Treasure Gathering Immortal Furnace

While Lu Fan and Zhou Shan were fighting, the female cultivator had already sped away for nearly ten miles.

However, her cultivation level of the eleventh level of Qi Refining was far inferior to Lu Fan's, and there was obvious residual spiritual energy when she controlled a sword during the Qi Refining stage.

Therefore, Lu Fan sped along the way, determined to intercept the female cultivator before she returned to her sect.

At this moment, the female cultivator frantically formed hand seals, mobilized her spiritual energy to increase her escape speed, and took out spirit stones to replenish her spiritual energy.

Even so, Lu Fan, who was rushing towards them from behind, was like a leech, impossible to shake off, and was rapidly closing in.

"That damned Zhou Shan! He's dragging me into this mess for no reason! No, I'll burn my true energy to survive!"

After the female cultivator finished speaking, she immediately raised two fingers, and a drop of pure true essence flew out from her fingertips, quickly attaching to the magic weapon flying sword under her feet. However, the female cultivator's face also turned pale.

call...

The next moment, the female cultivator's speed increased several times! Like a blood-red rainbow, she rushed straight towards the sect.

Burning true essence is a cultivator's last resort for survival. Originally, her speed was much slower than Lu Fan's, but now they were on par.

Once he arrived at the sect, Lu Fan would never dare to kill someone to silence them at the sect's gate.

"He's actually burning his true essence. It seems he'll be hard to catch up with." Lu Fan was having a bit of a headache. After all, he didn't have much lifespan left. If he also burned his true essence to chase after him, he would probably be the first to die.

Just as Lu Fan was pondering how he would explain himself if the female cultivator managed to escape back to her sect to report the news,

Bang bang bang!

A series of explosions erupted from the distant forest. The Earth Fire Bull, which had been injured by Zhou Shan earlier, suddenly appeared, its body bursting with flames, and fire snakes shot directly into the sky.

"Ah! This damned beast!" The female cultivator was startled when she saw the fire snake spreading into the air ahead.

But at this moment, she was at her fastest speed, and Qi Refining cultivators simply cannot brake or turn suddenly at high speeds.

This caused the female cultivator to run headfirst into the descending fire serpent.

"Ah! No!"

The female cultivator screamed as the fire snake coiled around her body and dragged her down into the forest below.

boom!

The female cultivator crashed heavily to the ground.

"No, no!" The female cultivator had just fallen to the ground when she saw the enraged earth fire bull charging towards her.

Pfft...

The other unbroken horn of the Earthfire Bull pierced directly through the female cultivator's chest. With a sudden jerk of its head, the female cultivator's body slammed heavily against a tree.

Bang bang bang.

The female cultivator crashed into four or five large trees before finally stopping, and then died.

But when this Earth Fire Ox gets angry, it holds a grudge and seems determined not to give up until it kills the enemy that attacked it.

At that moment, Lu Fan also slowed down and hovered in mid-air.

The Earthfire Ox raised its eyes and noticed that there was another cultivator above it. It immediately mistook Lu Fan for Zhou Shan and unleashed another burst of fire serpents, attacking Lu Fan.

"This beast!" Lu Fan also quickly increased his speed, but the fire snake seemed to be able to extend infinitely, constantly coiling towards Lu Fan.

Seeing this, Lu Fan didn't dare to be careless, after all, this was a second-tier demon beast, comparable to an early Foundation Establishment stage being.

Lu Fan then maneuvered through the air, constantly dodging the fire snakes, while simultaneously forming a hand seal to create a wind-attribute shield.

Bang bang bang!

The fire snakes kept crashing into the aura shield. Although most of them were deflected, a few fire snakes crashed directly into the aura shield.

This caused Lu Fan to sway unsteadily and lose his balance.

Even though Lu Fan has reached the 30th level of Qi Refining, his spiritual energy reserves are far higher than those of ordinary cultivators.

However, after these repeated expenditures, especially the defense against attacks from the Earth Fire Bull, a demonic beast in the early stages of Foundation Establishment, his spiritual energy reserves were quickly depleted.

