The man's shadow was struck to the ground by the moonlight through the curtain of the tent.

Ji Ning, who was gnawing on the beast meat, seemed to notice something, his pupils shrank, and his body froze instantly.

Before he could react.

"Buzz!"

The curtain was lifted by a man!

"What are you doing without sleeping so late?"

The strong man who even slept with a sword on his back rubbed his sleepy eyes and yawned casually.

Because Ji Ning was facing away from him and wearing clothes exclusive to their adventure group, he didn't doubt Ji Ning's identity.

"I didn't eat enough during the day, I was hungry."

"How many times have you said that you try not to eat in the middle of the night, it's not good for your health, why don't you listen?"

The man smacked his lips, didn't ask more, turned his head and went outside to relieve himself.

In the tent, Ji Ning was covered in cold sweat, and his little face was pale.

He didn't have time to rejoice, so he hurriedly threw down the leg in his hand, took the small cloth bag of medicine, lifted the curtain of the tent and ran in the opposite direction to the man, and soon disappeared into the night.

"Whew, comfortable!"

In the camp of the adventure group, the man with the sword on his back returned from Xiaoxie, stretched his waist to the moon with a pleasant face, and returned to his tent, and when he was about to lie down, there was a cry in his belly, so he took up the flask and said loudly to the front:

"Hey, cut some of that beast's leg for me!"

Naturally, no one in the tent answered.

Seeing that there was no movement, the man frowned slightly, sensed that something was wrong, and suddenly stood up and walked to the tent.

The curtain was lifted again.

There was no one in there anymore.

Only one uneaten leg was left alone on the ground.

……

Another day later.

In the beautiful mountains, there is a trickling stream.

"Whew, that's cool."

Ji Ning lay on the ground, drank several large mouthfuls of mountain spring water, and then panted and lay on the ground contentedly, looking tired.

Last night, in order to prevent being chased and killed by that adventure group, he deliberately did not rest, while burying his whereabouts while hurrying away, picking a road with complex terrain, and forcibly detouring for more than ten miles, without a moment of rest, until then he collapsed from exhaustion.

The dazzling sunlight shines on the body, giving the mountains and wilderness a little warmth in spring.

"After taking those medicines, my recovery from my injuries is really much faster."

Ji Ning closed his eyes and carefully sensed the injuries in his body.

Although what he stole were all very ordinary herbs, it seemed that the effect was okay, and the injury to his lower abdomen would no longer worsen overnight, and it was uncertain whether he could heal if he continued to eat it, but at least it would allow him to survive until he returned to the Taoist temple.

"Looking at the surrounding terrain, I am already on the edge of the middle area, as long as I walk for two more days, when I reach the outer area, not far from the Taoist temple, I shouldn't encounter demon beasts."

Ji Ning took a deep breath, ignored the exhaustion of his body, and continued to start his journey.

Xiushan, according to the degree of danger and terrain, is divided into four parts: periphery, middle, depth, and core.

The closer you get to it, the more dangerous it is, for example, Longtan Peak, which is in the inner perimeter of Xiushan, closer to the core area, where I don't know how many dangerous demons are hidden.

And the middle area is also extremely dangerous, and he has also encountered a lot of demon beasts these days, so there are not many times when he dares to close his eyes in peace.

"Here, there seems to be traces of human activity."

After walking a few miles further, Ji Ning keenly noticed that in the open space in front of him, there was a mess of footprints.

If you look closely, there are obvious traces of being covered, as if there is a team covering up their whereabouts and not wanting to be found.

Ji Ning looked solemn and walked over cautiously, and after finding that the other party had left nothing useful, he continued to hurry.

This time, he became more cautious, and even picked up some thorns and draped them over his body, like a hunter hunting, using the colors of nature to protect himself.

In this way, Ji Ning once again embarked on the slow road back to the mountain.

One day, two days.

He barely slept, and went back to his original state, picking some wild fruits when he was hungry and drinking water from the stream when he was thirsty.

He was getting closer and closer to the outskirts, and he was getting more and more tired, and even almost fainted a few times, so he had to find a hidden bush and sleep for a while before he got up and continued walking.

Return to the mountain, take revenge.

These days, Ji Ning has become more and more silent, at first he may still talk to himself, but now he is so tired that he doesn't even have the strength to speak, and even if he does, he won't speak.

Now, he just wants to give all the hardships he has suffered to Li Hu.

It stands to reason that as long as he walks less than half a day's distance, he will be able to break away from the middle area and reach the periphery.

