One of my fairy-like friends

Ning Feixuan's forehead was covered in a fine sweat. After hearing this, she nodded. She had the same idea, but... could they really get to that place?

Behind them... there were quite a few spirit beasts at the Taiyi Realm. One or two, or even three, would be manageable for her and Beiming Ni, but... there were seven or eight, or possibly more... If they were caught, they would likely face certain death...

Ning Feixuan was already feeling tired. Her physical body was already considered extremely strong among the cultivators, but the advantage of the Western Spirit Body was not in the physical body. This made her feel a little tired, and her speed was not as fast as before.

If she could use Taoist magic, she could also use "Star Gap," and if she could use Star Gap, the beast horde wouldn't be able to keep up with her at all... But she couldn't use Taoist magic here, so she could only escape by relying on her physical strength.

They were still quite a distance from the canyon... and the herd of beasts behind them was drawing ever closer. Seeing Ning Feixuan slow her pace, Bei Mingni quickly said, "Holy Maiden, are you alright? We can't stop now..."

Even though the Kunpeng clan has a very strong physical body, Bei Mingni did not dare to confront so many Taiyi Realm spirit beasts that were stronger than herself. She could fight one or two of them, but so many would be suicide.

Ning Feixuan's pretty face showed signs of fatigue. "It's nothing..."

Seeing this, Bei Mingni's eyes flickered. He noticed Ning Feixuan's exhaustion and sensed that she was slowing down. He had been slowing down to wait for her, but if they continued like this, they would eventually be overtaken by the beast horde behind them.

The two fled for a while longer, but the herd of beasts drew closer and closer. The angry roars behind them were almost within reach. Ning Feixuan's face was slightly pale, but her eyes remained calm, and she did not lose her composure.

Bei Mingni's eyes flickered, and she finally quickened her pace. "Holy Maiden, I'll go get reinforcements first. You hold on!"

Bei Ming Ni is a member of the Kunpeng clan, which is known for its extreme speed. After he stopped waiting for Ning Feixuan, he quickly and gradually distanced himself from her.

Ning Feixuan remained calm, showing no surprise at Bei Mingni's sudden abandonment of her. She turned to look at the horde of beasts behind her, feeling a wave of exhaustion wash over her. She had been extremely cautious since entering this place, and it was Bei Mingni who had provoked this beast horde. Now, she was left to be at the bottom.

So what's this talk of admiration... If it really comes to that, then I'm just someone you can abandon at any time.

Ning Feixuan couldn't help but think of Ming Yan. If she were with Ming Yan now, would he abandon her?

Ning Feixuan smiled, but the smile was tinged with bitterness. She didn't know why, but ever since that day, she kept thinking about Ming Yan, and a vague sense of regret always lingered in her heart. She didn't know what was wrong with her; perhaps it was because she felt she had let Ming Yan down, or perhaps it was because she felt guilty...

But what's the point of thinking about these things now?

Ning Feixuan watched Bei Mingni gradually disappear into the distance, not even turning her head, and thought, at least Ming Yan won't abandon her like Bei Mingni did, right?

It wasn't that Ning Feixuan was blaming Bei Mingni for anything; after all, who wouldn't think of themselves when their life is threatened? So Ning Feixuan wasn't surprised at all when she heard Bei Mingni's words. However, it was precisely for this reason that Ning Feixuan had never been fond of Bei Mingni; she had long seen through him.

Unfortunately, her judgment of people wasn't entirely accurate...

Ning Feixuan slowed down again. She had been running at top speed, but her body was starting to give out... Was she going to die here?

To be trampled to death by a herd of beasts in such an absurd way?

Ning Feixuan seemed to have already smelled the scent of death.

So be it...so be it...I just feel ashamed of my master's teachings, ashamed of my own identity, ashamed of my parents' kindness in giving me life, and ashamed of the Holy Land's investment in me.

Looking back on her life, Ning Feixuan felt that she had been absurd all along, so dying absurd death... might be for the best...

Ning Feixuan slowed her pace again. She knew she had no chance to escape and that death was all that awaited her. Struggling would be futile. She was a realistic person and did not expect any miracles to happen at this moment.

Until an arrow came.

The arrow pierced the beast horde with overwhelming force, piercing the forehead of one of the Divine Realm beasts and killing it instantly!

The arrow caused a brief moment of chaos among the beasts. Ning Feixuan, caught off guard, picked up her speed again and took the opportunity to increase the distance between herself and the beasts. Her eyes searched for who had come to her aid, but she couldn't find anyone. Just as Ning Feixuan was wondering, the chaotic beasts roared and chased after her again.

At that moment, the second and third arrows pierced the sky, killing the two ferocious beasts once again!

"So powerful! Who is it?" Ning Feixuan was secretly astonished. One arrow had killed a ferocious beast at the Divine Realm! Could it be a cultivator at the Taiyi Realm or even higher?

