"Little Samsara, you're still thinking too simply," Bai Shengyi said softly. "Have you heard the story of 'one monk carrying water, two monks carrying water, three monks having no water to drink'?"
"Look at this just now, did Yun Youyue go all out against the Sky Swallowing Beast? No, right? And fellow Daoist Jing, neither did he. Don't even mention the other one, wielding two magical artifacts, he only tickled the Sky Swallowing Beast twice."
Bai Shengyi tutted. "With their current state, I'm afraid that before they can defeat the Sky Swallowing Beast, it will have already devoured the Cold Pond Blood Ganoderma! Where will I go to snatch it then? I'll have nowhere to cry!"
The Samsara Brush didn't believe it. "This young great demon will definitely wait until the Cold Pond Blood Ganoderma matures before eating it, it won't be so... Shengyi!"
Bai Shengyi narrowed her eyes and decisively threw the Samsara Brush out!
"Boom!"
The brush handle struck the tentacle of the Sky Swallowing Beast that was reaching for the Cold Pond Blood Ganoderma, emitting a thunderous sound.
The Samsara Brush was truly silenced.
The slap in the face came too quickly; it might as well obediently remain a brush.
"Big guy, what kind of skill is it to mess with immature spiritual plants? Let's continue our fight!" Bai Shengyi drew a barrier to envelop the Cold Pond Blood Ganoderma and stood defiantly before the Sky Swallowing Beast.
"Roar!"
If the Sky Swallowing Beast could speak, it would definitely curse Bai Shengyi at this moment.
This woman had ripped open its belly, injured it, and now dared to provoke it?
The Sky Swallowing Beast took a deep breath and, opening its mouth, intended to suck Bai Shengyi in. Seeing this, Bai Shengyi's lips curled into a triumphant smile. The Samsara Brush spun gently. "Fire!"
The void fire instantly engulfed her and the Sky Swallowing Beast's figures.
She once again took out the Heavenly Mechanism Sword and, holding her breath, swung it at the Sky Swallowing Beast's gaping maw. "Heavenly Slash!"
The rules of time and the spatial rules constructed by the Sky Swallowing Beast instantly clashed. "Crack, crack," sounds echoed all around.
"Fellow Daoist Bai has been swallowed by the Sky Swallowing Beast." Jing Lan had been closely watching the battle nearby, ready to act at any moment. Unfortunately, with the flames now filling the area, the situation inside was unclear.
He said gently, "You Yue, you are knowledgeable, do you know what kind of fire this is?"
Yun Youyue said coldly, "What other fire could it be? It's just divine fire. Bai Shengyi has quite a few good things on her. It would be great if she died in the Sky Swallowing Beast's mouth."
"You Yue."
Chen Yi hobbled over from not far away.
"Where are those two?" Yun Youyue frowned tightly upon seeing Chen Yi alone. "Didn't I say to capture those two at all costs, just in case, so we can threaten Bai Shengyi later?"
Chen Yi was injured and had hoped Yun Youyue would comfort him. Hearing her immediate blame filled him with disappointment.
However, he quickly regained his spirits. "I'm sorry, You Yue, they had Divine Speed Talismans on them, and I couldn't capture them."
"Forget it, I knew you were useless." Yun Youyue extended her hand. "Then give me the Heaven Shaking Axe and the North Imperial Cup of Gold and Stone. Later, Young Master Jing and I will be the main attackers against the Sky Swallowing Beast. You remember to take this opportunity to harvest the Cold Pond Blood Ganoderma."
"Alright, alright." Chen Yi had no objections and handed the artifacts to Yun Youyue with both hands.
Jing Lan ignored these matters and stared intently at the ball of fire. After a moment, he suddenly spoke, "The flames are about to extinguish! Bai Shengyi must have been injured by the Sky Swallowing Beast and is unable to sustain herself. Let's go!"
The three immediately surged forward with imposing momentum. As they approached, they witnessed a scene that made their hearts and lungs explode with anger!
The Sky Swallowing Beast let out a sky-shattering roar, its numerous tentacles thrashing violently. Where the Cold Pond Blood Ganoderma had grown, only three bare stalks remained!
