Chapter 144: Besieging the Spirit Medicine Sect

Leaving the Green Spirit Mountain, where the Spirit Genesis Sect was located, Qingxi suddenly glanced at the Dragon Horse beside him.

"Dragon Horse, have you actually undergone your transformation or not? Why do you still look like you can never grow up?"

Through his reading ability, he knew that the Dragon Horse had already transformed, but aside from having slightly larger ears, it looked completely unchanged in every other aspect.

At this point, he even began to doubt whether the system's reading function was malfunctioning.

"I am the Strongest Auxiliary System! How could there possibly be a malfunction?" Pi Pizhu retorted firmly and righteously.

Qingxi: "..."

"Of course I've transformed, but I haven't used my innate talent, 'A Horse's Journey Through the Skies' yet, so Master, you can't tell."

The Dragon Horse suddenly radiated a soft, sacred light, its body rapidly expanding while undergoing major changes in every aspect.

First, its size grew manifold, with its back reaching nearly three meters in height. Its entire body was pristine white, and a mane over a meter long grew along the back of its neck, swaying in the wind and making it look extremely majestic.

On its back, a pair of white wings unfurled, boasting a wingspan of fully ten meters. A gentle flap of these wings was enough to whip up a hurricane.

Its previously concealed cultivation base also burst forth rapidly, radiating the aura of a peak Mysterious-grade spirit beast comparable to the Advanced Innate Realm, causing massive ripples in the surrounding air.

"Master, am I handsome?"

The Dragon Horse proudly raised its head, swaying it back and forth with extreme smugness.

However, after taking a punch from the little Vajra Ape standing on top of its head, the Dragon Horse instantly cowered. The sacred aura vanished immediately, and its eyes revealed a very human-like fear.

Although its cultivation surpassed that of the little Vajra Ape, the psychological shadow from having been severely beaten in the past had not yet dissipated, leaving it with an instinctive dread of the little ape.

"As expected of Big Brother, even your spirit beast is this powerful!"

Xia Dang was completely awestruck.

Inside the Spirit Medicine Sect, there was also a powerful spirit beast whose tier reached the peak Earth-grade, rivaling the peak Golden Gang Realm.

However, that spirit beast was the guardian beast of the Spirit Medicine Sect, and its master was the sect's founding ancestor. In terms of seniority, it held a much higher generation than the sect leader, making it an ancestor-level existence.

Therefore, no one within the Spirit Medicine Sect dared to harbor any improper thoughts about that spirit beast, and everyone treated it with utmost respect.

Lin Feng looked at the Dragon Horse in astonishment, feeling a deep sense of envy.

If possible, he also wanted such a dashing spirit beast.

Watching the Dragon Horse display its racial talent, Qingxi's eyes lit up. He immediately hopped onto its back and said, "Very well, this way we can reach the Southern Domain in no time."

He waved his hand, and Xia Dang and Lin Feng quickly leaped onto the horse's back.

Once magnified, the Dragon Horse's back was spacious enough that seating a few more people would pose no problem at all.

The Dragon Horse let out an excited cry, beating its wings and soaring into the sky with three men and one monkey, moving even faster than a spirit boat.

On the horse's back, the sound of the wind was relentless.

Anticipating that the upcoming battles would undoubtedly be extremely perilous, Qingxi curiously inquired about Xia Dang's strength.

As the second-ranked prodigy on the New Star Rankings, just behind Zhou Shitong, his strength shouldn't be too weak.

When the time came, the three of them cooperating fully would surely be able to eliminate even more otherworldly fiends and rake in a fortune.

Xia Dang wore an embarrassed look and said, "Although my strength is alright, in reality, I probably only rank around tenth on the New Star Rankings."

Qingxi looked entirely puzzled and asked, "Aren't the rankings on the New Star Rankings determined strictly by strength?"

"The New Star Rankings are indeed ranked by strength, but whenever I challenge others, they seem to be wary of my identity as the Young Sect Master of the Spirit Medicine Sect and intentionally lose to me. Only that guy Zhou Shitong beats me black and blue every single time, which is how I ended up ranked second."

