Chapter 101: 99. Red Cedar Forest (2/3)

99. Red Cedar Forest (2/3)

Upon hearing this, Chen An immediately spread out his Divine Sense.

Then, high above in the sky, he saw a giant eagle covered in flames, spreading its wings and soaring.

It looked to be over three meters long.

Its wingspan was over six meters wide.

At this moment, the giant eagle was circling high in the sky, its gaze fixed tightly on Chen An and the others below.

It seemed to be gauging the strength of Chen An and his group, deciding whether to dive down to hunt.

"This is a Second-tier Fire Eagle. Its strength in the sky is immense; its flight speed can rival the Sword Flight speed of a Foundation Establishment Late Stage expert. It is not a creature we can handle. Let us retreat while keeping our guard up, and first go hide under that rock wall over there."

Shen Qingyi said to Chen An beside her, while keeping her eyes locked on the Fire Eagle in the sky.

However, no sooner had she finished speaking than she saw a streak of Gold Light shoot up into the sky, piercing the Fire Eagle clean through. With a "thud," it crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

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Shen Qingyi was a bit stunned.

It died?

This Fire Eagle just died like that?

She looked at Chen An beside her, her face full of disbelief as she said, "Alchemist Chen, was that just now the second realm of the Golden Finger, Golden Light Projection?"

"Yes."

"Golden Light Projection can have such power?"

"I have cultivated it to the third realm, Mastery, so its power has greatly increased."

Chen An held back a little, not revealing that he had actually cultivated the Dharma Spell technique Golden Finger to the fourth realm—Master.

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingyi's eyes were opened wide, and she said in disbelief, "So the Dharma Spell Golden Finger is this powerful? Just by cultivating it to the third realm, one can shoot down a Fire Eagle, which is known as the overlord of the sky?"

Very few people cultivate the Dharma Spell Golden Finger.

Because its cost-effectiveness is truly too low.

In the time it takes to cultivate it to the third realm, other Dharma Spells could likely have been cultivated to the fifth or sixth realm.

Shen Qingyi had lived for so many years and had never seen anyone cultivate Golden Finger to the third realm.

Therefore, she did not know enough about Golden Finger and was very shocked by the lethality this Dharma Spell displayed.

Seeing Shen Qingyi's stunned expression, Chen An just smiled and said nothing.

He would never tell Shen Qingyi that the reason he was able to shoot down that Foundation Establishment Fire Eagle was not because of the third realm of Golden Finger, but because of the fourth realm Master-level Golden Finger, combined with the third realm Mastery-level Sleep Aid Technique.

Soon, the group arrived in front of the Fire Eagle that had died suddenly and stopped.

Seeing that the Fire Eagle's head had been blown apart, she felt disbelief in her heart once again.

This Fire Eagle had just been circling at an altitude of over a hundred meters above the ground.

Yet Chen An was able to precisely blow its head off with a single shot.

What level of control must one have to achieve this?

While Shen Qingyi was thinking these things, Chen An had already leaned over and squatted down to examine the Fire Eagle's corpse on the ground.

He had some understanding of Demon Beasts and knew that after a Demon Beast successfully reaches Foundation Establishment, it will condense a Demon Core within its body.

And a Demon Core is a good thing.

It is the essence of a Demon Beast.

Simply put, it is very valuable.

After only a moment, Chen An relied on his excellent sensory ability to extract a crimson sphere from the Fire Eagle's corpse.

It was the size of a walnut.

Its surface was smooth.

Its texture was hard.

Holding it in his hand, one could clearly feel a surge of immense energy filling it.

Chen An examined it carefully, and before long, a look of pity appeared on his face.

This Fire Eagle Demon Core was only two and a half years old.

It wasn't worth much money.

Thinking this, he walked toward Wen Zhiyun nearby, stuffed the Demon Core into her hand, and said, "Zhiyun, the Fire Eagle Demon Core is of great benefit to cultivators with a Fire Spirit Root. It can be used to nourish the Fire Spirit Root. Take this Fire Eagle Demon Core and use it."

"Husband, what about you?"

Wen Zhiyun looked at the Demon Core in her hand, then raised her head to look at Chen An before her, and couldn't help but ask.

She knew that Chen An, like her, was a cultivator with a Fire Spirit Root; otherwise, Chen An could not be an Alchemist, because without a Fire Spirit Root, one cannot condense Pill Fire.

