You think I have mixed spiritual roots? I became an immortal through a spirit gourd, so what are you

The vibrant green energy, like starlight, surged into Qin Muyao's body. Her injuries, combined with the top-grade healing pills that Chen Huai'an had given her, should be effective.

This state lasted for the duration of a meal, during which the wood-elemental energy he had condensed within him merged into Qin Muyao's body. Her injuries were visibly healing, a process Chen Huai'an could sense.

"What's going on? So much time has passed, why hasn't Senior Sister Qin's injury healed yet?" Chen Huai'an asked, somewhat puzzled.

Although his top-grade healing medicine wasn't of a very high grade, it was still top-grade, and its effects were even better than some second-tier pills. He scanned Qin Muyao's injuries with his divine sense. Although he didn't penetrate every inch of her skin, he could feel that her injuries had improved.

"roar!"

Just then, a roar rang out.

Then, a pair of eyes gleaming with an eerie light appeared in his line of sight.

It's a Gale Wolf.

This Swiftwind Wolf was the target of his sect's hunting mission.

"Damn it, how could it be this beast? Why did it have to come at this time of year? This beast is a social animal. The fact that one is here means there are many more nearby." Chen Huai'an's brows furrowed involuntarily.

If he hadn't encountered the disciples of the Yin Sha Sect and Qin Muyao, he would have been overjoyed to have met this Gale Wolf.

But now, encountering this Gale Wolf, he felt an urge to curse.

Damn it, when you're really down on your luck, even drinking cold water can cause problems.

He couldn't just ignore Qin Muyao. If he wanted to save his own life, he could enter the gourd space.

However, he worried that once he entered the space, his secret would be exposed.

Although Qin Muyao had helped him and given him a chance to become an immortal, one thing is one thing. Once his secret is exposed, it will lead to endless pursuit and killing. He doesn't want to use this method of testing people's hearts.

But Qin Muyao didn't want to give up either. The other party was a powerful cultivator at the peak of the Foundation Establishment realm. If he could befriend the other party this time and break through to the Golden Core realm, he would have a powerful backer in the Qingyun Sect. It wouldn't be enough to make him invincible in the Qingyun Sect, but it would definitely be beneficial to him.

And all of this is predicated on Qin Muyao being alive.

"Damn it, I have to fight for her. I need to buy her some time. This Gale Wolf needs to be dealt with quickly." Chen Huai'an gritted his teeth and decided to take a gamble.

Before making his move, Chen Huai'an used an entangling spell to bind Qin Muyao and the large tree behind her, forming a cocoon to protect her so that he could fight with peace of mind.

When the Swift Wolf spotted Chen Huai'an, it didn't act rashly. Instead, it stared intently at Chen Huai'an, sensing a dangerous aura emanating from him.

Just as Chen Huai'an was casting a spell on Qin Muyao, this cunning beast made its move, suddenly lunging at Chen Huai'an.

The wolf hadn't arrived yet, but as soon as it opened its mouth, countless wind blades shot towards Chen Huai'an and Qin Muyao.

"You beast, you're asking for death." Chen Huai'an summoned the bone shield, protecting himself and Qin Muyao from the Gale Wolf's attack.

"Awoo!"

The howling of the wolves rang out, and Chen Huai'an frowned. This beast had only just started fighting when it began to summon its companions.

A single mocking wolf would be easy to deal with, but this cunning beast, knowing it was outmatched, then activated its group skill to summon its companions.

Furthermore, this ordinary Gale Wolf can unleash wind blade attacks, but because of its low cultivation level, the number of wind blade attacks it can unleash is limited; it cannot launch wind blade attacks indefinitely.

Because its wind blade attacks all hit the bone shield artifact that Chen Huai'an had summoned, the Gale Wolf did not bleed and knew it was no match for him, so it began to summon its companions.

By the time Chen Huai'an realized this, it was too late. The beast had already completed its summoning skill, and a series of wolf howls echoed nearby.

