Chapter 181 - 160 Dao Book Reacts Again_1

Nightfall, amidst the woods, three figures hurriedly darted by.

One was fleeing, two were in pursuit.

The one fleeing was none other than Li Wenxin.

The two pursuers were indeed the Bai’s Martial Marquis and the old woman who had previously met with Li Wenxuan.

Li Wenxin’s vitality waned. He had been struck in the back, green mist continuously emanating from it.

This was the Poison Palm, courtesy of the old woman.

"I have no grudge or grievance with either of you. Why the relentless chase and intent to kill me? If it’s the Ink Jade Ganoderma you want, I can give it to you now."

While fleeing, Li Wenxin shouted out, hoping to alarm anyone nearby.

He could not understand why these two were so determined to kill him.

At first, he thought it was because of the Ink Jade Ganoderma as he had been lucky enough to obtain two of them.

But now, it seemed killing him was not merely for the Ink Jade Ganoderma.

Bai’s Martial Marquis and the old woman, with sullen faces, relentlessly pursued him.

They had underestimated Li Wenxin’s strength and abilities.

On the surface, Li Wenxin specialized in a top-tier spear technique, having cultivated it to a transcendent level. He ranked thirty-five on the Martial Marquis List.

Such strength and skill were initially overlooked by the pair. They believed killing him would be relatively easy.

But the moment they confronted him, they discovered Li Wenxin not only mastered spear technique but also a speed-related martial art, which he had honed to the cusp of reaching transcendent level, short of just one step.

Being able to cultivate two top-tier martial arts to such a high level was indicative of his exceptional talent.

It was due to this speed-related martial art that Li Wenxin managed to escape from the pair and continually flee.

"Should we use that power?"

Bai’s Martial Marquis whispered to the old woman.

The old woman shook her head.

What they were referring to, of course, was the power of Martial Spirit.

Once activated, their strength would significantly increase, making it much easier to kill Li Wenxin.

However, in the darkness of the night, even walls had ears.

If anyone were hiding in the woods and saw them use their Martial Spirit, it would spell trouble.

Their current Feudal Lords would not harbor them.

Unless absolutely necessary, they would not use this power.

"Li Wenxin has been poisoned by my Palm. Given his bone strength, he won’t be able to hold on much longer. Once his bone strength is exhausted, we’ll easily be able to kill him."

The old woman declared.

"Let’s hope we don’t encounter anyone else."

Bai’s Martial Marquis furrowed his brows.

Kunwu Mountain, covering hundreds of miles, was vast.

Seventy-two people were scattered far apart within it. For regular people, it was indeed hard to encounter someone else. However, the top-tier martial marquises like them, who were in pursuit of exotic rare beasts, had a much higher chance of encountering others due to their erratic movements.

"Am I to die here today? Who could command these two to kill me? Could it be Li Wenxuan? Does he have that capacity?"

As he ran, Li Wenxin pondered.

Just then, he smelled a unique fragrance.

Coming from the left front.

"Could there be someone?"

Li Wenxin’s spirit suddenly lifted.

Regardless, desperate times called for desperate measures. He decided to head that way and see. If he encountered other people, he was sure Bai’s Martial Marquis and the old woman would be somewhat cautious.

...

Lu Yan was hiding in a tall tree, his eyes unblinkingly fixated on the Phoenix Scent dozens of meters away.

Only a small bit of the Phoenix Scent was left burning, yet it hadn’t lured out the Phoenix Blood Worm.

"Seems my luck has indeed run out."

Lu Yan chuckled wryly.

At that moment, he heard footsteps rapidly approaching him.

Then, a figure dashed into view in a pitiful state.

"No Phoenix Blood Worm, but I have lured someone. Hm, it’s Li Wenxin."

Lu Yan was taken aback.

Immediately thereafter, he noticed two others in pursuit.

From this situation, it was clear that Li Wenxin was being hunted down.

"Should I help him?"

A thought formed in Lu Yan’s mind, and he quickly made a decision — he would help him.

Right now, he still needed the protection of the Li family.

If Li Wenxin died, then Li Wenxuan would undoubtedly take power. This would be extremely disadvantageous to Lu Yan. He would then no longer be able to stay in Baicao City.

Li Wenxin must not die.

Swish!

Like a bat in the night, Lu Yan launched himself from the tree, spanning over a hundred meters to land between Li Wenxin and Bai’s Martial Marquis’ group.

Bai’s Martial Marquis and the old woman’s gaze hardened.

"Get lost."

Bai’s Martial Marquis threw a punch at Lu Yan.

Lu Yan swung his fist to meet it with a resounding clash. Bai’s Martial Marquis’ figure trembled and he was forced back more than ten meters, looking incredulously at Lu Yan.

That blow, although not his full strength, had utilized seventy percent of it, and yet he still lost to Lu Yan.

The old woman was also startled, halting in her tracks to eye Lu Yan warily.

Li Wenxin seized the opportunity to chew on a piece of Dried Martial Food, channeling his bone strength to combat the poison.

"This matter has nothing to do with you. Stand aside."

The old woman’s voice was clear and yet icy cold.

Lu Yan shook his head and replied, "I can’t do that."

"Do you know Li Wenxin?"

Bai’s Martial Marquis asked.

"Yes."

Lu Yan nodded affirmatively, "Therefore, I would ask the two of you to leave."

"Then we will simply kill you along with him."

The old woman yelled coldly. Suddenly, she reached into her pocket and with a flick of her wrists, a cloud of green powder cascaded toward Lu Yan.

This technique was familiar to him and reminded him of chili powder.

But the green powder wasn’t chili powder; it was potent poison, infinitely more potent than chili powder.

When confronted with an unknown poison, Lu Yan always exercised caution. So the moment the old woman launched her attack, he rapidly retreated, using the strong wind generated by his palms, to disperse the poison.

At the same time, Bai’s Martial Marquis attacked, drawing a pair of hook swords.

The two swords combined, striking towards Lu Yan.

The hook sword, shaped like a sword, had a side hook that could be used for stabbing, hooking, or flicking. It was capable of unpredictable and tricky moves.