Several sources of aura were flying rapidly towards the direction Bai Yunfei was in. He was afraid of being detected, but Bai Yunfei could tell that this group hadnât sensed him. They werenât even Soul Kings but Soul Exalts.Â
But even if they werenât a threat to Bai Yunfei, he couldnât be sure that fighting them might catch the eye of someone stronger.
âShould I teleport out of here?â
Bai Yunfei hesitated.
The original plan was for Bai Yunfei to fly out of here. This way heâd be able to take an isolated path while avoiding detection. Heâd then be able to find a landmark to make note of where he was before he continued.
This was the nest of the Soul Refining School, a place where practically no one within the world of soul cultivators knew. It was considered to be âbad luckâ to have stumbled onto this place, but also an âopportunityâ to find just where the base of the enemy was.
Bai Yunfei was afraid that the people coming towards him were most likely a scouting unit from the Soul Refining School. Engaging with this unit would most definitely cause more people to come after him like a swarm of locusts.Â
He didnât mind killing any soul refiner, but Bai Yunfei wasnât so confident in his own strength that he figured he could take on the entire school on his way out.
âForget itâŠitâs too risky. My safety is the most important thingâŠâ
After a period of hesitation, Bai Yunfei finally decided to teleport away from here.
Gathering his thoughts to him, Bai Yunfei began to prepare to use the Core Stone to teleport. But a second later, Bai Yunfei stared at the Core Stone in surprise.
The effect had failed to activate.
He was at a loss.
âXiao Fang, whatâs wrong? Why canât you teleport us?!â
He asked Xiao Fang with a bit of panic in his voice.
âWhat?â Xiao Fangâs voice spoke into Bai Yunfeiâs mind in confusion. âIâŠthis isnât good! The elemental energy in this area has gotten strange! Itâs faint, but itâs enough to make teleportation impossible!â
âWhat?!â Bai Yunfei gasped, âThey can do something like that?! How large is the area then?â
âFor as far as I can teleport you from. ButâŠif Iâm not wrong, then this most likely because of a large-scale array thatâs specialized to prohibit teleportation.â
There was an array that could limit the Core Stoneâs teleportation effect?!
The look on Bai Yunfeiâs face hardened. He never thought thereâd be something like that in place.
âThen it looks like I donât have any choiceâŠâ
He looked back towards the incoming auras and sighed.
The only thing Bai Yunfei could do right now was try and sneak away from the school without anyone noticing. He wasnât quite sure how this would work, but he had to give it a try.
Flying away from the surface of the lake, Bai Yunfei headed for the direction opposite of the incoming unit to touch down onto the ground and run into the nearby forest.
Moving swiftly and nimbly like a monkey, Bai Yunfei traversed through the forest faster than his mirror image could be seen. Not only was he moving quickly, but he was also moving without leaving behind a single decibel of noise. Not even a tree leaf would be affected by his movements.
But when Bai Yunfei was just about a kilometer away from his starting position, he heard a small voice go off in his head!
âOh no!!â
âOh no?â Bai Yunfei froze still before noticing what Xiao Fang was talking about. Several auras were flying rapidly towards the area he was in!
âI was caught?! But how!â Bai Yunfei was astounded.
Xiao Fangâs voice spoke again in Bai Yunfeiâs mind then. âYou went through a spatial barrier just now! It wonât stop anyone from going across it or even teleport the person, but what it does is act as an âalarmâ! The enemy will notice it if you trip it! I didnât even notice it with how faint it was!â
âDamn! They had something like that?!â Bai Yunfei cursed. This was yet another development Bai Yunfei didnât expect to see. He had been discovered!
âThereâs no helping it now. Iâll have to fight off the enemies here!â
He declared to himself before shooting off into the opposite direction!
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Five students from the Soul Refining School were currently skywalking just a few hundred meters away from Bai Yunfei at the current moment. They were all Soul Exalts. The one in front was a Late-stage Soul Exalt with the other four being split evenly between Early-stage Soul Exalts or Mid-stage Soul Exalts.
A compass could be seen in the hands of the leader. A small needle was circling within a small black ring and would sometimes change directions whenever the group moved.
Suddenly, the needle began to sparkle a bit before pointing off towards the right of where they were!
âSomeone tripped the barrier! It might be the enemy, be careful everyone!â
He cried out to the other four students with him before altering course towards the right.
Everyone else grew nervous at once. One student was quick to call out to their leader. âSenior Zhang, master told us we shouldnât get near the enemy. Weâre supposed to return at once if we find a trace. Our enemy is a person who crushed Coiling Serpent Mountain and kidnapped master Lu, we shouldâŠâ
But the leader sneered. âHmph! Is there a need to be afraid?! Itâs probably a wandering soulbeast that tripped the barrier, we need to make sure if its the enemy or not before we make our report. What would the elders do if we submit a wrong report?! Iâm not telling you to fight the person! If there is one, then weâll retreat at once! Weâve them surrounded, and I doubt theyâll want to waste any time-fighting. Theyâll probably try to flee from usâŠâ
 âHmph! Is there really a reason why youâre so scared?! Itâs possible that a random soulbeast tripped the barrier! We need to see if its the enemy first before we make the report, or do you want to be the one to give the elders a false report!? Iâm not telling you guys to fight the person, Iâm just saying we should check! If it is him, then we run away! Heâs surrounded, so I doubt heâd want to fight us. Heâll probably run away with his tail tuck betweââ
His words trailed off as he noticed the strange expression on one of his companionâs face, who looked as if they had seen a ghost. A scream from another companion caused his heart to skip a beat straight after!
âWatch out, senior Zhang!â
âItâs him!â
âRun away!â
An omen of death came blanketing over his person as he whirled around. Something in front of him was coming at him with its entire body flaring with energy like a demonic dog!
âWhoosh!!â
A beam of violet light came flying out from the forest before one of his companions was even done screaming to go straight through him!
âAh!!â
The man cried. The man named Zhang had barely avoided a mortal wound, but the violet beam of light had still struck him through his left shoulder. The Early-stage Soul Exalt behind him wasnât so lucky and was struck clean through the chest!
âAh! Ah! Ah!!â
No one had time to even react until after they were hit. All they saw was a violet snake-like object come tearing at them before it streaked across three of their throats!
Blood started to spill from the four dead Soul Exalts as their bodies started to hurtle towards the ground.
âAh!!!â The one named Zhang was aghast at the sudden death of his four companions. Before anything else, he clenched his right hand so that the small object in it was crushed!
âPcht!â The violet streak of light came flying back towards him. Breaking apart the black barrier around his person, the beam of light then sliced across his throat!
âHrkkâŠâ He opened his mouth to speak, but no words were forming on his lips. Struggling as hard as he might, the man tried one last attempt to say something before he too, began to fall towards the ground. Even in his death he couldnât believe that the enemy would be able to be this strong. It hadnât even been five seconds for the five of them to die, and no one even saw the personâs face to begin withâŠÂ
Bai Yunfei flew up from the forest to grab hold of the Heavenâs Thunder. With the sword back in his hand, he watched as the five corpses fell out of sight down into the forest.
He had a hard look on his face following the death of those five soul refiners. He remembered seeing the last person seemingly crush something in his hand before he did; it definitely had to be some kind of messaging item. Or in other words, his enemies probably knew where he was nowâŠÂ