Another human has arrived!
The Green-Membrane Bird Commander, who was in charge of the operation, did not recognize Xu Jintang. Upon seeing her suddenly descend from the sky, he immediately became wary.
A flock of Green-Membrane Bird quickly surrounded Xu Jintang.
Xu Jintang immediately raised his hands, "Friendly troops, I am a friendly force."
At this moment, the deputy chief jumped down from the hillside and raised his hand to stop them. "Don't hurt him, this is a guest our chief brought back."
The Green-Membrane Bird, who had already gained momentum, immediately stopped.
The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx chased after them for a distance until all the soldiers had withdrawn from the tribe, at which point it stopped its pursuit.
With a stern face, he turned and flew back to the tribe.
The deputy leader rushed over to report, "Leader, this enemy attack was too sudden. We had no time to prepare, and the losses... are quite heavy."
"Understood." The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx said in a deep voice, "First, treat the wounded members of the tribe, then take stock of the total number of casualties."
"Yes."
Xu Jintang approached the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx, remained silent for a moment, and then asked, "Are you alright?"
"It's nothing." The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx lowered its head, its sharp claws clenched tightly.
Xu Jintang could tell he was in a bad mood, so she didn't say anything more and just stayed by his side silently.
After a while, the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx recovered somewhat.
He looked up at Xu Jintang, "I might need to relocate the tribespeople. You can wander around the area, but don't go too far. There are many monster tribes here, and if you offend the leaders of other tribes, I might not be able to save you."
"You go ahead and do your work, I'll just wander around by myself." Xu Jintang waved his hand.
Since the Ice Soul Dragon was still there, the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx wasn't too worried and quickly turned to get back to work.
Xu Jintang looked around.
The Green-Membrane Bird Tribe is located in a lush, green forest. The dense trees completely block out the sunlight overhead, with only a few slivers of sunlight filtering through the gaps in the leaves.
She lifted her leg and walked towards the woods ahead.
The Demon Beast Forest is home to a large number of rare spiritual herbs. Because monsters have a strong sense of territorial boundaries, the area outside the tribe is always the most heavily guarded.
Therefore, rare medicinal herbs outside the tribe are better protected than those in other areas.
Xu Jintang had previously worked as a herb-gathering quester for a period of time to earn money, so he was quite knowledgeable in this area.
Not long after they started walking, patches of spiritual herbs began to appear before them, swaying gently in the wind.
The herbs were surrounded by faint light, and many of them appeared to have been growing for at least a hundred years.
Xu Jintang looked around and, after confirming that there was no danger, quickly rushed to the edge of the herb patch, squatted down, and took out harvesting tools and storage bottles from his storage space.
She had already gone through the process of harvesting spiritual herbs hundreds of times before, and in no time she had finished harvesting all the spiritual herbs in this patch.
"There's a thousand-year-old spiritual herb nearby that's about to mature. It's ice-type and will be useful to you." The Ice Soul Dragon's voice suddenly echoed in your mind.
Xu Jintang paused in her picking, looking around. "Where?"
"Head northeast for about ten kilometers. The location where that spiritual herb grows is within the territory of the Crimson Flame Lion; stealing it would be quite dangerous."
Xu Jintang pursed her lips. "Can you make a move?"
"Yes, but once I make a move, my presence will be revealed, which will easily attract the attention of you humans. You should first consider how to extricate yourself from this relationship."
Xu Jintang clasped his hands together and slowly moved his wrists. "Alright, let's go then."
Since we're already here, we can't just take some low-level spiritual herbs back with us.
She slightly raised her eyes and activated her supernatural power.
An invisible domain power rapidly spread outwards, synchronizing the terrain within a radius of several miles into her mind.
Suddenly, a rustling sound came from the bushes nearby.
Xu Jintang stopped and turned to look.
A Blue-Eyed Long-Eared Rabbit was hiding behind the bushes, chewing on a low-grade spiritual herb.
These Blue-Eyed Long-Eared Rabbit are not very aggressive or dangerous, so they don't pose much of a threat to her.
This little thing just looks rather strange.
Xu Jintang raised his hand and summoned ice, which quickly covered the Blue-Eyed Long-Eared Rabbit.
The Long-Eared Rabbit was slow to react and completely unaware that it had been discovered by the enemy, still chewing on the freshly picked medicinal herbs.
The air temperature dropped sharply.
The ice layer that had been quietly covering the Blue-Eyed Long-Eared Rabbit quickly climbed up its body and froze it instantly.
When it was frozen, the Long-Eared Rabbit's two blue eyes widened in a cute, stunned expression before it turned into an ice sculpture.
Xu Jintang pushed aside the weeds and came to the frozen Blue-Eyed Long-Eared Rabbit, squatting down slightly. "This little thing is quite cute."
She lightly touched the frozen Long-Eared Rabbit with her fingertips, and the originally hard ice quietly melted.
The Long-Eared Rabbit immediately began to struggle frantically, its drooping ears bouncing up and down repeatedly; its efforts were quite adorable.
Xu Jintang chuckled and reached out to tap the Long-Eared Rabbit's nose. "Be quieter when you eat next time."
