Wild Dogs

The man looked Yang Fan up and down, his expression indifferent.

"We are cultivators under the command of Cangyun City. We are here to patrol the surrounding area on the orders of the city lord."

"I see you flew out of the mountains; I need to check if you have any problems."

Hearing this, Yang Fan's heart, which had just settled down, started to pound again.

Yang Fan wasn't sure if the other party had any magical artifacts to detect his identity, in case they really did have a way to find out.

Once the other party discovers my true origins, it will surely lead to my death.

Yang Fan was caught in a dilemma, wondering whether he should run away.

After thinking it over for a moment, Yang Fan decided to stay put.

Running away rashly is not a wise choice.

If the other party hadn't noticed anything amiss, Yang Fan's deliberate escape would have aroused their suspicion.

Yang Fan took a few steps forward and bowed to the other party.

"I only went into the mountains to gather spiritual herbs and hunt spiritual beasts. There should be no problem."

Hearing Yang Fan's explanation, the man casually waved his hand.

"Stop with the nonsense. Let me check you out. If you're fine, you can leave now."

Hearing this, Yang Fan remained vigilant while slowly approaching the other party.

Before long, Yang Fan walked up to the cultivator's side.

The cultivator casually raised his hand, gesturing for Yang Fan to extend his palm.

"What are you doing?"

Yang Fan looked puzzled.

"Nonsense, it's naturally to examine your essence and blood."

As the cultivator spoke, he took out a round crystal ball and waved it in front of Yang Fan.

"This crystal ball was given to us patrolling cultivators by the city lord of Cangyun City."

"By simply touching the killer's blood essence, their identity can be immediately verified."

"Alright, hand over your essence blood!"

This cultivator had reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and didn't take Yang Fan seriously at all.

Yang Fan appeared calm on the surface, but he was already on guard inside.

The city lord of Cangyun City must have mastered some method of examining blood essence.

Once Yang Fan hands over his essence blood, his identity will most likely be completely exposed.

Yang Fan could only pretend to be honest and approach the other party.

At the same time, he secretly raised his hand and held a talisman in his palm.

Yang Fan knew that in order to escape, he had to kill his opponent, and he had to succeed in one strike.

Yang Fan walked to the front of the crystal ball and deliberately made a gesture as if he was about to force out the essence blood from his fingertips.

Just as the person in front of him lowered his guard, Yang Fan suddenly raised his hand.

The talisman in his palm instantly transformed into a golden longsword, piercing straight towards the cultivator's throat.

The cultivator's expression changed drastically as he instantly realized that Yang Fan was the murderer they had been searching for.

Then, with lightning speed, he dodged the attack from the talisman!

"Enemy attack."

The cultivator shouted fiercely, but before he could finish speaking, his throat was pierced.

"I clearly dodged the talisman's attack."

The monk was filled with disbelief.

This cultivator ultimately underestimated Yang Fan's strength.

After Yang Fan's first attack missed, he immediately summoned two more talismans to follow up with another attack.

This monk had absolutely no chance of survival.

As Yang Fan pierced the opponent's throat, he simultaneously thrust his sword into the opponent's chest, completely shattering the opponent's heart.

"I didn't mean to take your life, so why are you keeping an eye on me?"

Yang Fan shook his head indifferently.

Yang Fan then unleashed another sword strike, completely severing the cultivator's body.

As the monk died, the crystal ball in his hand suddenly shot into the sky.

"Boom!"

The crystal ball shattered instantly with a loud bang!

Yang Fan's heart sank instantly.

Clearly, this was a backup plan laid out in advance by the city lord of Cangyun City.

If any patrolling monk carrying the crystal ball is killed, the crystal ball will automatically explode, attracting all the patrolling personnel in the vicinity.

"This is trouble."

Yang Fan dared not linger and turned to flee towards the mountains.

If things get bad, we should take refuge in the mountains first.

Unexpectedly, not long after he ran out, several figures appeared from all around the mountains, completely blocking Yang Fan's retreat.

Yang Fan understood that returning the way he came was impossible, so he could only continue to flee to another place.

Yang Fan immediately accelerated and ran wildly along the edge of the mountain range.

He dared not fly rashly into the open plains, nor dared he venture back into the depths of the mountains, lest he be completely surrounded by the enemy.

The patrolling cultivators behind immediately caught up and followed closely behind Yang Fan.

Fortunately, seeing his own speed, he quickly shook off his pursuers, and the situation improved considerably.

"Master, we absolutely cannot let our guard down now."

"We've only temporarily shaken off our pursuers. Once the City Lord of Cangyun City arrives in person, our situation will become extremely dangerous."

Hearing Zhou Peng's reminder, Yang Fan's expression darkened completely.

Everything Zhou Peng said is true.

The city lord of Cangyun City is a cultivator at the Core Formation stage.

With Yang Fan's current strength, there is no way he can contend with him; if he were to face him, he would surely die.

Yang Fan clenched his fists tightly, knowing that he had no choice but to fight with all his might.

"We need to choose a suitable escape route!"

Yang Fan took out the map he carried with him and kept looking down to check the route as he moved quickly forward.

This map provides a very detailed description of the topography of the entire mountain range.

It not only marked the road conditions inside the mountain range, but also recorded the locations of dangerous places and cities around the mountain range.

Looking at the locations marked on the map, Yang Fan was anxious to find a way to escape.

Zhou Peng suddenly spoke to Yang Fan.

"Master, we can try our luck in these dangerous places."

"Let's try our luck in dangerous territory?"

Yang Fan was filled with doubt.

Why would we go to these dangerous places?

Upon hearing this, Zhou Peng pointed to a mark on the map.

"Master, look at the map. It says this place is called Azure Dragon Pool, and a level six Azure Dragon lives in the pool."

"The abilities of a level six azure dragon are similar to those of a Core Formation cultivator. We can use this azure dragon to devour a wolf with a tiger."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan's eyes lit up.

"I understand. You plan to use the Azure Dragon to get rid of the City Lord of Cangyun City."

But Yang Fan immediately frowned and shook his head repeatedly.

"This is probably not going to work."

"The city lord of Cangyun City is cunning and treacherous; it will be difficult for us to lure him to the Azure Dragon Pool."

"There's another point: we can't be sure if this azure dragon will turn around and attack us."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Peng gritted his teeth and spoke.

"Master, all we can do now is try to survive."

"Doesn't Master still have pills and herbs on him to lure spirit beasts?"

"When the time comes, the master will throw the medicinal herbs for attracting spirit beasts aside and lure the Azure Dragon elsewhere, so we can hide in the pool."

"In this situation, there is no chance of survival without taking risks."