Treasure Hunt

Deep within the Back Mountain Jia Nan Academy, atop a mountain peak, Zi Yan, with purple Douqi Wings on her back, and Xiao Yuan, with black Mystic Ice Wings on his back, slowly descended.

"This is it!"

Zi Yan tugged at Xiao Yuan's arm and whispered.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan's gaze swept around.

If it weren't for Zi Yan leading the way, he would never have imagined that there would be such a strange place a thousand miles south of the valley where the Snow Demon Sky Ape was located.

Looking around, the mountain peak is hidden by the surrounding mountains and is not conspicuous when viewed from a distance.

But only when you fly closer will you discover what makes this mountain different.

The vegetation on the mountain peaks was strangely presented in two different states.

On one side of the vegetation, there were white light patterns like fire, while on the other side, there were black light patterns like water.

Such a strange sight left Xiao Yuan somewhat mesmerized.

This was the first time he had ever seen such a sight. Without Zi Yan saying anything more, he could tell that there must be extremely rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures here!

Furthermore, its quality is at least at the level of the main Medicinal Herbs for Sixth Grade Pill!

However, even Sixth Order Magical Beast comparable to Dou Huang expert would probably covet such Medicinal Herbs. Today, there will likely be a fierce battle!

"Tell me about the situation."

Xiao Yuan snapped out of his daze, looked at Zi Yan was already impatiently waiting beside him, shook his head helplessly, and then asked.

"Hmm, I remember that the one guarding this place should be a Fifth Order Peak magical beast, but it looks a bit strange, so I'm not sure what kind of magical beast it is."

Zi Yan thought for a moment, then said somewhat uncertainly.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan's vision went black.

A magical beast comparable to Peak Dou Wang? Good heavens, I just advanced to Dou Wang and I'm already being challenged with such a high level of strength? "When was the last time you were here?"

Xiao Yuan asked somewhat helplessly.

Zi Yan answered much more readily this time, "About half a year ago, or to be more precise, before your batch of freshmen entered the Inner Academy."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan seemed to be deep in thought.

In that case, the situation is not too bad. Half a year is not a long time for magical beasts. Given the speed at which magical beasts accumulate power, this amount of time is not enough for them to break through from the Peak Dou Wang to the Dou Emperor level.

"Zi Yan, even if you encounter a magical beast at the Peak Dou Wang, you can protect yourself, right?"

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Yuan asked to confirm.

Zi Yan nodded after hearing this, a proud look appearing on her face. "Even if that guy advances to the sixth level, he can't stop me from leaving if I want to."

Seeing Zi Yan's confidence, Xiao Yuan nodded in relief. He then raised his hand to signal Zi Yan to be quiet and not disturb him. He then changed his hand seals and activated Listening to the Wind's Whisper.

After advancing to the Dou Wang level, the range and effect of Listening to the Wind's Whisper were greatly amplified. Although they were at the mountain peak, under the influence of Xiao Yuan's already powerful soul power, the Wind Attribute Dou Qi and soul power were closely combined and spread out little by little, eventually covering the entire mountain peak.

In an instant, a three-dimensional model of the mountain appeared in Xiao Yuan's mind. According to the information obtained from the detection, the most concentrated energy in the entire mountain was in a Mountain Cave halfway up the mountain. However, the Mountain Cave was also somewhat strange, as Xiao Yuan's Listening to the Wind's Whisper could not penetrate into it, and he could only have some vague sensations.

It seems the treasure is inside that Mountain Cave! Xiao Yuan regained his composure and looked at Zi Yan.

"Let's lure that guy out. If his strength reaches the sixth rank, I will try to hold him off while you go in and retrieve the treasure as soon as possible. But if his strength is only the fifth rank, we'll attack together and surround and kill him."

Upon hearing Xiao Yuan's decision, Zi Yan had no objections whatsoever and immediately nodded. "Alright! I'll hide first and then see how things go!"

Xiao Yuan nodded, then his back trembled, Mystic Ice Wings popped out, carrying him down to the cave entrance halfway up the mountain.

Zi Yan was enveloped in purple light, and her aura gradually disappeared. Then, she tiptoed towards the Mountain Cave below.

As he sensed Zi Yan's aura disappear, Xiao Yuan raised an eyebrow without any surprise. As Ancient Void Dragon was naturally skilled in Space Power, concealing his aura was as easy as drinking water for him.

Zi Yan's monstrous strength would surprise even Dou Huang expert!

