Chapter 120: Accidentally Entering the Core Area

Xiong Batian suddenly opened his eyes, two beams of sharp light shot out, and the vortex of spiritual energy surrounding him instantly dissipated.

He glanced at a few small demons with some impatience and said in a muffled voice: "What is it? If it's nothing important, watch out, or I'll skin you alive!"

The few small demons trembled in fear, and one of them hurriedly said: "Boss Xiong, we... we saw that brat Zhang Yi! He... he is hiding over there!"

"Zhang Yi?!"

Hearing this name, Xiong Batian's anger burned, and his massive body stood up abruptly, causing the ground to tremble a few times.

"That damn bird! To think he still dares to appear before me! This time, I must roast and eat him!"

He roughly pushed aside the small demons blocking his path and walked with heavy steps toward the direction where Zhang Yi was located.

The trees along the way were all knocked askew by him.

Seeing this, the few small demons hurriedly followed behind, fawning and pointing the way, terrified that Xiong Batian wouldn't find the place and vent his anger on them.

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Zhang Yi was gnawing on a spiritual fruit when he suddenly felt a strong sense of oppression bearing down on him, and alarm bells rang in his heart.

He suddenly raised his head to look into the distance.

He saw a massive Black Bear walking toward them, every step it took.

The ground emitted a "thump-thump" booming sound, a terrifying display of force.

"Not good! It's Xiong Batian!"

Zhang Yi's expression changed, and he hurriedly stuffed the remaining spiritual fruit into his mouth, grabbing Nudi, who was still closing her eyes to rest.

He said urgently: "Run! That blind bear is here!"

Nudi was startled by his sudden action and frowned with some displeasure: "What are you doing? What kind of madness are you—"

Before she could finish her sentence, she saw the aggressive Xiong Batian in the distance, and her expression changed as well.

"Damn it! How did he find us so quickly!"

She cursed in a low voice, hurriedly stood up, and followed Zhang Yi as they ran in another direction.

The Pterosaur also sensed the danger, hurriedly spread its wings, and followed behind them.

Mother Jubiao also followed closely behind, pulling Xiao Pu and the little Earth Dragon.

"Damn bird! You stop right there!"

Xiong Batian saw Zhang Yi from afar, roared in anger, and increased his speed.

His massive body was like an out-of-control tank, charging recklessly, leaving a trail of devastation in his wake.

Zhang Yi looked back and cursed inwardly: "This dead bear, he really is like a persistent ghost!"

While running, he said to Nudi: "We can't stay in this place, we must leave here immediately!"

Nudi replied irritably: "No kidding! As if I didn't know!"

The three of them ran wildly, with Xiong Batian in hot pursuit behind them, his roars deafening.

"You can't escape! Just surrender and die!"

Zhang Yi looked back and discovered that Xiong Batian was getting closer and closer to them, his heart filled with extreme anxiety.

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a huge cave appearing ahead, and his heart stirred.

"Quick! Into the cave!" he shouted, and was the first to rush into the cave.

Nudi and the Pterosaur followed closely behind, diving into the cave.

Xiong Batian was in hot pursuit and also rushed into the cave.

Inside the cave, it was pitch black, and one couldn't even see their own fingers.

"Damn it! What kind of hellhole is this!"

Xiong Batian cursed angrily, his massive body charging blindly inside the cave, emitting bursts of loud noises.

Zhang Yi and the others hid in the depths of the cave, holding their breath, not daring to make a single sound.

"This cave... why does it feel a bit strange?"

The Pterosaur couldn't help but speak up.

Inside the cave, Xiong Batian's massive body was like a fat pig stuffed into a mouse hole, feeling stifled and wretched.

After chasing only a few steps, the sharp stone walls had already left him covered in blood, looking just like a moving bowl of spicy blood curd.

He was fuming, yet he had no choice but to stop.

"Damn it, is it worth getting myself into this state for a few lousy birds? Once I follow the Great Demon into the Hexinquyu, I'll have plenty of time to deal with them!"

Xiong Batian grumbled as he turned around, leaving the cave with his body in a wretched and unwilling state.

Zhang Yi and the others inside the cave listened to the sound of Xiong Batian's retreating footsteps, only then daring to breathe deeply.

Zhang Yi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, still feeling a lingering fear: "This dead bear is truly difficult to deal with!"

"You can say that again."

The Pterosaur guiltily smoothed out the feathers that had been ruffled while being chased by Xiong Batian, "It's a good thing this cave is dark enough, otherwise we would have been skinned alive by him today."

Nudi glanced coldly at the Pterosaur, "Enough nonsense, think about what to do next."

Zhang Yi looked around and discovered that there seemed to be something unusual about this cave.

"Wait."

He sniffed the air, "Do you smell anything?"

"What smell? Aside from the damp, musty odor, what else is there?"

Nudi wrinkled her delicate nose, looking disgusted.

"It's not a musty odor."

Zhang Yi closed his eyes and felt carefully, "It's spiritual energy! Very dense spiritual energy!"

As Zhang Yi's voice fell, the others also sensed the surging spiritual energy in the air, and there was even the faint sound of flowing water coming from somewhere.

"Could it be..."

Zhang Yi's eyes lit up, "Is there a spirit spring inside this cave?"

Driven by curiosity, they followed the sound of flowing water and the increasingly dense spiritual energy, cautiously walking deep into the cave.

The cave was winding and tortuous; the further they went, the denser the spiritual energy became, almost condensing into a physical substance.

Finally, they walked out of the cave.

The scene before their eyes left them instantly stunned.

This place was actually a paradise on earth!

Towering ancient trees, exotic flowers and rare herbs, and a crystal-clear spirit spring flowed with a gurgle, while dense spiritual energy swirled like a thin mist, resembling a fairyland.

"Holy crap! Is... is this the Hexinquyu?!"

The Quetzalcoatlus was so shocked its jaw nearly dropped.

Zhang Yi was also stunned, and then wild joy surged into his heart.

He grabbed the Quetzalcoatlus in a hug and shouted excitedly, "Haha! We actually stumbled into the Hexinquyu by accident!"

Nudi, standing to the side, watched the two of them hugging and rolled her eyes in disgust, "Childish."

Mother Jubiao also wore a look of shock.

She pulled Xiao Pu and the little earth dragon along, feeling the incredibly dense spiritual energy around them, and asked in confusion, "This... the spiritual energy here is so vast, why are we not suffering from a backlash?"

Nudi also felt puzzled; logically speaking, spiritual energy this dense was not something their level of cultivation could withstand, yet they were completely fine.

Zhang Yi looked back at the pitch-black cave entrance and said uncertainly, "Could it be... because of the path we took to get in? By coming through the cave, we don't have to fear a spiritual energy backlash?"

Hearing this, the Quetzalcoatlus laughed out loud, "I say, Zhang Yi, have you been scared silly? Can the path you take in affect spiritual energy backlash? That's just too ridiculous!"

Zhang Yi also felt his own idea was somewhat absurd, but he could not find any other reasonable explanation.

"Forget it, if we can't figure it out, let's stop thinking about it."

Nudi impatiently interrupted their discussion, "The most urgent task now is to cultivate quickly; a place this good isn't something you can enter whenever you want."