A god-level alchemist, starting by manually crafting forbidden pills.

"Holy crap! You're serious?!"

Luo Fan jumped back in a panic, narrowly avoiding the claw.

The tiger's claws grazed his chest, leaving a shallow scratch mark.

This scene made not only Lu Qingdai, but also Xie Nantian and the others gasp in shock.

To their surprise, Luo Fan managed to dodge at the crucial moment.

"That was close! That was close! I was so scared!"

In his fear, Luo Fan thrust his longsword forward haphazardly.

puff!

With perfect precision, the sword tip pierced the old wound on the tiger's left foreleg.

The area was once wounded by Bai Jie's sword; the icy sword intent still stiffens the flesh there.

"roar!"

The tiger, in pain, paused its attack for a moment.

Its single eye gleamed even more fiercely, clearly indicating that it had been thoroughly enraged.

This human clearly had low cultivation and clumsy movements, yet he managed to injure it by sheer coincidence!

Even Xie Nantian, upon seeing this, sincerely remarked that Junior Brother Luo truly possessed extraordinary luck.

If they can maintain this pace and delay the enemy, Junior Sister Lu and the others might be able to break the formation.

He was just worried that Luo Fan was only at the first level of Qi Refining, and whether he could persevere by relying on the spirituality of the God-Slaying Sword itself.

They were also overwhelmed, as too many of their fellow disciples were affected by the formation.

Unless the four of them go on a killing spree and quickly kill all their fellow disciples who have lost their minds.

At this moment, the tiger stopped attacking and stood still, its body surging with dark red malevolent energy.

The malevolent energy transformed into three blood-red tiger shadows identical to it in front of it!

The malevolent energy manifested!

This is another of its innate supernatural abilities; each tiger shadow possesses 30% of the original body's strength.

They are fearless in the face of death, and will fight to the death!

It refused to believe that this human would always be so lucky as to evade all its attacks.

The three tiger-like figures pounced simultaneously, blocking Luo Fan's retreat from three directions.

The real tiger was hidden in the back, its single eye fixed on Luo Fan, searching for an opportunity to strike and kill him.

"Holy crap! You can't take a joke!"

"What happened to our one-on-one fight? This is a gang brawl! Have you no shame? Pah!"

Luo Fan cursed angrily while frantically dodging, looking utterly disheveled.

The clothes were torn in many places by the tiger's claws, leaving the body covered in tattered strips.

This scene once again made Xie Nantian and the others extremely nervous.

If you look closely, you'll notice that every time the tiger's shadow is about to strike him, he always manages to step out of the way at just the right moment.

Or perhaps you accidentally trip over a stone and avoid the vital spot in an extremely awkward yet effective manner.

In the occasional moment of panic, he would thrust out a sword, and it would always happen to hit Tiger Shadow's weak spot.

After the three sword strikes, the three tiger shadows dimmed.

"This is incredibly lucky!"

Yan Wujiu was dumbfounded; he had never seen such an extraordinary person.

A Qi Refining Level 1 cultivator, fighting a Foundation Establishment level ferocious beast, not only wasn't killed, but actually gained an advantage.

Could this guy be the chosen one?

No wonder Junior Brother Luo was able to obtain the greatest inheritance in the Sword Intent Corridor.

That kind of luck is truly amazing.

He just felt it was a bit outrageous; if it were a normal cultivator at the first level of Qi cultivation, it would have turned to ash long ago.

"Junior brother has really worked hard."

Not far away, Xiong Chumo, who was protecting Lu Qingdai, couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.

Lu Qingdai rolled her eyes. "Junior Sister Xiong, stop joking around. Let's hurry up and break the formation!"

She didn't see the hint of a smile that also flashed in Bai Jie's beautiful eyes.

This little rascal is clearly deliberately controlling the pace of the battle.

Every time he dodged, seemingly in a sorry state, he was actually calculating the trajectory of the tiger's shadow.

Each of his sword thrusts, seemingly chaotic, was actually aimed precisely at Tiger Shadow's spiritual energy nodes.

"This guy's actually pretty good at pretending..."

Bai Jie chuckled inwardly, gripping her ice sword even tighter, ready to lend a helping hand at any moment.

After all, acting is acting, and she really couldn't bear to see Luo Fanzhen get hurt.

"Senior Sister Lu, how are you?"

Xiong Chumo smashed a sharp spike protruding from the ground with a hammer, then turned and asked.

After all, no matter how outstanding Luo Fan's performance was, it would be a lie to say she wasn't worried at all.

Even when the three of them joined forces, they couldn't gain much advantage over this ferocious beast.

Lu Qingdai squatted in front of the black boulder, her delicate hand resting on the stone surface, and closed her eyes to sense it.

Azure spiritual energy spread across the surface of the boulder, searching for the nodes of the formation.

A moment later, she opened her eyes, her expression grave.

"It's a triple-nested array!"

"The outer layer is the Netherworld Heart-Devouring Array, the middle layer is the Spirit-Binding Array, and the innermost layer is a Backlash Array!"

