I tamed beasts and achieved immortality in the world of cultivation.

Chen Qing moved with light steps, quickly darting through the forest, trying not to make a sound.

However, just as he retreated about ten feet, the thin Blood Spirit Abyss cultivator suddenly raised his head, his eyes like those of a mouse, staring straight in his direction, and said in a shrill voice, "Fellow Daoist, since you've come, why leave so quickly? Why not leave something behind before you go?"

Chen Qing's heart sank, and he quickened his pace.

Unfortunately, a figure slowly emerged from behind a large tree ahead.

It was a man also dressed in a dark red robe, with a burly build, a bold face, and a faint, cold smile on his lips.

His aura was the same as the person behind him, both at the eighth level of Qi Refining!

Chen Qing suddenly stopped in his tracks, his gaze quickly sweeping over the two of them, his brows furrowing inwardly.

He was confident that he had already pushed the Concealing Spirit Technique to its limit, and his aura was extremely low. Logically speaking, even though a cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining had a farther spiritual sense than him, they shouldn't be able to detect him so easily.

unless……

These two people possessed some kind of magical artifact or technique for detecting auras that he was unaware of.

"Hahahahaha!"

When Chen Qing stopped, the burly Blood Spirit Abyss cultivator threw his head back and laughed loudly, his laughter full of smugness.

"Hide? Can you even hide?"

He pointed to the dark red token at his waist, which faintly glowed with a blood-red light: "The Blood Spirit Token is specifically designed to sense the aura of living beings within a hundred feet. You, a mere 'Sixth Level Qi Refining' cultivator, dare to enter the secret realm and even try to conceal yourself in front of me? Aren't you just showing off your limited skills before an expert?"

After looting the female cultivator's belongings, the gaunt man behind her stepped forward, a sinister smile playing on his lips: "Brother, this kid is dressed quite respectably, in a black robe and mask. He looks like he comes from a wealthy family."

"That's for sure." The burly man at the head licked his lips, his gaze sweeping over Chen Qing without restraint. "His face is covered by a black robe, either because he's ashamed to be seen, or because he's afraid of being recognized. Either way, he must have something good on him."

"You two have quite a plan," Chen Qing finally spoke, his voice so calm it didn't sound like someone whose path had been blocked.

"Oh?" The burly man raised an eyebrow. "The little guy's pretty composed. But then again, it's normal to be stubborn when you're about to die."

The gaunt man waved his hand impatiently: "Brother, stop wasting time talking to him, let's get this over with. Even though this is the outer perimeter, what if we run into a tough nut—"

"What's there to be afraid of?" The burly man spat disdainfully. "What tough guys are out there on the outskirts? If they were really capable, they would have gone deep into the secret realm long ago. Who the hell is hanging around on the outskirts? This kind of trash is just delivering food to us."

Chen Qing didn't reply, but he was already making quick calculations in his mind.

Two Qi Refining Level 8.

Qingtian can handle one by himself without much trouble.

Since breaking through to the first-tier superior level last time, Qingtian's combat power has skyrocketed. After all, the more than two thousand essence points that he spent more than Danyu did not go to waste. He is more than capable of taking on a Qi Refining Level 8 opponent one-on-one.

As for the remaining one, if he joins forces with Dan Yu and goes all out, their chances of winning are not low.

"What's wrong? Are you scared stiff?"

Seeing that Chen Qing remained silent, the burly Blood Spirit Abyss cultivator sneered, "Fine, I'm in a good mood today, I'll give you a quick death—"

Chen Qing was too lazy to listen to any more nonsense.

He raised his hand and patted the spirit beast pouch hidden at his waist. Two beams of spiritual light flew out at the same time, landing on the ground and transforming into a monkey and a crane.

"Let's do it!"

With a thought flashing through his mind, Chen Qing reached into his storage bag with his right hand, took out a Swiftness Talisman, and slapped it onto his leg. At the same time, three crystal-clear Xuanbing Spikes condensed at his fingertips, surrounded by a chilling aura, causing the surrounding temperature to drop several degrees.

"go!"

Three mysterious ice stingers shot out, aiming straight for the face of the burly Blood Spirit Abyss cultivator in front!

At the same time, Chen Qing activated the Flowing Wind Escape technique at full power, his figure turning into a blur, and together with Qingtian and Danyu, launched an attack from three directions simultaneously!

Qingtian took the lead, his four-foot-tall body bursting with speed completely disproportionate to his size. His golden-brown eyes locked onto the enemy, and his short legs pushed off the ground, propelling the monkey out like a cannonball!

With a flap of its wings, Dan Yu swept past from the side, its snow-white feathers standing out against the hazy skylight. Its long beak opened slightly, and the white flames of its crane heart shot out as well!

"A high-grade first-tier spirit beast?!"

The burly Blood Spirit Abyss cultivator in front of him narrowed his eyes slightly, and his smile froze for a moment, but he quickly regained his ferocious expression. So what if he was a first-tier high-grade cultivator? He and his companion were both at the eighth level of Qi Refining. Although they were at a disadvantage in a two-on-three fight, they were not without a chance of winning.

Moreover, Chen Qing looks fair and delicate, clearly someone who has lived a life of luxury. How could he possibly fight against ruthless people like them who have been through thick and thin?

"You think I'm a weakling? You're asking for it!"

The Blood Spirit Abyss cultivator roared, and with a flick of his right hand, two defensive talismans glowing yellow flew out from his sleeve, transforming into two thick, earthen-yellow protective shields in front of him. Immediately afterward, he reached into his storage bag with his left hand and pulled out a massive black hammer, as tall as a man, its head covered in spikes and emitting a strong, bloody stench—clearly a weapon that had drunk its fill of blood.

"Come on! I'll take on all three of you by myself!"

The burly man grinned maliciously, gripped the hammer with both hands, and his eyes were full of savagery. He actually adopted a stance of fighting three against one.

The gaunt man behind Chen Qing also moved at this moment.

He flashed and circled around to Chen Qing's flank. A blood-red short knife appeared in his hand, with a faint blood-red light flowing on its blade. Clearly, the female cultivator had just died from this knife, and now he planned to take advantage of the moment when Chen Qing was engaged in direct combat to stab him from the side.

Chen Qing glanced at the thin man's movements but didn't care. He had to deal with the burly man in front of him first—or at least cripple him!

However, at this very moment, another change occurs!

"ah--!!!"

A shrill scream, remarkably similar to that of the female cultivator, came from behind Chen Qing.

The scream was so sudden and so tragic, it exploded in the silent forest like a thunderclap. Chen Qing's heart skipped a beat, his attack slowed down, and he instinctively wanted to turn around and look.

But he stubbornly held back.

We can't turn back; turning back would be a fatal mistake!

Although he didn't turn around, the burly man directly in front of him could see him clearly!

He witnessed his brother rush out a few steps, when the ground beneath his feet suddenly exploded, and a pale, bony claw emerged from the ground and grabbed his ankle!

"What—"

The gaunt man only had time to glance down before the bone claw yanked him away!

"Boom!"

The dirt flew up, and the thin man's body was dragged directly into the ground, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye, leaving only a large, dark hole in the ground.

Upon witnessing this bizarre scene, the burly man's face turned deathly pale.

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