Chapter 1872 Getting Lost
Just as Isis was busy fussing over this strange young man''s rude and infuriating behavior, a middle-
aged man, d in silver, and approaching them quickly, caught her attention. Hold on, something was
wrong!
She was taken aback.
''It''s a Heavenly Grotto Realm master, '' she eximed inwardly, recognizing the face being one of her
foes.
The next moment, she immediately understood what was going on and figured out that the young man
was actually trying to help her escape.
However, Austin''s speed surprised her.
She could tell that he was at the medium stage of Minor-perfection Realm, but even so, he was much
faster than she would expect such a cultivator to be.
For now, however, the time wasn''t right to ask questions. Isis chose to be silent and allowed the young
man to take her hand and lead her into the depths of the desert.
After a while, the middle-aged man in silver was stopped by a woman at the Heavenly Grotto Realm,
who was from the Moon Pce. The two sides once again engaged in a fierce battle.
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The three cultivators at the Heavenly Grotto Realm were enraged to watch Isis escape and see that
they could do nothing to catch her. "Go get that bitch.
She might have got that treasure," one of them shouted at the others.
Immediately, about a hundred cultivators at the Major and Minor perfection Realms began chasing after
Austin and Isis.
"And no need to let that guy go. Kill him too! He should have stayed out of this in the first ce," the
middle-aged man in silver roared out from behind them.
He had seen how Austin hade to Isis'' rescue like some freaking knight. The anger had clouded his
judgment and he had immediately ordered an assassination, without stopping to consider what he
might be interfering with.
On the other hand, Austin was busy trying to confuse his pursuers and leading Isis deeper into the
desert. Pretty soon, he managed to outrun them and saw no one after looking back. Finally, the duo
were able to slow down and get some rest.
This was possible only thanks to Austin''s highly powerful bodily movement skill. Without that, they
might still have been running with the cultivators hard at their tail. Or perhaps they''d be dead by now.
As for those cultivators, even though they had been chasing the duo for quite a while now, they could
no longer spot even a hair of Austin or Isis. Their targets were now invisible to them. Even their spiritual
senses failed to locate them.
Despite that, Austin didn''t lower his guard. After stopping for a while, he grabbed her hand once again
and dragged Isis deeper still into the desert.
He was afraid that the three Heavenly Grotto Realm masters who were chasing after them might catch
up anytime soon since their speeds were also quite high and they could reach this ce if they tried.
He could feel that the middle-aged man in silver had a terrible aura around him that spoke of his
frightening fighting powers. Most probably, he was much stronger than most masters of the Heavenly
Grotto Realm.
However, even after an hour had passed, they saw and heard no trace of their pursuers.
Now Isis was getting agitated. Seeing that Austin was still holding her hand and had no intention of
letting go, she couldn''t help it. She arched her eyebrows andined. "We don''t need to be in a
hurry anymore. We''ve shaken them off for now,"
she told Austin in a sullen voice as she tried to remove her hand from his grip.
"No. We need to continue moving. The three Heavenly Grotto Realm masters can easily spot us if they
get close enough. Their spiritual senses are highly developed,"
Austin replied, without stopping in his tracks.
Isis made several attempts to free herself from his grasp, but they were all in vain. And Austin himself
was too preupied to notice.
"Hey! Listen! You can let go of my hand now!"
"Oh! Right!"
Austin finally understood and noticed her attempts and with an awkward smile, he released her soft
hand.
However, it was more like a smirk from Isis'' point of view.
''He must have done this on purpose!'' she thought, casting him an angry stare.
Slowing down, they continued to delve deeper into the desert at a brisk pace.
Although they found no signs of the three Heavenly Grotto Realm masters, they still had to stay vignt
since there were more than a hundred cultivators at the Major and Minor perfection Realms still on the
lookout for them.
The desert they were in seemed endless, and easily had an area of at least a hundred thousand
square miles. They noticed that the sky, the sand, and even the air itself were as red as blood in color.
They stopped dead in their tracks.
This was no illusion. Their eyes were not ying any tricks on them; they could tell since the smell of
blood soon filled their noses. It was as if they had walked into a ughterhouse.
Fear started to consume them. What was this ce?
Cold sweat started to trickle down their faces. They had literally walked into their own graveyard and
had no one to me but their own selves. If they were killed, there was no telling what would happen to
their corpses.
"It''s said that this desert was dyed red by the blood of ancient immortals who fell here. This ce is
enveloped with blood mist all year round and this fog hasn''t disappeared since the ancient times,"
Isis exined to Austin in a soft whisper.
She was a principal disciple of the Moon Pce and was going to be the new Holy Daughter. With her
knowledge, intellect, and beauty, she had also won the favors of the senior members of her sect.
That was why, before she had entered the Fallen Immortal World, the reclusive elders of the Moon
Pce had shared some secrets about the ce with her. Hence, it was no surprise she had a
knowledge of this desert.
"The Immortal Burial City is said to be located right in the center of this desert.
If we want to get there, we''ll have to travel at least halfway across this forsaken ce.
The journey is full of danger and not for novices and amateurs. It is said that even a Heavenly Grotto
Realm master can find his death in here.
Needless to say, we must be extremely cautious and careful,"
Isis told Austin.
Together, they journeyed deeper into the desert.
After a day''s journey, another serious problem suddenly hit them.
They got lost!
All around them, they only saw red sand. There was not a single tree or marking in sight.
Some sort of foul and ferocious force made it difficult for them to perceive their surroundings through
their spiritual senses. They slowly got confused and had no idea how to leave the desert.
Realizing that they had gotten hopelessly lost Austin decided to start leaving some marks.
However, even that idea was fruitless. They soon reached the ce they had been at just now
That way, forty eight hours passed and they still couldn''t find a way out of the desert.
"Steward Pa had a map of this ce with her. If I knew that we would get lost in here, I would have
asked for a copy,"
Isis remarked, looking frustrated.
Steward Pa was one of the three women who had reached the Heavenly Grotto Realm in the Moon
Pce. Austin had met her once earlier.
However, regret was the least of their problems.
No sooner had those words came out of Isis'' mouth, that a blood-curdling growl was heard from a
distance.
A ferocious creature appeared in the distance. It was staring at Austin and Isis with its blood-thirsty
eyes.
It was humanoid in appearance, but over seven meters tall and a foul smell simr to dposed
meat spread out from him.
Whoosh!
It suddenly rushed towards Austin at a lightning fast speed. The next instant, it halted right in front of
him and extended its sharp ws, each of them at least a foot in length and simr to iron hooks.
Austin, however, stoodpletely still. He stretched out his right hand and clenched it into a fist,
making it so tight that his knuckles turned white.
Since he had practiced the first five stages of Immortal Body Refining Form earlier on, his body was
now as hard as a powerful, high-grade magic treasure.
Before the creature could react, the collision between Austin''s fist and its ws was heard.
Arge bang echoed and the ground shook for a second.
The creature faltered and drew back a few steps. It then let out a pained but angry roar.
For some moments, it stayed there, its foul smell reaching their noses and its sharp eyes staring
intensely at Austin. They were full of rage and a murderous will.