The World that Tao Rules, Volume 14, page 7
Two loud noises rang out almost simultaneously.
Above the sky, The Palm of Chaos easily dispersed the four hurricanes and the whirlpool formed by the earth dragon.
Jiang Yun's Soul-Scattering Whip also fiercely struck the middle-aged man's body.
The man immediately felt a terrifying force rushing into his body, destroying his Dao Spirit with overwhelming power.
"Puff!"
Along with a spray of blood, the man's face instantly turned extremely pale, his whole body swaying, then he fell to the ground on his back. Blood gushed out of his mouth uncontrollably.
In the Daoxing Realm, Yue Qing, who cultivated a second body with Dao Spirit, couldn't resist the power of the Soul-Scattering Whip, let alone this man only at the Earth Protection Realm level.
In the blink of an eye, he had lost the strength to fight back, and Jiang Yun rolled up his body with a big sleeve, looked around, then sped up and dashed towards the distance.
After Jiang Yun's figure disappeared for a moment, a gray-haired old man appeared in the sky of this area.
After arriving here, his eyes narrowed, sensing the lingering power fluctuations in the sky. His expression changed slightly, saying, "Someone just fought here!"
However, when he tried to find traces of the fighters, he couldn't find them anywhere.
At this moment, Jiang Yun ignored the consumption of spirit qi, continued to unleash all his cultivation, resisting the pressure between heaven and earth. Running wildly with the middle-aged man, they finally saw two broken mountain peaks in front of them, collapsed to the ground, one on the left and one on the right.
Judging by the height of these two broken peaks, Jiang Yun easily guessed that they should have originally been thousands of feet high.
Although this height wasn't considered too high, the broken parts of the two peaks were extremely smooth, as if they were cut by a sharp sword.
"This place is full of battlefields, and the strength of the fighting sides is extremely strong. What kind of place is this?"
Even though Jiang Yun was full of doubt, he didn't stop for a moment.
His strong intuition quickly scanned the area and found no other living beings nearby. He then swiftly entered a cave on a cliff.
Jiang Yun threw several spirit stones and set up simple barriers around the cave. After making sure it was safe, he looked at the middle-aged man he was holding.
Without hesitation, Jiang Yun's strong intuition delved into the man's soul like a needle.
Upon entering, Jiang Yun sensed that there were restrictions in the man's soul, which he had expected.
To avoid any accidents, Jiang Yun carefully bypassed these restrictions and only examined the man's memories for any existing constraints.
As he looked, Jiang Yun's expression became more serious, with a glint in his eyes.
By exploring the man's memories, Jiang Yun learned the man's identity and about the existence of Dao San Palace.
He also learned that this world was a trial ground for Dao San Palace to leave Dao Prison.
"One of the three palaces, the Dao San Palace, is actually in charge of guarding the Dao Prison. They use killing prisoners as a test for their disciples. The behavior of the Dao God Temple is really too domineering and brutal!"
You should know that, although everyone here, including Jiang Yun, is considered a prisoner, he has never done anything morally wrong or angered the heavens, nor has he offended the Dao God Temple!
Just because of a fragment of a Tao Seal that he had no idea about, he was sent here.
It seems that many other prisoners are probably in a similar situation, completely undeserving of their fate.
And now, incredibly, the Dao God Temple is using these prisoners as objects for testing their disciples!
Although knowing this fact made Jiang Yun extremely angry, he also knew that he currently had no power to resist.
"Fusangzi, so you are actually a lackey of the Dao San Palace. I'm afraid luring Guluo and us into this trial ground is not the first time you've done it!"
Of course, Jiang Yun also learned Fusangzi's true identity.
This powerful demon born in the Dao Prison, takes orders from a Supreme Envoy named Lei Ling in the Dao San Palace.
"According to Fusangzi's plan, the aim was to lure Guluo, Xiang Hongchen, and Mo Gang into this test area only."
"Apart from them, there are eight other prisoners here, and even Mo Gang, who is with Fusangzi, is also a target for hunting."
Jiang Yun was a bit puzzled about why the people from Dao San Palace were especially kind to him.
Because in the memory of this middle-aged man about the test, although his name was not mentioned, it was strictly mentioned not to kill a human race Tao Spiritual Realm cultivator.
There was no one else here except for himself.
"Finally, the exit of this test area is right at the center of this world, where a nine-story blood tower stands!"
Although Jiang Yun still had some doubts in his mind, he at least knew a lot of information, which made him look thoughtful.
"The secret hidden within Peach Blossom City that supposedly leads to other worlds naturally refers to this test area."
"Moreover, it seems that there are similar rumors in other places on the seventh floor of Dao Prison, which is why thirteen beings, including me, entered here."
