38: Lei Linghua

A purple flower swayed in the wind on the hillside.

"This is... a lei ling flower?"

Li Canglan's eyes lit up as he instantly recognized the flower before him.

In class, there had been introductions to some Heaven And Earth Treasures.

As one of the rare Heaven And Earth Treasures, the lei ling flower was extremely expensive.

Its effect was the ability to slightly increase a Martial Artist's sensitivity to the lightning element.

An increase in sensitivity could not only boost the Cultivate speed of the corresponding attribute.

It could also enhance resistance to that corresponding attribute.

If one had a sufficient quantity of lei ling flowers and other Heaven And Earth Treasures, it was not impossible to forcibly stack up an elemental sensitivity talent!

Li Canglan's lightning element talent was S, making the lei ling flower one of the treasures extremely suitable for him.

He walked over cautiously and reached out his hand, preparing to pluck it.

Suddenly, a whistling sound of wind came from nearby.

Li Canglan had been prepared in his heart and retreated quickly.

During class, the teacher had said.

Wherever there is a Heaven And Earth Treasure, there is inevitably a powerful Demonic Beast guarding the surroundings.

This is not only to protect the Heaven And Earth Treasure, but more because they regard the Heaven And Earth Treasure as their exclusive property!

Therefore, the reason Li Canglan had acted rashly was to lure out the Demonic Beast hiding in the shadows!

However, he still underestimated the opponent's strength.

Before he could put any distance between them, he felt as if he had been hit by a truck and was sent flying directly.

After rolling to a landing, blood spilled from the corner of Li Canglan's mouth as he looked at the massive creature that had appeared.

This was a giant python that was likely over ten meters long.

Its waist was as thick as a water bucket, and it looked like it could easily swallow an adult human whole!

The giant python's scarlet eyes stared fixedly at Li Canglan, who dared to snatch its food.

Its snake tongue flickered in and out, making a threatening sound, seemingly trying to drive Li Canglan away.

"Although I am not Xu Xian, I want this lei ling flower. Even if Lady White came herself, she couldn't stop me!"

Li Canglan gripped his combat saber and charged towards the white snake.

The white snake was not to be outdone, flicking its tongue as it slithered forward.

Facing the white snake, Li Canglan dared not have the slightest bit of carelessness.

The Raging Wind Thunder Eagle mark's wind elemental power exploded, raising his speed to an unprecedented level.

But even so, it was still only barely on par with the white snake.

Fortunately, his body size was much smaller than the white snake's, giving him room to dodge.

After dodging the white snake's strike.

Thunderbolt Slash fell upon its head!

"Clang!"

A harsh sound of metal clashing rang out, sparking a burst of dazzling fire.

Li Canglan's pupils shrank slightly.

This slash had not even managed to cut through the white snake's scales!

But he no longer had any spare time to be shocked.

The white snake's body turned, and its massive tail slammed into Li Canglan's chest.

In his haste, he only had time to block with his combat saber in front of him.

A terrifying amount of force smashed the combat saber into a concave arc.

Fortunately, the combat saber was tough enough not to break.

But Li Canglan's body was sent flying away as a result.

The white snake hissed and attacked again.

It was extremely fast, reaching Li Canglan in the blink of an eye.

However, Li Canglan was seen slashing his combat saber towards the ground.

"Full power, Thunderbolt Slash!"

The blade was imbued with powerful thunder, blasting a huge gap in the ground.

Leaves, soil, and stones exploded into the sky.

A massive cloud of rising dust covered the white snake's face.

Subsequently, he took out the Demonic Beast parts he had recently collected and scattered them in all directions!

Snakes primarily rely on thermal sensing and olfactory perception to locate prey.

Thermal sensing helps the white snake detect creatures with higher temperatures in front of it.

As for smell, the white snake uses its tongue to collect scent particles from the surroundings to determine the location of enemies.

The Demonic Beast ears and other parts Li Canglan threw out were covered in blood, which could disrupt the white snake's olfactory perception.

And the white snake's thermal sensing had limitations due to its line of sight.

After Li Canglan circled behind it, he disappeared into its thermal sensing blind spot.

In the white snake's perception, it was as if Li Canglan had vanished into thin air!

Li Canglan had no intention of attacking the white snake with this opportunity.

After the short battle just now, he had determined that unless he used Wind Sweeps Ten Thousand Thunders.

Or managed to strike the white snake's seven-inch vital point.

Otherwise, it would likely be difficult to wound the white snake, let alone kill it!

Therefore, Li Canglan raised his hand and unleashed a Wind Sweeps Ten Thousand Thunders.

After further expanding the flying dust to disrupt the white snake's movements.

He burst forth at his fastest speed, shooting towards the lei ling flower.

His goal was the lei ling flower, not to engage in a protracted battle with the white snake!

After plucking the lei ling flower, Li Canglan turned and ran.

A moment later, when the white snake rushed back to the spot where the lei ling flower had originally been.

