The Desire to Be Eternal

Chapter 56: Uniting Together to Survive

At dusk the next day, Bai Xiaochun and the others were still speeding. Occasionally, they would try to use their transmission jade slips, but never managed to make contact with the sect.

Fortunately, they had many medicinal pills. The seven cultivators the Luochen Clan Bai Xiaochun had killed had all the bags holding. Although the resources within were not at the same level as what was available in the Spirit Stream Sect, at a time like this, it was more than enough.

With medicinal pills to support them, Du Lingfei and Hou Yunfei were in high spirits. With their injuries restrained, they managed to continue through the night.

Bai Xiaochun was trembling in fear the entire time. A gentle breeze or rustling leaves would cause sweat to break out on his forehead. His heart felt tense, and his eyes were completely red. He was also still in pain from the fights, which often made him grit his teeth due to the pain.

Not because the pain is unbearable. In fact, it was completely incompatible with the pain he felt while developing the Eternal Forever Live Technique. What bothered him was the sight of actual blood and wounds, and the fear that it would deteriorate and eventually become life-threatening. He could not help but grimace in anxiety as he thought about it.

Back before all of this started, Du Lingfei would definitely mock him for it, and think less about it than before. But now, everything was different, and a warm look could be seen in his eyes as he continued to comfort her.

"No problem. Don't be afraid, Junior Brother Bai. These wounds look bad, but they are not life-threatening.

"Don't move, I'll put some more medicinal ointments …"

Seeing Bai Xiaochun grimacing in pain despite the critical danger they were experiencing caused Du Lingfei to secretly smile. Inside that smile were many emotions that could not be defined.

He knew how much Bai Xiaochun was afraid of death, and that knowledge was what made him so moved and shaken that he came back. In fact, he even felt as if there was superlative courage lurking somewhere inside him.

That courage could give birth to a figure with steel veins, which was something he would never be able to forget.

With Du Lingfei constantly comforting him, Bai Xiaochun began to feel more and more pleased with himself, and began to gain the feeling that taking such a deadly risk was definitely the right thing to do. After all, it resulted in the beautiful Du Lingfei treating her warmly all of a sudden.

When Hou Yunfei saw what was happening, he looked over with smiling eyes. Considering that they were all running away to live together, it was natural that a warm feeling would develop among all of them, and that they would become closer.

"Junior Brother Bai, Junior Sister Du," he said, his tone was serious, "if we can return to the sect alive, then I will remember this kindness that you have shown me, for the rest of my life!"

"If we can go back …?" A longing expression appeared in Du Lingfei's eyes, but he quickly sighed and looked at Bai Xiaochun. The pain rose in his heart when he realized that the chances of the three of them coming back alive.

Bai Xiaochun grew even more silent.

Time pass. Two days passed, during which the three of them continued together almost without rest. Repeated attempts to use their jade slips all ended in failure.

Hou Yunfei's injuries became more serious, as did Du Lingfei, whose face became increasingly pale. Gradually, even their mental abilities deteriorated.

Hou Yunfei sighed, turned to Bai Xiaochun and Du Lingfei and said, "It's a pity that we can't just hide somewhere and face the storm, but we really have to get the news back to the sect. Of course, if my calculations are correct, the ceremony of the Luochen Clan will be over soon, and once that happens. No matter how we try to hide from him, we will be killed in the shadow of doubt. ”

It was at this point that Bai Xiaochun's face suddenly flickered. Grabbing Du Lingfei and Hou Yunfei, he leaped into the nearby trench and crouched down.

Du Lingfei and Hou Yunfei both had very serious expressions on their faces, and they immediately stopped any chatter.

Before much time passed, a beam of light appeared in the air above, which was actually a blood mist. Inside the fog were members of the Luochen Clan at the eighth level of Qi Condensation, who were looking around meticulously in all directions. However, since Bai Xiaochun had led the group into hiding, they did not notice, and the members of the Luochen Clan continued into the distance.

Bai Xiaochun's heart was pounding as he watched the cultivator disappear. His eyes were completely red, and he almost wanted to jump out and attack the man. However, he could not do that unless he was sure he could kill him. Otherwise, another member of the Luochen Clan might appear.

"They've caught up .." said Du Lingfei, sighing. He looked at Bai Xiaochun and hesitated, as if there was something he wanted to tell him. However, before he could, he grabbed his hand and started running again.

The three of them said nothing as they continued. They felt as if everything was weighing on them, breaking their hearts. The shadow of death looming over them was larger than before, threatening to consume them completely.

"There is hope!" Hou Yunfei suddenly said. “Although the patriarch of the Luochen Clan is a Foundation cultivator, far beyond us in terms of cultivation, his spell formation should have limits. One of my Hou Clan patriarchs is also a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and I was once lucky enough to see the security spell formation he made. It could cover a distance of 5,000 kilometers, and required sealing certain spell nodes beforehand. ”

Du Lingfei's eyes gleamed as he replied, “ Elder Brother Hou, you mean even though the spell formation has been set before by the Patriarch of the Luochen Clan, even if it exceeds 5,000 kilometers, it won't be too much ?! ”

"Composed!" Hou Yunfei stated. "Therefore, the further we get from the Luochen Clan, the more likely our jade slip will work. If we can get the news back to the sect, they will definitely send someone to save us! "

"5,000 kilometers," Bai Xiaochun muttered, gritting his teeth. "With our current speed, it will take another eight or nine days to reach the border …."

