With Shi Feiyang's current strength, and with the Dongling Zither and Yu's Cauldron in hand—both especially effective against nonhuman beings—killing the Ape Spirit would not have been difficult. He simply did not want to wipe him out entirely.
First, the Ape Spirit had no prior grudge against him. Though he had come raging into a fierce battle, it was Shi Feiyang who had destroyed his flying swords one after another and broken several of his magical treasures; Shi Feiyang had suffered no loss. Second, the Ape Spirit was aloof and proud, with few friends, and could not muster any helpers to seek revenge. Third, the Green-Haired Immortal possessed an Inner Scenery Origin Treatise specifically intended for nonhuman cultivators, which Shi Feiyang also wanted to study. If he intended to read Elder Liu's book, he ought to show some mercy toward the man's pet. That was only decent.
That was why he had not pursued him straight to Mount Taimu in Fujian that day. But the Ape Spirit had a tremendous temper, unchanged over two thousand years, and after three days, he truly did come for revenge.
Shi Feiyang gave the White Light Sword to Lin Han beforehand and carefully explained what to do.
On the morning of the third day, Lin Han stood on a high ridge southeast of Qingtian County with the Immortal Sword on his back, watching the direction of Fujian.
Before long, the Ape Spirit indeed arrived.
This time, he actually wore armor, like a mortal general: a Jin helmet and Jin armor over a red robe, four small triangular flags on his back, a long-handled saber in his right hand, and a gourd hanging at his waist. He flew straight toward the county town of Qingtian.
He spotted Lin Han first and recognized him as the