Supreme Emperor of Mist

"Awoo!!!" The Crimson Battle Wolf releases a soundwave powered with Spiritual Energy to deflect against Qin Lan's sword energy. The two attacks then detonate on contact, turning the vegetation nearby into a big mess.

"What the hell?" the way the Yao Beast canceled Qin Lan's attack made Lu Yi speechless. It inadvertently stopped him from continuing his attack.

The Crimson Battle Wolf then swiftly reposition itself.

"Lu Yi, move!" Qin Lan swung his energy sword at where Lu Yi stand. The sword energy quickly clashed with the Yao Beast's attack the moment it revealed itself.

Qin Lan immediately drags Lu Yi away before the two energy detonates.

"This can't do..." Qin Lan moves around with Lu Yi still in his hand. The Eight Transformation Treasured Brush has reverted back to its initial appearance as soon as Qin Lan stopped supplying it with Spiritual Energy.

"Lu Yi! Fortify yourself using the Heaven Firmament Art! Use your Flame Eyes of Heaven to deflect against the spiritual attack!" Qin Lan nudged Lu Yi as he continues to pull the distance further between him and the Crimson Battle Wolf.

"Lu Yi!"

"Xiao-Ke!"

"Lu Yi!" Qin Lan's repeating call finally reached his mind as the Spiritual Energy inside Lu Yi's immature Dantian reignited. Then, a massive force about two meters distance is created around them as Lu Yi stands on his feet.

"Sorry, young master. I'm back." he apologized.

"I should be the one to say sorry instead. It is my mistake to forget that the Crimson Battle Wolf is capable of mental attacks." Qin Lan said.

"Let's finish this battle before the Yao Beast can give us more surprises. I'll get serious." Qin Lan added. His left hand tapped on the Purple-Dragon Spatial Jade on his waist to withdraw three pieces of Offensive Metal out.

A heavy concentration of Spiritual Energy soon flows into the Eight Transformation Treasured Brush to create a form Qin Lan desired. Soon, the Qiankun Golden Sword made its appearance once again.

The arrival of the Qiankun Golden Sword created a twenty meters force field this time. The heat from the Spiritual Energy emitted turns the grasses sprouting all over the ground into ashes as Qin Lan prepares with his attack.

"Young master, I'll take the vanguard. You'll deliver the attack." after finishing what he's going to say, Lu Yi charged at the Yao Beast. The Jade Dragon Finger in his right fist seems to be alive as it moves, just like how a dragon would.

This time, his attack is no longer as weak as before.

And that's where the differences between mankind and Yao Beast seemed to be significant.

Even if they're a minor level below the Crimson Battle Wolf, the human has an Offensive and Defensive Treasure to make up for the differences!

"Golden Lord's Holy Fist!" this was the first time Lu Yi execute this martial art after learning it. The reason he hardly uses it was because the consumption of Spiritual Energy is frightening. Even with cultivation at the fifth-level, he's only capable of executing this attack once.

The unexpected attack executes using the Jade Dragon Fingers made Lu Yi's attack sharper than usual.

The amount of threat gave out by the Golden Lord's Holy Fist made the Crimson Battle Wolf went into defensive unconsciously. But that was his intention all along.

"To Act as Heaven and Earth!" Qin Lan's attack created a deep wound across the Crimson Battle Wolf's body. It was considered lucky to dodge the attack slightly as Qin Lan was targetting its heart initially.

"Awoo!" the Crimson Battle Wolf howled once again. But this time, it no longer works as intended. Lu Yi's fist followed as soon as the howling stops and pinned the Yao Beast on the ground, struggling.

With both hands on the handle, Qin Lan stabs the Qiankun Golden Sword through the Crimson Battle Wolf's heart. The Yao Beast soon stopped twitching as it lost its life under Qin Lan and Lu Yi's combination attack.

"Hu... - Hoo... - Hoo..." Lu Yi fell to the ground and tries to catch his breath after the battle. It was the most exhausting battle for him up to date after moving to the Cloud Plucking Sect.

"Young master... Is this the reason why you're planning to make something? It's because they're difficult to handle, right?" Lu Yi asked. Perhaps this was why Huang Ping brought up the matter with the Crimson Battlewolves during their meeting.

"You're mistaken. The Crimson Battlewolves issue is not because of its powerful fighting ability, but because they often travel in packs. Their numbers often exceed hundreds." Qin Lan replied.

"What? Hundred?" cold sweat appeared on Lu Yi's head as he heard what Qin Lan just said.

"We should return." Qin Lan hinted at Lu Yi to store the corpse in the Qiankun Pouch as both of them made their way back to the village. Qin Lan collected a few smaller Yao Beasts as they went.

"Young master, we're ready." Lu Qing Yun went straight to Qin Lan and wiped the remnant of blood from Qin Lan's forehead. As for Huo Zunjie, he went over to Lu Yi's side to check out what's happening outside the village.

Lu Yi handed the Qiankun Pouch to Lu Qing Yun as the two loiters at the back of the house with a bottle of Qin Lan's unnamed wine in their hand.

"These two!!!" Lu Qing Yun stomped her feet on the ground to vent her dissatisfaction.

"It's alright, Qing Yun. Alchemy wasn't their specialty, so even if they're here, there's nothing much they can help." Qin Lan chuckled.

After he instructed Lu Qing Yun on what to do next, Qin Lan gets himself started. The fresh blood that still remains on the corpse of Crimson Battle Wolf he hunted is extracted and then refined. It was a hundred drops in total at the end of the process.

The blood extracts are then placed carefully inside a cold cauldron. Qin Lan followed it up by cooking the medicinal herbs in his Yin Flames until there was nothing left except for another hundred drops of medicinal liquid.

It was added into the cold cauldron as well.

The fruit from the Velvet Shrubs Qin Lan asked Lu Qing Yun and Huo Zunjie to collect earlier came in next. By dipping them in the mixture of wet cinnabar, Qin Lan skillfully turned the unripe fruit into a ripened appearance akin to the Crimson Battlewolves' hair.

And as the fruit is about the size of an adult's thumb, to begin with, with a hollowed flesh, it was easy for him to stuff the blood extract and medicinal liquid inside without any effort.

Once the preparation is complete, Qin Lan dipped the fruit with blood from the Rock Demon Boar as the finishing touch. Although there are only a hundred of these fruits made, Qin Lan is confident with their effect.

As the preparation is ready, a knock came from the door.

It was Sun Wu Jian, Huang Ping, and Shan Xiong Xin.

"How's the preparation goes? Do you need any help from us?" Sun Wu Jian politely asked.

"No. The preparation is done. Order your experts to take this medication before we make our move." Qin Lan said. His palm pointed at the hundred velvet fruits sitting on a tray.

"If I may ask, what is the uses of these fruits?" Huang Ping inquired.

"Fruit of Tranquility. That's what it's called." Qin Lan answered Huang Ping's question with a straightforward answer.