I forge immortality with spiritual treasures.

Chapter 65 Harvest
The pain pierced both ears.

Ying Chan felt a slight warmth on his cheeks and knew it was probably blood flowing from his ears.

But he was not alarmed. He simply flicked the jade box in his hand and lightly tapped his feet, and his figure retreated rapidly.

Sure enough, the next moment, a huge black shadow pounced on the spot.

"Four-eyed Yin Bat?"

A thought flashed through Ying Chan's mind: "With such a physique, it's probably become a spirit!"

The four-eyed shadow bat before them was as large as a tiger or leopard, and its movements were incredibly swift; it was clearly no ordinary shadow bat.

"This is what was secretly watching me earlier..."

Ying Chan's thoughts raced, and he suddenly understood.

It seems that what he sensed earlier was this four-eyed Yin Bat that had become a spirit, but it may have already gained intelligence, witnessed Ying Chan's power, and knew that it could not be defeated by force, so it chose to retreat.

Even when Ying Chan ventured deep into the cave, he remained hidden in the darkness, afraid to be discovered by him.

As for why it suddenly attacked again, it was because of the Ganoderma lucidum.

This object is purely yin, and in the eyes of the four-eyed yin bat, which favors yin energy, it is no different from a sacred object.

It's even possible that in the eyes of these ferocious creatures, the flesh-shaped Ganoderma lucidum is the reason why this place can generate so much yin energy and nurture so many yin bats.

On the contrary, although stalactites are extremely rare in the eyes of cultivators, they may not be of much value to the Four-Eyed Shadow Bat.

Therefore, even when Ying Chan took the stone milk, the Yin Bat did not make a move. However, seeing that he wanted to touch the fleshy Lingzhi, it immediately launched a fierce attack.

Figure this out.

Ying Chan did not regret his choice. Instead, he took a deep breath and immediately cheered himself up.

His gaze was fixed on the four-eyed shadowy bat, and he immediately drew his bow.

But the shadowy bat was indeed cunning; failing to launch an attack, it did not pursue but immediately vanished into the darkness.

Although there is a faint glow from the crystals, it is far from enough to illuminate the cavern, and there are stalactites and stalagmites everywhere, casting shadows all around.

The four-eyed shadowy bat had jet-black fur and once it disappeared into the area, Ying Chan found it very difficult to catch a trace of it.

But at that moment, his ear twitched, and he immediately shot into the shadows!
"squeak!"

A scream came from the darkness.

Despite the stinging pain and discomfort, Ying Chan drew his bow and fired in rapid succession.

The reason he didn't immediately close his ears was not only because it was too dangerous to hear sounds in this cave, but also because he knew that the Four-Eyed Shadow Bat was difficult to spot with the naked eye when it disappeared into the darkness. Instead, he could use his ears to discern its location from the sound of its flapping wings.

Sure enough, his choice worked immediately; the four-eyed shadow bat was clearly injured.

But the subsequent arrows failed to achieve their goal. After letting out a scream, the yin bat completely disappeared into the darkness, and even the flapping of its fleshy wings could not be heard.

Ying Chan frowned, then immediately realized: "This thing has become a spirit; could it possibly be able to fly and move by controlling yin energy?"

He didn't know why, but whenever such a fierce battle occurred, his mind would become extremely clear. After guessing the Four-Eyed Shadow Bat's abilities, two countermeasures immediately came to mind.

Firstly, by using the Dzi bead, one can sense the flow of Yin energy.

Unless the four-eyed yin bat is clever enough to take such precautions, it should not be difficult for Ying Chan to find the inconsistency in the flow of yin energy and thus bring the position of the four-eyed yin bat under control.

This method was obviously feasible, at most requiring more effort, but Ying Chan did not make this choice.

Because he has a simpler and more domineering method!

Hiding in the darkness? We'll force them out!

Ying Chan's eyes flickered slightly, and he skillfully drew out a stream of pure cold energy from his kidney acupoint.

