Xiao Jinting stopped running. The persistent chase tired him.
As Bing Wu chased after Xiao Jinting, she felt surprised. Before she came, she hadnât expected chasing a Nascent Soul to be so difficult. Luckily, Xiao Jinting hadnât escaped her searching scope. Besides, his spiritual power seemed to be running out. The gap between them had been shortening.
Xiao Jinting guessed it would take Bing Wu another ten minutes to catch up with him, so he quickly set up a few traps.
Sensing that Xiao Jinting had stopped running, Bing Wu was delighted, thinking that Xiao Jinting stopped because he didnât have the strength to activate teleportation talismans.
When Bing Wu showed up in the range of the trap, Xiao Jinting launched the attack. âExplode.â
The arrays he set up exploded with fire and thunder, which hit Bing Wu in the front.
Bing Wu hadnât expected an advanced Nascent Soul to trap her, and she fell for it recklessly. She was fuming.
When she came back to her sense, she found Xiao Jinting was gone. She was shocked. When Bing Ning told her that Xiao Jinting might be the alchemist who made the Ice Marrow Pill, she didnât believe her. For safetyâs sake, Bing Wu thought she should have a talk with Xiao Jinting.
Xiao Jinting was now related to the Xu and Li families, and Bing Wu didnât want to offend them, so she chose to attack Xiao Jinting when he was out on a mission.
Bing Wu narrowed her eyes. Bing Cheng told her that Xiao Jinting was a preliminary Nascent Soul. She gave a mocking smile. Bing Cheng was careless to be deceived easily. How could Xiao Jinting be a preliminary Nascent Soul?
Xiao Jinting had kept a low profile. He didnât tell any outsiders that he reached the advanced level of Nascent Soul.
Bing Wu was surprised to find that Xiao Jinting disappeared when she got caught by the trap.
She thought sullenly, âItâs such a short time. He canât possibly run away from my searching scope. He must use some special method and hide his breathing.â
At that moment, Xiao Jinting hid in the jade space and made a Rainbow Fish swallow it.
His strength was exhausted by the chase, and he didnât have any power to activate teleportation talismans, so he had to travel in the stomach of the fish.
The Rainbow Fish wasnât powerful, but it swam fast and never stopped. Xiao Jinting didnât have to worry he would stay in the same place.
He drank up a pail of spiritual spring water and replenished his spiritual Qi.
When he was recuperating, he felt a strong soul force scanning the surface of the sea. He frowned, not daring to make any moves.
Bing Wu searched around in vain, but she was reluctant to leave, so she traveled around at sea.
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After she searched at sea for several months, she found nothing and went back to Ice Palace reluctantly.
Bing Ning saw the sullen look on Bing Wuâs face and got curious. âAncestor, you are back. Youâve been away for several months. Where did you go?â
Bing Wu replied, âI went to see Xiao Jinting.â
Bing Ning felt anxious. âAncestor, I only feel thereâs something odd about Xiao Jinting. It might not be him.â She felt complicated. She wanted to have Xiao Jintingâs resources, but she didnât want him to die.
Bing Wu nodded and said, âI didnât think it was him, but after I tested him, I think itâs him.â
Bing Ning couldnât help asking, âAncestor, did you attack him? Where is he?â
Bing Wu said sullenly, âHe ran away. I was thinking of catching him and asking him about the pill, but he ran away when he saw me. There must be something wrong.â
Bing Ning said in surprise, âHe ran away? How come? Heâs only a preliminary Nascent Soul. How could you let him off?â
âHe is not a preliminary Nascent Soul. Heâs reached the advanced level, and heâs more powerful than ordinary Nascent Souls. Your guess is right. He has many secrets. The alchemist who made you the Ice Marrow Pill must be him.â
Bing Ning said with a frown, âXu Lingfeng didnât meet any alchemist when he was at the Xu family. After he met Xu Muan, he befriended a mysterious alchemist. Itâs too coincidental. Besides, Xiao Jinting has an ordinary aptitude, but he makes faster advancements than you. It makes no sense if he doesnât have any secrets.â
Bing Ning couldnât help asking, âAncestor, will the Xu and Li families complain if they know you attacked Xiao Jinting?â
They didnât have to worry about that if Xiao Jinting was only the First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect.
Bing Wu said indifferently, âXiao Jinting is not hurt. They donât have any evidence. Xiao Jinting is not Xu Muan. The two old monsters of the Xu and Li families would not stand up for him easily.â