Qinghe Immortal Clan.

"Wait, didn't I already tell you that I've already lent you my magic power to help you set up the sword formation, and that I can't draw magic power from you again for six months? What are you doing?!"

"Hmph! That guy's Nascent Soul wasn't given to you for nothing."

No matter how the "black holy infant" explained it, the person in front of him did not stop casting the spell, and soon a strange spiritual power enveloped him.

".."

Not long after the "man in black" fled, several more streaks of light quickly arrived and stopped in the air above the battlefield.

The leader, a thin-faced old man, looked at the numerous corpses floating in the sea below and the traces of battle all around, and knew that a fierce battle had taken place here.

Just as he was about to cast a spell to send a message, several streaks of light flew in from afar again, one of whom was Lu Yaoxian, who had just escaped.

At this moment, he was not only seriously injured, but also looked completely disheveled.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, wasn't Yuan Long with you? Did you encounter that person?"

"Fellow Daoist Qi, he..."

Faced with the questioning of the thin-faced old man, Lu Yaoxian quickly recounted the battle that had just taken place and the fact that the man surnamed Qi had died.

Upon hearing this, the thin-faced old man and his companions were also shocked.

"What? Yuanlong has already passed away."

"I didn't expect the Grand Elder to be right. The Holy Infant is indeed with him."

After the thin-faced old man finished speaking, he immediately raised his hand and produced a blue jade talisman.

The next moment, a powerful white light emanated from above the "cyan jade talisman," and a figure quickly emerged from it.

Upon seeing the newcomers, the thin-faced old man and the two cultivators beside him quickly stepped forward and bowed.

"Greetings, Grand Elder!"

"Elder, we've found him. He's just a few hundred miles ahead, and the Holy Infant is also hiding on him."

"Chase!"

Upon hearing what the thin-faced old man said, the middle-aged cultivator standing in mid-air uttered a single word and immediately led everyone forward at high speed.

".."

On the flying boat, the "man in black" sat cross-legged.

His complexion was slightly better than before.

Meanwhile, the "Black Holy Infant" not far away was somewhat weak, and its gaze was fixed on the person in front of it with some displeasure.

“Fellow Daoist, when I helped you back then, I made it clear beforehand that I would borrow your magic power, but I would have to exchange it for something in return.”

Don't forget the promise we made.

"As long as I can escape alive, I will keep my promise to you!"

Now that our location has been exposed, those people are about to catch up. If we don't escape this place quickly, we'll both be caught sooner or later.

Hearing what the "man in black" said, the black-clad holy infant's expression gradually softened, and he looked behind him and asked:

"Since you know they're about to catch up, why don't you find a place to hide instead of continuing south?"

I just sensed that Qi Guangchun is already chasing after us.

Now that you've drained so much of my magic power, my situation is rather dire.

If that old man catches up with you again, I won't be able to help you escape. Even if we join forces, we probably still won't be a match for him.

“I have a friend waiting for me in the south. If we can escape there, his help will greatly increase our chances of getting away.”

They've been hiding for so long, but they still won't let us go.

If they keep chasing us like this, they'll find us sooner or later.

"At this point, we have no choice but to take a gamble."

After replying to the other party, the "man in black" slowly stood up and then took out a talisman from his body to examine it.

"What friend? I've never heard you mention that before. Are you trying to get me killed?"

"If I fall into their hands again, I will make sure you are buried with them."

Hearing the questioning voice, the man in black replied firmly, "Don't worry, this person is also a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator; he's absolutely trustworthy."

"A late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, I never expected you to know someone like that. I really underestimated you back then."

When the other party mentioned that he had a friend in the late Nascent Soul stage to help him, a look of inexplicable surprise flashed across the "Black Holy Infant's" face.

But in an instant, the Holy Infant's face quickly returned to normal, and then he looked at the other person as if he had made up his mind.

"Now that things have come to this, since you are confident in escaping, I might as well take the gamble with you."

I hope you won't let me down!

After saying this, the "Black Holy Infant" suddenly changed his aura, and a ball of black light surged up and covered the man in black.

The next moment, the aura emanating from the "man in black" rapidly increased, and he was once again approaching the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

The man in black was also taken aback when he felt his magical power suddenly surge.

Although he already knew that the "black holy infant" in front of him did not trust him that much and was definitely holding back, he was still aware of this.

