"Forget it, are you Not Bad now? Let's go!" Ling Mo Xie quickly muttered as he pulled Shangguan Ying'er along, creating a fire clone to escape the encirclement of the Vines once again, flying off into the distance.
Seeing Ling Mo Xie and Shangguan Ying'er suddenly disappear, the Vines were momentarily stunned, waving their branches in confusion. But they soon noticed Ling Mo Xie and Shangguan Ying'er fleeing into the distance, rustling through the air as they relentlessly pursued them.
"It seems we can't shake off these Vines. Should we run out of the forest? I just wonder how Hong Chi and the others are doing," Shangguan Ying'er said with some concern.
Ling Mo Xie sighed. What problem could Hong Chi have? He was fire itself, naturally countering these Vines. If only Hong Chi were here right now, they wouldn't need to run!
"Boss? What are you doing here?" Just as Ling Mo Xie was thinking this, a slightly surprised voice came from ahead.
Ling Mo Xie was taken aback; it was indeed a case of "speak of the devil."
Before long, Ling Mo Xie regained his composure and landed beside Hong Chi, saying, "Stop dawdling and deal with these annoying Vines!"
Hong Chi seemed to have just noticed the pursuing Vines, curling his lip as he said, "You really never learn, do you? Chasing after anyone. Looks like you haven't had enough of a lesson yet?"
Upon seeing Hong Chi, the Vines visibly shrank back. Ling Mo Xie realized that when Hong Chi entered, he must have been chased by these Vines. However, he was lucky enough to be able to run away from them.
The Vines swayed not to strike but to retreat towards an unknown part of the forest.
With a cold smirk, Hong Chi made no visible move, yet flames erupted into the sky in an instant, fiercely dancing and spreading outward from him.
Although those Vines were plant-type Spirit Beasts, they were still plants at heart and couldn't speak. For a moment, all that could be heard was the crackling sound of flames scorching the Vines and trees.
As soon as the Vines encountered fire, they began to emit green smoke and were quickly burned to charcoal. Even though the vitality of the entire forest allowed them to sprout new Vines rapidly, they no longer dared to approach this fiery graveyard.
After dealing with the Vines, Ling Mo Xie turned his serious face toward Hong Chi, giving him a light smack on the head. "What are you doing here? You made it hard for us to find you!"
Hong Chi rubbed his head and pouted. "It's not like I wanted to come here."
"Who else could it be? I can't believe Chen Yan would be this playful," Ling Mo Xie said in disbelief.
Huang Chi, hearing Ling Mo Xie's words, nodded repeatedly and said, "It's definitely Chen Yan, it's definitely Chen Yan! She asked me to come in!"
Ling Mo Xie's eyes flashed with obvious confusion as he looked at Chen Yan, feeling that Huang Chi didn't seem to be lying.
Chen Yan calmly replied, "I called him here."
"What are you two doing in this forest?" Ling Mo Xie appeared even more puzzled. Chen Yan wasn't a willful Spirit Beast and didn't have a strong curiosity; after all, she had been reincarnated countless times and had seen everything, so there seemed to be nothing that could pique her interest.
Chen Yan didn't hide anything, nor was there anything to hide. She simply said lightly, "There is a Spirit Beast with good bloodline in this forest that has some connection to me. Although the connection is so weak that it’s almost nonexistent, I was just bored. Since it asked for help, of course I had to come and take a look."
"Spirit Beast?" Ling Mo Xie paused for a moment before looking at Shangguan Ying'er. He remembered that her senior brother had also mentioned coming here to catch a Spirit Beast; could it be the one Chen Yan was talking about?
"Where is the Spirit Beast?" Ling Mo Xie continued to ask Chen Yan.
Chen Yan seemed unconcerned about the safety of the Spirit Beast and leisurely said, "Haven't we found it yet? According to my sensing, it's in the center of the forest. We were just about to go when we were attracted by the huge noise made by these Vines."
"Oh, then let's hurry up; otherwise, we might miss it!" Ling Mo Xie said to Chen Yan. Since she said she wanted to help that Spirit Beast, he had no reason to oppose as long as it wasn't a Demon Beast.
"Mm!" Chen Yan nodded and walked steadily deeper into the forest.
Ling Mo Xie felt somewhat speechless; her calm demeanor really made it seem like they were just taking a stroll rather than going to rescue a Spirit Beast!
Helplessly, since this was just how Chen Yan was, Ling Mo Xie could only lead Huang Chi and Shangguan Ying'er to follow along.
At this moment, Shangguan Ying'er's senior brother had already arrived near the center of the forest with his group. They were quite lucky not to encounter any obstructive Vines; aside from encountering a few not-so-bad Spirit Beasts, they made their way through smoothly.
