Just like that, the two ran for over half an hour, growing ever more distant from the forest. They were about to leave the bounds of Xianling Mountain.
Ling Zhenfei's heart was filled with imnse joy. That Eagle hadn't appeared for such a long ti, which very likely ant that due to last night's heavy rain, the Eagle had already left early.
With his heart filled with happiness, Ling Zhenfei's feet surged with increased Spiritual Power. As long as they could make it out, the Rejuvenation Grass was as good as theirs.
Once they were out of Xianling Mountain's range, that would be enough. Although it was only part of the Rejuvenation Grass, it was sufficient to refine a life-extending elixir. As long as the elixir was successfully concocted, Lu Huanong's illness could be cured.
The more Ling Zhenfei thought about it, the happier he beca in his heart, as if the life-extending elixir was already within easy reach.
But just at that mont, Ling Zhenfei suddenly felt a cold wind pass overhead, which was exceptionally chilling in the late autumn air, freshly cleared from rain.
Ling Zhenfei found this wind odd and, while his feet didn't stop moving, his Divine Sense had already spread out. Suddenly, he was stunned to see that a huge Eagle was soaring through the sky above them.
The Eagle was like a small plane, with wings spread wide enough to span three to four ters, its beak like a hook, extraordinarily sharp, and its talons like they were made of iron.
Ling Zhenfei didn't know when exactly the Eagle had gotten behind them, but in that instant, it swooped down, clawing towards Ru ng.
Ru ng had been leading the way in front for Ling Zhenfei. At this ti, the Eagle lunged directly at Ru ng.
As a Spiritual Cultivator at the Zhiyi state, Ru ng had already detected the Eagle's approach and realized it was diving toward her. She turned around and struck back with her palm towards the Eagle.
Ling Zhenfei was shocked. He knew that Ru ng had reached the Zhiyi state by consuming Spirit Fruit and was still immature in cultivation techniques and combat, especially against opponents far stronger than herself.
Although Ru ng had exerted all her Spiritual Power in her palm strike against the Eagle, Ling Zhenfei knew it would be difficult to threaten the Eagle with this attack. It could even be fatal for her if the Eagle struck her down.
With this thought, Ling Zhenfei quickly gathered Northern Spiritual Energy in his right hand and thrust the Sky Piercing Finger towards the Eagle in the sky.
The Eagle in the air reached down towards Ru ng with its claw, which was like two large iron hooks that, if they were to catch soone, would leave several bloody holes.
Ru ng's palm struck the Eagle, hitting it precisely on its talons.
Ding!
A tallic clang rang out, but the Eagle only paused for a mont before it continued its assault on Ru ng.
Moreover, the Eagle was clawing towards Ru ng's head, obviously aiming for a killing blow.
Of course, Ru ng had realized this too and tried to dodge, but the Eagle's movents were incredibly fast and it was too close. Dodging was easier said than done.
Just then, Ling Zhenfei's Sky Piercing Finger reached its target. With Ling Zhenfei behind and the Eagle in front, the Sky Piercing Finger pierced directly towards the Eagle's back.
The powerful Eagle sensed the formidable strength of the attack and, realizing it was too late to deal with Ru ng, rolled over to block the Sky Piercing Finger with its talons.
Bang!
The Eagle's talons were hit by the Sky Piercing Finger, and it could be seen from the ground that the Eagle's body was forced back a short distance by the impact, showing the overwhelming power of the Sky Piercing Finger.
But Ling Zhenfei didn't have ti to think much of that. He rushed over, grabbed Ru ng's hand, and the two of them ran forward.
Ru ng was a little terrified by the eagle's previous attack, and only after Ling Zhenfei grabbed her hand did she co to her senses, hurriedly following him as he ran forward.
Ling Zhenfei knew that his previous attempt had hardly threatened the eagle, and the eagle would still catch up. So even as they ran, he did not idle, and his Northern Spiritual Energy began to condense again.
Leaves on the ground started to float up, trailing behind Ling Zhenfei and Ru ng. As the Northern Spiritual Energy increased, more leaves gathered until they seed to form a spherical barrier of leaves behind Ling Zhenfei.
Ru ng, of course, was aware of what was happening behind her, her eyes full of disbelief, "What are you trying to do?"
While running, Ling Zhenfei explained, "This sphere of leaves won't stop the eagle, but if it can block it even once, that's good enough. Isn't our goal just to escape the range of Xianling Mountain?"
"You have so many cultivation techniques; it's my fault for implicating you," Ru ng said, feeling sowhat embarrassed.
"Don't talk like that, you're here to help this ti," he replied.
At that mont, the eagle pursued them again, but the sight of the leaf sphere behind the two made it hesitate slightly, and for a ti, it didn't dare to swoop down.
This was one of Ling Zhenfei's clever stratagems, Zhiyi among them. His goal wasn't to defeat the eagle but to buy ti to escape from Xianling Mountain. The more the eagle hesitated to swoop down, the more advantageous it was for them.
However, the eagle seed to have noticed sothing and let out a long screech before diving towards Ling Zhenfei.
Perhaps sensing that Ru ng's Spiritual Power was weaker, and despite Ling Zhenfei pulling her along, the eagle targeted Ru ng. Of course, Ling Zhenfei would not let it succeed, propelling the spherical barrier of leaves towards the eagle.
Thud!
The eagle smashed the leaf sphere to pieces, but it successfully blocked the eagle's dive, buying Ling Zhenfei and Ru ng ti to flee.
Joy filled Ling Zhenfei's heart, proving his strategy was correct. While running, he used the Plucking Leaves and Flying Flowers technique to form another sphere in front of him and Ru ng.
He hoped to use this thod again to block the eagle. After all, an animal is still an animal, not a person; it doesn't have as many tricks as humans. No matter how strong it is, what else can it do?
"What cultivation technique is this? It seems very interesting," Ru ng said, her face showing envy.
"As long as that beast isn't too smart, we can use this thod to escape," Ling Zhenfei said with a smile to Ru ng.
As if it had heard Ling Zhenfei's words, the eagle let out a roar and dove towards him again, but was once more blocked by the leaves behind him.
The leaf sphere was shattered again, but even so, it succeeded in stopping the eagle's move, preventing the eagle from catching up.
"Haha, excellent, with this thod, we can escape from Xianling Mountain."
The two of them sped up and ran forward, but this ti the eagle in the sky was clearly furious. It suddenly sped up and flew in front of them, blocking their path.
Eagles usually swoop down from the sky to hunt their prey, but this ti the eagle seed intent on a direct confrontation.
Ling Zhenfei and Ru ng paused, bringing the leaf sphere from behind to in front of them.
"What should we do, the eagle has gotten smarter," Ru ng said worriedly.
Indeed, Ling Zhenfei too was slightly fearful at heart. The huge figure of the eagle was right in front of them, its massive body and Spiritual Power were truly intimidating.
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