Watch out! Something's wrong with this guard.

After saying that, Lu Yunshi revealed a resentful expression.

"Damn it, if I were strong enough, even if I was only at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, I would definitely take action. I clearly agreed to use all my strength to protect Miss Lu."

"Junior Brother Lu, don't blame yourself. You've done enough. It's time for me, as your senior brother, to share the burden. It's always been me who should be protecting Miss Lu."

Perhaps it was Lu Yunshi's expression that was too genuine, or perhaps it was Lu Yunshi's words that had an effect, but after listening, Zhang Quan immediately said that he was fully capable of taking on this arduous task.

"But it's really dangerous, Senior Brother, are you sure? Why don't we give up and think of another way?" Lu Yunshi's face was full of worry, and he was even unwilling to continue with his method.

Zhang Quan was naturally unhappy to hear this. This was one of the few opportunities he had to show off his skills and prowess, so how could he give it up so easily?

"No! I can't wait any longer. Just tell me what to do, Junior Brother. Miss Lu and Junior Sister Li, you just watch as I snatch the Purple Cloud Vine from among them."

“Since that’s the case…” Lu Yunshi sighed and stepped forward to gently pat Zhang Quan’s shoulder. “Senior brother, you can go in peace.”

Then, Lu Yunshi explained his idea in a few words. The method was simple: to have Zhang Quan charge towards the Purple Cloud Vine alone.

Everyone who has appeared is now preoccupied with the current situation. If there are still people hiding in the shadows, they will not let Zhang Quan take the Purple Cloud Vine away and will naturally show themselves to stop Zhang Quan.

At that time, Lu Yunxi and Senior Sister Li can help them out of the predicament, stop the person who came forward, and at the same time, deliver a heavy blow to the other party.

If they're lucky and no one on their side gets injured, they'll become the team with the best form and strength on the field.

“On the contrary, if no one is still hiding, Zhang Quan can just take the Purple Cloud Vine, and then we can all step in together, kill the others, and then destroy the Iron Flame Rhinoceros.” Senior Sister Li revealed the second half of the plan, and then nodded slightly.

“I think it’s feasible, but Senior Brother Zhang Quan might be in more danger. If someone were to launch a sneak attack when Senior Brother Zhang Quan makes his move, Junior Sister Lu and I might not be able to stop him.”

Zhang Quan naturally thought of this as well, and a sense of trepidation arose in his heart, so he did not give his answer immediately.

"Then I'll go," Lu Yunxi said, hoping to take over Zhang Quan's task.

But Zhang Quan was unhappy when he heard this. Wasn't this underestimating him?

"No need. I'm still here. It's not your place to take risks, Miss Lu. Besides, I have complete trust in Miss Lu and Junior Sister Li."

After saying that, Zhang Quan took a deep breath, glanced at the three of them one last time, and then rushed forward without saying anything more.

After Zhang Quan rushed out, Lu Yunxi glanced at Lu Yunshi sideways. "So, have you achieved your goal now?"

Lu Yunshi was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then said, "Senior Brother Zhang is brave and decisive; he will definitely achieve his goal."

As the two were talking, Zhang Quan had already moved forward at full speed, and was only a few dozen meters away from the Purple Cloud Vine. Seeing this, the three of them dared not continue to speak, and stared intently at their surroundings, trying to see if there were any other people hiding in the shadows.

At this moment, the others in the arena also noticed Zhang Quan who suddenly appeared, but they were all hindered by the crisis in front of them and could not free up their hands at all.

They never expected that someone would wait until now to make a move.

"Heh, looks like nobody's here!"

Having reached the Purple Cloud Vine, Zhang Quan left the corpse on the ground and reached out his hand to the vine without saying a word.

"Be careful, Senior Brother Zhang!"

Suddenly, Zhang Quan heard Lu Yunshi's shout. His heart skipped a beat, but he instinctively stopped at the last moment and jumped to the right.

The next second, a gaping maw suddenly burst from the ground beside him and bit down on the spot where Zhang Quan had been standing.

This monster was unusually large, covered in mud, and looked like a toad. Its aura was no weaker than that of the Iron Flame Rhinoceros, and it was almost on the verge of breaking through.

If faced head-on, probably no one present could be a match for this toad.

"Sigh~~~"

Looking at the mud toad that was two or three meters taller than him, Zhang Quan swallowed hard; he had almost been killed by the toad.

But soon, Zhang Quan noticed that the toad seemed to be acting strangely. The toad was staring straight at him with excited eyes, just like his pet dog Ah Huang when it was in heat.

Before Zhang Quan could think further, the toad croaked and spat out a jet of water, followed by shooting out its long tongue. The two attacks came at Zhang Quan from the front and back.

Zhang Quan calmed his mind, his spiritual energy surged, he took out his longsword and shattered the water arrow, then quickly dodged the tongue behind him.

The toad followed closely, leaping towards Zhang Quan and sitting down. Zhang Quan dodged again upon seeing this.

But after landing, Zhang Quan realized that he had flashed to within five or six meters of the Purple Cloud Vine, and the toad ignored him and continued to chase after him.

Despite being so close to the Purple Cloud Vine, it seemed that the target was only him, and there was no intention to stop him.

Thinking of this, Zhang Quan glanced at the Purple Cloud Vine out of the corner of his eye, but did not rush to do anything. Instead, he continued to dodge. As he expected, no matter how close or far he got from the Purple Cloud Vine, the toad showed no intention of protecting it. Instead, its intentions were entirely on him.

It goes wherever I go.

The purple cloud vines I've been waiting for so long seem less alluring than myself.

But why would she do that? Surely she can't have taken a liking to me?

Zhang Quan was puzzled, but with a determined heart, he flicked his sword to shoo away the toad and reached out his hand towards the Purple Cloud Vine.

Whatever the reason, let's get our hands on the goods first.

Just then, a dark shadow suddenly rushed out of the forest and shot at Zhang Quan's chest.

Seeing this, Senior Sister Li, who had been keeping a close eye on everything, immediately took action, throwing a flying blade to deflect the sneak attack. The next second, she immediately took out a hammer as tall as herself and charged towards the direction of the sneak attack.

"What are you doing?" Seeing Lu Yunshi grabbing her sleeve, Lu Yunxi impatiently shook off his hand. After seeing that Senior Sister Li's figure had disappeared, she asked coldly.

"You deliberately let him out. Did you know there was a toad there?"

Lu Yunshi, who was already used to this attitude, naturally didn't think anything of it. He turned his gaze to Zhang Quan's location. "If it's just Tie Yanxi, I don't think anyone would deliberately spread the news to attract other cultivators."

"So I looked up some other information and found that the Purple Cloud Vine is actually quite special."