Desolate Devouring Art - Chapter 883 - Pursuit
Chapter 883 – Pursuit
Liu Wuxie placed Liu Tian on Fiery. He had sealed the latter’s true essence, leaving him with no strength to resist.
“Miss Lu, I’ll leave the rest to you,” Liu Wuxie said. He walked over to Lu Shuang and told her to leave with Liu Tian while he drew their pursuers away.
“Wuxie, let us stay and fight. Otherwise, your brother will feel guilty for the rest of his life,” Lu Shuang replied.
After all, they had almost died once and wouldn’t fear dying again.
If they left now and Liu Wuxie died there, they would feel guilty for the rest of their lives.
“Do as I say. This is the only way for all three of us to survive,” Liu Wuxie cut off Lu Shuang firmly. There was no time for brotherhood, loyalty, or arguments—this was their only chance to live.
“Brother, I’m sorry about it. The restriction in your body will lift in two hours, and Fiery will take you back to the clan.”
Fiery knew the way back, and they would be safe if they left the Scarlet Dragon Cult.
Liu Tian glared at Liu Wuxie furiously, but he was incapable of speech and could only vent his anger through his gaze. If he could move, he would’ve fought Liu Wuxie.
The footsteps coming from outside became hurried, and they would reach the courtyard in less than a minute.
“Fiery, I’m counting on you. I will try to return as soon as possible, and my father will make arrangements for you after you return to the clan,” Liu Wuxie said, patting Fiery’s head.
Despite feeling reluctant, Fiery wouldn’t defy Liu Wuxie’s wishes. Over the past year, they had been together, and Liu Wuxie had never treated it like a profound beast but as a companion.
Now that Liu Wuxie needed help, Fiery naturally wouldn’t refuse. But it let out a snort to vent its frustration.
“Miss Lu, I’ll leave my brother in your hands,” Liu Wuxie said, walking out of the courtyard and letting Lu Shuang mount Fiery. After all, they would escape from the chaos later.
Lu Shuang no longer spoke, knowing nothing could change Liu Wuxie’s mind. She went mounted Fiery and carefully held Liu Tian in her embrace.
Meanwhile, Liu Wuxie charged out to face their enemies. He had to catch them by surprise before they barged in.
The Scarlet Dragon Cult disciples heading over weren’t strong, and their task was to find Liu Wuxie and alert the stronger experts. They would then come and take care of the three.
“Die!” Liu Wuxie unleashed a blade ray that lit the darkness. He disclosed his location on purpose when he could’ve killed them secretly.
“Over here!” Several Scarlet Dragon Cult disciples who charged over yelled, calling their companions over.
“Come if you want to kill me!” Liu Wuxie leaped into the air. He had deliberately killed two and spared one.
The entire city was thrown into turmoil the next moment. The instant Liu Wuxie revealed himself, recognition spread like wildfire—he was the very person the young master had been searching for.
Sharp whistles pierced the air as powerful auras surged toward him. The incoming cultivators had reached the high levels of the Spirit Profound Realm.
The courtyard became empty, and everyone was drawn toward Liu Wuxie.
Seizing the moment, Fiery soared to the sky and slipped out of the city under the cover of night.
No one paid attention to Fiery—all eyes were locked onto Liu Wuxie as more enemies surrounded him. The battle intensified, and the number of opponents only grew.
Tears slid down Liu Tian’s cheeks as they vanished under the cover of the night.
The fight continued, and there was a pile of corpses lying beside Liu Wuxie. All the enemies who charged over were cut down, regardless of whether they were in the Nascent Transformation Realm or True Profound Realm.
In just a few breaths, he had slain more than fifty enemies, and Liu Wuxie had deliberately run in the opposite direction to allow Fiery to escape.
There was a horde of Scarlet Dragon Cult disciples behind him, and three experts at the high levels of the Spirit Profound Realm descended from the skies, unleashing an overwhelming aura that came crashing down on Liu Wuxie like a cauldron.
The three combined their aura, forming a tripod formation and making escape impossible.
“Break!” Liu Wuxie swung the Heretic Blade down, ripping through all the air currents before him.
All the while, his attention was locked on Fiery using Ghost Eye. He only felt relieved after confirming that they were dozens of miles away.
If they traveled through the night, Fiery would surely be able to get them beyond the Scarlet Dragon Cult’s reach. After he opened a path, he didn’t linger for a moment as his goal was to buy time, not to fight to the death.
Yu Lin had given the order that Liu Wuxie must die. However, he had yet to discover Liu Tian’s connection with Liu Wuxie.
After all, Liu Tian and Lu Shuang were heavily injured, and Yu Lin probably didn’t take them too seriously.
“Let’s go!” Liu Wuxie knew this was the perfect opportunity to leave. The more he killed, the worse his situation would become. He didn’t hesitate to perform Soaring Dragon and shot upward like a divine dragon, vanishing in the starry skies.
“After him!” The Scarlet Dragon Cult had found Liu Wuxie with great difficulty, and they naturally wouldn’t let him escape now.
