Lu Xuan and Zhao Bing`er walked in front to explore the path. Du Xiaomao and Yang Weili's juniors were in the middle to support them. Yang Weili was at the back, and the group began to move forward slowly.
The forest was still quiet. Other than the rustling of footsteps, there was no other sound. There was not even the sound of birds chirping. This undoubtedly made Lu Xuan and the others even more vigilant. There was not even a single bird in such a huge forest, which undoubtedly indicated that something was not right in this place.
Lu Xuan walked up to a large tree and used the Dusty Sword in his hand to leave a mark. However, just as he was about to unleash his sword, a long black vine shot straight down. The tip of the vine bent slightly, as if it was going to wrap itself around Lu Xuan's neck and hang him up.
The timing of this attack was too good. Lu Xuan's sword had already been drawn, and there was no time for him to retract it. But Lu Xuan's reaction was also very fast. In this strange environment, he was already very vigilant. How could a sneak attack like this hurt him?
A blue light flashed on Lu Xuan's left hand, and the Mystic Ice Finger shot out without any hesitation, hitting the black vine right in the middle. The vine was quickly covered in a layer of blue frost, and its movement was instantly slowed down. Zhao Binger let out a soft cry and quickly followed up. She slashed out with a sword aura and directly cut down the vine. She then flew up again, and with a sweep of her eyes, she immediately found the main body of the Vampire Vine hiding in the tree. She swung her sword three times in a row, and the Vampire Vine was instantly killed.
"There seems to be a lot of Vampire Vines hidden in this forest. We've met at least five along the way," Zhao Bing`er said, looking at the lifeless Vampire Vine on the ground.
"I'm afraid this is why there are not many other lifeforms in this forest. With so many Vampire Vines here, I'm afraid they've already eaten them all," Lu Xuan added.
"These Vampire Vines can't pose any threat to us. Let's keep going."
One Vampiric Vine was not enough to stop Lu Xuan and the others in their tracks. In other places, other smaller groups were also being harassed by Vampiric Vines.
"Wait!" Yang Weili suddenly shouted. Everyone turned their heads, only to see Yang Weili walking straight to the Vampire Vine's corpse. He bent down and broke open the Vampire Vine's corpse. A crystal clear stone appeared in his hand.
"It's a Blood Stone!" Lu Xuan recognized the stone immediately.
"So that's how Blood Stones are formed," Du Xiaomao said. Du Xiaomao said with some realization. The Vampiric Vine absorbed the blood of living beings and stored it as its own energy and nourishment.
However, Lu Xuan was thinking even further. He said thoughtfully, "Since vampiric vines are able to conjure Blood Qi Stones, would there be similar creatures that are able to conjure Soul Stones and Bloodline Stones? Otherwise, why would there be an endless supply of all sorts of strange stones around the stone city?"
Yang Weili's eyes flashed, and he continued Lu Xuan's topic, "The Blood Stone that the giant snake wanted to absorb before, could it be that it killed some kind of creature and got it?"
"If that's the case, there are still a lot of treasures hidden in this forest. Let's see if we can find them." Lu Xuan laughed.
After putting away the Blood Qi Stone, the few of them set off again. However, this discovery made them look forward to the quiet forest, and they took the initiative to look for creatures that might exist.
At this moment, a flapping sound of wings suddenly came, as if countless flying monsters were attacking them. Lu Xuan's heart skipped a beat, and he shouted in a low voice, "Everyone, be careful. Stand together, don't separate."
There was no need for Lu Xuan to say anything. Several disciples, including Du Xiaomao, who were not very strong, had already gathered together, and they looked solemnly at the sky, waiting for the coming attack.
Lu Xuan and the other two stood with their swords, ready to attack at any time. Not long after, they saw pairs of scarlet eyes swooping down at them at an extremely fast speed. At a rough glance, there were at least a hundred of them, so many that it made people's scalps tingle.
"It's the Vampire Bats, don't let them bite you!" Yang Weili shouted, and a strong wave of Yuan Power emitted from his body. Countless sword Qi soared into the sky, and the gorgeous sword Qi suddenly lit up the surrounding environment.
Immediately after that, a series of sharp screeches rang out. The screeches were so sharp that they almost pierced through one's eardrums. The vampire bats that were struck by Yang Weili's sword light all fell to the ground. However, even more vampire bats came forward to take their place.
Without hesitation, Lu Xuan and Zhao Binger jumped into the sky, and with their powerful strength, they directly crashed into the group of bats. Two Birds Pay Homage to the Phoenix were performed at the same time, and most of them were killed in an instant. However, there were too many Vampire Bats, and some of them still escaped and rushed down. It seemed that they also realized that Lu Xuan and Zhao Binger were not easy to deal with, so they turned to the disciples below.
The disciples below weren't pushovers either. Even the weakest among them was in the seventh tier of the Spirit Refinement realm. They waved their swords rapidly, striking down the bats one by one. However, there was still a disciple who was caught off guard and had his right arm struck by a vampire bat.
