Published at 24th of December 2025 7:57 am

Chapter 1946: Too Many Secrets on That Kid

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"How dare you, brat!" Mu Qingxuan, after being repelled by Luo Qingchen, felt his blood and qi roiling. He watched the backs of the three fleeing figures, especially the last sword strike from Luo Qingchen, which even he found somewhat thorny. That boy carries too many secrets!

"Chase them! Chase them! Dead or alive, we must retrieve the Star Map and the Turtle Shell!" Mu Qingxuan roared angrily, his voice full of murderous intent. With a swift movement, he led the pursuit, followed closely by the disciples of the Qingmu Sect.

An exhilarating pursuit and escape unfolded once again. But this time, the opponents were far more powerful and challenging than Zhao Mingyu’s previous group.

And the direction of their escape — Luofeng Slope, the mysterious place marked with a skull on the Star Map, what dangers and unknowns could it conceal?

The wind howled past their ears, as Luo Qingchen and his companions, protected by the Turtle Shell’s light screen activated by Su Xiaowan, raced at top speed toward the direction indicated by the Star Map.

Luo Qingchen’s face was pale, with bloodstained froth constantly seeping from his mouth. Earlier, to cover Lin Wan’er and Su Xiaowan’s breakout, he endured several blows from Mu Qingxuan and forcibly performed "Star Fall", resulting in severe injuries; he was now relying solely on sheer willpower. His Chaotic Power was nearly depleted, and his Dantian ached faintly.

"Brother Luo, how are you?" Su Xiaowan asked anxiously, trying her best to maintain the Turtle Shell’s light screen while looking at Luo Qingchen with teary eyes. Her energy consumption was also massive, leaving her little face devoid of color.

"I’m fine, I can hold on." Luo Qingchen squeezed out a faint smile, but his gaze was fixed behind him. The Qingmu Sect members pursued relentlessly like maggots clinging to bones, especially Mu Qingxuan at the forefront, whose speed was exceptionally fast, gradually closing the distance between them.

Lin Wan’er remained silent, only tightening Bai Ling’er on her back while keeping a part of her mind alert to the surroundings. She knew this was not the time for words; they had to quickly shake off the pursuing soldiers or find a place to catch their breath.

"Look! Up ahead... there’s fog ahead!" Su Xiaowan suddenly pointed forward and shouted.

Luo Qingchen and Lin Wan’er focused their gaze, seeing a vast area on the horizon shrouded in dense gray-white mist. Even from afar, they could sense the eerie chill and enigma emanating from within. Mountain peaks loomed faintly in the mist, their shapes bizarre, like lurking fierce beasts.

"That should be Luofeng Slope," Luo Qingchen said solemnly, a trace of gravity flashing in his eyes. The bright red skull mark on the Star Map filled his heart with unease.

"This fog... it’s so strange," Su Xiaowan wrinkled her little nose, "It feels quite eerie inside."

"Stay vigilant; this place is extraordinary," Luo Qingchen reminded.

A moment later, the three plunged into the mist.

Upon entering the fog zone, the surrounding scenery immediately blurred, visibility reduced to less than ten meters. The mist, with its peculiar viscosity, not only hindered sight but also compressed the range of Divine Sense detection to the extreme. More eerily, the mist seemed to mute sounds, significantly reducing the shouts of the Qingmu Sect pursuers behind them.

"Great! This fog can help us shake them off!" Su Xiaowan exclaimed in surprise.

Luo Qingchen dared not relax for a moment: "Don’t celebrate too early. Places like this often hide unknown dangers." He spoke while trying to discern direction, carefully observing the environment.

Luofeng Slope’s terrain was incredibly complex, rugged and filled with ravines. The faintly visible rocks in the mist resembled a phoenix ready to soar or a giant bird struggling in death throes, exuding a sense of desolation and stillness. Scattered on the ground were some charred, odd-shaped bones, left by unknown creatures.

"The aura here... it’s so oppressive," Lin Wan’er furrowed her brows, allowing her Heavenly Essence Spiritual Power to circulate within her body, resisting the subtle, cold erosion in the mist.

"Brother Luo, which way should we go?" Su Xiaowan looked around in bewilderment, unable to distinguish between north, south, east, and west, surrounded by gray haze.

