"How much Fiery Saliva Divine Wine do you have?" The Youth with dashing eyebrows suddenly asked.
When the others heard this, they also looked over.
A cup of Divine Wine could last them for half a day. There were six people here, and they had to stay in the Xuan Bing Mountain Range for nearly a month. One bottle alone might not be enough.
"Don't worry, everyone. I still have a few jars left. It's enough to pass this trial." Sun Ke smiled.
The others immediately felt relieved.
"Senior Brother Sun, we will remember your help. If you need any help in the future, just let us know." Another tall Youth said solemnly.
"Yes, Senior Brother Sun is generous. We thank you!" The others nodded.
"You and I are from the same sect. It's natural for us to help each other." Sun Ke replied calmly, but his heart was filled with joy.
He had only joined the Fire Dragon Taoism for a short period of time. He wanted to do some favors and make some connections in the sect. Although it would cost him some Divine Wine, it was worth it.
At the same time, thousands of miles away in the air, Han Li's face flashed with joy, but then he fell into deep thought.
At his side, Su Tongxiao had disappeared without a trace.
Sun Ke and the others did not delay and continued to move forward. After flying for a short while, they welcomed the first real battle after entering the mountain range.
This was a pack of Snow Foxes with strength equivalent to Nascent Soul and Deity Transformation Stage cultivators. There were forty to fifty of them, and they surged out from the mountain ranges on either side. They formed a huge flood and howled in unison, creating an extremely astonishing aura.
Bai Suyuan's group of six possessed extraordinary strength. Coupled with the tempering from before and the warming of the immortal wine, they faintly developed a trace of tacit understanding between each other. They immediately formed a battle formation in the shortest possible time.
Bai Suyuan, the Youth with dashing eyebrows, and Sun Ke, who had the highest cultivation level, stood at the forefront.
A crescent moon flying sword, a purple golden rod, and four flying daggers shot out almost at the same time.
The crescent moon flying sword flashed and transformed into a silver sword rainbow that was over a thousand feet long, slashing down from above.
The purple long rod shone brightly and hundreds of purple rod shadows appeared. They let out an ear-piercing whistle and struck down.
The surface of the four green flying daggers shone brightly and suddenly expanded dozens of times. They turned into four huge green blades that were hundreds of feet long and slashed down.
The flood formed by dozens of snow foxes was like a wave crashing into a reef, immediately bouncing off.
The first dozen or so Deity Transformation Stage Snow Foxes were killed by the three of them, and their corpses exploded. The Snow Foxes behind them also stopped their attacks.
However, this pause determined their fates.
The other three people standing behind Bai Suyuan and the other two waved their hands.
Rays of light from magic treasures rained down, enveloping these Snow Foxes.
Rumble!
All kinds of lights intertwined and produced a muffled explosion.
After a while, the light from the magic treasure disappeared, and the dozens of Snow Foxes had become mutilated corpses on the ground. Fresh blood dyed a large area of the nearby ground red, emitting a strong smell of blood.
In the distant sky, Han Li nodded slightly.
These people's adaptability was not bad, especially Bai Suyuan and Sun Ke. After all, they had experienced life and death in the outside world, so they knew how cruel the World of Cultivators was. Compared to the younger generation who were born and raised in the sect, they were different.
As a large sect in the Beihan Celestial Realm, the Torch Dragon Sect had established an unimaginable cultivation environment for the outside world. It had all kinds of resources and treasures, so these direct disciples could improve quickly, but it also had disadvantages.
For the growth of these core disciples, the senior management of the sect could be said to have put in a lot of effort.
However, it seemed that even immortals could not avoid the customs …
Bai Suyuan and the others didn't stay for long. They immediately continued forward after a short rest.
At this moment, the other two groups were also attacked by demonic beasts.
On the way to the Snow Camel Ridge, Qi Huanyu and the others encountered a group of ice birds. Their heads were shaped like vultures, but their mouths were huge, and they kept shooting white ice arrows.
There were more than a hundred of these ferocious birds, and about half of them had the strength of a Soul Formation cultivator.
White ice arrows mixed with an extremely cold aura fell, and there were also ferocious birds diving down from time to time.
Although Qi Huanyu and the others had a lot of people and had good magic treasures in their hands, most of them had not experienced many life-and-death battles.
The cold and violent killing intent of the ferocious birds and the storm-like attacks caught them off guard. They were intimidated by the aura and appeared to be in a bit of a mess.
Everyone stood in a circle and all kinds of defensive magic treasures connected together to form a hemispherical shield, blocking the falling waves of attacks.
"Don't panic, it's just some Soul Formation Stage demonic beasts!
Everyone, listen to my orders. Half of you continue to support the shield, the other half fight back! "Qi Huanyu's face was slightly pale as he shouted in a deep voice.
The rest of the people were led by him, and now that he shouted, the others immediately began to move according to his orders.
Bright magic treasures shot out one after another, hitting the white ferocious birds in the sky, and began to fight back.
Because their aura was suppressed, everyone's attacks seemed a bit weak, but the gap between their cultivation levels was still there.
The ferocious birds in the sky began to be shot down.
Fifteen minutes later, the battle finally ended.
Most of the white ferocious birds were killed, and the rest escaped.
Qi Huanyu and the others were not injured. Looking at the mutilated corpses around them and the smell of blood in the air, although their faces were still pale, their hearts gradually calmed down.
"A mere group of Soul Formation Stage demonic beasts scared you to this extent, it's really embarrassing!
You've all seen it, as long as you fight calmly, these demonic beasts are nothing to be afraid of! "Qi Huanyu shouted to boost morale.
Hearing this, everyone nodded.
