"Go!"

With clenched teeth, Ding Fan pressed forward with Mu Gaosou, no matter how difficult, whether he lived or died, or whether the path led to hell, he had to take this journey.

Mu Gaosou had no choice but to lead Ding Fan onward, but their pace was even slower now, sometimes requiring detours on the mountains to avoid being spotted by Scout Cavalry.

Mu Gaosou grew increasingly cautious, such a large number of Scout Cavalry indicated there were certainly experts stationed nearby, possibly Fifth Grade experts of the Divine Realm. If Ding Fan and Mu Gaosou were discovered, only death awaited them.

Three hours, six hours passed, and as darkness fell, Mu Gaosou suddenly halted, prompting a curious Ding Fan to ask him, "Why have we stopped? Have the Scout Cavalry been spotted again?"

"No, that’s not it! What’s going on here?"

Feeling bewildered, Mu Gaosou rubbed his head and said, "What’s happening? There’s not a single Scout Cavalry ahead. Has someone led them away for us, or has the Zhong Family recalled them? It’s been an hour, and I haven’t felt a single Scout Cavalry." Sun

"Hmm?"

Ding Fan blinked in confusion, pondering before asking, "Could it be... Herr Family helped us get rid of those Scout Cavalry?"

"It’s possible!" Mu Gaosou nodded and asked, "Master, do you think we should travel overnight, or should we rest for a while first?"

"We can’t rest, we’ll travel overnight!"

Someone seemed to aid them, and Ding Fan knew that missing this opportunity would be foolish. In any case, they must first reach Wu Family Fortress to assess the situation.

...

At the same time, on a mountain to the east, an elderly man dressed in black was running desperately with someone on his back.

This elder had a peculiar appearance, resembling Mu Gaosou, yet seemed to only be at the Fourth Level of the Divine Realm.

He sprinted madly with the person on his back, eliminating any Scout Cavalry that blocked his path with a single strike, then continued like a ghost towards the front.

"Report immediately to the top, instruct all Scout Cavalry to converge in this direction. Ding Fan is here, make sure he doesn’t escape again."

Hundreds of Scout Cavalry followed as a Divine Realm Third Level steward from the Zhong Family witnessed many Scout Cavalry corpses, roaring orders to his subordinates.

"Bang!"

Signal flares shot up into the sky, bursting like fireworks.

Over three hundred miles away, Zhong Wuchang saw the signal flares and roared in fury, "Tell the five elders that Ding Fan has been found, instruct them to come here quickly and kill him."

In an instant, the entire range within a radius of over a thousand miles became bustling.

...

A mysterious figure appeared, disguised as Mu Gaosou, speeding east with a man on his back, cutting down many of the Zhong Family’s Scout Cavalry, drawing their attention and easing the pressure on Ding Fan and Mu Gaosou. Running through the night, Mu Gaosou hurried into an area close to Great Python Mountain.

Zhong Wuchang mobilized all nearby Scout Cavalry and five Divine Realm Fifth Level experts to pursue "Mu Gaosou" and "Ding Fan," but was frustrated as the mysterious figure vanished after midnight.

This was perplexing.

Those two disappeared, vanished right before the eyes of a group of Scout Cavalry. Just two hours earlier, Scout Cavalry had been killed, yet two hours later, the cavalry had nearly overturned the region without finding any trace of the two.

When Zhong Wuchang and the five Divine Realm Fifth Level experts arrived and searched the vicinity but could not find Ding Fan and Mu Gaosou, a sudden message came from a hundred miles to the east, claiming that the man in black had reappeared, killed several people, and dashed eastward.

Zhong Wuchang and the five Fifth Level experts were confused; how could Mu Gaosou, only at the Fourth Level Elementary Stage of the Divine Realm, move so fast? A hundred miles away? Could Mu Gaosou fly?

But since they had found them again, they had no reason not to capture them.

Zhong Wuchang and the experts sprinted at full speed, commanding all Scout Cavalry to converge in that direction, ordering all affiliated family Scout Cavalry and martial artists to gather in that direction, aiming to finally capture the duo.

After dawn!

Another oddity arose — Mu Gaosou and Ding Fan vanished again, leaving no trace, as if evaporating into thin air.

All morning, Zhong Wuchang led the search but found no one. By noon, Zhong Wuchang and the five Divine Realm Fifth Level experts received new orders, personally issued by Zhong Zhiyong, commanding all Divine Realm experts to return immediately to Zhong Family Fortress, under threat of execution for refusal.

Two days had passed, and Herr Rufeng’s sisters were less than a thousand miles from the Zhong Family Fortress and nearing arrival.

Zhong Zhiyong did not take chances, summoning all five Divine Realm Fifth Level experts back, while seeking aid from Zhao Family, requesting reinforcements to ensure nothing would go wrong at Zhong Family Fortress.

"Return!"

Zhong Wuchang dared not disobey, shouted angrily, then after arranging things, headed to a nearby Domain City, preparing to return to Zhong Family Fortress.

As the Scout Cavalry Hall Master within the Yu Family Clan, Zhong Wuchang felt humiliated; twice discovering "Mu Gaosou" and "Ding Fan" only to lose them again meant he truly had no place left in the Hall after this ordeal ended.

At this moment, he still couldn’t grasp how Mu Gaosou, with only Fourth Level Elementary Stage of the Divine Realm, could evade so many Scout Cavalry? To escape under the eyes of so many?

This time, the Zhong Family mobilized martial artists and scout cavalry from nearby families to participate in the search. Inevitably, the news spread, and families in nearby cities were in an uproar.

