Zhao Lin gritted his teeth, holding the iron ruler in one hand and covering the injured area tightly with the other, gasping in pain every time he took a step.
Blood spurted out, and several ribs were broken. If he hadn't been wearing inner armor, he would have been punched through.
Hearing the sound of rustling footsteps behind him, Zhao Lin took out a spell in his hand and prepared to use the trapping technique to stop the opponent.
But just when the spell was about to take shape, the spell was removed again.
The spiritual power in the body is limited, so one must be careful and save every little bit.
More importantly, the spirit of the Pipa catfish that had been swallowed worked. White mist gathered at the injured area, the bleeding stopped quickly, and the wound healed quickly.
Tao Huang drove the flying hammer, preparing to rise above Zhao Lin's head to launch an attack, when he suddenly discovered a problem: Zhao Lin stopped bleeding, and his slightly bowed waist straightened up.
And he ran faster and faster, just like no one was doing anything wrong.
"impossible!"
Tao Huang opened his mouth wide and couldn't believe his eyes.
He had just seen Zhao Lin being seriously injured by the flying hammer, with blood splattering around him, and he would have lost half his life even if he didn't die. How could he be alive and kicking in the blink of an eye?
He tried his best to use the magic technique, but Zhao Lin was pulling him further and further away from the attack range of the spell.
Snapped!
There was a crisp sound in the sky.
The old man who built the foundation used the spirit cage technique to trap the Hongyan Talisman.
As the cyan light beam continued to shrink, the cage became smaller and smaller. The Hongyan Talisman had nowhere to hide and was hit from the side by the fan-shaped magic weapon.
The runes on the Hongyan Talisman were crumbling, and the aura on them had dimmed a lot.
Seeing that he was about to succeed, the old man who built the foundation finally had time to look down, but what he saw made him furious.
"Trash! Stop him!"
The river is surging, and the wide and rushing Feituo River appears in front of us.
Zhao Lin just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the roar of the foundation-building old man. He trembled, used water-bending skills, and jumped into the water...
"Do you think you can escape once you get into the water?"
More than ten breaths later, Tao Huang chased to the shore, sneered and took a picture of the talisman, and a water-shaped circulation appeared around his body.
Sanshan County is close to the Feituo River. As long as the monks in the county have water spiritual roots, almost all monks in the county have practiced water magic, and water control is a compulsory course.
However, although Tao Huang also knows water-bending skills, he has only cultivated it to the level of Xiaocheng, so he carries a high-grade water-bending talisman with him, which is equivalent to the proficiency level.
In his opinion, Zhao Lin had cast two proficiency-level spells, and it was impossible for him to have the same attainments in waterbending.
But after entering the water, Tao Huang realized that he was wrong.
Zhao Lin's speed through the water was as fast as his own, which meant that he had mastered waterbending at the first level!
How can this be?
How could he have so many proficiency-level spells with a mere third-level Qi refining level?
Even at the eighth level of Qi refining, I only mastered two proficiency-level spells, one for attack and one for defense.
After chasing for a while, the distance between the two people not only did not get closer, but instead became farther and farther away.
The reason was that when the river road turned, Tao Huang was worried that Zhao Lin would ambush him at the corner, so he could only slow down and make a big circle.
He watched Zhao Lin gradually disappear from sight, but there was nothing he could do.
Zhao Lin did have the intention to ambush Tao Huang, but considering Li Yuanlie's past experience, the other party must be very careful, and the possibility of success is unlikely.
Moreover, the foundation-building old man will soon have his hands free. If he stays for a moment longer, he will be in more danger.
Wow...
The water-shaped circulation around Tao Huang's body disappeared, the river surged in and squeezed in, and strings of bubbles rose upward.
This is the difference between a talisman and a spell. The water-bending spell performed by a talisman can only last for a quarter of an hour at most. Once the time is up, the rune loses its effectiveness.
Tao Huang touched the lock bag and found that there was no second water-bending talisman. His heart sank, so he could only use the water-bending spell and followed from a distance.
Every twenty breaths or so, he shoots a stream of spiritual energy towards the water surface. If grandpa rushes over, he will be able to find him immediately.
Zhao Lin noticed that the pursuers behind him had slowed down, but he did not dare to relax at all, and still used his waterbending skills with all his strength.
He took out a spiritual stone and placed it against his abdomen, slowly absorbing the spiritual energy. Although the speed of replenishing the spiritual energy was far slower than the consumption, it was still a small supplement.
boom!
A five-color light lit up in the sky, and the Hongyan Talisman was finally hit solidly by the fan-shaped magic weapon and turned into countless fragments.
The old man who built the foundation put away his magic weapon and rushed to the river. Looking at the vast river surface, he kept chasing Zhao Lin in the direction of escape.
Two hours passed...
