Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 195 The Angry Monster
Qiu Ci was startled and subconsciously mobilized her spiritual power, instantly dispersing the gray mist around her. However, the gray mist in the forest was too thick, and as far as the eye could see, everything was a hazy gray mist. Although this amount of miasma was nothing to cultivators, it severely obstructed their vision.

She looked around and, sure enough, Juanshan and the others were gone. The location of the secret realm teleportation was random. She took out her locator and saw that the talisman was glowing slightly, which meant that she was probably not too far from her teammates.

After thinking for a moment, she released her divine sense, and immediately everyone's location appeared in her perception. Very good, they were indeed not too far away, just on the other side of the forest.

Qiu Ci's lips twitched. No one would believe there wasn't something wrong with this situation.

It seems Huo Yanting and his cronies are still holding a grudge about her injuring them, which is why they tampered with the talisman? Very well, they'll have an even better excuse when they start attacking again.

She crushed the locator talisman in her hand. It was a real talisman, just incompatible with everyone else's. She didn't know how they had tampered with it, but it didn't matter; she'd get her revenge.

Qiu Ci headed deeper into the forest. She didn't use her sword; she walked leisurely, but her movements were incredibly fast. In just a few flashes, she had already reached the heart of the forest. As she walked, she turned on the device on her hand. It was a terrain surveying instrument issued by the Federation. By simply wearing it and walking through the secret realm, she could create a rough map.

With no one around, Qiu Ci didn't bother to hide her divine sense and released it. Although she only revealed her Nascent Soul stage cultivation, the aura of a top-level cultivator in her divine sense still made the naturally wary demon beasts dare not show their faces. They all obediently stayed in their dens. Even some poisonous plants that had developed intelligence would desperately shrink into the soil when they encountered her.

Therefore, Qiu Ci's journey was very smooth, and the surroundings were so quiet that not even a bird chirped.

She had initially thought it would be a while before she could reunite with the others, but the image transmitted through her divine sense startled her so much that she stopped in her tracks. She hadn't encountered any trouble along the way, but Huo Yanting and the others on the other side had run into trouble.

Whether it was bad luck or not, they unexpectedly ran into an eighth-tier demonic beast, which seemed to be the king of the forest. They had originally discovered a hillside covered with various high-grade spiritual fruits and plants, and the group couldn't resist picking them. This act of picking awakened the demonic beast.

Only then did the group realize that what they saw was not a hillside at all, but the body of the monster. All the spiritual fruits and plants on the hillside were growing on the monster's body. How could they not be awakened by the pain of picking and pulling them?

Roar……

The beast's furious roar could be heard clearly even from dozens of miles away.

She was speechless. Isn't it common knowledge in the cultivation world that high-level spiritual plants are always guarded by demonic beasts? How dare they rush up and steal them without even investigating the matter, and do so so brazenly?

The roars of the demonic beasts grew louder and louder, clearly indicating that a battle had broken out. Eighth-tier demonic beasts were equivalent to the Nascent Soul stage, meaning that unless Juan Shan was present, they could easily crush them like minions.

Qiu Ci had no choice but to quicken her pace. In the blink of an eye, she had reached the other side of the forest. From afar, she could see the enormous monster that looked like a small mountain, and the ground trembled as it moved.

In particular, its back, which was originally covered with various spiritual plants, now had pits, from which green gas was constantly being sprayed out, and in an instant, the surroundings were shrouded in a thick green mist.

Eighth-tier Bone-Piercing Beast!
The name of the other party instantly appeared in Qiu Ci's mind. Logically speaking, the Bone-Penetrating Beast was originally the most gentle among all high-level demonic beasts. However, it was covered in poison and was born with the ability to spray various toxins. The higher the grade, the stronger the poison. Its poison could corrode the flesh and blood of cultivators, hence the name "Bone-Penetrating Beast".

Although it is poisonous, its skin secretes a substance that is the best nutrient for some high-level spiritual plants. That's why it can grow various spiritual plants and fruits all year round. The spiritual energy of these plants can also suppress its toxins, preventing them from constantly spraying out.

It's considered the most gentle creature because it's extremely lazy and won't move unless absolutely necessary. It won't even bother if someone picks the spiritual plants and fruits on its back, unless they pick too much and make it uncomfortable. Back then, the guardian spirit beast of Hehuan Academy was an eighth-tier Bone-Penetrating Spirit Beast. What did Huo Yanting and the others do to make such a gentle beast so angry?

A number of magical lights shone around the Bone-Piercing Beast, but they were all scattered by its claw. The green mist around it grew thicker and thicker, and in no time it had spread to half of the forest.

Huo Yanting was desperately dodging the giant beast's attacks and didn't pay any attention to the surrounding mist until he felt his spiritual energy stagnate and his spells become sluggish.

"This fog is poisonous! Quickly take the antidote!" Huo Yanting's expression changed, and he loudly reminded them.

Everyone then began to take out their pills, but the Bone-Penetrating Beast wouldn't give them that chance. It roared and opened its huge mouth to pounce on them.

"Get out of the way!" someone exclaimed.

Huo Yanting immediately dodged to the right, avoiding the Bone-Piercing Beast's lunge, but the beast sidestepped and lashed out with its tail. He instinctively tried to raise a protective barrier, but his spiritual energy was blocked and he couldn't use it.

With a loud thud, he was instantly sent flying.

"Young Master Huo!" the lackeys exclaimed, but none of them dared to go and help.

The next moment, the giant beast's eyes suddenly turned fiery red, and it opened its mouth to spew out a fireball. The fireball was not large, only the size of a palm, and seemed harmless. However, the moment it encountered the green mist, it was as if the air itself had been ignited, and flames shot up and raged, spreading into a sea of ​​fire in the blink of an eye, burning straight towards the group.

"This fog is going to catch fire! Run!" someone exclaimed. The lackeys who were standing in the fog immediately retreated, except for Huo Yanting, who was still lying on the ground.

"Oh no, Young Master Huo is still inside." The lackeys then remembered the injured Huo Yanting, but none of them took a step inside.

The flames drew ever closer. Huo Yanting's eyes widened. He tried to get up, but it was too late. He was about to be engulfed by the flames.

Suddenly, an electronic voice, inaudible to others, began to ring out urgently.

[Ding ding ding ding! The target is in mortal danger. Host, please act quickly to gain favor points!]
"Ah Ting!" At the same time, a figure rushed in, and a barrier instantly formed in front of the two of them.

Huo Yanting was taken aback, and looked at Miao Jia in front of him with a complicated expression.

She turned around, about to say something, when she heard Huo Yanting suddenly say in a low, sorrowful voice, "I will remember you."

After saying that, he turned around and flew out of the green mist.

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