The mandrill was incredibly fast, relentlessly pursuing Lin Yao at a speed disproportionate to its size, which was extremely annoying.
Although Lin Yao's current defensive capabilities and burst attack power would undoubtedly lead to victory in a fight against this mountain demon, he simply couldn't afford such a drain on his energy. Aside from the fact that his healing and Yi family internal energy were precious and difficult to replenish during the journey, the time wasted in battle and the increased fatigue in his muscles and bones made it an option he absolutely couldn't choose.
We can only avoid it, and we must avoid it.
Finally, Lin Yao used the silver hook and hemp rope to cross a treacherous five-meter-wide ravine, finally escaping the troubles of the mountain demon.
Just as one difficult problem was solved, an even bigger one arose.
Xiao Cao woke up and wanted Lin Yao to cooperate with her in seclusion!
"Quickly, find a safe place to cultivate in seclusion. I need your help. Only your healing energy can get me out of danger!" Xiaocao's first words after suddenly waking up were urgent, even skipping the formal address, showing how critical the situation was.
Give me the 'Bigu Pill'!
Lin Yao didn't waste any time. This wasn't the time to ask why. He understood that Xiao Cao's words must have come from the most dangerous situation. His constant worry about the "Bigu Pill" made him think of the problems he might encounter during his seclusion. This seclusion would definitely not provide him with the same energy replenishment as when Xiao Cao merged with the Earth Mother last time. Therefore, making thorough preparations was the most crucial thing.
The little grass didn't speak again, but its tentacles, which appeared instantly, delivered a handful of pills into Lin Yao's hands, and some even fell directly to the ground.
There were over a hundred "Bigu Pills," as well as numerous "Life-Giving Pills," "Dragon-Tiger Pills," and "Heaven-Mending Pills." Even twenty-five "Year-Round Pills" that had just been refined but not yet consumed by Xiaocao appeared. This showed how urgent Xiaocao's situation was; she no longer had the mind or energy to care about these pills and instinctively sent some of them out of her body.
Lin Yao hurriedly put the numerous pills into jade bottles, which he always carried with him. Dika even specially sewed a storage belt from animal hide to store them.
Jinka had already sent people to thoroughly inspect Lin Yao's belongings. Apart from the few bottles of "Life Movement No. 1" that were confiscated, Lin Yao kept these empty bottles. Unexpectedly, these jade bottles, which he had simply kept out of habit, came in handy at this moment.
"Never mind! Little Grass's life is the most important. Even if she gets caught, it doesn't matter. As long as Little Grass recovers, I can be reborn." After thinking it over quickly, Lin Yao made his decision.
After much effort, Lin Yao found a naturally formed cave beside a cliff in a mountain stream. He didn't care about the damp and muddy ground inside; all he cared about was that the cave wouldn't be disturbed by wild animals.
He stuffed a handful of "fasting pills" into his mouth and began meditating in seclusion...
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Chapter 241 Death Match
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Ah Lang stopped. Could it be that he's injured? Is he in any danger?
Dika bit her lip, lost in thought. Her face was full of worry, her eyes red and swollen from not having slept all night, clearly from having cried many times.
Perhaps it was attacked by a wild animal, perhaps it was bitten by a poisonous insect, perhaps it fell into a sinkhole in a mountain cliff, perhaps...
Dika imagined many scenarios, each one causing her anxiety. The only thing she was certain of now was that Lin Yao was still alive; otherwise, she would suffer excruciating pain and die within an hour.
"Hurry! Ah Lang has stopped! He's in danger!" Dika screamed, pounding on the back of the Jiang family member carrying her. Gone was her gentleness and tranquility; her shrill voice revealed her anxiety. At this moment, she only wanted to find Lin Yao as soon as possible, and she no longer cared about the consequences.
Because being alive was enough for her; she didn't ask for much.
He sat in meditation, gathering his healing energy and directing it towards the location of the small grass. The area was shrouded in a mist of emerald green and jet black, making it impossible to sense what was happening inside.
