The grass and trees broke, and the roars of beasts shook the sky.

The violent mountain ape howled towards the sky, and a surge of blood energy rushed out of his body. The sky was dyed red, and the mountains shook. It was terrifying to the extreme.

Its eyes were like lamps, staring at Chen Sheng. It moved its feet and rushed forward, exuding a tragic aura.

"Are you risking everything?"

Chen Sheng stood still, his face looking calm. The blood of the Violent Mountain Ape was indeed surging, but he had cultivated to this point and it was no longer the time when he could not control his own life.

"roar"

The Violent Mountain Ape roared and punched down. The spiritual power of the entire world poured onto it, as if thousands of mountains were pressing down on it. The void exploded and shook the ten directions.

Chen Sheng drew his sword and used the Star-Slashing Sword Technique. The first strike was magnificent and brilliant, and then he raised his sword again, layer upon layer, like stars stacked into a galaxy, heavy as a thousand pounds, dazzling and breathtaking.

"Bang"

The Violent Mountain Ape's attack of shattering mountains with all its might eventually came to an end. It was unable to completely shatter the Star-Slashing Sword Intent and was even entangled in it, strangling it.

It roared and struggled, large amounts of blood splashed out, and its body moved. It no longer had the might to crush the earth, but instead revealed a sense of exhaustion.

It rushed out from the sword intent, looked at Chen Sheng deeply, with a silent and gloomy expression, then turned and ran wildly towards the deep mountains and dense forests.

"Run away?"

The young herbalist who was trying hard not to fall behind was a little stunned when he saw the Violent Mountain Ape running away. This monster, which was in the Foundation Establishment stage, was extremely violent, and it was really hard to imagine that it would escape.

Everyone thought it would die in battle.

"Isn't he a stubborn and evil beast? I didn't expect that he is also a coward."

Fang Xiao was very annoyed when he saw the disappearing figure of the Violent Mountain Ape. The corpse of such a Foundation Establishment Realm monster was worth a lot of money, but it just disappeared like this.

"Well, what I want is the Green Fungus Stone, I don't necessarily need to kill you."

Chen Sheng shook his head and did not pick up his sword to chase after him. Instead, he came to the front of the green fungus stone, looked at it carefully, and became more and more pleased as he looked.

The bluish-brown ground is covered with strands of natural lines. In the middle is a green stone, like a piece of green brick, with a delicate luster. When you pick it up and smell it, the smell is very restrained, just like an ordinary object.

Holding the Green Fungus Stone, Chen Sheng felt at ease. After nearly three years of planning, he had finally gathered all the spiritual herbs needed to refine the Qianyuan Dragon and Tiger Pill.

"Brother Fang, what should we do?"

The members of the exploration team were a little dumbfounded. They had originally planned to wait until Chen Sheng and the Violent Mountain Ape were both injured and then kill them by surprise. However, they did not expect the Violent Mountain Ape to escape, putting the situation in an awkward position.

“I can’t go back empty-handed.”

Fang Xiao couldn't suppress the greed in his heart, and said, "Follow my orders, quietly surround the target, and don't let him get away."

He was still confident. After a long battle, Chen Sheng's magic power must be exhausted. The Violent Mountain Ape escaped, which must be the last gasp of his strength.

If he manipulated it properly, he might be able to kill Chen Sheng first, then slay the violent mountain ape, and get the gifts from both of them, plus a piece of green fungus stone. It was a wonderful thought.

"Senior, there are enemies."

The young herbalist restrained his energy and was as firm as a rock. He watched the monks of the exploration team sneakily ambushing Chen Sheng.

He no longer hid, stood up, and shouted loudly, exposing the exploration team's conspiracy.

"court death."

When the herbalist boy revealed their whereabouts, the exploration team knew that their plan to ambush Chen Sheng was useless.

One of them had a tyrannical light flashing in his eyes, and his body was like a wild bull. He trampled on the mountains and the land, with a fierce aura, and rushed towards the boy who was collecting herbs.

His punches were powerful, like a charging bull. His attacks were fierce and ruthless, destroying all life, without a trace of tenderness. It was a killing move.

"This is a complete murderer."

The young boy who was picking herbs felt suffocated. The people in the exploration team were those who dared to take advantage of the situation while the oriole was waiting behind. They were all vicious and cruel people.

He had just started practicing and his level was not high, so he was unable to compete with him.

Shouting like this and attracting the enemy would be an act of suicide.

But he did not regret it. His senior was such a gentle and kind person, he should not suffer such a cruel hand. If a disaster really happened, let him face it.

"boom"

The earth and rocks exploded, and a strong breath plowed the empty sky and earth like a north wind knife. Amid the rolling smoke and dust, a cold breath flowed.

