25: Chapter 25 Extraordinary Encounters

By the time the three of them strolled lazily to the foot of Azure Cloud Peak, it was already noon.

With a few casual Water Arrow Techniques, Su Yi hunted some rabbits and wild chickens. No sooner had he finished roasting them than Ling Yao and Xiao Tian instantly refined them.

The three of them wandered around Azure Cloud Peak as if they were on a picnic.

Su Yi didn't even need to lift a finger; Xiao Tian, the dead weight he'd brought along, finally felt he had a chance to show his worth.

Xiao Tian couldn't wait to show off the Savage Bull Strength he had just learned yesterday.

With every punch and kick, those newly transformed Essence Spirits were no match for him at all!

The fast ones managed to keep their lives, while the slow ones were sent to their graves by a single punch from Xiao Tian, infused with his True Qi.

Originally, they were only looking for ten Spirit Frogs, but Xiao Tian, having gotten addicted to the killing, started attacking everything he saw.

Even when passing a century-old tree, he had to give it a couple of solid thumps.

Azure Cloud Peak was one of the taller mountains among the Outer Sect ranges.

Naturally, the Spiritual Qi was abundant, and there was a wide variety of Essence Spirits, so Xiao Tian was having a great time fighting, and before long, he was covered in mud like a little monkey.

"How truly crude!" Ling Yao said, a flash of disdain in her eyes as she watched Xiao Tian chasing after a half-human-tall Giant Spirit Chicken.

"If you just eat and don't work, don't expect me to stew any pork knuckles for you tonight!" Su Yi threatened lazily, looking at Ling Yao, who seemed to be just sightseeing.

Upon hearing about the pork knuckles, Ling Yao, who had been maintaining her lady-like demeanor, swallowed her saliva unworthily.

"Hmph, you big jerk!" Ling Yao rolled her eyes and walked over to a stream, taking off her shoes and socks to reveal her small, fair, and tender feet.

Stepping onto the water, she took a deep breath and ran directly upstream across the surface.

Seeing his treasure-hunting rat start working, Su Yi hurriedly called out to Xiao Tian, who was just about to perform a shoulder throw on the Giant Spirit Chicken, and told him to follow.

Hearing Su Yi's call, Xiao Tian immediately dropped the half-dead Giant Spirit Chicken and followed.

The Giant Spirit Chicken, which had been waiting for death after being punched in the head by Xiao Tian, found a new lease on life. It fluttered its wings a couple of times and disappeared into the nearby dense forest.

The three followed the stream upward and, in the blink of an eye, arrived at a deep pool on the mountainside.

Standing on the surface of the deep pool, Ling Yao clenched her fists, crouched to gather strength, and True Qi flowed around her body.

"Hey-yah!" Ling Yao raised her fist and slammed it hard onto the water's surface.

The previously calm deep pool rippled outward, centered on Ling Yao's fist.

Then, as if explosives had been planted at the bottom of the pool, a three-to-four-meter-high wave suddenly erupted outward, centered on Ling Yao!

Many fish and turtles were stunned by this wave, floating directly to the surface with their bellies up.

Ling Yao looked around at the unconscious fish and turtles, among which were quite a few Essence Spirits.

She immediately tilted her head proudly towards Su Yi, with an expression that said, 'See how impressive I am?'

But Su Yi's face was grim as he dashed rapidly toward her.

Ling Yao looked at Su Yi in confusion. Just as she was about to speak, she didn't notice that the water level of the deep pool began to drop rapidly.

It was as if she had punched a hole through the deep pool; a massive whirlpool formed with Ling Yao at the center, and the water rushed frantically beneath her.

Ling Yao wanted to escape, but the immense force of the current left her unable to move.

"Water Whip Technique!"

Su Yi instantly activated his skill, and a whip made of flowing water suddenly appeared in his hand.

With a gentle flick, it wrapped around Ling Yao's waist, and he pulled back with force.

Ling Yao was pulled out of the whirlpool by Su Yi, who then leaped to catch her and returned to the shore.

The originally panicked Ling Yao, not yet knowing what had happened, bumped into a reliable chest.

