The bird demon's eyes were tightly closed, and bright red blood kept flowing from the wound on its chest.
Qi Yu took out wound medicine from the system's inventory and sprinkled it on the empty hole with trembling hands.
The image of that vibrant, beating heart turning into a cluster of blood flowers was still deeply etched in her mind.
She saw the bird demon weakly open its eyes, its blood-stained lips slightly parted: "Would you be willing to save me again?"
Qi Yu nodded anxiously: "I'm willing, what do I need to do?"
The bird demon lowered its head slightly, a barely perceptible smile playing at the corners of its lips.
He leaned towards Qi Yu as if exhausted, but accurately captured Qi Yu's lips with his own. Taking advantage of the moment when Qi Yu hesitated, his wet tongue plunged in and entangled with her other tongue.
His eyelashes brushed against Qi Yu's nose, causing a slight itch. His skin was so white it was almost translucent, with pores barely visible.
Qi Yu was so shocked that her eyes widened, and she was almost stunned.
A sudden, sharp pain shot through my tongue, and a strong, metallic taste filled my mouth.
Qi Yu snapped out of her daze and abruptly pushed him away, a burning pain suddenly shooting through her forehead.
She raised her hand to her forehead, and asked in astonishment, "What did you do!"
The bird demon raised its eyes, its crimson phoenix eyes pure and clear, showing no trace of the lewd and dissolute behavior it had just committed.
His eyes curved slightly, and his lips curved into a smile, making him more handsome than anything else in the world.
"As a token of my gratitude, I will repay you with my body."
"Give me to you."
A cluster of flames suddenly ignited around him. He stared at Qi Yu, letting the flames engulf him.
"Remember, my name is Feng Xiao."
The raging fire burned fiercely, then vanished in an instant, leaving only a strange egg in its place.
Qi Yu's face flushed slightly, purely from anger. She grabbed the egg and looked at it from left to right. The eggshell was transparent but incredibly hard, unlike the soft shell of a regular egg. Mysterious runes flowed across the eggshell, their meaning unknown.
The egg was about the size of her hand. Through the shell, she could see a baby bird with white wings curled up inside, sleeping peacefully.
Fengxiao? It looks like a little white chick, yet it dares to associate itself with a phoenix.
Qi Yu tossed the egg up and down like a juggling act, wondering whether he should throw it away.
Thinking of the strange pain in her forehead, she decided to leave the egg and interrogate the chick properly after it hatched.
She casually tucked the egg into her pocket and checked the system panel. There were quite a few items in the shop, but they were all expensive. She had just been rewarded with 500 points for rescuing Feng Xiao, so she had to use them sparingly.
The world of cultivation is fraught with danger. Even without the system's mission to become an immortal, she would still strive to cultivate. Although she now has the system's help, her own strength is still the most important thing.
After resting for a while, Qi Yu stood up, wiped the sweat from his brow, and looked around at his surroundings.
The surrounding area was lush and green, filled with tall and straight trees, blocking out the sunlight.
Suddenly, a loud shout startled her from her reverie.
"Hmph! Monster, I've finally caught you!"
A rope covered in talismans flew swiftly and bound her tightly.
Qi Yu: ? ? ?
Several people ran towards them from a distance, all dressed in the robes of immortal cultivators, carrying weapons in their hands.
Qi Yu, whose hands were bound behind his back, secretly summoned the Sword of Compassion and asked calmly, "What kind of demon is this? You arrest people without even knowing the facts. Is this what cultivators should do?"
The leader sneered, "Don't think I'll let you off just because you're disguised as a woman. The wound on your chest is clearly from the one I just inflicted!"
This person was dressed in white, while the others were dressed in gray. His clothes were much more exquisite than the others, indicating that he was of higher status.
Qi Yu looked down at the wound inflicted by the male protagonist of the original work, and almost wanted to cry out that she was wronged.
"Besides, it's dark and windy here, who would be in the Crimson Forest!" The man in white took out a talisman. "Watch me show you your true form!"
With a casual wave of his hand, the talisman was stuck to Qi Yu's forehead with a "snap".
After a while, nothing happened.
Qi Yu rolled her eyes speechlessly.
The man suspiciously pasted a few more talismans, but there was no reaction.
Another disciple in gray whispered, "Senior brother, could it be that you drew the talisman incorrectly?"
Enraged, the white-robed man kicked the gray-robed disciple dozens of meters away, and said in a sinister tone, "You piece of trash, even if you cultivate for another hundred years, you will never reach my level, and you dare to question me?"
The others watched their companion cough up blood, suppressing their anger but daring not to speak out.
Qi Yu frowned slightly. This person didn't seem like someone easy to talk to. He immediately assumed she was a demon and showed no respect for his companions.
Monsters are a type of creature found on the Cangwu Continent. They eat people and are categorized into low-tier, mid-tier, and high-tier.
Low-level monsters are ugly and easily identifiable with the naked eye, and their strength is weak; mid-level monsters can disguise themselves as humans, but they always have a strange odor emanating from them; high-level monsters are no different from humans in every way, but they are powerful, have extremely high intelligence, and are difficult to find.
The white-clad man was probably hunting a mid-level monster this time, because the book said that high-level monsters had only been captured a handful of times in history.
Qi Yu's hands were sweaty, and the warm touch from the sword hilt eased her tension slightly.
She said sarcastically, "This fellow has cultivated for so long, yet he still mistakes a living person for a demon. Doesn't he feel ashamed?"
The man in white had a chilling look in his eyes. "Better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free."
He stood a few meters away from Qi Yu, spread his hands, and several talismans floated in the air and slowly rotated.
"Li An, a disciple of the True Immortal Dingfeng of Qiankun Fortress, is here today to vanquish demons and uphold justice for the world." He poured all his spiritual power into the talisman, causing it to vibrate violently in the air. "Demons, prepare to die!"
The talisman, imbued with powerful spiritual energy, shot towards Qi Yu.
Qi Yu dodged swiftly, using her right hand to cut the rope. A talisman struck the spot where she had just been standing, producing a loud "bang".
Under Li An's control, the talisman relentlessly pursued Qi Yu, who gritted her teeth, turned around, and slashed at the talisman with her sword.
Li An sneered: "You think you can break my talisman?"
Before he finished speaking, there were a few "swish" sounds. The talisman paper, which had been as hard as steel, was turned into ordinary paper under Qi Yu's sword. It was cut through in a few strokes and fell lightly to the ground.
Li An stared in disbelief at this scene. His full-force attack, brimming with the power of an early Foundation Establishment cultivator, had actually been easily countered by this woman with no cultivation whatsoever!
The cultivation levels are Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Void Refining, Body Integration, Mahayana, and Tribulation Transcending. Among them, the Qi Refining stage has nine levels, while the others are divided into early, middle, and perfect stages.
The difference in strength between each stage is like the difference between heaven and earth, let alone between mortals without cultivation and Foundation Establishment cultivators like him.
No, she must be a monster!
Li An took out several Spirit Recovery Pills from his storage ring and swallowed them to replenish his depleted spiritual power. He then summoned several times more talismans than before, and the vast spiritual power continuously washed over his body. He stared intently at Qi Yu.
If he only wanted to teach this woman who dared to talk back to him a lesson, now she is surely dead!
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