Chapter 164: Old members of the Cheng family, hunted down separately
Ji Chang and Hu Yongjing exchanged glances for a moment, then their bodies suddenly moved, transforming into two beams of light that streaked across the sky like meteors, heading straight towards the two monks who were rushing over.

In the darkness of the night, two figures, a man and a woman, gradually emerged.

When they saw the interception ahead, they paused noticeably, and then hovered steadily in the air.

The male cultivator was dressed in a green shirt, his face was as gentle as jade, but there was a gloomy look between his brows.

He held a few yellow talismans in his hands, each of which was engraved with complex patterns and flashed with a faint light.

The aura on his body was not hidden. This person was a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building.

The female cultivator was wearing a pink double-breasted tasseled dress. Her face was as charming as a flower, her eyes were as affectionate as water, and there was a hint of playfulness and agility between her eyebrows.

Although she is only at the initial stage of foundation building, she has a smart and intelligent temperament.

She followed the male cultivator closely, and judging by the intimacy between the two, they seemed to be a pair of Taoist lovers.

"My two fellow Taoists, please stay." Ji Chang's voice echoed in the night sky, steady and powerful.

However, the male cultivator just glanced at them coldly, a sneer of disdain appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he squeezed out a word from the depths of his throat: "Get lost."

As soon as he finished speaking, he activated the talisman in his hand without hesitation.

Dozens of talismans instantly turned into lights of various colors and flew towards Ji Chang and Hu Yongjing with a fierce momentum.

Hu Yongjing reacted quickly and immediately activated two shield magic weapons, one black and one white.

The two shields seemed to have their own spirits, spinning rapidly around him and Ji Chang, forming an indestructible defense that successfully blocked the fierce attacks of the talismans.

At the same time, Ji Chang did not passively defend. He decisively urged the second-level inferior iron corpse beside him to rush towards the male cultivator.

The iron corpse was huge and burly, waving its huge fists and rushing towards the male cultivator with a strong force.

Immediately afterwards, Ji Chang activated the Green Water Sword Escape, and dozens of blue sword lights condensed in an instant and swept towards the male cultivator.

These sword lights flashed with cold light, as if they could penetrate all obstacles.

When Hu Yongjing saw Ji Chang fighting with the male cultivator, he turned around and rushed towards the female cultivator who was building her foundation.

Although the female cultivator's cultivation level is relatively low, her reactions are extremely quick.

She let out a delicate cry, and a long sword with flashing light appeared in her hand, and she fought with Hu Yongjing.

At this moment, several blue sword lights dangerously passed by the male cultivator's side, and the sharp sword energy left scars on his blue robe.

The male cultivator exclaimed: "Great swordsmanship!"

He then took out four or five talismans and skillfully stuck them on his body.

These talismans were instantly activated, adding several different layers of colorful protective aura to his body.

Ji Chang saw it and felt something in his heart.

Although he had not fought many times after he was promoted to the Foundation Establishment Stage, the fighting style of the male cultivator in front of him reminded him of a cultivator he had met in the past, Cheng Yaolong.

The talisman master of the Cheng family also relied on talismans to fight in a domineering and unforgettable way.

"Could it be that this person is also a talisman master?" Ji Chang thought to himself.

The next moment, the blue sword light surrounding Ji Chang increased again, and the battle between the two became fierce.

Although the male cultivator relied on the blessing of talismans, the Green Water Sword Escape that Ji Chang used was a top-level spell derived from the Danwen Divine Ability [Green Water and Green Sword], and was practiced by Ji Chang to the small success level.

With extraordinary power and exquisite swordsmanship, he was able to break through the defenses of male cultivators at every critical moment.

"Your swordsmanship is truly superb." After dodging a sword light, the male cultivator couldn't help but admire again.

Ji Chang did not respond, but instead shot out several sword lights emitting a sharp aura.

At the same time, the situation on Wang Changsheng and Hu Qingsong's side has also changed significantly.

Ji Chang had just sent his second-grade intermediate-quality refined corpse to Wang Changsheng and Hu Qingsong.

This undoubtedly brought tremendous pressure to Tan Sunshu and Ye Debao who were on the run.

They were already at a disadvantage, and now the situation was made even worse.

And the disaster-bringing magic that Ji Chang used on Tan Sunshu also began to take effect.

Tan Sunshu only felt that the injuries on his body, which had been suppressed before, suddenly worsened rapidly, and he felt unbearable pain all over his body.

However, at this critical moment, he did not choose to give up, but took the initiative to step forward and entangled the corpse that came to intercept him.

He sent a voice message to Ye Debao: "Debao, go away quickly and don't worry about me."

There was determination in his voice.

After hearing what Tan Sunshu said, Ye Debao hesitated for a moment.

Tears welled up in his eyes and his heart was filled with reluctance.

However, he also knew that this was not the time to get emotional.

He looked at Tan Sunshu deeply, then gritted his teeth, turned around and fled into the distance.

