A mysterious aura flowed through Lu Xuan's body, light as a feather, requiring hardly any strength to swiftly weave through the forest.
A figure leapt through the canopy-covered forest like a ghost.
However, when Lu Xuan reached the mountainside, he found several wild beasts blocking his path ahead.
They were three wild dogs nearly a meter tall, glaring at Lu Xuan viciously, their mouths parted to reveal rows of dense teeth.
The next second, before they could react, several breaking sounds pierced the air; three stones shot out like bullets.
The heads of the three wild dogs exploded instantly, scattering blood and brains everywhere.
Lu Xuan coldly glanced at the three twitching corpses on the ground and continued running up the mountain.
Indeed, just as Zhang Dachun said, the beasts on the mountain were exceptionally fierce and numerous.
Reaching only the mountainside, Lu Xuan had already dealt with several such fierce beasts.
Tongling Peak summit.
After an endless run, Lu Xuan finally arrived at the summit of Tongling Peak.
However, the closer he got to the summit, the fewer beasts he encountered, hardly seeing any fierce beasts now.
Was it because of it?
Lu Xuan glanced at the ground beside him, where large footprints left by a mysterious creature lay.
Without thinking long, Lu Xuan followed the direction Zhang Heng told him.
Until he reached a location, Lu Xuan stopped, looking at the ground covered with large claw prints.
There were more and more footprints.
However, Lu Xuan didn't pay much attention and instead looked at a tree ahead.
A short sword was embedded in the tree, its blade rusty and tangled with deep green moss, almost swallowing the entire sword.
This is the place!
The mark left by Zhang Heng back then; it seems the news of the Purple Blood Lingzhi was true.
Lu Xuan's eyes burned, gazing into the distance, a hundred meters away lay the cave housing the Purple Blood Lingzhi.
Whoosh!
A foul stench assaulted his senses.
Lu Xuan's ears twitched slightly, seemingly perceiving something, his body vanished from the spot at great speed.
Instantly, the place where Lu Xuan had just stood was occupied by a beast towering two meters high.
This monstrous creature, its massive body covered in mottled black and white hair.
In its crimson eyes, sinister light flickered like pools of frozen blood.
Between its terrifying jaws, rows of ferocious white fangs gleamed coldly in the dim light.
Muscled limbs and monstrous claws grew on its huge palms.
Every claw was the length of half a grown man's arm.
The ground bore deep grooves, slashed by these claws.
Its tail, several meters long, writhed in the air like a living thing, its tip sparkling sharply.
What was this creature?
A mutant beast?
Standing before the mutant beast, Lu Xuan frowned slightly.
He didn't recognize the beast, as it had characteristics from tigers, leopards, and wolves.
Roar!
A howl echoed as the mutant beast charged at Lu Xuan once again.
But this time, Lu Xuan chose not to evade, channeling Inner Qi to gather in his palm.
Racing towards the mutant beast faster, he dodged the beast's huge claw attack and delivered a palm strike mid-air against it.
The mutant beast suffered a mighty blow, crying out, its massive body slammed backwards, knocking over several trees.
Until fifty meters away, its massive body collided with an ancient tree and fell heavily to the ground.
"Huh?"
"It didn't die?"
Fascinating!
Even fifty meters away, Lu Xuan could hear the mutant beast's heartbeat.
Since leaving the city, Lu Xuan hadn't encountered any entity surviving his strike.
The Inner Qi gathered in his palm had penetrated the mutant beast, obliterating its internal flesh.
Comparable to a Bone Marrow Refining Realm mutant beast?
And within its body seemed to be a mysterious aura similar to his Inner Qi, very faint but perceptible to Lu Xuan.
Perhaps this faint mysterious aura within the mutant beast allowed it to withstand Lu Xuan's terrifying palm strike.
Lu Xuan had basically understood the mutant beast's information.
Meanwhile, the fallen mutant beast slowly stood up, its limbs seemingly numb and powerless.
Having suffered Lu Xuan's terrifying strike, although still alive, its internal flesh was nearly shredded, severely injured.
The mutant beast's eerie red eyes now showed a human-like expression, staring at Lu Xuan fearfully.
Its massive body turned suddenly, running towards the distance without looking back.
Lu Xuan felt his scalp tingle, his calm heart somewhat unsettled, cursing inwardly.
Damn it!
This creature has become sentient!
Recently, after reading county records from various places, Lu Xuan had an inkling.
This world not only harbored extraordinary and supernatural entities but also beasts that had attained spirit.
Beasts like these, awakened!
Wait!
Lu Xuan suddenly thought of something, his pupils flashing with fervent light as he gazed at the escaping mutant beast, as if eyeing a peerless beauty.
Given that slaying supernatural entities granted abundant system points, what about spirit beasts on par with him?
No escape!
In a moment, even the Purple Blood Lingzhi didn't concern Lu Xuan, his mind fixated on the fleeing mutant beast.
Previously, Lu Xuan hadn't intended to manage its fate, but now it was different.
Boom!
Lu Xuan stomped hard, the inner strength in the forest stirring up deadwood leaves, swirling in the sky.
The terrifying presence of the Inner Qi Realm surged out without reservation.
The ground beneath Lu Xuan's feet crumbled into a large pit, as he shot out at a terrifying speed, leaving afterimages in the air.
Within moments, Lu Xuan had caught up with the fleeing mutant beast, mere twenty meters apart.
Lu Xuan's eyes flashed with fire, his face lit by crimson flame.
"Red Flame Saber Skill!"
In an instant, scorching heat washed over, the space ahead rippling with visible distortions.
Crimson flames burned in mid-air, forming a fire blade aura several meters wide, cutting through obstacles, slicing towards the mutant beast.
The unbearable heat made the mutant beast struggle briefly, before turning to ash beneath the intense blaze.
Seeing the extraordinary scene he created, Lu Xuan felt a bit moved.
The Red Flame Saber Skill unleashed with Inner Qi, now over ten times stronger.
Amidst his contemplation, Lu Xuan's mind stirred suddenly.
The system panel floated into view.
Host: Lu Xuan
Realm: Inner Qi Realm
Cultivation Technique: Red Flame Saber Skill 2/9, Wind Chasing Step Skill 0/9
Points: 17
In the next moment, Lu Xuan widened his eyes at the points on the system panel.
It seems he guessed right!