Whoosh whoosh whoosh—

A series of strong winds sounded from the mountain forest.

Yang Liu flashed and quickly dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the surging strong winds.

"It's useless, Sixth Sister, your secret technique won't last long. What will you do when the secret technique's time is up?"

Wang Manjiang's laughter came from dozens of meters behind.

Yang Liu turned a deaf ear and just ran madly forward, but a trace of pain was already coming from her body. This was due to prolonged use of the secret technique, and her body was quickly reaching its limit.

She ignored it and endured the pain coming from her body, continuing to push the secret technique, but unfortunately, after only about 10 breaths, she finally couldn't bear it anymore, her body staggered and fell to the ground, with multiple tearing wounds appearing all over her body, from which bright red blood flowed.

"Why aren't you running anymore? Sixth Sister."

Before Yang Liu could get up again, a tall figure had already blocked her path.

"Go to hell!"

Yang Liu suddenly looked up, the strength in her body surged, and she raised her hand and struck a palm towards the chest of the person in front of her. Unfortunately, the other party seemed to have been prepared, and retreated several meters nimbly, avoiding this prepared blow.

And after throwing this palm, it seemed as if she had exhausted all of Yang Liu's strength, and the aura on her body immediately weakened.

"Junior Sister, you are still so naughty. We are from the same Sect, and I can clearly sense the fluctuations in your aura."

At this moment, Wang Manjiang had arrived in front of Yang Liu, reached out and lifted her chin, and spoke lightly with a mocking expression.

"Traitor, you will die a horrible death..."

Yang Liu's heart was filled with despair, knowing that she could not escape death, she gritted her teeth and cursed.

Slap...

However, before she could finish speaking, she was slapped away by Wang Manjiang.

"Sixth Sister, don't you understand? The ones who will die a horrible death are you. That youming soul grass is my stepping stone. When Sun Qing successfully gets it, Senior Brother will be able to transform into a Bat Sect Protector, but unfortunately, you won't be able to see that scene."

Wang Manjiang said with a cold smile, while the strength in his hand surged, and he slowly walked towards Yang Liu.

"Where is the youming soul grass?"

Just then, an interested voice sounded from the side of the mountain forest.

"Who is it? Get out!"

Wang Manjiang immediately stopped, turned his head to look, and saw a figure in a tight suit appearing in the mountain forest on the side at some point.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, looked Lin Sheng up and down, and then relaxed. A cruel smile appeared on his face.

"What do we have here? A mere Blood Transportation Realm dares to appear here, something that doesn't know death."

At this time, the Disciples of the Bat Sect had also followed.

Wang Manjiang waved his hand directly.

"Kid, blame your bad luck."

"Do it, kill him."

After speaking, he stopped paying attention to the other party and continued to walk towards Yang Liu.

Originally, when she heard someone coming, a glimmer of hope for life rose in Yang Liu's heart. She didn't expect that the person who came was just a Blood Transportation Warrior, which made her fall into despair again.

"Master, Senior Brother..."

She murmured softly, her eyes closed, quietly waiting for death to come.

However, she soon heard a series of muffled sounds.

Yang Liu opened her eyes blankly, then her eyes widened, staring intently at the front.

She saw that the several Bat Sect Disciples had already been decapitated, dead beyond recognition.

One must know that these black-clothed people were all elites brought by Sun Qing from the Sect. Although there were only a few of them, they were experts who had just entered the Bone Transformation Realm.

And just like that, these few experts died in just a few breaths.

"Who are you? How dare you attack our Bat Sect!"

At this moment, Wang Manjiang's original cold smile had long since disappeared, replaced by a face full of shock and anger.

His eyes looking at Lin Sheng were full of vigilance and caution.

"Bat Sect? Never heard of it."

Lin Sheng shook his head slightly.

He had indeed never heard of a force called the Bat Sect, but since these people were all in the Bone Transformation Realm, it meant that the Bat Sect's power was not weak and could not be an unknown entity, so it was likely a force from Tiannan Prefecture.

"Where is the youming soul grass?"

He looked at Wang Manjiang and asked indifferently.

Originally, he had not planned to interfere with this matter, but after hearing the words "youming soul grass," he changed his mind.

Although he did not know what the youming soul grass was, since it had the word "soul" in it, it was likely something that could affect the mind and will.

One should know that heavenly materials and earthly treasures that can affect the mind and will are extremely rare. Medicinal herbs like Star Dew Grass, which have strong side effects, can sell for a considerable price, and the price of truly spiritual heavenly materials and earthly treasures is undoubtedly even higher.

More importantly, such treasures are basically monopolized by those major forces, so there is little circulation on the market.

