Chapter 19

The Wild Wind Ridge was hundreds of miles away from the Baiyun Ridge, located in the middle of the Flowing Water Sect and the Golden Elephant Sect.

Compared to the Baiyun Ridge, the terrain of the Wild Wind Ridge was much lower, but the area was much larger. It was densely covered with dense forests and abundant Spiritual Qi. It contained endless treasures, but it was also home to many powerful demonic beasts and countless hidden dangers.

Ordinary Martial Disciples did not dare to go deep into it. They only dared to move around in the periphery and had to travel in groups of twos and threes.

But it was also an excellent place for the sects to practice. Many disciples of the Golden Elephant Sect and the Flowing Water Sect went in and out of it, providing these two major sects with a steady stream of cultivation resources.

Zhan Chen and the others arrived two days later. They first took a short break in front of the dense forest.

Lin Zhong said to Zhan Chen, "Zhan Chen, this is your first time here, so you don't know the dangers inside. You must follow us closely. When we get close to the demonic beasts, don't make any noise. We'll come up with a strategy."

"Okay, I'll listen to you, Senior Brother." Zhan Chen replied. At this time, he was also very nervous because he had never seen what the demonic beasts looked like and how strong they were.

Cao Shuang said, "Follow me later, I know the way."

Lin Zhong could not help but remind her, "Cao Shuang, you also have to be careful. With your straightforward character, you might rush up first and ruin the plan."

"Lin Zhong, don't look down on me. I still have this little bit of wit."

So they walked into the depths of the dense forest with Cao Shuang leading the way. In the forest, it was so quiet that it made people panic. Only the rustling of insects could be heard.

But the sudden howl of a beast or the cry of a big bird would still startle them and make them stop to look. Fortunately, there was no danger along the way. They smoothly arrived at their destination and hid according to the plan.

At this time, they were about 200 meters away from the entrance of the cave. Zhan Chen squatted on the ground and quietly pushed aside the grass in front of him to look into the distance.

A huge monster with brown fur all over its body was sitting in front of the cave. It was holding a big fruit and gnawing on it.

It was nearly five meters long, fat and strong like a small mountain. It had powerful paws and sharp claws on its limbs. If a Martial Disciple was swept by it, he would probably be directly cut in half from the middle of his body.

Seeing its appearance, the four felt a kind of trembling feeling. This had nothing to do with courage, but came from of instinctive fear. This had nothing to do with courage, but it was an instinctive fear.

Cao Shuang was the first to speak. "I've fought with this fellow. Its skin is thick and its strength is great, but its movements are very slow. It's no different from us. As long as we are not hit by it, we can slowly exhaust it to death!"

Zhan Chen observed the barbaric bear for a while and said, "The longer we are in a stalemate with it, the more danger we will be in, so we have to end the battle quickly."

Lin raised his eyebrows and looked at him, "Chen. Do you have a plan, Zhan Chen? "

"I feel that this beast is not very intelligent. In a moment, we just need to send one person to lure it over and the others will lie in ambush. When it passes by, we will directly jump up and use our swords to attack its soft abdomen. Perhaps we will be able to kill it in one strike!"

Lin Zhong slapped the ground and said softly, "Good idea! Let's do it this way. Cao Shuang, you fight with it and the task of luring it will be up to you. "

"No problem!" Cao Shuang, who had a straightforward personality, immediately agreed.

Thus, Lin Zhong, Hai Zi, and Zhan Chen spread out and lay in ambush. Cao Shuang stood up and swaggered towards the Barbarian Bear.

Seeing that someone dared to provoke it, the bear threw down the fruit and stood up, glaring at the newcomer. When it saw that the newcomer was Cao Shuang, it immediately recalled the unpleasant incident from last time. When enemies met, their eyes were exceptionally red. Without thinking, it let out a heaven-shaking roar.

The sound waves rippled outwards, even shaking off some leaves on the nearby trees.

Cao Shuang only advanced about 50 meters before she did not dare to go any further. Instead, she waved at it from afar and arrogantly called out, "Come on, beast! Come over if you have the guts! "Then she turned around and ran.

The bear seemed to understand that Cao Shuang was scolding it and let out another roar. It actually strode forward and chased after her. Its speed was not any slower than a twelfth level Martial Disciple. At this moment, there was only one thought in its mind, and that was to catch up to Cao Shuang and smash him to pieces. Why would it pay attention to the surrounding bushes?

When Barbarian Bear passed through the ambush, Lin Zhong roared, "Draw your sword!"

The three of them jumped up from the left and right at the same time, stabbing the long swords in their hands towards the bear's abdomen. Lin Zhong and Hai Zi's swords were the first to hit the target, directly sinking into the hilt of their swords. Zhan Chen's sword was a step later and also stabbed into the bear's abdomen.

With a single strike, the three of them hurriedly retreated and fled into the distance.

"Roar!" The bear roared towards the sky in pain and opened its sharp claws. Everywhere it passed, the trees were cut in half.

At this moment, no one dared to take a step forward. They could only wait from afar for the beast to exhaust its strength.

The bear's vitality was extremely tenacious. It struggled for a full 15 minutes before it finally stopped struggling and fell to the ground, motionless.

Only then did everyone let out a sigh of relief. They walked in front of it and pulled out their swords. Cao Shuang was even more impatient. She used her sword to cut open its stomach and dug out a ping-pong ball sized beast core.

