Beauty and the Bodyguard

"It's fine, you don't have to worry about me. I have a map with me, and I can go back without an aerial spirit beast." Lin Yi said, shaking his head.

Apart from looking for the life phase mushrooms, the other goal of this trip was to gain experience and break through. If he were to use an aerial spirit beast to return, it would be ineffective.

"In that case ... Alright. Senior, we will return first. If you need anything in the future, you can come to the GreenCloud Pavilion to look for me. The two of us will definitely go through fire and water for senior." Huang xiaotao immediately raised her head and whistled, summoning the spirit Bird that was circling above her head. She supported Cong Zhima and was about to leave.

But at this time, Lin Yi suddenly reached out and stopped them, his expression serious,""Wait!"

Huang xiaotao and Lin Yi were shocked and scared. They thought that Lin Yi was going to change his mind and take back the Wandu golden core fruit.

"Someone's coming," Lin Yi said."Don't take off yet, run in this direction for a while. I'll Cover You guys."

The Jade was already signaling, and Lin Yi could feel an extremely powerful aura quickly approaching them. If Huang xiaotao took off now, she would be too obvious a target and would be easily targeted.

Huang xiaotao and Lin Yi finally realized that they had misunderstood Lin Yi. They were ashamed, but seeing Lin Yi's serious expression, they knew that the situation was urgent. They didn't say anything more and left with the spirit Bird after telling senior to be careful.

Lin Yi watched the two leave and continued to wait. From the other party's obvious intention of approaching quickly, he had a feeling that the other party was also here for the Wandu golden core fruit.

Soon, a middle-aged man in his forties appeared on top of Lin Yi's head on his flying spirit beast. He looked down at the ground and landed in front of Lin Yi.

The middle-aged man looked at Lin Yi coldly,"The Mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the Oriole behind. I didn't expect that a little sparrow like you would beat me to it. What are you waiting for? Hurry up and take it out!"

"What is it?" Lin Yi pretended to be confused.

"Hmph, you're just a peak late Foundation establishment cultivator, and you dare to play tricks on me? Fine, then you don't have to take it. When you die, I'll personally find it from you!" As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, his aura skyrocketed, and his already powerful aura became even more terrifying and violent.

Lin Yi was shocked-from the aura, this man was at least a mid-stage golden core!

Lin Yi thought that the strongest people who came to this mountain were at most Foundation Stage cultivators, and it wouldn't be easy for them to meet a golden core stage cultivator. After all, which golden core stage cultivator would lower themselves to come to a place like this to collect herbs?

But he didn't expect that he would not only meet a Jindan expert, but also a middle Jindan expert. This was an unprecedented strong enemy!

Lin Yi was still in shock when the middle-aged man made his move. With a casual wave of his hand, a huge claw formed from pure energy appeared above Lin Yi's head without warning.

If it wasn't for Lin Yi's quick reaction and butterfly microsteps, he would've been heavily injured or even killed by this attack!

A middle jiedan stage expert was indeed not to be trifled with! Lin Yi's heart froze, but before he could let out a breath of relief, two more giant claws came at him, followed by the middle-aged man's cold smile. "You're only at the peak of the late Foundation establishment stage. To be able to escape from my claws, you're not ordinary. It's a pity that you won't be able to escape death today!"

The two giant claws came from the left and right, not giving Lin Yi the chance to react and Dodge. Even with butterfly microstep, he couldn't completely avoid it this time. Running away would only lead to death. Helplessly, Lin Yi had to brace himself and face it head on.

The 28th style of the wild fire Eight Trigrams palm! Lin Yi gritted his teeth as he chose one of the claws and slammed it out. He followed closely behind, ready to break out of the encirclement. This was the strongest skill he had at the moment. If he couldn't even break through the claw, he would be in deep trouble.

BOOM! The wild fire Eight Trigram palm hit The Giant Claw head-on without any suspense. The unparalleled brutal Zhen Qi collided wildly, instantly setting off a terrible storm. The grass and trees within a radius of a thousand feet were all flattened. The storm caused by the powerful Zhen Qi swept up into the sky, covering the sky and the sun for a moment, as if the end of the world had come.

"Eh? It's no less than the power of an early jiedan stage cultivator. Where did you come from?" The middle-aged man could not help but frown.

An ordinary expert at the peak of the late stage of the foundation building realm wouldn't be able to leave a complete corpse with a single claw, let alone resist his giant claw. This kid in front of him was a complete anomaly.

However, even if it was comparable to the power of the early jiedan stage, compared with him, who was a real master of the middle jiedan stage, it was still a long way off. They were not on the same level at all.

Bang! Bang! In the chaos, Lin Yi's body flew back like an arrow, and he spat out a mouthful of bright red blood. He'd already suffered quite a heavy internal injury.

The twenty-eight forms of the wild fire Eight Trigram palm couldn't block the claw at all, and only nullified a part of its power. Although Lin Yi wasn't killed directly, his internal organs were all shifted from the impact. His stomach was in a mess, and the situation was worrying.

"Oh? He actually didn't die? You little brat, you've really made me look at you in a new light. A mere peak late Foundation Stage being able to hold on until now, you can be considered a rare genius. It's just a pity that I've never understood how to cherish talent. What's more embarrassing is that my greatest hobby is to kill you so-called geniuses!" The middle-aged man sneered.

As he spoke, the man's expression turned extremely cold and fierce. Two more giant claws appeared out of thin air, and this time, Lin Yi could even hear the faint roar of an ancient beast!

Lin Yi's face changed. He ignored the pain in his organs and activated the butterfly microsteps with all his might.

BOOM! Plants and vegetation flew everywhere as Lin Yi was hit by The Giant Claw again. He was sent flying by the pure energy again, and his already serious internal injuries worsened.

"If this continues, I'll definitely die today!" Lin Yi knew that he was in a life or death situation-if he couldn't come up with an effective plan, he'd die Here in the next moment.

"Hmph, you still don't want to give up? However, I like to see geniuses like you struggling in death's door. It's really satisfying! Hahahaha!" The middle-aged man laughed, pleased with himself. He was ready to strike again and kill Lin Yi. (To be continued.) "If you like this work, you're welcome to come to Qidian.com to give your recommendation and monthly vote. Your support is my greatest motivation. For mobile users, please read on M.Qidian.com.)