Chapter 73

Chapter 73: Ninth Level Spiritual Beast, Scary Indeed!

In the cultivation world, the True Phoenix Nirvana Fruit is the main ingredient for crafting Nirvana Dan.

In my previous life, when Xiao Yang arrived here, the True Phoenix Nirvana Fruit had long been snatched away by someone.

Not only did he fail to acquire anything valuable during that lifetime, but he nearly got himself killed by Qin Fei.

Ironically, it was a Half Saint from the Fuyiao Sword Sect who ended up meeting his demise.

The worst part? Qin Fei unfairly pinned the blame on the Qingyang Sword Sect.

The chaos that followed was predictable.

With the fall of the Half Saint, the leader of the Fuyiao Sword Sect was nearly driven mad.

Countless battles erupted between the Qingyang Sword Sect and the Fuyiao Sword Sect, leaving both sides with numerous casualties.

The entire Northern Region was plunged into an era of turmoil.

But in this life, Xiao Yang absolutely wouldn’t let Qin Fei’s schemes succeed.

Just as Xiao Yang was about to grab that Nirvana Fruit, a voice suddenly rang out behind them.

Xiao Yang spun around.

“Gui Yijian?”

Seeing the newcomer, Xiao Yang frowned.

Gui Yijian was accompanied by Gui Jianren.

“Xiao Yang?”

The moment Gui Jianren spotted Xiao Yang, he flew into a rage.

“Uncle, kill him!”

Gui Jianren said hastily.

“You’re telling me how to do my job?” Gui Yijian retorted coldly.

“Uh… I wouldn’t dare…”

Gui Jianren instantly backed down, flustered.

Xiao Yang had Lin Wangchuan and Song Qiang retreat to the side.

“Let’s grab the divine herb first and deal with them later!” Gui Yijian suggested, wanting to secure the herb without delay.

After all, he wasn’t the only Divine Martial Realm powerhouse here.

Xiao Yang? With his mere Heavenly Martial Realm, he wasn’t worth worrying about.

At this moment, Gui Yijian’s only focus was on that vividly lifelike divine herb at the center of the magma lake.

He didn’t rush forward to grab the True Phoenix Nirvana Fruit right away. Instead, he carefully sensed the surrounding aura. When he confirmed that there were no other powerful beings nearby apart from Xiao Yang and his two little mates, he finally soared into the air, gliding over the magma lake and landing directly on the massive Premium Heavenly Fire Crystal.

Xiao Yang observed Gui Yijian on the Premium Heavenly Fire Crystal, smirking internally.

Premium divine herbs weren’t so easy to obtain.

He pulled Lin Wangchuan and Song Qiang back, keeping a safe distance from the magma lake.

His plan was to quietly take the True Phoenix Nirvana Fruit, but he hadn’t expected this Gui Yijian to crash the party.

Gui Yijian was a formidable Divine Martial Realm expert; his presence was overwhelming, and now, he was in for a rough time.

“Thinking of escaping?”

Gui Jianren assumed Xiao Yang and the others wanted to flee and swiftly blocked their path.

“Seriously, how desperate are you to keep seeking out punishment?” Xiao Yang looked at Gui Jianren as if he were an idiot.

“What did you say?” Gui Jianren fumed instantly.

“My uncle’s here, and you dare to act so recklessly?” he shouted angrily.

“Hmph!”

Xiao Yang extended his right hand, fingers grasping toward Gui Jianren.

Gui Jianren immediately felt a tightness enveloping him, as if an invisible hand had seized him.

He was startled.

In the next moment, he found himself involuntarily flying toward Xiao Yang.

“Smack!”

Xiao Yang raised his hand and slapped that guy hard across the face, sending him flying.

Gui Jianren crashed into the cave wall before bouncing back down to the ground.

“Useless!”

Xiao Yang scoffed.

“Uncle, he hit me…”

Gui Jianren whined, covering his face.

“Shut up!”

Meanwhile, at the center of the magma lake, Gui Yijian stood tensely on the Heavenly Fire Crystal, sweat pouring down his forehead as he locked his gaze on the surface of the lake.

