Chapter 43

Liu Ming was startled and, for a moment, forgot all about the blood-thread fruit. With a single hand gesture, a gray cloud gathered beneath him, and he was about to take off into the sky.

But just then, the rocks before him suddenly split open, and a greenish object shot out with such speed that he could not make out what it was.

Liu Ming's heart raced, and he hurriedly urged the gray cloud to shoot backward.

However, the greenish object made a sharp turn in mid-air and vanished back into the mountain.

"Vile creature, you still want to run. Come out with me!" A cold female voice suddenly echoed through the sky.

Then, a scene unfolded that almost made Liu Ming disbelieve his eyes.

The seemingly clear blue sky suddenly filled with countless white clouds, which converged into a single spot. From this, a slender, misty hand emerged, pressing down toward the mountain peak below.

With a "boom," even though he was already dozens of feet away from the mountain, Liu Ming still felt an indescribable force descend from the sky. His ears rang, and the nearby Stone Pagoda Mountain instantly shattered into pieces, collapsing with a muffled thud and turning to dust.

Seeing this, Liu Ming was dumbfounded.

At that moment, from beneath a large tree, a green shadow shot out again and lunged at him without hesitation.

Liu Ming felt a gust of foul wind, and a terrifying aura that made his soul tremble rushed toward him.

His body and mind turned cold, and he could not move a single finger, let alone dodge or defend himself. All he could do was watch as a blood-red mouth appeared before him and bit down on his head without mercy.

"Scram, you vile creature, you still want to drink human blood to heal your wounds at this moment." Just at this critical moment, a ripple appeared in the air beside Liu Ming, and a graceful figure flashed into view. With a single hand gesture, a silver lightning bolt appeared, instantly shattering the blood-red mouth.

A mournful cry followed, and the green shadow stumbled, tumbling several times before regaining its footing.

Liu Ming felt warmth return to his body, and he regained his freedom. In shock, he saw the true form of the green shadow.

It was a green-furred giant rat, the size of a mountain goat, with bloodshot eyes, staring viciously at the mysterious figure that had appeared beside him.

Liu Ming swallowed hard, about to turn his head to see who had appeared, but the green-furred giant rat suddenly moved, transforming into a green light and fleeing into the distance.

"Vile creature, you still want to run." The graceful figure beside him coldly snorted, hesitated for a moment, then grabbed Liu Ming's shoulder. Her body was enveloped in silver light, and the two of them transformed into a silver light and chased after the rat.

Liu Ming felt only blinding silver light, unable to open his eyes. The wind roared in his ears, and occasionally, sharp, piercing sounds came. He was bound by an invisible force, unable to move at all.

Even though he was usually very brave, he was now extremely terrified.

With a "bang,"

After an unknown amount of time, Liu Ming felt the wind in his ears stop, and his feet touched solid ground again. He quickly opened his eyes and looked around, but was immediately startled.

He found himself standing on a large rock at the top of a small mountain.

On the top of another small mountain not far away, the green-furred giant rat stood on the top of a large tree, staring viciously at him.

The rat had a deep, foot-long wound on its body, with silver flames burning fiercely, emitting a faint smell of burning.

The mysterious figure who had brought him here was nowhere to be seen.

Faced with the rat's vicious gaze, even though Liu Ming was usually very brave, he felt a chill run through his body. Clenching his teeth, he reached for the triangular iron plate hanging from his neck by a thin rope and made a hand gesture.

Three points of black light flashed on the iron plate, and a black, misty shield appeared in front of him, blocking most of his body.

The green-furred giant rat paid no attention to Liu Ming's actions, only its eyes darted around, scanning the surroundings.

Liu Ming's heart relaxed slightly, but he dared not move.

However, the next moment, the green-furred giant rat suddenly trembled, and a patch of hard fur shot out from its back like arrows.

Liu Ming heard a "sizzling" sound, and countless green lights rained down on him. His face turned pale, and he lost all color.

Even with his confidence in his three-star shield talisman, he knew it could not withstand such a fierce attack.

With a "bang,"

A yellow bowl suddenly appeared in front of Liu Ming, spinning and releasing a rainbow-colored light.

