Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan Chapter 1906 - 1422: To Be Revised
Previously on Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan...
Unbeknownst to Jiang Fengwu, someone else harbored the exact same ambition as hers, scheming to sit idly by and scoop up the rewards like the clever fisherman who waits patiently for the perfect moment.
This individual turned out to be Sun Song, the one who had first employed Earth Escape to slip away straight from the demon cultivators.
Originating from the Demonic Tao himself, he knew full well the ruthless nature of his comrades. Inevitable clashes and brawls were bound to erupt between them, so leveraging his skill in Earth Escape, he escaped ahead of time to steer clear of getting pulled into the fray.
Although Sun Song appeared to have fled with firm resolve, truth be told, he lingered close to the exit, plotting to waylay whichever demon cultivator emerged victorious.
Yet prior to his chance to strike, Jiang Fengwu sealed off the tunnel's mouth and triggered the formation, locking those two demon cultivators within.
Witnessing this turn of events, Sun Song obviously refrained from showing himself and had no choice but to stay concealed.
’By myself, I fear I can’t stand against this woman cultivator!’
Still, with the riches in her possession flashing through his mind, how could Sun Song possibly allow such an enormous bounty to vanish right in front of him?
After deep consideration, he discreetly scattered Ten Thousand Miles Fragrance across the ground—a scentless, invisible substance that lasted for six months—arranging it in a ring. Thus, whichever path Jiang Fengwu took to depart, he’d be alerted.
Once his setup was complete, he rushed off to rally a handful of senior and junior brothers from past joint ventures, intending to jointly pursue and definitely seize this female cultivator!
Regarding the division of the spiritual objects once obtained, they could settle that down the line.
Bursting with elation, Jiang Fengwu had no inkling of the plot closing in on her, merely viewing this area as Demonic Tao territory unfit for prolonged lingering. Therefore, after compelling herself to steady her nerves, she soared eastward.
Her venture had not just fulfilled her original aim of grasping the West Continent’s heavenly symbols but also delivered a wealth of unforeseen rewards. What a thrilling windfall it proved to be!
Such developments bolstered her assurance and control even more for the imminent seclusion aimed at breaking into the Heavenly Immortal Realm.
Jiang Fengwu believed her journey back to the East Continent would proceed without hitches, yet surprisingly, en route, she ran into a band of five—all Earth Immortal demon cultivators hot on her trail!
At first, she had zero desire to clash with them, given the spot as a demon cultivators’ domain. Her disguise held up well, but a brutal confrontation could shatter the formation embedded in her body, revealing her real self in the process.
Consequently, the instant Jiang Fengwu detected their chase, she ramped up her flying pace to evade capture.
Surprisingly, however, the five demon cultivators clung to her like stubborn glue, doggedly trailing without respite.
Regardless of the hiding techniques she deployed, they always managed to track her down and close the gap swiftly.
Draped in a dark robe, Jiang Fengwu dashed wildly over the terrain.
Trailing not too distant behind, a cluster of tenacious shadowy figures pursued her. Their velocity matched hers exactly, merely slowed by her periodic deployment of formations that blocked and disrupted their advance, keeping her just out of reach.
"Halt right there! Just surrender all the spiritual objects, and we’ll spare you—no more chasing after that!"
Noticing Jiang Fengwu picking up speed, one flustered and disheveled demon cultivator couldn’t resist yelling out.
For about ten days they’d been in pursuit, achieving zilch and reducing themselves to a pitiful mess. Unsurprisingly, resentment filled their minds. Quitting tempted them, yet they couldn’t stomach losing out on those spiritual objects plus Great Demon Changyou’s insights and understandings of cultivation.
But at those words, she surged ahead even quicker—did they truly imagine fooling her like some naive kid?
All the same, amid her desperate dash, Jiang Fengwu grabbed a couple of storage bags, stuffing the cultivation insights inside carelessly before hurling them back at the pursuing demon cultivators.
She didn’t expect it to halt them entirely, knowing demon cultivators’ infamous greed, but rather to buy her some delay and widen her lead in the escape.
Without the superior Immortal Pills crafted by Li Zhirui—contrasting the demon cultivators who rotated piloting the Spirit Boat—she couldn’t have endured this far.
As the storage bags hurtled their way, delight surged through the demon cultivators, assuming the leading female cultivator was faltering at last and submitting to their demands.
Solely Sun Song sensed trouble and resisted, since in recruiting his senior brothers’ aid, he’d held back the full story. He downplayed the spiritual objects’ volume by a portion or two, scheming to possibly claim everything solo.
Triumph there would be fantastic, and failure wouldn’t spell disaster anyway.
Moreover, a quick look at the storage bags Jiang Fengwu discarded showed the amounts didn’t add up.
"Hmph!"
As Sun Shan wavered in thought, the rest of the demon cultivators had snatched open the storage bags and emptied their contents.
Upon spotting the abundance of spiritual objects, the huge pile of Classics, and the scores of Jade Slips, their gazes sparkled with excitement, grins spreading across their faces.
"This isn’t right—these Classics are all mixed up chaotically; sorting them will cost us precious time."
"That woman cultivator’s trying to buy time with this trick, letting her flee farther ahead."
Jiang Fengwu’s ploy was utterly transparent, pierced instantly.
"Do we keep after her?"
Yet truly, a few demon cultivators wavered, since they’d already secured a bounty of Classics and Jade Slips; pressing on risked pushing their quarry to the brink, potentially causing her to drag some of them down in desperation.
With their personal well-being in mind, a couple indeed balked at continuing the hunt.