On the path to immortality, I can see destiny.

Upon realizing this, the cultivator surnamed Lu immediately formed a hand seal with his left hand, and the Golden Scale Spear flew up again, aiming straight for Zhao Fan's neck.

At the same time, a fiery red streak flew out of his storage bag, transforming into a large halberd, which he held in his hand.

Zhang Tie wasn't idle either. He formed hand seals, and several sword lights flew out simultaneously, shooting towards Zhao Fan in an attempt to force him to stop.

The two worked together skillfully, instantly sealing off Zhao Fan from both the front and back.

Hearing the sound of wind breaking behind him, Zhao Fan was terrified and had no choice but to quickly take out a small shield from his storage bag.

The shield grew as it faced the wind, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a large shield five feet square.

Zhao Fan held the shield above his head, blocking several sword flashes, without pausing his steps.

The golden scale spear behind him was incredibly fast, arriving in the blink of an eye, and was about to pierce Zhao Fan's neck.

Even without turning around, Zhao Fan could feel a faint stinging pain in his neck.

Zhao Fan gritted his teeth, trying to control the shield above his head to defend against the attack from behind, but it was too late; the spearhead had already passed through the shield.

Fortunately, the falling shield managed to deflect the golden-scaled spear a few inches, causing it to finally land on the spine.

Protected by the tortoise shell, the spear did not harm Zhao Fan.

The powerful impact sent Zhao Fan flying.

After rolling several times, it crashed into a large tree.

Zhao Fan controlled the shield to withstand the impact, barely managing to stop his body before crashing into the tree.

Although the attack did not actually injure Zhao Fan, it still gave him a fright and made him break out in a cold sweat.

Before Zhao Fan could even catch his breath, two more sword lights flew towards him. One was aimed straight at Zhao Fan's eyes, while the other was slashing at his thigh.

Zhao Fan immediately turned around and used the large shield behind him to block the attack. He himself was also pushed hard against the tree by the recoil, his nose was bleeding, and his face was scratched by the rough tree bark.

He knew he was no match for these two, not to mention that their cultivation levels were higher than his.

Just to say that the two of them clearly cooperated very well, while I had no experience in combat and had been dodging based on instinct from the beginning until now.

If it weren't for the tortoise shell on his body, he would have died twice already.

Just then, the Golden Scale Spear shot out from the side, heading straight for Zhao Fan's face.

Zhao Fan immediately waved his hand, took out a large emerald green sword from his storage bag, held it with both hands, and blocked it horizontally in front of him.

However, this powerful force forced Zhao Fan to retreat two or three zhang (approximately 6.6 meters).

Behind him, there was a whooshing sound. Zhao Fan didn't have time to turn around and could only hold the large shield behind him.

A loud crash rang out, and the immense force caused the large shield to slam heavily onto Zhao Fan's back. A scorching heat pierced through the shield, burning several large holes in Zhao Fan's clothes.

Zhao Fan turned around and saw a crimson halberd slashing at the shield. The crescent blade on the halberd passed over the shield and struck Zhao Fan's shoulder, colliding with the tortoise shell and scattering sparks.

At this moment, even the slow-witted Zhao Fan knew that it was a matter of life and death.

The two were well-coordinated, their attacks relentless and giving the other no chance to breathe. If this continued, they might really be going to die here.

He couldn't care less about that now and immediately took out a fiery red talisman from his storage bag.

This is a mid-grade Flame Burst Talisman, costing two spirit stones each. Its power is extremely formidable, comparable to a full-force attack from a cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining.

As spiritual energy was injected, the talisman shone brightly with red light, and scorching, violent spiritual energy waves emanated outwards.

Both the cultivator surnamed Lu and Zhang Tie clearly felt the strong fluctuations of spiritual energy.

Without any hesitation, the two retreated immediately, leaving only two magical artifacts to restrain Zhao Fan.

The flames appeared and, under Zhao Fan's control, transformed into two fire snakes that rushed straight towards the two of them at an extremely fast speed, arriving in front of them in the blink of an eye.

Both of them were prepared and each summoned their defensive magical artifacts.

The cultivator surnamed Lu took out a small black bell, while Zhang Tie took out a blue mirror.