What they said just now, sounding very serious, was just an act on their part.

But the man in black did not expect that the other party would lower his guard so quickly in order to escape, and so generously contribute all of his magical power.

With the other party's magical power, the "man in black" was now in a much better state than before, and immediately poured his own magical power into the flying boat beneath his feet.

With the combined efforts of the two men in black, the flying boat's speed increased significantly compared to before.

This greatly increased their chances of escaping.

".."

Hundreds of miles behind, a streak of light that was rapidly pursuing the target also noticed the change in the target's speed.

On the flying boat, the thin-faced old man, who was tracking his opponent while wielding a magical artifact, immediately spoke to the middle-aged man in front of him:

"Elder, they seem to have increased their speed considerably."

"What? He still has the strength to escape? I really underestimated him."

Upon hearing what the thin-faced old man said, Lu Yaoxian and the others standing beside him also looked somewhat incredulous.

It was assumed that the "man in black" had exhausted a lot of his energy in the battle and that he would be caught soon.

Unexpectedly, this guy still had the energy to increase his escape speed.

“Fellow Daoist Qi, if we continue south into the territory of other demon emperors, and the situation is disrupted by demonic beasts like last time, this person may escape again.”

Should we split up and send some men to go around and intercept him from the side?

"No need, you continue the pursuit, I'll go myself."

Faced with the suggestion from the person next to him, the middle-aged man standing at the front shook his head directly.

The middle-aged man took out a silver talisman and stuck it directly on his body.

The next moment, the middle-aged man's aura suddenly erupted, and after a few flashes of light, he immediately distanced himself from the others.

Looking at the middle-aged man who had disappeared ahead, the rest of the group following behind also looked very confident.

"This is a high-grade, level four wind escape talisman!"

"Fellow Daoists, rest assured, with the Grand Elder taking action, he certainly won't be able to escape."

".."

With the help of a high-level "Wind Escape Talisman," the middle-aged man's escape speed immediately increased several times. In just a quarter of an hour, he had already closed the distance of over a hundred miles between himself and his opponent.

At this moment, the "Black Holy Infant" on the airship ahead also sensed a powerful aura rapidly approaching, and its expression immediately changed.

"Oh no, Qi Guangchun has caught up. How much longer will it take for you to reunite with your friends?"

"Are you even capable, kid? Or should we find somewhere to hide?"

".."

Despite the black holy infant's constant urging, the "man in black" showed no panic, but simply increased his magical power into the flying boat beneath his feet.

"Don't worry, we're almost there."

The "man in black," who also sensed the presence behind him, once again used magic to spit out a mouthful of blood essence, pushing his magical power to its limit.

At this moment, he couldn't care less about the pursuers behind him; he was only focused on the talisman in his hand.

Just as the aura above was getting closer and closer, a streak of light suddenly appeared on the distant horizon behind him, rushing towards him at high speed.

"Damn it, that old man has arrived."

".."

Just as the "Black Holy Infant" cried out in surprise, the middle-aged man who had been chasing from afar saw the streak of light ahead and a hint of excitement finally flashed across his face.

With a wave of his hand, a golden longbow appeared in his hand.

The next moment, several powerful arrows flew straight towards the airship where the "man in black" was located.

Seeing this, the Holy Infant immediately activated the banner in his hand, releasing bursts of black light that transformed into a giant hand that directly grabbed the two incoming flying arrows.

The last flying sword was dodged by the "man in black" maneuvering the airship around.
Only with their combined efforts could they barely stop the attack.

But before the two could even catch their breath, golden light shone again behind them, and seven or eight more flying arrows came rapidly, giving them no room to dodge.

"It's too late! Quick, get out of the sea!"

Seeing this, the man in black immediately turned his escape light and plunged headfirst into the seawater in front of him.

Immediately afterwards, the Holy Infant quickly activated the black banner in its hand, which enveloped the flying boat and quickly concealed its form.

Not long after the airship sank into the sea, a figure quickly pursued it and stopped in the air above the area where the "man in black" had just disappeared.

His divine sense covered the entire sea area, but for a moment he could not find the other party.

The middle-aged man's eyes flickered slightly, and he raised his hand to summon another octagonal golden compass magic weapon.

As the magic power was activated, countless golden rays shot out from above the golden compass, quickly scanning the sea below.