"The Spirit Binding Array suppresses our cultivation, and the Backlash Array will attack the one who breaks the array when it is broken."

"To break this formation, three nodes must be destroyed simultaneously, with the force and timing perfectly synchronized!"

She pointed to three locations on the boulder, "Here, here, and here."

At each of the three points, the error cannot exceed one breath!

Bai Jie and Xiong Chumo exchanged a glance and saw the difficulty in each other's eyes.

The three nodes are at least ten zhang apart.

Attacking simultaneously with consistent force increases the difficulty exponentially.

"I'll focus on one area, Senior Sister Xiong, you take one, and as for Senior Sister Lu..."

She glanced at Lu Qingdai, "How about using talismans or magical artifacts for the third location?"

Lu Qingdai shook her head, "The spiritual energy fluctuations of talismans and magical artifacts are different, so they cannot be completely synchronized."

The three women fell silent.

Not far away, Luo Fan's battle with the tiger continued, and two of the three tiger shadows were shattered.

The real tiger could no longer restrain itself and roared as it pounced!

Its body was filled with a fierce aura, which condensed into a layer of blood-red armor on its body!

This is burning their lifeblood, a desperate gamble!

It has a tiger-like head and a tiger-like appearance.

But this human ant at the first level of the Qi Refining Realm posed a huge threat to it.

When a lion hunts a rabbit, it uses its full strength.

The tiger pouncing on its prey illustrates the same principle.

"Finally couldn't hold back anymore?"

Luo Fan had been waiting for this moment!

The tiger burned its life essence, its strength soaring, but at the same time, it exposed its biggest weakness.

Left-side blind spot!

It had always been very careful, never fully exposing its left side.

Right now, anger has clouded its judgment.

Luo Fan was no longer in a sorry state. He swayed and took the initiative to meet the tiger!

He wasn't fast, but his movements were unpredictable; in a few quick steps, he circled around to the tiger's left.

The tiger's one eye darted around, but it was too late!

Luo Fan's longsword moved swiftly, aiming straight for its remaining left eye!

This sword strike was fast, accurate, and ruthless!

There was no more of the previous sense of luck or panic!

The tiger sensed the deadly danger and slashed at the longsword with its claws.

But it forgot that what Luo Fan held was not ordinary iron, but a god-slaying sword!

The sword trembled slightly, and just before the tiger's claws struck, the tip of the sword deflected.

Insert it along the gaps in the bones of its claws!

puff!

The longsword pierced through his eye socket and went straight into his brain!

The tiger's massive body froze in place, its single eye still filled with unbelievable terror.

With that roar, it crashed to the ground.

Almost at the same time, Luo Fan heard Lu Qingdai's delicate shout.

"Now! Attack!"

Bai Jie thrust out her longsword, its cold light enveloping everything.

Xiong Chumo's hammer slammed down with the force of a thunderbolt.

Lu Qingdai formed a hand seal, and a beam of azure light burst forth from her palms!

Three forces simultaneously struck three points!

boom--!

The black boulder trembled violently, and countless cracks appeared on its surface.

The next moment, it exploded!

With the formation's core broken, the restraining feeling that had been pressing down on the three of them disappeared!

They all looked toward the tiger, only to see the beast's corpse turn into wisps of black smoke and dissipate.

The black smoke swirled in the air, transforming into a bead the size of a longan, with blood-red patterns flowing inside.

The bead fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

"This is... the Tiger Demon Pearl?"

Xiong Chumo's eyes lit up, and he quickly stepped forward to pick up the bead and examine it closely.

"That's right! It's the Tiger Demon Pearl!"

"The essence and murderous aura of a tiger-type demon beast at the Foundation Establishment stage, condensed from its blood and essence, are top-tier materials for forging spiritual weapons!"

She became more and more excited as she looked at it.

If this bead were integrated into her Thunderfire Hammer, there was a 70% chance it could advance to the upper-grade Xuan level!

As she spoke, she subconsciously looked at Luo Fan. Since Luo Fan had killed the tiger, the pearl should naturally belong to him.

"Here you go, junior brother, keep it safe."

Xiong Chumo stared longingly at Luo Fan, her eyes like those of a puppy seeing a bone.

Luo Fan chuckled and waved his hand, "If Senior Sister likes it, she can take it."

Xiong Chumo was stunned for a moment, then her pretty face turned red.

I can't help but wonder, with this little rascal's strength, is it really necessary to protect him?

But I felt bad taking his things for free.

"Well... consider it a favor I owe you! Whatever you need in the future, I'll do it for you!"

After saying that, she quickly added.

"I mean weapon crafting, fighting... anything is fine! But... not fighting between men and women..."

"Uh...no, well...anyway, it's just..."

Xiong Chumo felt that the more she tried to explain, the worse it got, and her pretty face turned even redder.

He simply patted Luo Fan on the shoulder, "Well, you know what I mean!"

"..."

Luo Fan chuckled, "If it weren't for Senior Sister protecting me, I wouldn't have made it this far. Consider this bead a token of my gratitude."

Only then did Luo Fan realize that the coldness Bai Jie had been covering him had dissipated.