Chapter 869: Right on Their Heels

After the battle at the Myriad Dao Mountain Range, Yan Buji, though injured and fleeing, did not stop his steps of disturbing the Nan Ting Mountain Region.

He knew Ye Zhilong and the others would never let it rest, so he turned the tables, continuing to spread false arts and even secretly stirring up conflicts among the major powers.

"Since you want to kill me, then let all of Nan Ting fall into chaos!"

Yan Buji coldly smiled, holding a jade slip etched with a forged fragment of the "Dao Strategies Profound Chapter". He flicked his fingertip, and the jade slip turned into a stream of light, flying toward a distant cultivator city.

"Go, let more people fight over it, let more people go berserk!"

After doing all this, Yan Buji then continued to look for a suitable place to heal his wounds.

However, Yan Buji's whereabouts were eventually exposed.

That day, he was meditating and recovering in a desolate mountain when suddenly a mighty pressure came from the horizon, as if the whole heaven and earth were trembling.

"You wretched beast! You have thrown Nan Ting into chaos; today you shall die!"

A majestic voice thundered like lightning, shaking the rocks apart. Yan Buji snapped his eyes open, his pupils constricting sharply.

"It's you again?!"

Only see, a golden war chariot streaked across the sky, upon which stood a man clad in dragon-patterned battle armor, his body surrounded by vast imperial Dao aura.

Behind him were several cultivators with formidable auras, each an expert at the Transformation Spirit Stage or higher!

"Human Emperor Clan!" Yan Buji's face darkened as he recognized their identity.

Moreover, the young man leading the ferocious beast on the chariot released an aura far surpassing the Transformation Spirit Stage; Yan Buji judged that youth to be absolutely a Refining Void Stage cultivator, no lower than that!

"So that you, old beast, know, this seat is Xuan Yuan Chengfeng!"

Xuan Yuan Chengfeng, the Human Emperor Clan's current heaven's pride?!

Yan Buji had also spent some time in the Myriad Dao Mountain Range, so he naturally knew something about its situation; he never expected the Human Emperor Clan to dare send their own heaven's pride to chase him down—truly they thought highly of him!

"You wretched beast, you spread false arts and throw the cultivation world into chaos; today I, representing the Human Emperor Clan, shall suppress and kill you!" Xuan Yuan Chengfeng coldly shouted, raising his hand as a golden palm seal descended from the heavens, like heavenly punishment!

"Boom!"

The entire desolate mountain instantly collapsed; Yan Buji fled backward, yet the shockwave still surged his qi and blood.

"So strong!" His heart trembled, knowing today would not end easily.

Again, seeing Xuan Yuan Chengfeng's rear, a group of Transformation Spirit cultivators set up a great formation; in an instant the sky seemed sealed by an invisible wind, banning the surrounding space!

Yan Buji dared not delay; he instantly unleashed all his means!

"Rift Scepter!"

He waved the scepter, and dozens of spatial rifts unfolded around him, forming a twisted barrier to block Ji Martial Dao's attack.

At the same time, he flipped his left hand, and the Sea Kun Hammer appeared, blood patterns entwining, as Martial Dao Immortal Essence erupted!

"Blood Heaven Ascension Degree!"

His Martial Dao realm instantly rose to mid-Transformation Spirit Stage, his qi and blood surging, as he smashed the hammer toward Ji Martial Dao!

"An ant trying to shake a tree! How laughable, a mere Transformation Spirit martial cultivator!" Xuan Yuan Chengfeng coldly snorted, forming a seal with one hand as a golden dragon shadow flew from his palm to collide with the Sea Kun Hammer!

"Boom!"

Terrifying force exploded; Yan Buji was blown back hundreds of zhang, blood trickling from his mouth. Meanwhile Xuan Yuan Chengfeng remained unmoved, clearly overpowering him!

"No, I must find a way to escape!" Yan Buji gritted his teeth, his thoughts racing.

At that moment, the other experts of the Human Emperor Clan also attacked!

"Suppress!"

An old man raised his hand to summon a bronze ancient pagoda, its runes flashing as it descended to suppress! Another woman flicked her sleeve, throwing out nine chains that sealed the void, preventing Yan Buji's Rift Scepter from approaching!

"Damn it!" Yan Buji's face grim, knowing he could not escape unscathed today.

Since escape is impossible, let's fight to the death!

Yan Buji's eyes flashed with madness as he bit his tongue, spraying a mouthful of essence blood onto the Rift Scepter!

"Space Bee Sting· Thousand Splits!"

"Swish swish swish!" Countless space bee stings shot from the rifts, raining down upon all the Human Emperor Clan members!

Xuan Yuan Chengfeng coldly snorted, his golden war chariot blazing with divine light, blocking all the stings. The female cultivator beside him looked grim, not expecting her methods to be utterly useless against Yan Buji's Rift Scepter; even Xuan Yuan Chengfeng glanced at her with dissatisfaction, making her tremble and turn pale.

"Is that all you've got?!"

