180: dragon lizard

The cave on Nameless Mountain was extremely spacious, and the Golden Winged Mantis once again lay on the rock wall.

Its pointed mouth, beneath its golden triangular head, opened and closed, appearing exceptionally leisurely.

Coupled with its golden insect wings lazily folded together, it gave the illusion of feigned sleep.

The entire cave was extremely quiet; apart from the gentle breeze blowing in from the entrance, rustling the rock walls, there was no other sound.

Just then, from deeper underground, a faint earthy yellow Spirit Light quietly approached.

That Spirit Light was very large, but its movements were extremely cautious, and it moved through the ground with evident familiarity, clearly having visited often during this period.

Upon seeing that the Golden Winged Mantis still hadn't moved, the earthy yellow Spirit Light cautiously shifted several more times underground; only after moving multiple times did it slowly ascend.

The strange thing was that when the earthy yellow Spirit Light touched the rock wall, it once again turned into a grayish-white Spirit Light, blending into the same color as the rock wall.

"A Color-Changing Lizard?" Not far from the Golden Winged Mantis, a transparent figure beneath an Azure Robe fell into contemplation.

This figure was Lin Shiming, who had been hiding. However, this time the bait was the Golden Winged Mantis, so he simply wore the Azure Lotus Daoist Robe himself.

Feeling the Escape Light (escape light) from underground, Lin Shiming also felt it was extremely peculiar.

One should know that the Azure Lotus Daoist Robe he wore was made from the skin of a Color-Changing Lizard.

Under Lin Shiming's gaze, the grayish-white escape light continued to rise, clearly heading towards the Golden Winged Mantis.

The Golden Winged Mantis hadn't noticed yet, so Lin Shiming had to use his Spirit Contract to alert it.

Almost simultaneously with the alert, the grayish-white escape light suddenly burst from the rock wall, then transformed into a massive maw, lunging to swallow the Golden Winged Mantis.

The Golden Winged Mantis, having been warned, was also very alert, and in its fury, it immediately flapped its six wings, leaving afterimages.

Then, its two massive golden scythe-like forelegs fiercely slashed towards the Lizard.

However, to Lin Shiming's surprise, layers of sand shields appeared around the Lizard, somewhat similar to the Spell cast by Lin Houwei.

But this Lizard's was clearly even more terrifying.

The Sand Shield rumbled loudly, directly blocking the golden scythe-like forelegs.

Yet, in the next moment, the sand dispersed, and from within its giant mouth, an earthy yellow Spirit Orb appeared.

"Breath!" Lin Shiming was also greatly alarmed from the side.

This kind of Breath was exclusive to Dragon-type Yao Beasts.

This Lizard was not merely a Color-Changing Lizard, but a Dragon Lizard!

Lin Shiming felt a surge of excitement in his heart. In this world, no matter the species of Yao Beast, if it possessed Dragon Bloodline, it was absolutely an extraordinary Yao Beast, and Dragon-type Yao Beasts had one major characteristic: their Body Refining effects were extremely potent.

Among them, the effect of the Flood Dragon was the best; even Flood Dragon Blood alone was an extremely precious item.

While Lin Shiming was contemplating, the Breath had already fiercely sprayed onto the Golden Winged Mantis, but it was torn apart by its golden forelegs.

Nevertheless, the residual power also infuriated the Golden Winged Mantis, making it incessantly screech.

The Dragon Lizard did not stop; it extended its long tongue, attempting to coil the Mantis and pull it in.

However, at this moment, Lin Shiming acted. He fiercely struck a Spirit Shocking Drum, and as Spirit Runes surged forth, another Soul Splitting Blade landed on the Dragon Lizard's forehead.

The Dragon Lizard emitted a piercing sound, and its entire body's sand shields began to spontaneously condense.

Its body also began to automatically dive downwards.

But how could Lin Shiming, who was fully prepared, make a mistake? He unfurled a flag, and a Spirit Formation rose, directly breaking the Dragon Lizard's Earth Evasion Spell.

Then, several Purple Gold Vines spread out, binding the Dragon Lizard into a purple zongzi. The next moment, a fiery red Red-haired Demon Monkey appeared, raising the Profound Spirit Mountain, and smashed it towards the Dragon Lizard.

