oneself are nothing more than depleting one's mana so that one cannot use the Instant Movement Technique, or more likely they have produced some treasure capable of restricting spatial transfer.

Thinking this, Yan Buji again used Instant Movement Technique to land, and saw two Nascent Soul Cultivators staring fixedly at him: "As expected, they've come—catch him!"

"Has everything been planned? Even my escape direction can be calculated—could it be that this group still has experts assisting?" Yan Buji frowned, turned and ran.

A feeling of being surrounded on all sides, with ambushes in every direction, made Yan Buji uncomfortable, as if he had already fallen into an encirclement; whether before or now, they seem to have endless backup waiting for him.

I really don't know what these people are thinking, expending manpower and material resources just to catch me, a petty thief?

I haven't killed anyone either.

Yan Buji thought: back then, precisely because he was worried about encountering such a situation, he chose to leave a Spiritual Stone when stealing Spiritual Material, and didn't kill anyone; he never expected these people would still join forces against him.

Is it just because of face?

They never considered that if they couldn't catch me, it would truly be a disgrace, inviting ridicule.