Sha Hao waited for the White Eagle to land on his shoulder, and saw that at this moment, the White Eagle's one claw was scorched black, and the feathers on its tail wing were sparse. It had clearly suffered a lot during the recent chase with Yuan Ming's Winged Bird.

Sha Hao had no time to comfort the White Eagle. With a raise of his hand, a fiery red flying boat appeared in front of him, shaped like a swimming fish, about twenty feet long, with two green wheels at either end, standing by each side.

Sha Hao leaped onto this oddly shaped flying boat. The fiery red flying boat immediately burst forth dazzling red light, and the green wheels at the stern spun rapidly, shooting out two thick green beams of light. The red light mingled with the green glow seemed as if fire and wind were joining forces, causing spiritual power fluctuations to surge immensely.

The fiery red flying boat sped into the sky like lightning, far surpassing the White Jade Shuttle, and quickly closing the gap between them.

"Lei Yu!" Yuan Ming looked toward the Winged Bird flying alongside him, took out a purple Spirit Fruit, and threw it over. Lei Yu caught the Spirit Fruit in midair and swallowed it, emitting joyous cries.

He then threw a storage ring into Lei Yu's mouth, and a soul crow flew out of his sleeve, surrounded by a swirl of Mana, and entered Lei Yu's body as well.

"Go." Yuan Ming instructed.

Lei Yu spread its wings to soar high, then flipped back toward Sha Hao and the fiery red flying boat, and spat out a purple thunderbolt.

Sha Hao, unfazed, raised his hand and cast a spell. A crystal-clear red Light Shield immediately appeared around the flying boat.

The purple thunderbolt struck it, emitting a thunderous boom, but the red Light Shield merely trembled and then stabilized.

Seeing that the attack failed, Lei Yu screeched, flapping its wings and diving at Sha Hao, its claws flickering with threads of lightning, seemingly seeking to regain its honor with its talons.

As Lei Yu charged closer, a hint of joy flashed in Sha Hao's eyes.

He had long noticed that this Winged Bird was extraordinary and had even had the White Eagle attempt to capture it before.

If Lei Yu had continued to attack with thunderbolts from afar, considering its lightning-fast speed, Sha Hao might have not been able to capture it. Now that the Winged Bird was approaching by itself, he had many ways to subdue it.

In that moment, Sha Hao pointed at his glabella, emitting a strong Divine Soul wave that enveloped Lei Yu.

However, right then, Yuan Ming's soul crow manipulated the Mana, activating the talismans stored in the storage ring.

Motions erupted in front of Lei Yu, and more than ten talismans appeared out of thin air.

With a twist, Lei Yu turned back toward Yuan Ming.

These talismans varied in color; each burst with quite a powerful Mana fluctuation, all of them were Mid-grade Talismans.

Sha Hao's expression changed dramatically, and he quickly steered the red flying boat to dodge to the side, while a red Light Shield immediately appeared around the boat.

However, it was too late. A blue light flashed in front of Lei Yu, and all the talismans were activated.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Thunder, fireballs, Wind Dragons, raining swords, and other Spells rained down from the sky, all smashing onto the red flying boat, their spell power deluged it, engulfing the flying boat.

The flying boat's red Light Shield, although sturdy, couldn't withstand the combined attack of the more than ten Mid-grade Talismans, and after several fierce flashes, it explosively collapsed.

Only the sound of snapping and breaking was heard incessantly, and the large flying boat ignited into a fireball and shattered into pieces, plummeting downwards.

Taking advantage of Sha Hao's falling flying boat, Yuan Ming controlled the White Jade Shuttle to continue flying forward.

Soon, Lei Yu flew back, its claws clutching a storage ring and spitting out a soul crow.

It was fortunate that there was no shortage of Spirit Stones now, as Yuan Ming had purchased quite a few Talismans. This strategy of using a soul crow in combination with a spirit beast for long-distance casting was very covert; Yuan Ming had used it several times before, always with reliable success.

As a Soul Cultivator, Sha Hao naturally relied on his transformed Divine Soul, able to control Mana from a distance, but he had not anticipated such a use, caught completely off guard.

The burning red flying boat exploded loudly, its fiery tongues engulfing everything within a dozen feet, as Sha Hao, with nothing to rely on, fell from the sky.

The White Eagle swiftly descended from above, catching Sha Hao in a spiral.

Both eagle and rider were severely injured. The White Eagle's wings had burnt many feathers, its claws were charred black, and Sha Hao's clothes were tattered, making him look quite wretched.

"Chase!" Sha Hao slapped the White Eagle beneath him and took out a medicine pill for it to consume.

The White Eagle's spirit was lifted, and it flapped its wings to chase after Yuan Ming.

However, the injured White Eagle was much slower than the red flying boat and even slower than the White Jade Shuttle, quickly falling far behind.

But Sha Hao did not give up and continued to pursue relentlessly from behind.

Seeing Sha Hao persistently following, Yuan Ming's heart also sank.

He had just been through a fierce battle and actually had little Mana left. Now controlling the White Jade Shuttle, even with the addition of Spirit Stones, he couldn't sustain it for long.

Yuan Ming's gaze flickered, and his hand reached for the Spiritual Beast Bag that held the green cloud crane.

Though this crane was not fast in flight, it could buy him some time to recover his Mana.

"Caw caw..." Lei Yu's cry came from the side, accompanied by the thought of offering Yuan Ming a ride.

Although Lei Yu was only a First-level Upper Stage, its spiritual intelligence already compared to a Second-level Spirit Beast, enabling it to conduct simple communication with Yuan Ming.

