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"What happened?" Lin Bao stepped forward to ask.
"I don’t know, this morning after breakfast, the hunting team heard that a Blood Tiger appeared east of the town and prepared to hunt it," the person beside him explained, "But just now, Wu Laosan ran back covered in blood."
"Did he say anything?" Lin Bao asked with a frown.
"He only said ’dangerous’ and didn’t say anything else before he fainted from his severe injuries," the person beside him explained.
The medical treatment here is very poor; Xu Zimei glanced over and estimated that it would be impossible for this man to wake up without half a day’s time.
"I have some pills here, let’s have him take one and see," Xu Zimei said, taking out a high-grade healing pill from her Storage Ring.
As soon as the pill was taken out, a strong fragrance of the medicine diffused in the air.
"Then let’s try it, we can’t just sit around waiting for death."
Lin Bao took the pill and fed it into the man’s mouth.
The moment the pill was swallowed, the spiritual energy in the area suddenly surged.
This energy all merged into the man’s body, and a scab quickly formed over the wounds on his body’s surface.
"This is an Immortal Pill," the people around exclaimed in amazement.
Wu Laosan weakly woke up from his coma.
"Quick, go save everyone, there’s a Mutated Blood Tiger King," he shouted in fear without even opening his eyes.
"Where did it happen?" someone asked urgently.
"At the Blood Tiger Cave to the east," Wu Laosan said weakly, slowly opening his eyes.
Seeing this situation, Lin Bao slightly frowned and turned to give orders, "Split the remaining martial artists in town into two groups.
One group will come with me to rescue them, and the other will stay to guard the town."
As everyone in Cangyan Town busied themselves, Xu Zimei asked Wu Laosan, "Can you tell me the details of what happened?"
Wu Laosan nodded and replied, "This morning, we got a message from the scouting team.
They said that a Blood Tiger appeared near the eastern farmlands.
Many of our townspeople working in the fields were killed by it.
When we arrived at the location, we didn’t see the Blood Tiger, but we found a cave.
Inside the cave, we discovered a Blood Tiger that was about to give birth."
"Wasn’t there a male tiger?" Xu Zimei asked, puzzled.
"No," Wu Laosan shook his head and replied, "We wanted to take advantage of its vulnerability during childbirth to kill it.
The Blood Tiger fought with us for a long time, and the child it was about to birth was accidentally killed.
After that, the Blood Tiger went mad and mutated.
We carved a bloody path through them so that I could come back for help."
As he spoke, Wu Laosan’s expression turned to one of grief, "I don’t know if they can hold on."
At this moment, the townspeople had already assembled.
Tian Shi looked at Lin Bao, who was anxious, and said, "Uncle Lin, let us go with you.
The more people we have, the stronger we are."
Lin Bao hesitated for a moment but eventually nodded.
The group hurriedly made their way towards the east.
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In the Heavenly Sea of the Eastern Continent, hidden by fog, lies the Endless Immortal Mountain.
Jiang Mochou’s body surged with spiritual energy, and around him, flickers of flame began to spread.
Directly in front of him was a snow mountain emitting a chill mist.
Faint flames danced under his guidance, and with a wave of his right hand,
The flames leaped onto the snow mountain.
Upon touching the cold snow mountain, the flames, surprisingly resilient, did not extinguish.
Jiang Mochou slowly closed his eyes, and in the darkness before him, a small red dot bounced out.
At this moment, the aura around him grew increasingly powerful.
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"Burn, my way!"
He murmured softly, and at last, he saw the small red dot within the darkness gradually expand, becoming a small fireball.
Subsequently, the small fireball started to burn and turned into a great fireball.
Then came a "bang" as an explosion sounded, and the blazing flames spread far and wide, turning the whole world a fiery red.
Jiang Mochou opened his eyes again, only to see that on the outside, on the vast snowy mountain, that tiny flame had also started to burn.
It was as if the entire snow-capped mountain was fuel for the flames.
The flames began to spread, bit by bit, encircling the entire snowy mountain.
In just a short amount of effort, the entire snowy mountain had turned into a volcano.
As the flames burned more and more fiercely, the snowy mountain was melting rapidly.
The Void Elder’s figure appeared beside Jiang Mochou, out of nowhere.
"Master," Jiang Mochou turned around quickly and greeted.
"Very good. You have already understood the true essence of fire, and your Crimson Flame Emperor Body can now wield even greater power," said the Void Elder, clearly pleased.
"It’s just a pity that revenge is still far away," Jiang Mochou said, somewhat despondently.
These days, living in the Endless Immortal Mountain, everything he consumed, be it food or anything else, consisted of the finest Mysterious Medicine and spiritual fruits.
Such treatment, even if placed within the Imperial Rule Immortal Sect, would not be outclassed.
It’s a pity that his current realm was only the Empty Vein Realm, he could have progressed much faster.
However, the Void Elder had been diligently suppressing his progress for the sake of his foundations.
Jiang Mochou was aware that his progress was already considered fast.
But he understood; to confront an Immortal Sect like the Imperial Rule Immortal Sect, especially one like the Taiyuan Heavenly Sect with two emperors within a single sect,
He was still far from ready.
"Do not let hatred blind you," sighed the Void Elder.
"You have resided here for a long time, and it is time for you to descend the mountain for some life experiences.
Find the meaning of your life in the mortal world, experiencing the various states of life."
Jiang Mochou remained silent for a while before eventually kneeling and bowing his head several times, making loud kowtowing sounds.
"Master, I shall never forget the grace of your teachings. If you ever need me in the future, I shall devote myself to helping you."
"Rise," the Void Elder said with a smile: "I myself am not without selfish motives.
I wish for you to contend against the Demon King; this path is destined to be filled with setbacks and hardships."
The great wind swept through the mist, and the waters of Heavenly Sea were azure and clear.
At sunset, a young man in white garments walked out from the Immortal Mountain.
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In a perilous area located on the Eastern Continent.
The warm early sunshine fell on the jungle where a black bear that had just woken up stepped out of its cave, ready to hunt for prey.
Its skin was covered with a thin, steel-like membrane, and the hairs on its surface were extremely tough, much like a hedgehog.
This was a highly troublesome Iron Armed Black Bear.
Among the Empty Vein Realm Monster Beasts, it was considered a sovereign.
At this moment, just as the black bear stepped out from its cave, sunlight pierced through the gap of the leaves casting reflections of light.
A dazzling light flickered in the air above.
As a leaf slowly fell, a murderous intent suddenly arose.
An axe fell from behind, and the Iron Armed Black Bear, known for its astonishing defensive power, was split into two.
Blood scattered in mid-air, and the steel membrane on the Iron Armed Black Bear proved as fragile as paper.
Tan Jiulin slowly lowered the axe in her hand.
There was something quite eerie about the axe.
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