38: red tail golden snake

Lin Feng slowed down his Cultivation over the next two months, while tripling the time he spent refining Talismans. As the agreed-upon time with Yin Bo approached, Lin Feng had accumulated about three to four hundred Spirit Stones, in addition to the hundred or so he already had.

Lin Feng planned to buy a defensive Magical Artifact to deal with this expedition. Lin Feng came to a shop in Liuyun Market that sold Spiritual Artifacts and Magical Artifacts. After careful selection, he settled on a defensive Magical Artifact. This Magical Artifact was forged from profound iron mixed with some mithril and was named Profound Moon Heart-Protecting Mirror.

This mirror was only palm-sized and not easily discovered when worn. When attacked, it could be activated at will to generate a spiritual power shield and could also change position to defend vital points on the body, offsetting part of the damage.

The Profound Moon Heart-Protecting Mirror was a top-tier Magical Artifact. To acquire this treasure, Lin Feng spent a full five hundred Spirit Stones, emptying his savings. With this treasure, Lin Feng felt much more at ease about the planned trip to the Qingyun Mountain Range with Yin Bo.

At the appointed time, Yin Bo and Lin Feng met on a small hill outside the market. They had already made arrangements, so without much idle talk, Yin Bo led the way, with Lin Feng following closely behind him.

Upon reaching the outskirts of the Qingyun Mountain Range, Lin Feng quietly released the Silver Shadow Leopard, allowing it to follow them stealthily from a distance. As the Silver Shadow Leopard had lived in the mountains before, it was exceptionally active in the Qingyun Mountain Range when Lin Feng released it. It only followed Lin Feng and him obediently after being warned several times by Lin Feng.

The Silver Shadow Leopard was very good at surviving in the Qingyun Mountain Range, and it stayed not far behind Lin Feng.

The Qingyun Mountain Range had not been peaceful recently, so Lin Feng had the Silver Shadow Leopard watch their rear. This way, Yin Bo and Lin Feng could focus on their journey ahead without worrying about encountering rogue Cultivators or other ill-intentioned Cultivators following them from behind.

Both of them had good strength among Qi Refining Cultivators. Although Lin Feng appeared to be a Level 5 Qi Refining Middle Stage Cultivator, Yin Bo, who was leading the way, was very fast. Lin Feng followed him stealthily through the mountains without falling behind. Because the mountain roads in the Qingyun Mountain Range were difficult to travel, and they had to be careful of Yao Beasts and rogue Cultivators, it took them a full day to reach the location of the blood heart lotus.

The two arrived at a cliff edge. Yin Bo led Lin Feng to the edge of the cliff and told him that the blood heart lotus grew below. He had run there, and due to the urgent situation, he jumped off the cliff, using the Light Body Technique to land on a large rock on the cliff face, and there was also a protruding rock below the large mountain.

Yin Bo hid behind the rock, using the large mountain above to block the sight of the Cultivators chasing him, thus escaping. And at that time, while hiding, he discovered two red-tailed golden snakes and an iron-armed ape fighting not far below him. Following the sounds of their battle, he then discovered the blood heart lotus.

At that time, Yin Bo was being chased and had no help, so he dared not act rashly. Furthermore, all three Yao Beasts were Level 1 Late Stage Cultivators, so Yin Bo simply marked the location and secretly returned later.

Because there had been no suitable person, Yin Bo had not acted. When he saw Lin Feng return and heard from his daughter that Lin Feng had already reached Level 5 Qi Refining and was also a Talisman Cultivator, he thought that Lin Feng was strong and a decent person, which is why he decided to invite Lin Feng.

Lin Feng nodded slightly upon hearing Yin Bo's introduction. The two of them, using the Light Body Technique, slowly descended along the cliff face. Upon reaching the large rock Yin Bo mentioned, Yin Bo pointed to the right:

"Nephew Lin, please look, the blood heart lotus is right there!"