Yuan Ming hesitated. Lei Yu was born only two years ago and was only about ten feet in size. He had never thought to ride this bird, planning to wait until it advanced to Level 2 before considering making it his mount. Now it was still too early.

However, Sha Hao was closely pressing from behind, and it wouldn't be long before he caught up.

"Then I'll have to trouble you for a bit." Yuan Ming leaped onto Lei Yu's back, while simultaneously retracting the Flying Shuttle.

Lei Yu's body sank briefly, but quickly stabilized and emitted a piercing scream that tore through the clouds, its wings flashing with Thunder light, and it shot forward with a whoosh.

This speed was much faster than the White Jade Shuttle, with everything around quickly receding.

Yuan Ming was both shocked and delighted; he knew Lei Yu was fast, but he didn't expect it to be this fast even while carrying him.

Lei Yu, intending to show off in front of Yuan Ming, intensified the Thunder light on its wings, and its speed increased significantly, soon disappearing from sight as it completely shook off Sha Hao.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming finally relaxed, sat cross-legged on Lei Yu's back, took out an elixir to recover, and also pulled out two Mid-grade Wood Attribute Spirit Stones to absorb the Spiritual Power within.

His mana quickly recovered, and he calculated his next moves.

The message to Xi Ying got no reply, apparently Xi Ying was thousands of miles away.

Sha Hao had been lured here by him; as long as Xu Tian was fortunate, escaping the Trial Land should be no problem.

Shengye Sect had lost so many disciples this time, and Lu Shen had fallen here; they would certainly not let this go. Sha Hao's appearance had been exposed, and continuing to swagger through the streets was likely no longer possible.

Yuan Ming's only worry was whether Sha Hao would expose his identity as a Soul Cultivator. The Central Plains Immortal Cultivation World was even more hostile towards Soul Cultivators, practically everyone would attack on sight. If Sha Hao were caught and his identity as a Soul Cultivator was publicized, he too would suffer.

Although Lei Yu was fast, it was still young and had just fought a tough battle with the White Eagle, expending a lot of energy. Less than a quarter hour later, it began to show signs of fatigue and its speed noticeably slowed.

Yuan Ming did not force Lei Yu and let it rest in the Spiritual Beast Bag, calling out the Green Cloud Crane to continue on his way.

He hadn't flown long before his expression suddenly changed, and he turned to look behind him.

A white dot appeared on the horizon behind him, quickly closing the distance—it was Sha Hao.

"This fast?" Yuan Ming was startled.

Winged Birds are extremely fast, he had just thrown Sha Hao off by dozens of miles and had changed direction several times, far exceeding Sha Hao's range of Divine Sense. How had Sha Hao caught up?

But mulling over this now was of no use, Yuan Ming immediately retracted the Green Cloud Crane, switched to the White Jade Shuttle, and sped up his travel.

His mana had recovered by about twenty to thirty percent, and with full power operating the White Jade Shuttle, he quickly pulled away from Sha Hao again.

However, after such exertions, Yuan Ming's mana was almost depleted, and he had no choice but to call out the Green Cloud Crane again while he sat on its back to recover his mana.

Having learned from previous events, Yuan Ming summoned water to wash his entire body, then put on a gray cloak and also applied a Concealment spell to the Green Cloud Crane, eliminating any possible chances of being tracked.

But half a quarter hour later, Sha Hao caught up again.

Yuan Ming muttered about the oddness and once more took out the White Jade Shuttle to flee, while he used his Divine Sense to thoroughly scan his body.

Sha Hao had managed to catch up precisely twice, there must be a method to locate him.

In the Cultivation World, there are Secret Techniques to use mana or Divine Sense to place a mark on an enemy. Could it be that during their recent clash, Sha Hao had unknowingly employed such a method?

However, after checking three times, Yuan Ming still found nothing.

He checked his clothes, the White Jade Shuttle, and other items, even Lei Yu, Hua Zhi, and Vajra inside the Spiritual Beast Bag, but found no trace of anything unusual.

Helpless, Yuan Ming could only flee with all his might.

Thus, the two of them played a game of hide and seek within the Yunluo Mountain Range, one chasing and the other escaping.

The White Eagle was slower than Yuan Ming's White Jade Shuttle, and each time it approached, it was thrown off. However, this person was like a sticky candy, no matter what Yuan Ming tried to hide his tracks, it had no effect.

As long as Yuan Ming did not use the White Jade Shuttle to travel, Sha Hao would quickly catch up.

Half a day later.

Yuan Ming once again shook off Sha Hao, his expression growing gloomy.

Sha Hao had somehow managed to significantly increase the speed of that White Eagle, and although still slower than the White Jade Shuttle, he was catching up faster every time.

Helpless, Yuan Ming kept taking elixirs, pushing his mana to the limit repeatedly, causing his Dantian to ache faintly.

Lei Yu was too exhausted in both physical strength and demonic power to recover, unable to carry him away again, and continued overexertion was too much for its young body to bear.

"I can't keep this up, otherwise, I won't have escaped the Yunluo Mountain Range before Sha Hao catches up!" Yuan Ming strategized and looked downward.

His eyes suddenly lit up, and he flew downward, soon landing before a valley.

This valley was shaped like the mouth of a gourd, becoming narrower the deeper one went, densely packed with trees that covered the sky, obviously a good place to hide.

Yuan Ming entered, and his figure quickly disappeared from view.

Not long after, Sha Hao arrived riding the White Eagle and landed in front of the valley.

"Hmph, think you can outsmart me? Let's see where else you can run!" He retracted the White Eagle, looked toward the valley, and tapped his forehead, suddenly summoning a surge of Blood Light.

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