"Of course I can't outfight you, but I can trade you an endless supply of pills. You probably don't know that I'm an alchemist. If you let me have the Twin Fruit and the Five Mysteries Fruit, I guarantee you'll get as many pills as you want. I'll even help you deal with the Science Madmen. What do you say? Think it over."
"And if I refuse?" Feng Qing's obsession with the Five Mysteries Fruit was stronger than she had imagined.
"I can let go of the Five Mysteries Fruit, but I'm determined to have the Twin Fruit." Ye Lanshan didn't want a major conflict with Feng Qing, since she still needed his help to eliminate those madmen.
"Fine, I can share the Twin Fruit with you, but I want you to add one more condition to the previous terms." Feng Qing finally relented.
"As long as it's within my power, I'll agree."
Afraid of being discovered, Ye Lanshan just wanted to finish this deal quickly, grab the Twin Fruit, and get out.
"Help me lure those people away." Feng Qing pointed at the humans caught in the melee.
"Deal, but the Twin Fruit must all be mine."
Ye Lanshan plucked every single Twin Fruit, leaving none for him, and even stepped on his foot when he wasn't looking. Then, with a shift, she transformed into an old man's appearance, laughing heartily, "Since none of you want them, I'll take them all! Thank you for yielding them to me today; I'll repay the favor another time."
The aged voice stunned everyone.
Damn it, not a single Twin Fruit or Five Mysteries Fruit was left—all taken by this arrogant old man.
"After him!" Everyone's fury peaked.
"Ah, such an interesting human. I'm growing more and more fond of them." A smile curled at the corner of Feng Qing's mouth. Perhaps, after fighting those madmen for so long, he had picked up some of their stubbornness and eccentricity.
"Better follow and see. It'd be a shame if such an interesting human died." Long after, Feng Qing's mind still lingered on the image of Ye Lanshan transforming into an old man.
But he searched the mountains for a long time without finding her. Finally, near the Misty Forest, he saw her suddenly turn back into a girl and walk into the forest. No sooner had she entered than she came back out.
"Ye Lanshan, I never thought I'd run into you here. What a stroke of luck—searching high and low, and here you are! If we catch you, it'll be a great achievement." The Holy Land disciples had been looking for the old man, but instead found Ye Lanshan here.
Yet Ye Lanshan showed no fear, since she had been waiting for them here on purpose.
"Do you really think you can catch me?" Ye Lanshan leaned casually against a tree, utterly unruffled, as if she had no fear of them.
"Haha, you're just a Great Mystic General, while our Elder is a Mystic God General. How could we fail to catch you? Right, Elder Hong?" A Holy Land disciple laughed loudly, then turned to Elder Hong with a fawning look.
"Ye Lanshan, if you surrender obediently, I'll go easy on you. Otherwise, if you end up missing an arm or a leg, don't blame me." Elder Hong lifted his chin arrogantly, as if even glancing at her was a favor.
"Then I'd like to see just how Elder Hong plans to catch me." The Devourer in Ye Lanshan's hand exuded a faint, ominous aura, clashing with her ethereal appearance.
"Hmph." Elder Hong snorted and lunged straight at her.
"Still think you can catch me now?" Ye Lanshan was fast; before Elder Hong could reach her, she had already moved to another spot, gradually luring them toward the Misty Forest.
"So this human is a young girl?" Feng Qing watched from above, thoroughly entertained.
"Trying to outpace me? I'm a Mystic God General—how could I be slower than a mere Great Mystic General?" Elder Hong had expected to grab her on the first try but failed, losing face. Frustrated, he used his fastest speed.
Though Ye Lanshan had already advanced to Mystic Emperor General, maintaining top speed under the pressure of a Mystic God General was no easy feat. In no time, she was already wounded.
This batch of Holy Land disciples was indeed tough to handle. But she still had a trump card, so she wasn't worried.
"Wings of Carnage!"
Ye Lanshan suddenly stopped dodging and struck directly at Elder Hong. Though he didn't react in time, his Mystic God General strength was no joke. Even with the Red Lotus Flame, since it hadn't fully matured, it didn't cause him much harm.
"Mystic Emperor General! I didn't expect you to reach this level so quickly. Truly gifted."
Greed flickered in Elder Hong's eyes as he struck swiftly and ruthlessly, showing no regard for Ye Lanshan's life.
Even the Holy Son had been careful to preserve her life, unlike Elder Hong, whose every move was lethal.
Ye Lanshan was quickly forced into retreat, but the more she fought, the more excited she became. Her eyes sparkled, filled with nothing but battle lust.
"Flying Fire Meteor!"
"Tsunami Vortex!"
Elder Hong's mystic power was water-based, directly countering Ye Lanshan's fire. According to the Five Elements theory, water naturally overpowered fire at the same level, let alone when they were at different ranks. Fortunately, her fire wasn't ordinary—it was the Red Lotus Flame—or she wouldn't have lasted this long.
"Stop, no more fighting." After dodging the last attack, Ye Lanshan called out.
"Why stop resisting? If you're giving up, come quietly." Elder Hong's greedy gaze fell on her, making her feel sick.
"No, I mean someone else will fight you. Ying Huarong, come out." Ye Lanshan summoned Ying Huarong.
"A little kid like that wants to fight us? Ye Lanshan, you really think you're something."
"Flattery, flattery."
Amid the Holy Land disciples' jeers, Ye Lanshan took the sarcasm as a compliment.
"Master, are these the ones bullying you? Wait, I'll make them kneel and apologize!" Ying Huarong wasn't just her contracted beast but also her devoted fan, unable to stand seeing her mocked.
"Then I'll leave it to you." Ye Lanshan patted Ying Huarong's little head, looking pleased.
"A divine beast? This girl has a divine beast?" The laughter died instantly, replaced by disbelief.
Who would have thought Ye Lanshan was so lucky to have a divine beast? But it didn't end there—she summoned Yan Hu as well. Since Yan Hu had just become a divine beast, she wanted him to have some fun. Another burly man in fiery red robes appeared beside her.
"What are you planning? Don't do anything rash! We're from the Holy Land. If you kill us, they won't let you off!"
Seeing another divine beast appear, Elder Hong's heart nearly stopped. One divine beast was already overwhelming, but now a second? Were divine beasts as common as cabbages these days? Three had shown up in just one day.