It wasn't until the fourth arrow appeared that Ning Feixuan finally found the direction from which it had come. Looking closely, she saw a young man standing on a large rock in the distance, nocking an arrow on his bow and drawing it to its full draw...

Ning Feixuan was stunned. Had she seen wrong? If she hadn't... why was he here? It was actually Ming Yan?!

When Ning Feixuan arrived here, she had looked for Mingyan, only to find out that he had not come. For some reason, she felt a strange feeling after learning that Mingyan had not come.

But at that moment, Mingyan stood at a distance, shooting arrow after arrow, bringing her hope for survival.

Ning Feixuan's feelings were indescribably complex.

Another arrow! This arrow was extremely fast, but it ultimately failed to kill the enemy. He seemed to have aimed at a spirit beast at the Taiyi realm, but the spirit beast was superior to the ferocious beasts he had killed before in both intelligence and strength, so this arrow was dodged.

Knowing he couldn't directly kill a Taiyi Realm spirit beast, Mingyan aimed at the other ferocious beasts. Standing atop a boulder, he retrieved specially crafted arrows forged for him by the Huang family from his Qi Sea, eliminating the beasts one by one. Under Mingyan's fire, the beasts chasing Ning Feixuan were forced to slow down, giving Ning Feixuan more time. However, this wasn't a sustainable solution; Ning Feixuan's speed was decreasing, and he couldn't kill all the ferocious and spirit beasts. Mingyan's eyes flickered as he raised his bow and arrow, contemplating whether he should help Ning Feixuan...

He also observed that there were many spirit beasts in the herd that he couldn't handle. If he escaped alone, it would be fine, but with Ning Feixuan as a burden, he wasn't sure if he could escape...

And, is it really worth putting yourself in danger for Ning Feixuan's sake?

Mingyan put down the Tongyou Dragon Tendon Bow, his eyes filled with struggle. What should he do? He had already helped Ning Feixuan a lot; should he risk his life to save her?

Perhaps... simply helping her take revenge wouldn't be enough to repay her kindness... so, heaven gave me this opportunity...

After all, Ning Feixuan not only saved him back then, but also made him personally kill his enemy. He was just the one who did the latter. He should repay the life-saving grace in the same way!

Only in this way can we truly repay Ning Feixuan's kindness.

With this in mind, Ming Yan raised the Tongyou Dragon Tendon Bow, finally made up his mind, leaped off the boulder, and headed towards Ning Feixuan's direction.

Seeing Ming Yan running towards her, Ning Feixuan, who had intended to lure the beasts away to avoid affecting him, felt an indescribable unease. Was he... was he trying to save her? But she was followed by many Taiyi Realm spirit beasts, while Ming Yan was only at the Qi Sea stage—he couldn't possibly handle them...

Am I...worthy of him doing this? Hasn't he already repaid all his debts of gratitude? Why...why is he still willing to...save me?

The strange feeling left Ning Feixuan with mixed emotions... She didn't know how to face Ming Yan, she didn't know what to say to Ming Yan, and all she could see was Ming Yan rushing towards her.

Ning Feixuan bit her lip. So, you are my miracle?

Chapter 134 Confusion

Mingyan was also unable to use Daoist techniques. He relied entirely on his own strength, the power of the Tongyou Dragon Tendon Bow, and the special arrows made for him by the Huang family. These arrows were designed to consume energy and their actual combat power far exceeded that of arrows formed from spiritual energy, which was enough to kill a Divine Realm expert with one arrow.

As they rapidly approached, Ming Yan fired arrow after arrow, his hand steady. The number of ferocious beasts chasing Ning Feixuan decreased, but the situation did not improve at all, because Ning Feixuan slowed down again, while the number of spirit beasts threatening her life did not decrease in the slightest.

Mingyan didn't know how they had provoked the spirit beast. Shouldn't they have avoided it normally? But there was no time to think about that now. Mingyan was getting anxious and quickened his pace, getting closer and closer to Ning Feixuan.

He could tell that Ning Feixuan was already at her limit, and if this continued, she would surely be trampled to death by these spirit beasts. They clearly did not want to let Ning Feixuan go, and they would not give up until they had trampled her to death.

Mingyan finally approached Ning Feixuan, but Ning Feixuan, whose speed had slowed down again, was eventually caught up. One of the spirit beasts looked like a giant elephant, at least five or six zhang tall. When it ran on the ground, the whole ground shook. It raised its front hooves, wanting to crush Ning Feixuan into a pulp.

Seeing this, Mingyan drew his bow again, aimed at the opponent's hind leg, and pulled it back fully. The arrow flew out of the bowstring, turning into a beam of light and striking the opponent's left hind leg with lightning speed, embedding itself deeply. However, it did not penetrate the leg. The giant elephant lost its balance and let out a painful roar, and could only try to regain its footing.