Everything is ready, so let's go! Xiao Yuan narrowed his eyes, stretched out his hand, and made a grasping motion in front of him. The energy of heaven and earth followed, and under Xiao Yuan's control, it transformed into a Mystic Ice Dragon Spear.

Then, Xiao Yuan suppressed his aura and flew into the Mountain Cave!

Upon entering the Mountain Cave, the expected darkness and coldness did not materialize, and the atmosphere was not heavy or stagnant; on the contrary, it was unusually fresh.

But the more this was the case, the more cautious Xiao Yuan became.

Generally speaking, most monsters are not that clean. This is partly because they lack intelligence and do not understand the concept of cleanliness, and partly because they are used to their old habits and do not care about such details.

Although fifth-tier magical beasts are already quite intelligent, they can only achieve the cunning of the Amethyst Winged Lion King by advancing to the sixth tier.

Considering the influence of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures on the intelligence of magical beasts, Xiao Yuan felt that this so-called Fifth Order Peak beast was probably much less intelligent than the Amethyst Winged Lion King!

In this way, my plan to attract the monster's attention by pretending to be someone who accidentally stumbled into Mountain Cave while treasure hunting, and then let Zi Yan secretly steal the treasure, seems to be a bit too risky!

With his vigilance heightened, Xiao Yuan's pace didn't slow down at all. Although the Mountain Cave had a certain shielding effect on soul power, Xiao Yuan was still able to detect the movements within a hundred meters ahead when he used Listening to the Wind's Whisper, so he wasn't too worried about being ambushed.

Within her sleeves, a small, seven-colored snake was quietly flicking its tongue. As an ancient mythical beast, its ability to sense danger was almost instinctive, and it was using its actions to help Xiao Yuan assess the current situation.

When they reached the middle of the Mountain Cave, white flame patterns and black water ripple patterns on the mountain wall were arranged in a rather charming way. As Xiao Yuan went deeper, those patterns became denser and brighter.

In the end, the Mountain Cave was so brightly lit that it was as bright as day.

This strange sight felt somewhat familiar to Xiao Yuan.

He had a feeling that he knew something, but he just couldn't remember it for the moment! Suddenly, Xiao Yuan felt a chill run from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head. The Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python in his sleeve also slightly contracted its body, causing Xiao Yuan's arm to tighten! Something was wrong! Xiao Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and then azure lightning suddenly surged from his body. In a flash, he appeared 150 meters behind him.

"Intruder, die!"

A strange roar exploded deep inside the Mountain Cave, and Xiao Yuan was immediately stunned, his vision going black.

But soon, the powerful soul force helped him regain his senses. Then, the Three Thousand Lightning Movement were activated again. Almost instantly, Xiao Yuan's figure disappeared from the spot, and a fierce burst of energy exploded at the place where he had just landed.

Although it took Xiao Yuan a full five minutes to enter the Mountain Cave, he only took less than twenty seconds to exit Mountain Cave!

After rushing out of the Mountain Cave, Xiao Yuan transformed his Douqi Transformation Wings and took off. Immediately afterward, a demonic beast with a Human-Faced Snake, but with two front legs, rushed out of the Mountain Cave.

This magical beast had no wings, nor did it manifest Douqi Transformation Wings, but with a flick of its tail, it soared into the air! Its thick forearms were bulging with muscles, indicating that it possessed considerable strength. Yet, its human face was rather feminine, though its features were slightly blurred and bore some snake-like characteristics.

Even with the guidance of the Yao Lao, Xiao Yuan still couldn't recognize what kind of magical beast it was.

"As expected, he is still at the Peak Dou Wang."

Sensing the other party's aura, Xiao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as you don't reach the Dou Emperor, the difficulty isn't too high.

"A mere one -One-Star Dou Wang dares to trespass into my territory and court death!"

The beast's voice was also very distinctive, a combination of a rough male voice and a delicate female voice, with some faint hissing sounds. It seemed to be able to affect one's soul. Xiao Yuan felt a chill run down his spine after hearing just one sentence, and almost fainted again.

Fortunately, this wasn't the first time he'd heard the magical beast speak. His Dou Qi covered his ears, and the Heavenly Flames rose into his soul's sea of consciousness, transforming into the most solid and reliable barrier. Then, a surge of dragon energy was unleashed, accompanied by Xiao Yuan's roar, resounding throughout the heavens and earth.

"Come! Kill me!"

