I didn't expect that I was the heartthrob.

The next day, after everyone had rested and had a hearty meal of fish by the lake, they set out in high spirits to look for mid-level spirit beasts.

We have discussed it and are taking action together.

After all, everyone's cultivation level is there. If anyone wants to kill a mid-level spirit beast, it would be dangerous for anyone to fight alone. It would be safer and more reliable for everyone to go together and hunt together.

Gu Lan originally wanted to bring his fellow apprentices along, but he didn't expect that his actions were too sloppy and attracted these independent cultivators. They were willing to act together, and after observation, he found that these independent cultivators were relatively well-behaved, so Gu Lan just let them do what they wanted.

A group of monks flew towards the place with more spiritual energy.

Generally, mid-level spirit beasts require more spiritual energy than low-level ones, so you can find them by just following the spiritual energy.

But what they didn’t know was that for some unknown reason, the spiritual beasts in this secret realm had all gained intelligence.

In their few exchanges, they obtained an important message.

Eating monks can increase intelligence.

This information was deeply imprinted in their minds like a stamp of thought on the first day they suddenly became enlightened.

So they waited patiently for the opening of the secret realm and the arrival of human monks.

"Everyone, please be careful." Gu Lan stood on the top of a tall tree to check the direction. She saw the treetops shaking in the deep forest.

That was not the result of the wind, but the movement of some spirit beast. From those irregular movements, Gu Lan sensed a hint of danger.

When I read the book before, it was not written in such detail. The book only wrote about the spiritual beasts encountered by the male and female protagonists, and only briefly mentioned the other spiritual beasts.

Therefore, Gu Lan didn't know what kind of difficult character she would encounter. The best strategy now was to be careful. Gu Lan asked everyone under the tree to stay alert, and she quietly flew closer to check.

Not long after, Gu Lan came back with his sword, and everyone gathered around.

Gu Lan faced the crowd and silently pointed to a dense forest behind him, directing everyone to look over there, and whispered, "See? A forest ape is lying on the treetop."

The forest ape is a mid-level monster with a fairly high IQ. An adult forest ape has the same IQ as a seven or eight-year-old child. A cultivator in the Qi Refining stage can hunt a forest ape.

When the crowd saw this, they were not afraid.

"What's the big deal? I've killed several forest apes before. There's only one here. We have so many monks, what are we afraid of?"

A swordsman wearing gray clothes and carrying a huge sword said disdainfully, "Let me go and take care of it."

"Don't go." One of his companions was more cautious. He felt that it would be too reckless to do so as they were unfamiliar with the place, so he tried to hold him back.

But the man kicked his feet and flew away.

Gu Lan stopped him and told him that the forest ape was a social spirit beast, there was no way there was only one, there might be other adult forest apes nearby. But the swordsman didn't care, pushed Gu Lan aside and flew over on his sword.

The sword cultivator soon arrived under the tree. He stepped on the sword and looked at the forest ape at eye level.

The forest ape looked like a young forest ape that was born not long ago and was left alone. It seemed to be frightened by his aura, trembled a little, and retreated quickly.

The swordsman laughed loudly and chased after him. He was so focused on chasing that he didn't notice that there were four or five adult forest apes following him silently. They were huge, with firm eyes and hair standing up like steel knives.

Before long, he disappeared from everyone's sight.

Looking at this situation, everyone felt that the forest ape was too weak and posed no threat at all, so they were somewhat skeptical of Gu Lan's warning and all looked at Gu Lan.

Xu Fengxi, Xue Hao and Meng Xin stood firmly beside the eldest sister and did not waver.

"Wait a minute and you'll find out." Xu Fengxi held the sword and leisurely held a spiritual herb in his mouth. The root of the spiritual herb can be eaten raw and is very sweet. "Why are you in such a hurry?"

"That's right. We believe in Senior Sister." Xue Hao stood on the other side of Gu Lan, rubbing his waist with his hands on his waist. He had chopped down too many trees yesterday and was so tired that his waist was broken.

Meng Xin said nothing, but from the way he stood next to Gu Lan, it was clear that he was a die-hard supporter of the senior sister.

Gu Lan was unmoved by the suspicion around him and waited patiently. Those forest apes were not easy to mess with. They were able to cooperate and were definitely trying to lure the monk.

After a while, the monk's screams were suddenly heard from the forest, followed by the shouts of forest apes, as if they were celebrating their victory.

Everyone felt a chill all over their body, and while they were glad that they did not act rashly, they all looked at Gu Lan.

I was so shocked.

Is this a monkey?

This group of forest apes are hunting monks! Their IQ must be higher than that of a seven or eight year old!

Everyone couldn't help but turn their eyes to Gu Lan. It seemed that this cultivator who was only at the foundation-building stage should not be underestimated.

Gu Lan didn't care about everyone's looks. She felt terrible. This dense forest was not safe, and she had to lead everyone to evacuate quickly. Unfortunately, she was still too slow.