Considering how wary he was, and the fact that he pulled Du Lingfei and Hou Yunfei with him as they fled, Bai Xiaochun grew increasingly tired, his face growing pale.

The injuries of Hou Yunfei and Du Lingfei continued to deteriorate, and as a result, their speed suffered. It finally reached the point where Bai Xiaochun had almost brought the two along.

Bai Xiaochun was more cautious than before as he led them for three days in a row.

Three days of running and hiding left Bai Xiaochun even more drained. His face was thin as he led the group into the valley. However, after taking only a few steps inside, his face flickered, and he pulled Du Lingfei and Hou Yunfei to the side, where they hid behind a boulder. Unfortunately, they were a bit too slow, and a while later they could hear the sound of someone whistling in the air towards them.

Rays of white light descended from the air, slamming into the rock they were hiding behind, completely destroying it. Hou Yunfei coughed out a mouthful of blood, and Du Lingfei could not prevent blood from flowing out of the corner of his mouth. A cold snort sounded in the air.

"So, this is where you're hiding!"

A cultivator of the Luochen Clan appeared, standing above the blood mist. He was at the seventh level of Qi Condensation, and was holding a mirror in his left hand. As soon as he saw them, he slapped his bag of holding and produced a jade slip. Just as he was about to send out some information, Hou Yunfei shouted, "Don't let him make contact!"

The pale-faced Du Lingfei was just about to release a flying sword when Bai Xiaochun, who was slowly retreating, gritted his teeth and stopped in place. Eyes red, knees shaking, he focused his qi and blood, and then the ground under his feet shattered as he launched himself into the air, turning into a beam of light.

Even as the Luochen Clan cultivator was about to transmit information, Bai Xiaochun rushed towards him with incredible speed. The face of the cultivator fell down, and he fell back, not managing to make contact. Performing a spell motion, he swung the mirror with his left hand, causing a beam of light to shoot towards Bai Xiaochun.

Bai Xiaochun's eyes glittered with a ferocious light; instead of dodging, he let the white light hit him. His accusation led him forward towards the shocked Luochen Clan cultivator, where he stretched out his right hand, touching his thumb and index finger together. A black light shot out and clung onto the cultivator's throat.

Hold the Throat Crushing!

A cracking sound rang out, and the cultivator's eyes widened. Blood flowed out of his mouth, and he fell tumbling about, a message to the other members of his clan not being sent.

Blood also flowed out from Bai Xiaochun's mouth as he collected the bag holding the enemy, then walked back to Du Lingfei. There, he trembled and nearly fell to the ground, but gritted his teeth and managed to remain standing.

"Let's go!" he said, pulling Du Lingfei and Hou Yunfei.

"Take me off!" Said Hou Yunfei. "You two go. Without me, you'd be a little faster. "

His gaze was one of determination as he looked at Bai Xiaochun and Du Lingfei.

Du Lingfei looked at Bai Xiaochun deeply, and suddenly said something he had been pondering over the past few days. "Junior Brother Bai, why don't you go alone …?"

"Shut up!" Shouted Bai Xiaochun. "I'm afraid to die, but I'm risking my life. There is no way you two will make that sacrifice meaningless! Come on, let's go! Together!" Not giving them a chance to talk any further, he pulled them both in. Hou Yunfei and Du Lingfei did not say anything more, but they were more moved than before.

Bai Xiaochun was very careful as he led them forward, constantly changing directions, and was careful to avoid the cultivators of the Luochen Clan when they were close. Three more days passed. It was night, and occasional lightning strikes danced across the sky. Black clouds formed, and rain began to fall, huge droplets the size of beads that caused splashing sounds to fill the air.

It started to get very cold, causing Du Lingfei and Hou Yunfei to shiver; their faces only grew pale. Nervousness gripped Bai Xiaochun's heart. Knowing that the other two would not be able to survive such cold weather, he found a cave in the mountain, where he lit a fire.

After sealing the cave entrance to make sure the flame light did not seep out, he sat cross-legged across from Du Lingfei and Hou Yunfei.

The fire hissed and appeared, and allowed enough heat to gradually dissipate the cold. A hint of color gradually returned to the faces of Du Lingfei and Hou Yunfei, although they still looked extremely pale.

The three of them sat quietly in the cave, watching the fire, and were annoyed.

Finally, Bai Xiaochun chuckled and broke the silence, “In three more days, we should be able to pass that 5,000 kilometer mark. Ha ha! Just wait until we return to the sect. It will definitely count as a great meritorious service.I wonder what kind of reward we will get? "

Du Lingfei looked at him, his gaze gentle.

Hou Yunfei was about to laugh, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he coughed up blood, and his face paled as he swayed on the verge of collapse.

After all the days of running, they had long since run out of medicinal pills.

Bai Xiaochun got up and was just about to go and check on Hou Yunfei, when suddenly his face flickered. He waved his sleeves to protect his two friends as the stone he rolled into place to block the flame light suddenly exploded!