Becoming An Immortal Begins With Marrying A Wife

Chapter 94: Killing Above One's Level (23)

Inside the cave, Chen An was frantically scattering the flammable powder from the storage bag.

In just a moment, the cramped cave was filled with various powders, forming clouds of dust.

Zhu, the leader of the Zhu Gang, who was walking into the cave with a sword in hand, showed no fear upon seeing the approaching powder. He directly entered the cave.

He knew that Chen An was an alchemist, so when he decided to personally pursue Chen An, he had already taken a Clear Poison Pill in advance, which made him immune to any poison below the third level.

Chen An, on the other hand, was only a second-level alchemist, so it was obvious that he wouldn't possess a poison of the third level or higher.

"Although this person can't fly on a sword, his running speed is extremely fast."

Zhu used his divine sense to sense the situation and found that Chen An was continuously widening the distance between them. He couldn't help but feel surprised.

Chen An's strength was truly strange. He couldn't use any spells, but his physical strength was extraordinary, giving the impression that he was someone who could use spiritual power but not spells.

"No matter how strong his physical body is, it's useless without spells."

Zhu chuckled lightly.

Then he used the Earth Escape technique to merge into the ground and approached Chen An at an astonishing speed.

Meanwhile, Chen An continued to scatter various flammable powders ahead.

At this moment, he suddenly sensed a high-energy entity rapidly approaching from behind underground, causing his expression to change.

It was Zhu chasing after him!

Using the Earth Escape technique!

Chen An realized this and immediately stopped scattering the flammable powders in his hand. He took out all the bottles containing the powders and threw them on the ground. Then he sprinted forward with all his strength, trying to widen the distance between him and Zhu.

Unfortunately, his legs couldn't match up to spells.

Before he could take a few steps, Zhu emerged from the ground in front of him, holding a long sword with a mocking expression on his face.

"Chen Alchemist, keep running. Let's see if your legs are faster or my Earth Escape is faster."

"..."

Chen An didn't respond and simply turned his head, sprinting towards the entrance of the cave.

Watching his rapidly retreating figure, Zhu couldn't help but laugh.

"Chen Alchemist, run, run faster."

"Treasure the remaining time you have."

"I'll let you reach the cave entrance first, then use Earth Escape to cut off your legs with a single sword, letting you experience what despair truly feels like."

Zhu held his long sword and walked towards the cave entrance at a leisurely pace, allowing Chen An to widen the distance between them.

When he was unsure of his opponent's strength, he liked to be cautious.

But when he knew that his opponent's strength was far inferior to his own, he enjoyed playing with his prey, mentally and physically torturing them, making them feel despair.

A few breaths of time passed.

Feeling that Chen An was about to reach the cave entrance, Zhu had a thought and once again used the Earth Escape technique to merge into the ground.

He wanted to catch up to Chen An in an instant.

Cut off his legs.

Make him completely despair.

However, as soon as he entered the ground, Zhu suddenly sensed the airflow ahead rapidly heating up and expanding.

Before he could react to what was happening...

In the next instant!

A loud boom resounded.

An incredibly terrifying shockwave erupted from the cave.

The entire cave was instantly engulfed in flames.

The earth crumbled and rocks shattered.

"This..."

Zhu let out a voice filled with immense terror, but unfortunately, he only managed to say one word before being engulfed by a terrifying sea of fire.

...

On the other side, at the entrance of the cave.

Chen An, in order to be cautious, threw a strand of red fire behind him before running out of the cave, igniting the dust cloud inside the cave.

The powerful impact generated by the explosion of the dust cloud instantly shook him out of the cave, rolling for dozens of meters outside until he hit the trunk of a towering tree and stopped.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Suddenly, two deafening explosions came from behind the cave.

The entire earth trembled.

The sturdy cave, which had looked solid, collapsed at this moment, becoming a pile of ruins.

Flames and smoke continued to rise from the ruins.

Seeing this scene in front of him, Chen An knew that his act of throwing all the medicine bottles on the ground had contributed to multiple explosions caused by the dust explosion.

"I wonder if Zhu, the gang leader, is still alive."

"Whether he's alive or not doesn't matter."

"The most important thing is to quickly meet up with my wife and daughter."

For a moment, Chen An had a fleeting thought of approaching the ruins to see if Zhu, the gang leader, was dead or if he could search his body. But this thought was dismissed in less than a second.

It was really not necessary to take this risk.

If Zhu, the gang leader, wasn't killed by the explosion, and he wasn't even seriously injured, then approaching him would be seeking death.

It was better to quickly find his wife and daughter and run away together.

"Cough... cough!"

Just as Chen An was about to leave, he suddenly heard a few weak coughs coming from the ruins.

He turned around and saw Zhu, the gang leader, who had previously been full of confidence, now lying on top of the ruins, his limbs charred and his face lifeless, his vitality continuously fading away.

He had suffered the ravages of the dust bomb, but he hadn't been completely killed. He had barely escaped using earth escape technique.

Seeing Chen An, who was almost unscathed, Zhu, the gang leader, realized that everything that had just happened in the cave was caused by him. He weakly asked, "What kind of spell... is that?"

"Shua!"

Chen An didn't give Zhu, the gang leader, a chance to finish his question. He instantly stepped forward and beheaded him with a sword, easily ending his life.

Then he quickly searched his body and put the storage bag into his pocket, heading to meet his wife and daughter.

Not long after, Chen An successfully found his wife and daughter.

As soon as Song Huaying saw him, she burst into tears and threw herself into his arms, tears streaming down her face as she cried, "Husband, I was so scared, I thought I would never see you again, sob..."

"Huaying, don't cry. I'm already back safely, aren't I?"

While gently stroking Song Huaying's head, Chen An spoke in a gentle voice.

Gu Xinyue saw the charred back of Chen An and immediately went around to check on him, her face full of worry as she asked, "Husband, why is your back all black? Does it hurt a lot?"

"Yue'er, don't worry. It's just a bit burnt on my back, it will heal soon."

"Husband, that won't do. Quickly take out the healing powder and let me apply it for you."

"I don't have any healing powder left. Almost all the elixirs were used by me just now to kill people."

"Ah?"

Gu Xinyue was a bit confused.

At this moment, Wen Zhiyun walked up and asked, "Husband, how is the situation now?"

Chen An calmly said, "For the time being, there shouldn't be any danger. I have taken care of the leader of the Bamboo Leaf Gang, as well as the five elders and several disciples under him. From today onwards, the Bamboo Leaf Gang is probably no longer in existence."

"This..."

Hearing this news, the three wives looked at Chen An in shock, their faces full of disbelief.

Chen An didn't explain too much to them, but said, "Let's go. Before we return, let's go deep into the forest and save Fellow Daoist Shen on the way out, and do a favor."

"Okay, we'll listen to you, husband."

With just a few simple exchanges, the family of five set off again towards the depths of the forest.

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