Chapter 337: White-haired Golden-winged Tiger

Arrived at the second floor of the shop.

Then he saw an extremely burly man, at least seven chi tall, lying on the bed, his brows tightly knit, his aura constantly rising and falling.

If it weren't for a layer of formation seal blocking the aura, just that fierce aura alone would be enough to keep some Foundation Establishment cultivators from approaching this shop.

Therefore, even if the downstairs were noisy beyond measure, if Shen Xingrui did not open the seal, the man lying inside could not possibly hear it.

And this person.

He is Shen Xingrui's foolish, silly older brother who nevertheless has Late Jie Dan cultivation—Shen Mu!

Furthermore.

At this moment, Shen Mu's body was covered in a large amount of white fur, thick and dense, to the point that aside from his face, his entire body was covered in a layer of white fur.

Someone who didn't know might, at first glance, think he was not human but some kind of demonic beast that had taken human form.

Besides that, Shen Mu's body constantly emitted an extremely sharp aura of spiritual power, with a distinct metallic sharpness, slashing against the seal and causing it to burst forth with streaks of white light.

Seeing Shen Mu like this, Yunhe was also somewhat surprised.

He walked slowly to the outside of the seal laid by Shen Xingrui, gazing at Shen Mu inside who still had not awakened.

After a brief pondering, he walked straight in.

"Yun senior, wait"

Shen Xingrui was about to say she had not yet opened the formation seal, but she saw that the seal was like nothing before Yunhe, and he entered it without any hindrance.

This left Shen Xingrui somewhat astonished.

If saying that the sharp aura unconsciously released from Shen Mu's body having no effect on Yunhe is understandable, after all this person before her is a Yuan Ying Stage cultivator, an absolute rarity in the cultivation world, a mighty being who could be called king and ancestor anywhere.

But the seal she left behind posed no hindrance to Yunhe at all, which left Shen Xingrui somewhat surprised.

She knew her own formation best; even a Yuan Ying cultivator could not possibly regard her formation as nothing.

The only possibility is that Yunhe's attainment in formation arts is also not low, and he solved her formation in an instant.

That is what truly astonished Shen Xingrui.

One must know that formation arts are the foremost of the hundred cultivation arts; its difficulty is self-evident. She has specialized in formation arts for many years, thus achieving her current level, whereas when she first met Yunhe, his understanding of formation arts could only be described as superficial.

In just over two hundred years, he has attained such formation proficiency?

And he also possesses Yuan Ying Stage cultivation?

Little did she know, Yunhe can have two bodies simultaneously studying formation arts, so his progress is naturally much faster than that of an ordinary cultivator.

Moreover.

Although Shen Xingrui is wholly devoted to formation arts, there is one point that cannot be avoided: the divine sense of a Yuan Ying cultivator aids formation arts in a way that a Late Foundation Establishment cultivator like her cannot comprehend.

Furthermore, Yunhe also possesses the secret technique of the Spiritual Eye.

While Shen Xingrui was still stunned, Yunhe had already walked up to Shen Mu, feeling the metallic sharpness emanating from his body, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"Such strong metal-element technique!"

Hearing his voice, Shen Xingrui came to her senses and hurriedly entered the seal.

However, compared to Yunhe's ease, she had to bring out a defensive magical artifact and proceed with caution to ensure she would not be harmed by that unconscious aura.

Seeing her like that, Yunhe flicked his sleeve, and the metallic aura emanating from Shen Mu was suppressed.

Seeing this, Shen Xingrui let out a slight sigh and explained helplessly:

"Once, when we were hunting demonic beasts, we accidentally encountered a 'White-haired Golden-winged Tiger'; my brother protected me and took a claw from that beast, which is why he is like this now."

Upon hearing this, Yunhe nodded.

"White hair appears, a sign of refined metal; it seems the cultivation of that 'White-haired Golden-winged Tiger' is not weak, probably at the fourth level."

Although Shen Mu is at Late Jie Dan cultivation, albeit foolish, his bodily strength is no less than that of a mid-third-level demonic beast, even greater; even if he cannot defeat a late-third-level demonic beast, it is absolutely impossible for him to sustain such severe injuries.

"Indeed. Fortunately, that beast's target was not us, and with the protection of the formation, we barely managed to escape calamity."

Shen Xingrui sighed and continued:

"I brought my brother here to open this shop because I heard that within Baihua Valley there is a kind of immortal brew called 'Baihua Brew' that not only advances cultivation but also heals all kinds of injuries."

"A fourth-level metal-element 'White-haired Golden-winged Tiger'?"

Yunhe, while thinking to himself, nodded and said:

"I have also heard of it."

"Unfortunately, Baihua Valley's 'Baihua Brew' is not sold externally; I recently heard that Baihua Valley's 'Baihua Feast' is about to be held, and that brew will be available at the banquet, but my brother and I have waited here for a long time, and even seeking black-market sellers yielded no goods."

Shen Xingrui looked at her brother's ferocious face on the bed and felt heartbroken.

"But there's no need for such trouble." Yunhe smiled slightly, turned his palm, and the Shen Mu lying on the bed also turned over, revealing the three rather ferocious wounds on his back.

On these wounds, strands of metallic aura coiled, not only preventing the wounds from healing for a long time, but also causing thick white fur to grow over them.

More importantly, if the metallic aura on these wounds is allowed to continue spreading, there may no longer be any possibility of treatment.