The Long-Eared Rabbit stared wide-eyed at Xu Jintang in terror, looking panicked as if a great calamity was about to befall it.
Fortunately, Xu Jintang only wanted to tease it. After teasing it for a while, he stopped when he saw the Long-Eared Rabbit start to tremble with nervousness.
Xu Jintang clapped his hands, stood up, and raised his hand to retract the ice layer.
The Blue-Eyed Long-Eared Rabbit was only at the Second Tier, and it had clearly sensed that Xu Jintang's strength far surpassed its own. Even though its body had regained its freedom, it dared not take any action.
"Go ahead." Xu Jintang waved to it.
The Blue-Eyed Long-Eared Rabbit seemed to understand her meaning. After realizing what she meant, it quickly turned around and ran away into the distance.
They disappeared in no time.
Xu Jintang turned his neck and continued towards the location of the spiritual herb.
After leaving the territoryless area, a clean stream appeared ahead. Further ahead was the location where the spirit herbs, as mentioned by the Ice Soul Dragon, were ripe. However, this area was also the territory of the Crimson Flame Lion.
Xu Jintang bent down and hid behind a big tree, peeking out half of his head and watching the Crimson Flame Lion drinking water on the other side of the stream.
The Blazing Flame Lion Pride has always lived in groups, and even when they go hunting, they set off together in groups of fiery lions.
This is also the main reason why they are the most difficult to deal with.
Provoking one is like provoking a whole bunch.
"The lion pride here all have a mental strength level of Fourth Tier or higher. I estimate that if we go further in, we'll encounter Crimson Flame Lion at the Commander and Deputy Leader levels. Be careful," Ice Soul Dragon warned.
He certainly hoped that there wouldn't be any major setbacks along the way. Although he could take action, it would definitely be dangerous if his aura were exposed.
Xu Jintang pursed her lips. "Tell me a few seconds in advance when the spirit herb matures, and I'll rush to harvest it."
Ice Soul Dragon: "That works too."
It's too dangerous to rush into the Blazing Flame Lion tribe right now. It would be better to wait until the spiritual herbs mature and then launch a thrilling sneak attack.
The pride of lions drinking water over there clearly didn't notice Xu Jintang. Not long after they finished drinking, they left one after another in groups.
Xu Jintang turned around, leaned against the tree trunk, closed his eyes, and began to rest.
Time flies.
Not long after, another pride of lions arrived to drink.
Xu Jintang didn't pay much attention, crossed his arms in front of him, and continued to rest with his head down.
Suddenly, a lion's roar rang out.
Immediately afterwards, hurried footsteps approached.
Xu Jintang had been well hidden, immediately opened his eyes.
"It's the Crimson Fire Green Xun Beast from the neighboring tribe," Ice Soul Dragon promptly reminded them.
Xu Jintang quickly turned around and leaped into the treetop next to him.
However, she was still a beat too slow; the Crimson Fire Green Xun Beast, whose tracks had been exposed, had already darted over.
The Crimson Flame Lion that were chasing from behind charged forward one by one.
A series of roars erupted, startling the lion pride that was drinking water nearby.
A few seconds later, a violent tremor came from the ground.
Those who didn't know better might have thought it was an earthquake, but it was actually just that the number of lions was too large, and the tremors caused by the lions running together were too strong.
A lion's roar came from behind.
Before Xu Jintang could even stand firmly on the treetop, a burning sensation swept over him from behind.
It's the Blazing Flame Lion's attack skill Blazing Flame Fireball.
"Sizzle--"
The glacier swiftly pressed down on the incoming Blazing Flame Fireball, quickly extinguishing the flames above it and sending up plumes of white smoke.
Xu Jintang gripped the tree trunk, quickly turned, and rushed towards the nearby woods.
"Roar--"
The arrival of humans made the lion pride even more agitated. All the Blazing Flame Lion stomped their feet and opened their blood-red mouths, spitting out fireballs.
More and more fireballs appeared, scalding the surrounding air.
Xu Jintang raised his hand and waved it, instantly summoning countless layers of ice and frost, which rapidly cooled the sweltering air.
She raised her hands, and her spiritual energy gathered wildly in her palms.
In an instant, frost descended.
Small, delicate Ice Lotus appeared before my eyes.
"Bang bang--"
The collision between the Ice Lotus and the Blazing Flame Fireball produced a violent sound.
"The spirit herbs are almost ripe, speed things up," the Ice Soul Dragon's voice rang out again.
Xu Jintang pursed his lips, a dark glint flashing in his eyes. His mental energy instantly coalesced, and he raised his hand to strike the person opposite him.
The massive energy surge extinguished all the fireballs.
Taking advantage of the situation, Xu Jintang jumped down from the treehouse and ran towards the Blazing Flame Lion tribe.
The lions, having been tricked, came to their senses and roared angrily as they turned and chased after Xu Jintang.
The sun was blazing overhead.
Xu Jintang led the way, followed by a large pack of Blazing Flame Lion that spewed fireballs at him from time to time.
"How much longer until it's ripe?" Xu Jintang had already circled around here for a while, and was slightly out of breath.