I Can Upgrade Everything Infinitely - Chapter 98 - 97: 100-Li Pursuit
Chapter 98: Chapter 97: 100-Li Pursuit
“Thousand-Phase Incarnation!”
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
In that instant, Jiang Feiying let out a sharp cry. She unleashed a Demon Technique, and her body turned illusory. After she rushed out of the town, a total of 1,007 masks appeared, each one transforming into an illusory clone.
And so, over a thousand illusory clones fled in every direction. Faced with this situation, anyone else would have no idea which one to pursue.
This was because the Thousand-Phase Incarnation was a Secret Technique for escaping. The number of clones one could create was equal to the number of masks one had refined.
Moreover, her true body could switch between any of the illusory clones at will.
This made it fundamentally impossible to find Jiang Feiying’s real self.
There was only one solution.
Destroy every last one of the illusory clones.
“Heaven-Filling Sword Shadows!”
CLANG!
Xu Qing snorted coldly. With a wave of his right hand, his Level 10 Iron Sword, Level 10 Wandering Dragon Sword, and Level 10 Copper Coin Sword all shot through the air.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
In the next moment, Xu Qing manipulated the three swords, unleashing the Heaven-Filling Sword Shadows from the Life-taking Thirteen Swords. The three blades transformed into countless sword shadows and endless Sword Light.
“Kill!”
Xu Qing commanded. Countless sword shadows descended, crushing all of the thousand-plus illusory clones Jiang Feiying had created. They all shattered and exploded.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
A series of explosions rang out.
All 1,007 of Jiang Feiying’s illusory clones had been broken by Xu Qing’s Heaven-Filling Sword Shadows. Jiang Feiying’s true body staggered into view.
At this moment, fear was etched on Jiang Feiying’s face. “You… you broke my Thousand-Phase Incarnation so easily.”
“Jiang Feiying.”
Xu Qing snorted, his killing intent palpable. He had pursued her out of the town, determined to kill her with his own hands tonight. She had to die.
If Jiang Feiying made it back to Qingbei Town, she would undoubtedly use Du Cangying and Du Luan as hostages to threaten him. If Du Cangying and Du Luan truly fell into her hands, it would indeed be a great deal of trouble for Xu Qing.
“Today, you will die without a doubt!”
Now, Xu Qing threw those same words back at Jiang Feiying.
“Thousand-Phase Escape Light!”
SWISH!
Jiang Feiying took a deep breath. She now understood Xu Qing’s resolve. Faced with his relentless pursuit, she fled with all her might, pushing her Escape Light to its absolute limit.
SWISH!
Xu Qing followed close behind, using his Dapeng Escape Technique. He moved like a great Dapeng bird itself. One pursued, one fled, and the two of them gradually left Qingfeng Town far behind.
They were gradually entering the wilderness.
It was a known fact that at night, towns and villages possessed sufficient human vitality due to the large congregations of people. This, coupled with the blessings of the Great Zhou Martial Country’s National Fortune and Dragon Qi, meant it was rare for malevolent spirits and strange Deceit to appear within them.
However, with Emperor Yuanwu ’Zhu Di’ of the Great Zhou Martial Country pursuing Longevity through the Cultivation of the Undying Immortal Dao, the National Fortune had become unstable, and monstrous Demons were rampant.
As a result, even some towns had begun to breed malevolent spirits and Deceit. In villages with smaller populations and weaker protection from the Dragon Qi and National Fortune, the probability of encountering them was even greater.
Furthermore, this was especially true in the wilderness.
Places like great mountains, dense forests, ruined temples, and Deserted Villages.
These were the easiest places for malevolent spirits and Deceit to breed and take root. Therefore, it was best to avoid the wilderness at night, and especially not to travel through it, as one had a high chance of running into some ’unclean things’.
Even an expert at the Immortal level had only a sliver of a chance of survival if they were carelessly targeted by some terrifying malevolent spirit or Deceit.
’Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!!!’
Jiang Feiying gritted her teeth. ’Why is it like this? Why?! Why is Xu Qing so powerful? Why does he have so many techniques?’
’I was supposed to be the hunter, and he the prey.’
’But…’
’…our roles have been completely reversed! I’m actually running for my life like this, hunted by Xu Qing to this extent, with nowhere to run and nowhere to hide!!’
’AAAHHH!!!’
Rage.
Utter rage.
Clearly, Xu Qing’s strength was truly immense, far from ordinary. He had mastered all sorts of techniques. Although he was only at the Initial Entry stage of the Immortal realm, his true combat power surpassed even the Peak of Invulnerability.
His power was extremely formidable.
SWISH!
Xu Qing’s gaze was resolute. Jiang Feiying was fast, and Xu Qing was fast too, but he was still struggling to catch her. This was because Jiang Feiying was actually a bit faster than he was.
However, Xu Qing had locked onto Jiang Feiying’s aura. He would absolutely not let her escape, nor would he allow her to leave his sight.
Before they knew it, Xu Qing had already been chasing Jiang Feiying for over ten li.
「In the Inner City of Qingfeng Town.」
On the battlefield.
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
Yin Shanhe, the Garrison Envoy of Qingfeng Town, along with the ancestors of the Inner City’s three great families—a total of four top-tier experts at the Immortal level—arrived on the scene.
“Greetings, Lord Garrison Envoy!”
“Greetings to the ancestors!”
“…”
Nearby, Feng Buchui, Nie Yun, Wang Tuoba, and the others bowed to the four newcomers. Their tone was respectful and their demeanor humble.
