The demon realm, a small merchant caravan flew unhurriedly along a mountain range.
Yang Chen brought all the spiritual herbs he had cultivated over the years, intending to find an opportunity to break through to the Void Refining realm in Heavenly Phoenix City.
All his possessions were invested here. Out of caution, besides Xiao Fei, he also hired more than a dozen guards.
Among the other guards were both humans and demons, including two Nascent Soul stage guards.
One was a Nascent Soul stage Sky Wind Wolf, and the other was a Nascent Soul stage White Rabbit. Both were good friends of Yang Chen.
"Everyone, we will rest for a night on the mountain ahead and continue our journey tomorrow."
Some people followed Yang Chen's command and stopped to rest on a small hill.
This group, except for the Nascent Soul stage Sky Wind Wolf, disliked traveling at night.
So, when night fell, they rested.
The group landed on the small hill. Yang Chen had people set up defensive formations around the perimeter and then distributed food to everyone.
After flying for a whole day, even cultivators felt a bit tired. Everyone found a spot to sit and rest.
Xiao Fei held a bottle of spiritual wine, drinking it leisurely. His gaze occasionally swept over the three Nascent Soul powerhouses.
He found these demon realm cultivators to be quite peculiar. A rabbit and a sheep were friends with a wolf, and they got along harmoniously.
However, this was also because their cultivation realms were similar. If it were lower-level cultivators, such harmony wouldn't exist.
For instance, the Nascent Soul stage Sky Wind Wolf looked at Xiao Fei and the other guards with unfriendly eyes,
frightening the other guards into trembling.
The Sky Wind Wolf noticed that only Xiao Fei among the crowd was not trembling and was still leisurely drinking wine. This made him feel ignored and humiliated.
A low-level cultivator dared to disregard his authority. He had already secretly resolved to teach Xiao Fei a lesson.
As night gradually descended, the Sky Wind Wolf, who preferred to be active at night, was responsible for guarding the camp.
The rest of them were in meditation, maintaining a state of semi-sleep, ready to react at any moment if danger arose.
Only from a large rock came the untimely sound of snoring and teeth grinding.
The Sky Wind Wolf turned his head and saw that it was indeed the low-level cultivator who had ignored him.
He immediately walked over and kicked Xiao Fei's leg. He discovered that this human cultivator's physical body was quite tough, and his toes ached faintly from the kick.
"Hey! Why are you sleeping?"
Xiao Fei opened his eyes, took a look, and then groggily stood up.
"What else should I be doing at night if not sleeping? You'd be better off worrying about your own safety than caring about me."
Although he intended to keep a low profile and blend in with the crowd, he didn't need to act like a subordinate in front of a mere Nascent Soul cultivator.
"Hahaha! Ridiculous! As a dignified Nascent Soul powerhouse, what danger should I worry about!"
The Sky Wind Wolf clearly dismissed Xiao Fei's reminder.
However, what he didn't notice was that the others in the camp were gradually losing consciousness from their semi-sleep state.
"This is bad!"
"Enemy attack!"
Yang Chen had been on edge and cautious throughout the journey. He was the first to sense that something was wrong and shouted, leaping up.
At this moment, the Nascent Soul stage rabbit also jumped high, assuming a vigilant posture.
The Sky Wind Wolf also realized something was wrong. He seemed to have been poisoned. He kicked the cultivator next to him, and the cultivator fell to the ground.
Just as the three Nascent Soul powerhouses realized something was amiss, wooden spikes flew from a distance with whistling sounds.
"Who is hiding and playing tricks? Why don't you come out and fight me!"
The Sky Wind Wolf roared, unleashing wind blades from his hand, shattering all the incoming wooden spikes.
However, no one appeared in the darkness in the distance. The only response was more wooden spikes whistling towards them.
Xiao Fei produced a simple bone shield in his hand, holding it in front of him. All the wooden spikes that hit the bone shield were shattered.
In his divine sense, he had already clearly seen the true faces of the sneak attackers in the distance.
He smiled meaningfully and said nothing more, continuing to shield himself with the shield, and inadvertently moved a little closer to Yang Chen.
Yang Chen was skilled in cultivating spiritual herbs and naturally had a good understanding of various poisons. At this moment, he took a light breath.
"Not good, this is Wolfsbane Flower. Even Nascent Soul cultivators cannot resist it."
The Nascent Soul stage White Rabbit, hearing this, immediately became furious and glared at the Sky Wind Wolf beside him.
"Wolfsbane Flower only grows near the lairs of demon beasts at or above the Nascent Soul stage. You must have done this!"
At the same time, Yang Chen also looked at the Sky Wind Wolf warily.
"We have known each other for hundreds of years. Why would you ambush and frame us?"
The Sky Wind Wolf was enraged at being falsely accused by his two friends.
"How could I possibly frame you? This must be a misunderstanding. I will go and capture the person shooting arrows from the dark and show you!"
The Sky Wind Wolf shouted and charged into the darkness in the distance.
The White Rabbit sneered as he watched the Sky Wind Wolf leave, his figure gradually disappearing from their sight.
"I should have guessed long ago that he wasn't a good person and had ulterior motives towards us."
At this moment, the wooden spikes shot from the opposite side gradually lessened.
The White Rabbit snorted and walked to Yang Chen's side. Yang Chen was anxious to check the casualties among the hired guards.
If hired guards suffered casualties, a large amount of spirit stones would have to be compensated.
Just then, a long sword in the White Rabbit's hand suddenly stabbed towards Yang Chen.
Yang Chen, who was looking down at the guards' injuries, suddenly sensed danger. But by the time he saw the sword thrust by the White Rabbit, it was too late.
They were too close, and the change was too sudden. There was no way to defend or evade in such a short time.
"You..."
He never expected that the real culprit was this usually docile White Rabbit, who wouldn't even dare to kill a chicken.
Just as Yang Chen despaired, believing he was doomed, and the White Rabbit gloated, thinking he had succeeded.
Suddenly, a rough bone shield extended from the side, blocking his sword.
Both of them turned their heads in surprise and saw the seemingly inconspicuous human guard.
"Who are you? Why do you interfere with my business!"
"Thank you, fellow Daoist, for saving me!"
Xiao Fei's action of saving Yang Chen surprised one with anger and the other with joy.
"Who I am is not important. Since I received 50,000 spirit stones from him, I must fulfill my promise to protect him."
Xiao Fei ignored the White Rabbit's venomous gaze. With a wave of his hand, laws enveloped the White Rabbit.
Casually grabbing two long ears, he lifted the White Rabbit.
"Hehehe... Not bad! Today's dinner is secured."
Just then, a group of strangely-looking demon beasts from a distance were escorting the Sky Wind Wolf towards them.
"Let her go! We will exchange this wolf for her!"
The Sky Wind Wolf had fallen into a trap as soon as he left. He was dejected, his waist broken.
"You are not qualified to negotiate with me!"
Xiao Fei spoke, and his law domain spread out, quickly enveloping the group of demon beasts.
Enveloped by the law domain, the bodies of these demon beasts instantly collapsed, scattering into pieces.
Only the Sky Wind Wolf remained standing there foolishly, looking at the pile of broken limbs on the ground.
He hadn't quite registered that this inconspicuous junior cultivator before him was actually a senior expert.
He suddenly remembered that he had kicked this senior expert just now.
Terrified, his legs went weak, and he immediately knelt down to beg for mercy.