The Good-for-Nothing's Counterattack: Full-time Spiritual Master

"Let's go!" Gu Li said, and the disciples of the Gu family followed her into the depths of the Demon Flame Forest.

Gu Li did not take them too deep, but chose to train them in the area between the outer and deep parts of the forest.

After all, the dangers deep in the forest are not something they can withstand, and they need to gradually adapt and improve their strength.

When the team arrived at the destination, Gu Li stopped and turned to face everyone: "Now start to divide into groups, ten people in each group. The task of each group is to hunt at least ten spirit beasts of level three or above. We will gather here in ten days."

As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of noise in the crowd.

"Ten third-level spiritual beasts? This is too difficult!" a disciple couldn't help but say.

"Yeah, this is impossible. I'm only in the late Earth Rank!" Another disciple followed suit.

You know, the strength of a third-level spirit beast is equivalent to the peak of the human heavenly level. It is indeed a huge challenge for those Gu family disciples who are still in the late earth level and early heavenly level.

If they had known they would not have come, why did they say they wanted to go together? Some of the disciples also regretted it deeply.

However, Gu Li was not moved at all. She looked at everyone calmly and said impatiently, "As long as they are not dead, continue. Can't ten people kill ten spirit beasts?"

"If you can't even do this, you don't have to participate in the Cloud City Trial next year!"

"We can!"

Everyone was immediately aroused to be competitive, and they shouted in unison, their tone firm, full of confidence and determination.

The five hundred disciples of the Gu family were divided into groups of ten, a total of fifty groups, and quickly dispersed in different directions.

Gu Li had already explored this area in advance. There were no holy beasts here, so as long as they didn't encounter any beasts above the holy level, there wouldn't be any big problems. In addition, there were many guards and shadow guards hiding in the dark to protect these disciples.

"Gu Yi!" Gu Li called softly.

Then, a figure quickly appeared.

"Young Master!" Gu Yi half-knelt and saluted respectfully.

"Go and select the ten strongest Shadow Guards, and have the others keep an eye on the disciples in secret." Gu Li gave orders in an orderly manner.

"Yes, sir!" Gu Yi responded and immediately conveyed the instructions to others through voice transmission.

Before long, seven men including Gu Yi and three women's Shadow Guards lined up neatly in a row.

"Young Master!" they shouted in unison.

"Come with me to Rock Gorge to pick dragon fruit."

"Young Master, we can go, and you just stay in the Demon Flame Forest to train." Gu Yi said hurriedly when he heard that Gu Li was going to the Rock Gorge to pick earth dragon fruits.

He knew very well that although Gu Li was extremely talented, she was only at the peak of the Heavenly Rank. The companion beast of the Earth Dragon Fruit, the Flame Scale Snake, was a sacred beast, and its strength was equivalent to that of a human cultivator at the early stage of the Emperor Rank. Among the ten of them, the strongest was only at the peak of the King Rank, and it was impossible to ensure Gu Li's safety.

"You don't know what dragon fruit looks like." Gu Li said. Most people have never heard of dragon fruit, let alone seen it.

She had only seen the earth dragon fruit in the recipe of the Rebirth Pavilion. And she also needed experience.

After hearing this, Gu Yi was silent for a moment, and finally nodded.

Even if they die, they will protect the young master.

So, Gu Li led ten people on the journey to Rock Gorge.

Due to the long distance, they estimated that it would take two days to reach the destination, and a total of four days for the round trip. Therefore, they had to find the earth dragon fruit within six days, otherwise they would have to return empty-handed.

Two days later

"Search separately. If there is any news, contact us through the voice transmission stone." Gu Li said while looking at the few people.

"Young Master, let me follow you." A trace of worry flashed across Gu Yi's eyes. This place is too dangerous.

"No, I can protect myself. If we spread out, it will be easier to find." She said in a calm but firm voice.

It is normal for practitioners to face dangers and challenges.

Gu Yi looked at the person in front of him. Her eyes flashed with confidence and determination, which made people trust her ability.

In the end, Gu Yi still did not follow Gu Li

Eleven people including Gu Li dispersed to search. Gu Li also released the small pavilion and the little bird.

"Master, it's too hot here!" Xiaotingzi couldn't help but complain.

"How can a volcano not be hot?" Little Bird retorted. Anyway, it is not afraid of heat, its Purple Extreme Sky Fire is the king.

"I didn't tell you!" Xiaotingzi glared at Xiaoquezi angrily.

"Master..." Xiao Tingzi looked at Gu Li pitifully, hoping to get some comfort.

Gu Li also felt the unusual heat, and she quickly made a spell: "Ice Element Shield!"

Instantly, a layer of cold spiritual power shield enveloped them.

Although this spell will consume a certain amount of spiritual energy, it is nothing for Gu Li.

After all, she would take out the Huiling Pill from time to time when walking on the road. If other people saw this behavior of wasting pills, they would definitely exclaim "prodigal".

Gu Li took Xiaotingzi and Xiaoquezi to continue exploring deeper into the crater. Suddenly, there was a rustling sound in front of them, as if something was approaching. Gu Li's expression froze, and he stopped and looked ahead vigilantly.

A fiery red snake with scales gleaming with strange light slowly crawled out from the cracks in the rocks. It spit out its tongue, and its eyes revealed a fierce light, as if it could launch a fatal attack at any time.

"Master, be careful!" Xiaotingzi exclaimed. Her voice was full of tension and worry, and she was obviously afraid of the flame-scaled snake.

After all, the Saint level is equivalent to the early stage of the Emperor level.

Gu Li looked at the flame-scaled snake in front of him calmly, but a hint of joy surged in his heart.

Could it be that they found the dragon fruit so quickly? She thought to herself

However, she did not take it lightly. After all, the guy in front of her was not someone to be trifled with.

The flame-scaled snake was extremely fast, and it pounced on Gu Li like lightning. Gu Li dodged its attack skillfully with a flash of her body. Her movements were light and agile.

"Something's wrong. Isn't it said that the companion beast of the Earth Dragon Fruit, the Flame Scale Snake, is at the early or peak Saint level? How could it be so weak?" Xiao Tingzi asked in confusion.

Gu Li naturally discovered something was wrong, the flame-scaled snake in front of him seemed to be only about the fifth level of spiritual beast. This was completely inconsistent with what they knew.

"Little bird, burn it." said Gu Li.

Just as Xiao Quezi was about to release the Nirvana Fire to burn the snake to death, a rustling sound suddenly came from the surroundings. Then, densely packed flame-scaled snakes appeared around them and surrounded them.

The number of these snakes was shocking, and their eyes were flashing with ferocity, as if they were about to tear them to pieces.

"Oh no! It's a group of snakes!" shouted the little bird.

"Master, run!" Xiaotingzi said anxiously.

Faced with so many flame-scale snakes, Gu Li had to find a way to retreat.