Immortal Descends to the Mortal World

Huoling Mountain had treacherous terrain, consisting of deep mountains and old forests, where Fierce Beasts lurked and insects and snakes were everywhere. It was a true battlefield of the survival of the fittest.

Beneath the scorched earth and damp, withered leaves, who knew how many human and beast corpses were buried.

Especially at night, when miasma filled the air, obstructing vision, poisonous insects and fierce beasts could pounce on you without warning.

Li Tianming spent two days in the outer ring of Huoling Mountain. This area was frequently visited by people, and the Pure Spirit Grass and medicinal herbs had been basically picked clean. Thus, with his high skill and great courage, he decided to venture deeper into Huoling Mountain.

"I wonder if they sell Pure Spirit Grass in Yandu. If not, I'll have to prepare more."

Yandu was the capital of the Vermilion Bird Country. Yanhuang Academy and Thunder Venerable Mansion were both within Yandu, and the Vermilion Bird Royal Family, which commanded the entire Vermilion Bird Country, was naturally also in Yandu.

After two days of arduous searching, he had only found one stalk of Pure Spirit Grass.

"I hope there's more in the deep mountains." The deep mountains were extremely dangerous. Even some elder, top-tier Beast Masters dared not venture into the depths of Huoling Mountain.

One must understand that Fierce Beasts were different from Companion Beasts. Companion Beasts could communicate and possessed intelligence, but Fierce Beasts were mindless, ferocious, and bloodthirsty, growing stronger by devouring each other.

"This is... Fire Lingzhi!"

On the third day after entering the deep mountains, Li Tianming and Little Yellow Chicken discovered a precious Lingzhi on a difficult-to-climb cliff face. As sunlight shone upon it, the Lingzhi even ignited with flames.

"I'll get it." Little Yellow Chicken flapped its small wings and flew over, snatching the Fire Lingzhi with lightning speed.

"Let's go." After obtaining the Fire Lingzhi, Li Tianming immediately took it and left, as any heavenly treasure was likely guarded by a Fierce Beast.

Such "Spirit Essence" was also very beneficial to Fierce Beasts. However, Fierce Beasts were intelligent and only dared to refine it slowly, not daring to simply devour it, lest they be unable to withstand the medicinal power and die on the spot.

The spiritual energy between heaven and earth was abundant. Even ores that absorbed the spiritual energy of the earth veins could form "Spirit Ore," let alone flowers, grass, and trees.

Under the nourishment of sufficient heaven and earth spiritual energy over the years, "Heavenly Patterns" gradually emerged on these flowers, grass, and trees.

Like Spirit Ore, flowers, grass, and trees with Heavenly Patterns were collectively called "Spirit Essence." Their Heavenly Patterns were distinguished by nine colors: "crimson, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, black, and white." The Spirit Essence with Heavenly Patterns of later colors was more precious.

"Pure Spirit Grass has a rudimentary crimson Heavenly Pattern, belonging to the lowest grade of Spirit Essence. But it still has significant medicinal value."

Li Tianming carefully observed the Fire Lingzhi and found a scorching "orange Heavenly Pattern" on it. The orange Heavenly Pattern looked more complex and profound than the crimson one, indicating that this Fire Lingzhi was a second-level Spirit Essence.

"Great, time to 'divide the spoils'." Just as Li Tianming was pondering how much the Fire Lingzhi would sell for, Little Yellow Chicken directly tore it in half. After it split, the medicinal power of the Fire Lingzhi began to dissipate.

"What are you doing?" Li Tianming felt a headache. Tearing the Fire Lingzhi apart like this was simply a waste.

"Are you an idiot? I can eat Spirit Ore raw, let alone this medicinal herb?" Little Yellow Chicken gave him a contemptuous look, threw him half of the Fire Lingzhi, then opened its mouth and pecked away. In no time, half of the Fire Lingzhi was in its belly.

"Whoa, it's burning me!" It had just been bragging, and next, its entire body burst into flames. It leaped and bounded through the forest like a cannonball, looking like a fireball.

"Awesome, that's the feeling, ****!" Its physique was indeed terrifying; it could withstand such potent medicinal power. It was now likely using the "Eternal Purgatory Scripture" to refine the medicinal power of the Fire Lingzhi.

Other Companion Beasts and Fierce Beasts could not simply eat Spirit Essence like this; it would take at least ten days to half a month to slowly refine and absorb it.

"Li Tianming, if you dare, you can eat it too. But I bet you don't have the guts, hehe." Little Yellow Chicken provoked him.

"Heh heh." Li Tianming chuckled. What was a burning stomach? This little thing dared to do it, so he wasn't afraid. Anyway, the Eternal Purgatory Scripture and his current physique were formidable enough.

He swallowed the Fire Lingzhi in a few bites. After entering his mouth, it instantly turned into magma, burning so intensely from his throat that he lost all sensation.

But the next moment came the excruciating pain in his stomach. He felt as if he had eaten lava.

The Fire Lingzhi had absorbed so much solar essence over the years to form an orange Heavenly Pattern. Besides their monstrous physiques, no one else would dare to absorb it like this.

However, it had to be said that the Eternal Purgatory Body's resistance to fire was simply heaven-defying. Li Tianming soon burst into flames, becoming a giant fireball.

Of course, this was also an opportunity for his cultivation. He and Little Yellow Chicken were now connected by their beast veins, channeling energy to each other. Relying on this potent fiery medicinal power, they converted it into scorching Eternal Purgatory Beast Essence and simultaneously charged towards the Fifth Layer of Beast Vein Realm.

