Shi Feiyang raised his hand and grasped at the air, drawing over the flames that had trapped the Ganoderma Immortal and the One-Horned Shenlin. They became a fist-sized ball of green fire hovering over his palm. He examined it closely. "Hmm, Phosphorus Yin Ghostfire, with plenty of venom from snakes and insects mixed in."
Against other Sword Immortals, this stuff was deadly dangerous. Even a speck clinging to their bodies would be hard to shake off. Against Shi Feiyang, however, neither the ghostfire nor the poison had any effect.
He lightly rubbed his hands together, and the Jade Fire vanished into ash and smoke.
At the sight of him, the Ganoderma Immortal immediately urged the One-Horned Shenlin to race over. Once they were close, he leaped straight onto Shi Feiyang's shoulder, babbling cries of "Big Brother!" Cautious and timid by nature, he had been badly frightened.
"Don't be afraid. Now that I'm here, everything's all right." Shi Feiyang gently stroked the back of the Ganoderma Immortal's head and his spine, then addressed the ugly fellow. "What sort of creature gained sentience to become you? How did you end up looking like this?"
He had no intention of killing the fellow outright. A Ten-Thousand-Year Ganoderma Immortal traveling through the forests was something every kind of creature under heaven coveted and drooled over. He had let the Ganoderma Immortal venture out precisely to "fish," drawing out all manner of interesting, novel, and unusual creatures, then selecting some to bring to Heaven Beyond Divine Mountain.
Seeing Shi Feiyang seize his Jade Fire barehanded, the ugly fellow was startled. He had been about to flee, but another look at the Ten-Thousand-Year Ganoderma Immortal made him reluctant to give it up. He reckoned that his opponent might possess magical power so great it exceeded anything