Lin Feng looked in the direction Yin Bo pointed. In an inconspicuous pool at the bottom of the cliff, there was a blood-colored lotus in the center of the pool.

After Lin Feng and Yin Bo saw the blood heart lotus, they exchanged glances, both seeing a trace of excitement in the other's eyes. However, at this moment, neither of them were overcome by temptation and suppressed the excitement in their hearts.

The two slowly descended to the bottom of the cliff, not approaching the pool, but rather staying in a secluded spot not far from it. After discussing for a while, Yin Bo would act as a decoy to see if he could lure the two red-tailed golden snakes, and Lin Feng would go to pick the lotus.

Just as Lin Feng and Yin Bo were discussing how to lure the two red-tailed golden snakes from their hidden spot, an iron-armed ape came from another direction and pounced towards the center of the pool, attempting to pick the blood heart lotus.

As soon as the iron-armed ape reached the edge of the pool, it was struck by two red long whips from the water. The iron-armed ape, bracing its arms to block, tumbled several times in the air before landing and retreating a few steps. It roared in anger, picked up a large rock nearby, and threw it into the pool. The large rock was then whipped back by the red long whips, heading towards the iron-armed ape.

At this moment, the iron-armed ape dodged with a leap, then continuously picked up large mountains and threw them into the pool. Meanwhile, two red-tailed giant snakes, four to five meters long, swam out of the pool, their crimson eyes fixed intently on the iron-armed ape.

The two red-tailed snakes cooperated tacitly, batting away the large rocks the iron-armed ape threw at them while quickly sliding on the ground, approaching the iron-armed ape, attempting to get close to him and fight him.

This iron-armed ape must have fought with the red-tailed golden snakes often, as it was unwilling to let them get close. The iron-armed ape constantly shifted its position, avoiding close-quarters combat with these two red-tailed golden snakes. The two sides chased each other around the pool, fighting.

Lin Feng and Yin Bo watched this scene from a distance, also somewhat surprised. However, they had no intention of acting at this moment. Instead, they continued to observe the fight from not far from the pool. At the same time, they had already agreed that after the battle ended, Yin Bo would still lure the red-tailed golden snakes, and Lin Feng would be responsible for picking the lotus.

The iron-armed ape and the red-tailed golden snakes fought for a full half an hour. With the tacit cooperation of the two red-tailed golden snakes, the iron-armed ape was finally cornered and entangled by one red-tailed golden snake, while the other bit at the iron-armed ape. The two sides, who had initially attacked from a distance, now engaged in close-quarters combat.

The iron-armed ape was no match for the red-tailed golden snakes, but in the end, its powerful arms burst forth, repelling the red-tailed golden snake that had entangled it, and then it ran away unwillingly.

The iron-armed ape had several wounds from the bites of the red-tailed golden snakes, and at the same time, the red-tailed golden snakes were also hit several times by the large rocks the iron-armed ape opportunistically picked up, though they did not suffer very serious injuries.

Lin Feng and he could tell that the two red-tailed golden snakes were somewhat tired. After seeing the iron-armed ape run away, the two red-tailed golden snakes swam into the pool.

After Lin Feng and Yin Bo confirmed that the iron-armed ape had run away, Yin Bo immediately revealed himself and, using the Talismans Lin Feng had given him, immediately threw them at the red-tailed snakes. Several flames rushed towards the two red-tailed snakes.

The two golden snakes, suddenly attacked, quickly turned their heads and saw several flames rushing towards them. They both opened their gaping mouths and each spat out a water arrow to intercept Yin Bo's attack. The two red-tailed golden snakes did not swim back into the pool at this time, but instead stared intently at Yin Bo.

Yin Bo saw that he had attracted the attention of the two large snakes and immediately cast spells to attack them. The two large snakes, seeing Yin Bo still attacking them, no longer returned to the pool and began to chase Yin Bo.

This played right into Yin Bo's hands. He led the two red-tailed golden snakes away. These two large, golden-tailed snakes clearly possessed some intelligence, as they stopped chasing after a certain distance.