Qi Refining Level 3000, Accepting The Empress As A Disciple At The Beginning

Only then did Chu Yan look around, realizing this was clearly a trap, set here perhaps to catch some small ferocious beasts.

Among the fallen leaves around where they had landed, Ye Kong faintly saw a bright speck.

Ye Kong took a few steps forward, brushed aside the fallen leaves covering it, and a red bean lay there quietly, emitting a dazzling light.

This is…

The bean he gave to Li Fan.

Li Fan had been here!

This news filled Ye Kong with even more joy than the other discoveries. He immediately instructed Chu Yan, "Li Fan was here before. Let's look around and see if we can find any traces of him."

"Li Fan?" Chu Yan quickly conjured Li Fan's image in his mind, the one who always followed beside Ye Kong, like a twin brother.

Ye Kong's words were law, and Chu Yan immediately took action.

However, this joy didn't last long. Ye Kong quickly discovered that not only was the cave only ten meters deep, but it was also only about twenty meters wide.

The bottom could be seen at a glance.

Li Fan wasn't here.

"There's something here." Chu Yan, with his sharp eyes, spotted a patch of bloodstains on the wall.

Ye Kong hurried over, his expression becoming even more grim.

Chu Yan took a few steps closer, "Wait, this blood…" He dabbed a bit of the blood and sniffed it, quickly coming to a conclusion.

"This blood isn't human blood, it's chicken blood!"

Before Ye Kong could speak, Chu Yan walked around a few times, adding, "Not just one chicken, probably several.

And not just chickens, maybe ducks too.

Wait, there's also a piglet, a calf, a fish…"

Ye Kong's forehead was covered in black lines.

Chu Yan continued to list them off, clicking his tongue in amazement, "This Li Fan wasn't idle, he even started a zoo!"

"Alright, whether he started a zoo or not isn't important. What's important now is finding Li Fan's whereabouts."

Ye Kong really couldn't understand how Li Fan managed to create so many things in such a small space.

They had been on the mountain for so long, and hadn't even seen a single bird.

They searched for a long time, almost turning the place upside down, but still found nothing.

They couldn't stay too long, so the two decided to leave.

Ye Kong looked up. It was only a dozen meters high, he only needed to make a slight move.

Ye Kong grabbed Chu Yan and jumped upwards.

However, just as they were about to reach the opening of the cave, they were pushed back down by some force, landing on the ground again.

Even Chu Yan noticed something was amiss.

"Master, how come every time we jump, we change to a different cave?"

Ye Kong's expression relaxed slightly.

"I think I know how to find Li Fan now."

On the other side, Chun Xiao and the others hadn't stopped searching either.

As the saying goes, hard work pays off. They actually found the unconscious Tuan Zhi near a stream.

Tuan Zhi's large size was well known, but the horrifying scene before them startled everyone.

Tuan Zhi's already plump muscles were now like they had been injected with an enlarging agent, rounded to the point of bursting. The remaining flesh protruded from his clothes, making him look like a grotesque giant. The few remaining pieces of clothing barely covered his vital areas.

To say it was tragic was an understatement.

Chun Xiao ran over first and checked his breathing. Fortunately, although weak, he was still alive.

Qing Long took off his own wide robe and covered Tuan Zhi with it. Then he asked worriedly, "What should we do? Master went into the cave and we don't know when he'll be back. If we don't treat Senior Brother Tuan Zhi in time, his life will be in danger, right?"

"It's okay, I know a little bit of medical skill and can sustain Senior Brother Tuan Zhi's breath." Cheng Wen walked over from the crowd, somehow producing a few silver needles and inserting three needles into his head first.

Just as he was about to take the next step.

Suddenly, his brows furrowed.

Then, Cheng Wen cried out in alarm, "Run!"

Following the sound was a huge muffled thud. They watched helplessly as Tuan Zhi in front of them.

His body swelled.

Swelled.

Exploded.

Immediately, one brown, lumpy, unidentified object after another attacked them.

The entire sky was dyed black.

Instantly, a stench assaulted them from all directions.

After Cheng Wen spoke, Pan Er took a few steps back first. Chun Xiao's reaction was also quick, and she quickly moved away from the danger zone.

It was just that Qing Long, who was closest, and Cheng Wen, who ran the slowest, weren't so lucky. They were splattered with the brown secretion on their clothes, and even sprayed on their faces.

Qing Long was stunned in place, not knowing whether to run or not.

Cheng Wen turned around first and returned to Tuan Zhi in a few steps.

At this time, Tuan Zhi's body was completely unwatchable, completely destroyed by the explosion.

Only the head, where Cheng Wen had inserted the silver needles, was still intact.

That could barely be considered good news.

The surrounding stench was unbearable. Cheng Wen glanced at Qing Long, but before he could laugh, the two of them were dragged into the water by Chun Xiao, one on each side.

"Hurry up and wash it off, it stinks!" Chun Xiao scrubbed the brown liquid off her clothes.

Qing Long and Cheng Wen quickly washed themselves with the river water. Seeing this, Pan Er also jumped down, and the few of them playfully splashed water at each other in the stream, splashing water everywhere.

After a few rounds, they were all soaked.

When they finally washed clean, the few of them went ashore. Seeing Tuan Zhi's tragic state, they couldn't bear it after all, so the four of them carried Tuan Zhi, placed him in the river, and carefully washed him.

The filth on his face was washed clean, peeling off layer after layer of residual chunks, and something fell off as they scrubbed.

Until the person carrying him became lighter and lighter, Qing Long hesitated and opened his mouth, "Wouldn't it be bad if we finished washing Senior Brother Tuan Zhi's corpse? How are we going to explain it to Master?"

Hearing this, Chun Xiao also stopped, "I also feel that something is wrong, it feels like this flesh doesn't seem to be grown on."

Cheng Wen's hands didn't stop. Finally, the arm he was holding was completely washed clean, revealing a slender, fair, and extremely long arm.

He finally understood and raised the arm, saying, "Look, this arm in my hand."

Hearing this, the others all looked over. This arm was completely different from the ones they were holding.

In order to understand the reason, the others sped up their movements.

Soon, except for the torso, the limbs were completely washed clean by the four of them.

Pure white and thin limbs, delicate and graspable, with skin that was clear and breakable.

Completely different from the burly Tuan Zhi in their impression.

Moreover, this body.

How did it look like a woman.