Chapter 83

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Chapter 83: Monkey King and Dragon Turtle

Another cultivator was looking at Yi Qianmo with a mocking smile, but suddenly realized Yi Qianmo was gone, and his companion’s head had fallen to the ground, blood gushing out, the smile on his face frozen in an instant.

When Yi Qianmo turned to look at him, the cultivator stepped back two paces in fear, and in a panic, he fell to the ground, his face filled with shock and terror.

He didn’t even see how Yi Qianmo drew his sword before his companion was dead.

Although they had just gone through a great battle and were injured, they were still at the fifth level of the Qi Refining Stage!

"Go back and tell Xu Zhou that I will find him myself!"

Yi Qianmo said coldly.

Upon hearing this, the cultivator felt like he had been given a second chance and scrambled away from the place.

He had not walked for long when Yi Qianmo suddenly sat down on the ground, breathing heavily.

That last sword strike used up all the spiritual power he had just regained, and by forcing himself to use the Wind Word Sword Technique under these circumstances, it drained his vitality.

If that cultivator had chosen to stay and fight him instead of leaving, the person lying on the ground could very well have been him.

He glanced at his storage bag and was surprised to find more than thirty low-grade spirit stones inside.

Yi Qianmo quickly took out three spirit stones, held them in his hands, and began to absorb them. As the spirit Qi flowed in, his dry meridians felt like parched fields receiving nourishing spring rain, gradually becoming filled with energy.

However, before he could finish absorbing the spirit stones, a sudden "chirping" sound caught his attention. Yi Qianmo’s expression changed, and he looked into the distance, where he saw a violent commotion in the forest, as if some terrifying spirit beast was approaching.

He immediately got up, grabbed Guan Shanqing, and ran in the other direction.

Not long after he left, he saw seven or eight Green-haired Monkeys emerge from the forest, landing beside the body on the ground.

The leader of the Green-haired Monkeys had a faint hint of golden fur, and upon seeing the dead Green-haired Monkey on the ground, this monkey, over ten feet tall, let out a furious roar towards the sky, a terrifying aura bursting forth from it.

This is actually a second-grade spirit beast!

Yi Qianmo, who ran into the woods, felt a strong presence behind him and his face changed. He muttered to himself, "Why did I provoke a group of monkeys?"

The Green-haired Monkey spirit beasts are always found in groups, and even the lone fierce beasts in this mountain dare not provoke them easily.

When Yi Qianmo saw these monkeys, he knew to avoid them because he understood that if he killed one monkey, it would disturb the whole troop, and these monkeys are known for their bravery. Once a companion is killed, they will fight back fiercely unless someone has absolute power to defeat them!

Running for less than a mile, Yi Qianmo not only couldn’t shake off the Green-haired Monkeys, but he was also locked onto by the monkey king with golden fur.

He looked back and saw the monkey king flipping through the trees, moving much faster than him.

"Second-grade spirit beast!!!"

Yi Qianmo’s face looked very bad. "If I get caught, I would be torn apart!"

The furious monkeys are unreasonable. Now, Yi Qianmo has two choices: one is to take Guan Shanqing with him, and the other is to leave Guan Shanqing behind and run away alone.

But this thought appeared in his mind only for a moment, then he pushed it away.

Losing Guan Shanqing would only make things a little faster than now, and those monkeys who killed Guan Shanqing would not let him go.

Just as he saw the spirit beast getting closer behind him, Yi Qianmo suddenly spotted a huge lake in the distance.

If it were before, Yi Qianmo would never go near this lake at all, because a place with a water source means there are powerful spirit beasts around.

With such a big lake, there must be strong spirit beasts nearby, and even the lake itself could hide spirit beasts.

But now he had no other choice; seeing the monkey king getting closer, Yi Qianmo jumped into the lake with a splash.

As the two entered the water, Yi Qianmo, who couldn’t swim, sank down with Guan Shanqing.

"Glub, glub…"

Guan Shanqing immediately woke up in the water, swallowing some water and flailing his limbs against Yi Qianmo.

"Calm down!"

Yi Qianmo whispered, "Hold your breath!"

Guan Shanqing finally saw Yi Qianmo in the water, his eyes widened in surprise. After drinking a few mouthfuls of water, he realized what was happening and quickly held his breath, saying, "What’s going on? Brother Su, how are you here?"

"What else could it be? I saved you!"

Yi Qianmo replied without patience.

"Then why are you in the water?" Guan Shanqing asked in confusion.

"Why did you choose to mess with a group of monkeys?" Yi Qianmo said. "Now you’ve stirred up a hornet’s nest!"

As he spoke, Yi Qianmo brought him up, and they saw a monkey king, over ten feet tall, standing by the lake with seven Green-haired Monkeys, each nearly six feet high, baring their teeth at them.

Guan Shanqing’s face turned pale as he watched the monkey king eagerly preparing to jump into the water. Yi Qianmo quickly took Guan Shanqing back down.

"Brother Su, what should we do? Our skills can only hold our breath underwater for an hour. If these monkeys don’t leave, we will suffocate!"

Guan Shanqing whispered.

If they were at the Foundation Establishment Stage, they wouldn’t die even if they didn’t breathe, but they are not at that stage; they are only at the Qi Refining Stage.

"Wait!"

Yi Qianmo said, "When other spirit beasts come to drink water, these monkeys might be a bit cautious, but… I doubt there are many spirit beasts in this mountain that would dare to mess with the Green-haired Monkey!"

"Splash!"

With a loud sound, a wave splashed in the lake, and the two people in the water suddenly saw a Green-haired Monkey fall down; it was the monkey king.

Though the monkey king did not know how to swim, it is still a second-grade spirit beast and does not need to breathe in the water.

"It’s over!"

Yi Qianmo felt a little regret for saving Guan Shanqing.

But just then, Guan Shanqing suddenly grabbed Yi Qianmo and dove into the lake. He was very fast and clearly skilled at swimming.

On the other hand, the monkey king, although at a second-grade level, was far behind Guan Shanqing in the water, and soon, he was left far behind.

However, the monkey king was clearly undeterred and immediately started to chase after them.

Although the distance had increased, when they surfaced, they found the Green-haired Monkeys on the shore were moving constantly. Climbing ashore now would surely get them caught by those Green-haired Monkeys.

With no other choice, Guan Shanqing had to swim away from the center of the lake.

Just as they were about to reach the center, Guan Shanqing suddenly trembled all over and looked into the depths of the lake, saying, "What is that thing!"

Yi Qianmo looked over and saw a huge black shadow swimming towards them, creating waves that easily pushed them backward.

As it got closer, Yi Qianmo could see that it was a giant turtle, several dozen feet long. Its large black head and two crimson eyes shone like lanterns in the lake.

"Dragon Turtle!!"

Yi Qianmo trembled all over.