This bought Ning Feixuan and Ming Yan some time, but Ning Feixuan was still unable to create distance when a strange creature resembling a monkey but not quite a dog jumped out from behind the giant elephant. It had a hairy face and a thunder god's mouth, and its entire body, except for its face and buttocks, was covered in hair, much like the Monkey King Sun Wukong that Ming Yan had encountered in the novel "Journey to the West".

Its arm muscles bulged and knotted together, and it stood three or four zhang tall. Standing there, it was like an insurmountable wall, exuding a suffocating sense of oppression. It held a long stick and struck with it, the blow accompanied by a whistling sound. Ning Feixuan quickly dodged, but the blow shattered the ground, sending stones flying everywhere. If Ning Feixuan had been hit by the blow, she would probably have been half-dead, if not dead.

Before Ning Feixuan could adjust her stance, another blow came. Ning Feixuan couldn't dodge in time and could only take the blow head-on. A small bottle rushed out of her dantian, flowing with various colors of light and exuding an auspicious aura. This was a replica of the Yaochi Imperial Artifact, the Eight Treasures Glazed Bottle. In a sense, it was also a symbol of the Yaochi Holy Maiden's identity.

The blow was blocked by the replica of the imperial weapon, which was sent flying. Although it did not shatter, its brilliance dimmed considerably. Ning Feixuan was thrown away by the powerful impact and landed not far away, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Because she couldn't use her magic, Ning Feixuan couldn't even retrieve it. Fortunately, Ming Yan happened to arrive from that direction. He picked up the glass bottle and discovered that the beast horde had split up, with some Taiyi Realm spirit beasts rushing towards him.

In Ning Feixuan's current state, she was no match for the remaining spirit beasts. Ming Yan was extremely anxious and leaped up, trying to get past the pack of beasts rushing towards him. However, some spirit beasts in the pack opened their bloody maws and leaped up, trying to devour Ming Yan!

The stench emanating from its mouth was as if it had devoured countless corpses, carrying a strong putrid smell. Ming Yan remained unfazed, relying on his powerful physique to leap extremely high. During the brief moment of airtime, he drew his bow to its full strength and shot an arrow into the enemy's mouth.

At such close range, the power of the Tongyou Dragon Tendon Bow was fully displayed, and the arrows specially made for Mingyan by the Huang family were unstoppable! The arrows entered his mouth and exited from the back of his neck, piercing straight through it!

Ming Yan turned in mid-air, stepped on the spirit beast's face, and leaped up again. He saw Ning Feixuan struggling to deal with the monkey-like spirit beast wielding a wooden stick. Above her head floated a green fragment, emitting a faint light, with layers of light shielding Ning Feixuan. Ming Yan raised an eyebrow. What was this?! It could actually protect Ning Feixuan here?

It is important to understand that once you delve into the central abyss, everyone, whether human, demon, or spirit beast, will be affected and unable to use their magical abilities. These weapons are no exception.

Unaffected by the central abyss, could it be... an Imperial Artifact? A damaged Imperial Artifact?

Mingyan suddenly remembered that he had once obtained a broken small tower in the world outside the Southern Continent Sea. That thing was very likely an imperial artifact, because when it floated in Mingyan's sea of ​​qi, it could be ranked alongside "?", "#" and the Yin-Yang Heart Pendant. Thinking of this, Mingyan also summoned it. Sure enough, the broken tower floated above Mingyan's head. Without Mingyan's need to drive it, it automatically lowered its radiance to protect Mingyan.

Although Ning Feixuan could barely protect herself, she had no ability to fight back and could only take the beating. Moreover, with each attack, the radiance would dim and Ning Feixuan's face would turn paler. This tower probably had some special connection with Ning Feixuan and was her life-bound possession!

Another blow! But this time Mingyan arrived just in time. He blocked the blow with the Tongyou Dragon Tendon Bow. The immense force made Mingyan's arm go numb and caused his blood to rush to his head. He raised the Tongyou Dragon Tendon Bow high to deflect the blow, and with lightning speed, he nocked an arrow, drew the bow, and shot it at the beast's eyes. The spirit beast quickly dodged. While holding on, Mingyan quickly picked up Ning Feixuan and fled the scene.

Even Ming Yan wouldn't dare to confront the beast horde head-on, let alone with Ning Feixuan, who was injured.

So, carrying Ning Feixuan on his back, Mingyan rushed towards the canyon at top speed. He had to give up on finding his master, since his master was far stronger than him. If things continued like this, it wouldn't be him looking for his master, but his master coming to find him.