At this moment, Zhao Fan was no longer concerned with how the two would respond. He immediately took out a mid-grade Swiftness Talisman from his storage bag and affixed it to his body.

As the talisman was activated, Zhao Fan immediately felt his body become much lighter. Taking advantage of the two relaxing their control over the magical artifact, he lightly pushed off with his feet and jumped six or seven zhang away.

With the help of his spiritual power, Zhao Fan retrieved the large shield. Then, he turned and disappeared into the dense forest, vanishing in a few breaths.

At this moment, a violent explosion rang out, and the power of the two talismans was knocked back several feet.

After the firelight subsided, the two put away their defensive magical artifacts and looked in the direction Zhao Fan had fled, their expressions shifting between anger and uncertainty.

"Should we continue pursuing them? If we do, we'll have to resort to some underhanded tactics."

Zhang Tie hesitated. As a rogue cultivator, he had few resources. If he wanted to catch up, he would have to use some tracking magic tools and talismans. If he failed to catch up, he would be at a complete loss.

"Chase!"

The cultivator surnamed Lu said in a deep voice.

After he finished speaking, a magic artifact resembling a compass flew out of the storage bag.

At the very center of the ritual implement is a groove.

The cultivator surnamed Lu reluctantly took out a spirit stone and placed it in the groove.

The spirit stone emitted a blue light, which slowly spread across the entire compass.

Then, the cultivator surnamed Lu waved his hand, and a drop of the blood that had stuck to the tree due to a nosebleed was retrieved by the cultivator surnamed Lu and dripped onto the spirit stone.

The next moment, a red dot appeared on the compass, flashing continuously, getting further and further away from the spirit stone in the center.

Without hesitation, the cultivator surnamed Lu took out a Wind Control Talisman and stuck it on his body.

This Wind-Riding Talisman is a valuable item; it allows one to fly by riding the wind without consuming spiritual energy, and it belongs to the category of mid-grade talismans.

Although the speed wasn't very fast, it was still faster than running in the forest.

Of course, these talismans aren't cheap either; they're even more expensive than the Flame Burst Talisman, with two Wind Control Talismans costing five spirit stones.

Seeing this, Zhang Tie also took out a Wind Control Talisman, but felt a little heartache.

"If it were an ordinary person, they would have just run away. At worst, the two of us brothers would simply leave this place and move to another market."

"But this kid is very likely a core member of a powerful family. If we let him go back, the two of us might face an ambush from the entire cultivation family."

Knowing that Zhang Tie couldn't bear to part with the Wind Control Talisman, the cultivator surnamed Lu began to analyze the pros and cons.

"Moreover, the defensive magic artifact that kid has is at least a high-grade magic artifact, and may even be a top-grade magic artifact. As long as we succeed, these losses will be nothing."

With Lu's words, Zhang Tie finally made up his mind and put the Wind Control Talisman on his body.

The Wind Control Talisman was activated, and the two immediately soared into the sky, following the direction indicated by the compass.

Zhao Fan was running through the dense forest. Although the Swiftness Talisman nearly doubled his speed, there were too many obstacles in the forest, so Zhao Fan had to slow down his pace.

The tortoise shell on his body seemed to sense that he was temporarily safe, and quickly retracted back to Zhao Fan's chest.

However, as the tortoise shell retracted, Zhao Fan also felt his body undergo rapid changes.

Originally, Zhao Fan was neither fat nor thin, but now he felt weak. Looking down at his body, he could see through the holes in his clothes that his body was so thin that it was almost just bones, and his ribs were clearly visible on his chest.

At the same time, an intense feeling of hunger arose spontaneously.

There was no time to look for food at this point, so Zhao Fan had no choice but to take out the last bottle of Bigu Pills from his storage bag and pour them all into his mouth.

The hunger was quickly suppressed, but it was only a temporary solution.

Generally, once you pass the third level of Qi Refining, you no longer need to eat ordinary food, as spiritual energy will replace it to maintain your Qi and blood.

The greatest effect of the Bigu Pill is to make cultivators no longer feel hungry and gradually get used to not eating, but it cannot replenish the large amount of qi and blood that has just been lost.