109: bet

Li Yang and Li Gui simultaneously retreated, and the two sides faced off.

Li Yang said in a deep voice, "Wang Long, what's wrong with you? You can't even take down a Four-Star Martial Spirit?"

Hearing this, Wang Long also got a little angry.

"It's easy for you to say, why don't you go yourself!"

"Lu Xingchen's strength is far above mine. I admit defeat in this battle. Let's retreat!"

With that, Wang Long carried the four unconscious Disciples of Dragon Seeking Gate and left Crimson Flame Peak.

Li Yang looked at Lu Xingchen, his face full of apprehension.

"Lu Xingchen, your strength is indeed very strong. This sky azure grass should belong to you!"

Lu Xingchen said indifferently, "It's not that easy to leave. Hand over your Storage Ring!"

Hearing this, Li Yang was slightly startled, then looked at Lu Xingchen with a gloomy expression: "Lu Xingchen, don't be too ruthless! Our Yin Yang Sect is not afraid of your Cangxuan Sect. Don't let the conflict between us affect the relationship between our two Sects."

Lu Xingchen said indifferently, "When you and Wang Long ganged up on us, did you ever consider the relationship between our two Sects? I'll give you two choices: either you hand over your Storage Ring willingly, or I'll beat you down and take it by force!"

Li Yang's heart sank.

He was extremely unwilling to hand over his Storage Ring.

But Wang Long's strength was far above his.

Wang Long had already lost, so what could he do?

Alas, this plan was originally flawless, but Lu Xingchen was simply too abnormal!

After a moment of hesitation, Li Yang took out the Storage Ring on his hand and threw it to Lu Xingchen.

"Mountains don't turn, roads do; roads don't turn, waters meet. Lu Xingchen, I, Li Yang, will remember what happened today!"

Lu Xingchen ignored his harsh words and went to Li Gui's side.

"Senior Brother Li Gui, are you alright?"

Li Gui wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and smiled, "Junior Brother Lu, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed that you could defeat Wang Long. So you've been hiding your true strength all these days. With your strength, you're easily among the top three on the Earth Ranking!"

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "Just a fluke."

Then he handed Li Gui a fourth-grade rejuvenation pill: "Senior Brother Li Gui, heal your injuries first! We're still missing one Spirit Medicine, and we might have to fight again."

Li Gui took the rejuvenation pill and, without being polite, swallowed it in one gulp.

"Alchemists are just so extravagant, giving away fourth-grade elixirs casually! Oh, right, Junior Brother Lu, go pick the sky azure grass!"

"Alright!"

Lu Xingchen walked to the sky azure grass, waved his shadow sword, and put the sky azure grass into his Storage Ring.

Then he gave Li Jie and Zheng Jinghui each a fourth-grade rejuvenation pill.

Half a day later, everyone had finished recuperating.

Li Gui stood up and said loudly, "Brothers, our Cangxuan Sect's operation this time has been exceptionally smooth. Now we only lack the last Spirit Medicine, the Blazing Sun Fruit. Let's set off! Our destination, Blazing Sun Mountain!"

The five of them set off together for Blazing Sun Mountain.

An hour later, they arrived at Blazing Sun Mountain.

Fierce flames burned on the mountain, and a scorching aura assailed them.

Wang Dong asked in confusion, "So hot? What's going on?"

Li Gui said in a deep voice, "This is a characteristic of Blazing Sun Mountain. This flame is a spiritual fire. While it burns ordinary plants, it can also nourish Spirit Medicine."

"So, the Blazing Sun Fruit is formed by being scorched and nourished at the origin of the spiritual fire at the top of the mountain. Therefore, brothers, prepare to climb the mountain! Use your fighting Qi to block out the high temperature."

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "Save your fighting Qi if you can. I'll provide you with a flame shield!"

With that, Lu Xingchen waved his right hand, and the Purple Crystal Flame surged out, forming a flame shield around the five of them.

Wang Dong said in surprise, "Strange, with your flame shield, I don't feel any high temperature at all. But Lu Xingchen, won't this consume a lot of your fighting Qi?"

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "My Purple Crystal Flame is also a spiritual fire, and its quality is higher than the spiritual fire of Blazing Sun Mountain. With it, I can easily block out high temperatures, and my fighting Qi consumption is basically zero."

Wang Dong gave Lu Xingchen a thumbs up: "Then you're amazing!"

The five of them walked together towards the summit.

But what surprised Lu Xingchen was that he didn't encounter a single guarding Yao Beast on the way.

Although most Yao Beasts cannot survive on Blazing Sun Mountain, there couldn't be no fire-attribute Yao Beasts at all, could there?

Then wouldn't the Blazing Sun Fruit be given away for free?

Halfway up the mountain, they discovered the corpse of a bird-type Yao Beast. The aura on its body was terrifying, no weaker than the Chiyan Tiger King.

But at this moment, it lay miserably on the ground, its demon core dug out.

Li Gui's heart sank.

"It seems we arrived late."

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly.

"The Disciples of Dragon Seeking Gate and Yin Yang Sect just fought with us, so it's impossible for them to have reached Blazing Sun Mountain so quickly. In that case, the only one who could have gotten here first is Princess Yun Duo."

"Let's go up the mountain and see. What if they haven't left yet?"

The group continued their ascent to the summit.

In a cave at the summit, Lu Xingchen saw the little princess, Yun Duo, holding the Blazing Sun Fruit.

Li Gui bowed slightly, "Greetings, Your Highness!"

Seeing the five of them, Yun Duo frowned, then forced a smile: "Brother Li Gui, what a coincidence! Are you also here for the Blazing Sun Fruit?"

Li Gui nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "Yes."

Yun Duo smiled, "But unfortunately, you were a bit slow. We defeated the guarding Yao Beast, and I've already picked the Blazing Sun Fruit. You should look elsewhere!"

Li Gui said in a deep voice, "Since that's the case, then I'll have to ask Your Highness to part with it."

Hearing this, an expression of displeasure appeared on Yun Duo's face.

"Li Gui, what do you mean by this? We were here first! And I am the Princess of Liyun Kingdom, are you trying to snatch it?"

Li Gui said indifferently, "On Tianyuan Continent, strength is paramount. My Cangxuan Sect is not afraid of Liyun Kingdom. If I can snatch the Blazing Sun Fruit from your hands, the Sect will not only not punish me but will heavily reward me."

"Your Highness, you must have consumed a lot of energy defeating that guarding Yao Beast, right? Can you still withstand the attacks of our Cangxuan Sect's Disciples who are in peak condition?"

With that, Li Gui looked at the four Liyun Kingdom experts behind Yun Duo.

Everyone was injured, and their aura was very weak.

Yun Duo's heart immediately sank.

After a moment of hesitation, she said softly, "Brother Li Gui, it's not impossible for me to hand over the Blazing Sun Fruit, but you need to agree to one condition of mine."

Hearing this, Li Gui was startled.

No one would willingly spit out something they had already eaten.

He had already prepared to snatch it by force, but he didn't expect Yun Duo to actually propose a condition.

There must be a trick!

But there was no harm in listening.

Li Gui said in a deep voice, "Tell me."

Yun Duo said softly, "Let's make a bet! If you can withstand my full-power attack and still stand, I'll hand over the Blazing Sun Fruit. If you can't, you let us leave. How about it?"

Hearing this, Li Gui fell into deep thought.