I am an incredibly handsome man, and my fiancée refuses to call off the engagement even at the cost

The outer areas of the Yunlu Mountains are safe, but the further in you go, the more dangerous it becomes. Deep within these mountains, there are all sorts of poisonous flowers, plants, and insects, as well as ferocious beasts that have claimed the lives of countless treasure hunters.

However, all those rare medicinal herbs are located deep in the mountains, so despite the dangers, many spiritual masters still come here every year to search for them.

Gu Yan came here to find the Jade Lingzhi. He needed a thousand-year-old Jade Lingzhi. Although he had already asked Ji Hongchang to help him find it, he could not place all his hopes on Ji Hongchang, so he came to the Yunlu Mountain Range.

"Awoo, awoo~"

The adorable Snow Shadow Tiger cub hopped around Gu Yan's feet. After a month of being fed elixirs and miraculous medicines, the little guy was now at level three. When his bloodline power erupted, his strength could rival that of a level five demon beast. This little guy ate elixirs every day like they were candy, and he even became picky about them, choosing his own tastes.

"Awoo, awoo~"

Master, I want to take the pill! Master, where is my pill?

"Alright, alright, stop yelling. You've already eaten twice today, there's nothing left," Gu Yan said with a stern face.

Hearing this, the Snow Shadow Tiger cub was very disappointed. It squatted on the rock, its golden eyes looking at Gu Yan with a pitiful expression.

"Playing the victim won't work. You eat too much, you need to lose weight." After saying that, Gu Yan waved her hand and put the Snow Shadow Tiger cub directly into her spirit beast bag.

Then, a burst of spiritual light emanated from his body, transforming into a long rainbow that shot towards the distant sea of ​​clouds.

He still needs to find the Jade Lingzhi.

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a few days later.

A rumbling sound echoed through the deep mountains as streaks of sword energy shot out, riddling a giant bird, as large as a small mountain peak, with holes. The bird let out a miserable cry and plummeted from the sky, crashing into the valley. The valley trembled violently, and the echo reverberated through the surrounding peaks.

In mid-air, a black-haired, blue-eyed youth, dressed in snow-white robes, with a face as beautiful as jade, was surrounded by golden swords, like stars orbiting the moon. The wind at high altitude made his white robes flutter. He glanced at the Ganoderma lucidum growing on the cliff edge, and his body surged with spiritual light. The swords transformed into beams of light, which he absorbed into his body.

The boy in white landed on the edge of the cliff. The Ganoderma lucidum on it was pure white, as if carved from jade, and exuded a pure spiritual energy, surrounded by wisps of spiritual light. The Ganoderma lucidum was quite large, resembling a small umbrella.

"It looks at least eight thousand years old. I didn't expect to be so lucky. I thought I would have to search here for two or three months."

Gu Yan smiled and took the Ganoderma lucidum away.

After taking the jade spirit mushroom, he transformed into a golden rainbow and landed on a towering rock above the valley, looking down at the corpse of the demon beast below. A level five demon beast, it could be sold for a lot of spirit stones.

He waved his hand, and put the monster's corpse into his storage ring.

Then he flew into the air and headed away into the distance, scanning his surroundings with his divine sense as he flew to see if there were any other spiritual herbs.

After flying for more than an hour, Gu Yan stopped and let out a soft "hmm".

"It's them..."

Gu Yan murmured.

They didn't find the elixir, but they did witness this scene a hundred miles away:

One after another, four-armed, ape-like, wolf-headed demonic beasts surrounded the two women. One of the women was dressed in a pale yellow dress, and the other in a blue dress. Both of them were injured and were struggling to resist the attacks of these demonic beasts.

There were many corpses on the ground. These corpses were all dressed as guards, and they all died tragically. Moreover, their bodies were being devoured by the monsters, and their intestines and internal organs were all being dragged out. The scene was extremely bloody.

The two women were none other than Xu Ruolan and Liu Feiyan, who had met Gu Yan twice before on the Qingluan.

Gu Yan was not one to stand idly by and watch someone die. Seeing that the two sisters were in critical condition, she wiped her face with her hand, put on a silver mask, and then sped off towards Xu Ruolan and Liu Feiyan.

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bang bang bang-

A huge, transparent dome enveloped Xu Ruolan and Liu Feiyan. Outside the dome, wolf-axes frantically attacked the protective barrier. Wolf-axes that had been devouring corpses on the ground also joined the attack after finishing off the remaining carcasses.

Xu Ruolan and Liu Feiyan gritted their teeth, back to back, their fingers forming a hand seal as they struggled to maintain the shield. Both of them were injured, especially Xu Ruolan, who was also poisoned; the toxins were eroding her consciousness. But she couldn't fall, otherwise, her junior sister Liu Feiyan alone would definitely not be able to maintain the shield.

"Senior sister, what should we do?" Liu Feiyan was terrified. She and her senior sister had used up all their trump cards, and her spiritual power was about to run out.

"Senior Brother Mo, Senior Brother Mo will find someone to rescue us," Xu Ruolan said. The two of them had gone into the depths of the mountains with Mo Fanqi to gather spiritual herbs. When they encountered danger, the guards were killed one after another. Mo Fanqi left with a message that he would go find someone and escaped first.

"Will he really come to save us?" Liu Feiyan hated Mo Fanqi to death. He clearly didn't care about the lives of the two sisters. That guy abandoned them and ran away. If word got out, how could he face anyone? He wouldn't. That bastard wouldn't come back.

In fact, Xu Ruolan understood that Mo Fanqi wouldn't bring anyone back to rescue them. He was her master's nephew, and even if she and her sister died here, would her master kill him? But now, besides hoping that Mo Fanqi would have a change of heart, what other hope did she have?

She could only comfort her junior sister Liu Feiyan: "He will, he will. Otherwise, how can he explain it to Master?"

Because of the poisoning and injuries, Li Ruolan's complexion was extremely pale, her face tinged with black, her lips already turning purple, her body was chilling, and her head felt like it was about to explode. She was about to collapse. Anyone? Anyone will help them!

"puff--"

A mouthful of black blood spurted from Xu Ruolan's mouth, and she collapsed to the side. As soon as she fell, the purple light shield that had enveloped her and Liu Feiyan immediately disappeared.

"Senior Sister—"

Liu Feiyan was terrified and caught the unconscious Xu Ruolan. Seeing the protective barrier shatter, the wolf-apes pounced on Liu Feiyan and Xu Ruolan one after another. The stench and the ferocious beasts filling their vision filled Liu Feiyan with terror, her body stiffening. She thought she was going to die and closed her eyes.

The expected pain did not come; instead, the screams of the monster were heard.

She opened her eyes, and streaks of golden light fell like shooting stars. They were swords, and golden flying swords rained down, pinning all the demonic beasts to the ground. The golden sword light, the splattering blood, and the screaming demonic beasts left Liu Feiyan stunned by the scene.

She sat on the ground, holding Xu Ruolan. Moments later, all the magical beasts were killed by the flying swords. The golden swords embedded in the bodies of the magical beasts slowly turned into stardust and disappeared. She looked up at the sky and saw a white-clad man appear in mid-air, a white-clad man wearing a mask.

With ink-black hair, snow-white robes, and a golden sword, this white-clad man descended from the sky like an immortal, landing in front of Liu Feiyan.