Chương 401: Desperation

Long Feng struggled to his feet after an hour of rest and approached Ren Ji's corpse. He stared at the corpse for a few minutes before he knelt beside him and pulled out the void ring on his finger. After that, he closed the eyes that were glaring with resentment and hatred before he continued heading in the opposite direction of the Lian clan. Along the way, he went through Ren Ji's void ring and was pleasantly surprised by the stuffs within it.

He had hundreds of low grade essence stones as well as a few dozen mid grade essence stones, each containing an astonishing amount of true essence. There were several weapons of high quality, including the dagger he used which was a peak mortal grade armament on it's own. There was also one last bronzeflame talisman, which was what excited Long Feng the most. This talisman was practically a life insurance in dangerous situations. He beamed as he moved everything to his own void ring.

There was a particular pill bottle that caught his attention. It was placed at the bottom of the ring and was hidden very well. He had a guess of what it contained as he opened it and confirmed his guess.

"Mid grade deity resurgence pill." He murmured. How funny this was. Back then, Ren Ji was willing to take a beating rather than hand over the mid grade deity resurgence pill, instead giving Long Feng a low grade one. Now, the pill still ended up in Long Feng's hand before Ren Ji could even get to use it. Beside the mid grade pill, Long Feng found two other low grade deity resurgence pills, and he moved them all without hesitation. After that, he examined the other pills he found and deduced a few which he knew.

Many of them weren't of much help to Ren Ji's cultivation, but they would help Long Feng's cultivation greatly.

"After I return, I will go into seclusion and focus on raising my cultivation to the peak of the Imperial realm." He decided. His combat power was very unlikely to rise any longer unless he became a deity, so there was no point in keeping his cultivation at the Imperial realm. He finished organizing everything before relaxing and focusing on his flight, spreading out his weak soul power in search of any nearby city.

Unfortunately, he didn't come across any city for the next three days, leaving him feeling frustrated. He didn't pause though, continuing his search. It was of utmost importance that he returned to the sect to report the details of the mission. As for the explanation on why he alone was able to survive... well, that was something he couldn't figure out yet. On the fourth day, he was leisurely flying when he suddenly sensed a powerful aura rushing over from behind him.

The aura sent goosebumps across Long Feng's skin as he sensed the familiarity within it.

"The hell? He actually chased and caught up?" He was completely gobsmacked. He immediately dropped his leisurely act and fled at full speed, but the aura closed in at a ridiculous pace. Within minutes, the figure of the Dao realm old man appeared in the distance. He looked extremely haggard after flying for four days straight, causing him to have an enormous reserve of pent up rage. His red eyes locked onto Long Feng's figure and he unleashed a tremendous amount of killing intent that warped the air around him.

"Brat! You're dead!" He wasn't surprised to find Long Feng alone. Two days ago, he had found Ren Ji's corpse and he couldn't help but be surprised. But since he could still sense Long Feng's location through his divine sense, he didn't hesitate to chase after him. Long Feng felt a chill rush up his spine at the sheer killing intent exuded by the old man. Without hesitation, he pulled out the second bronzeflame talisman and activated it before the old man could react.

The old man's expression turned chilly as he rushed forward, splitting the sky apart. Unfortunately, he was too late and could only watch as Long Feng vanished. He paused at the exact point where Long Feng disappeared from and his rage boiled at the brink of eruption like a volcano. His aura surged, destroying the land beneath him as he suppressed his rage. But the mere thought of flying non-stop for another four or five days made him roar furiously.

"Bastard! When I get you, I'll make sure to skin you alive and hang your skin in my bedroom!" At the same time, he couldn't help but feel desperate. How many of these damn talisman did this brat have exactly? What if he had another one? His energy wasn't infinite, and he wouldn't be able to give chase if Long Feng had two more. Stolen story; please report. Most importantly, once Long Feng entered a teleportation formation, he could teleport straight to the heaven reflection city!

Even if this old man had ten more lives and a hundred times the courage, he wouldn't dare to give chase then. He hesitated slightly before tracking Long Feng's position a thousand miles away and giving chase while cursing under his breath.

Long Feng appeared a thousand miles away with cold sweat dotting his forehead. He couldn't help but feel grateful towards Ren Ji. If the latter didn't possess a second bronzeflame talisman, then Long Feng would have been caught by the old man just now! Thinking about it made him shiver as he flew at full speed while desperately searching for a large city. A day passed and Long Feng's tension grew as he hadn't spotted a single city. Two days... three days...

On the fourth day, his heart was literally in his mouth as he felt a growing threat of death. With the old man's speed, he would need at most another day to catch up, and Long Feng would be truly dead without another bronzeflame talisman! He gritted his teeth and his pupils turned silver, increasing his vision by ten times. At the same time, his soul power range and perception expanded by ten times, causing him to be able to sense much farther away.

