Lou Yi followed closely, and conveniently called over the strongest martial artists in the team, including Daoist Xuanji, Overlord Chu Feng, and Shi Caifeng.

The northern side of Ping'an Village was the monster-infested Cyan Wolf Ridge.

But there wasn't a direct border; instead, many mountain ranges and dense forests served as transitions, with the previously mentioned Sangrong Forest being one, and the just-mentioned Red Leaf Forest being another.

By the time they arrived outside the city, they saw that a large number of peculiar-looking spirits had already gathered several hundred zhang ahead.

They were generally a few zhang tall, their appearance somewhat similar to deer, with red-gray antlers on their heads resembling rusted iron.

Their gray fur had large areas of rot, exposing the wriggling flesh underneath, and their backs were covered with protruding bone spikes.

Their eyes were blood-red, filled with malice, and when they opened their mouths, rows of jagged sharp teeth were revealed, occasionally dripping with nauseating green slime.

"Kill these monsters!"

Sang Peng, apparently familiar with these creatures, took out a thick iron rod and charged forward fearlessly.

As he approached a Deer Spirit, his entire skin turned a cold gray, and he leaped up with the iron rod, smashing it down hard on the creature's head!

'Whoosh!'

A sharp sound of air being split was heard.

Sang Peng was undoubtedly a master in Ping'an Village, with movements comparable to a Full Cycle Martial Artist from Wangjiang.

'Bang!'

The Dark Deer Spirit was struck, and its head burst open, collapsing to the ground without any resistance.

'Puff!'

'Puff!'

At this moment, several Deer Spirits charged forward to surround him, opening their mouths to spew large patches of green slime, seemingly about to splash onto Sang Peng.

But Sang Peng remained calm, and suddenly a piece of white talisman paper appeared in his hand, which he gently slapped onto himself.

In the next moment, the talisman paper lit up slightly.

It then transformed into a shallow, translucent film of light, enveloping Sang Peng completely, and clinging closely to his body as if he were wrapped in a layer of sealed plastic film.

The green slime was blocked by the light film, slipping off to the ground.

When it touched the unfortunate grass and plants, a 'sizzling' sound was heard, almost melting the vegetation, indicating its extraordinary potency.

Besides Sang Peng, other martial artists from Ping'an Village also engaged the Dark Deer Spirits in close combat.

Among them, most were not as powerful as Sang Peng, but they had ways to compensate for that.

One took out a piece of red talisman paper and stuck it to his arm, instantly lighting up with red light, significantly increasing his strength, and smashing a Deer Spirit in front of him into meat paste with a single blow.

Another attached a piece of blue talisman paper to his leg, immediately enhancing his speed of jumping and moving, swiftly slicing the neck of a Deer Spirit with a broadsword, decapitating it.

On the outskirts stood numerous archers, each with bows drawn and arrows notched.

If they found a companion in danger, they would shoot an arrow with a 'whoosh' sound.

When the arrow landed on a Deer Spirit about to trample a martial artist, it would ignite the creature with raging yellow flames, reducing it to ashes in no time.

This novel way of combat left the people from Wangjiang dumbfounded.

"Why can they use the methods of an Immortal Master?" Chu Feng asked, puzzled.

"That kind of talisman paper can probably be used by ordinary people as well," Daoist Xuanji observed for a moment and said.

"Combining Immortal Techniques and Martial Arts is indeed a clever move," the old man praised.

"Primarily, it's because our skills are lacking, requiring Immortal Master Xia to tirelessly produce talisman paper," the scar-faced man who previously questioned Lou Yi happened to be standing next to him, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"These arrows seem to be more precious than talisman paper," Lou Yi pointed to the arrows used by the scar-faced man and asked.

He had just noticed that the archers on the outskirts seldom used their arrows unless their tribe members were in dire danger.

The arrow Lou Yi pointed to was entirely black, looking no different from an ordinary arrow.

Only upon close inspection could one notice.

Numerous haphazardly crooked lines were engraved on the arrow shaft, and a faint white light glimmered on the arrowhead.

