Chapter 49: Pursuit and Slaughter

  Two dark shadows suddenly appeared, one on the left and one on the right, one in the south and one in the north, standing on the rocks on both sides of the valley.

  As he looked closely, Lin Yun was shocked to discover that among the two powerful beings staring at each other, one of them was his master.

  He rubbed his eyes hard and found that he hadn't misseen, Lin Yun strongly held back the surprise in his heart, quietly coming to a huge boulder, hiding all the aura within his body.

  In the south-north direction of the valley, the south side was the Dean of Tianfa Academy, also known as Lin Yun's master Gu Di. On the north side stood a middle-aged burly man with copper bell-like eyes that gave off an aura of being powerful without being angry, and his sparse beard made him look very unkempt.

  "Gu Di, it's been twenty years. You betrayed our sect back then, and I never thought you'd be hiding in a place like this. Today, no matter what, I'll take you back."

  "Brother Shi, it wasn't me who betrayed the sect at first, but rather the sect that abandoned me on its own initiative. Others may not know, but don't you know either?"

  "Hmph, no need for idle chatter. Regardless of who was right or wrong, you'll come with me now and let the master of the Freedom Palace decide later."

  As he spoke, the slovenly man, known as Blood Master Brother, suddenly made a move. His right foot kicked out fiercely, and his entire body quickly darted out. In the process of dashing out, a layer of aura suddenly appeared around his body, and a powerful breath directly enveloped the entire mountain valley.

  Seeing the opponent make a move, Gu Di didn't continue to hesitate either. His right foot also violently kicked out, and his body instantly shot out as well. The two great masters' bodies continuously shuttled back and forth in mid-air. In the blink of an eye, they had fiercely collided three times. The entire mountain valley fiercely shook once, and suddenly sand and rocks flew about, and a violent gale erupted.

  Watching the two great masters constantly fighting in mid-air, Lin Yun was more and more shocked because the strength of the two masters had long exceeded his cognitive range. If nothing unexpected happened, both of them should be extraordinary strong beings above the Xiantian realm.

  Martial artists are divided into four major realms: the Post-Heavenly Realm, the Pre-Heavenly Realm, the Transcendent Realm, and the Void Realm. Since crossing over, he had only seen high-level battles between Pre-Heavenly martial artists, and had never seen a battle of this level before. It was precisely because of this that Lin Yun watched the distant great battle with unwavering eyes, wanting to learn something from the clash between the two great masters.

  In the valley, two great masters came and went, the entire valley was filled with flying sand and walking stones. Gradually, in the valley, the figures of the two great masters could not be seen at all, only a series of shocking and earth-shaking sounds kept echoing through the sky.

  "Xue Feng, don't be too arrogant. I have always spared you because you are my senior brother, but you keep trying to put me in a desperate situation. Do you really think I'm afraid to kill you?"

  Xue Fenglan, the senior brother of Gu Di, heard this and merely sneered coldly, saying: "Gu Di, for a traitor to our sect, anyone can kill you, killing you would be getting off easy. If you obediently surrender and follow me back, I'll show mercy and spare your life."

  This remark seemed to thoroughly infuriate Gu Di. Originally, he had been holding back and showing mercy everywhere, but suddenly, Gu Di was like a raging bull that had gone mad, with each move becoming more ruthless than the last. If his opponent wanted to put him in a desperate situation at every turn, then if he still showed mercy, wouldn't that just be stupid?

  Gǔ Dì and Xuè Fēng Lán are both top-notch experts of the same level, just as Lin Yun had guessed. Whether it's Gǔ Dì or Xuè Fēng Lán, their strength surpasses that of the Pre-Heaven realm. Fortunately, this battle took place in a remote mountain wilderness; if it had occurred within the city limits of Tiān Fá, the clash between these two great experts would have likely destroyed everything with just their auras alone.

  It was precisely because of this that the ancient emperor brought him here after his trail was discovered by Blood Seal Lan, in order to prevent them from fighting and destroying everything in the city.

  Xue Feng's single palm chopped out fiercely, his right foot also kicked out, while Gu Di turned around and dodged, stretching out both hands, two milky white ripples quickly emerged, the double palms met with a palm and a foot, the two instantly separated, each retreating three steps.

  After a brief exchange of blows lasting three minutes, the two had already clashed over a hundred times, and the ultimate techniques they possessed were both extremely powerful offensive ultimate techniques.

  Looking at the slovenly middle-aged man in front of him, Emperor Gu's face had already turned extremely ugly. He sneered and said: "Xue Fenglan, twenty years have not changed you, I didn't expect your strength to still be so mediocre. No wonder for so many years, you've always been just a errand boy, pitiful."

  Pitiful and lamentable?

  When he heard the other party exposing his shortcomings, Xue Feng's face turned gloomy and somewhat frightening. He suppressed the anger in his heart and scolded: "Gu Di, you'd better not fart here, I can spare your life, as long as you hand over that thing, how about it?"

