Chapter 789: Too Quiet

After the Twin Saber Leopard Lord surrendered, Jiang Feng then took out the Dragon-Lock Whip that he had previously obtained to bind and pull the Twin Saber Leopard Lord’s body so that it would not continue to slip.

He then buried the Feihe Sword into the ground so that it could stabilize the Twin Saber Leopard Lord and him.

“Since you’re with me now, I’ll give you a name. From now on, I’ll call you Jianbao.”

As Jianbao was under his thumb, it did not dare to resist and thanked him, “Thank you for bestowing me a name, Master.”

“No need to call me master, just call me boss.”

“Yes, Boss!”

“Recover your Inner Chi. If you do well, I’ll give you this.” He then took out a Low-Heaven Beast Pill and showed it to Jianbao.

When Jianbao saw the Beast Pill in his hand, it became extremely excited.

The Beast Pill was something that both players and monsters wanted. Especially Heaven Beast Pills. Not only could it be used to increase one’s strength, but it could also heal one’s injuries and improve the toughness of their bodies.

With Jiang Feng’s current toughness, he could avoid death even if he were struck by a Heaven Realm elite. That meant that with his high defense, there was no way for him to be instantly killed unless his enemies used their Earth Souls.

That was why the Beast Pills were very popular.

There were some in the Great World of Tianji, but they were mostly in the Yellow Realm or Black Realm. They were all drops from monsters and were more expensive than even Scarce Herbs. Normal people could not afford them.

Jianbao had suffered some grievous internal injuries and both its HP and Inner Chi were no longer full. Its injuries could not heal in a short period of time. However, if it could obtain the Beast Pill from Jiang Feng, it could recover quickly after a short while and be at the zenith of its strength once again.

“Boss, can you give me the Beast Pill first? I’m already seriously injured after the fight, and I won’t be able to recover within a short period of time. I won’t be able to work for you too and I’ll only be a burden. Isn’t that right?” Jianbao wagged its tail and the two bone blades on its back, and said to Jiang Feng pleadingly.

“Here, use this Scarce Herb to heal your injuries. As for the Beast Pill, it’ll depend on your performance. If you perform well, I can give you more than one. I can even give you fifty,” Jiang Feng said to Jianbao and tossed an herb used for healing to it.

Jianbao ate the herb thrown to him and began to rest and heal. It did not continue to ask for anything else.

It knew that Jiang Feng did not trust it. It needed to work to earn his trust first.

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When Jianbao was resting, Jiang Feng lay flat on his stomach and looked down from the mountain peak.

The battle down below was still going on with the players slowly gaining the advantage, and the Red Elementals were slain one by one.

The Red Elementals did not have Black Pills, so they were never the players equal either way.

He was scanning the battleground when he noticed a very familiar squad. It was the Tianya C Squadron, whose captain was Tian Chong, the one he had fought before. “What a coincidence!”

Tian Chong had already reached Heaven Realm Five Stars and was at the brink of forming his own Earth Soul, and he was extremely powerful.

He stepped on a Red Elemental so he would not slip. He then swung his longsword, throwing a few Red Elementals into the air. He then attacked with his sword style, instantly killing a few of them.

He was much more powerful compared to when he was fighting Jiang Feng.

When he fought Jiang Feng, he fell for Jiang Feng’s scheme and his powers were suppressed. That was why he fought without any hint of composure.

But it was different now. Before they reached the Secret Treasure, their powers would not be suppressed and they could fight at their best.

To Tian Chong and his group, the Red Elementals were just normal mobs that could be easily dispatched. There was no need for them to be afraid.

Their target was the elite monsters protecting the Rare Treasure and the boss protecting the Secret Treasure.

The other five Squadrons were not weak. There were two Freelancer squadrons, two from the Tianmo Area and another one from the Xingyue Area.

With the six Squadrons all present, other Squadrons could not enter if they wanted to. That meant that this Secret Map belonged to them.

If they could endure until the end, then it would be these six Squadrons that would fight for the Secret Treasure.

Beep. Beep

At this time, the communicator on Jiang Feng’s wrist began to vibrate.

Jiang Feng looked at it. It was a message from Sus.

“Captain, I didn’t expect that you would open up a Secret Map. Do you need us there?”

He then replied, “No need. Focus on becoming stronger and wait for me.”

Sus sent back a message, “Alright!”

After he switched off his communicator, he then turned around and glanced at Jianbao, “How’s your injury?”

Jianbao said, “I’ve recovered 30%. If I have a Beast Pill, I can get back to peak condition in 10 minutes.”

‘Looks like he really wants the Beast Pill,’ Jiang Feng thought to himself.

“Come on. Before they notice us, we have to find some Rare Treasures first,” Jiang Feng said as he formed a pair of wings again. He then used the Dragon-Lock Whip to tie up Jianbao, then flew toward the opposite side of the mountain with it in tow.

There were not many mountains or trees within the Mirror Image Secret Map. Most of it was just blue glass reaching out to the horizon.

He did not know where he could find the Rare Treasures, but he needed to first leave this place.

Once the players had killed the monsters, they would then scatter about to look for the Rare Treasures. He would easily encounter the other players then. That was why he chose to leave and see if he could find a way to move about easily on the glass.

As he was flying in the sky, he saw plenty of Red Elementals but did not see any other monsters.

And what made him feel odd was that there was nighttime in the Mirror Image Secret Map as after flying for about an hour, the sky was slowly dimming.

“Hm? There’s an island over there.” Jiang Feng suddenly noticed that there was an island some distance away when his Wingshape ability was about to expire. It was a normal island and not made of glass. It seemed to be quite verdant, with very beautiful scenery.

“There’s finally a place for us to rest.” He quickly flew to the island and then landed on it.

When he was landing, he carefully observed the island as he was worried that some powerful monsters would appear. Then, that would be the end of him.

Luckily, there were not a lot of monsters and he landed on some rocky reefs.

“It feels so much better to be on the ground!” That was his first time stepping on solid ground. If he were forced to walk on the glass for the whole day, he would go crazy.

Jianbao could finally walk around as well and it let out a sigh of relief.

Jiang Feng took out some food and drinks from the Golden Dragon Ring to restore his stamina. But when he saw Jianbao looking at him with those pitiful eyes, he gave a few roast chickens to it.

After taking a few bites, Jiang Feng suddenly felt danger looming and turned to Jianbao, asking, “Jianbao, don’t you feel that it’s too quiet here?”

Jianbao swallowed the roast chicken and nodded. “It’s really rather quiet. There aren’t even any birds chirping.”

“Here, take this Beast Pill and heal faster. Remember, if you want more Beast Pills to become stronger, then following me is your best choice.”

Jiang Feng took out the Low-Heaven Beast Pill and gave it to Jianbao as he was getting more agitated from the sense of danger.

“I understand,” Jianbao yelped out excitedly. It swallowed the Heaven-Realm Beast Pill and began to treat its internal injuries.