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

"But the problem is... can I win?"

Chen Qing glanced back at the giant skeleton again. The aura of the tenth level of Qi Refining could be felt from a distance, and the oppressive feeling was like a small mountain pressing down on him.

He took a deep breath and began to take stock of his assets.

Inside the storage bag were five Tier 1 High-Grade Golden Sword Talismans, three Tier 1 High-Grade Blazing Fire Talismans, and four Tier 1 High-Grade Frost Talismans, totaling twelve Tier 1 High-Grade talismans. In addition, there were over twenty mid-grade and low-grade talismans; although their power was somewhat weaker, they should be sufficient for interference and restraint.

Regarding the spirit beast, Qingtian's power surged to eight feet after activating the Ancient Ape True Form, bringing his combat strength close to the ninth or even tenth level of Qi Refining. Although he would be in a state of weakness for a whole day afterward, Chen Qing should have no problem surviving that day.

Although Dan Yu is weaker than Qing Tian, ​​he can provide assistance from the sidelines without any problem.

So, if I do the math...

Chen Qing narrowed his eyes slightly; his chances of winning were indeed quite high.

"Lu Chenxing is right. We should hide when we should hide and reveal when we should reveal."

Chen Qing muttered to himself, a resolute glint in his eyes.

He, Chen, did like to play it safe, but he was never a coward. Besides, that skeleton didn't seem to have much intelligence, acting purely on instinct. Who else would he bully if not a brainless opponent?

"Let's do it!"

Chen Qing gritted his teeth, steered the Green Wind Boat in a sudden turn, and stopped in the air above a relatively open space.

Just then, seeing that Chen Qing had stopped running, the giant skeleton suddenly pushed off the ground, and its three-zhang-tall frame soared into the air, leaping dozens of zhang away, crashing down on the Qingfeng Boat with the force of Mount Tai!

"Well done!"

Chen Qing's eyes sharpened. Instead of dodging, he slightly steered the Azure Wind Boat to the side, while simultaneously reaching into his storage bag with his right hand and pulling out a gleaming golden sword talisman!

As spiritual energy was injected, the talisman instantly transformed into a golden light, and a three-foot-long golden flying sword materialized out of thin air. The sword was filled with spiritual light and its sword energy was sharp, shooting towards the giant skeleton in mid-air!

"call out--!"

The sound of the sword flashing through the air was sharp and piercing.

The giant skeleton was suspended in mid-air with nowhere to grab its weight, but it reacted extremely quickly. With a sudden swing of its thick bone arm, it slapped the golden sword light away!

"clang!"

The sound of metal clashing was deafening, and sparks flew everywhere.

The golden sword light was slapped away and flew diagonally, crashing into a large tree in the distance, severing the thick trunk in half, and causing it to fall down with a loud thud.

But Chen Qing saw it clearly: on the right arm bone of the skull that had swatted away the sword light, there was a deep wound. A fine crack appeared on the grayish-white bone, and the jade-like luster inside could be vaguely seen.

"efficient!"

Chen Qing was overjoyed, and his eyes shone brightly.

The power of the Golden Sword Talisman was stronger than he had imagined. Although the skeleton had amazing defense, it was not invincible. With a few more hits, he could eventually turn it into bone fragments.

More importantly, the ordinary skeletons behind the main skeleton didn't follow at all. The dense white tide had long been left behind and disappeared. Now, in this forest, there was only him and this big guy.

One-on-one?

No, it's one against three.

A smile appeared on Chen Qing's lips. He raised his hand and patted the spirit beast pouch, and two beams of spiritual light flew out at the same time.

At the same time, he activated another golden sword talisman in his right hand, which shone with golden light. Together with the first golden sword talisman, they were like two golden flying swords, aiming straight at the two balls of blood-red ghost fire on the skull!

"squeak--!"

In mid-air, his four-foot-tall body shuddered violently, and a violent aura erupted from his body.