With the help of the corpse refiner, Wang Changsheng and Hu Qingsong successfully intercepted Tan Sunshu.

At this time, a fire dragon, urged by Wang Changsheng, roared and swept towards Tan Sunshu.

The fire dragon bared its fangs and brandished its claws, emitting blazing flames all over its body, as if it wanted to burn everything to ashes.

Faced with such a ferocious fire dragon, Tan Sunshu was powerless to dodge.

He was seriously injured and trapped by a disaster-bringing spell, and was at the end of his strength.

At this moment, he could only watch the fire dragon approaching, his heart filled with helplessness and despair.

The fire dragon swallowed up Tan Sunshu in an instant, and the scorching flames completely enveloped him.

Tan Sunshu struggled for a few times in the sea of ​​fire, and the spiritual light around him dissipated, and there was no movement anymore.

When the fire dragon dissipated, only a charred corpse was left, emitting a pungent burnt smell.

Ji Chang's second-grade medium-quality refined corpse grabbed the charred corpse and ran to the other side.

On the other side, Hu Yongjing had the upper hand at this time.

He held a red and black chain magic weapon in his hand, his expression calm and focused.

Driven by magic power, the chains danced in the air like living snakes, constantly extending and surrounding the female cultivator who was building her foundation.

Although the female cultivator was agile, she had to be cautious when facing the chains that followed her like a shadow.

The tip of the chain flickered with faint light. The female cultivator dodged left and right, but the red-black chain seemed to have a spirit and followed closely, almost binding her.

Although Hu Yongjing and the female cultivator were both in the initial stage of foundation building, Hu Yongjing was born in the Hu family and had many high-quality magical weapons in his hands, and his combat power was quite impressive.

For example, the red-black chain in his hand now, although only a second-level mid-grade magic weapon, has the power of a second-level high-grade magic weapon.

The petite body of the female cultivator seemed even more fragile under the siege of chains, as if she would be completely bound in the next moment.

But she did not give up. She swung the sword in her hand faster, trying to cut off the annoying chains.

However, as Hu Yongjing mobilized his magic power, the chains seemed endless. Every time the female cultivator repelled one, more chains would be replenished.

Gradually, the space around the female cultivator was restricted by this red and black chain.

Just when the female cultivator was forced to retreat step by step by the red and black chains and was almost helpless.

Suddenly, a dazzling flash of lightning streaked across the night sky, and then Ye Debao's figure appeared not far from the female cultivator.

He raised his hand and a bolt of thunder was fired. The power of thunder and lightning was so strong that it directly repelled the red and black chains around her.

The chain trembled under the bombardment of thunder and lightning, as if it was afraid of the might of thunder, the strongest and most masculine power in the world. Ye Debao was surrounded by thunder and lightning, as if he was wearing a thunder robe, and he was full of heroic spirit. He shouted to the male and female cultivators: "Brother Cheng, Sister Hua, let's go."

Seeing this, the female cultivator whom he called Hua Mei Zi took the opportunity to escape to Ye Debao's side.

When Hu Yongjing saw Ye Debao, a hint of fear flashed in his eyes.

He had just seen this man's thunder method, which was absolutely unparalleled in attack. Even Wang Changsheng, a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building who was good at fighting, was suppressed by him.

With Hu Yongjing's cultivation level at the initial stage of foundation building, if he met this person, he would have no chance of survival.

At this moment, the male cultivator who was fighting with Ji Chang also saw hope. He wanted to withdraw from the battle and reunite with Ye Debao and the others.

Ji Chang saw this and sneered.

Illusion scale Gu!
The next moment, Ji Chang no longer secretly activated the Phantom Scale Gu to influence this person's mind, but directly activated the full power of the Phantom Scale Gu.

In an instant, the male cultivator trembled all over, his whole body stiffened, and he fell into the illusion woven by Ji Chang with the help of the Illusion Scale Gu.

At the same time, the iron corpse pounced towards this person, carrying dozens of blue sword lights.

When Ye Debao saw that the male cultivator was controlled by Ji Chang through some unknown means, he wanted to help him.

But suddenly, his eyes focused and he discovered two figures in the distance.

At this time, Wang Changsheng and Hu Qingsong were approaching rapidly.

Behind them, Ji Chang's other refined corpse was carrying Tan Sunshu's body and following with an expressionless face.

Ye Debao looked at Tan Sunshu who had turned into a charred corpse, and a hint of blood appeared in his eyes.

But he knew that this was not the time to be sad or angry.

He made a quick decision, grabbed the arm of the female cultivator beside him, and whispered, "Let's go!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure turned into a flash of lightning, and he fled rapidly out of the market with the female cultivator.

Upon seeing this, Wang Changsheng immediately accelerated to catch up, but Ye Debao practiced thunder magic and used the thunder escape technique, which made his speed extremely fast, so he was difficult to catch up for a while.

