41: Shadow Demon City

Mu Li and Mu Tuo chased after Xun Xiuyuan, both exerting their full strength, but they never managed to close the distance between them; instead, it grew wider.

The two demons became increasingly alarmed as they chased. What kind of speed was this? Was it normal for an Immaculate Realm cultivator to move so fast?

Xun Xiuyuan looked at the two Transcendent cultivators slowly falling behind him and thought to himself, "Luckily, I drew a pair of wind cloud boots; otherwise, it would have been really troublesome."

Seeing that they couldn't catch up, Mu Li and Mu Tuo had no choice but to stop, watching Xun Xiuyuan depart.

Mu Li looked at Xun Xiuyuan's receding figure and asked, puzzled, "Why isn't he running towards the human fortress? Instead, he's heading towards our main base. Is there some conspiracy?"

Mu Tuo fell into deep thought: "It must be. Since we can't catch him, we should report this."

Mu Li nodded in agreement.

Seeing that the Transcendent cultivators behind him couldn't keep up, Xun Xiuyuan flew even more gleefully. Before long, he encountered a small camp.

Without a second thought, he rushed in, wreaked havoc, cleaned out everything, and immediately fled, taking the Shadow Demon corpses with him.

Xun Xiuyuan didn't dare to run in a straight line because he couldn't determine the direction. He could only run in circles.

The circles grew larger and larger, hoping to connect to a signal at some point to know his location so he could return to the human fortress.

Qianlong City, City Lord's Mansion.

Legion Commander Xie Yunzhou emerged from seclusion and was currently discussing the situation of Qianlong City with Xie Shan.

After Xie Shan reported, Xie Yunzhou suddenly asked, "Where's Nan Qiao? Why haven't I seen her? Every time I come out of seclusion, she's always waiting for me."

Xie Yunzhou was Xie Nanqiao's paternal grandfather, Xie Shan's father, and a Po Kong Realm expert.

By this time, half a month had passed since Xun Xiuyuan's disappearance. Of course, Xie Nanqiao had already gone to Fortress 100.

Xie Shan helplessly reported the situation truthfully, also mentioning Xun Xiuyuan's matter.

Xie Yunzhou looked at Xie Shan, rubbing his forehead, and said to his son with exasperation, "If that boy really died, then it has something to do with you too, doesn't it? Are you stupid? Whoever Nan Qiao likes, just support him, isn't that enough? Is it necessary to suppress him? Does our Xie Family still need to care about the other party's background or family wealth?"

"It's not exactly suppression; it's just a normal situation," Xie Shan, as the Vice Legion Commander, could only quietly argue with his father.

"Still don't understand? If you do this, Nan Qiao will resent you for life. She already resents you for her mother's matter, and now there's Xun Xiuyuan. You're truly a pig. If you just keep Xun Xiuyuan in your palm, won't your daughter be close to you?"

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to talk to you. I'm going to see Nan Qiao."

As Xie Yunzhou spoke, he had already vanished from the office.

A prominent sign of the Po Kong Realm was short-distance teleportation. The distance of teleportation was related to the amount of mental power, and one could generally move freely within their domain.

Domain: Po Kong Realm experts use their spiritual power to control the elemental forces around them. The controlled area is usually called the domain.

Xie Nanqiao had been at Fortress 100 for some time. She was very clever and knew that her father had arranged for Xun Xiuyuan to come here because Xun Xiuyuan's experience upon arriving at the fortress was different from normal circumstances.

Xie Nanqiao also asked some people and learned that it was her father Xie Shan's order.

So she came here herself. If Xun Xiuyuan really died, she could at least kill some beasts to avenge him a little, and it was also a form of rebellion against Xie Shan.

Although Xie Nanqiao came, she didn't come alone. She was accompanied by the Lu Family Five Brothers, and, of course, dozens of Immaculate cultivators followed.

Instantly, Fortress 100's status rose, and its defensive capabilities increased by an unknown number of times.

Xie Nanqiao's record was already that of a common soldier in the Sixth Legion.

At this moment, Xie Nanqiao was sitting on the northern city wall of the fortress, looking at the dense mountain forests in the distance, anticipating Xun Xiuyuan's sudden appearance.

Xie Nanqiao's affection for Xun Xiuyuan couldn't be called love, as they hadn't known each other for long.

However, Xun Xiuyuan was indeed the first boy Xie Nanqiao had ever felt for in her life. As the saying goes, first love is the hardest to forget.

A long sigh came from beside her: "What's it like to like someone?"

Xie Yunzhou sat down next to Xie Nanqiao.