His body began to grow rapidly, four feet, five feet, six feet... until it reached more than nine feet before stopping. His muscles bulged all over his body, and it seemed as if magma was flowing under his fur. His eyes were blood red, and the three golden hairs on his head turned completely red, like three clusters of burning flames.

"Bang!"

Qingtian landed on the ground, his heavy body causing the ground to tremble slightly. He raised his head to look at the giant skeleton that was rising from the ground, opened his mouth to reveal a set of sharp fangs, and let out a low roar.

The giant skeleton seemed to sense a threat, its blood-red eye sockets turned towards the sky, and its mouth opened and closed, letting out a strange roar.

"roar--"

At the same time, Dan Yu flapped his wings and flew into the air, spraying a ball of pure white crane-heart flames precisely into the skull's chest cavity!

Chen Qing stopped condensing the Xuanbing Thorn. He was now at the seventh level of Qi Refining. The Xuanbing Thorn was only effective against cultivators at the seventh or eighth level of Qi Refining, but against this skeleton at the tenth level of Qi Refining with amazing defense, its power was like a tickle, a pure waste of spiritual energy.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Qing's two golden sword talismans were already in front of the skeleton!

Although the giant skeleton was not very intelligent, its fighting instincts were not weak. Faced with an attack from three sides, it instinctively protected its most vital part—its eyes.

Two bony arms were crossed in front of him, and the golden sword talisman shot onto them, leaving only two deep sword marks.

But things didn't go so well from there.

Qingtian slammed his fist into the left knee, and with a "crack," the sound of bone breaking was clearly audible. The massive skeleton swayed violently and almost fell to its knees.

Dan Yu's Crane Heart White Flame also drilled in through the gaps in the ribs and exploded inside the skull's chest cavity. The pure white flames spread across the skeleton, making the bones crackle as they burned.

"roar--!"

The skeleton let out a painful roar and swung its right leg, sending Qingtian flying!

Qingtian somersaulted several times in the air before crashing into a large tree and spitting out blood. But he quickly got up, his crimson eyes fixed on the skeleton. He bared his teeth and revealed a ferocious smile.

"this one?"

Chen Qing's lips twitched slightly—when did this monkey learn to be so stubborn?

However, he didn't stop what he was doing. The third golden sword talisman had already been activated, and at the same time, he also held up a fire snake talisman.

The Fire Serpent Talisman was also a top-grade first-tier talisman. Although its power was not as great as the Golden Sword Talisman, it was more annoying. A giant fire serpent, over ten feet long, shot out from the talisman, coiled around the skeleton's right arm, and burned the bones black.

The skeleton, irritated by the flames, reached out to swat the fire snake, forgetting the golden sword talisman above its head.

"Pfft!"

The golden sword transformed from the golden sword talisman struck the skull's left shoulder joint, severing its entire left arm, which crashed to the ground with a thud, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The skeleton staggered backward, its crimson will-o'-the-wisps flickering wildly. The next moment, it opened its mouth wide, and a grayish-white mist spewed out, spreading outwards!

Chen Qing's expression changed, and he steered the Azure Wind Boat backward at high speed, shouting, "Qingtian, Danyu, retreat!"

Wherever the grayish-white mist passed, the withered grass on the ground withered instantly, and even the soil turned grayish-black!

Qingtian reacted quickly, leaping out of the mist in a few bounds, but some mist still got on his left arm, and his hair instantly lost its luster, turning dry, yellow, and curly.

"roar--!"

Qingtian winced in pain, and with a tug of his right hand, he tore off the tuft of withered yellow fur, skin and flesh, causing blood to flow freely.

"It can still breathe even without lungs? This skeleton has this ability?" Chen Qing said helplessly.

Although the skeleton had lost an arm, the poisonous mist it spewed covered a considerable area. Even though the Azure Wind Boat could fly, it couldn't get too close, otherwise the poisonous mist would rise up and it would still be affected.

[The pacing is a bit slow, please forgive me, there will be more updates later~ Also, I'm shamelessly asking for votes, thank you everyone!]