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"Damn it, this Zi Chen is actually lying to me!"

In the valley, Zhao Can's flustered and exasperated curses sounded out.

A clear and cold fragrance filled the valley. This was the smell of a Chinese sage root. Reaching there, Zhao Can saw Chinese sage root, it was like a glacial lotus, pure white and flawless, quietly growing in the valley.

Seeing Chinese sage root, he also saw ice bear. But... ice bear s were not one, but two.

Previously, he and Zi Chen had spent the equivalent of one zhenqi Pill to get the Bewitching Powder, but it was only enough to bewitch a single ice bear. Yet, two ice bear appeared in front of Zhao Can, causing him to be surprised and angry.

In the cold winter, ice bear were usually sleeping, and these two ice bear were lying right next to them. Although Zhao Can and the others were very careful, they still woke up the ice bear.

The two ice bear were both Grade Five Vicious Beast s, which were equivalent to a human being's strong person at the fifth level of zhenqi. Their skin was rough and their flesh was thick. Their true combat strength surpassed humans of the same level.

All three of them were at the fourth level of zhenqi. Under normal circumstances, they would only be defeated and destroyed if they fought against a single ice bear. In the cold winter, the ice bear's reactions were slightly slow. In addition to the Bewitching Powder, the three of them could still fight with the two ice bear for a while.

"Roar!"

The three-meter-tall ice bear was awakened from its slumber, and it let out an angry roar. The black fur all over his body was as sharp as steel. He raised his palm-leaf fan like bear paws and mercilessly swatted at the three people.

"Bang!"

Under the attack of the bear's paw, a large stone was instantly shattered into pieces.

The three of them flew back with unsightly expressions on their faces. Their bodies hadn't been refined to a state that was even harder than stone. Facing the attacks of two ice bear, they could only rely on their movement techniques to dodge.

"Hurry up and use the Bewitching Powder."

A fierce wind blew, the young man dodged the ice bear's attack and shouted to Zhao Can.

"Bang!"

Another boulder had been shattered by the bear's paw, and a strong gale started to blow through the valley. Facing the attacks of two ice bear, the three of them were quickly forced out of the valley.

"Damn it, how could this be!"

Zhao Can cursed, he was extremely unwilling, but he could only take out the Bewitching Powder. His feet moved, and the third-rate Cultivation Methods appeared under him. It directly passed through the attack from the two bear paws, arriving in front of the ice bear in a flash, and ruthlessly sprinkled the Bewitching Powder in front of him.

The Bewitching Powder was colorless and odorless. It smoothly arrived in front of the ice bear and was sucked into its mouth.

The figure of the ice bear could not help but sway.

Zhao Can took the opportunity to retreat.

"No, if it's a ice bear, it would definitely be enchanted, but two won't work. We have to think of something else. "

After scattering the Bewitching Powder, Zhao Can looked anxious when he saw that the ice bear did not collapse.

"What can we do? Can it be that we can kill the ice bear?" One of the youths said in a bad mood. There was already a bloody wound on his face, caused by the tip of his claw.

Zhao Can gritted his teeth and said: "Both of you hold the ice bear back while I go in to get the Chinese sage root. After that, we will leave together."

"Bullshit!"

Right after Zhao Can finished speaking, a furious voice sounded out, "We brothers are not idiots like Zi Chen, would we believe you? If you want to drag ice bear, you drag it out. We brothers can go in and retrieve the Chinese sage root by ourselves. "

"No, I found this Chinese sage root!" Zhao Can said coldly.

"If it's no good, then let's go, at worst I'll just go back and find Senior Brother Wang Xiong." The other youth sneered.

Their intellect was terrifyingly high.

Although their bodies were unsteady, their attacks were still sharp. The three of them had no choice but to retreat once more after a discussion, then the three of them brought the ice bear and left the valley. Boom!

In the distance, behind the back of a mountain rock, Zi Chen quietly watched as the three of them brought the ice bear away.

Discarding the wrong trust in Zhao Can, Zi Chen appeared to be very calm in all other aspects. When he saw Zhao Can again, his eyes were very calm, without any other emotions.

Because there was no need, he, who had died once, had long since treated Zhao Can as someone who had to be killed.

After the three of them had completely disappeared into the distance, Zi Chen appeared from behind the boulder.

Without the zhenqi, footwork could not be used. Everywhere Zi Chen passed, two rows of deep footprints were left on the ground. However, he was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, he had arrived at the edge of the valley.

He naturally knew what the other three were thinking, it was nothing more than luring the stupid ice bear far away and rushing back at extreme speed.

With his feet stepping on the snow, making popping sounds, Zi Chen quickly scurried into the valley. He saw a Chinese sage root that was half covered by snow growing on the surface of the ice.

The Chinese sage root was sparkling and translucent, like a snow lotus, it emitted a clear and cold fragrance, and even though it was tens of metres away, Zi Chen could still feel the extremely dense spirit energy within the Chinese sage root.

With three steps, Zi Chen arrived in front of the Chinese sage root.

"It's you little thing that almost caused me to die."

Zi Chen looked at the Chinese sage root in front of him, his expression extremely complicated, but he did not hesitate and immediately squatted down to grab the Chinese sage root.

