Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 726 - 720 Borrowing Method and Palm Technique - Lure the Tiger Away from the Mountain?_1
"Escapade Bizarre Immortal Spike!"
The grey-haired, grey-eyed Trickster Immortal’s palm turned over, and a grey, long spike materialized.
This was clearly an Intermediate Bizarre Immortal Artifact.
With a cold smile, the Grey-haired Trickster Immortal activated the Trickster Immortal Artifact and suddenly vanished.
Far away, amidst a blur a hundred miles ahead, the figure of the grey-haired, grey-eyed individual gradually took form.
This was clearly a Trickster Immortal Artifact capable of spatial movement, with a single shift covering a terrifying distance of 300,000 miles.
This was equivalent to the distance the Golden-Winged Peng Bird would cover in three flaps of its wings.
Jia Ren sensed the presence up ahead, and his face paled.
Only now did he truly feel the strength of his opponent: a Bizarre Golden Immortal.
This is big trouble! Jia Ren knew he had no chance of victory against this Bizarre Golden Immortal. If this person notified his Tricky Path Sect and more Bizarre Immortals arrived, he would be powerless to stop them.
Jia Ren decisively flapped his wings, changing direction.
"You won’t escape!"
The Grey-haired Trickster Immortal’s voice carried a strong penetrating force, its gaze fixed on the wings of Jia Ren’s Golden-Winged Peng Bird.
"Stone Trickster’s Pupil!"
Wherever its gaze touched, a hint of grey spread, turning everything into lifeless stone statues.
The dense Petrification Bizarre power surged like a tide, focusing on the Golden-Winged Peng Bird’s wings.
If its wings are petrified, it will lose its impressive flight speed and no longer be as slippery as an eel.
Jia Ren’s Whims of the Heart had already been triggered. Before the Petrification Bizarre power arrived, the Xuantian Suppressing Immortal Demon Tower Mark emerged on his forehead.
Black light formed a shield around him and Tu Bai Ling, preventing the Petrification Bizarre power from turning them into statues.
The two powers collided continuously. The Petrification Bizarre power, thwarted, could not invade from the outside.
The power of the Profound Heaven Suppressing Immortal Demon Pagoda could not obliterate it either, resulting in a deadlock.
Before the Grey-haired Trickster Immortal could catch up, Jia Ren flapped his wings and swiftly escaped.
The Grey-haired Trickster Immortal did not use the Escapade Bizarre Immortal Spike to teleport, instead pursuing Jia Ren with a surge of grey light.
Its flight speed was no match for the Golden-Winged Peng Bird; merely three breaths later, Jia Ren had left it 100,000 miles behind.
It threw the Escapade Bizarre Immortal Spike again, teleporting and vanishing.
However, this time it reappeared even further away, waiting tens of thousands of miles ahead.
Jia Ren decisively changed his flight direction, taking a detour.
The Grey-haired Trickster Immortal’s two uses of the Trickster Immortal Artifact to teleport revealed a pattern to Jia Ren.
While the Trickster Immortal Artifact can traverse great distances, it has one fatal flaw... its teleportation distance is fixed at 300,000 miles. It’s not an Instantaneous Movement to any desired area. That’s why its first landing was precise, but the second was off-target. Otherwise, if it continuously used this Trickster Immortal Artifact to chase me, I’d have no chance to escape.
Jia Ren no longer flew in a straight line but zigzagged unpredictably, making it impossible for the pursuer to determine his exact destination.
A slight deviation in its aim would result in an error of tens of thousands of miles.
As the Grey-haired Trickster Immortal used the Escapade Bizarre Immortal Spike, its landing points grew progressively more distant. Tu Bai Ling seized these opportunities to use Illusion Techniques to mislead and confuse its senses.
After narrowly losing its target several times, the Grey-haired Trickster Immortal grew increasingly frustrated, its expression turning hideous.
"As long as you leave the Virtual-level Stone Petrification Oddity behind, I can let you go."
"Otherwise, I will chase you to the ends of the earth!"
After several failed attempts, the Grey-haired Trickster Immortal finally ’softened,’ making an offer to trade for the first time.
A hint of temptation appeared on Jia Ren’s face.
The Virtual-level Stone Petrification Oddity is of little use to me; exchanging it for a chance to leave seems like a good option.