Luo Qingchen took out the bronze plate composed of six Star Map fragments. Though its glow was dim, after Luo Qingchen injected the last bit of Chaotic Power, it trembled slightly, and the surface emitted a faint starshine, pointing diagonally forward toward a vague direction.

"Follow me!" Luo Qingchen rejuvenated, following the starlight’s guidance, leading the two women through the mist.

The mist in Luofeng Slope was indeed bizarre, not only isolating Divine Sense but also seemingly confusing minds. Several times, they almost lost direction; Su Xiaowan even mistook a rabbit-shaped rock for a monster.

"Xiaowan, don’t be startled," Luo Qingchen said helplessly, but it made him more vigilant.

As they twisted and turned, delving into the depths of Luofeng Slope, several cries and the sound of weapons clashing erupted suddenly behind them!

"Hmm? Is it the Qingmu Sect people?" Lin Wan’er perked her ear.

Luo Qingchen stopped, listening intently. Indeed, deep in the mist came the screams of the Qingmu Sect disciples and Mu Qingxuan’s angry roar.

"What happened? They seem to be in trouble?" Su Xiaowan said with a touch of schadenfreude.

Luo Qingchen’s eyes flickered: "This Luofeng Slope seems to treat everyone equally." He vaguely guessed that Qingmu Sect folks had likely triggered some kind of restriction here or encountered hidden dangers in the mist.

"Opportunity!" Luo Qingchen decided promptly, "Let’s seize this chance, speed up, and shake them off completely!"

The trio hesitated no longer, once again accelerating their pace.

However, they hadn’t run far when the fog ahead churned, and three figures stumbled out, directly facing Luo Qingchen and his group.

Seeing the other’s attire, Luo Qingchen’s pupils shrank.

It was Zhao Mingyu! And his two Golden Core Intermediate Stage guards!

At present, Zhao Mingyu’s party was in a miserable state. Zhao Mingyu was in tattered clothes, disheveled with a few blood marks on his face, as though he had just escaped from a demonic beast’s mouth. His two Golden Core Intermediate Stage guards were equally wounded, their breaths weak, the encounter with the Demon Spider having exacted a heavy toll.

"It’s you?!" Zhao Mingyu saw Luo Qingchen’s group, a moment of surprise, followed by a burst of venomous light in his eyes, "Great! Truly searching high and low only to find them without effort! This young master was just worried about not finding you scoundrels!"

Behind him, a hooked-nose Golden Core Intermediate Stage cultivator sneered: "Second Young Master, truly heaven helps us! These little bastards caused us tremendous losses; today, we must tear them to shreds!"

Enemies meeting, the gaze is especially red.

Luo Qingchen inwardly cursed his bad luck, just leaving the wolf’s den to enter the tiger’s mouth. However, seeing Zhao Mingyu’s pitiful appearance, it was clear he was also at his limit.

"Zhao Mingyu, is the Zhao Family only capable of sneak attacks and taking advantage?" Luo Qingchen sneered coldly, attempting to buy time while secretly observing the surroundings to find a way to escape.

"Cut the nonsense! Brat, last time you escaped by luck, I see where you’ll run this time!" Zhao Mingyu’s face twisted. Chased by the Demon Spider, he had no escape, his subordinates mostly dead or injured; the fury was finding nowhere to vent. Seeing Luo Qingchen, his old and new hatred surged.

"Kill them! Retrieve the Star Map fragments!" Zhao Mingyu roared, first summoning his Golden Snake Sword, transforming into a golden light, straight at Luo Qingchen.

His two Golden Core Intermediate Stage guards also gathered their strength, attacking Lin Wan’er and Su Xiaowan from left to right.

"Hmph, defeated foes still dare to be rampant!" Lin Wan’er shouted delicately, despite her considerable spiritual power consumption, she did not fear facing the equally exhausted Golden Core Intermediate Stage guards. The Heavenly Origin Sword technique unfolded, and the green Sword Light was fiercely unmatched.

Su Xiaowan was somewhat panicked, hurriedly activating the Turtle Shell to defend, while fumbling for talismans: "Fireball Talisman! No, Icicle Talisman! Oh no, why did I grab the Cleaning Talisman again!"

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