The one-eyed man burst into arrogant laughter. "Hahaha! Why don't you keep that Bloodthirsty Violent Bear company!"
Like lightning, Ye Feng sped past the crowd and dashed straight toward the cave!
Seeing his terrifying speed, the others immediately lashed out at him.
Even though Ye Feng dodged with all his might, several sword strikes still slashed across his body!
As blood sprayed, his gaze turned sharp, brimming with killing intent.
Yet now was not the time to become entangled with them. Ye Feng used the explosive impact of their attacks to propel himself straight into the depths of the cave!
*Boom!!*
Li Guanqi's eyes narrowed slightly, and he exhaled a breath of turbid air.
Looking at the Bloodthirsty Violent Bear swinging its razor-sharp claws in agitation, his eyes filled with pure murderous intent.
In an instant, purple light flashed beneath Li Guanqi's feet, leaving an afterimage where he stood.
By the time that afterimage shattered, the Bloodthirsty Violent Bear's head flew high into the air!
From beneath his black robe came a sudden whisper.
"Extinguish Bane!"
*Rumble!!!*
A purple sword light sheared through ancient trees for dozens of paces behind him, the deafening roar echoing endlessly.
Sensing the terrifying sword light at their backs, the crowd snapped their heads around and were greeted by a soul-shivering sight!
The five-zhang-tall corpse of the Bloodthirsty Violent Bear crashed heavily to the ground!
The mysterious figure in the black robe was already charging toward them with sword in hand!
The boundless primal energy surging within Li Guanqi pushed his speed to the limit.
Yet just as the crowd was about to turn their blades against him—
Suddenly!
Another black-robed figure burst out of the cave!
Ye Feng sent an ecstatic voice transmission: "Boss, run! I got it!"
Hearing this, Li Guanqi no longer concealed his power. The black robe on his back abruptly tore apart!
A pair of wings over a zhang across unfurled in an instant!
With a powerful flap of the Wind Thunder Wings, Li Guanqi's speed reached its absolute zenith. In the blink of an eye, he was right in front of Ye Feng.
Grabbing Ye Feng in one swift motion, he fled into the depths of the forest!
It all happened far too fast. Before anyone could react, Ye Feng had already taken the Purple Sun Immortal Fruit and vanished with Li Guanqi.
The crowd soon snapped out of their shock. In an instant, every cultivator unleashed their techniques, their speeds erupting!
Glancing at the mob pursuing them, Li Guanqi wore a grave expression.
No matter how strong the two of them were, two fists could hardly counter dozens of hands from cultivators of the same cultivation realm.
Just then, Ye Feng said excitedly, "Boss! Five! A whole five fruits!"
Without a second thought, Li Guanqi blurted, "Eat them! Quick!"
Without hesitation, Ye Feng pulled out the man-sized fruit tree.
Upon it hung five egg-sized purple fruits, shimmering with an alluring luster.
Ye Feng sliced every single fruit off the tree with a jade blade, then carefully tucked the tree back into his storage space.
He handed a fruit to Li Guanqi, and both of them swallowed one down!
A single Purple Sun Immortal Fruit was worth ten years of bitter cultivation to a cultivator!
However, a person could only ever consume one in their lifetime; eating another would yield no effect at all.
The moment Li Guanqi swallowed the fruit, he felt a blaze ignite within his dantian.
The surging, potent power spread through his body like a raging inferno!
Even with his iron resolve, he could not suppress a muffled groan.
Ye Feng, clutched in his grip, fared even worse. His face flushed bright crimson, and low roars escaped his throat.
Perhaps overwhelmed by the agonizing pain, Ye Feng flailed his arms wildly, shredding the black robe on his body, his gaze growing unfocused.
Li Guanqi surged his divine sense and bellowed, "Wake up! Guard your celestial crown!"
Ye Feng's body stiffened, and a glimmer of clarity returned to his vacant eyes.
With no time to assume a proper meditative posture, he closed his eyes and sank straight into a state of cultivation.
The energy inside him was simply too immense; he had to guide and refine it immediately.
Otherwise, the overwhelming force threatened to blow his body apart!
"Halt! Bastards, you're courting death! How dare you consume the Purple Sun Immortal Fruit right now!"
"Brothers, kill them! There are still three Purple Sun Immortal Fruits left!"
"Kill!"
"Hmph! In the Purgatory Mountain Range, even dragons must coil and tigers must crouch!"
The pursuers behind them drew faster and faster, many covered in talismans.
Some had even activated secret arts to attain extreme speed!
Li Guanqi's face was flushed crimson as well. Seeing Ye Feng with his eyes shut, his expression turned grim.
If this continued, he would eventually be trapped and killed by these men!
Against all the tricks and methods of these desperate cutthroats, his initial speed advantage failed to widen the gap by much.
This served as a wake-up call for him.
He had originally believed that with the speed of the Wind Thunder Wings, he could even rival cultivators of the Nascent Soul realm.
He had never expected these rogue cultivators, seasoned by years of wandering the martial world, to each possess hidden trump cards!
Meanwhile, the tumultuous power raging inside his own body was exceedingly unbearable.
With no one to guide it, the energy ran rampant through his meridians, making it impossible for him to calmly refine it.
*What should I do...*
Cold sweat beaded on Li Guanqi's forehead. He felt the present predicament was scarcely better than when they had encountered that mysterious figure before—it was equally perilous.
A rough sweep of his divine sense revealed that thirty-one people were still hot on their trail!
In other words, nearly ten beast-hunting teams were refusing to let them go.
A single Purple Sun Immortal Fruit could fetch an astronomical price at an auction outside!
Not to mention they still had three left. These desperate outlaws would never give up so easily.
Meanwhile, Ye Feng's aura began to climb rapidly, soon reaching the peak of the mid Core Formation realm!
Furthermore, the raw power continued to hammer toward an even higher breakthrough.
Li Guanqi's gaze deepened as he gripped his sword, his thoughts racing!
What he needed to do now was buy time!
As long as he bought enough time for Ye Feng to complete his breakthrough, he could hand the Wind Thunder Wings over to him.
Then Li Guanqi would have his hands free to guide and refine the power within himself.
Given the refining speed of his cultivation technique, it would not take long for him to break through as well.
Once he stepped into the Core Formation Great Perfection, he would have nothing to fear from these pursuers!
Yet these people would never give them any breathing room!
*Whoosh! Whoosh!*
Several sharp shrieks pierced the air beside his ears. Flapping the Wind Thunder Wings, Li Guanqi's figure twisted through several directions in midair.
Sharp concealed weapons and daggers shot past his ears. Li Guanqi's face grew increasingly red, and the primal energy in his body grew more violent by the second.
If this went on, his meridians would not hold out much longer!
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of the ferocious-looking one-eyed man, and an idea flashed through his mind!
Chapter 249