Xia Dang scratched his head and explained with an awkward expression.

Qingxi's mouth twitched.

Damn it, you can even reach second place like this...

As expected, this was the power of money!

Impressive!

"Perhaps Xia Dang can't even beat Xiao Wusheng, who ranks tenth on the New Star Rankings... Let me make another prediction: his true combat prowess probably only ranks around the twentieth spot on the New Star Rankings."

Qingxi thought to himself.

If Xia Dang's strength were truly formidable, he wouldn't have been caught by the crab-pincer fiend's giant axe that day, only to be ambushed by the bloodthirsty black fiend.

Qingxi shook his head, lacking confidence in Xia Dang's strength.

As for Lin Feng, although he was also at the Advanced Innate Realm, his mastery over his power was weak, and coupled with the fact that he hadn't cultivated any powerful ultimate techniques, it was unrealistic to expect him to deal with formidable enemies.

"It seems I'll have to rely entirely on myself."

Qingxi expressed his helplessness.

At that moment, Xia Dang chimed in, "Big Brother, I think your strength is formidable. You can definitely thrash Zhou Shitong. The number one spot on the New Star Rankings belongs to no one but you."

Qingxi curled his lips and said, "You must have been trapped in the subterranean caverns for too long, unaware that Zhou Shitong has already broken through to the Half-Step Spirit Gang Realm. I can defeat him, but thrashing him isn't very likely."

Xia Dang gasped inwardly and gave a thumbs-up. "That's still incredibly strong! As expected of my Big Brother! Still, I think Big Brother is just being modest. In my opinion, even if Zhou Shitong advances to the Half-Step Spirit Gang Realm, you can still thrash him."

Qingxi felt a slight pang of surprise, thinking to himself that Xia Dang's guess was surprisingly accurate.

When operating at full strength, he truly could thrash Zhou Shitong.

After all, a single Spatial Interference Zone alone was enough to bind the opponent.

When that happened, what else could it be called if not a thrashing?

...

A short while later, about half a day had passed.

They arrived at the Southern Domain, located tens of thousands of miles away.

To avoid drawing attention, they stopped a hundred miles outside the Spirit Medicine Sect.

The Dragon Horse shrank its body back to its normal form.

"Let's go, let's check out the situation first."

Qingxi took the lead.

Along the way, he tested the grandmaster-grade "Water Stealth Technique" and discovered that even by relying solely on the trace amounts of moisture in the air, this ultimate technique could still produce a certain effect.

Under Xia Dang and Lin Feng's astonished gazes, Qingxi's figure gradually blurred, as if most of him had been erased from the scenery, leaving behind only a faint, hard-to-distinguish outline.

"Big Brother, don't scare me like this!"

Xia Dang was at a complete loss.

"What are you panicking for? I'm just executing an ultimate technique."

Qingxi's figure rapidly solidified once more.

On land, the moisture in the air was scarce, so the effect wasn't obvious, limiting him to merely blurring his form.

If he were to submerge into water, he could completely conceal his presence and gain extreme speed within the aquatic environment.

Before long, the group arrived at the foot of the Tianling Mountain Range, where the Spirit Medicine Sect was situated.

Before even stepping into the mountains, they saw countless fiends surrounding the mountain gate. At a single glance, there were easily several thousand of them, among whom the Spirit Gang and Meta Gang realms combined totaled over thirty individuals.

What was even more alarming was that ahead of the fiend army's formation, two hulking figures were suspended in mid-air, radiating the aura of the peak Golden Gang Realm.

"Didn't they say there was only one Golden Gang Realm commander? Why are there two? How are we supposed to fight this?!" Qingxi's breathing quickened.

They were hiding behind a patch of jungle, secretly watching the fiend army with pounding hearts.

Fortunately, they hadn't flown straight over; otherwise, had they been discovered, the situation would undoubtedly have been infinitely perilous.

"The Spirit Medicine Sect's mountain gate is blocked, and we can't get in. What should we do?" Lin Feng lay flat on the grassy ground, peeking at the imposing mountain gate with a face drained of color from fright.

He had never witnessed such a massive spectacle before, and instantly felt completely helpless.