Xiao Fei, about to be caught by the Nascent Soul demon, used the Earth Evasion technique and burrowed into the ground to escape.
However, he was not the only one proficient in the Five Elements Evasion techniques; the demon pursuing him was equally skilled.
Immediately, the demon also burrowed into the earth and gave chase again, moving even faster underground than Xiao Fei.
As Xiao Fei desperately fled, he could only release a large number of Iron Fire Ants to slow down the demon.
This demon seemed to quite like the Iron Fire Ants. Faced with a swarm of Iron Fire Ants blocking his path, the demon extended its long tongue, coiling up all the ants it encountered and swallowing them.
With Xiao Fei's "offerings," his speed finally decreased slightly, and the two maintained a consistent distance, one in front and the other behind.
But Xiao Fei's mind was racing. His Iron Fire Ant supply was limited, cultivated with vast amounts of spiritual herbs, and would eventually run out.
He had lived in Xingyue City for many years and was very familiar with the surrounding terrain.
Outside the city lay a dense forest, where he could use Wood Evasion. There were also several mining sites, where he could use Metal Evasion, and a lake, where he could use Water Evasion.
He refused to believe that this demon possessed the Five Elements spiritual roots and could execute every type of evasion.
As he thought this, he had already burrowed beneath the dense forest. Suddenly, he changed his hand seals and plunged into the tree roots.
Xiao Fei's body moved upwards along the roots, burrowing into the tree trunks, and then he traversed through the branches and leaves.
However, this demon could also use Wood Evasion and emerged from the tree trunks, continuing to pursue Xiao Fei.
Helpless, Xiao Fei could only continue sacrificing Iron Fire Ants to save himself, quickly heading towards the lake bordering the dense forest.
"Thump!"
Finally, Xiao Fei leaped into the lake and immediately changed his hand seals, employing the Water Evasion technique.
Using Water Evasion, he moved through the water faster than a swimming fish.
"Thump!"
The old demon also jumped into the lake. This time, he could not use Water Evasion because he lacked water elemental affinity. He could only pursue rapidly by swimming.
But despite his high cultivation, while swimming, he had to contend with the resistance of the water flow, and his speed could not keep up.
This forced him to fly back into the air, tracking Xiao Fei's trajectory from above, and repeatedly thrusting his long tongue into the lake.
Now, Xiao Fei was like a fish in the water, with a hunter on the surface using a fishing spear to jab at him, forcing him to dodge with all his might.
He muttered to himself, "These three Nascent Soul ancestors are so weak. They're ganging up on me three to one and still taking this long. If it were any later, they'd only be collecting my corpse.
At that time, the cultivation world would lose a peerless genius, which would undoubtedly be a tremendous loss to the entire cultivation world.
Unfortunately, Ancestor Shangguan's awareness is too low. Although he values Xiao Fei greatly, seeing him still bouncing around like a loach, he feels quite at ease.
Even Ancestor Jin of Chiyang Gate, who was engaged in battle, couldn't help but transmit a message to Ancestor Shangguan.
'Shangguan, should we temporarily send someone to rescue that young fellow first?
After all, only he can treat cultivators possessed by demon seeds, so he must not be lost.'
Ancestor Shangguan glanced at the enraged demon, Sheying, hovering above the lake, and shook his head.
'No need for now. This kid has many life-saving methods, even I can't fully comprehend them all.
If Old Ghost Sheying escapes today, it will be difficult to find such a good hunting opportunity again.'
Ancestor Shangguan remembered he had given Xiao Fei a Thousand Mile Teleportation Talisman. When he truly couldn't escape, he could at least use the talisman to flee eight hundred miles away.
In her memory, this kid was cunning and had survived numerous dangers, yet he was still alive and well.
At this moment, Old Ghost Sheying, besieged by the three, was in a miserable state. The arrogant snake shadow behind him had been blown apart by their combined efforts.
Old Ghost Sheying's body was also riddled with holes, with several places revealing bare white bone.
For Nascent Soul cultivators, losing a few ribs or breaking a leg or two was merely a flesh wound and not a serious matter.
What was truly fatal were the three foreign spiritual energies that had infiltrated his body, rampaging within and causing immense destruction.
Knowing he had fallen into a trap, Old Ghost Sheying had long prepared to escape. Nascent Soul cultivators did not die easily and possessed numerous escape methods.
However, the three had been prepared. The moment he appeared, they activated a grand formation to trap him. Simultaneously, the three attacked steadily and defended rigorously, leaving him no opportunity.
Gradually, Old Ghost Sheying's injuries increased. One of his arms was gone, and one of his legs was gone. The meridians within his body were shattered by the foreign spiritual energies.
In his dantian sat an infant resembling him, and the three foreign spiritual energies were constantly impacting it, drawing ever closer to his Nascent Soul.
The Nascent Soul could only mobilize the remaining spiritual energy within its body to resist.
But how could he withstand the combined efforts of three peers? Soon, several streams of spiritual energy struck him.
Finally, the Nascent Soul flickered and vanished from the dantian.
Suddenly, a three-inch-tall Nascent Soul appeared above the head of Old Ghost Sheying, who was still engaged in combat.
The moment the Nascent Soul appeared, it flickered and teleported out of the sight of the three.
When it reappeared, the Nascent Soul was already a hundred feet away.
Teleportation was a powerful life-saving technique for Nascent Souls. Generally, as long as they were willing to abandon their physical bodies, few could capture the Nascent Soul.
However, after a few flashes, as this Nascent Soul was about to disappear from everyone's sight, it was blocked by an invisible net.
"Hahaha... I've already laid a heavenly net for you. Let's see where you can escape now."
A spiritual energy hand appeared and grasped Old Ghost Sheying's Nascent Soul.
"Old Ghost Sheying, countless righteous cultivators of Lu Country have died at your hands. I never expected you to have this day!"
Ancestor Jin of Chiyang Gate took out a golden needle and pierced the Nascent Soul's head, stirring it several times.
The wicked Old Ghost Sheying's life thus came to an end.
The three then withdrew the grand formation. Xingyue City below, affected by the Nascent Soul battle, was already unrecognizable, with countless casualties.
Not only the ordinary people within the city but also many cultivators died from the residual effects of the battle.
In the eyes of these supreme powerhouses, sacrificing a portion of the populace to kill a Nascent Soul cultivator from Yingshan Country was worthwhile. They died for a cause, their deaths had value.
As for whether the wronged souls buried beneath the ruins had any objections, it was not within their consideration.
In the eyes of the three powerhouses, the value of the tens of thousands of deceased in Xingyue City was far less than that of Xiao Fei, who was currently lurking at the bottom of the lake like a loach.
Xiao Fei waited and wished, finally seeing the three Nascent Soul ancestors flying towards the lake with supreme grace.
Upon seeing the three Nascent Souls arrive, this demon showed no panic and harbored no intention of fleeing.
The demon's originally hunched and small body gradually expanded, growing larger, eventually transforming into a humanoid creature twenty feet tall, with an eight-foot waist, and covered entirely in black scales.