The maple leaf banshee, whose claw-like, withered hands touched the towering tree, suddenly vanished.

Chen Jing did not let his guard down and maintained a defensive posture.

"Where is she?" Li Ai frantically grabbed at the air, but found nothing.

Zhang Taoying, whose right eye was bleeding, stopped her inexplicable laughter and said blankly, "She disappeared..."

"Teleported away? Hidden in a tree?" He Lili subconsciously used her ability to detect malice: "No, it shouldn't be in a tree..."

“She ran away; she must be a tree spirit,” Li Si said. “Some tree spirits have the ability to teleport through trees, instantly moving from one tree to another nearby one.”

She looked at the towering tree: "The tree demon can't stay away from the tree. If we burn this tree, she should have a very close connection with it. Maybe we can force her back to fight us."

Chen Jing, wearing the Heavenly Heart, shook his head: "Priest, we have no deep-seated hatred for this unknown tree demon. There is no need to risk our lives to fight her."

Dao Nan nodded and said, "Besides, we've also borrowed this place to hide from the Backspining Crab Claw Monster."

“Burning the trees might attract those spiky crab-claw monsters,” Chen Jing added.

"Let's leave here first. I injured her, so she shouldn't attack us again."

After passing through the Meijing Taoist Temple, one would expect that such a virgin land, guarded by monsters and untouched by scavengers, would contain many valuable items. However, fearing that the Maple Leaf Banshee might launch a surprise attack, no one dared to split up and search separately.

Moreover, if we stay any longer, night may fall.

In the darkness of night, all the wandering souls are in a spirit form, making them extremely difficult to deal with. Chen Jing knew he had no means to fight against the souls, so he could only try to see if the ignited flame-shaped straight sword, Tianxin, could harm the spirits.

Shortly after leaving Meijing Taoist Temple, Daonan looked at the surrounding buildings and frowned: "This place is starting to feel familiar; I've been here before."

The surrounding buildings were mostly in ruins, some even with their main walls collapsed, and the main structures were basically shaped like garbage dumps, even more desolate than the ruins seen before.

These words sent chills down Zhang Taoying and the others' spines, reminding them of terrifying legends like being trapped in a maze of ghosts.

Zhang Taoying said in a trembling voice, "Are we...are we going in circles?"

He Lili looked around and shook her head: "No, the street structure here is completely different from the previous Shangshui Street."

Chen Jing said, "Of course you know this place well. This is where we hunted the glass lizards before."

"If you hear a loud noise approaching, just hide in the ruins nearby. The glass lizard is huge and can only move around in the street. Its noise will also attract monsters that wander nearby and eat them, so it's a very safe place for us," Chen Jing warned.

The glass lizard sounded surprisingly appealing to Zhang Taoying: "I really want to observe this amazing creature closely..."

"It can tear several warriors apart in one go," Dao Nan said with a wry smile. "Wearing armor and carrying a shield, they're like paper in front of it."

Chen Jing added, "Its tail, claws, and teeth are all weapons, and it can also cause shards of glass to erupt from the ground. The kill radius is about the same as the visibility range in the fog..."

"Wow, that's amazing! Chen Jing, have you ever fought a glass lizard before?" Zhang Taoying asked curiously.

Chen Jing said, "The last time I planned to do this was to clear the area... However, on that occasion, we were attacked by the spirits of slaves and were forced to end the hunt."

He Lili asked, "How do we deal with this thing? It doesn't sound very imposing... Well, that's alright."

Chen Jing didn't explain how to hunt, but instead lowered his voice and said, "Let's leave here first."

As they walked, Dao Nan explained to He Lili, "It's not very intelligent, it's clumsy, and it loves to sleep, so there are many weaknesses that can be exploited."

Dao Nan told the others how they hunted, and in this peaceful atmosphere, Chen Jing and the others safely left the glass lizard's hunting grounds.

Listening to Dao Nan's description of the hunting plan, Zhang Taoying clapped her hands: "That's so exciting! Dao Nan, you guys are really amazing. You're not afraid of such a giant beast, and you've come up with so many ways to hunt it."

Chen Jingjian walked out and finally breathed a sigh of relief: "We'll be able to leave Meijing City soon, and we'll be safe once we get back to Ash City."

Li Si nodded: "Very good. Let's continue. Don't let your guard down until we get back to Ash City."

...

Chen Jing and his group crossed the broken city wall and then followed Chen Jing's lead, making their way back with ease.

This time, we arrived at Ash City quite smoothly and saw its tall walls.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Si looked at everyone and said, "Let's distribute the spoils first."

Distributing spoils before even entering the city seemed a bit hasty, but Chen Jing, wearing the Heavenly Heart amulet, could see into Li Si's mind. She didn't want to exploit Chen Jing and the others with her status inside the city, but rather to distribute the items with them in a more equal manner outside the city.

This can be seen as an acknowledgment of Chen Jing and his team's strength.

After taking stock of the spoils, the total haul included:

The Qi Elixir of the Universe from the Angels.

The Elixir of the Realm from the Black and Red Cocoon People.

A Spirit Pill for Body and Spiritual Energy from Melorion.

The "Frozen Gloves" is a spiritual artifact at the Dan Realm level.

A spiritual artifact of the Blood Realm or Core Realm level, made of black crystal.

The Blood Realm level spiritual artifact, "Heavenly Heart".

A recorder at the level of physical environment.

The "Silver Mist Fir" is a light armor at the physical level.

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