The speed was not inferior to Lu Yu, who was using Heaven's Edge Ruler Step to escape.

The two raced across the western desert's border, with Lu Yu looking back helplessly at the Shura evil spirit chasing him.

He couldn't afford to stop and continue fighting, as the Shura evil spirit was typical of those who grew stronger the longer they battled.

The best way to deal with it was to use an overwhelming attack immediately to kill it; otherwise, he would be dragged into a prolonged battle and eventually lose to the Shura evil spirit.

Seeing the Shura evil spirit getting closer, Lu Yu was speechless. Was the chase also considered a battle? Could it increase its strength like this?

He glanced at the yellow sand and gravel below, lowered his flying height, and the Earth Spirit Pearl appeared in his hand, enveloping him in a layer of earthy radiance.

Poof~ Lu Yu dove into the sand, disappearing from the Shura evil spirit's sight, causing it to pound the spot where Lu Yu vanished, with its Divine Weapon crashing into the ground.

A moment later, the Shura evil spirit reached out its right hand, retrieving the Extreme Evil Spear from underground, losing track of Lu Yu.

Although it lost track of Lu Yu, Lu Yu had not lost track of the Shura evil spirit.

During the chase, Lu Yu had already marked the Shura evil spirit with a mental mark, allowing him to clearly sense its position.

Lu Yu hadn't actually gone far; he merely hid deeper underground.

Sensing the Shura evil spirit rise and leave, Lu Yu decided to follow it after a moment's thought, heading to its unknown destination.

With Lu Yu's current level of Spiritual Power, he could stay underground indefinitely, and the mental power consumed by using Earth Escape was negligible compared to his own strength.

The rate of consumption was incomparable to his rate of recovery.

In Lu Yu's perception, the Shura evil spirit finally entered a place where Earth Escape could not reach.

He surfaced, looking from afar at the city name on the city gate—Black Sand City.

In the western desert, cities have Arrays underground to prevent underground creatures from invading; thus, Lu Yu could not enter the area shielded by the city walls while using Earth Escape.

He messaged Fu Mingcheng, inquiring about information on Black Sand City.

Fu Mingcheng quickly provided him with contact details for members of the Black Sand City society and information about the city.

Black Sand City was a special place at the western desert's border; it was essentially the boundary between the Zhou Dynasty and the outer tribes of the western desert.

Going deeper led to the territory of the outer tribes of the western desert, with no Zhou Dynasty cities beyond, while internally lay the Yellow Sand City and other border fortress cities of the western desert.

Strictly speaking, Black Sand City was not even a city—it originally served as a market for transactions between western desert tribes and Zhou merchants.

The market grew increasingly larger over time, eventually evolving into a city.

However, it wasn't under official control by the Zhou Dynasty, with frequent invasions by bandits, robbers, and fugitives, resulting in significant chaos where might dictated rules.

Darkness, bloodshed, freedom, and the lack of rules defined Black Sand City's theme.

After understanding Black Sand City's situation, Lu Yu proceeded towards it; the guards at the city gate, seeing his attire, showed a glint of greed, crossing their long spears to block his way.

"Pay the entry fee. First-time visitors to Black Sand City also need to pay 2,000 gold for a Black Sand City Free Pass," a guard with his face shrouded under a helmet said.

Others, seeing this scene, consciously avoided the guard's location, coldly watching from the sidelines.

Lu Yu looked at the three large characters of Black Sand City, already somewhat rusted, and gained a new understanding of the 'black' in Black Sand City.

The so-called Black Sand City Free Pass was nonexistent, a pretext fabricated by the guards upon seeing an unfamiliar visitor like Lu Yu to extort his money.

In Black Sand City, no weakness could be shown; Lu Yu unleashed his aura, the dominating presence of Qi Sea realm overwhelming the two guards, causing their full-body armor to clatter continuously.

Their legs went weak, making it difficult to stand steadily.

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