Chapter 56: Eighth-Rank Beast

The two men's gazes intersected in the air for a moment, as if an indescribable killing intent was surging between them. However, in the end, neither of them made a move. Du Fei merely smiled lightly and then slightly bowed, saying, "It turns out to be Brother Ba Han. I am Du Fei, and I have long heard of your great name!"

"Du Fei?" Upon hearing this, the muscles on Ba Han's face twitched slightly. After a moment, he hoarsely said, "So you are the Du Fei who has been causing a stir in Bu Yue City recently. From this, it seems you are not part of the White Robe Sect's group of废物... Speaking of which, there are not many people in Bu Yue City who can earn my respect, and you, Du Fei, are one of them."

Du Fei smiled and said lightly, "I dare not, I am just a minor figure. What is there to admire?"

Upon hearing this, Ba Han's face twitched slightly. After a moment, he sighed, "I consider myself a ruthless person, but to go to the White Robe Sect and kill dozens of people and escape unscathed, I admit I cannot do it. In this regard, I am not as good as you!"

"It was just a stroke of luck. If the Lian family's higher-ups had decided to use harsh measures, I would already be dead!" Du Fei smiled and said casually.

Hearing Du Fei's words, Ba Han's pupils constricted slightly. After a moment, he laughed, "Originally, upon meeting Du Fei, I would have to engage in a fight, but it's only the first day... It seems too early to determine a winner... Since we met by chance, I will give these things to you, Du Fei. We will meet at the Thunder Platform in half a month!"

With that, Ba Han acted very straightforwardly, leaping swiftly into the dense forest.

Du Fei was momentarily taken aback by his straightforwardness, then shook his head helplessly.

He had originally planned to take advantage of Ba Han's imperfect state to eliminate a major enemy... but he didn't expect that Ba Han would see through his intentions and, recognizing his current disadvantage, would run so quickly!

As for the appointment at the Thunder Platform, Du Fei had to accept it even if he didn't want to.

Because on the last day of the Xuan You Secret Realm gathering, the way to leave the Xuan You Secret Realm was not to return the same way, but to go to the Thunder Platform, from where one could directly leave the Xuan You Secret Realm.

This was one of the peculiarities of the Xuan You Secret Realm. And it would be a good thing to determine the winner after everyone reached the Xuan You Secret Realm.

"Thunder Platform, huh? Well, Ba Han and I don't have much connection, so his life and victory are none of my concern... However, since the other party has given a gift, I can't be too polite." Du Fei shook his head slightly, his gaze sweeping over the bodies on the ground. After a brief search, he found that these people were quite poor, with nothing valuable on them. Du Fei naturally had no interest in such trash, so he only collected their nameplates and put them in his storage ring. Then, he lightly tapped his foot and continued toward his original target.

This time, Du Fei's journey was relatively smooth. Although he occasionally encountered a few people in battle, he only secretly observed them and then quickly left.

He was not a bloodthirsty person, and those who had nothing to do with him would not be killed by him unless they attacked him. As for the number of nameplates, if it was not enough, he could collect more at the Thunder Platform later. Du Fei was not worried about this at all.

As he moved forward, the environment around him changed again.

Compared to the previous dense forest, the trees were now sparser, the soil was harder, and the mist in the air was much thinner.

However, Du Fei was also aware that he had truly entered the Xuan You Secret Realm.

According to legend, in the middle of the Xuan You Secret Realm, there is no mist on ordinary days, and mist only appears on special days every three years. However, no one can enter this place on ordinary days.

Moreover, the middle of the Xuan You Secret Realm is where the Xuan You Sect's mountain gate ruins are located. Although the sect's ruins have not been discovered yet, the environment, the herbs planted, and the beasts raised around it have already confirmed that the sect's ruins must be within this area.

The place Du Fei had previously circled was only considered the outer part of the middle area.

After confirming the environment around him, Du Fei stomped his foot on the ground and darted toward the locked direction.

Although the trees were sparse here, the environmental changes were not significant, and this kind of environment was the most complex. In this mountain forest, although the mist was thin, it was easier to get lost compared to the previous area.

Moreover, this place was where the most beasts were found.

After all, even beasts do not like mist.

After a brief sprint, Du Fei suddenly frowned, stopping abruptly and his gaze falling on a tree.

