Chapter 1864: True Friendship is Revealed in Adversity

Of course, the complete set of Azure Glaze Swords, a spirit treasure, was indispensable; perhaps only a fifth-tier demon beast could withstand a single strike from the complete set of spirit treasures.

As soon as the demon beast's essence left its body, a blue porcelain bottle descended from above, emitting a blue ethereal glow that enveloped the essence and drew it into the blue porcelain bottle.

Wang Qingshan beckoned, and the blue porcelain bottle flew to him, vanishing into his sleeve.

"What kind of demon beast is this? I've never seen one before."

Bai Ling'er frowned. She was quite knowledgeable, yet she did not recognize the demon beast Wang Qingshan had slain.

Wang Qingshan stepped forward and extracted the demon beast's inner core. The core was dull in color and irregular in shape. Based on his many years of hunting demon beasts, Wang Qingshan deduced that this particular beast had very little demonic power remaining.

"It's likely a hybrid demon beast! It had little demonic power left, which explains why it was so easily defeated."

Wang Qingshan realized this and placed the demon beast's corpse into his storage ring.

"There aren't any fifth-tier demon beasts here, are there? Fourth-tier ones are manageable, but if we encounter a fifth-tier demon beast, we'll be in serious trouble."

Bai Ling'er said with a frown. In the Spirit-Locking Land, their chances of survival would be very low if they encountered a fifth-tier demon beast.

"Your 'crow's mouth' was right; there really is a fifth-tier demon beast."

Wang Qingshan's voice was heavy as he gazed into the distance.

Bai Ling'er's face turned deathly pale, and her eyes were filled with terror.

Boom!

Accompanying a massive boom, she saw a colossal golden frog, as large as a small mountain, leaping from a distance. Indeed, it was leaping.

The golden giant frog was covered in golden scales and possessed three crimson eyes. Its limbs were massive; with a single thrust of its hind legs, it could leap tens of meters high and over a hundred meters away.

Wang Qingshan dared not be careless. He quickly summoned his Qian Guang Dun Ying Shuttle, jumped onto it, and at that moment, the golden giant frog emitted an extremely sharp, bizarre shriek.

Upon hearing the sound, Wang Qingshan and Bai Ling'er's heads buzzed as if they were being struck by a heavy object.

A long, crimson tongue shot out, like a red spear, heading directly for Bai Ling'er.

A blinding white light suddenly illuminated Bai Ling'er's body, and a thick layer of white light instantly appeared, enveloping her.

With a dull thud, the white light shattered like thin paper, instantly broken by the red tongue. Bai Ling'er let out an agonizing shriek, was sent flying backward, and spat out a large mouthful of blood.

Wang Qingshan's brows furrowed. With a sword incantation, an astonishing sword intent surged from his body, causing the void to vibrate and distort. Thousands of azure sword lights materialized, accompanied by continuous sword hums.

"Go!"

The golden giant frog's long red tongue suddenly swept, striking the Heaven-Piercing Sword Light, which instantly shattered.

Seizing this opportune moment, Wang Qingshan flew to Bai Ling'er's side, wrapped his large hand around her slender waist, pulled her into his embrace, and leaped onto the Qian Guang Dun Ying.

Bai Ling'er broke free from Wang Qingshan's embrace and turned around, her eyes glowing with dazzling white light. Three snow-white tails suddenly sprouted behind her.

The golden giant frog remained motionless, its eyes glazed over.

"Hurry, go! I used a bloodline secret technique; it won't be long before it awakens from the illusion."

Bai Ling'er's voice was faint, and her legs felt weak.

Wang Qingshan quickly embraced Bai Ling'er. With an incantation, the Qian Guang Dun Ying Shuttle transformed into a streak of light and sped away.

After a moment, the golden giant frog awakened from the illusion. It pushed off with its hind legs, leaped tens of meters high, and gave chase.

It clearly had little demonic power left; otherwise, it wouldn't be pursuing Wang Qingshan and Bai Ling'er in such a clumsy manner.

Bai Ling'er had used a bloodline secret technique, which had significant side effects. She felt weak all over, leaning against Wang Qingshan's warm embrace, as a strong masculine scent filled her nostrils.

She gazed at Wang Qingshan's refined face, her eyes constantly shifting.

The Qian Guang Dun Ying Shuttle was remarkably fast. In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, they appeared above a vast wasteland. The sky was hazy gray, and the ground was barren, giving the area a desolate appearance.

