The Son of Immortals immediately invoked the Earth-Shrinking-to-Dust technique. He used this technique to evade Lu Yuan once. And this Earth-Shrinking-to-Dust technique was truly marvelous; with it, he traversed a hundred thousand li in a single step, moving several times faster than a normal Civilization Realm expert. A normal Civilization Realm expert of the Second or Third Era could only cover about twenty to thirty thousand li in one step. Basically, once you reached the Civilization Realm, the number of Eras you possessed dictated the distance covered in a single step.

For example, if you were Fifth Era, one step covered fifty thousand li. If you were Tenth Era, one step covered one hundred thousand li. If you were Fifteenth Era, one step covered one hundred fifty thousand li. If you were Twentieth Era, one step covered two hundred thousand li. Of course, this was the so-called base speed. If one added special acceleration movement techniques, this base speed could be increased, but acceleration techniques also had limits. It was extremely rare—practically unheard of in the world—for someone like the Son of Immortals to cover one hundred thousand li in a single step with only one Era of cultivation.

In just a few steps, the Son of Immortals had traveled several hundred thousand li away. In the vast expanse of space, the Son of Immortals sneered, "Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan, how could you possibly compare to me in speed? You managed to defeat me this time and snatch my Earth Ancestor's treasury, but later, I will obtain even greater treasuries, gain greater fortune, and then I will surely cut you down." Of course, the Son of Immortals was merely speaking to vent his frustration. To face Lu Yuan again, unless he was two or three Eras above Lu Yuan, he absolutely would not dare, given his nature. Instead, the Son of Immortals was plotting how to scheme against Lu Yuan this time.

What the Son of Immortals usually did most was capture the enemy's friends and family. But regarding Lu Yuan, his sects—Mount Hua and Sword Gate—were nowhere to be found. It was difficult to act in that regard. Wait, later he could go to the land of the Jin State; he didn't believe that other sects wouldn't have people close to Lu Yuan.

The second method was capturing the enemy's women. Lu Yuan’s woman, Yun Xiuxue, could not be touched; he didn't want to be instantly killed by the Lord of the Ancient Law Civilization. Xiao Qing also couldn't be touched; he feared being instantly killed by the Lord of the Ancient Phoenix Civilization. Yu Tu was also difficult to capture; she was the reincarnation of a Vice-Lord level expert of a Civilization, and with Chang'e, the reincarnation of a Civilization Lord level expert, watching over things above, he might be instantly killed by Chang'e. Damn it!

The Son of Immortals had committed so many evil deeds and dealt with countless people, yet he had never encountered someone like Lu Yuan. His friends and family were all gone, and his women all had immensely powerful backers—he dared not touch a single one. The Son of Immortals couldn't help but brood anxiously, realizing for the first time how difficult it was to be a proper villain.

However, this small obstacle was too trivial to stump the scheming and wicked Son of Immortals.

The Son of Immortals had already made up his mind. There were still many ways to harm someone. For instance, he could disguise himself as Lu Yuan, commit wicked acts, and murder several important figures from the factions of the Martial Ancient Civilization and the Ancient Law Civilization. Even if he couldn't kill Lu Yuan, he could certainly heap endless trouble upon him, he mused wickedly in his heart.

The Son of Immortals was always a villain with an abundance of schemes, possessing a style and flair for evil.

Of course, while the Son of Immortals mulled over thousands of malicious thoughts, he was simultaneously flying at top speed using the Earth-Shrinking-to-Dust technique. He wouldn't idly stand there, as he certainly didn't want to die at Lu Yuan's hands. Using his immortal art of Earth-Shrinking-to-Dust, Lu Yuan could never catch him.

"Oh, so this is the speed of your Earth-Shrinking-to-Dust." A clear, bright voice suddenly sounded next to the Son of Immortals' ear.

The Son of Immortals retreated rapidly before suddenly looking over.

There, Lu Yuan, clad in a cyan robe, stood with his hands behind his back. Beside Lu Yuan, there seemed to be an infinite wind, whipping his cyan robe and dancing in his hair. The robe snapped loudly, and his hair flowed wildly, achieving ultimate elegance and transcendence. He looked like an immortal, possessing an air of composure and detachment.

"You're quite slow," Lu Yuan stated plainly.

The Son of Immortals couldn't help but be shocked. "How is this possible? How could you possibly keep up with my Earth-Shrinking-to-Dust?"

"Because you are still not fast enough," Lu Yuan smiled faintly.

The Son of Immortals immediately deployed the Earth-Shrinking-to-Dust technique again. This time, he shot out in a straight line, without any deviation, engaging Lu Yuan in a pure contest of top speed. The Son of Immortals unleashed his strongest Earth-Shrinking-to-Dust, yet after taking only ten steps, he realized Lu Yuan was still standing less than a hundred zhang away from him.

His Earth-Shrinking-to-Dust, one of the Five Immortal Escapes, had been broken!

Lu Yuan looked at the Son of Immortals: "Son of Immortals, you have plotted to kill and scheme against me too many times. I told you long ago that no matter what, I must kill you. No one in heaven or on earth can save you. Even if you unleash all your so-called Five Immortal Escapes, you cannot escape my grasp."

Lu Yuan channeled his power into his palm and shot forth a massive palm strike powered by three Eras of magic.

Facing Lu Yuan's three-Era magic palm strike, the Son of Immortals instantly activated his Clone Art! This was the Clone Art of the Ancient Immortal Civilization, and it differed greatly from ordinary clone techniques. His technique was a clone technique based on gambling fate, and even he himself didn't know which direction he would end up in.

