Chapter 348: Died From Talking Too Much

BANG! BANG! BANG!

The Demon Beasts and the group led by the purple-robed youth were locked in a frenzied battle, leaving several bodies in their wake.

Even Elder Zuo was injured.

They were no match for the Black Demon Bear.

"Run!"

With a wave of his hand, Elder Zuo swept up four or five disciples and turned to flee.

"Elder Zuo, wait for me!" the purple-robed youth shouted.

BAM!

Just as Elder Zuo turned back to try and save him, the purple-robed youth was pinned under the Black Demon Bear's foot, coughing up endless streams of blood.

Seeing this, Elder Zuo's heart trembled.

Realizing he couldn't save the purple-robed youth, Elder Zuo crushed an Instant Teleportation Talisman and vanished.

"That old geezer actually had an Instant Teleportation Talisman," the Black Demon Bear said angrily.

'If I had known, I wouldn't have held back when I attacked him just now.'

"Your Majesty the Demon Emperor, this one is still alive," the Green Demon Python said, pointing at the purple-robed youth who had nearly been stomped into a meat patty.

"You wanted to talk, didn't you? Now you can," the Black Demon Bear said coldly.

The purple-robed youth spat out two mouthfuls of dark blood and cursed weakly, "You beasts! You promised to let us go! Why did you go back on your word?"

"Because you are not that person's friend."

The Black Demon Bear said, "I was going to let you go because I mistakenly thought you were friends of that person. A pity you are not."

"That person?"

The purple-robed youth was filled with confusion.

'Who is this person? To have so much influence that this horde of Demon Beasts would let us go just for them?'

The Black Demon Bear said, "Someone we cannot afford to provoke."

"Is it Luo Yu?" the purple-robed youth asked.

The Black Demon Bear shook its head. "It's the person who likes Luo Yu. To be honest with you, even if you caught up to her, you wouldn't be able to kill her, because that person would kill every last one of you."

"What?"

The purple-robed youth was stunned.

'When did Luo Yu get such a powerful boyfriend? Even a mighty being like the Black Demon Bear is utterly terrified of him.'

'No wonder the Black Demon Bear went back on its word.'

SLAP!

After learning the reason, the purple-robed youth slapped himself hard across the face.

'If I hadn't run my mouth about killing Luo Yu to avenge the Black Demon Bear, we would have already left safely.'

'Killed by my own big mouth.'

The Black Demon Bear said, "Alright, we've said what needed to be said. Now, this emperor shall devour you."

CRUNCH...

The Black Demon Bear tossed the purple-robed youth into its mouth, bit him in half at the waist, and began to chew with a look of enjoyment.

'Truly delicious!'

「Elsewhere...」

Elder Zuo crushed three Instant Teleportation Talismans in a row, changing his direction of escape each time, before he finally dared to stop. He then spat out a mouthful of dark blood.

"Elder Zuo, are you alright?" a few disciples asked with concern.

Elder Zuo swallowed several Healing Elixirs in succession. His complexion finally eased as he said in a grave voice, "That Black Demon Bear shattered my heart meridians. I cannot use any martial arts for five days, or I will surely die."

"What?"

The disciples were shocked.

'That Black Demon Bear is really that strong?'

Elder Zuo took out two Instant Teleportation Talismans and said, "As for finding Luo Yu, I can only rely on you now. I am powerless to help."

"Don't worry, Elder Zuo. As long as we find Luo Yu, we can definitely take her down."

"That's right. I'll kill her with my own hands when the time comes."

Elder Zuo nodded. "Good. Wang Hai, Zhao Li, you are both at the Martial Monarch Perfection Realm. You two will be the ones to act. Remember, just kill Luo Yu and her companions. Whatever you do, do not harm Little Tuantuan."

"Yes!"

Wang Hai and Zhao Li nodded confidently.

「Meanwhile...」

Su Mo pointed to a distant mountain range rich with Spiritual Qi. "Let's go. We'll head for that peak. There are over a dozen stalks of Spiritual Medicine at the summit."

