Chapter 654 - 386: Fairy Playing in the Water
Zou Feng darted back and forth, spreading his mist everywhere in an attempt to interfere with the Celestial Official’s pursuit.
But even though he had now created a large "mist zone," it still wasn’t a surefire guarantee. It might not be enough to confuse the Immortal Official.
After all, his opponent also practiced the Outer Alchemy Dao. It was hard to guess just how powerful her sensory abilities were...
Thinking about this, Zou Feng couldn’t help but feel anxious. What he needed most right now was to buy a little more time.
As long as he could successfully advance to the Dao Foundation Realm Late Stage, he could absolutely hold his own even if the Immortal Official caught up to him.
Even if he couldn’t win, his chances of a successful escape would at least increase dramatically.
’If that’s the case, then there’s no other choice...’
The next moment, Zou Feng summoned Xiaolv from his Beast Taming Ring.
Because Xiaolv had absorbed both wolf poison and Dragon Poison one after another, she was still in a state of digestion. When she was first summoned, she appeared somewhat listless.
But as Zou Feng’s Lifebound Gu Insect, she quickly sensed his current predicament.
The watery eyes on her beautiful head blinked as they looked at Zou Feng.
"I’m sorry to put you through this..."
Zou Feng planned to send Xiaolv off in another direction as a decoy to confuse the Immortal Official.
As his Lifebound Gu Insect, Xiaolv was also an excellent material for refining an External Pill, and her aura had many similarities to his own.
Therefore, if Xiaolv split off from him in the mist, the potential to confuse the Immortal Official’s senses would be maximized.
If the Immortal Official hadn’t cultivated an Outer Body Incarnation skill, she would have no choice but to gamble and randomly pursue one of them.
And even if the Immortal Official had cultivated an Outer Body Incarnation and could split her forces, it didn’t matter.
An Outer Body Incarnation was a remote technique, and its power would be significantly divided.
With her combat power diminished, he would have even less to fear.
"Do your best to escape. Once you’re sure no one is following you anymore, come and meet up with me!" Zou Feng instructed.
This was no time to be sentimental about his Gu Insect. If he were captured by the Immortal Official, Xiaolv wouldn’t survive either.
Besides, while Xiaolv’s direct combat ability was pathetic, her speed and Concealment skills were even greater than Zou Feng’s.
Sensing Zou Feng’s urgent and anxious state of mind, Xiaolv naturally raised no objections to this decision.
She nodded and, without hesitation, turned and flew off in the other direction.
Her speed was so great that she was just a faint streak of green light flashing by.
Just as Xiaolv and Zou Feng split up, Zicai Yi, who was in hot pursuit with a twisted and broken expression, suddenly revealed a look of confusion.
"Huh? An Outer Body Incarnation?"
"Impossible. How could a Dao Foundation Realm Cultivator possibly master an Outer Body Incarnation... How strange..."
In Zicai Yi’s perception, her delicious "ingredient" had suddenly and inexplicably split in two, fleeing in different directions.
Even though she knew it was impossible for Zou Feng to have truly split in two, Zicai Yi couldn’t figure out what was happening.
But she quickly gave up on thinking about it.
’There’s no need to think about all this useless stuff anyway. I’ll just catch one first, then go after the other.’
’Besides, under the senses of my Outer Alchemy Dao, as long as Zou Feng hasn’t escaped into the signal range of the Celestial Dao Cauldron, whatever tricks he tries to pull are just a waste of effort.’
No longer conflicted, Zicai Yi subconsciously chose the faster of the two targets and continued her frenzied pursuit...
Meanwhile, Zou Feng’s decision to temporarily split up with Xiaolv had been a move of desperation.
His Lifebound Gu Insect was on the verge of transformation; nothing could be allowed to happen to her.
Otherwise, not only would he lose an extremely important source of Exotic Poison in the future, but he would also suffer a significant backlash from Xiaolv’s death.
Fortunately, after another half-day passed, nothing had happened to Xiaolv.
It was simple enough to confirm this. After all, if something had happened to Xiaolv, he would have immediately started coughing up blood from the backlash.
As for the Immortal Official who had been tracking him...
His sense of her was growing fainter and fainter. Clearly, she had made the mistake of chasing Xiaolv and still hadn’t managed to catch her.
However, before Zou Feng could even breathe a sigh of relief, a vast expanse of mist appeared before him.
This wasn’t caused by his poison smoke; it seemed to be a natural formation.
In fact, by the time Zou Feng realized it, he was already inside the mist.
And although the mist swirled around him, visibility wasn’t low. He could see that his surroundings were quite different from before.
Flowers were in full bloom everywhere, and all sorts of strange plants were bursting with vigorous life, vying for attention with their beauty.
A crystal-clear stream babbled by, and fish occasionally leaped from the water, looking quite cheerful.
Having been on the run for so long, Zou Feng was inevitably exhausted. The sudden appearance of this beautiful scenery made him subconsciously want to relax and rest for a while.
As he reached the stream’s edge, the faint sound of playful splashing reached his ears.
The playful sounds seemed to contain a strange power, compelling Zou Feng to unconsciously follow them.
But as he walked, Zou Feng began to circulate the Yangsui Sutra, causing the Yangsui Fire within his body to burn ever brighter.
He soon arrived downstream, where the playful sounds grew clearer. There, Zou Feng saw five beautiful, flower-like young women, dressed only in thin gauze, playing in the stream.
To suddenly encounter such a beautiful scene in the middle of a barren wilderness—any normal person wouldn’t think they’d struck it lucky. They’d suspect something was definitely wrong.
However, the mist permeating the area acted like a highly sophisticated mind-altering drug, constantly influencing and corroding the minds of any who entered.