266: Chapter 266 Threatening Us?!

Chen Changqing and his companion were clearing out the Flame Beasts along the way while heading towards a certain place.

They had just rescued a group of Cultivators and learned from them that a Tier 3 Flame Beast was being besieged.

However, that Tier 3 Flame Beast was extremely cunning. Even though it had been trapped by a Formation and several Purple Palace Cultivators had joined forces, it still managed to escape in the end.

Fortunately, that Tier 3 Flame Beast was already heavily injured. Whoever found this Flame Beast first next would claim it as their own.

Two streaks of cyan and white escaping lights continuously shuttled through the skies above the entire Fire Domain.

Suddenly, they stopped.

"What is that?"

Li Qingling asked in confusion.

Chen Changqing looked with a solemn gaze at the massive storm that was merely ten miles away from the two of them.

"This is the Extreme Flame Storm unique to the Fire Domain. Let us withdraw from the range of this storm first," Chen Changqing said calmly.

This was the first time the two of them had encountered such an Extreme Flame Storm. Legend had it that this storm was a vortex formed by a massive amount of turbulent Fire Spiritual Qi.

Its power was so immense that even if a Purple Palace Cultivator were sucked into it, there would be zero chance of survival.

Fortunately, the storm had just formed; otherwise, both of them would have been dragged in by this formidable wind force just now.

Even escaping the range of this storm would have been extremely difficult.

As expected of the Fire Domain, danger lurked everywhere indeed.

No wonder Qi Refining Cultivators could not enter such a dangerous place, and Foundation Establishment Cultivators could not cross the Fire Domain to reach the Five Dynasties.

Even Purple Palace Cultivators like them had to proceed with extreme caution when facing the Fire Domain.

Knowing that they could no longer advance here, the two of them had no choice but to change direction.

Anyway, they had already slain over a hundred Flame Beasts along the way, and relying on these Flame Beasts, it was enough to exchange for quite a lot of resources.

Moreover, they had another objective, which was to find the place where Master Jiuyan passed away.

They had already inquired upon coming here; no predecessor's Immortal Caves had been discovered in recent years, or perhaps someone had already found one, but simply kept quiet about it.

"Roar!"

Not long after the two left, earth-shaking angry roars echoed from underground beneath that Extreme Flame Storm. A Flame Beast burrowed out from the ground, its entire body covered in wounds and its aura somewhat withered.

If anyone were here, they would recognize that this Flame Beast was precisely the Tier 3 Flame Beast that had been besieged some time ago, except no one knew it was hiding here.

"..."

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

A series of piercing sounds of breaking through the air rang out.

Several streaks of multicolored escaping lights appeared in mid-air.

"Hmph! Where on earth did that beast run off to?" one of the Purple Palace Cultivators said coldly.

"If the four of us went through all the hard work to cripple it, only for other Cultivators to reap the benefits, wouldn't we be wasting our efforts in vain?"

"Fellow Daoist Qu, regardless of what happens, our primary goal right now is to find that target. Fortunately, I planted Tracking Incense on that beast right at the beginning; as long as that beast is within ten miles of us, we will be able to find it."

Another Purple Palace Cultivator was relatively calm, but was also very worried that their prey would be snatched away by others.

Just as the four of them left one after another, Chen Changqing and his companion happened to encounter a Tier 3 Flame Beast.

This Tier 3 Flame Beast had decent strength, making it just right for Li Qingling to practice her skills on.

Therefore, Chen Changqing did not make a move against this Tier 3 Flame Beast. His target was those ordinary Flame Beasts guarding the Tier 3 Flame Beast.

"Roar!"

The Tier 3 Flame Beast continuously spewed high-temperature flames to bombard Li Qingling.

Li Qingling formed hand seals with both hands, manipulating the baizhou sword to slash towards the Tier 3 Flame Beast while simultaneously controlling the bailing shield to protect herself.

Seeing that it could not defeat her, the Tier 3 Flame Beast let out a few roars, trying to make its surrounding kin attack together, but its kin were all intercepted by Chen Changqing.