The wolf howls grew louder as they faded into the distance, and the nearby Gale Wolves began to respond.

"Damn it, there are more than a dozen of them. I wonder if there are any second-tier Gale Wolves among them." Chen Huai'an frowned.

A first-tier Gale Wolf is equivalent to a cultivator at the Body Refinement stage, while a second-tier Gale Wolf is equivalent to a cultivator at the Qi Refining stage. He isn't afraid of ordinary Gale Wolves, but encountering a large number of second-tier Gale Wolves would be troublesome.

Chen Huai'an did not rush forward to fight the Gale Wolf in close combat, but instead used earth magic to fight it.

This way, he can keep his cards to himself instead of revealing them all at once.

Furthermore, this is just an ordinary Tier 1 Gale Wolf, not worth revealing all his trump cards at once. He will first use earth magic to test the strength of this Gale Wolf.

The Gale Wolf was very fast, but Chen Huai'an cast a Sand Trap spell nearby. When the Gale Wolf stepped into it, its speed became extremely slow. Taking advantage of this moment, Chen Huai'an launched an Earth Spike spell, breaking through the opponent's defense in a single strike.

After a round of earth spikes, the Swiftwind Wolf was riddled with arrows.

"We can't keep fighting like this. Although we successfully killed the Gale Wolf, our earth-elemental mana has been greatly depleted, and there's still a pack of Gale Wolves waiting to come."

There was another reason why Chen Huai'an didn't get close: in close combat, with his powerful physique, as long as he used the Flaming Blade Technique and the strength of his spiritual weapon, he could kill him in one move.

However, doing so would stain his body with the blood of the Gale Wolf, and the Gale Wolf is a vengeful beast. Unless he wanted to avoid staying in the Azure Cloud Mountains for long, he would not touch the blood of the Gale Wolf unless absolutely necessary.

This is why Chen Huai'an was reluctant to kill the Gale Wolf.

But since he had encountered this Swift Wolf and it was determined to die, all he could do was grant its wish.

Chen Huai'an killed the Gale Wolf and put its corpse into his storage bag, thus completing his mission to hunt the monster.

Just as I put the Swiftwind Wolf's corpse into my storage bag, four or five Swiftwind Wolf shadows appeared nearby.

These beasts were truly annoying; as soon as he got close, they began to unleash wind blade attacks on him.

Chen Huai'an had anticipated this, channeling his magic into the bone shield to protect himself and Qin Muyao within. These four or five wind blades couldn't harm him.

Because of his sand trapping technique nearby, these beasts become unusually slow once they step into a radius of twenty feet.

Chen Huai'an's earth spikes descended from the sky, but before they could reach him, they unleashed two waves of wind blades, which were then killed by his earth magic.

Before Chen Huai'an could catch his breath, seven or eight more figures appeared in his line of sight.

"Awoo."

A deafening wolf howl rang out.

What made Chen Huai'an frown was that among these seven or eight Gale Wolves, three were a size larger than the other ordinary Gale Wolves. They emitted a series of howls that shook the heavens, and other wolf howls could be faintly heard nearby echoing them.

"Damn it, can I really be this unlucky? These three Gale Wolves should be second-tier Gale Wolves, which is equivalent to a cultivator at the first level of Qi Refining Realm." Chen Huai'an frowned as he felt the terrifying pressure brought by the three huge Gale Wolves.

Chen Huai'an's divine sense shot out and hit the three giant Gale Wolves. To his slight relief, the aura of these three Gale Wolves was not too strong. They should be at the early stage of the second tier, which is equivalent to the early stage of the Qi Refining Realm.

Although both are at the early stage of the second tier, the strength of the demonic beasts is greater than that of ordinary cultivators. This means Chen Huai'an has to fight against three cultivators whose cultivation levels are slightly higher than his. Not only that, he also has to deal with the endless stream of minions summoned by the beasts.

How should we play this game?