42: Snatch food from the tiger's mouth, chase and intercept

Chen Cuo's eyes widened in disbelief as he saw the white fox, carrying the Mountain Spirit, appear from above the cave.

This white fox was none other than the Spirit Fox Chen Cuo had rescued. After saving it, Chen Cuo kept it by his side to recover from its injuries and named it Xiaobai.

Although he later released it, he received its gratitude, obtaining the "Unnamed Cultivation Method" and Awakening his True Spirit Undying talent.

Even though its body had changed and it had grown an extra tail, Chen Cuo recognized it at a glance. His surprise made it hard to hide his inner excitement.

When he called out the name he had given the white fox, Xiaobai seemed to hear Chen Cuo's voice. Its body turned sharply and it ran towards his location.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the field was strangely eerie. First, Chang Shi appeared out of nowhere, stepping into the Yin Wind Cave. The Young Master leading the Martial Alliance and the black-robed elder from the Black Lotus Sect also entered the Yin Wind Cave one after another, to prevent the Mountain Spirit from falling into other hands.

Unexpectedly, at this time, the Mountain Spirit was brought by Xiaobai, digging a hole and escaping from the top of the cave.

"Ah! Mountain Spirit, catch it!"

"Don't let it run away, quickly, quickly!"

"Oh my. This two-tailed white fox is also a unique beast, so fast."

"This fox should be a companion beast of a Spirit Medicine. Quickly capture it."

Perhaps no one expected that a white fox would help the Mountain Spirit escape.

The fox, being cunning, took advantage of the several Acquired Realm experts going deep into the Yin Wind Cave, carrying the Mountain Spirit and digging a hole to escape from the upper part of the cave.

It was also due to everyone being too focused, with their minds entirely on the entrance of the Yin Wind Cave, that no one expected the Mountain Spirit to suddenly appear from a hillside relatively far from the entrance.

By the time everyone reacted, shouts for capture rang out everywhere, and the scene descended into chaos.

At this moment, Xiaobai was less than a li from Chen Cuo's position.

Seeing this, Chen Cuo felt he could no longer hide. He said to Second Brother Lin, "You must stay here. I can't take you with me. There are five or six Acquired Realm Martial Artists on the other side, there's no way!"

Chen Cuo was helpless. Second Brother Lin only had some basic martial arts and good stamina, but he hadn't even reached the Skin Training Realm. In this situation, taking him would be a burden. Chen Cuo couldn't afford to be dragged down for nothing!

Inside the cave at that time, Chen Cuo had already given him a choice, and he chose to follow. Since that was the case, he should have been prepared for this.

Second Brother Lin nodded helplessly, completely flattening himself at the base of the tree canopy, curling into a ball.

"Fortunately, this tree's canopy is dense. If you don't move recklessly, you shouldn't be discovered."

After saying this, Chen Cuo ignored Second Brother Lin's expression and directly jumped from the treetop, landing on the ground with a thud.

Once he showed himself, he feared that all the Martial Artists present would be drawn to him. If Second Brother Lin could still be discovered even then, he could only lament his bad luck.

"Xiaobai, come here!"

Chen Cuo shouted loudly. The white fox accelerated twice, leaped twice, covering nearly a hundred meters in an instant. In a flash, it landed in Chen Cuo's hand and immediately burrowed into his embrace.

Suddenly, a green figure also landed on Chen Cuo's body. It was the Mountain Spirit. This little creature had a doll-like face, looking extremely playful and cute, but now its small face was wrinkled, like a bitter gourd.

Chen Cuo took two deep breaths. A rich medicinal fragrance wafted into his nose, refreshing and invigorating, causing his blood and Qi to circulate rapidly and all his pores to open wide.

"Ah! Kid, you're courting death!"

"Stop him! This unique beast is raised by this kid, and the Mountain Spirit is also on him."

Chen Cuo put the Mountain Spirit and Xiaobai together. Xiaobai whimpered twice, and the Mountain Spirit's expression immediately relaxed.

