517: Chapter 516: Ancient Demon Bull 517: Chapter 516: Ancient Demon Bull Amid the envious stares of the others, Zhao Ziqi swiftly approached Lin Xuan and then whispered, “Thank you.”
Now, her feelings toward Lin Xuan were quite complex.
Originally, as a captive, she should have resented Lin Xuan.
Instead, Lin Xuan hadn’t mistreated her over this period and had just given her a Spirit Fruit that was two thousand years old.
This left her puzzled for a moment; she simply couldn’t understand what Lin Xuan was up to.
“Thank what, you are the wife, it’s only right,” Lin Xuan said with a sweep of his arm, pulling Zhao Ziqi into his embrace.
Zhao Ziqi stiffened, unsure why Lin Xuan would make such an intimate gesture in a public place.
Soon, Lin Xuan transmitted via voice, “Don’t move, Yu Qingcheng is watching us.”
Indeed, Zhao Ziqi felt two cold gazes fixated on them.
Their incredible luck had indeed caught the attention of Yu Qingcheng.
However, after observing them, she found no flaws and could only give up.
“All right, the treasures have been distributed, let’s go to the next place,” Yu Qingcheng said.
The crowd happily departed, discussing their recent gains.
But Lin Xuan was slightly frowning; he had a bad intuition.
The group retraced their steps, and soon the mountain walls on both sides suddenly burst open, tentacles as massive as demons danced in the air.
The Martial Artists in the group hadn’t foreseen this hidden danger, as their vigilance was low.
Screams soon followed, as they were yanked under by the giant tentacles.
“This is bad, there are Demon Beasts, everyone, break through quickly!” Yu Qingcheng said with a chill in her face, having not sensed the unknown threat; she could only organize a counterattack on the spot.
However, the Tentacle Monster was clearly much more powerful than the Blood Bats; Martial Artists in the Early Stage of Spirit Communication Realm could hardly harm those supple tentacles.
Only Yu Qingcheng was able to break through the giant tentacles’ defense,
“Hurry, save whoever can be saved!”
At this moment, Yu Qingcheng could no longer afford to care for the others; she led the Disciples of the Moon Embracing Pavilion to rush forward quickly.
The other Martial Artists were screaming, fleeing in panic.
A pair of tentacles charged swiftly towards Lin Xuan and Zhao Ziqi.
Zhao Ziqi shouted, her palms sweeping through the air, conjuring a series of giant Light Palms that covered the sky and rushed towards the heavens.
However, these palms, when they struck the tentacles, only made a thunderous noise without causing so much as a scratch.
Lin Xuan punched out, a sky full of Golden Light shining as it swept in all directions.
But he too could only manage to send the tentacles flying away, unable to break through their defense.
“Such peculiar tentacles!” Lin Xuan noticed that his terrifying strength was being cleverly absorbed by the soft tentacles.
Unless he used his Sword Intent to forcefully breach it, he was unable to harm the opponent with his physical strength alone.
Fortunately, he had previously laid down the Black Dragon Flame in secret; now, he quickly propelled the Black Dragon Flame, forming Black Flames that burned fiercely.
The terrifying Black Dragon Flame instantly ignited upon touching the tentacles, causing them to twist away.
Seeing this, everyone followed behind Lin Xuan, breaking through to the outside.
Yu Qingcheng, leading the Moon Embracing Pavilion’s disciples, finally reached the Stone Gate and let out a sigh of relief.
“That was close, we nearly didn’t make it out of there!”
“What a pity for those Martial Artists from the Affiliated Sects.”
“Forget it, given the urgency of the situation just now, Sister Yu couldn’t have saved them either, let’s go!”
A few disciples from Moon Embracing Pavilion wished to leave this place.
At this moment, sounds of rushing air came from the Stone Gate once again, as figures tumbled out in a wretched state, gasping for breath.
“Damn it, we finally escaped!”
“I thought I was going to be a goner in there!”
