Chaos Dao Sheng Jue

Nezha laughed in fury: "Very well! Perfect, let's test my new tricks!"

He was about to rush out when Fang Xinyi grabbed him.

"Don't be impulsive! Lu Chen, what do you think?"

Lu Chen did not answer immediately.

He turned around and looked at Gu Tingyuan, the silent figure at the back of the group.

This former patriarch of the Gu family has hardly spoken a word since leaving Nirvana Pool.

At this moment, Gu Tingyuan raised his head and met Lu Chen's gaze.

"Of those forces outside," Lu Chen said slowly, "how many are targeting you?"

Gu Tingyuan remained silent for a moment, then checked with his divine sense.

“At least four.” His voice was hoarse. “Back then, I offended many people in order to collect blood sacrifice materials. Some were enemies, and some were former collaborators.”

He paused, not avoiding Lu Chen's gaze.

"There is another family that is my Gu family's mortal enemy. They will not let go of any opportunity to weaken the Gu family, and they will not let go of me, the 'Ancestor of the Gu Family'."

Lu Chen nodded, unsurprised. He looked again toward the edge of the forbidden area, using his divine sense to check that the auras were still quietly lurking.

"They know we're inside, but they're not sure when we'll come out, or what our condition will be when we do."

So they didn't break in; they just stayed outside. They were afraid that the forbidden area held dangers they couldn't handle, and that we would emerge with power enough to crush them.

At this point, Lu Chen paused, then continued:

Unfortunately, we have neither right now.

Fang Xinyi said softly, "So we can't just go out like this."

“Yes.” Lu Chen nodded. “But we can’t hide here forever.”

When he closed his eyes for a moment and then opened them again, his eyes already showed a decision.

"Nezha, how long can your Fire-Tipped Spear burn?"

Nezha was taken aback for a moment, then puffed out his chest: "Burn at full power, for the time it takes to burn an incense stick!"

"Enough," Lu Chen said sternly. "Miss Fang, how much longer can you hold on?"

Fang Xinyi sensed the almost depleted divine energy within her body: "I can maintain 30% of my combat strength within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."

Lu Chen nodded and looked at Gu Tingyuan.

Gu Tingyuan didn't speak, but silently took out a palm-sized token that emitted a bloody light.

That was the order of the Gu family patriarch, and also his last trump card.

“Activating this command will instantly teleport you back to your ancestral home,” he said in a hoarse voice. “But you can only bring one person.”

Lu Chen looked at the token but didn't take it. He turned to face the three of them.

"The plan is simple: let's charge out together."

Nezha's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "That's more like it!"

"Then, they split up and ran."

Nezha: "..."

“They have thirty Dao Integration Realm cultivators, while we only have four, three of whom are injured,” Lu Chen said calmly. “A head-on confrontation will only lead to our demise. If we split up, they will definitely divide their forces. With fewer pursuers, we will have a chance to defeat them one by one, or shake off our pursuers.”

“I will be responsible for luring away the most people.” Lu Chen paused, “because I have the most treasures on me, and the most people are eyeing me.”

"No!" Fang Xinyi and Nezha said almost simultaneously.

Lu Chen raised his hand to stop them.

"It's not a discussion, it's an arrangement."

He looked at Fang Xinyi: "Your Green Wood Longevity Technique excels at concealment and recovery. Heading west, there are dense forests and mountains. In three hours, whether you've shaken off your pursuers or not, you must conceal yourself and recuperate; don't push yourself too hard."

Fang Xinyi bit her lip and finally nodded.

Then, Lu Chen looked at Nezha: "Your Fire-Tipped Spear has strong burst damage but poor endurance. Head east, that's the lava zone, suitable for your home turf. Remember, as soon as you break out of the encirclement, immediately conceal your aura and hide. Don't be reckless."

Nezha wanted to retort, but when he met Lu Chen's gaze, he finally let out a heavy "humph".

