Time passed little by little, and the sky slowly became dark.
Devil Domain Forest is more dangerous at night than during the day. Darkness has no effect on most Devil Race and Demon Beast, but makes them more active. The temperature in the forest further drops, and the exhaled breath condenses into fine ice crystals in the air, which quickly dissipates in the wind.
Li Yun has been in for more than two hours.
Qin Tiexin squatted behind the rock on the hillside, covered in blood. Some were his own, and more were those of Devil Race and Demon Beast. The wound on his left arm had been re-bandaged, but the outer layer of the cloth was soaked with seeping blood, and formed a layer of dark red ice at low temperatures. He briefly moved the fingers of his left hand - he could still move it, but the feeling of exerting force was no longer right.
During this period, Qin Tiexin successively killed three waves of Demon Beast and two waves of Devil Race. Fortunately, none of them were very strong. There was no one of Demon General level. The one with the highest cultivation level was Icefield White Bear of Foundation Establishment Early Stage.
I killed that Foundation Establishment Early Stage before When Icefield White Bear, the opponent's strength was astonishing, and even his Body Tempering Ninth Layer frame was shaken when he hit it with a claw. In the end, he risked the dislocation of his left shoulder and stabbed it with a short knife. The white bear's eye sockets and the tip of the knife smashed the brain to pieces before killing him. At that time, he gritted his teeth and pushed his dislocated joint back into place. The pain caused cold sweat to cover his forehead. But now his left arm still cannot use its full strength, and a dull pain will come from the slightest exertion.
The Law Technique in Wind-Rending Dagger has been exhausted. The Return to Origin Array on the scabbard is still slowly Nourishment, but it will take at least two hours to fully recover. The Law Technique in the wolf tooth bracelet is still slowly Nourishment. The six channels of Wind Blade have all been used up. The surface of the bracelet is dull and dull. Spirit Rune is flickering slightly. It is slowly absorbing the Spiritual Qi in the air to replenish it, but it will take at least half an hour to restore the first channel.
He counted the remaining javelins in the storage ring. There were more than twenty javelins. It sounds like a lot, but if there are two or three more waves of the same scale as before, the bottom will soon be reached.
He swallowed a piece of Qi Recovery Pill and felt the power of the medicine slowly dissipate in his body, replenishing his nearly exhausted spiritual power. He tore off a piece of Ice-Spined Wolf dried meat, and stuffed it directly into his mouth regardless of whether it was raw or cooked, and quickly refined it with "Cauldron Eating Art" to replenish his physical strength.
The good news is that the strange fragrance wafting out of the cave is getting lighter and lighter. The clear and sweet smell, which was so strong that it could not be ignored at the beginning, has now become faintly present, as if coming through several layers of gauze curtains. This means that the refining of Li Yun should have come to an end.
But the bad news is that the strange fragrance is still attracting enemies.
As soon as he swallowed the last piece of dried meat, there was movement from the east and north sides of the forest at the same time.
Coming from the east was a huge tiger-shaped Demon Beast, covered with snow-white fur, which almost blended into the environment in the night. It was nearly two feet long, with a shoulder height of nearly two feet. It walked silently, its thick tail slowly swinging, and with every step it took, a layer of pale white frost was left on the ice under its feet. The pair of amber vertical pupils emitted a faint golden light in the darkness, and it was staring in the direction of the ice wall.
Snow Baleful Intent Tiger, Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
On the north side, a Devil Race team is also approaching. Two Ice Devil Initial Stage Demon General led the team, followed by five high-level Devil Soldier-level Ice Devil and Horned Demon. They obviously followed the same kind of aura and walked in no hurry. The queue was neat and they were obviously advancing in an organized manner. The Snow Baleful Intent Tiger and Devil Race teams noticed each other almost at the same time.
Snow Baleful Intent Tiger stopped and his amber vertical pupils swept across the two Ice Devil Generals. Team Devil Race also stopped at the same moment. The eyes of the two Ice Devil Generals crossed the open space and landed on On Snow Baleful Intent Tiger. The two parties faced off for a moment, each assessing the other's threat. But when their eyes met, they both noticed the ice wall and the scent residue that was gradually weakening but still existed in the ice wall. There was something they both wanted.
Qin Tiexin squatted behind the rock, holding a javelin, motionless. He did not dare to move. Among the three parties, he was the weakest. Any one who moved first might break this delicate balance, causing the other two parties to point their spearheads at him at the same time.
The Snow Baleful Intent Tiger roared lowly at the Devil Race team, without attacking or retreating.
Just when Qin Tiexin was waiting, a very faint Divine Sense lightly passed by, transmitting sound at a specific frequency.
"Junior brother, what is heavenly materials and earthly treasures here?"
