The hunchbacked old man had been frowning the entire time. He had been chasing the young man for more than four months. During these four months, the young man's speed had become faster and faster. There were several times when he was about to catch up, but the magical treasure beneath the young man would suddenly emit a white light. It was actually able to teleport away.
At the same time that he was shocked, he was even more furious. As a grand seven leaf Shaman, he couldn't even catch up to a junior. To him, this was a humiliation.
However, he wasn't a cultivator. His cultivation relied on the runes on his body. He didn't expect this junior to be able to maintain this speed for four months.
The hunchback old man's eyes lit up and he pondered a bit. He had used up a lot of the runes in his body, so it was impossible to continue chasing. Most importantly, he was a bit shaken. He didn't know how many treasures his junior hadn't taken out or how many pills he could use.
After pondering for a bit, the hunchback old man revealed an unwilling expression. He let out a sigh and no longer chased. He turned around and left.
As Wang Lin was flying, he suddenly felt the sense of danger behind him disappear. The star compass under him suddenly stopped. Wang Lin looked behind him and began to ponder.
"He's not chasing anymore?"
Wang Lin's eyes lit up. He wasn't sure if the old man was really not chasing or if he had some other scheme. After pondering for a bit, Wang Lin let out a sigh. If the old man was only at the late stage of Soul Formation, then even if he was in a sorry state, once he found out that the old man wasn't chasing anymore, he would still chase after him.
However, this hunchback old man was equivalent to a Soul Transformation cultivator, so Wang Lin couldn't help but be more cautious.
He pondered a bit and let out a snort. The star compass under him didn't continue forward, but instead moved to the side.
The hunchback old man, who was walking toward the exit, immediately noticed Wang Lin's actions. His expression sank and he hesitated for a bit before ignoring Wang Lin.
After some time, the old man's brows furrowed even more. Wang Lin was still maintaining a certain distance from him. The old man had endured this for many days. At this moment, he suddenly turned around and shouted, "Courting death!"
His figure turned into a meteor and chased after Wang Lin once more.
Wang Lin laughed heartily, and the Star Compass beneath him immediately moved, disappearing into the void.
After chasing for several days, the old man had no choice but to give up. He could feel that the runic power was growing weaker and weaker. With a light snort, he turned around and flew towards the exit.
Wang Lin immediately stopped. His eyes flashed, and he muttered to himself for a moment before he turned around and continued to harass him.
The old man turned a deaf ear to Wang Lin and continued to fly.
As time passed, Wang Lin was convinced that his opponent's actions did not seem to be a trick. He truly did not have the strength to chase after him. As such, Wang Lin's eyes flashed with coldness.
He slapped his bag of holding and an immortal sword appeared in his hand. He stepped onto the Feng Shui compass and moved forward. Once he was a certain distance away from the old man, he slashed out with the immortal sword.
He slashed out three times in a row before he left.
Three rays of black sword energy closed in, causing the old man's expression to sink. He stopped and pointed at the air before him. There were three popping sounds as the sword energy disappeared. The old man didn't move at all as he stared at Wang Lin in the distance and gloomily shouted, "Junior, I'll let you go this time. Scram! If you follow me again, don't blame me for taking your life!"
After saying that, the old man moved. He no longer paid attention to Wang Lin and quickly headed for the exit.
Wang Lin sneered. Not only did he not retreat, he even got closer and would occasionally attack with his sword rays. A month later, the old man was extremely annoyed. He wanted nothing more than to chase after that junior and tear him to pieces.
However, if he chased after Wang Lin, he would immediately run for his life. But if he stopped, Wang Lin would continue to harass him. Although the sword rays did not cause much damage to him, this endless behavior made his mood even worse.
"Wang Lin, are you done yet?!"
On this day, the old man finally couldn't endure it anymore and roared at the void behind him. The runes on his body flashed like crazy and a powerful pressure came from them.
Wang Lin was in the distance, but he wasn't afraid at all. He smiled and said, "Senior has chased me for several months. It would be a pity to just give up like this. How about continuing to chase me? Junior doesn't have many pills left. If senior continues to chase me, there is hope that you can catch up!"
The old man's eyes revealed a gloomy light. He stared at the void in the distance before his body suddenly moved and he disappeared.
When he reappeared, he hatefully looked at the white light released by the star compass.
Suddenly, his expression changed and he turned to look at the exit. When Wang Lin moved just now, he wasn't escaping, but towards the exit.
"Senior, junior will go and destroy the exit. Then the two of us will have to wander around the void from now on. Won't that be faster?"
Wang Lin's voice, which the old man felt was abhorrent, slowly came from the front.
The old man let out a roar and suddenly charged out. His hatred for Wang Lin had reached the point where he was grinding his teeth. If it wasn't for Wang Lin's strange treasure, he would have chased after him a long time ago. How could he not chase after Wang Lin?