Before long, the middle-aged man's lips curled up, and he raised his hand, unleashing several sword beams that shot straight into the sea ahead, instantly piercing through a stretch of water several miles wide.

A deafening roar shook the entire sea surface.

The next moment, as the seawater cascaded down, a figure was forced out of the water.

Before it could react, the figure transformed into a streak of black light and quickly fled forward.

Gazing at the black light escaping ahead, the middle-aged man raised his hand and drew his longbow again.

Once the magical power was gathered, more than a dozen flying arrows swiftly shot out, chasing after the black light ahead.

"Whoosh. Whoosh,"

The arrow pierced the sky and arrived behind the black light in an instant.

Despite his best efforts to dodge, the "man in black" was still unable to completely avoid all the attacks and was soon struck by a flying arrow that pierced through his body.

At this moment, he disregarded his injuries and immediately used magic to escape into the distance.

"Still want to leave!"

Seeing that the other party was determined to escape and had no intention of fighting him head-on, Qi Guangchun scoffed and immediately cast a spell to transform into a beam of light and chase after him.

And so, the two streaks of light, one after the other, quickly disappeared dozens of miles away.

Just as Qi Guangchun caught up with the "man in black" again and was about to draw his longbow,

Unexpectedly, the figure in front of him suddenly vanished into thin air.

Thinking that the other party was hiding his presence again, Qi Guangchun immediately shot out more than a dozen powerful flying arrows, trying to force the figure in the void out.

Just as the flying arrow reached the spot where the opponent had disappeared, it was suddenly blocked in mid-air by some force.

Immediately afterwards, a transparent barrier appeared out of thin air in front of Qi Guangchun, easily blocking all the flying arrows.

"Huh! Who's here?"

As Qi Guangchun called out in confusion, a flash of light appeared in front of the transparent barrier, revealing another figure wearing a bronze mask in addition to the "man in black" from before.

Upon seeing the masked man who suddenly appeared before them, they realized that the aura emanating from him had reached the late Nascent Soul stage.

Qi Guangchun, unable to discern the other party's identity for the moment, also wore a somewhat solemn expression.

In the entire cultivation world of the "Black Wind Sea," there are not many cultivators above the late Nascent Soul stage, and he knows most of them openly.

Having chased the "man in black" for over a year, I've never heard of him having a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator as a helper here.

He was about to catch his opponent when this unexpected turn of events took him by surprise.

At this moment, he couldn't help but look at the person in front of him with a serious expression.

"Fellow Daoist, I have come here today only to pursue this person, and have no intention of causing trouble for others."

If you do not recognize him, please hand him over to me. I, Qi, will be eternally grateful!

"I'm sorry, I'm here for him today too."

Faced with Qi Guangchun's verbal probing, the masked man showed no intention of backing down and directly retorted.

"I never expected that you would be with him. This is quite a surprise to me today."

"Since that's the case, then let me see just how capable you really are."

As the other party drew his bow and arrow again, the masked man stood motionless, ignoring the other party completely.

The arrow flew past, instantly piercing through the masked man's body, whose flesh seemed to be made of paper, vanishing without a trace.

Just as Qi Guangchun was wondering why he had succeeded so easily.

The next moment, a dazzling golden light suddenly appeared above its head, the seawater below disappeared instantly, and the surrounding environment quietly changed.

Immediately afterwards, stars appeared all around Qi Guangchun, and countless starlight fell on him like raindrops.

"This is a high-grade level four magic array!"

Only then did Qi Guangchun realize that while chasing the "man in black," he had unwittingly stumbled into a magic array that the man had set up in advance.

Faced with the seemingly endless and overwhelming attack of stars, Qi Guangchun hurriedly cast a spell to activate a defensive magic treasure, which he placed in front of him.

"You think you can trap me with just these things!"

Seeing that these star attacks did not seem to be as powerful as he had imagined, Qi Guangchun urged his longbow to launch a counterattack against the great formation.

".."

Beyond the transparent shield in the distance, besides the "man in black," there were two other figures, a man and a woman, also wearing masks, standing beside the masked man.

"This formation was set up rather hastily, and it probably won't hold him for long. The people from the Shuiyun Sect will be catching up soon."

You should leave quickly and not get entangled with them.

"I'll come right away after I get away." (End of Chapter)