Hide in the world of gods and demons

Chapter 170 Fire Cloud Sect (Part 1)

Actually, in terms of speed...

The max-level Rainbow Transformation Technique isn't much faster than flying on a sword.

The speed of the Rainbow Transformation Technique can reach over a hundred meters per second. Although flying on a sword is slower, it can still reach fifty or sixty meters per second, which is only about twice as fast. However, flying on a sword consumes too much spiritual energy.

With his Foundation Establishment Level 3 cultivation, he could only sustain a flight for a maximum of two hours.

Although the Rainbow Transformation Technique only lasts for about half an hour, it has low energy consumption. With his current cultivation level, he can cast the spell fifteen times in a row, which is equivalent to eight or nine hours in one go.

Moreover, this takes so long, even with the automatic recovery of a max-level Longevity Technique.

During the flight, spiritual energy is almost inexhaustible. As long as one's energy and physical strength can sustain it, one can fly continuously without sleep or rest. In terms of efficiency for long-distance travel, the difference between the two is like heaven and earth, beyond measure.

Chen Li looked at the map for a while, picked up a pen and marked a route, then put it in his storage bag and continued to study the Illusionary Body Technique.

……

half a month later.

late at night.

Chen Li's mouth opened and closed silently, while his hands quickly formed hand seals.

Soon, magical power descended from heaven and earth, and the air was dense. His figure blurred for a moment, and then another person separated from his body.

"This is... done!?"

Chen Li looked at the illusory body, which was so lifelike that it looked no different from a real person.

The same face, the same robes, eyes that were incredibly bright and lively, not dull at all. Even spiritual sense could not detect anything unusual, and it was impossible to tell that this was made of magic. He could even see the strands of hair fluttering.

"This is so realistic! It truly lives up to its name as an illusionary body!"

The two Chen Li looked at each other, both showing surprise.

This feeling was quite strange. Chen Li felt as if his whole body had split in two... no, to be precise, he should have gained another body.

The simple thought of understanding is beyond description; it can only be described as one mind and two bodies.

His real body is him, and the illusory body opposite him is also him.

The illusion's vision is his vision, and the illusion's feelings are his feelings.

The thought felt empty and hollow within the illusory body, light and powerless.

A thought struck him, and he controlled his illusory body to begin removing his robes. However, as soon as he threw them on the ground, the robes turned into a cloud of light and dissipated.

However, this was expected.

After all, it's not real matter.

The phantom body controlled by Chen Li left the quiet room and went to the courtyard to continue the experiment.

First: The illusory form cannot speak, cannot cast spells, and cannot perform pure physical attacks.

Second: The phantom body has almost no mass and flies at extremely high speed, covering hundreds of meters in an instant.

Third: It cannot pass through walls, nor can it burrow underground. It is quite fragile, and a forced impact could even cause the illusion to completely disintegrate.

"It seems that for now, it can only be used for reconnaissance and deception." Chen Li thought to himself.

Even so, this technique is quite practical.

It can be described as a survival tactic.

……

Having mastered the Illusionary Body Technique not long ago, his plan to go to the Fire Cloud Sect had not yet materialized.

Chen Li then received a mission: to wipe out the remnants of the Tianxing Sect.

After the Tianxing Sect was destroyed, a considerable number of Foundation Establishment cultivators successfully escaped, among whom naturally some harbored deep hatred for both sects.

Just a few days ago.

A group of Foundation Establishment cultivators suddenly attacked one of the markets of the True Realm Sect, looting and killing indiscriminately. More than 20 True Realm Sect disciples, including the Foundation Establishment cultivators stationed there, were killed, and countless rogue cultivators were also killed or injured. The entire market was looted.

The entire Zhen Huan Sect was furious. Of course, they could not let him do as he pleased.

The True Sect comprises seven markets (including the two newly added ones), which are extremely scattered. Each market typically has only one Foundation Establishment disciple and twenty to thirty Qi Refining disciples stationed there, resulting in very limited defensive capabilities. If these thugs are not dealt with promptly, no one can guarantee that other markets will not be attacked next.

There are five people in this Foundation Establishment group.

Those who manage to escape from that kind of chaotic battlefield are either incredibly lucky or truly powerful, with the latter being more common.

Logically speaking, in order to reduce casualties, it would be best for Jin Dan to handle this matter.

Unfortunately, after the profits were distributed with other sects, the sect leader has been in seclusion, and Xia Hongyi has been in charge of the entire sect.

In order to wipe out this group of remnants of the Heavenly Star Sect, most of the Foundation Establishment cultivators from the True Soul Sect were mobilized.

However, after that battle, the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the True Sect decreased sharply, and now there are only about twenty people left, while there are seven markets, making it impossible to carry out a full-area lockdown. In the end, they could only lock down the area near where the incident occurred.

The effect can be imagined.

During this period, another market town was breached by the remnants of that group, resulting in countless deaths.

Chen Li and his colleagues could only run around frantically.

Then, the group seemed to have completely disappeared. The group searched for months, traversing the entire Realm of True Immortals, but found no trace of them. The whole spring passed by in this busy and arduous journey.

This attack cast a shadow over the Zhen Huan Sect, which had just emerged from its trauma.

"Sigh, all that work for nothing, we didn't even see a shadow of it."

The group returned to the mountain gate, all of them feeling depressed.

“Who would be so foolish as to stay put? It’s lucky we didn’t run into them, otherwise there would have been more casualties.” Xiao Yuan said, “I heard that group of people escaped from the Red Mountain Region here. I wonder if it was intentional!”

"Alas, these are turbulent times. I wonder when the sect leader will emerge from seclusion?" Chen Li sighed.

This time, several months were wasted.

Even his cultivation was delayed.

"It's hard to say..."

Everyone fell silent, a shadow falling over their hearts.

……

Spring has passed and summer has arrived, the sun is blazing and the heat is intense.

Just after Chen Li mastered the Illusionary Body Technique, he finally decided to go to the Fire Cloud Sect.

Make arrangements at home.

In the early hours of the morning, Chen Li silently got up, looked at Zhou Hong and Zhang Shuniang who were sleeping soundly, put on his robe, quietly walked out the door, and resolutely headed east, flying into the darkest night sky before dawn.

This flight was different from the trip to the artifact gate.

Not to mention the great distance.

The mere mention of a major sect with the Nascent Soul stage is enough to make one uneasy. If one encounters someone with ill intentions, their life could be in danger. For Chen Li, this was a complete challenge and adventure.

"I hope everything goes smoothly and my luck won't be this bad!" Chen Li silently prayed to himself.

He flew at breakneck speed for a while.

A red sun rose from the horizon, dyeing the clouds in the sky with a myriad of colors, and the mist that filled the ground was also illuminated, churning and undulating like countless dancing and rising white snakes.

As the sun rose higher, the temperature also increased.

The fog on the ground was quickly evaporated by the blazing sun. Seeing that the fog was gone, Chen Li quickly lowered his altitude and finally flew close to the ground, less than two hundred meters away.

There's actually a reason for this height.

When flying too high, one cannot escape danger and cannot use any means of survival.

Flying too low makes one vulnerable to attacks from the ground.

Murder and robbery are nothing new anywhere; they're commonplace.

He must be extremely cautious.

(End of this chapter)