Immortal Martial Saint, something's wrong with my entry.

Although the golden giant phoenix was very intimidating, there were still a considerable number of Frost Snow Cranes at the Kaiyuan Realm among the flock.

With their combined efforts, these frost-covered cranes created a small ice wall that blocked the golden phoenix.

"Sigh, we're still a bit too weak."

Looking at the blocked golden phoenix, Li Youan sighed slightly. Before long, the Frost Cranes that had broken through the golden phoenix rushed to the side of the Sky-Piercing Shuttle.

Because of the Frost Crane's attributes, the temperature inside the encirclement had dropped below zero. Even with their vital energy protecting them, Li Youan and his companion still felt a chill.

"At this rate of temperature drop, we don't have much time left."

While the birds' attention was drawn to Li Youan, Dongfang Jinghong had already finished gathering his strength.

"Return to Origin Sword Technique - Return to Origin Sword".

A cyan sword, comparable to a golden phoenix, shot upwards at incredible speed, tearing a gap in the flock of birds.

Ignoring the broken limbs and wings of the fallen Frost Crane, Li Youan controlled the Sky Shuttle and rushed out through the gap above.

Looking at the terminal on his wrist, which seemed to be just for show, Li Youan cursed, "This piece of junk is useless when it really matters."

Upon hearing Li Youan's words, Dongfang Jinghong also looked at his terminal, tapped it twice, and then shook his head.

"It shouldn't be a problem with the terminal. I heard from the family elders that the demon race has been cultivating a demon beast specifically for terminal communication called the Devouring Worm. It seems like it's done."

Seeing the Frost Crane rapidly approaching from behind, a hint of seriousness flashed in Dongfang Jinghong's eyes.

"The team's coordination is so smooth, it doesn't seem like they're playing as wild monsters."

"Look."

As Dongfang Jinghong spoke, he pointed behind the flock of birds. Li Youan looked in the direction he was pointing but did not find anything unusual.

Seeing Li Youan's expression, Dongfang Jinghong also realized that Li Youan had never learned this kind of common sense.

"First of all, as I have already said, it is somewhat unreasonable for the Frost Crane to appear in this location, as this is not their habitat."

"Secondly, such a large flock of birds should have at least a True Spirit Realm leader. However, during the fighting just now, no True Spirit Realm or even Opening Yuan Realm level five or higher demonic beasts appeared, which is very unreasonable."

Following Dongfang Jinghong's analysis, Li Youan seemed to be deep in thought.

"You mean there's someone behind us, no, a demon is manipulating things, and this is an ambush targeting the two of us?"

At this point, Li Youan was even more puzzled. Why would they ambush him with two lowly soldiers at the ninth level of the Body Tempering Realm?

Although Dongfang Jinghong is the legitimate daughter and young master of the Dongfang family, with this identity, she would not be intercepted or killed here, but rather kidnapped.

"Your identity could attract assassination attempts? Wouldn't kidnapping you be a more cost-effective solution?"

Hearing Li Youan's words, Dongfang Jinghong felt somewhat helpless.

"Of course I hope their goal is to kidnap me. But in the current situation, there isn't a single demon beast above the fifth level of the Kaiyuan Realm. It's clear that the person behind this doesn't want to show themselves and just wants to kill us both."

"My Dongfang family has quite a few mortal enemies, so they can't possibly be here to ambush you, can they? The Heike family doesn't have that kind of strength."

Li Youan shook his head, not wanting to waste any more energy on this.

"Forget it, let's wait until it's safe to talk about it."

At this moment, the Frost Crane had caught up, and ice arrows were constantly being shot at the Sky Shuttle from behind.

Li Youan maneuvered the Sky Shuttle, twisting and dodging left and right, but those he couldn't dodge were all slashed down by Dongfang Jinghong's sword.

Seeing another flock of frost-covered cranes appear ahead, Dongfang Jinghong frowned and spoke.

"These bird demons are definitely not wild; they must have known we were going to pass through here, so they came specifically to ambush us."

"The demon race's forward reconnaissance teams couldn't possibly venture this far. Coming here rashly is tantamount to suicide."

Recalling his experience when he first transmigrated, Li Youan said, "This isn't going to be some kind of ridiculous, lousy assessment again, is it?"

"If there were an assessment, how could I not know?"

Upon hearing Dongfang Jinghong's words, Li Youan thought about it and realized it was indeed true. How could he have kept it from Dongfang Jinghong?

Li Youan sighed, "What kind of mess is this?"

He then increased the output of his vital energy, and the speed of the Sky Shuttle suddenly increased to a new level.

However, there were still too many Frost Cranes. Before the Sky Shuttle could fly for long, it surrounded the two of them again.

Seeing the flock of birds surrounding them again, Dongfang Jinghong immediately activated his Blazing Armor.

The familiar flame armor reappeared on Dongfang Jinghong's body, and the temperature around the Sky Shuttle, which had been decreasing, rose again.

"Since these rats behind the scenes don't dare to directly send out powerful demonic beasts, then let them just wait to be wiped out."

Listening to Dongfang Jinghong's words, Li Youan spared some attention to check the collection of the Origin.

"Wow, so fast."

At this point, the panel has reached [Origin: 63.34%].

"As expected, killing monsters of a higher level is still the fastest way to obtain resources."

Looking at the rapidly growing source, Li Youan thought to himself.

Looking up at the frost-covered cranes around him, Li Youan found them adorable; these were living, breathing creatures.

And so, Li Youan and Dongfang Jinghong inexplicably became passionate.

"I'd like to see which organization in the capital is trying to mess with me."

Before Dongfang Jinghong could continue speaking, Li Youan interrupted him.

"How about it, boss? Want to have a contest with the bodyguard to see who defeats more monsters?"

Clang!

Dongfang Jinghong drew his sword.

"Come on, let's have a contest. If I win, you'll have to be my bodyguard for a while longer."

"If I lose, you can choose any Xuan-rank magic weapon from the Eastern Treasure Pavilion."

As he spoke, Dongfang Jinghong had already killed a Frost Snow Crane.

Li Youan replied as he shredded the Frost Crane into pieces.

"As expected of Dongfang, who comes from a wealthy and powerful family, I'll accept this bet."

"Golden Sword Formation, activate."

The array plate and array flags flew out again, combined in the air, and Li Youan quickly cast several magic seals, activating the Golden Light Sword Array once more.

Some of the Frost Cranes that had been severely injured by Dongfang Jinghong but had not been killed were picked up by Li Youan.

Watching the rapidly growing source, Li Youan showed no signs of fatigue, and swung his long whip faster and faster.

"Slayed a ninth-level Body Tempering Realm demonic beast, gained 0.01% of its essence."

"Slayed a ninth-level Body Tempering Realm demonic beast, gained 0.01% of its essence."

……

His hand, which had been wielding the whip, was a little tired, but seeing the prompts that popped up, Li Youan felt as if he had inexhaustible strength in his body.

[Original Source: 73.46%]

[Original Source: 74.32%]

And so, the two of them, like two tireless demon-hunting machines, continued to hunt down the Frost and Snow Crane.

Li Youan and Dongfang Jinghong's battles were not just simple individual contests; they sometimes cooperated to kill some of the more threatening Frost Snow Cranes at the Kaiyuan Realm.

Finally, under Li Youan's constant monitoring, the source of the rise broke through 100.00%.