Chen Longhe's expression immediately improved.
He chuckled, "I didn't expect our luck to be so good, to encounter a Blood-colored Spirit Flower even while escaping."
"I hope those guys from before don't catch up."
Hong Luan's expression was very serious.
Those guys from before knew that Qin Hanchu already possessed a Blood-colored Spirit Flower.
If they saw Qin Hanchu and the other two, they would attack directly.
As soon as a battle broke out, it would definitely descend into chaos.
It would be difficult to snatch it then.
Qin Hanchu pondered, "Let's find a way to hide it!"
"How can we hide it?"
"The others aren't fools!"
Chen Longhe retorted sarcastically.
"You two wait here for me!"
With that, Qin Hanchu walked away into the distance.
"What is he doing?" Chen Longhe wondered.
Hong Luan shook her head, "We'll know in a moment."
A moment later, Qin Hanchu returned carrying a tree.
The tree had been uprooted by Qin Hanchu, but its trunk had been hollowed out from the bottom.
Seeing Qin Hanchu bring back a tree, the two were even more perplexed.
Qin Hanchu put down the tree, then dug a hole around the Blood-colored Spirit Flower.
He then covered the Blood-colored Spirit Flower with the tree.
"Bury the tree roots," Qin Hanchu instructed.
At this moment, Hong Luan and the other understood Qin Hanchu's intention.
After some camouflage, the Blood-colored Spirit Flower was hidden by the tree.
Qin Hanchu had even carefully restored the area where the tree roots were.
As long as one didn't look too closely, it would be impossible to tell that the ground had been disturbed.
"It's well hidden, but how will we know if it has bloomed?" Hong Luan asked.
Qin Hanchu replied, "It should bloom tomorrow morning."
"You really have a lot of ingenious ideas," Chen Longhe remarked.
Qin Hanchu ignored Chen Longhe and said to Hong Luan, "Let's leave here and watch from a distance."
Hong Luan understood Qin Hanchu's meaning.
If they lingered here, it would arouse suspicion from others.
The less attention it received, the lower the chance of it being discovered.
The three moved a considerable distance away and then sat cross-legged to rest under a tree.
During this time, several spirit beasts passed by.
Seeing no Blood-colored Spirit Flower, they left.
As for the Blood-colored Spirit Flower not far away, it was very well concealed by the tree.
Even its scent was masked by the scent of the tree.
It was difficult for even spirit beasts to detect.
Without any major incidents, the sky began to turn pale.
Seeing that no one was around, Qin Hanchu and the other two approached the large tree.
Qin Hanchu took out his Cold Cicada Sword and carved a hole in the tree trunk.
Through this opening, Qin Hanchu saw the fully bloomed Blood-colored Spirit Flower.
"I'll move the tree, and you two can pick it."
As he spoke, Qin Hanchu had already uprooted the tree.
After Qin Hanchu moved the tree aside, Hong Luan began to collect the Blood-colored Spirit Flower.
Once the collection was complete, Qin Hanchu immediately acted to destroy the scene.
The mess at the site no longer showed any trace of Qin Hanchu having transplanted a tree there.
The hollowed-out tree had turned to dust under Qin Hanchu's power!
"This method is excellent. We'll do the same if we encounter another Blood-colored Spirit Flower," Chen Longhe said.
Qin Hanchu ignored Chen Longhe, and Hong Luan also did not respond.
This made Chen Longhe feel very awkward.
Leaving the area, Qin Hanchu and the other two continued their journey.
Along the way, they encountered several skirmishes.
Although these fights were over Blood-colored Spirit Flowers, Qin Hanchu and the other two did not participate.
Competing with these people was not only risky but also not guaranteed to succeed.
It was better to seize the time to search and then use Qin Hanchu's method to obtain the Blood-colored Spirit Flower.
The trio's luck was quite good; three hours later, they found another Blood-colored Spirit Flower.
Using the same method, they obtained another one.
Thus, each of them now possessed one.
However, one flower was far from enough.
The chance of a spirit beast undergoing a return to its ancestral lineage was very low. To succeed, they needed more Blood-colored Spirit Flowers to increase the probability.
In the following time, Qin Hanchu and the other two sped up their search.
Within two days, they acquired three more Blood-colored Spirit Flowers.
Having two each was already a very good harvest.
By this time, the flowering season of the Blood-colored Spirit Flower had passed.
Although the Blood-colored Spirit Flowers were no longer growing, the battles in the Blood-colored Mountain Range had not ended.
The conflict between living beings had finally begun.
As long as one killed someone or a spirit beast possessing a Blood-colored Spirit Flower, they could still obtain it.
"Isn't that Hong Luan, the Saintess of the Flame Peak of the Dual Pole Sect?"
"Our luck is truly exceptional to encounter Your Highness the Saintess."
"Saintess, will you hand over the Blood-colored Spirit Flower, or will you hand yourself over to us?"
As Qin Hanchu and the other two were about to leave, they were intercepted by four individuals from the Scarlet Rainbow Sect.
These four looked at Hong Luan with burning gazes, clearly harboring wicked intentions.
"How dare you disrespect Hong Luan, you are seeking death."
Chen Longhe lived up to his reputation as the Dual Pole Sect's foremost admirer.
Seeing the Scarlet Rainbow Sect members speaking disrespectfully to Hong Luan, he became furious.
He immediately summoned his spirit beast and charged towards the Scarlet Rainbow Sect members.
Qin Hanchu and Hong Luan also knew that this battle was inevitable, so they also charged forward.
Hong Luan also summoned her spirit beast, only Qin Hanchu had not done so.
Although the Snow Eagle had reached the Spirit King realm, Qin Hanchu did not wish to expose it prematurely.
Unless absolutely necessary, it was better to keep it as a trump card.
Including the spirit beasts, Qin Hanchu's side had five combat units.
The opposing four only had one person who had summoned a spirit beast of the War God tier.
The other three either had no spirit beasts or their spirit beasts were not strong enough to participate in the battle.
Thus, the combat units on both sides were evenly matched.
Now it was a matter of whose strength was greater!
Seeing Qin Hanchu not summoning the Snow Eagle, Chen Longhe and Hong Luan were puzzled.
They both assumed Qin Hanchu wanted to release the Snow Eagle at a crucial moment to catch the enemy off guard.
However, even as the battle reached its climax, Qin Hanchu did not summon the Snow Eagle.
Chen Longhe finally grew anxious, "Qin Hanchu, why don't you release your Snow Eagle?"
"Later," Qin Hanchu replied.
The conversation between the two made the four members of the Scarlet Rainbow Sect's expressions serious.
Did Qin Hanchu also have a War God-tier spirit beast?
If Qin Hanchu's spirit beast were to be released, they would definitely be at a disadvantage.
But why wasn't Qin Hanchu releasing it?
Their conversation had already revealed the existence of this spirit beast, thus losing the element of surprise.
Qin Hanchu's current inaction could only be due to two possibilities.
Either the Snow Eagle was not War God-tier, or the Snow Eagle was injured.
In any case, the threat of this Snow Eagle was definitely not significant to them.
Hong Luan glared at Chen Longhe unhappily.
Qin Hanchu not summoning it naturally had his reasons; wasn't Chen Longhe's action like betraying a teammate?
"To bully our Dual Pole Sect disciples here, you truly have lived long enough!"
Just then, Wang Yi and Lan Yan appeared.
Besides these two, there were also several followers of Wang Yi.
The previously tense battle immediately became one-sided.