The experience had taught Ling Zhenfei that the eagle was incredibly clever; it was deliberately trying to slow him down. As long as Ling Zhenfei tried dodging or turning to knock the feathers down, his movements would be impeded.

If Ling Zhenfei's actions even slightly slowed, the eagle would be able to catch up with him, rendering his escape impossible.

Ling Zhenfei wasn't about to be fooled so easily, but he still feared the feathers shooting towards him. Without the luxury of time to think, he swiftly sidestepped to evade the feather's strike.

Simultaneously, as the Northern Spiritual Energy began to condense, the leaves around Ling Zhenfei started to flutter upwards. The eagle dove towards him, and he controlled the leaves to strike at the eagle while also turning to punch it.

The Sky Splitting Ten Fists Fifth Strike, Earth-Splitting Fist, was among Ling Zhenfei's most powerful attacks that he could control.

The Plucking Leaves and Flying Flowers technique was used to attack the eagle, ensuring its dive wouldn't be too fast. At that moment, an intense collision occurred between his fist and the eagle's sharp talons.

Boom!

A dull, thunderous impact sent Ling Zhenfei flying backwards, crashing heavily to the ground.

The eagle's talons were not only hard but also reinforced with powerful Northern Spiritual Energy, which is why it could knock Ling Zhenfei away. However, the eagle was also not unscathed; Ling Zhenfei's punch was absolutely powerful, even exceeding his Zhiyi state.

The punch sent the eagle tumbling back several meters, clearly shocked by the strength of Ling Zhenfei's blow.

Ling Zhenfei felt his blood churn inside him and couldn't help but vomit blood, knowing he'd sustained internal injuries. However, seeing the eagle also knocked back a distance, he knew there was still a chance to flee.

Ignoring the pain and injury, Ling Zhenfei sprang to his feet and dashed toward the forest, but the eagle gave chase once again.

The eagle's relentless pursuit was beyond human comparison, proving that beasts will be beasts.

He was on the verge of reaching the forest, but now injured, he couldn't unleash a technique as powerful as the fifth strike of Sky Splitting Ten Fists.

Just as Ling Zhenfei hesitated, Ru Meng suddenly emerged from the forest and ran towards him. Surprised, he was about to tell Ru Meng to get back when he saw him throw something.

It was a small spherical object, about the size of a ping-pong ball, clearly thrown at the eagle pursuing him. Before Ling Zhenfei could react, he heard the sound of the sphere exploding.

The explosion was mild, but it released a cloud of white smoke that enveloped the eagle in an instant.

"Ling Zhenfei, run now!" Ru Meng called out anxiously to him.

Ling Zhenfei understood; Ru Meng was trying to slow down the eagle and create time for him to escape, but he wondered what effect the white smoke would have on the eagle.

Stopping in his tracks, Ling Zhenfei began to gather Northern Spiritual Energy in his hand, then aimed the Sky Piercing Finger towards the eagle.

After firing off the technique, Ling Zhenfei no longer cared about the eagle and ran into the forest.

Boom!

The Sky Piercing Finger hit the eagle squarely. Shrouded in smoke, Ling Zhenfei was unsure where it struck, but the eagle's pained screech echoed through the smoke.

Ling Zhenfei felt a rush of relief and sprinted as fast as he could, finally reaching the cover of the forest.

Ru Meng said with excitement, "That really scared me to death, I thought you were going to be killed by the eagle."

"Don't worry, I'm not that easy to die." As soon as Ling Zhenfei spoke, he couldn't help but cough, as if to remind himself that he had just been injured.

"Are you okay?" Ru Meng, also noticing the injury on Ling Zhenfei's hand, asked with great concern.

"It's nothing, just a minor wound." Ling Zhenfei knew his situation wasn't serious and that a bit of medicine would do the trick.

At that moment, Ru Meng took out a small medicine bottle from her bag and poured out an elixir.

"This is an elixir I've made, take one; it'll be good for your inner injury."

Ling Zhenfei was taken aback, he truly hadn't expected Ru Meng to be able to make elixirs, as this was beyond his expectations since he hadn't met anyone other than himself who knew how to make elixirs.

Upon closer reflection, he realized that it made sense. In the forest, whether it was for using maggots or for removing smells, she had used medicinal powders. It wasn't strange after all that she could make elixirs.

Ling Zhenfei wanted to say he had better elixirs, but he couldn't bring himself to refuse Ru Meng's kindness, and after expressing his thanks, he accepted the elixir and swallowed it.

The elixir melted as soon as it entered his mouth, a characteristic of high-level elixirs, shocking Ling Zhenfei again, as he wondered how Ru Meng had attained such advanced alchemy skills.

The elixir generated a warm current that entered his stomach and then spread to the surrounding meridians, making Ling Zhenfei's entire body feel warm and comfortable.

The elixir indeed had a good healing effect on internal injuries, which greatly reassured Ling Zhenfei.

"How are we feeling now, and where shall we go?"

Ling Zhenfei looked at the eagle circling outside the forest and asked Ru Meng.

With a hint of smugness on her face, Ru Meng said, "I checked just now, this forest is quite large, we can simply follow it all the way forward, and I estimate we can get out of Xianling Mountain's territory."

"So the eagle won't chase us anymore once we get out of Xianling Mountain?" Ling Zhenfei said with a slight concern.

Ru Meng nodded, "That eagle is full of Northern Spiritual Energy, but it only moves within the range of Xianling Mountain. Once we leave Xianling Mountain, where the Northern Spiritual Energy is scarce, its massive body won't be able to sustain itself."

Since Ru Meng said so, he was relieved. He was really afraid the eagle would chase them all the way to Qinghe Village, which would be troublesome.

The edge of Xianling Mountain was like a boundary that separated the world of cultivation from the ordinary world, clearly demarcating the two.

To leave Xianling Mountain as quickly as possible, Ling Zhenfei and Ru Meng didn't waste any more time and together followed the forest towards the distance.

As Ru Meng had said, the forest really was quite expansive, stretching for several kilometers. The eagle kept circling in the sky but was unable to do anything to Ling Zhenfei and Ru Meng.

After walking for what felt like an eternity, Ling Zhenfei heard the sound of a cell phone coming from inside his Heaven-Dropping Essence Marrow; he knew it was the sound of a text message. With the signal of a network, Ling Zhenfei confirmed that they had come to civilized society.

Just as Ru Meng had predicted, the eagle didn't follow them further; after a few long cries in the air, it flew back towards the direction of Xianling Mountain.

Now, as soon as Ling Zhenfei turned on his phone, he would receive many text messages, so he didn't bother looking at them, guessing they were probably notifications about someone trying to call him or something of the sort.

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