"Buzz!"
After a ripple of spiritual energy, Xia Qi and the others sensed something was wrong, but it was too late to escape.
"Oh no, it's a formation!"
The experts of the Great Xia royal family exclaimed in surprise.
Purple lightning gathered in the air, and several fiery swords condensed in an instant, charging towards the group.
After sensing the energy ripples of the formation, Xia Qi suddenly realized what was happening and shouted, "It's Qin Xin!"
Upon hearing the name, Hu Zhe's expression instantly turned ugly. The constant barrage of fire swords and lightning around him made him feel incredibly hot all over.
Although most of the energy was reduced by the resistance of the experts of the Great Xia royal family, the residual energy impact still made Hu Zhe feel the stinging pain transmitted through his body after the electric current struck him.
The two experts from the Great Xia royal family at the eighth level of the Yuanfu Realm were not to be underestimated. At this moment, one of them circulated Yuan Qi around his body, blocking all the attacks from the array, while the other mobilized his martial spirit to examine the direction of the array patterns within the array.
Suddenly, the eighth-level Yuanfu Realm cultivator seemed to sense Qin Xin's location. His footsteps abruptly sank into the ground, and he unleashed a devastating punch.
Qin Xin was naturally aware of this powerful figure. The Heavenly Phoenix Fire Wings swiftly swirled behind him, carrying Qin Xin backward as he casually tossed out a deep red fire blade.
This fire blade was formed by Qin Xin through the attack of the Crimson Flame Blade. Upon contact with the martial artist at the eighth level of the Yuanfu Realm, it instantly exploded, and the huge shockwave destroyed everything around it.
"roar!"
A loud, fierce roar suddenly rang out.
Having achieved his goal, Qin Xin used the Heavenly Phoenix Fire Wings to fly rapidly backward.
At this moment, the martial artist at the eighth level of the Yuanfu Realm also had a bad feeling. He couldn't care less about chasing Qin Xin, but hurriedly returned to protect Xia Qi and the others. Now that the level six demonic beasts here had been alerted, if they were entangled, many of them would probably perish.
After the group protected Xia Qi and fled the territory of the level six demon beast, Qin Xin's figure and aura had already vanished.
"roar!"
Another terrifying roar rang out, making Xia Qi tremble slightly.
Hu Zhe's expression immediately turned ugly. "We've already left the monster's territory, why is it still chasing us!"
Seeing the monster chasing after them as if it had gone mad, Hu Zhe was puzzled for a moment, but he couldn't think about it anymore and quickly fled through the withered leaf forest.
At this moment, Qin Xin was holding a fruit that emitted a blue light in his hand. He was walking through the jungle and eating it to restore the true energy he had consumed.
It turned out that after Qin Xin entered the territory of this level-six demon beast, he used his spiritual sense to discover that there was a sixth-grade spiritual herb in this area—the Azure Spirit Fruit Tree.
Above this fruit grows the Azure Spirit Fruit, which ripens once every three years. This Azure Spirit Fruit contains a vast amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth. After a demon beast consumes it, it can gain a great boost. It is precisely because of this fruit tree that the level six demon beast was able to become the overlord of this region.
Of course, the Azure Spirit Fruit is also a rare and valuable item for martial artists, as it can help restore the true energy they have consumed.
After Qin Xin set up the Nine Heavens Thunderfire Sword Formation, he concealed himself and, taking advantage of the sixth-level demon beast's absence while it was out foraging, slipped directly to the location of the Azure Spirit Fruit Tree, uprooted it, and stored it in the mysterious fragment space.
After Qin Xin returned, the following scene unfolded.
The level-six demon beast sensed such a powerful energy ripple in its territory and quickly returned. Upon discovering that the place where the Azure Spirit Fruit Tree had been was empty and the entire tree had been uprooted, it was instantly filled with rage.
Moreover, as they rapidly approached the location where the energy ripples originated, Xia Qi and the others were also fleeing at top speed.
The level-six demon beast thought these people had stolen its treasure, so it was not going to let them off easily.
Qin Xin didn't care much about this and quickly made his way through the jungle towards the place he had agreed upon with Lin Yu and the others.
Qin Xin was unfamiliar with the terrain of the deep forest of dead leaves. If he were alone, it would probably take him quite a while to reach the Central Plains. Moreover, there were many potential dangers in the forest of dead leaves, so the sooner he left, the safer he would be.
Alone, Qin Xin used his spiritual sense to bypass some of the demonic beasts ahead and explored in the agreed-upon direction.
Along the way, one could smell the faint scent of blood in the air, as if many demonic beasts had just been blasted to death. Through his spiritual sense, Qin Xin could also detect some demonic beast corpses hidden in the surrounding area.
As Qin Xin continued his pursuit, he also developed a certain respect for Lin Yu and the others.
As they travel through this forest of dead leaves, they erase all traces of themselves, fearing that some ill-intentioned individuals might track them down by following the trail.
After thinking for a while as he traveled, Qin Xin finally saw the figures of a group of people ahead.
After listening to the spiritual sense probe, Qin Xin realized that this group of people was Lin Yu and his companions.
However, they slowed their pace, seemingly waiting for Qin Xin.
"Brother Danqing, you're back!"
Lin Yu was the first to notice the person approaching from behind, and greeted them excitedly.
Seeing the demonic blood on Lin Yu's body, Qin Xin knew that they seemed to have killed quite a few demonic beasts along the way.
Ping Yun, who had always been indifferent to Qin Xin, nodded in a friendly manner at this moment.
Bai Zhi stepped forward and looked Qin Xin up and down with a smile, "Brother Danqing, I didn't expect you to have such strength. You were able to hold back two experts at the eighth level of the Yuanfu Realm. I'm afraid even the three of us couldn't do that."
Upon hearing the praise, Qin Xin's face showed some embarrassment. He said, "Let's hurry on our way. I've sensed that many demonic beasts are gathering here."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yu frowned and quickly urged the guards to move forward.
After the guards increased their speed, Qin Xin noticed that Xia Yue deliberately slowed down and then walked alongside him.
"Your name is Danqing, right?" Xia Yue's leisurely voice rang in Qin Xin's ears. "I feel a very familiar feeling about you."
For safety's sake, Qin Xin did not reveal his identity to Xia Yue, and replied indifferently, "Princess Xia Yue must have mistaken you for someone else. For your safety, please return to the middle of the group."
Seeing Qin Xin's reaction, Xia Yue didn't press further but returned to the group.
However, Xiao Mei, who was beside Xia Yue, kept turning around to stare at Qin Xin, which made him feel a little uneasy.
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