But Yan Buji's true target was not Xuan Yuan Chengfeng, but the old man who had summoned the bronze ancient pagoda!

"Instant Shadow Step· Instant Thousand Strikes!"

Yan Buji flickered, passing through the rift, turning into an afterimage as thousands of fist shadows simultaneously blasted toward the old man!

"I had long expected you to come...."

But Yan Buji's fist shadows did not land; instead, those attacks were feints, and in the instant the rift vanished, Yan Buji unleashed the Net Weaving Needle to break the seal, directly employing Instant Movement Technique to appear before the old man!

"You! —"

The old man, caught off guard, was punched in the chest, spitting blood and flying backward!

"Courting death!" Xuan Yuan Chengfeng roared, throwing a punch whose golden fist seal pierced the void and smashed directly into Yan Buji's back!

"Crack!"

The sound of breaking bones rang out; Yan Buji vomited blood profusely, his body staggering.

Yet he gave a fierce grin.

"Not over yet!"

"Purple Sky Divine Thunder· Burst!"

He suddenly took out a thunder seed from his bosom, threw it forward, palm lightning flashing as it exploded with a boom!

"Boom!!!"

In that very moment, as Yan Buji hurled the thunder seed, he also deployed various Earth Fiend Divine Abilities, empowering them upon the Wenwu Fire, condensing from his palm a huge fireball which he flung forward!

The terrifying fire-and-thunder storm swept across a thousand li; the Human Emperor Clan members all retreated, and Xuan Yuan Chengfeng was forced to temporarily avoid the edge.

Yan Buji seized the chance to unleash the Instant Movement Technique, his form flashing as he vanished from the spot!

"Chase! That damned old monster still has the Void-Shattering Immortal Essence; we absolutely cannot let him escape!" Xuanyuan Chengfeng roared, his golden war chariot tearing through space in pursuit.

Yan Buji was covered in blood, his breath weak, yet he still fled desperately.

"A bunch of dogs, actually sending so many powerhouses to surround and kill me!" He seethed inwardly, knowing he couldn't escape this time.

His Instant Movement Technique consumed enormous energy; added to his severe injuries, his speed had greatly diminished. Meanwhile, Xuanyuan Chengfeng's war chariot drew ever closer behind him.

"Yan Buji, you can't escape!" Xuanyuan Chengfeng's voice trailed him like a shadow.

Yan Buji gritted his teeth, hastily took out a blood-red pill, and swallowed it in one gulp.

"Blood Burning Pill!"

His aura surged instantly, his speed spiked—but the cost was burning his essence and blood, worsening his injuries.

"We must shake them off!"

He scanned his surroundings and suddenly saw an ancient valley in the distance, mist swirling, faint fluctuations of an array detectable.

"A forbidden zone? Good!"

Yan Buji hesitated not, charging straight in!

Inside the valley, mist permeated, obstructing spiritual sense.

Upon entering, Yan Buji felt a terrifying suppressive force that cut his cultivation by thirty percent!

"Oh no, it's an ancient prohibition!" His face changed, but there was no retreat now.

Behind him, Xuanyuan Chengfeng's war chariot also pursued, but upon entry the divine light on it was suppressed, its speed greatly reduced.

"Yan Buji, do you think fleeing into the forbidden zone will save your life?"*Xuanyuan Chengfeng sneered, still relentlessly pursuing.

Yan Buji didn't answer, instead madly rushing deeper into the valley.

Suddenly, a ruined ancient altar appeared ahead, its surface covered in eerie runes.

"This is……" Yan Buji's pupils constricted as he recognized those runes!

The mark of the Great Sinful Sect?

"Hahaha! Heaven will not let me die!" He laughed wildly and charged straight for the altar.

Seeing this, Xuanyuan Chengfeng's expression shifted slightly: "Stop him!"

But it was already too late!

Yan Buji leapt onto the altar, thrusting the Rift Scepter he held into the center!

"Blood Sacrifice—Open!"

"Boom—!" The entire altar trembled violently as a blood-red light pillar shot skyward, enveloping Yan Buji!

Xuanyuan Chengfeng's attack slammed into the light pillar, only to be directly rebounded!

"Damn it! He activated the Ancient Teleportation Array!" Xuanyuan Chengfeng's face darkened.

Within the light pillar, Yan Buji was drenched in blood, yet revealed a ferocious grin:

"Xuanyuan Chengfeng, today's grudge will be repaid someday!"

The next moment, the light pillar dissipated, and Yan Buji's figure vanished without a trace.

Xuanyuan Chengfeng stood before the altar, his expression grim as still water.

"Pass the order: issue a warrant for Yan Buji! He won't get far!"

At that moment, Yan Buji had been transported to an unknown region, casually destroying the grand array that had brought him there.

He collapsed to the ground, his breath faint, yet his eyes burned with mad fire.

"Human Emperor Clan… Ye Zhilong… Yang Qing, Yang Lan… you wait for me!"

"Once my injuries heal, I will make you pay the price!"