Liu Changxu and the others waited in the cave for a long time before the Amethyst Bees scouting outside finally brought word that the battle had ended.
After some discussion, the six decided to leave the cave and see what had happened, but going out together would draw too much attention.
After further discussion, Yu Hai stepped forward to go first. After all, his cultivation was the highest among them.
Not long after Yu Hai went out, he sent word that they could come out, so Liu Changxu and the others flew out of the cave one after another.
Outside, they found that the battle in the sky had ceased, so the six continued toward Longevity Mountain at low altitude.
When they came within a hundred li of Longevity Mountain, several earth-shaking roars rang out. Two enormous black bears, each over ten zhang tall, rose into the air from Longevity Mountain and flew toward the six of them.
Liu Changxu examined them closely with his Seven-Colored Glazed Eyes and discovered that both Earthshaking Bears were covered in wounds, with blood still flowing from their bodies. Although they had successfully driven off the two Third-Tier Supreme Grade Diamond Apes, they had evidently paid a steep price. The lower-grade third-tier Earthshaking Bear had not appeared; it had probably been killed or severely wounded in the battle.
The pressure weighing on the six eased considerably, and they could not help feeling grateful to the two Third-Tier Supreme Grade Diamond Apes. Without them, taking the Longevity Peaches from the Earthshaking Bears would have been extremely difficult for the six alone. The bears' sense of smell was especially keen; unless a cultivator slipped in using earth escape, evading their noses would be difficult.
Although the two Earthshaking Bears were enormous, they flew extremely fast. The