The three experts at the high levels of the Spirit Profound Realm quickly rallied their forces and followed Liu Wuxie’s trail.
Performing the Soaring Dragon was exhausting to the true essence, and Liu Wuxie dove into the mountain range after he soared to the sky, hoping to use the terrain to lose his pursuers.
However, they had already caught up to him by the time he landed.
“They are fast!” Liu Wuxie was shocked, and his heart clenched. He didn’t stop, swallowing an Azure Cloud Pill to recover his true essence before he shot forward like a meteor and vanished into the mountain range.
He was confident the three cultivators at the high levels of the Spirit Profound Realm couldn’t catch him, and he didn’t have to worry as long as they didn’t surround him.
After choosing a direction, Liu Wuxie soon picked up the speed, but more signal flares were shot into the sky.
“Not good! They’re closing the net!” Liu Wuxie muttered. It wasn’t surprising, as this mountain range was within the Scarlet Dragon Cult’s territory.
He hadn’t expected to draw such an extensive pursuit from the Scarlet Dragon Cult, making him wonder what kind of man Yu Lin was.
Even the son of an elder wouldn’t possess the authority to mobilize an entire sect.
The entire mountain range was lit up with signal flares, slowly forming into a massive encirclement to surround the whole mountain range.
The moment that happened, even Liu Wuxie couldn’t break free from the mountain range, and his situation became dire.
There were three experts at the high levels of the Spirit Profound Realm in the sky, and they would spot him the moment he appeared. On the ground, the Scarlet Dragon Cult had launched a full-scale search for him.
“Damn it!” Liu Wuxie growled. He used Ghost Eye to find a weak point to break through, as any fight would draw the three experts’ attention.
If they engaged with him, escaping would become nearly impossible, and it would mean a certain death if he faced all three of them together.
He relied on Ghost Eye to dodge the pursuers and weave through the dense forest. He hid in caves and valleys, but this wasn’t a long-term solution.
Most importantly, the Scarlet Dragon Cult had nurtured a variety of spiritual beasts. While they didn’t have high lethality, they possessed terrifying tracking abilities. The moment they picked up a scent, they could track their prey even across tens of thousands of miles.
During his fight earlier, Liu Wuxie had left many traces, allowing those spiritual beasts to track him through his aura. Several times, he tried to hide in caves using spiritual arrays, but he was tracked down each time.
Left with no choice, he could only charge out from the cave and kill the few disciples who found him before he resumed his desperate escape.
The bloodshed took place at every moment, making the three experts in the air increasingly furious. Liu Wuxie slipped away by the time they arrived each time.
The casualties of Scarlet Dragon Cult disciples increased, and each of Liu Wuxie’s strikes was fatal. Even if he couldn’t kill everyone, he would leave, not daring to linger for another moment.
The entire night passed in a massacre, but Liu Wuxie knew the search would intensify at dawn. The night had provided him some cover, but it would become his nightmare when day came.
Back in the Heavenly Gate Peak, Elder Madman sat on a stone before his hut, gazing into the distance as he calculated with his fingers.
“The fortune star has dimmed while the ill star has risen. It seems his chances are slim,” Elder Madman said with a hint of worry flashing through his eyes.
Everyone had their fate, and some secrets could be glimpsed through divination. Elder Madman was famous for his divination in the Heavenly Spirit Celestial Academy.
Just as Elder Madman had foreseen, Liu Wuxie escaped death narrowly several times and was nearly killed by the Scarlet Dragon Cult.
At one point, a spiritual talisman had restrained him, leaving him vulnerable as the three high-level experts closed in.
He managed to escape relying on the Heavenly Dragon Seal, but also paid the price as their palm struck him, injuring him.
He had to find a quiet place to heal, as his injuries would only worsen if he continued to run.
For such a large sect to mobilize their entire force against someone at the True Profound Realm, they had overestimated him.
The mountain range stretched endlessly, leaving Liu Wuxie with no choice but to flee deeper in search of a sliver of hope. With countless spiritual beasts roaming within, he planned to use them to his advantage.
The tracking beasts feared powerful profound beasts, and he had to shake off the pursuit if he wanted to survive. The outer regions of the mountain range had been sealed, which meant he only had one path left.
The three experts circled above the mountain range to search for him. Liu Wuxie’s face was pale as he leaned against a large tree to rest. He took out a healing pill and swallowed it to suppress his injury.
His mind began to race for a solution. Though he had faced countless dangers throughout the years, death felt closer this time.
After suppressing his injury, he didn’t dare to linger for another moment as the tracking beast was nearly upon him.
Deep within the mountain range was a strange valley shrouded in mist, with a massive altar at the center. Not many people dared approach this place. It was a forbidden zone even for the Scarlet Dragon Cult disciples.
A few years ago, many people who had ventured into this mysterious mountain range had vanished without a trace, even those at the high levels of the Spirit Profound Realm.
The Scarlet Dragon Cult had sent the Earth Profound Realm cultivators to investigate, but they could only flee after being gravely injured.
Only the Scarlet Dragon Cult knew what lay within.
