Eternal Life Starts from Tai Chi-Chapter 113: To Be Reborn from a Deadly Situation, Tan City is Too Dangerous
When Shen Yuan saw the ambush, he decisively continued to flee. Running was his only option. His lungs and spleens were severely injured, one of his legs was broken, and he stood no chance of winning a fight against an Inner Master.
Besides, there were still people chasing him from behind.
If he was held up, he’d be surrounded in moments. Then, any hope of survival would be gone.
Shen Yuan didn’t want to die here. He could only keep running.
"You coward! You don’t even have the courage to stand and fight. What a waste of your Cultivation at the Inner Refining of the Lungs and Spleens."
Luo Zhenghai’s taunting voice rang out.
The taunts reached Shen Yuan’s ears, but his speed didn’t decrease in the slightest. In fact, he ran even faster.
As someone known for being an incredible runner, he had heard such taunts countless times and was completely unfazed.
He was long past the age of a hot-headed youth who would pick a fight over a few words. It was better to focus on running faster than to get caught up in taunts.
"Pah! Gutless rat. All you know is how to run."
Luo Zhenghai’s taunts continued as he gave chase.
But all he could see was Shen Yuan’s figure shrinking into the distance, his pace quickening.
’This guy... his leg is broken and his organs are severely damaged, yet he can still run this fast. No wonder it’s taking so many of us to hunt him down. What a pain in the ass.’ 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
Luo Zhenghai’s brow furrowed for a moment before realization dawned on him.
’No wonder Lü Zhenghai, Gu An, and the others placed such importance on this man. With speed like that, hunting him down without setting traps would be nearly impossible.’
Even a Master who had reached the Inner Refining of the Five Viscera might not be able to outrun Shen Yuan. And Shen Yuan was a Master at the Inner Refining of the Lungs and Spleens himself; the difference in power between the two stages was substantial.
Within the Cyan Yuan Sect, not even Hall Masters like Lü Zhenghai and Gu An had reached the stage of Inner Refining of the Five Viscera, which showed just how arduous the path of Inner Refining was.
If Shen Yuan wasn’t eliminated here in Tan City, he could very well jeopardize their future plans for Yu State. A Master who was this fast might not have overwhelming Combat Power, but in a conflict with multiple factions, he could serve a unique purpose.
For instance, if he was used to deliver intelligence, he would be nearly impossible to catch once he started running.
Here in Tan City, however, they had him trapped like a turtle in a jar. It would be much easier to finish him off.
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’Damn it! Another ambush.’
Shen Yuan’s internal organs were injured again. These Cyan Yuan Sect members were experts at concealing their auras, showing no hint of killing intent.
They launched sudden sneak attacks every time, giving him no chance to react. He had been wounded repeatedly as a result.
He had a feeling these tactics were designed specifically for him. ’If it weren’t for my speed, I’d be a corpse by now,’ he thought. ’But I’m not far from it as it is.’
’Zhu Yiqun, you and your brothers can all go to hell! If I’m going down, don’t think for a second you’ll be able to tie up the people from the Cyan Yuan Sect.’
Shen Yuan roared internally. He wanted to scream the words aloud but instinctively suppressed the urge.
If he caused the Cyan Yuan Sect to discover their true intentions, it wouldn’t just be him who died; his family would be killed as well.
As an Inner Master in the No-Life Evil Cult, he had long ago settled down and started a family. He wasn’t alone in the world; he had a vulnerability.
’There are Cyan Yuan Sect members in those two directions,’ Shen Yuan thought, assessing his options. ’That only leaves the route out of Tan City and the path toward Tan Yun Mansion.’
Shen Yuan weighed his escape routes. All he could do now was run.
There were no other options.
’Find life in the face of death,’ he resolved. ’I’ll bet it all.’
After taking a deep breath, Shen Yuan’s gaze grew resolute.
They had anticipated all his escape routes so far. Because his goal had always been to get out of Tan City, there were only a few paths he could take.
If he didn’t choose one of those paths, he would eventually be cornered and killed by the Cyan Yuan Sect anyway. There was no retreat.
Now he seemingly had two choices, but he guessed that the only road leading out of Tan City was certainly laden with traps set by the Cyan Yuan Sect.
To escape that way, success might only be possible at the cost of his own life.
The other option wasn’t much better. If they had left that route open, they surely had something planned for it as well.
Both paths seemed to lead to death, but in Shen Yuan’s eyes, the road to Tan Yun Mansion was the only one that offered a sliver of hope.
It was a path where he had to face death to find life.
It would be incredibly difficult, but it was the only place where a chance for survival might be hidden. It was Shen Yuan’s best bet.
Thus, Shen Yuan quickly made his choice.
Throughout his life of constant flight, he had faced no shortage of dangers. But time and again, he had relied on his decisiveness to escape one crisis after another, which was how he had achieved his current position.
Now, he was faced with such a choice once again.
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"Big Brother, it looks like Shen Yuan is going to die in Tan City."
"I never expected the Cyan Yuan Sect to have laid so many traps in Tan City. If it weren’t for your plan to use Shen Yuan to smoke them out, Big Brother, I never would have guessed they’d commit so many people."
"They have people in the open and even more in the shadows. I’m afraid their target isn’t just us!"
Zhu Yangbo watched as the Cyan Yuan Sect revealed its hand, forcing even an escape artist like Shen Yuan into a corner with no way out.
He wasn’t dead yet, but it was clear he wouldn’t last much longer.
This went against Zhu Yiqun’s original plan to use Shen Yuan to tie up the Cyan Yuan Sect for a period of time. Their objective had not been met.
The Cyan Yuan Sect had deployed too many assets; they were giving Shen Yuan absolutely no chance to escape. It was obvious how seriously they were taking him.
"I didn’t expect this from the Cyan Yuan Sect either. I truly underestimated them," Zhu Yiqun said. "Seeing the forces they’ve brought, they must be planning to make a move on Yu State. We have to get this intelligence to the Saintess in Yu State as quickly as possible so she and the others can prepare."
"Otherwise, the consequences will be unthinkable."
Zhu Yiqun had deliberately leaked information on Shen Yuan’s whereabouts precisely so he would stall for more time. After all, Shen Yuan’s reputation as "Shen Paopao" was well-known, so Zhu Yiqun had placed high hopes on him.
But looking at the Cyan Yuan Sect’s tactics, those "high hopes" seemed to have been too much. Shen Yuan was about to crash and burn.
It didn’t matter if Shen Yuan failed, but the task of buying time would then fall to them, which was hardly good news.
Especially after witnessing the Cyan Yuan Sect’s methods, the task felt nearly impossible.
"Big Brother, why don’t we just retreat?"
"Tan City is too dangerous."
Zhu Siyuan’s line of thinking was simple: get away from the Cyan Yuan Sect. If the three brothers were surrounded, they might end up in a worse situation than Shen Yuan.
None of them were as fast as Shen Yuan. And even if their Combat Power was slightly higher, they were still no match for the masters of the Cyan Yuan Sect.
This was especially true when it came to men like Lü Zhenghai and Gu An.
