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The Crane Beast took the medicine, and its eyes gradually regained their luster. Its body began to move, and eventually, it stood up, seemingly healed.
Lingfeng secretly praised the Thousand-Year Ginseng for being so effective. The boy saw the Crane Beast stand up and couldn't help but cheer, dancing with joy.
However, things were not that simple. The Crane Beast only stood for a moment before crashing down again.
Lingfeng's expression and the boy's movements seemed to freeze in that instant.
"Is this really happening?" Lingfeng wondered, rushing back to the side of the Crane Beast.
Although the Crane Beast had fallen again, its body was still able to move. It seemed that its legs were restricted, preventing it from moving properly.
Lingfeng felt puzzled and looked at the Crane Beast's right leg, suddenly shocked.
He saw that a fist-sized lump had appeared on the Crane Beast's right leg, right at the site of its injury. The wound was above the lump, resembling a suddenly appearing eye, which was purple and seemed to be wriggling!
Seeing this phenomenon made Lingfeng feel a chill run down his neck, as if he had encountered a ghost.
The boy, curious, reached out with his delicate hand to touch it, like a newborn kitten seeing a mouse, completely unaware of what it was.
However, just as his delicate hand touched the eye-like lump, the Crane Beast's wound actually blinked like an eye twice. Startled, the boy let out a loud scream and quickly stepped back several paces.
"Lingfeng brother, that's an eye!" The boy was filled with curiosity, completely forgetting his earlier fear.
"An eye!" Lingfeng was even more puzzled; he had never heard of anyone growing an eye on their leg. Although the Crane Beast was a spirit beast, it shouldn't have the ability to develop an eye on its leg.
Curious, Lingfeng reached out his hand and waved it in front of the "eye," but it did not blink at all, seeming completely unresponsive.
"Ha! I got it!" Lingfeng shouted excitedly, then took out the Ivory Bone Knife and stabbed it into the leg of the Crane Beast.
"Brother, what are you doing?" The boy asked in confusion, not understanding why Lingfeng was aiming the knife at the Crane Beast's leg.
Lingfeng smiled and said, "Don't worry, what looks like an eye on the Crane Beast's leg is actually the toxin inside its body. After eating my medicine, it ran back along the same path, but the wound was too severe, so the toxins accumulated there and formed a pus-filled lump."
The boy still didn't understand and bit his left index finger, asking, "But that eye blinked!"
"Hehe!" Lingfeng said proudly, "That's because you touched the Crane Beast's wound, so it felt pain. The muscles contract due to the nerves reacting to the pain!"
Although the boy couldn't grasp all of this, he realized it wasn't an eye and smiled calmly.
Meanwhile, Ziren was sitting cross-legged in the forest, carefully sensing the Spiritual Energy emanating from the Crane Beast. However, despite feeling the Spiritual Energy, there was a strange sensation. It seemed as if something was resisting his blood, ultimately leaving him feeling exposed.
"Strange, why is this happening?" Ziren wondered deeply. He racked his brain but couldn't figure out what was opposing his magical power. "Could it be that cultivator next to Bear Brute?" Ziren murmured.
"My lord, what's wrong? Is something happening?" Seeing Ziren frowning, a nearby guard hurriedly approached to ask.
Ziren shook his head thoughtfully and then stood up, saying, "Quickly get on the White Phoenix Messenger; we need to find the bandits!"
Some people boarded the White Phoenix Messenger while others could only stand helplessly on the ground.
Ziren glanced at those standing on the ground and coldly snorted, his voice deep and ruthless as he said, "Since you are my aerial knights, without your mounts you are of no use!"
With that, he waved his sleeve lightly. Before those on the ground could react, they were torn apart by an inexplicable and terrifying force. The dismembered bodies emitted a foul stench, with entrails hanging from tree branches and blood flowing everywhere.
Those people and those on the White Phoenix Messenger seemed like walking corpses, their eyes devoid of any compassion for their fallen comrades.
"Hold on!" Lingfeng squatted next to the Crane Beast and gently made a cut below the wound with the Ivory Bone Knife. The wound immediately split open, and the purple "eyeball" inside fell to the ground, only to vanish like gas shortly after.
"What on earth is this? Could there really be Demon Cultivation individuals within the State Government, and among these people?" Seeing the purple eyeball turn into purple gas and disappear, Lingfeng was starting to feel certain.
At that moment, several large Doves appeared around the mountain, led by Ziren and his subordinates.
Lingfeng hurriedly bandaged the Crane Beast and said, "Wait a moment before you enter my Xuanji; make sure not to move!"
