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Chapter 20: One Wave Unsettled, Another Wave Rises! The Pursuit!

After a few breaths, a Taoist in a blue Taoist robe approached.

The Taoist exuded such a vast coercion; he was the scariest person Yuan Lian has ever seen, not just one of them.

In just a split second, Yuan Lian dared to conclude that this Taoist was stronger than Duke of East.

The moment the Taoist was about to pass Yuan Lian, he stopped and looked at him.

“Junior Mu Gong pays respects to senior.” Seeing him, Yuan Lian immediately saluted and bowed, not daring to address him as a Fellow Daoist.

“Little Friend Mu Gong, have you ever seen anything?” Daoist Wu Xing asked calmly after receiving the gift of the bow.

The Taoist of Five Elements can be said to be the Sacred Being who travelled the furthest.

He didn’t realize that Yuan Lian broke through the formation at the beginning because the distance was too far away after all.

It wasn’t until the Five-Needle Pine erupted with the vision of Heaven and Earth, because his own origin was the Dao of the Five Elements, that he had a hint of mysterious insight in the dark.

He immediately put down everything at hand and hurried over.

But it was too far away, and when he felt that he was halfway, the energy had already dissipated.

Unwilling to give up, he still decided to continue. Until not long ago, he sensed the fall of Innate Sacred Being, so there was hope in his heart.

“Yes, I saw a vast eruption of spirit energy in front of me from a very far distance, which I suspected to be an Innate Spiritual Treasure, so I was going to check it out.”

When Yuan Lian spoke, there was a little hope in his eyes.

“A mere Mid-stage Golden Immortal; even the Five Qi in the chest have not been perfected. It should not be him.”

Although the Taoist of Five Elements couldn’t completely see through the reality of Yuan Lian. But relying on his attainment of the Five Elements Dao, he was faintly aware that Yuan Lian had condensed the Qi of Wood and the Qi of Water.

He has already learned from Fellow Daoists who are close to him that the cultivation of the Treasure Hunter was at least a Late-stage Golden Immortal.

And it seems that this Daoist was also rushing in that direction, and the speed was also very average.

After thinking about it this way, it is probably clear that Yuan Lian was also one of the cultivators who wants to pick up the treasure.

“Little friend Mu Gong, not long ago, there was an Innate Sacred Being had died, and the person who acted was powerful. You should not wade into this muddy water, so as not to lose your own life.”

For the sake of Yuan Lian’s politeness and respect, Taoist Wu Xing kindly persuaded him. As for whether the other party listens or not, that is not his concern.

Before the words fell, the Taoist of the Five Elements cut through the space, he flew towards the destination.

“Thank you, senior, for the warning.” Yuan Lian’s voice gradually dissipated in the sky.

After waiting for a few breaths, seeing that the Taoist of the Five Elements did not respond, Yuan Lian immediately turned around and fled, speeding up crazily.

“The wind is tight! Run!”

Yuan Lian knew that his set of manipulations was just a preconceived reason that the Taoists of the Five Elements didn’t see through yet.

After he understands the cause of the incident, he will definitely react quickly.

Even if he didn’t guess that it was Yuan Lian who killed Li Yuan, there would still be a trace of suspicion.

And in this Primordial World, let alone a trace of suspicion; even if it’s not suspicious, you may be killed by mistake.

Evidence?

In the Primordial Era where the strong are respected, it does not exist.

Just like Li Yuan before; did he have any evidence to prove that the Innate Spiritual Root was taken by Yuan Lian?

Yuan Lian has never thought of treating others as fools; those who often treat others as fools are the biggest fools themselves.

The crisis has not been resolved; Yuan Lian continued to run wildly.

“You said that the cultivator who killed Li Yuan had three Innate Spiritual Treasures, and the captured Innate Spiritual Root cultivates the Dao of Five Elements?”

The Wu Xing Taoist who hurried all the way directly found his friend Xuan Chen.

That’s right, it’s a coincidence.

The Taoist of Five Elements is Xuan Chen’s friend, and it was he who informed him of his speculation that Yuan Lian was in the Late-stage Golden Immortal Realm.

After all, they all hang out in this Primordial West, and everyone’s strength is in the Late-stage Golden Immortal Realm, so they have known each other over time.

“Innate Spiritual Roots, and implying the Five Elements… they are very suitable for my Dao.” The Taoist of Five Elements suddenly felt hot, and a trace of longing flashed in his eyes.