Looking up, she met those captivating peach-blossom eyes, and Ling Yao immediately felt her heart rate quicken.

"This guy is actually quite reliable!" Ling Yao gripped Su Yi's sleeve with her small hand as she followed him back to the shore.

Su Yi, whose mind was entirely on the deep pool, didn't notice Ling Yao's expression in his arms; he was just staring dumbfounded at the deep pool as the water level dropped frantically.

Goodness, there really is an extraordinary encounter?

Is the Koi Empress's luck really that terrifying?

After the water in the deep pool completely vanished, only a large hole remained, blasted open by Ling Yao.

The deep pool, which had originally been formed against the mountainside, now left only a large hole facing the sky, looking like a flat patch of ground.

Ling Yao and Xiao Tian curiously peered toward the deep pool, but Su Yi stopped them directly: "You two wait on the shore and deal with the Essence Spirits nearby. I'll go take a look. Don't follow me, or there will be no pork knuckles for dinner!"

Just kidding, this extraordinary encounter now belongs to Su, and not even the King of Heaven himself could take it away!

Without waiting for Ling Yao and the others to react, Su Yi leaped and jumped directly into the large hole in the pool.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to threaten the two not to follow him using the pork knuckles.

Like an agile mountain cat, Su Yi leaped and flew into the large hole in the pool.

Ling Yao and Xiao Tian on the shore hadn't even reacted yet, and Su Yi had already disappeared.

"Darn it! How can this person be so reckless, rushing in just like that?" Ling Yao stomped her foot and said with some complaint.

"Could there be danger? Should I go down and help Senior Brother Su?" Xiao Tian asked, looking at the large hole in the deep pool.

The two, who hadn't seen much of the world, didn't realize at all that Su Yi was hogging the spoils!

Instead, they were still worried about whether Su Yi, who had rushed in so rashly, might be in any danger.

Meanwhile, Su Yi, who had already flown into the cave, almost laughed out loud with joy.

The inside of the cave was a world of its own. Standing inside, Su Yi used the faint light falling from the entrance to carefully examine the scene before him.

This grave... no, this extraordinary encounter actually used the deep pool as cover, a cave dug into the mountain from underneath the pool!

Truly a sneaky old fox, the most obvious place is also the safest place!

Looking at the pitch-black cave in front of him, Su Yi took a prepared torch from his Storage Pouch and held it up.

As the firelight flared up, the long, narrow corridor was illuminated. Its surroundings were entirely constructed of stone walls covered in dark red moss.

Upon seeing the moss, alarm bells rang in Su Yi's mind.

This thing was called Deepwater Poison Moss, which in immortal path》 was a Material for refining low-grade poison talismans.

It could release faint poisonous gas; without protective skills, it would cause continuous health drain, and it would also suddenly jump onto intruders, bind them, and frantically drain their True Qi.

And if this stone-walled corridor leading straight into the depths of the cave didn't have any traps, Su Yi wouldn't believe it even if he were beaten to death.

After a moment of thought, he used a Water Whip Technique to wrap around the torch in his hand and sent it flying into the depths of the corridor.

Just after it flew a dozen meters, several water-louse Essence Spirits the size of washbasins suddenly dropped from above the corridor and extinguished the torch.

In the instant the torch went out, Su Yi vaguely saw a stone door etched with strange patterns!

Being able to have such a large quantity of Deepwater Poison Moss, along with traps and Essence Spirits guarding it, that stone door must also have traps.

There were three layers of defenses just at the entrance.

This extraordinary encounter was clearly a bit beyond his level!

No, for someone like him who was only at the third level of Qi Refining, the difficulty and risk of clearing this dungeon were too high.

Risk and opportunity coexist; the bigger the waves, the more valuable the fish!

Su Yi naturally understood this principle, but rationally sharing the risk to ensure the maximization of benefits was what the life-cherishing Su Yi cared about most.

Su Yi thought for a moment and still jumped out from the cave entrance.

As soon as he exited the cave, Su Yi looked at Ling Yao and Xiao Tian with mixed feelings and said:

"It seems to be a ruin down there, but it's a bit too dangerous!"