"Hmm, this giant spider's body actually contains a trace of spiritual energy," Zhou Hong sensed faintly.
"Haha, I've finally found an animal with spiritual energy!" Zhou Hong immediately burst into laughter. Although the spiritual energy stored within the giant spider was very thin, it was still something.
Hadn't Zhou Hong come to Kunlun Mountain precisely to find plants and animals containing spiritual energy?
He hadn't expected to actually find some.
Without a word, Zhou Hong immediately struck the giant spider's head with his palm. The next second, a bean-sized object shot out from its head. This object was called a Sarira, the essence of the giant spider's hundred years of life stored within.
Zhou Hong immediately grabbed the object in his hand.
Saying no more, Zhou Hong quickened his pace, eager to see how many more giant spiders there were.
Indeed, after less than five minutes, Zhou Hong spotted dozens of giant spiders clinging to the stone wall ahead.
"Haha, so many more giant spiders, this is great!" Zhou Hong laughed heartily upon seeing so many. For him, the more, the better. Originally, Zhou Hong hadn't held much hope, just enough to nourish Liu Hua's brain. He hadn't expected it to exceed his expectations so greatly. This way, he could even refine the spider Sariras into spiritual pills and store them. In the future, he wouldn't need to use his vital energy when casting spells.
Without further ado, Zhou Hong immediately commenced a massacre.
About ten minutes later, all the dozens of giant spiders on the scene were killed by Zhou Hong, and his hand now held dozens of bean-sized spider Sariras.
"These Sariras should be enough for me to refine five or six spiritual pills," Zhou Hong chuckled, counting the dozens of Sariras in his hand.
"Help me!" Just then, a cry for help suddenly echoed from ahead.
Zhou Hong immediately put away the spider Sariras and saw a woman hanging in mid-air, caught in a spiderweb on the stone wall ahead.
The woman's eyes were fixed on Zhou Hong, disbelief etched on her face. She had thought she was surely doomed, only for a young man to suddenly appear. Furthermore, his strength left her incredulous. She had just watched him slaughter dozens of giant spiders. At this moment, she wondered if she was dreaming.
"Stop shouting, I came in to save you," Zhou Hong said with a slight smile, looking at the woman hanging in mid-air. Without a doubt, this woman was the Shadow Night Rider.
With a wave of his hand, Zhou Hong sent a handful of pebbles flying, severing all the spiderwebs on the Shadow Night Rider.
"Bang!" The Shadow Night Rider fell to the ground from mid-air.
"Thank you, senior, for saving my life," the Shadow Night Rider said, struggling to her feet despite the pain.
"You're welcome. You are the Shadow Night Rider, aren't you?"
"Senior, how do you know me? And you said you came in to save me, what did you mean by that?" the Shadow Night Rider asked, confused.
"Alright, enough with the nonsense. I saw your message at the inn and your phone in your suitcase, so I decided to do a good deed and save you."
"Oh," the Shadow Night Rider dared not ask further. Zhou Hong's immense power was something she had witnessed clearly.
"Shadow Night Rider, I didn't expect you to have such a strong will to live. So many giant spiders couldn't devour you, it seems your fate is not yet sealed. So there's no need to thank me."
"No, no, junior will never forget senior's life-saving grace. May I know senior's name?" the Shadow Night Rider asked respectfully.
"We met by chance; I won't tell you my name. Let's head out now."
"Senior, how do we get out? Do you know the way?"
"Nonsense, of course not. We just go back the way we came."
"But we fell from the mountain top. I counted, and it's at least several hundred meters."
"What are a few hundred meters? I can climb a thousand meters. I'll carry you up to where we fell in, and then we can get out."
Without further ado, Zhou Hong embraced the Shadow Night Rider and leaped, soaring rapidly up the stone wall.
"Whoa!" The Shadow Night Rider gasped in astonishment.
"Senior, what exactly is your strength?" the Shadow Night Rider asked, stunned.
"I don't know."
"How can you not know? Senior, you just don't want to say, right? Heh, I suppose so. I'm just an insignificant nobody, and a distinguished expert like senior wouldn't waste words with me." The Shadow Night Rider gave a wry smile.
Zhou Hong was speechless. He never imagined she would think he was being aloof and unwilling to share with lesser individuals.
"What's your name?" Zhou Hong asked.
"Senior, are you asking for my true identity? My true identity is that of a young lady from a third-rate family in Kyoto."
"Oh, where is Kyoto? I've heard people mention it several times," Zhou Hong asked, perplexed.
"Ah." The Shadow Night Rider was somewhat incredulous. How could Zhou Hong not know what Kyoto was? As a Chinese person, how could he not know it?
"Kyoto is, of course, the imperial capital of China."
"I see. By the way, is the Duguhu family, who are pursuing you, very powerful?"
"Yes, in Kyoto, the Duguhu family is a seventh-rate family. Such families have at least three or more Venerable-level powerhouses."
"Venerable?" Zhou Hong asked, not understanding.
"Venerable is a respectful title for a type of powerhouse in Kyoto. Only those who meet certain conditions are qualified to be called Venerable. The most important condition is that one's martial cultivation realm must be at least Martial Master level seventy or above."
"Martial Master level seventy?" Zhou Hong chuckled bitterly. He had heard before that the first martial cultivation realm on Earth was Martial Apprentice, and the second was Martial Master. Each realm was divided into one hundred stages. Martial Master was merely the next realm after Martial Apprentice.
Zhou Hong asked no more questions, as he had already reached the top of the cave.
"Bang." Zhou Hong directly punched the stone wall, immediately creating a hole. Through the opening, he could see the sunlight outside.
"Alright, we can go out now," Zhou Hong said to the Shadow Night Rider. At this moment, the Shadow Night Rider was clinging tightly to Zhou Hong, especially in certain soft areas, which made Zhou Hong feel a bit ticklish.
"Senior, you're so amazing! You made a hole with just one punch."
"Heh, I only lightly tapped it," Zhou Hong replied with a speechless smile.
The two squeezed through the small hole and emerged, immediately seeing the world outside.
Zhou Hong punched again, sealing the small hole. It would be troublesome if someone accidentally fell in and died.
"Venerable Changyin, the Shadow Night Rider is here!" Just then, a loud shout came from a distant mountain peak.
"Oh no, the Duguhu family hunting me is actually still here!" The Shadow Night Rider's face instantly changed, showing signs of panic.