Zhao Can and the others could come at any time, so there wasn't much time left for Zi Chen.

After the Yi Meridian Purification, even though there was no zhenqi, Zi Chen's strength had increased by a lot. Without expending much effort, he managed to grab the Chinese sage root.

"Get it!"

Chinese sage root grew on the surface of the ice, and under great effort, the few roots of Chinese sage root still had a bit of ice on them. Looking at the Chinese sage root, Zi Chen's eyes lit up. In the past, this was his only hope to enter the internal portal, but now, it was his hope to reform the dantian.

Just as Zi Chen was about to put away the Chinese sage root, an angry voice came from outside the valley.

"Lin Hao, Lin Ying, I was the one who discovered this Chinese sage root. You two go block the ice bear." This was Zhao Can's voice, and it sounded extremely exasperated.

"Hmph, you said that you found it, and I said that I found it! It's really idiocy, who do you think you are, how could Senior Brother Wang Xiong fall for you? Let me tell you, whoever takes the Chinese sage root back will be able to obtain the zhenqi Pill! "

Immediately after, Lin Ying's teasing voice came out.

"Then you are courting death!" Zhao Can's voice came out again.

"Haha, are you courting death? You'll know soon enough. Lin Hao, go delay him. Lin Ying laughed, and from the sound of it, he was already outside the valley.

After that, the sound of a battle could be heard.

Laughter came from the valley as Lin Ying reached the deep valley.

But when Lin Ying's laughter reached the valley, it was as if someone had grabbed onto a Neck and stopped abruptly. Lin Ying's pair of eyes widened even more, as if he had seen a ghost.

He had indeed seen a ghost, because he had seen Zi Chen.

"Ah …!"

The current Zi Chen was currently staring coldly at Lin Ying, and that cold gaze was as if she was looking at a dead person. Lin Ying was stunned for a moment, then instantly let out a cry of alarm, as his entire being froze in place.

"Hehe!"

The ice-cold Zi Chen suddenly let out a mischievous laugh. That smile was very strange, like the laughter of an evil spirit. It was ethereal and sinister, causing Lin Ying to be unable to help but shiver.

If he hadn't been so calm, he would have already retreated in terror.

After sneering, Zi Chen suddenly flew towards Lin Ying in front of him like a ghostly shadow. At the moment, Lin Ying was only looking at Zi Chen, he was smiling strangely, he did not look at his feet, and thought that Zi Chen was floating over.

"Ghost!"

Subconsciously, Lin Ying let out a strange cry, and jumped to the side, more than ten meters away.

"Shua!"

As if he had already predicted that Lin Ying would make such a move, Zi Chen laughed coldly, and without bothering with Lin Ying, he ran out of the valley.

The sound of footsteps was very obvious, but the terrified Lin Ying did not hear it. He thought Zi Chen was floating out.

"He's gone, he's gone. He must have gone to find Zhao Can, there's always someone who owes money to him." Lin Ying gasped for breath, the heart that was at his throat was finally relaxed, and after that, he looked towards the Chinese sage root.

"Ah …!"

Lin Ying cried out once again. The Chinese sage root that was previously in the valley had actually lost its trace.

"Do ghosts have to be trained with Chinese sage root too?" Lin Ying's heart sank again.

However, at this time, exclamations of surprise came from outside the valley, "Ah, ghosts!"

It was Lin Hao's voice, but right at that moment, Zhao Can's surprised voice sounded out, "Zi Chen, it's you, you're not dead?"

Zhao Can's words were like a bucket of cold water pouring down Lin Ying's heart. His entire body shivered, and then he realised that there were deep footprints on the ground.

"He doesn't use it to float, he uses it to float! Damn it! He's not dead! " Lin Ying anxiously shouted out: "Zi Chen stole the Chinese sage root!"

Afterwards, he took big steps and flew out of the valley.

Outside the valley, when they suddenly saw Zi Chen, both Lin Xiong and Zhao Can were startled.

If it were anyone else, they would have been stunned to see a dead person not yet dead. Using the time that he had to be distracted, Zi Chen smiled at the two of them strangely and flew off into the distance.

By the time the two discovered it, it was already too late.

Zi Chen had already ran for more than ten metres.

Then, Lin Ying roared, causing the two people outside the valley to change their expressions, and they immediately chased after Zi Chen.

Just then, the two ice bear came back.

"Roar!" "Roar!"

Two heaven-shaking roars echoed in the air, followed by the powerful might of a bear's paw, as it charged towards the duo.

Helpless, the two could only dodge again.

Because of the ice bear's entanglement, Zi Chen had ran for close to a hundred meters, and by the time the two of them had gotten rid of the ice bear, Zi Chen was already three to four hundred meters away.

"Chase!"

The three of them looked at each other. Their eyes were surprisingly similar at this moment, and all of them were filled with anger. Then, they chased after Zi Chen.

When the ice bear returned to the valley, it discovered that there were no more Chinese sage root, so it loudly roared. Then, it sprinted out of the valley and similarly chased after them.

In such a long period of time, not many Bewitching Powder had lost its effect.