Chapter 00250: Pursuit
# Pursuit
Chapter 250
Novel: After the Myth
Chapter 250: Pursuit
Lu Yuan's Dual Heaven Shovel was also unleashed, tearing a faint mark in the air as it slashed towards Ding Huan.
Lu Yuan was very confident in his Dual Heaven Shovel.
In his eyes, the shovel would easily tear through Ding Huan's spear curtain and send him flying.
As for killing Ding Huan, he hadn't even considered it.
Because he knew it was impossible.
Ding Huan would surely retreat into the killing array of the Purple Garden Heavy Mountain.
Once Ding Huan retreated, Lu Yuan wouldn't dare to pursue.
Even though he was at the Void God Realm, if he were trapped in a sixth-level killing array, it would mean certain death.
He didn't care much, though.
If Ding Huan were so easy to kill, he wouldn't have achieved what he had today.
But when Lu Yuan's Dual Heaven Shovel struck Ding Huan's spear curtain, his expression changed.
Ding Huan's spear curtain felt as solid as a physical barrier, and Lu Yuan vaguely sensed that if he lingered for even a moment longer, he would be locked within Ding Huan's killing aura.
"Get out of here!" Lu Yuan had just thought these words when his divine ability domain was suddenly torn apart by a vortex of killing intent.
His Dual Heaven Shovel seemed to lose its source, and he could no longer control it.
Lu Yuan was a seasoned killer, having taken countless lives in his time, and he valued his own life immensely.
Without hesitation, he abandoned his Dual Heaven Shovel, burned his essence blood, and activated an escape technique.
"Pfft!" Even though Lu Yuan fled quickly, Ding Huan's Farewell Spear still managed to carve a deep gash into his back.
Lu Yuan used this momentum to escape the range of Ding Huan's killing aura, disappearing into the distance in an instant.
Ding Huan hadn't expected Lu Yuan to flee without even exchanging a single blow.
Was he in too much of a hurry?
This guy was decisive when it came to escaping.
If he had been just three breaths slower, Ding Huan's Farewell Spear would have locked onto his life force.
If he had known, he would have delayed using the Yellow Flower Kill technique, waiting until Lu Yuan was trapped within his killing aura before unleashing it.
That would have made things much easier.
But even though Lu Yuan had been struck by his Farewell Spear, escaping wouldn't be so simple.
Even if Ding Huan couldn't catch up now, he could still follow the traces of cosmic energy left by the Farewell Spear and track Lu Yuan from a distance.
That's exactly what Ding Huan did.
He didn't even return to his sect, instead chasing after Lu Yuan.
Anyone who dared to mess with his Purple Garden Heavy Mountain, no matter where they came from, had to die.
Ding Huan had already killed Immortals and True God Realm experts from the Ascension Realm.
A mere early-stage Void God Realm cultivator, someone who had just stepped into the Void God Realm, was nothing to him.
As he felt Lu Yuan getting further and further away, Ding Huan realized that his flying treasure needed an upgrade.
It wasn't that Ding Huan didn't have good flying treasures—he just didn't dare to use them.
From the storage rings of Shi Jiantian and Qi Long, he had obtained several flying treasures.
Especially Shi Jiantian's flying treasure, a round-headed shuttle, which was definitely beyond the level of a top-grade spirit artifact.
These treasures had come from cultivators of the Ascension Realm, and for now, he couldn't openly use them.
If anyone found out, not only would he be in danger, but his Blue Star Sect would also be at risk.
Ding Huan wasn't in a hurry, though.
As long as he followed the spear's lingering aura, he would eventually find Lu Yuan.
Ding Huan wasn't in a hurry, but Lu Yuan was going mad with anxiety.
He vaguely sensed that Ding Huan was chasing him, but he couldn't understand how Ding Huan could track his movements.
If Ding Huan was following him based on the aura of his spear techniques, Lu Yuan would never believe it.
The aura of techniques was something that even a full-fledged Earth Immortal couldn't detect, let alone Ding Huan.
To sense the aura of techniques, one needed a deep understanding of the laws of heaven and earth.
No matter how strong Ding Huan was, he was still just a Void God Realm cultivator.
How could someone at that level comprehend the laws of heaven and earth?
Unable to figure out how Ding Huan was tracking him, Lu Yuan didn't dare to stop.
He fled to True Essence City, hoping to find Mo Zheng.
With his current strength, there were only a handful of people in the cultivation world who could help him.
And among those, the only one who had a reason to help him was Mo Zheng.
As soon as he entered True Essence City, Lu Yuan rushed straight to the city lord's mansion.
Without waiting for the guards to question him, he announced:
"I am Lu Yuan, head of the Cultivation Commerce Guild. I have urgent business with City Lord Mo."
The guards recognized Lu Yuan.
His reputation was well-known.
As the head of the Cultivation Commerce Guild, the top commerce guild in the cultivation world, and a Void God Realm expert, Lu Yuan had visited the city lord's mansion many times before.
How could they not know him?
Seeing Lu Yuan covered in blood and severely injured, they knew something serious had happened without him needing to explain.
One of the guards quickly bowed and said:
"Our city lord has gone to the Ascension Platform..."
Before he could finish, Lu Yuan had already vanished.
Lu Yuan didn't dare to stay any longer.
He felt that Ding Huan could track his location, so as soon as he learned that Mo Zheng had gone to the Ascension Platform, he immediately headed for the teleportation array.
By the time Ding Huan arrived at True Essence City, Lu Yuan had already teleported away.