Wang Lin didn't have many pills left in his bag, but he still had top quality spirit stones. With them, Wang Lin was confident that he would be safe under the old man's pursuit.
He would occasionally wave his celestial sword and send out a few strands of sword energy to disturb the old man's mind.
This chase could be said to be a battle of attrition and also a psychological battle!
The old man couldn't guess how many pills and spirit stones Wang Lin had. After four months of chasing, he was already suspicious and had a feeling that Wang Lin would never run out of pills.
Although this feeling was very faint, when he gave up on chasing Wang Lin and Wang Lin started to disturb him, this feeling became stronger and stronger. At this point, he was certain that Wang Lin still had a lot of pills and spirit stones in his bag. No matter what, he wouldn't be able to chase after Wang Lin, unless the treasure under Wang Lin's feet suddenly broke.
The old man had tried to attack the star compass, but not only was Wang Lin fast, he was also very cautious. As soon as he reached a certain distance, he would immediately teleport away, so the old man couldn't find an opportunity to attack.
At this moment, because Wang Lin had changed directions, the chase began again. However, compared to before, the one suffering this time wasn't Wang Lin, but the old man.
Several months later, Wang Lin had long run out of pills and was now relying on top grade spirit stones to recover his spiritual energy.
The more he chased, the more anxious the old man became. The number of times he attacked gradually increased, but against Wang Lin who had the star compass, almost all of his attacks missed.
As long as one of these attack runes landed on Wang Lin, he was confident that he could immediately injure or kill this damn junior. If the runes landed on the treasure, it could also make the treasure lose its effect, allowing him to slaughter it.
Unfortunately, the star compass's speed had become more and more smooth and fast after Wang Lin had used it for eight months.
In the end, Wang Lin even took out four top grade spirit stones and placed them into four holes on the star compass. He completely used the spirit stones to control the star compass. Apart from controlling the star compass with his Divine Sense, most of his energy was focused on attacking the old man behind him with various treasures.
The restriction flag turned into a spear, the Flowing Time Wood Sculpture, the black seal, and several ancient treasures appeared in Wang Lin's hand. Although they had no effect on the old man, Wang Lin became more and more familiar with these treasures.
After all, ever since he started cultivating, he had never had a chance to use the treasures to his heart's content.
He swung the celestial sword again and again, becoming more and more familiar with it. In the end, he could even use Xu Liguo's soul to swing the sword like a flying sword within three meters of his body.
As a result, although the celestial sword's power didn't increase, it became more agile. All of this was thanks to the old man!
The old man's anger had reached its limit. His face became darker and darker along the way. A cultivator that he could kill with a pinch of his finger dared to play tricks on him. After several months of chasing, Wang Lin had become someone that he had to kill in his life.
He even threw the matter of Wang Lin refining a talisman to the back of his mind. If he had the chance, he wouldn't hesitate to tear apart Wang Lin's body.
Wang Lin even took out the three sword sheaths from his bag of holding and used them one by one. Along the way, although Wang Lin's cultivation didn't increase, his understanding of his treasures was like heaven and earth compared to before.
The current him was even more powerful when he used his treasures.
On this day, in the distance, Wang Lin saw the exit. There was a giant rune flashing nonstop. As the rune flashed, the crack didn't close up.
Wang Lin immediately saw the outside through the crack. There were countless savages surrounding the area, and their eyes shined brightly.
Wang Lin softly snorted. He never planned on leaving this place. His body flashed as he jumped off the star compass and slashed down with the celestial sword. The rune trembled and cracks appeared on it.
"No!!"
The hunchbacked old man in the distance had been chased for eight months, and he hadn't consumed any medicinal pills. The power of his runes was extremely weak, and when he sensed that the runes at the exit were about to collapse, he immediately shouted. A trace of panic appeared on his face.
He teleported and charged out. However, what he saw was Wang Lin slashing down again. The rune collapsed and the crack closed up.
The old man's body trembled as he stared dumbfoundedly at the vanishing exit.
"Old fart, since I can't leave, then you shouldn't leave either. Keep chasing!" Wang Lin didn't stop. After destroying the rune, he returned to the star compass and flew away.
His loud laughter could be heard from the distance.
"Madman, you madman! Even if I die, the Old Man won't let you go!" The old man's eyes were red as he turned around and chased after Wang Lin again.
However, the rune on his body was dim. After chasing for a while, the old man clenched his fist and let out a roar. He suddenly sat down in the lotus position and a seven-leaf plant appeared between his eyebrows. The leaves slowly grew and wrapped around his body.
When all seven leaves were wrapped around him, the old man's body completely disappeared, leaving behind a giant plant that bloomed alone in the void.
"I hope I can use the Gu Clan's spirit to open a passage!" The old man inside the plant slowly closed his eyes.