The heavy rain continued for three days and three nights before it finally cleared up.
Deep in the mountains of the Seven Stars Forest, a man and a woman slowly walked forward. It was Lin Muyu and Chu Yao.
… …
Lin Muyu's injuries had basically healed, but she couldn't use too much strength or else her wounds would burst open. She carried a slightly large bag on her back and laughed as she walked, "It's so heavy. Sister Chu Yao, what did you buy?"
Chu Yao stuck out her tongue and laughed, "I can only go to the nearby villages to buy supplies when it's dark, so I didn't buy anything good. A pot, two bowls, some oil and salt, and a simple tent. It's not big, and I also bought you a cloak. It's almost autumn, and the nights in the Seven Stars Forest will be very cold."
"En."
Lin Muyu nodded and said, "This is enough. Did you see the bounty notice for us?"
"Yes!"
Chu Yao nodded heavily and laughed, "A hundred thousand gold coins. I didn't think that our lives would be so valuable. I heard that many hunters are thinking of hunting us. Fortunately, the portraits on the notice don't look like them, and I have short hair now, otherwise I would definitely be recognized. Oh right, I also heard from the hunters that many wandering mercenaries have entered the Seven Stars Forest to hunt us down. Even the legendary 'Seven Martial Saints' have agreed to join the hunt. This time, whether or not we can reach the capital is a problem."
"Seven Martial Saints? What are they?"
"They are the best of the wandering mercenaries. The Seven Martial Saints are the names given to them by the mercenaries. These seven are all experts in the Seven Stars Forest, and even the weakest one is much stronger than Hawkeye."
"So that's how it is …"
Lin Muyu silently clenched her fist and smiled, "If they really dare to kill us for money, then don't blame me for being ruthless …"
Chu Yao had experienced so much and was already used to a life of killing. She nodded and said, "En."
…
When it was close to noon, the two of them had climbed over three mountains. It seemed that they were getting closer and closer to the depths of the Seven Stars Forest. This was not a good thing. If they went too deep, they would easily encounter spirit beasts that were thousands of years old. That was not something that Lin Muyu could handle.
Along the way, Lin Muyu kept plucking leaves from the forest and sniffing them. Then, she frowned and said nothing.
"Yu, what are you looking for?" Chu Yao couldn't help but ask.
"A Fire Fox! A 600-year-old Fire Fox is following us!"
"Huh?" Chu Yao gaped in shock.
Lin Muyu explained with a smile, "The leaves I plucked belong to a type of tree called 'palm tree'. This is the favorite food of the fire fox. The older the palm tree, the more the fire fox likes it. Furthermore, the closer the fire fox gets, the more the palm tree's leaves emit a refreshing fragrance. Logically speaking, this fire fox should be less than a kilometer away from us."
"No wonder there's a fragrance around us!"
"Yes, we've probably entered the fire fox's territory, so it wants to hunt us down. Perfect timing, we'll hunt it down instead. The Beast Spirit of a Fire Fox is quite compatible with your Purple Marten martial soul. If you refine its Beast Spirit, sister Chu Yao's cultivation will soar."
"But …" Chu Yao blinked. "The masters of Silver Fir City's Sacred Hall once said that we can't absorb Beast Spirits too frequently, or our martial soul and body won't be able to handle it."
"Don't worry," Lin Muyu smiled, "Trust me, sister Chu Yao, there's still a lot of room for improvement."
"Mm, alright then …"
… …
At noon, they had lunch under a boulder. Their food consisted of two pieces of roast beef and some water from a gourd. However, this was already a pretty good life for Lin Muyu and Chu Yao. They'd traveled through the torrential rain a few days ago, and they'd only had one meal a day, and it was an extremely dry and cold steamed bun at that.
Lin Muyu's gaze fell in another direction as she chewed on the beef. "Sister Chu Yao, be careful. That fire fox has appeared. It can attack us at any time, and it'll definitely be a sneak attack."
"Mm."
Chu Yao nodded lightly, a silver needle appearing in her hand. The silver needles she threw were quite lethal within twenty meters, but any further and they wouldn't have enough power.
"Keke …"
All of a sudden, a ball of fire appeared in the distance. It was a fox wrapped in flames. The 600 year old Fire Fox let out a loud cry from the underbrush. It stirred up the raging flames, and with a "hua" sound, a large ball of raging flames shot out.
Lin Muyu's eyes and hands were quick. She leaped down from the boulder, and her Green Gourd Martial Soul emerged from her body. With a "weng" sound, the Black Tortoise Shell was successfully activated, and the flames that the fire fox shot out were completely dissolved. At the same time, she raised her hand and threw the Demonic Noise Blade towards the fire fox's head.
After all, this little guy had cultivated for several hundred years, and had already gained intelligence. It very cleverly scuttled into the underbrush to avoid the Demonic Noise Blade's attack. However, this move was already within Lin Muyu's expectations. Suddenly, there was a "hua la" sound, and many green vines filled with thorns extended from the ground. This was the effect of the thorns, the Entanglement skill. In the blink of an eye, the fire fox was tightly bound.
"Keke …"
Its cries grew louder, and the flames continued to burn the gourd vines. Chu Yao hastily said, "Yu, be careful of its flame attack!"
"It won't!"
Lin Muyu punched through the air, and with a "peng" sound, the air surged. The spinning Demonic Noise Blade quickly changed direction, and cut through the fire fox's back. Immediately, blood splattered, and the fire fox howled miserably.
"Shoot its eyes with the silver needles!" Lin Muyu shouted.
