He began his journey to becoming a true immortal by causing others to fail their tribulations.

Although Xiao Meng is in the late Foundation Establishment stage and possesses a special physique, very few people of the same realm can defeat her.

However, the Scorpion-tailed Tiger has already broken through to the third tier, and even though it has just broken through, there is still a significant gap in combat power.

With a muffled "bang," the flames that Xiao Meng had lit were shattered.

She flew backward at an extremely fast speed, like a cannonball being fired.

Xun Yan quickly stepped forward to catch her, but even though he was prepared, Xun Yan still felt as if he had been hit head-on by a large truck.

Suppressing the surging blood and qi within his body, Xun Yan thought to himself:

"Luckily, my physical abilities are far superior to those of ordinary people, otherwise this impact might have sent me through time again."

Although Xun Yan caught her and she didn't crash into the rock wall, Xiao Meng still coughed up a mouthful of blood.

As Xun Yan took out a healing pill and stuffed it into Xiao Meng's mouth, he immediately raised his hand and made a hand seal.

He could already sense the short swords he had planted inside the Scorpion Tiger's body. Although the number was small, it was enough to cause an impact.

The scorpion tiger originally wanted to press its advantage, but the short sword in its belly suddenly surged around, causing it to pause for a moment.

Seeing that the scorpion-tailed tiger wasn't seriously injured, Xun Yan cursed inwardly:

"Isn't it a bit too tough? So many short swords churning inside its belly, yet they haven't been able to inflict fatal damage?"

Despite the scolding, Xun Yan's actions were not slow at all.

Taking advantage of this moment, he picked Xiao Meng up horizontally and retreated towards the rift in the secret realm.

The scorpion-tailed tiger shook its body, then suddenly spat out all the short swords inside its body.

It turned its head to look at Xun Yan, who was preparing to escape, and let out an angry roar.

He then pounced on Xun Yan!

Faced with the scorpion-tailed tiger that had almost turned into a streak of light, Xun Yan first threw Xiao Meng, whom he was holding, out.

She was told to stay as far away from the Scorpion-tailed Tiger and the secret realm rift as possible, and then she used the Earth Concealment Technique to try to create distance.

However, he still underestimated the speed of the Tier 3 Scorpion-Tailed Tiger.

Before he could fully unleash his power, the scorpion tiger's claws had already landed on his back.

boom--

With a muffled thud, Xun Yan was sent flying by the Scorpion-Tailed Tiger, the back of his robe shattering instantly.

"Junior Brother Xun!"

After regaining her balance, Xiao Mengqiang quickly stepped forward and hugged Xun Yan.

Driven by inertia, Xun Yan buried his head in Xiao Meng's arms, but he was in no mood to enjoy it.

He quickly said, "Senior Sister Xiao, let's go! Get away from it!"

Without asking any questions or feeling embarrassed, Xiao Meng hugged Xun Yan and backed away.

Just as the scorpion tiger turned around to continue its attack, black vines suddenly sprouted from the ground and swept towards it.

The scorpion tiger was surprised by the vines, but it was not afraid at all.

It swung its tail and claws, smashing the vines one by one.

However, as the number of vines increased, the scorpion tiger, without careful attention, got its waist wrapped up by one of the vines.

Immediately afterwards, the vines yanked sharply, dragging the Scorpion-tailed Tiger directly into the secret realm.

Even through the secret realm, Xun Yan and Xiao Meng could hear the sounds of fierce fighting coming from inside.

Not only was there the roar of the scorpion-tailed tiger, but there were also other howls, and judging from the sound of the howls, the ferocious beast that made these sounds was definitely not small.

The fact that it could fight so fiercely with the Scorpion-tailed Tiger, and even seemed to be suppressing it, meant that the beast's combat power was even more terrifying than that of the Scorpion-tailed Tiger.

Xiao Meng dared not gamble any longer. She immediately took out her teleportation jade token, wanting to see if she could teleport away directly.

Snapped--

Almost the instant Xiao Meng crushed the teleportation jade token, the sound of shattering also came from the crack in the secret realm.

Immediately afterwards, the rift in the secret realm abruptly closed, as if it had never existed.

"you……"

However, it seems that because the rift in the secret realm disappeared, the influence on the teleportation jade tablet also completely disappeared.

Before Xiao Meng could even utter a curse, she and Xun Yan had vanished from the spot.

The Misty Sect.

Teleportation Hall.

The teleportation array that suddenly lit up attracted the attention of everyone present. Then, Xun Yan and Xiao Meng stumbled out of the teleportation array.

Xun Yan's robe had been transformed into a "backless dress," and Xiao Meng's right sleeve was also gone, making the two of them look somewhat less elegant.

However, no one present laughed at them. One of the butlers even stepped forward quickly, wanting to ask how the two were doing.

Just then, a beautiful red figure appeared silently in the teleportation hall.

Upon seeing the newcomer's appearance, the deacons and elders of the teleportation hall quickly bowed and said, "Peak Master Qin."

Qin Lingxiao waved his hand to signal everyone not to stand on ceremony and then came to the two of them.

With just a glance, a surge of spiritual energy perfectly lifted the two of them up.

When Xun Yan steadied himself, he could clearly feel that the spiritual energy that had helped him up was incredibly pure.

After the spiritual energy flowed into his body, it nourished him like a gentle stream, allowing his injuries to heal rapidly.

Then Qin Lingxiao raised his hand, and two brand-new inner disciple robes were draped over the two of them.

After doing all that, Qin Lingxiao finally asked, "What happened to you?"

"Master, after I went to the Star Moon Great Forest..." Xiao Meng immediately recounted her previous experiences in detail.

She then took out a photographic stone to prove that she wasn't talking nonsense.

Since Xiao Meng did not deliberately lower her voice, Qin Lingxiao did not block out what she was saying.

Therefore, everyone present heard it clearly, and their faces showed expressions of shock.

Someone couldn't help but exclaim, "The ferocious beast has actually escaped from the secret realm!"

Qin Lingxiao's expression remained calm. After a moment of silence, she asked, "Xun Yan, do you think the ferocious beast in that secret realm is the same one you encountered before?"

Xun Yan carefully recalled his previous feelings and said:

"Peak Master Qin, I can't be sure if those two are the same ferocious beast, but I'm certain that the terrifying feeling is exactly the same."

Even if it's not the same ferocious beast, it could be of the same species, and stronger than the vast majority of third-tier demonic beasts.

Qin Lingxiao nodded and said:

"I understand. You did a great job, and most importantly, you all came back safe and sound."

"Go back and rest first, don't wander around. We might have something to ask you later."

"Yes, Peak Master Qin."

"Yes, Master."

The two responded almost in unison.

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Lingxiao disappeared from the spot.

Xun Yan and Xiao Meng exchanged a glance, and then Xiao Meng spoke first:

"Junior Brother Xun, I owe you a lot this time. Otherwise, I might not have made it back. I'll treat you to a drink after this matter is settled."

Xun Yan smiled and said, "Senior Sister Xiao, I should be thanking you. If it weren't for you, I really might not have been able to come back safely."

After chatting briefly, the two returned to their respective cave dwellings.

As Xun Yan sat down cross-legged, the system's voice rang in his mind.