The young boy who was picking herbs was fine. In front of him, stood a mighty figure, blocking all the disasters.

"You sneaky rat, do you really think you're somebody?"

Chen Sheng grabbed the murderer's neck with one hand, lifted him up and fixed him in the air.

His eyes were somewhat cold, as if he was the incarnation of Heaven, cutting down everything like grass and trees, without mercy.

“Mercy…Mercy…”

The body of the murderer was trembling slightly. The pressure from Mr. Chen was too great. His neck was strangled. His life and death depended on the other party's thoughts. He could not be fierce at all.

“Crack!”

The next moment, Chen Sheng exerted force with his hands and strangled the murderer directly. He swung his arm and threw the murderer aside like a rag.

"What do you mean? He already found us?"

Fang Xiao was confused and puzzled. Chen Sheng's reaction was too quick and decisive, as if he had already seen through their movements and would counterattack at the first sign of trouble.

He was confused in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He said, "Your temper is too violent. You just killed my men."

In one word, the atmosphere in the field froze like frost. The monks of the exploration team looked at Chen Sheng with eyes as sharp as knives, with vigilance and murderous intent.

"Kill you if you kill me. In my eyes, you are not as upright as the Violent Mountain Ape who escaped."

Mr. Chen had a calm expression. He believed in humanity, but it was undeniable that there was some filth in the world, which should be eliminated.

"That's not... even worse than a beast!"

The young herb collector said secretly.

"How dare you insult me."

Fang Xiao also heard the sarcasm in Chen Sheng's words. He felt annoyed and the murderous intent in his eyes was no longer concealed.

"No one insulted you, you just asked for it."

Mr. Chen was not unaware of the existence of the exploration team. He had already noticed it when Fang Xiao and others were approaching, but he didn't care and was focused on dealing with the violent mountain ape.

"kill!"

If they continued to argue, Fang Xiao was afraid that he would go crazy.

He shouted with murderous intent, his body was like a tide, his momentum was like a landslide, every time he moved, the situation followed, and he slapped his palm, the magic power of the foundation building realm rolled out and crushed towards Chen Sheng.

Chen Sheng stood tall and motionless, and also slapped out with a palm, also with the magic power of the Foundation Establishment Realm, majestically and uprightly, without dodging or evading, and fought hard with Fang Xiao.

"Bang"

The magic power and momentum of the Foundation Establishment Realm, the fighting and entanglement, were like two huge dragons showing their power, stirring up turmoil in heaven and earth, and causing the four seasons to go haywire, it was quite terrifying.

While Chen Sheng's attack was about to end and his strength was about to be restored, a cultivator who had reached the great perfection of Qi training came up with a sword and killed him.

His swordsmanship was extremely refined and concise. With one thrust of his sword, he could pierce Chen Sheng's neck. If he succeeded, he could slash upwards and cut off half of his head. Even the most powerful cultivator would die.

"No……"

The man screamed, his soul filled with fear, and he felt completely suppressed by this finger.

Then, he fell down, his spirit platform was shattered, blood gushed out, and his life was gone.

"You fought fiercely with that violent mountain ape for a long time. Is your fighting power still at its peak?"

Fang Xiao felt a little bit of excitement in his heart. After Chen Sheng competed with him in magic power, he actually had enough strength to kill a cultivator who had reached the great perfection of Qi Refining Realm with just one finger.

No matter how you look at it, Chen Sheng didn't consume much mana when fighting against the Violent Mountain Ape just now.

"What difference does it make whether you're here or not?"

Mr. Chen looked calm, with no major emotional ups and downs. It was obvious that he did not take Fang Xiao's threat seriously.

This person's state of mind is not cultivated and his magic power is weak. Even a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage is no threat to him.

The Violent Mountain Ape in its peak condition could beat Fang Xiao to a pulp with just twenty moves.

"I don't believe it!"

Fang Xiao roared loudly, his voice shaking the sky and also covering up the slight uneasiness in his heart. His aura changed, and the magic power in his dantian sank, rolled out and condensed in his hands.

"Big Wave Cloud Palm"

He held his hand still, and layers of clouds and mist appeared in the empty sky, hanging very low, giving people a feeling of spiritual gloom.

The gesture changed, like a dragon moving clouds and rain, the clouds and mist were like the sea, and the power of the surging rivers and seas was derived, hitting Chen Sheng on the head.

"clang"

Chen Sheng's mind was firm and his willpower was great. He concentrated on the iron sword. He drew his sword and a brilliant light bloomed above the sky.

Even from a distance, one can still feel a sense of grandeur that ignores space and distance. It shines on the soul and can destroy the physical body.

The Da Tao Yun Palm was directly cut off and dispersed when it met the sword. A dangerous situation was instantly eliminated.

