"Heavenly materials and treasures are guarded by demon beasts, I must be more careful!" The more crucial the moment, the more cautious Li Yunjing became, releasing and retracting his Divine Sense, he immediately became vigilant. He slowed down his steps and walked over; indeed, he found a "Purple Phoenix Flower" growing on a small hill ahead. "’Purple Phoenix Flower’? Good stuff, it’s a Tier Three spirit medicine." "It seems a bit wasteful to directly pick and use this kind of spirit medicine!" "This thing still needs to be transplanted entirely!" Li Yunjing recalled the "Shenxiao Jade Scroll" and immediately remembered that the "Purple Phoenix Flower" was born by gathering Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi. When it blooms, there are purple Phoenix Primordial Qi circling around it. After consuming it, it nourishes the body and strengthens the Primordial Spirit, making it a rare Tier Three spirit medicine. "This friend, the ’Purple Phoenix Flower’ belongs to someone, please leave it." Just as Li Yunjing approached the spirit object, a middle-aged man suddenly emerged from the ground, blocking Li Yunjing’s path. His figure was quite tall, his appearance extraordinary, lean and elegant, with a very peculiar vertical red mark on his forehead, resembling the trace of a Celestial Eye. The man stopped Li Yunjing, with a slight smile on his face, giving off the feeling of a reclusive expert. "How should I address you, friend?" Not sensing the eerie ghost aura of the "Netherworld Ghost Sect" from this person, Li Yunjing did not act immediately but remained vigilant and asked softly. "Haha! I am a Tier One loose cultivator, unlike your ’Shenxiao Dao Sect,’ with no backing." The man, dressed in a long robe, lightly patted his body as if to remove the dust, not caring about Li Yunjing’s inquiry at all. It seemed that despite facing Li Yunjing, a "Shenxiao Dao Sect" disciple, this loose cultivator was also prepared to compete with him. "Heavenly materials and treasures are obtained by those fated; if you want it, friend, show me your ability. If you have the skill, it naturally belongs to you." Li Yunjing thought it over and decided not to back down. This "Purple Phoenix Flower" was very precious; he really didn’t want to be scared away by a single word from the other party. Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⁂𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖⁂𝕟𝕖𝕥 As for this person’s aura, Li Yunjing’s spiritual senses had already detected that he was definitely not a Golden Core Realm Cultivator. Since that was the case, he could put up a fight. Li Yunjing was not really afraid of a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator among loose cultivators. "Is that so? Then let me test the strength of a major sect’s disciple. If you win, I will naturally leave far away." The middle-aged man chuckled, clenching his hands, producing "crackle crackle" sounds. Just as the two were about to engage in combat, an anomaly occurred at the location of the "Purple Phoenix Flower", and the ground began to tremble violently. "Hmm? What’s that disturbance?" Startled, Li Yunjing reacted quickly, leaping backward. He watched the small hill in front collapse, revealing a deep fissure, resembling a cave. Li Yunjing reacted quickly, and the middle-aged man was no slower, also flashing in another direction. The two looked forward and immediately saw a giant scorpion emerging from the cave, about ten feet in size, covered in black shiny armor, with a tail hook about ten feet long. The appearance of this demon beast stirred up a cloud of dust, and an aura of evil Qi emanated from its body. "Tier Three demon beast!" Li Yunjing and the middle-aged man said bitterly in unison. "Damn it, what lousy luck!" Li Yunjing cursed silently and shouted to the middle-aged man, "The demon beast behind the ’Purple Phoenix Flower’ has appeared. Let’s not fight over anything now. Let’s team up to take it down and split the spoils; isn’t that fair?" "Fair! Let’s do that!" The middle-aged man’s face was grim, but he nodded, agreeing to Li Yunjing’s proposal. Now, seeing the treasure, and with the emergence of the Tier Three demon beast "Black Scorpion King," their only chance of survival was to fight. Being so close to a Tier Three demon beast, there was no hope of escape! The Tier Three "Black Scorpion King" was as intelligent as a human, and it clearly understood the intentions of these two despicable humans. The "Black Scorpion King," pitch-black and ferocious, grew even more enraged. With a huge movement, it caused all the surrounding hills, except for the protected "Purple Phoenix Flower," to be flattened. Trees broke, and rocks shattered. The "Black Scorpion King" possessed immense strength and a resilient body, sweeping and flattening everything like a bulldozer. Seeing such a powerful impact, both Li Yunjing and the middle-aged man retreated continuously, not daring to confront it head-on. The two could only trail from a distance, using magic to attack the "Black Scorpion King" from afar. However, this level of attack did little to the "Black Scorpion King," whose black shiny armor showed no sign of damage. Its body continued to move swiftly, its strong limbs crawling on the ground at high speed. The black armor smashed through all obstacles in its path. Whether it was solid rocks or those towering trees of ten or twenty feet, they were crushed effortlessly. "Boy from Shenxiao Dao Sect, you better use some trump cards! Otherwise, how can we be a match for the ’Black Scorpion King’?" The middle-aged man roared angrily, expressing his frustration with Li Yunjing’s reluctance to use his full strength. Hearing the middle-aged man’s words, Li Yunjing knew he had no choice. With a cold expression, the jade light flashed in his hand, and he slashed downward with the "Jade Sea Listening Wave Sword." This slaying sword struck the "Black Scorpion King’s" head, producing the sound of metal colliding. Though not injured, the "Black Scorpion King" became even more enraged, roaring furiously, its terrifying aura skyrocketing directly to the heavens. This surge of aura formed a blood cloud in mid-air, and the Demon King’s presence spread, startling countless birds and beasts, causing them to flee in all directions. "Binghuo Divine Thunder!" Li Yunjing steeled his heart, channeling the thunder power stored in his body to release the most potent thunder power, forming a fire thunderbolt that bombarded the "Black Scorpion King" from above. The power of this strike was immense, even a Golden Core Realm Cultivator would need to avoid it cautiously! This was not Li Yunjing’s own power but borrowed the power of Celestial Thunder. The strike landed heavily on the "Black Scorpion King," and the massive firelight exploded on its body, the formidable impact sending the "Black Scorpion King" flying. Its entire body soared into the air before crashing heavily to the ground! "Kill! Innate Qi, Sky-breaking Strike!" Seeing an opportunity, the middle-aged man’s face lit up with joy, his body seething with evil Qi, the red mark between his brows suddenly opened like a vertical eye. A red beam shot out from his vertical eye, piercing straight at the "Black Scorpion King" that was tumbling in mid-air. Seeing the middle-aged man unleash his power, Li Yunjing was astonished. This person was very powerful, possessing Innate Gang Qi! This person actually had a Divine Eye! He was not just any loose cultivator! Hit by the "Binghuo Divine Thunder," the "Black Scorpion King’s" armor cracked, its blue blood splattering. Now struck by the middle-aged cultivator’s "Innate Gang Qi," it was sent flying in the air. Li Yunjing noted how formidable the "Black Scorpion King’s" defenses were, taking both of their full-power strikes and not being gravely injured. Li Yunjing immediately realized that even if they used all their trump cards, it would be difficult to kill it.