His gaze turned sharp, and the vital energy in Zong Shou's body slowly gathered and surged. Just as he was about to slash out, he saw Gong Xinran's body blocking in front of him. Her soul power surged as she reached out with her hand, scoffing coldly, "Back off!"
The five fingers of her jade hand suddenly opened. A small earth-yellow spiritual energy talisman appeared out of nowhere. A powerful repulsive force immediately forced the Winged Rat back, causing it to fly out.
In the next moment, he was cleanly killed by a Martial Master who acted just in time with a single sword strike.
"So dangerous! I was so focused on talking that I nearly forgot this is Blood Valley. "
Looking on as the Winged Rat was sliced into pieces, Gong Xinran patted her chest. Gong Xinran patted her chest with lingering fear. Then, she looked at Gao Yi worriedly. "Senior Brother Yi, are you tired? If you can't, then let's head back first or rest for a while. Although my ancestor left some items with him, there is no need to risk his life. "
Gao Yi gave out a bitter laugh, his eyes filled with apology as he turned his head, "It's okay, I was just careless. I can handle some Grade Three beasts. That Winged Rat was just too cunning. I was a little careless … "
Sōmorime's eyes turned cold, looking at Gao Yi with a dark expression, a violent intent appearing in his eyes.
What happened just now was just carelessness? His experience as a peak martial cultivator in his last life caused him to not give up on controlling the situation around him even when he was speaking. The timing of that Winged Rat charging over was just too coincidental. It wasn't like the few Mythic Masters nearby couldn't block it.
Half a day ago, he felt that the gazes of Gao Yi and the others weren't right. At that time, he thought that it was an illusion and that he was just following them for a short distance. Gantian Mountain and Dragon Spirit City were too far away, and there were no conflicts of interest between them. This was why he always thought that it was an illusion.
Only now was he truly sure. This Gao Yi did have killing intent towards him! He just didn't know the reason within …
The two of them didn't have any grievances, and it didn't make sense to say that he was jealous because of Gong Xinran. This senior sister of his clearly only treated him as a younger brother. With this person's background and character, there was no reason for him to care about a publicly acknowledged trash like him who had accomplished nothing.
Could it be that it was for Gong Xinran's ancestor's relic? It was just that this Gao Yi was the young master of the Gao family in Dragon Spirit City. What kind of rare treasures couldn't he get? A day wandering realm spirit master, no matter how precious the items he left behind were, after all, three thousand years had passed. Was it necessary to seal his mouth before he obtained those relics?
The doubts in his heart grew stronger, but he could not figure out the reason. Zong Shou did not dare to be careless. If there was a first time, there might be a second time. After thinking for a moment, he took out some medicine and smeared it on his body.
After that, he took out a few silver needles that were as thin as hair and had runes drawn on them, and quietly pierced them into the back of his ears and the side of his eyebrows.
Instantly, he felt his hearing and vision increase exponentially. Previously, he could only see about five hundred feet in front of him. At this moment, everything within ten thousand feet could be seen.
The volume of sounds in his ears also increased by close to ten times. It was like that day when he had just opened up his soul ocean. Every action of the beasts nearby, even the wind blowing on the grass, could be heard in his ears.
Originally, he wanted to control the surrounding movements and not be ambushed. However, just as Zong Shou blocked out some useless sounds. He heard the few people in front of him discussing amongst themselves.
"What a waste … young master, this person … let's not spoil things!"
"Jerk! Don't act on your own! This person's identity … if he dies in our hands, it won't be appropriate … we won't be able to escape responsibility … "
"… that little girl likes it, forget it! Don't worry … the Gantian Mountain prince … is someone who is about to die, just a piece of trash. So what if he knows? "
"But that thing … is really important … the less people know …"
"This matter is simple … let's talk about it when we get out … there are already people waiting outside … even that person came …"
Their voices were all muffled and could not be heard clearly. Even if he used lip-reading, it was still incomplete. Only the fierce glow in the eyes of those few Mythic Masters caused Zong Shou's heart to sink once more.
When he wanted to listen carefully again, those people had already shut their mouths one after another. Gao Yi's face was still filled with a warm smile, and one could not see anything unusual about it.
A thick killing intent rose up in his chest, and it was only suppressed after a short while.
Chu Xue had the instincts of a wild beast, instinctively leaning towards Zong Shou, one hand also holding onto her sword, her expression more wary.
