The man and the lion darted into another mountain and found a quiet valley before stopping.
Lu Chen took out a few spirit stones and set up a simple spirit-locking array before taking out the corpse of the Crimson Blood Serpent.
"Qingyan, you can have this!"
The Azure Rock Lion King was overjoyed and pounced on it, tearing and swallowing it whole with great pleasure.
Lu Chen, on the other hand, sat quietly to the side, absorbing the essence of the unknown Ganoderma lucidum.
"I've absorbed too many spirit swords before, and I haven't fully absorbed the metal energy in my body yet. Plus, with treasures like the Golden Essence Fruit, hmm, I need to cultivate first!"
Lu Chen didn't know how to cultivate before because he didn't need to cultivate at all.
The reason I have reached my current level and strength is entirely due to the system, but now I realize that while the system can indeed improve strength, I only know how, not why.
For example, the power of the Chaos Sword Body can only be truly understood through gradual exploration.
It took Lu Chen about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before he could completely absorb the Ganoderma lucidum.
At this moment, the Ganoderma lucidum looked like it had lost its essence and luster, and looked ordinary. With a gentle wave of his hand, Lu Chen caused the Ganoderma lucidum to slowly dissipate.
"It seems I've absorbed it all!"
Lu Chen was very satisfied with this.
Meanwhile, the Green Rock Lion King had finished his feast.
It devoured the entire Crimson Blood Serpent, leaving only its skeleton.
"You really can eat! By the way, Qingyan, is it possible for a demonic beast like you to become a spirit beast?"
Lu Chen suddenly asked out of curiosity.
This Crimson Blood Serpent, despite being only a Level 3 demon beast, is larger and stronger than the other Crimson Blood Serpents, clearly indicating that it had some fortuitous encounter in the past.
For example, it might have consumed some kind of spiritual herb.
It's just like its ancestor, the Crimson Python, consuming the Dragon Blood Grass.
Upon hearing this, Qingyan became excited and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Yes, my Qingyan Lion clan belongs to the beast clan. The most powerful being in the beast clan is a legendary divine beast! Just a little bit of divine beast blood is enough for me to evolve once!"
Just like the Crimson Serpent swallowing Dragon Blood Grass, the Azure Rock Lion King could also have the chance to mutate if it consumed the heart of a divine beast of the same race.
"Blood of a divine beast?"
Lu Chen was stunned upon hearing this and said, "Never mind if I asked!"
Qingyan was immediately quite disappointed.
"Maybe there will be an opportunity in the future!"
Lu Chen pondered that this Azure Rock Lion King was not bad. Now that it was his mount, it would naturally be 100% loyal.
However, this guy's strength is barely passable now, but it won't be long before he can't keep up with my cultivation and improvement speed, and then he will become a burden.
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go back and take a look!"
Lu Chen always felt that Crimson Flame Mountain was unusual, as if it held a shocking secret or some great treasure.
He and the Azure Rock Lion King had spent most of the day traveling around the outskirts of Crimson Flame Mountain, only to discover that Crimson Flame Mountain had significantly more treasures than other mountains.
Moreover, every place where a treasure exists is guarded by a powerful monster.
There are even level four monsters.
Most of the guardian monsters are snakes.
"Could this Crimson Flame Mountain be Snake Mountain?"
Lu Chen wondered if there might be other treasures like Dragon Blood Grass.
And so, the man and the lion ravaged the area around Crimson Flame Mountain. The strongest of the guardian beasts was only a level four beast, no match for Lu Chen, and they were all wiped out.
Lu Chen also obtained a considerable amount of rare and precious materials.
After killing the guardian monster, they immediately moved to another location, and the teamwork between Lu Chen and the Azure Rock Lion became more and more seamless.
Usually, the Azure Rock Lion King would suddenly make a move to snatch the prey, attracting the attention of other demonic beasts, while Lu Chen would lie in wait, concealing his aura, and suddenly launch a fatal attack, killing his prey and even storing the corpse directly into his spatial ring.
He then grabbed the treasure and disappeared.
After more than half a month, Lu Chen's frantic hunting of the demonic beasts of Crimson Flame Mountain attracted the attention of the Demonic Flame Python.
On this day, Lu Chen and the Azure Rock Lion King discovered a spiritual spring, in which lived a giant water python, the Crimson Blood Water Python.
The spiritual energy emanating from this spring is extremely rich.
A lotus flower radiating a halo grows in the spring water, clearly extraordinary.
"Haha, this Crimson Flame Mountain is indeed a treasure land! Qingyan, get ready to go!"
Lu Chen gave a command, and then disappeared.
The same old method.
The Azure Rock Lion King lured the monsters in front, while Lu Chen ambushed them from behind, killing the demons and stealing their treasures before running away.
But this time, there's no escaping it.
Suddenly, the crimson water python in the spiritual spring burst out, opened its huge mouth, and shot an ice arrow directly at Lu Chen. The ice arrow exuded a chilling aura.
Its speed was so fast that it startled Lu Chen.
"Huh? This thing was all prepared for a sneak attack?"
Lu Chen had a slight doubt in his heart. It seemed that this Crimson Blood Water Python already knew that someone would come to steal its spiritual spring and lotus, so it must have made thorough preparations.
These demonic beasts had already developed some intelligence, and Lu Chen began to suspect that the level-five demonic beast, the Crimson Flame Python, might have known about his and the Azure Rock Lion King's recent rampage through Crimson Flame Mountain.
Will it come this time?
While cautiously keeping a watchful eye on him, Lu Chen calmly dodged the attack and then slashed at the Crimson Blood Water Python with his sword.
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