The Manticore's nest was built in the center of the Meridian Valley, the deepest part of the secret realm. The density of Heaven and Earth Ling Qi here was comparable to Old Ancestor Jin Dan's cave. After meditating here for two hours, Yi Tian felt that the Ling Qi here was at least three times stronger than when he first entered the secret realm.
Unfortunately, time was limited. When they arrived at the entrance of the Meridian Valley, they rested and recuperated from the past few days.
Everyone knew that they were about to face a peak Rank Four Demonic Beast. Although it was part of their plan, no one knew what was going to happen next.
Looking inside the Meridian Valley, there was a Manticore's nest that was about ten zhang wide. The entire nest sat on top of a boulder, and there was a small stream flowing out from the back of the valley. However, Yi Tian did not see the source of the spring. After asking the Seven Evil Witch, he found out that the source of the spring was behind the Manticore's nest. Yi Tian finally understood how difficult it was to go around a Rank Four Demonic Beast to get water from the back of its nest.
Furthermore, who knew when the spring would come out? They had to subdue the Manticore first. But what did Jiang Xinwei mean when he said that he wanted to kill the Demonic Beast?
After surveying the terrain below, Yi Tian suggested that they go up to the surrounding valley to observe the situation. Liu Piaopao also agreed. The Xuan Ling Sect's flower-faced disciple also said that he would go with the tiger-headed man. Yi Tian had no choice but to let him go.
When the two of them slowly climbed up the cliff, they hid on top of the mountain and used their Divine Vision to look down into the valley below. They saw a mature Manticore resting in its nest. Its body was about the size of three Barbarian Hoofed Bulls combined. It had a pair of wings on its back and a tail as thick as an adult's arm. The tip of its tail was as black as a scorpion's stinger. Even though they knew that being stung by the Manticore would only cause them to feel numb, it still looked very scary.
After getting a good look, Yi Tian was about to descend the mountain when the flower-faced disciple beside him suddenly transmitted his voice to him. He did not say much, just three words: Black Dragon Pool. After hearing this, Yi Tian was shocked. His body paused for a moment before returning to normal. Turning their heads, the two of them looked at each other and didn't say anything.
At this moment, Yi Tian finally understood why this Xuan Ling Sect disciple looked so familiar. He was clearly Xie Chuanxiong. But what Yi Tian didn't expect was that he was a spy from the White Bone Gate.
It seemed that the other party had recognized Yi Tian and had deliberately followed him up the mountain. This was actually a good thing for Yi Tian. Looking at the fog above the valley, Yi Tian took out a trapping formation disk from his storage bag. After casting a spell on the disk, he placed the disk on the cliff and didn't activate it.
Xie Chuanxiong, who was standing at the back, was surprised, but he didn't point it out. Instead, he walked over to help Yi Tian keep a lookout. Fifteen minutes later, the two of them went down the mountain one after another. Then, they pretended that nothing had happened and went about their own business.
Six hours later, Wu Xing finally finished refining the Beast Spirit Pills. There were a total of three bottles with thirty pills in each bottle. In addition, there were also fragments of the Demon Attracting Incense Wood. The things provided by the people from the Corpse School were quite reliable.
Jiang Xinwei took out a Spirit Beast Pouch and released a Rank 2 Porcupine Boar. He then fed it a Spirit Beast Pill. In less than fifteen minutes, the Porcupine Boar's intestines and stomach rotted. A green liquid flowed out of its stomach and emitted a foul stench.
After the experiment, Jiang Xinwei nodded to Liu Piaopao, indicating that they could begin. Following the Seventh Evil Witch's command, everyone got into position. Even Wu Xing had to participate in this battle under the coercion of the White Bone Gate disciples.
Hiding in the bushes near the entrance of the valley, Yi Tian thought about the variables in this operation.
First, he disrupted the Seventh Evil Witch's plan for no reason and released Zhu Chen from the Qihuang Sect.
Second, He Xinsheng and Sheng Kang, who were supposed to be here, were killed by him.
Third, Yu Xing's departure in the middle of the operation seemed reasonable, but it felt wrong.
Fourth, Wu Xing was kidnapped and forced to participate in the hunt.
Fifth, the Xuan Ling Sect's spy recognized him. Fortunately, there was still a misunderstanding.
Sixth, this hunt was not as simple as it seemed. Liu Piaopao and the others' goal was definitely not as simple as collecting the spring water. It was closely related to this Manticore.
Yi Tian realized that the situation was out of his control. The most important thing now was not to deal with these people, but to bring Wu Xing safely away. After thinking about it, Yi Tian fished out a handful of Fireball talismans from his storage pouch. He and the others were responsible for attacking the Manticore later.
At this moment, Jiang Xinwei had already begun to control the refined corpse. An Iron Plate corpse emerged from his body bag. Yi Tian saw that the refined corpse was actually wearing the outer disciple uniform of the Corpse School. He was extremely repulsed by Jiang Xinwei from the bottom of his heart. These Yin Corpse Faction's cultivators were truly sinister. The others also felt the same way, but they didn't dare to voice their anger. On the other hand, the White Bone Gate disciples were unfazed, as if they already knew this would happen.
Under Jiang Xinwei's control, the refined corpse could actually walk like a normal person. It picked up a bottle of Beast Spirit pills from the ground, opened the lid, and walked towards the Manticore's nest with the bottle in its arms.
The Manticore, which was resting, was woken up by an uninvited guest. It shook its mane and strode out of its nest. This was the first time Yi Tian had seen the Manticore walk out of its nest. Its colossal body was even larger than an ox cart.
The Manticore glanced at the slowly approaching refined corpse and flapped its wings twice. With a leap, it landed in front of the refined corpse. With a swipe of its front paw, it swept the refined corpse away along with a layer of dirt.
