Chapter 29: Seven Mysteries Forest 1

Beitang Xiaoyang rode a Gale Lion identical to the one Tianchen Yun was riding. When the people on the roadside saw Tianchen Yun and the others using such high-level spirit beasts as mounts, they hurriedly stepped aside to make way.

Qing Mei looked at Tianchen Yun and Beitang Xiaoyang, who were riding their Gale Lions close together outside, and the corner of her eye twitched. These two had even managed to get matching mounts.

They traveled for about another half hour.

"Mei'er, get off the carriage, we've arrived." Nan Qingcheng pulled Qing Mei out of the carriage; Tianchen Yun and Beitang Xiaoyang had already arrived outside.

In truth, the speed of a Gale Lion could not compare to that of a Black Qilin, but Nan Qingcheng had simply made the Black Qilin maintain the same speed as the Gale Lions; otherwise, Beitang Xiaoyang and the others would never have been able to keep up.

Qing Mei and the others entered the outer perimeter of the Seven Profound Forest. From time to time, tactless spirit beasts would run out, attempting to attack them. Nan Qingcheng would wave his sleeve, and a whole row would fall, leaving two or three behind for Qing Mei to practice on. Qing Mei was more than happy to get some practice in.

Less than an hour later, a "ding" sounded. Upon killing a third-rank Wind Wolf, Qing Mei successfully advanced to the fourth rank. Nan Qingcheng curled his lips in satisfaction and pulled Qing Mei further inside.

Behind them, Tianchen Yun and Beitang Xiaoyang were essentially just tagging along to show off their affection.

Finally, they arrived at the middle perimeter of the Seven Profound Forest without any obstacles, having taken only three hours. If ordinary spirit masters were to come, even the more capable ones would have needed nearly a day.

Qing Mei had assumed that killing the spirit beasts in the middle perimeter would take some time, but in reality... Nan Qingcheng still just waved his hand, and a row of them fell, leaving a few for Qing Mei.

Throughout the journey, Qing Mei grew more and more energetic as she killed. She felt as if something within her body was changing, though she wasn't sure what it was.

Holding her dagger, she would pelt whatever spirit beast she encountered with fireballs from the "Nine Heavens Fire Dance," the only technique she had learned so far.

Then, utilizing the agility from her past life, she would dash to the spirit beast's side, activate her spatial arts to shroud it, and finish it off with a single strike of her dagger. Finally, she would dig out the spirit beast's spirit core. As a result, she had accumulated quite a lot of spirit cores along the way.

Although her spatial storage already contained many high-level spirit cores, every little bit helped, and there was plenty of space in her storage to keep them. They might come in handy later.

Four more hours passed before they reached the inner perimeter. Qing Mei felt that the place was eerie. There was almost no one in the inner perimeter, as generally, only those above the sixth rank could guarantee their own safety there.

However, if one were unlucky enough to encounter a powerful spirit beast, they would certainly be done for. The inner perimeter was home to many high-level spirit beasts and medicinal herbs, which attracted many people, though many also lost their lives because of it.

"Mei'er, be careful inside," Nan Qingcheng reminded her, though his expression remained as calm and indifferent as ever.

Qing Mei nodded and silently tightened her grip on her dagger.

They had only walked a short distance when they encountered a fifth-rank Human-Faced Spider, which was larger than a human. Nan Qingcheng originally intended to wipe it out, but he was stopped by Qing Mei.

"Let me try this one on my own." Qing Mei wanted to test exactly how much capability she had; she couldn't let Nan Qingcheng protect her forever.

Nan Qingcheng nodded and stepped back. "Be careful."

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, watch out for the venom!" Tianchen Yun shouted from beside Beitang Xiaoyang.

"I know," Qing Mei said, walking slowly toward the Human-Faced Spider.

The Human-Faced Spider stood there disdainfully, as if it were impatient to deal with such a weak enemy as Qing Mei. Qing Mei curled her lips coldly and suddenly lunged forward, stabbing the spider in the back. However, it caused no damage; to the Human-Faced Spider, it was nothing more than a tickle.

The spider turned its head and sprayed a jet of venom at Qing Mei, but she dodged it. The venom landed on a patch of grass, which withered at a speed visible to the naked eye before turning into a pile of ash.