A single sentence fell, and the young man on the ground quickly got up. He showed no pride of a Golden Core stage cultivator, his face still red from the beating, and looked at her with surprise.
"Really? That's great! I knew you wouldn't have the heart to leave me behind! Where are we going next? Donghai City? Xichuan Forest? Or Akina Mountain?"
Seeing his eager expression, Jin Bao'er thought: "Is it too late to regret this now?!"
Time passed quickly, a month later…
In the jungle, a swift beast fled desperately, glancing back at the gray figure relentlessly pursuing it, its face pale with terror! It then turned and bolted again.
Seeing it was about to escape back into its cave, its large eyes filled with surprise and its mouth split into a wide grin. It could almost imagine how disappointed that foolish human would be!
"Bang!"
Suddenly, its vision went dark, and the beast fell backward! Its only thought was: "Damn it, a vile and shameless immortal cultivator, ambushing me!!" As it hit the ground, the beast struggled to open its eyes, wanting to see the attacker, but instead met a delicate, ethereal, and calm face…
This little cultivator… is so ugly!
The beast, with its naturally robust and powerful physique, had an aesthetic sense completely opposite to that of cultivators!
To them, Jin Bao'er's slender, fair, and exquisite beauty was frail, unable to withstand blows, and insecure. Such a creature was ugly and wouldn't be liked by any male beast!
So when Jin Bao'er saw the contempt in its eyes, her calm gaze showed a hint of confusion. But she didn't dwell on it, taking out her tools to draw blood.
She was refining a pill, learned in her previous life. Although it was bloody and disgusting, its effect could be used in the most dangerous moments! The Seven-Star Pill was refined using the blood of seven different elemental beasts. Its main effect was to temporarily boost a cultivator's power, allowing them to fight to the death or escape if they encountered an insurmountable enemy.
For this purpose, she and Li Qingjiu had beaten up most of the beasts in the forest over the past half a month, collecting about ten milliliters of blood from each.
As for the remaining half, they naturally dared not provoke those they couldn't defeat.
The beast on the ground seemed to be in a "whatever" mood, completely devoid of its earlier panic. It clearly knew that the two in front of it wouldn't harm it. Getting pricked for some blood was of no consequence to it!
At this moment, Li Qingjiu finally approached. Compared to Jin Bao'er's current actions, he was concerned about something else, his clear face filled with grievance.
"I say, Brother Jin! We've been here for half a month, when are we leaving? Was the promised training just fighting these low-level beasts? I haven't bathed in half a month, smell me, I'm practically rotten!"
As he spoke, he actually offered his sleeve, drawing scornful glances from both the human and the beast!
Jin Bao'er disdainfully pushed him away. He didn't use the perfect Clarity Talisman and insisted on bathing and washing. What a spoiled habit!
"You must reach the center of the forest before noon tomorrow. If you're late, I won't wait for you!"
That time was when the small mystic realm would open. Only those below the Golden Core stage could enter…
Upon hearing this, Li Qingjiu became instantly excited and ran off towards the edge of the forest, presumably to a inn in some town.
Jin Bao'er turned and watched the beast shake its hindquarters, turn its back with a haughty snort, and walk away… her gaze grew distant.
Recalling the Golden Phoenix egg she had handed over to Su Xianzhi in her past life, Jin Bao'er was filled with regret. Who knew that after the Golden Phoenix hatched and Su Xianzhi showed off, she would dismantle the Golden Phoenix's feathers to forge immortal artifacts, cruelly severing the Golden Phoenix's path to ascension!
After all, that was the fundamental essence of a born divine beast! The most proud symbol of the Phoenix clan!
Over the past half a month, she had frantically trained her body, not only consolidating her cultivation but also collecting beast blood. Tonight, she would refine the Seven-Star Pill, and tomorrow she could enter the mystic realm…
This time, she would never let Su Xianzhi steal her things again!
As the sky gradually darkened, the beast in the cave was extremely displeased! Extremely displeased! Its eyes glared fiercely at the black-robed girl who had occupied its den!
Thinking about how the woman had let it go during the day, only to follow it into its home and casually take out a strange round object, then start a fire!! It was so angry it gnashed its teeth. Yet, being at the same Foundation Establishment stage, it couldn't defeat this human cultivator…
It was simply a disgrace! She was insulting beasts!
Jin Bao'er, while refining the pill, felt uneasy under its gaze and let out a small, embarrassed cough.
"I'll just stay for one night, don't be afraid!"
It wasn't that she wanted to stay. It was because the wind outside was too strong, and her fire talismans weren't potent enough. If the fire was extinguished, this batch of pills would be ruined! She could only find a sheltered spot, and the beast's cave happened to be right there…
Hearing this, the beast became even more enraged, its large eyes seemingly spewing fire!
"Roar!" You're scared! Your whole family is scared! I'm not afraid!
However, its body pressed against the wall, and its wary movements away from Jin Bao'er remained unchanged.
The night passed peacefully. When the first ray of sunlight hit, Jin Bao'er sat with her eyes closed, motionless as if in meditation…
"Boom!"
Until the alchemy furnace suddenly let out a violent roar, she snapped her eyes open and quickly grabbed a box to catch the pill falling from the furnace mouth!
Four pale pink pills lay quietly in the box, slightly transparent, looking extremely beautiful! The air was also filled with faint spiritual energy from the beasts, mixed with traces of blood, clearly not something good…
Jin Bao'er's eyes lit up. She was sure she had succeeded! In her previous life, she had learned of this by chance while fleeing. The potency of the pill depended on the beast's rank. The higher the rank of the seven different elemental beasts, the better the Seven-Star Pill. Moreover, this thing had minimal side effects and once caused great fear among various beasts.
The beast sleeping soundly in the corner seemed to smell the unusual aroma. It suddenly opened its eyes, its gaze fixed on the item in her hand, and let out a series of threatening low growls.
Jin Bao'er looked up at the sound, realizing the beast's fear, and said in a tone as gentle as possible.
"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about this."
If it weren't for the threat from that Golden Core cultivator in Qianbo Lin last time, she wouldn't have chosen this as her trump card! After all, the road ahead was fraught with danger. Even if she had to resort to unscrupulous means, she didn't want to die again!
Afterward, she picked up the alchemy furnace, left a spirit grass as compensation, and turned to leave~
Seemingly assured that she wouldn't harm it, the beast finally relaxed its body, hesitated, and slowly approached the spirit grass.