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Over the next ten days, Shi Ling immersed himself in cultivating like crazy. Because he no longer had to worry about those black-clad men, he focused all of his efforts on cultivating.

During the morning, he would train his body's strength with all his might. In the afternoon, he would stay in the cave to absorb the world's spirit energy to improve his cultivation. At night, when he went to sleep, he would enter the state of mind to practice the Shadow Slaughter.

Not only did he become increasingly proficient in the Illusionary Strike, but his physical strength also reached the strength of five raging bulls. His cultivation did not change, and according to Bai Xiaosheng's estimation, Shi Ling would still need at least seven to eight days before he could push his cultivation to the Great Circle of the Spirit Accumulation Realm.

This cultivation would end after Shi Ling left the Spirit Sword Sect for the 25th day. This was because there were only five days left before he would have to return to complete his mission. Otherwise, Shi Ling's mission this time would be cancelled.

Therefore, Shi Ling decided to head to the tiger's lair to complete his mission.

Five days meant that there were only five days left to Shi Ling to complete his mission. Shi Ling then looked at the other parts of the jade letter, and there was a description of the Fangs Tiger's personality here, and Shi Ling wanted to know more about it so that he could come up with a plan to deal with it. As the saying goes, knowing yourself and knowing your opponent is as easy as fighting a hundred battles.

However, when Shi Ling arrived in front of a cave according to the directions written on the jade slip, he couldn't help but open his mouth wide. At this moment, in front of Shi Ling was a cave that was almost ten meters tall.

Bai Xiaosheng flew to Shi Ling's side and said, "The Fangs Tiger is a demonic beast with a strong territorial awareness. They will spread their scent all around the territory to warn the other demonic beasts not to disturb us, and we are currently in their territory."

Shi Ling turned to the Bai Xiaosheng, "They?"

Bai Xiaosheng nodded, "A Fangs Tiger is a type of social animal. Once you see one in the wild, no matter how strong it is, do not hesitate to run, because there must be a large number of Fangs Tiger lying in ambush around."

When Shi Ling heard this, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva. He then turned his gaze towards the dark cave and said, "With my current strength, what is my chances of defeating a 500 year old Fangs Tiger?"

Bai Xiaosheng thought for a moment, then said, "No chance at all!"

The Hundred Daybreaks said, "The reason why you are able to kill people beyond your cultivation level is because your physical body is much stronger than those black-clad men. However, your advantage is completely useless when it comes to demon beasts, because even if demon beasts do not train themselves, their physical body strength is far higher than human cultivators. Therefore, if you meet a Fangs Tiger, you have no chance of winning at all, you can only run as far away as you can."

Upon hearing these words, Shi Ling's eyelids twitched before he said, "In that case, do I still need to use Yin Fire or Yang Fire to deal with them?"

Bai Xiaosheng nodded, "Precisely, but I hope that you won't use the Yin Yang Twin Fire if possible."

Shi Ling nodded and said, "I'll do my best."

As he spoke, Shi Ling walked into the cave, walking as quietly as he could. As he walked, he kept a close watch on his surroundings, and at the same time, kept his body close to the stone wall as he walked forward.

As Shi Ling went deeper into the cave, the light also became increasingly dark. Shi Ling immediately released his bird eyes and the scene immediately became much clearer.

As of now, Shi Ling was becoming more and more familiar with the use of the Ying Hua Pupil and was able to freely use its abilities. As long as he didn't use his mana to stimulate the Ying Hua Eye, it would not be able to trigger the fighting instinct in Shi Ling's heart.

Very quickly, Shi Ling had already entered the interior of the cave. To his surprise, he did not see the Fierce Tusk Tiger, not even a single hair on its head.

This time, Shi Ling's mission was not to deal with the Fanged Tiger, but to find a pinch of its fur and bring it back. Originally, Shi Ling wanted to see if he could find it in the outskirts of the Fanged Tiger, but Bai Xiaosheng told him that the Fanged Tiger usually did not throw away its fur. Under normal circumstances, they would collect its hair and make a nest for the newborn tigers.

Now, however, the Fangs Tiger did not see anything, not even a hair. As such, what was going on in Shi Ling's mind? Naturally, ten thousand mud horses galloped past, and Shi Ling immediately kicked one of his legs on the stone wall, cursing loudly.

Bai Xiaosheng, on the other hand, was very calm. He surveyed his surroundings before looking at a patch of grass, saying, "Hey, Shi Ling, come over and take a look!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Ling turned his head and walked to Bai Xiaosheng's side, "What's wrong?"

At the same time, he looked towards the bush and heard Bai Xiaosheng say, "Go and open the bush and take a look."

Soon after, he saw three cute little tigers sleeping soundly in a small, furry nest. These tigers looked a little like kittens, and were very cute. If there were any girls around, they would definitely want to go up and pet them.

Shi Ling was overjoyed. He whispered to Bai Xiaosheng, "Great! There are three little tigers here. We can catch one of them to complete our mission."

Bai Xiaosheng's lips twitched. He shook his head at Shi Ling and said, "If you find your life too long, you can steal it."

"What's wrong?" Shi Ling asked.

Bai Xiaosheng said, "A cave like this with cubs usually has a large number of Fangs Tiger. Once you capture any one of them, it will make a small tiger cry. At that time, it will definitely attract a large number of Fangs Tiger to attack us."

When Shi Ling heard this, his eyelids twitched and he said, "Damn, then how did I get into this cave just now?"

