Chapter 1, The Runaways
"Escape!"
As he was confused, a dim sky light was heard, and a burst of rapid footsteps sounded. A panic appeared on the desolate mountain road, looking terrified, wearing a plain robe, already covered in dust and dirty face.
"Escape!"
Another urging came, floating from the far back, pleasant and gentle. It seemed extremely familiar, but it was too late to look back. The panicked young man, like a frightened deer, moved forward quickly.
His steps were fast, running on the rugged mountain road, regardless of the thorns that cut off his clothes, and the gravel had already cut his feet. An invisible force and fear of getting closer and closer made the young man unable to move forward. It was the desire to survive and the fear of death.
Escape quickly!
A terrifying instinct exploded deep in his heart, causing Li Tian's hair to stand up, his body running forward without being controlled, with panic and confusion in his eyes, he walked through mountains and rivers along the strange path.
The desolate forest is extremely quiet, and the darkness is just about to break through. Li Tian can no longer remember how long he has been running away, so why he wants to escape! But escaping seems to be the only thing he can do now.
escape!
There is no other way except to escape. Li Tian's body trembled in cowardice, but his steps staggered forward. It seems that as long as he stays for one more second, there will be great danger. He will chase him from behind and take away his life in an instant.
There were vague howlings, like the sound of ghost crying from the Nine Netherworld Realm, which was terrifying. The sound of grim smiles was mocking. The sky was getting brighter, but the darkness did not fade away.
It seemed to be chasing behind the back, hanging tightly, not far behind, a pair of cold eyes, like ice that could not be melted for thousands of years, looked at the panicked back.
"Go to the east, hurry up, don't look back!"
The pleasant sound was sometimes far and sometimes close, and it didn't stop echoing in Li Tian's mind, as if it was extremely familiar and very friendly. But Li Tian had no time to think about it.
"You can escape from the Heavenly Demon Domain by going east. Don't avenge me!"
An old voice came, looking old and old, but extremely calm, as if telling an irrelevant thing, which made Li Tian feel pain in his heart.
"Hehe!"
At this moment, a chuckle came, making Li Tian’s body cold. He felt two gazes pierced his back like cold swords, which penetrated his soul and made people suffocate. Li Tian’s soul was so shocked that he turned around and looked back inadvertently and found a black figure floating in the air.
The black air was everywhere, blood was everywhere, and a shrill sound was lingering around. The figure seemed to be following behind him, neither too fast nor too slow.
Plop!
He was startled in panic. Li Tian stepped on the air and rolled down the mountain road like a wheel, falling towards the foot of the mountain. He rolled straight twenty feet away and hit the dead tree stump next to the road. The stones and thorns along the way cut through clothes and pierced their skin, making Li Tian bloody and blurred.
The pain was unbearable, but he didn't dare to stop for a moment. A carp sat up and ran towards the road ahead again, stumbled.
"You can't run out of my palm!"
The sound rang again, cold and cruel, making people feel like they had fallen into the cold winter of nine. The chill made Li Tian frightened and his heart was broken.
But the man did not take action, just like a cat and a mouse playing with his prey, driving Li Tian forward slowly, as if he had to see how long this stubborn prey could last.
"Why!"
Li Tian's heart trembled, but he asked, his eyes full of fear, but he did not dare to look back. An intuition told him that if he stopped, he would be hit hard.
The mountain road was rugged and long, and the wilderness was silent all around. The mountain mist gradually spread, and the boundless desolation was overwhelming. The thin-clothed Li Tian couldn't help but shivered, but Li Tian stuck in without looking back.
Without looking back, he ran on the slippery mountain road, his feet staggered. The soles of his feet had been worn out, the wounds were scabbed and then cracked. The pain in his heart came from the soles of his limbs. If it weren't for the two other sounds in his heart and the desire to survive, Li Tian would have fainted long ago.
Although there was a short sword hanging around his waist, Li Tian had already lost the courage to fight. He had a confused look in his eyes and ran all the way along the mountain path. He didn't know where he was, or where the mountain path extended and led to!
Huh!
He gasped heavily. If Li Tian had not been young and strong, and had recently been cutting off his hair and marrow and had practiced luck, he would have been exhausted after a little bit of cultivation. Even so, Li Tian was still soaked all over, and his thin clothes were tightly stuck to his skin.
It emitted a pungent sour smell and bloody smell, and blood and sweat had already soaked in it. The limbs were so weak, but there was still a sound that could not help but whip.
After taking a breath, Li Tian used his light body skills that were still a little awkward, and rushed towards the distance. His body passed through the thick fog and broke out into a human-shaped passage, and then was filled with white mist.
"Hehe!"
A chuckle sounded, not knowing whether it was a man or a woman, but it rang in Li Tian’s ears, making his hair stand on its back. It seemed that he had felt someone’s breathing, blowing on the back of his neck, but he didn’t dare to look back.
"ah!"
A long roar seemed hoarse and tired, with endless fear and helplessness, Li Tian's voice sounded in the hollow forest. The mountain road was rugged, and within ten feet of the front and back, it was covered with fog, making it difficult to see clearly. No one responded to Li Tian, but it made Li Tian even more frightened.
"Hurry up! Hurry up, you will escape from the magical realm of heaven!"
A voice trembled slightly, like a pleasant string, guiding Li Tiankongdong's heart. However, Li Tian's physical strength dropped rapidly and had been running for three days and two nights. Even the iron-killed person could not withstand it.