It was a strange male voice with a smile, but the tone was more of an extremely natural and natural inquiry. There was no greeting, no name was announced, and he just asked about the treasure. The tone had a hint of probing and suppressed excitement. Someone was nearby and could transmit the sound, indicating that he was at least Foundation Establishment Realm or above.
Qin Tiexin did not respond immediately. He turned his head slightly and glanced at the direction sent by Divine Sense with his peripheral vision - he could not see anything unusual. The other party was well hidden, but Qin Tiexin still sensed the other party's presence through [Spirit Material Sense].
He didn't speak, he just shook his head gently and mouthed - No.
The message from that person came almost immediately. "Junior brother, why are you so stingy? Is it in the ice wall behind you? Tell me what's in there. I'll help you kill those Devil Race Demon Beast. Let's divide the accounts three to seven - three for you and seven for me. How about it?"
Qin Tiexin did not answer.
At this time, there are only two situations where human monks can still wander outside the customs: one is a small team from a large sect that performs night patrols or reconnaissance missions - but if this is the case, seeing the same race being killed by Devil Race and Demon Beast was under siege, so they should have shown up to join forces a long time ago, instead of hiding in the dark and communicating with each other to negotiate terms. The other type was Rogue Cultivator, who went out alone to hunt for treasure, missed the time to return, and simply spent the night outside.
Judging from this person's tone and behavior, it is more like the latter. And Rogue Cultivator's survival in a place like this Principle is even more unpredictable than Devil Race's.
He judged several things from this person's tone and wording: first, this person did not show up directly, but was observing secretly, indicating that he did not want to expose himself, or that he was also assessing the situation. Second, the tone of his inquiry was polite, but his words were probing. Third, he should be alone.
A Rogue Cultivator who was still operating around Devil Domain Forest near nightfall was either very confident in his own strength, or had another purpose. No matter which one, it would be a huge variable if it appeared in this situation.
Qin Tiexin shook his head for the second time, slightly wider than the first time, but still said nothing.
The voice transmission did not sound again.
Qin Tiexin's eyes glanced back and forth between the two confronting parties in front and the darkness beyond, looking for any gap that could be exploited. There were Demon Beast and Devil Race in front of them, and there was the hidden oriole behind, and he was already wrapped in the middle.
At this moment, the situation ahead changed first. The Ice Devil General team looked at where Snow Baleful Intent Tiger paused, then looked at the direction of the ice wall, and exchanged a few words in a low voice. Then they slowly stepped back a few steps and moved some distance away.
That Snow Baleful Intent Tiger seems to have received some kind of tacit approval.
Qin Tiexin clicked his tongue, this kind of tacit understanding... is really not a good thing.
The Snow Baleful Intent Tiger's limbs were hunched down, its muscles tensed - and then it suddenly exerted force and rushed towards the ice wall. The speed was astonishing, dragging a white afterimage on the snow, and a circle of cracks would explode on the ice with every step it took.
Its speed was extremely fast, and its claws left almost no traces on the ice. Every time it landed, it carried imperceptible ice spiritual power, making it seem to be gliding on the ice. Eighty steps. Qin Tiexin did not move. He was still crouching behind the rock, his eyes locked on the white figure speeding towards him. Fifty steps -
The moment Snow Baleful Intent Tiger landed on all four legs at the same time, the snow under its feet that looked the same as any other ground suddenly collapsed!
A simple formation that had been arranged long ago was triggered, the snow was suddenly exploded, white smoke and aura rose at the same time, and a colorless and odorless powder spread in the center of the explosion. That was the first wave of attacks that Qin Tiexin was waiting for in front of the ice wall. The mechanism and formation itself that was quietly buried before was very rough - a triggering spiritual power node, connected to a pill ground into powder. That pill was the only one left by Chen Xi Spirit-Eroding Pill.
The moment the powder exploded, it completely enveloped Snow Baleful Intent Tiger. In the white smoke, you could vaguely see the figure of the white tiger suddenly froze and let out a short, startled roar. Its spiritual power was Rapid collapse - Spirit-Eroding Pill was ineffective against Blood Devil last time, but its effect on Demon Beast has never disappointed Qin Tiexin.
Snow Baleful Intent Tiger's forward momentum was abruptly interrupted. It staggered two steps and tried to stabilize its body, but the weakness caused by the disordered spiritual power in the body made its limbs weak.
Qin Tiexin had already jumped up from behind the rock. Three Armor-Piercing Spear were shot out one after another. Then, Edgeless was held tightly in his right hand, and Metal Phase Steps exploded under his feet, shooting like an arrow at the struggling white tiger. The opportunity was not lost - he had to completely lose his ability to fight before he could recover.