  "We don't have anything, but we do have our lives. If you're capable, come and take them."

  "Fine, since you're looking for death, I'll fulfill your wish," With that, Blood Seal's figure shot towards Ancient Emperor once again, the speed was so fast that in the blink of an eye they were upon each other, and the two began to engage in a fierce battle once more.

  Two great masters, two great attacking techniques collided continuously, in the end Gu Di's technique was one step higher, a palm heavily hit Blood Seal Lan's chest, followed by a kick to the abdomen, and kicked Blood Seal Lan out heavily, until three meters away before stopping.

  Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Blood Seal's face was as white as paper, and he said viciously: "Gu Di, don't think that just because you won this time, you can escape. Once I return to report to Shi Men, it will be your death day."

  Blood Seal Lan didn't continue to stay, because he knew very well that even if he stayed, it would be useless, and might even lose his life. In that case, it's better to return immediately and pass on the news of the ancient emperor to the sect. When the time comes, once the sect takes action, even if the opponent has three heads and six arms, they will definitely die without a place to bury their body.

  This time, he finally managed to severely injure Blood Seal Lan again. Moreover, his tracks absolutely could not be known by the sect, so Gu Di didn't dare hesitate in the slightest, preparing to chase after Blood Seal Lan and kill him.

  "Master," just at this time, Lin Yun did not continue to hide and immediately walked out from behind the stone mountain.

  The ancient emperor, who was just about to chase after him, saw Lin Yun walking out from behind the stone mountain and didn't feel the slightest bit of surprise. A master's move can be said to have eyes that see in all directions and ears that hear everything, so his own disciple hiding behind the mountain rocks, he had already known.

  "Did you see everything just now?"

  Nodding, Lin Yun indeed saw everything that had just happened, and he believed that his master should have known long ago. Since that was the case, hiding it would be meaningless, so he said: "Master, who was the person who just escaped?"

  "That person just now was my senior, Xue Fenglan. This time, my trail has been discovered by him. If he returns to the sect, I won't be able to continue staying at Tianfa Academy in the future. So, I must catch up with him."

  "Master, can I go with you?"

  Nodding, Gu Di didn't object either. The two of them quickly chased after Xue Fenglan's departing figure. At first, Lin Yun's speed was completely unable to keep up with his master. After all, the gap between their realms was just too great. However, as time slowly passed, Lin Yun's experience and mastery of the Lingbo Micro Steps grew greater and greater.

  Right in the midst of the chase, Lin Yun continuously verified the various steps of Lingbo Weibu, making one step after another, and fusing them together. Originally, it would take a month to get started, but through this pursuit, following Master's buttocks, it was actually just a short hour, and he had already officially entered the door. If Linglong knew about this matter, I wonder what she would think.

  Glancing at his disciple following beside him, Gu Di was also increasingly astonished, seemingly somewhat uncertain as he asked: "Yun Er, is the move you're using right now not Ling Bo Wei Bu?"

  When Lin Yun heard the master's sudden question, his heart moved slightly. The Lingbo Micro-Step was taught to him by Linglong, but as for its origin, he knew nothing about it. So, regarding the origin of the Lingbo Micro-Step, he also wanted to know, and thus asked: "Master, do you know about the Lingbo Micro-Step?"

  "Hmm, I really didn't expect it, you actually know how to tread on ripples and tiny steps. Tell me, where did you learn this set of skills?"

  Seeing the master's face was a bit heavy, Lin Yun did not mention Linglong's affairs, but said: "Before I was injured by two great masters, just as the two great masters left, one of them dropped a small notebook, and I learned about the Lingbo Micro Step from that notebook."

  "So it was you, Yun'er. Now I'm telling you seriously, no matter who asks, don't tell them about your ability to walk on water, got it?"

  "Understood, Master. Can you tell me about Ling Bo's microsteps?"

  "This is something you don't need to know, all you need to know is one thing: that the Lingbo Micro Step is an absolute art owned by the strongest force in the world. Once others find out that you possess the Lingbo Micro Step, I'm afraid you'll be in trouble."

  The strongest and most powerful force's unique ultimate technique?

  At this time, Lin Yun suddenly thought of Linglong. Since Linglong possessed the Lingbo Micro Step, didn't that mean she had a connection with this force? However, he didn't continue to ask further. If his master didn't want to say anything, then continuing to ask would be pointless anyway.

  No more questions were asked about Ling Bo Wei Bu, but Lin Yun asked about the relationship between Shifu and Xue Feng Lan. From what Gu Di said, he finally knew that Shifu and Xue Feng Lan came from the same force, which was a superpower above the secular world. As for the origin of this superpower, Gu Di did not say from start to finish.

  "Master, Blood Seal Luan has been gone for so long, where should we go to find out what happened to him?"

  Lin Yun was really at a loss, since the other party had been gone for so long and couldn't find any trace of them. It was easy to want to find this person, but in the vast sea of people, where could they go to look for Xue Feng Lan?