229: Chapter 229 Two Tigers

"Grand Elder, he is the Senior who spared us earlier."

After Fourth Elder Huoming and the other two returned, they told the Valley Master about Xiao Yuchen's matter. Although they had used information to buy their lives, they also knew that Xiao Yuchen did not want to kill them; otherwise, he would not have actually let them leave.

After Valley Master Huo Yun learned of this, he decided to let the deaths of Elders Huo Ling and Elder Huohun go. After all, strictly speaking, they were indeed in the wrong. Of course, the most important thing was that he did not want to provoke a dangerous enemy for Fire Cloud Valley.

"Oh? Is it him? Is he really as powerful as you say?"

Because he hadn't seen Xiao Yuchen's methods with his own eyes, Huo Feng was somewhat skeptical; after all, Xiao Yuchen was far too young.

"Grand Elder, it is absolutely true. The three of us had no room to fight back against the Senior at all," Fourth Elder Huoming replied truthfully.

Hearing Fourth Elder Huoming say this, Huo Feng came before Xiao Yuchen, bowed, and said, "Young Friend, I wonder why you have come here? Could it be that you are also here for the Sacred Fire?"

"That's right. This Sacred Fire belongs to me, and you cannot take it away. However, I am not a stingy person; I can leave half of the Spirit Medicine for you." Xiao Yuchen did not beat around the bush and directly stated his stance.

"Hmph! Young Friend, the Sacred Fire is a Spirit Treasure of heaven and earth, obtained by those with ability. Isn't it a bit overbearing for you to act like this?"

Huo Feng's tone rose a few notches. Although he could not discern Xiao Yuchen's cultivation, reaching the Body Integration Stage at such an age was already rare, so it was impossible for him to be in the Dongxu Stage. Therefore, he did not have much fear when facing Xiao Yuchen.

Moreover, if it were anything else, they might have conceded it just to be on good terms with Xiao Yuchen, but the Sacred Fire had a deadly temptation for an Artifact Refiner. No matter what, they could not give it up.

Furthermore, the higher the level of the treasure being refined, the higher the requirements for the flame. Therefore, if they wanted to achieve success in Artifact Refining, they had to subdue the Sacred Fire.

"Overbearing? So what? It is only out of consideration that we all belong to the Four Great Sects that I am being polite to you. Otherwise, you wouldn't even get that half of the Spirit Medicine. Furthermore, do you really think you have the ability to subdue the Sacred Fire inside?" Xiao Yuchen retorted.

"Of course, our Fire Cloud Valley has experience in subduing Sacred Fire. Perhaps your strength is very strong, but something like Sacred Fire cannot be subdued just by having strong strength. The backlash of the Sacred Fire is something that even a powerhouse at the Mahayana Stage might not be able to withstand."

"You are quite confident. How about this, I will give your Fire Cloud Valley a chance. I will let you try to subdue the Sacred Fire first. If you succeed, you can take the Sacred Fire away, and I can even give you half of the Spirit Medicine. If you fail, leave immediately; you won't be able to take either the Sacred Fire or the Spirit Medicine. Of course, if you are confident in your own strength, you can try to take it by force, but at that time, I cannot guarantee that everyone in Fire Cloud Valley will be able to leave here alive."

Xiao Yuchen had already used his Divine Sense to investigate. There was indeed a cluster of Sacred Fire in the cave ahead. Xiao Yuchen did not know what kind of Sacred Fire it was, but the feeling it gave him was weaker than the Soul-Devouring Holy Fire and stronger than the golden crow underworld fire. It should be ranked around tenth or eleventh on the sacred fire ranking.

The Glazed Sacred Fire in the hands of Valley Master Huo Yun of Fire Cloud Valley was ranked twenty-third on the sacred fire ranking. It was not strange that they could subdue it, but using the method of subduing the Glazed Sacred Fire to subdue a Sacred Fire in the top ten of the sacred fire ranking was clearly not going to work.

Therefore, Xiao Yuchen was certain that these people could not subdue the Sacred Fire in the cave at all. Once they lost and left, they would be able to distribute more Spirit Medicine.