What's more, Li Tian is just a young boy who has just started practicing. His cultivation is not even as good as that of the strong man in the secular martial arts world. His body has reached its limit, and his muscles and bones have already been covered in bruises.
"Hurry up, pass through the woods ahead and you will reach the end. That is where the illusion of life is located!"
The sound was even more rapid, and there were vague sounds of breaking through the air, and a biting chill approached at a rapid speed.
"roar!"
Li Tian's eyes were red, and he roared and rushed into the dense forest not far away, allowing the thorns all over the mountain to pierce their body.
As we approached, there seemed to be a vague white light that appeared deep in the dense forest, illuminating the dark sky. It seemed that there was a portal that would allow us to broaden the sky after we crossed it, which was where the hope for life lies.
Seeing this, Li Tian went deeper and faster, roaring wildly in his heart, suppressing his increasingly dull body.
Bang!
With a crisp sound, a piece of dead branches broke. Li Tian stepped on the soles of his feet, but his body involuntarily fell forward. But Li Tian rolled forward with the dead branches and stones all over the ground.
Just five or six feet away, Li Tian felt his body sinking, a white light illuminating the fog, and a huge terror surged into his heart. He hurriedly reached out to grab the nearby tree stump, stopping the sinking momentum.
Deep in the dense forest, the place where the white light shone in the life gate was actually a thousand feet deep, and Li Tian actually stopped on the edge of the cliff, and half of his body had already hung outside.
Broken bones!
Countless gravels and dead branches rolled down from Li Tian and fell into the abyss, but there was no sound coming out. The abyss below was thousands of feet deep, and it was as dark as a giant beast that chose people to eat.
"ah!"
His muscles and bones were tight, but Li Tian held the stump tightly, prayed silently in his heart, and moved slightly towards the slippery cliff little by little.
Holding his breath, the blue veins were exposed, and it took a quarter of an hour to drag the half of his body hanging outside back, and then collapsed on the huge rock of the cliff, stepping on the dead tree stump, gasping for breath.
"call!"
Looking up at the sky, Li Tian felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart. He saw a beam of sky light falling on the clouds twenty feet away from the cliff in the air, cutting through the darkness, and there seemed to be a portal. The scenery of the vast world appeared blurred from it.
It seems that this is the so-called life gate, which makes Li Tian feel desperate. Not to mention that Li Tian, who has reached the limit at this time, even Li Tian, who is intact, cannot reach that portal.
I'm afraid even in the secular world today, it is difficult for experts who know light skills to reach. The portal is filled with brilliance, a quiet and peaceful scene with inexplicable charm flowing in it, making people feel infinite yearning. But for Li Tian, it is the great despair and emptiness after the shattering of hope.
"Why don't you run away?"
A sound suddenly sounded, with endless coldness. The sound was not loud, but it was like the bitter north wind, cold and icy. Li Tian did not turn around, suppressing the fear that could not be trembling all over and bit his lips tightly.
Bang!
A crisp sound followed by a sound of rupture that made people's teeth sore.
Bang!
Li Tian's feet sank. The already withered tree stump could not bear Li Tian's weight. Its roots were broken and accompanied by fine gravel and fine sand, sliding towards the abyss.
"ah!"
With a scream, Li Tian hurriedly grabbed the decaying dead grass nearby and tore off a large area of moss, but it could not stop the decline.
call!
A whistle sounded, and a black shadow passed by. A figure appeared near Li Tian and grabbed Li Tian's chest with one hand, dragged it into the air like a chicken, hanging on the cliff.
“For… why?”
With horror and despair in his eyes, Li Tian looked up at the figure. His eyes swept over a black fog, and it was difficult to see the man's face, but he could feel the coldness of the man's eyes.
"hehe!"
A hoarse and cruel laughter came out, and the man's eyes were cold, shining on Li Tian's face like a knife, as if he was about to look through Li Tian's heart.
"Tell me, the secret of the Gate of Heaven, I will let you go!"
With ** in the voice, the black shadow picked up Li Tian and headed towards the door in the air, but stopped three meters away.
"Don't think about it!"
With despair and hatred in his eyes, Li Tian was surprisingly calm and no longer panic. Looking at the shadow, a hint of mockery flashed in his eyes and poked out his right palm.
boom!
With all his strength, Li Tianchao hit the black-clothed man's seal hall, and the strong wind overflowed, enough to penetrate the stone. This may be Li Tian's current peak attack, surpassing the past. Even if he put it in the world, he is considered a master.
"The pearl of rice grains also shines brightly!"
With a sneer, the black shadow did not take action. It was obvious that Li Tian's attack was difficult to hurt him.
call out!
Li Tianyi's applause was loud, but it was extremely rapid. He was about to hit the opponent, but the direction changed to cut, turned into a knife, and cut it towards his chest and clothes.
Swish!
The sound of cracking silk sounded, and the already ragged robe was cut off by Li Tian's palm, and he even punched the black fog.
boom!
The fist wind scattered the clouds, but it hit the sky. It seemed that the black shadow was actually nothingness. Li Tian's eyes were astonished and his body fell towards the lower part.
"Ahem!"
With a chuckle, Li Tian looked up to the heights. The black shadow, with a little smile, touched the injuries inside his body and coughed up a mouthful of blood. However, the black shadow did not chase after him again, just looked at Li Tian like a slight smile and fell towards the abyss.
"Why!"
A light sigh came out, and the sound of floating above the sky, the mist covered with black shadows gradually dissipated, and the figures disappeared.
Chapter completed!