Just as Qi Huanyu was about to say something, someone beside him with some experience stepped forward and reminded, "Young Master Qi, the smell of blood here is too strong, it's better to leave as soon as possible."
Qi Huanyu was startled, but immediately understood and led everyone forward.
In midair, there was a fluctuation, and a blurry figure appeared. It was Su Tongxiao.
He shook his head, and his figure flashed, disappearing from where he stood.
The situation on the road in White Fox Valley was similar. Tang Chuan and the others did not have much experience in bloody battles, and when faced with the sudden surge of ferocious and vicious demonic beasts, they immediately panicked.
However, their strength was there, and they also had good magic treasures in their hands, so they were able to resist the demonic beasts' attacks and calmly defeated them after the battle. There were no casualties.
The three groups of disciples continued forward.
In the blink of an eye, seven or eight days had passed. These people followed the three routes and gradually went deeper into the Mysterious Ice Mountain Range.
As the strength of the demonic beasts they encountered along the way gradually increased, Void Training Stage demonic beasts began to appear.
After several battles, although Qi Huanyu and the others' combat ability had improved a lot compared to before, they still felt a little uneasy when faced with demonic beasts of the same level.
On the way to the Snow Camel Ridge, Qi Huanyu and the others were blocked by a group of demonic beasts. They were a dozen or so giant snow mantises.
These praying mantises were snow-white and covered in frost patterns. Their mouths were divided into four parts, and their eyes were large and protruding, giving them a rather terrifying appearance. Their two thick forelimbs were like two broad blades, emitting a bone-piercing cold aura.
Each of the snow mantises was at the Early Void Training Stage, and their speed was extremely fast. They turned into a dozen or so snow-white shadows and attacked Qi Huanyu and the others.
Just like before, Qi Huanyu and the others formed a circle and combined their magic treasures to form a colourful hemispherical light curtain to protect everyone.
However, these snow mantises were far stronger than the ferocious birds from before. They waved their two front claws, drawing out a snow-white blade light, which made a terrifying sharp sound and slashed at the spherical light curtain.
These snow-white blade lights were extremely powerful, causing the light curtain to tremble incessantly.
Qi Huanyu and the others did not even have the time to fight back. They desperately injected their magic power into their magic treasures to maintain the light curtain.
The eyes of the snow mantises were cold, but their mouths let out bloodthirsty hisses. They waved their two front claws as if they did not know fatigue. Rays of blade lights slashed down from all directions like rain, becoming more and more concentrated.
The spherical light curtain was originally not a whole body, but it was formed by the combination of their magic treasures. Some of the weaker parts of the light curtain began to dim and faintly broke apart.
"Young master Qi, what should we do?
These snow mantises are demon beasts of the Void Training Stage. Moreover, there are so many of them. We are no match for them! "A tall and thin youth looked at Qi Huanyu with a frightened look on his face.
He was the direct descendant of a True Immortal Elder of the Fire Dragon Sect. He had been cultivating in the sect since he was a child. He had smoothly broken through to the Void Training Stage by relying on various kinds of elixirs. He had only gone out a few times, let alone to fight.
He had made some progress during the past few days. However, the ice-cold eyes of these snow mantises and their overwhelming killing intent still made him tremble from the bottom of his heart.
The situation of the others was similar to that of the tall and thin youth. A thought emerged in their hearts.
[Are we going to die here?]
Their expressions became even more panicked as this thought crossed their minds.
"Bang!" A loud explosive sound was heard.
A white silk magic treasure transformed into a light curtain was slashed by the blade light, and a gap appeared in the spherical light curtain.
A snow-white blade-light shot through the gap, and a blood-curdling screech was heard. Blood splashed everywhere.
A person near the gap was sent flying, and a wound was left on his arm. Fortunately, this person was wearing a high-grade armor magic treasure, so he was not seriously injured.
Qi Huanyu's eyebrows emitted a purple light, and he waved his arm.
A round-shaped purple magic treasure flew out, transformed into a purple vortex, and patched the gap.
"Don't worry, everyone. This trial is secretly protected by a True Immortal cultivator. He will help us eliminate any unexpected situations. These snow mantises should have gone beyond the trial's range. I believe someone will take action soon." Qi Huanyu said loudly.
Hearing this, the others suddenly became overjoyed.
"I have also heard about this before. I was skeptical at first, but since Young Master Qi said so, it must be true."
"So that's how it is."
"We only have ten people, but there are nearly twenty snow mantises. They must have gone beyond the trial's range. Why hasn't that person taken action yet?"
High in the sky, Su Tongxiao's body turned into a fuzzy shadow. The corner of his mouth twitched, and he shook his head, sighed, and bent his finger.
Chi chi chi!
An invisible sword Qi flew out of thin air, like a torrent, and pierced through most of the snow mantises.
The bodies of these snow mantises quietly exploded, turned into a pile of powder, and drifted away with the wind.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye. Su Tongxiao's figure flashed, and disappeared again.
Qi Huanyu and the others quickly noticed that the blade lights outside had decreased by more than half. Only a few of the snow mantises were left.
"Eh?
Why are there so many mantises all of a sudden? "One of them said doubtfully.
"What do you mean left? They were killed by someone. Someone is secretly protecting us!" Another person immediately retorted.
Qi Huanyu's heart relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face. He looked at the remaining snow mantises outside and shouted:
"These beasts, they dared to attack us. Kill them all!"
The people next to him answered in unison, and rays of light from magic treasures swept towards the snow mantises.
After a few breaths, the remaining snow mantises were all killed, except for two who escaped.
These snow mantises' two front limbs were full of spiritual energy, and were excellent materials for refining artifacts. They were worth a lot, and even the people present coveted them. Immediately, a few people cut them off and kept them.
"Let's go!" Qi Huanyu took the lead and flew forward.