The 'All Knowing Scholar' shrugged his shoulders, but at this moment, Shi Ling shifted his gaze away from the three little tigers and saw a huge egg the size of a bucket. Shi Ling's eyes immediately widened as he looked at the 'All Knowing Scholar' in the eye.

Bai Xiaosheng whispered, "Bullsh * t. The Fangs Tiger is a mammal. How could it lay an egg?"

Shi Ling pointed at the egg and said, "But how do you explain that?"

Bai Xiaosheng said, "How should I know?"

Suddenly, a golden light flashed across Shi Ling's eyes. He smiled evilly and said, "Since the Tusk Tiger isn't the one who gave birth to the Tusk Tiger, mother Hu wouldn't object if I took it away, right?"

As he spoke, Shi Ling stretched out his hand to grab the egg. Bai Xiaosheng did not say anything, but Bai Xiaosheng felt that the patterns on the egg were quite familiar, as if he had seen them before.

However, just as Shi Ling was about to carry the egg away, he saw a tiger cub suddenly hugging the egg. At the same time, a pair of big, watery eyes blinked at Shi Ling. Shi Ling was instantly dumbfounded. At this moment, he felt as if he had been caught in bed.

After which, a smile that was uglier than crying appeared on Shi Ling's face. He turned to Little Tiger and said, "Baby, be good and let go, okay?"

Bai Xiaosheng's eyes turned white and he almost fainted when he saw this scene. He didn't expect that Shi Ling would be so stupid.

As for the little tiger, it was immediately frightened by Shi Ling's extremely unsightly smile, and it started to cry out loud.

After which, a tiger's roar rumbled throughout the cave. At the same time, Shi Ling could feel the ground slightly trembling, as if something was rapidly approaching him.

"..."

At the same time, a large group of Fangs Tigers dashed out from behind him. These Fangs Tigers were around the size of a small building, and the fangs in their mouths were incomparably sharp, as if they would be able to crush anything in one bite.

As he was running, he glanced behind him and saw tens of Fanged Tigers chasing after him. His face immediately turned pale. He had not expected that there would be so many Fanged Tigers in the cave.

His entire body charged onto a large tree, and after that, he hopped back and forth between the large trees. Not only could he conceal himself, he could also speed up his escape, but those Fangs Tigers were no pushovers as well. They could judge Shi Ling's location based on his sense of smell.

When Shi Ling saw this, he groaned inwardly. He then turned to Bai Xiaosheng and asked, "Is there any way to get rid of them?"

Bai Xiaosheng raised his head, looked at the sky, and said, "Think of a way yourself."

Shi Ling's eyelids instantly twitched. Immediately, he stomped on a tree branch and spun his body in a circle in midair before charging out explosively.

As time passed, Shi Ling suddenly realized that the number of Fierce Tusk Tigers seemed to be increasing. At the beginning, there were only a dozen of them, but by now, there were almost a hundred. Furthermore, as he continued forward, there were also other different types of demonic beasts joining the chase.

However, what else could the current Shi Ling do? He continued running, but what Shi Ling did not expect was that these Fangs Tigers would chase after him like madmen. Could it be that they wanted to exterminate him because he stole one of their eggs?

Later on, Shi Ling realized that the egg seemed to have the smell of their cubs, which was why they thought it was their cub and kept chasing him.

He then looked around to see if there was any place he could use it to clean up. As long as he could wash off the scent from the egg, the Fangs should no longer pester him to death, right?

As he thought of this, Shi Ling started jumping up and down in his surroundings again. Then, his gaze landed on a valley and he immediately fled in that direction.

The distance between the two mountains was extremely small, and it was likely that it would be able to stop most of the Demonic Beasts. Thus, Shi Ling increased his speed, and the large group of Demonic Beasts behind Shi Ling seemed to have already guessed Shi Ling's intentions, hence they all quickened their pace to catch up.

The earth trembled at this moment, and at the same time, there were also a large number of small sized demon beasts. In the process of chasing, they were trampled to death by the larger demon beasts, leaving behind a ground full of demon beast corpses.

After that, he dashed in. However, just as he charged into the valley, the world suddenly turned silent, and the scene before his eyes first turned illusory. In the next moment, a completely different world entered his sight.

Shi Ling looked around and saw a lake in front of him. In the center of the lake, there was a small island. On the small island, there was a towering tree, which had stood there for countless years.

Shi Ling turned his head to look at the entrance, and his pupils constricted. That was because the path he had taken to enter the sect had actually disappeared! The entire place felt as if it was surrounded by two mountains.

At this moment, he felt as if he was in a dream. He looked at the egg in his hand and knocked on it, cursing, "It's all because of you that I fell into this weird place."

After that, he walked in front of the lake and placed the egg in the water. He wanted to wash it properly, but at this moment, he discovered that the water was so clear, it could even be described as crystal clear. What made him even more surprised was that there was not a single fish to be seen in the lake.

Shi Ling picked up a leaf from his body and threw it into the lake. Then, the leaf sank into the lake.

Shi Ling stood up abruptly, exclaiming, "Something's wrong with this lake!"

As he spoke, Shi Ling retreated a few steps back. Not only was there something wrong with the lake, even the place he was standing right now was filled with a strange feeling that made people shiver. Shi Ling immediately turned around and ran away, not daring to stay here any longer.

However, at this moment, an elderly voice could be heard, "Young man, since you're already here, why don't you come and chat with this old man?"