Chapter 206 The Pursuit

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``` However, fortunately, after the Yin Spirits launched their attack, they seemed to have exhausted their mana, and after leaving behind some harsh words, they immediately turned around and left the place. "Phew!" Seeing the Yin Spirits gradually moving away, the Demon Cultivators let out a sigh of relief. If the battle had continued, they were afraid that they would have suffered even greater casualties. "Thankfully, Senior Brother has a third-rank Talismans. Otherwise, today we might have ended up with more misfortune than luck," said a Demon Cultivator with a sycophantic tone, flattering: "Thank you, Senior Brother, for saving our lives!" Seeing this scene, other Demon Cultivators couldn't help but show a hint of shock in their eyes. That Talisman was clearly awarded by the Sect to defend the exit, so how had it become his personal property? And didn't that person know this fact? Of course, he knew! Such flattery was nothing more than an attempt to curry favor with this Direct Disciple. After all, this person was a Golden Core Seed, with a very good chance of making a Golden Core breakthrough! If they had been in the Sect, with their respective statuses and positions, it would have been nearly impossible to have any interaction, let alone to curry favor. Now that he had been presented with this opportunity, how could he give it up? He did not have the extravagant hope that by currying favor, he could make a Golden Core breakthrough, for that was neither possible nor realistic. But by currying favor, he could possibly make a quicker breakthrough through the latter stages of Foundation Establishment, thus having more time to refine his foundation and increase the likelihood of making a Golden Core breakthrough. Discover exclusive tales on My Virtual Library Empire The others realized what was happening too late. Unfortunately, the initiative had already been taken by someone else, and they could only gnash their teeth in anger as they watched him become a subordinate to that Direct Disciple. As for whether this would cause him to lose face? He did not care about that at all. As long as he could achieve his goal, being scolded a few times did not matter. Li Zhirui, who was watching the Demon Cultivators from a distance, finally waited until they began to sit in meditation to recover their mana, leaving only two Demon Cultivators with more mana to help protect and observe their surroundings. "Now is the time!" Li Zhirui whispered to himself. Without waiting for the echo of his words, he transformed into a residual image, flying toward the exit of the Secret Realm. "A Cultivator?!" "There are still Cultivators in the Secret Realm? How did he get in?" The two guarding Demon Cultivators watched, dumbfounded, as Li Zhirui suddenly appeared. They were among the later ones to enter the Secret Realm and were unaware of the true purpose behind San Gui summoning Disciples. "Damn! Come back here!" As they came to their senses, they saw Li Zhirui getting very close to the portal, immediately panicking. Although they didn't know the identity and origins of the Cultivator, they knew that if he managed to escape, they would face extremely cruel punishment regardless of the reason! The two sprang into action, casting spells to stop the speeding Li Zhirui, but with all the preparation that Li Zhirui had made, they were no match to stop him. Just as he was about to touch the portal, he suddenly felt a sense of danger, forcing Li Zhirui to stop in his tracks to defend against the attack coming from behind. The attack landed on Li Zhirui's Defensive Spiritual Light. Although he wasn't injured, it knocked him back to a farther point from the portal. Li Zhirui sighed in his heart, knowing it wouldn't be so easy, but facing the reduced number of Demon Cultivators who also had little mana left, he was still confident he could break through their blockage. But due to the dangers outside, he didn't choose a blunt confrontation. Instead, he activated a few Smoke Talismans, clutched a few Explosive Pellets in his hand, and shouted, "Thunder Pills, explode for me!" The Explosive Pellets, a Magic Artifact originally intended to imitate Thunder Pills, turned out to have a very low power after being made, with the only notable feature being the deafening noise they produced. The crowd that was thinking of continuing their assault changed their spells at the mention of Thunder Pills, casting defensive spells in a flurry as they all rapidly retreated. However, after waiting for quite a while, they did not see the Thunder Pills being activated; they only heard several loud explosions. ``` "Damn it, stop fooling around!" "Cunning Cultivator!" Many Demon Cultivators shouted curses, as if doing so could relieve them of their own responsibilities. Sure enough, once the smoke had cleared, there was no sign of Li Zhirui. However, even if he had left the Secret Realm, he would be captured just as easily as those previous Yin Spirits. Every Demon Cultivator present was full of confidence and certain that nothing unexpected would occur. The moment Li Zhirui left the Secret Realm, he activated over twenty Smoke Talismans he had at hand, and billowing smoke blotted out the sky, enveloping everything in the vicinity. But this could only catch the Demon Cultivators off guard for a moment, since Smoke Talismans did not shield or hide from Divine Sense, and at that moment, several strands of Divine Sense had already locked onto Li Zhirui. Counting the number of Divine Senses, Li Zhirui's spirit sank; there were actually seven Golden Core cultivators stationed here! The reason for this was that the movements of the Yin Wind Cave had been too significant recently and had drawn the attention of Shen Leishan, which had already started a secret investigation. To be able to hold back or even kill the cultivators from Shen Leishan if discovered, naturally, they sent several additional Golden Core cultivators over. "Eh? Why is a cultivator coming out?" Besides San Gui, who was aware of the inside story, everyone else was very curious about how this Cultivator had got in. "San Gui, is there anything else you're hiding from us?" a Golden Core Cultivator asked. Seeing this, San Gui knew he couldn't hide any longer and explained the situation in the quickest way possible. Li Zhirui on the ground was not the type to sit idly by and wait for death; while the Golden Core Demon Cultivators did not act, he activated all the low-level Talismans he had, forming a massive tide of spells, hoping to delay the Golden Cores for a while. Meanwhile, he called out Xiaoqing and hurried away from the area as quickly as he could. It was not that he didn't want to hide directly in space, but Divine Sense of the Golden Core cultivators had locked onto him, and disappearing into thin air was not a common feat, nor was it one easily possessed. Once he revealed this ability, he would likely attract more Golden Core Demon Cultivators' pursuits, and currently, only San Gui, a Golden Core Cultivator, was pursuing him. "Why must you doggedly pursue me?" With the interference of spells and the flying speed of Xiaoqing, coupled with a head start, the distance between the two was still quite far, but it was steadily closing, and it wouldn't be long before San Gui caught up. Li Zhirui knew he couldn't go on like this and immediately took out his treasured third-tier Talismans. With a flash of Spirit Light, countless vines appeared out of nowhere, wildly extending towards San Gui. At the same time, he combined the many Vine Dragon Spirit Seeds he had cultivated to form explosive Vine Dragons. Boom! Boom! Boom! Without a word, Li Zhirui detonated the Vine Dragons, and suddenly an explosion that resounded through heaven and earth occurred, with dust obscuring his vision. However, he had no intention to stay, because he was very clear in his mind that such an attack could at most injure a Golden Core Cultivator, and even then, likely only a minor injury. But more likely, it would only pose a slight inconvenience to them.

Chapter 206 The Pursuit

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