Chu Yao hastily raised her hand, and the silver needles flew out. In the next moment, the fire fox cried out miserably, and Lin Muyu leaped over with her steel sword in hand. She raised her speed to the limit with the Falling Star Steps, and lightning flickered on the blade of her sword. With a "kacha" sound, the fire fox's head was immediately sent flying. At the same time, a wave of raging flames spread out in the surroundings.
"Hong!"
Fortunately, she had activated the Black Tortoise Shell in time. Otherwise, she would have definitely been burned. Lin Muyu stood at the same place, and looked at the surrounding grassland that had been burnt black. She couldn't help but be speechless. As expected, a 600 year old wild beast couldn't be underestimated. Otherwise, she would have fallen into its hands.
"Sister Chu Yao, hurry up and refine the Wild Beast's Soul."
"En!"
Chu Yao quickly sat down beside the fire fox's corpse, and released her martial soul, the Sable. The Sable quickly and greedily absorbed the fire fox's spiritual energy, and Lin Muyu acted as if she was protecting it from the side.
In fact, her true intention was to summon the female elf official, Lulu, and then summon the Treasured Cultivation Cauldron to assist Chu Yao in absorbing the spiritual energy. With Chu Yao's cultivation, it was impossible for her to completely absorb the fire fox's spiritual energy. However, the Treasured Cultivation Cauldron was like a huge vessel, and it first helped her refine the spiritual energy, and left the essence for her. At the same time, it protected Chu Yao's martial soul from being devoured by the Wild Beast's Soul.
Chu Yao, who was in the middle of cultivating, trembled slightly. This was a huge challenge for her. Moreover, she could feel a tyrannical power helping her, and she could guess who it was.
Lin Muyu closed her eyes, and controlled her own power to search the fire fox's Wild Beast's Soul. Suddenly, a scorching power began to wreak havoc. That's it! Using the power of her Yi Sea, she quickly grabbed onto this power. This was the fire fox's Soul Essence, and it wanted to escape from the Treasured Cultivation Cauldron's shackles? It was simply a dream!
Lin Muyu's refining power was like a huge hand that firmly grabbed onto the fire fox's Soul Essence, and then provided this precious Soul Essence to Chu Yao, so that she could slowly refine it.
About two hours of cultivation finally came to an end.
The moment Chu Yao opened her eyes, she was already wild with joy, "Yu, I've successfully refined the fire fox's Beast's Soul. Heavens, the Sable actually comprehended another skill — — Flame Impact!"
Lin Muyu secretly laughed. It seemed like Tang Xiaoxi's fire fox martial soul also knew this skill!
"Congratulations, Big Sister Chu Yao. What level of strength have you reached now?"
Chu Yao opened her palm, allowing the Innate Qi to flow, and said: "I'm at least at the strength of a level 27 war spirit, maybe I'll be able to step into the first level of the Earth Realm soon!"
"Alright!"
Lin Muyu nodded and smiled: "You still need to practice the Needle Throwing Technique more, it's best if you can accurately shoot and kill targets within 50 meters, this way we'll be able to fight more smoothly. Let's go, we can't stay here for too long."
"En!"
… ….
As for Lin Muyu himself, because he lacked a measuring instrument, he did not know what level of war master he was now. However, in these three days, he had killed a few spirit beasts and absorbed a lot of beast spirits. His strength had increased by a lot, so he should at least be above level 36, right? Furthermore, it was extremely beneficial to the improvement of his strength.
The two of them walked slowly in the mountains, not knowing that danger was approaching from afar.
… ….
Two hours later, in the depths of the Seven Stars Forest.
In the desolate woodland, a Martial Warriors in his forties walked over with a long blade in his hand. His face was full of beard, and his eyes shone brightly. His gaze landed on a pile of ashes not far away, and he quickly ran over. Looking at the corpse of the fire fox on the ground, he lowered his body and sniffed it. A smile appeared on his face: "Hmph, it's been less than six hours since its death. Looking at this wound, it looks like a sword wound. Lin Muyu, I, Guan Yang, have finally found you!"
With that, he shot into the distance, the long blade in his hand whistling.
… ….
Imperial Capital, Rain Listening Tower. This was a pavilion located between the green mountains and the lake. It was also the most elegant place in the entire imperial capital, but it was definitely not a place that ordinary people could come to. Those who were qualified to come here were either rich or noble.
On top of the pavilion stood a beautiful young lady dressed in a fiery red dress. She looked at the clear water in the pond quietly. Suddenly, she waved her red sleeves and frowned slightly: "Still no news of Lin Muyu?"
A man dressed in a general's armor knelt down on one knee and said respectfully: "Not yet, Princess Xi. It is said that the Seven Martial Saints of the wandering mercenaries have already been dispatched to hunt down that lad called Lin Muyu."
Tang Xiaoxi bit her red lips: "How many cavalrymen did grandfather send to protect me this time?"
"Eight hundred, Princess."
"Send all of them out to search for Lin Muyu even if they have to search through the entire Seven Stars Forest!"
"But … in that case, there will be no one left to protect the Princess …"
Tang Xiaoxi suddenly punched down, and her Fire Fox Martial Soul surged, smashing a section of the railing into pieces. Her pretty face was filled with anger: "Send all of them out, do you want me to repeat myself? Do you want me to ask Her Highness Yin to give you an order personally before you are willing to go? "
"Yes, Princess, I will go immediately!"
…
Tang Xiaoxi stood alone on the long corridor, looking into the distance towards the south. Suddenly, her body trembled slightly and she said: "Qu, how good would it be if you were here. Do you know that the disciple you are most proud of is in trouble?"
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