Two Worlds: Demonic Cultivator with His Zombie Materials-Chapter 178 - 117: Elder Redfire! The Fisherman Takes the Prize (Part 3)

His expression changed, and he quickly turned around, only to see the bearded man who had robbed the auction.

This organized "crime" leader had made the same decision as he did, but unlike Zheng Yi, who was free, he had been marked by someone and was being tracked.

Seeing Zheng Yi, the bearded man seemed a bit surprised too. His eyes filled with murderous intent, as if he wanted to eliminate Zheng Yi here to leave no future troubles.

Zheng Yi felt the terrifying evil qi, and his heart immediately tightened. He wasn't afraid; this bearded man was a formidable opponent, and it might be impossible to resolve the situation quickly.

Right now, what he lacked most was time. He had to hurry and leave Yanyin City while the two Purple Mansion powerhouses were entangled with Black Mountain Monarch and the Four-tailed White Fox.

Otherwise, if too much time was delayed, it would become impossible to leave.

Because he had already heard the screams coming from the direction of the inner city.

Clearly, the guard team assembled into an army had already begun clearing the inner city.

After exchanging a glance, the bearded man also seemed eager to leave. Sensing that Zheng Yi wasn't simple, he restrained the murderous intent in his heart. As he walked to the corner, he suddenly flicked his finger, and a black light shot out. Zheng Yi reached out to catch it unwittingly; it was a storage pouch.

Before leaving, the bearded man shot Zheng Yi a meaningful look, then hurried away.

"Screech..."

Just as Zheng Yi was about to speak, he suddenly heard the sound of something cutting through the air from the direction where the bearded man fled, faintly accompanied by the noise of magic combat.

Simultaneously, several figures sped away through the sky.

"Quick, hurry, block that bearded man; he has stolen a large amount of auction treasures. The city lord has already issued a death order to bring him back!" 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Zheng Yi quickly concealed his aura. Those figures, busy pursuing the bearded man, sped in the direction of the magic combat sounds, seemingly ignoring anyone else.

Watching from a distance as numerous figures sped away, Zheng Yi took out the storage pouch the bearded man had flung to him again, glanced in the direction of the man's escape, and coldly chuckled to himself.

"Daring to target me, just wait and see..."

This time, he didn't hesitate further. He immediately found a defensive blind spot, where two transformed great demons had broken the defense array, leaving a massive breach in the city wall.

Zheng Yi moved, seizing the moment when the many demon cultivators chaotically rushed outside the city. He followed the flow of people and charged outward.

Along the way, the law enforcement team tried to intercept him but was struck by his palm, spitting blood.

Zheng Yi's figure quickly shifted positions, and he rapidly executed the body technique from the Yellow Crane Scripture, moving like a soaring crane with astonishing speed, bypassing the crowd and speeding away.

Standing atop a mountain peak, Zheng Yi looked at the flaming Yanyin City with a somewhat complicated expression in his eyes.

He hadn't anticipated that after only a three-day delay without tracking Yi Qing Zi's whereabouts, he would encounter a tribulation cultivator's robbery at the auction and unexpectedly witness an extraordinary and terrifying magic combat between Purple Mansion Stage cultivators.

The heaven-and-earth power unleashed with every gesture, uprooting the landscape like a stormy sea, even made his heart spirit shudder.

It caused his previously inflated mind, due to increased strength and commanding three Foundation Establishment living corpses, as well as controlling the forces of the Soul Catching Sect and Black Cliff Mountain, to contract once more.

Seeing mountains beyond mountains, skies beyond skies, he understood that the road he needed to walk was still long.

...

Leaving the chaotic Yanyin City far behind, Zheng Yi quickly headed in the direction from which he came. Eventually, he stopped his steps.

His eyes flickered, sensing a hidden murderous intent secretly locking onto his body. A slight movement would result in a lethal chain attack.

Clearly, if not encountered by coincidence, someone must have placed a hidden mark on him, and he was so focused on traveling that he didn't notice.

Now, his opponent was lurking in the hills, surrounding him.

"Since you've already made calculations in advance, why don't you come out openly? Such sneaky behavior makes you a laughingstock!"

Perceiving the hidden flow of murderous intent in the darkness, Zheng Yi stopped his steps, looking around, and suddenly spoke in a cold voice toward the dense forest surrounding him.

Whoosh, whoosh!

Several sounds of cutting through the air emerged, and Zheng Yi's eyes grew colder. Several Foundation Establishment cultivators appeared with indifferent expressions, surrounding him from multiple directions, clearly to prevent his escape.

The leader, whom Zheng Yi was very familiar with, was the bearded man. His face looked pale, clearly having gone through a tough battle to escape from Yanyin City.

This aspect deeply impressed Zheng Yi.

The opponent's meticulous planning, with inside and outside support, likely involved collaboration with those two transformed great demons, allowing them to escape right under the noses of Purple Mansion Stage cultivators; indeed, they weren't ordinary people.

"It seems you are quite perceptive, knowing why we have come? Then be straightforward: hand over the items, and I'll leave you with an intact corpse."

"If you don't cooperate, don't blame me for being ruthless, erasing your remnant soul, scattering your spirit beyond reincarnation..."

Right off the bat, the bearded man spoke in a low, threatening tone.

"The items are with me. If you want them, take them with your life, and spare me the nonsense."

Zheng Yi let out a cold laugh. With the methods of this bearded man, whether for insurance or revenge, it was apparent they wouldn't let him go. Trusting one's safety to another's mercy would indeed be the greatest folly.

Since that was the case, there was no need for politeness—let actions speak for themselves.

Unexpectedly, the methods he had prepared and never used on Yi Qing Zi were now ones the bearded man and his companions would experience firsthand.