Chapter 57

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Chapter 57: The Demon Tower

The two people moved for a while before they finally reached the edge of the lava pool. Just then, in the distance, a group of giant beasts suddenly came running, looking very frightened, as if something was chasing them from behind.

Soon, they saw what was behind the giant beasts: a pack of huge black wolves, about seven or eight in number, hunting the giant beasts.

"Wilderness Sheep… What’s behind them is… grey wolves!"

Yi Qianmo recognized both groups on the grassland; they were all spirit beasts, all above the first grade, fifth level. Among the grey wolves, the strongest one was at the second-grade, first stage level, equivalent to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

However, the Wilderness Sheep were very fast, and the grey wolves could not catch up to them. They needed to work together to hunt these quick Wilderness Sheep.

Yi Qianmo and Yu Xiu exchanged glances and quickly lay down on the ground, hiding their presence. Although the Wilderness Sheep were appealing, their speed was simply too fast for them to match.

If they were discovered by the grey wolves, their only option would be to either flee into the lava pool again or end up in the wolves’ stomachs.

"We must catch one!" Yu Xiu whispered to himself.

Yi Qianmo turned to him and said, "Doesn’t your Buddhism teach to clean the floor without harming the ants?"

"Who said that?"

Yu Xiu looked at him, a bit surprised. "The way of Buddhism teaches not to harm living things, but in front of us is the cycle of nature. Sparing even the smallest creature is a kindness of a woman."

Looking at his pure gaze and serious expression, Yi Qianmo truly couldn’t find a way to argue with him.

Whether it was Yu Xiu’s prayer working or something else, they saw that the failed hunt of the grey wolf resulted in a single Wilderness Sheep being separated from the herd.

Yi Qianmo quickly got up and said, "Let’s go to the mountain over there!"

Yu Xiu didn’t dare to delay; on this plain, there was nowhere to hide. If they were discovered by the grey wolf, they would definitely end up as its meal.

Along the way, they were quite lucky. A pack of grey wolves was busy chasing the lone Wilderness Sheep. Even though they noticed Yi Qianmo and Yu Xiu, they showed no interest in them.

After a moment, they entered the mountains, but soon realized something was wrong; the spirit energy in this mountain was unusually strong.

"This is not Green Dragon Mountain!"

Yi Qianmo said.

"If it’s not Green Dragon Mountain, then where is this place?"

Yu Xiu also noticed something was wrong.

There is no spirit Qi inside Green Dragon Mountain at all, but the spirit Qi here is surprisingly abundant. They came in from Green Dragon Mountain, so if there is really an exit, it should be inside Green Dragon Mountain.

"Forget about where we are for now. Protect me while I recover my spiritual power!"

Yi Qianmo found a hidden spot in the mountain and began to sit cross-legged to absorb it.

As the spirit Qi flowed into his body, his spiritual power quickly reached its peak. Not only did his spiritual power recover, but his cultivation also advanced from the second level of the Qi Refining Stage to the third level of the Qi Refining Stage with the influx of spirit Qi.

Just then, Yu Xiu suddenly pulled on him. Yi Qianmo felt a bit annoyed and said, "What is it?"

He pointed to a nearby thicket and said, "Spirit… beast!"

Yi Qianmo looked over and saw a nearly ten-foot-long striped tiger, staring at them with glowing red eyes. Its strong body was much bigger than both of them combined.

Seeing Yu Xiu shaking all over, Yi Qianmo grabbed him and ran. This was a first-grade eighth-level Spotted Tiger, and with Yi Qianmo’s current strength, he could not win.

"Roar, roar, roar!"

The Spotted Tiger flashed and blocked their way, roaring at the two of them. Yu Xiu was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.

Yi Qianmo drew his black sword, unleashed the Wind Word Sword Technique, and stabbed at the Spotted Tiger. With a "clang," he and the sword were sent flying by the tiger’s paw.

He crashed to the ground, coughed up blood, and nearly fainted.

