Chapter 95

The next morning, Lin Zhangqing finished his cultivation, and Chen Zi Ya was also prepared and ready to set off at any time.

Lin Zhangqing recalled the Purple Crystal Scorpion swarm, and then the two began to search for spirit herbs inside the Wanzhu Forest. Because they had already searched one side yesterday, Lin Zhangqing specifically chose the other side that hadn't been searched today.

The First was still cruising in the high altitude, providing early warnings for Lin Changqing. The two searched all the way and found several places, but they had all been reached by others first, leaving only seedlings behind.

This made Lin Zhangqing feel itchy; if it were just Lin Zhangqing alone, he wouldn't have left a single seedling behind, but now that Chen Zi Ya was by his side, he could only give up.

After searching for two or three hours, they only harvested one Three-Leaf Green Ganoderma. Chen Zi Ya brought up the old matter again, wanting to give the main medicinal ingredients in her storage bag to Lin Zhangqing, but she was still refused by Lin Zhangqing.

They continued searching for another two hours, but still had no gains. Since they couldn't find any, Lin Zhangqing decided not to look anymore.

Today was already the fifth day, and in another hour or two, the sky would darken. After discussing with Chen Zi Ya, they decided to go back to rest, and tomorrow they would start heading toward the center of the Secret Realm! Subsequently, the two began to head toward the outskirts of the Wanzhu Forest, just as they were about to return to the vicinity of the temporary camp where they had rested yesterday.

The First signaled that there were two groups of people fighting ahead. Lin Changqing did not want to invite trouble, so he adjusted his direction to avoid them as usual.

Unexpectedly, after traveling only two or three miles, The First gave another warning. It turned out that one of the two groups that had been fighting earlier had been defeated and scattered in flight, and someone had just happened to intrude into the vicinity of Lin Changqing and Chen Ziya.

Since this was the case, if they continued to advance, they might be discovered by the newcomer. Lin Zhangqing simply stopped moving, released the Purple Crystal Scorpion swarm, and then pulled Chen Zi Ya to hide.

Because Chen Zi Ya was there, it was inconvenient to take out the Light Gauze Magical Treasure, so he could only use an Invisibility Talisman, and then try his best to remain motionless to reduce the risk of being discovered.

Not long after, two cultivators, one chasing and one fleeing, intruded into the field of vision of Lin Zhangqing and Chen Zi Ya.

At this moment, Chen Zi Ya was greatly shocked, because the person fleeing in front was none other than Zhao Mingxia, whom she had just parted with yesterday; she didn't know why she would appear here.

However, the situation was very urgent now, and it was not the time to worry about this. Chen Zi Ya hurriedly pulled Lin Zhangqing and whispered: "Senior Brother Gao, the female cultivator fleeing in front has some connection with me, I beg Senior Brother to save her!"

Lin Zhangqing originally didn't want to invite trouble, and even less did he want to manage these meddlesome affairs, but since Chen Zi Ya had asked, he couldn't refuse and could only reluctantly agree.

It just so happened that the two people were rapidly approaching their location. Lin Zhangqing nodded slightly toward Chen Zi Ya, signaling that he would take action himself and telling Chen Zi Ya not to move first.

Then he rummaged through his storage bag to find five Fireball Talismans and the Golden Thread Escape Light Needle, and began to input spiritual power to activate several spirit talismans. When the two people chasing each other entered a distance of ten zhang,

five Fireball Techniques flew straight at the Creation Sect cultivator chasing behind, and subsequently, three Golden Thread Escape Light Needles also transformed into three arcs and shot out.

A distance of ten zhang was neither far nor near, just enough to give the Creation Sect cultivator time to react. Seeing someone ambushing him, he immediately controlled his defensive artifact to block in front of him.

"Boom, boom, boom"—five consecutive violent sounds of fireballs exploded. The Creation Sect cultivator defended against the surprise attack of the five Fireball Techniques, but his momentum of charging forward was also interrupted.

Moreover, the event was sudden, and the defensive artifact had resisted five Fireball Techniques in a row, so it also had some damage.

Of course, the most important thing was that the sound, light, and flames exploded by the Fireball Technique just now also masked the traces of the three Golden Thread Escape Light Needles.

By the time the Creation Sect cultivator discovered it, it was already too late, and he was pierced through the brain by the Escape Light Needles.

Chen Zi Ya also hurriedly appeared at this time and shouted: "Junior Sister Zhao!"

Zhao Mingxia was overjoyed to see Chen Zi Ya, but her tears could no longer be stopped, and she cried out: "Senior Sister Chen, quick, save Senior Sister Hu, there are two Creation Sect cultivators chasing after her."

Chen Zi Ya had no choice but to ask Lin Zhangqing for help again, looking at him and saying: "Senior Brother Gao!"

Lin Zhangqing was speechless and said: "This is in the bamboo forest, and I don't know where they ran off to; where am I supposed to find them? Besides, I am here to protect you; if I leave, what will you do?"