At this time, Ji Chang had already dealt with the male cultivator controlled by the Illusion Scale Gu. He turned to look at Ye Debao and the female cultivator who were fleeing, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

He did not chase after them immediately, but turned and looked at Hu Qingsong and Hu Yongjing.

After all, Ji Chang had already planted the spy mark on these two people. Was he still worried that these two people would run away?

Hu Qingsong first walked to Hu Yongjing's side and carefully checked his condition.

Only after confirming that Hu Yongjing was not seriously injured did he breathe a sigh of relief and turned to walk towards Ji Chang.

He glanced at the cultivator who was defeated by Ji Chang, with an admiring look on his face, and said to Ji Chang: "Fellow Daoist Han, your attainments in swordsmanship are also extraordinary."

"In addition to the art of corpse refining, I didn't expect that you also have such a deep attainment in swordsmanship."

After hearing Hu Qingsong's praise, Ji Chang just smiled modestly and said, "Hu Daoyou, you are too kind. It was just luck."

Suddenly, Hu Qingsong's expression changed, as if he had discovered something.

He walked to Ji Chang's side and looked at the monk who was killed by Ji Chang.

"Why does this person look familiar?"

At this time, Hu Yongjing also came over. He took a look at the cultivator and said, "Uncle, this person's methods are very similar to those of the Cheng family cultivator."

Hu Qingsong's heart moved when he heard this, and he thought of something and said with surprise.

“It was that guy.”

he blurted out.

He turned around and bowed deeply to Ji Chang: "Brother Han, can you please let me have this person's body?"

Ji Chang heard the conversation between the two and naturally understood what was going on.

"Brother Hu, could this person be a cultivator from the Cheng family?"

"This person should be the Cheng family's foundation-building cultivator who escaped that very moment. His name is Cheng Jikun." Hu Qingsong nodded and said affirmatively.

After hearing this, Ji Chang said generously without any hesitation: "In this case, then Daoist Hu, please dispose of this person's body."

When Hu Qingsong heard Ji Chang's agreement, a look of gratitude appeared on his face.

He bowed deeply to Ji Chang again, then reached out and took the storage bag from the monk and handed it to Ji Chang, "These spoils should belong to you."

After saying that, he carefully put Cheng Jikun's body into his storage bag.

At the same time, a red light fell near the three people and turned into the appearance of Wang Changsheng.

He said somewhat unwillingly: "They managed to escape successfully."

Hu Qingsong smiled and said, "Friend Wang, don't be upset."

"Have you noted the direction they fled? If we split up and look for them, we might be able to intercept them."

Wang Changsheng's eyes flashed when he heard this. He nodded and said, "I did note down the general direction they left."

Hu Qingsong continued: "In this case, let's get started without further delay."

"Yong Jing and I will go one way, and Brother Wang, you and Brother Han will go the other way. Let's split up and chase them to see if we can gain anything."

Ji Chang also agreed, "Fellow Daoist Hu is right. Let's set off now."

The four of them chatted for a few words, then each turned into a beam of light and disappeared into the sky.

Wang Changsheng and Ji Chang turned into rays of light and quickly traveled across the sky.

Wang Changsheng guided them in the direction according to his memory.

They flew above the clouds, leaving only streaks of bright light across the sky.

During the flight, Wang Changsheng frowned, obviously unwilling to let the enemy escape.

Ji Chang had a calm expression on his face. He activated the peeping Tao seed in his sea of ​​consciousness and tracked the two people's whereabouts.

"We must find them as soon as possible." Wang Changsheng said in a firm tone.

"That guy surnamed Ye was seriously injured and consumed a lot of his mana, so he definitely didn't get far."

Ji Chang nodded: "Indeed, they may be recuperating somewhere now."

In the scene that Ji Chang spied on, the two people were hiding in a valley, swallowing pills and meditating.

Relying on the perception of spiritual consciousness in the peeping state, Ji Chang could vaguely sense the positions of the two of them.

Suddenly, a gleam of light flashed through Ji Chang's mind, and he said, "I plan to release my refined corpses and let them help us find them."

"Good idea!" Wang Changsheng agreed.

Although the corpse cannot leave the controller too far away, but with the help of the corpse to search, the chance of finding it is undoubtedly much greater.

Ji Chang nodded, and the next moment, two refined corpses appeared out of thin air. Under Ji Chang's command, they quickly headed in two other directions and began searching for the two escaped people.

Now that he already knew the location of the two people, it would undoubtedly be a lot easier for Ji Chang to investigate.

Not long after, Ji Chang's expression changed, and a hint of joy appeared on his face. He turned to Wang Changsheng and said:
"I found out that one of them is fighting with one of my corpses."

Wang Changsheng was invigorated when he heard this, and asked quickly, "Where is it?"

"Follow me!" Ji Chang didn't say much, and directly turned into a ray of light and rushed towards the direction where the corpse was.

Wang Changsheng followed closely behind, and the two of them, one in front and one behind, quickly approached the scene of the battle.

(End of this chapter)