"No, it's fourteen, they forgot to count Firebird!"
Thinking of Firebird, Jiang Yun couldn't help but worry again.
If there were only unknown dangers here, it would be fine, but this is actually a test arranged by the Dao San Palace, so Firebird must also be within the hunting range.
"Even if they won't kill me, I still can't let my guard down. For me right now, staying in this world has no meaning. So, what I need to do is find Firebird and find the nine-level Blood Tower."
"Then leave this place, find a way to return to that void space."
"There, obtaining the Blood Crystal and Tao Mark is what I need to do!"
"Of course, if I encounter disciples of the Dao San Palace on the way, I won't mind hunting them down as well!"
Though this world is full of dangers and traps, with all prisoners being suppressed in their cultivation, as disciples of the Dao San Palace, not only are they unaffected, but they also know the location of every trap!
Naturally, now Jiang Yun knows too!
Finally, Jiang Yun sorted out his thoughts and knew what to do next.
After thoroughly searching the middle-aged man's belongings, Jiang Yun took out the blood-colored ring he had just obtained.
However, before he could see what was inside, he was interrupted again.
Suddenly, a powerful divine sense appeared in the cave where he was.
Feeling the divine sense, Jiang Yun looked puzzled and said, "This divine sense... Why does it feel familiar?"
Chapter 774: Nine Positions
"I found you!"
Yue Qing's eyes suddenly shot out two beams of light.
He had been in this trial land for four days, always searching for Jiang Yun's whereabouts with his divine sense, and now he finally found him.
Next moment, Yue Qing's face showed a wicked smile, he disappeared from the spot with a sudden movement.
At the same time he disappeared, Jiang Yun's eyes also showed two cold lights, recognizing the owner of this divine sense full of chilling intent.
"Yue Qing!"
Before the words fell, Jiang Yun waved his hand and a fireball hit the middle-aged man, he quickly dashed out of the cave towards the center of this world.
Now, Jiang Yun finally understood why he was not on the list of those hunted by the disciples of Dao San Palace this time.
It must be because Yue Qing wanted to personally kill him!
Jiang Yun could imagine how deep Yue Qing's hatred towards him was.
A prestigious expert from Daoxing Realm, a Boundary Patroller of Dao God Temple, being wounded by a junior like himself, no one could stand such humiliation!
At the same time, Jiang Yun was more aware that Yue Qing not only wanted to avenge himself, but also coveted several treasures on his body!
So, he entered the seven levels of Dao Prison to face himself in this trial land.
Even though Jiang Yun is now at the fifth level of Dao Spirit cultivation, without any preparation, even if he uses all his tricks, he still can't beat Yue Qing.
Besides, Yue Qing already knows almost everything about the tricks Jiang Yun has up his sleeve.
Especially with Jiang Yun's powerful weapons, the Soul-Scattering Whip and Soul-Locking Incense, Yue Qing is definitely on high alert, so Jiang Yun isn't even considering fighting him now.
However, Jiang Yun also understands that since Yue Qing has already sensed him with his divine sense, he must quickly find a way to escape.
Otherwise, no matter how fast he is, he can't outspeed Yue Qing.
"Only by completely masking his own aura, making it impossible for his divine sense to detect him, can he escape."
The most effective method of masking his aura that Jiang Yun knows is the same method his master used before, which could easily deceive the Dao of the Mountain-Sea World.
Alternatively, like Yue Qing and Xiang Hongchen who can manipulate spatial forces, he can place himself in a different space to evade being tracked by divine sense.
However, he couldn't do all these things himself, so besides pushing his speed to the limit, Jiang Yun had no other way.
Jiang Yun's escape naturally couldn't escape Yue Qing's divine sense, and it showed a hint of surprise on his face.
"Oh? You've already found me. It's been four years since we last met, and your cultivation has improved quite a bit. But, trying to escape my tracking is impossible!"
"Jiang Yun, this time, nobody can save you!"
Just as soon as Yue Qing's voice fell, his divine sense suddenly lost track of Jiang Yun, causing his expression to change suddenly.
"Is there someone helping him in this trial ground?"
"Even though my cultivation is suppressed, my divine sense is still at the Daoxing Realm. In order to deceive my divine sense, those helping him must be at least as powerful as me. Who could this person be?"
"How could there be someone in this trial ground equal to my cultivation?"
The sudden change darkened Yue Qing's expression, making him realize that this so-called trial ground seemed to hide some secrets unknown to him.
"Darn it, Lei Ling must be hiding something from me!"
"But even if you conceal his scent, do you really think I have no way to find him?"
