Eternal Life: I Can Control My Essence Qi-Chapter 117 - 112: Battle Royale in the Desolate Zone

Chapter 117: Chapter 112: Battle Royale in the Desolate Zone

"Boom!" "Boom!"...

Rays of escape light scattered in all directions, like birds and beasts fleeing in chaos.

The northern bound convoy, which had held together for over a day, collapsed instantly the moment the Tribulation Cultivator gang appeared.

"Let’s go too!"

Chen Qingju, at the forefront of the crowd, called out and then, with the three companions beside her, turned her escape light and sped toward the east.

After all, it was only a few hundred miles to the Da Li border from here. As long as they shook off these pursuers, they could easily enter the territory by heading north.

"This..."

Zhang Yao hesitated briefly but ultimately chose to quietly follow Chen Qingju and her companions.

The current situation was chaotic, with everyone fending for themselves under great peril. Many Cultivators fled east, so blending in made him inconspicuous.

"Chase! Don’t let them get away!"

"These are all fat sheep; catching one means getting at least a few hundred Spirit Stones!"

"That woman is mine! I’ve been holding back for half a year!"

The three major Tribulation Cultivator gangs surged over like black clouds on the horizon, with many Tribulation Cultivators shouting and roaring excitedly.

This was always the time for them to make a fortune. Killing a fellow Cultivator of the same level could bring in a lot of Spirit Stones and wealth, paving their path to immortality with white bones.

"Boom!" "Clang!" "Puff..." "Ah!"...

In an instant, magical attacks exploded, Magical Artifacts clashed, and cries of agony filled the air.

Many Cultivators with weaker Cultivation or slower to run were instantly surrounded by Tribulation Cultivators several times their number and did not last a few breaths before being reduced to nothingness by magic and artifacts.

"Bang!"

Some Storage Bags were shattered by the violent battleground aftereffects, and the sound of the Spirit Stones and Spirit Pills inside spilling out excited the Tribulation Cultivators even more.

"Go! Hurry!"

"We’ll be safe if we get out!"

While many Cultivators met a tragic end at the hands of the Tribulation Cultivators, more Qi Refining Cultivators scattered and fled.

At this time, it was extremely dangerous, testing the speed of escape light and luck.

The more dispersed the fleeing Cultivators, the higher their chance of survival. It all depended on which ones were slower or unlucky enough to be targeted and relentlessly pursued by the Tribulation Cultivators.

As for the others, once they successfully reached within the Da Li territory, they’d have a boundless sea to swim in and a sky to soar in!

"It’s her!"

"Target spotted, capture her!"

Amidst the chaos, the three leaders of the largest Tribulation Cultivator gang exchanged glances, brimming with killing intent.

"Go!"

The three Tribulation Cultivator leaders decisively took their escape light and chased after Chen Qingju and the others.

This scene was instantly noticed by the three Cultivators beside Chen Qingju, who froze for a second but then reacted, enraged in their hearts:

"Damn it!"

"You damn bitch, using us as cover!"

"Wretched woman, you deserve to die!"

Amid curses, the three immediately scattered and fled, leaving Chen Qingju behind.

They were merely using each other, with no relationship at all. If the timing were different, they might have teamed up to kill Chen Qingju instead.

"Can you really run away?"

A hint of fierceness flashed in Chen Qingju’s eyes as she suddenly threw out a black disc.

"Buzz buzz buzz!"

The black disc vibrated violently, the black light surged, unleashing astonishing suction force.

The three fleeing Cultivators and the three pursuing Tribulation Cultivator leaders were all instantly drawn to the center by the black light, unable to resist.

If they really collided, engaging in close combat, the situation would become extremely perilous, with a slip of care leading to death—no one dared to gamble on such an outcome.

"No! It’s a Disposable Secret Treasure!"

"We’re going to hit!"

"Attack! Kill them!"

The three Tribulation Cultivator leaders instantly made a decision, resisting the black light’s effects while deploying Magical Artifacts and casting magic with brutal force.

However, the three Qi Refining Perfection Cultivators weren’t pushovers, summoning their Magical Artifacts for a desperate counterattack.

"Boom..."

Both sides were involuntarily plunged into fierce combat, daring not hold back in the least.

Meanwhile, Chen Qingju seized this opportunity to escape several hundred feet away with a few flashes of her figure, soon disappearing completely.

"This woman is truly vicious."

Zhang Yao, observing this scene from the shadows, was secretly astounded.

It turned out Chen Qingju wasn’t an inside agent for the Tribulation Cultivator gang; instead, she was well aware that she was being targeted and deliberately used others as shields.

These three Qi Refining Perfection Cultivators had believed her sweet-talking, thinking that acting together was safer, only to end up in such a dire situation.

"Follow and see."

Zhang Yao moved stealthily underground, following Chen Qingju’s escape light.

Amid the earlier chaos, he had submerged into the ground, fully utilizing a High level Skill of Concealing Breath to cover his aura, avoiding detection by others.

Traveling underground in the Desolate Zone consumed magical power at ten times the rate of above ground, even Qi Refining Cultivators proficient in Earth Attribute Cultivation Technique dared not flee underground, as it was a path to certain death.

Only Zhang Yao, with magical power over threefold the norm for Qi Refining Perfection, could afford such confidence and ease.

Soon, Zhang Yao lost sight of Chen Qingju’s escape light and could only rely on faint Spiritual Qi fluctuations to continue his pursuit.

Though the ’Mountain-Penetrating Earth-Digging Skill’ allowed for decent speed underground, it couldn’t compare to the swiftness of a Magical Artifact Flying Sword’s escape light.

"Boom!" "Boom!"...

Moments later, three black-clothed Tribulation Cultivator leaders flew over with grim faces, hurrying in pursuit.

"Looks like those three Qi Refining Perfection Cultivators are done for."

Zhang Yao mourned silently for them.

Once fully embroiled in their all-out brawl, even after the Disposable Secret Treasure collapsed, none dared to cease, forced to continue the deadly struggle.

The three men were Tribulation Cultivator leaders with large retinues; under such siege, those three Cultivators likely had no chance of escaping.

"Chen Qingju probably won’t get away either..."

Zhang Yao noticed the escape light of the three Tribulation Cultivator leaders was distinctly faster than Chen Qingju’s, vanishing beyond the horizon in no time.

"This is becoming troublesome."

Zhang Yao strained to discern the fluctuations of Spiritual Qi, attempting to continue pursuing.

Hundreds of miles around were flooded with chaotic Spiritual Qi waves, a tangled mess difficult to sort fully.

"Due east... No, it turned to the northeast..."

Zhang Yao sensed the subtle fluctuations in Spiritual Qi, attempting to continue tracking the trail.

Thanks to his formidable Divine Soul, vastly superior to typical Qi Refining Perfection Cultivators, he managed to hold the trail; anyone else would have lost it long ago.

Two more quarter hours of travel later, Zhang Yao’s ears suddenly caught a crisp, enchanting, and oddly powerful song that resonated with his heart:

"...First, pick a green lotus leaf, dew washing the jade plate, the lotus leaves connecting to the sky, yielding a profound method by chance..."

"...Second, pick a white lotus root, lard jade from Jin Autumn City, infinite meaning birthed anew, frost and snow secretly Linglong..."

Zhang Yao was taken aback, his heart trembling suddenly, face slightly changing:

"Qinglian Song?!"

"That woman is a remnant of the Qinglian Sect?!"