Cloud and Mist Mountains.
The mountains here were continuous and looked very precipitous.
In a part of the forest, a few figures were running away quickly.
"Changyu, run!"
Daoist Tai Hua's voice was full of urgency.
"He's already running. Master, hurry up and catch up."
Su Changyu was extremely fast as he shuttled through the jungle.
Roar!
At this moment, a five-meter-tall Armored Rhinoceros was rampaging. Towering ancient trees toppled over and frightened birds into fleeing in all directions.
The rhinoceros was extremely fast, and its entire body was covered in iron armor. It was terrifying to look at.
Daoist Tai Hua was hundreds of meters in front of him, but he knew that he would die sooner or later if he continued to flee. Hence, he decided to fight it out with the iron-armored rhinoceros.
The long sword pierced forward.
Daoist Tai Hua stared at the iron-armored rhinoceros' eyes, which were the most vulnerable part of the rhinoceros.
However, the iron-armored rhinoceros was not a fool. Seeing that Daoist Tai Hua was charging over, it twisted its body and blocked Daoist Tai Hua's attack.
"Oh no!"
In an instant, Daoist Tai Hua's expression changed as he knew that he was in trouble.
Clang!
The fine iron sword broke and the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros roared furiously before sending Daoist Tai Hua flying.
The terrifying impact sent Daoist Tai Hua flying dozens of meters away on the spot, breaking many of his ribs.
The power was extremely terrifying and Daoist Tai Hua vomited blood repeatedly. Fortunately, he had condensed the remaining spiritual energy in his organs in advance. Otherwise, he would have died a horrible death.
"It's over."
At this moment, Daoist Tai Hua was utterly disheartened.
He regretted coming to the Cloud Mist Mountains, but it was useless to regret now.
Roar!
In the next moment, the iron-armored rhinoceros looked at Daoist Tai Hua with a menacing gaze. Clearly, it had already locked onto Daoist Tai Hua.
"Master, run!"
However, at this moment, Su Changyu appeared.
Instead of fleeing, he returned to save Daoist Tai Hua.
"Changyu!"
Daoist Tai Hua was stunned as he didn't expect Su Changyu to actually turn around to save him.
Xiu!
In an instant, Su Changyu grabbed Daoist Tai Hua's collar and scurried backwards.
Su Changyu was extremely fast, but his body was surrounded by wisps of blood Qi.
Daoist Tai Hua did not think much about it. What he had to do now was to escape.
The Iron-Armored Rhinoceros chased after him, but Su Changyu was simply too fast.
Two hours later.
On the uninhabited cliff.
Su Changyu and Daoist Tai Hua sat under a tree, both of them looking rather sullen.
In particular, Daoist Tai Hua was severely injured and had fractured several of his sternum. Besides, he had been dragged by Su Changyu along the way, which worsened his injuries.
But at that time, there was nothing he could do. No matter what, at least his life was saved.
As for Su Changyu, he sat cross-legged and meditated. However, he soon spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Changyu."
Daoist Tai Hua endured the pain and looked at Su Changyu.
"It's okay, Master." Su Changyu chuckled, but he was frowning and clearly feeling upset.
"You …"
Daoist Tai Hua could tell at a glance what Su Changyu had done. He had swallowed the Blood Pill and burned his blood to increase his cultivation level. However, if he swallowed such a pill, his lifespan would be shortened by at least ten years.
"Master, hurry up and heal yourself."
Su Changyu's lips turned pale, but he still let Daoist Tai Hua heal first.
It was because Daoist Tai Hua's injuries were very serious and he couldn't afford to delay any longer.
"I've let you down."
Daoist Tai Hua took a deep breath. He regretted coming here, but the thing he regretted the most was that he had accomplished nothing. He couldn't even deal with a mere demonic beast and caused his disciple's lifespan to be shortened.
"Master, stop being emotional. Hurry up and recover from your injuries."
However, Su Changyu seemed nonchalant and told Daoist Tai Hua to hurry up and heal.
On the other hand, Daoist Tai Hua swallowed a healing pill and began to heal. On the other hand, Su Changyu endured the discomfort and stared at the surroundings, worried that he would encounter demonic beasts again.
Several hours passed.
Daoist Tai Hua finished healing. His injuries were still serious, but they had already stabilized. As long as he recuperated for two to three years, there wouldn't be any major problems.
