Chapter 501 - 500: Lightning Mink
Chapter 501 - 500: Lightning Mink
They arrived at the mouth of the mountain gorge.
Ding Ling stared intently, the bottom was unfathomable, he kicked a stone down, and after a while, he heard the echoing thud.
Such depth, falling would certainly shatter one’s body to pieces.
He saw that the high peak opposite the mountain gorge was several feet away from here.
Such a distance was of no problem at all for Ding Ling.
But for someone like Zhong Ling, a third-rate expert, and Mu Wanqing, a lower-level second-rate expert? Perhaps it was an insurmountable abyss.
Ding Ling had never truly seen how strong Mu Wanqing was, so it was hard for him to judge. But he thought she couldn’t be very strong; otherwise, why couldn’t she even leap over a mere gorge?
Ding Ling grabbed Zhong Ling, and with a single leap, they crossed the deep gorge.
After landing on the other side, Zhong Ling patted her chest, still a bit shaken, glanced at the abyss on one side, then quickly withdrew her head in fear, and looked at Ding Ling with a face full of admiration.
Ding Ling chuckled and asked her to see if she could find any trace of the Lightning Mink here.
"Okay."
Zhong Ling became serious.
She was a Spiritual Beast Tamer, her martial arts skills were mediocre, but her beast-taming techniques were extraordinary. She used a special method to track along the way, and in just a short moment, she actually discovered the trace of the Lightning Mink.
She was very excited.
But looking at the steep valley below, she couldn’t help but frown:
"I can’t go down."
Ding Ling didn’t say much, just motioned to her with his hand.
Zhong Ling’s eyes lit up, and she immediately smiled and placed her hand into Ding Ling’s.
Ding Ling then took her and flew down the mountain.
After acquiring the Cloud Smoke Flying Evasion Technique, his body technique became even more graceful, natural, and swift, like a wisp of smoke. In an instant, he landed lightly on a big tree protruding from the steep cliff.
This tree was also stubborn, growing from the cliffside. Ding Ling and the person he was carrying landed lightly on it, without putting much force, so the tree only shook slightly and didn’t move again.
Zhong Ling watched and was full of admiration; her respect for Brother Ding soared to the peak—at such a young age, with such breathtaking Lightweight Skill, who in the world could compare?!
Ling Yanqiu also leapt over the gorge at this moment; her ability to leap several feet was not a problem, coupled with the Breathing Technique and other fortune, her cultivation now was vastly different from the past.
She glanced at Ding Ling, moved inwardly, appearing even younger than her. How old was he exactly to possess such unmatched Lightweight Skill, truly leaving others far behind.
She recalled asking Zhong Ling along the journey, and Zhong Ling’s face full of honor talked about how Ding Ling learned the Cloud Crane Technique in an instant, causing surging waves in her heart.
She thought to herself:
"Does someone who can learn martial arts instantly like Ding Ling actually exist in this world? It’s too incredible. Even if the Martial God descended to the mortal world, he wouldn’t be much different!"
"Brother Ding, over there, I’ve spotted the Lightning Mink’s tracks again, head left."
Zhong Ling’s sweet voice resounded.
Ling Yanqiu interrupted her thoughts, looked in the direction of the voice.
She saw Ding Ling already carrying Zhong Ling, flying down effortlessly like a wild goose, and within moments, they disappeared into the misty depths of the bottomless valley below.
The mist obscured the view.
For the time being, Ling Yanqiu couldn’t tell what was happening below, only vaguely hearing Zhong Ling’s delicate, soft voice.
She glanced at the steep cliffs, the bottomless valley.
In the end, she gave up on flying down.
She felt that if she flew now, she would likely end up as pulp, so she decided to stay put and watch over the Ferghana Horse, lest someone stole it.
...
This high peak was surrounded by mountains on three sides, covering a vast area.
Below, mist spread, toxic miasma raged.
If some people entered here, the miasma would seep into their bodies without them noticing, and even if they relied on extraordinary Lightweight Skill to climb back up the steep cliffs, the miasma might have already invaded their organs, beyond the help of an immortal.
Ding Ling saw it clearly.
He then transferred some Fusion Qi of the Nine Yang Divine Skill and Medicine King Breathing Technique to Zhong Ling.
Zhong Ling immediately felt her body and mind lighten, the previously oppressive, suffocating feeling disappeared. She gratefully said to Ding Ling, "Thank you, Brother Ding."
She was a bit shy:
"Sorry to trouble you to accompany me to find the Lightning Mink."
"Aren’t we friends?"
Ding Ling responded with a smile.
Zhong Ling’s eyes brightened a bit, but she soon felt a bit uneasy and twisted her body. She didn’t know why, but if it were before, she would definitely be very happy hearing Ding Ling say that.
But now she seemed to want more than just being friends with Ding Ling?
She suddenly realized this point and was startled in her heart, feeling her heartbeat quicken, inadvertently stealing a glance at Ding Ling.
She saw Ding Ling was also looking at her.
Her pretty face blushed scarlet red, spreading over half of the sky. At this moment, her peripheral vision caught sight of the Lightning Mink again, and she immediately suppressed this unusual emotion in her heart and directed Ding Ling.
Ding Ling then carried her and flew forward again.
His Lightweight Skill was truly honed to perfection.
Like smoke, like fog, like a crane, like a roc, with a whoosh, he didn’t know how many miles they had flown. In the end, after winding around, they seemed to have circled the bottom of the high peak several times and came to a deep pool.
Ding Ling looked closely.
He saw green mist drifting over the deep pool, which was clearly highly toxic.
"A pool of poisonous water?!"
Ding Ling continuously transferred Fusion Qi to Zhong Ling to resist the intrusion of toxic miasma.
Zhong Ling was also shocked by this sight, unable to help but whistle.
The next instant.
A small shadow flashed across the void, calling out a few times, suddenly landing not far in front of Ding Ling and Zhong Ling.
Ding Ling looked over.
He saw it was indeed a little gray-white mink, its eyes lively and rolling around, but it was staring unblinkingly at Zhong Ling.
Zhong Ling happily whistled again.
The little mink instantly darted like lightning to Zhong Ling’s shoulder. Zhong Ling used her free hand to capture the little mink and place it into a small pouch at her waist.
She was infinitely delighted, first expressing her gratitude to Ding Ling, then somewhat smugly saying that once they left the valley, she would show her beast taming abilities to Ding Ling.
Jiang Ang!
Jiang Ang!
Just at this moment, Ding Ling suddenly heard two strange, cow-like roars from the direction of the deep pool.
This sound had a hint of shrillness, extremely peculiar.
The sound appeared.
The Lightning Mink, which was previously moving, immediately dared not move.
"Scarlet Venom Toad!"
Ding Ling’s heart was stirred, his eyes gazing keenly, and sure enough, amidst the mist of the deep pool, he saw a toad crouching on the water’s surface of the deep pool.
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