There was a slash mark on the tree, clearly left by someone recently, and there were also several fresh, chaotic footprints on the ground.

After a brief investigation, Du Fei had already determined that a group of people had definitely been here, and their goal was likely the same as his.

"It seems getting the herbs won't be easy... But if I don't get more now, I won't have such a good opportunity later! For alchemy, not everything can be bought!" After muttering to himself for a moment, Du Fei sighed helplessly, lightly tapped his foot on the ground, and continued to fly forward, but with more caution.

However, after only a hundred steps, he saw two figures quickly flash out from the side of the road, instantly blocking his path.

As soon as these two appeared, Du Fei's body stiffened, pausing in place, his gaze slowly sweeping over them, and he subtly prepared to retreat.

Since the other party had already discovered him, he did not intend to make a move but planned to retreat immediately.

The two men seemed quite surprised by Du Fei's clean and decisive actions. After a brief glance at Du Fei's attire, one of them quickly bowed and said, "It turns out to be someone from the Du family of Bu Yue City. We are from the Yang family of Liu Town. Our young master is collecting herbs ahead and forbids outsiders from entering. Please, Du family's young master, give us some face and step back. We will not obstruct you in the slightest!"

"The Yang family of Liu Town?" Du Fei frowned, recalling this family. Although the Yang family of Liu Town has always been very low-key around Bu Yue City, none of the Yang family members are simple characters. It is said that their family's inherited cultivation techniques are extremely sharp, which is why they have a place around Bu Yue City.

The relationship between the Du family and the Yang family was not bad, so Du Fei did not intend to cause trouble here. He nodded slightly and stepped back.

Seeing Du Fei step back, the two men exchanged a glance and instantly disappeared.

However, not long after, a series of beast roars and shouts came from deep within the forest.

A series of intense true qi explosions followed, and then a series of惨叫声 rose.

The two men who had just disappeared were startled and quickly darted in that direction.

Seeing this, Du Fei's retreating figure also paused, and he couldn't help but frown.

Although he had heard that valuable herbs are usually guarded by beasts, the place he had carefully chosen should not have any.

But this change was completely unexpected.

"Could it be that something good has appeared there in the past three years?"

This thought had just flashed through his mind when a series of continuous惨叫声 sounded, and then all the sounds instantly disappeared, indicating that everyone had been killed in an instant.

"What kind of beast is this, so powerful?" Du Fei drew a deep breath, hesitated for a moment, and then cautiously moved toward that direction.

Although the Yang family of Liu Town is not as formidable as the three major powers in Bu Yue City, the combined strength of a dozen or so young members of the family is not to be underestimated.

A beast that can instantly kill a dozen people is likely not simple, and it also suggests that the thing it guards is not simple!

This point successfully piqued Du Fei's curiosity.

After cautiously moving through the forest for a while, Du Fei finally arrived at an open clearing. On the ground, including the two he had seen earlier, nearly twenty bodies were scattered, each with a gruesome death, and from their deaths, it was clear they were killed in an instant, their faces still showing the fear they felt in their last moments.

Frowning at this scene for a moment, Du Fei's gaze swept deeper, and he couldn't help but draw a deep breath.

On the flat ground, there was a slightly dark pond. In front of the pond, a beast that looked like a dog but was not a dog was lazily lying on the ground, chewing on a fresh corpse and swallowing it in large bites.

Lightning occasionally flashed on its body, making its ordinary form appear somewhat eerie.

In the center of the pond behind it, there was a stone platform, and on the platform, a bright green plant emitted a faint glow, with occasional lightning flashing from its leaves.

"It seems this is the most precious thing. Otherwise, the beast wouldn't guard it so closely, and the Yang family members wouldn't have been so unlucky to encounter it..."

After pondering for a moment, Du Fei developed a slight intention to retreat.

However, before he could make any further moves, the lazy beast's eyes suddenly brightened, and it slowly rose, its blue eyes instantly landing on Du Fei. Then, a somewhat human-like mocking smile appeared on its face.

Seeing this, a mechanical voice quickly sounded in Du Fei's mind.

"An eighth-rank beast, the Lightning Ferret. It looks like a dog, is covered in electricity, and moves with incredible speed, and its nature is extremely cruel..."

Before the mechanical voice finished, Du Fei's face had already changed, and he exclaimed, "An eighth-rank beast!"

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