Cautiously Cultivating Immortality in a Strange World
Chapter 42: Escape!

In the sky, the strange, squirming creature became even more violent, and the red thread grew brighter.

The consequence was that batches of cultivators fell to the ground.

Those who didn't die became unsteady, unable to stand upright.

"Uuuuu…"

Suddenly, a strange sound wave emerged.

The red thread in the sky began to emit a humming noise in response to the sound wave.

For a moment, the two sound waves intertwined, causing Chen Lin to feel dizzy and stumble to the ground.

Zhao Zhengyuan and the Xia sisters were also affected, and even Ye Jingyun's body began to sway.

This was because the red thread on their bodies was being severed, causing the cultivators with the red thread to suffer even more, their bodies constantly exploding and turning into bloody mist.

However, the bloody mist didn't fall to the ground; instead, it was all absorbed by the strange red thread, causing it to expand further.

"This is bad, the monster is about to take form, run!"

Yu Yuehai, seeing this, let out an unprecedented scream, slapped his storage bag, and took out several talismans, handing them to Chen Lin and the others.

"These are Wind-Splitting Talismans; use them to speed up, quickly!"

After speaking, he flashed away, pulling Ye Jingyun along.

The Wind-Splitting Talisman was a high-grade talisman that could increase speed. Chen Lin didn't hesitate, slapping the talisman on himself, and his body transformed into a line, chasing after Yu Yuehai.

The Xia sisters followed closely behind.

Only Zhao Zhengyuan hesitated for a moment before activating his talisman.

"Hmph!"

Yu Yuehai, who was flying rapidly, suddenly let out a cold snort.

"What's wrong, Senior Brother?"

Ye Jingyun, being pulled by Yu Yuehai, didn't consume too much spiritual energy and had time to observe the surroundings.

"Nothing, just a little ant who thinks he is smart."

Yu Yuehai's words were unclear, but Ye Jingyun didn't ask further.

The group began to flee through the desolate mountain forest.

Suddenly, a powerful spiritual energy fluctuation appeared, and a massive flying sword flew past them, instantly surpassing them.

The flying sword was also flying close to the ground, with many people standing on it, but it was extremely agile, like a spirit snake, weaving through the giant trees.

A voice came from the distant flying sword, "Be careful, Daoist friends and Brother Ye, the monster has taken form and is currently in its transformation phase. Time is running out; quickly leave the controlled area and don't delay!"

As the flying sword flew further away, the voice grew fainter.

However, it was still clear as day.

In a daze, Chen Lin seemed to see a familiar figure, but he didn't dare to confirm.

Yu Yuehai's face was gloomy, and he let out a cold snort, "Han Yuhe really managed to forge the Fire Cloud Sword, and its speed is indeed fast."

His tone seemed to be disdainful towards the person who spoke.

However, he then slapped his storage bag and took out a small, black boat.

The small boat grew to over a meter long after being thrown on the ground. Yu Yuehai led Ye Jingyun onto the boat.

"Get on, quickly!"

As he gave the order, Chen Lin and the others hastily boarded the boat, which immediately transformed into a black light, flying away close to the ground.

If one were to look down from high above at this moment, they would see that the entire Kaiyuan City had become a wasteland, with most of the cultivators inside being drained of their spiritual energy, leaving them like dried-up corpses. However, many had escaped in different directions, using various methods to flee for their lives.

Most of them were heading in the same direction as Chen Lin and the others.

This was because this direction was relatively flat, while the other three directions were surrounded by towering mountains and dense forests, making it difficult to escape.

These people were using various spiritual treasures to fly through the air, leaving behind trails of colorful light.

They didn't have any red threads on them, and they should all be the younger generation of the five major families.

Among them, there was a flying boat that was not only large but also had a light shield, shining brightly in the dark sky like a giant fish.

There were no obstacles in the sky, and the flying boat's speed was extremely fast, passing over Yu Yuehai and the others in the blink of an eye.

"Is that the Lan family's Water Rhythm Spirit Boat? How dare they fly so recklessly, aren't they afraid of being targeted by that strange creature?"

Seeing the flying boat, Ye Jingyun couldn't help but ask in doubt.

With her understanding of the Lan family, the Lan family's patriarch wouldn't make such an irrational move.

"Heh heh, maybe they think their flying boat's defense is strong enough, and they're being arrogant!"

Yu Yuehai evaluated, then ignored them and continued to manipulate the small boat, navigating through the mountains and forests.

Because it was nighttime, and they didn't dare to fly too high, they had to avoid obstacles, and soon they were left behind by the flying boat.

However, Yu Yuehai didn't panic, and instead slowed down even further, eventually coming to a complete stop.

"What's wrong, senior brother?"

Only Ye Jingyun dared to speak up, while the others were intimidated by Yu Yuehai's authority.

Yu Yuehai didn't respond, but instead turned his head to look in the direction of Kaiyuan City with an unusual expression.

The strange, illusory shadow was still present, but it was unclear whether it was recovering from its injuries or undergoing a transformation, becoming very quiet.

The red threads had also disappeared from the sky.

"Heh heh, it seems the five major families are still too cowardly. Let me give them a hand then!"

Yu Yuehai sneered.

After saying that, he took out the previous array plate again, amidst the puzzled gazes of the others.

He enlarged it and placed it on the ground, then installed five large spirit stones into the grooves.

Following the same procedure, he placed the round orb in the center of the array plate.

However, this time, there was no blood, and he didn't ask Chen Lin and the others to channel their spiritual energy.

After completing the operation, Yu Yuehai let out a low shout, "Rise!"

The array plate was activated.

The spirit stones shattered, and the talismanic script formed a light sword.

No one knew what Yu Yuehai was doing this for, and Chen Lin looked at Ye Jingyun, but found that she was also puzzled.

He had a bad premonition, but he didn't know where the danger was coming from.

At this time, it was impossible to leave the team and run away, and Yu Yuehai wouldn't let him go, so he could only grit his teeth and wait to see what Yu Yuehai was planning.

"Stop him, quickly, or we'll all die!"

Just then, Zhao Zhengyuan, who had been at the back, suddenly shouted loudly.

Then Chen Lin felt a surge of powerful energy erupting from Zhao Zhengyuan's body, and a spiritual treasure axe appeared in his hand, radiating a blue light, aimed at Yu Yuehai's head!

This sudden change was extremely unexpected, and by the time Chen Lin and the others reacted, the axe was already above Yu Yuehai's head.

What surprised Chen Lin even more was that Zhao Zhengyuan's cultivation level was not mid-Qi Refining, but late-Qi Refining!

"Be careful, senior brother!"

Ye Jingyun let out a shocked cry, and with a raise of her hand, a blue flying sword appeared out of thin air, clashing with the giant axe.

Seeing this scene, Chen Lin secretly sighed, thinking that with Ye Jingyun's Qi Refining ninth Stage cultivation level, and the flying sword being an upper-grade treasure, Zhao Zhengyuan was probably done for.

At the same time, he silently blamed Zhao Zhengyuan for being reckless. He was simply looking for death.

It was better to wait until they were out of danger before making a move, which would have given him a chance to use the Thunderbolt Bead.

But in the next moment, he was stunned!