Chapter 453: Continuous Strange Events

Su Che already had four subordinates at the Lingxu stage from the Spirit Realm. Through them, he had long learned that even with the permission of the laws of heaven and earth to open a passage to the lower world, these people from the Spirit Realm could stay in the Cultivation Realm for at most three years.
“More than eight years have passed now—why can they still stay in the Cultivation Realm?”
This was Su Che’s greatest question at that moment; how these people had found him was less important.
In response to Su Che’s question, the bearded cultivator laughed heartily. “You have many doubts, right? Unfortunately, before we captured you, we couldn’t give you any answers… Now that the Tianxuan Sect’s protective formation is gone, I’m curious—what other ways do you have to escape?”
Twenty-two cultivators at the Lingxu stage from six directions surrounded Su Che and Tian Yin, who were both at the Mid-Yuan Ying stage. Logically, this should have been an unsolvable situation—Su Che and Tian Yin couldn’t possibly escape. But…
“With just over twenty of you, do you really think you can capture me?” Su Che’s expression returned to normal as he said indifferently, “That’s why you never learn—time and again, you underestimate me.”
Before his words faded, Su Che thought deeply and summoned his four Lingxu-stage subordinates from the Immortal Prison.
Immediately afterward, roles were reversed. One of his strongest subordinates, Jing Lanshan, at the Mid-Lingxu stage, quickly pulled Su Che and Tian Yin onto his top-tier Dao artifact, a flying treasure.
The purpose of these actions was clear: the four Lingxu-stage subordinates would take Su Che and Tian Yin out of the encirclement and escape.
“Brother Lanshan, how could you…”
The bearded cultivator was stunned. He never expected his former friend to have defected to the other side, seemingly becoming a close bodyguard.
All being at the Lingxu stage, twenty or so people might have a chance to surround and defeat one or two opponents of the same level, even killing them on the spot. But with four opponents, it was impossible to keep them all—at least one or two would surely escape.
Jing Lanshan controlled a shuttle-shaped treasure that could also shelter Su Che and Tian Yin in its internal space if necessary. At that moment, he said coldly to the bearded cultivator, “Brother Taihong, you should know that in this endless starry sky, you can’t stop me.”

“Brother Lan Shan, how can someone at the Refining Void stage yield to such a young Yuan Ying cultivator? If you’ve been under any kind of coercion, you can capture him now and return to the Spirit Realm with us—everything can be easily resolved then.”
The bearded cultivator Tai Hong knew very well that Jing Lan Shan’s flying artifact was called “Extreme Sky Shuttle,” which was also an offensive weapon, especially suited for star travel. If he were to boost its speed, few people present would be able to keep up with him.
Tai Hong believed that the reason the four of Jing Lan Shan had surrendered to Tian Yu was likely because they had been subjected to some powerful restriction, forced by Tian Yu to threaten their lives, causing them to betray the Spirit Realm and assist the enemy. But as long as the four of them dared to turn around and capture Tian Yu, returning to the Spirit Realm where they could be rescued by the powerful cultivators at the Great Vehicle stage, no restriction could remain unbroken…
Unexpectantly, his good intentions only led to…
Boom!
Without any further hesitation, the four of Jing Lan Shan launched a simultaneous attack, using their strongest offensive techniques right away.
For Su Che, there was really nothing to say in this situation—the only solution was to break through; there could be no other good strategy.
The targets of Jing Lan Shan and the three others were not the four bearded men in front but the three others behind them.
The direction for escape had to be behind, as twenty million li away was the Wu Huang Star they had just left. Only by returning to Wu Huang Star could they be safe. Otherwise, in the vast starry expanse, being chased by these pursuers, they would have nothing but to flee for the rest of their lives.
The top-tier Dao artifacts controlled by the four of Jing Lan Shan unleashed incredibly powerful offensive techniques, without reservation, charging forward with a fierce determination to risk their lives, seemingly unconcerned about potentially facing combined attacks from the Refining Void cultivators from other directions.
The three Refining Void cultivators behind them, though also equipped with top-tier offensive and defensive Dao artifacts, did not want to confront the four of Jing Lan Shan head-on at this moment. They almost immediately dodged to avoid their attacks.
After all, they were there on official business, sent to the lower realms merely to complete tasks. After all, their own lives were the most important.
Life first, tasks second. They would never risk their lives fighting against peers.
But the four of Jing Lan Shan were completely different. To protect Su Che’s safety, they would not hesitate even to self-destruct along with their enemies.