“Hn.”
Yin Shanhe nodded, glanced at the crowd, then at the battlefield. He looked in the direction where Zhu Ganglie and Xu Qing had departed before slowly retracting his gaze.
They had not given chase.
“What’s the situation?”
Yin Shanhe asked.
“Lord Garrison Envoy.”
Feng Buchui clasped his fist in a salute. “It’s like this. It all started over half a month ago when Dian Hongbo, for some unknown reason, provoked the Blood Demon Sect.”
“As you know,”
“the Blood Demon Sect is ruthless and cruel. They struck multiple times, first killing Dian Hongbo. Afterward, his wife and daughter also died under mysterious circumstances.”
“Just as the Blood Demon Sect was about to silence Dian Hongbo’s only heir, Dian Anhua, they ran into an expert who called himself the Sword Immortal ’Li Bai’.”
“This Sword Immortal ’Li Bai’ has acted several times, killing many masters of the Blood Demon Sect.”
“As you just saw,”
“in order to silence their target, the Blood Demon Sect even sent an expert at the Immortal level. However, it seems they underestimated the Sword Immortal Li Bai’s power…”
“The Sword Immortal, Li Bai.”
Yin Shanhe frowned. “What arrogance. To dare call himself by an ’Immortal Name’.”
“In that case, besides this Sword Immortal Li Bai and Blood Demon Hand Zhu Ganglie you mentioned, who were the other two experts?”
“Well…”
Feng Buchui and Nie Yun exchanged a glance. “My lord, we are not too clear about the other two. They might be old enemies of Sword Immortal Li Bai who came looking for him tonight.”
“What are the casualties?”
Yin Shanhe asked.
“There were no casualties.”
Feng Buchui said, “Because Sword Immortal Li Bai appeared in time. After the battle broke out, Wang Tuoba and the others also arrived promptly to disperse the surrounding crowd.”
“So,”
“aside from destroying a number of buildings, this battle resulted in zero casualties.”
“However…”
“It seems that Sword Immortal Li Bai killed a powerful foe.”
Just as he spoke,
THUD!
A corpse crashed to the ground.
It was one of the ancestors, who had brought back the body of Elder Qingyun.
“I recognize this person,” one of the ancestors said. “This fellow called himself the Cyan Cloud Daoist. His methods were vicious. In his youth, he obtained half of a Taoist Scripture but walked down a crooked path and became an Evil Cultivator.”
“To think he would die today under the sword of that ’Sword Immortal Li Bai’.”
“Oh, right.”
Nie Yun suddenly recalled something. “My lord, just now, when the Cyan Cloud Daoist died, a Blood-colored Light Wheel in his mind transformed into a streak of blood-red light and entered Yu Hu’s body.”
“Who is Yu Hu?”
Yin Shanhe asked.
“My lord, it’s this unconscious youth here.”
Nie Yun said, pointing at the unconscious Yu Hu.
“Hn?”
Yin Shanhe’s brows furrowed. “And what is this youth’s background?”
“My lord.”
Wang Tuoba spoke up. “Yu Hu is Xu Qing’s eldest disciple. Xu Qing is Dian Anhua’s friend and brother. Dian Anhua, the only son of Dian Hongbo, has taken Xu Qing as his master and is his second disciple.”
“Xu Qing?”
Yin Shanhe and the others were taken aback again. “And who is he?”
“This…”
Wang Tuoba and Feng Buchui were both stunned for a moment. After a brief pause, Wang Tuoba said, “My lord, your subordinate heard from Dian Hongbo that Xu Qing is from Qingbei Town.”
“Qingbei Town.”
Yin Shanhe mused. “And Xu Qing? Where is he?”
“This subordinate does not know.”
Wang Tuoba shook his head.
“This Xu Qing disappeared when the battle broke out. Could it be that he was afraid of the powerful enemies and just ran away?”
Nie Yun said.
“Impossible!”
Dian Anhua suddenly shouted. “Master is not that kind of person!”
“Oh?”
Everyone’s gaze fell upon Dian Anhua.
Instantly, the pressure on Dian Anhua multiplied.
“It seems this Xu Qing you speak of is rather questionable,”
Yin Shanhe said.
「Meanwhile, outside the town.」
Xu Qing relentlessly pursued Jiang Feiying. One chased, one fled. Jiang Feiying naturally didn’t dare to stop, as she knew Xu Qing’s strength was immense. If he caught up to her, her life would likely be forfeit.
And Xu Qing’s resolve to kill Jiang Feiying was set. He was willing to risk venturing into the wilderness at night just to catch and eliminate her.
Before he knew it, time was slipping by.
Huu…
Xu Qing took a deep breath. He had been chasing for so long. Since leaving Qingfeng Town, he had pursued her for the better part of the night, covering a full hundred li.
In other words, Xu Qing had chased Jiang Feiying for a hundred li.
This was a ’hundred-li pursuit’.
At this rate, Jiang Feiying was faster than him. If the chase continued like this, Xu Qing would likely never catch her. In that case, she would be able to escape to Qingbei Town.
After all, in Qingbei Town, Jiang Feiying was the young miss of the Jiang Family, and her good reputation was widespread. The Jiang Family even had an ancestor who had reached the Immortal level. It would be nearly impossible for Xu Qing to kill her in public there.
However, what Xu Qing didn’t know was that Jiang Feiying’s identity had already been exposed. Wu Tongtian already knew that she was the Thousand-Faced Witch.
Therefore, it was impossible for Jiang Feiying to flee back to Qingbei Town.