Yunhe extended his divine sense.

"Indeed, this aura is truly domineering; not only has it left the wounds unable to heal, but its qi mechanism has even damaged the qi sea dantian. If it were delayed another ten days or half a month, it would indeed become quite troublesome."

This made Shen Xingrui's face tighten, and she hurriedly said: "Please, Senior Yun, save my brother; we siblings will surely repay you with grass tied in a ring."

Before she could finish speaking, Yunhe stopped her.

"Even if you don't say it, I will not stand by idly."

Then one saw him turn his wrist, transform his finger into a sword, and point it at the wound on Shen Mu's back, while a flow of five-element power emerged from his body.

Five Elements Reversal!

As Yunhe performed his technique, the metallic aura constantly emanating from Shen Mu's body gathered toward his fingertips like swallows returning to their nests.

Let alone.

If he did not have this ability to reverse the five elements, even an ordinary Yuan Ying cultivator would not easily handle this metallic aura on Shen Mu's body.

Soon.

The white fur on Shen Mu's body gradually faded, the rampant aura also gradually dissipated, his tightly clenched ferocious face slowly relaxed, and his breathing gradually steadied.

Seeing this, Shen Xingrui burst into tears of joy.

That golden qi condensed on Yunhe's fingertip, forming a golden ball the size of a pill; as he relaxed his palm, the golden ball solidified completely and landed in his palm.

"Such metallic qi—looks like that 'White Gold Wing Tiger' really isn't an ordinary Fourth Level demon beast; perhaps it has already reached the mid-stage of the Fourth Level, or maybe its bloodline is not bad."

Yunhe narrowed his eyes and calmly accepted Shen Xingrui's incessant thanks.

After her emotions gradually stabilized, Yunhe then asked.

"I don't know, Fellow Daoist Shen, where did you encounter that huge worm?"

He had developed considerable interest in that 'White Gold Wing Tiger'.

After all.

If the opponent's bloodline is indeed not bad, it could be an excellent choice for him to condense a virtual shadow of a metal-element spirit body.

"We encountered it in Qianmu Forest, but at that time the huge beast was in a hurry, so it probably doesn't live there; based on its direction of travel, it's likely a demon beast from Zhuijin Valley." Shen Xingrui said.

As they needed to hunt demon beasts to meet Shen Mu's needs long-term, they were quite clear about where demon beasts roam in Mu Kingdom and neighboring countries, so they made a reasonable guess.

"Zhuijin Valley?"

Yunhe had also heard of that place.

It is a rare gathering place for metal-element demon beasts.

Among the five-element demon beasts, wood, water, and earth types are most common, fire next, and metal last.

This holds true both in the cultivation world and Yao Shou Shijie.

It's not that metal-element spiritual energy in heaven and earth is scarce, but rather that metal-element spiritual lands are extremely rare.

"By the way, Senior Yunhe, you actually also study formations?"

Seeing that Shen Mu's condition hadn't fully recovered but the golden qi disturbance had subsided and his breathing had steadied, Shen Xingrui suddenly asked.

"Just a little dabbling." Yunhe laughed.

"Senior, you're being too modest; I have some doubts about formations and hope Senior Yunhe won't hesitate to give me some pointers."

This surprised Yunhe, but he quickly reacted.

Shen Xingrui wanted to repay in her own way.

After all, facing Yunhe, the only thing she could bring to bear was formations.

And in this field, she has absolute confidence.

However, Shen Xingrui's expression soon turned solemn.

Because she discovered that Yunhe's attainment in formations was not low, even reaching the Fourth Level Tier, which amazed her again.

Could Yunhe be a formation genius?

Actually, Yunhe's surprise was no less than hers.

He found that Shen Xingrui's true formation skill had already reached the Fourth Level Tier, but limited by her cultivation base she couldn't set up a fourth-level formation.

Thus.

Through their words and questions, they each gained new insights and progress in formations.

Of course, Yunhe benefited more.

After all, he isn't a formation specialist; in many places he just knows how to use things without fully understanding why.

"Mm"

I don't know how long they talked, but they both felt the exchange was immensely beneficial, and the sound coming from the bed interrupted their conversation.

"Brother!"

Seeing Shen Mu open his eyes and wake up, Shen Xingrui was overjoyed and lunged onto him.

Shen Mu didn't know what to say, but seeing his sister unharmed he gave a foolish, silly smile.

"Brother, quickly thank Senior Yunhe for saving your life." Shen Xingrui reacted, hurriedly telling Shen Mu.

At that moment Shen Mu noticed Yunhe's presence, he stared, looking at Yunhe and said: "You are... a good person!"

Good person?

Being called that again really made Yunhe laugh and cry at the same time.

In the past few days, this hasn't been the first time he's been called that, right?

Niu Zhao of the Tianling Mountain Range, and now Shen Mu.

Yunhe couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"This 'old demon' of mine really is failing at being one."

"Senior Yunhe, my brother's meaning is..."

Shen Xingrui wanted to explain, but Yunhe said it didn't matter.

"No problem, no problem."

Immediately after, his expression turned slightly teasing, and he suddenly asked:

"Fellow Daoist Shen Mu, would you like to go participate in Baihua Valley's 'Baihua Feast'? Have a drink of the famous 'Baihua Brew'?"

In his divine sense, he had already felt an aura approaching.

(End of chapter)