Five days later.
Deep in the Cangmang Mountains.
Li Zhuo was resting by a small stream.
Even though he was returning the way he came, he remained cautious.
Therefore, he had only covered less than half the distance.
Looking at the Cangmang Mountains before him, Li Zhuo's thoughts occasionally wandered.
He fantasized about using his Golden Finger to transform all the mountain ranges.
He would sit atop the mountains, enjoying the fruits of longevity through the Dao.
And he wouldn't have to experience any danger.
How delightful!
Unfortunately, some troublesome matters were currently before him.
— The Cangmang Mountains indeed had a group of treasure-hunting Cultivators.
Two days ago.
Li Zhuo encountered two Human Race Cultivators.
He was well hidden, and the Human Race Cultivators did not discover him.
Moreover, those two were quite talkative.
As they walked and chatted, Li Zhuo, hidden in the shadows, learned the whole story.
"Who was so foul-mouthed as to spread rumors!"
Li Zhuo was furious!
His Wanshou Mountain was clearly just a remote, uninhabited deep mountain.
How could there be treasure?!
Alas!
Now things were getting lively.
Li Zhuo only hoped that the group of Body Tempering Realm Cultivators would find nothing.
And eventually return to their School with their tails between their legs.
All would be well!
"No wonder the Cultivators I met all seemed so harmonious and friendly; they must have taken me for a Disciple of a major School~"
He muttered.
Li Zhuo continued on his way.
He looked at his surroundings; he was about to enter the territory of the Fire Luan.
Therefore.
Li Zhuo became even more cautious.
After walking for another half a day.
Li Zhuo looked up at the cliff face.
The huge nest remained still, and the Fire Luan was currently in the nest.
It was protecting three large eggs with its wings.
Resting quietly.
Li Zhuo let out a long breath and quickly moved forward with the Squirrel.
Dense forests obscured his vision, and the mountain path was difficult to traverse.
However, Li Zhuo was strong and healthy.
Crossing mountains and ridges was nothing to him.
As he reached the base of a giant tree, Li Zhuo suddenly froze.
At the same time.
A slender, fair hand suddenly appeared from behind the giant tree.
It stopped Li Zhuo.
"Li Daoyou?!"
"Zhao Fairy?!"
Their eyes met.
The scene was extremely awkward.
Li Zhuo looked at Zhao Xier, who had suddenly appeared before him, and then looked up at the nest on the cliff face not far away.
A terrifying thought suddenly popped into his mind: "You, you all… do you want to…"
Zhao Xier nodded slightly: "Li Daoyou, would you like to join us?"
"Of course not!" Li Zhuo refused very bluntly.
"Uh, won't you listen to our plan?" Zhao Xier wanted to recruit Li Zhuo, this Disciple from a 'major School'.
"No, I'm not participating!"
"Alright~"
Zhao Xier was a sensible person and did not insist.
Instead, she advised: "Then Li Daoyou, hurry up and leave; we are about to begin."
"Leave?"
Li Zhuo snorted, "I need to run!"
With that said.
He suddenly exerted force and quickly fled the area.
Just then.
A loud shout suddenly came from above the cliff face.
"Kill!"
In an instant.
Flames shot up from within the nest!
"Truly f*cking reckless!"
Li Zhuo was stunned and cursed Zhao Xier's group.
He was anxious internally.
He had witnessed this Fire Luan fight before.
How could Zhao Xier's group of Body Tempering Realm ruffians.
Hunt this great bird?
They would definitely implicate him!
He looked up at the dense forest ahead, then at the cliff face not far away.
Li Zhuo sighed.
This group of people hunting the great bird was going to suffer a huge loss!
And he couldn't leave now!
Otherwise.
Once the great bird dealt with these ruffians, he would be a sitting duck!
Li Zhuo quickly surveyed his surroundings.
Dense forest, small stream, rocks, mountain gorge…
It was an ordinary mountain scene, seemingly with nowhere to hide.
"Is that?!"
His gaze swept across the rock face, and he suddenly discovered a small cave.
Li Zhuo was overjoyed and quickly hid inside!
It was very shallow, probably only able to accommodate three to five people.
The ground was also uneven and full of water stains.
It was not a very good hiding place.
But Li Zhuo naturally didn't care about these things.
