"However, this strike has a drawback. After one hit, you will be exhausted, and this strike will uncontrollably drain all the Spiritual Power from your body. If your control over power is not very high, you might not even have the strength to stand up afterward!"

Seeing that Ouyang Ruoxue seemed interested in the Cunzheng Yidao Slash, Jiang Chen gently reminded her.

"Understood. If we can increase our control over our power to more than ninety percent, or even a hundred percent, we can save some basic Spiritual Power for ourselves when using this strike, just like you do, right?"

Yun Tao softly spoke.

Jiang Chen smiled and nodded.

"In fact, I was able to kill the manager because, firstly, he was careless. Secondly, I surprised him by suddenly appearing behind him, and thirdly, you completely blocked his attack, causing him a slight shock. These three conditions are indispensable!"

Jiang Chen recalled the battle just now, and he felt he really won by extreme luck.

"By the way, junior brother, why did we..."

Yun Tao suddenly thought of something, glanced around, and spoke softly.

Shush!

Jiang Chen suddenly made a gesture for silence.

Yun Tao immediately closed his mouth.

Buzz buzz buzz!

Waves of intense Great Dao pressure swept over, and dazzling lights streaked across the distant sky.

"The Bu Family members are chasing us!"

Jiang Chen spoke softly, glanced at Yun Tao, and explained in a low voice, "I brought you guys here because they would naturally think we've run towards the east. That direction leads to the academy and is also the closest to Changyun Prefecture, where there is a Teleportation Array in the nearby city. They would certainly assume we want to leave from there by using the Teleportation Array."

"But, we can't go that way, so where should we go?"

Yun Tao frowned slightly, speaking worriedly, "We can't go to Changyun Prefecture, we can't head towards the academy, and we can't use the Teleportation Array. As you said, they will definitely be guarding every city with a Teleportation Array, so where should we go?"

"Where were we originally heading?"

Jiang Chen smiled slightly, dispersed the Power of the Great Dao that had formed into a Silver Needle, and helped Jian Wuheng lean against a tree.

"No way, are we still going to Hui City?"

Yun Tao was startled and spoke in surprise.

"Do you think our original destination was Hui City, and now that Bu Family is after us, they might ambush us there?"

Jiang Chen smiled and said.

"Yeah, definitely!"

Yun Tao nodded in response.

"No! They won't ambush us in Hui City! They won't expect that we're still heading to Hui City."

Ouyang Ruoxue spoke softly.

"Exactly!"

Jiang Chen nodded, chuckling as he looked at Yun Tao: "According to your thoughts, what should we do?"

"Think of a way to get back to the academy!"

Yun Tao spoke without hesitation.

"They will think the same thing."

Jiang Chen's eyes glowed with wisdom: "They will certainly fortify the road we're supposed to take to the academy to prevent us from returning, because once we get back to the academy, the Bu Family is finished!"

"So, they will never expect us to head to Hui City!"

"Wait... what about Zhang Qian..."

Yun Tao suddenly thought of Zhang Qian.

"Senior Zhang's safety depends on us!"

Jiang Chen spoke softly.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Yun Tao was momentarily puzzled, with a look of confusion in his eyes.

"We need to deliberately expose our whereabouts, let the Bu Family people follow us closely, and make them think we are under their monitoring. This way, Senior Zhang will be much safer!"

Jiang Chen spoke softly.

Buzz!

Suddenly, a terrifying Divine Sense emerged from Changyun City without concealment, directing straight towards the east.

"Not good, the Bu Family elder has been alerted. Let's move quickly!"

Jiang Chen's expression changed, and he quickly carried Jian Wuheng away, sticking close to the forest edge heading south instead of flying.

Yun Tao and the others quickly imitated, swiftly traversing the forest.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The three rapidly moved along the ground, darting through the jungle. Waves of powerful Divine Senses swept over them from above, but no one paid attention to the edge of the forest near the east gate, and no one believed Jiang Chen and his companions would come back this way.

...

Anping City, Changyun Prefecture.

This is the nearest city to Changyun Prefecture with a Teleportation Array.

At this moment, a group of figures are floating outside the four gates of the city, their Divine Senses covering the entire road leading into the city, meticulously surveying back and forth.

Below, people quickly passed through the city gates in fear, not daring to look up.

For ordinary people, it's rare to see so many powerful cultivators.

"Why are there so many Divine Infant Realm cultivators patrolling here? The leader seems to be a Void Refinement Realm expert. What's going on?"

"You still don't know? The Bu Family in Changyun Prefecture was robbed, and a significant treasure was stolen by several miscreants infiltrating the family. Even the Bu Family elder is furious and is personally leading the pursuit!"

"Really? Oh my, who would dare to provoke the Bu Family!"

"No idea. It's said to be a few young people. Young people these days really have such audacity!"

Conversations buzzed at the city gate.

Seven days have passed since Jiang Chen and his companions left Changyun Prefecture, during which the news of the Bu Family's theft spread far and wide. Every city under Changyun Prefecture has been helping to find suspicious people. The Bu Family is one of the top families in Changyun Prefecture. Whether you keep the treasure for yourself or return it to the Bu Family, you stand to gain immensely!

"These bastards, they're seriously trying to corner us!"

On the pipeline outside the east gate of Anping City, Jiang Chen and the others looked at the city gate from afar, Yun Tao spoke coldly.

The entire city gate has been sealed, with more than a dozen Divine Infant Realm cultivators patrolling back and forth. On the city wall resides a Void Refinement Realm expert, a faint red Great Dao Wheel of Light appears outside his body, radiating a vast Great Dao pressure that covers the entire wall, guarding against Jiang Chen and his companions from leaping over the wall.

"Junior brother Jiang, are we really going to launch an attack? They have a Void Refinement Realm expert guarding the place!"

Jian Wuheng frowned slightly, expressing his concern.

After several days of rest, Jian Wuheng's injuries have healed. At this moment, the four have changed from their Changlin Academy attire and are slowly approaching the city gate following a caravan.

"We must launch an attack to alert them of our presence here. Otherwise, senior Zhang will find it difficult to find an opportunity to return to the academy. If my guess is correct, all routes to the academy must be blocked!"

Jiang Chen spoke softly.

"But..."

A hint of hesitation flashed in Jian Wuheng's eyes.

He wasn't afraid of dying, but he didn't want needless sacrifices. With a Void Refinement Realm expert at Anping City's gate, if they arouse suspicion, escape would be difficult!

"Ruoxue, can your defensive artifact withstand a strike from a Void Refinement Realm expert?"

Jiang Chen turned to look at Ouyang Ruoxue.

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