Not long after, out of the blue, a prismatic beam streaked across the sky; the prismatic beam was a cloud of bloody mist, and within the mist was an eight level Qi Condensation Chen clansman who was currently gazing below, scouting the ground. However, as Bai Xiaochun and the others had hid themselves in time, this Chen clansman did not stay for long and flew off into the distance.
Bai Xiaochun’s heart pounded nervously as he looked at the fading figure in the distance. The blood-filled veins in his eyes grew more obvious; he knew that he couldn’t take any action right now unless he could instantly kill the person. Otherwise, before long the other clansmen would certainly appear.
“They have caught up to us…” Du Lingfei sighed deep in her heart. She looked at Bai Xiaochun and hesitated for a moment, she was just about to open her mouth when Bai Xiaochun suddenly grabbed her hand and dashed away.
Along the way, the three of them were quieter than they had ever been; an invisible pressure weighed on their hearts and spread in the atmosphere, causing an unsettling feeling to rise in their hearts, as if the shadow of death was extending its hand closer and closer towards them, threatening to crush the three of them.
“We still have hope!” Hou Yunfei suddenly said.
“Though the Fallen Chen Clan’s patriarch is a Foundation Establishment cultivator and is much stronger than us, it is impossible for his formation array to be boundless. Our Hou family’s patriarch is also a Foundation Establishment cultivator and I was fortunate to witness him set up a formation array. Setting up a formation array that can cover an area of 10 000 li still requires one to lay down some nodes first.”
(ED note: One li is 576 meters, or 630 yards)
“ Senior Brother Hou is saying that even if the Fallen Chen Clan’s patriarch had made prior preparations, it wouldn’t exceed over 10 000 li!” Du Lingfei’s eyes brightened as she immediately replied.
“That’s right, hence the further we are from the Fallen Chen Clan, the higher the chance of us succeeding to contact the sect with the jade slip. And as long as we manage to send the news back to the sect, we would be saved!” Hou Yunfei said firmly.
“A radius of 10 000 li, according to our current speed, we would roughly need ** days……” Bai Xiaochun muttered as he gritted his teeth and continued running.
(ED note: the author himself wrote ** )
Throughout the journey, they were either running or hiding; they had encountered the Fallen Chen clansmen numerous times, however, they had always managed to avoid them thanks to Bai Xiaochun’s extraordinary sense of danger.
This constant tension coupled with the continuous running during which Bai Xiaochun still pulled Du Lingfei and Hou Yunfei along, caused his fatigue to build-up and his expression to pale even further.
As for Hou Yunfei and Du Lingfei, their injuries only worsened as time passed, their speed slowly decreased until Bai Xiaochun was practically the only thing moving them forward.
Bai Xiaochun moved with even more caution, his character was to always seek safety and stability; his personality was meticulous, and with his keen danger sense, he had managed to keep them alive for three days in the state of high alert.
During these three days, the three of them hid and concealed themselves; Bai Xiaochun looked haggard and was exhausted beyond what words could describe. As they entered a mountain valley, before taking more than a few steps, Bai Xiaochun suddenly felt his heart leap and instantly grabbed Du Lingfei and Hou Yunfei and hid together with them behind a large boulder. However, they were slower by a beat as a whistling sound sounded from above. Bai Xiaochun quickly pushed the other two without any hesitation and hastily backed away.
With a loud crash, a beam of white light instantaneously descended from the sky, smashing the boulder, showering the surroundings with rubble. Hou Yunfei coughed out blood and similarly, some blood also seeped out from the corners of Du Lingfei’s mouth. At this moment, a cold snort echoed from the sky above.
“So this is where you are hiding!”
A disciple of the seventh level of Qi Condensation appeared before them as he stood on a bloody mist and held a piece of mirror in his left hand. He immediately slapped his storage pouch with his right hand and retrieved a piece of jade slip, preparing to send out a signal.
“Don’t let him send out the signal!” Hou Yunfei said anxiously as Du Lingfei, with a deathly pale face, tried to use her flying sword with great difficulty
At this moment, the retreating Bai Xiaochun, with his face pale, his body trembling and bloodshot eyes, gritted his teeth and stomped on the ground mid-retreat; his right leg trembled as he gathered all of his strength and with a loud bang, the ground below cracked open as his body shot off of the ground and flew with a such speed that he seemed like a prismatic beam.
Just when the Chen clansman was about the send the signal, Bai