Six Realms Immortal Emperor

"Oh, that's amazing!" Xu Jingtian was startled upon hearing this. This Crimson Rhinoceros was indeed ferocious. Even when surrounded by so many disciples at night, the Crimson Rhinoceros only used its two sharp horns to drive them away in disarray. If it had used its tail, who knows how many more disciples would have died.

Therefore, the two dared not follow too closely and could only watch from a distance as the Crimson Rhinoceros arrived at a secluded valley deep in the dense forest.

The valley was very wide, and in its center lay a pool of emerald green water. Beside the lake, in a corner overgrown with weeds, lay a deep cave, into which the Crimson-Scaled Strange Rhinoceros leisurely strolled.

"Looks like this is its lair!" Xu Jingtian exclaimed excitedly, calling out to Dongfang Sixing.

Ferocious beasts have an innate sensitivity to things imbued with spirituality, and their caves usually contain rare and precious treasures. Even just one or two of these items would be extremely valuable if they were taken outside.

Xu Jingtian and his companion cautiously approached the cave entrance and peered inside. The entrance was several meters high, and the cave was extremely deep, winding and twisting, its destination unknown.

The two waited for a long time, but the Crimson Rhinoceros did not appear.

"What should we do?" Dongfang Sixing asked nervously.

"You wait here, I'll sneak in and take a look!" Xu Jingtian was confident in his Illusionary Wave Movement Technique and wanted to take the risk.

"Alright, be careful, and take the flying sword!" Dongfang Sixing handed him the magical artifact.

"Take this for self-defense. It won't be of much use if the Crimson Scaled Rhinoceros finds it." Xu Jingtian smiled, didn't take it, and then plunged into the cave.

Xu Jingtian tried to walk quietly, following the passage downwards, twisting and turning until he finally arrived at the end of the cave.

The area is extremely open, and apart from the poor lighting, the ground is very flat but very damp, which is probably the space where the Crimson Rhinoceros usually takes a walk.

Xu Jingtian strained his eyes to see clearly what was there. He saw the Crimson Rhinoceros lying lazily in a corner, with a pile of white bones, the corpse of some unknown wild beast, as high as a small mountain, beside it.

There were several wild animal carcasses scattered around it, indicating that it had already filled its stomach and was sleeping.

Xu Jingtian breathed carefully, sensing that the spiritual energy here was extremely abundant, almost ten times denser than outside. It seemed that this Crimson Rhinoceros really knew how to pick a location; it chose its nest wherever the spiritual energy was plentiful.

Xu Jingtian tiptoed in, sensing the spiritual energy within growing stronger. At the very back of the cave, he discovered a pool of water.

The pool water was constantly gushing out bursts of spiritual energy; it turned out that the pool water was the source of spiritual energy.

Xu Jingtian took a closer look and was immediately excited. His heart was pounding. A brightly colored spiritual herb was growing in the pool, and a pale blue flower was about to bloom.

This is a thousand-year-old Qinglingzhi, which only blooms once every thousand years, and its flowering period is very short, lasting only a few days.

This thousand-year-old Qinglingzhi is extremely rare and is an essential ingredient for refining a precious elixir. There are only a handful of them in the entire Brahma Sect.

Therefore, the value of this seemingly inconspicuous little flower is self-evident, and it is absolutely priceless.

The spiritual energy constantly gushing from this pool nourishes the thousand-year-old grass, allowing it to grow for so long.

Xu Jingtian was thrilled. He turned to look at the Crimson Rhinoceros, which was still fast asleep. He carefully stepped into the pool, causing ripples to spread across the water. He reached out his hand towards the Thousand-Year-Old Qinglingzhi in the middle of the pool.

Whoohoo!

The thousand-year-old Qinglingzhi seemed to possess a spirit, shrinking down instantly, and the small blue flowers on it that were about to bloom also became smaller and more tightly wrapped up.

With a splash, the tiny movement of the Thousand-Year-Old Qinglingzhi caused ripples in the pool, which collided with the ripples that Xu Jingtian had just stirred up, producing a faint sound.

not good!

Xu Jingtian hurriedly turned around and saw the Crimson Rhinoceros looking warily toward the pool.

Hey!

Their eyes met, and the Crimson Rhinoceros let out a deafening roar. The roar was filled with the power of its entire body, shaking the ground in the cave and causing a lot of soil to fall from the top of the cave.

Xu Jingtian quickly withdrew his outstretched hand, not bothering to pick the thousand-year-old Qinglingzhi mushroom, and strode ashore. Then, he unleashed his Misty Wave Illusionary Movement Technique and rushed towards the cave entrance.

