With a clap of his hands, a loud bang echoed as his originally intact arms swelled several times in size, transforming into two jet-black wolf claws.
With a loud whooshing sound, a flash of cyan light appeared as a massive beam of sword light slashed straight towards him.
The wolf-headed monster quickly waved his claws, a dark light flashing before him, and the two enormous black wolf claws slammed together in the center, actually managing to block the sword light head-on.
However, the immense spiritual pressure emanating from the sword light, coupled with the popping sounds in the air and the tiny, hair-like cyan sword marks appearing around them, forced the monster to retreat continuously, causing fine blood streaks to appear all over his body.
For a moment, he was covered in blood, looking quite miserable, but the thick wolf fur covering his body prevented these attacks from causing fatal injuries.
Seeing the power of the sword light gradually weakening, he actually withstood the combined sword light formed by the seven flying swords.
Zhang Ling narrowed his eyes, inwardly acknowledging the monster's strength, but he also let out a silent sneer.
With a thought, a green light appeared behind the wolf-headed man's head without anyone noticing.
A green thread slid past, and a sharp green crystal pierced directly through his brow.
The wolf-headed monster was desperately resisting the impact of the sword light, seemingly not understanding what was happening, but he immediately felt his strength rapidly draining away.
How could this be… Wuwu…
A mournful wolf howl entered his ears, and the wolf-headed monster seemed to realize something, his eyes widening as he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Behind him, a giant wolf phantom about ten feet in size appeared, howling towards the sky before exploding into wisps of green smoke.
Subsequently, the massive sword light instantly broke down into seven flying swords, which flashed left and right, directly cutting the monster's body into several pieces.
At the same time, a loud bell chime suddenly echoed from another location, followed by another scream.
The man who had been wielding the three treasure beads was also instantly killed by him.
After the wolf-headed monster was killed, this person hurriedly collected his magical treasures and fled in panic, only to be intercepted by the Twin-Tailed Cat and the Corpse Bear that had been knocked away earlier.
Zhang Ling directly activated the bronze bell, and the man, affected by the bell chime, was ultimately struck by a massive fireball spewed out by the Twin-Tailed Cat and killed by the impact.
Zhang Ling expressionlessly collected the storage bags from the two corpses, cleaned up the battlefield, and quickly left the area.
Soon after, in a hidden cave, he was examining the contents of several storage bags.
To his surprise, he discovered two sixth-order demon beast souls inside one of the storage bags, both of them wolf-shaped. It was obvious that the wolf-headed monster had collected them.
In addition, there were many treasures in the two storage bags, including several thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, mostly of the third grade.
With these gains, Zhang Ling felt much better. After organizing his loot, he sat down on the spot to recover from the battle.
…
Two days later, Zhang Ling was flying low over a grassland, with a black light guiding the way ahead.
If other cultivators were nearby, they would have discovered that the black light contained a black-furred fox about ten feet in size. The aura emanating from it proved that it was a sixth-order demon beast.
This was a demon beast possessed by the Azure Fox King and could not be measured by ordinary sixth-order demon beasts.
Half a day ago, this beast had found him. The Azure Fox King's main body couldn't leave, so it summoned this clone. They were currently flying towards the marked location of the Rootless Lotus.
They had been flying like this for over an hour without reaching their destination.
Zhang Ling frowned slightly. They had been flying for several hours and it seemed they had to cross this grassland.
The grassland beneath them was within the range of another spiritual vein, but as they flew, Zhang Ling noticed that the spiritual energy emitted was not strong, only equivalent to a low-grade spiritual vein.
He felt a hint of doubt in his heart, but thinking that the Azure Fox King wouldn't lie to him about this, Zhang Ling didn't ask, but just focused on traveling.
Now that he had obtained the Earth Spirit Fruit, if he could also get the Rootless Lotus, he would have at least a 20-30% chance of forming his Nascent Soul.
Taking a little risk for this was well worth it. Zhang Ling pondered his thoughts. Suddenly, a voice entered his ears.
Boy, we're almost there. The giant mountain ahead is our destination." The black-furred fox flying in front suddenly slowed down and spoke in human language.
Zhang Ling also looked up ahead and saw a towering, enormous mountain hundreds of miles away.
"That's Tianheng Mountain, the mountain gate of the ancient sect Jade Purity Sect. The Rootless Lotus is located in the Qihuang Cave in the core area of this mountain's spiritual vein. The last time the Heavenly Abyss opened, this king came here once while chasing an ancient beast and accidentally discovered the Rootless Lotus. This kind of rare object is already intelligent and not easy to capture. Fortunately, this time this king has prepared properly and has an item in hand that can be used to capture the Rootless Lotus."
"I see."
"Hehe. This item is called the Purple Gold Bottle, and it is the best instrument for collecting the Rootless Lotus. It is a treasure of the metal and earth attributes. You refine it for a while, and then you can collect the Rootless Lotus." The black-furred fox opened its mouth, and a golden light flashed, landing in front of Zhang Ling.
At first glance, it was a black jade bottle about a foot high. A scan with his divine sense revealed that this object was not made of jade, and it felt rough in his hand, like touching some kind of wood.
Some purple-gold patterns were engraved on this treasure, which looked quite messy and had no regularity. However, it contained a strong metal-attributed spiritual power. Shaking it gently, he could hear some kind of liquid inside the bottle.
The bottle was sealed, and the mouth of the bottle was covered with a golden light. A scan with his divine sense revealed that it did contain a little half bottle of black-gold liquid.
When the time comes, you can activate this treasure and use the black gold spiritual liquid inside to isolate a range of spiritual energy, forming a vacuum area. It will be much easier to collect the Rootless Lotus.
The man and the demon flew directly towards the giant mountain, and soon they reached the foot of the mountain.
The entire Tianheng Mountain was tens of thousands of feet high, with most of it hidden in the clouds. Standing at the foot of the mountain, one could immediately feel a strong spiritual energy.
Zhang Ling now believed that there was a high-grade spiritual vein in this mountain.
Then the black-furred fox possessed by the Azure Fox King instructed him a few words, then turned into a black light and flew into Tianheng Mountain.
Zhang Ling himself found a hidden place nearby, took out the Purple Gold Bottle and began to refine it.
This was a magic weapon, and it was easy to refine. As long as he branded it with a divine sense imprint, he could exert its full power.