"It may take some effort, but I, Yue Qing, will find the person I'm looking for!"
Suddenly, Yue Qing raised his hand, and a dark fog flew out from his palm, making a buzzing sound.
This was no ordinary fog; it was actually small black flying insects the size of soybeans, numbering at least tens of thousands, gathering together.
"Go!"
With Yue Qing's command, the insects immediately scattered and flew off in all directions.
Yue Qing then sat down cross-legged, focusing on the thousands of different images appearing in his mind.
Jiang Yun was completely unaware of all these changes.
He only knew that Yue Qing's special feeling suddenly disappeared from him.
But he couldn't imagine at all that someone secretly helped him, so he continued to run without stopping.
It wasn't until three days passed that Jiang Yun started to feel suspicious.
Because for such a long time, with Yue Qing's skills, he should have caught up with Jiang Yun long ago.
"Could it be that Yue Qing had an accident, so he spared me for now?"
Despite his suspicions, Jiang Yun still didn't dare to stop.
Just then, under his special feeling, Jiang Yun saw a small, injured man about a thousand steps away from him, frantically running away.
Following closely behind him were five richly dressed cultivators, looking relaxed and cruel, even taunting him non-stop.
"Old man, you should run faster!"
"The strong ones in Sky Blessed Realm are really powerful. It has been two days since they escaped, yet their speed hasn't slowed down at all."
"Let's follow him and wait until he runs out of spirit qi in his body. Then we can easily defeat him!"
Seeing this scene and hearing the conversation, Jiang Yun suddenly understood.
The man who was running away, like himself, was one of the prisoners who entered this place. The five people chasing him were disciples of Dao San Palace.
This man originally had cultivation in Sky Blessed Realm, and the strongest among the Dao San Palace disciples chasing him was at the ninth level of Earth Protection Realm. The remaining two were at the third and fourth levels of Earth Protection Realm, and two were at Tao Spiritual Realm.
If they were elsewhere, these five Dao San Palace disciples wouldn't dare to go near this man.
However, in this trial land, because the man's cultivation was suppressed to Earth Protection Realm level, combined with the long-existing poison in his body, ironically, he became the one being chased.
For him, or for any cultivator in Sky Blessed Realm, this was truly a great shame.
Jiang Yun felt a touch of pity on his face. If he didn't have to evade Yue Qing's pursuit, perhaps he would have helped this fellow in need.
Unfortunately, I'm too busy to help others right now.
Jiang Yun shook his head and was about to avoid the group of people, but at that moment, the thin man suddenly changed his escape route.
He was originally running in a straight line. But now, he started circling around, and the circle was not too big, around a hundred feet.
Naturally, the five disciples from Dao San Palace saw it, which made them look at each other. Although they didn't understand what was happening, they couldn't help but laugh again.
"Excuse me, have you lost your way? What's the point of circling here?"
"He seems not just lost, but crazy."
"Are we going too far, my fellow disciples? We've actually driven a Sky Blessed Realm cultivator insane!"
"Haha!" Everyone burst into laughter.
Jiang Yun, however, did not laugh.
He didn't smile, instead, a strange light shone in his eyes.
Only he noticed that the man, despite running in circles at a very fast speed, had already gone around several times in the blink of an eye.
However, with each circle, the man only took nine steps.
In fact, every time he ran a circle, his feet landed in exactly the same spot without any change.
This caused the nine consecutive footprints he made to slightly sink in.
Jiang Yun stared straight at the nine sunken footprints, his eyes shining brighter and brighter!
Chapter 775: The Grace of Salvation
Feeling a faint spirit energy hidden above the nine sunken footprints, a faint image appeared in Jiang Yun's mind.
In the image, nine pure white snowflakes danced gracefully in the air before slowly drifting towards the ground.
When the nine snowflakes finally landed on the ground, they coincidentally overlapped with the nine slightly sunken spots left by the skinny man in front of him!
Surprisingly, the skinny man was setting up a formation!
What's more, the formation he set up with nine footprints was actually the first small formation of the Nine Snow Loop Array!
Although Jiang Yun's formation skills might not be considered very high, when it came to the Nine Snow Loop Array, especially the first two small formations, he was very familiar with them.
Therefore, at this moment, he easily recognized the formation set up by the skinny man!
Recognizing it naturally brought great shock to Jiang Yun!
He never expected that in the seventh level of the Dao Prison, in this trial land, he would actually encounter a cultivator who could also set up the Nine Snow Loop Array.
More importantly, the method the other party used to set up the formation was clearly superior to his own.
After all, he had never even thought about using the method of continuously running while infusing spirit qi into the footprints to set up a formation.
