The Taoist priest named Ren on the opposite side, when his sword had split into two and was attacking the enemy, was counterattacked by the opponent in an instant. The five-colored bird and the dark blue snake attacked him almost at the same time as he made his move.
The monk surnamed Ren did not show any panic on his face. Instead, he shook his shoulders, and the empty sword sheath that had been carried on his back let out a dragon roar. Streams of sword energy burst out from the sheath, like thousands of arrows fired at the same time, and in an instant hit the three five-colored birds and the azure snake that were already approaching.
First, the five-colored bird was covered with five-colored light, and bursts of fire broke out. The azure blue snake was hit so hard that its eyes became more ferocious. Its body made crackling sounds, azure light flowed, and its body kept shaking and retreating backwards.
The attack and defense of both sides were completed in an instant. The monk named Ren was just sheathing sword energy. The moment he came into contact with the four opponent's monsters, his body shook violently. He staggered back five or six steps, a trace of blood flowing from the corner of his mouth. Then he stabilized his body, but he was still able to resist the attack.
Although he was at a disadvantage in terms of both realm and number of people, he still showed no signs of defeat. This made Li Yan, who was watching secretly, admire him. This person was really amazing. He was even more ferocious than the Ten-Step Academy monks he had seen before.
At the same time, in just this one round, Li Yan also gained some understanding of the cultivators of "Beast Refining Mountain". The combination of the monster essences in their magic weapons all have certain rules. The most obvious one is that they have both offense and defense. When an attacking monster appears, there will be a defensive monster behind to defend its master.
As for how many monsters they have refined in their magic weapons, Li Yan no longer cares at the moment. Judging from the fact that the Nascent Soul in the "Beast Refining Mountain" has refined at most seven monster spirits in his natal magic weapon, the average disciple would not have too many.
The "Bi Xue Men" sword cultivator didn't seem to care after being at a disadvantage in the first confrontation. To Li Yan's surprise, the sword cultivator launched a second attack and still took the lead.
This behavior might be seen as a kind of morbid stubbornness in the eyes of some people, but Li Yan caught a glimpse of agility in the other person's eyes. Li Yan knew that this person was by no means a fool. It was obvious that after testing the other two's skills, he knew that he was no match for them and seemed to have the intention to retreat, but he concealed it very well and still looked like he would never give up until the death.
Li Yan knew that he didn't have much time left, and that the swordsman named Ren might escape at the next moment, so Li Yan used all his strength to activate the art of concealment and sneaked towards the location of the "Silver Vein Flower".
The three people in front were fighting fiercely, and neither side paid much attention to what was happening behind them. As their cultivation levels were almost the same, their spiritual sense and combat awareness had been brought to the extreme, and their perception of the surroundings had also reached the most sensitive stage.
They simply would not believe that there was someone within a thousand feet, but when Ning Xiong drove the little azure blue snake to fight the enemy, suddenly the little azure blue snake's body stagnates, as if something is abnormal. Ning Xiong thought that the sword cultivator named Ren had launched a sudden attack, but was discovered in advance by his own little azure blue snake.
He concentrated on looking carefully, but soon found something wrong, because the azure little snake he had sacrificed looked its head towards somewhere behind in confusion. Ning Xiong did not look back, but his spiritual sense swept it all the way, and then his face changed drastically.
How could Ning Xiong's sudden change escape the eyes of Hu Hai and the sword cultivator named Ren opposite him? It's just that the two of them reacted differently. Hu Hai trusted his junior brother, and Ning Xiong's change just now was not communicated to him beforehand, so something definitely happened.
However, the swordsman named Ren thought that the other party was cheating, so he retreated slightly with a sneer, and then he swept his spiritual sense away while being fully alert.
Because both sides had deliberately avoided the "Silver Vein Flower" during the fight just now, it would be easy for the Foundation Establishment cultivators to destroy a town with their fighting skills, so the three of them deliberately controlled the battlefield and placed it a thousand feet away from the "Silver Vein Flower". For the Foundation Establishment cultivators, a distance of a thousand feet was basically a range that could be reached in an instant.
Their reactions were different, but the results were the same. The black flowers that had been swaying gently in the wind just now disappeared, and disappeared completely. Only a mud pit was left on the ground, as if someone had dug it up with its roots.
At such a close distance, the three of them could not find anything. Even though Ning Xiong had noticed something in advance, all he saw was a mud pit. For a moment, the three of them looked extremely embarrassed, especially Hu Hai and Ning Xiong.
This "Silver Vein Flower" was within their reach half a day ago, but they gave up picking it immediately just to lure people into taking the bait. Now it has disappeared out of thin air. What shocked them most was that everything happened without a sound.
If the fierce little azure snakes were not the souls refined by the Dark Moon Green Snake, they would have an almost abnormal sense of light and they might not have noticed it at all.
The swordsman surnamed Ren rolled his eyes, stretched out his hand, and two long rainbows flew into his hand, and then turned into a long sword again. He grinned at Hu Hai and Ning Xiong and said, "Hehehe, I tried to hunt a wild goose but got pecked in the eye by it. It's a good thing that happened. Haha..." After that, his body flew backwards suddenly, leaving only bursts of laughter behind.