"Remember, this Liuli Golden Flame Lion is mine! I'll compensate you with other things," Shangguan Ying'er's senior brother said to the others in the group.
"Don't worry, Brother Qin, we can't compete with you!" one of the youths laughed as he spoke to Qin Yun, and the others chimed in in agreement.
However, at that moment, a weak voice from the crowd said, "Brother Qin, that Liuli Golden Flame Lion is an eighth-level spirit beast, equivalent to our cultivators' Out-of-Body stage. We can't defeat it, right?"
Upon hearing that voice, the others fell silent and turned to look at Qin Yun, their eyes filled with skepticism. After all, although Qin Yun was a direct disciple of the Azure Emperor's elder, he was only at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
The gap between each major realm is like a chasm; it's not something that can be easily crossed. The Nascent Soul stage and the Out-of-Body stage seem to belong to two different worlds!
"Hehe, you can rest assured about this. Just follow my instructions. I have everything prepared. My master knows about this matter and even gave me a Wood Elemental Gold Spirit Pill that can temporarily elevate my cultivation by one realm. I have countless other pills as well."
Seeing the distrustful looks from these people, Qin Yun felt a bit annoyed but knew he needed their help. He forced himself to reassure them and directly took out several pill bottles from his storage ring, distributing them to the others. "These pills can enhance your potential or heal injuries. With these pills, I believe we can definitely take down that Liuli Golden Flame Lion."
Looking at the pills in their hands, which were indeed high-grade pills rarely used in daily life, they finally dropped their doubts and began to agree with Qin Yun as they headed into the forest.
"Look, that's the lion! No wonder it's an eighth-level spirit beast; it looks so majestic!" Qin Yun said with fiery excitement as he gazed at a lion-like spirit beast in the distance, its entire body shimmering with golden light.
At this moment, Qin Yun and his companions were hiding behind a large tree, not recklessly rushing forward to capture the spirit beast.
"Brother Qin, what's going on with that spirit beast in front of the lion? It seems like it's daring to confront the Liuli Golden Flame Lion?" One person beside Qin Yun pointed curiously at a snow-white fox standing before the lion.
Qin Yun glanced over and casually replied, "Are you seeing things? That fox has no spiritual energy fluctuations at all. How could it confront the Liuli Golden Flame Lion? It's probably so scared it forgot to run away!"
The other youths chuckled softly at Qin Yun's words, making the one who spoke feel uncomfortable and stop talking.
At this moment, Qin Yun felt he had observed enough of the surroundings. He took out a green pill and said to the others, "I'm going to take this pill to boost my strength. You all charge up with me and focus your attacks on the Liuli Golden Flame Lion. Don't stop until I call for it."
"Okay, Brother Qin! You can count on us!" The others nodded in agreement. After all, when the time came, it would definitely be Qin Yun who took the pill first and charged ahead. If that lion went wild, he would be the first one injured.
Seeing everyone nodding in agreement, Qin Yun swallowed the pill in one go. He felt his spiritual energy suddenly swell within him; his aura involuntarily surged forth as he quickly advanced from late-stage Nascent Soul to early-stage Out-of-Body... then mid-stage Out-of-Body... stopping just before reaching late-stage Out-of-Body.
Qin Yun sighed and said, "With your skills, this should be enough."
After speaking, he called out and rushed towards the Glazed Golden Flame Lion.
The Glazed Golden Flame Lion was startled by this sudden turn of events, but quickly regained its composure. Its expression turned frenzied as it looked at Qin Yun with a gaze full of rage.
Damn it, it had originally come from another place to this forest, where the strongest spirit beast had just died, leaving behind a young beast. It intended to seize control of the forest from the young beast, but these humans had suddenly disrupted its plans.
Although the young beast was not as powerful as it, it was skilled at hiding. With these humans causing a commotion, it would be difficult to find the young beast again!
Thus, one could imagine how furious the Glazed Golden Flame Lion was at that moment. A blazing golden flame erupted around it, flickering wildly, making it hard to distinguish whether it was real fire or the lion's fur shaking violently.
Taking advantage of the Glazed Golden Flame Lion turning to deal with Qin Yun and the others, a small white fox with snowy fur flashed a hint of human-like joy in its eyes. It leaped gracefully as if entering another space and instantly vanished from sight.
At this moment, Ling Mo Xie and his group had also arrived at the center of the forest and were drawn in by the loud noises ahead.
"That sounds like fighting; it seems quite intense!" Ling Mo Xie remarked to Chen Yan and Shangguan Ying'er as they listened to the distant sounds.
Chen Yan remained silent, appearing unconcerned.
Shangguan Ying'er frowned as she listened to the sounds and said, "That's the sound of spells from our Azure Emperor Sect, along with the roar of a lion. Could it be that the spirit beast they are trying to catch is the one Chen Yan wants to help?"
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