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    But at that moment, a cultivator hidden in the shadows suddenly fired a poisonced arrow, aimed straight at David’s back.

    “Be careful!”

    By the time David noticed, it was toote to dodge, and he could only channel his spiritual energy to protect his back.

    The arrow struck his spiritual barrier with a puff. Though it didn’t injure David, the poison in the arrow traveled through his spiritual energy and prated his body, causing a sharp pain in his meridians.

    “Hahaha, Mr. Chen, this ‘Spirit-Eroding Poison’ specifically attacks cultivators’ spiritual energy. In less than half an hour, you’ll bepletely drained of it, leaving you vulnerable!” Liu Kunughed wildly.

    David’s face darkened slightly. He could feel the poison slowly eroding his spiritual energy.

    He knew he couldn’t fight for long; he had to break through the formation and escape as quickly as possible.

    He took a deep breath and forced his spiritual energy to retreat.

    The spiritual energy within David instantly erupted.

    “Break!”

    David shouted, wielding his Dragon ying Sword. A massive silver bolt of lightningshed out, striking the light curtain of the formation.

    “Boom!”

    The lightning collided with the light curtain, causing it to shake violently and a crack to appear.

    Seeing this, Liu Kun was horrified and quickly mobilized his spiritual energy to reinforce the formation. “Quick, kill him! We can’t let him escape!”

    The ck-robed monks attacked frantically, leaving David struggling, wounds mounting.

    But relying on the power of chaos and the strength of his golden dragon bloodline, he withstood the attacks and swung his sword again, striking the crack in the light curtain.

    “Crack!” The light curtain finally shattered, the Soul-Locking Formation broken. Seizing the opportunity, David shed, dashing out of the Inviting Moon Pavilion and fleeing towards the Prime Minister’s Mansion.

    “Chase! We must bring him back!” Liu Kun roared, personally leading the ck-robed monks in pursuit.

    David rushed out of the Prime Minister’s Mansion and fled towards the outskirts of Divine Capital.

    The soul-corroding poison in his body was spreading, and his spiritual power was growing weaker and weaker. Liu Kun and the ck-robed monks were chasing him closely, getting closer and closer.

    David needed to find a safe ce, calm his mind, and use the Concentration Heart Technique to refine the poison.

    “David, you can’t escape! Just surrender!”

    Liu Kun’s voice came from behind him, tinged with a smug grin.

    David gritted his teeth, not daring to look back, desperately mobilizing the power of chaos to maintain his speed.

    He knew that if caught, he would be no match for Liu Kun in his current state.

    Liu Kun’s cultivation reached the Human Immortal Realm, second only to Wu Hao in the Divine Kingdom. If it weren’t for the sneak attack with the Soul-Locking Formation and the Soul-Eroding Poison, David might not have been at a disadvantage. But now, with the poison already in ce and his spiritual power weakened,

    he was no match for Liu Kun. Fleeing from the Divine Capital’s gates, David fled towards the mountains and forests outside.

    The dense trees provided easy concealment, perhaps escaping his pursuers.

    He slipped into the forest, constantly changing direction using the terrain. The footsteps and shouts of his pursuers were gradually drowned out by the forest’s silence.

    David found a secluded cave and entered before pausing. He leaned against the wall, breathing heavily, feeling utterly exhausted.

    He quickly sat cross-legged, practicing the “Concentration Heart Technique” to refine the Soul-Erosion Poison.

    The power of the Golden Dragon slowly flowed through his body, slowly dissolving the poison that had invaded his body.

    However, the Soul-Erosion Poison was extremely stubborn, andpletely eradicating it was a difficult task.

    David practiced the technique for an hour before he had refined more than half of the poison.

    At this moment, a familiar voice came from outside the cave: “Fellow Daoist Chen? Are you in there?”

    David’s heart moved, and he recognized it as Ziyuan’s voice. He quickly got up and walked out of the cave: “Fellow Daoist Ziyuan, why are you here?”

    Ziyuan saw that David was covered with wounds, his clothes were torn, and his face was pale. She hurried forward and asked: “Fellow Daoist Chen, how did you be like this? Did Liu Kun attack you? I went to the Prime Minister’s Mansion to find you, and found it was in chaos. Liu Kun’s people said that you attacked the Prime Minister and fled for fear of punishment. I knew something was wrong, so I hurriedly chased him out.”

    “Liu Kun coveted my Dragon ying Sword and Golden Dragon Bloodline, and set a trap to kill me and steal the treasure.”

    David briefly recounted what happened in the Prime Minister’s Mansion, “If I hadn’t fought desperately to break through the Soul Locking Formation, I would probably have be his prisoner.”

    Ziyuan’s face changed drastically when she heard this: “How dare Liu Kun be so bold! He dared to attack the king’s guest in broad daylight. It’s simplywless! I will go back to the pce now to report to the king and let the king convict him