As Luo Feng was conversing with the lean Martial Artist, a seductive woman approached.

The lean Martial Artist asked, "How is Qin Yun?"

"He is too deeply poisoned; the Detoxification Pill is useless now," the seductive woman shook her head.

The black-clad Martial Artist beside them froze his expression, fell into silence for a long time, and said through gritted teeth:

"Qin Yun always admired Xu Hua; let’s bury them together here, fulfilling at least one of his wishes."

The lean Martial Artist nodded in agreement.

After tidying the battlefield, the lean Martial Artist walked over to Luo Feng:

"Young hero Luo, it’s getting dark soon, I know of a safe campsite nearby, would you like to join us?"

Luo Feng thought for a moment and nodded, "Alright, I wouldn’t mind."

They were already at the edge of the Red Dragon Mountain Range, home to many powerful Demon Beasts, making the nights extremely perilous. Even True Yuan Realm experts were cautious, and Luo Feng wouldn’t risk his life recklessly.

In fact, since entering the Red Flame Desert, Luo Feng had never traveled by night.

Besides this reason, he intended to inquire the trio about the map, killing two birds with one stone.

"Please, having young hero Luo with us makes us all safer, we should be the ones thanking you,"

The lean Martial Artist was evidently pleased that Luo Feng agreed.

Concerned about attracting other dangers from the recent battle, the four immediately set off.

During the journey, Luo Feng learned their names and circumstances; the three were Martial Artists of the Dali Dynasty, originally five, hunting a Grade 9 initial-level Demon Beast, the Fire Crystal Flame Tiger, in the Red Dragon Mountain Range. On their return, they unexpectedly encountered the Red Poison Giant Scorpion.

Given their team’s strength, dealing with a Grade 9 initial-level Demon Beast would be easy, but the Red Poison Giant Scorpion was an exception.

The Red Poison Giant Scorpion was full of deadly venom, ten times more dangerous than ordinary Grade 9 Demon Beasts, leading to a frantic escape. Had Luo Feng not arrived in time, they might have all perished.

The trio was also very curious about Luo Feng, who simply introduced himself as a Martial Artist traveling abroad, without going into details.

As night fell, the group of four arrived at a heavily eroded Chaotic Rock Forest.

The night wind blew, the orange-red campfire leaping and burning within the stone forest, elongating the shadows of the four seated around it.

The seductive woman prepared food, while the burly black-clad Martial Artist sat cross-legged with closed eyes, healing his wounds.

The lean Martial Artist sat beside Luo Feng, expressing some surprise:

"Young hero Luo, are you planning to train in the Red Dragon Mountain Range?"

Luo Feng nodded, "Indeed, I’ve never been to the Red Dragon Mountain Range, so I’d like to learn about the area from you."

"Haha, you’re asking the right people. We’ve been doing missions in the Red Dragon Mountain Range for years."

The lean Martial Artist laughed, then began to introduce the situation of the Red Dragon Mountain Range to Luo Feng, mentioning places that Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artists should avoid, where powerful beasts lurk, and areas likely to harbor rare treasures.

Indeed, the lean Martial Artist was very familiar with the Red Dragon Mountain Range, and as they talked, Luo Feng’s understanding of the mountain’s periphery gradually began to clarify.

"However, young hero Luo, now is not the best time to venture into the Red Dragon Mountain Range," the lean Martial Artist suddenly advised.

Luo Feng raised an eyebrow, "Why is that?"

The lean Martial Artist explained, "Recently, a large-scale thunderstorm occurred in the Red Dragon Mountain Range, perhaps due to this, the Demon Beasts within have become extremely savage, costing many lives. We completed our mission and left the range only to encounter the Red Poison Giant Scorpion."

Luo Feng nodded, committing this information to memory, then retrieved the map he had received from Tu Shan.

"To be honest, a friend and I agreed to meet in these mountains; do you know where this is?"

The red markings on the map had long been erased by Luo Feng, leading the lean Martial Artist to not doubt his words, scrutinizing the mountain range depicted, he pondered:

"This range appears to be in the Fire Scale Mountain area, from here, you should see it after traveling one or two thousand miles north."

"Are you heading to Fire Scale Mountain?"

The black-clad Martial Artist awoke from meditation, regarding Luo Feng.

Luo Feng nodded.

The black-clad Martial Artist furrowed his thick brows, advising:

"That area is home to many poisonous creatures, especially snake-type Demon Beasts, too numerous to count, hence it’s also called Fire Snake Mountain. If you’re heading there, you must be cautious, as the recent thunderstorm occurred near there too, which might bring additional risks. By the way, do you have any Spiritual Medicine for detoxification?"

"I have some,"

Luo Feng replied; within Evil Saber’s and Tu Shan’s storage rings were various miscellaneous items, including detoxification spiritual medicines.

The black-clad Martial Artist shook his head, "Fire Scale Mountain is unlike any place, the poisonous creatures there are extraordinary, ordinary Detoxification Pills are barely effective. This is a Curved Water Pill specifically for snake venom, take it, it should be useful."

The black-clad Martial Artist produced a bottle of pills, handing it to Luo Feng.

"Thank you very much."

Luo Feng accepted the pills without reservation.

The black-clad Martial Artist gave a hearty smile, "You saved us, this is no trouble at all."

Luo Feng said nothing further, having not expected anything in return for saving people, even if the trio was unacquainted with the Red Dragon Mountain Range, he would still have intervened. Watching idly while others perish wasn’t his way.

The lean middle-aged man glanced at the black-clad Martial Artist, his expression deep, and stood to smile at Luo Feng:

"Young hero Luo, Xu Chuan and I will patrol the vicinity."

Luo Feng nodded, closing his eyes to begin his regular training.

The black-clad Martial Artist followed the lean middle-aged man, moving toward the distance.

The two walked in the night for a long while until they were twenty or thirty miles away from the campsite before stopping.

"Big brother, aren’t you being too cautious? Patrolling the camp and going this far. But today we’re truly fortunate; at the critical moment, we ran into young hero Luo. If he hadn’t arrived in time..."

The black-clad Martial Artist stopped behind the lean middle-aged man, walking past him step by step.

He thought his brother extended the patrol range because of the day’s incident, approaching and stopping before the lean middle-aged man abruptly began to speak.

The lean middle-aged man’s face was no longer smiling, his eyes in the night shining with cold light, chilling the night’s wind more than ever.

Feeling the killing intent, the black-clad Martial Artist unwittingly inhaled sharply.

"Big brother..."

The lean Martial Artist, with hands behind his back, remained silent for a long time before suddenly turning to the black-clad Martial Artist.

"Xu Chuan, if I want to kill him, will you help me?"

"Him?"

The black-clad Martial Artist was shocked, watching the lean Martial Artist’s expression, his face changing drastically, "Big brother, you want to kill young hero Luo?"

The lean Martial Artist nodded.

"Why? If it weren’t for young hero Luo, we might have perished long ago; it would have been impossible to survive until now."

"You are right, but so what?"

The lean Martial Artist waved dismissively, gazing deeply into the night sky.

"Men die for wealth, birds for food. We’ve roamed the world for years, you should understand the principle that strength rules. Given our talent, it’s exceedingly difficult to break through to the True Yuan Realm, unless we have a remarkable encounter. That Luo Feng, so young, already possesses such strength, I’ve observed his saber, it’s at least a top-grade fourth-grade Spirit Weapon. This guy must have treasures!"