44: Sunflower! Girl in green!

Chapter Forty-Four: Girl in Green! blazing sun flower!

Senior Brother Ge's corpse, with its eyes still wide open in death, was still warm.

Lu Qiu's expression was calm as he stepped forward, preparing to pick up the three scattered Storage Pouches.

But his footsteps suddenly halted.

The golden origin bell instantly radiated brilliant light, casting a heavy golden curtain of light to protect his entire body.

"How much longer does Your Excellency intend to watch?"

He suddenly spoke coldly toward the empty, dense forest.

However, the surroundings were deathly silent, save for the dying gasps of the Black Water Poison Python and the rustling of the vegetation.

Seeing no movement...

A green light flashed in Lu Qiu's hand, and the qingming sword was already floating before him, its tip flickering with sharp sword-light.

"If Your Excellency does not reveal yourself, do not blame This Lu for being merciless."

Yet, there was still nothing unusual in the forest.

Seeing this, Lu Qiu finally relaxed slightly.

It seemed there really was no one.

That made sense.

This was deep within the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest, where venomous insects were everywhere and miasma ran rampant.

Ordinary Cultivators avoided it like the plague; no one would easily break in here.

It was no wonder he was so cautious.

To end the battle quickly just now, he had used the qing ning mirror he obtained from Zhou Qian.

That peak Top-Grade Magical Artifact was a renowned object within the Yanyue Sect and even throughout the entire State of Yue's cultivation world.

And those three fellows were elite Disciples of Spirit Beast Mountain with extraordinary backgrounds.

If the fact that he possessed the qing ning mirror and had killed Spirit Beast Mountain Disciples were to spread...

Neither the Yanyue Sect nor Spirit Beast Mountain would let him off.

By then, without a backer to protect him, his life would likely be forfeit.

After confirming no one was around, Lu Qiu delayed no further and quickly stepped forward to collect the Storage Pouches of the three Spirit Beast Mountain Disciples.

As for the three Spirit Beasts, because their masters had died and their minds suffered backlash, they had long since been reduced to three mangled corpses under the Black Water Poison Python's frantic attacks.

Lu Qiu's gaze fell upon the Black Water Poison Python, which was already on the verge of death.

This Rank One peak Yao Beast's massive body was now covered in wounds, and its aura was extremely withered.

Without the slightest mercy, the qingming sword transformed into a green rainbow, accurately piercing through the python's seven-inch mark and completely ending its life.

Afterward, he skillfully butchered it, carefully removing its tough scales, sharp fangs, and most precious poison sac.

These were all excellent Materials for refining Magical Artifacts and poison pills.

After finishing, he did not linger. He quickly found a safer, hidden cave and set up the Mist Obscuring Eyes Formation and the Lesser Golden Light Formation. Only then did he sit cross-legged to recover his consumed spiritual power while sorting through the spoils of this battle.

The three truly lived up to being elite Disciples of Spirit Beast Mountain; their wealth was indeed substantial.

Just the Low-Grade Spirit Stones alone added up to several thousand.

Additionally, there were many powerful Talismans and several bottles of precious Medicinal Pills.

What Lu Qiu cared about most were several Jade Slips recording secret techniques for taming Spirit Beasts and bottles of Beast-Feeding Pills specifically for feeding them.

Especially that Senior Brother Ge; besides that flying fork Magical Artifact, his Storage Pouch also contained a top-grade defensive robe.

This move had undoubtedly brought him another windfall.

When he finished organizing everything and was about to discard Senior Brother Ge's Storage Pouch, he discovered a finely drawn beast-skin map in a corner.

He unfolded the map and looked closely.

It turned out to be a detailed map of the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest. It not only marked many dangerous places and dens of powerful Yao Beasts but also showed a clear safe route leading straight to the forest's outskirts.

Clearly, the Spirit Beast Mountain Disciples had been exploring and developing this Ten Thousand Poisons Forest for a long time.

With this map, leaving this godforsaken place would be much easier.

Following the safe route marked on the map, Lu Qiu traveled without incident. In just two hours, he successfully emerged from that oppressive, gloomy forest.

The moment he saw the light of day again, he let out a long sigh of relief.

Seeing that it was getting late...

Lu Qiu found a dry cave on the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Poisons Forest, set up a Formation, and decided to spend the night there, waiting for the next day's intelligence to be reorganized before taking action... Early the next morning.

In a remote valley, Lu Qiu's figure quietly appeared.

Having learned from today's reorganized Opportunity intelligence that several decent Spirit Medicines grew here, he had come directly.

Entering the valley, a faint medicinal fragrance permeated the air.

With a single glance, Lu Qiu saw several Spiritual Plants in the center of the valley. They were entirely crimson with faint golden light on the edges of their leaves, swaying in the wind.

blazing sun flowers, and at least three hundred years old.

This flower was a main ingredient for refining various fire-attribute Medicinal Pills and was quite valuable.

He was delighted and was about to step forward to harvest them.

But just as he lifted his foot, he stopped abruptly.

Buzz!

The golden origin bell appeared out of thin air, suspended above his head, casting a hazy golden light.

With a vigilant expression, he spoke coldly toward what seemed like an ordinary rock.

"How much longer does Your Excellency intend to hide?"

He had only been acting out of caution, habitually testing the waters.

To his surprise, as soon as he finished speaking, a rustling sound truly came from behind that rock.

Immediately after, a figure slowly walked out.

It was a slender woman wearing an emerald-green gown.

The woman was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with features as beautiful as a painting and skin as white as snow. However, she was looking at Lu Qiu somewhat unnaturally, clearly embarrassed as she hadn't expected to be discovered.

She gave Lu Qiu a graceful bow, her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz, carrying a hint of shyness.

"Big Brother, I... I mean no harm. I just happened to be passing by. Could you... could you let me have that blazing sun flower?"

Lu Qiu's gaze swept over her.

Tenth level of Qi Refining.

Sensing the woman's cultivation level, the last trace of vigilance in his heart faded, replaced by cold indifference.

"This Spirit Medicine was discovered by This Lu first, so it belongs to This Lu."

He didn't even bother to look at her again.

"If you want it, Miss, let's see what skills you have."

A several-hundred-year-old blazing sun flower was worth hundreds of Spirit Stones; Lu Qiu naturally wouldn't give it away for free just because of a single sentence.

Moreover, the opponent only had a mere tenth-level Qi Refining cultivation.

In this survival-of-the-fittest Blood-Colored Forbidden Land, strength was everything.

That Lu Qiu hadn't directly struck to kill her and seize the treasure was, in his view, already an act of great kindness.

The woman in the green dress seemed not to have expected such an answer and stood there dazed.

Then, a hint of stubbornness appeared on her tender cheeks, and from an exquisite spirit beast pouch at her waist, she released a snow-white giant eagle.

"If you don't give me the blazing sun flower, Big Brother, I won't leave."

The giant eagle stood with its wings spread, its gaze sharp, emitting the aura of a Rank One Yao Beast.

Someone from Spirit Beast Mountain?

Lu Qiu's pupils suddenly constricted, and a wisp of cold killing intent abruptly rose from the depths of his heart.