"They are indeed much rarer than talisman paper," the scar-faced man, having witnessed Lou Yi's prowess earlier, was quite convinced of him, answering every question, "Even an Immortal Master hasn't made many of these; we are usually reluctant to use them, saving them for critical occasions."

"Can I have a piece of talisman paper?" Lou Yi asked.

He also wanted to see how much the talisman paper would enhance his abilities.

The scar-faced man hesitated but still took out a blue piece of talisman paper from his pocket and handed it to Lou Yi.

"This is a Small Divine Movement Talisman; it can increase speed when used," the scar-faced man said. "The usage is simple, just apply with a bit of force onto the leg."

Lou Yi took the Small Divine Movement Talisman and rushed towards the largest Dark Deer Spirit in the field.

The Deer Spirit Leader stood two zhang tall, several times the size of its kindred, from its aura, it definitely reached the level of a monster, even among monsters, it was considered quite powerful.

When he reached a distance of thirty to forty zhang away from the Deer Spirit Leader, Lou Yi slapped the Divine Movement Talisman onto his right thigh and then pushed off the ground forcefully, leaping up.

'Boom!'

The ground instantly caved in to form a deep pit.

And Lou Yi soared into the air, getting closer and closer to the Deer Spirit Leader.

At the same time, he silently calculated the speed increase in his mind, feeling a bit disappointed.

"Compared to not using the talisman paper, the increase isn't obvious, maybe less than ten percent."

"That's right, my physical attributes have already exceeded the martial artist's limits. The talisman paper is significantly useful to others, but when used on me, it has limited effect."

"However, this is just a Small Divine Movement Talisman, with a seemingly low grade. Perhaps there are Divine Movement Talismans or Great Divine Movement Talismans, more powerful talisman papers, which might have a greater effect," he speculated.

With various thoughts swirling in his mind, Lou Yi was already above the Deer Spirit Leader.

'Puff!'

The Deer Spirit Leader opened its mouth to spew a large splatter of stinky green mucus at Lou Yi.

"Get lost!"

Lou Yi wielded his axe with his right hand, releasing a force of thirty-three thousand jin at once.

Due to this high speed, white air currents appeared along the edge of the axe, simultaneously blowing away the incoming green mucus.

Subsequently, it relentlessly struck the Deer Spirit Leader's neck.

Chopping off a huge deer head down to the ground, easily killing it.

With the Deer Spirit Leader dead, the remaining Dark Deer Spirits lost their backbone and had no desire to attack anymore, scattering in retreat.

Simultaneously, in Lou Yi's attribute panel, a hint appeared:

'

Discovered items for collection, choose one from the following two options:

1. Twenty-three points of Energy

2. Slight enhancement in Yin Affinity

'

"Only two options?"

Lou Yi was a little puzzled, then on second thought, this Deer Spirit Leader was just a monster-level strength.

Based on previous experiences, one could only get three choices from a demon. Anything below a demon's strength generally only offered energy.

Undoubtedly, he opted to enhance his Yin Affinity.

In the next moment, he felt a slight chill deep in his mind, and then it was over.

"Brother Lou is truly amazing!" Sang Peng walked over, his face joyful as he said, "With you and Immortal Master Xia guarding Ping'an Village, we no longer have to worry about the city being breached!"

"I shouldn't be staying here forever," Lou Yi thought to himself.

He never forgot his great purpose of crossing the river, besides refuge, seeking the path of immortality was also extremely important.

"May I have an audience with Immortal Master Xia?" Lou Yi asked.

"Immortal Master Xia just entered seclusion, and based on usual experience, it should still take about ten days," someone beside Sang Peng said.

"If Immortal Master Xia comes out of seclusion, please introduce me," Lou Yi said.

"That's a small matter. I'm sure Immortal Master Xia will be happy to meet you," Sang Peng laughed.

"By the way, does the village have a plant called Spirit Tempering Flower?"

"Spirit Tempering Flower?" Sang Peng thought for a moment, "I've never heard of it, have any of you?"

Others from Ping'an Village shook their heads.

"Then what about Ice Soul, Celestial Silkworm Silk, Earth Vein Spirit Marrow, Spirit-devouring Vine..." Lou Yi listed the treasures needed for his talent advancement one by one.

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