"It's you?" Manli looked at Chen Yi with surprise.
A short sword hovered beside the opponent, its blade adorned with striking yang patterns and radiating a scorching aura.
With Manli's expertise in crafting artifacts, she naturally wouldn't fail to recognize that this was a top-grade magical artifact.
This shocked her greatly, because her Xun Bone Bow was only a high-grade magic weapon, and she would need to refine it twice more to advance it to the top grade.
Unexpectedly, I wasn't the only one who improved so much in these three days...
But when did Chen Yi learn this method of combining sword formations? Did he hold back during the monthly exam?
She narrowed her eyes and said, "I didn't expect you to be so proficient in formations?"
Chen Yi's beast-controlling skills had left a deep impression on her during the monthly exam.
I've heard that Chen Yi's mastery of talismans is unparalleled at Xiande Middle School.
Now, witnessing his array formation techniques again, I am even more astonished.
Why was there no word about such a talented person leaked beforehand?
Or is it that Xiande's secrecy is just too good?
While the two were exchanging those few words, Wu Lingyao had already successfully arrived near the phosphorescent fire.
Just as she was about to succeed, two figures seized the opportunity to attack.
Both of them are cultivators at the eighth level of Qi Refining!
In an instant, she found herself in a dilemma.
To continue collecting the phosphorescent fire, one must endure the combined attack of two Qi Refining Level 8 cultivators.
But if you dodge, you might miss out on the phosphorescent fire...
At the critical moment, a solution instantly came to her mind.
With a flick of her wrists, two talismans flew out.
A talisman spontaneously combusted during flight, transforming into three powerful fireballs!
The other one instantly emitted a burst of cyan sword energy, which was continuous and inexhaustible!
Unexpectedly, the fireball talisman and the Yi wood sword qi talisman obtained from Chen Yi came in handy so quickly.
The two cultivators who had arrived under the cover of night changed their expressions.
But it was too late to dodge at this point; they could only unleash their magic power and withstand the two talismans head-on!
Of course, they would never let Wu Lingyao get what she wanted.
The two of them simultaneously unleashed a spell.
"Crack! Crack!"
Unexpectedly, in the next instant, several thick vines covered in thorns came entangled towards one of them.
The man was forced to cancel his spell before he could aim at Wu Lingyao.
"Swish, swish, swish!"
Thick vines completely imprisoned him!
He couldn't help but look behind him, only to see Yu Qian making hand seals, her magical power surging.
The vine technique just now was her doing.
"Yao'er!" Her gaze remained fixed on Wu Lingyao.
The dozen or so cultivators who had rushed over were all staring at the ownership of that ball of phosphorescent fire.
"Whoosh!"
In the end, Wu Lingyao waved her hand and put the phosphorescent fire into her storage ring.
"call out!"
The remaining cultivator's wind blade technique struck Wu Lingyao.
"Clang!"
The wind blades were deflected by a layer of protective magic!
"A protective talisman?" The cultivator's expression hardened.
If it were only Wu Lingyao's Qi Refining Level 7 magic power protecting her body, it would be absolutely impossible to stop his Wind Blade Technique.
What truly stopped his wind blade technique was a perfectly high-quality protective talisman!
Wu Lingyao had already affixed the protective talisman to her body. When attacked, it would instantly create a protective aura capable of blocking a full-force attack from a Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator.
"Damn it, where did this girl get so many talismans?" he gritted his teeth.
But he still wouldn't give up. Since Wu Lingyao hadn't refined the Phosphorescent Fire, he still had a chance...
But Wu Lingyao's next move surprised him.
Once she had freed her hands, she brandished her sword and charged at him.
"Very well! You got the benefits and didn't run away, fine, but you even dared to charge at me. I'll gladly accept the phosphorescent fire!" He sneered.
Wu Lingyao's face was as cold as ice. Her figure instantly transformed into several streaks, which passed through the cultivator's body from different angles, making her extremely graceful!
"Clang!"
As Wu Lingyao slowly sheathed the Ling Shuang sword, several rings of sword energy immediately appeared around the opponent.
These ring-shaped sword energies pierced through the protective magic power of the eighth level of Qi Refining and embedded themselves into the opponent's flesh.
"puff!"
Blood gushed violently from several joints on the man's body...
"Tick-tock! Tick-tock!"
