26: Take action!

Swish!

Swish!

In the spacious room, a blood-red shadow flickered and moved.

"The space is too small, I can't fully display it..."

The blood shadow quickly dispersed, revealing Lu Ming's handsome face.

Having mastered the Blood Burning Secret Technique, Lu Ming found it effortless to comprehend the Blood Burning Escape Technique from a high vantage point.

It was just that there wasn't enough space in the room for him to fully enjoy it.

"However..."

Clap!

Lu Ming snapped his fingers simultaneously; a wisp of Nether Fire rose from his left hand, while a ball of black lightning arc flickered in his right hand.

"This is the real harvest!"

Lu Ming muttered as he withdrew the lightning and flames.

"Counting the time, the black market should have opened again."

Lu Ming calculated with his fingers; it was now the eighth day since the black market's latest opening.

He wasn't planning to stay any longer, because he was out of money!

Otherwise, he would have wanted to Cultivate to Late-Stage Qi Refinement in the black market before leaving.

"But now it should be fine to leave, those guys have been tormented by me quite a bit recently."

Lu Ming looked at the golden book.

On it, the names of many people, except for a few Late-Stage Qi Refinement Cultivators, had dimmed considerably.

He nodded with satisfaction; these were his 'blood packs' for Cultivation.

He was going back anyway, so he would let them rest for a few days!

Lu Ming withdrew the Formation in the room, his face rippled, and he changed his appearance again.

Then he reined in his Aura, and there was no longer any fluctuation on his body, not even a trace of vitality.

If one were to scan with Divine Thought, they wouldn't even detect a living person in the room.

"Forget it, if there's no vitality, I'd be a dead person. Let's not overdo it."

Lu Ming pondered for a moment, then released a trace of Aura.

His Turtle Breath Qi Concealing Art had long since reached the introductory level, which was completely sufficient for returning to the market.

Without further thought, Lu Ming pushed open the room door and walked out.

At this moment, the outside had returned to its former bustling and noisy state, with various vendors hawking their wares.

As he walked through the bustling crowd, Lu Ming was observing other things.

"Did those people leave the black market, or did they go to heal their injuries..."

Lu Ming wasn't disappointed not seeing anyone familiar; after all, he was the one who caused all the trouble.

The way back, naturally, was by boat first. He made his way to the riverbank and waited.

In less than a cup of tea's time, a familiar covered boat sailed over, and the old man was still the same old man.

Lu Ming boarded the boat directly; this time, there was no request to show a token or a secret password.

Before long, people arrived one after another, and the old man pushed off with a bamboo pole.

After sailing along the river for a while, they once again passed through a layer of mist and appeared in Qingyue Lake.

After disembarking, Lu Ming saw the Cultivators who had arrived with him disperse, their gazes at each other filled with wariness.

Lu Ming didn't delay, he left on his own, quickly concealing his Aura after leaving the group of Cultivators, then he plunged into a deep mountain with towering ancient trees, speeding all the way towards Green Bamboo Market.

However, after only three or four li, Lu Ming vaguely sensed something was wrong. He took out the divine sense talisman from his in arms, which was now emitting faint glows.

Lu Ming's expression changed; he was being targeted! And the other party had locked onto his position.

"Who is it..."

Lu Ming quickly tried to use the golden book to check who was on the list, but found no changes; it was still only the original few people.

His pupils contracted slightly, and Lu Ming had a guess in his heart.

He didn't know how many people were behind him, nor who they were. Lu Ming didn't turn back rashly; it was best to leave now.

He no longer cared about hiding his figure; the Blood Burning Escape Technique was immediately activated, and his figure instantly transformed into a blood-red escape light, speeding away.

As if knowing he had been discovered, the pursuers behind him no longer concealed themselves. Two escape lights appeared, openly chasing after him.

Lu Ming looked back and immediately wanted to curse.

Why did they have transportation!

Isn't this bullying honest people!