All the green lights trembled slightly and were sucked into the bowl by the rainbow-colored light.

Seeing this, the giant rat turned and tried to flee again, but it was too late.

A delicate voice rang out in the sky, and a silver light swept down, enveloping the green-furred giant rat in a flash.

A strange cry followed, and the rat's massive body was torn apart by the silver light, turning into a rain of blood. Only a thick, black liquid remained, struggling to survive.

A silver light flashed in the sky, and a woman in silver palace attire appeared. She looked down and said coldly,

"You vile creature, you are indeed about to enter the False Crystal stage. No wonder you have been causing chaos everywhere. The more you do this, the less I can tolerate you. Silver Sky, destroy it!"

As she spoke, the silver light surrounding the black sphere intensified, and the stirring became even more fierce.

In a few breaths, the black liquid suddenly flashed and exploded into countless black crystal shards, which, with an invisible wave, tore a hole in the silver light.

A strange cry followed, and a black smoke escaped, splitting into hundreds of black threads that fled in all directions.

"Still want to run! Hundred Sword Technique!" The woman in silver suddenly raised her eyebrows and made a hand gesture.

The silver light below trembled, and nearly a hundred small silver swords shot out, each pursuing a black thread relentlessly.

In a moment, all the black threads were cut down and destroyed.

"Retrieve."

The woman in silver made another hand gesture, and all the silver swords shot back to her, merging into a foot-long silver sword that disappeared into her sleeve.

She then gestured toward Liu Ming.

With a hum, the bowl shot toward him.

A moment later, she chanted and held the bowl, waving it downward.

"Whoosh, whoosh" sounds filled the air as all the black crystal shards and the rat's blood and flesh rose and were sucked into the bowl.

After doing this, she turned to Liu Ming and said coolly,

"You are a disciple of the Savage Ghost Sect. Helping me distract this beast was a small favor. I, Ye Tianmei, never owe anyone. The remaining bits of the beast's blood and flesh, which I am too lazy to search for, are yours as a reward."

With that, her body flashed with silver light, and she disappeared into the sky.

The woman, Ye Tianmei, never gave Liu Ming a chance to speak, leaving him with only the image of her ice-cold, beautiful face.

Liu Ming stared in the direction the woman had disappeared, dazed for a while, before he regained his composure.

"This must be the true flying and earth-penetrating technique. I never imagined cultivators could achieve such a level. I was truly a frog at the bottom of a well before. But she must be more than just a Spirit Master."

He muttered to himself, his face returning to normal, but a spark of excitement appeared in his eyes.

The helplessness he had felt several times on the brink of death added to his sense of crisis and a growing, indescribable feeling.

After a moment, Liu Ming made a hand gesture and rose into the air, flying toward the place where the giant rat had been killed.

Although he did not know what use the beast's blood and flesh might have, given the woman's status, he doubted she would give him something useless.

As Liu Ming searched the dense forest below for the beast's blood and flesh, Ye Tianmei, the woman in palace attire, was already flying through the sky a hundred miles away.

Suddenly, her expression changed, and she stopped, turning to a mountain below and saying coolly,

"Yan Daoist, I see you have been waiting here. I wondered why you did not show up despite the commotion earlier."

"Your cultivation has become even more profound, Ye Immortal. I did not release any aura, yet you recognized me at a glance," a grayish-white mist rose from the mountain, revealing a gray-robed old man with a triangular hairpin, who said to the woman in palace attire, somewhat surprised.

"Hmph, this is the territory of the Savage Ghost Sect. Who else could it be besides Yan Daoist?" Ye Tianmei said, raising her eyebrows.

"I see. I almost thought you had reached the False Core stage," the gray-robed old man sighed and replied with a bitter smile.

"Reaching the False Core stage is not that easy. What are you doing here, hiding like this?" Ye Tianmei asked, not committing to an answer.

"Immortal, you caused such a commotion in my territory. Shouldn't you give me an explanation? The Savage Ghost Sect may be weak, but we are not to be bullied to this extent," the gray-robed old man's expression hardened.

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