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"Bro, thank you so much. If it wasn't for you, we would both have died under the claws of that magical beast." Yan Le looked at Bai Chen and expressed his heartfelt gratitude.

Bai Chen smiled when he heard that. "Big Brother Bai, it was you who saved me from the hands of the magical beasts. Shouldn't I thank you for that?"

Yan Le did not say anything else. He knew that Bai Chen did not want him to have feelings for her.

Although it was true that Yan Le had saved Bai Chen from the clutches of the Magic Beasts, if Bai Chen had not risked his life to walk out of the cave and hold the Magic Beast back, Yan Le would not have had the chance to break through to the Spirit Sect realm.

"We can be considered to have been friends for a long time. If you don't mind, I am willing to become your brother." At this time, Yan Le spoke again.

Hearing this, Bai Chen immediately laughed, "Of course, to be able to become sworn brothers with Big Brother Yan is my honor, so how can I be disdainful of it!"

Bai Chen had a straightforward and loyal personality. This kind of person was the type that Bai Chen liked to befriend.

"Haha, good."

Yan Le laughed loudly. He took out a jar of wine and bowl from his space ring and poured it full.

He passed a bowl of wine to Bai Chen, who received it with a smile. The two of them knelt down beside the bonfire.

"I am Yan Le!"

"I, Bai Chen!"

"In this life, we have been fortunate enough to be sworn brothers in the name of righteous wine. From today onwards, we shall address each other as brothers and share difficulties and blessings with each other!"

The two of them raised the wine bottle above their heads and said in unison.

With that, the two of them looked at each other, smiled, and drank all the wine in the bowl in one gulp.

"Big brother!"

"Brother!"

The two of them looked at each other and laughed.

Yan Le was a few years older than Bai Chen, so he should be Bai Chen's big brother. Bai Chen had never thought that in the future, his big brother, who he was sworn brothers, would have a very important influence on him.

Bai Chen did not know what would happen in the future. He only knew that from then on, he would have another brother in this world. Although he was not his biological father and did not have any blood ties, this did not hinder the brotherhood between the two of them.

Under the moonlight at night, the two of them drank their wine and the two brothers chatted for the night. It seemed that because of the bowl of wine, the relationship between the two of them was closer.

The two of them had nothing to say during the night, so they left early the next morning, heading out of the Dark Night Mountain Range.

Their current location was at the outskirts of the mountain range and very close to the foot of the mountain. Thus, after travelling for two days, the two of them returned to Qiu City.

They sold all the valuable items from the Spirit Sect magical beast to the market and exchanged them for more than two hundred Spirit Stones.

This was a Spirit Sect magical beast. Their fur could be used to make defensive gear, their bones could be used to make hard blunt weapons, and even their internal organs could be used as fertilizer for spirit medicine. In short, their entire body was a treasure!

"Second brother, I've just entered the Spirit Sect's domain and have not stabilized yet. I want to cultivate in seclusion for a period of time. After I come out, we'll go to the Mercenary Guild to adventure!" After exiting the city square, Yan Le immediately spoke up.

Bai Chen knew about Yan Le's situation. He had just entered the Spirit Sect and had a great battle with a magical beast. Although he had defeated the magical beast, he had suffered quite a bit of injury, so he hadn't been able to stabilize his cultivation.

"Don't worry about me, elder brother. I will wait for you inside the city for you to come out!" Bai Chen said with a smile.

Soon after, the two of them landed in an inn in the city. Yan Le immediately entered a state of seclusion.

Five days passed in a flash. Because Yan Le was in seclusion, Bai Chen didn't have much to do every day. He also cultivated in his room. Although tedious cultivation was an essential process for a Spirit Master, it wasn't of much use to the current Bai Chen.

This was because his physical body had to be at the same level as his cultivation level in order to cultivate the Nirvana Body Tempering Scripture. Otherwise, he would not be able to unleash his maximum combat strength.

At the very least, for the current Bai Chen, cultivation was temporarily unnecessary. The most important thing for him now was to raise his physical body's grade as quickly as possible in order to coordinate with his cultivation realm to unleash the greatest power.

Bai Chen glanced at Yan Le, who was sitting cross-legged on his bed with his eyes closed. At this moment, a thought suddenly appeared in his mind.

Before entering closed-door training, Yan Le had said that this training session of his should last for about a month. Since he still had so much time, why couldn't he go to the Dark Night Mountain Range to train his physical strength?

In any case, he wouldn't be able to make much progress while cultivating in this room every day. If he could do some practical combat, he would definitely be able to raise his physical body's level.

Bai Chen's eyes darted around, and he made up his mind. Since he wanted to do it, he would do it. He got a waiter to get a pen and paper for him to leave a letter for Yan Le.

Although Yan Le had said that his closed door cultivation would continue for a month, no one was certain about the matters regarding his cultivation. It was not impossible that Yan Le might wake up tomorrow, so Bai Chen had left a letter explaining where he would go.

