Chapter 59

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Chapter 59: The Taoist Temple

They, who were originally in darkness, were now illuminated by the sword energy, like a bright lamp in the night.

However, with the appearance of the sword energy, Yi Qianmo could finally move his hands and feet. He set down Yu Xiu from his back, tucking him under his arm. With his other hand, he grabbed Zhou Lanting and tucked her under his other arm, lifting his legs to run up the mountain.

At this moment, he was too tired to even catch his breath and longed to encounter some high-level spirit beasts, thinking that if he could meet one, he might still survive.

But the mountain was very quiet; there were no spirit beasts, not even an ant, and it was unknown where they had hidden.

Yi Qianmo felt the wind at his feet and ran for several miles before daring to look back. He was shocked to see what was behind him.

That fuzzy creature was less than a few dozen yards behind him, and behind it, a group of red-haired monsters were running on all fours like wild beasts.

At that moment, Yi Qianmo could clearly see their true faces; they were covered in red fur, with their veins almost visible, and their green eyes were extremely frightening.

The only benefit of the Sword Pill was that it prevented him from being overwhelmed by the presence of these creatures, but even so, Yi Qianmo could still sense their terrifying aura.

But strangely, before he had smelled something rotten, and now he sensed a refreshing fragrance.

"Can you move?"

Yi Qianmo asked.

"I can’t move…" Zhou Lanting’s voice trembled; he had no mood to ask Yi Qianmo why he could walk without being affected by their presence.

Yi Qianmo thought about leaving them behind, thinking he might be able to escape alone, but in the end, he changed his mind.

There were so many red-haired monsters and also fluffy white creatures; leaving the two wouldn’t delay them for long.

"Put me down… put me down!"

At that moment, a weak voice came through.

Yi Qianmo paused for a moment and noticed that Yu Xiu had awakened under his left arm; he looked at the red-haired monsters behind him with surprise in his eyes.

"Do you want to die?"

Yi Qianmo asked.

"No, I can drive them away!" Yu Xiu said firmly.

"Drive them away?"

Yi Qianmo exclaimed in surprise, "Do you know what this is?"

"A living corpse!"

Yu Xiu replied directly, "A living corpse is a body that is dead but its mind is awake. They are the most vengeful spirits in this world. I don’t know why there are living corpses here, but I can drive them away."

After confirming several times, Yi Qianmo suddenly stopped. He set the two down, and Yu Xiu immediately sat cross-legged on the ground and began to chant an ancient Buddhist scripture.

As the sound of the chanting filled the air, Yi Qianmo saw a radiant light shining around Yu Xiu.

"The light of Buddha shines everywhere!"

Beside them, Zhou Lanting swallowed hard and quickly suppressed her fierce energy.

Before Yi Qianmo could ask why the light of Buddha was shining, the red-haired monsters suddenly stopped upon hearing the chanting. They covered their heads, as if they were under a spell, and let out terrible wails.

Under the sound of the chanting, Yi Qianmo saw their bodies occasionally bulging, as if something was trying to break free from inside them.

Yu Xiu’s face was already beaded with sweat, the golden light around him grew brighter, and his body began to float into the air, just like an ancient Buddha.

However, the red-haired monsters stopped, while a fluffy white object did not. It rolled down the mountain and then bounced up like a ball, landing in the area where Yi Qianmo and Zhou Lanting were.

Just thinking about what had happened to the red-haired monsters made Yi Qianmo and Zhou Lanting’s skin crawl, and the landing area was right where they were standing.

Yi Qianmo quickly pushed Zhou Lanting out of the way and dodged himself, but he did not expect that the fluffy object would turn in mid-air and fall straight towards him.

Yi Qianmo was stunned. He quickly tried to escape, but the fluffy object seemed to have locked onto him, falling right where he was.

"It’s over!!!"

The moment the object fell, Yi Qianmo knew it was the end for him; he did not believe he could be stronger than the red-haired monsters.

He could not even hope for help from the useless Sword Pill.

In that moment, Yi Qianmo closed his eyes, and then felt a soft object collide with his chest.

There was no terrifying impact like a heavy mountain falling, he didn’t turn to ashes like that red-haired monster, and he didn’t spit out blood from the collision.

He only felt a soft, fluffy bundle in his arms, which was incredibly refreshing.

Yi Qianmo opened his eyes and found that this fluffy thing was stuck to his chest. When he raised his hand, it fell into his palm, looking just like the cotton candy he had eaten when he was a child.

Just as he was at a loss, a pair of deep blue eyes opened from the white fluff, lazily blinking at him.

When those eyes opened, combined with the white fluff, it almost made one’s heart melt.

"Chirp chirp."

He gently pinched the fluffy fur of the little creature in his arms, and it immediately turned red, letting out soft sounds that left Yi Qianmo speechless.

He could hardly remember how this little creature had once destroyed those terrifying red-haired monsters.

"My power is not enough; I cannot save them."

Just at that moment, Yu Xiu suddenly stopped chanting. He was sweating all over but felt very guilty.

As soon as he stopped reciting, the red-haired monsters also stopped howling, but they did not come closer. They looked at the fluffy little creature in Yi Qianmo’s arms with great fear.

"What is this thing?"

Zhou Lanting walked over, staring at the little creature in his arms with caution.

Yu Xiu, who had fallen to the ground, was also curious. He touched the bald head, as if pondering what kind of being this was.

"How should I know?"

Seeing the two of them looking over, the little creature immediately closed its eyes and turned into a ball of cotton candy, burrowing into his shirt.

Before long, it squeezed into Yi Qianmo’s shirt. Yi Qianmo tried to pull it out, but it got stuck inside, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t get it out.

"Hahaha…" Seeing the lump sticking out of his chest, Zhou Lanting laughed heartily, "If you walk out like this, won’t people laugh their teeth out!"

"Do you believe I will throw it at you right now?" Yi Qianmo said angrily.

Zhou Lanting quickly put away her smile, and the three of them looked seriously at the red-haired monster staring at them, unsure of what to do.

"Run!"

Yi Qianmo suddenly said.

The three of them immediately ran up the mountain, with the red-haired monsters closely following them but staying no more than ten steps behind. When they stopped, the red-haired monsters also stopped.

"They are scared of the fluffy ball in your arms!" Zhou Lanting said, "What kind of creature is this?"

"Cheep cheep."

The little creature in Yi Qianmo’s arms quickly wriggled out from his clothes, showing half of its body, looking at Zhou Lanting with its deep blue eyes, making a soft sound as if protesting.

"Oh wow!"

Zhou Lanting immediately ran over with a knife, "You little rascal, I will deal with you!"

"Whoosh"

The little one instantly burrowed into his arms, and just then, the red-haired monsters suddenly moved, charging at them with angry howls.

"Look what you’ve done!"

Yi Qianmo shouted angrily.

Zhou Lanting didn’t dare to speak anymore and followed Yi Qianmo as they ran up the mountain.

Just as they were about to reach the top, the red-haired monsters suddenly stopped, as if sensing danger, standing still on the mountainside.

They quickly ran to the top of the mountain, only to see a temple standing there.