The surging magma-like medicinal power, after being absorbed into their bodies, no longer caused harm. After the initial excruciating pain, it became increasingly comfortable until they had completely refined the Fire Lingzhi together.

As expected, the two broke through to the Fifth Layer of Beast Vein Realm with unstoppable momentum!

"Sigh, cultivating with you feels like dual cultivation. It's too disgusting. I want to dual cultivate with a beautiful woman." After breaking through, Little Yellow Chicken, despite having boundless energy, feigned a sigh.

"Get lost. In these deep mountains, you still want to find a beautiful woman? You'd be lucky to find a female ghost," Li Tianming said with a laugh.

Now at the Fifth Layer of Beast Vein Realm, his current cultivation and combat power were approaching his level three years ago.

Such speed was indeed incredible. This was the greatest fortune brought by the Primordial Chaos Beast.

With his current realm and strength, he could probably defeat Zhao Zifeng even without immunity to fire.

"But I'm definitely still a bit short of Liu Qinyang, who is at the Ninth Level of Beast Vein Realm." Thinking of that young man, Li Tianming narrowed his eyes.

"Let's go."

After refining the Fire Lingzhi, they continued deeper. Li Tianming took off his left glove and even activated the Third Eye on his Dark Arm.

He found that the vision from this eye was clearer than that of his two eyes combined.

"Don't look at me. That eye of yours makes my scalp tingle," Little Yellow Chicken shivered.

"Weakling." It was at times like these that Li Tianming could mock it mercilessly.

Just as Little Yellow Chicken was about to retort, a loud rumbling sound suddenly came from ahead, like a tree being knocked down and falling. The ground beneath their feet trembled slightly, and faint roars of fierce beasts could be heard.

"It's a Fierce Beast!" Li Tianming said gravely. The roar of a Fierce Beast was completely different from that of a Companion Beast; it was a wild, mindless roar.

He was here to collect herbs and had no need to confront Fierce Beasts. Although the corpses of Fierce Beasts could be sold for a price, if they were too large, they would be troublesome to transport and would affect his herb gathering. Therefore, Li Tianming decided to leave.

However, what he didn't expect was that the commotion ahead was heading towards him and moving very fast. He could almost immediately see the trees ahead falling continuously, and the bloody stench of the Fierce Beast was getting closer.

It was still not too late to dodge at this moment, but in the next instant, Li Tianming froze completely. He felt as if he had been petrified, staring blankly ahead with a mind wiped clean.

"Female ghost?!" Little Yellow Chicken stood on his head, its eyes fixed straight ahead, also falling into a daze.

That's right, a Fierce Beast had appeared, but before it was a slender, ethereal figure being chased by the beast.

The "female ghost" Little Yellow Chicken spoke of was describing this figure.

However, Li Tianming wanted to swat Little Yellow Chicken away, because how could this beautiful, ethereal figure possibly be a female ghost!

"She's a fairy, okay!"

Li Tianming had seen countless beauties at Yanhuang Academy. Mu Qingqing's looks were already incredibly stunning and peerless. Yandu gathered beauties from all over the Vermilion Bird Country; those with top talent and outstanding backgrounds were all gorgeous young women.

Even in Lihuo City, there were many women with outstanding appearances. For example, Liu Qing, who had just married Li Yanfeng, was a charming and peerless beauty. Her every frown and smile was enough to make many men lose themselves.

That charm also made Li Tianming glance at her a few extra times.

But with his experience, when he saw the ethereal figure running towards him, his world seemed to freeze.

At that moment, he forgot everything – forgot life and death, forgot time. Only the figure before him occupied his entire body and mind.

This woman seemed to be shrouded in a snow-white mist. She had captivating, dark, shiny hair, and on her oval face, every feature was like a work of art. Especially her bright eyes, like the brilliant stars in the night sky.

She wore a pale blue long dress, her waist slender enough to be held by a single hand. She looked delicate and boneless, yet captivatingly alluring. Her snow-white skin was as fine and smooth as warm jade, glowing softly, so delicate it seemed it could be broken by a puff of air. Such a girl truly seemed like a fairy from the heavens, descending to the mortal world, untouched by worldly affairs.

What made it most unforgettable for Li Tianming in this life was that she was different from normal people. Her skin, like gems and pearls, emitted a crystal-clear radiance. The white mist around her was condensed from this radiant glow.

Huoling Mountain was dark and menacing, but because of this girl's appearance, the entire forest seemed to become bright and pure. All bloodshed and killing, including the Fierce Beast chasing her, vanished.

Li Tianming couldn't quite understand why a person's body would have such a crystal-clear, beautiful luster.

The girl's ethereal and serene presence made him unable to think. He felt an indescribable stirring in his heart, as if they had known each other before. Unprepared, they had now encountered each other by fate.

Although the story of their encounter was cliché, perhaps a hero saving a beauty, when Li Tianming's eyes met hers, it was like a collision between two celestial bodies. He clearly heard his own heartbeat, thundering like the explosion of heaven and earth, so intense.

Meeting a girl like this made him forget his ex-girlfriend Mu Qingqing completely.

Only today did Li Tianming realize that there was a kind of beauty that could make all beings fall into a trance.

"I declare, I've found love." This beauty transcended species; even Little Yellow Chicken's eyes widened, and it let out a lewd chuckle.

"Say that again, and I'll castrate you," Li Tianming said.

"Little brother, are you jealous that my size is bigger than yours?" Little Yellow Chicken boasted.

"Ying Huo, your overestimation of yourself and your arrogance make you look like an idiot," Li Tianming mocked, unable to help himself.

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