Xiao Yuan's roar was mixed with the dragon energy he obtained from the Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill. After he shouted it out, it also carried some of the Dragon Clan's unique pressure, which immediately made the human-faced demon beast tremble.

Beneath the mountain forest, upon hearing Xiao Yuan's resounding shout, Zi Yan couldn't help but look up at him. No wonder she felt a sense of closeness to Xiao Yuan Xiao Yuan they first met; it turned out that he possessed an aura similar to hers. To the Human-Faced Snake, this was clearly a provocative remark, which immediately enraged it. After regaining its senses, it instinctively wanted to attack, defeat Xiao Yuan, and devour his flesh.

However, the figures in the sky had begun to dissipate, and at the same time, a powerful force came from behind him.

The next moment, the Human-Faced Snake reacted extremely quickly, immediately twisting its body to an angle that ordinary humans and magical beasts could not achieve, its upper body rotating 180 degrees, and punching the tip of Xiao Yuan's spear.

Boom! With a sound of energy explosion, Xiao Yuan's figure was sent flying backward, and a crack appeared on the Mystic Ice Dragon Spear! The Human-Faced Snake struck successfully, and its tail whipped violently in the air. Its body immediately slammed into Xiao Yuan like a cannonball, and its powerful fists fell like a storm.

Xiao Yuan clearly hadn't expected the Human-Faced Snake to be so powerful, and for the time being, he could only try to find a way to defend himself.

Even so, after parrying over a hundred punches, Xiao Yuan's spear was smashed to pieces! And then, another punch was aimed directly at his brow.

Seeing this, Xiao Yuan quickly crossed his arms to block in front of him. But then, according to his soul perception, as the Human-Faced Snake's fist was thrown out, its tail actually lashed out and smashed into his chest! "Myriad Flower Ice Mirror!"

Seeing this, Xiao Yuan immediately unleashed his most powerful defensive Dou Technique.

"Bang! Crack!"

However, the Myriad Flower Ice Mirror only held for a moment before shattering into countless ice crystals that scattered in all directions.

Fortunately, this bought Xiao Yuan some time. Ignoring the minor injuries caused by the backlash from the shattered Myriad Flower Ice Mirror, a pair of purplish-black wings sprouted from beneath the black Mystic Ice Wings on Xiao Yuan's back and merged with them! The next moment, Xiao Yuan's speed surged, causing the Human-Faced Snake's attack to miss completely!

Such a fierce attack missed its mark, and even though the Human-Faced Snake's body was strong enough, its blood and qi were still shaken, and its body continued to descend downwards.

Above him, Xiao Yuan hovered in the sky, his purplish-black ice crystal wings unfurled, and the hand seals in his hands rapidly changed.

The Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations, the first transformation, Yin-Yang Change! Boom! Black and white flames erupted and quickly swept back into Xiao Yuan's body, and Xiao Yuan's aura also surged! However, Xiao Yuan frowned with some disappointment. As his level increased, the fact that the Yin Yang Dual Flames were not strong enough was exposed. The energy they could provide was only enough for him to advance to Three-Star Dou Wang.

According to Xiao Yuan's estimation, once he reaches the Dou Emperor level, he can probably only increase by one star at most.

Fortunately, now that he has advanced to the Dou Wang, his Dou Qi is completely different from before! Looking at the Human-Faced Snake that had adjusted its position and returned to fight, Xiao Yuan had a thought and all the Dou Qi from his five Qi Mansion were merged into one Qi Mansion. His own aura also suddenly surged to the level of a six- Dou Wang!

Immediately afterwards, the Yin Yang Dual Flames flames surged forth, condensing in Xiao Yuan's hand into a black and white flame dragon spear!

Ice Attribute Douqi might not be very effective against monsters, but Heavenly Flames is 100% effective!

"Ha!"

Xiao Yuan let out a roar, lightning flashed beneath his feet, and with a flap of his wings, he appeared directly behind the Human-Faced Snake, his spear thrusting straight into its back!

With such speed, why not attack head-on instead of backstab? Wouldn't that make all that speed for nothing?

As expected, the Human-Faced Snake could no longer keep up with Xiao Yuan's speed, but it still managed to twist its body to deal with Xiao Yuan's attacks thanks to its unique structure.

However, Xiao Yuan was not unaware of this. Even if the Human-Faced Snake's body structure was special, it could not possibly be so special that turning around or not turning around would have no effect on its own state.

To defeat a high-level opponent when you are of lower level, you must ensure that the opponent is never able to unleash their true strength!