Just as he thought the Spotted Tiger would attack him, he realized the tiger ignored him and charged straight at Yu Xiu, swallowing him whole.

"Splatter!"

Suddenly, a flash of light appeared, and the Spotted Tiger was sliced in mid-air, falling in two pieces on top of Yu Xiu, covering him in blood.

Yi Qianmo stood up and saw a dark shadow flash by, landing next to the Spotted Tiger’s body, holding a jade bottle and starting to collect the spirit beast’s blood.

"You jumped down too?"

Looking at the newcomer, Yi Qianmo said in surprise.

Zhou Lanting took the Spotted Tiger’s blood and looked at the fainted Little Monk Yu Xiu on the ground, asking, "How did you two survive?"

Yi Qianmo gave a wry smile and immediately explained to Zhou Lanting, who also frankly told him the reason.

Compared to Yi Qianmo and Yu Xiu, Zhou Lanting’s way of entering was a miracle; he entered from the other side and found himself in the Fire Demon’s lair.

The Fire Demon was originally asleep, but the loud noise from outside unexpectedly woke it up, and the awakened Fire Demon almost turned him to ashes.

But just as the flames surged, he suddenly vanished against the wall in that cave.

"And then you appeared in this mountain?" Yi Qianmo exclaimed.

"What else?"

While speaking, Zhou Lanting immediately searched the unconscious young monk and found the Five Element Refuge Bead, which she quickly put away.

"This doesn’t seem right."

Yi Qianmo said.

"I am a demonic cultivator, and he is a follower of Buddha. The bald monks of the Tianlong Sect love to go against us. I have shown mercy by not destroying him, especially since I even saved his life."

Zhou Lanting put away her knife. "Let’s go back to that magma pool."

"We’re just leaving like this?"

Yi Qianmo felt a bit reluctant.

"I know what you’re thinking."

Zhou Lanting smiled and said, "You want the Anomalous Fire, right?"

"How do you know?" Yi Qianmo asked, feeling wary.

"Stop looking!"

Zhou Lanting smiled and said, "The Anomalous Fire is in the Fire Demon’s lair. There really is an Anomalous Fire inside. If we work together, with this Five Element Refuge Bead, we might be able to get it!"

"Do you know what this place is?" Yi Qianmo asked.

"I don’t know."

Zhou Lanting shook her head and said, "But any spirit beast in here could easily defeat you. When I entered just now, I sensed the presence of a fourth-grade spirit beast!"

"A fourth-grade spirit beast!"

Yi Qianmo gulped.

"If those high-level spirit beasts target us, we will all die," Zhou Lanting said with a stern face.

Yi Qianmo thought for a moment, then immediately carried Yu Xiu on his back. Zhou Lanting said angrily, "Why are you saving him?"

"Because he just saved me," Yi Qianmo replied.

"But you saved him before, so isn’t that even?" Zhou Lanting said.

"Before, I only saved him for the spirit beast, but he saved me because he truly wanted to help me. That is different," Yi Qianmo explained.

Yi Qianmo said.

"Then I just saved you too, so don’t you owe me a favor in the future?" Zhou Lanting asked.

"You are different. If you don’t save me, you will suffer Qi deviation!" Yi Qianmo said.

"You are quite fierce!"

Zhou Lanting flashed and ran into the grassland, Yi Qianmo smiled and immediately chased after her.

However, as they just left the forest, the bright sky suddenly darkened. In the distance on the grassland, a grey wolf that was eating Wilderness Sheep looked as if it had seen a ghost. It even abandoned its freshly caught prey and quickly ran into the woods.

Yi Qianmo and Zhou Lanting exchanged a glance, feeling that something was not right.

"What is that… thing!"

Zhou Lanting stared into the distance with unease in her eyes.

Following her gaze, Yi Qianmo looked over and saw, in the night, a pitch-black ancient tower standing in the center of the grassland, glowing with a bright red light.

But Yi Qianmo remembered that when he and the young monk came here, there wasn’t a tower like that at all.