Ming Yan's speed was far beyond Ning Feixuan's. Even though the spirit beasts behind him became more ferocious after being injured, they were gradually pulled away by Ming Yan. Just as Ming Yan breathed a sigh of relief, his heart tightened. He subconsciously turned his head to look behind him and saw a spirit beast with a blue face and fangs that had appeared behind the beast pack. It looked very fierce and was not very big, but Ming Yan felt that his life was threatened!

It quickly crossed the herd of beasts and chased after Mingyan and his companion!

He hadn't seen this spirit beast before! This spirit beast was probably even stronger than those Taiyi Realm spirit beasts from before! Ming Yan's scalp tingled. What level of cultivation did this spirit beast possess?! He felt a deadly threat; this spirit beast's strength was likely far greater than his own, and it could probably kill him easily!

This was beyond Mingyan's plans; he had never intended to deal with such an existence! Mingyan's heart sank, knowing that something terrible was about to happen.

Ning Feixuan naturally saw the spirit beast as well. A sense of despair washed over her. "In the end, I dragged you into this... You shouldn't have come to save me... Perhaps I was meant to die here..."

Its speed was too fast, beyond Mingyan's comprehension, and it was almost catching up with Mingyan and Ning Feixuan. It raised its claws and grabbed at them. Mingyan ignored Ning Feixuan's words and subconsciously took out the crystal that the old Holy Emperor had given him in the Holy Yuan Dynasty, saying that it could block a person's attack.

When the spirit beast's claws touched Ming Yan, he turned to the side, preventing the already seriously injured Ning Feixuan from being attacked again; otherwise, she would likely be in grave danger.

He summoned the crystal to block the attack. After the claw touched the crystal, it held on for a while before shattering. In the end, it couldn't even stop the spirit beast's claw. Fortunately, Ming Yan and Ning Feixuan both had the glow of fragments of imperial artifacts hanging from their heads, which ultimately blocked the opponent's sharp claw!

Although neither of them was injured, the powerful impact sent Ming Yan and Ning Feixuan flying. Both of them felt a rush of blood to their heads, and Ning Feixuan even fainted. Ming Yan quickly adjusted his posture and continued to run away.

He was utterly shocked. The crystal that could withstand a direct hit from a human was gone just like that? Could this be a spirit beast at the Human Realm?!

No, what did Bei Ming Ni and Ning Feixuan do? Why would the beast horde go to such lengths to hunt them down?

After Mingyan ventured deeper into this area, he kept observing the surroundings. Although there were still a few ferocious beasts here, he could hardly see any spirit beasts with excessive strength. It could be basically concluded that the spirit beasts that Taiyi Shenfeng Xuanji Renying were all in the core area, guarding something. Therefore, no powerful spirit beasts could be seen on the outer perimeter, only some ferocious beasts.

The fact that the spirit beasts of the Human Realm have been alarmed is likely because Ning Feixuan and Bei Mingni have obtained or discovered something...

Ming Yan immediately realized that the problem was probably not so simple. He was about to ask Ning Feixuan when he found that Ning Feixuan had already fainted. He fell silent. Should he abandon Ning Feixuan? This Ning Feixuan or Bei Ming Ni probably took away something that was extremely important to the beast tide. Otherwise, the spirit beasts of the Human Realm would already be in a deeper place and would not have come to this shallow area!

How to do it...

Ming Yan turned to look behind him... his brow furrowed as he noticed something amiss. The spirit beast, seemingly at the Human Harmony Realm, hadn't chased after them. It coldly watched them before finally turning and leaving...

? ? ? ?

Mingyan was completely baffled. He saw that after the spirit beast that had accompanied the man turned and left, the herd of beasts also turned and left, seemingly giving up the pursuit of the two...

What's going on?! Was my earlier deduction wrong? But no matter what, I and Ning Feixuan are no match for them; we're just fish on the chopping block, easily crushed. Why did it suddenly let us go?

Mingyan was a little confused. Everything happened so suddenly that he couldn't understand it at all.

But...Mingyan came to his senses and decided to take Ning Feixuan out first...

Mingyan carried the unconscious Ning Feixuan on his back, filled with doubts, and headed towards the outside world.

Chapter 135 What if we're not just friends?

When Ning Feixuan woke up, the two had already left the place affected by the central abyss.

She slowly sat up and felt a faint medicinal fragrance in her mouth. Puzzled, she used her spiritual energy to check her body and was surprised to find that she had completely recovered.

She was well aware of the extent of her previous injuries, and she was also well aware of her own healing abilities. Although the Yaochi Technique was very good at healing illnesses and injuries, it shouldn't have been able to heal so quickly, right? She looked up and saw that Ming Yan was sitting cross-legged to the side, cultivating with his eyes closed.

Before she lost consciousness, she vaguely remembered that they had encountered a spirit beast that they couldn't defeat at all. Could it be that... she and Mingyan were already dead?