Seeing Ye Fan running away, Hu Laitou pointed at him in fury and yelled, “Come quickly, everyone! That bastard stole the Nine Turn Alchemy Furnace!”
At the sound of Hu Laitou's voice, a collective whoosh echoed as everyone's eyes locked onto Ye Fan.
Ye Fan cursed under his breath. His movement technique became even more erratic, and he instantly maxed out his speed.
As long as it didn't kill him, he would run like hell.
Passing the still-dazed Hei Lingyue, Ye Fan hastily shouted, “Hold them off!”
Hei Lingyue hesitated for a moment, then grit her teeth and rushed forward to block them.
But her attempts to block them were utterly useless. She was swept aside in just a few moves.
If she hadn't been quick-witted, she would have been trampled to death.
Still, she had bought Ye Fan a little time.
In that brief moment, Ye Fan shed his black robe and blended into the crowd.
The locals were actually quite pleased with these ambushes.
While these big shots fought, they could scavenge some of the spiritual weapons dropped on the ground.
With enough luck, they might even find a magical artifact.
At this moment, brawls were breaking out not only here but also in many other parts of Black Fiend City.
After all, not everyone was interested in the alchemy furnace.
Naturally, they went after what they wanted.
The entirety of Black Fiend City was chaotic, yet somehow maintained a strange sense of order.
Seeing the crowd disperse, Lu Ming couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Although he was wearing his cloak of invisibility, he had still been kicked by someone while dodging the crowd earlier.
If that person hadn't been in such a hurry to chase Ye Fan, they might have discovered him.
Just as he was preparing to leave the area, his gaze locked onto a black-robed figure who was stealthily slipping away, heading toward the teleportation array.
Lu Ming's heart stirred. This person seemed to be someone who had been constantly following Old Ghost Jiang.
Since he had been keeping a close eye on Old Ghost Jiang earlier, he had some recollection of him.
Could there be some inside plot going on?
With that thought, Lu Ming quickly swept his mind into the storage bag he had just snatched.
Holy crap!
A pitch-black, battered alchemy furnace with two gaping holes in it lay quietly inside.
Dammit, I was tricked!
Lu Ming was so angry he nearly choked. As expected, there were no good people in the cultivation world.
After all his hard work, he had ended up with a fake.
Wasting no time, he immediately gave chase to the person from earlier.
Fortunately, that person was moving slowly to avoid drawing attention; otherwise, Lu Ming wouldn't have been able to keep up.
Staring at the back of the man's head, Lu Ming decided that knocking him out from behind was the best approach.
After all, the other guy was in the Golden Core stage. Without a sneak attack, he wouldn't be able to handle him easily.
He peered into his dantian at the Weapon Vault. Without a doubt, this was the best tool for a sneak attack.
But if he used the Weapon Vault, what if someone recognized it?
If only this weapon could change its appearance.
For example, into a mountain.
As the thought crossed Lu Ming's mind, the Weapon Vault inside his dantian flashed with light.
It actually transformed into the shape of a mountain.
Lu Ming's eyes widened. It really had changed!
Then, following his desires, he willed the Weapon Vault to transform into a gleaming, golden brick.
Boom!
The Dingyuan Sect disciple walking ahead suddenly felt a bright flash of light above his head.
Then, his vision went black. Before he could even register what was happening, he lost consciousness.
Seeing the man knocked out cold, Lu Ming stepped out from the shadows and quickly put away the Weapon Vault.
He then searched the body and fished out the man's storage bag.
Sweeping it with his divine sense, he found the real Nine Turn Alchemy Furnace indeed resting inside.
Then, he stuffed the storage bag containing the useless, broken furnace back into the unconscious man's robes.
Just as he was about to leave, he heard approaching footsteps.
Lu Ming turned around and saw a black-robed figure appearing at the scene.
Lu Ming immediately held his breath and carefully backed away to the side.
He couldn't help but feel relieved. Thank goodness he was still wearing his cloak of invisibility, or he would have been caught.
