93: Chapter 93: Too Brutal

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Eight hundred miles away lies a desolate stone forest.

Here, stone pillars stand in great numbers, varying in shape, with the tallest reaching up to a hundred zhang.

A faint gray mist permeates the stone forest, exuding a strange aura.

Xiao Ran lands on the edge of the stone forest, observing carefully.

"This place... the blood Qi and the netherworld Qi are intertwined, it's as if two extreme attributes coexist."

He closes his eyes and senses again.

"According to Daoist Duobao's secret technique, the fluctuation of the blood god flower is right in the depths of the stone forest, about thirty miles away."

"And the fluctuation of the nine netherworld underworld iron... is also nearby."

Xiao Ran feels happy, but immediately becomes vigilant.

Where there is a Heaven And Earth Treasure, there must be a guardian.

A place that can harbor both the blood god flower and the nine netherworld underworld iron must have a formidable guardian beast.

He suppresses his aura and quietly sneaks into the stone forest.

...

Meanwhile.

In another direction.

Li Changsheng follows Ling Jianxin and the others to search around several marked locations, but they never find any valuable relics.

He simply stops following them, lands on a mountain peak, and sits cross-legged to regulate his breathing.

Through the Soul connection, Xiao Ran's voice comes through:

"Changsheng, I've discovered a treasure trove that might contain the blood god flower and the nine netherworld underworld iron."

"However, there is a guardian beast, and I plan to sneak in and take a look."

Li Changsheng asks: "Do you need help?"

"No, if you come, it will only arouse suspicion. I can handle it."

"Alright, then take care of yourself."

Li Changsheng cuts the connection and continues to regulate his breathing.

But not long after closing his eyes, a pink streak of light lands before him.

It is Liu Ruyan.

She is still as charming as ever, but with no one around, the smile on her face fades a bit.

"Daoist Li, what are you spacing out about all by yourself?"

Li Changsheng opens his eyes, looks at Liu Ruyan in surprise, and then looks around.

Liu Ruyan giggles.

"No need to look, Ling Jianxin and Su Qinghan are not here."

Li Changsheng finally relaxes.

"Why are you here?"

"I thought you were going back to the vicinity of the camp?"

Hearing this, Liu Ruyan pretends to sigh.

"Of course I went back, but I searched the whole area and found nothing good."

"I thought I'd wander around, and then I bumped into you."

This is, of course, a lie; she came specifically for Li Changsheng.

Liu Ruyan walks to Li Changsheng's side and looks down at him.

Li Changsheng looks up and immediately sees her chest.

So big!

The two look at each other and immediately understand the other's intent.

"Li Changsheng, that time wasn't enough, do you want to continue?"

Liu Ruyan gets straight to the point.

Li Changsheng: "..."

In the next second, Liu Ruyan pounces over.

Can Li Changsheng endure this?

He immediately turns over and pins her down...

A long while later!

The two are finally satisfied and collapse on the ground.

Liu Ruyan turns her head and stares blankly at Li Changsheng, then suddenly laughs.

"You are quite interesting."

"Saying you don't want to, yet taking the most forcefully."

Li Changsheng refuses to take the blame for this.

"It was clearly you who insisted!"

"If I want it, you just give it?"

Liu Ruyan tilts her head and giggles.

Li Changsheng is immediately speechless; he knows he cannot out-talk Liu Ruyan.

So, the two stare at each other for a long time.

Liu Ruyan finally gets up, waves her hand, and a black dress is already on her body.

"I'm going to find the Ten Thousand Year Warm Jade."

"See you later!"

She leaves this sentence and turns into a streak of light, leaving.

Li Changsheng watches her go and suddenly feels a bit like a gigolo.

This woman leaves right after using him!

Scumbag woman!

Through the Soul connection, he immediately sends a message to Xiao Ran:

"Xiao Ran, never get involved with women."

Xiao Ran is sneaking around and almost laughs out loud upon receiving the message.

"What? Did Liu Ruyan sleep with you again?"

Li Changsheng: "It was too brutal, a full five times!"

"She wasn't like this the first time!"

"She was so obedient back then, why is she so addicted now?"

Xiao Ran laughs: "You aren't losing out anyway, you're feigning complaint while benefiting."

"That makes sense."

Li Changsheng immediately realizes this and continues to regulate his breathing.

...

At this time.

Deep in the stone forest.

Xiao Ran has snuck to a place less than five miles from the target.

In front of him is a huge basin, and in the center of the basin is a blood-red lake.

The lake surface is as calm as a mirror, yet it emits a rich, bloody aura.

Around the lake, dense amounts of blood-red plants are growing.

Looking at their appearance, they are exactly the symbiotic species of the blood god flower, known as the Blood Fiend Flower.

A difference of one word, a world of difference.

One is a treasure for Artifact Refining and Cultivate, the other is a poisonous flower.

Xiao Ran takes a rough look; there are at least a hundred Blood Fiend Flowers!

"Good fellow, with so many Blood Fiend Flowers, there must be a blood god flower nearby."

Xiao Ran is overjoyed.

This is a treasure that can earn the qualification to enter the Eternal Night Demon Pool.

So he immediately carefully crosses the Blood Fiend Flowers and continues to move backward.

Before long, he sees an even more explosive existence.

In the center of the lake, a black reef protrudes from the water.

On the reef is stuck an iron sword that is pitch black all over, with dark netherworld light flowing on the blade.

nine netherworld underworld iron sword embryo!

"I've struck it rich."

Xiao Ran's eyes light up.

This is a good thing!

Legend has it that it is the core Materials for refining Heaven Rank weapons; as long as it is brought out, even Moyuan would have to negotiate nicely to exchange items for it.

Xiao Ran prepares to make a move.

But the next instant, his expression changes.

The lake surface suddenly explodes!

A huge figure rushes out from the lake, bringing up monstrous waves of blood!

It is a blood-colored giant python that is a hundred zhang long, its whole body covered in blood-colored scales, with a single horn on its head and eyes like blood lanterns.

Nascent Soul Great Perfection!

The giant python seems to sense something and its vertical pupils scan the surroundings.

Xiao Ran quickly hides, holds his breath, and remains motionless.

The giant python scans for a moment, finds no abnormality, and slowly sinks back into the lake.

Xiao Ran breathes a sigh of relief.

"Fighting head-on is not the way."

"A Nascent Soul Great Perfection Yao Beast has thick skin and flesh; fighting it head-on is too much effort. I have to find a way to lure it away."

He calculates in his heart.

Xiao Ran then quietly retreats and circles to the other side of the basin.

There is a high ground here that overlooks the entire lake.

He observes the giant python's activity pattern and finds that it surfaces to breathe every stick of incense time, lasting about ten breaths.

"Ten breaths... that's enough."

Xiao Ran begins to set up.

He takes out a jade talisman from his storage ring.

It is a substitute talisman obtained from the Ten Thousand Poisons Demon Venerable's Legacy, which can create a Clone that has the exact same Qi as himself, lasting for one stick of incense time.

He also takes out a few Formation Flags and sets up a simple concealment Formation on the edge of the basin.

Everything is ready.

He waits for the giant python's next breath.

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