Bare!
Stalks!
"Bai! Sheng! Yi!" Yun Youyue gritted her teeth, her rage surging.
Jing Lan and Chen Yi also wore grim, extremely displeased expressions.
She had actually harvested the Cold Pond Blood Ganoderma and fled!
"Chase!" Jing Lan uttered a single word. His gentle face held no trace of a smile, only cold ferocity.
This was the first time someone had dared to snatch something from his grasp!
"Uh, yes! Let's hurry and chase after her!" Chen Yi echoed, turning to check for Bai Shengyi's tracks, only to see the Sky Swallowing Beast lumbering towards them.
"Ah!"
Dark tentacles wrapped around from all directions. Those tentacles extended more tendrils, and as soon as they touched the skin, they burrowed in firmly.
Chen Yi, caught off guard, was struck. He felt his blood rapidly draining and hurriedly used his sword to sever the tentacles, only to find the sword cracking with a "crunch."
"You Yue! Save me quickly!"
However, Yun Youyue and Jing Lan were already struggling to save themselves!
With severe injuries and their treasures stolen, the Sky Swallowing Beast was truly enraged!
It disregarded the gaping bloody wound in its abdomen and the numerous large and small injuries on its body. Driven by furious rage, it relentlessly attacked Yun Youyue and the others.
"Ah! Damn it!" Yun Youyue understood immediately. Bai Shengyi had not only snatched the Cold Pond Blood Ganoderma but had also indirectly set them up!
Her eyes blazed with immense hatred and fury. She roared in impotent rage, "Bai Shengyi! You'd better not let me see you again!"
"Achoo!"
On the vast, endless green grassland, where the grass grew two people high, a disheveled woman sat slumped in the hay, sneezing continuously.
"Are you alright?" the Samsara Brush asked worriedly, looking at Bai Shengyi.
Just moments ago, Bai Shengyi had used herself as bait, luring the Sky Swallowing Beast away from the location of the Cold Pond Blood Ganoderma. Although it was only for a brief instant, during that fleeting moment, the Qiong Meng Vine had suddenly shot out, entwining three spiritual plants and fleeing!
They had also shaken off the Sky Swallowing Beast and fled to this place.
Seeing Bai Shengyi constantly sneezing, the Samsara Brush said helplessly, "Don't you want to change into a warmer magic robe first?"
It couldn't feel the temperature here, but it could see snowflakes falling from the sky.
It was strange. The vegetation here was so lush, clearly resembling spring or summer, yet the weather was as cold as the dead of winter.
However, there were all sorts of peculiar things in the cultivation world.
Bai Shengyi performed a hand seal and changed into a magic robe, feeling much warmer. But her arm, injured by the Sky Swallowing Beast's tentacles before they left, was still bleeding.
Fortunately, the Qiong Meng Vine, with its leaves rolled into bandages, waved up and down and, in a short while, tightly bandaged the wound on her arm, even tying a neat bow.
"So pretty, thank you little vine leaf!"
Bai Shengyi touched the bow and then the Qiong Meng Vine, which shyly curled its leaves.
"Thank you, little vine leaf, for what just happened. I'll refine a Cold Pond Blood Ganoderma into a pill later and give you half."
"Meow!" The Crescent Moon Cat squatted on Bai Shengyi's shoulder and let out a small meow.
Bai Shengyi casually stroked the cat, but her eyes were not on the cat at all. Instead, they were fixed on the Cold Pond Blood Ganoderma.
The mature Cold Pond Blood Ganoderma resembled an oil-paper umbrella, entirely blood-red, crystalline, like a piece of blood jade without the slightest impurity. Occasionally, pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth emanated from it, exuding a refreshing fragrance.
"Meow!"
The Crescent Moon Cat's pupils were fixed on the ganoderma, its paws pawing at Bai Shengyi's shoulder clothing.
"Don't mess around," Bai Shengyi said, continuing to study.
"Meow meow!" The Crescent Moon Cat looked at Bai Shengyi incredulously.
Wasn't it the woman's most beloved little cat?
However, Bai Shengyi completely ignored it.