Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation

Li Ji’an watched from the side, deeply shaken, yet secretly delighted in his heart.

”Whoosh~” Immediately, before he could retrieve the vines from the Earth-Split Bear, he suddenly dashed out of the Spirit-Gathering Array, flying westward.

Guo Qi glanced back, sneering.

A mere Foundation Establishment Early Period Pill Master, and he thinks he can escape from a Foundation Establishment Late Period like him?

The next moment, he withdrew the vines, transformed into a rainbow, and chased after Li Ji’an.

In just ten breaths, he had already caught up with Li Ji’an, only ten zhang away.

”Shua~” A green light flashed, striking directly at Li Ji’an’s back.

Seeing that his Poison Wood Staff was about to hit the Foundation Establishment Pill Master ahead, at the last moment, the Pill Master unexpectedly panicked and ducked suddenly, narrowly avoiding the lethal blow.

”Huh, lucky for you.” Guo Qi sneered coldly and didn’t mind, suddenly accelerating, raising his hand to unleash the Vine Silk Surgery Technique.

”Whoosh~” But just as he was about to catch up, the Pill Master suddenly erupted at a speed even faster than his, leaving him behind in the blink of an eye.

”Hmm? Some kind of escape technique?” Guo Qi shook his head slightly, knowing that such a method of escape is only useful when the gap in realms isn’t that large. For a Foundation Establishment Late Period Great Cultivator like him, this method only added to his hunting thrill.

Anyway, even if the Liu Family came for support, it’d take at least ten days or half a month, so his time was ample.

He was not overly concerned, pursuing relentlessly, waiting for the secret technique to fade and backfire.

However, this wait lasted nearly a quarter of an hour.

Just as his expression grew darker, worrying about unresolved issues at the scene of the incident and contemplating giving up, the speed of the Pill Master ahead finally slowed.

”Hmph! I said, how long can a mere Foundation Establishment Early Period Pill Master maintain a secret technique like that? Time to die!” He suddenly burst at full speed, closing in to ten zhang, with his Lifebound Magical Artifact, the Poison Wood Staff, shooting out once more.

”Whoosh~” This time, the Poison Wood Staff was exerting its full force.

”Hmm?” Yet once again he was disappointed. Just as the Poison Wood Staff was about to pierce the Pill Master, the Pill Master unexpectedly lost direction in panic, veering off to flee northward.

Guo Qi’s face turned black instantly!

He was almost gnashing his teeth.

Thinking a chase after a Foundation Establishment Early Period Pill Master would take mere dozen breaths at most, he found all this time being wasted instead.

”Little thief, where to escape?” This time, he was thoroughly enraged, biting his tongue fiercely, sparing no effort in burning his essence blood to speed up.

With just a few breaths, he was closing in on the Pill Master once more.

”I’ll see how you run now?”

Just when his Vine Silk Hand shot out, the infuriating moment happened again; the Pill Master ahead suddenly accelerated once more.

Faster by more than double compared to before.

”Damn thief!” Guo Qi couldn’t help but curse.

Fortunately, this time the burst lasted shorter, barely ten breaths, and the speed of the Pill Master ahead finally slowed again.

”Hmph! Let’s see how many times you can use the secret technique?” Guo Qi’s heart burned with anger, vowing to grind the Pill Master into dust.

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After another half an hour, Li Ji’an leisurely pulled out another Second Tier Upper Grade Acceleration Talisman.

However, he glanced back and eventually put it away.

This place had a massive crater, boundless on all sides, desolate and uninhabited, an ideal spot for murder and robbery.

Guo Qi continued to chase relentlessly, seeing the other party slowing down once more, but he had lost the thrill as this had happened repeatedly.

”Huh?” However, this time, even as he closed in to ten zhang, the other party did not speed up again.

”Hmph, little thief, keep running then?” His suppressed rage finally erupted fully, charging at Li Ji’an with a crazed joy.

”Thud!” Li Ji’an helplessly fell to the ground.

”Die!” Guo Qi didn’t retract his Escape Light, diving straight at Li Ji’an below.

Li Ji’an suddenly turned back, giving him a slight smile.

”Shua!” A golden light shot out.

”Hiss~” The sinister smile on Guo Qi’s face froze instantly as he sensed the terrifying power carried by the golden light.

This Golden Arrow Talisman was a Mid-term Second Tier Talisman drawn by Li Ji’an years ago, and it contained the refined quality of Heaven and Earth’s Killing Intent, nurtured over the years, it possessed seventy percent of the power of a full-force blow from a Foundation Establishment Late Period.

At least, this was said to be among the fiercely potent attacking types.

For Guo Qi, a Wood Element Foundation Establishment Late Period cultivator who wasn’t good at attack, his full-force blow couldn’t even match up to this Golden Arrow Talisman.

Boom~

In almost the blink of an eye, Guo Qi’s Body-Protecting Dharma Shield was easily pierced by the golden arrowhead.

”Whoosh~”

However, just as Li Ji’an thought the battle was over, an unexpected scene unfolded.

As the golden arrowhead pierced through his Body-Protecting Dharma Shield, a green light flashed on Guo Qi’s body, followed by the sudden appearance of a green leaf to his left.

In the next instant, his figure seemed to teleport, suddenly appearing at the green leaf’s location.

”Bang!” The golden arrowhead carried a flash of blood as it shot through.

”Little thief!” Guo Qi’s right shoulder had a bloody hole, but it was not severe.

Li Ji’an watched this scene with surprise and doubt, curious about such a magic technique, while also adding to his own cultivation experience.

”Hmph, so it was just relying on Acceleration Talismans.” Guo Qi put away his carelessness, cautiously sizing up Li Ji’an, finally understanding the reason behind his escape technique earlier.

He was inwardly shocked.

He always thought his skill in hiding was already quite impressive.

Unexpectedly, today this Pill Master would make him feel a chill of fear.

A Foundation Establishment Early Period Pill Master actually possessing so many Second Tier Acceleration Talismans, and even just now that kind of offensive talisman comparable to a Foundation Establishment Late Period attack.

He asked himself, if it weren’t for the fact he was the one here today, having practiced Illusory Wood Shifting, any other Foundation Establishment Late Period Great Cultivator might have already fallen for the trap.