When the human-faced jade spirit flower blooms, everyone who looks at it will be enchanted.
Including itself.
So at the moment it looked into the bronze mirror, it fell into a kind of trance.
Taking advantage of this, Linbei behind it drew his sword to cut off the stem. As long as he plucked the flower, the mission would be completed.
But at that moment, a sudden change occurred!
Swoosh!
A white figure suddenly dropped from the sky, landing beside the human-faced jade spirit flower and Linbei, and made a swift claw attack, fiercely aiming for Linbei's throat!
Swift and deadly, a single blow was fatal!
Fortunately, Linbei reacted quickly and hastily blocked with his sword. With a clang, the blade splashed with sparks, and he also stepped back a few paces. If he had been a little slower, he would have been fatally struck by the claw.
The three members of the peripheral sword formation turned around and saw clearly what had fallen in the field: a creature that was as small as a child, with an all-white body and a large head.
"The human-faced demonic creature!" Fang Tian's face changed, and he immediately drew his sword.
This extremely rare creature was certainly not within his expectations.
But the creature was very swift, after repelling Linbei, it reached out and plucked a blooming human-faced jade spirit flower, then turned around and tried to escape.
Fang Tian also acted quickly, lifting his Thunder Blade and forming hand seals with his left hand. Instantly, sword qi in the form of golden dragons filled the area, surrounding the perimeter, and became a prison of sword qi! Resembling a thunderous pool, it trapped the creature in the middle.
The creature, however, did not attempt to evade, and leaped straight up. Its figure suddenly turned transparent for a moment, passing through the prison of sword qi, and then leapt onto a hanging rock in mid-air, then quickly shot off into the distance.
In the blink of an eye, it had already fled tens of feet away!
"You demonic fiend, don't run!"
Fang Ting was immediately furious, flipping over and stepping on the sword. In an instant, the sword light transformed into a violent golden dragon, swiftly chasing after.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
However, the valley was filled with strange, hanging rocks crisscrossing each other, and the agile white figure chose the rugged path with ease.
The speed of the sword flying was fast, but it was more inclined towards long-distance straight flight, making it difficult to maneuver in such a terrain. As a result, it kept hitting and shattering the huge rocks.
If it were ordinary stones, it would be fine, but the rocks in the valley were extremely hard. High-speed sword flying and repeated collisions were quite dangerous. Even for a fourth-level practitioner like Fang Ting, it was challenging.
However, after a moment, he changed his form and relied on his physical body to move forward with the wind. The Thunderous Sword flew through the air, attempting to directly kill the creature from a distance.
But this made him even slower, allowing the creature to widen the gap. The flying sword could not seem to lock onto the incredibly agile monster.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye, with both sides moving at a fast pace, and they had already reached the depths of the valley without realizing it. Just as Fang Ting's attention was focused on the creature ahead, he was caught off guard by the sound of rushing wind from above as a large black shadow loomed overhead.
Boom!
He abruptly stopped, only to realize that it was a gigantic branch! He had reached the foot of a towering giant tree!
It turned out that in the center of the valley, there was a gigantic tree, perhaps tens of yards high, with its canopy extending to cover the entire valley. The trees around the giant tree were surrounded by numerous thick branches, and any living creature that approached would be struck by these branches.
Obviously, this giant tree was the king of this valley!
Fang Ting dodged the first branch, but was unable to avoid the second one that came straight at him, sending him flying more than ten yards away.
After rolling to the ground, Fang Ting looked up to see the creature effortlessly dodging and leaping through the consecutive strikes of the tree branches, not a single leaf touching it.
It was too agile!
Fang Ting's Thunderous Sword Qi was known for its speed, but it was straightforward and direct.
In an open, flat space, he was confident that he could catch this creature in no time. But in this rugged and complex valley, he was unable to do anything and dared not pursue because of the existence of the giant tree.
He could only watch as the creature's figure jumped further and further away...
"Damn it!" Fang Ting cursed.
A Golden Core practitioner leading a team, and the mission had failed. Going back to the mountain like this, he wondered how his master would view him, how Senior Brother Ziyang and Sister Ziqing would see him...
Huh?
Whoosh!
In his moment of frustration, an almost uncatchable black shadow passed by him and swiftly chased after the creature.
It seemed even faster and more agile! The branches of the giant tree did not even attack this dark shadow because they had not reacted in time before it had already passed!
Rustle, rustle, rustle, rustle!
...
The Human-Faced Demon.
It is an extremely rare mountain spirit. At the moment when the human-faced jade essence flower ripens and is eaten by an evil spirit, the evil spirit will grow a new body, called the Human-Faced Demon.
The characteristic of this spirit is its incredibly fast speed and agility.
The one in the valley has been lurking for a long time. For the human race who dare to touch the jade essence flower it has found, it naturally wants to exterminate them.
But the strength of those people is extremely powerful, so it can only snatch the human-faced jade essence flower and quickly run away. Once back in its cave, refining the flower will double its strength, and then... hehehe...
Thinking about the scene of its greatly increased strength, the Human-Faced Demon couldn't help but emit a strange laugh.
As for the pursuing human cultivators, it only felt disdain in its heart. Even if their strength is formidable, they will only eat dust behind it.
It knows this valley like the back of its hand and can easily shake them off. They actually think they can fly their swords around here, ha, wait to have their heads smashed in!
When it enters the range covered by the giant tree, the Human-Faced Demon knows that it is safe.
Apart from itself, no other monster can freely roam on the giant tree. These humans definitely can't!
It moves effortlessly, almost like taking a leisurely stroll. After a while, it feels like it can turn around and take a look at the angry appearance of the humans, because they will be out of sight soon.
Thinking this, the Human-Faced Demon turns around with a strange smile.
Then, its large human face suddenly expands, as if it has seen a terrifying sight!
What is that?
Its underdeveloped intelligence begins to be insanely doubtful.
Because when it turned back, it actually saw a dark shadow just one body length behind it, following closely.
Rustle! Rustle!
In the blink of an eye, the dark shadow leaps to the top of its head, then to its side, keeping pace with it!
How is this possible?!
Am I encountering a ghost?
No, wait, I am the ghost!
In its memory, since its birth, no one has been able to keep up with the speed of the Human-Faced Demon!
What on earth is going on?
Because it maintained high-speed movement, it was relatively still compared to the dark figure. So it was able to see clearly the true appearance of that shadow.
He was a young man dressed in fine clothes, quite handsome, and looked gentle and elegant.
Why does he have such terrifying agility?
As the gaze of the demon fell upon him, the young man also looked up at the demon.
Then... he stuck out his tongue, licked his palm, and his eyes gleamed as if he enjoyed the sensation of hunting and chasing.
The strange smile on the demon's face suddenly shattered.
Good heavens, this is a pervert!