86: Han Ling'er: I will definitely repay your kindness!

A moment later, Chu Yuan found a cave.

After confirming there was no danger inside the cave, he placed the young woman on the ground.

He casually tossed out several spiritual materials, instantly setting up a simple concealing Formation.

Although the Formation was only Third-Rank, preventing a Fourth-Rank Yao Beast from discovering it was not an issue.

After finishing this, he turned to look at the young woman, but his brows furrowed slightly.

He saw that although the young woman's complexion had improved slightly after taking the green fruit, she still showed no signs of waking up.

Chu Yuan stepped forward, grasped her fair wrist, and after carefully sensing her condition, he frowned slightly.

"Demonic Evil Qi invasion, damaged internal organs, difficult injury recovery?"

"First, the Demonic Evil Qi must be cleared, and additionally, the foreign objects in the wound must be removed, otherwise, even if she recovers, problems will arise."

Chu Yuan channeled spiritual energy into the young woman's body, carefully expelling the Demonic Evil Qi.

Afterward, he pondered for a moment and muttered softly, "Miss, I guess you wouldn't want to be left with scars."

"I shall see the rescue through, lest you blame me later for not treating your wounds."

"Pardon me!"

... A moment later.

Chu Yuan finished treating the young woman's wounds, dressed her in a white robe, and fed her another green fruit.

This time, the recovery effect was visible to the naked eye.

Before long, the young woman's face had lost some of its paleness and gained some color.

Seeing this, Chu Yuan slightly relaxed.

Another moment passed.

The young woman slowly woke up, but immediately sat up in alarm, cautiously surveying her surroundings.

Only upon seeing Chu Yuan did she relax.

Clearly, she remembered that Chu Yuan had saved her before she lost consciousness.

She quickly offered her thanks, "I am Han Linger, thank you, Senior, for saving my life."

Chu Yuan waved his hand and smiled, "It was a casual act, and I needed to ask for directions anyway. You don't have to be so polite!"

Hearing this, Han Linger's eyes flickered slightly, "Senior, where do you wish to go?"

"Do you know the location of the imperial city of the Great Xia Dynasty, or the Xuantian Sect?" Chu Yuan asked.

Hearing this, Han Linger looked delighted and quickly replied, "Senior, this is the Tianji Divine Continent, and it is very far from the Great Xia Dynasty."

"If Senior wishes to go there, you need to head all the way toward the northwest."

"As for the Xuantian Sect, it is within the Tianji Divine Continent. You only need to head west, cross the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, and you should quickly arrive at Xuantian City."

Having said this, Han Linger blinked her large eyes and cautiously asked, "Senior, I also need to go to the Xuantian Sect. May I travel with Senior?"

Hearing this, Chu Yuan was about to refuse when his expression suddenly changed slightly.

"Not good!"

"A powerful Yao Beast is approaching!"

He glanced at Han Linger with a troubled expression and quickly said:

"A powerful Yao Beast has arrived. I might not be able to protect you. Fend for yourself!"

With that, he threw down three healing spirit fruit and vanished from the cave.

"Senior!"

Han Linger raised her hand, wanting to ask him to take her along, but saw that he had already left.

Seeing this, she sighed, and her expression also became somewhat troubled.

"It seems I was abandoned!"

"True. I'm just a burden. Why should he take me with him?"

Tears welled up in Han Linger's eyes, but she forcefully held them back.

"Roar!"

Just then, an angry roar suddenly came from afar, "Human, how dare you provoke me like this?"

"Roar! You provoke me and then try to run?"

"Can you escape?"

As the rough voice subsided, a fierce tremor gradually moved farther away.

Inside the cave.

Hearing the roar, Han Linger’s face turned pale. "At least a Fifth-Rank Demon King?!"

"Senior, he..."

Instantly, Han Linger seemed to understand something, and her eyes reddened slightly.

She picked up the three spirit fruit on the ground, further confirming her guess.

These were Third-Rank Blood spirit fruit!

Even within her Family, they were precious healing Spirit Medicine.

She took a deep breath, looked into the distance, and said, "Senior, I will definitely find you and repay you for saving my life these two times."

Saying this, she swallowed one spirit fruit, put away the remaining two, and prepared to leave.

Just then, she suddenly realized that the clothes she was wearing were wrong, and her expression changed slightly.

She quickly looked to the side and saw her original set of clothes lying messily there.

"Could it be..."

She quickly looked down to check, but found her undergarments intact and no abnormalities in her lower body, causing her to sigh in relief.

Yet, for some unknown reason, a faint sense of disappointment spontaneously arose in her heart.

Han Linger's face flushed slightly. She took out a fresh set of clothes, changed into them, and carefully put away the white robe.

After that, she cautiously left the cave... Time rewinds to a moment earlier.

After Chu Yuan left the cave, he realized that the Yao Beast was merely Fifth-Rank.

He originally didn't want to act, worried it might attract other, more powerful Yao Beasts.

But he glanced at the cave behind him, thought for a moment, and decided to take action this one time.

He sped toward the direction the Yao Beast was coming from and quickly spotted the Yao Beast.

A Black Bear as tall as a small hill!

Chu Yuan didn't hesitate, casually struck its front leg with his sword, and then headed toward the southwest.

His purpose... only he knew!

Seeing Chu Yuan injure it and then run, the Black Bear was furious.

It let out a roar and chased after him.

But after chasing for only a moment, it sensed something was wrong and stopped.

It saw Chu Yuan staring at it with a half-smile, saying softly, "Bear meat should be good, and bear paws might be a great tonic!"

As these words fell, the Black Bear was about to roar, but suddenly felt a sense of deadly crisis, and its expression turned horrified.

"You played a trick?!"

It turned around, intending to flee, but heard a voice faintly ring out.

"Want to run now? Too late!"

As the voice faded, the Black Bear only felt a blur before its eyes as a sword light sliced across its neck.

In an instant, the head was separated from the body!

"Imperial Father won't..."

The Black Bear lost consciousness before finishing its sentence and crashed heavily onto the ground.

Chu Yuan frowned slightly. "'Imperial Father'? Is there a stronger existence behind this Black Bear?"

"Sixth-Rank Royal Realm?"

"Troublesome!"

Chu Yuan muttered, stored the Black Bear's corpse, flickered slightly, and quickly departed.

He was currently in the Spirit Crystal Realm, equivalent to Fifth-Rank!

Facing a Fifth-Rank existence, he could still crush them with his strength, but against a Sixth-Rank Royal Realm Yao Beast, he wasn't confident.

After all, although his strength might be comparable to Sixth-Rank, he lacked a presentable Spirit Skill.

If the opponent possessed a powerful Move, he would be in trouble.

Just like the last time with the Fifth-Rank Ghost King Night Mantis, they were originally evenly matched, but the opponent possessed a Move stronger than his sword Move augmented by Falling Star Sword Intent.

The offensive and defensive roles instantly reversed!

Thinking of this, he naturally dared not delay and left at full speed.

Shortly after he left, a black light rapidly streaked from afar and quickly landed where the Black Bear died.

When the black light descended, it revealed a dark-skinned, bearded middle-aged man!

He looked at the bloodstains on the ground, his expression changing drastically as he painfully murmured, "My son!"

"Who was it?"

"Who? Who killed my son? This Emperor demands your life!!"

He roared in anger, then quickly formed hand seals, causing the blood on the ground to rapidly coalesce.