Chapter 20: Spirit Beasts
"Senior brother, is this a map?"
After letting the group of robbers leave, the two continued to hurry, Ji Fan was worried about the mysterious bead, chattering and sticking to Yue Qing.
"It should be, and the technique should be the handiwork of an immortal powerhouse...... It's just that beads like this are generally a complete set, and this one alone is useless at all. Yue Qing tossed the beads lightly and said lightly, Ji Fan was disappointed when he heard this.
"By the way, this elixir is for you. A few more steps forward, Yue Qing seemed to remember something, took out the blade of grass from his arms and threw it to him.
"Ah, really?!Thank you, senior brother!" Ji Fan was overjoyed in an instant, and hurriedly took it, looking at the verdant elixir in his hand, he couldn't take his eyes off it anymore.
He was accompanied by the elixir all day long in Tianqing Courtyard, and naturally understood the efficacy of the elixir, but for various reasons, he never really owned a elixir, so the desire for the elixir in his heart had already reached the level of obsession.
"Look at your little bit of talent......" Seeing his appearance, Yue Qing smiled and shook his head.
Ji Fan didn't refute either, his palm gently brushed the spirit grass leaves, felt the rich essence on it, and grinned, this was the first unexpected gain in his life, and he didn't know what the effect would be after taking it.
"By the way, Senior Brother, why did you let them go just now?" Putting away the elixir, Ji Fan frowned and asked suspiciously. Educated by the sect since childhood, it stands to reason that as long as it is determined that it is an enemy, it should be eliminated as soon as possible.
"On the first day of entering the mountain, I didn't really want to kill. He yawned and replied vaguely.
"But... If ......"
Yue Qing waved his hand to interrupt him, glanced at him lightly and said, "This mountain is full of robbers and robbers, you can't come to kill a wave." ”
Ji Fan opened his mouth, shook his head wordlessly, raised his eyebrows on the side, glanced at Ji Fan's somewhat dull and serious expression, hooked his shoulder, and chuckled: "Little junior brother, don't be so old-fashioned, the mountain is different from the mountain, those rules and regulations in the sect have restrained you for too long, let's feel the real world outside." ”
Ji Fan was slightly stunned when he heard this, looked at the endless blue in the distance, and finally nodded slightly.
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Speechless all the way.
When I crossed a hill again, my eyes suddenly became open.
Standing on the edge of the cliff, the breeze blows lightly, and the eyes are overlooked, and below that, the endless forest sea meets the skyline in the distance, and the occasional roar of the mountain forest is heard in the mountains, startling a large number of perched forest birds.
"Damn, there's a strange bird with two heads in the sky!"
There was a sudden strange roar in the sky, Ji Fan looked at it when he heard it, and when he saw a strange-looking big bird hovering above the sky, his expression was suddenly shocked.
"It's called a spirit animal. Yue Qing gave him a blank look.
"Spirit beast?" Ji Fan was stunned, this was the first time he had heard this unfamiliar name.
"Well, in this world, not only humans can swallow the aura of heaven and earth, but beasts can also, and even mountains and rivers can turn into spirits under the rendering of the aura of heaven and earth. These creatures are inherently stronger than us, and their compatibility with the aura of heaven and earth is far higher than that of our human race, and in the same way, because of the existence of this kind of living beings, our human race has become much more dangerous in terms of survival. ”
"This ...... It's strange......" Ji Fan was stunned, and finally nodded slowly, looking at the 'spirit beast', his eyes were full of awe.
"Hehe, but the spirit beast is also divided into three, six, nine and so on, the spirit beast in front of me is called the two-headed falcon, in terms of size, it should be in the seventh stage of the aura, and it is only an inferior spirit beast. Yue Qing said lightly.
Ji Fan grinned, with his cultivation, a creature of this level could easily tear him to pieces.
But... Soon he pursed his lips again, and his face showed a rather strong confidence.
He is different now, although he doesn't know what happened to change his talent on the eve of going down the mountain, but in the end it is a good thing, if he still cultivates ten times as hard as usual, I believe that it will not be long before he can quickly catch up.
His eyes sparkled, and he was suddenly full of yearning for the road ahead.
"Don't worry, the Spirit Beast Mountain Range is full of gold, and there are a lot of opportunities waiting for people who are destined to find it, even if it is congenitally insufficient, it can be quickly advanced by borrowing external forces. Yue Qing saw that his eyes were empty, looking into the distance, thinking that he was worried about something, so he said encouragingly.
"Senior brother refers to the elixir?"