Although he was a powerful sword master in the Divine Martial Realm, unbothered by temperature extremes, the intense fire elemental energy here was overwhelming.

Yet he was sweating bullets.

Because a giant shadow had appeared beneath the surface of the magma lake.

“Run!”

Xiao Yang tugged at Lin Wangchuan and Song Qiang, retreating hastily.

“Boom!”

At that moment, the surface of the magma lake erupted violently, sending scalding magma splattering everywhere as a massive figure lunged up from the depths.

A raging, scorching aura exploded from that figure, and a burst of scarlet flames ignited the entire space.

“Boom, boom, boom…”

The vast underground space shook violently.

“It’s the Scarlet Flame Fire Unicorn Beast.”

Seeing that beast shadow, Xiao Yang felt a pang of fear.

Lin Wangchuan and Song Qiang were already dumbstruck by the scene.

This beast was a Ninth Level Spiritual Beast.

In the Yuanwu Continent, beasts were categorized into mundane beasts, spiritual beasts, divine beasts, and sacred beasts.

Mundane beasts are your average fierce creatures, while spiritual beasts possess intelligence and can absorb spiritual energy for cultivation.

Divine beasts are comparable to human Saint Martial experts.

As for sacred beasts, they’re legendary entities akin to celestial beings.

The power of the Ninth Level Spiritual Beast, the Scarlet Flame Fire Unicorn Beast, was unquestionable.

Gui Yijian, who had aimed to grab the True Phoenix Nirvana Fruit, was now too scared to even think about picking it!

He immediately retreated in panic.

But it was too late; the Scarlet Flame Fire Unicorn Beast roared and pounced at him.

The entire underground space trembled violently, causing countless Heavenly Fire Crystals to rain down from the ceiling, crashing into the magma lake and splattering lava everywhere.

Gui Yijian instantly summoned a flying sword for protection.

The Scarlet Flame Fire Unicorn Beast slammed hard into his protective sword barrier.

Gui Yijian was sent flying by the impact.

“Boom!”

With a mighty crash, he smashed directly into the cave wall, creating a large human-shaped dent.

Countless Heavenly Fire Crystals tumbled down.

“What the…”

This was the first time Xiao Yang witnessed the fearsome might of the Scarlet Flame Fire Unicorn Beast.

During his last visit, the beast had already hidden deep within the vein, too scared to surface.

In the end, members of the Demon Sect blew up the area, leading to the untimely demise of the Fuyiao Sword Sect’s Half Saint while the Scarlet Flame Fire Unicorn Beast couldn’t escape its fate either.

“Oh my gosh!”

Seeing this scene, Gui Jianren was utterly terrified, scrambling to escape as if his soul had left his body.

“Holy Son, let’s run too!”

Lin Wangchuan was also spooked out of his mind.

“Run? For what? Grab your bags and collect those spiritual crystals and herbs!”

Said Xiao Yang as he pulled out his own bag.

At that moment, as Gui Yijian struggled free from the wall, the Scarlet Flame Fire Unicorn Beast lunged right at him, its claws slashing downwards.

“Invoke the Sword Domain!”

Gui Yijian desperately fought back, and in the next moment, his sword domain enveloped the Scarlet Flame Fire Unicorn Beast.

The Scarlet Flame Fire Unicorn Beast was instantly frozen in the air.

Countless sword lights erupted from Gui Yijian, piercing toward the beast with all their might.

Then came the sound of intense metallic clashing.

And then, Gui Yijian was left dumbfounded.

At that critical moment, as his razor-sharp sword lights struck the Scarlet Flame Fire Unicorn Beast, they shattered against a surge of formidable fire spirit power emanating from its body.

The Scarlet Flame Fire Unicorn Beast shuddered, dispersing Gui Yijian’s sword domain, and its powerful claws latched onto Gui Yijian.

“This guy’s done for.”

Xiao Yang couldn’t help but smirk at the sight.

The strength of the Scarlet Flame Fire Unicorn Beast exceeded all his expectations.

Ninth Level Spiritual Beast, indeed scary!