“That’s right, with Fellow Daoist and me joining forces, we will definitely be able to kill the evil god and avenge Fellow Daoist Li Yuan.”

“At that time, the Innate Spiritual Root will be owned by you, Fellow Daoist, and the Innate Spiritual Treasure will belong to me. If the value difference is too large, we will discuss how to share it.”

Xuan Chen believed that the Innate Spiritual Roots cultivating the Five Elements would definitely impress him.

“Fellow Daoist Li Yuan is our mutual friend, and we should avenge him.”

“As for the rest, we can talk about it after revenge.”

“I agree with Fellow Daoist.”

“Ha ha ha ha.”

After the two finished speaking, they suddenly smiled in understanding.

Suddenly, Taoist Wu Xing seemed to have thought of something, and asked with a little doubt:

“Fellow Daoist, you said earlier that when you arrived at the place where Li Yuan died, the treasure hunter had left not long ago?”

“Indeed, it would only take half an hour at most.” Xuan Chen nodded.

“Fellow Daoist, you searched everywhere afterwards; which direction are you heading?”

“I came from the southwest, first went to the northeast, and then turned to the south. Because you came from the northwest, Fellow Daoist, I didn’t search there.”

Although Xuan Chen was a little puzzled, he still told him everything.

“With the speed of a Late-stage Golden Immortal, it is impossible not to catch up in half an hour. Have you found something suspicious?”

The Fellow Daoist of the Five Elements vaguely guessed something, and immediately asked.

“No,” Xuan Chen shook his head.

“Although he met several Innate Sacred Beings along the way, he knew them and he didn’t find anyone suspicious.”

Oops!

Northwest direction!

“In the time segment you saw, Fellow Daoist, what did the person who killed Li Yuan look like?”

The Taoist of the Five Elements thumped in his heart, and when he stretched out his sleeves, his spirit energy immediately transformed into a young man with a face like crowned jade, sacred and noble.

“It looks like Yuan Lian.”

At that time, Yuan Lian didn’t dare to use spells to change his appearance at all.

After all, at that time, it was easy to be associated with the killer if he used a disguise technique.

“It’s not clear; why do you say that?” Xuan Chen frowned slightly.

“This cultivator was mediocre, and didn’t have the strength of a Late-stage Golden Immortal.”

You know, although he was a cultivator, he cannot be judged solely by appearances. But those who are extremely powerful can detect the slightest difference in their expressions.

This was determined by mentality, just like the emperor has the dignity of the emperor, and the strong has the arrogance of the strong.

“On the way here, I encountered this Daoist, and I came here too.”

“He calls himself Mu Gong, but he is only in the Mid-stage Golden Immortal Realm, and the Five Qi in his chest have not yet been fully cultivated.”

“I thought he was just trying to see if he could take advantage of it, but now that I think about it, something is wrong.”

“He clearly saw the celestial phenomenon of the Divine Fall, and he still dared to move forward with his mere Mid-stage Golden Immortal cultivation base. Moreover, when he met me, he was neither humble nor overbearing, courteous and polite, and his words were impeccable.”

The more Taoist Wu Xing thought about it, the weirder Yuan Lian became, but he was sure that Mu Gong hadn’t hidden his cultivation, and he had really just become the Mid-stage Golden Immortal.

‘Isn’t he innocent?’

“In this case, he is suspicious, although he is unlikely to be the one who killed Li Yuan.”

“But at that point in time, that direction and distance are suspicious, and may be related to that Innate Sacred Being.”

Xuan Chen also thought about it carefully, although he still decided in his heart that this Mu Gong could not be the one who killed Li Yuan.

But he also believes that Mu Gong may have something to do with this matter.

“Hurry up, he can’t escape far!”

At this time, there were no clues, and now the Taoist Wu Xing was unwilling to let go of even the slightest trace.

It’s nothing more than a matter of taking some time.

If he makes a mistake, he will be wrong, but what if?

With a certain idea, the Taoist of the Five Elements immediately led the way, and Xuan Chen followed closely behind, searching the area along the way to prevent him from hiding in it.

When he searched before, he opened up the space inch by inch.

After all, in the Primordial World, space spirit treasures and supernatural powers are not uncommon.

Several months later, Yuan Lian, who was still on the way to flee for his life, suddenly looked extremely ugly.

“Fuck, they’re here so early?!”

(End of this chapter)

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