39: Disciple of Spirit Beast Mountain!

Blood-red insects, densely packed, swept in from all directions like surging crimson waves.

The sharp buzzing of the insects converged into a piercing sound wave, making one's eardrums ache.

Lu Qiu's face darkened.

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind; he hadn't expected that behind this oriole, there was indeed a hawk.

Moreover, this hawk was more patient than he had imagined.

“Bloodline Demonic Worms.”

He recognized the origin of these ferocious insects.

These worms are bloodthirsty and extremely difficult to deal with, being one of the few fierce insects unique to Spirit Beast Mountain.

Clearly, the person who attacked from the shadows was a Disciple of Spirit Beast Mountain.

“Junior Brother Han, let's defeat the enemy together!” Lu Qiu shouted in a deep voice.

He patted his Storage Pouch, and the crimson feather fan, the fire cloud fan, burning with fierce flames, appeared in his hand.

Madly injecting his magic power, Lu Qiu swung it fiercely.

Whoosh!

A scorching wall of fire, several zhang high, appeared out of thin air, sweeping towards the surging swarm of insects with an Aura that threatened to incinerate everything.

Crackling!

Large numbers of Bloodline Demonic Worms, before the Profound Yang True Fire, didn't even have time to scream before they were burned to cinders, and a sickening smell of char permeated the air.

After clearing a large area with one strike, Lu Qiu was about to turn and join forces with Han Li, but he found that Han Li had somehow already hidden behind him.

Han Li was leisurely using a Medium Grade Flying Sword Magical Artifact to poke to death a few stragglers who had fortunately broken through the fire wall, looking as if he was just going through the motions.

Lu Qiu felt speechless.

This guy was truly cautious to the bone.

Familiar with the original plot, he knew clearly.

Before entering the Blood-Colored Forbidden Land, Han Li had acquired several Top-Grade Magical Artifacts, and even a talisman treasure for protection.

Yet now he was only using a Medium Grade Magical Artifact to deal with the situation.

This clearly showed he wanted Lu Qiu to bear the pressure alone in front.

So he could conserve his strength and observe the situation.

Isn't this just purely screwing over a teammate?

Thoughts raced through Lu Qiu's mind, then he suddenly spoke.

“Junior Brother Han, you hold them off for a moment. I'll go gather those purple monkey flowers to prevent them from being ruined by these insects. I'll come help you once I'm done picking them!”

Without waiting for Han Li's reply, he flickered, directly abandoning Han Li and rushing towards the patch of purple monkey flowers.

Without Lu Qiu's fire wall to block them, the endless Bloodline Demonic Worms instantly changed direction, like finding an outlet, surging towards the solitary Han Li in an overwhelming tide.

Han Li was stunned, giving Lu Qiu's rapidly picking Spirit Medicine back a meaningful look.

This Senior Brother Lu was no simple character either.

He felt a bit helpless and no longer dared to hide his true abilities.

He patted his Storage Pouch, and a set of blade weapons shimmering with faint golden light instantly flew out, circling around him.

Eight subsidiary blades traced profound trajectories in the air, forming an impenetrable sword net that mercilessly shredded all approaching Bloodline Demonic Worms, incomparably sharp.

At the same time, a palm-sized miniature iron shield also flew out from his sleeve, expanding with the wind.

The iron shield instantly glowed with black light, enlarging several times in the blink of an eye, floating in the air, and slowly circling around him, completely shielding his vital points.

All of them were Top-Grade Magical Artifacts!

Seeing Han Li finally bring out his true capabilities, Lu Qiu, who was rapidly digging up purple monkey flowers root and all and placing them into jade boxes, nodded with satisfaction.

In a few breaths, he had harvested a dozen purple monkey flowers clean.

“Junior Brother Han, the enemy is hidden while we are exposed. This place is not suitable for prolonged stay; let's retreat first!”

Lu Qiu shouted, putting the last purple monkey flower into his Storage Pouch.

Without another word, he directly conjured his High Grade flying Magical Artifact, the wind and cloud boat, turning into a streak of light and flying out of the valley without looking back.

Han Li, who was struggling to fight the swarm of insects, almost cursed aloud when he saw this.

What happened to defeating the enemy together?

What happened to coming to help after gathering the medicine?

He dared not delay for a moment, quickly put away his Magical Artifacts, and also rushed out of the valley.

Just as the two flew out of the valley entrance one after another, the person lurking in the shadows seemed to finally be unable to sit still.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Three figures shot out from the dense forest, forming a triangular formation, blocking Lu Qiu and Han Li's path.

All three were dressed in Spirit Beast Mountain attire, with several Spirit Beast bags hanging from their waists, and the Aura emanating from them was all at the Twelfth Layer of Qi Refining.

Accompanying their appearance were several Spirit Beasts emitting fierce Auras.

A massive silver giant eagle circled in the air, its sharp hawk eyes locked onto the two.

A crimson giant wolf with fiery fur crouched low, emitting low growls from its throat.

And some strange-looking poisonous insects scuttled at their feet, making one's scalp tingle.

“Hand over the purple monkey flowers, and we'll spare your lives.” The leading Spirit Beast Mountain Disciple spoke, with a condescending indifference.

“Junior Brother Han, it seems we have a tough battle ahead today.” Lu Qiu controlled the wind and cloud boat, silently maneuvering behind Han Li.

Han Li inwardly groaned in distress.

If he had known, he shouldn't have coveted these purple monkey flowers; then he wouldn't have gotten into this trouble.

He was about to habitually retreat a few steps to create a safe distance.

But he found that Lu Qiu had firmly blocked him from behind, immediately rendering him speechless.

“Senior Brother Lu, they are strong and we are weak. Let's split up and escape.” Han Li didn't want to get entangled here.

“Junior Brother is right.”

Lu Qiu nodded in agreement, his face full of righteousness.

“Their target is the purple monkey flowers on me. You retreat first, and I, your Senior Brother, will delay them for a moment for you!”

Upon hearing this, Han Li couldn't help but be moved.

This Senior Brother Lu was actually so righteous?

Could it be that he had misjudged him?

Although he felt something was off, escaping was paramount.

He resolutely chose to retreat, immediately employing the Luo Yan Steps and Wind Manipulation Art, his figure turning into an afterimage, shooting off in another direction.

The three Spirit Beast Mountain Disciples indeed ignored him, all their attention focused on Lu Qiu, who possessed the valuable treasures.

Han Li felt a sense of relief and escaped the encirclement without much effort.

He subconsciously looked back, wanting to see how the righteous Senior Brother Lu was doing.

Upon seeing this, he froze in place.

Lu Qiu's body suddenly emitted a strong wood-attribute spiritual energy fluctuation. His entire being left a blurry afterimage in place, instantly merging into a towering ancient tree behind him, disappearing without a trace.

Only a faint remark lingered in the air.

“Junior Brother Han, we shall meet again.”

“Wood Escape Talisman?”

Han Li's expression froze.

The three Spirit Beast Mountain Disciples were also stunned, then erupted in fury.

“Damn it, we've been tricked!”

“The two of them are together; if one ran, then one must be left behind!”

The leading Disciple roared, his gaze like that of a hungry wolf, firmly locking onto Han Li, who hadn't run far yet.

The next moment, the three Spirit Beast Mountain Disciples, along with their several Spirit Beasts, charged madly after Han Li with towering rage.

Han Li reacted extremely quickly. Seeing that the situation was bad, he immediately pushed his speed to the limit and fled desperately without looking back.

He had only one thought at this moment.

Senior Brother Lu, you're truly something else!