Everyone felt as if they had narrowly escaped death.
The Disciples from the Moon Embracing Pavilion were stunned.
It was only with Yu Qingcheng’s help that they had managed to escape, so how had these people come out?
Could it be that the Demon Beast had retreated?
Soon, the Disciples from the Moon Embracing Pavilion learned that mysterious flames had appeared in the cave, scaring away the Demon Beast, and that was how everyone had managed to escape.
The crowd was surprised, but they didn’t think much of it.
After all, the interior of the palace was very strange.
If tentacle monsters could appear, it was not strange for flames to do so as well.
However, Yu Qingcheng frowned slightly.
Her gaze swept over the Disciples who had escaped, as if she was pondering something.
Deep within the palace, the Divine Bird Palace Disciples were battling a huge Demon Beast.
It had the body of a mountain and a bull head, wielding a giant bronze War Axe and slashing in all directions.
Each swing of the axe was powerful enough to cut down Martial Artists of the Spirit Communication Realm, so the people from the Divine Bird Palace dared not confront it directly and could only evade from a distance.
Moreover, their attacks on the bull-headed Demon Beast only sparked fires upon impact, leaving no substantial damage.
“What kind of monster is this, so powerful?”
“Brother Jiu, what do we do?
Do we continue to attack?”
Jiu Mo Yan’s expression darkened slightly.
He hadn’t expected the Demon Beast to be so tough, and that all of them together were unable to suppress it.
However, retreating now seemed unacceptable because behind the bull-headed creature were several milk-white crystals.
Jiu Mo Yan’s eyes held a fiery intensity as he gazed at them.
“Keep it up for a while longer, find a way to lure this beast away!”
While the Divine Bird Palace was attacking the giant bull-headed monster, Lin Xuan and the others were also rushing towards the battle.
After the devastation caused by the tentacle monster, only eleven people remained in the group, nearly half the number they had started with.
Yu Qingcheng led the way, hiding nearby, and looked over at the battlefield.
“Ah, it’s the Ancient Demon Bull breed!”
He turned and said to the people around him, “This is an Ancient Demon Bull, likely at the peak of the Spirit Communication Realm—be very careful later on.”
“The peak of Spirit Communication Realm!” No wonder even the Divine Bird Palace could not subdue it.
“With the Divine Bird Palace fighting so desperately, there must be treasures!” The people watched eagerly.
Lin Xuan was curious too; focusing his Soul Power in his eyes, he looked over.
He soon spotted the white Crystal Stones.
Following that, a fiery light shone in Lin Xuan’s eyes.
He had once obtained Earth Spirit Liquid, the effect of which was nothing short of miraculous, allowing severe injuries to recover swiftly.
This Earth Essence, however, was even better.
It could not only rapidly repair damage, but also aid in Washing Marrow and Cutting Body, allowing Martial Artists to leap forward and break through once more.
It was understood that in the process of Cultivation, it’s about constantly refining oneself.
During this process, some Martial Artists who contained powerful Bloodline Powers had enormous natural advantages because they were born with strong constitutions and bloodlines.
For ordinary Martial Artists to catch up to them, they needed to use Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to undergo Washing Marrow and Cutting Body, enhancing their physical constitutions and refining themselves.
Moreover, this Material Treasure was immensely tempting for those who wielded Bloodline Power because it had a certain chance of strengthening their Bloodline Power.
Thus, Earth Essence was unquestionably valuable!
Not just Lin Xuan, everyone’s heart was set ablaze with desire, wishing they could immediately rush over.
But they also knew that even the Divine Bird Palace couldn’t handle it; there was no use in them going up.
The vast gap in strength between levels of the Spirit Communication Realm could not be made up with numbers.
This didn’t concern Lin Xuan, though, as he possessed the Snow White Monkey’s Treasure Bowl and should be able to obtain the Earth Essence.
However, what he was truly worried about was what would happen after obtaining the Earth Essence.