Chapter 462: Who Will Help?

In the starry sky, Fei Yun’s teleportation speed was roughly on par with that of a Refinement Void cultivator’s flying speed. In just fifteen minutes, she had traveled nearly 100 million li.

The Witch Yellow Star behind them was no longer visible, as that area of space was sealed off by the Five Elements Star Locking Array. Like a black hole, it did not reflect light, making it impossible to see its starlight or determine whether it had been sent to the Spirit Realm using the Star Transposition Array.

Su Che estimated that Fei Yun’s Immortal Essence energy must be severely depleted, leaving little left. He asked her to stop temporarily and emerged from his magic artifact space.

“How much Immortal Essence energy is left?” Su Che asked through telepathy.

“Not much, but it will last for a while,” Fei Yun replied softly.

By now, her expression had returned to normal. It wasn’t intentional—rather, whenever she was alone with Su Che, her mood would quickly calm down, and all negative emotions would be temporarily forgotten. It seemed that just being able to look at him satisfied her deeply. She herself couldn’t explain why this was the case…

“There’s no need to hold on.” At this moment, Su Che had no time to consider matters of romance between men and women. He simply said, “You must keep some Immortal Essence energy in your body as a guide so that we can find a way to cultivate it in the future.”

“Mm,” Fei Yun nodded obediently, knowing full well it was time for her to return to that world.

“Go back.”

Su Che placed Fei Yun back into the Immortal Prison and sent her straight to her Cloud Blue Sky. At the same time, his loyal subordinate Heng Yi was released to take charge of the subsequent flight through the stars.

Heng Yi could fly at speeds exceeding light for ten days or half a month without issue. If unimpeded, he could travel trillions of li across the starfields.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh… Heng Yi began to fly at extreme speed, while Su Che retreated to the space of his top-tier magic artifact, sitting with Tian Yin. He then said softly, “It’s strange. So far, we haven’t encountered anyone from the Immortal Realm or the Spirit Realm. Even my substitutes are still alive and haven’t been captured.”

Before fleeing the Witch Yellow Star, Su Che had released five substitutes to confuse their pursuers. Those substitutes were only at the mid-Yuan Ying stage, with limited flying speeds in the starry sky. It would have been extremely easy for either the ambushes set by the Immortal Realm or the Refinement Void cultivators from the Spirit Realm to capture them.

But judging from the feedback from the fourth layer of the Immortal Prison, up to now, the souls of those five avatars remain quite stable—definitely living well. Clearly, this situation is extremely abnormal! Su Che couldn’t figure it out. The purpose of shifting stars and positions was to force himself out of Witch Yellow Star, so that those in the Immortal Realm or Spirit Realm could wait outside to set traps and capture him. Anyone could think of that. But why hadn’t they appeared yet? “Yes.” Tian Yin nodded slowly. “I find it strange too… I’m wondering if someone else might be secretly helping you while someone else is plotting against you…” “Someone secretly helping me?” Su Che shook his head in disbelief and laughed. “I can’t think of a single person who could help me in this situation, unless it’s…” The two exchanged glances, and simultaneously, the name of one person came to mind: the Witch God! “It seems only he has the ability to secretly rescue us,” Su Che murmured. “Could it be that the Witch God has returned to the Cultivation Realm?” “The Witch God is immensely powerful. If he wants to help you, he doesn’t need to get his hands dirty, nor does he need to be in the Cultivation Realm to do it,” Tian Yin said, shaking her head slightly. “Although I can’t guess the exact situation, it’s certain that at this stage, the Witch God has not yet arrived in the Cultivation Realm. It’s still too early.” Su Che nodded. “In any case, if someone is indeed helping us secretly, I can’t think of anyone other than him.” Meanwhile, Lao He was gritting his teeth in the Immortal Prison. “That Witch God should be helping you! Don’t forget, your master is suffering from the Immortal Realm’s harassment because of the Witch Clan. If he refuses to step in, then he’s nothing but a waste!” Lao He’s expression and tone clearly revealed great resentment and anger. In fact, he had already classified that Witch God as a waste. The Witch Clan kept claiming to defy fate, daring to go against the will of heaven, and even claiming to be able to rival countless true immortals in the Immortal Realm… But why should those who served the Witch Clan have to hide and flee constantly, while those who served the immortals in the Immortal Realm could act arrogantly and domineerantly, always playing the role of hunters? Why is it like this? Why must my master suffer such treatment? If the mighty Witch God can’t even protect the most important leader in the Witch Clan’s rise plan, then what else is he but a waste? These were Lao He’s thoughts…

Well, if Lao Hei could think of it, Tian Yin could certainly think of it even more. At this moment, she said to Su Che with deep apologies, “I know you feel aggrieved. You must be blaming the Witch God for not taking action sooner, leaving you in a passive and dangerous situation, right?”
Su Che smirked and admitted frankly, “Yes, sometimes I have indeed thought that way. I feel like a thief, being chased and pursued every day. It’s really frustrating at times. But after all, I’ve also gained many benefits through the Mi Xian Realm and Witch Yellow Star, so I can balance that resentment in my heart.”
“Thank you for being so magnanimous.”
Tian Yin nodded and gently took his hand. “Although the Witch Clan fears nothing, we still act against the will of heaven and lack its protection. We face restrictions and limitations in many aspects, and we must exert several times more effort than the immortals in the Immortal Realm to achieve the same results. This is unfairness from heaven toward the Witch Clan, and there’s nothing we can do about it. I hope you can understand as much as possible.”
“I can understand, but I still hope that Witch God can be more efficient and faster. Otherwise, if I happen to lose my life, all understanding will be useless.”
After saying this, Su Che waved his hand. “Let’s not talk about this anymore. I know you’re in a difficult position between us. I chose my own path, and I definitely can’t blame you. Tian Yin, you really don’t need to worry too much.”
Tian Yin nodded gently, her eyes filled with tender gratitude. Before this, her greatest concern was that Su Che might harbor resentment or even blame her for pushing or leading him down a path full of hardships and dangers.
Now that these matters had been discussed openly, some of her worries dissipated…
Perhaps Su Che and Tian Yin’s assumptions were correct. Heng Yi flew at full speed, covering nearly a billion li of star distance in half an hour without encountering any obstacles. Not a trace of those pursuers from the Spirit Realm appeared again.
“Can this life of hiding like a rat finally end?” Su Che hoped. “I hope so…”
Lao Hei couldn’t help but tease, “There’s nothing we can do, master. Our path of growth has always been closely tied to rats. It seems it’s already destined!”