After which, Bai Chen left the inn and headed straight for the Dark Night Mountain Range. The mountain range wasn't too far away from Qiu City, and with Bai Chen's tutorial, it would only take two days to reach there.

Arriving once again at the Dark Night Mountain Range, this time Bai Chen was alone, so he had to be extremely careful.

The Dark Night Mountain Range was a paradise for magical beasts. If a person didn't have enough strength, no one would dare to come here. The mountain range was divided into three layers: the outer layer, the middle layer, and the inner layer.

As they went deeper and deeper into the mountains, the number of magical beasts increased, and their strength increased as well.

Bai Chen's strength was only at the Beginner Spirit Master level. Moreover, because he was a Body Cultivator, his physical strength was much stronger than an ordinary Spirit Master. A person at this level could at most train in the outskirts of the mountain range.

Within the mountain forest, Bai Chen cautiously walked forward, his eyes constantly scanning his surroundings like a radar.

Before long, Bai Chen heard the sound of water flowing, and headed towards the source of the sound.

Pushing aside the grass that was half the height of a person, a small clear river appeared in Bai Chen's line of sight.

Just as Bai Chen was about to go get some water to quench his thirst, his eyes fell on a magical beast on the left side of the river.

It was a colossal python with an ash-gray body. The length of the python was about seven to eight meters, because the color of its body was very similar to the color of the earth. If one did not look carefully, it would be difficult to discover.

"That is ?" Poison Mist Python? "

Upon seeing the python, Bai Chen immediately exclaimed in his heart.

The Poison Mist Python's strength was comparable to a human High Spiritualist, and it was considered an overlord level magical beast in the outskirts of the Night Mountain Range.

At this moment, the giant python was drinking water. Bai Chen was secretly surprised that he had discovered it, this fellow was the overlord of the outer regions, and with Bai Chen's current strength, he was definitely not his match. If he was discovered, he would not even be able to preserve his life.

Leave before that guy finds out!

This was what Bai Chen was thinking at the moment. Even though he had come to the mountain to train himself, the poisonous mist python was clearly not his target.

He was very careful to not make any noise, but an accident happened right at this moment.

"Crack ?"

Suddenly, a light sound rang out. Bai Chen stepped on a dried up tree trunk the moment he turned around.

The sound of a tree trunk being crushed could be heard, and Bai Chen's heart sank upon hearing the sound.

"I ?"

At this moment, Bai Chen even had the heart to curse.

Next to the river, the poisonous mist python that was drinking water suddenly turned its head. Although the sound was soft, the poisonous mist python had the strength of a High Rank Spirit Master. It could hear such a soft sound.

Run!

At this moment, there was only one thought in Bai Chen's mind. His body seemed to have a natural reflex as he hastily ran forward.

It wasn't because he was too timid, but because the Poison Mist Python was too strong. A High Rank Spirit Master's strength was sufficient to kill Bai Chen. At this point in time, it would be a lie to not be nervous.

He used all the strength in his body to run forward at his fastest speed. He only stopped after he ran until he was completely exhausted.

"Phew ?"

Bai Chen immediately sat down on the ground and panted heavily. After running for so long, coupled with the nervousness in his heart, even a Body Cultivator would not feel comfortable.

Just as he was gasping for breath, Bai Chen frowned, as if there was something wrong.

Poison Mist Python was a Snake type magical beast known for its speed and poison gas. Coupled with its strength being at the level of a High Rank Spirit Master, it shouldn't be too hard for it to catch up to a Primary Rank Spirit Master like Bai Chen. However, after running for so long, he didn't get chased.

Magical beasts and humans were naturally opposing races. When they met each other, they would always kill each other. This was not hatred, but a hostile nature between different races.

That noise had alarmed the poisonous miasma python, but the poisonous miasma python did not chase them. Bai Chen could not figure it out.

"Could it be ?"

Just as Bai Chen was getting curious, a hypothesis suddenly flashed through his mind. However, he couldn't be sure.

Bai Chen did not continue to flee but stayed where he was. After a long while, he still did not see the poisonous mist python chase him. At this point, he was certain that the poisonous mist python did not follow him.

Bai Chen hesitated for a moment before he decided to head back to the river.

On the way back, Bai Chen was extremely cautious. Once again, he approached the river, but this time, he could no longer see the Poison Mist Python.

After confirming that there were no magical beasts around, Bai Chen hurried over to where the poisonous mist python was.

He saw that on the shore, there was a large amount of blood stains. The blood stains extended all the way to the north.

Bai Chen was shocked when he saw this. It seemed like he had indeed guessed right. That poisonous python from before had been seriously injured!

Magical beasts would kill each other when they saw humans, which was a natural rule. Generally speaking, there were only two reasons why magical beasts didn't chase after humans. The reason was either because the powerful magical beasts knew that they were no match for them, or because magical beasts couldn't catch up to them.