At that time, you can find a place off the beaten track and get a good night's sleep without worrying about being taken away by wolves.

However, the unexpected happened.

A clear hoof cry resounded through the mountains and forests.

The trees moved, and the green leaves were like sharp blades, wrapped together by a gust of wind, and smashed violently into the distant ground like a boulder falling from the sky, and then there was a tremor on the ground, and groups of trees fell one after another.

A nine-foot-long, snow-white Megalodon Tiger Demon spread its huge claws and roared to tear apart the hurricane, slapping a black-clad nine-clawed eagle demon from the sky.

The two smashed into the distant ground with a thud, and the battle caused a roar, and the roar of the battle was terrifying.

"What's going on?"

Ji Ning hid behind a stone, looking suspicious.

It stands to reason that if it weren't for the kind of ethnic group with innate racial hatred, the demon beasts would not kill each other, and each demon would have its own territory and would not invade each other.

Even if there is a conflict accidentally, most of them are just symbolic fights, and they won't make you live or die, after all, demons are not stupid, everyone is equal in strength, and in this jungle where the jungle is preded by the weak, if you are injured, it will greatly increase the risk of being killed by other predators.

But why are these two demons so abnormal?

Ji Ning vaguely sensed that something was wrong, and after taking a deep breath, the cat's waist slowly walked towards the battlefield in front of the two, only to see that in the center of the battlefield where the two were converging and fighting, there was a willow tree hugged by ten people.

The willow tree is lush and green, and even the leaves are delicate and smooth, which looks very pleasant, but the most noteworthy thing is that on the canopy of the willow tree, the bright red Ganoderma lucidum exudes a rich fragrance.

Just by smelling that smell, Ji Ning trembled, and the blood in his body seemed to flow faster, like a group of lambs waiting to be fed.

Elixir!

Ji Ning's expression was hot, he didn't expect that he would be able to meet the legendary elixir, and it was also a blood lingzhi endowed with strong vitality, as long as he ate it, the injuries in his body would probably recover immediately!

Each elixir, from growth to maturity, often takes dozens or even hundreds of years.

The carrier of the conditional birth of the elixir can be a tree, a stone, or a certain place, after absorbing enough essence of heaven and earth, a certain degree of spiritual wisdom will be born, such as goblins, mountain ghosts, such an existence, only then does it have the potential to initially conceive the elixir.

And when the elixir is conceived, it will inevitably attract many demon beasts, which cultivators covet.

Therefore, the carrier of the elixir will try their best to change their position, because they also have a certain amount of spiritual intelligence, and every once in a while, they can borrow the essence of heaven and earth to teleport, and every time they hide, they are very hidden, even if they can be found once, they can rarely be found a second time.

But right now, this blood lingzhi is obviously about to ripen, and the medicinal fragrance that permeates the wind is proof of this.

"No wonder, these two demons will fight so desperately, eating this elixir, I'm afraid it will make their flesh much stronger."

Ji Ning's expression was solemn.

That blood lingzhi, if he can take it, there is no doubt that it will be of great benefit to his injury, if he can get it, he is afraid that he will be able to recover all his strength in an instant, and he can even go to the next level and become a cultivator!

However, these two big demons were in front of them, and the sky was dark, how could he snatch the blood lingzhi?

Ji Ning's eyes were solemn, and he didn't think about retreating at all.

As the battle between the two heated up, he quietly approached the tree.

He didn't stop until he was only twenty paces from the battlefield and ten paces from the tree.

"Roar!"

At this time, the tiger demon let out another earth-shattering roar, and the demonic power surged, as if it wanted to expand its body again, but there was no change.

"It's time to decide the winner!"

Ji Ning's heart froze, only to see the eagle demon scream, the feathers on the wings turned into countless arrows and fell from mid-air, stabbing at the body of the tiger demon, the latter roared again and again, jumped up, and grabbed the eagle demon's wings despite being pierced by the arrow feathers in his angry eyes, and then tore them fiercely.

Boom!

In an instant, both fell to the ground at the same time.

The terrifying demonic power in the sky quickly dissipated at this moment, stirring up a great deal of smoke and dust.

"It's now!"

There was no time to care who won the final victory, Ji Ning rushed out of the cover, took three steps and made two steps, and jumped into the air with all the strength of his body, about to pick the blood lingzhi on the tree.

Just as he was about to succeed, a black shadow rushed out of the space on his side.

Although the timing of the rush out was a little slower than his, the speed was more than a little faster, and in the blink of an eye, he jumped to the same height as him.

The hands of the two touched the blood lingzhi almost at the same time!