Zhan Chen looked at the beast core. The beast core was sparkling and translucent like amber, emitting a gentle glow. Lin Zhong and Hai Zi stared at the beast core, their eyes filled with greed and infatuation. However, this moment was captured by the calm Zhan Chen.

"Let's go take a look at the Golden Blood Grass!" Lin Zhong reminded.

"Okay!" Cao Shuang hurriedly put the beast core into her clothes and led everyone into the cave.

This was a huge karst cave with a very wide entrance. The group went in for another 100 meters and found a strange spirit herb next to a small puddle.

This spirit herb was blood red and the edges of its petals had golden patterns. Most importantly, it was emitting waves of fragrance that caused one's blood to boil. Greed appeared in everyone's eyes. Cao Shuang was about to pick the spirit herb.

However, she heard Zhan Chen shout from the side: "Cao Shuang, watch out!"

Cao Shuang suddenly turned around and found Lin Zhong's sword stabbing towards her back. She subconsciously wanted to dodge, but she was still a beat too late. Her shoulder was stabbed and she let out a miserable cry as she was heavily injured.

Lin Zhong immediately retreated after one strike.

On the other side, Zhan Chen had also dodged Hai Zi's sneak attack and rushed to Cao Shuang's side.

The four of them were now in two opposing camps. Hai Zi and Lin Zhong were on one side while Zhan Chen and Cao Shuang were on the other.

Cao Shuang couldn't help but shout: "Lin Zhong, Hai Zi, aren't we good friends? Why do you want to kill us? "

"Good friends?" Lin Zhong sneered and said: "I've long had enough of your stupid and reckless personality. Moreover, when benefits come first, how can there be brothers? I've already discussed with Hai Zi. We'll each have one Beast Core and Golden Blood Grass. The treasures are limited, so you two won't get a share! "

At this moment, only Zhan Chen's eyes were calm. He said to Lin Zhong: "It seems like the two of you think you've already got us?"

"Hahaha!" Lin Zhong laughed arrogantly: "One of you is heavily injured and the other is only at the tenth level of the Martial Disciple realm. What can you do? Just obediently accept your death! "

Hai Zi shouted from the side: "Brother Zhong, let's not waste words with them. Let's attack together!"

Zhan Chen turned his head and asked Cao Shuang: "Are you alright?"

"I'm alright!" Although Cao Shuang's face was pale, she still nodded.

"Help me stall that Lin Zhong. I'll help you after I take care of Hai Zi!"

Cao Shuang nodded.

At this moment, Lin Zhong and Hai Zi had already rushed over. Zhan Chen jumped up and faced Hai Zi.

"Ding!" The two swords collided. Zhan Chen only felt a numbness in his hand. He couldn't help but take a few steps back. He thought to himself: "It seems like there is still a huge difference in strength between the tenth and twelfth level of the Martial Disciple realm."

"Stop struggling!" Hai Zi sneered. The sharp sword in her hand turned into specks of cold stars, shooting towards Zhan Chen's vitals.

Zhan Chen tried his best to block, but after a few moves, he revealed a flaw. Hai Zi's eyes shot out a ray of light, and the sword in her hand took the opportunity to stab towards his body.

At this critical moment, Zhan Chen suddenly closed his eyes and opened his Eye of the Dao. The speed of Hai Zi's sword in his eyes instantly slowed down by a thousand times.

Zhan Chen seized the time to think of a countermeasure. Only then did he open his eyes. As he dodged the fatal sword, he stabbed out with the sword in his hand, aiming straight for Hai Zi's throat.

Just as Hai Zi was feeling proud, she suddenly saw Zhan Chen's body move slightly to the side. The sword in his right hand also suddenly stabilized, stabbing towards her throat. She panicked, and the sword in her hand became even slower.

At this moment, Zhan Chen's sword had already pierced through her throat.

Hai Zi's eyes widened in disbelief. Even in death, she didn't understand how Zhan Chen, who was already flustered, could suddenly use such an exquisite sword move.

After finishing off Hai Zi in one move, Zhan Chen leaped up and joined the battle, helping Cao Shuang deal with Lin Zhong.

The situation suddenly reversed. Lin Zhong shouted in disbelief, "This is impossible, Zhan Chen! How did a tenth level Martial Disciple like you kill Hai Zi! "

"But this is the truth!" Zhan Chen shouted as he took advantage of the fact that Lin Zhong's sword moves were in disarray to stab out and pierce through his chest. Lin Zhong finally fell unwillingly.

After killing the two, Cao Shuang lay on the ground, gasping for breath.

Zhan Chen hurriedly took out some medicine and squatted down to treat his wounds.

While panting, Cao Shuang looked at him and asked, "Zhan Chen, why didn't you just kill me in one move? Wouldn't all these treasures be yours?"

Zhan Chen was stunned and said, "Cao Shuang, what kind of person do you think I am? Although I don't dare to call myself a gentleman, I still know the relationship between brothers. You were able to treat me honestly from the start, so I treated you as a brother. Right now, you're heavily injured, so try not to talk too much. "

Cao Shuang looked at him gratefully and nodded.

The two of them recuperated in the cave for two days. During this time, Zhan Chen dug out the Golden Blood Grass beside the puddle and carefully placed it in a jade box.

Generally speaking, spirit herbs and elixirs needed to be stored in jade containers. Otherwise, the medicinal efficacy would be lost over time.