Ji Fan came back to his senses, and didn't care about the misunderstanding, and asked with a smile, if there was a large amount of elixir as a backing, then he would reach a terrifying height in a very short period of time!
"It's one of them, in addition to the elixir, there are others, if you are lucky, you will encounter the inheritance of a strong person in the hidden world, and you can become a strong person in minutes. ”
Ji Fan pursed his lips slightly, this kind of ethereal thing that has no trace to be found...... We'll talk about that then.
"Let's go, be vigilant from now on, don't look at this peaceful place, in fact, every grass and tree is very dangerous, only by saving your life first, can you have a chance to find an opportunity." Seeing that he was stunned, Yue Qing thought he was thinking about treasure hunting or something, so he patted him and said with a smile.
"Oh...... Yes, brother. Ji Fan came back to his senses and nodded.
The two of them no longer hesitated, and walked slowly forward, not knowing what would await them in front of them.
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In the jungle, trees rise from the ground, dragon-like roots are exposed to the surface and mixed with fallen leaves, and beams of light are projected from the dense branches and leaves, forming spots of light on the ground, giving people a very peaceful feeling. However, if you feel it carefully, you can perceive that there are no sounds of birds and beasts here, and there is a thick danger lurking under the peaceful surface.
The two of them walked through it, when a threatening roar suddenly came from not far away, causing them to stop in an instant.
"There are spirit animals. Holding the dagger in his palm, Yue Qing said in a deep voice, Ji Fan hurriedly took out the dagger when he heard this, his expression was nervous and excited, he didn't expect to meet the spirit beast just after he came in, and he just wanted to see how powerful the spirit beast was.
"Don't move! I don't know what level it is. Yue Qing glared at him, let him stay where he was, and then cautiously touched the direction where the sound came from, the air was a little quiet, and the jungle where the sun could not penetrate was slightly cold, Ji Fan in the back opened his eyes curiously, and after a while, a terrifying wheeze of grinding teeth suddenly resounded in the forest!
"Be careful!" Yue Qing shouted.
As soon as the words fell, a huge shadow flashed out of a bush somewhere, and Ji Fan's curiosity disappeared in an instant, replaced by shock and horror!
It was a fierce beast about three meters in size, with a hideous appearance, a triangular head, a strong body covered with thick brown fur, and a pair of big red bloodshot copper bell eyes, glaring at the two of them fiercely.
"Damn!" Yue Qing seemed to be taken aback, and hurriedly took two steps back to distance himself from the behemoth in front of him, and after a closer look, his expression suddenly became solemn, and he frowned and said, "It's actually a hyena beast......
"Senior Brother...
"Don't come here!
Seeing that Ji Fan wanted to approach and help, Yue Qing hurriedly scolded, Ji Fan was startled when he heard the 'Seven Sections', and wanted to say something, but the next moment he saw the hyena beast attacking! It jumped up with its front hooves, looked up to the sky and roared angrily, the sharp head horns flashed with sharp coldness, and rushed towards Yue Qing simply and rudely, with a fierce attitude, it is not difficult to imagine what kind of fate Yue Qing would have if he was bumped into.
"Senior brother, be careful!" Ji Fan was a little at a loss, his strength was low, and going up would only affect Yue Qing's performance, and he couldn't help at all. He clenched his palms and stood in place, not knowing what to do.
"Boom!" said that it was too late and that it was fast, just when the attack of the hyena beast was about to fall, I saw that Yue Qing was not afraid of danger, and a blue light suddenly erupted in his hand, and he resisted the attack of the beast, but the more he fell and retreated a few meters away, Ji Fan was terrified.
"Humph!"
Yue Qing snorted coldly, the ice-blue light of the palm holding the dagger was shining brightly, but after a moment, he felt the temperature here slowly drop.
"Is this the water attribute aura? ”
Feeling that chill, he muttered with some envy, each attribute has its own attack characteristics, and the water attribute aura has a kind of cold power, and if it is hit, the speed will become more and more sluggish.
"Hey, I don't know when I'll be able to exert the power of attributes. Looking at the chill emanating from Yue Qing's body, Ji Fan smacked his lips, in the eighth or ninth stage of aura, his own aura characteristics can gradually transform into the spiritual realm, which comes from the depths of the body, the most primitive power from the soul, from the blood! He raised his palm slightly, a tiny ray of ghost light appeared on his fingertips, beating like a ghostly fire, and in a moment his palm suddenly clenched, and his eyes gradually became firm and hot.
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One man and one beast fought like tea, Yue Qing occupied the level advantage, leaving several wounds on the body of the hyena, but the hyena beast was not much worse, every move exerted a strong force, and the head and horns collided several times, all of which made Yue Qing extremely embarrassed.
