Chapter 53 - Shameless Scoundrel

o Ling Feng, was actually taking the initiative to let Ling Feng lead the team?

Ling Feng curled his lips, not particularly surprised.

This woman finally showed some sense and didn’t act recklessly.

“Alright, everyone follow me.” Ling Feng nodded, circled back to the route he had selected — it was only about ten miles away and wouldn’t take too long.

Nightfall descended.

Night was the most dangerous time in the wilderness because those powerful predators often liked to move under the cover of darkness.

Ling Feng himself didn’t mind, but it was definitely unwise to travel at night with so many team members.

Fortunately, before nightfall, Ling Feng found a Demon Bear’s den.

The ten team members joined forces, quickly killed the Demon Bear, and then took over its den to use as a temporary camp for the night.

Lo Jianying started a campfire at the entrance of the cave and arranged for team members to take turns on night watch.

This guy seemed to have some experience in wilderness survival; among all the Disciples, he was the most composed and capable.

Everyone gathered around the campfire, with teammates who were on good terms sitting together in groups of twos and threes, talking about the day’s events, each of them happy but with a hint of lingering fear.

Ling Feng held the Mo Yuan Sword and leaned against a rock wall nearby, sitting cross-legged while running the “Asking Immortal Qi Refining Technique” magic and regulating his breath.

Of course, he couldn’t practice the Human Dao Eye in full view of everyone.

“Senior Ling Feng, this is for you.”

Su Hongxiu, holding a wooden stick with a savory piece of roasted meat on it, walked over with a cheerful smile.

It was the paw of the Demon Bear they had just killed.

“Thank you.” Ling Feng nodded slightly and took the roasted meat.

Although he had brought some dry food, nothing compared to roasted meat.

The meat of Demon Beasts, unlike that of common wild beasts, contained Demon Essence that could temper a cultivator’s physique to some extent.

Offspring from major clans and forces had been consuming various kinds of Demon Beast Meat from a young age, hence their physiques were generally a few notches more robust than ordinary Martial Artists.

Just then, a dull roar suddenly came from far away, the roar carrying a breathless aura that instantly made the cave fall into utter silence.

Such a howl was clearly the roar of a king of the forest, a tiger’s cry, and generally, tiger-like demons were exceptionally powerful.

Although the sound was still far away, it was enough to deter those rookies on the scene.

Ling Feng glanced around the cave and asked, “Where’s Jiang Wanqing?

Why don’t I see her?”

“Senior Sister Jiang said she was going for a walk and hasn’t come back for a good while now.” Su Hongxiu replied quietly.

“I’ll go out and have a look.

Don’t wander off,” Ling Feng touched his nose bridge and then stood up, leaving the cave.

In fact, given Jiang Wanqing’s capabilities, she didn’t need him to worry at all.

He was merely finding an excuse to avoid the crowd and find a place to open his Human Dao Eye to practice.

After advancing to the Qi Condensation Ninth Stage, he was able to keep his Human Dao Eye open for fifty breaths, and by following the methods in the Chaos Heavenly Emperor Technique to stimulate the Six Auras of the body, he felt he was on the verge of condensing the Second Divine Pattern.

Ling Feng estimated that once he advanced from the Qi Condensation Realm to the Magnetic Condensation Realm, it would be time to condense the Second Divine Pattern, which would grant him two powerful abilities.

Stepping out of the cave, Ling Feng surveyed the surroundings and headed for a relatively quiet location.

He walked several hundred yards away from the cave, a distance close enough to return quickly in case of any emergencies.

Suddenly, he heard the faint sound of rustling in the bushes ahead, and the surrounding weeds swayed tumultuously, as if some animal were thrashing about inside.

Ling Feng subconsciously looked in that direction.

He saw a girl in purple clothes in the dense shrubs, her back to Ling Feng, and faintly heard some rustling sounds.

“Uh…”

Ling Feng’s expression froze, and he quickly averted his gaze.

He had recognized that the girl was Jiang Wanqing.

Although Ling Feng didn’t consider himself to be a paragon of virtue, he was not a peeping Tom either.

Besides, as a healer, he had seen the bodies of both men and women and was all too familiar with the human anatomy, naturally not harboring any obscene thoughts.

Jiang Wanqing was obviously unaware that she had been seen, and even less aware that danger was quietly approaching.

“Whoosh!”

At that moment, a black shadow suddenly slid across the ground and into the range of the shrubs.

“Not good, a Five-step Golden Ring Snake!”

Ling Feng’s gaze sharpened.

Although the Five-step Golden Ring Snake wasn’t a formidable demon beast, it was highly venomous.

Martial artists were still flesh and blood, and at least those in the Magnetic Condensation Realm could not be completely immune to such poison.

The Five-step Golden Ring Snake’s target was Jiang Wanqing’s delicate feet, and she knew nothing about it.

“Don’t move!”

Ling Feng shouted in a low voice, and with two fingers, he shot out Sword Qi vigorously.

Whoosh!

A fierce burst of Sword Qi shot out and “swooshed” into the bushes.

Then a “bang” was heard as the snake’s head was blown apart, its body twitched a few times on the ground, and it lost its vitality.

The whole action was smooth and flowing, also proving how astonishing Ling Feng’s eye power was.

Jiang Wanqing was startled by the sudden shout and froze for a moment on the spot.

She stood up quickly, fastened her belt, then drew her sword, her phoenix eyes deep with concern.

“Who is it!” Jiang Wanqing blushed with anger, emanating rage.

The voice was clearly that of a man; had she been seen completely?

“It’s me.” Ling Feng stepped forward without any of the consciousness of a “peeping Tom,” but instead rather frankly raised his right hand.

“Ling Feng, it’s you!

You shameless voyeur!” Jiang Wanqing clenched her silver teeth, her face clouding over with both shame and anger, her expression as cold as eternal Xuanbing ice, with her phoenix eyes angrily fixed on Ling Feng.

She had thought of him as some kind of legendary figure during the day, never expecting him to be such a shameless villain!