The dense pine forest was quiet at night.
Disciples who went out to hunt for demonic beasts had already returned early.
After all, staying in the dense pine forest at night was not a safe matter.
Occasionally, demonic beasts or wild animals would come out to forage, and their movements were also very subtle.
The two elders searched diligently within the forest.
Although Liang Rujing had not specified the exact location of the Jade Bone Grass before, this was not a problem for them.
No matter what kind of herb it was, it had its own growth habits.
By observing the surrounding environment and the plants that grew there, it was not difficult to deduce the location of the Jade Bone Grass.
Ye Fan followed the two elders, yawning from time to time.
He was just a mortal now, and being tossed around so much at night was still very tiring.
Fortunately, the two elders' professional knowledge was solid, and soon they successfully found several mature Jade Bone Grass plants.
Just then, a tiger quietly crept up behind the three of them.
It was a demonic beast at the Nascent Soul stage, and the two cultivators were quite attractive to it.
Although eating them would not significantly improve its cultivation, it was better than nothing, wasn't it?
The tiger demon quietly released a wave of pressure, enveloping the three of them.
Once the prey was suppressed by its pressure, it could feast!
Although one of them was a mortal without cultivation, human flesh tasted quite delicious, so this demon would gladly accept it.
A flash of golden light flickered on Ye Fan's chest.
Due to its extreme speed, no one noticed it.
The tiger demon assumed that the other party was already suppressed by its pressure and immediately pounced.
Suddenly, a golden light appeared in its eyes!
Before the tiger demon could even react to what was happening, it instantly lost consciousness.
"Bang!" The tiger demon's body crashed heavily a few meters behind Ye Fan.
The two elders looked over at the sound.
"Huh? Where did a big tiger suddenly appear from?" the Second Elder murmured in confusion.
Master Xie Yan walked over quickly and squatted down to examine it.
"There are no signs of life. It's completely dead," Master Xie Yan stood up and shook his head.
"Ye Fan, why don't we take it back and eat it?" the Second Elder's eyes lit up.
"Whatever you say." Ye Fan waved his hand indifferently, "Second Elder, we've found what we came for. Can we go back now?"
Ye Fan had naturally heard the commotion just now, but he couldn't be bothered to pay attention.
Perhaps the tiger had fought with other demonic beasts and lost.
Or perhaps the tiger had tried to sneak attack him and was dealt with by the dog system.
But none of that mattered.
If it was the former, it was an accident.
If it was the latter, it was definitely the dog system's scheme.
This dog system had been quiet for quite some time, and it was probably hatching some wicked plan to harm him!
Did it think that a show of goodwill would make me relax my guard?
It was thinking too much!
Do whatever you want, as long as I don't cultivate, all your efforts will be in vain!
Compared to that, going back to sleep was the priority!
Before long, a large bed swayed and flew back towards the Imperial City.
Ye Fan and the two elders were sitting on the bed.
Along with a tiger demon that had died with its eyes wide open...
In the dense pine forest.
Zhu Pigu led the cultivators from his family in a desperate search.
However, the process was not smooth.
Zhang San's message earlier had stated that the young man had left the city with two old men.
He had seen those two old men a couple of days ago. His subordinates had said one was at the Golden Core stage and the other at the Foundation Establishment stage.
But after searching for a long time, he had not detected any cultivator's aura.
As for the unexplored areas within the dense pine forest...
Those areas were inhabited by powerful demonic beasts, far exceeding the Golden Core stage.
He certainly wouldn't go there to court death.
Could it be that he had arrived too early or too late?
Or perhaps the young man had a treasure that could shield his aura?
"Young Master!" Just as Zhu Pigu was wondering, a cultivator pointed at the sky and shouted, "That seems to be the person you're looking for."
Zhu Pigu looked up and saw a large bed suspended in mid-air about thirty feet away, swaying as it flew towards the Imperial City.
"Are you sure?" Zhu Pigu quickly asked.