"Ah!" The disciple suddenly cried out in pain, and could not help but let go of his sword. The Vampire Bat's teeth were extremely sharp, and it directly tore a piece of flesh from his hand. He no longer had the strength to use his weapon.
The rest of the disciples were shocked, and quickly protected him in the middle. Without a weapon, he would not be able to stop the Vampire Bats, and if there was no one to protect him, he would only be waiting for death.
"These bats are poisonous!" The disciple saw his right hand was beginning to be covered with a layer of black at a speed visible to the naked eye, and loudly reminded Lu Xuan and the others.
Du Xiaomao's expression changed slightly, and directly hit the disciple's right hand with a Dark Ice Finger. The extremely cold Dark Ice Power instantly froze his right arm, slowing down the blood flow. Otherwise, once the poison entered his heart, even a god would not be able to save him.
"Hurry up and take the medicinal pellet to force the poison out," Du Xiaomao lightly shouted.
The disciple quickly nodded, and did not dare to delay any longer. He took out a medicinal pellet, and directly sat down cross-legged to regulate his breath and expel the poison, regardless of the danger around him.
This way, the rest of the disciples were under even more pressure. Not only did they have to deal with the Vampire Bats, but they also had to protect their companions. Fortunately, Yang Weili had been guarding here, and barely withstood the attack of the Vampire Bats. Lu Xuan and Zhao Binger, who were in the most dangerous area in the air, greatly reduced the danger for them.
Not long after, another disciple was hit. With the previous experience, he directly sealed his meridians, and took the medicinal pellet to remove the poison. This time, Yang Weili, Du Xiaomao, and the others were under even more pressure.
"This is not good. Why do these Vampire Bats seem endless?" Du Xiaomao could not help but shout. She had consumed a lot of her Yuan power.
"Lu Xuan, I feel that these Vampire Bats are a bit strange. I will block them, and you break through the defense of the Vampire Bats, and go to the sky to see," Zhao Binger said coldly.
"Okay!" Lu Xuan nodded, and without any hesitation, he took a deep breath, activated his Bloodline Power, and used Dragon Soar. His whole body once again rose into the air, and instantly killed countless Vampire Bats. He directly broke through the defense of the Vampire Bats, and leaped to the top.
Seeing what was in front of him, Lu Xuan could not help but gasp. God, there was such a big bat. If he did not see it with his own eyes, he would not have believed it!
What appeared before Lu Xuan at that moment was a gigantic vampire bat that was as large as a condor. That gigantic vampire bat kept flapping its wings, and one after another, smaller vampire bats were produced from its body. It seemed as if there was no end to the number of bats that came out of its body.
Such a bizarre scene left Lu Xuan rather shocked. What kind of ability was that? It was actually able to produce an endless supply of vampire bats. It was no wonder that he was unable to kill all of them down below.
Seeing Lu Xuan, the giant Vampire Bat's scarlet eyes immediately looked at him. It was obviously a little surprised, but it quickly reacted. It opened its mouth, and a silent sound wave spread out. The Vampire Bats that had just been split from its body suddenly rushed toward Lu Xuan.
"Phoenix Soars Through the Nine Heavens!" Lu Xuan shouted angrily. He poured all his Yuan power into the Dust Sword, instantly activating the spell within, and greatly increasing the power of the longsword.
As he killed and dodged, Lu Xuan quickly closed in on the giant Vampire Bat. Although he did not know how strong this Vampire Bat was, in order to resolve this crisis, Lu Xuan had no other choice but to kill it.
The strange movement technique of the Phoenix Soars Through the Ninth Heaven allowed Lu Xuan to easily break through the blockade of the swarm of Vampire Bats. In an instant, he arrived in front of the giant Vampire Bat.
"Arrogant Dragon's Remorse!"
The Dust Sword suddenly slashed down, as if it wanted to cut the giant Vampire Bat in half. Facing such a threat at such a close distance, the giant Vampire Bat finally could not be bothered to continue producing smaller Vampire Bats. Instead, it released a formless sound wave that formed a line and pierced toward Lu Xuan.
Affected by the sound wave, Lu Xuan was momentarily confused. The giant Vampire Bat took advantage of this opportunity to flap its wings and directly break Lu Xuan's attack. Seeing that it was going to continue producing smaller Vampire Bats, Lu Xuan did not give it a chance. With a loud shout, he chased after it again.
The giant Vampire Bat's fighting ability did not seem to be very strong. Faced with Lu Xuan's continuous attacks, it could only keep dodging. And Lu Xuan did not give it a chance to summon more Vampire Bats.
Because Lu Xuan had cut off the supply of Vampire Bats, Yang Weili and Zhao Binger were finally free. The two of them rose into the air at the same time, and together with Lu Xuan, the three of them attacked the giant Vampire Bat side by side.
Faced with the three's attack, the giant Vampire Bat was in an even worse situation. It could only rely on its own speed to dodge. Seeing this, Lu Xuan's eyes flashed. He immediately used a Golden Silkworm Glyph. Although it was only for a short period of time, it successfully slowed down the giant Vampire Bat. Zhao Binger and Yang Weili attacked at the same time, and their swords cut it into four pieces.
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