Chapter 535: The Veil of the Yan Luo Banner of Ten Directions
Qin Sang chose to flee westward.
To the east lay Endless Valley, where a beast tide had recently broken out, forcing all cultivators training within to evacuate.
To the south was Qingyang Market. There was no telling whether any powerful cultivators were secretly hiding there.
Qin Sang had no intention of shaking off Wu Youdao only to be targeted by someone else and end up as someone else's spoils of war.
The western territory under the Demonic Qingyang Sect's control spanned a vast region, but the spiritual power there was extremely thin. It was inhabited entirely by mortals, with no sects established by cultivators.
At most, there were a few lower-level cultivators sent down by the sects to oversee mundane affairs, but none of them were strong.
In this cat-and-mouse pursuit, Wu Youdao chased while Qin Sang fled. They had flown past countless mountains and rivers, long since departing the bounds of the Demonic Qingyang Sect.
The two clashed several times along the way.
Wu Youdao’s life-bound astra was indeed extraordinary. The Demonic Qingyang Fire it spewed from the gourd was not only highly refined but also far more potent than ordinary Demonic Qingyang Fire.
Its form shifted at will. At times morphing into sabers, spears, and halberds, at other times unfurling into a vast sea of flames. It was frighteningly versatile.
By comparison, the ebony sword’s abilities were far too simplistic. Qin Sang had to push his limits, deploying every sword art he knew to barely hold his ground against Wu Youdao.
Qin Sang gripped the Yan Luo Banner of Ten Directions, silently racing against time to refine the astra.