Chapter 2455: Chapter 2455: Killing with Beasts
Qingyan Immortal King led Fang Bai, who was injured due to "Deviation," to descend into a hidden valley.
This area did have many Immortal Beasts, including some as powerful as those in the Immortal Emperor Realm.
Fortunately, the valley Fang Bai and Qingyan Immortal King landed in was only the territory of a seven-grade Immortal King Realm Immortal Beast. Qingyan Immortal King immediately summoned the Green Nether Sword upon landing and swiftly dispatched the charging Immortal Beast.
Instantly, the entire valley quieted down.
Qingyan Immortal King carried the "weak" Fang Bai into a cave on the north side of the valley.
"Junior Brother Wushuang, rest well and heal here. I’ll check the surroundings for any danger!"
Moments later, estimating that the two stewards from the palace and fellow disciples like Feng Nie Fairy had flown far away, Qingyan Immortal King stood up, preparing to leave.
Fang Bai hurriedly said, "Senior Brother Qingyan, my injuries are severe. If you leave and Immortal Beasts enter the cave, wouldn’t I be in danger?"
Qingyan Immortal King replied without turning his head, "Don’t worry, I’ll be back soon. If there’s any danger here, I’ll return promptly!"
A sinister smile formed at his lips as he vanished from the cave before Fang Bai could continue speaking.
Fang Bai, looking at the cave entrance, slightly moved his lips into a mocking smile.
At this moment, he stood straight, his eyes full of spirit, without any appearance of "Deviation".
"Pretending to care while hating me deeply inside... Ha, wanting my life? Do you not realize whose life may be lost?"
Fang Bai thought with a flicker of murderous intent in his eyes.
A brief moment later, a fierce scream suddenly came from the mountain range far away.
Upon hearing the scream, Fang Bai felt a stir and released his Divine Sense, muttering, "That guy actually knows the Beast Taming Scripture? Interesting..."
On a mountaintop a hundred miles away from the valley, Qingyan Immortal King stood tall and screamed, watching several fifth-grade Immortal King Realm Immortal Beasts speed towards Fang Bai’s location, a sinister smile on his face.
A hundred years ago, Qingyan Immortal King obtained a Beast Taming Secret Technique by chance while out training and secretly cultivated it, finally mastering it.
Now his cultivation level isn’t high, so his skill in beast taming isn’t great either, able to control only a few fifth-grade Immortal King Realm Immortal Beasts at once.
In his view, the combined force of these fifth-grade Immortal King Realm Immortal Beasts would be tough for Fang Bai to handle even at his peak battle strength, let alone now, when Fang Bai is injured and weak.
These fifth-grade Immortal King Realm Immortal Beasts, under Qingyan Immortal King’s control, were extremely ferocious, and he believed Fang Bai was likely to perish at their mouths unless luck favored him.
If Fang Bai fell here, many recent changes in Golden Crow Palace due to Fang Bai would revert, including Feng Nie Fairy’s "change of heart".
Qingyan Immortal King felt that without Fang Bai’s interference, Feng Nie Fairy’s attention would soon shift to him and eventually embrace him.
Rumble...
Immortal Beasts stomped the ground, transforming into streams of light faster than electricity, appearing in the valley where Fang Bai was within a dozen breaths.
Qingyan Immortal King’s silhouette followed.
"Junior Brother Wushuang, something terrible has happened! Immortal Beasts suddenly attacked, blocking me outside the cave; I can’t get inside!"
Qingyan Immortal King’s voice reached Fang Bai inside the cave, awaiting his frightened cries for help.
Unfortunately, instead of Fang Bai’s cry, a long scream louder than his own greeted him.
Qingyan Immortal King paused, the scream abruptly ended, his smile frozen.
He realized the scream came from another Beast Tamer, and this person was far more skilled in Beast Taming.
Moreover, from the scream, Qingyan Immortal King felt a strong sense of killing intent.
Suddenly...
Rumble...
At that moment, the sound of giant wings flapping and Immortal Beasts trampling the ground filled Qingyan Immortal King’s ears.
Qingyan Immortal King looked all around and gasped.
Hundreds of Immortal Birds and Beasts, appearing out of thin air, emerged from all directions, rapidly approaching the valley, encircling it with Qingyan Immortal King included.
Though not numerous, the towering bodies of these creatures surrounded the valley effortlessly.
Their cultivation levels were above the fifth-grade Immortal King Realm, with the strongest reaching the eighth-grade Immortal King Realm.
Such power made even Qingyan Immortal King’s heart tremble.
Just moments ago, Qingyan Immortal King was smug; now, he was pale, shivering.
The hundreds of Immortal Birds and Beasts, eyes bloodshot, fixated on him, each releasing a breath of manic aggression, seemingly targeting him.
These creatures, encircling Qingyan Immortal King, didn’t attack immediately, advancing from all directions and the sky, slowly closing in on him.
Qingyan Immortal King retreated, driven into the valley.
"Which Immortal dares not reveal themselves? I am Qingyan Immortal King, a Direct Disciple of the Golden Crow Immortal Emperor!"
Realizing a deliberate targeting, Qingyan Immortal gave a fearful scream.
He invoked his master’s name, hoping to intimidate the Immortal controlling the beasts, deterring them from acting against him.
The few beasts previously controlled by Qingyan Immortal King had reached Fang Bai’s cave but were now trembling at its entrance, afraid to move.
"Junior Brother Wushuang, are you here? Junior Brother Wushuang, respond! Junior Brother Wushuang..."
Alert to imminent attack, Qingyan retreated towards Fang Bai’s cave, shouting.
Facing hundreds of Immortal Birds and Beasts, Qingyan felt isolated; though Junior Brother Wushuang was injured, his presence was psychologically reassuring.
He shouted several times, but no response came from the cave, nor did his Divine Sense find Fang Bai within.
"What’s happening?"
Qingyan Immortal King sensed something was wrong.
"Senior Brother Qingyan, are you calling me?"
A brisk voice suddenly rang from a peak south of the valley.
Qingyan turned to see "Junior Brother Wushuang" atop a majestic, snow-white Single-Horned Dragon Horse, gazing with a condescending look.
Qingyan noticed the gaze full of disdain, contempt, and scorn, as if considering him beneath notice.
