To prevent the black giant ape from being exposed, Long Chen not only gave it the Hidden Breath Pill but also applied medicinal powder to it, so other magical beasts wouldn't sense or smell its scent.
Long Chen did this to better ambush those magical beasts. After all, this place was surrounded by magical beasts, and whenever he encountered them, he had to take a detour. He didn't know how long it would take to get out of this wild land.
The black giant ape itself has a powerful sense of smell and perception, and the magical beasts here always leave their feces and aura at the edge of their territory to warn other magical beasts. So, whenever it enters the territory of a magical beast, the black giant ape will immediately send a signal to Long Chen.
Although Long Chen couldn't communicate directly with the black giant ape, he could judge the strength of the magical beasts here by observing its soul fluctuations.
If the beast is weak, the Black Ape's soul fluctuation is violent; if it's stronger and on the same level, it becomes cautious.
If it was stronger than it, it would get nervous; if it was much stronger, it would show fear. But when it came here and became cautious, it meant there was a beast here with strength comparable to itself.
Since they were similar magical beasts, Long Chen had nothing to fear. The black giant ape led the way, while Long Chen followed behind. If the black ape was attacked, he, Huo Ling'er, and Lei Ling'er could launch a sneak attack.
At the same time, the rune of Kun Power appeared in Long Chen's mind. If he had the chance, he wanted to try out this rune and see how to use it.
But when he secretly began to channel that power, Long Chen was suddenly shocked to find that he had forgotten the feeling he had felt before.
"Senior, have you taken back those memories?" Long Chen couldn't help but ask about the Qiankun Cauldron.
"No."
The Qiankun Cauldron answered with utmost decisiveness, as if he had long known Long Chen would ask this question.
"But... How did I forget how to use it? Do I need your help to use it? "Long Chen asked again.
"No need,"
the Qiankun Cauldron replied simply.
"So what's going on?" Long Chen really couldn't hold back anymore.
This time, the Qiankun Cauldron didn't respond. Long Chen waited for a long time, but still no reply cauldron, as if it had fallen asleep.
"How could this happen? What's going on? Long Chen was stunned.
Previously, when the Qiankun Cauldron taught him to use the power of Kun to condense runes, Long Chen felt it was so easy.
But now, when he wanted to use the power of Kun, he had no clue—he couldn't do it at all. This phenomenon had never occurred in his entire life.
"Senior, senior..."
Long Chen knew Qiankun Cauldron didn't want to say anything, but he simply couldn't accept such a thing and pressed further.
"That's a Kun talisman. It can only be condensed in the state of utmost hardness and yang. That's all I can say." After speaking, the Qiankun Cauldron fell silent again. No matter how Long Chen called out, it no longer responded.
Long Chen wanted to keep asking, what exactly was going on? Could it be that I was in the state of utmost strength and yang just now, and after a while, it's no longer that anymore?
At that moment, the stench of blood swept over him. Long Chen was startled and quickly stopped, not daring to be distracted by any further communication with the Qiankun Cauldron.
"The aura of the Saint's essence blood—what's going on?" Just got into a big battle here? Long Chen's heart raced wildly, but looking around, there was no sign of a battle at all.
This time, Long Chen had the black giant ape follow behind while he himself dove forward alone. Soon, Long Chen arrived at a rocky wasteland.
At the heart of the wasteland, Long Chen saw a flat stretch of rubble. On the rubble, he saw a giant wolf with fur like a hedgehog.
The giant wolf was over ten zhang long, slightly larger than the black ape. The Saint's pressure was astonishing, yet it lay motionless, unable to sense its soul aura.
"Dead?"
Long Chen was shocked. The giant wolf was already dead. He didn't dare make a move, waiting in place for a long time, focusing his mind and dispersing his senses. Still sensing no danger, he finally emerged from the grass, letting the black ape follow closely behind, ready to fight at any moment.
When Long Chen approached the black giant wolf and saw its head had been cut open, its crystal core removed, and its essence blood drained, he couldn't help but gasp.
This giant wolf was actually killed by someone. Being killed by someone was nothing, since Long Chen also had the strength to kill a Saint-level magical beast.
But what made Long Chen gasp was that the giant wolf had been killed in a single blow, and there was no sign of a fight nearby. Clearly, the giant wolf had been killed without any warning.
"Ying Tian."
When Long Chen saw the giant wolf's wound, a name slipped out, and at the same time, Ying Tian's ugly and cold face appeared in Long Chen's mind.
Long Chen carefully examined the giant wolf's wound. The wound was extremely thin, even the bone had been cut open. The wound was smooth as a mirror, clearly cut open by an incredibly sharp weapon. Long Chen immediately thought of that long, slender sword, like the tongue of a venomous snake.
Long Chen's expression grew serious. He hadn't expected Ying Tian to be nearby. He was an assassin, his hiding technique unmatched in the world. Here, he was like a tiger with wings.
Even a Saint-level magical beast, as long as it seizes an opportunity, can kill it with a single blow effortlessly.
But Long Chen was different. Here, he was like a firefly in the night. Even though Long Chen had used pills to suppress the fluctuations of his dragon blood, within a certain distance, it was still easy for magical beasts to detect him.
At that moment, Long Chen felt a chill down his spine. Fortunately, he had discovered the wolf corpse first. If Ying Tian had discovered him first, it would have been troublesome.
Long Chen glanced around and saw a hole behind the pile of rubble. He carefully approached the cave and, sure enough, saw footprints here, one in and one out.
This discovery made Long Chen feel a bit relieved. The fact that he left footprints meant that after Ying Tian killed the giant wolf, he had already let his guard down, meaning he didn't know Long Chen was also nearby.
Inside the cave, Long Chen saw several egg-shaped pits on the rock walls, seven in total, and the cave still contained a strong layer of earthy energy.
Obviously, the earth-element treasures embedded in those pits had already been taken by Ying Tian.
Long Chen emerged from the cave and finally stored the giant wolf's corpse into the chaotic space. Although the precious crystal core and holy blood had been extracted and Ying Tian looked down on it, the corpse was still an immense treasure to Long Chen.
"Ying Tian is not far from here. Judging by the bloodstains on the corpse, he should have been killed two hours ago. If he discovers the black giant ape's condition, I'll be in trouble."
Since he hasn't discovered me yet, I can try to scheme against him! A sinister smile appeared on Long Chen's face, then he quietly left with the black giant ape.