Chapter 774 - 291: I Have My Own Methods. Let’s See You Keep Running
Chapter 774: Chapter 291: I Have My Own Methods. Let’s See You Keep Running
’Something’s not right. I feel like I forgot something.’
After leaving the Treasure House, Xiao Chen was ready to return to Silent Calamity Island.
However, standing at the edge of the island, he felt as if there was still something left undone.
’I got the elixirs, took care of the miscellaneous items, had my things appraised, and even bought pastries. What could I be missing?’
He stood there, trying his best to recall.
But he couldn’t remember anything. ’Forget it. It’s probably nothing important.’
Xiao Chen felt he had done everything he needed to, leaving nothing out.
So he shook his head, casting the strange feeling aside, and headed straight for Silent Calamity Island.
Halfway there, he finally remembered what he had forgotten.
"Black Dragon Emerges from the Water, lock!"
"Xiao Chen, you brat! Let’s see where you can run this time!"
The one who spoke was none other than the menacing Old Dog Yi!
It was a slight shame that the guy hadn’t been finished off by that Sea Race Great Demon.
Xiao Chen’s public appearance in the Marketplace had naturally caught the attention of the Yi Family once again.
As a result, the Yi Family Ancestor had secretly tailed him until they reached this deserted area, where he brazenly struck again.
Strictly speaking, you couldn’t entirely blame Xiao Chen for being forgetful.
After all, he couldn’t just stay hidden forever and give up the chance to refine a Rank-Breaking Spirit Pill.
Besides, the Yi Family were local bullies, and Old Dog Yi, a Nascent Soul True Monarch, had repeatedly used his strength to bully the weak.
Even if Xiao Chen had wanted to hide, without using his trump cards, he had no effective way to avoid him.
Looking at the rising Water Dragon Rolls and the cage flickering with deep blue Spiritual Light,
he could only sigh softly and resort to his old trick.
After a burst of scorching flames, he vanished without a trace.
The Yi Family Ancestor was clearly stunned. He hadn’t expected Xiao Chen to be so decisive, fleeing without even a word in response.
But this time, he had come prepared.
Having learned from his previous failed attempt to capture him, he had not only prepared a magical blockade but also brought a Secret Talisman.
"Sky-Locking Curtain, activate!"
This Secret Talisman was a special Talisman he had specifically acquired to counter Escape Techniques.
Its greatest feature was that the user didn’t need to lock onto the enemy with their Divine Sense. It could automatically sense any Cultivator within a hundred-li radius and restrict their movement.
No matter how fast Xiao Chen’s Escape Techniques were,
as long as he couldn’t escape a hundred li away within two breaths, he would not be able to get out of his grasp.
In the next moment, however, the Yi Family Ancestor saw several wisps of smoke hovering in mid-air, looking lost.
Unable to find a trace of the enemy, they ended up falling upon the fish in the sea, transforming into chains that bound them tightly.
"What?"
The Yi Family Ancestor’s expression changed drastically. "The Secret Talisman failed? How is that possible?"
The Sky-Locking Curtain Secret Talisman was a Tier Four Talisman, originally intended for pursuing Nascent Soul True Monarchs.
Using it against Xiao Chen, a mere Golden Core Cultivator, was practically using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
Yet despite making such thorough preparations, he had still lost all trace of his target.
If word of this got out, probably no one would believe it.
"Excellent, excellent. Truly worthy of a Hidden Sect Inheritor. So many tricks up your sleeve."
The Yi Family Ancestor was so furious he laughed, but he didn’t dare to waste any more time.
He took a deep breath and quickly picked a direction to pursue.
Unfortunately, he had guessed the wrong direction again. Half an hour later, he was staring out at the vast sea in silence.
"Damn you! Don’t let me catch you, or I’ll flay you alive!"
The Yi Family Ancestor cursed angrily and landed on the nearby sea surface.
Without any visible action, the sea for several hundred zhang around him instantly froze into a layer of ice a foot thick.
Immediately after, he took out forty-nine Array Plates in a row.
He set up a Grand Array on the spot, powering it with Middle Grade Spirit Stones.
"Heaven moves in eight directions, Earth resides in the eight wastes!"
"Within the cosmos, all can be my servants!"
As the Yi Family Ancestor softly recited the Mantra, the Grand Array immediately unfurled completely.
A spectral image of a large altar, forty-nine zhang tall, faintly appeared in mid-air.
A moment later, the altar shrank to seven zhang, yet it grew more solid, looking as if it were real.
If an uninformed Cultivator were to look at it from a distance, they probably wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.
The Yi Family Ancestor completed the first step, but his hands paused.
A trace of hesitation flickered in his eyes.
The more powerful the Secret Technique, the higher the price to cast it, and often, the cost outweighs the gain.
If it were merely for hunting materials, doing this wouldn’t be worth it.
But the Yi Family Ancestor had also heard that Xiao Chen had displayed power beyond the limits of the Golden Core realm within the Relic, confirming that he had already taken that most difficult step.
If he let him escape this time,
then the next time they met, he would likely be a newly ascended Nascent Soul, returning with his family’s Nascent Soul True Monarchs for revenge.
With the current turbulent situation, if the other party also chose to ambush him in secret, his own life would be in danger.
"Earth in the center, Dragon rises in the east!"
The Yi Family Ancestor’s expression hardened. No longer hesitating, he sent five Spiritual Objects flying from his hand, which settled into positions according to the Five Elements.
Then, he even spat out a mouthful of fresh blood on the spot. "I sacrifice my true blood to the Array! Search the four seas and eight wastes for the True Spirit I seek!"
As his Mantra concluded, the Spiritual Object to the far east was instantly sacrificed, transforming into a small dragon.
The small dragon swallowed the Yi Family Ancestor’s Essence Blood in a single gulp, using it to establish a Divine Sense connection with him.