Qi Ping merely glanced at it, and a powerful, scorching sensation washed over him!
The Dao concepts and laws contained within were incredibly intense!
Just from this, Qi Ping could tell the extraordinary nature of this technique!
“Due to the time constraints, this was the only technique I could find for you, Brother Qi. I currently only have two Foundation Establishment techniques on me. The other one is a secret transmission from my sect, so the only one I can give you is this one.”
“However, the quality of this Foundation Establishment technique is among the upper tier of many such techniques. I also struggled with which technique was more suitable for my own breakthrough. In terms of raw power, the ‘Golden Flame Art’ is actually higher. It’s just that for artifact refining, the other Foundation Establishment technique was more suitable, which is why I chose that one…”
Hearing Meng Yan’s explanation, Qi Ping was full of gratitude:
“Brother Meng, this is already excellent! If not for you, I would have had difficulty even obtaining the most ordinary Foundation Establishment technique… This is already incredibly good for me!”
Qi Ping was very clear about his own circumstances. Being able to obtain a technique of the Golden Flame Art‘s caliber was already a stroke of great luck for him.
Then, as Qi Ping received the technique, he handed a storage pouch to Meng Yan. Inside was the ten thousand spirit stones he had earned from selling honey over the past six months or more.
Meng Yan might find an excuse not to accept the payment, but Qi Ping couldn’t not give it. In fact, he needed to give slightly more than the market value.
However, just as Qi Ping handed the spirit stones to Meng Yan, his expression suddenly changed.
At that very moment, the bee colony frantically warned him: two Foundation Establishment auras were speeding towards his location at full speed!
A moment later, Meng Yan’s expression also changed drastically.
Immediately after, two Foundation Establishment auras shot towards them from afar at a terrifying speed!
“Brother Qi, you must go! These two Foundation Establishment cultivators are from the Molten Heaven Sect and the Skyfire Pavilion. I’ll hold them off and cover the rear! Run! Don’t hesitate at all. I may not be able to hold them off for too long!”
Meng Yan’s tone was urgent. He shoved the storage pouch back into Qi Ping’s hand, then took out his great hammer, charging towards the two approaching Foundation Establishment cultivators.
He didn’t know how these two had suddenly tracked them here, but he absolutely would not let Qi Ping die because of him!
With this thought, Meng Yan’s aura surged violently. His muscles instantly bulged, and scorching yet resilient fire spiritual power, infused with the True Intent of Fire, enveloped his great hammer.
Then, like a ferocious beast, he pounced on the two incoming Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Seeing Meng Yan erupting with power the moment he engaged, the two attackers’ expressions shifted slightly.
They had experienced Meng Yan’s strength before. Although he was a newly advanced early Foundation Establishment cultivator, when he fought desperately, he was terrifying. They had no desire to be dragged into a mutual demise by this lunatic!
So, the two immediately switched from offense to defense, preparing to jointly block Meng Yan first.
Meng Yan, with his injuries not yet healed, couldn’t maintain this erupted state for too long.
On the other side, facing this sudden Foundation Establishment battle, Qi Ping wasn’t overly panicked.
Although he tended to be cautious, it was purely to reduce the chance of provoking Golden Core or Nascent Soul stage experts and to avoid unnecessary trouble.
But that didn’t mean he was afraid of conflict. If there was a compelling reason to fight, he would definitely not hold back.
Qi Ping glanced at the Golden Flame Art in his hand, the storage pouch Meng Yan had returned, and the sun hanging high in the sky.
What could these two Foundation Establishment cultivators, who didn’t even trigger the danger sense of his 【Natural Perception】, possibly do to him?
All these thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant. Qi Ping then summoned Ya Ya from the spirit beast pouch.
“Ya Ya, go help Brother Meng deal with those two Foundation Establishment cultivators!” Qi Ping said urgently.
“Caw caw. (Got it, Boss! Leave it to Ya Ya!)”
Upon understanding the situation, Ya Ya didn’t dare delay in the slightest. It immediately transformed into a blur, charging into the battlefield where Meng Yan and the other two Foundation Establishment cultivators were!
Facing this two-legged creature who had once helped him, Ya Ya naturally didn’t want anything to happen to him.
Back in the Foundation Establishment battlefield, although Meng Yan’s attacks were ferocious like a tiger after forcibly boosting his spiritual power, he had been seriously injured earlier. Now, entangled with two Foundation Establishment cultivators simultaneously, the combat situation was far from optimistic.
Meng Yan also knew that if this continued, he would undoubtedly die!
So he needed to quickly confirm that Qi Ping had left, then use an escape method to get away from here.
However, just as he wanted to check if Qi Ping had escaped, he suddenly sensed a new Foundation Establishment aura rushing fiercely towards them!
This made Meng Yan’s heart tighten instantly!
Two Foundation Establishment opponents were already tough enough; how could he fight a third?
Just as a sliver of despair began to creep into Meng Yan because of this, he suddenly felt something was off.
This aura… why did it feel so familiar?
The first thing that flashed into Meng Yan’s mind was the figure of that big crow that liked to sunbathe.
It couldn’t be…
But how was that possible?
He simply couldn’t connect this Foundation Establishment aura with the big crow whose strength had once fallen to the first-grade intermediate level.
After all, the last time he saw it, that crow had, with Qi Ping’s help, recovered to first-grade perfection and even evolved into a Solar Fire Crow. He had been shocked enough then.
Back then, Ya Ya had patted its chest in front of him, saying it was grateful for his previous care and that he could call on it anytime if he needed help. Meng Yan had felt quite proud at heart.
Because he believed that day would never come when he would need the help of a big crow.
It wasn’t that he thought Ya Ya wasn’t powerful. On the contrary, he quite recognized and admired Ya Ya, which is why he had spent considerable effort to help it find an owner who could restore and nurture it.
It was just that he had enough confidence in himself. He believed that with his own strength and his arrangements in Blackrock County, he could handle the difficulties ahead.
And that was indeed the case during the Qi Refinement stage.
But after the Foundation Establishment battlefield opened and he had no choice but to break through to Foundation Establishment himself, he gradually began to suffer defeats. Later, he even had to rely on his master’s power to arrange a withdrawal from Blackrock County.
Now, he wasn’t even sure how his tracks had been found.
The series of recent events had made him realize there is always someone better. The war between sects was far more unpredictable than he had estimated. As a mere pawn, no matter how clever he was, he was still just a pawn.
And now he had fallen to such a state! He might not even be able to escape…
What Meng Yan least expected was that, in such a dangerous situation, the one charging into the battlefield to save him would be that big crow that liked to sunbathe on the pavilion!
Sure enough, the next moment, a golden-black figure, its body burning with gold-red flames and surrounded by a dense aura of solar power, smashed towards his two opponents with an unstoppable force!
When Ya Ya’s figure appeared, Meng Yan instantly recognized it.
Although Ya Ya’s size and appearance had changed significantly, Meng Yan was certain this was that big crow that loved sunbathing on the pavilion!
Especially when, after forcing the two opponents back with one strike, Ya Ya turned its head and called out:
“Caw caw. (Little Brother Meng Yan, Lord Crow is here to help you!)”
“Caw caw. (Leave the rest to Lord Crow! Under the sun, these two two-legged creatures won’t make a splash!)”
