We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

"Monster, don't run away!"

An extremely angry and furious shout came from behind Bai Suzhen, but her steps did not stop; instead, they quickened.

Do you think she's stupid?

She came to Kunlun Mountain to steal the immortal herb, not to take it openly and honestly. If she could just stop when told to, what kind of theft of the immortal herb would that be?
Moreover, if those two fat men behind her took the herb back, how would she save Xu Xian? So she had no choice but to run, and she had to speed up to shake off the two pursuers behind her as soon as possible.

The two crane attendants looked at Bai Suzhen in front of them, and then suddenly, taking advantage of the fact that the black-collared crane attendant next to them was focused on Bai Suzhen, they reached out and plucked a feather that was shimmering with a hazy luster from her body.

"!!!"

The black-collared crane boy's eyes suddenly narrowed, and he looked at the red-collared second crane boy beside him in disbelief, as if to say: You don't have one?!

Red Collar Crane Boy naturally ignored this, after all, what's the point of saying so much now that it's already done?

He held the shimmering feather in front of his eyes, took a careful look, and then with a "whoosh," the white feather was launched.

At this moment, Bai Suzhen, due to the constraint of her internal magical power, had an unprecedented level of concentration, a clear mind, and her five senses were amplified to an unprecedented degree.

Just as the sound of something cutting through the air reached her ears, she suddenly felt a tightness in her forehead, and white, jade-like scales appeared uncontrollably on her face.

This is the body's instinctive fear, a desire to transform into its true form and fully unleash its power.

However, Bai Suzhen suppressed her excitement, after all, the two people chasing behind her were the Crane Boys of Kunlun Mountain.

For a snake demon like her, it was an innate restraint.

Therefore, it's best not to reveal one's true identity if possible, but currently, the possibility seems unlikely.

Bai Suzhen sensed the sharp edge behind her, which sent chills down her spine. However, she remained extremely calm, tilting her head slightly and moving at high speed based on her fighting instincts.

Chi!
A soft sound.

In a flash, a cold light flashed in Bai Suzhen's eyes as she saw a gleaming feather glide across her face, though it didn't touch her skin.

However, the terrifying airflow carried by that sharp feather was like an invisible blade, directly severing some hairs from her temples and emitting a burnt smell.

Whoosh!
Li Yu missed Bai Suzhen and shot forward.

Bai Suzhen breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the pursuers behind her were not as formidable as she had imagined; she had been overly cautious.

However, is it really that simple?

next moment.

boom!
With a deafening explosion, Bai Suzhen suddenly looked up, her eyes blazing.

The cliffs on both sides looked as if they had been cut by a sharp blade. House-sized rocks, mixed with swirling snowflakes, crashed down with tremendous force, like a raging flood, completely blocking the way.

Such a scene was like a natural disaster, terrifying and horrifying.

However, this purely physical attack posed absolutely no challenge to a thousand-year-old demon like Bai Suzhen.

It's no different from child's play.

She bit her lip lightly, firmly securing the immortal herb, then clenched her fists tightly. With a loud bang, it shot into the sky, and one of the swords suddenly slid down.

However, for a thousand-year-old demon like Bai Suzhen, this purely physical attack was nothing more than child's play and posed no threat whatsoever.

She gently bit her lip, securing the immortal herb firmly between her lips and teeth. Then, she clenched her fists, and the pair of swords in her hands hummed loudly.

In the blink of an eye, with a loud bang, Bai Suzhen's figure leaped into the sky. In the instant the cold light flashed, a sword fell heavily like a splash of ink.

Swish!
In an instant, the blizzard, which was like a torrential downpour, was torn apart from the middle by the cold sword light, the cut being perfectly clean.

With a single sword strike, the gates of heaven open!

Without the slightest hesitation, Bai Suzhen slipped through the open Heavenly Gate, and the two crane attendants behind her followed suit without any surprise.

"Cut off her path!" The black-collared crane boy gave the order, and the two of them rushed into the blizzard without hesitation. When they rushed out again...

Two loud cries suddenly resounded across the Kunlun Mountains, piercing through the clamor of wind and snow.