Although he had jade for illumination, he was ultimately just a mortal.
On such a night, he could barely make out that it was a large bed and could not see any specific details.
"I'm sure!" the subordinate cultivator quickly replied, "The person sitting on it is the young man you're looking for, along with those two old men!"
"Chase them quickly!" Zhu Pigu immediately ordered.
Leaving two cultivators to protect Zhu Pigu, the rest of the cultivators flew towards the large bed in the sky.
Even if he didn't know how they were shielding their auras, dealing with a Golden Core and a Foundation Establishment cultivator should be a piece of cake, right?!
Those cultivators instantly reached the back of the large bed and took out their magical artifacts, preparing to attack!
A ball of golden light floated out from behind Ye Fan, transforming into several streams that shot towards the cultivators!
The golden light was incredibly fast, and the cultivators had no time to react at all!
Then, these cultivators fell towards the ground like dumplings.
Zhu Pigu, watching from a distance, was stunned.
Three streams of golden light grew closer and closer in his eyes...
After an unknown amount of time.
Zhu Pigu groggily woke up.
His whole body was burning with pain, and his body felt like it had fallen apart!
He had never suffered such pain in his life!
He almost fainted from the pain again on the spot...
Just then, a warm current flowed from his chest.
Zhu Pigu struggled to open his eyes and saw a subordinate pressing his hand against his chest.
"Young Master, you're awake..." the cultivator's voice was weak, "Fortunately, you have that defensive artifact on you... you managed to survive."
"But your injuries are still too severe..." Sweat poured from the cultivator's forehead, "I'll use my true qi to stabilize your injuries, and then I'll take you back for treatment immediately..."
In the critical moment just now, he and another cultivator had rushed to shield Zhu Pigu.
The other cultivator died on the spot, and he was also on the verge of exhaustion.
Even so, Zhu Pigu's condition was still dire!
His internal organs and meridians throughout his body were almost shattered by the golden light, and his life was in danger at any moment!
After channeling true qi for a quarter of an hour, the cultivator picked up Zhu Pigu and trembled as he flew towards the Imperial City.
When they were about three li from the Imperial City, the cultivator finally couldn't hold on any longer.
"Young Master, your subordinate..."
Before he could finish speaking, the cultivator collapsed.
Zhu Pigu, in a daze, fell towards the ground along with the cultivator...
On the other side.
By the time they returned home, it was already past three in the morning.
After the two elders repeatedly guaranteed that they would not go out again, Ye Fan returned to his room.
He was too exhausted to care whether the two elders were reliable or not, and he immediately dived onto the bed and fell asleep.
The two elders happily took the Jade Bone Grass back to their room.
"Huh?" As soon as they entered the room, the two elders were stunned, "Where is he?"
"Did he leave?" Looking at the neatly arranged glass jars and silver needles on the bed, Master Xie Yan murmured, "Could it be that my skills have improved again?"
In his opinion, the person should still be incapacitated.
Now that the person had left, there seemed to be no other explanation besides his skills improving or him performing exceptionally well.
"I think that's exactly it!" the Second Elder nodded affirmatively, "Master Xie Yan, your skills in treating illnesses and saving people have advanced!"
"It's alright, but I'm still far from perfect." Master Xie Yan smiled shyly at being praised by the Second Elder.
However, he was still very pleased.
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"Since Master, you've improved again, I think when we go to the Prime Minister's mansion to see that old brother later, we can try to help him further strengthen his physique."
The Second Elder seemed to have thought of something and said,
"After all, our human bodies are too frail, and it's often extremely inconvenient."
"I think we can try it," Master Xie Yan agreed, "This way, that old brother will never get sick again."
After making a happy decision, Master Xie Yan picked up the glass jars and silver needles and tucked them back into his crotch one by one.
Speaking of which, although this patient had left without saying goodbye, he was quite polite.
He even tidied up his tools for him before leaving.
What a good child!