“Buzz…”

At this time, two first-level magic weapons, a sword and a tower, emitted a faint light and moved swiftly towards Chen Sheng's dantian and the back of his head.

However, there were two cultivators at the tenth level of Qi Refining who, seeing that Chen Sheng's attack was fading, but fearing a repeat of their companions' fate, chose to attack from a distance.

“Crack!”

Chen Sheng didn't even look at it, he slapped down with his palm, and the magic power of the Foundation Establishment Realm was like divine iron and precious weapons, directly smashing the two first-level magic weapons that were attacking him.

“Damn it.”

This palm not only hit the magic weapon, but also hit the hearts of the exploration team, making them feel fear.

"Team leader..."

The five cultivators at the Qi Refining Stage were indeed afraid.

Chen Sheng is too terrifying. After fighting continuously, his magic power doesn’t even show any sign of being exhausted.

If this continues, even if we kill them all, we may not be able to exhaust their magic power.

"I don't know if you care about this kid."

Fang Xiao also had such concerns. He changed his mind and stared at the young man who was collecting herbs. He told his men, "Cut him down."

The five men followed his instructions and cautiously surrounded and attacked, not to guard against the boy who was collecting herbs, but to guard against a sudden attack from Chen Sheng.

The sword light of this man is sharp, and he is at a higher level than them. With a slight wave of his hand, he can easily take them away. No one is not afraid of him.

"These bastards are planning to use me to distract the seniors."

The young boy who was picking herbs felt the malice around him and his heart felt like it was in purgatory, but he was more worried about Mr. Chen.

Judging from the senior's character, he would not ignore him.

"Playing these little tricks."

Naturally, Mr. Chen would not let the young boy who was collecting herbs get killed. Such a simple boy, living in the world, must be cleaner than these vicious criminals.

He walked to the side of the young man who was collecting herbs and stood there. The five Qi Refining Realm cultivators stopped and dared not to move forward.

"Hahaha, we will definitely win this battle. He had already lost some of his magic power in the previous battle with the Violent Mountain Ape. Now that he is in a weak position, facing a cultivator like me who is at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage, and also has to protect a young boy, how can he have a chance of winning?"

Fang Xiao laughed. He didn't care about the life of the young herbalist at all. As long as Chen Sheng spent his mind and energy to protect others, he would succeed.

"Brother Fang is right."

"From this point of view, this guy is also at the end of his strength. Maybe he is just holding on now. If we push him, he will fall down."

The five Qi Refining Realm cultivators were overjoyed. With the burden of the young herb-collecting boy, they could be considered useful. At least they could use up some of Chen Sheng's energy.

With so many advantages stacked up, they really couldn't think of any reason to lose.

"Senior, I am a burden to you."

The young herbalist felt a little ashamed. Mr. Chen had always taken good care of him, but at the critical moment, he was unable to help and even became a drag.

"Nothing."

Mr. Chen said calmly.

"You guys, attack and kill that young man, distract part of his mind, I will lead the attack, and try to defeat him in one battle."

Fang Xiao's mind was at peace, his magic power was rising, and he unleashed the Great Wave Cloud Palm. Clouds and mist rolled in the sky, and water rushed in. The two combined and condensed into a tremendous force that submerged Chen Sheng.

The cultivators of the exploration team did not stop either. They attacked simultaneously and greeted the boy who was collecting herbs.

These attacks were naturally not a problem for Chen Sheng, but the herbalist would die if he was hit by one. As long as the opponent wanted to protect the boy, he would have to use his energy to deal with them.

At that time, Fang Xiao would be able to seize the opportunity and decide the outcome in one battle.

The situation seemed to be settled.

"I have a precious pearl that can scare away all evil."

Mr. Chen stood in front of the young boy who was collecting herbs and resisted all the violent attacks. He did not move, but just watched quietly with a look of indifference in his eyes.

Suddenly, there was a bright light above the sky, and all the haze was swept away. A precious pearl flew out of Chen Sheng's body and landed in the void, dropping golden light, turning this place into a divine realm.

"boom"

Under this brilliance, the attacks of all the cultivators were blocked. Even Fang Xiao, who was at the Foundation Establishment stage, could not be shaken.

"What kind of magic weapon is this!"

The monks of the exploration team opened their eyes wide, looking at the orb that was hanging in the sky like the sun. Their minds were shaken, and their belief in victory was shattered. They could no longer remain calm.

"impossible."

Fang Xiao roared, his expression becoming ferocious and terrifying. His almost foolproof attack was actually broken, which made him very unwilling and annoyed.

Seeing Chen Sheng's indifferent expression, he wanted to take action even more and tear it into pieces.

(End of this chapter)