Lu Fan then took out several spirit stones and held them in his hand, absorbing them while defending and dodging.

The Earthfire Bull was clearly angered by this human cultivator, and several fire snakes erupted from its body, propelling it into the sky.

Within a range of several tens of meters, there were countless fire snakes, numbering as many as twenty or thirty.

Knowing that he would eventually exhaust himself if things continued this way, Lu Fan simply put away his spiritual energy shield and began to freefall from the sky.

The fire snakes immediately bent and followed closely behind Lu Fan.

Just as he was about to approach the Earthfire Bull, Lu Fan immediately summoned the mid-grade magic weapon, the Bone Shield, from his storage bag.

hum!

As spiritual energy flowed in, the bone shield instantly shone brightly.

boom!

The next moment, Lu Fan grabbed the bone shield and smashed it directly onto the head of the Earthfire Bull!

Struck by the powerful blow from the mid-grade magic weapon, the Earth Fire Bull was instantly smashed to the ground, while the fire snake in mid-air lost control and completely dissipated.

Lu Fan then immediately distanced himself from the Earthfire Bull while holding the bone shield.

The Earthfire Bull was immediately disoriented after being hit by the bone shield, but it must be said that the Earthfire Bull's defensive power was quite outrageous.

Lu Fan held the bone shield in his left hand and gripped the magic weapon longsword in his right, immediately assuming an attack stance.

Moo!

The Earthfire Ox pawed at the ground, spewing fire from its nostrils, and charged straight at Lu Fan with incredible speed and ferocity.

lb!

At the moment of impact, Lu Fan felt a tremendous force strike him. If it weren't for the powerful mid-grade defensive magic weapon, he would probably have been seriously injured, if not killed.

But Lu Fan was still being pushed backward by the Earth Fire Bull, his feet carving a smooth path on the ground.

Bang bang bang!

Lu Fan crashed into several trees behind him, finally coming to a stop under a towering ancient tree.

But he was still being held back by the Earth Fire Bull.

"cough!"

Lu Fan felt a sweet taste in his throat and spat out a mouthful of blood.

After all, a second-tier demon beast is inherently stronger than a human cultivator in the early stages of Foundation Establishment, especially one like the Earth Fire Bull, which is known for its brute strength and defense.

Lu Fan's fight was extremely difficult.

"No! If this continues, we'll be crushed into a meat patty!" Knowing he couldn't just sit and wait to die, Lu Fan struggled to raise his right hand and suddenly raised his sword, wildly slashing and stabbing at the Fire Bull's head.

It was lucky, because Zhou Shan had previously stabbed the Earth Fire Ox in the head.

In his chaotic attack, Lu Fan stumbled upon an unexpected stroke, his longsword piercing the wound and penetrating three-tenths of the brain.

The Earthfire Bull's brain was pierced, its eyes rolled back, its body stiffened, and it collapsed heavily to the ground with a thud.

Lu Fan suddenly relaxed, his body went limp, and he almost collapsed to the ground. He slumped down under the tree, panting heavily.

He then took out several spirit stones to quickly replenish the lost spiritual energy.

Regardless, he won both battles and gained a lot of practical experience.

After sitting under the tree and meditating for an hour, Lu Fan finally recovered.

He then walked up to the dead female cultivator, raised his hand and sucked the storage bag into his palm, followed by several molten fireballs to destroy the body and eliminate all traces.

As for the corpse of the second-tier demon beast, it naturally couldn't be wasted. Lu Fan started by attacking the softest part of the Earthfire Bull's belly.

He took out the second-tier demon core, and at the same time peeled off the cowhide and dismantled the cow bones, putting them all into his storage bag. The hide, bones, and demon core were all treasures that could be used to refine magical artifacts or pills.

After doing all this, Lu Fan didn't dare to linger here any longer. He took out his flying sword and left, since this place was too close to the Dao Sect. If he were to run into his fellow disciples, it would be troublesome.