Chapter 1056 Imperial Palace
The One-Horned Ghost King nodded and said, "That's right. If you want to use up all the energy in the Seven Escape Locks, it will take at least four or five years. But I can teach you some special methods. Use the stupid method to refine the black energy of the Seven Escape Locks in your body through accumulation over time. The speed may be slightly improved, but it will take about a year. Distant water cannot quench immediate thirst."
As the One-Horned Ghost King said, this is the stupid method in this method. It relies entirely on hard work over time. However, it can shorten the time from four or five years to one year, which is not bad. If there is no other way, then we can only give it a try. However, Qingyang still had some hope and asked, "Senior Ghost King, what is the third method?"
The One-Horned Ghost King said, "No matter how powerful the Seven Escape Lock is, it is also limited by distance. If you exceed a certain distance, it will be difficult for the Stone Talisman Master to sense your position. It is said that the lowest-level Seven Escape Lock has a sensing range of more than 100,000 miles. It is very difficult for you to avoid the Stone Talisman Master's sensing. But there is a way to crack it. The Seven Escape Lock is set by human cultivators. Of course, it works best in places with abundant spiritual energy. Once you enter the netherworld where spiritual energy is scarce and the Yin and Ming ghost energy is abundant, the sensing ability of the Seven Escape Lock will be greatly reduced. At that time, let alone more than 100,000 miles, it may not be more than 1,000 miles. At that time, it will be easier to get rid of the Stone Talisman Master."
Qingyang knew that the Seven Escape Lock was powerful, but he didn't expect it to be so powerful. The sensing range can reach more than 100,000 miles. Even if he controls the Wind Gourd, he can only fly 5,000 to 6,000 miles a day. It takes a month to travel more than 100,000 miles. When the Stone Talisman Master knew that Shi Ruyu was killed, he must have chased him out as soon as possible. How could he give himself so much time to escape calmly?
It seems that the only way is to escape to the Netherworld as soon as possible. Once there, the power of the Seven Escape Locks will be greatly reduced, and it will be difficult for Master Shifu to catch him again. Anyway, his next goal is to go to the Netherworld to find a way to save Yu Mengmiao, and it happens to be on the way.
Qingyang once heard from people in Qingfu City that the Lingfu Sect is about 30,000 miles away from Qingfu City. Even if Master Shifu chased after him as soon as he got the news, it would take several days with the speed of a Yuanying cultivator, so he still has a chance to escape.
Thinking of this, Qingyang no longer hesitated and said, "In this case, there is no time to lose. Senior Ghost King, let's take turns to drive the magic weapon and escape to the Netherworld as soon as possible."
The One-horned Ghost King also had this plan, and they hit it off. Then the two of them cleaned up the battlefield and dealt with Shi Ruyu's body, but they only received a collection talisman and a judge's pen. Master Chimu exploded on the spot, and everything turned into ashes, which was a bit of a pity.
Qingyang was hit by the Seven Escape Locks, and the Storage Talisman and the Drunken Immortal Gourd Space could not be used. These things could only be handed over to the One-Horned Ghost King and temporarily placed in the Soul Gathering Flag.
As for the villagers of Baishou Lake, their bodies had turned to ashes in the previous battle. These people were kind-hearted and had helped Qingyang a lot before, but Shi Ruyu took his anger out on them, and they ended up dying without a complete body. No one in the village was spared. Now the situation is urgent, Qingyang has no other way but to mourn in silence and build an unnamed tomb for them by the Baishou Lake as a comfort.
After doing all this, the One-Horned Ghost King found a top-grade flying spiritual weapon, the Imperial Palace, from Shi Ruyu's Storage Talisman. This spiritual weapon looks like a palace, and cultivators can fly with their divine thoughts. The exterior of the palace is magnificent, with carved beams and painted buildings, and looks extraordinary.
As for the inside of the palace, it is even more luxurious. The space is very spacious, with a radius of several feet. There is a hall in front and a living room in the back. Jade steps, thrones, incense, gums, and almost everything that should be there are all available. The whole layout is luxurious and extravagant, except for a few palace maids to serve.
This flying spirit tool Royal Palace is comfortable inside, but the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, the speed is relatively slow. It can only fly about 300 miles in an hour, and less than 4,000 miles a day without sleep. It is much slower than Qingyang's Yufeng Gourd, and only people like Shi Ruyu like it.
But there is no way. Qingyang was hit by the Seven Escape Locks, and his soul and treasures were all locked. Not only can they not be taken out, but they can't be used. With Qingyang's current strength of the first level of the Golden Core Realm, he can already fly directly in the air without the help of external objects, but the speed is too slow and consumes a lot of true energy. It is not as good as Shi Ruyu's Royal Palace. Although the speed is slower than the Yufeng Gourd, it is a special flying spirit tool after all, and the speed is still a bit advantageous.
When he was in Jiuxian City before, Qingyang knew the direction of the Netherworld. It was not far from Jiuxian City. Although Qingyang had been wandering around for a year and came to the vicinity of Qingfu City, the Netherworld was also a very vast place, and the general direction would not be wrong.
After identifying the direction, the two boarded the Imperial Palace. Qingyang's true essence could be used, but his mind was locked by the Seven Escape Locks, and there were many restrictions on the use of flying spiritual tools, so the hard work of driving the Imperial Palace could only be done by the One-Horned Ghost King. Fortunately, the One-Horned Ghost King's mind was strong, and he had the five ghosts in the Soul Gathering Flag to replace him, so he could barely hold on.
In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed, and the One-Horned Ghost King had flown 60,000 miles while driving the Imperial Palace. Even the One-Horned Ghost King couldn't stand it for such a long time without sleep.
In the last battle, the One-horned Ghost King was affected by the self-detonation of Red-eyed Immortal, and although he quickly repaired his body, he was also seriously injured. Now he has been driving the flying spiritual weapon desperately for half a month, and the Yin and Ming ghost energy he consumed cannot be replenished well. The condition of the One-horned Ghost King can no longer be sustained. Not only him, but even the five evil ghosts in the ghost form period have lost a lot of weight, and their strength has declined greatly.
The Seven Escape Locks are very strange. Shi Fu Zhenjun can use the Seven Escape Locks to sense Qingyang's specific location. Qingyang can also clearly sense that Shi Fu Zhenjun is getting closer and closer to him, from more than 30,000 miles at the beginning, to more than 10,000 miles a few days ago, and now to two or three thousand miles. The sense of oppression in Qingyang's heart is getting closer and closer. Shi Fu Zhenjun is chasing them about two or three thousand miles behind them. Qingyang estimates that Shi Fu Zhenjun will catch up with them in one day at most.
But this place is still tens of thousands of miles away from the Netherworld. At the current speed, it will take at least half a month to get there. It is impossible to escape Shi Fu Zhenjun's pursuit.
This time, he is facing a Yuanying cultivator. The gap between the levels is insurmountable. It is not something that a small Jindan cultivator can deal with. Especially after he was hit by the Seven Escape Locks, the Drunken Immortal Gourd became invalid, and the magic weapon could not be used. All means were discounted. Now at least 90% of his strength has been lost. How can he fight?