This is also why he could only choose to start with Star Dew Grass if he wanted to improve his spiritual attribute.

"Sir, that youming soul grass is something that our Bat Sect Elder Sun Qing is interested in. If you want to get involved, I advise you to think carefully."

Wang Manjiang stared closely at Lin Sheng and said slowly.

"I know where the youming soul grass is, I know..."

At this moment, Yang Liu suddenly spoke excitedly.

"Shut up, you b*tch!"

Wang Manjiang cursed angrily, turned around and struck a palm towards Yang Liu. The palm wind surged, carrying a rich Bone Strength, clearly intending to kill her with one blow.

However, his palm was suspended in mid-air and could no longer move an inch. A large, well-defined hand had firmly grasped his wrist.

"You..."

Wang Manjiang's expression changed, and a ruthless look appeared on his face.

His other hand had already accumulated Bone Strength and blasted towards Lin Sheng.

But the next moment, a finger shimmering with a green halo had pointed at his glabella.

Bang—

Wang Manjiang's expression froze, and then a large head shattered with a bang.

A mixture of sticky brain matter and blood splattered all over Yang Liu's face.

She opened her eyes wide and stared blankly at this scene, her mind already a blank.

"Where is the youming soul grass?"

It wasn't until an indifferent voice sounded from beside her ear that Yang Liu finally reacted.

She shivered and quickly stood up.

"I will take you there now..."

Yang Liu looked at Lin Sheng and immediately said.

After speaking, she didn't care about the blood on her body and forced herself to walk back the way she came.

Lin Sheng was too lazy to waste time, grabbed her, and moved forward.

"Who are you? What is the youming soul grass?"

As he walked, Lin Sheng asked her.

"Senior, we are Disciples of the Ghost Sect. Three years ago, the Ghost Sect was destroyed by the Bat Sect, and only a few of us Senior Brothers escaped. As for the youming soul grass, it is a heavenly material and earthly treasure that can enhance one's mind and will. It was discovered by the third generation ancestor of our Ghost Sect and is a treasure medicine that is of great benefit to breaking through the Divine Form Realm, but the youming soul grass was not yet mature at that time."

"It was only in recent years that the youming soul grass reached maturity. For some unknown reason, the Bat Sect learned about the youming soul grass, and finally, due to a traitor in the Sect, our Ghost Sect was destroyed, and only a few of us Senior Brothers escaped. Now, only I am left..."

Yang Liu cooperated extremely well and roughly explained the matter.

Lin Sheng was not interested in the enmity between the Ghost Sect and the Bat Sect.

But upon learning that the youming soul grass actually had a good effect on breaking through to the Divine Form Realm, Lin Sheng couldn't help but be moved.

He knew very well that once one reached the Bone Transformation Realm, their mind and will needed to be tempered and improved.

And to break through to the Divine Form Realm, in addition to cultivation coming naturally and accumulating strength, the mental requirements are also demanding.

The youming soul grass's effectiveness in breaking through to the Divine Form Realm clearly indicated its excellent effect on the mind.

Thinking of this, he became even more interested in this so-called youming soul grass.

...

"We're almost there. The valley ahead is it."

Sun Qing looked at the map in his hand. At this moment, the destination was only two or three li away from him.

Thinking that the youming soul grass would soon be in his hands, a smile couldn't help but appear on his face.

Although he was still a considerable distance from the Peak of the Bone Transformation Realm, he was confident that he would be able to reach that stage in another 20 years.

Even if he didn't wait until then, devouring it in advance would be of great benefit to his cultivation.

"It's not in vain that I painstakingly planned for many years and destroyed the Ghost Sect. Everything is worth it..."

Thinking of this, his steps quickened, and he was already impatient to get his hands on that treasure medicine.

Soon, he entered the valley. The valley was not large, and in the center was a secluded pool.

According to the map, the youming soul grass was in this secluded pool.

The pool water was a dark green color, emitting a wisp of icy coldness.

Sun Qing focused his gaze and could see a blackish-brown plant at the bottom of the pool through the dark green water.

"youming soul grass!"

The moment he saw this plant, Sun Qing's eyes lit up, and a look of joy appeared on his face.

Just then, a figure, or more precisely, two figures, also appeared in the valley.

"Hmm!?"

The smile on Sun Qing's face disappeared, and he turned to look at the two people.

Upon seeing Yang Liu, a hint of surprise appeared on his face, and then he narrowed his eyes and focused on Lin Sheng.

"You killed Wang Manjiang?"

Lin Sheng's gaze also fell on Sun Qing, and at the same time, he scanned the other black-clothed figures, slightly furrowing his brows.

"Bat Sect?"

