Chapter 1004 - 1002: Compensation Needed
"Alright, I understand. I won’t tell anyone about your matters, but I need compensation for your attack on me today. You figure it out." Chen Tianlong said this for a reason. He remembered that one of the Super Qi Gathering Pill materials included snow leopard skin, and this rare opportunity shouldn’t be missed to ask for something from them.
"Compensation, huh? Sure, follow me." The Snow Leopard King thought for a moment and wrote on the ground. It didn’t really care about gifts, as long as its family was spared.
"Oh?"
Chen Tianlong was taken aback, then nodded and followed closely behind the Snow Leopard King with the women, afraid of being tricked into letting it escape.
They passed through a pine forest, went around a few bends, and finally reached the snow leopards’ dwelling. There were many caves here, but they were all small, much smaller than the one they had seen before.
This looked like every snow leopard’s house, and everyone had been living here for several months.
"Cough cough..."
Just as the snow leopard arrived at its doorstep, it suddenly felt its heart churn and spat out a mouthful of blood. During the battle with Chen Tianlong, it sustained severe internal injuries, damaging its organs and meridians.
As a Spirit Beast, recovering its meridians could take one or two years at best, ten years or more at worst, and the Snow Leopard King dared not leave to find a Great Rejuvenation Pill or something similar for recovery.
Strictly speaking, it was now a crippled leopard.
Seeing this, all the snow leopards gathered around, including those who had been living there, watching Chen Tianlong and his companions with some vigilance.
"Awoo..."
"Awoo..."
The Snow Leopard King seemed to be communicating with others, telling them not to act rashly, that these people were its friends. It worried that its children might impulsively attack Chen Tianlong and the others.
If they did, it would be over. Even as a three-star Celestial Dao Spirit Beast, it couldn’t handle these people, let alone the other leopards.
Sure enough, after a short while, the surroundings grew quiet again. Chen Tianlong stepped forward and checked the leopard’s pulse, frowning immediately. The Snow Leopard King had been hit by a Telekinesis Wave, and the fire attribute was too strong, having penetrated its body, causing anger to attack its heart. The Snow Leopard King’s condition was now very serious.
"Snow Leopard King, wait a moment, don’t move. You have fire poison inside, and I can help you extract it." Chen Tianlong quickly instructed.
"Gulp~"
The Snow Leopard King seemed to understand, then slowly crouched down. Chen Tianlong’s hand reached three inches below its abdomen, at the dantian area, and pressed hard, evidently pressing on the acupoint.
The acupoints of this animal were different from humans, but the dantian was the same. He could only guide the fire poison to the dantian and then use Reverse Force to cleanse it.
However, there was a downside: the Spirit Beast Leopard’s Powerful Qi might be greatly absorbed by Chen Tianlong.
"Bao, when I help you absorb the fire poison later, I might absorb some of your Powerful Qi, but compared to your life, this Powerful Qi is worthless, so don’t resist." Chen Tianlong instructed again.
Bao nodded, clearly understanding.
Actually, some snow leopards understood, while others were confused, having no clue what Chen Tianlong was saying, as their level wasn’t high enough.
Some were naturally closer to humans; even with low abilities, they easily accepted human speech. Like the Lightning Pig, although it was Yellow Dao, it communicated best with humans, being a pig.
With the infusion of Chen Tianlong’s True Qi, Reverse Force began to operate.
For regular folks, once Chen Tianlong’s Reverse Force started, the Powerful Qi in the opponent’s dantian would quickly be absorbed. But the Snow Leopard King was different. A peculiar thing inside its body consistently obstructed Chen Tianlong’s absorption of the Fire Poison Qi.
Shortly after, Chen Tianlong stopped the Heart Method, as he couldn’t absorb anything, feeling something inside the Snow Leopard King was resisting him.
"Snow Leopard King, I can’t absorb anything. There’s something strange inside you that’s consistently opposing me. Do you know what it is?" Chen Tianlong expressed his doubt, having felt it during the battle before.
Hearing this, the Snow Leopard King was first stunned, then understood Chen Tianlong’s words, but hesitated. This Speed Essence was its trump card, and once it left its body, it had to find a vessel immediately; otherwise, it would spoil quickly, within a minute.
Moreover, its Speed Essence had adapted to its powerful True Qi; if weakened, it could easily lose vitality, slowing down to the point of disappearing.
"What’s wrong?" Chen Tianlong noticed the snow leopard’s hesitant expression.
The snow leopard thought for a moment, then wrote in the snow, "I have something inside me called Speed Essence. I’m planning to give it to you. It’s a treasure; you must cherish it."
At this point, the Snow Leopard King had no choice but to entrust the Speed Essence to this young man in front of it, whose two-star Celestial Dao power was akin to its own.
Otherwise, if given to someone else or another snow leopard, the speed would reduce, ruining its original function. For such a treasure, the Snow Leopard King would rather give it away than destroy it, much like an antique expert who prefers gifting items rather than smashing them, hoping to reclaim them someday.
"Ah? Speed Essence sounds so high-level." Chen Tianlong was surprised, clueless about its nature, but judging by the leopard’s speed, it was indeed fast, surpassing even his Flying Shoes and Ghost Shadow Flash.
The Snow Leopard King didn’t delay any further, closing its eyes and spitting out an orange-glowing Pill Core. It then caught it with its paw and handed it to Chen Tianlong.
"You must consume it within five minutes, or it will become ineffective." The Snow Leopard King hurriedly wrote in the snow, worried Chen Tianlong didn’t know.
Seeing this, Chen Tianlong chuckled wryly. Since the Snow Leopard King said it’s a treasure, it probably is. He nodded, took the Speed Essence Pill from the Snow Leopard King’s paw, and swallowed it directly.
The next moment, Chen Tianlong suddenly felt his whole body heat up, sensing something was off.
"Snow Leopard, are you fooling me? Why do I feel so uncomfortable?" Chen Tianlong felt his body in pain and quickly questioned, alarmed.
The women around him hurriedly gathered, wondering what was happening to Chen Tianlong.
"Chen Tianlong, what’s wrong?" Wu Mengting was, as always, the first to express concern.
"I don’t know. The Snow Leopard King gave me something called Speed Essence, and now my body feels uncomfortable. I don’t know if it’s an incompatibility or if there’s a problem." Chen Tianlong chuckled bitterly, truly clueless about what’s going on.