Departure

A rolling Emerald Green Mountain Range, with ancient trees reaching for the sky.

A tremendous explosion rang out, and a huge red mushroom cloud shot into the sky, causing the earth to shake violently.

Deep in the mountains, Shen Long and Chu Buyu stood in an open area, with a huge crater emitting black smoke not far away.

Lying in the pit was a huge rhinoceros, its body charred black, with a bloody hole in its head, bleeding profusely, and no sign of life.

"There are too many Fourth-Rank Spirit Beast here, and even some fifth-tier Demon Beast. We need to figure out how to get out now, otherwise we'll definitely be in danger if we encounter a fifth-tier Demon Beast that has mastered the Divine Ability concealment."

Shen Long frowned and said.

With the help of his powerful Divine Sense and the Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada, Shen Long discovered a fifth-order Demon Bird. Fortunately, they traveled underground and were not discovered by the fifth-order demonic bird.

Chu Buyu nodded and said, "There are fifth-tier Demon Beast in the Daoist Field. The inheritance of True Monarch Purple Sun is secondary. Our lives are more important. It's better to leave quickly."

Shen Long nodded and released the Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada -Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada, whose eyes emitted a dazzling golden light.

The Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada emitted a cheerful chirping sound, as if it had discovered something.

"A restriction has been detected?"

Chu Buyu asked.

Shen Long nodded, took out the Purple Pupil Bead, and infused it with Law Power.

His Purple Pupil Bead flashed with a blinding purple light, Shen Long frowned deeply.

"What's wrong, Fellow Daoist Shen? Is there a fifth-tier Demon Beast guarding it?"

Chu Buyu frowned and said.

"Indeed, its lair is near the Teleportation Array, making it very difficult to leave silently."

Shen Long's voice was heavy.

This was no coincidence. Shen Long had received the inheritance of True Monarch Purple Sun and knew that there was Teleportation Array here, which is why he rushed here.

He hadn't expected that a fifth-tier Demon Beast was guarding the Teleportation Array array; even a battle could destroy Teleportation Array.

"A fifth-tier Demon Beast is guarding the Teleportation Array array?"

Chu Buyu frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "I have a Yellow Sand Monster-Confusing Formation. It can trap a fifth-tier Demon Beast for a while. I'll lure it into the Formation. Fellow Daoist Shen, you activate the Formation to trap it. We'll get to the Teleportation Array array as quickly as possible and teleport away."

"No, that's too risky. How can you be sure the Formation is still usable? You might get killed before you even get it into the Formation."

Shen Long pointed out the drawbacks.

"I have Life-Substitution Bead, which can substitute for one tribulation, so it doesn't matter."

Chu Buyu said seriously.

"We can set up Formation, but you don't need to lure it. Let it come to us on its own; that way, we'll have more time."

Shen Long said.

Chu Buyu was slightly taken aback, and exclaimed in surprise, "Monster Luring Grass? How many years has it been?"

Shen Long nodded and said, "It's been almost two thousand years!"

"Almost two thousand years? You're willing to let this happen? Shouldn't we use Puppet Beast or Spirit Beast to lure away the fifth-tier Demon Beast?"

Chu Buyu suggested.

The two-thousand-year-old Monster Luring Grass can cause many Nascent Soul Cultivator to fight each other, and even Spirit Transformation cultivators will be tempted.

With this Monster Luring Grass, hunting Fourth-Rank Spirit Beast becomes much easier.

"Compared to our lives, what is a single Monster Luring Grass? Let's set up the formation, Fairy Chu."

Shen Long said.

Chu Buyu's method won't work. If it fails, Shen Long might lose the chance to leave the Daoist Field.

Chu Buyu nodded and left with Shen Long to find a suitable location to set up the formation.

A steep, verdant peak, atop which stood a sprawling estate, now mostly collapsed.

A huge Cyan Giant Lion was lying near a blue fruit tree that was more than two zhang tall. More than a dozen oval blue fruits were hanging on the tree.

The Cyan Giant Lion had its eyes closed, seemingly asleep.

Behind the green fruit tree is a green pavilion that has collapsed halfway. You can see a Teleportation Array that is more than ten feet in size. There is a gray-white stone in each groove on the Teleportation Array.

About half an hour later, a huge explosion rang out.

The Cyan Giant Lion opened its eyes, and its nose caught a strange scent.

The Cyan Giant Lion stood up, its eyes filled with longing.

For some reason, it felt an itch, as if it smelled of some kind of aged spirit medicine, which would be very beneficial to it if it were to ingest it.

