This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick!-Chapter 53 - Evacuation

Chapter 53: Chapter 53 Evacuation

“Teacher?!”

Li Fei stood up in surprise from the bushes.

A few meters away, Hao Yi, with a serious face, was relieved to see his student unharmed, his expression softened significantly.

He had promptly set out from the Martial Arts Hall upon receiving the news, entered Luoshan, and then followed the people from Zhi Ge Court to this location.

“Are you all right?”

“The student is fine.”

“Good, you’ve done very well this time, very well!”

Hao Yi said with a smile.

He was known for his strictness and severity, and it was the first time he had praised Li Fei with such ‘effort.’

“It’s because of the excellent teaching of the teacher, and you’ve gone through all this trouble for me.”

Li Fei was also surprised that Hao Yi had come so far to save him. He felt a warm sensation in his heart and seriously made a bow to the other party.

“Master Hao, the situation is urgent. You and your disciple can chat later.”

A Zhi Ge Court Rank A martial master who was leading the team interrupted the conversation between the two.

“He is Master Cao Mu from Zhi Ge Court Rank A. He has some questions for you.”

Hao Yi’s smile faded, and he returned to his serious demeanor, speaking to Li Fei.

Li Fei nodded his head.

Cao Mu stepped forward and looked at Li Fei.

Carrying a sword on his back, his brows were brimming with a sharp edge, and Li Fei felt as if his skin was being sliced by a blade when meeting his gaze!

“Are you the Rank A student Li Fei from the Martial Arts Hall?”

“Yes.”

“Were you the one leaving markers along the way?”

“Yes.”

“Did you track down the main force of the Calming Sect?”

“Yes.”

“Where are they now?”

“I’ve been chasing them for two days. About twenty minutes ago, I was discovered by their men and was chased. After killing three of them, I escaped to this place.”

“Twenty minutes ago? We’re in time!”

Cao Mu showed an exhilarated expression upon hearing this.

By now, the rest of the Zhi Ge Court had arrived at this hillside, carrying a few mages with them.

Cao Mu’s gaze towards Li Fei softened greatly, “Student Li Fei, you’ve done an excellent job. Take the lead, we need to pursue them now.”

“Okay.”

Li Fei nodded, turned around, and began to run back the way he came.

He ran with undeniable resolution and boldness!

“Young brother, while we’re on the move, tell me about what happened that day.”

Cao Mu easily caught up to Li Fei, running beside him.

On the other side, Hao Yi followed quietly.

Li Fei nodded and began to recount what he had seen that day, sticking to most of the truth, except for the part where the Myriad Blood Pearl helped him avoid passing out. He explained it as if he had passed out first, then awoke earlier than expected.

Hao Yi had told him that the stronger one’s willpower, the higher their immunity to magic, so the fact that he woke up early could be explained by his strong willpower.

Hao Yi, having witnessed this himself, could testify on his behalf.

“Three Refining Strength Martial Masters? And they split up afterwards. It seems that other forces are involved, no wonder!”

Cao Mu’s eyes were sharp, “The real target of the Calming Sect must be the four Rank A martial masters of our Zhi Ge Court.”

“Do they want to refine a Devilish Martial Master?”

A murderous intent surfaced on Hao Yi’s face beside him.

He detested evil unyieldly, had deep loathing for the Cult, and was especially abhorred by Devilish Martial Masters—and now the Calming Sect embodied both.

“Master Hao has taken on a good student indeed.”

Due to Li Fei, Cao Mu’s address for Hao Yi had shifted from ‘Master Hao’ to ‘Brother Hao.’

Then he turned his head to look at Li Fei:

“Young fellow, if we can safely rescue my junior martial brother and the others this time, you will have earned a great merit for Zhi Ge Court, and I, Cao Mu, will owe you a favor!”

“Cao Mu, you’re being too polite.”

Li Fei said to Cao Mu.

Both martial masters and mages were respectfully referred to as ‘master’.

“It wouldn’t be in vain that I took this risk to track them down; it seems the gains might be even bigger than I had expected!”

After hearing Cao Mu’s words, Li Fei thought to himself.

…

“Hurry, hurry, hurry! Move faster!”

“Don’t take unnecessary items, just weapons, ammunition, food, and medicine!”

Inside the caves of the Calming Sect, Zhao Yu was urging the believers to pack their belongings.

Then he looked outside the cave, showing a puzzled expression,

“It’s been nearly twenty minutes now, why haven’t Old He and Xiao Wang come back?”

Given both of their walking speed, they should have been able to return by now.

“Could the two of them have encountered people from Zhi Ge Court who were tracking us?”

A guess like this flashed through Zhao Yu’s mind, and his face suddenly changed.

He did not at all believe that Li Fei could have dealt with the dual cultivation of magic and martial arts experts he had carefully trained; the only possibility was that the people from Zhi Ge Court, with their strong physical endurance and walking speed, had come through the night, following the markers left by Li Fei to catch up!

Thinking of this, Zhao Yu’s face went through several changes, and then he called over a trusted follower, whispering instructions into his ear.

After the follower left with a grave expression on his face, Zhao Yu called over another senior believer:

“I’ll go ahead to scout the way and prepare to array us. You and the others follow in five minutes, head east.”

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“Yes, Sect Hierarch.”

The senior believer took the order without doubt and nodded.

Thus, Zhao Yu hurried out of the cave.

Soon, seven senior believers and nine guardians, each carrying a large bag, came out of the cave to Zhao Yu’s side.

They were also carrying the body of Wang Ping and three tied-up and firmly bound martial masters who were knocked out due to the medicine.

The seven senior believers were all magicians at the Body Breaking Stage, and the nine guardians were martial artists at the Body Breaking Stage; they were the most elite combat power of the Calming Sect at present.

“The situation is urgent; the people from Zhi Ge Court might have already caught up, so we must leave first.”

Zhao Yu simply said to these people.

“Sect Hierarch, what about the rest of our brothers?”

A guardian asked.

Zhao Yu looked at him with a stern gaze, “As long as we survive, the Calming Sect will have hope, and one day we will make a comeback!”

“But…”

“There are no buts. If the people from Zhi Ge Court really catch up, those brothers will have sacrificed themselves for the Calming Sect, entering the Netherworld ahead of time. It’s worth it, it’s noble!”

As Zhao Yu spoke, he stealthily performed a piece of magic.

The people present had long been brainwashed by Zhao Yu’s magic, and now, stimulated by the magic, they all showed the fervor of the Mad God:

“The Calming Sect is immortal, the Netherworld shall endure!”

“Let’s go!”

Zhao Yu decisively turned and fled with the Calming Sect’s elite forces and the four most valuable martial masters.

Five minutes later, the senior believer who was left behind led over a hundred people out of the cave and proceeded eastward according to Zhao Yu’s orders.

However, after walking for more than ten minutes, they had not met their Sect Hierarch.

“Where did the Sect Hierarch go? And the others?”

The leading senior believer finally realized something was amiss.

Meanwhile, Li Fei was carried by Cao Mu and Hao Yi on either side, quickly arriving at the spot where he had previously been discovered.

“They are evacuating; I can sense many people to the east.”

The young mage who was being carried away by the martial artists spoke up.

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