Dapeng's Time Travel Life

Chapter 152 Fierce Battle in the Spirit Plant Garden and First Encounters with Skills

The Fiery Golden Lion let out a deafening roar, and scorching flames surged towards Zhang Peng and the others like a raging tide. Wherever it went, the flowers and plants in the spirit plant garden were instantly ignited, and the air was filled with the smell of burning. Zhang Peng's expression hardened, and he quickly mobilized his Foundation Establishment stage spiritual power, using earth elemental power from the Five Elements to condense a thick earthen wall, protecting everyone behind it. The flames struck the earthen wall, producing a sizzling sound and scattering countless sparks, but the earthen wall, supported by Zhang Peng's powerful spiritual power, steadily withstood the attack.

"This Flame Golden Lion is indeed powerful!" Li Ming shouted, his longsword gleaming coldly. He flashed forward like a black lightning bolt, charging towards the Flame Golden Lion. Undeterred, the Flame Golden Lion swung its massive claws, creating a gust of wind as it struck towards Li Ming. Li Ming dodged to the side, nimbly avoiding the claw attack, while simultaneously unleashing a fierce sword technique, attempting to find an opening in the Flame Golden Lion's defenses.

Lin Wan'er stood behind, her hands rapidly forming hand seals. Wood-type spiritual energy surged forth, summoning countless resilient vines that coiled around the Flame Golden Lion. The Flame Golden Lion, bound by the vines, had its movements somewhat restricted. It roared angrily, spewing forth even more intense flames in an attempt to burn the vines.

Su Yao focused her attention and unleashed ice magic. With a wave of her hands, the moisture in the air rapidly condensed, forming countless sharp ice spikes that rained down on the Flame Golden Lion. The ice spikes struck the Flame Golden Lion's golden scales, producing a crisp sound, but leaving only shallow marks on the scales.

Liu Ruyan and Shen Yue were not idle either. Liu Ruyan used her unique swordsmanship, with purple sword energy crisscrossing in the air, trying to interfere with the Flame Golden Lion's movements; Shen Yue used auxiliary spells to empower everyone and enhance their defense and attack capabilities.

While fending off the Flaming Golden Lion's attacks, Zhang Peng secretly pondered how to defeat it. He suddenly realized that since the Flaming Golden Lion's power attribute was fire, he could use the principle of the five elements' mutual restraint to use water elemental power to counter it.

Zhang Peng concentrated his mind, channeling the water elemental energy within his body, gathering it into a massive water sphere in his palm. The water sphere contained immense power, emanating a chilling aura. With a loud shout, he hurled the water sphere towards the Flame Golden Lion. The water sphere traced an arc through the air, instantly striking the Flame Golden Lion.

The Fiery Lion was struck by the water sphere and let out a painful roar. The flames on its body were suppressed by the power of the water sphere, and the fire weakened significantly. Seeing this, Zhang Peng was overjoyed. He continued to mobilize his water elemental power and launched attacks on the Fiery Lion relentlessly.

With everyone's concerted efforts, the Flame Lion's power was gradually weakened. Its movements became sluggish, and cracks appeared on its golden scales. Zhang Peng seized the opportunity, unleashing his full power, deeply fusing the power of the four divine artifacts with his Foundation Establishment stage spiritual energy, condensing it into a powerful beam of light that shot towards the Flame Lion.

The light struck the Fiery Golden Lion, producing a deafening roar. The Fiery Golden Lion's body slowly collapsed, raising a cloud of dust. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed wearily to the ground.

"It's finally over..." Li Ming said, panting heavily.

Zhang Peng stood up, looking at the fallen Yan Jinshi, his heart filled with mixed emotions. Through this battle, he had become more proficient in controlling the spiritual power of the Foundation Establishment stage, and had also gained a deeper understanding of the importance of teamwork.

After defeating the Flaming Golden Lion, Zhang Peng and the others left the Spirit Plant Garden. Back at Qingfeng Sect, Zhang Peng began to contemplate his future path of cultivation. He knew that to go further in the cultivation world, he needed not only immense strength but also other skills, such as alchemy, talisman making, and weapon crafting.

Zhang Peng decided to start with alchemy. He went to the alchemy room of Qingfeng Sect and asked the elder in charge of alchemy for basic knowledge and skills. Seeing Zhang Peng's sincere attitude and extraordinary talent, the elder patiently taught him.

"The most important thing in alchemy is to master the heat and the proportion of medicinal materials. Different medicinal materials have different properties and effects, and they need to be properly matched according to the type of pill." As the elder spoke, he showed Zhang Peng various medicinal materials and alchemy tools.

Zhang Peng listened attentively, his eyes fixed on the elder's every move. He picked up a medicinal herb, carefully observing its shape and color, sensing the spiritual energy it contained. Then, following the elder's instructions, he placed the herb into the alchemy furnace and began attempting to refine a basic Qi Gathering Pill.

Zhang Peng concentrated, controlling the flames in the alchemy furnace and adjusting the heat. Fine beads of sweat covered his forehead, and his eyes revealed focus and determination. As time passed, a faint medicinal fragrance gradually emanated from the furnace.

However, just when Zhang Peng thought he was about to succeed, a slight explosion suddenly came from the furnace. Zhang Peng's expression changed, and he quickly opened the furnace, only to find that the medicinal herbs inside had turned into a lump of black charcoal; the pill refining had failed.

"Don't be discouraged. It's normal to fail the first time you try to refine pills," the elder comforted him. "You should carefully analyze the reasons for the failure, summarize the lessons learned, and you will definitely succeed next time."

Zhang Peng nodded, carefully recalling the process of refining the pills. He realized he had made some mistakes in controlling the heat. He decided to try again, this time being even more careful in controlling the heat and adjusting the proportions of the medicinal herbs.