Ling Zhenfei was just contemplating how to escape when he glanced ahead and was stunned; a few small black dots suddenly returned from afar, including one enormous figure—it was the Giant Eagle that had flown off to chase Chi Tiger that was coming back.

Ling Zhenfei was greatly alarmed; this Giant Eagle was the aerial ruler of this area. If it were to attack Ling Zhenfei in the air, there would be no escape at all.

Suddenly, the Giant Eagle seemed to have discovered something and accelerated drastically, spreading its wings; its speed was astonishing, quickly closing in on Ling Zhenfei's position.

The eagle's sight was incredibly keen; it saw Ling Zhenfei from a distance and seemed to recognize him. It suddenly let out a long cry, soared higher, and then, like an arrow leaving the bowstring, shot towards Ling Zhenfei.

Ling Zhenfei saw the fierce Giant Eagle swooping towards him and knew this was bad; the eagle's strength was too overpowering.

This combination of Snake and Eagle guarding the spiritual herbs and medicines atop the cliff was simply a match made in heaven—one army on land, the other in the air. Escaping wouldn't be so easy.

Now that Ling Zhenfei had acquired the Rejuvenation Grass, all that remained was to flee, but it seemed like escaping wasn't easy after all.

In the blink of an eye, as the Giant Eagle swooped towards him, Ling Zhenfei immediately changed directions—the air was certainly not a place to stay.

Not only did being in the air consume a large amount of Northern Spiritual Energy, but battling the fierce Giant Eagle was virtually impossible. On the ground, even with the threat of a Python attack, at least there were large trees and rocks nearby to provide some cover.

The sky was different, with no cover, completely exposed to the Giant Eagle's attacks, so staying in the sky was impossible; he had to find a way to land.

With this in mind, Ling Zhenfei dissipated the Northern Spiritual Energy underfoot and descended towards the ground.

Ling Zhenfei first landed on the canopy of a tree before passing through the treetop to land on another tree.

But the moment he did, the Python, as if shadowing him, had already arrived below. Seeing Ling Zhenfei come down, its large tail swept up towards him.

Ling Zhenfei hurriedly dodged, jumping downward with a crunching sound—the tree trunk below him was directly snapped.

Ling Zhenfei was astonished; the Python surely loathed him deeply—otherwise, it wouldn't exert such force.

The Python was extremely agile; after the first attack missed, it lunged again with its gaping maw towards Ling Zhenfei. The bloody mouth was intimidating, and Ling Zhenfei quickly leapt up, dodging behind another tree.

The Python swept its tail again, breaking the tree at the waist, demonstrating its considerable strength.

Ling Zhenfei was very worried; the Python was too formidable, its body exceedingly tough.

Although the Python bore many wounds from Chi Tiger's assault, Ling Zhenfei was still very apprehensive, having witnessed its strength before.

After dodging the Python's attack, Ling Zhenfei dodged to the side. Despite its large size, the Python was very agile, closely trailing Ling Zhenfei.

Though fleeing, Ling Zhenfei's mind was constantly strategizing how to escape his plight. The forest was dense now, so the Giant Eagle hadn't descended to attack.

If he entered an area with fewer trees, where the Snake and Eagle simultaneously attacked, not even Zhenfei could escape.

Just then, an idea struck Ling Zhenfei; he suddenly changed direction towards another area.

That place was where Protector Leng and others were hidden.

Ling Zhenfei spotted them while traversing the air. These individuals had been discreetly following him, intent on using him to find Ru Meng.

Earlier, when the Python attacked Ling Zhenfei, these individuals watched from a distance, enjoying the spectacle. But no one anticipated Ling Zhenfei rushing towards them the next second.

They had always thought their actions flawless, not expecting Ling Zhenfei to discover them. As he ran towards their location, they assumed it was accidental.

They were concealed within a massive tree trunk, which was quite large and easily hid several people.

However, after Ling Zhenfei ran over and arrived below, he suddenly bent his knees and leapt up, landing directly on the tree trunk where Protector Leng and others were.

For a moment, everyone was stunned; Protector Leng and others never thought Ling Zhenfei would coincidentally land at their side.

"Hello," Ling Zhenfei waved at them in greeting.

This infuriated Protector Leng and the others. Protector Leng angrily said, "You little brat, you discovered us long ago and deliberately led that big snake here, didn't you?"

Ling Zhenfei nodded, "That's right."

Protector Leng fumed, "You brat, you're looking for death!" About to attack Ling Zhenfei, he suddenly felt a cold wind—it was the snake's tail sweeping over.

The force was immense, akin to Sun Wukong's Jingu Bang smashing down.

Protector Leng was speaking but, sensing the cold wind, dared not resist and quickly dodged to the side.

With a crunch, the thick tree trunk was snapped in two by the Python's tail, truly terrifying.

Ling Zhenfei seized the moment to leap to the side. The tree trunk snapped, revealing a patch of sky. Through this small gap, looking up, the Giant Eagle continued to circle overhead.

Despite not seeing below, the Giant Eagle's Divine Sense could lock onto this area, aware of what was happening—this was the true threat; no one knew when the eagle might swoop down.

"You brat, you're insidious, leading the Python here," Protector Leng cursed at Ling Zhenfei.

Ling Zhenfei chuckled, "What's the harm? Protector Leng is very formidable, what fear is there over a little snake?"

Protector Leng, angry, said, "Sneaky brat, since you discovered us, no more courtesy then; we intended to follow you to find Ru Meng, but now you'll lead us."

Ling Zhenfei replied, "Leading you to Ru Meng is no problem, but how to deal with this little snake?"

Protector Leng, seemingly confident, said, "It's just a Python, no matter how strong, it's still just a beast—a thing not to be feared."

At that moment, the Python seemed to hear Protector Leng's words, its tail whirring like a motor, sweeping towards Ling Zhenfei and the six others.

One young man, overestimating himself, tried using his Northern Spiritual Energy to block the attack, only to be swept away by the tail.

Ling Zhenfei knew the snake tail's power; it had dealt much suffering during his last encounter.

The young man was flung out, immediately spitting blood, clearly wounded—this was the consequence of overestimating himself.

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