Hours passed and his heart was beating erratically while a tremendous exhaustion hit his head after keeping the Immortal's Sight active for so long. His pupils were already blood red with exhaustion and his soul power was nearing the point of being overdrawn again. All of a sudden, he held his breath as he sensed a considerably large city about a mile away in a certain direction.

Without hesitation, he deactivated the Immortal's Sight and rushed in that direction, desperately hoping there was a teleportation formation. If there wasn't, then heading there would be useless. It took him a few hours to cover the distance, and he arrived at the city at night. He rushed towards the gates and was stopped by several city guards. He quickly scanned their cultivation and realized that they were all at the deity realm, causing him to hold his breath. This looked like a rather large city.

They should have a teleportation formation, right?

"You need ten low grade essence stones or ten thousand Imperial crystals to enter." A guard approached him and stated dispassionately. Long Feng didn't hesitate to hand over ten essence stones and asked, "Is there a teleportation formation within the city?" The guard nodded, causing a flood of relief to nearly overwhelm Long Feng's mind.

"It's at the center of the city, under the control of the City Lord's residence." Long Feng thanked the guard and rushed into the city. It was night, but the city was extremely bustling. Unfortunately, he didn't have the time to appreciate the scene. He rushed directly towards the city center, aware that the old man would certainly head over to this city once he sensed it. He would easily deduce that Long Feng would head this way.

Having no time to waste, he rushed through the streets and arrived at the center of the city nearly an hour later, showing how large it was. The towering city lord's palace stood prominently, towering over all other buildings in the city. Long Feng quickly stopped a commoner and asked for the location of the teleportation formation before he headed towards it close to the City Lord's residence.

He was out of breath when he paused before the small palace containing the formation, and a middle-aged man seated by the entrance glared at him coldly.

"Get lost! Only those granted permission by the city lord can come here; otherwise, you will be punished severely!" He unleashed his peak deity realm cultivation to intimidate Long Feng. The aura was barely able to faze Long Feng. Even when he killed Ren Ji, he had already barely achieved the strength of a regular peak deity, and this man clearly hadn't refined his cultivation even once. He took out his identity token and showed it to the man, causing his expression to turn serious.

He confirmed the authenticity of the token before assessing Long Feng seriously.

"You're an inner disciple of the Supreme Heaven Sect?" He asked. This was of utmost importance. This entire part of the eastern region was the territory of the Supreme Heaven Sect, meaning all forces and cities were under their control. Naturally, an inner disciple coming here was a big matter that needed to be reported to the City Lord. Long Feng nodded.

"That's right. I need to use the teleportation formation urgently!" The man's expression turned complicated.

"Um, there's naturally no issue with that, but I must report this to the city lord first; otherwise, he won't be pleased if he hears this later on."

"There's no need! It is extremely urgent that I leave now! You can send my greetings to the city Lord!" Long Feng directly denied. Who knew what might happen if he waited? The man's expression was one of struggle as he stared at Long Feng.

"I..."

"This involves an extremely urgent mission. If you delay me and cause a change in the situation, then your city lord will be more than displeased, and you will find it hard to keep your life." Long Feng wore a chilling expression and spoke with a solemn seriousness that weakened the heart of the man.

"This..." Between the city lord and the Supreme Heaven Sect, it was clear which had more authority. This entire city could be wiped out by two or three wardens without even needing to bother the inner peak. The man gritted his teeth and stepped aside.

"Please come in, young master." He could deal with a bit of displeasure from the city lord. He would at most lose this position, but the displeasure of the Supreme Heaven Sect would turn this land upside down. Long Feng nodded and rushed into the palace hall while the man began to activate the formation.

"Where to, young master?"

"The Heaven Reflection City!" Long Feng replied. The man nodded and activated the formation, causing the runes within the palace to light up and envelope the hall in a blazing glow. Long Feng's heart could finally rest at peace as the formation activated. Even if the old man came right now, he would be helpless to do anything.

"This is not good for my heart..." Long Feng sighed as the light swept over him and vanished, revealing an empty hall.

Hours later at dawn, a powerful aura rushed over the city, causing an uproar within the city. The old man appeared in the sky above the city and clenched his fists tightly with a dark expression.

"That bastard... I can no longer sense the strand of divine sense I left on him." That meant either of two things. One was if Long Feng had forcefully destroyed that strand of divine sense, which was impossible. Second was if Long Feng was far away, so far away that he would lose connection to the divine sense. This was the more possible reason, which meant Long Feng had teleported back to the Heaven Reflection City!

"Damn it! I should return and report to the clan chief. We must prepare to relocate before the sect arrives!" He gritted his teeth hatefully before flying away without waiting for the City Lord, who was rushing out of his residence. The city lord frowned as he sensed the unfamiliar Dao realm aura fading away before he returned to his residence.