Seeing Jiang Xinwei fail, the others secretly despised him, but their hearts also tightened. It seemed like this method was ineffective. What should they do next?
Everyone turned to look at the Seventh Evil Witch, hoping that she could come up with an idea. Then, they saw Liu Piaopao pointing at Wu Xing. Three breaths later, Wu Xing was pushed out as the second bait. Wu Xing thought that the happiest thing would be to pass out right now. However, if he dared to take a single step back, he would immediately be turned into a human dummy by the people behind him.
Jiang Xinwei looked at Wu Xing, who was staggering, and urged him to hurry up so that the Manticore wouldn't turn back. However, Wu Xing couldn't move his legs after picking up the Beast Spirit Pill. Suddenly, a figure flashed to Wu Xing's side. Liu Piaopao saw the tiger-headed man rush forward, snatch the porcelain bottle, and kick Wu Xing to the side of the flower-faced man. Then, he took out his flying sword and flew at a low altitude towards the Manticore.
The tiger-headed man's sudden appearance immediately attracted the Manticore's attention. However, his flight path was erratic. Before he could get close, he fired three Fireball Talismans at the Manticore. After a burst of flames, the Manticore charged out of the smoke. However, the tiger-headed man flew in an arc, taking advantage of the momentum to turn and fire Fireball Talismans at the Manticore from time to time.
Everyone watched as the Manticore roared angrily and spread its wings, but missed its target a few times. The tiger-headed man retreated as he continued to throw Fireball Talismans at the Manticore.
After luring the Manticore into the ambush area, the tiger-headed man took out a tattered white bone shield and a small round shield with dark golden inscriptions. He infused his spirit energy into the two shields, and they instantly grew to the height of half a person. He then lifted the lid of the Beast Spirit Pill with one hand.
The Manticore's powerful pounce slammed into the shield, causing the tiger-headed man to stumble back a few steps. The scorpion hook on the tail whizzed down fiercely from above, directly piercing through the bone shield and sending the round shield flying. Then, it heavily stabbed into the ground. Looking straight ahead, the tiger-headed man's figure had long disappeared.
Everyone watched as the Manticore roared. Suddenly, a bottle of pills was thrown into its mouth. It turned out that the tiger-headed man had already used Wind Evasion to dodge to the side. When he saw the Manticore open its mouth, he took the opportunity to feed it the Beast Spirit Pill.
Most of the Beast Spirit Pills leaked out from the corners of the Manticore's mouth, but at least two of them were swallowed. The tiger-headed man didn't care anymore. His body flashed with a green light, and he used Wind Evasion a few times to escape from the valley entrance.
Liu Piaopao and Jiang Xinwei were overjoyed when they saw the Manticore's face contort after eating the Beast Spirit Pill. They secretly glanced at the tiger-headed man, then waved their hands. Everyone began to cast spells at the Manticore.
The happiest person was Wu Xing. He thought that he was going to die here today. He didn't expect the tiger-headed man to kick him when he fell into the trap. However, after seeing so many Fireball Talismans and small round shields, how could he not recognize the tiger-headed man as Yi Tian? When he thought about it, his kick was really timely. He didn't have the ability to lure the Manticore. His skills were also careless. He scanned his surroundings, looking for a suitable opportunity to escape.
The Manticore was beaten down by everyone's ferocious attacks. However, it stood up again with a roar. Although it looked like it was walking unsteadily, it flapped its wings and pounced forward like a small mountain.
At this time, everyone didn't hold back. They each used their true skills to fight the Manticore. Jiang Xinwei released the Bronze-Armored Corpse to stand at the front. The Manticore's claws slashed at the Bronze-Armored Corpse, causing sparks to fly. With the support of spells, the Bronze-Armored Corpse was only pushed back. It didn't show any signs of defeat.
Seven Evil Witch's Bone Spear couldn't even break through the thick skin on the Manticore's back. However, Shi Feiran's Flying Sword was powerful. Under his control, he aimed it at the Manticore's ribs. The Paint-faced Man's awl and Ou Yangmei's steel whip attacked the Manticore's front claws and hind legs from time to time.
Even Wu Xing occasionally threw Fireball Talismans at the Manticore. Although the Fireball Talismans weren't very powerful, the black smoke created by the Fireball Talismans created chaos. The people around him glared at him from time to time.
Seven Evil Witch turned around and nodded at her assistant. She saw the White Bone Gate disciple take out a large crystal bottle and rush into the valley, circling around the back of the Manticore's nest. Yi Tian focused on dealing with this Manticore and shot out a large number of Fireball Talismans at the Manticore's head.
Seeing that the Manticore was about to collapse, Liu Piaopao urged everyone to hold on for a while longer. She didn't let her guard down. Her White Bone Spear was already covered with Netherworld Ghostfire. Jiang Xinwei was also using up a lot of energy to control the Bronze-Armored Corpse. Every time he endured an attack, he had to inject more spiritual energy into it. In the end, he even bit his fingertip and flicked three drops of his heart's blood at the Refined Corpse. The Bronze-Armored Corpse's body flashed red. It actually counterattacked.
At this moment, a clear howl came from the valley. Then, they saw the White Bone Gate disciple being stung by a Scorpion Talisman. The crystal bottle fell to the ground, but the disciple didn't move. Another Manticore rushed out of the nest and swallowed the disciple whole.
Everyone couldn't help but slow down when they saw this. They heard Jiang Xinwei complain to Liu Piaopao. How could they get information when there were clearly two Manticore? If they had known this would happen, they wouldn't have come for this operation. Now that they were riding a tiger, they couldn't back down. Dealing with one Manticore was already exhausting, let alone two.
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