Zhao Lin felt that his spiritual power was exhausted and he could no longer maintain his water-bending skills.
But he didn't dare to show his head on the river. The crisis was not over yet, and it was even the most dangerous moment.
The three of them must be carrying out an all-out search. They no longer have the wild goose talisman on them. If they meet again, their opponents will definitely have no scruples.
The pressure brought by the foundation-building monks was too great.
Rumble…
A huge ship sailed across the river.
Zhao Lin's heart moved and he wanted to swim over and grab the bottom of the boat to catch a smooth ride.
But before getting closer, I realized that things were simply not feasible.
The water-dividing array engraved on the bottom of the boat cuts through the waves, setting off huge vortices, forming countless whirling water blades.
Not to mention getting close, you can feel the powerful water magic from dozens of feet away.
Zhao Lin saw with his own eyes a big fish being sucked into the eddy and instantly turned into a ball of minced meat by the water blade.
With his spiritual energy exhausted and unable to go ashore, Zhao Lin decided to stay underwater.
Even without using magic, the martial artist's breath-holding ability can keep him from breathing for several hours.
The water surface of the Feituo River was wide and the water was extremely deep. Zhao Lin continued to dive for dozens of feet until his whole body was squeezed by the water and his muscles tightly wrapped around his bones.
In order to resist the buoyancy, Zhao Lin leaned on a large stone and pressed his body against it.
At this moment, a black shadow passed over the river at low altitude!
The river water was turbid and Zhao Lin couldn't see clearly the figure above, but the ultrasonic waves traveled unimpeded and accurately located the figure's movement trajectory.
"Foundation-building monk!"
Zhao Lin felt a chill in his heart and immediately became motionless.
The person on the water was none other than the foundation-building old man. The detection distance of his spiritual consciousness was greatly shortened when he entered the water. In order to find Zhao Lin, he flew close to the river surface and kept scanning the water with his spiritual consciousness.
Another hour passed...
Zhao Lin took out the spiritual stone and began to use his skills to restore his spiritual power.
In order to prevent the outside world from noticing the movement, he deliberately restrained his breath and performed the exercises very slowly.
As the spiritual energy entered my body, my heart gradually calmed down.
Zhao Lin began to think about the reason why the Li Tao family ambushed him.
The reasons for killing are nothing more than revenge, making money, punishment and other reasons.
But I didn't know these two families, and I didn't have any treasures worth taking. The only reason I could think of was related to this report.
Is it to silence him and prevent Li Yuanyou from becoming a ghost from spreading?
It's just that this reason is not sufficient. If you want to keep it secret, can't you just let me know?
Zhao Lin probably guessed the cause of the matter, but he was still puzzled.
"No matter what the reason is, this account will have to be settled sooner or later. I will remember the Li family and Tao family in Sanshan County!"
…
Time passes bit by bit.
The sky was getting dark and it was pitch black underwater.
Zhao Lin looked at the spiritual map in his mind and found that a new spell appeared in the eighth grid: Thunder Blade Technique.
There is a four-petal plum blossom next to the Thunder Blade Technique.
"Mastery level spell?"
Zhao Lin was secretly surprised. This spell broke through his rock armor with one move. He thought it was a master-level spell, but he didn't expect it to be a master-level spell.
The power of the Thunder Blade Technique is so powerful, and I don't have a suitable Thunder Movement Spell, so it can be the next spell to practice.
While he was thinking about it, Zhao Lin felt tightness in his chest and numbness in his limbs. He knew that this was caused by lack of oxygen and that he had to replenish air as soon as possible.
But we can't surface at this time. Who knows if anyone is watching above, especially now that it's night and quiet, it's easier to be exposed.
Zhao Lin quickly came up with a way to use the water-bending technique with his hands.
Control the scale of the spell to only form a small water-shaped circulation around the body.
The circulation rotates faster and faster, quickly squeezing the air out of the water and turning it into a bubble.
Zhao Linmeng took a few big breaths and felt a sense of relief. Unexpectedly, he found that his body no longer hurt.
He reached out and touched his left rib and found that the wound had completely healed.
With most of his spiritual power recovered, Zhao Lin decided to continue on his way, as far away from Sanshan County as possible.
After sneaking for a moment, I suddenly noticed something shining under the water.
"Huh?"
Zhao Lin was curious, worried that the bright light was the eyes of a monster, or a trap organ like a monkfish, so he emitted ultrasonic waves to detect it, and after confirming that it was not a living thing, he swam over carefully.
When he came closer, he discovered that it was a corpse.
The corpse looked to be quite old, and the body had completely corroded and melted away, leaving only a skeleton with no trace of its original appearance.
There is a pendant around his neck that emits light green light.
"female."
The reason why Zhao Lin made this judgment was that the hip bones of the deceased were obviously wider than the shoulder bones, and the body proportions of men and women were different, which was especially obvious.