With a quick inquiry, Ding Huan learned that Lu Yuan had teleported to the Ascension Platform.
In the cultivation world, True Essence City had the most teleportation arrays.
But the one leading to the Ascension Platform was the busiest and most crowded.
For Lu Yuan to teleport away so quickly, he must have cut in line.
"Friend, please get in line. Everyone is waiting here," a man in charge of the teleportation array said as he approached Ding Huan.
Lu Yuan had status.
As the head of the Cultivation Commerce Guild, everyone here knew him, and he was a ruthless killer.
Who would dare stop him from cutting in line?
Ding Huan, on the other hand, was a stranger, a young face.
Trying to cut in line like Lu Yuan clearly wouldn't work.
Unless Ding Huan decided to ignore the rules, knock everyone out of the way, and force his way onto the teleportation array.
Ding Huan really wanted to kill Lu Yuan, but he wasn't that desperate.
As for cutting in line, Ding Huan had other methods.
He took out a True Star Pill and approached a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator at the front of the line:
"Step aside and let me take your place. This True Star Pill is yours."
The Foundation Establishment cultivator was momentarily stunned by the sudden good fortune, but within two breaths, he recovered:
"Senior, you're too kind. This spot was always meant for you."
With that, he grabbed the True Star Pill and quickly moved aside.
The man in charge of the teleportation array was practically drooling.
He was also at the Foundation Establishment Realm.
That True Star Pill should have been his.
"I said no cutting in line. Get to the back and wait your turn."
The man stepped in front of Ding Huan, his mind clouded by greed for the True Star Pill.
He was hoping Ding Huan would offer him a True Star Pill as well, not realizing what kind of person could casually give away such a treasure.
Maybe he did know, but he was relying on the fact that even Void God Realm experts wouldn't dare to kill randomly in True Essence City.
No matter how strong Ding Huan was, he couldn't be a Void God Realm expert.
Besides, if Ding Huan were that strong, would he really use a True Star Pill just to cut in line?
Earlier, Ding Huan hadn't wanted to cut in line because he believed in treating others as he would like to be treated.
But now, Ding Huan raised his hand and sent a wind blade slicing towards the Foundation Establishment cultivator.
The man stood frozen as the blade split his forehead.
He stared in disbelief as Ding Huan stepped into the teleportation array, then collapsed.
Chaos erupted.
This was no small matter.
Someone had been killed in True Essence City, and it was one of the teleportation array's attendants.
Killing an attendant in True Essence City, no matter how powerful the perpetrator, would inevitably lead to a death sentence.
As Ding Huan entered the teleportation array and disappeared, Qiu Kujin happened to roll into the area.
He moved like a ball, his gait more of a roll than a walk.
The moment he saw Ding Huan, even though he was a ball, he came to an abrupt halt.
Only after Ding Huan killed the attendant and teleported away did Qiu Kujin let out a sigh of relief.
He had also been planning to go to the Ascension Platform to find Mo Zheng.
Ding Huan was simply too strong.
After Ding Huan had killed over a thousand cultivators who attacked the Purple Garden Heavy Mountain with his killing array, Qiu Kujin knew Ding Huan was not to be trifled with.
But he was slow.
By the time Lu Yuan and Ding Huan had entered True Essence City, Qiu Kujin was just arriving.
"City Lord Qiu, someone just killed our attendant Xu at the teleportation array."
Another teleportation array manager, seeing Qiu Kujin arrive, rushed over to report as if he had found his savior.
According to protocol, he should have reported this to the Teleportation Department, which oversaw the arrays.
But seeing the deputy city lord here, he wanted to make an impression, so he bypassed the usual channels.
Qiu Kujin snorted coldly:
"What's all the fuss? This kind of thing happens all the time in True Essence City. Clean up the scene, report it to the Teleportation Department, and then inform the city lord's mansion."
"Yes, yes..."
The manager, having run into a brick wall, didn't dare to say more and quickly retreated.
He was still puzzled.
According to rumors, Deputy City Lord Qiu was the most bloodthirsty.
Usually, in such situations, the standard procedure was to personally lead a team to the Ascension Platform, capture the killer, and slowly torture him to death.
But the way Deputy City Lord Qiu handled this was completely different from the rumors.
Not only did he not take action, but after learning that Ding Huan had also gone to the Ascension Platform, Qiu Kujin immediately fled True Essence City.
In his eyes, this place was no longer safe.
Since Ding Huan had gone to the Ascension Platform, he needed to find a new hiding spot.
...
The Ascension Platform.
Though it had been established less than a year ago, it was already the hottest spot in the cultivation world.
Previously, the area outside the barrier separating the cultivation world from the Ascension Realm had been desolate.
But with the Ascension Platform, three marketplaces and a cultivation city had sprung up in a short time.
The city was called Two Realms City.
Though still in its infancy, it was bustling and prosperous.
Land prices in the city were rising daily, with temporary shops, inns, and trading houses popping up everywhere.
The busiest place was naturally the Two Realms City Guild, which was packed to the brim every day.
The Ascension Platform had been built to allow more talented cultivators to enter the Ascension Realm, so many of the finer rules had yet to be established.
Some cultivators who passed the Ascension Platform and obtained Ascension Tokens didn't immediately use them to enter the Ascension Realm.
Instead, they sold their tokens at trading houses or the guild.
Those who sold their tokens could return to try again after three months.
Just think of how many people longed to enter the Ascension Realm.
Many of these aspirants couldn't obtain Ascension Tokens on their own, so they resorted to buying them.
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