The Son of Immortals possessed a 'Gamble Character' clone with a 20% success rate. If the opponent did not possess a corresponding Gamble Character clone, they generally could not contend with his, allowing him to escape with ease.

This was the second technique of the Son of Immortals' Five Immortal Escapes: the Gamble Character Clone Art! The Clone Art! Two techniques stacked together—one was the Gamble Character Clone, and the other was the basic Clone Art! His Gamble Character Clone Art! Clone Art! was utterly unpredictable. Only a master of the Way of Gambling could possibly track him, as no one would know which one was the true body.

In the Son of Immortals' view, Lu Yuan was not a master of the Way of Gambling at all; he had never seen Lu Yuan gamble, so he absolutely could not break his second Immortal Escape technique: the Gamble Character Clone Art! Clone Art!

Lu Yuan was momentarily stunned. The opponent had produced five clones. He had intended to identify the real body, but it was clearly impossible. On the opponent's body was a feeling very similar to his own Gamble Character clone. Lu Yuan instantly activated his own Gamble Character clone—his possessed a 30% chance of success. In an instant, he pinpointed the Son of Immortals' location and struck with a palm.

This palm strike was like the convergence of heaven and earth, heavily striking the Son of Immortals. The Son of Immortals, in the midst of his escape, believed Lu Yuan could not break his Gamble Character Clone Art! Clone Art! He never expected Lu Yuan to shatter this ultimate skill instantly. He was struck, spat out a mouthful of blood—how could this be!

He instantly used his third Immortal Escape technique: the Earth Ancestor Clone. This technique was also one of Zhen Yuanzi’s ultimate skills, which once shook the world. The Son of Immortals had tested the Earth Ancestor Clone; it allowed the true body to escape unnoticed while the opponent chased a phantom. This Earth Ancestor Clone possessed a different kind of mystery than the Gamble Character Clone Art! Clone Art!

The Son of Immortals fought ruthlessly, refusing to believe that his supreme skill, the Earth Ancestor Clone, could also be broken. The Son of Immortals had just activated the Earth Ancestor Clone, expecting his true body to flee far away while leaving a fake behind. Instead, he immediately detected a spatial fluctuation nearby. This fluctuation perfectly matched the transfer wave of the Earth Ancestor Clone. As previously discussed, the realization of the Earth Ancestor Clone involved transferring the clone to a different dimension and moving the true body to another dimension—a successful conversion. As long as one could determine the transferred dimension and the transfer wave, one could destroy the Earth Ancestor Clone. Normally, how could Lu Yuan know the Son of Immortals' transfer space or transfer wave? But alas, when the Son of Immortals previously employed deceptive tactics, he had left behind one Earth Ancestor Clone for Lu Yuan, allowing Lu Yuan to perfectly determine the transfer space and wave of the Earth Ancestor Clone.

In truth, the ancient technique devised by the Earth Immortal Ancestor Zhen Yuanzi was even more bizarre, capable of transferring between numerous different dimensions and various fluctuations. It was simply that the Son of Immortals' skill was shallow, allowing only one type, which Lu Yuan exploited perfectly.

After Lu Yuan shattered his third Immortal Escape technique, the Earth Ancestor Clone, he showed no restraint and struck the Son of Immortals again, causing injury upon injury.

Now, it had reached the critical moment of fighting for his life. The Son of Immortals dared not show the slightest carelessness and instantly invoked his fourth Immortal Escape technique: the Cloud Formlessness!

Indeed, Cloud Formlessness!

This was an escape secret technique of the Ancient Immortal Civilization. Once activated, the person vanished within the clouds, making their location impossible to discern. Cloud Formlessness was extremely famous in the Ancient Immortal Civilization and also renowned in the Central Heavenly Dynasty. Countless people had tried to deal with experts from the Ancient Immortal Civilization, but unable to overcome Cloud Formlessness, they had no choice but to give up.

Its most famous achievement was when an expert of the Second Era attempted to kill a practitioner of the First Era. The Second Era expert initially held all the advantages, but the First Era practitioner used Cloud Formlessness, rendering the opponent unable to locate him. In the end, amidst countless clouds, the opponent successfully counter-killed the Second Era expert.

Cloud Formlessness: The Eleventh Marvelous Art of the Ancient Immortal Civilization.

The Ancient Immortal Civilization possessed Ten Great Marvelous Arts when all its techniques were combined.

That Cloud Formlessness ranked eleventh naturally implied it had its own unique methods.

The Son of Immortals suddenly activated Cloud Formlessness, and countless clouds rose around him, churning white vapor.

Lu Yuan was momentarily enveloped in boundless white clouds, but a cold smile played on the corner of Lu Yuan's lips: "You dare use Cloud Formlessness in front of me? How ridiculous. You don't know that my innate nature is that of the cloud." It truly was laughable; Lu Yuan’s disposition was like white clouds, and he practiced cloud-element techniques. Within Lu Yuan's destiny, the words 'Cloud Formlessness' were intrinsically written.

And now the Son of Immortals was using Cloud Formlessness directly before him—truly a case of teaching a fish to swim. Lu Yuan let out a long cry, striking out with a massive palm, and once again struck the Son of Immortals.

At this point, four of the Son of Immortals' four evasion techniques had been shattered, with only the final escape method remaining.

Simultaneously, the Son of Immortals had been beaten into a state of severe injury.