Xiao Cao's words were brief, but Lin Yao gleaned some information from them: his medical qi was very helpful to Xiao Cao, even related to her life or death.
Unable to cultivate and recover the greatly depleted medical energy, Lin Yao immediately sent all the remaining energy to his chest.
Emergency situations allow no room for negligence. At such times, the most important thing is to ensure that the grass receives support, rather than allowing it to recover on its own.
The fog hindered the flow of medical energy, and Lin Yao was still unable to penetrate this barrier to contact Xiao Cao.
After trying different directions and positions of the fog, Lin Yao paused, hesitated for a moment, then compressed all his medical true energy as much as possible, imagining it as a spear shape, and concentrated his most concentrated medical true energy to stab at the fog.
With a soft "poof," the healing energy successfully penetrated the surrounding mist and reached the grass.
"You're here? That's great!" Lin Yao felt a surge of joy from Xiao Cao. "Continue, just like that. This time I was too reckless. I didn't expect Ming Jin to have evolved. Right now, it's fighting me for control. Whoever loses will disappear and be eaten by the other."
"Yaoyao, hang in there! I'm almost at my limit again, and I need more healing energy!" Xiaocao's tone suddenly turned urgent. "Mingjin actually has external help. It's that black energy, that's primordial witch power."
The silence of the grass made Lin Yao feel even more threatened. At this moment, his healing energy was exhausted, and soon his mind was expelled from the fog and returned to his original position outside.
Cultivate to quickly restore your medical energy, then form a spear to pierce the weapon group and support Xiaocao.
This continued indefinitely, with Lin Yao caught in a cycle of cultivating, providing support, cultivating again, and providing support again.
Little Grass's condition did not improve much. Perhaps it was because Ming Jin, an ancient being, had comprehended the ability to use primordial witch power and was extremely powerful, even unable to deal with Little Grass who had merged with the Earth Mother.
It should be noted that at this point, Xiaocao possessed the abilities and strength of two ancient beings. Under normal circumstances, dealing with someone like Mingjin would be more than enough. This is why Xiaocao took action before deciding to escape.
After stealing the Bright Gold from the basement of the Daika tribe, Xiaocao still had the strength to suppress it and then choose a suitable time to fuse with the Bright Gold. All of this should have been easy, but unexpectedly, she encountered difficulties.
At this point, Lin Yao's support could only allow Xiao Cao to barely maintain a fighting situation, with no possibility of counterattack, and she was always in a passive defensive state.
"Damn it, I'll give it my all!" Lin Yao gritted his teeth. He decided to try every possible way to help Xiaocao.
There was no time to think about anything else at this point. He didn't even bother to sense Dika's location. He figured they would arrive in a few hours. If they kidnapped him without knowing the reason, interrupting his cultivation and recovery of true energy, and causing Xiaocao to fail and be eaten, it would be too late for regrets.
Even worse, after Xiaocao is eaten, Mingjin, who possesses rich, dark magical power, will definitely not treat him as kindly as Xiaocao did. He might even be able to use mysterious witchcraft to possess him, and he would truly become a walking corpse.
Take the elixir!
Lin Yao took out the "Life-Giving Pill" and put it in his mouth. While cultivating, he used a small amount of medical true energy to wrap the pill's energy and dissolve it into the meridians. In the slowly circulating true energy, the pill's energy was absorbed and refined, helping to accelerate the recovery and strengthening of the medical true energy.
Medical True Qi is very tolerant of medicinal Qi and higher-level Dan Qi. In the past, the medicinal Qi of ordinary medicinal herbs could not be directly absorbed and transformed by Medical True Qi. At that time, ordinary medicinal Qi could only be converted into neutral medicinal Qi by using herbs to assist in the cultivation of Medical True Qi. This auxiliary effect disappeared when Lin Yao's Medical True Qi reached the twelfth level of the Human Rank, which also made Lin Yao give up this way of improving his power.