Flying into a rage, it slammed a palm down towards Li Qingling, taking advantage of the gap while Li Qingling drove the bailing shield to defend.

It immediately burrowed into the ground, wanting to escape.

Seeing that the opponent wanted to leave, Chen Changqing produced a gravity talisman, causing its figure to pause. Then, with a flash, he appeared right before it and kicked it straight up into the sky.

Li Qingling immediately took action, sending the baizhou sword flying out and transforming it into countless afterimages, leaving the Tier 3 Flame Beast with nowhere to dodge.

After being flung into mid-air, the Tier 3 Flame Beast had no leverage to apply force at all, and could only let Li Qingling strike it and severely injure it.

It glared angrily at Chen Changqing and his companion. Only at this moment did it realize that it was merely a plaything to these two people.

"Hateful!"

Chen Changqing did not continue to pay attention to it, instead making a move to deal with the Flame Beasts that wanted to step forward to help.

Facing these Tier 2 Flame Beasts, Chen Changqing was like a God of Slaughter, terrifyingly powerful. He dealt with over a hundred Tier 2 Flame Beasts single-handedly and was still able to utterly crush them.

"Roar!"

The eyes of the Tier 3 Flame Beast were filled with unwillingness, and it could only roar helplessly.

Seizing the opportunity, Li Qingling slashed off its head with a single sword strike.

Just as Li Qingling finished dealing with her opponent, Chen Changqing had also finished dealing with those Flame Beasts.

Just as the two of them were about to put away the spoils of war, a stern shout suddenly rang out.

"Stop right there."

"Hmm?" Chen Changqing and his companion frowned. They had sensed a group of Cultivators heading in their direction since earlier.

"Fellow Daoists, this Flame Beast is our prey. We went through great difficulty to beat it into severe injury, yet you two are robbing it midway just like this? Is that appropriate?"

Among the four Purple Palace Cultivators, a middle-aged man stepped forward and questioned Chen Changqing and his companion in a seemingly amicable tone.

"Why waste breath on them! One Early Stage Purple Palace Cultivator and one Middle Stage Purple Palace Cultivator—in my opinion, we should just strike directly and beat them until they submit," the burly man who had questioned Chen Changqing and his companion at the very beginning said with disdain from behind the middle-aged man.

Hearing this, the other two people furrowed their brows, yet subconsciously stepped forward, indicating that these two also had the same thought.

The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes, neither agreeing nor objecting, so his meaning was actually very obvious.

"Fellow Daoists, are you trying to threaten me, Chen?" Chen Changqing likewise narrowed his eyes, staring intently at the middle-aged man.

Li Qingling at the side was ready to strike at any time.

"This Tier 3 Flame Beast was slain by the two of us as a married couple. How can you call it your prey? Is it because you see that the two of us are low in cultivation and wish to rob us directly? If that is the case, feel free to come." Chen Changqing emphasized the last few words heavily.

Hearing this, the auras of the four opponents suddenly changed, and the auras of Chen Changqing and his companion also erupted at this moment.

"Fellow Daoists, if you yield this Flame Beast, we can give you some compensation. If you don't, then don't blame us for being impolite." The middle-aged man lifted his eyelids, looked at Chen Changqing, and the aura of a Late Stage Purple Mansion instantly exploded outward.

"Impolite? I'd like to see how you plan to be impolite to us!" Li Qingling's tone was filled with killing intent.

The burly man made the first move, a ring-headed saber slashing down from Li Qingling's flank.

The middle-aged man and the other two also attacked simultaneously.

"Great Desolation Heaven-Breaking Hand!"

"Nine Heavens Lightning Art!"

"Mountain Piercing Sky Spear!"

Facing the three moves, Chen Changqing gently pointed his finger, and three azure dragons instantly burst forth. Boom!

Clang!

Li Qingling drove the bailing shield to block it, and turning her hand, she slashed out with a sword, directly aiming for the burly man's head.