The old man lowered his voice even further, with a hint of solemnity:

“Your spiritual energy is pure and clear, you are indeed a cultivator, and your cultivation is far superior to mine. However, there is a hint of weariness between your brows, and your mental strength has been greatly depleted.”

"You often deal with evil spirits, catching ghosts and exorcising demons. Although you accumulate merit, it also takes a toll on your spirit."

"Take this old man's advice: think more about yourself and don't exhaust yourself for others."

Yan Ning's gaze flickered slightly, but he remained expressionless.

The old man continued, "Your family background is complicated, and you have few close relatives..."

"If I am not mistaken, your father has only recently passed away, and there have been many changes in your family."

These words were spoken.

The smile on Yan Ning's face faded, and her eyes became calm.

Even Sun Wuji stopped looking down on him.

They looked at the old man in surprise.

The old man sighed, his voice hoarse but clear:

"Your mission is to find that legendary treasure, right?"

"Yes."

Yan Ning remained silent for a moment, then nodded.

The old man's gaze swept over each of them, and he said in a somewhat heavy tone:

“I know where it is, but that place is shrouded in curse and teeming with evil creatures.”

"You...you really still want to go?"

Yan Ning's gaze was firm, and he flicked his sleeve:

"Go! We must get this great treasure!"

The old man raised his hand shakily and pointed to a narrow path in the woods:

“Just keep walking along this road... until you reach the end, and you will see a rock that is bigger than a house.”

"The treasure is hidden inside the stone."

He paused, lowering his voice:

"But there is a spirit beast guarding the outside. You will not be able to get the treasure unless you defeat it."

Yan Ning thanked the old man and turned to face a group of nervous faces.

She smiled and waved her hand: "Let's go, to the back mountain!"

[A spirit beast?! Is it the kind of spirit beast I know that can use magic?]

【Oh no, oh no, I'm starting to panic】

[Yan Ning is so cool! Go for it!!]

They hadn't walked far.

A vast, open grassland on the back hill came into view.

And right there in the center.

A huge, hairy monster was lying there.

Its body is covered with long, bluish-gray fur.

Its limbs were as thick as ancient trees, and a heavy iron chain was tied to its feet.

Hearing footsteps, it suddenly looked up.

He revealed a pair of scarlet eyes as large as copper bells.

"roar--!!!"

A deafening roar, accompanied by a foul stench, swept over us.

The wind blew so hard that the people could barely stand.

Sun Wuji's legs went weak.

He hid directly behind Qi Minghao, his voice trembling uncontrollably:

"This monster is huge! Are we really going to fight it? We'd be nothing but a mouthful of meat!"

Qi Minghao's face turned pale, and he retreated repeatedly:

"No, I'm having a megalophobia attack! Just looking at it makes me dizzy and nauseous. Maybe... we should leave?"

Yan Ning took a step forward.

She drew her peach wood sword from behind her back.

Her eyes were blazing as she said, "Step back! Let me deal with it!"

She glanced back at Xie Huaiye and said, "Don't move yet."

Before he could finish speaking...

The giant claw of the spirit beast was raised high and slammed down on the ground!

boom!

The ground shook.

Countless pebbles were sent flying by the shockwave.

Like a dense rain, it pelted down on Yan Ning!

Holy crap! They're unleashing a powerful attack right from the start?!

【Yan Ning, watch out!!!】

Yan Ning reacted extremely quickly, his figure flashing.

The peach wood sword danced in front of him, creating a dense and impenetrable display of sword flowers.

All the stones were blocked.

It makes a crisp "ding-ding-dang-dang" sound.

Seeing this, Xie Huaiye disregarded his instructions and drew his sword, charging forward.

"Yan Ning, I'm here to help you!"

He was young and impetuous, and although he had opened his third eye and was empowered by the spirit jade, he was still young and impetuous.

However, his swordsmanship was somewhat rusty.

He stabbed the spirit beast in the foreleg with his sword, leaving only a shallow white mark.

The spirit beast seemed to be in pain and enraged.

Another giant claw swept towards him with a whooshing sound!

Xie Huaiye parried with his sword.

"Bang!"

A muffled thud.

He was thrown backward by a tremendous force.

He staggered seven or eight steps before barely managing to stand.

My hand went numb, and I almost dropped the sword.

[Young Master Xie is still too young!]

The power difference is too great, how can we fight?

Yan Ning frowned and said sternly, "Huaiye, you go back first!"

She once again approached the spirit beast, her figure as nimble as a swallow.

She circled the giant beast.

The peach wood sword struck its thick fur time and time again.

However, it is difficult to cause real harm.

The spirit beast was thoroughly enraged and roared repeatedly.

It slammed its claws wildly, smashing deep craters into the ground.

Grass clippings and mud flew everywhere, creating a very dangerous scene.

Yan Ning narrowly avoided each heavy blow, his heart pounding like a drum.

Just during a close encounter.

She suddenly heard a faint sound—

"Gurgle, gurgle..."

Was it coming from inside the spirit beast's belly?

Is the spirit beast hungry?

A brilliant idea flashed through Yan Ning's mind!

This mythical beast is chained here; perhaps no one has fed it for a long time?

She instantly changed her move, tapping her toes on the ground.

Use the momentum to leap backward.

It landed lightly on the peach tree beside it.

She swung her sword a few times and chopped off several large, red peaches.

Why did they go pick peaches when they were only halfway through harvesting?

Is Yan Ning hungry?

The next second.

To everyone's astonishment.

Yan Ning actually put away the peach wood sword.

Holding the peaches, he charged straight at the raging spirit beast!

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