During his cultivation, Zhang Er Gou did not use spiritual energy, relying solely on his physical strength.
Through the coordination of his body and limbs, he grasped the profoundness of the Lion's Heart Rage.
He practiced like this for an entire night!
As dawn broke, Zhang Er Gou lay on the ground, drenched in sweat, resting.
Having not used spiritual energy all night and relying only on physical strength left him utterly exhausted.
For the next few days, Zhang Er Gou remained in the mountain cave, diligently practicing the Lion's Heart Rage.
During the day, he would occasionally venture out of the cave to spar with some demonic beasts, applying the Lion's Heart Rage in real combat. With each fight, he gained new insights.
When night fell, he would return to the cave, take out Qi Condensation Pills to replenish his energy, and then continue cultivating the Heavenly Phoenix Body Refinement.
After several days of cultivation, Zhang Er Gou discovered that the Heavenly Phoenix Body Refinement was actually healing the injuries he sustained during his spars.
His recovery speed had significantly increased.
In half a month, Zhang Er Gou not only grasped the essence of the Lion's Heart Rage but also significantly improved his physical strength through actual combat.
He was confident that if he were to encounter Yu Mei Er again, he would have a definite chance of winning.
That night, the sky was filled with stars, and occasional beast roars echoed through the forest.
Zhang Er Gou shouldered his Ghost Spear Tian Wen. He had been out for half a month and planned to return tonight.
Suddenly, his brow furrowed because a flying sword streaked across the sky not far away, approaching Zhang Er Gou rapidly.
"Golden Core stage cultivator!" Zhang Er Gou quickly held his breath.
The woman on the flying sword was clad in flowing white robes, her black hair like a waterfall. Her exquisitely beautiful face was currently etched with anxiety.
"Being chased?"
Zhang Er Gou then noticed three more figures behind the woman in white, all of whom could fly on their swords.
Needless to say, they were three Golden Core stage cultivators.
Thirty-six stratagems dictate that flight is the best course of action. Zhang Er Gou's feet seemed to be greased, and he prepared to bolt.
As fate would have it, just as he stood up, the woman's flying sword abruptly stopped, arcing through the air and landing precisely in front of him.
*Pfft!*
Falling to the ground, the woman in white spat out a mouthful of blood. She glanced at Zhang Er Gou, then quickly rose and vanished into the dense forest.
Afterward, Zhang Er Gou could no longer sense any fluctuation of her aura.
Following her, an elder in gray, a middle-aged man with purple hair, and a young man in white robes arrived in an instant.
The young man in white robes glanced at Zhang Er Gou: "Kid, did you see anyone pass by?"
Zhang Er Gou's heart tensed, but he remained silent.
"We're asking you!" the middle-aged man with purple hair roared.
Zhang Er Gou casually pointed in a direction: "They went that way."
"Chase!" Without stopping, the three once again took to the air on their swords.
"She's seriously injured and drugged. She can't have run far. If we capture her, the Sect Master will surely grant a great reward."
Faint conversations from the trio could be heard in the air.
Zhang Er Gou slumped to the ground. The pressure from the three was immense.
At this moment, the woman who had hidden in the forest stumbled out. Her face was pale, clearly indicating severe injuries.
Staggering, the woman in white finally collapsed before Zhang Er Gou.
Zhang Er Gou had no intention of intervening, but as he turned, he couldn't harden his heart.
He carried the woman in white back to the mountain cave where he had been staying and set up a mist barrier at the entrance.
In the pitch-black cave, a faint firelight illuminated their shadows.
The woman in white remained unconscious, her complexion even paler, and she occasionally showed signs of pain.
A powerful Golden Core stage cultivator, now like a frail maiden, was pitiful.
Zhang Er Gou sat beside her, quietly channeling his spiritual energy into her. Gradually, the woman's complexion stopped being pale.
Her face regained its color, appearing even more radiant and lovely.
Zhang Er Gou kept his gaze steady. He had no intentions of taking advantage of her. Besides, a Golden Core stage cultivator...
Even with a hundred times his courage, he wouldn't dare entertain any disrespectful thoughts.
"Such ruthless means!" It took almost half of the spiritual energy in Zhang Er Gou's dan sea before the woman in white gradually calmed down.
Suddenly, the woman's eyelashes trembled, and she slowly opened her eyes.
Her beautiful eyes, clear as water, looked at Zhang Er Gou with confusion.
"Who are you?"
Before Zhang Er Gou could answer, the woman's expression changed abruptly, her eyes turning cold.
*Gasp...*
Zhang Er Gou's neck was gripped by a slender hand, and the woman stared at him fiercely.
The alluring feminine fragrance, however, wafted into his nostrils, refreshing his senses.
"Senior, you..."
...
At this moment, on Chunyang Peak of the Misty Sect, Liu Cui Lan was surrounded.
"Little girl, quickly call Zhang Er Gou out, or you'll regret it today!" Yu Mei Er said arrogantly to Liu Cui Lan.
To Liu Cui Lan, whose beauty was no less than her own, Yu Mei Er felt a hint of jealousy.
"Er Gou isn't here, where do you expect me to call him from?"
Liu Cui Lan said stubbornly. Even if Zhang Er Gou were here, she wouldn't call him out.
"Is that so? Then I'll see if he cares about you, little girl!"
As she spoke, Yu Mei Er slapped Liu Cui Lan across the face.
A bright red palm print instantly appeared on her fair, tender cheek.
Chunyang Sanren happened to be out today, so Yu Mei Er gathered a group of her followers to cause trouble at Chunyang Peak.
"I'll kill you!"
Under the moonlight, Liu Cui Lan's voice turned cold, but she was no match for Yu Mei Er.
Soon, she was beaten to the ground, spitting blood and unable to get up.
"Hmph! Let's go. Tell Zhang Er Gou, I won't let him off!" Yu Mei Er said fiercely before leaving.
In the cave, Zhang Er Gou and the woman in white had already regained their calm, and her demeanor had returned to normal.
"Swear that you will never speak of what happened tonight!"
Although the woman's voice was melodious, it contained a chilling murderous intent.
"Are you being unreasonable? I saved you, and besides, I didn't do anything to you!"
Zhang Er Gou's face turned red, and he couldn't help but curse.
It turned out the woman's hand was still tightly gripping Zhang Er Gou's neck.
"How dare you speak! Who told you to peek at my body?" The woman's beautiful eyes were filled with mist as she stared coldly at Zhang Er Gou.
"You crazy woman, I just accidentally glanced at you, it's not like I'll lose a layer of skin. I knew I shouldn't have saved you!"
"How dare you speak!"
"Of course I'll speak! I didn't do anything, yet it's like I ruined your chastity. What kind of logic is that!"
"You..."
The woman in white was enraged, her chest heaving violently with anger, causing Zhang Er Gou to gulp.
"You're still looking!"
A blush crept onto the woman's face. In her shame and anger, she tightened her grip on Zhang Er Gou's neck. If she had squeezed any harder, Zhang Er Gou might have died here.
Just then, a powerful aura emanated from the void outside the cave.
The woman in white looked up sharply. Through the mist barrier at the cave entrance, she saw three flying swords streaking through the sky.
"I'll deal with you later!"
Giving Zhang Er Gou a cold glance and casually dropping him, the woman in white mounted her flying sword and soared out of the cave.