142: Chapter 142 Improving the Physical Body

Furthermore, even if they wanted to retreat now, there was no way, and their current position was rather awkward.

Not to mention that both sides were sheer cliffs, there was a Sword-howling Fish nest behind them, and that Abyss Demon Fish was ahead.

"We are really in trouble this time." Shen Bei sighed, his expression somewhat helpless.

"Changqing, what are your plans?" Li Taixuan looked at Chen Changqing aside and asked.

The only one most likely to take them away now was Chen Changqing, who was the youngest and possessed the most powerful strength before them.

Shen Bei also looked at Chen Changqing. He had to admit that through their time together recently, he had deeply experienced Chen Changqing's terror.

What if the other party's age was similar to his current appearance? He did not dare to continue thinking about it, because it truly exceeded the cognition of a normal Cultivator.

Thinking of those dozen or so Golden Core forces, did such a figure exist? Perhaps they did, but among those whose cultivation reached the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, there were very few who could maintain such combat power while ensuring their cultivation improved.

"We cannot retreat anymore, and time does not permit it either. The Abyss Demon Fish didn't notice us just now, so perhaps we can suppress our aura and then cross over."

"However, before that, we need to first determine the whereabouts of that Abyss Demon Fish, and then—" Chen Changqing frowned.

Chen Changqing did not continue speaking afterwards, but the other two both knew it was nothing more than attracting the attention of the Abyss Demon Fish to provide escape time for the other two.

And the person responsible for the attraction would very likely end up being overtaken and torn to pieces by the Abyss Demon Fish.

Several of them knew this, and Li Taixuan's gaze carried a sense of resoluteness.

He was already over two hundred years old now and didn't have many years left to live. Since that was the case...

"I'll go." Li Taixuan said to the two of them, speaking mostly to Chen Changqing.

"Grandpa, you?!" Chen Changqing was somewhat surprised.

"Anyway, Grandpa doesn't have many years left to live, but you, Changqing, still have plenty of time."

"Grandpa, you?" Chen Changqing's tone was low.

"Actually, Grandpa also has a little selfish desire. If you lead your Chen Family to a higher level in the future, could you look after the Li Family a bit? Of course, the entire Li Family is willing to become a vassal Family of the Chen Family and will never harbor any disloyal intentions. If there are any, the Chen Family may dispose of us personally," Li Taixuan slowly said.

He knew that Chen Changqing was destined to lead the Chen Family onto a higher path.

It was not only because he discovered Chen Changqing's Prodigy talent through their days together, but also because Chen Changqing was his grandson, whom he trusted deeply.

"No, Grandpa, let me go instead! My strength is the greatest, the chance of escaping is higher, and I can win more time for you two." Chen Changqing hurriedly said.

Although he was not the kind of person who would sacrifice himself for others, he was unwilling to watch those close to him die before his eyes when it was within his power. Besides, going down to Mo River without sufficient strength would only waste his life in vain.

Li Taixuan shook his head and began to argue with Chen Changqing.

Just as the two were still arguing, Shen Bei on the side spoke up.

"I'll go. I still have two Tier 2 Escape Talismans in my hands, which can buy you some time. Consider it as my repayment for the life-saving grace the two of you showed me earlier."

Before the two could react, Shen Bei dived into the water.

"Brother Shen?!" The two were surprised.

Shen Bei was too decisive and went down directly without giving the two time to react. But the problem was, even if he went down, given his strength, it was utterly impossible for him to buy enough time for the two.

Even if he had two escape talismans himself, so what?

To a Tier 3 Yao Beast, two Tier 2 escape talismans were just like standing still in place, making him completely a target.

"Grandpa, wait here, I'll go down and take a look." Chen Changqing hurriedly said.

Li Taixuan nodded and did not follow him down; going down would only hold him back.

Splash!

The underwater environment was extremely turbid. After Chen Changqing took out the Water-Averting Bead, the river water within a radius of one zhang around him was pushed away, and under the protection of the Water-Averting Bead, his vision also became much clearer.

Chen Changqing hurriedly spread out his Divine Sense to probe for Shen Bei's whereabouts.

However, under the influence of the surrounding meta-magnetic ore, his Divine Sense was suppressed to a radius of one li, so he had no choice but to ask Bai Yuqing for help.

"Master, three li directly below, Shen Bei is right there, and he is still continuing to dive downward." Bai Yuqing's voice came over.

"Also, within a radius of twenty li around, there is no sign of the Abyss Demon Fish; it may have already gone far away."

Hearing this, Chen Changqing's heart stirred.

"You said there's no sign of the Abyss Demon Fish—could it have dived into a deeper place?"

"Very likely."

"Mm, I know. Yuqing, help me detect the surroundings at all times from now on; I'll go after Shen Bei first." Chen Changqing requested.

"Understood, Master." Bai Yuqing's tone carried a hint of languidness.

Now that Chen Changqing had confirmed Shen Bei's whereabouts, his top priority was to bring him back.

Fortunately, the water quality here was only turbid with no other dangers, so he quickly caught up with Shen Bei.

Shen Bei was still continuously searching for the Abyss Demon Fish in the surroundings, but he hadn't found anything.

Suddenly, Chen Changqing's voice reached his ears, giving him a start.

He turned his head to look, his eyes filled with surprise as he spoke, "Brother Chen, why did you follow me down too?"

"Brother Shen, you were too reckless. But it's fine, let's head back first and talk," Chen Changqing said helplessly.

"But we—" Shen Bei wanted to say something more.

However, Chen Changqing interrupted, "Brother Shen, with your strength, let alone drawing away the Abyss Demon Fish, you would probably be killed the moment you encounter it."

Although these words were hurtful, they were the truth.

Shen Bei did not refute either. His own strength was originally equivalent to the Foundation Establishment 8th Layer, and now having lost an arm, it would be good if he could at best match the Foundation Establishment 7th Layer.

With this strength, not to mention dealing with a Tier 3 Yao Beast, he couldn't even block a casual move from the opponent.

Chen Changqing had profound personal experience of this. Back in the territory of the State of Zheng, he had exhausted all his methods and still couldn't block a casual move from Xiao Yun; if not for Master Bingyou stepping in to help, he would have died long ago.

At that time, he had even prepared two Tier 2 Top Grade defensive Magical Artifacts.

Even now, his strength was far beyond what it used to be, but if he were asked to deal with the weakest Tier 3 Yao Beast at this moment, he wouldn't dare say he could hold out for a single move.

"Brother Shen, you go up first. Later, when I see that Abyss Demon Fish, I will send a message to you. You just need to flee with all your might; with the wind and cloud wings on me, you don't need to worry," Chen Changqing said.

In the end, Shen Bei couldn't win against Chen Changqing, so he said, "If Brother Chen cannot leave safely today, as long as I, Shen Bei, am still around, I will surely protect your Chen Family for a hundred years."

After speaking, he left alone.

Watching the back of him leaving, Chen Changqing then took out a large amount of Yao Beast corpses from his Storage Pouch.

He wanted to improve his Body Refining Realm to prepare for what came next.

His current physical strength had reached one million catties, equivalent to the physical quality of a normal Medium Grade Tier 2 Yao Beast.

Meanwhile, the base physical strength of a Low Grade Tier 2 was three hundred thousand catties, and the base physical strength of a High Grade Tier 2 was two million catties.