The Cyan Giant Lion lightly stomped its right paw on the ground and transformed into a streak of Cyan Escape Light, disappearing from sight.

Before long, it appeared in the sky above vast expanses of Cyan Bamboo Forest.

A blue flowerpot sits on the ground, containing a small golden plant about a foot tall.

The area surrounding the Monster Luring Grass was a vast Yellow Mist Sea, the Yellow Mist churning and surging, occasionally punctuated by deafening explosions.

The Yellow Mist Sea churned and surged, and more than a dozen Fourth-Rank Spirit Beast rushed out from the Yellow Mist Sea, heading towards the Monster Luring Grass.

The Yellow Sand Monster-Confusing Formation cannot trap fifth-tier Demon Beast, but it can trap a dozen or so Fourth-Rank Spirit Beast.

Shen Long and Chu Buyu used the Monster Luring Grass to lure more than a dozen Fourth-Rank Spirit Beast and trapped them in the Yellow Sand Monster-Confusing Formation.

Use them to entangle the fifth-tier Demon Beast and buy them time.

The Cyan Giant Lion opened its blood-red maw, and dozens of enormous Cyan Light Blade shot out, heading straight for more than a dozen Fourth-Rank Spirit Beast.

The Cyan Light Blade easily sliced through the cyan bamboo and struck the Fourth-Rank Spirit Beast.

Their bodies were sliced open by the Cyan Light Blade as if made of paper, and blood splattered all over the ground.

With a deafening roar, more than a dozen Fourth-Rank Spirit Beast were killed. A mound of earth rose from the ground, and a yellowish-brown centipede emerged from the ground.

A gust of wind blew by, and the Cyan Giant Lion appeared above the Yellow Centipede. Its right hoof stomped down, landing on the Yellow Centipede 'Yellow Centipede head, shattering it.

The blue flowerpot moved quickly, and the nearby bamboo also moved quickly.

Fearing that it would destroy the Monster Luring Grass, the Cyan Giant Lion did not use its magic to attack the bamboo, but instead flew forward.

With its powerful body, it easily knocked over the bamboo, the flowerpots moved quickly, and thick Cyan Vine sprouted from the ground, slapping at the Cyan Giant Lion.

Deep underground, Shen Long and Chu Buyu were enveloped by a thick Yellow Light Screen as they moved rapidly forward.

The Tree Man will use the Monster Luring Grass to lure away the fifth-tier Demon Beast. It is proficient in Wood Evasion Technique and will not be so easily killed.

"More than a dozen Fourth-Rank Spirit Beast were killed so quickly. I underestimated the Divine Ability of fifth-tier Demon Beast. If we had followed my advice, the fifth-tier Demon Beast would have broken free soon, and we would have had no chance of reaching our destination."

Chu Buyu's face showed a lingering fear.

"Hopefully the Teleportation Array is still working; the Tree Man won't be able to hold out for long."

Shen Long said.

Not long after, they emerged from the ground and appeared near the Teleportation Array.

There were some pieces of wood pressing down on the Teleportation Array. Shen Long moved the wood away and replaced it with Spirit Stone.

He released more than a dozen Golden-Winged Fire Ant, which flew onto the Teleportation Array. Chu Buyu cast a spell, and the Teleportation Array shook violently. A dazzling beam of light shot into the sky, engulfing the figures of the dozen or so Golden-Winged Fire Ant.

The light faded, and they vanished.

"The Teleportation Array still works."

Chu Buyu's face lit up with joy.

A deafening roar came from afar, Shen Long sensed with his Divine Sense that a fifth-tier Demon Beast was rushing towards them.

"Retreat quickly! A fifth-tier Demon Beast is coming!"

Shen Long spoke, letting out a deafening dragon roar, and summoned his Talisman Soldier and fourth-tier Puppet Beast to meet the fifth-tier Demon Beast.

A beam of azure light appeared, and the Tree Man materialized, disappearing into Shen Long's sleeve.

He and Chu Buyu walked onto the Teleportation Array and cast a spell.

The Teleportation Array shook violently, and a dazzling beam of light shot into the sky.

With a deafening roar, the Talisman Soldier and the fourth-tier Puppet Beast were also destroyed by the Cyan Giant Lion.

Outside the Daoist Field, a red light shone in the void, and Shen Long and Chu Buyu appeared.

"Finally, we're gone."

Chu Buyu breathed a sigh of relief; this time it was too dangerous, he almost didn't make it out.