Chapter 10 Fire Lotus Seeds
It turned out to be a princess, apparently Xiao Xianchuan's fourth sister, the one who mocked her as soon as she saw her and always bullied the original owner in private, Xiao Furou.
Gu Liyue saw a big tree nearby. She climbed up the tree, hid among the leaves, and looked down at the lotus pond.
Another group arrived at the pond, led by a slightly plump young man holding a fan. Seeing Xiao Furou there, he stepped forward and greeted her, "Princess, are you here to see Huo Lian? I'd like to know the name of this young man."
"So it's Master Li. This is my Senior Brother Nie, Nie Hengzhou, the first disciple of Elder Chen of Qingxuan Academy."
Then she introduced the eldest son Li: "Brother Nie, this is Li Xiuyuan, the eldest son of the Donglin Tian Huafu family."
The Li family is a renowned family of talisman painters in Donglin. It is said that the eldest son, Li Xiuyuan, is also a prodigy. He was able to draw Xuan-grade talismans at the age of seventeen.
Senior Brother Nie turned sideways and nodded at Li Xiuyuan.
Gu Liyue thought to herself, it seems that both groups came for the fire lotus, and there are probably monsters guarding the treasure in the pond, so today's battle will definitely be fierce.
At this moment, the fire lotus slowly bloomed, emitting a purple-red light, which made the pond look extremely brilliant. A rich fragrance wafted out, making people feel refreshed. It was obvious that this fire lotus was not an ordinary item.
Suddenly, a whirlpool appeared in the water next to the fire lotus in the pond. The whirlpool grew bigger and bigger, but the fire lotus was not affected by the whirlpool.
All I heard was Xiao Furou shouting, "What is that?"
Li Xiuyuan and Master Nie both stared at the pond intently, their bodies tense, ready to take action.
A red snake head as big as a bucket appeared in the center of the vortex. Gu Liyue could see two bulges on the snake's head, as if something was about to grow out. It looked like a snake monster that was about to transform into a dragon. This should be the guardian beast of this fire lotus.
Seeing that the fire lotus was about to be swallowed by the snake beast, Li Xiuyuan and Master Nie attacked at the same time. Li Xiuyuan threw a blasting talisman. Master Nie swung his sword, and a sword energy slashed straight into the snake beast's open mouth.
The snake monster sensed the murderous intent and had to give up swallowing the fire lotus. It turned its huge snake head, its strange vertical pupils filled with anger. It avoided the talismans and sword energy, and faced Li Xiuyuan and Master Nie. When it found that they were just a few cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage, it became even more angry.
"The red snake monster is a sixth-level monster, equivalent to the strength of a cultivator in the middle stage of the Golden Core Realm." Xiao Xuan introduced to Gu Liyue.
"What's Master Li's cultivation level?"
"Sixth level of Foundation Establishment." Gu Liyue had already recognized that Young Master Nie. He was the one she bumped into at the city gate that day.
The highest level of cultivation among those guards was only at the fourth level of foundation building. It would be difficult for these two groups to defeat the red snake monster, let alone snatch the fire lotus from its mouth.
The red snake monster decided to get rid of these monks first, and then enjoy the fire lotus. It rushed to the shore and flicked its tail.
Li Xiuyuan shouted, "Everyone, get out of the way!"
Nie Hengzhou grabbed Xiao Furou's arm, took a deep breath, and leaped to avoid the red snake monster's tail. Xiao Furou screamed.
Li Xiuyuan also threw a talisman and stopped in mid-air.
The guards on the left took the brunt of the blow and were thrown backwards. Some of those on the right retreated, while others were caught in the red snake's tail and fell hard.
The red snake only used 50% of its strength in the attack with its tail, but it attacked very quickly. The guards didn't react in time and were caught off guard.
The red snake looked at Li Xiuyuan and Nie Hengzhou. They had already landed on the ground. Nie Hengzhou said to Xiao Furou, "Princess, please step aside. This snake demon is not easy to deal with."
Xiao Furou hurried away from the pond. She didn't want to die there. She also wanted to go to Qingxuan Academy with Brother Nie!
Li Xiuyuan said to Nie Hengzhou, "Mr. Nie, let's join forces. If we're lucky enough to get the Fire Lotus, we can divide the Fire Lotus seeds."
Most of the effects of this fire lotus are in its lotus seeds, and the lotus petals only have a small amount of spiritual energy, so this fire lotus can still be divided.
Nie Hengzhou nodded. In fact, even if Li Xiuyuan didn't say it, he was planning to cooperate with him.
This red snake was too strong for them.
They can only outsmart them.
Gu Liyue had long expected that they would join forces, but even if they did, they wouldn't necessarily win.
Watching Nie Hengzhou pounce on the red snake with sword in hand, Gu Xiuyuan threw out the talisman at the right time.
For a moment, the red snake was a little distracted. It felt the strong fluctuation of the spiritual power of the talisman and tried its best to avoid Li Xiuyuan's talisman, but was scratched by Nie Hengzhou's sword. Fortunately, its skin was thick and flesh was tough, so Nie Hengzhou's sword only left some scratches on its body.
But this only angered it even more. It opened its bloody mouth and a stream of spiritual energy rushed straight towards Nie Hengzhou. Nie Hengzhou only felt a fishy smell coming towards him. He raised his spiritual power shield and instinctively raised his sword across his chest.
Li Xiuyuan threw an explosive talisman over there. The red snake twisted its body to avoid it and was about to be thrown to the ground. The snake's tail wanted to open the talisman, but it exploded unexpectedly. The snake's tail was blown black and it trembled slightly in pain.
It hadn't expected these two Foundation Establishment cultivators to be so formidable. It looked back into the pool and saw that the Fire Lotus was still there. It felt relieved.
Nie Hengzhou's spiritual power shield was unstable and dispersed by the red snake's spiritual energy. He saw the red snake looking back at the fire lotus and thought it wanted to return to the pool.
He had no choice but to grit his teeth and strike out with all his strength, while signaling Li Xiuyuan to go over and pick the fire lotus.
Li Xiuyuan also wanted to get closer to the pond, but was blocked by the tail of the red snake monster. As soon as he tried to get closer to the pond, the snake's tail swept over, preventing him from getting close to the pond at all.
Gu Liyue looked at the two people fighting with the red snake monster, and the guards who retreated to the side to protect Xiao Furou. She felt that now was the time for her to take action.
She climbed down the tree carefully, walked around the battlefield from the other side where Xiao Furou and the others were standing, and kept an eye on the situation on the battlefield.
She approached the pond and looked at Xiaoxuan who was staying on the tree. Xiaoxuan let out a long cry towards the sky. Everyone was startled by the sudden cry and looked over. They saw a little bird standing on the tree. It seemed that the loud cry just now was definitely not made by this little bird, because the cry resounded through the sky.
Nie Hengzhou narrowed his eyes and looked carefully at the bird, a bird that looked ordinary but was actually extraordinary.
Gu Liyue seized this moment, slipped down into the pond, and dived towards the fire lotus.
That’s right, it was just an agreement between her and Xiaoxuan. She was willing to expose Xiaoxuan in order to get the Fire Lotus, because if she wanted to become stronger, she had to get the Fire Lotus if she wanted to practice, and use all her current means to get these three spiritual herbs.
She was very fast, and just when she was about to reach out and pick the fire lotus, she heard a long and fierce roar from the red snake monster, and then the water in the pond began to turbulent. It was obvious that it had discovered that someone was trying to touch the fire lotus, so it rushed back into the pond.
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