The appetite of that group of forest apes is not just for one monk, they want to capture all the monks in one fell swoop!

Before they knew it, more than a dozen forest monkeys had surrounded Gu Lan and his companions.

They are larger than chimpanzees, with long arms, huge yellow sharp teeth, barbs growing on the protruding teeth, and long, hard hair all over their bodies. If you are caught by it, you will definitely be torn to pieces and die an ugly death.

Everyone's eyes fell on their bloody teeth and fur, and their hearts sank.

Ruined!

Everyone looked around in panic, and everywhere they saw were ferocious forest monkeys. They were standing on trees, hammering the trunks and making bursts of angry roars.

If I had known that the mid-level spirit beasts in the secret realm were so powerful, I would have just picked fruits and chopped down trees.

A weak army is doomed to fail! Seeing the low morale, Gu Lan was shocked. If this continues, everyone will be doomed!

"Do you believe me?" Gu Lan asked, but she didn't look at everyone. She was paying attention to Lin Yuan's movements.

"Is it useful to talk about whether or not to believe it now?" A female cultivator carrying a huge sword stood beside Gu Lan. She didn't look panicked, but rather prepared to fight back. She looked particularly safe. "Do you have any other ideas?"

"Shan Ling?" Gu Lan remembered that she introduced herself on the first day.

"I have a good memory."

"I have a plan." Gu Lan stared at the group of forest apes.

Her eyes scanned back and forth over the positions of the forest apes in the dense forest.

These people followed her to this dense forest because they trusted her, and it was her responsibility to ensure that everyone left safely. After observing for a while, Gu Lan had an idea in mind.

He said calmly, "The forest apes are huge in size and are more agile in the forest, but as long as we fly the swords, the forest apes may not be able to keep up with us. We just need to find their weakest point and attack them first."

"What do you want to do?" Shan Ling felt that there was some truth in what Gu Lan said. No matter how intelligent they were, they were still a group of uncultivated beasts. What would it matter if they became intelligent?

"We can gather the stronger sword cultivators together and surround them in a cone shape. We can use the cone shape to break through. Once the gap is successfully broken, everyone can fly out of the dense forest."

Looking around, Gu Lan told his plan. Shan Ling thought this method was feasible, so Gu Lan said, "Shan Ling and I are both sword cultivators here, with similar cultivation levels. Are there any other sword cultivators willing to step forward?"

Xu Fengxi and Xue Hao stepped out upon hearing this, and several other cultivators hesitated for a moment before also stepping out. The other sword cultivators thought that their cultivation was weaker, and there were several alchemy cultivators and weapon cultivators who did not step out, as there was no place for them to use their skills here.

The sword masters formed a cone shape, with Gu Lan and Shan Ling as the tips, and rushed towards the forest apes where the defense was the weakest.

Gu Lan made a sword gesture and attached a protective talisman to the sword. The talisman opened during the spell, protecting the people behind her, but she herself was exposed.

Shan Ling felt a buzzing sensation all over her body and a protective shield opened. She looked at Gu Lan who was alone outside, and rushed forward with all her strength to follow closely behind her.

Xu Fengxi, Xue Hao and Meng Xin also noticed that their senior sister had put up a protective shield. They were anxious but did not dare to relax. They closely guarded the other cultivators around them to prevent them from disrupting the formation.

"Don't forget I'm here!" Shan Ling caught up with Gu Lan who was leading the way.

When Gu Lan saw Shan Ling chasing out, he felt a little relieved, warm and more excited.

"it is good."

Both of them are sword cultivators, Shan Ling's sword is domineering, Gu Lan's sword is soft yet tough, the two swords work closely together to fight against the surrounding forest apes.

The forest apes noticed what had happened and rushed over here.

We must act quickly at this time!

The two of them didn't follow any rules and charged alternately. The forest ape's huge claws slapped over, breaking through Gu Lan's sword energy and grabbing Gu Lan's sword. Because they were too close, their sharp teeth bit into Gu Lan's neck.

Gu Lan turned sideways, but the giant teeth of the forest ape still rubbed her shoulder, and the pain of the flesh being torn apart made Gu Lan sweat coldly. But she still didn't dare to relax, her sword was still held by it, and as long as it exerted force, Gu Lan would be thrown away.

At this critical moment, everyone's heart was in their throat. Seeing this, Shan Ling swung his huge sword with a sharp sword energy and chopped at the forest ape.

The forest ape was unable to dodge and let out a howl. His entire arm was broken and warm blood spurted out, spilling onto everyone's clothes.

A fishy smell came.

Holding back their nausea, everyone followed Gu Lan and Shan Ling closely.

"Now!" Seeing a hole was torn open, Shan Ling did not dare to delay. She held Gu Lan and rushed forward, and the people behind her rushed out one after another.