Treasure-Who Doesn't Want It?

The cultivators setting up the formation saw the Magic Beast heading for Jiang Lu, yet it did not spare them a single glance.

Their expressions were somewhat blank.

What was going on?

But they did not dare stop what they were doing. Suppressing their curiosity, they immediately began arranging the formation according to Fu Yao's requirements.

Still, their peripheral vision kept drifting toward Jiang Lu.

Jiang Lu did not care how everyone viewed her now. She simply ran for her life.

A fifth-rank demon beast could speak human language, and a Magic Beast was no exception.

Then, with a furious roar—

Everyone heard that deep, enraged voice.

"Damned human! Stop right there, you shameless thief!"

Everyone: ???

So they knew each other!

Jiang Lu: Knew each other, my ass! She did not know this Magic Beast at all.

"You're the shameless one! Who stole your things?!"

"Stop chasing me, and I'll stop!"

As Jiang Lu spoke, the Speedrunning Shoes on her feet accelerated without pause, while the Wind Riding Art continued uninterrupted. For a time, she truly managed to widen the distance between herself and the Magic Beast.

But she did not dare run too far. With the cultivators as the center, she kept circling around them.

Everyone: ...

Anyone who did not know better would have thought they were playing a game.

Jiang Lu: A game, my ass! Let them try being chased by a Magic Beast!

If she had not possessed a Chaos Spirit Root and an enormous reserve of spiritual power, she would have long since run dry and collapsed to the ground.

"Her strength is incredible!"

"She hid her cultivation, which is why we couldn't see through her. But based on what she has shown, she may only be at Qi Refinement."

"Qi Refinement? Could someone at Qi Refinement keep this up for so long?"

"Perhaps she has some fortuitous opportunity."

Those with ulterior motives heard this, and their eyes darkened.

A fortuitous opportunity?

If they obtained it...

Elder An sensed those fluctuating auras and said coldly,

"Put away those petty thoughts of yours. She is not someone you can provoke. Did you see the ring on her hand? It is a symbol of status possessed only by direct disciples of the Medicine King Pavilion."

Hearing this, everyone looked at Elder An in disbelief, especially Fu Yao.

As fellow prodigies, she had naturally dealt with those people before.

Yet she had never heard of anyone like this, much less one so weak.

They knew all of the Medicine King Pavilion's disciples. Even the weakest among them had reached Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

Leaving aside her cultivation, the woman before them did not even match the right age!

Everyone was also puzzled. Could she be some secretly nurtured prodigy who had never been revealed to the public Σ(ﾟдﾟ;)

After all, Jiang Lu had been chased by that Magic Beast for quite some time, yet they had not seen her consume a single medicinal pill.

That fact alone was not something just anyone could accomplish.

Those restless auras paused, finally suppressing the eagerness stirring in their hearts.

Elder An naturally noticed this as well, and inwardly felt astonished.

Just this ability to persist for so long showed that this little girl was far from simple.

He had underestimated her.

Just as he had thought—the direct disciples of the Medicine King Pavilion were no less talented than the personal disciples of their various sects.

She must have been chosen for some particular talent. He simply did not know whose disciple she was.

The distance between Jiang Lu and the Magic Beast gradually shrank. Beads of sweat covered her forehead and back.

When were those elders coming?

She could already feel the Magic Beast behind her running out of patience!

Suddenly, several auras flew toward them, dispersing the Demonic Qi lingering around them.

Jiang Lu's heart leaped with joy, and she immediately threw the offensive artifacts in her hand behind her.

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Two red streaks flashed through the air as the artifacts shot toward the Magic Beast, scattering sparks as they scraped against the air.

Then came an explosion, and the Magic Beast's footsteps halted.

"Damn it—"

A voice a hundred times more enraged than before burst from the Magic Beast's mouth, thick with killing intent.

Then several streams of Demonic Qi swept toward Jiang Lu.

Jiang Lu turned and realized she was some distance from those disciples. Her heart sank. Gritting her teeth, she could only flash aside to evade.

She should never have made such a wide circle!

Several defensive artifacts then appeared behind her. The Demonic Qi slammed into them, producing a series of bang-bang impacts.

Jiang Lu widened the distance from the Magic Beast again, then turned and headed toward those disciples.

She did not believe those cultivators would come save her. She had already sensed their auras earlier, yet they had not appeared in time. There was only one possibility.

They would not come rescue her. They wanted her to hold the Magic Beast off alone, preferably draining some of its demonic power while also getting a better measure of her true strength.

What a beautiful plan.

She glanced toward where the disciples were gathered and pressed her lips together.

She had no intention of doing as they wished.

They would not help her? Just wait.

If they would not help her, could they refuse to help their own disciples?

Those disciples were different. The elders who had come to assist were from their own sects, and the various sects' personal disciples and ordinary disciples were all here. She refused to believe they would not protect them.

So she could only redirect the danger!

Fellow Daoists, forgive me!

Jiang Lu thought without a shred of guilt, her feet never slowing.

The instant she neared the area occupied by the Flowing Cloud Sect disciples, the Magic Beast entered everyone's field of vision again.

The fur on its body no longer had its earlier sleekness and shine. It stood rough and bristling, clearly raised in fury.

Its eyes bulged, brimming with killing intent.

In an instant, several black-clad figures surrounded the Magic Beast.

Elder An had also taken medicinal pills during this time to restore his mana. With a staff in hand, he joined the others.

"Retreat!"

Fu Yao's voice rang out, and the disciples immediately withdrew.

Jiang Lu followed behind them as they left. Behind her came fierce sounds of battle, explosions, and the clamor of spell techniques, all sweeping outward in waves.

The air carried wave after wave of thick, oppressive pressure.

Jiang Lu turned her head and saw the surrounding trees and spiritual plants rapidly withering.

Then she sensed the life force of the plants around them swiftly draining away. That was what happened when spiritual power was absorbed to the utmost limit and subjected to destruction.

Fortunately, they had already left. Otherwise, everyone would have become sacrifices to that battle.

Fortunately, she was cautious. If they had encountered some blind fool of a cultivator, that person would surely have thought they could pick up scraps there.

Once Jiang Lu could no longer feel that stifling aura around her, she slowly widened the distance between herself and the Flowing Cloud Sect disciples.

Chi Li had just told her that the Treasure-Seeking Mouse had found treasure.

Rather than giving it to someone else, it might as well go to her.

Finding an opportunity, Jiang Lu immediately headed in the direction the Treasure-Seeking Mouse indicated. The closer she got, the more familiar the aura around her became.

Though there was no thick Demonic Qi, she knew it belonged to the Magic Beast from earlier.

It seemed she had arrived at the Magic Beast's lair.

Her gaze flickered.

A fifth-rank Magic Beast definitely had plenty of treasures!

The Treasure-Seeking Mouse led the way ahead. Before long, Jiang Lu entered its lair. It was powerful and fiercely territorial.

Demon beasts weaker than it did not dare approach, while demon beasts of equal strength would not clash head-on with it.

While it was being held back by the cultivators, she concealed her aura and swiftly entered the lair.

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