However, without a basis for trust between them, cooperation was difficult.
"Absolutely do not hand over the Petrification Bizarre to him!" Tu Bai Ling exclaimed. "There are two types of Bizarre Immortals: one practices Jiefa (Proxy Practice), and the other controls the Law."
"Jiefazhe (Proxy Practitioners) obtain their Bizarre seed from a superior, who can retract their power with a single thought, thus controlling their life and death."
"Law-controllers, in contrast, gain power from Void-level Strange Creatures and Dao Bizarre. They establish Sects and, like Bizarre Demons, cannot be truly killed. These are the most difficult adversaries." 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
Knowing Jia Ren had ascended not long ago and was unaware of the significance of Void-level Strange Creatures for Bizarre Immortals, Tu Bai Ling quickly reminded him.
Jia Ren finally understood why Lin Xianjun hadn’t died and was seemingly resurrected.
I thought it was because the Phoenix Flame possessed an indomitable Law of flame capable of incinerating Bizarre Immortals. So that was the reason!
"Tricky Path Sects like the Flesh Fiend Bizarre Immortal Sect and the Six Desires Treacherous Path Sect mostly have only one Law-controller; the others are all Jiefazhe."
"Every Law-controller becomes an incredibly formidable entity."
Tu Bai Ling shared everything he knew.
Jia Ren discarded the idea of trading the Virtual-level Stone Petrification Oddity.
"How dare you spoil my plans! I’ll make sure you become a half-Bizarre, tormented for all time!"
The Grey-haired Trickster Immortal had heard Tu Bai Ling’s words and hated the one who had ruined its plans to the core.
Igniting a series of twisted and eerie Talismans, the Grey-haired Trickster Immortal’s speed surged as it pursued relentlessly.
Its hope of walking the path of a Law-controller was at stake; even if it meant exhausting all its energy, it had to capture its opponent!
"Fellow Daoist, we must find a way to shake him off as soon as possible!" Tu Bai Ling urged.
"Some Law-controllers who possess special Bizarre Laws can access the memories of their subordinates. Any information about the origin of their Bizarre Demons can be known to their superior. We must be cautious, as we don’t know if this one’s Law-controller has similar abilities."
"If we can’t shake off our pursuer in time, we’ll face an even more powerful Bizarre Immortal."
Tu Bai Ling’s words struck Jia Ren like a heavy blow, his expression darkening.
What kind of powerhouse backs this Bizarre Golden Immortal? A Bizarre Taiyi Jade Immortal? Or a Trickster Great Luo Golden Immortal?
Regardless of which, it was a crisis far beyond their capacity to manage.
We must leave the Chaotic Immortal Realm! Jia Ren thought. Even if we manage to escape, it and the Bizarre Immortal backing it will surely exhaust every resource to hunt us down. The Chaotic Immortal Realm has its limits. With powerful Bizarre Immortals searching everywhere, how long could I truly hide? Leaving the Chaotic Immortal Realm is the optimal solution.
"Chaotic Treasure Lotus Immortal Body!"
Eight streams of grey treasured light enveloped Jia Ren, forming a grey aura that seemed to swallow heaven and earth as it spread in all directions.
The Grey-haired Trickster Immortal pursued closely. Upon stepping into the area affected by the grey aura, the lotus on its chest seemingly came alive, swaying gently.
A wild force, as if intending to shatter space itself, transformed into a surging grey tide of chaos that instantly engulfed the figure.
The Grey-haired Trickster Immortal had, at some unknown point, turned into a Stone Man. The surging tide of chaos descended upon it, yet only chipped off minute fragments, unable to destroy its body.
Its speed was limited flying through the violent grey tide of chaos, so it could only watch helplessly as Jia Ren fled.
"Petrification!"
The surging Petrification Bizarre power around it petrified part of the chaotic grey tide. It glared in the direction of Jia Ren’s escape and once again took out the Escapade Bizarre Immortal Spike.
Before it could even use this Immortal Treasure, a mysterious force surged into the Middle-grade Immortal Artifact.
BOOM!
An immense volume of Immortal Spiritual Qi and a black light from the Profound Heaven Suppressing Immortal Demon Pagoda exploded from within.
Although the Escapade Bizarre Immortal Spike was an Intermediate Bizarre Immortal Artifact, it was not designed for defense. Against destruction from within, it stood no chance.