One was just going through the motions, while the other was willing to fight to the death. Although their cultivation levels were similar, the true power they unleashed was vastly different.
Bearded man “Tai Hong” was about to shout, “Stop them!” when he saw that his three teammates had already swiftly cleared the path for them.
Boom!
Amid the thunderous sound of their divine powers, the four from Jing Lan Shan, along with Su Che and Tian Yin, easily broke free and flew away into the distance.
It was too easy!
Unexpectably easy, yet also logical.
Tai Hong’s eye twitched as he cursed those three teammates in his heart, calling them useless. But he had to admit that if he were in their shoes, he would have made the same choice instinctively…
On the path of cultivation, one’s own life is the most important. The ultimate goal of cultivators in pursuing greater power is, simply put, the desire for immortality. Thus, in the world of cultivation, it’s extremely difficult to make someone risk their life for you.
That’s why Tai Hong and the others were greatly surprised when the four from Jing Lan Shan immediately showed no hesitation in fighting to the death. They secretly realized that the four from Jing Lan Shan were in an abnormal state—likely their minds had been enslaved by Tian Yu, leaving them completely without self-awareness…
“This complicates things.”
Tai Hong worried silently but still shouted, “Chase after them!”
Whoosh!
A capture team of twenty-two cultivators at the Ling Xu stage rushed after them at full speed.
During the chase, most of the team members even thought to themselves, “It’s better if we can’t catch up! If a fight breaks out, in the chaos, those four from Jing Lan Shan might target someone and kill them—resulting in injuries or even death! Maybe I’ll be the unlucky one they choose…”
On the other side, inside the Immortal Prison, Lao He laughed loudly, “What fools! A siege force of over twenty Ling Xu cultivators was easily broken through by us.”
“They just didn’t dare fight to the death,” Su Che replied in his mind. “And they didn’t expect me to be able to summon four Ling Xu-level guards.”
Although they had temporarily escaped, Su Che felt no relief at all—instead, his burden grew heavier, as several major doubts weighed on his mind:
First, why had they been able to stay in the cultivation world for so long?
Second, how had they found him? How did they know he had been hiding on Wu Huang Star all these eight years?

Third, since they knew he had been hiding on Witch Yellow Star, it meant they could also guess that he had a close relationship with the Witch Clan. In that case, the return of the Witch God could easily be linked to him. With the treasure hunt in the Spirit Realm and the return of the Witch God combined, if everyone suspected him of both, his future path would be extremely difficult, even impossible to move forward! As he pondered this, the two groups—chasing and fleeing—both moved at speeds exceeding light. The 20 million li distance to Witch Yellow Star should have taken only a few dozen breaths to cover. Yet, less than a third of the way there, another crisis arose! Boom! A violent shockwave hit them, and the four of them, including Jing Lan Shan, seemed to have hit an invisible wall, stopping their flight abruptly. Was someone blocking the way ahead? Soon after, a majestic figure appeared out of thin air, hovering just a few thousand feet ahead. “My father, Lord Lin Tian!” Lin Feng exclaimed in shock. “Lord Lin Tian?” Su Che was also greatly surprised. What had happened over these eight years? Why could even powerful beings from the Spirit Realm who had passed the tribulation phase come down to the mortal world? Previously, through Jing Lan Shan and Lin Feng, Su Che had learned that beings above the tribulation phase were too powerful; even if a path to the mortal world was opened, the laws of the universe wouldn’t allow them to disrupt the balance there. But now, Lord Lin Tian was right before his eyes—Lin Feng would never mistake him for anyone else. “Feng…” Lord Lin Tian’s deep, resonant voice came from afar, “Are you surprised to see your father? I hope you can immediately explain what’s going on. How dare you betray me?” Before Lin Feng could respond, in the blink of an eye, the bearded man Tai Hong and the others caught up, silently bowing to Lord Lin Tian from afar. “You worthless bunch! All of you are cowards who fear death!” Lord Lin Tian’s expression turned cold as hescoldedured, “Did such a trivial matter really require me to intervene personally?” Tai Hong quickly came up with a plausible excuse, transmitting a message to explain, “Please forgive us, Lord Lin Tian. We saw that the young master is among them too, and we feared he might get hurt, so we…” “Hmph!” Lord Lin Tian snorted heavily, clearly unwilling to accept such a flimsy explanation. But now wasn’t the time to hold them accountable. He turned his gaze back to his youngest son.

“Wind, upon seeing your father, don’t you have anything to say?”
“There’s nothing to say.” Lin Feng had shaken off his initial shock. His loyalty to Su Che made him fearless, so he replied immediately, “After the cold-blooded actions you took against me last time, I no longer acknowledge you as my biological father.”
“Hahahahaha…”
Lord Lin Tian laughed several times, then turned his gaze back to Su Che’s face and asked in a deep voice, “Normally, my son would never have the courage to defy me. Without a doubt, the reason lies with you. I’ve long heard from Wind that you possess strange methods of enslaving others, and today I’ve seen it with my own eyes.”
“Late stage of tribulation…”
Su Che was too lazy to waste words. At this moment, he was only filled with sorrow: “This is a super-strong warrior in the late stage of tribulation. How can I escape his grasp today?”