Then, two plump red-crowned cranes spread their wings and took flight, roaring out of the falling snow like two H20O large transport planes ready to take off. Their feathers, shimmering with a hazy luster, were covered with glistening snowflakes, yet their imposing presence remained undiminished.

The two cranes circled in the air for a few minutes before the black crane took flight and disappeared into the vast sky.

When it reappeared, it had already overtaken Bai Suzhen and stepped onto the smoke trail, cutting off Bai Suzhen's path.

do as promised.

Seeing this, Bai Suzhen's eyes turned cold. Although her path ahead had been cut off, she was not about to surrender. Without hesitation, she jumped down the smoke trail and descended into the cedar forest below.

Her magical power was already exhausted. Falling from this height, even with over a thousand years of cultivation, she would inevitably suffer serious injuries.

therefore.

"hiss!"

As the sound of tearing cloth quietly rang out, Bai Suzhen transformed into a half-human, half-demon without hesitation, revealing her true form as a snake demon. She wrapped herself around a snow pine tree to absorb the force and finally landed safely on the snow.

They continued speeding away into the distance.

"So it was a snake demon?!" The Crane Boy brothers, high in the sky, naturally took in all the changes in Bai Suzhen. They looked at each other in surprise and exclaimed.

"How dare you reveal your true form in front of me like this? Don't you know that cranes are the bane of snake demons?" The two crane attendants were a little annoyed by this situation.

In his view, Bai Suzhen's behavior was nothing short of provocation.

Or to be more precise, she was dancing in front of the gates of the King of Hell's palace. As the saying goes, "We don't punish the diligent, we don't punish the lazy, we only punish the blind," which perfectly describes a monster like Bai Suzhen.

“Brother, you’re wrong.” The Black Crane Child naturally disagreed with his brother’s words, and while speaking, he showed no mercy in his attack.

A pair of sharp claws, like a razor-sharp iron hook, reached out to grab Bai Suzhen. At the moment of collision with the sword, they produced a sound like metal clashing.

It's really amazing.

"All things in this world are mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining; it cannot be said that we cranes are specifically capable of restraining snakes."

"Could it be Snake-Crane?"

"That's certainly not rigorous..."

Two crane-wielding boys chased after Bai Suzhen through the snow-covered pine forest, discussing pointless topics like whether cranes could subdue snakes. Furthermore, their chase was like child's play, filled with bickering and showing no sign of genuine effort.

Logically speaking, these two crane boys, with their plump figures, must be "domesticated" rather than wild. Based on the Kunlun Mountains where they were located and the topics they were discussing, we can make a simple deduction.

These two cranes are either servants of Yuanshi Tianzun or Xi Wangmu.

Regardless of which one it is, intercepting a thousand-year-old snake demon like Bai Suzhen would be an easy task, and it wouldn't have escalated into the current chase.

Just as this chase was underway...

boom!
A thunderous roar suddenly erupted under the bright sunlight, and a curtain shimmering with a purple glow parted in the sky, from which a figure burst forth and plummeted toward Mount Kunlun.

In the blink of an eye, we arrived in the cedar forest.

It lies between the two crane boys and Bai Suzhen.

"It's him?" Bai Suzhen stopped in her tracks, turned her head to look at Shen Bailian behind her, and her eyes rippled with emotion.

She knew Li Gongfu's close friend very well, and had also heard snippets about him from Xiaoqing.

But why is Shen Bailian here?
The two crane attendants were also bewildered. They looked at the figure in front of them, and then at the curtain in the sky that was not yet completely closed. Their brows furrowed.

This doesn't fit the plot!
That's not how the script was written.

Shen Bailian's Divine Eye swept across the surroundings, taking in the general situation. Then, his gaze flickered slightly, and he focused his attention on the ink-wash panel—

[Character Level: LV11 (2003/7500)] 1636
Physical Strength: 32.5; Spirit: 31.0

【Eight-in-One Great Sun Visualization Method LV3 (1347/1500)】236
Divine Skill: Shadow Follows LV6 (10/160) (Energy Storage: 0 times)
Eye of God LV5 (2415/2500) 440
咫尺天涯LV1（150/300）（剩余固定锚点：0/1）】

Active Skill: Gale LV3 (671/1500) 551
Hunyuan Qi LV2 (401/700) 302
Active Skill: All Things Under Heaven LV2 (322/700) 299
Five Elements Breathing Method LV2 (411/2000) 413
Fishing - Tier 1 LV4 (233/1600) (Trait: Guaranteed) 234
[Passive Skill: Steel Body LV3 (750/1400)] 398
Skill Points: 3

【Cure point: 1】

[Divine Matter: 11091]

“Aside from the reduction in divine matter, all other skills have made significant progress to varying degrees.” Shen Bailian ignored the two chubby little guys, focusing almost entirely on the control panel.