"Grandpa? You've come out of seclusion?"

Xie Nanqiao turned her head and saw Xie Yunzhou, saying with surprise.

Xie Yunzhou nodded, then patted Xie Nanqiao's head, and also looked towards the north.

"Liking is just liking. The feeling is indescribable, but if he really can't come back, I don't think I'll ever like anyone else."

Xie Nanqiao whispered softly.

Xie Yunzhou looked at Xie Nanqiao, not knowing how to comfort her, feeling troubled.

He stood up and said, "Girl, those bastards killed your beloved. I'll go kill some beasts too, to avenge him. Don't be sad anymore."

After speaking, without waiting for Xie Nanqiao to reply, he vanished from the city wall. Xie Nanqiao looked at her suddenly disappeared grandfather.

She thought to herself: "He still acts like that, so impetuous."

Xun Xiuyuan wandered in the mountains for more than ten days. More and more people were trying to kill him, but luckily, his speed was very fast. Coupled with his continuous burning, killing, and plundering, his mental power had increased to over two thousand, and he had slain countless beasts.

At this moment, Xun Xiuyuan was hiding in a cave, not daring to reveal the slightest aura, operating the Breath Concealment Technique to its extreme, like a rock.

Yes, you didn't misread it, Breath Concealment Technique, obtained through a lottery, already perfected. People two realms higher than himself couldn't discover him.

To discover Xun Xiuyuan, who was currently hidden, one would at least need to be in the Po Tian Yi Dao Realm.

Fortunately, he won the Breath Concealment Technique in the later stages of being pursued; otherwise, he really couldn't have held on, as more and more Transcendent cultivators were besieging him.

Outside the cave, there were occasional sounds of rushing wind. Now, all those chasing him were Transcendent cultivators, which greatly annoyed Xun Xiuyuan.

Ever since Xun Xiuyuan used Po Tian Yi Dao to kill two Immaculate Shadow Demons, he had not encountered any Immaculate Realm Shadow Demons again.

A day later, Xun Xiuyuan, feeling that there was no movement outside, appeared outside the cave and randomly chose a direction to fly.

Xie Yunzhou, deep in the beast-occupied territory, moved like a whirlwind with lightning, heading straight for Shadow Demon City. Since the beasts were always on the offensive, they had no fortresses, only scattered tribal camps.

Xie Yunzhou had no interest in these low-level beasts. When he was about to approach Shadow Demon City, he found many Transcendent cultivators patrolling.

Xie Yunzhou thought to himself: "Mu Tuo must be in the great city. Killing these Transcendent cultivators is perfect for venting little Nan Qiao's anger. If I go into the city and something unexpected happens, getting stuck would be troublesome."

As a Legion Commander of a city, Xie Yunzhou naturally knew the gravity of the situation. Shadow Demon City was full of experts, and he would not rashly attack the city alone.

He had originally planned to cause significant destruction in the surrounding area. Encountering a group of Transcendent cultivators outside the city suited his intentions perfectly.

This group of Transcendent cultivators was precisely the one that had been chasing Xun Xiuyuan, numbering over thirty.

After chasing for more than ten days, these Transcendent Shadow Demons were also frustrated.

That kid was getting harder and harder to kill. At first, they could still injure him, but now it was difficult even to wound him.

Xie Yunzhou instantly teleported next to a Transcendent cultivator. With just one punch, that Transcendent cultivator, who had been chasing Xun Xiuyuan everywhere, was instantly pulverized.

The other Transcendent cultivators, hearing the commotion, thought Xun Xiuyuan had been discovered and immediately rushed over from all directions.

Xun Xiuyuan also heard the commotion but dared not join the excitement, fearing it was an enemy trap.

Xie Yunzhou didn't expect reinforcements to arrive so quickly. He decided to go all out and began slaughtering the approaching Transcendent cultivators.

The outer beast Transcendent cultivators, upon seeing Xie Yunzhou, realized that this was not the human from before and immediately reported to Shadow Demon City.

After Mu Tuo received the news that a human expert had approached the great city and was slaughtering Transcendent Shadow Demons, he arrived at the battlefield in a few teleportations.

Then, a great battle erupted between him and Xie Yunzhou.

Both were peak Po Kong Realm experts, and their battle had a significant impact. All the watching Transcendent cultivators returned to the great city to avoid being affected.

Xun Xiuyuan heard the distant sounds of battle and ran in the opposite direction. Soon, he saw a huge city standing before him.

"Oh my, this couldn't be the Shadow Demon's main base, could it? It's been half a month; did I run in the wrong direction?"