Xunmeng'er immediately explained, "Master, I didn't betray you, please don't blame me, okay? I'm so scared right now."
Xunmeng'er was truly frightened. He used to be able to communicate well with his master, but now his master seemed unpredictable and had no idea what he was thinking.
Logically, her master should have severely punished those traitorous disciples, but now he's letting them stay or leave as they please. This makes her very anxious. Since coming here, she's considered this place her home, and if she leaves, she really doesn't know where to go.
Ji Yun glanced at her, his gaze softening, and said gently, "Then tell me, what are you hiding from your teacher?"
"This disciple is telling Senior Qiuyan," Xunmeng'er confessed honestly.
"Qiu Yan instructed you? To keep an eye on my every move?"
"Yes, Master, I didn't mean it. Please don't blame me. I would never harm you. I've long regarded you as a father."
Xunmeng'er's voice choked with emotion. The ups and downs of the past few days had left her exhausted. In order to give her master a happy and fulfilling life, she had even handed over his secrets to someone else.
"Don't be afraid, your master will not expel you from the sect. Let's go."
Ji Yun was about to take Xun Meng'er out when Qiu Yan ran over.
"Ye Feng, where are you going?"
"Going out for a while."
"You can't go out and do anything immoral. I promised you, you're not allowed to go out." Qiu Yan's attitude was very firm.
"I went out on business, I didn't do anything bad, so don't worry."
Ji Yun felt somewhat helpless; Qiu Yan's controlling nature was just too strong.
Qiu Yan stared at him intently and asked, "Then I'll go with you."
"Whatever you want."
Ji Yun took to the air, with Xun Meng'er following behind and Qiu Yan joining the fray.
Talisman paper is generally made from high-quality tree bark or animal hide. Ideally, the tree should be struck by lightning, as it is cleansed by heavenly lightning and has no impurities, making it the most suitable material for drawing talismans.
However, it's difficult to come across this type of tree in a short time.
As for animal hides, with my current strength, to draw high-quality talismans, I would need to find at least third or fourth-tier demon beast hides to make them.
Qiu Yan moved closer to Ji Yun and asked, "Where are you going?"
"Go find third- or fourth-tier monsters."
"You want to hunt monsters?"
"Um."
Qiu Yan breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he didn't do anything evil, that was good. She was really afraid that he would act impulsively and seek revenge on the cultivators who besieged the Tianyan Sect that day.
"Let's go to the Enchanted Forest; there are many monsters there."
Ji Yun originally wanted to go to the Ink Sea, where the monsters were fierce and there were many powerful demons. However, after hearing Qiu Yan's words, he searched his memories and found that the Mystic Forest was completely undetectable by divine sense, and many monsters were hiding there. It was closer than the Ink Sea.
"Alright, let's go to the Enigmatic Forest then."
After flying for about fifteen minutes, we finally reached the edge of the labyrinthine forest.
Ahead, the fog was thick, and behind them were several mountains with various trees towering into the clouds, from which strange noises could be heard from time to time.
Qiu Yan cautioned, "Be careful, there are some powerful demonic beasts inside that are comparable to Nascent Soul cultivators. We'll just search the outer perimeter."
Ji Yun nodded and walked ahead, with Xun Meng'er following behind him.
The ground was covered with bones, including those of all kinds of monsters and even human skeletons. You could see them every so often, which showed how dangerous this place was.
However, Ji Yun was full of confidence, activated his Supreme Sensing, and was on high alert.
"There's a Tier 4 Thunder Leopard observing us from behind a tree to our left. Don't rush, wait for it to call its companions."
The group strolled leisurely through the woods. Their divine sense could only penetrate to a distance of less than ten meters, while the demonic beasts inside were accustomed to this environment and had a much clearer field of vision than humans.
They were discovered long before humans even observed them.
The Thunder Leopard called out softly a few times, and immediately more than a dozen Thunder Leopards came running, including one of the fifth-tier ones.
Fifth-tier demonic beasts can rival Nascent Soul cultivators, and are even stronger than many Nascent Soul cultivators, especially since they are in their territory.
Ji Yun remained silent, preparing to take advantage of the situation and capture him in one fell swoop.
"I'll hold off that fifth-tier Thunder Leopard for a bit, then you guys kill the rest."
After speaking, he activated his Dharma Form and charged towards the fifth-tier Thunder Leopard.
The group of thunder leopards were surprised that these three people had discovered them, and immediately launched an attack.
Two beams of golden light shot out from the golden eyes of the Dharma Image, instantly striking the Thunder Leopard and piercing its body with two large holes. However, the Thunder Leopard remained determined to fight and continued to attack Ji Yun.
Lei Bao lowered his head, and a ball of lightning shot towards Ji Yun.
Ji Yun erected a magic shield, but was still electrocuted and felt numb all over.
Soon, Xunmeng'er and Qiuyan had dealt with all the fourth-tier Thunder Leopards and then surrounded the fifth-tier Thunder Leopard.
"Fifth brother, step back!"
Ji Yun shouted, "This disciple is still only at the Nascent Soul stage. He is no match for this Thunder Leopard. He could die if he is not careful."
The two Nascent Soul cultivators surrounded and attacked Lei Bao.
Ji Yun controlled the Dharma form, relentlessly attacking Lei Bao. Lei Bao was already covered in wounds, but still fought desperately.
Suddenly, Lei Bao spat out a huge bolt of lightning, which struck Ji Yun directly.
Ji Yun was unable to dodge in time and was struck by lightning, flying backward dozens of meters.
Xunmeng'er and Qiuyan were shocked and rushed to protect Ji Yun.
Ji Yun quickly stood up, shook his head, and indicated that he was fine.
He looked at Lei Bao, made a Sun Seal with his hand, instantly consuming a large amount of soul power, and a dazzling light in his hand, as bright as the sun, slowly became blinding.
Lei Bao immediately activated his bloodline power, and lightning coiled around his entire body to form a shield.
A flash of light arrived, moving so fast it was invisible to the naked eye, and instantly pierced through the Thunder Leopard's head.
Ji Yun took a few breaths and instructed Xun Meng'er, "Collect all the corpses."
"OK."
Xunmeng'er opened her eyes, wiped away her tears, and hurriedly put all the monster corpses into her storage bag. The divine power she had just used had made it impossible for her to open her eyes, and the blinding light had made her tears flow uncontrollably. When did her master acquire such a powerful divine power?
Qiu Yan gave Ji Yun a deep look, noticing his somewhat dejected state, and asked, "Are you feeling very tired? Do you need to go out and rest for a while before coming back in?"
"That's enough. Let's go find the lightning-struck wood."
These animal hides were mainly used for practicing calligraphy, and the main source of the material was lightning-struck wood.
After all, he had never drawn high-level talismans before and needed to practice constantly. He had also just exhausted most of his soul power, so it was not suitable for him to continue searching here, as there were many powerful demons around.
"Awoo~" A howl.
"Hurry, a large number of demonic beasts are approaching!" Ji Yun shouted immediately.
The three quickly retreated out of the maze.
The energy fluctuations from the fight just now were significant, attracting the attention of some powerful demons.
Suddenly, things changed; the surrounding trees began to shift.
Qiu Yan said with a serious expression, "Oh no, the terrain has changed, and we can't tell which way to go now."
Ji Yun continued to use his Supreme Sense to investigate and discovered that in the distance, a round-looking monster with eight eyes was using magic to change the terrain and prevent them from escaping.
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