After nearly a month of secluded training, his physical attributes increased from 31.8 to 32.3.

Of course, two-fifths of the 0.5 points of physical attribute increase come from the skill [Fishing - Tier 1], which was upgraded from level 3 to level 4.

Of course, Shen Bailian's mental attribute also increased by 0.2 points.

As for other skills, such as [Eight-in-One Great Sun Visualization Method LV3], [Five Elements Breathing Method], and [Iron Body], the experience points have increased by at least 300 points.

Of course, among all these, the passive skill [Iron Body] is the most efficient at increasing experience points.

Before fighting the Golden-haired Hou, Shen Bailian spent more than a month training diligently, and the experience points for his skill [Iron Body] only increased by about 250 points.

However, in the brief three-minute battle just now, the experience points for the skill [Iron Body] increased by a full 150 points.

This means that the experience points for the skill "Iron Body" will increase by one point every second.

This rate of improvement is even more rapid than the experience points gained from the first-tier skill "Iron Body" when it's called "Iron Body".

But as the saying goes, fortune may be a harbinger of misfortune, and misfortune may be a harbing

The rapid increase in experience points also indicates that this battle is unprecedentedly dangerous.

Any ordinary martial artist at the early stage of the Embracing Moon Realm, or even at the middle stage, would find it difficult to last even a minute in this battle against the Golden-haired Hou. They would be easily defeated if they were not careful.

However, this can also be seen as good news from another perspective.

That is, the gods in the Zhenyuan Universe may not be as terrifying as ordinary martial artists imagine.

No matter what, although the Golden-haired Hou was only a nominal disciple and a mount in front of Guanyin, it did not prevent it from being officially recognized.

They are genuine deities from the Heavenly Court.

In other words, if the pantheon in the Zhenyuan Universe is like this world, then Shen Bailian has now begun to grasp the power of equal dialogue.

Unfortunately, there are very few records about those deities in the Zhenyuan Universe.

We can only find traces of those gods in the legends recorded in history.

It's as if it was directly erased from history.

Or, to be more precise, it was a curse that created a cognitive barrier.

However, for Shen Bailian at present, this is not very useful information. From the moment the divine matter appeared, it meant that there was already an irreconcilable conflict between him and those gods.

After all, one is
"Hiss~" Shen Bailian rubbed his chest and looked at the golden flame on the other side of the void rift. Even now, he could still feel a piercing pain.

It must be said that this golden-haired lion truly lives up to its reputation as the mount of Guanyin; its strength is indeed formidable.

Especially physical strength.

If Shen Bailian doesn't fully activate "Embrace the Moon" and doesn't use any of his trump cards, he has virtually no chance of defeating the Golden-haired Hou.

This is indeed the case.

As the battle escalated, the energy level of the small world separated by Guanyin was far inferior to that of the main world. Therefore, Shen Bailian and the Golden-haired Hou created spatial rifts with a wave of their hands.

And before the blink of an eye.

Although Shen Bailian's purpose was to intimidate the immortals and gods who were observing him and to demonstrate his unique value, it was impossible for him to reveal all his strength to the gods.

So, in order to escape the ever-growing Golden-haired Hou, he took the opportunity to slip into a spacetime rift torn open by the aftershocks of the battle.

Having already learned from his previous two journeys around the world, Shen Bailian was not flustered.

Of course, randomly entering a spacetime rift carries many uncertainties, such as the uncertainty of where the rift will specifically send the person...

It could even be life-threatening.

The only thing Shen Bailian was certain of was that he was 90% sure he wouldn't be exiled from this world because of this spacetime rift.

Although there was an element of gambling involved, he succeeded!

"Who are you?" (End of Chapter)