After entering the cave, he crouched down.
Occasionally, he would peek out to observe the battle.
Because he was very curious.
To what extent could Zhao Xier's group of favored children of major Schools actually achieve.
Or perhaps.
The favored children were not reckless, but rather confident.
Did they possess precious treasures bestowed by their School, or had they devised a perfect plan?
With these doubts.
Li Zhuo quietly peeked out, gazing at the rock face through the dense forest.
At the Fire Luan's nest.
The battle had already begun!
The chubby fellow who first shouted "Kill" must have been a decoy.
In just one encounter, he was fanned away by the Fire Luan's wing.
Fortunately, he had thick skin and flesh.
Although he was thrown a long distance, he only suffered some superficial injuries.
The only problem was that the chubby fellow's Physical Body's fire attribute resistance was really low; now half of his body was charred black.
He had lost his combat ability.
After the chubby fellow, two more Body Tempering Realm Cultivators went to the cliff edge to provoke the Crimson Luan.
These two Cultivators were a little more cunning.
They threw large stones from a slightly further distance.
They were both Body Tempering Realm Cultivators, with powerful Physical Body strength.
The thrown stones almost produced a whistling sound!
The first few stones were easily deflected, but they continued to throw without stopping.
The Crimson Luan spread its wings to protect the eggs beneath it, while also looking up at the Cultivators throwing stones.
Its gaze was like fire!
Bang!
A stone flew over and was shattered by the Crimson Luan.
This powerful creature finally lost its patience.
It opened its mouth and spat out a pillar of flame that shot into the sky!
One Cultivator failed to dodge in time and was grazed by the flames, suffering serious injuries.
The other Cultivator dodged the flames with a flash.
Just as he was feeling relieved, the Crimson Luan soared into the sky.
Carrying rolling flames, it charged towards this audacious group of Human Race members!
Seeing the Crimson Luan leave its nest, the Human Race Cultivators were not surprised, but rather delighted!
Taking advantage of this opening.
The Human Race Cultivator hidden behind the nest suddenly appeared, picked up the largest egg, and threw it downwards with force.
Zhao Xier, who was waiting below, was overjoyed.
She reached out to catch the egg and was about to call her companions.
But she suddenly felt an extremely hot aura emanating from the egg!
Far exceeding the flames spat out by the Crimson Luan.
Fortunately, Zhao Xier had a strong Physical Body and impressive fire attribute resistance.
Only then did she barely manage to hold the large egg.
Her entire palm, however, was already scalded red.
Just then.
The Crimson Luan also reacted.
It let out a mournful cry and spat fiercely in Zhao Xier's direction!
In an instant.
A purplish-red flame erupted, reaching Zhao Xier in a flash.
The purplish-red flame was extremely powerful, far exceeding the ordinary flames spat out by the great bird.
Clearly.
The Fire Luan had used its true power this time.
With this one strike, even its own Qi had weakened somewhat.
Zhao Xier looked at the purplish-red flame that arrived in an instant, completely unable to dodge, only managing to turn sideways with difficulty.
Boom!
The flames descended, immediately creating a sky full of fire and a huge explosion.
Zhao Xier was directly blown away, and the large egg slipped from her grasp.
Thud!
It landed squarely in front of the cave where Li Zhuo was hiding.
Having witnessed the entire process.
Li Zhuo was dumbfounded.
He even felt a surge of 'stupid-aversion syndrome'.
He thought to himself, you favored children of heaven are truly seeking your own deaths.
Your so-called "preparation" was actually to lure the tiger away from its mountain?
And the entire process was filled with plot holes and flaws that Li Zhuo found unbearable.
You messed up, didn't you?
You deserve it!
Zhao Xier was severely injured, her Qi unstable.
She tried to struggle to her feet, but found that she could barely move.
She gently turned her head and happened to see Li Zhuo, who was hiding in the cave.
Li Zhuo was expressionless.
He thought to himself, even if you ask for help, there's nothing I can do.
Fend for yourself.
Who knew Zhao Xier would gently say: "Hide well, never come out…"
Then.
This woman forcibly moved her severely injured body and crawled to the side of the cave.
Zhao Xier concealed the existence of the cave, but exposed herself to the Crimson Luan's line of sight!