Seeing the two creatures in his arms calm down, Chen Cuo immediately took off running. His figure swayed, leaving only afterimages behind him, and he was already a hundred meters away.

"Afterimages? What a nimble movement technique! But he won't escape!" A tall man from the Martial Alliance arrived at Chen Cuo's previous position. He waved his hand, dispelling Chen Cuo's Clone illusion into mist, then quickly pursued Chen Cuo.

Closely following him were the elder from the Wu Family and the Acquired Realm expert in white from the Black Lotus Sect, who also led his Disciples in pursuit.

"White Lotus, who is this person? Do you know him?" The tall Martial Artist from the Martial Alliance spoke sharply, asking the White Lotus Sect Martial Artist.

The White Lotus Sect Acquired Realm expert in white was White Lotus Senior Envoy, while the one in black was Black Lotus Elder.

"I don't know him, but looking at his background, he doesn't seem like a Loose Cultivator."

The White Lotus Sect had always developed in rural areas and never ventured into cities. The entire Southern Barbarian Martial Forest, including any experts in the neighboring villages, was basically known to the White Lotus Sect.

Hence, this answer.

The tall Martial Artist looked at the Wu Family elder. The Wu Family elder immediately replied, "Reporting, Lord Yuan, I don't know either."

Lord Yuan nodded. Wu Heng was also an old hand in Wuya Prefecture. Since even he didn't know him, the other party was probably a Genius who had recently emerged.

"However, no matter what kind of Genius you are, daring to snatch food from my mouth, I will make your life worse than death!" Lord Yuan cursed fiercely in his heart.

While escaping, Chen Cuo communicated with Xiaobai in his arms, understanding its recent experiences and asking about the Mountain Spirit's situation.

Xiaobai had been with him for nearly a month, so Chen Cuo could generally understand its simple intentions.

It turned out that after Xiaobai left him, it had been wandering in the mountains until it encountered the Mountain Spirit's original form. Xiaobai transferred a stream of Innate Qi to it, allowing the Mountain Spirit to awaken its spiritual wisdom. In return, the Mountain Spirit used its Medicine Spirit Energy to help Xiaobai condense its second tail, inadvertently becoming the Mountain Spirit's companion beast.

The two had also traveled and Cultivated together.

It wasn't until a later accident that the Mountain Spirit was discovered by the Lin family father and son. At that time, Xiaobai was in a critical period of condensing its fox tail and couldn't go out, which led to the leak of information.

Later, the Mountain Spirit was pursued and fell into a dead end. Although the Mountain Spirit had the ability to burrow through earth, it wasn't omnipotent. Several Acquired Realm Martial Artists could not only track its movements but also force it out of its earth-burrowing state, so it could only hide in the Yin Wind Cave for refuge.

Fortunately, Xiaobai was intelligent and never exposed itself. Moreover, Xiaobai was naturally unafraid of the Yin Wind Cave's Yin Wind and had been secretly lurking inside the cave until tonight. The Mountain Spirit had reached a crucial point in its solidification. If it didn't absorb enough moonlight, it would lose its spiritual intelligence and turn back into a dead object.

Therefore, Xiaobai could only take the risk and seize the opportunity to escape.

Thankfully, everything went smoothly tonight, and it even encountered Chen Cuo.

After understanding the whole story, Chen Cuo secretly thought to himself how lucky they were and quickened his pace even more.

He left the many Martial Artists behind him far away. The Shadow Shifting at Perfection Realm was this unrestrained.

However, this move also put a great burden on him. Firstly, the internal Qi consumption was enormous. Due to the low Realm of the Great Boundless Ocean Skill, the recovery speed of his internal Qi was far from matching the consumption rate, severely hindering his use of power.

Secondly, constantly using teleportation bursts like this put a great strain on his muscles, easily leading to hidden injuries.

However, the Acquired Realm Martial Artists chasing him were clearly not having an easy time either. Their fierce roars echoed in his ears, filled with brutal and vicious curses.