Chapter 2541 - 2542: Crisis and Predicament

Chapter 2541: Chapter 2542: Crisis and Predicament

Everything that Lin Chen just experienced in the inn left him still feeling nervous at this moment.

Even though he had been through countless brushes with death, he still felt concerned about that moment just now.

This wasn’t because he was afraid of being subdued and eliminated by the burly man; what truly terrified him was the thought that, if he really were to die, he might never see Xiao Ying again.

For the sake of that girl, he must live in this world.

The Tianyuan Continent is some distance away from the continent he resides in; if he were to go there, flying through the air would still take several days at least.

Moreover, he had now lost all his cultivation and could only rely on his legs to step by step walk towards the Tianyuan Continent.

On this journey, the mountains are high, the waters are far, crises are everywhere, and dangers are rampant, with the slightest misstep likely leading to obliteration and an untimely death.

But even so, Lin Chen never considered retreating.

Ever since the incident last time, Lin Chen had become more cautious with the situation, choosing to eat outdoors rather than enter an inn.

He ate some wild fruits and hunted some game.

At this moment, the people of the Wuxing Sect had already gotten wind of this news.

Initially, the ancient god revered thought about intervening with the people of the Wuxing Sect, but upon reflection, deemed it completely unnecessary.

Because suddenly, the ancient god realized that the young man was so ungrateful, why should he lend a hand to help? Since the people of the Wuxing Sect were determined to finish off that boy, let them proceed.

Lin Chen currently had no idea that the Five Elements Sovereign had once again begun to pursue him.

One day, as Lin Chen was advancing towards the Tianyuan Continent, he suddenly heard the roar of a wild beast not far in front.

Lin Chen was walking in the forest at that time, surrounded by towering trees, where it was quite common for wild beasts to roam.

Therefore, initially, he didn’t pay heed to everything.

But after a while, along with the wild beast’s roar, came a girl’s scream; upon hearing this, he felt a bit surprised.

This was enough to prove that not far ahead, a wild beast must be attacking a young lady.

Lin Chen, although his cultivation had vanished almost completely, still had a righteous spirit clouding his heart, so he swiftly leaped to a spot not far ahead.

He suddenly noticed a giant python in front, launching an attack on a girl.

The girl’s body was already marked with bloodstains, and though she held a dagger in her hand, it posed no threat to the beast in front.

The beast’s attack was vicious, directing a ferocious assault on the girl.

Though the girl possessed some cultivation, compared to the beast, they were worlds apart as she continuously maneuvered around the beast.

Facing the beast’s attacks, the girl could only dodge, unable to think of any other solution; at this moment, the beast suddenly raised its tail high.

Then swiftly aimed at this white-clothed girl, delivering a blow.

The girl aimed her knife at the beast’s tail and thrust it over, but unexpectedly, the beast’s tail was so formidable that it shattered her knife into pieces.

Immediately afterward, the girl was thrown out, and then fell to the ground.

The girl spat a mouthful of fresh blood and then fainted.

The giant python advanced clawing and hissing towards the girl, step by step.

Lin Chen knew clearly that if this python attacked the girl next, it would likely swallow her whole.

Lin Chen naturally wouldn’t allow such a thing to happen.

"It’s just a mere beast, I can still handle it."

If Lin Chen were facing a human at this moment, perhaps he would feel somewhat nervous, but since it was a beast, he had a way to deal with it.

Lin Chen took out a chunk of realgar from his hand, and then either used it or simply ignited the realgar.

He then threw the realgar he held to the side of the python, not far ahead.

The realgar emitted yellow smoke, quickly wafting towards the python’s nostrils, causing it to back away due to the pungent smell.

Yet still, the python remained unwilling to surrender, as it had gone to great lengths to knock the girl unconscious; how could it easily give up?

So the python opened its mouth wide again, launching another attack, maneuvering to the girl’s right side.

Upon seeing this, Lin Chen once again ignited a chunk of realgar and threw it to the girl’s right side.

The python hadn’t expected the strong scent of realgar from this second attempt to attack overpowering its nose, forcing it to retreat again.

The python knew it had to concede today, unable to harm the girl, so it roared towards the sky and turned around.

Lin Chen swallowed hard as he watched the python’s silhouette recede into the distance.

This python was gradually evolving into a dragon.

Lin Chen went over to the girl, discovered her lips had turned dark and the rest of her body was covered in bloody scars.

The girl was badly injured and needed urgent treatment; otherwise, she wouldn’t make it.

Lin Chen thought the best solution now was to first find a cave and reside with the girl inside.

Lin Chen then carried the girl on his back, starting to look around.

After a while, he found a relatively concealed cave not far ahead, so he headed into it.

Standing outside the cave and observing inside, Lin Chen did not proceed immediately but laid the girl outside and tossed a stone into the cave.

He needed to cautiously probe.

After throwing the stone inside and hearing its echo without noticing any trace of wildlife, Lin Chen concluded the cave wasn’t home to any beasts.

Lin Chen then turned, put the girl on his back, and gradually walked into the cave.

Soon enough, they entered the cave.

Once inside, Lin Chen ignited a fire and settled in the cave.

The girl leaned against the cave wall, uttering numerous murmurs, with swollen gestures reflecting her dire pain.

If the poison within her wasn’t neutralized, she might succumb to her fate.

"You’re lucky today, if not for running into me, you might’ve been dead already." Lin Chen said, his tone mingled with a light teasing smile at the corner of his mouth.

Lin Chen was capable of treating her properly.