The Crane Beast lay on the ground and nodded.
Then, Lingfeng raised his palm up with the back of his hand facing down, allowing Xuanji to take on a posture as if it were being worn on his ear. He then recited, "Crane Beast, collect!" The Crane Beast transformed into a beam of white light and entered Xuanji.
"Child, it will be a bit dark for a while; don't be afraid!" Lingfeng planned to use the Earth Escape Technique to take the child and the Crane Beast away.
The child nodded heavily and hugged Lingfeng tightly.
Next, Lingfeng used the Earth Escape Technique to take the child underground. However, he did not escape directly but continued to burrow deeper. He knew that among these people, there must be someone stronger than himself. If he simply tunneled away, his Spiritual Energy would surely be detected. But if he kept going deeper, his emitted Spiritual Energy would be harder to notice, ensuring greater safety for both himself and the child.
Ziren led everyone to this mountaintop and saw the bloodstains on the ground. His heart tightened as he thought, "Indeed a master; they can disappear in an instant!"
He looked at others and asked, "Did you all feel the Spiritual Energy emitted by the cultivator just now?"
"No!" everyone replied almost in unison.
"That's strange!" Ziren gasped and murmured to himself, "They clearly disappeared from here; even deities would leave some hint. Yet they vanished into thin air unless—unless they can burrow underground!"
It was indeed a case of a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse; he guessed correctly. However, at that moment, Ziren was like a cat waiting at a mouse hole for its prey to emerge, commanding everyone to search carefully while he quietly waited in place.
At this moment, Lingfeng was holding the child, not knowing how far they had run down, only that everything in front of them was invisible. It wasn't until Lingfeng encountered a rock layer and could no longer use the Earth Escape Technique that they finally stopped.
Stopping there, Lingfeng took out a talisman and recited the Incantation. The talisman suddenly shone brightly, just like the one Lingfeng had used during the battle with the Locust King. At this moment, Lingfeng's magical power surged, and the True Qi and Spiritual Energy within his body were no longer comparable to before.
The talisman emitted light, illuminating the surrounding space.
The child looked around, his expression growing increasingly grim, even turning somewhat pale.
Lingfeng forced a smile and said, "This is underground, and there are many animals here! But they don't attack humans, so there's no need to be afraid!"
The child nodded hesitantly and snuggled closer into Lingfeng's embrace, burying his head against him and daring not to peek outside.
At this time, they were underground. Although there was some space around them, the oxygen was limited.
The child had no cultivation level and naturally needed a normal amount of oxygen. However, Lingfeng could temporarily hold his breath for a while, which allowed him to sustain for some time.
"Brother, when are we leaving?" The child asked weakly while lying in Lingfeng's arms.
"Oh, we'll go up once those bad guys leave!" In truth, if it were just Lingfeng alone, escaping would be effortless. But with a child beside him, if Lingfeng burrowed sideways and hit a cliff, he could survive but the child would likely be in grave danger. For now, the only strategy was to wait.
However, waiting was not a long-term solution. Lingfeng felt anxious and quietly asked, "Child, how did you end up here?"
The child replied, "Because I wanted to test the strength of the Crane Beast now!"
"Strength?" Lingfeng felt a surge of anger. If he wanted to test the strength of the Crane Beast, ordinary training would suffice; there was no need for a child to bring it out. He asked, "Did your master send you out?"
"Um... I..." The child stammered as if there was something he didn't dare to say.
Lingfeng raised an eyebrow and said sternly, "Did you sneak out by yourself?"
The boy reluctantly nodded.
Lingfeng sighed helplessly, wanting to give the boy a proper scolding, but now was not the time.
"This can't go on like this; we need to get out of here quickly," Lingfeng thought more anxiously. At this rate, he wouldn't be killed by Ziren, but rather suffocated.
The boy blinked and asked in confusion, "Brother, why don't we just run away? Why are we staying here?"
Lingfeng patted the boy's head and replied softly, "Because I'm not familiar with the terrain here!"
"I am!" the boy said. "Brother can ask me anything. I used to ride on the Crane Beast to patrol Wisteria Mountain, so I know every mountain's terrain like the back of my hand!"
"Really?" Lingfeng was overjoyed, but before Disciple could respond, he hurriedly asked, "Are there any cliffs around this mountain?"
Without a second thought, the boy answered, "Definitely not. This mountain has a gentle slope; although there are some inclines, it's not a cliff at all. Plus, it's covered with plants, so even if someone wanted to roll down, it would be very difficult!"
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