Hu Hai and Ning Xiong only had fierce gleams in their eyes. Hu Hai also shook his head. The two did not chase after him and let the "Bi Xue Men" sword cultivator go. They also knew that it was not appropriate to stay here for a long time. What happened just now was too strange. They thought that the biggest possibility was that a Jindan stage master just passed by and took the "Silver Vein Flower".
Most of the middle and high-level cultivators have strange personalities. No one knows whether that person will come back again to cause trouble for them, so how can they be willing to tangle with the "Bi Xue Men" sword cultivator? What's more, that person is really difficult to deal with. With the strength of the two of them, although there is hope of killing the other party, it will not be a matter of a moment, and it will cost a great price. This is not the purpose of their coming here.
Li Yan was actually hiding nearby at the moment and did not go far. The process of approaching the "Silver Vein Flower" was very smooth, but when he was picking it at the last moment, he was discovered by the azure little snake, which broke his "Stealth at Night" magic.
This made Li Yan, who had absolute confidence in this technique among the cultivators of the same level, almost break through the air. Fortunately, he suppressed his uneasiness and stayed where he was to observe.
It was not known whether the azure little snake was sensitive to spatial fluctuations or had other innate abilities, but when Li Yan picked the "Silver Vein Flower" at an extremely fast speed, it immediately turned its head and looked towards the location of the "Silver Vein Flower". Fortunately, Li Yan's movements were incredibly fast and he threw the "Silver Vein Flower" into the soil spot in an instant.
Then, the small azure snake seemed to have lost its target and just looked around hesitantly. This made Li Yan feel relieved. Although he was confident that he could escape from the pursuit of others, he did not want to have several people following him.
Making a fortune in silence has always been Li Yan's purpose. After Hu Hai and Ning Xiong hurriedly collected their magic weapons and flew away, and about a cup of tea had passed, Li Yan slowly appeared a thousand feet away.
He held his chin with his hand and muttered to himself, "That demon beast must have some kind of innate magical power similar to space, which caused the secret technique of the Five Immortal Sect to reveal a flaw under the soul of a second-level demon beast. I have to be more cautious when using this technique in the future."
Li Yan, dressed in a black robe, was walking through the forest. Since he left the location of the "Silver Vein Flower", Li Yan had been more careful in his actions. Even so, he still met several monks on the way. Some of them were traveling in groups, while others were riding alone.
As soon as Li Yan discovered something with his spiritual sense, he would either avoid it from a distance or conceal his breath and pass by secretly, without making any contact with anyone. Li Yan felt that with his caution and spiritual sense far superior to those of his peers, he should be able to reach the "Red Maple Pond" smoothly in most cases in this second layer, except for cultivators in the middle Jindan stage and above.
But if he continued to move forward like this for a long time, his consciousness would become very tired and his spiritual energy would be consumed greatly. Li Yan thought about the several groups of monks he had just met, and simply used the magic of "Stealth at Night" to reduce his consciousness to a range of two hundred miles. This way, even if the other party could find him, they would not come to him with a glare unless they were deliberately looking for trouble.
After flying for dozens of miles, Li Yan suddenly looked up in one direction, because there he felt a palpitating breath flying towards him quickly.
Li Yan quickly expanded the range of his spiritual sense, and his face changed when he took a look, because there was a middle-aged monk in a green robe, chasing a woman slowly, and the direction they were heading was exactly where Li Yan was.
Obviously, the two men had already spotted Li Yan, especially the middle-aged man in green robes behind him. When Li Yan's consciousness swept over, a cold murderous intent flashed across his eyes. It seemed that his gaze penetrated the distant jungle and saw Li Yan. A strong aura emanated from his body without any concealment, and at the same time, he shouted coldly, "Get out!"
"Rhinoceros-horned green python!" Li Yan recognized the man's true form at a glance. Although he had transformed into a human form, he was not at the level of a third-order monster, and the demonic aura on his body was still very obvious. However, this monster had reached the peak of the second order, so the demonic aura on his body had become extremely faint, but Li Yan still recognized it at a glance.
Li Yan actually recognized the woman flying in front of him. It was the plump woman in tights that he met outside the Beiming Demon-Suppressing Tower. At this moment, her face was flushed, her black hair was disheveled, her expression seemed nervous and embarrassed, her clothes were torn in many places, revealing large areas of snow-white skin, which was extremely seductive.
"Fellow Daoist, please save me. I can..." Just as Li Yan discovered the two of them, the beautiful woman changed her previous indifference outside the tower, and lightly bit her teeth to send a message to Li Yan. However, before Li Yan could finish speaking, she had already changed direction and flew in another direction at a high speed, not caring at all about the rhinoceros-horn green python's ignoring him just now.
Li Yan did not want to get into trouble. The one chasing the beautiful woman was a level two rhinoceros-horned green python, which should be the overlord of this "Green Python Forest". This monster had been able to dominate this place for so many years and still existed in the jade slips. Its combat power was definitely not as simple as that of a human fake pill.
What's more, the plump and beautiful woman's aura was also revealed at this moment, and it turned out that she was also a fake elixir cultivator. Although both parties were at the same realm, the beautiful woman was forced to such a point, which showed how powerful the monster was.
Although the combat capabilities of cultivators of the same level vary due to the differences in the techniques they practice, but at the same realm, the rhinoceros-horned green python at the back appears to be calm and composed, while the beautiful woman in the front can't even escape. How could Li Yan not guess how powerful this beast is.