As the Universe Turns - Chapter 329
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Xu Hao looked at him. His gaze froze for a moment before he let out a relieved smile. His body seemed to have lost a thousand jun of strength. He smiled and said, “I told you, I was scared to death. I thought Brother Wu Chen was transforming … cough cough cough cough.”
However, he was thinking in his heart, one moment it was the healing holy medicine, the other moment it was the Instant Thousand Miles Talisman that could escape the confinement of the Nascent Soul. It seemed that Brother Wu Chen’s background was very great …
Xiao Chen didn’t care what he was thinking. He looked ahead and sat down to recover Genuine energy. Although he had comprehended the Concept now and many divine abilities were easier to execute than before, he still consumed a lot of energy using the Instant Steps Cosmos. He had no choice but to recover.
About half an hour later, he stood up from the ground and looked forward. “Rat, let’s go.”
“Oh …”
Xu Hao patted the dirt on his body and quickly stood up. The two of them continued on to Nanling Mountain. The Spirit Gathering Talisman on their bodies was almost enough.
Three days later, the two finally arrived at the foot of Nanling Mountain. Looking up, they saw clouds wrapping around the mountainside. It was as if the summit of the mountain was standing in the clouds. Xiao Chen turned his head and said, “Is this Loose Cultivator Nanling reliable?”
Xu Hao patted his chest and smiled, “Don’t worry, I have known him for more than twenty years, and we are very reliable! With him here, we can smoothly enter Liang Country.”
“Mm …”
Xiao Chen nodded slightly and didn’t ask any more questions. He followed him up the mountain.
When he reached the mountain, he saw that the mountain path was broken, trees fell over a large area, and even the steps were destroyed by the sword qi. Xu Hao couldn’t help but become nervous, “What’s going on …”
The two of them quickened their pace and went to the plaza. The entire plaza was sliced apart by a sword Qi. In front of the Southern Mausoleum Palace, there was a person hanging on the plaque. The person’s forehead was pierced by a sword and his entire body was nailed to the plaque. On the plaza, there were four sharp words engraved with sword Qi: Treason for treason!
“Loose Cultivator!”
Xu Hao’s face was shocked. He hurriedly ran over and looked closely. The person hanging on the plaque was indeed Loose Cultivator Nanling.
This time, his entire body collapsed to the ground.
The wind blew coldly as Xiao Chen slowly walked over. The Loose Cultivator of the Southern Mausoleum died in grief. He died from the fatal sword strike between his eyebrows. Even his primordial spirit was unable to escape. Clearly, the person who sent the sword was an expert at Void Refinement and Dao Harmonization. Otherwise, he would not have killed a Nascent Soul cultivator so easily.
“It’s from the Orthodox Church …”
Xu Hao clenched his fingers tightly. It was obvious that the Loose Cultivator of the Southern Mausoleum had secretly taken in his spiritual source and secretly sent him abroad. This matter had already been known to the Orthodox Church of Yi, so it was time to make an example of him.
“Let’s go.”
“Where are you going?”
Xu Hao looked at him powerlessly. This time, his last hope was gone.
“Go to Liang Country.” Xiao Chen turned to look at the clouds in the distance and said indifferently.
“To Liang Country?”
Xu Hao was slightly surprised, as if he was venting his anger, and said, “I don’t know anyone in Liang Country. How can I get there? You know, treason can’t be tolerated by any Orthodox Church in any country. If we find someone who can’t be bribed, he won’t accept spiritual energy, and things will be bad instead …”
“It’s better to try than wait here to die.”
“Ah?”
Hearing what he said, Xu Hao pinched his finger and stood up, “Alright, then let’s give it a try! At worst, we can get more spirit energy. I don’t believe we can’t bribe those greedy people.”
The two of them had no choice but to leave Nanling Mountain and continue their journey towards the southeast. They could only climb mountains and mountains instead of using their swords. It was unknown how many thousands of kilometers they had traveled, but it was only known that another seven days had passed.
On this day, the two of them seemed to have finally arrived at the southeast border of the Yi Kingdom. However, the Spiritual Energy on this side had scattered even more ferociously.
The ground trembled endlessly, and the mountain peaks began to collapse. Countless powerful Spiritual Energy wreaked havoc in mid-air. These Spiritual Energy were extremely terrifying. Some destroyed a mountain, while others caused the ground to crack open an endless abyss. If they collided with these Spiritual Energy, they would be seriously injured if they didn’t die.
“The frontier is ahead, Brother Wu Chen … Quick!”
The two of them sped along, not only to prevent the Orthodox Church from discovering them, but also to carefully avoid the violent Spiritual Energy that was constantly raging in the vicinity.
Finally, two hours later, the two of them arrived at the mountain range on the border. However, the Spiritual Energy here was even more violent. Under the impact of this terrifying Spiritual Energy, the mountain peaks began to collapse, turning into dust that covered the vast heavens and earth. It looked dim and yellow.
“Brother Wu Chen! It’s right in front, let’s go!”
Seeing that the border was right in front of him, Xu Hao was both excited and nervous. He was excited that he could finally escape from Yi Country and go to Liang Country, which he had long dreamed of. What was nervous was that he was afraid that this journey would not go smoothly.
“Wait …”
Xiao Chen suddenly stopped. Seeing him suddenly stop, Xu Hao also immediately stopped. He was vigilant and whispered, “Brother Wu Chen, what’s wrong?”
“We can’t go this way. This way is sealed off.”
“Ah?”
Xu Hao looked at him blankly. He then looked at the faintly visible mountain peak in front of him. This mountain range was the only way for the Yi Kingdom to reach the Liang Kingdom. Now that he was unable to ride out the sword, what should he do?
“This way.”
Xiao Chen looked towards the mountain range to the south. Although going this way would lead to a detour and increase the danger, he had a keen spiritual sense. He had already sensed that the Southeast Border Mountain Range had been heavily restricted by the Orthodox Church of Yi. It was almost impossible for him to break through it forcefully.
“Alright!”
Xu Hao nodded forcefully. Along the way, he had already placed great trust in Xiao Chen. Now that Xiao Chen said go south, he would never go north.
“Let’s go.”
Xiao Chen didn’t say anything else. He moved his body and immediately headed towards the southern mountain range. Xu Hao followed closely behind. When dusk fell, the two of them arrived at a mountain range. However, they didn’t expect that even this place would be sealed off by the Orthodox Church of Yi Country.
“Bastard …”
At this moment, the two of them were hiding behind a hillside. Xu Hao clenched his fingers tightly. He saw the valley in front of him. That was the only way to the southern mountain range. However, at this moment, there were nearly a thousand imperial guards guarding it. Apart from that, there were also quite a few spirit beasts protecting the country.
These imperial guards weren’t ordinary people. They were originally the Imperial Palace Guards Corps, and all of them had a certain level of cultivation. This time, the Orthodox Church had actually transferred them here to guard the border, and the Guardian Spirit Beasts had also been brought over.
Evidently, the Orthodox Church would not allow anyone to leave the country this time, especially those who escaped from other countries with the Spirit Origin of Yi Country. Once they were caught, they would basically kill their heads off.
“Brother Wu Chen, what should we do now?”
Xu Hao frowned. It was impossible for him to forcefully break through. With so many Imperial Army and Guardian Spirit Beasts guarding this place, even Nascent Soul cultivators would not be able to break through.
Most importantly, the system in the Eastern Continent was too strict. Even if they forcefully broke through, they only needed to issue an arrest warrant from the Yi Kingdom, and the Orthodox Church on the Liang Kingdom would not be able to accommodate them. They would definitely help the Yi Kingdom catch the “traitor”.