The beasts on this Demon Corpse Mountain were even rarer, but their strength was even stronger, close to the peak of Grade Three. Even that Dark Chill Tiger was having a tough time dealing with them. If they wasted too much time and attracted the beast horde, it would be harder for them to escape.
Luckily, it wasn't the beast wave period, so they were really careful. They tried their best to go up the mountain in a secluded area. Their luck was really good, and they only met four or five of them. Their strength was also really strong, and they did not meet any dangerous situations.
After walking for about two thousand feet, the group of people stopped halfway up the mountain and began to wander around.
Zong Shou was worried about Gong Xinran and wanted to act dumb, acting like he didn't notice anything. It was best if they dragged it out until night time, when the beast horde would go berserk and make these people give up on going down the mountain.
When they saw Gao Yi and the others, their faces were filled with impatience. Even Gong Xinran slowly frowned, wanting to say something but stopping herself. Zong Shou knew that he couldn't drag it on any longer.
Sighing to himself, Zong Shou looked around. A moment later, joy flashed across his face as he walked to the side.
Not far away, at the foot of a giant stone, there was a bunch of reddish-brown spiritual herbs. It was about half a person tall, and its leaves were green.
The spiritual herbs on Demon Corpse Mountain were all slightly poisonous. Zong Shou walked close, taking out a leather glove and carefully plucking one. First, he injected in a thread of true qi, followed by a drop of blood on it.
When this drop of blood was absorbed, threads of red veins appeared on the leaf. Just by looking at it, he knew that this grass was no different from the Meridian Spirit Grass in his memory.
There were hundreds of herbs here, and Zong Shou identified them one by one, picking out roughly fifty of them. This number was more than enough for him to refine medicine. What was surprising was that at the end of the Meridian Spirit Grass, there were tens of rice-sized, wheat-like flowers.
The Meridian Spirit Grass only bore fruit once every hundred years, and the one in his hand was obviously more than three hundred years old, which was why it was so strong.
"As expected, no one cares about it. If it was ten thousand years later, even a ten-year-old Meridian Spirit Grass would be rare."
Such a spiritual herb had little use, but it couldn't withstand being plucked. Ten thousand years later, wild Meridian Spirit Grass was extremely rare.
The ones in his hand, if placed in the future, would be worth at least ten million.
Zong Shoxin was satisfied as he placed them one by one into the pouch at his waist. Then, he saw that Gong Xinran had unknowingly come to his side, looking over with a bright smile, "You have already picked the Meridian Spirit Grass. Junior Brother, are you satisfied?"
She flipped her hand and took out six talismans, "This is the Spirit Concealment Talisman that I got from my teacher. Each of them can be used for four hours and can cover your tracks. With your help, Junior Martial Brother should be able to return safely. "
Zong Shou shook his head, glancing at Gao Yi. Although those thoughts before were just guesses, he suspected that he was measuring the heart of a gentleman with one's own yardstick. After all, although Gao Yi hid his killing intent towards him, he took good care of Gong Xinran from start to finish. However, at the bottom of his heart, he was still a little worried.
Taking in a deep breath, Zong Shou smiled and probed, "Why not junior brother go up with you? Or I can ask Xue 'er to go with you. Anyways, with this talisman, I can walk out myself … "
"Young Master!"
Before he finished, Chu Xue's brows furrowed as she exclaimed anxiously. Gong Xinran used her fingers to knock on his head, "Nonsense! No matter how good this talisman is, we are still afraid of accidents. If no one follows, how can I be at ease? "
Zong Shou smiled bitterly, knowing that his suggestion wouldn't work. Even if he said that he was a Martial Master and his sword was one with the spirit, it wouldn't help.
Not only would he not be able to get past Gong Xinran and Chu Xue, but on Gao Yi's side, his expression was colder and colder, giving off a dangerous glow.
Without much hesitation, Zong Shou took a step back, taking out a stack of talismans that he snatched from Qi Xiao. No matter if they were useful or not, he took them all out, stuffing them all into Gong Xinran's hands, "Senior Sister, bring these talismans. Anyway, I have no use for them. The mountain is dangerous, and you might be able to use them … "
Gong Xinran was originally a little hesitant. However, when she saw the seriousness in the eyes of the teen in front of her, she knew that he was right. Thinking about his identity as the Gantian Mountain Prince, he probably didn't lack talismans. She smiled and kept the talisman in her hand into her chest.
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