I forge immortality with spiritual treasures.

Chapter 35 The White Ape and the Mountain King

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Before anyone knew it, clouds gathered under the stars and moon, and soon a rain began to fall.

The rain was light, just a light drizzle.

Drifting in the empty valley, it quickly suppressed the scattered dust and broke the inexplicable silence.

Li Xuanying suddenly came to her senses, feeling as if the scene from just moments ago was still replaying before her eyes.

Ying Chan shot an arrow, and the world fell silent instantly.

Li Xuanying felt a flash of light streak across the sky, instantly piercing through the human-faced beast's breath and body.

The beast's eyes still held a chilling malice, and its body collapsed to the ground with a thud.

At this moment, it was quietly bathed in the drizzle, its blood-red spurt flowing.

Li Xuanying's gaze lingered on the corpse of the human-faced beast for a moment, confirming that it was lifeless, before moving on to the front.

The valley was narrow and winding, and full of rocks. Apart from this open space, the view was of layers of rock walls and stone screens, half-hiding the winding path.

However, looking out now, one can see the end of the mountain forest at a glance.

That arrow not only killed the human-faced beast, but its momentum continued unabated, piercing through the valley and leaving a completely empty void.

If it weren't for the stable bedrock and solid mountain body, it would probably have already begun to collapse.

"Such power..."

Li Xuanying was secretly alarmed: "This precious bow of my senior brother's is probably no ordinary magic weapon."

Suddenly, a voice called out from mid-air: "Taoist priest! Taoist priest!"

Ying Chanzheng put away the Qiankun Bow, let out a long breath, and looked up at the sound, only to see a line of rainbow light flying into the valley.

"Why did the fairy come in?"

With a flash of rainbow light, the colorful sparrow flew down onto Ying Chan's shoulder, and was greatly surprised to see the human-faced beast lying paralyzed on the ground.

After a long pause, he said, "I was outside the valley, and all I could hear was a constant roaring and the howling of beasts."

"Flying over the canyon, I saw dust flying everywhere and yellow smoke billowing. After a while, it started raining, and I couldn't see anything clearly."

"I was worried that something might have happened to you, so I came in to check on you."

"Is that beast dead?"

Ying Chan nodded slightly and said, "It's all over now, thank you for your concern, Fairy."

Cai Que'er's eyes widened, her gaze constantly shifting between the ground and Ying Chan's face.

At this moment, Li Xuanying also came forward and said, "This time, thanks to my senior brother, we were able to get rid of this beast."

Ying Chan smiled and said, "Xuanying is joking. If you hadn't trapped this beast, even with the help of my magic weapon, I wouldn't have been able to deliver a fatal blow."

Li Xuanying shook his head. He knew very well how troublesome this human-faced beast was. He had prepared for a tough battle, but he did not expect it to go so smoothly.

This is undoubtedly Ying Chan's achievement.

However, he did not dwell on the matter, but simply said, "In any case, I will remember your great help, senior brother."

Ying Chan nodded, said nothing more, and walked closer to the human-faced beast to take a closer look.

This beast was truly ferocious; even as a corpse, it remained vicious and terrifying.

Moreover, as its blood flowed everywhere and soaked the earth, the place also emitted a foul stench.

The green grass on the ground began to wither and die in patches.

"This beast's malevolent aura is far too strong." Ying Chan frowned. "How should we deal with it?"

Li Xuanying stepped forward, pondered for a moment, and then said, "In my opinion, it can be burned with Bing fire."

"Oh?" Ying Chan asked, "Xuan Ying is also familiar with the methods of Bing Fire?"

"I have some knowledge of it," Li Xuanying said. "It might not be suitable for fighting, but it should be enough for burning corpses and dispelling evil spirits."

"Senior brother, please step back a bit."

Having said that, Li Xuanying didn't waste any more words. He made a hand seal with both hands, silently cultivated for a long time, and then opened his mouth and exhaled. Ying Chan saw a flash of golden-red light, and a great fire broke out on the corpse of the human-faced beast. It did not extinguish in the rain, but instead evaporated the drizzling rain into scorching heat.

Even though he was used to facing the furnace every day in the workshop, he still felt a surge of heat at this moment.

Ying Chan took another step back, about to say something, when he suddenly turned around and exclaimed, "Who is it!"

On the mountainside, a white ape was seen leaping nimbly down the rocks.

Not only that, but a fierce tiger was also following closely behind the white ape.

"Ok?"

Li Xuanying looked up at the sound and his eyes lit up with surprise: "Brother Ape!"

"Brother Ape?"

Ying Chanwei raised an eyebrow, knowing that the newcomer must be the mountain spirit ape who knew Li Xuanying.

"Oh dear!" Cai Que'er whispered, "Another tiger is coming!"

Ying Chan was also somewhat surprised. If the human-faced beast was included, he had encountered quite a few tiger-like monsters.

However, this time they should be friends, not enemies.

He sized up the tiger, which was about two zhang long and was indeed fierce. Moreover, it also had a dignified demeanor.

Whether or not it had heard the sparrow's words, it suddenly looked over, but seeing only a sparrow, it turned its head away again.

"Brother Ape! You are indeed unharmed."

At this moment, Li Xuanying went up to greet the white ape and embraced it tightly.

The white ape was eight or nine feet tall, while Li Xuanying was only the size of a child. When it held him in its arms, he looked like a chick, so it quickly let go of him again.

Li Xuanying was still very happy and introduced Yingchan, "Senior brother, this is Brother Yuan."

Then he turned around and said, "Brother Ape, what brings you here?"

The white ape pointed to its waist.

Only then did the two notice a huge wound on his abdomen, which looked as if he had been struck by the whip tail of the human-faced beast.

In addition, there were many claw marks all over its body, which, although scabbed over, still showed how terrible they were.

At this moment, the white ape pointed to the fierce tiger and the human-faced beast that was already engulfed in the raging fire.

Li Xuanying suddenly realized: "After you escaped, you went to find help to get rid of this beast?"

The white ape nodded, then pointed at the human-faced beast and exclaimed softly.

Li Xuanying said, "I heard that you were being chased by this ferocious beast, so I rushed here to save you."

"This Senior Brother Ying is the helper I invited. If it weren't for his help, I might not have been able to get rid of this scoundrel."

The white ape patted Ying Chan's chest.

"Wait a minute?" Ying Chan asked in surprise, "Xuanying, you understand its meaning?"

Li Xuanying replied naturally, "I have known Brother Yuan for a long time, and he can easily understand some simple meanings."

The white ape then nodded again.

Ying Chanzheng marveled, and the white ape began to communicate with Li Xuanying again.

At this moment, Cai Que'er whispered in Ying Chan's ear, "This old ape said that the tiger is a local mountain lord, and it invited him to help get rid of the scourge."

The mountain lord raised his eyes, and the colorful sparrow immediately shrank back.

Ying Chan didn't notice this detail, but he glanced at Cai Que'er again.

"How did the fairy know what it meant?" he asked curiously. "That's right, the fairy was able to understand the little white ape's words earlier. Could it be that birds and beasts can also communicate?"

"They speak the same language?" Cai Que'er asked doubtfully. "No, it's just that I can understand what they mean."

Ying Chan was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly realized.

It is likely that the colorful sparrow is not only able to understand human speech, but is born with the ability to understand all kinds of languages, and even the simple meanings contained in the roars of various birds and beasts.

(End of this chapter)