Along with the group entering deeper into the Crouching Dragon Mountain Range, the danger also continued to increase.
Soon, there was a second attack.
This time was also the Ice Sparrow, but it was not a single Ice Sparrow, instead a flock!
The leader Ice Sparrow was that rank three fierce beast. As for the other Ice Sparrows, they were rank one or rank two fierce beasts, but their number was too big. There were hundreds of them.
In the end, after more than a dozen martial artists were poisoned with cold poison and one martial artist was tragically killed, the hundreds of Ice Sparrows were killed and repelled.
After those rank one and rank two fierce beast Ice Sparrows were killed, that leader Ice Sparrow tried to escape at the most critical moment again.
But this time, it was too close to Ling Xiao, just five to six meters away.
Ling Xiao suddenly shot a qi sword, piercing through the Ice Sparrow’s body.
The leader Ice Sparrow died, and the remaining Ice Sparrow dispersed, finally resolving the crisis.
“Brother Ling, what’s that sword move? It’s actually so powerful. That Ice Sparrow was flying so fast, but you were actually able to stab it to death in one move!”
“Brother Ling, I heard that you are just fourteen years old. You are truly amazing. You are able to kill a rank three fierce beast when you are just fourteen years old. You are much stronger than me.”
“Brother Ling, when you become an unparalleled hero in the future, don’t forget these brothers.”
“This kid is good. It seems that he is a ruthless character. I estimate that he has a lot of combat experience. Otherwise, it’s impossible to maintain such a calm attitude when facing fierce beasts’ surprise attacks.”
“He should be some sect’s disciple.”
Perhaps, Fairy Linglong hadn’t told these martial artists about her plans, these martial artists praised Ling Xiao generously.
After all, if that Ice Sparrow had escaped successfully, it might have attracted more Ice Sparrows, which would have been even more troublesome and difficult to deal with.
The fact was also like that. In the world of martial artists, as long as one was strong enough, one could get the admiration of others.
This was the rule of the world, very simple and also very direct.
“Fairy, it’s hard to make a move now. I never thought that this kid would be able to make those people admire him so quickly. I’m afraid it won’t be easy to attack him later.”
The stern-faced martial artist frowned and transmitted his voice to Fairy Linglong.
“Don’t worry, these people are opportunists, moreover, they have gotten a lot of benefits from me. As long as this Fairy says a word, they will naturally come to my side immediately. Rest Assured.”
Fairy Linglong showed absolute confidence.
It could be seen that she had experienced this kind of matter before. Moreover, the current her was a lot more mature and powerful than before, how could she fail?
Afterward, Fairy Linglong treated the injured people again, then cremated the dead martial artist.
There were too many fierce beasts in Crouching Dragon Mountain Range. If the dead were just buried, then the corpse would be dug up and eaten.
Therefore, cremation was the best option.
After dealing with these things, everyone continued to move forward. Later, they suffered fierce beasts’ attacks four times in a row.
Fortunately, in these four times, they just suffered injuries. No one died.
They advanced just like this, and more than an hour had already passed.
“Everyone, our destination has arrived. First, set up the camp and defense perimeter, then eat something and recover your energy. The next step is the key.”
Among the crowd, Fairy Linglong said suddenly.
The martial artists were truly tired. Although the journey of just an hour was not long, after several battles in a row, the consumption of energy was very high.
Upon hearing that it was time to rest from Fairy Linglong, many people directly laid down on the ground.
After resting for a while, they started to set up the camps and build a miniature defense fort.
Ling Xiao threw a low-grade True Essence Pill into his mouth.
The consumed true essence recovered quickly again. His Cultivation base also naturally improved a little.
“Fairy Linglong, since you all have already reached the destination, then we’ll part ways here.”
Ling Xiao thought for a bit, then stood up and said.
He said this on purpose, mainly to see if Fairy Linglong would stop him. If she stops him, then that naturally proves that she had a scheme.
If she didn’t stop him, then it meant that she had given up dealing with him, and he could also leave just like this.
“Noble Son Ling, wait a minute!”
When Fairy Linglong opened her mouth, Ling Xiao sighed helplessly. It seemed that he couldn’t avoid the fate of destroying a flower.
“What? Fairy doesn’t want to let me go?”
Ling Xiao asked.
“Noble Son Ling, don’t misunderstand me. Linglong will tell you the truth today. I have discovered an ancient martial artist’s cave-dwelling, and it is very likely to have martial art manuals, pills, martial weapons, or even the martial soul inheritance in it.”
Fairy Linglong added: “It’s just that this cave-dwelling is protected by a formation, and we don’t want to act rashly. Since Noble Son Ling has knowledge about formations, can you do me a small favor?”
“An ancient martial artist’s cave-dwelling?”
Upon hearing her, the eyelids of Ling Xiao flickered.
Even for him, this was a great temptation.
“Yes!”
“Fairy, let’s talk honestly. I indeed have knowledge about formations, moreover, I can crack general formations, but how should the things found inside be distributed?”
Ling Xiao asked directly.
“Among all treasures found inside, you alone will get 30%, and the remaining 70% will be distributed among us,” answered Fairy Linglong.
“That’s not bad, but I’m afraid others might have opinions.”
Ling Xiao looked at the surrounding martial artists.
“They won’t have any opinions, because without you, even if we want to open the cave-dwelling, we can only use coarse methods, which might destroy all the contents inside, and no one would get anything.”
Fairy Linglong explained: “Moreover, this cave-dwelling is very big. There will be no shortage of things inside. Even if they can’t get their share of things, I can give them compensation of equal value.”
“We’ll listen to Fairy Linglong!”
“Yes, we are fine with whatever Fairy Linglong says!”
“Okay, since that’s the case, it’s a deal!”
Ling Xiao said with a smile.
He was very clear that after this matter was over, there wouldn’t be such a distribution method.
If his guess was correct, then Fairy Linglong probably wanted his life.
However, his, Ling Xiao’s, life was not so easy to want!
Whoever wanted his life, he would let them suffer a double loss!
“Very good, with Noble Son Ling’s help, the things inside this cave-dwelling are already at our fingertips.”
Fairy Linglong sighed in relief.
She didn’t want to fall out with Ling Xiao now, otherwise, who would help her open the cave-dwelling?
“That’s just flattery. In that case, take me to that cave-dwelling. After completing this matter, I still need to go to the Thousand Ghosts Forest.”
Ling Xiao said indifferently.
“I’m afraid that won’t do.”
Fairy Linglong looked at the sky and said: “That cave dwelling is very mysterious. It only appears at night. Moreover, it would just appear for an hour. We have to wait now.”
“It turned out to be like that, okay, then you all can rest first, I will go for a stroll.”
Ling Xiao recovered quickly. He didn’t want to stay here, wasting time. It would be better to go out to look for a few fierce beasts to refine his skills.
Moreover, he could accidentally discover the cave-dwelling mentioned by Fairy Linglong, then take the treasures inside and leave.
