Fairy Eye

The dense forest was eerily quiet, without even the sound of insects.

Han Lin walked forward cautiously, looking around furtively, his palms slightly open, the vertical lines on his palms gleaming with a faint silver light.

Through the vertical lines, he can observe distances farther than the naked eye can see, and also discover the existence of some hidden targets.

The woods were so quiet; it seemed very unnatural.

"What is that?!"

Suddenly, Han Lin's eyes narrowed, and he abruptly stopped in his tracks.

About a mile ahead, there was a rotten tree stump that would take more than a dozen people to encircle, about two or three zhang tall, and it was dark.

Inside the tree stump, a monster was found coiled up.

This monster resembles a large black centipede, but it only has two legs and two huge pincers.

If it weren't for its flat and long body, it would look a bit like a large black lobster.

The monster was curled up in a ball, and a faint white mist would occasionally appear on its surface, making it look as if it were asleep.

Han Lin didn't recognize what this kind of monster was, so he couldn't judge its strength. After thinking for a moment, he decided to change direction.

But as he slightly raised his palm, he suddenly stopped. On the inner wall above the hollow, rotten wooden stake, a lingzhi mushroom was growing.

This Ganoderma lucidum is about the size of a bowl, with silver patterns on its black surface.

"Could this be the 'Ink Silver Ganoderma' that Gongdetang bought back at a high price?" Han Lin's spirits lifted when he saw this strange Ganoderma.

He had seen a description of a medicinal herb called Mo Yin Zhi in the mission logbook, which was very similar to this item, and its recycling price was quite considerable.

One pound of Black Silver Ganoderma can earn you one thousand contribution points.

"This piece should weigh four or five pounds, right?"

"That's four or five thousand contribution points, maybe..." Han Lin secretly considered whether he should take the risk and try it out.

"Captain! Captain, come quick!"

"I saw Ugly Old Man Five—!"

"He's there!"

Just then, a surprised voice suddenly rang out behind Han Lin.

Han Lin's expression changed slightly. He turned his head and saw a young man in blue standing in the distance, pointing at him with a look of surprise.

As the sound rang out, a blurry figure flew in from the other side and landed beside the boy. It was a middle-aged man in a yellow robe who looked to be in his forties or fifties.

"Sixth level of Qi Refining!"

The instant the man regained his footing, Han Lin, through keen observation, saw the outlines of six fully opened meridians appearing on his body.

Startled, he turned and ran without hesitation.

He could still put up a fight at the fifth level of Qi Refining, but at the sixth level, he really had little chance of winning. Moreover, there were countless members of the Qingyun Gang present.

"You can't escape! Just accept your fate." The middle-aged man in the yellow robe turned cold upon seeing this and chased after Han Lin.

There was already a difference in their cultivation levels, and the man in the yellow robe seemed to have also cultivated movement techniques, so he caught up with Han Lin in no time.

He reached into his storage bag and a silver bow appeared in his hand. He gripped the bowstring with his right hand and pulled hard! Instantly, a burst of energy shot out and flew towards Han Lin's back with lightning speed.

Hearing the ear-piercing sound of something cutting through the air behind him, Han Lin felt a chill run down his spine. Without any hesitation, he made a hand seal and released a five-colored protective shield to cover himself.

Bang!

The energy, radiating spiritual light, struck the surface of the Five Elements Shield with a muffled thud, causing the entire shield to dim.

"How is that possible!"

The middle-aged man in the yellow robe behind him looked incredulous upon seeing this.

His Silver Serpent Bow is a genuine top-grade Xuan weapon.

Although he couldn't unleash the full power of the bow with his own strength, a single strike would be enough to instantly kill many Qi Refining Level 5 cultivators.

Unexpectedly, Han Lin blocked it with ease.

However, the middle-aged man in the yellow robe quickly recovered and revealed an excited expression. "Good, good! I didn't expect you to have such a powerful defensive technique. After I capture you and interrogate you properly, this technique will be mine, Cao Xiu's!"

As he spoke, Cao Xiu aimed at Han Lin again, gathered his true energy, and pulled the bowstring hard, sending another burst of energy hurtling towards Han Lin.

Seeing this, Han Lin made a hand seal, and the originally dim Five Elements Shield immediately regained its divine power, steadily blocking Cao Xiu's arrow.

Unexpectedly, Cao Xiu let out a sinister laugh, and several arrows whistled through the air in succession! Han Lin dared not take them head-on and quickly dodged.

But the arrows were incredibly fast; before they could fully disperse, three arrows had already struck the Five Elements Shield.

The Five Elements Shield was shattered on the spot.

Fortunately, Han Lin had already dodged, and the two arrows that followed flew past him, the piercing sound causing his eardrums to ache.

His heart sank. He stopped arguing with Cao Xiu, took out a Gale Talisman, activated it, and rushed towards the withered tree stump.

"Hmph! Swift Wind Talisman, you can't escape." Cao Xiu sneered, took out a Swift Wind Talisman and stuck it on his body, relentlessly chasing after Han Lin.

As Han Lin ran, he threw a handful of fireball talismans behind him. Although their power was average, they greatly limited Cao Xiu's pursuit speed.

Upon reaching the right side of the dead tree stump, Han Lin immediately used the Golden Blade Technique to send several golden throwing knives embedded into the stump.

Puff, puff, puff!

With a series of sounds, several transparent holes appeared on the surface of the dead tree stump.

Immediately afterwards, a hissing sound rang out, and a jet-black centipede head suddenly emerged from the top of the dead tree stump.

Upon seeing this, Han Lin leaped forward without hesitation and disappeared from the spot.

Seeing this, the black centipede lobster monster roared angrily and was about to chase after Han Lin! Just then, Cao Xiu burst out of a bunch of fireballs and rushed to the side of the withered tree village.

Upon seeing this, the shrimp-centipede monster suddenly emerged from the tree stump and spewed a cloud of black gas at Cao Xiu.

Cao Xiu was instantly enveloped in the black mist. Startled, he immediately held his breath and rushed out of the black mist.

When he emerged from the black mist, he felt an unbearable itching all over his body. He glanced at the back of his hand and saw patches of red spots.

At the same time, two huge pincers suddenly reached out to grab him.

"Don't even think about it!"

Cao Xiu was both shocked and furious. He ducked to avoid the shrimp-centipede monster's attack and then struck the monster's black armor on its abdomen with a palm strike.

With a loud bang, the shrimp-centipede monster was knocked backward, and faint cracks appeared on its black armor.

"hiss--"

The shrimp-centipede monster hissed angrily, opened its mouth, and once again spat out a cloud of black mist that enveloped Cao Xiu beneath it.

Cao Xiu's expression changed, and he dashed two or three zhang away in one stride. He glanced back at the shrimp-centipede monster, then turned and fled.

The shrimp-centipede monster had no intention of letting Cao Xiu go. It stood upright on its two legs, raised its pincers, and cried out repeatedly as it chased after Cao Xiu.

The scene was both hilarious and terrifying.

Upon seeing this, the Qingyun Gang disciple behind him widened his eyes in shock. Terrified, he dared not help Cao Xiu and turned to run away.

But soon, he abruptly stopped and began to back away step by step.

Beside a large tree in front of him, a young man dressed in a black robe with long, flowing hair was walking towards him step by step.