A mortal cultivating immortality can nurture spirit beasts.

"Azure Crocodile!"

The Azure Water Crocodile was famous among low-level demonic beasts, and the giant swordsman from the Giant Sword Sect had certainly heard of it. Seeing the Azure Water Crocodile easily kill his friend with a single water arrow, he was even more certain of its existence.

He dared not linger any longer and immediately cast a lightness talisman on himself, instantly increasing his speed as he fled.

However, how could Lin He let him escape so easily? With a surge of his divine sense, the Azure Water Crocodile once again spewed out a thick water arrow.

The burly man had just witnessed the power of the water arrow firsthand, so he dared not take it head-on and quickly used his movement technique to narrowly dodge it.

But before the big man could even catch his breath, a thick tail lashed out.

The Azure Crocodile can not only shoot water jets, but it is also fast at crawling, and its tail whip is powerful and heavy.

"hateful!"

The burly man had no time to dodge and could only quickly take out a high-grade shield to block in front of him.

As a top-level level one demon beast, the Azure Water Crocodile already had a tough body. With the added force of its tail whip, the big man felt as if a giant hammer had struck him. If it weren't for the shield protecting him, he would have been crushed to death long ago. Even so, the high-grade shield trembled violently, looking like it was about to break.

Just then, a high-grade flying sword landed on the shield, causing cracks to appear on the already fragile shield. It was Senior Sister Chang who took the opportunity to make her move.

The big man felt a chill in his heart upon seeing this. Before he could do anything, eight golden lights suddenly descended from the sky. These were the Golden Cicada Mother-Child Blades that Lin He had purchased from Wanbaolou.

As a top-tier magical artifact, the blade was far superior to the flying sword. The already shattered superior-grade shield was directly shattered by the golden light. The big man only had time to let out a scream before his body was pierced by eight golden rays.

Seeing this, Senior Sister Chang took a deep breath, and a formidable opponent at the peak of the twelfth level of Qi Refining was so easily dealt with.

Senior Sister Chang's gaze towards Lin He completely changed, unconsciously revealing a hint of fear.

At this moment, Lin He didn't care what Senior Sister Chang thought. He immediately collected the two people's storage bags and disposed of their bodies. His methods were very skilled, clearly not the first time he had done this. Senior Sister Chang's heart skipped a beat. She looked at the eight Yin Spirit Grasses nearby and tentatively asked...

"Junior Brother Lin, what should we do with these Yin Spirit Grasses?"

Lin He glanced at her; there was a clear hint of expectation in her eyes. He couldn't help but smile.

"Since Senior Sister Chang discovered this Yin Spirit Grass, it naturally belongs to you."

"No, no," Senior Sister Chang quickly shook her head and said, "If it weren't for Junior Brother Lin's help, I wouldn't have gotten anything. If Junior Brother Lin doesn't mind, just give me two plants, and the rest are yours."

Lin He was taken aback by what he heard. The other party was being so obsequious. It seemed that the powerful combat strength he had just displayed had played a big role.

Since the other party took the initiative to be friendly, Lin He naturally wouldn't refuse. He nodded in agreement, and Senior Sister Chang happily picked two plants. Lin He also picked the remaining six plants without hesitation.

"Senior Sister Chang, what are your plans for the future?"

Upon hearing this, Senior Sister Chang's smile faded. "Unlike you, Junior Brother, who has the Azure Water Crocodile to help you, even if you encounter powerful opponents, I only have two high-grade magic artifacts and my strength is weak. I only plan to scavenge some spiritual herbs on the outskirts of the forbidden area. As for the spiritual herbs in the central area, I dare not hope for them and have no intention of entering the central area. Junior Brother, you must be planning to enter the central area, right?"

This Senior Sister Chang is quite self-aware. Lin He quickly said, "Senior Sister Chang, you don't know this, but I almost went bankrupt trying to get this Azure Water Crocodile. I squandered all my savings over the years, which is why I had to risk going into the central area in the hope of making back some of my investment."

Senior Sister Chang had no doubts. Level 1 peak monsters are not common, and Lin He must have bought them at a high price. It was only natural that he wanted to try his luck in the central area.

"By the way, Junior Brother Lin, why don't we travel together from now on? That way, we'll have one more person to look after each other. After the Sun Moon Pearl dispels the thick fog in the central area on the third day, you can enter the central area. What do you think of this?"

This Senior Sister Chang was weak and afraid of encountering such a thing again, so she naturally wanted to bring along a master like Lin He to protect herself.

For some unknown reason, Lin He agreed to Senior Sister Chang's suggestion. She was naturally delighted, quickly took out a map, and after confirming the directions, hurriedly said...

"Junior Brother Lin, I previously exchanged maps with a disciple of Huadaowu and learned that there is a cave a few miles southwest of here, with many Cold Spirit Flowers inside. However, it is guarded by many low-level demonic beasts, so we..."

"So it's the Cold Spirit Flower. It can be taken back to exchange for sect rewards. Of course, I can't let it pass by. Let's go then."

Lin He had no interest in the Cold Spirit Flower at all; he only decided to go because he heard that it was guarded by a demonic beast.

Senior Sister Chang walked ahead excitedly, with Lin He following behind, watching her back and pondering to himself.

"The outer perimeter of this forbidden area is full of low-level level one demonic beasts, so it doesn't really matter where you go. But if we follow this Senior Sister Chang, we should be able to run into those two."

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one day later,

Senior Sister Chang looked overjoyed, her eyes filled with admiration as she gazed at Lin He.

"I never imagined that Junior Brother Lin could not only control this top-level Azure Water Crocodile, but also a group of Frost Toads. It's truly unbelievable."

Lin He smiled and said, "It was just a coincidence. I happened to find a bag of beast-repelling powder on the corpse of a disciple from Spirit Beast Mountain. This substance allows me to temporarily control these low-level level one demonic beasts."

Upon hearing this, Senior Sister Chang suddenly realized and sighed, "Junior Brother Lin is really lucky. Sigh, why haven't I encountered such good fortune?"

After exclaiming, Senior Sister Chang's smile remained unchanged. With Lin He's help, she had gained quite a bit in that day, picking several kinds of spiritual herbs that the sect had designated for collection. She would be able to exchange them for a considerable amount of sect rewards when she returned.

Of course, she gave most of the spoils to Lin He, especially the low-level demonic beasts, which numbered forty or fifty. Lin He took them all, and Senior Sister Chang naturally had no objection to this. After all, if it weren't for Lin He's help, she wouldn't have had the ability to obtain these spiritual herbs.

"With Junior Brother Lin's continued help, this trip to the forbidden area would have been incredibly fruitful. Alas, it's a pity that Junior Brother Lin already has Junior Sister Chen, otherwise..."

However, Senior Sister Chang only thought about it, since Lin He was definitely going to the central area, and she didn't have that kind of strength.

Of course, if this Junior Brother Lin were still single, she would be willing to test him. But since he already has Junior Sister Chen by his side, she completely gave up on the idea. After all, whether in terms of family background or appearance, she was far inferior to Junior Sister Chen.

After discussing for a while, the two were preparing to head to their next destination when a woman in white suddenly blocked their way. She was fairly attractive, but her eyes were now filled with murderous intent.

"Looks like I'm in luck. Before I reunite with my master, I'll have some fun with you two."