A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

"Is that the monster they want to deal with? I wonder where the others are hiding."

In the shadows of the dense forest, a blurry figure appeared out of nowhere, quietly observing the battle between a man and a beast in the distance. It was Zhou Ping, who had just arrived at this place.

At this moment, Zhou Ping remained calm and collected. He knew that there were still a few people on the other side who had not yet shown up, and the battle had obviously just begun. So he hid himself and waited to see how things would develop.

Clang!

A sharp slash echoed from afar, and at the same time, sparks flew from the body of the Illusionary Sea Deer, causing it to cry out in pain, its eyes turning bloodshot once more.

Clearly, the demon was in considerable pain after being struck by the 'Fire Blade Talisman' unleashed by the Second Lady, which only fueled its rage.

Even so, the 'Fire Blade Talisman' only left a scorch mark on the Illusionary Sea Deer, without causing any substantial damage.

As a water-attribute monster, and with the blessing of the strange spiritual pool, any fire attack seems to be weaker against it. The inherent incompatibility between water and fire attributes is particularly evident at this moment.

Yo-yo!

The Xuanhai Deer hissed softly a few times, sneezing through its nostrils. The sparks flying around it annoyed it greatly, as it seemed to have an innate aversion to the aura of fire.

Then, it looked with its scarlet eyes at the instigator. The deer lowered its head slightly, and its body shone with a bright blue light. With a splash, a huge water ball about ten feet in size condensed in the pool. Its figure flashed and disappeared into it, completely enveloped by the water ball.

At this moment, the Illusory Sea Deer let out a comfortable groan, and when it looked at the Second Madam again, its violent gaze surged, almost bursting forth.

"not good!"

Upon seeing this, the Second Lady's face showed surprise. The violent aura emanating from the Illusionary Sea Deer surged towards her as if it were a tangible force, causing her to instinctively think of fleeing the place.

In the dense forest not far away, the Third Sister and the others were all slightly moved when they saw the rising aura of the Illusionary Sea Deer. Even the man surnamed Xie, who was in the late stage of Qi Refining, had a look of surprise and doubt on his face.

It now appears that this demon's cultivation level is very close to the bottleneck of a level one demon beast. If it is given more time to grow and develop, it is almost certain that it will be able to advance to the ranks of level two demon beasts.

call out!

Just as everyone was thinking different things, the Illusory Sea Deer, enveloped in a huge water sphere, shot towards the Second Lady like lightning. Even the huge water sphere surrounding it was stretched into an oval and flattened shape due to its speed.

"Retreat now!"

Everyone gasped inwardly, glancing nervously at the Second Lady, whose face had turned pale. If the Illusionary Sea Deer caught up with them now, even the man surnamed Xie, who was at the late stage of Qi Refining, wouldn't be able to guarantee his safe escape, let alone the Second Lady, who was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

"disease!"

The woman in palace attire's pretty face stiffened. No longer caring about looking back, she casually took out a cyan talisman and slapped it directly onto her calf.

"Wind Charm!"

After silently reciting the command, his legs immediately shone brightly, increasing his speed by more than 50-60%. He escaped just as the Illusionary Sea Deer was about to hit him, and then disappeared into the dense forest without looking back, completely disregarding his image.

Upon reaching the scene, the Illusory Sea Deer was enraged to see the woman escape again. Without hesitation, it gave chase, conjuring water bullets the size of bowls around its body and launching them at the fleeing palace-dressed woman as it pursued her.

bang bang bang...

The trees in the dense forest were riddled with round holes, and none of those hit by the water bullets escaped unscathed.

The Second Lady, stepping on azure light, darted left and right through the dense forest, constantly dodging incoming water bullets, while behind her came the constant cracking sounds of tree branches snapping and breaking.

After chasing each other for about two or three hundred feet, the Second Lady suddenly turned and fled towards a large tree, then let out a delicate shout.

"Let's do it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, flames suddenly erupted in the dense forest, and countless fireballs emerged from several equally enormous ancient trees around them, instantly raising the temperature in the forest by a significant amount.

Upon seeing this, the Xuanhai Xuanlu abruptly stopped its pursuit. The dazzling firelight made it squint its eyes, and it turned around in surprise, only to realize that it was already surrounded by crimson fireballs.

Yo-yo! Yo-yo!

The somewhat panicked Illusionary Sea Deer stretched its neck and let out a few piercing cries. Then, it began to slowly retreat in the direction it had come from, trying to leave the area.

Boom boom boom!

As it retreated, countless fireballs shot out from all directions, instantly halting its movement. Large plumes of water mist rose from the giant water sphere protecting it, blocking all the incoming fireballs.

"Delay will only make things worse! The commotion is too great, ignite the white phosphorus immediately!"

Suddenly, the man surnamed Xie appeared on a giant tree and shouted to his two companions behind the Illusionary Sea Deer.

As soon as he finished speaking, a male and a female cultivator emerged from the shadows several dozen feet behind the Illusory Sea Deer. They were the two who had been following the man surnamed Xie.

Without the slightest hesitation, the two suddenly retreated and then threw several fireballs at a pile of white powder on the ground.

At the same time, the two women from the Three Flowers Gang on the other two sides also made the same move, and several fireballs shot out and crashed to the ground.

Crackling sounds!

A series of continuous explosions rang out. To the horror of the Illusionary Sea Deer, a towering white flame suddenly ignited a dozen feet away from it, encircling it like a circle. The scorching heat instantly turned the nearby trees into ashes.

The man surnamed Xie glanced at the terrified Huanhai Xuanlu, a cold smile appearing on his face. He raised his hand and threw the fireball out, retreating as well. The last gap in the white fire circle was completely ignited, trapping the latter firmly in the flames.

Then, the group leaped into the sky and landed steadily on the tops of several giant trees. With their hands moving in different hand seals, they unleashed even more powerful fire spells, which were all thrown into the white fire circle from the sky, completely blocking all escape routes for the Illusionary Sea Deer.

In an instant, the dense forest was engulfed in flames and billowing air. The Illusory Sea Deer, trapped in the flames, cried out incessantly and bumped around like a headless fly.

However, as soon as it gets close to the white flames, it immediately stops and dares not take another step. It can feel the scorching heat of the fire and the violent explosion that will occur if it comes into contact with water vapor.

If the enormous water sphere enveloping it were to touch this fire, it would inevitably cause unimaginable consequences, which is why it dares not touch it in the slightest.

This white phosphorus fire is indeed extremely vicious. It was collected by alchemists from the vicinity of the lairs of some high-level fire-attribute demonic beasts. Once ignited, it not only has an extremely high temperature, but can also be used to assist in the refining of some pills.

Moreover, it possesses another characteristic: it does not extinguish when exposed to water, but instead generates a violent explosive force. If used properly, it can also become a deadly weapon.