As she made her way toward the person calling for help, Jiang Pu kept a careful eye on the massive boulders scattered through the forest, lest she fall prey to a sneak attack from that stone beast.
This mountain-climbing trial determined who would earn a place at Heaven-Clearing Academy, so its difficulty was considerable to begin with. Moreover, Jiang Pu had only just opened ten Qi Meridians and had yet to re-form her qi reservoir, meaning she could only benefit from the most basic effect of spiritual energy strengthening her body.
By that logic, she could have simply ignored such cries for help. After all, everyone bore protective spell-light placed upon them by the Yang Clan's high-level cultivators, so no one would truly be in mortal danger.
The reason Jiang Pu chose to do this now was, of course, because she had her own considerations.
The mist-shrouded area she was currently in could only be considered the lower section of Clear Sky Peak. She still had a considerable distance to cover before reaching the summit.
If the forest contained only Six-Legged Jackals and stone beasts, things would be manageable. Having learned their methods of attack, Jiang Pu was confident she could handle them.
But she would never believe that this Peak-Climbing Trial would be obstructed only by two kinds of beasts that did not even possess a cultivation realm.
As she climbed higher and the mist dispersed, greater dangers and more formidable trials surely awaited her.
When that time came, whether she could make it through on her own would be hard to say.
Thus, after weighing the pros and cons, Jiang Pu decided to first investigate the source of the cries for help.
If they had been directly struck by a stone beast or Six-Legged Jackal, their protective spell-light