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After careful consideration, Li Shen decided to act according to the circumstances.

Instead of taking a detour, he used a concealment talisman to quietly land behind the four while maintaining a safe distance.

They wanted to see how strong the four members of the Tang family were in combat.

As they followed, the four were clearly quite familiar with the route, moving at a considerable speed and avoiding several powerful monster territories.

After traveling for about an hour, the spiritual energy in the air became increasingly rich and carried a hint of coolness.

The sound of whistling could be heard intermittently from ahead.

The burly middle-aged man waved for the group to stop, and the four men crouched low and slowly crept forward.

Seeing this, Li Shen immediately stopped, found a large rock to hide behind, and stared intently at it.

Through the gap, one can see a small valley ahead, with a stream meandering through it.

On the opposite bank of the stream, near the mountain wall, grows a peculiar plant.

The plant is only ten feet tall, with dark green leaves and veins that seem to shimmer with light.

At its top, there was a fruit the size of a head, completely covered by dark green leaves.

Even so, it still exudes an alluring aura.

It is indeed the Purifying Pulse Fruit!

However, it was not only the Cleansing Pulse Fruit that attracted Li Shen's attention.

Near that strange tree, on a huge blue stone by the stream, a monster was lying lazily.

This beast resembles a leopard, but is larger than an ordinary leopard. Its fur displays magnificent dark gold patterns that shimmer slightly in the twilight.

It closed its eyes and pretended to sleep, its ears twitching from time to time. The pressure emanating from its body was clearly that of the late stage of the first tier, only a step away from the second tier.

They are staying here to wait for the fruit to ripen before consuming it, hoping to use the medicinal power to break through to the second stage.

However, the golden leopard was not in good condition, with fresh wounds on its mouth, body, and tail.

"It looks like this golden leopard went through a fierce battle before we arrived."

Li Shen muttered to himself, his gaze shifting to the mountain wall behind the golden-striped leopard, where a cave entrance could be vaguely seen, which should be its lair.

The four members of the Tang family had clearly also spotted their target and began to discuss it in hushed tones.

Li Shen couldn't hear clearly from a distance, but judging from their gestures and the occasional pointing at the Golden-Striped Leopard and the Cleansing Pulse Fruit, they were discussing how to make their move.

"It seems the four members of the Tang family also noticed that the Golden-Striped Leopard was injured and its strength was diminished. Judging from their confident expressions, could it be that they intend to kill it?"

Li Shen observed silently, pondering to himself.

This is good for me. If the four members of the Tang family are determined to kill me, they certainly won't be in such a hurry to seize the fruit.

I think I'll have plenty of time to act then.

However, Li Shen was curious about what methods the other party used to confidently kill a late-stage first-tier demon beast.

After thinking it over, Li Shen looked around, intending to find a better position to observe and lie in ambush, so that he could see the situation in the valley clearly and make a move or retreat at the right moment.

Before long, he quietly moved behind another boulder.

As the sun gradually moved westward, night finally fell.

The four members of the Tang family began to make their move.

The middle-aged man at the head of the group took out an array plate, with three small red flags floating above it.

Then, a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining took out a fishing net-shaped magic artifact, held it in his hand, quietly infused it with spiritual power, and stood ready for battle.

Suddenly, a rich fragrance wafted out from not far away, and Li Shen and the four members of the Tang family all looked toward the direction of the Cleansing Vein Fruit.

The dark green leaves that enveloped the Dimai Fruit began to visibly wither and fall off one by one, gradually revealing the true appearance of the Dimai Fruit to everyone.

Its entire body is like red jade, crystal clear and surrounded by crimson spiritual energy.

Seeing this, the four members of the Tang family no longer waited. Just as the middle-aged man at the peak of Qi Refining moved, a sudden change occurred!

The golden-striped leopard, which had been lying on the bluestone, suddenly opened its tightly closed eyes, revealing a pair of golden vertical pupils that were cold and sharp.

It suddenly turned its head to look in the direction of the four members of the Tang family, its nostrils flaring violently, and a low, threatening "woof" sound came from its throat.

The burly middle-aged man's expression changed, and he growled:

"We've been discovered! Move out! Set up the formation! Kill this fiend first, then take the spirit fruit!"

Before he finished speaking, he rushed out first, and three small flags quickly scattered around the golden leopard.

Then he lightly patted the storage bag at his waist, and a pale golden talisman suddenly appeared in his hand.

"go!"

The burly middle-aged man unhesitatingly offered it up.

The talisman transformed into four sword energies, slashing straight at the golden-striped leopard on the blue stone!

The golden leopard's eyes flashed with ferocity, and it let out a low growl. With agile movements, it leaped into the air and narrowly avoided the four sword energies, landing steadily on the stream bank.

But when it landed, its hind legs clearly stumbled.

The burly middle-aged man's face darkened, and he pointed two fingers together, causing the battle flag to light up.

"rise!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a flash of inspiration appeared, quickly forming a triangular trapping formation that enveloped the golden-striped leopard.

The array's light barrier has a small range, which effectively restricts the movement of monsters.

The golden-striped leopard realized it was trapped, roared, and the dark gold patterns on its body lit up faintly as it tried to force its way out of the formation.

"Bind!"

The Tang family cultivator holding the fishing net artifact decisively threw it out.

The magical artifact grew larger upon contact with the wind, transforming into a large net that was about to descend upon the golden-striped leopard.

The golden leopard reacted extremely quickly, opening its mouth to spew out a pale golden wind blade that struck the center of the fishing net.

The fishing net dimmed slightly, its descent slowed, but it did not break.

Taking advantage of this brief gap, the burly middle-aged man and another cultivator at the ninth level of the Tang family's Qi Refining Realm attacked again, blocking the Golden-Patterned Leopard's escape route from the left and right.

Just as the golden leopard was about to be caught in the fishing net, and the Tang family members were about to succeed.

A sharp screech suddenly rang out from the stream, and a black shadow shot out like an arrow, rushing straight towards the Tang family cultivator who was manipulating the fishing net!

The black shadow was extremely fast, not large in size, and entirely black except for its blood-red eyes. Its aura was clearly that of a late-stage first-tier being!

"There's another one?!"

The cultivator holding the fishing net was shocked and hurriedly released some of his control, summoning a shield to protect himself.

boom!

The shadowy figure struck the shield with a dull thud.

The shield trembled with spiritual light, and the Tang family cultivator holding one end of the fishing net groaned and staggered back several steps.

This sudden turn of events threw the Tang family members into a slight panic.

The middle-aged man's expression changed:

"It's a Shadow Rat! That beast has been hiding in the water the whole time!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the golden-striped leopard exerted its strength, its golden stripes shining brightly, and actually managed to force a gap in the array's light barrier, bursting out from within.

"These people from the Tang family are in trouble."

Li Shen could see it clearly from a distance.

The golden leopard escaped its predicament, and the shadow rat, which had been lurking at the bottom of the water, suddenly appeared. It was most likely the same one that had injured it before.

I don't know why the two beasts suddenly joined forces.

Do even monsters understand the concept of uniting against a common enemy?

Li Shen didn't understand for a moment, nor did he intend to think about it in detail. At the same time, he put on a golden shield and summoned a high-grade concealment talisman. As soon as the last withered leaf of the Spirit Cleansing Fruit fell, he immediately seized it.

In the arena, the burly middle-aged man clearly realized this as well, and he made a decisive decision:

"Change formation! Second brother, you keep a close watch on the Shadow Rat, don't let it sneak up! Third brother and I will focus on the Golden-striped Leopard! Tang Wu, prepare to seize the fruit, let's finish this quickly!"