The spike’s body exploded, shattering into black fragments that danced in the air.
An Intermediate Bizarre Immortal Artifact, destroyed just like that...
By the time the Grey-haired Trickster Immortal managed to escape the area affected by the grey chaos-mist, the Golden-Winged Peng Bird had long since vanished without a trace.
"You destroyed my precious treasure! Even if I have to chase you to the ends of the earth, I will make you pay!"
The Grey-haired Trickster Immortal roared in unrestrained rage, but it was a powerless fury.
Without the Escapade Bizarre Immortal Spike, how can I possibly catch the astonishingly fast Golden-Winged Peng Bird? An opportunity that could have rewritten my destiny was lost, just like that. What a painful realization.
The Grey-haired Trickster Immortal had lost its target; a blind chase would be fruitless.
Besides, it still had its duties as a Guardian to fulfill.
I can only report the news of the Virtual-level Stone Petrification Oddity and exchange it for some benefits!
"If I can’t deal with you, someone else will!"
A blue Talisman flew into the Azure Nether and disappeared.
Having done all this, the Grey-haired Trickster Immortal then hurried towards its guard post.
After flying back tens of thousands of miles, a blue Talisman appeared before it.
A response so soon?
It caught the Talisman, and its face darkened to the color of a pot’s underside!
What a ’lure the tiger away from the mountain’ strategy!
Realizing something, the Grey-haired Trickster Immortal’s expression changed drastically. It frantically used an escape technique to speed back towards its post, simultaneously sending out a Talisman: "Even if it costs you your lives, you must stop him!"
「 」
Meanwhile, to the northwest, amidst the yellow sands, the Golden-Winged Peng Bird carrying Tu Bai Ling was already returning.
Jia Ren had previously been focused on finding one of the other two escape routes.
The northwestern district was guarded by Bizarre Golden Immortals, and there was no guarantee the other two locations weren’t as well. Safely leaving the Chaotic Immortal Realm was no easy task.
Jia Ren quickly realized he had fallen into a cognitive trap.
Why bother trying to break through elsewhere? he thought. Now that this place is no longer guarded by a Bizarre Golden Immortal, leaving should be much easier.
Jia Ren had used his Chaotic Treasure Lotus Immortal Body’s White Lotus Crossing technique to deliberately destroy the opponent’s teleportation Trickster Immortal Artifact.
Without that treasure, the Bizarre Golden Immortal couldn’t return in time, giving Jia Ren an opportunity to leave at his leisure.
I refuse to believe there’s a second Bizarre Golden Immortal here!
Jia Ren activated his Spirit Void Cruise ability and flew into the endless darkness with Tu Bai Ling.
Tu Bai Ling was responsible for casting Illusion Techniques while Jia Ren advanced at astonishing speed.
Before long, a familiar Wall of Star’s Breath obstructed their path, forming an insurmountable chasm.
The Nine Heavens Star Luo Formation?! Bizarre Immortals using such a Formation to prevent Immortals from fleeing?!
Jia Ren was no stranger to this Formation; it had to be forcefully broken.
The Eight Paths of Doomsday Treasure Glow appeared, plundering the power of the Wall of Star’s Breath.
Yin and Yang energies swirled in his palm, transforming into a giant, black-and-white intertwined grinding disc that forcefully began Breaking the Formation at a specific point.
A large gap was torn in the Wall of Star’s Breath. Its stellar energy drained rapidly, and it held for less than thirty breaths before a section of it explosively shattered, creating an opening.
Four hidden Bizarre Immortals suddenly flew out, launching suicidal attacks to obstruct Jia Ren’s path.
A golden light flashed. The Eagle Claw, gleaming with a black jade-like radiance, struck repeatedly. One by one, the Bizarre Immortals plummeted from the sky, their bodies and bones utterly obliterated.
Jia Ren didn’t pause for a moment. He burst through the layers of obstruction and flew into the boundless darkness.
「 」
A short while later, the Grey-haired Trickster Immortal arrived. Staring at the shattered Formation and the corpses littering the ground, its face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
A green Talisman flew to it, and an icy voice emanated from it that made the Trickster Immortal’s face turn pale: "Is the Virtual-level Stone Petrification Oddity still within the Chaotic Immortal Realm?"
