Lin Xiao appeared beside Lin An.
Looking at the corpses of those five Sin Beast, I felt quite emotional.
I thought I would have to take action myself, but to my surprise, the other side killed them all with a single sword strike.
" An'er, you wait here. While you're at it, loot all the treasures these guys have hidden. I'm going to the central peak to kill the Spirit Devouring Ghost Tree and the Shadow Night Owl," Lin Xiao said.
Lin An nodded. His purpose in coming to Black Mountain was to seek an opportunity.
If the opportunity he finds cannot help him quickly improve his cultivation level, then he will have no choice but to use the ten-times cultivation acceleration card when he returns.
Then Lin Xiao flew away, transforming into a streak of light and heading towards the central peak of Black Mountain.
Lin An then entered the cave where the Berserk Demon Bear lived.
But Lin An quickly emerged with a frown.
"That's strange, there's not a single good thing in this Berserk Demon Bear's cave."
Lin An was puzzled. He searched the cave carefully, but found nothing, not even Black Iron Tier- Gold Tier or Platinum Rank treasures.
They were completely penniless.
Logically speaking, this situation shouldn't be possible. The Berserk Demon Bear is, after all, Gold Tier Sin Beast and one of the overlords of Black Mountain.
Even if there are no Platinum Rank treasures, there should still be Silver Tier and Gold Tier treasures.
"To be honest, since entering Black Mountain and arriving here, we haven't encountered any rare or precious medicinal herbs."
Black Mountain is not small. Even if it cannot produce rare and precious natural treasures, it should still have ordinary ones. It is impossible that it has no valuable treasures at all.
Lin An was filled with doubt. If it were just the Berserk Demon Bear's cave that was like this, it would be fine; it could only be considered a coincidence.
If the caves of the remaining four Sin Beast are also completely empty, then there's something to say about that.
His gaze fell upon the corpse of the five-headed Sin Beast, the Berserk Demon Bear.
After all that, the most valuable things were the materials from these corpses.
"Let's collect these materials first, then we can check out the other caves."
Lin An wasn't in a hurry.
Ordinary Sin Beast dare not approach the caves of these Gold Realm Sin Beast, which is why no other Sin Beast appeared even after fighting the Berserk Demon Bear for several minutes.
Lin An moved swiftly; in a flash of his blade, he first dug out the crystal cores of the five Sin Beast, and then cut off all the valuable parts from their bodies.
Because these Sin Beast were enormous, the cut pieces were also quite large, so much so that his storage ring couldn't hold them all.
"Let's leave it here for now, and take it with us when we go back."
Lin An threw these materials into the Berserk Demon Bear's cave. With the lingering power emanating from the corpses of these Sin Beast, no other Sin Beast would dare to approach for a short time.
After dealing with the situation, Lin An was about to head to the caves of the other four Gold Realm Sin Beast when suddenly two powerful auras erupted.
Sensing these two auras, a hint of surprise flashed in Lin An's eyes.
"Something's not right. These two auras are actually evenly matched, both reaching the Platinum Realm."
One of the auras came from Lin Xiao, which didn't surprise Lin An.
But the other aura clearly came from the Sin Beast.
"Although this aura is weaker, it has indeed reached the Platinum Realm."
"So, at this time in the previous life, there were already Platinum Realm Sin Beast in Black Mountain?"
Thinking this, Lin An also dashed towards the direction of the central peak.
He had been wondering why there wasn't anything good in the Berserk Demon Bear's cave, but now he probably knew why.
It's estimated that the caves of the other Sin Beast are also completely empty.
Meanwhile, atop the central peak.
Lin Xiao, wielding a long saber, unleashed his full Platinum Realm aura, continuously slashing away the incoming attacks.
In front of him stood a giant tree, easily a hundred meters tall.
The giant tree glowed with a ghostly green light, its entire body wrapped in vines, its crown dense, its branches and leaves winding and twisting like giant pythons, its leaves dark red with sharp, knife-like edges.
It is one of the overlords of Black Mountain, the Gold Ninth Grade Spirit Devouring Ghost Tree.
However, at this moment, the aura of the Spirit Devouring Ghost Tree was extremely strong, enough to rival Lin Xiao, and it had clearly reached the Platinum Realm.
" Lin Xiao, we have no grudges against each other, so why are you forcing me like this?"
"At worst, I'll just leave Black Mountain and never set foot here again."
A twisted and hideous human face slowly emerged from the Spirit Devouring Ghost Tree.
As it spoke, the dense vines on its body instantly flew out.
Like arrows released from a bow, they shot straight toward Lin Xiao with a sharp whooshing sound.
Lin Xiao remained unfazed by these attacks.
He merely snorted coldly, "Enough nonsense. Today, I will kill you here no matter what. I want to see how long your so-called Platinum Realm can last."
Having said that, he gripped his long sword tightly with both hands, and with a sudden swing, the blade flashed and a chilling aura emanated from it, severing the numerous vines that were shooting towards him.
Saying there's no enmity is complete nonsense.
The enemy has been entrenched in the Black Mountain for over a century, and during that time they have launched attacks on the city with their Sin Beast more than once.
Moreover, ten years ago, while he and his father were away from Shenglin City in the Spirit Realm, the other party launched another attack on the city by the Sin Beast.
This resulted in heavy losses for Shenglin City, and his son was so frightened that he was mentally impaired for ten years.
He simply didn't have the strength before; otherwise, he would have killed the other party long ago.
Although the opponent seems to have unleashed the strength of the Platinum Realm, he knows very well that the opponent is actually only Gold Ninth Grade.
He had only just been on the verge of death when he unleashed his accumulated power over many years, forcibly raising his cultivation level to the Platinum Realm.
However, this improvement is not long-lasting; the opponent will soon revert to their original form and suffer a significant loss of strength.
Seeing this, the Spirit Devouring Ghost Tree knew that Lin Xiao would not let it go easily, and a fierce glint flashed in its eyes.
Without further ado, a deafening roar erupted.
Immediately afterwards, the entire earth began to shake violently, as if the sky were falling and the earth were splitting apart.
Amidst billowing dust and countless flying rocks, massive tree roots, as thick as Earth Nether Python, burst forth from the ground.
These tree roots intertwined together, resembling a giant dragon rushing towards Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao remained calm as he unleashed a slash with his longsword.
Although his One Saber Slash had not reached the perfect level, it was still at the minor level and its power was still considerable, instantly splitting those tree roots apart.
Swish...
The instant the tree root was split open, a beam of black light shot out from it, carrying the aura of the Platinum Realm expert, and arrived in front of Lin Xiao in the blink of an eye.
Bang!
A clanging sound rang out, and Lin Xiao was seen using his knife to block the attacking claws.
"Trying to ambush me? I was already on guard."
Looking at the Shadow Night Owl, Lin Xiao said calmly. How could he not know that the Shadow Night Owl and the Spirit Devouring Ghost Tree were inseparable?