Having been a homebody for too long, he had forgotten that the Cultivation world also had flying Magical Artifacts!

"From now on, I still shouldn't just work behind closed doors; I'm out of touch with the times."

Lu Ming continued to mock himself in his heart while activating his secret technique to escape.

After seeing that there were only two people, he was no longer so panicked.

But he wouldn't act rashly; he had to confirm their identities first, then slowly deal with them!

The two clearly concealed their faces, but one of them, by their figure, he knew who it was.

So big, who are you hiding from!

The golden book opened.

[Yu Xia]

Selected!

Blood Burning Secret Technique, activate!

Blood Burning Escape Technique, activate!

Devouring Spirit Blood Demon Art, activate!

Boom!

Lu Ming's Aura began to climb to the sixth level of Qi Refining.

And behind him.

"Damn it, again!"

Yu Xia was closely pursuing Lu Ming with Yang Hong when she suddenly felt a wave of weakness and an incredibly strong sense of dizziness.

She felt a void appear within her body, frantically devouring her vital blood and magical power.

Her magical power fluctuated, and even the Azure Spirit Boat she was riding became unstable.

She quickly swallowed a Medicinal Pill, wanting to refine it to stop this strange force from stripping her of her vital blood.

But the devouring force came even more fiercely than before; the speed of new blood regeneration could not keep up with the speed of being devoured.

"No... no!"

"Fellow Daoist Yang, help me!"

Yang Hong, who was beside her, watched all of this with deep eyes and did not heed Yu Xia's plea for help.

Instead, he increased the magical power poured into the gourd Magical Artifact beneath him, carrying him rapidly forward.

It was better for a Fellow Daoist to die than for him to die. He wasn't sure what methods the other party had, and Yu Xia was originally brought along by him to share the damage and take the blame for him.

If they dealt with Yu Xia, they wouldn't be able to attack him, right?

...

Lu Ming saw the speed of one of the escape lights behind him suddenly decrease and knew he had chosen correctly.

As for the other one...

Unsure, then use the process of elimination!

First, he ignored the three people from Green Bamboo Market.

He locked onto the few people who had entered the black market, starting with the Late-Stage Qi Refinement Cultivators.

[Shen Lian]

No, switch!

[Yang Hong]

No... That's right!

Lu Ming saw the pursuing escape light behind him pause, and immediately rejoiced.

Good luck, he chose correctly on the second try.

Then he was furious!

"Old man, you're courting death!"

This old bastard who sold him the Three Yin Nether Fire was actually plotting other things!

Lu Ming took out a blood-red Medicinal Pill he had bought from the black market.

Without hesitation, he swallowed it in one gulp.

His vital blood and magical power immediately began to boil, and a violent force surged out from within his body.

berserk blood pill!

Also called the 'Mutual Destruction Pill'.

The effect after swallowing it was equivalent to the Blood Burning Secret Technique.

At this moment, the Blood Burning Secret Technique combined with the berserk blood pill was no longer one plus one equals two.

The two life-sacrificing methods had begun to produce a chemical reaction, and Lu Ming's Aura soared exponentially.

He fully activated the Devouring Spirit Blood Demon Art, his hand seals constantly changing, and a crimson crescent scimitar condensed before him.

He pointed a finger, aiming at Yang Hong!

"Go!"

Clang—

A sharp blood-red light flashed through the forest, directly slashing towards Yang Hong.

Wherever it passed, spiritual trees and ancient wood broke apart.

"Defend!"

Although Yang Hong felt his essence, Qi, and spirit rapidly draining at this time, and a wave of weakness and dizziness washed over him.

But years of experience as a Loose Cultivator, with countless battles, seeing the blood-red light approaching and his spiritual sense warning him, he instinctively activated his protective spiritual shield.

Boom!

A loud bang.

Yang Hong only felt an indescribable immense force in front of him, pouring through the spiritual shield.

"Late-Stage Qi Refinement!"