Chen Zi Ya pleaded: "I know that with the help of Senior Brother's spirit beasts, you will definitely be able to find her. I will stay in the array here, which can ensure safety; I beg Senior Brother to take action and save her life."

Zhao Mingxia also begged Lin Zhangqing: "This Senior Brother, I beg you, in the future, if Senior Brother has any orders, Mingxia will not hesitate even to go through fire and water. I beg Senior Brother to take action and save Senior Sister Hu's life!" Lin Zhangqing sighed and said helplessly: "Alright! Junior Sister, set up the array here, and I will leave some spirit scorpions to protect you all."

After speaking, he quickly recalled one hundred Purple Crystal Scorpions, leaving only twenty-four to protect Chen Zi Ya.

Just before setting off, he asked Zhao Mingxia for a token that could prove her identity, to avoid wasting time later explaining to that so-called Junior Sister Hu that he was there to save her.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Mingxia hurriedly took off the jade pendant she was wearing at her waist and handed it to Lin Zhangqing.

After Lin Changqing instructed Chen Ziya to protect herself well, he immediately took the jade pendant token given by Zhao Mingxia and flew rapidly in the direction pointed out by The First.

Seeing Lin Zhangqing leave at high speed, Zhao Mingxia said with some worry: "Senior Sister Chen, can this Senior Brother succeed?"

Chen Zi Ya began to lay out the defensive array while talking to Zhao Mingxia: "Right now, only Senior Brother Gao has the possibility of saving Junior Sister Hu's life, but it's not certain that he can save her, so if he doesn't save her, I hope you won't take offense."

Zhao Mingxia shook her head: "How could I? My life was also saved by him; I can still distinguish right from wrong."

"It's just that I haven't heard in the sect before that there was such a powerful expert?"

Chen Zi Ya's face flushed slightly, and she said embarrassedly: "This is a helper specifically invited by my grandmother because she was afraid that I would have an accident in the Secret Realm."

Zhao Mingxia was greatly shocked: "Where was this invited from? He is actually much stronger than the sect disciples!"

Chen Zi Ya shook her head and stopped talking. She concentrated on setting up the array; she knew that Lin Zhangqing didn't want others to know his identity, so she didn't say anything more.

On the other side, Lin Changqing learned through The First that three cultivators were chasing rapidly five or six miles away; they should be the people Lin Changqing was looking for.

Fortunately, they were in a chase battle and not running at full speed; otherwise, Lin Zhangqing really wouldn't have been able to catch up. He rushed toward the battlefield at full speed.

When the distance was about right, Lin Zhangqing began to inject spiritual power into the Thunder Horn. With the cooperation and coordination of Babai, he soon generated a Geng Metal Divine Thunder, holding it without firing.

The first to enter Lin Zhangqing's divine sense range were none other than the two male and female cultivators of the Creation Sect. Soon, Lin Zhangqing locked onto the male cultivator with his divine sense.

Then, with a thought, the Geng Metal Divine Thunder shot out. Soon, with a loud "boom," the body of the locked-on Creation Sect cultivator was immediately torn to pieces.

This loud noise startled the two remaining female cultivators on the scene.

Of course, the remaining female cultivator of the Creation Sect also reacted very quickly, realizing that the enemy had received reinforcements. Her face changed drastically, and she immediately turned to run, but how could Lin Zhangqing leave behind an enemy who had seen him take action?

He glanced at Hu Yunna, who was standing blankly to the side, and left behind a sentence: "Chen Zi Ya and a Junior Sister surnamed Zhao asked me to come and save you."

After speaking, he threw down the jade pendant token he had asked for from Junior Sister Zhao and quickly chased after the fleeing female cultivator.

In the time it took to say this one sentence, the female cultivator had already fled another twenty or thirty meters, but it was useless; she was still within Lin Zhangqing's divine sense range.

After a dozen breaths, the Thunder Horn formed a new Geng Metal Divine Thunder. Lin Zhangqing shot it out without hesitation. With a loud "boom," the locked-on female cultivator was also immediately torn to pieces, following in the footsteps of that male cultivator.

Lin Zhangqing sighed, endured his discomfort, collected the storage bag, spirit plant bag, and the artifacts scattered on the ground, and then cleaned up the scene with a few fireballs.

After scanning with his divine sense and finding no omissions, he returned to Hu Yunna's side. Only then did Hu Yunna completely react, knowing that she had been saved. Her spirit relaxed, and her whole body slumped to the ground.

Lin Zhangqing ignored her, went over to collect the storage bag, spirit plant bag, and artifacts left behind by the male cultivator, and collected everything of value. These were the spoils of war from Lin Zhangqing's long-distance rescue, so they couldn't be wasted!

Then he also cleaned up the scene with a few Fireball Techniques until no traces of the Geng Metal Divine Thunder could be seen.

(End of chapter)