Only the roots of the lei ling flower remained.

"Hiss!"

The white snake immediately went berserk on the hillside, attacking the air frantically.

Passing Martial Artists in the vicinity felt the earth-shaking commotion and all avoided the area.

"Is some Demonic Beast going berserk?"

Facing an enemy like the white snake, a One-Star Warrior would likely just be lunch delivered to its door.

They didn't have the guts to challenge the white snake.

On the other side, Li Canglan ran wildly for several kilometers before stopping.

After confirming that the white snake would not follow, Li Canglan found a hidden cave.

He then took out the Sabertooth Boar King's core and began to devour it.

The core turned into a torrent of energy that surged into the Raging Wind Thunder Eagle mark.

Purple and green light faintly flashed upon the mark.

Li Canglan could only feel that the energy contained within it had increased slightly.

But his Realm did not break through.

After devouring the core, Li Canglan took out the lei ling flower.

"I hope you don't let me down."

Gluttony Desire was activated.

The lightning elemental energy contained in the lei ling flower was relatively mild compared to the core.

It was much faster to devour.

Li Canglan could faintly feel that his control over the lightning element seemed to have improved slightly.

As for whether the power had increased, it would still need to be tested in actual combat.

After resting for ten minutes, Li Canglan's injuries had recovered quite a bit.

Although his bones still ached slightly, it did not affect normal combat.

Li Canglan got up, left the cave, and began to continue hunting monsters.

Throughout the entire afternoon and evening, he hunted no fewer than hundreds of One-Star Demonic Beasts!

Covered in blood, Li Canglan returned with seven cores, fully loaded with spoils.

However, when he returned to the cave, he discovered that there was already a group of people inside.

After pondering for a moment, Li Canglan prepared to find another place to rest.

Staying with strangers, while also worrying about whether one would get stabbed in the back, was too mentally draining and would result in not getting any time to rest, which was not worth the loss.

In the silent forest, the sound of birds flying past could be heard from time to time.

Li Canglan lay inside a makeshift tent, closing his eyes to rest.

In his mind, he savored the battles he had experienced during the day.

Timely review could deepen his understanding of combat.

Of course, the most important reason was that in the wild, one must never allow oneself to be in a deep sleep state.

Rustle, rustle.

The slight sound of grass moving rang out; Li Canglan's ears twitched slightly, and he suddenly opened his eyes.

He had long since extinguished the candle; the lonely tent was not very conspicuous in the dark night.

He slowly pulled open a gap in the tent and looked outside.

Two dark figures stumbled out from the forest in the distance.

Their bodies were still emitting a faint scent of blood.

Clearly, they were injured.

"Jianan, let's run in separate directions. Their target is me; acting together will only drag you down."

The older girl, dressed as a Martial Artist, urged in a low voice.

Hearing the name Jianan, Li Canglan was stunned.

Could it be An Jianan?

When he saw the other person's face clearly in the moonlight, he was finally certain.

If he remembered correctly, An Jianan was a student at the Hanghai Advanced Martial Arts Academy.

Working at the milk tea shop was just helping out her uncle.

It was said that all the profits from the milk tea shop belonged to An Jianan.

Therefore, An Jianan was always diligent at work.

The money she earned was all used to buy potions and refine her body.

However, An Jianan was only at the Body Tempering Realm; wasn't she afraid of danger coming out into this wild?

Li Canglan guessed secretly, observing the two of them.

"No, if we go, we go together."

The girl, An Jianan, had red eyes and shook her head stubbornly.

"Sister, if it weren't for me insisting that you bring me outside the city to see the world, you wouldn't have teamed up with those two beasts."

"All of this, if you want to blame someone, blame me."

The older Martial Artist, An Ruolan, sighed.

Her younger sister, An Jianan, attended the Hanghai Advanced Martial Arts Academy.

Although only in her first year, she had already reached the ninth level of the Body Tempering Realm.

She was only one step away from the Martial Artist Realm.

In order to reach the Martial Artist Realm as quickly as possible, An Jianan hoped to come outside the city to observe the battles between Martial Artists and Demonic Beasts up close.

As her older sister, An Ruolan naturally would not refuse her younger sister's request.

For the sake of safety, An Ruolan had found two classmates who were also Martial Artists with close relationships to go outside the city together.

One of them was even a childhood sweetheart who had grown up with An Ruolan.

But no one expected that just two hours ago, these two suddenly turned hostile.

Wanting to commit improper acts against the two sisters!

If An Ruolan hadn't fought to carve out a bloody path, the two of them would likely have already met a tragic fate.

An Jianan felt self-reproach, but An Ruolan understood that this was not her younger sister's fault.

Even without her younger sister, she would not have come outside the city alone.

Man proposes, God disposes; since those two already had evil intentions in their hearts.

Attacking her was just a matter of time.

Just at this moment, the sound of something breaking through the air came from behind.

"Ruolan, let's see where you can run to now!"