As soon as the Qian Guang Dun Ying Shuttle appeared above the wasteland, the void above Wang Qingshan's head rippled. A colossal golden claw, hundreds of meters in size, materialized as if plucking the moon from the sea, grabbing towards Wang Qingshan's head.

The nine Azure Glaze Swords transformed into nine streaks of azure light and met the attack.

With a thunderous boom, the golden claw shattered into pieces.

The Qian Guang Dun Ying Shuttle flew forward, with the nine Azure Glaze Swords following closely.

Wang Qingshan noticed that the suppression of divine sense was even more severe here. With a fifth-tier demon beast in pursuit, he couldn't afford to worry about such details.

Before long, the Qian Guang Dun Ying Shuttle stopped. Ahead lay a vast, boundless expanse of ground, pitted with dozens of massive craters and scattered with several humanoid skeletons.

His divine sense detected a strong restrictive fluctuation, clearly indicating the presence of powerful restrictions.

He released two flying eagle puppet beasts and directed them to fly forward.

As they flew out several hundred meters, a deafening thunder rumbled from high above. Several thick silver lightning bolts tore across the sky, striking the two flying eagle puppet beasts.

After a tremendous crash, the two flying eagle puppet beasts were reduced to a pile of scrap metal, scattered across the ground.

Wang Qingshan frowned, his face showing hesitation, as an angry roar echoed from behind him.

He took a deep breath, his gaze becoming incredibly resolute. He still possessed an Underworld Moon Pearl and a fifth-tier talisman. However, with Bai Ling'er by his side, it would be difficult to look after her if a fight erupted. After careful deliberation, Wang Qingshan decided to push through; if it proved impossible, he would retreat.

With a sword incantation, the nine Azure Glaze Swords each burst forth with dazzling azure light, transforming into nine shimmering azure lotus flowers that floated above his head. They then flew forward.

Boom!

A tremendous roar echoed from high above as several thick bolts of lightning tore across the sky, heading straight for them.

The spiritual light of the Qian Guang Dun Ying Shuttle intensified greatly, allowing them to evade several silver lightning bolts. This, however, poked a hornet's nest, as over a dozen thick silver lightning bolts tore across the sky, striking at them.

Amidst flashing lightning and roaring thunder, Wang Qingshan held Bai Ling'er, controlling the Qian Guang Dun Ying Shuttle to fly swiftly, dodging the silver lightning bolts. Occasionally, when evasion was impossible, the silver lightning would strike the azure lotus flowers, causing them to sway gently.

Bai Ling'er's pearly teeth bit her red lips, and a flicker of something unusual passed through her beautiful eyes.

At that moment, the golden giant frog caught up. It saw the silver lightning striking from the sky, let out a few strange roars, and watched helplessly as Wang Qingshan and Bai Ling'er vanished into the wasteland.

Two hours later, Wang Qingshan and Bai Ling'er had not yet left the wasteland. With a loud crash, the nine azure lotus flowers reverted to nine shimmering azure flying swords, their spiritual light now dim.

A deafening roar echoed from high above as dozens of silver lightning bolts struck down.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, please put away your innate flying swords! I can use my demon core to resist for a while."

As Bai Ling'er spoke, she opened her mouth, and a snow-white demon core flew out. It spun above their heads, and a soft white light materialized, enveloping them.

Ordinary defensive magical treasures would not be able to withstand this for long.

Wang Qingshan put away the nine Azure Glaze Swords, whose spiritual light had dimmed. With an incantation, the Qian Guang Dun Ying Shuttle's speed surged.

The Qian Guang Dun Ying Shuttle was incredibly fast. Even so, silver lightning bolts continued to strike the white light, vanishing without a trace as if dissolving into the sea.

Half an hour later, a lush, dense forest appeared ahead, and no more lightning struck.

Wang Qingshan performed an incantation, and the Qian Guang Dun Ying Shuttle slowly descended to the ground. Bai Ling'er's inner core transformed into a streak of white light and vanished into her mouth.

The next moment, Bai Ling'er's body glowed with white light, and she abruptly transformed into a snow-white three-tailed spirit fox.

Bai Ling'er had used a bloodline secret technique and then channeled her inner core to resist the restrictions. Her true essence was severely depleted, preventing her from resuming human form. The last time this occurred was when she had been injured by Wang Qingshan.

The three-tailed spirit fox fell unconscious, and no matter how Wang Qingshan tried to communicate, it was futile.

Wang Qingshan frowned, deciding to first find a place to rest and wait for Bai Ling'er to awaken.

He glanced at a distant peak and steered the Qian Guang Dun Ying Shuttle towards it.