Chen An took Wen Zhiyun's other slender, jade-like hand, kneading it affectionately while saying with a doting expression:

"Zhiyun, we are a family. In terms of cultivation, we must advance together; it cannot be just your husband moving forward alone. I hope you can reach Foundation Establishment soon."

His Fire Spirit Root aptitude could be improved by being intimate with Wen Zhiyun, so he had no need for this Fire Eagle Demon Core at all.

Wen Zhiyun did not know this, and she felt a wave of emotion in her heart as she listened.

She pursed her thin lips, tucked the Fire Eagle Demon Core into her Storage Bag, and with a faint blush on her face, looked at Chen An with deep affection and said, "Husband, I have something to tell you. Let's go over there to talk."

Chen An glanced at the so-called "over there"—a small, dense grove of trees—then looked back at Wen Zhiyun's rosy, alluring mouth, smiled, and said, "Then let's go. Let's go over there and talk."

A moment later.

Chen An walked back from the small grove with his arm around Wen Zhiyun's slender waist.

The husband and wife were chatting and laughing, very much in love.

Seeing this scene, Shen Qingyi couldn't help but recall Pan Hui's previous assessment of Chen An, saying that he doted on his wives and concubines very much; now it seemed that was indeed true.

"Pan Hui... sigh."

Shen Qingyi sighed in her heart; whenever she thought of this former friend who had betrayed her, she felt a bitter taste in her heart.

Very quickly, the group set off again, heading toward the Red Cedar Forest located on the outskirts of the Heaven and Earth Sect.

Just like the Bamboo Leaf Forest, the Red Cedar Forest was a place where rogue cultivators resided.

The only difference was that the Bamboo Leaf Forest was affiliated with the Bamboo Leaf Gang, and the Bamboo Leaf Gang was merely a Foundation Establishment sect.

The Red Cedar Forest, however, was affiliated with the Heaven and Earth Sect, and the Heaven and Earth Sect was a Nascent Soul sect on the same level as the Xuanhuang Sect, with an overall strength that was a cut above the Xuanhuang Sect.

In the blink of an eye.

Half a day passed.

Chen An and the others finally arrived at their destination.

The outskirts of the Heaven and Earth Sect, the Red Cedar Forest.

A glance across revealed a bustling scene.

If the Bamboo Leaf Forest could be compared to a rural town, then the Red Cedar Forest was a prosperous metropolis.

Tall buildings stood in great numbers.

People came and went.

Most importantly, the concentration of Spirit Qi contained in the air was at least fifty percent higher than in the Bamboo Leaf Forest; it was undoubtedly a sacred land for cultivation.

At this very moment, Chen An finally understood why this place was infested with Demon Beasts.

With such a high concentration of Spirit Qi, the cultivation of all things in heaven and earth could achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Under such conditions, it would certainly be easier to breed various Demon Plants and Demon Beasts than in the Great Thousand Domain.

"Husband, that building up ahead is so tall!"

"It's actually twelve stories high!"

Song Huaying looked at the towering building not far ahead, her face full of shock.

Chen An followed his little wife's gaze and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

He saw the plaque on that tall building.

——Pleasure Pavilion.

This was truly extraordinary.

It was clearly just a place for seeking pleasure, yet it had managed to develop to such a scale.

He wondered if the male cultivators in this place lived too affluent a life, or if the Female Cultivators in that Pleasure Pavilion possessed some unique charm.

As he thought this, Chen An's gaze fell upon those Female Cultivators in front of the first-floor entrance.

Their figures were graceful and curvaceous.

Their faces were charming and beautiful.

Most importantly, their attire was seductive and very revealing.

Just one look was enough to make one feel like they were about to explode.

"It seems it's not that the male cultivators here are too rich, but that the Female Cultivators in that Pleasure Pavilion are too enchanting."

Chen An thought to himself.

Seeing his eyes fixed on those Female Cultivators at the Pleasure Pavilion, Wen Zhiyun, who was by his side, immediately pulled a long face and warned him with a huff:

"Chen, I'm telling you now, if you dare to go there and mess around, I won't let you hear the end of it."

"Rest assured, I usually feel I don't have enough time to cherish you all, so why would I waste money and time in such a place of debauchery?"

"Then why were you staring at those Female Cultivators up ahead just now?"

"I was looking at the tall building."

"Heh, I hope so."

Wen Zhiyun rolled her eyes with a charming air.

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