At this time, Yue Qing dodged the blow of the hyena beast by rolling on the spot, and at the moment of rolling, the dagger in his hand quickly slashed towards the soft belly of the hyena beast without fur protection with a cyan blue arc of light, only to hear a snort, and a large piece of blood red sprinkled down.
"Roar!"
The hyena roared in pain, rushing indiscriminately as if it had lost its mind, and the leaves fell down in a slurch, and it was suddenly in a mess, its copper bell stared at Yue Qing with big eyes full of ferocity, and rushed over, but it was hit by Yue Qing's skillful blow.
Gradually, its speed became slower and slower, Yue Qing saw the opportunity, jumped up and jumped on the back of the hyena, and the dagger quickly stabbed it twice in the back of the neck.
"Roar!"
Suffering a heavy blow, the hyena beast was covered in fur, it struggled wildly, and at a certain moment, Yue Qing, who was unstable, was finally thrown out, but when he fell, he rolled on the ground with one hand, although it was a little embarrassed, but it was not a big problem.
Ji Fan was a little thrilled to watch, and at the same time, he was also a little amazed at Yue Qing's flowing movements, every detail was accumulated from long-term experience.
At this point, the fighting stopped. In the field, the hyena beast swayed left and right, weak, and there was a faint cold aura on its body, which was the corrosive power of the water attribute aura. The essence was lost, it could not support its huge body and fell, its bloody eyes gradually dimmed, and it roared at Yue Qing with some unwillingness, before slowly closing its eyes. In a few moments, blood red was soaking the ground.
Ji Fan approached quickly, looked at the huge beast body lying on the ground with a little nervousness, swallowed a mouthful of spit, and then looked at Yue Qing and asked, "Senior brother, are you okay?" ”
Yue Qing's clothes were disheveled, but he didn't tidy it up, and waved his hand weakly: "This hyena beast is a rare beast, and it can become a high-grade spirit beast if it grows up, I didn't expect to meet one here, if it weren't for my level being one order higher than it, maybe the one lying on the ground now might be me." ”
Ji Fan nodded, he also saw the ferocity of the hyena just now, Yue Qing seemed to be at ease, but in fact he was a little reluctant.
"But it's also worth it, this hyena is full of good things, horns can be used as tools, skin can be used as royal, and the important thing is that the beast's legs are rare treasures in the world. ”
Seeing Ji Fan's eyes shining, Yue Qing smiled slightly, picked up the dagger and picked it up on the corpse of the hyena, and after a while, a huge animal skin and three horns more than two feet long were completely removed.
"Sand..."
He was just about to cut off a thick beast leg, when a somewhat chaotic footstep suddenly sounded from somewhere, causing Yue Qing to stop his movements.
Pulled over Ji Fan, who looked curiously in the direction of the sound, he looked at the woods with some vigilance, and the dagger was clenched tightly.
The voice got closer and closer, and finally, out of the forest, three big men with long knives on their backs walked out, they were scarred, their expressions were a little tired, and when they looked up and saw Ji Fan and the others, they were stunned for a moment, and their colors suddenly changed wildly, and their palms reflexively grasped the handle of the knife, which was the most basic reaction of a cultivator.
Yue Qing also narrowed his eyes, and Ji Fan, who was behind him, suddenly panicked when he saw this posture, took out the dagger and held it in his hand, and his heart calmed down a little.
After a moment of stalemate, a shirtless man noticed the corpse of the hyena beast under Yue Qing's feet, and his pupils suddenly shrank, and he glanced at Ji Fan and the others with a wary face, and there was still suspicion on his face, obviously they couldn't believe that these two teenagers had the strength to kill the hyena.
After a while, the palms of the three big men slowly released the handle behind their backs, pulled the corners of their mouths at Ji Fan and the others, and looked at the two of them again, before hurriedly leaving around them vigilantly.
"Senior brother, they seem to be hostile to us..."Ji Fan looked at the three black dots suspiciously, and asked in a low voice.
"It's not the outside world now, the laws of survival are complicated, here, people are much more dangerous than ferocious spirit beasts. Yue Qing shook his head and said meaningfully. Ji Fan didn't quite understand, he had just come down the mountain, and he had not yet suffered the sinister feelings of people, how could he understand the great truth of the dirt of the world.
Yue Qing stared at the three of them until they turned into black spots, then he turned around and continued to hold the knife on the Nightmare Beast, and after a while, he put the Hyena Beast's legs on his shoulder, and continued to walk in slowly with Ji Fan.
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