"It seems Your Excellency knows about our Bat Sect. This is our Bat Sect's territory. If Your Excellency retreats now, I can overlook the matter of you killing our Disciples."

Sun Qing narrowed his eyes and relaxed, a slight smile appearing on his face as he spoke indifferently.

Although the Lin Sheng in front of him was only perceived to be in the Blood Transportation Realm, the fact that he could bring Yang Liu here clearly meant that Wang Manjiang and others were dead.

Especially, he clearly smelled a strong bloody aura on the two of them, which included the aura of his Bat Sect Disciples.

"Alright, but I want that youming soul grass."

Lin Sheng threw Yang Liu aside, lowered his eyebrows, and said slowly.

"youming soul grass? Your Excellency is truly joking. In that case..."

Hearing this, a cold smile appeared on Sun Qing's face. Before he finished speaking, he let out a low shout.

"Attack!"

Several black bats suddenly appeared behind Lin Sheng, heading straight for his vital points behind his heart. The bats were wrapped in sinister and strange strength, clearly full of destructive power.

Lin Sheng did not turn his head, and in the next moment, his body expanded. In the blink of an eye, a red giant more than 3 meters tall appeared before everyone's eyes. Several black bats formed by Bone Strength landed on his body, causing the bone spurs that emerged from his body to be stained with a wisp of black qi.

Of course, that was all. In just a few breaths, the black qi quickly became faint until it completely disappeared.

"Poison skill? Unfortunately, it's useless."

Lin Sheng grinned, revealing a mouth full of sharp white teeth.

"Playing tricks!"

Seeing that his sneak attack did not succeed, Sun Qing snorted coldly.

The next moment, wisps of black fluff appeared on his withered body.

Flesh wings grew beneath his two arms, and his entire body quickly transformed into a monster resembling a humanoid bat.

"Black Bat Ghost Flash!"

Instantly, his figure disappeared from the spot, and his entire body turned into a wisp of black shadow. In mid-air, the black shadow had transformed into three, making it difficult to distinguish the real from the fake.

Clang clang clang—

The crisp sound of metal colliding sounded.

The black shadows touched and separated, retreating rapidly.

"How is this possible!!"

Sun Qing's figure landed dozens of meters away, looking at the motionless huge figure, his face filled with disbelief.

One must know that as an expert at the fifth layer of the Bone Transformation Realm, although the Bat Sect's true cultivation method was not strong in offense, his solid attacks just now landed on the opponent's body, but only shattered some of the bone spurs on his body surface. Other than that, they only left a few tiny dents on his red scales.

One must know that even the Sect Leader at the Peak of the Bone Transformation Realm would not be able to completely ignore his attacks like this.

"Is that all?"

Lin Sheng looked at the tiny dents on the scales, his face also somewhat blank.

He had originally thought that with the speed the opponent displayed, the attack should be extraordinary, so at this moment, all the Spirit Beasts he had integrated were of the Physique type.

Just like when he faced Ouyang Lengshui.

He didn't expect that he couldn't even break the skin.

But he quickly understood.

Not everyone is like Ouyang Lengshui, with unmatched powerful attacks.

Not everyone is like Ouyang Lengshui, with extraordinary combat power far exceeding ordinary people.

The Bat Sect Bone Transformation Realm expert in front of him was the normal Bone Transformation Realm combat power, even slightly weaker than Yuan Zhongfei, who was also at the fifth layer of the Bone Transformation Realm.

Thinking of this, he shook his head slightly and looked at Sun Qing, who was facing a formidable enemy.

"In that case, then... let's end it."

As his voice fell, the ground had already shattered.

At the same time, Sun Qing felt an unimaginable fatal threat rising from his heart, causing the hairs on his body to stand on end.

"Black Bat Return to Origin!"

Instinctively, he directly used the Sect's secret technique, and his body rapidly retreated.

"Heart Ape Deterrence."

An indifferent voice sounded. Sun Qing looked up and only met a pair of indifferent golden vertical pupils.

The next moment, his entire body was enveloped by a surging tide of fear.

Although the instinct to survive quickly restored his consciousness, a red hand, like a monstrous claw covering the sky, had quickly occupied his entire vision.

"Black Bat Ghost Hand!"

In his horror, he raised his hands to ward off the attack, and at the same time, a surging force erupted.

Bang—

With a muffled sound from the center, Sun Qing's two withered arms shattered like rotten branches.

The red hand's momentum did not decrease, and it landed directly on Sun Qing's frightened and ugly head.

Slap...

In an instant, Sun Qing's upper body was shattered on the ground.

Bright red blood slowly dripped from the red hand, and also dripped into the hearts of the black-clothed people beside him.