"call……"

Huhu——!
As Ying Chan exhaled, a sudden gust of wind arose within the cavern, a fierce, icy wind abruptly forming and swirling outwards. Under the dim light of the crystals, frost covered the entire area in the blink of an eye; even the surface of the underground river began to freeze, and the chill within the cavern continued to rise…

The cold wind, carrying ice crystals, raged in all directions, battering the stalagmites and scraping against the cave walls, making a crackling sound.

"squeak!"

From within the void, a sharp cry rang out again, seemingly piercing Ying Chan's eardrums. The four-eyed shadow bat flapped its fleshy wings violently, creating a gust of cold wind, and pounced towards Ying Chan.

However, his body not only bore through wounds, but also suffered numerous crushing, scratching, and frostbite injuries, and was covered with large patches of frost, making his movements no longer as swift as before.

Ying Chan used his magic to protect his ears, ignoring the discomfort caused by the screech of the Yin Bat, and calmly raised the Qiankun Bow, drawing the string and shooting.

The arrow flashed like lightning, instantly piercing through the four-eyed, ferocious beast head.

This time, it was unable to scream, but its momentum did not diminish. It fell to the ground with a thud and rolled in front of Ying Chan.

"call……"

Ying Chan let out a soft breath once more, but this time it was accompanied by the gradual cessation of the cold wind.

Soon, silence returned to the hollow, leaving only frost everywhere.

Putting away the Qiankun Bow, Ying Chan wiped his cheeks with one hand and, by the faint light of the crystal, saw the bloodstains. He couldn't help but shake his head and smile.

He patrolled the mountains for four or five days and encountered three spirits that had lost control due to the Emperor's flowing fluids. He only had to expend a little of his magic power to defeat them.

I was injured twice today in order to subdue this four-eyed yin bat.

Fortunately, the gains were also considerable...

Ying Chan retrieved the jade box. It was purchased from the alchemy workshop and was indeed sturdy. Even after he threw it onto the stalagmite, it showed no signs of damage.

He manipulated his golden energy into a blade, cut a small piece of the fleshy Ganoderma lucidum into the jade box, and then carefully closed it up.

The pure yin nature of this fleshy Ganoderma lucidum can be considered a kind of poison to ordinary practitioners, and Ying Chan certainly does not want to be tainted by it.

After carefully putting away the jade box, he thoroughly searched the cave to make sure nothing else was missing. Then, he used a teleportation spell to carry the corpse of the four-eyed yin bat out of the cave.

"Taoist priest! You've finally come out...Wow!"

Just as Ying Chan caught a glimpse of the stars in the night sky, he heard Cai Que'er exclaim, "What a terrifying giant bat!"

"what."

Ying Chan withdrew the teleportation spell, letting the Yin Bat fall to the ground, and laughed, "It's just a corpse, is it really that terrifying?"

Cai Que'er sighed, "How can such an ugly bat, and so big, not be terrifying?"

Upon hearing this, Ying Chan glanced at the shadowy bats on the ground and, indeed, found them rather ferocious, which made him smile even more.

After comforting Cai Que'er for a few moments, he took out the jade talisman from the Ministry of State Affairs and reported on the handling of the Four-Eyed Yin Bat before climbing up the slippery rock wall and leaving the valley floor.

Having been unaware of the danger at the bottom of the valley, he suddenly realized upon reaching a higher place that the moonlight tonight was exceptionally beautiful.

On the night the Emperor's nectar flowed, the moon was full, but now it is waning, yet its clear light shines even brighter, illuminating Ying Chan's face, making his eyebrows and hair visible.

Cai Que'er suddenly noticed the bloodstains Ying Chan had wiped away and exclaimed in surprise, "Taoist priest, are you injured?"

"My ears were injured by the shockwave from that yin bat, but it's nothing serious."

"How can that be?" said Cai Que'er. "If you're injured, you should take good care of yourself!"

"Um……"

Ying Chan gazed at the moonlight and smiled slightly: "Well, I am indeed a little tired."

"We will conclude our patrol tomorrow and return to the Taoist temple."

(End of this chapter)