The Crimson Rhinoceros was also a spirited beast. He was fast, but the Crimson Rhinoceros was even faster. In two leaps, they arrived at the cave entrance and blocked the only way out.

"Sixing, run!" Xu Jingtian shouted outside, disregarding his own safety, not knowing if Dongfang Sixing could hear him.

The Crimson Rhinoceros glared at him angrily, shoved its hooves into the ground, and charged at him like an arrow. Its two gleaming horns, each over a foot long, were a deadly weapon; if struck by them, one would have no chance of survival.

Xu Jingtian was well aware of the danger and dared not force his way in, retreating into the cave with all his might.

With a casual charge, the Crimson Rhinoceros flew four or five zhang away. If Xu Jingtian hadn't possessed agile movement techniques, he would have lost his life in that instant.

Hey!

Seeing that Xu Jingtian had not been injured, the Crimson Rhinoceros's eyes widened and it charged at Xu Jingtian again.

Xu Jingtian was unusually clear-headed and his mind was perfectly clear. He minimized the impact of the shouts on him and dared not be negligent in the slightest. He desperately fled towards the deepest part of the cave.

The Crimson Rhinoceros charged several times, but Xu Jingtian dodged them all. Its eyes turned bloodshot with rage, and it pressed forward step by step, forcing Xu Jingtian back into the depths of the cave. Then, its several-foot-long tail swept out fiercely.

Xu Jingtian was so frightened that he jumped back hastily. If he were to be hit, he would be lucky to escape with his life.

Its tail slammed into the stone on the ground with a loud thud, sending stones flying and dust billowing everywhere.

Xu Jingtian had nowhere to escape; behind him was a pool of water covered with spiritual herbs.

"Roar!" The Crimson Rhinoceros roared at Xu Jingtian, almost knocking him into the pool.

Xu Jingtian made a firm decision, took two steps back, and stepped into the pool. He could reach the thousand-year-old Qinglingzhi mushroom with his outstretched hand.

"If you dare come any closer, I'll destroy the spirit herb!" Xu Jingtian threatened.

"Awooo!" The Crimson Rhinoceros cried out at Xu Jingtian and reluctantly took several steps back.

"So you can understand it?" Xu Jingtian suddenly realized.

The Crimson Rhinoceros hesitated for a moment, mindful of the spiritual herbs behind him, before nodding at him.

"That makes things much easier!" Xu Jingtian said to the Crimson Rhinoceros with a glimmer of hope, "You retreat to that corner, and I won't damage the spirit herb. Come back after I leave! Otherwise, I'll destroy the spirit herb with one palm strike, and nobody will get it!"

"Awooo!" The Crimson Rhinoceros cried out at Xu Jingtian before slowly retreating into the corner, its eyes never leaving him.

When they had retreated halfway, the Crimson Scale Strange Rhinoceros stood there, unwilling to move any further. Xu Jingtian stretched out his palm and covered the Thousand-Year-Old Qinglingzhi.

"Back up! Back up until you're in a corner, or else..."

The Crimson Rhinoceros had no choice but to obediently retreat, until it reached a corner.

Xu Jingtian, however, did not want to leave the pool. He stayed in the pool for only a short while and felt that the spiritual energy in the pool was very abundant, constantly washing over his body, and his consumed spiritual energy was restored to a great extent.

What surprised him even more was that, looking at the prayer beads on his wrist, one of them was slowly fading from grayish-brown to a lighter shade. The spiritual energy here was so abundant that the prayer beads were actually absorbing it on their own.

That's great! This is much faster than his cultivation.

Xu Jingtian slowly placed the prayer beads into the pool. In just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the prayer beads turned grayish-white.

If there were no danger, he would rather stay in this pool of water forever.

"Roar!" The Crimson Rhinoceros roared repeatedly when it saw that Xu Jingtian was still not leaving, and tried to charge over again.

"Stop!" Xu Jingtian had no choice but to take out his prayer beads. Compared to his life, his cultivation was secondary. Fortunately, the spiritual liquid in his dantian had recovered to about 70-80%.

"I'm out! Don't move, wait for me to come out and then come back!" Xu Jingtian reluctantly stepped out of the water, his eyes fixed on the limbs of the Crimson Rhinoceros.

Flash! With his Misty Wave Illusionary Movement Technique extended to its limit, Xu Jingtian fled towards the cave entrance as if flying.

Aow! The Crimson Rhinoceros wasn't about to let him go. It was completely enraged by Xu Jingtian. Roaring, it charged forward on all fours, its two sharp horns standing on end, lunging at him. This time, the Crimson Rhinoceros put all its strength into it, sending stones flying with a crackling sound as it stomped on them, its tail whipping around in an almost straight line.