"Fine, it's a deal. How about the two of us join forces to deal with that Golden-Winged Heavenly Tiger?"

Huo Feng's thought was very simple. He could not see through Xiao Yuchen's strength, but he could use this method to test Xiao Yuchen. If Xiao Yuchen really possessed the combat power of the Dongxu Stage, he would follow the agreement.

But if Xiao Yuchen was not playing the pig to eat the tiger, but was truly a pig, then he had no need to listen to Xiao Yuchen's arrangements. After all, what qualifications did a useless person have to point fingers here?

"Join forces? It's just a tiger with wings. I can handle it myself. You can just wait here."

Xiao Yuchen could naturally see the Grand Elder's thoughts. He did not want to expose his strength, and he had many ways to deal with a Yao Beast without using his full strength.

Without waiting for everyone to say anything, Xiao Yuchen teleported and appeared at the entrance of the Golden-Winged Heavenly Tiger's cave. He walked in just like that, causing everyone's scalps to tingle.

"This... he actually just walked in like that? How is this possible?"

The Grand Elder was also stunned. Although he had the strength of the Early Void Refining Stage, he absolutely did not dare to walk directly into the cave because the cave was blocked by the Sacred Fire, and his Divine Sense could not probe inside at all. What if there was another Golden-Winged Heavenly Tiger inside?

Not only Huo Feng, but even Long Aotian and the others were shocked to see this scene. They knew Elder Yuchen's strength, but they didn't expect Elder Yuchen to be so amazing that he would walk straight into a tiger's den.

Perhaps because of the Sacred Fire, the temperature inside the cave was very high. Although Huo Feng and the others could not see the scene inside the cave, Xiao Yuchen could see it because the Sacred Fire in his body was more overbearing and could completely suppress the Sacred Fire in the cave.

As Xiao Yuchen entered the cave, a few beast roars came from inside, seemingly issuing a warning to Xiao Yuchen.

Xiao Yuchen circulated his technique, and his eyes suddenly emitted a dazzling golden light, like two searchlights, directly illuminating the entire cave. Xiao Yuchen directly activated his Beast Taming Eye.

When the Golden-Winged Heavenly Tiger saw the golden light in Xiao Yuchen's eyes, it actually calmed down and stopped roaring.

However, that was all. The opponent was an eighth-rank Yao Beast after all, so it was obviously impossible to control it directly, but Xiao Yuchen could communicate normally with the Golden-Winged Heavenly Tiger.

"You don't have to be nervous. I have no malicious intent. Your wife is having a difficult labor and is in danger. I am a doctor; I can help her."

In fact, the reason Xiao Yuchen chose to come in himself was because he saw the situation in the cave. There were indeed two Golden-Winged Heavenly Tigers in the cave, one male and one female. The male was an eighth-rank Yao Beast, and the female was a seventh-rank Peak. However, the mother tiger was giving birth at this moment, and it was a difficult labor.

Xiao Yuchen guessed that Long Aotian and the others had trespassed into the Golden-Winged Heavenly Tiger's territory earlier, which was why they were driven out. The reason the Golden-Winged Heavenly Tiger did not chase them out was because it needed to guard its wife.

Now that these people had come here, the male Golden-Winged Heavenly Tiger sensed danger and attacked the crowd, but was sneak-attacked and injured by Huo Feng, fleeing back into the cave.

The male Golden-Winged Heavenly Tiger had already reached the eighth rank and had very high intelligence. Coupled with Xiao Yuchen using the Beast Taming Technique to communicate with it, the other party could understand his meaning.

Hearing Xiao Yuchen's words, the male Golden-Winged Heavenly Tiger roared again, but the sound was not loud; it seemed to be asking a question.

"What I said is true. Your wife is in great danger right now. If she is not rescued in time, I am afraid she will be in life-threatening danger. You are also injured; take this Medicinal Pill first."

Xiao Yuchen discovered that the Golden-Winged Heavenly Tiger's buttocks were still bleeding. This Huo Feng was truly insidious; he actually played that cheap shot at his rear.

Xiao Yuchen threw a blood-stasis dispersing pill over and continued, "If I wanted to attack, I could kill you in one move, so I will not harm you. You can trust me."