Ye Fan was also furious as he looked at the unconscious man before him.
He had been chased like a dog for ages, only to discover that the storage bag he had stolen was completely empty.
He felt that he hadn't been seeing things earlier; someone must have tampered with it.
Still, holding onto a sliver of hope, he had chased in this direction.
Seeing someone lying unconscious here, Ye Fan didn't think too much of it.
But just as he was about to walk over, his eyes flashed.
A corner of the man's exposed robe caught his attention.
It belonged to the Dingyuan Sect. After all, he had stayed in the Haoran Sect before, so he was quite familiar with the three major sects of the Eastern Province.
Why was a Dingyuan Sect disciple lying here?
Realizing something, he quickly approached the unconscious man.
He reached into the man's robes, and a storage bag appeared in his hand.
Huh? What's going on?
How is the storage bag still here?
“Thief, put down that storage bag!”
Just then, Old Ghost Jiang's furious voice echoed through the air.
Old Ghost Jiang had only chased the others half-heartedly for show.
Then, he had detoured onto the path leading to the teleportation array.
He wanted to see if his sect disciples had successfully reached the array.
But when he arrived and saw no one there, he realized something was wrong.
He rushed back, only to witness someone pulling a storage bag from his disciple's robes.
In his panic, he blurted out the shout.
Seeing the old man's frantic expression, Ye Fan smirked. This time, it was the real deal.
He hadn't expected the old man to be so cunning; the previous one had actually been a decoy.
At the same time, he felt a spark of excitement. He wondered what kind of face that guy who had snatched the storage bag from him earlier would make when he opened it and found no Nine Turn Alchemy Furnace inside.
Without another word, Ye Fan turned on his heels and bolted...
Ye Fan felt like he was running even faster this time, his steps incredibly light.
For some reason, he was just in a fantastic mood.
Seeing this, Old Ghost Jiang chased after him with everything he had...
Standing by the base of the wall, Lu Ming's mouth twitched as he watched this unfold.
It seemed he had found himself a scapegoat.
Indeed, his damn protagonist luck was truly blessed by the heavens!
After Huang Tianbao left the Blood Fiend Tower wearing his mask, he couldn't help but mutter to himself, “Now should be a great opportunity for me to slip away.”
“Right, I'll go find Eldest Senior Brother and the others.”
Having made up his mind, Huang Tianbao began to wander around, searching for Lu Ming and the rest.
After wandering for half the day, he didn't find Lu Ming, but he ran into quite a few brawls.
He also managed to pick up a fair share of weapons.
There was no helping it; he had picked up Eldest Senior Brother's thrifty habit of scavenging whatever he saw.
Just as Huang Tianbao was planning to head back to Ye Fan if he couldn't find them,
he spotted a large dog with a stark white face and dark circles around its eyes.
It was leisurely walking along, leading a group of people who also had white faces and dark circles around their eyes.
Looking at that arrogant, swaggering gait, no matter how Huang Tianbao looked at it, it felt just like Second Senior Brother.
But wasn't his Second Senior Brother a yellow-furred dog?
Whatever, let's give it a try!
At worst, I'll just take a beating.
“If I call out to you, do you dare to answer?”
Huang Tianbao lunged forward, blocking Big Yellow and the others as he shouted at the top of his lungs.
His sudden shout startled Erniu and the rest of the group following Big Yellow.
“Protect the Second Sect Master!”
At Erniu's roar, the group prepared to make their move.
Big Yellow's eyes lit up, and it quickly gestured for everyone to stand down.
Then, it took four steps forward and barked, “Woof, woof, woof!”
After three barks, it raised its paw to mimic a monkey shading its eyes, peering into the distance.
The meaning was: “What are you calling your Grandpa Sun for?”
This was the secret code they had established when they split up before entering the Hengduan Mountains secret realm.
It was meant to handle unexpected situations, and who would have thought it would actually be used here?
Although Big Yellow and Huang Tianbao had never known who Grandpa Sun actually was, since he was a 'grandpa', he must be incredibly powerful.
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