After the blood hit the ground, it froze into hard beads of various sizes, like pearls falling onto a jade plate.
Wu Lingyao exhaled a breath of cold air and walked back to Yu Qian's side step by step.
Those who had initially been interested in phosphorescent fire had to reconsider their views.
"Young people these days are truly terrifying!"
"Yes! Defeating an eighth-level opponent from the seventh level, that's truly remarkable."
"This ball of phosphorescent light will be given to her..."
The beastmen sighed helplessly when they saw this.
Although there were many of them, none of the three from Xiande Middle School were easy to deal with.
Then, the crowd dispersed.
They are still searching for the second cluster of phosphorescent fire.
About half an hour later, another ball of phosphorescent fire appeared.
However, this time the phosphorescent fire was white.
After a brief contest, the ball of phosphorescent fire was obtained by a rogue cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining.
"What do the different colors of phosphorescent fire represent?" Chen Yi asked curiously.
Yu Qian explained, "Heavenly treasures also vary in age and quality. The higher the quality, the more obvious the benefits after refining them, and the higher the success rate of Foundation Establishment."
"Phoenix fire is mainly distinguished by color, ranging from low to high: white, green, blue, purple, and red. However, the best red phosphorescent fire has only appeared a handful of times since its formation in Yinshan..."
"I see." Chen Yi nodded.
"But even the lowest grade of white phosphorescent fire is very precious, as long as you get it, it means you have foundation building materials. The phosphorescent fire that Yao'er just snatched was blue, which is already quite good. Generally speaking, purple phosphorescent fire is a once-in-a-decade occurrence."
“Once the purple phosphorescent flames appear, those at the Qi Refining Perfection Realm will make their move, and we might not be able to snatch it…” Yu Qian said softly.
Chen Yi now understood the true value of the phosphorescent fire that Wu Lingyao had just obtained.
The three continued their stakeout.
Several more phosphorescent flames appeared afterward, but most of them were white, with only two green ones, and no more blue ones.
It wasn't until after 1 a.m. that everyone returned to their temporary cabins.
After midnight, the phosphorescent fire will no longer appear, and one can only wait until the next day.
Chen Yi glanced at the white phosphorescent flame in his hand, then put it back into his storage bag.
This is what he got for tonight.
Logically speaking, given his speed and agility, he shouldn't have been able to outrun others, but unfortunately, the phosphorescent fire landed directly on his face.
It's unacceptable that we can't even get this...
Of course, he wouldn't be interested in this quality of phosphorescent fire.
However, according to Yu Qian, even white phosphorescent fire can fetch around 50,000 yuan at auctions, and the price doubles for each grade of quality improvement.
In other words, tonight's haul alone amounted to a huge sum of 50,000 yuan, which naturally made him so excited that he couldn't sleep.
"Get some rest, we still have to head to the mountainside tomorrow," Yu Qian said, sitting on the futon.
This village can only be considered a place to stay, and the phosphorescent fire only appears at night, so the rest of the time should not be wasted.
And on the mountainside lies the second perilous place in the secret realm—the Nine Nether Pool.
However, the mountainside is much more dangerous than the foot of the mountain, so they had to return to the village to spend the night before nightfall.
"Then you all rest first, we'll take turns on night watch," Chen Yi said.
Wu Lingyao and Yu Qian exchanged a glance, then nodded in agreement: "Okay!"
Yinshan Village at the foot of the mountain is relatively safe, but that doesn't mean it's without danger.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be the saying of the three most dangerous places.
In fact, strange things happen in Yinshan Village every night...
The next day, Chen Yi opened his eyes from the prayer mat.
"There was no other disturbance all night; last night should have been peaceful..."
No sooner had he finished speaking than he heard someone scream.
The sound came from a house not far from him.
When he went out, he was surprised to see that Yu Qian and Wu Lingyao had already surrounded him.
In addition, many unfamiliar faces also surrounded the wooden house.
Clearly, after a whole night, more and more people have arrived at Yinshan Village, and by now there are probably nearly a hundred people.
The battle for phosphorescent fire tonight will likely be several times more intense than last night.
"What's wrong?" Chen Yi leaned closer.
Wu Lingyao said with a grave expression, "Someone's dead..."
A few seconds later, Yu Qian stepped out of the crowd and added:
"Those who died were from Beastman Middle School..."
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