"There's Spiritual Medicine?" Luo Yu asked, surprised. "How do you know?"

"I can feel it!" Su Mo said.

Luo Yu was left speechless by Su Mo, her face a mask of disbelief.

'What a load of nonsense!'

'How could you possibly find Spiritual Medicine just based on a feeling? That's completely unreliable.'

Liu Ming said, "We can just ask Little Tuantuan. She has a Fragrance-Devouring Body. She can smell the aroma of Spiritual Medicine from a hundred li away."

"Little Tuantuan, is there any Spiritual Medicine on the mountain peak ahead?" Luo Yu asked seriously.

Little Tuantuan shook her head. "I don't know. That mountain is more than a hundred li away, which is beyond the range of my Spirit Body."

Luo Yu looked up at the mountain range; it was indeed more than a hundred li away.

Now, she found it even more unbelievable.

Luo Yu shook her head. "Brother Xiao, I know you mean well and want to help us gather enough money for the entrance fee, but you can't just make wild claims based on a feeling."

"I'm not making wild claims. There really are over a dozen stalks of Spiritual Medicine on that peak, all of them a thousand years old. It will be more than enough to cover the Spirit Stones you all need to enter Emperor Heaven Valley," Su Mo said confidently. "If you don't believe me, we can make a bet."

"Another bet?"

Luo Yu hesitated.

Although she had lost to Su Mo once before, she was sure she could win this time. It just felt like a waste of time.

"Scared?" Su Mo goaded her.

Luo Yu said, "A bet's a bet. If you lose... you have to carry me on your back for the rest of the journey, all the way to Emperor Heaven Valley."

"Fine!" Su Mo agreed.

Luo Yu said, "You said it, now you can't go back on your word."

The thought of Su Mo having to carry her the rest of the way after she won made Luo Yu's heart flutter.

'To be carried by a peerless genius like Su Mo... that's a blessing I've earned over several lifetimes of cultivation.'

She even started to feel a little shy.

Su Mo said, "Whoever backs out is a puppy!"

He felt a bit helpless.

'I can't just tell Luo Yu I sensed it with my Soul Power, can I?'

'If I did that, my identity would be exposed.'

Liu Ming and Gao Qiang didn't believe Su Mo's "feeling" either.

They had no choice but to take a gamble.

The chances were slim, but what if Su Mo's feeling was actually right?

The group set off toward the mountain range.

However, they had only traveled a short distance when Little Tuantuan suddenly said, "Senior Sister, I think I smell the aroma of medicine."

"What?"

Luo Yu, Liu Ming, and the others were astonished.

'There really is Spiritual Medicine on the peak, and Little Tuantuan can already smell it.'

'Is Su Mo's feeling that accurate?'

'To know there's Spiritual Medicine there just based on a feeling... that's just too incredible.'

Soon, they arrived at the mountain peak.

The higher they climbed, the denser the Spiritual Qi became, until it finally condensed into a mist that dampened their clothes.

"This level of Spiritual Qi density... It must be a Tier Six Spiritual Medicine."

"Tier Six? No way!"

"There's no mistake. Only a Tier Six Spiritual Medicine could produce such thick Spiritual Qi."

Overjoyed, the group rushed toward the summit.

The Spiritual Qi on the summit was even denser, more than ten times thicker than at the base of the mountain. Faint glimmers of spiritual light flashed by, making it look just like an Immortal Realm.

"Senior Sister, look! There's a Spiritual Spring up ahead!" Liu Ming said, pointing forward.

"A Spiritual Spring?"

Luo Yu followed Liu Ming's gesture and saw a three-meter-wide pool filled with crystal-clear Spiritual Liquid.

Growing inside the Spiritual Spring were over a dozen stalks of dazzling, golden Spiritual Medicine.

Luo Yu cried out in shock, "Tier Six Golden Orchids, and every single one is a thousand years old!"