Finally, Lu Chen looked at Gu Tingyuan.

"Go north." Gu Tingyuan looked up, surprised that Lu Chen would still care about him.

“The north is a wasteland with no cover or concealment, making it the most suitable direction for tracking,” Lu Chen said, “but also the most dangerous.”

"So?" Gu Tingyuan's voice was calm.

“So you go that way.” Lu Chen said calmly, “Didn’t you want to atone for your sins? This is the first thing.”

Gu Tingyuan looked at Lu Chen for a long time, and then he smiled. This was the second time Lu Chen had seen Gu Tingyuan smile.

The last time it was because of his arrogance when he obtained the Yang Mirror, but this time it was a smile that was almost relieved, even somewhat relaxed.

“Okay. I’ll go north.” Gu Tingyuan finally agreed.

Nezha looked at this scene and seemed to want to say something, but in the end he just turned his head away.

Fang Xinyi lowered her eyes, seemingly lost in thought.

Lu Chen didn't look at Gu Tingyuan again; he turned to face the invisible barrier at the edge of the forbidden area.

Then he took a step forward.

"Let's do it."

The four of them burst out of the forbidden area at the same time, like four shooting stars!

Outside, more than thirty lurking auras suddenly erupted!

"They're out!"

"It's Lu Chen! He not only possesses the Void Bell and the Sun-Chasing Sacred Bow, but also a supreme treasure from the forbidden area!"

"kill--!"

In an instant, shouts of battle filled the air, but Lu Chen paid no heed.

He activated the Chaos Dao Life Technique with all his might, wielding the greatsword Slaughter God, ready to charge head-on towards the direction where the pursuers were most concentrated!

A three-year chase, spanning half of the Divine Realm, has begun.

At this moment, Lu Chen was unaware that in the ruins of the completely abandoned Reincarnation Abyss teleportation array behind him, a silver-gray phantom stood silently.

Watching the departing figure, A-Yue whispered:

"Finally... they've all made it out."

"So, what's next..."

Her figure slowly dissipated and merged into the void.

"It's time to go see some old friends."

The moment Lu Chen rushed out of the edge of the forbidden area, his vision was filled with a blinding light.

That was neither sunlight nor the light of a magical artifact.

It was the killing intent that erupted simultaneously from thirty-seven Dao Integration Realm auras, converging into a tangible pressure, like an invisible mountain pressing down on us!

"Good timing!"

Lu Chen neither dodged nor evaded, but his aura suddenly exploded. Behind him, the Bright Moon Heaven and Earth Dharma Image rose up, its cool light spreading across the land.

Where the moonlight shone, the figures rushing towards them all froze, not because they were immobilized, but because they were suppressed by the power of the laws contained within.

Seven figures were at the forefront: three old men, two middle-aged cultivators, a bewitching red-haired woman, and a mysterious person shrouded in a black robe.

Seven different Dao Integration Realm auras, seven pairs of eyes all locked onto Lu Chen.

"Lu Chen!" the red-haired woman shrieked with laughter, "Hand over the forbidden treasure, and I might give you a quick death!"

Lu Chen ignored them. He flashed away and instead of facing the seven people, he teleported away from the side.

"Want to run?!"

Upon seeing this, the seven figures immediately turned around, unleashing a barrage of magical treasures and supernatural powers!

Upon seeing this, Lu Chen's mind stirred, and the Heavenly Dharma Form "Nine Suns Annihilation" manifested directly.

In an instant, the nine blazing suns simultaneously erupted with dazzling golden light, crashing directly towards the seven pursuers.

boom--!

Nine blazing suns exploded simultaneously, unleashing a violent surge of fire energy that swept in all directions, temporarily halting the pursuing supernatural powers.

But in just a moment, the seven figures burst out from the aftershocks of the explosion, almost unharmed except for a slight fluctuation in their aura.

However, Lu Chen seized that brief moment and dashed a hundred feet away. But behind him, the seven people were hot on his heels…