After Daoist Tai Hua healed, Su Changyu began to meditate to restore his vitality.
He had just swallowed the Blood Pill and not only did it shorten his lifespan by ten years, it also burned a lot of his essence blood. It was equivalent to a serious illness and he had to stabilize it. Otherwise, if it continued to worsen, his lifespan might be shortened by more than ten years.
Just like that, it was late at night.
Su Changyu woke up.
"Changyu, have something to eat."
At this moment, Daoist Tai Hua took out some dry rations, which were meat pies made of demonic beast meat. Although they tasted ordinary, there was blood Qi in them which could strengthen one's body and restore one's Qi and blood.
Su Changyu grabbed the meat pies and then fell silent.
On the other hand, Daoist Tai Hua was a little helpless. He had no choice but to speak slowly.
"Changyu, I'm the one who dragged you down."
Daoist Tai Hua said earnestly. He felt that he had dragged Su Changyu down.
"Master, you don't have to say such things in the future."
Su Changyu didn't think much of it.
He was an orphan who was raised by Daoist Tai Hua. To Su Changyu, Daoist Tai Hua was his master and father. If he had gone back just now, Su Changyu wouldn't have any complaints even if he died.
Hence, Su Changyu felt that there was no need to thank him.
Ah!
Daoist Tai Hua sighed. He knew what Su Changyu was thinking, but he mostly blamed himself.
"Master, think about happy things. No matter what, we've gotten the spirit essence and we can build a flying sword for Ye Ping."
Su Changyu broke the silence and tried to say something that made him feel happy.
"Yes, although we almost lost our lives, we did gain a lot this time. These spirit essence stones are worth at least hundreds of Spirit Stones."
"Indeed, if you want to be rich, you have to work hard."
At the mention of spirit essence stones, Daoist Tai Hua couldn't help but be in a much better mood.
Although he almost died on this trip, the gains were extremely terrifying as he earned at least more than 200 inferior-grade Spirit Stones.
Most importantly, the spirit essence was a necessity for forging flying swords.
"Ah, we worked so hard and we almost lost our lives, but the Spirit Stones we earned are not as good as Ye Ping's painting."
"Sometimes when I think about it, I feel that it's really infuriating to compare ourselves to others."
Su Changyu sounded a little dejected.
After he said that, Daoist Tai Hua was in a bad mood too.
Yes, they had risked their lives to get something that was not as good as Ye Ping's painting. How could they not feel upset?
"But we can't keep letting Ye Ping paint. We can't rely on him to support us, right?"
Daoist Tai Hua was a little helpless.
"That being said, it's not difficult to get Ye Ping to paint once in a while. Anyway, after this experience, I understand that life is more important than pride. When we go back, I'll get him to paint and use a portion of it to forge a flying sword. The other portion will be used to buy some superior-grade healing medicine for you to heal."
Su Changyu decided that he didn't care if he was thick-skinned or not.
If he hadn't prepared a Violent Blood Pill this time, the two of them would probably have died there.
Hence, Su Changyu understood that life was still more precious than pride.
"Okay, but don't ask for too much. Just enough will do."
Daoist Tai Hua nodded.
Although he was still a little embarrassed, it was at least better than losing his life.
"Master, actually, don't mind it too much. Ye Ping likes to paint too, he might have painted for Second Junior Brother too."
Su Changyu said.
After hearing his words, Daoist Tai Hua couldn't help but be stunned.
'Yes. '
'Maybe, they don't have to beg him for it because Ye Ping has already painted one himself. '
"Oh no!"
All of a sudden, Daoist Tai Hua thought of something and his expression changed.
"What's wrong?"
Su Changyu was a little curious.
"Changyu, I think what you said just now makes sense, but could it be that your Second Junior Brother also drew a portrait?"
Daoist Tai Hua said.
After hearing his words, Su Changyu couldn't help but be stunned.
"I don't think so, Junior Brother Luochen isn't that kind of person."
Daoist Tai Hua didn't say anything.
"Maybe even if he has a portrait, it's just a side profile like mine?"
Su Changyu bit the bullet and guessed.
"I hope that's the case. Otherwise …"
Daoist Tai Hua didn't continue.
The meaning was already obvious.
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