And men rarely wear pendants.
After thinking for a moment, he took out the animal skin gloves from the lock bag, put them on, and picked up a leg bone.
"Foundation-building monk?"
Zhao Lin's heart moved. Ordinary corpses would decompose into pieces after a few years underwater, but this corpse had no skin, flesh, or clothing left, but its bones were so well preserved.
When you hold it in your hand, you can feel that the bones are very hard.
When a monk breaks through from the Qi Refining Realm to the Foundation Establishment Realm, he must undergo a rebirth. His bones are as strong as gold and stone, so they can last longer after death.
At this moment, the spiritual picture in his mind flickered, and it seemed that this skeleton was very interested.
"As expected, he is a foundation-building monk!"
Zhao Lin was shocked. The spiritual chart could use the bones to deduce the magic spells of the deceased. Since this person was a foundation-building monk, he must be capable of several spells.
"excuse me!"
Zhao Lin saluted the bones and put the bones into the lock bag one by one, not sparing any of them.
The spiritual chart can "trace" the spells mastered by the monk from the bones. The more complete the bones are preserved, the more spells the spiritual chart can trace.
The pendant was just an ordinary jade stone without any aura, so it was also put away.
"I wonder where you swam?"
Zhao Lin raised his head and glanced upward, then continued to sneak at the bottom of the river, determined not to go ashore until he was sure it was safe.
The enemy is definitely still looking for him, and even if he meets someone else, there is no guarantee that it will be a good thing.
Boats come and go on the Feituo River, and most of their destinations are prefectures, counties and cities.
As long as you follow these boats, you will definitely reach a safe place where there are people.
…
"What did you say, he ran away?"
Li Chenglin thought he had heard wrongly, and asked Tao Huang and Li Yuanzhi in disbelief as they stood in front of the hall.
In order to hunt down Zhao Lin, the two families dispatched a foundation-building monk and three late-stage Qi-refining monks.
Such a lineup could not kill a small third-level Qi Refining monk. It would make people laugh out loud.
"Did someone pass by and it was inconvenient to take action, so I accidentally let him run away?"
Li Chenglin thought for a long time and could only think of this reason.
"No outsiders..."
Tao Huang looked ashamed and lowered his head as he answered.
After saying that, I remembered something and quickly added: "But I injured him."
"Then he carries a high-level treasure?"
"No."
"Wearing indestructible inner armor?"
"nor."
Li Chenglin's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he asked in a deep voice: "Where is your grandpa?"
Tao Huang said quickly: "Grandpa was entangled in the wild goose talisman and has been unable to free himself. Now he is searching along the river."
Li Chenglin frowned and looked at Li Yuanzhi.
"What did you say? By the way, why didn't Yuan Lie come back?"
"Yuan Lie...is dead!"
Li Yuanzhi said with difficulty, his eyes suddenly turned red.
"died?"
Li Chenglin's face turned pale, then turned red, and shouted: "What happened? Could it be that he has three heads and six arms!"
"Uncle Master, although this person is only at the third level of Qi Refining, he also masters three proficiency-level spells."
Tao Huang took a deep breath and said quickly: "The trapping technique, the rock armor technique, the water-bending technique, and an escape talisman. Moreover, the movement technique is extremely fast, and we can't catch up with the magic movement technique."
Li Yuanzhi also nodded and said: "That's right. Yuan Lie accidentally entered the black mist of the concealment technique and was killed by him in a sneak attack."
The two of you retell the whole process with one word and one word with me.
"No! Even if he releases the invisible magic, Yuan Lie shouldn't be defenseless. How can he be fatal with one blow?"
Although Li Chenglin was angry, he remained calm and pointed out the problems immediately.
"My cousin rushed into the black fog and died within two breaths. There were five finger holes on his head."
"Yes, it's not magic, it's martial arts."
The two of them answered one after another.
"Is martial arts so powerful?"
Li Chenglin's face became increasingly gloomy, as if water was dripping from his face.
It’s okay if he didn’t kill Zhao Lin, but a clan nephew actually died. How can he explain this?
Also, Zhao Lin's cultivation level is only at the third level of Qi Refining, but he actually mastered three proficiency-level spells. Forging a big feud with such a person will definitely cause a big trouble in the future!
"No, send someone to search. Even if Feituojiang is turned upside down, we must find him!"
Li Chenglin stood up from his chair and said sternly: "Yuan Zhi, please inform Zhen Yuantang now to send five speedboats to patrol the river, and then lead two teams of people to search along both sides of the river."
After saying that, he looked at Tao Huang and said, "Nephew Tao Xian, this matter happened because of you, so don't stay out of it. Don't you have a guest in the Tao family who is good at tracking? Let him help too."
"yes!"
Li Yuanzhi and Tao Huang responded in unison.
(End of chapter)
