“Chen Feng, Chen Gu, both of you go and search around and guard yourself against the opponent’s luring strategy. The others… follow me inside. You are not allowed to return until you have obtained the opponent’s head!” Chen Heng flourished his sleeve and stepped into the forest first. Behind him were five clansmen from the Fallen Chen Clan, three of which were eighth level Qi Condensation cultivators, and two were seventh level Qi Condensation cultivators.
Those two seventh level Qi Condensation fell back, obeying Chen Heng’s order and began their search. The other three eighth level Qi Condensation cultivators each had a thick killing intent in their eyes, following Chen Heng as he entered into the forest.
In the forest of the nameless mountain range, Bai Xiaochun felt a wave of dizziness consume him. His shoulder, abdomen and right leg were all seriously injured. The cold air from the rainy night invaded his body, making his already shivering body tremble even more.
“Am I going to die…” Bai Xiaochun laughed bitterly. He looked at the numerous injuries on his body. The stabbing pain that reached all the way to his bones made tears gather in the rim of his eyes.
The ghastly scene of that time when he was standing before his deathly ill parents as he watched their bodies gradually become ice-cold surfaced in his mind.
Perhaps, it was from that moment onwards that he became especially afraid of death.
“I want to live!” Bai Xiaochun raised his left hand and wiped away the tears at the corner of his eyes. He viciously gritted his nearly frozen teeth and dashed towards the forest. He had no idea where he was headed to, nor what the future held. There was only one desire in his mind right now.
“Live!”
As for his fear of death, it supported Bai Xiaochun, providing him with the needed strength in this stormy night, driving him forward.
He even gradually realised that his own cultivation appeared unconstrained in these few battles of life and death, as if he was already not far off from breaking through the sixth level Qi Condensation.
Slowly, the morning sun appeared in the horizon. Streams of sunlight passed through the leaves and fell on the raindrops in the forest, reflecting a beautiful light. However, the rain did not let up.
In the forest, Chen Heng’s group was rapidly chasing after Bai Xiaochun. Chen Heng’s complexion was getting more and more unsightly. Even though Bai Xiaochun was heavily injured, because of his fast speed and them being in the forest, Chen Heng and the others were unable to catch up to him. They had even chased him throughout the night but still had no idea where he had headed to.
Especially in this thunderstorm which had washed away all their leads, even if they were of a cultivator clan which lived in the Fallen Star Mountain Range and fought with ferocious beasts in these forests throughout the whole year, they were still unable to discover any footprints in the heavy rain.
“Split up and search for him. That person is heavily injured and couldn’t have escaped too far. Maintain a hundred zhang distance between the three of you. Once you find that person, do not fight him, but immediately retreat and relay a message to me!” Chen Heng gritted his teeth. Once he said this, the three eighth level Qi Cultivation clansmen behind him hesitated for a moment before nodding their heads and scattered.
(ED note: one zhang is approximately 3.58 meters, or 3.64 yards.)
Time passed and a day later, Bai Xiaochun was exhausted, if it wasn’t for the strong desire to live supporting him, he would have long since collapsed.
His lips were chapped and he looked haggard, even his speed was dropping down. After an incense worth of time, his expression flickered. He abruptly looked to the right and saw a silhouette shoot out from that location. It was not heading towards him, but was retreating instead.
This long-faced youngster was one of the three eighth level Qi Condensation clansmen from the Fallen Chen Clan. As he retreated, he firmly pinched a jade slip that he held in his right hand, immediately sending out a message.
Bai Xiaochun’s heart sank. His body suddenly accelerated, dashing deeper into the forest..
The long-faced youngster’s expression changed. With Bai Xiaochun being here, there was already fear in his heart. When he was deliberating whether he should give chase or not, a sudden glee surfaced in his eyes as he noticed two silhouettes, a couple hundred zhang away, hastily heading in his direction from the sides.
Those two were at the eight level Qi Condensation. In the distant sky, a silhouette of a rainbow could be seen. That was Chen Heng.
The three of them were speeding in this direction and were quickly approaching. Judging by their speeds, those two eight level Qi Condensation clansmen would arrive in a mere ten breaths, while Chen Heng would arrive in twenty breaths at most.
The long-faced youngster laughed loudly as he came to a decision. His entire cultiv