The Zhong Family, a well-known Fifth Grade power in the Heavenly Martial Country, even dispatched the Head of the Scout Cavalry Hall. The top scout cavalry from the entire hall, along with five Fifth Level experts from the Divine Realm, gathered nearly a thousand people in total, and yet they still let "Mu Gaosou" and "Ding Fan" escape?

This incident became a laughingstock for everyone.

While mocking the Zhong Family, various powerful forces and families also developed a curiosity about Ding Fan and Mu Gaosou. Especially because the matter of Ding Fan slaying Zhong Wugu had already spread intentionally, making almost everyone in the Heavenly Martial Country aware of it.

Meanwhile, the Herr sisters had gotten closer to the Zhong Family Fortress, yet Herr Wanzhan and others had not appeared, making the development of this event chaotic and further attracting attention from various families.

The fake Mu Gaosou and Ding Fan had disappeared, while the real Mu Gaosou and Ding Fan had reached the Wu Family Fortress, lurking on a mountain a hundred miles south of it.

A hundred miles was a half-hour journey at Mu Gaosou’s speed. Ding Fan decided to take a good rest to have both of them in top condition, although reaching this point was just the beginning of the real danger.

Mu Gaosou was exhausted, so Ding Fan had Sirius lie in wait nearby to guard them, while Mu Gaosou and Ding Fan rested in a nearby cave to regain their strength.

They slept until afternoon. Upon waking, Ding Fan didn’t have Mu Gaosou immediately lead him to the Wu Family Fortress; instead, he asked him to go out to check the surroundings, conducting thorough reconnaissance.

Only by understanding one’s enemy can one ensure their own safety.

Given the current situation, rash actions would be tantamount to suicide. Therefore, they needed to understand the outside situation before proceeding with their next move.

Influenced by experts on Earth, Ding Fan liked to use his own thoughts, often pondering and devising the best strategy before taking action.

Mu Gaosou had a Martial Skill for bone contraction; as long as he didn’t encounter a Fifth Level expert from the Divine Realm, nobody could see his true appearance. Mu Gaosou was very cautious, not daring to rush into the Wu Family Fortress, and searched the surroundings.

Two hours later, Mu Gaosou returned, and what he had discovered sank Ding Fan’s heart to the bottom.

Mu Gaosou dared not approach the Wu Family Fortress, so he could not ascertain whether any Fifth Level experts from the Divine Realm were lurking in the city. However, at least over a hundred scout cavalry were lurking around the city, the weakest of them being Second Level Peak martial artists of the Divine Realm, with many being heavyweights of the Divine Realm. Only the Zhong Family could command so many experts to lurk here.

Mu Gaosou also checked out the Sirius Ancient Tomb. Although he dared not get close, after long-term surveillance, he discovered hundreds of scout cavalry and noticed a Fourth Level expert from the Divine Realm lurking nearby.

Both places were traps, ready for Ding Fan to fall into. Without mentioning a Fifth Level expert from the Divine Realm, even the current Fourth Level expert couldn’t be handled by Mu Gaosou and Ding Fan.

"What to do? What should I do?"

Ding Fan sat in the cave, a little confused. In this situation, even someone ten times wiser might not have a solution, would they?

"My Power is still too low!"

Ding Fan felt somewhat helpless. He believed he could handle a Third Level martial artist from the Divine Realm, but once a Fourth Level expert from the Divine Realm made a move, he was sure to die.

"Let’s wait."

The only option Ding Fan could think of was to wait for the Herr Family martial artists to arrive. That mysterious Herr Family martial artist had been helping him all along and should be able to help him, right?

"Let’s lurk near the Sirius Ancient Tomb and wait for an opportunity to take away the bones there." Ding Fan ordered Mu Gaosou, then called Sirius back, and they left the resting place.

The sky was nearing dusk, about to enter the night. There was a stuffy heat in the air, making Ding Fan feel a bit suffocated.

"Owo~~".

After walking a short distance, a strange sound came from the dense forest ahead, followed by a flurry of shadowy movements, and a small ghostly shadow flew towards them.

"Get lost!"

Mu Gaosou, filled with anger, unleashed an inexplicable, frightening aura. The small ghostly shadows were immediately scared off, scattering in different directions.

Ding Fan asked in surprise, "What are these beasts? I can’t even see them clearly."

"Those are Ghost Bats, Level Two Spirit Beasts." Mu Gaosou explained nonchalantly before leading Ding Fan to prepare to move on.

"Wait!"

Lu Li suddenly exclaimed. After standing for a moment, he said, "Let’s go to that side of the forest; I want a good look at those Ghost Bats."

"What’s there to see?"

Mu Gaosou didn’t dare disobey the order, leading Ding Fan into the dense forest. Thousands of Ghost Bats flew out from the trees, becoming shadows floating, shimmering, appearing very terrifying in the dim scene.

With Mu Gaosou present, the Ghost Bats couldn’t approach; any random strike could kill a bunch, while Ding Fan stood silently, doing nothing. He stared at the Ghost Bats, frowning, his eyes alternating between light and dark, not knowing what he was thinking.

"I understand. I finally understand."

After watching for a while, Lu Li exhibited an expression of wild excitement and exclaimed, "The essence of the Shadowless Body Technique isn’t the change in form, but being shadowless. Haha, I’ve finally realized the core of this Shadowless Heart Technique, Mu Gaosou, wait for me; I can learn this Martial Skill immediately,"

"Hmm."

Seeing Ding Fan sitting down to cultivate without caring, Mu Gaosou was stunned. Can someone understand advanced Martial Skill merely by seeing a few Ghost Bats? Ding Fan had been cultivating that secret manual for less than two months? Such an insight is too monstrous.