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第两千七百六十三章 瞬息万里

This was just one of the reasons, and to be honest, it wasn't the most vexing.

The second reason truly left Lin Xuan in a quandary.

As they say, "Virtue is like Vassal, vice is like Vassal," this time, he managed to deceive the Old Monster, Tianyuan Marquis, by relying on the miraculous power of the **Divine Transformation into Immortal** technique. However, while this secret art could turn all his magical energy into nothingness and even make his essence infant temporarily invisible, thus evading the notice of even a powerful old monster, it wasn't without its drawbacks.

The greatest flaw was that it couldn’t be sustained for long; it had to be used as an emergency measure only. If a cultivator were to maintain this state indefinitely, it would eventually harm their body. Lightly, it could damage their life essence; severely, it might even affect the reformation of their essence infant.

Lin Xuan was unwilling to see such a situation arise. Although he had merely used one of his incarnations, the time and effort spent on it were significant, and this incarnation’s strength far surpassed that of ordinary cultivators at the same stage. How could he just watch helplessly as his own body suffered damage?

It seemed he would have to take a risk!

A glint of determination flashed in Lin Xuan's eyes, and he sighed aloud.

Of course, he was willing to take this risk because he had some support. A mere hundred miles wasn't significant for beings like them. However, Tianyuan Marquis wasn’t invincible at the moment; the person from the **Xuan Book** clearly had genuine intentions and wouldn't easily let him go.

In other words, even if his opponents discovered his whereabouts, pursuing him wouldn't be easy due to their limited resources. This would be a significant challenge for this old monster.

Of course, that was just speculation. The opponent might also have an incarnation of their own.

The incarnations of old monsters were not to be trifled with; in the eyes of ordinary cultivators, they were immensely powerful, far surpassing those at the Shen Concentration stage.

But that was under normal circumstances. Lin Xuan wasn't bound by conventional logic. If the opponent really sent an incarnation to hunt him down, he would likely face a futile mission—going in and not coming out.

He had some confidence in this.

Moreover, there might be an opportunity to capture the opponent alive and use soul probing techniques…

Lin Xuan had always been puzzled about how his opponents managed to track him within the Chaos Space. He couldn't shake off his unease until he understood exactly how they did it.

Of course, it was meaningless to ponder this now. He didn’t know what choice the other party would make; true immortals didn’t have foresight. However, one thing was certain: no matter how the opponent initially found him, as long as he fled far enough, he could escape.

Once his main body reunited with his incarnation, this old monster wouldn't be a concern. If he truly couldn't let go and found Lin Xuan’s lair in Cloud Concealment Sect, it would merely result in losing some immortal stones. With the help of his true spirit puppet, he could eliminate him.

Lin Xuan had made up his mind, and his actions showed no hesitation or delay. He raised both hands and formed several hand seals in mid-air. His mouth wasn't idle; a low, ancient-sounding incantation echoed in his ears. The words were obscure, incomprehensible to those who didn’t know the language.

As he recited the incantation and performed the gestures, an astonishing aura suddenly emanated from Lin Xuan's body. Silver light flickered incessantly, making him stand out prominently due to his abundant magical energy.

Shen Concentration Stage!

Within a moment, Lin Xuan recovered his magical energy. Without delay, he raised both hands, drawing trajectories in mid-air while chanting mysterious and ancient incantations. The sounds were incomprehensible, coming from an era long past.

Green light continuously flashed on Lin Xuan’s body before turning red. Five colors of light rotated like a kaleidoscope, appearing ancient and mystical.

The magical lights suddenly grew exponentially, as if alive, expanding outward to cover several acres in no time. They enveloped Lin Xuan's figure…

Such a display was only possible with the **Illusory Shadow Technique**.

At his current level, this technique could move him not just instantly over thousands of miles but even tens of thousands of miles at once without any issue. Although it would cost some blood and essence, as his incarnation body was made from medicinal spirit, replenishing it was easy. Thus, he could continuously teleport dozens of times with no problem.

Given the situation now, what technique could be more suitable than the **Illusory Shadow Technique**? After all, this was the fastest escape method among Lin Xuan's techniques.

Lin Xuan’s actions were swift, but his distance from Wending City was only a hundred miles. Hence, as soon as he recovered his magical energy, Tianyuan Marquis reacted immediately.

The first to spot him was that pig-like spirit creature, which hated Lin Xuan deeply and had been closely monitoring him. Now it saw its target, its eyes gleaming with joy.

"Report to the Lord, I found the whereabouts of that fellow."

"What? Where is he?"

Tianyuan Marquis was elated as he fought off his opponent's attacks, his voice trembling through the spirit beast’s mind. He used divine sense communication and didn’t want the person from the **Xuan Book** to discover his secret.

"He is in the southeast direction of this city, about a hundred miles away."

"Oh?"

Tianyuan Marquis frowned as he released his divine senses and indeed found what Black Tooth had told him. When did that fellow leave the city?

But at this moment, it no longer mattered. Discovering his whereabouts was enough; the true spirit blood was his goal.

Otherwise, all his efforts would be in vain, and he would have unnecessarily made Cloud Concealment Sect an enemy. Such a losing proposition was something he wouldn’t do under any circumstances.

With that thought, he poured more magical energy into his treasure, causing golden light to shine brightly, repelling the person from the **Xuan Book**'s attack. Then, with all golden light surrounding him, he intended to leave.

But it wasn't so easy.

As one of the senior elders of True Apex Sect, the person from the **Xuan Book** was a proud individual who wouldn’t let his opponent go now that he had set his sights on them.

"Think you can leave? You’ll have to ask me first."

With a loud shout, he transformed two pens—golden ripples and wolf hair—into streaks of golden light and silver light, illuminating the entire sky. Hidden within was a hint of cosmic law, blocking the opponent's path firmly.

"Get out of my way!"

Tianyuan Marquis was furious; he couldn’t retreat now. With a wave, he prepared for a direct confrontation.

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