The Profound Spirit Mountain, like a mountain, struck true, directly crushing the sand shields. Immediately after, a purple golden spear pierced through the Dragon Lizard's neck.

Sand spilled out, and the Purple Gold Vine also retracted under Lin Shiming's Spirit Art.

The Spirit Light dissipated, revealing a giant three-meter-tall Lizard. This Lizard was covered in earthy yellow Spirit Runes and unsightly fleshy bumps.

The most peculiar thing was a small bulge on its forehead.

The Golden Winged Mantis and the Red-haired Demon Monkey both roared and rushed towards the corpse, clearly wanting to feast on the Dragon Lizard.

The Dragon Lizard wanted to eat them, but they also coveted the flesh of this Dragon Beast.

Lin Shiming also stepped forward, cut off two of the Dragon Lizard's legs, giving one to each beast, and put the rest into his Grotto-heaven World.

The flesh and blood of this Dragon Lizard were top-grade Body Refining treasures, and its claws and tail were also excellent refining Materials. Lin Shiming naturally wouldn't let these two beasts ruin them.

It was just a pity that this Dragon Lizard was clearly a young Yao Beast; otherwise, if that bulge had grown horns, its value would have increased by several hundred times.

Of course, by then, he might not have been able to kill it.

The two beasts were clearly somewhat dissatisfied with only getting one small leg, but Lin Shiming looked at them, and tapped each of their foreheads twice. Only then did the two beasts obediently gnaw on the small legs in their hands.

The Golden Winged Mantis and the Red-haired Demon Monkey quickly finished gnawing on the Lizard's small legs. Both Spirit Beasts were radiant with health, full of vigor, one roaring, the other chirping incessantly, jumping up and down.

This scene made Lin Shiming feel very curious, and at the same time, he became very interested in the Dragon Lizard's flesh and blood.

Whether his Mountain Ape Body Refining Art could advance to the level of a Foundation Establishment Body Cultivator depended on this time.

After circling a few times, the Red-haired Demon Monkey eagerly pointed towards Lin Shiming's waist, clearly wanting to return to its spirit beast pouch to sleep.

What surprised Lin Shiming, however, was that the Golden Winged Mantis showed no intention of returning. Its golden, reddish head chirped at Lin Shiming, expressing itself, and then its head turned to the side, in the direction from which the Dragon Lizard had come.

Lin Shiming's interest also greatly increased upon seeing this. The Golden Winged Mantis's behavior clearly implied that he should search for the Dragon Lizard's cave.

Lin Shiming also released his Divine Sense, and at the same time took out an Earth Evasion Talisman, beginning to burrow into the ground to follow.

The Golden Winged Mantis also took the lead, constantly guiding Lin Shiming's position underground.

After many twists and turns, passing who knew how many mountain peaks, they finally stopped in a rift valley.

As he emerged from the ground, Lin Shiming felt the surrounding Spiritual Qi was extremely abundant, clearly a natural Spiritual Vein.

The Spiritual Vein reached the level of a Low Grade Third-tier Spiritual Vein, though it was a Spiritual Vein with an earth attribute bias.

Lin Shiming's excitement and thrill were already evident. His Divine Sense extended, and he discovered that this rift valley, like the Yellow Grade Secret Realm discovered earlier, was a natural Spirit Concealing Formation that hid the Spiritual Qi of the Spiritual Vein within it, gathering it without dispersing.

As a result, the Spiritual Qi of the Spiritual Vein became increasingly dense.

Lin Shiming was fine, but if it were a Cultivator of an ordinary earth-attribute Cultivation Technique, their Cultivation speed here would definitely be nearly double.

There weren't many plants in the rift valley, and Lin Shiming's Divine Sense quickly found the Dragon Lizard's Immortal Cave.

The Golden Winged Mantis flapped its wings, instantly transforming into a golden light and heading towards the Immortal Cave, clearly indicating that there were Spirit Objects within that the Golden Winged Mantis coveted.

Upon sensing that there were no dangerous Spirit Beasts, Lin Shiming quickly followed.