Chen Pingan felt uneasy under the scrutinizing gaze of Yang Ming and his team.
"Hey, didn't you guys tell me to come over quickly? Why didn't you block it? Otherwise, it would have been dead by now!" Chen Pingan frowned and complained.
With him and these six people, taking down this demon beast should have been easy.
Usually, such timid demon beasts were not very powerful, at most just fast.
The two tigers he encountered last time were more formidable. According to Tian Shanshan, one was at the first level of the Nascent Soul stage, and the other was at the eighth level of the Core Formation stage.
If Tian Shanshan and her team had cooperated with him back then, they could have killed those tigers.
He was facing the same issue now. These people just wouldn't cooperate.
Yang Ming and his team were overwhelmed by Chen Pingan's words, their eyes widening in shock.
What's going on?!
He's clearly only at the first level of the Core Formation stage!
Was he actually chasing a demon beast at the Out-of-Body stage?!
And the demon beast fled upon seeing him?!
Yang Ming and his team began to doubt their eyes. Was Chen Pingan really only at the first level of the Core Formation stage, or was he at the first level of the Out-of-Body stage, or even higher, and they were just seeing things?
No matter how they looked, Chen Pingan's cultivation remained at the first level of the Core Formation stage.
However, they soon considered another possibility: Was this expert hiding his true cultivation with some kind of treasure?
"Excuse me, sir... may I ask what your true cultivation level is?" Yang Ming asked, bewildered.
Chen Pingan was stunned.
Can't you see my cultivation?
Do they also not have spiritual roots?!
Without spiritual roots, they wouldn't have any cultivation!
But how could people without cultivation survive here?
This is the demon beast mountain range; they'd die upon encountering a demon beast!
"You can't see my cultivation?" Chen Pingan asked, looking puzzled.
If these people really didn't have any cultivation, everything would make sense.
Earlier, they shouted for him to come quickly because they accidentally entered this place and encountered a demon beast.
Seeing him running at high speed, they realized he was a cultivator and called for help, asking him to come quickly!
And when he told Yang Ming and his team to block the demon beast, they just stood there dumbfounded because they were mortals and had no power to stop it!
Now they were looking at him in awe, likely grateful for his heroic act of driving away the demon beast!
Of course, these were just his thoughts. Whether they were correct would depend on Yang Ming's answer.
Yang Ming nodded decisively, "I cannot see your true cultivation."
Chen Pingan ignored the word "true" and, seeing Yang Ming nod, confirmed his suspicion.
So they really couldn't see it!
That explained everything.
Chen Pingan looked at Yang Ming and said, "I see. This place is very dangerous for you. You should leave quickly. That demon beast wasn't strong for me, but it's a disaster for you. It's best if you don't come here again."
Yang Ming's eyes widened in astonishment.
So, he really is strong!
An Out-of-Body stage demon beast, and he says it's not strong!
His Core Formation stage cultivation must be fake!
"Thank you, sir, for saving our lives!" Yang Ming clasped his hands in gratitude upon realizing Chen Pingan's strength.
Chen Pingan accepted the honorific "sir" without any sense of incongruity.
After all, he was a cultivator, and these people were mortals.
"This place is still a bit far from the outside. I'll be a good person to the end and escort you out."
With that, Chen Pingan prepared to lead them out, considering they might encounter more demon beasts on the way back.
Yang Ming and his team expressed their gratitude once again.
Chen Pingan led the way.
Yang Ming and his team watched Chen Pingan's back, deep in thought.
One of them whispered to Yang Ming, "Your Highness, did you figure out this expert's exact cultivation level?"
Yang Ming shook his head and whispered back, "But it's definitely higher than the first level of the Out-of-Body stage."
The demon beast they encountered earlier was at the first level of the Out-of-Body stage.
"Then he must be at the Disintegration stage! I heard there are Disintegration stage demon beasts deep in this mountain range. If one of those appears, we might be able to test his strength." The person whispered.
Yang Ming rolled his eyes at him.
If a Disintegration stage demon beast appears and this expert's strength isn't enough, won't we all be doomed?!
They followed Chen Pingan forward.
As Chen Pingan looked at the surroundings, they seemed very familiar.
"This should be close to where the immortal died."
Chen Pingan muttered to himself and continued walking.
Soon, he arrived at the spot where the immortal had died earlier.
But then he suddenly stopped.
In front of him, on the blood-soaked ground, stood a huge creature!
It was a tiger with red flames on its head!
The tiger wasn't very large, similar in size to the brown tiger he had seen earlier.
But this tiger looked much more ferocious.
Chen Pingan squinted his eyes at the beast.
The tiger was peculiar, with red flames on its head!
What's going on?
Yang Ming and his team also stopped when Chen Pingan did.
They saw the tiger and their hearts almost stopped beating.
They instantly held their breath.
Their legs went limp, and they fell to the ground.
"No way!!"
Seeing the tiger, their bodies trembled violently with fear.
Their faces were filled with terror.
It was a Disintegration stage demon beast!!
Two whole stages higher than the Out-of-Body stage!!
Chen Pingan noticed their panic and took out the Golden Feather Immortal Artifact, speaking in a deep voice, "Don't be afraid. With me here, it won't harm you."
Yang Ming and his team suddenly stopped trembling upon hearing his words.
They were stunned.
What?!
Sir, this is a Disintegration stage demon beast!
Not an Out-of-Body stage!
Are you sure you can protect us?!
Chen Pingan noticed the demon beast hadn't fled upon seeing him and grew serious.
Since the beast didn't run, it must have some strength!
He needed to be cautious!
This wasn't the inner area of the mountain range, so the beast shouldn't be too strong, at most at the Nascent Soul stage!
If he fought seriously, he should be able to handle it.
After all, his strength had increased significantly since yesterday after practicing martial arts and body techniques.
Chen Pingan approached cautiously, and the demon beast remained motionless.
Chen Pingan noticed a hint of contempt in the beast's eyes.
The demon beast had just passed by this mountain range and didn't belong here.
It came here because of the disturbance earlier.
Seeing Chen Pingan and his group, it looked disdainful.
Thinking it was just in time for a meal, the beast prepared to kill Chen Pingan and his group.
Chen Pingan saw the beast still hadn't moved and was now within a certain distance, so he squinted his eyes and sprang into action.
"Blackie, go!"
With that, he charged forward at full speed.
The black flood dragon also charged out with a strange expression.
As the flood dragon moved, a powerful dragon aura emerged...
Thus, a moment later, the Disintegration stage demon beast, which had been standing still and prepared to kill Chen Pingan's group, suddenly widened its eyes.
The next moment, it let out a roar, turned around, and fled at lightning speed...
It moved like a bolt of lightning, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Terrifyingly, it didn't avoid the trees ahead, crashing through them as if it had lost its mind.
Under its enormous body, the trees were like foam, collapsing upon impact.
It forcefully created a clear path...
Chen Pingan was stunned by this scene.
Yang Ming and his team were left with their jaws hanging.