Chapter 1251

The beasts living in the valley were nourished by the Spirit Spring for years. Slowly, they evolved into spirit beasts. The two bears and the snake came from there.

Once their intelligence awakened, some animals developed ambition. For survival and to increase their cultivation, a spirit beast could gain power by swallowing another’s inner core. This explained the snake’s appearance.

It likely noticed the mother bear giving birth and being distracted. It wanted to sneak attack her to steal her inner core. It did not expect the male bear to be guarding nearby. Thus, they clashed.

"Wow, bear versus snake. So fierce. Shennongjia is full of danger," Gu Jun sighed from the tree. She was surprised. How did Zhu Yanyi know they needed to climb the tree? Did she know the situation all along?

Yan Aohan looked at Zhu Yanyi’s silent expression. He understood immediately. "You want to save that mother bear."

Zhu Yanyi tilted her head at Yan Aohan. "All living things are equal. This mother bear has the right to live. If she met disaster without me, it would be fate. But since I am here, I cannot bear to watch her die. Sometimes beasts are better than humans. Saving a beast might be better than saving a person."

Yan Aohan agreed with Zhu Yanyi’s theory. "If so, let’s go save her."

He carried Zhu Yanyi and floated over. In mid-air, Yan Aohan raised his palm downward. It felt like thousands of mountains pressing down on the fighting bear and snake. "Stop! If you keep fighting, I will destroy you." His voice carried supreme pressure.

The male bear and snake were spirit beasts. They felt the dangerous aura from Yan Aohan. They dared not move, looking at him in terror.

Yan Aohan said to Zhu Yanyi, "You go save her. I will watch these two."

Zhu Yanyi nodded slightly. She floated toward the mother bear. The mother bear tried to rise, but the pain of childbirth left her weak. Zhu Yanyi waved her hand. A stream of spiritual water appeared in her palm. She placed it near the bear’s mouth and whispered, "Drink. It will help you give birth safely."

The mother bear smelled vitality from Zhu Yanyi’s hand. She looked at Zhu Yanyi gratefully, then drank the water. She began to give birth. Zhu Yanyi carefully massaged her. Finally, a small creature with closed eyes emerged.

Zhu Yanyi cleaned it carefully and placed it in the mother bear’s arms. She took out a Peiyuan Pill and put it in the mother bear’s mouth. "You are fine. Your child is healthy too."

The mother bear roared in gratitude. Zhu Yanyi stood up and said to Yan Aohan, "It is done. You can let the male bear come over."

Yan Aohan nodded and looked at the male bear. "Go. Your wife and child are safe."

The male bear’s eyes shone. She waddled over to the mother bear. The family of three looked very warm. They looked at Zhu Yanyi with gratitude. Although they could not speak, they remembered her kindness.

Zhu Yanyi walked to Yan Aohan’s side. "How do you want to handle this snake?"

"What do you think?" Yan Aohan asked.

Zhu Yanyi said calmly, "It did not cultivate properly. It sneaked attacked a mother and child. It is meaningless for it to live. Destroy it. Its skin, gallbladder, and blood are useful to me."

"Then destroy it." Yan Aohan said nothing else. If Zhu Yanyi wanted the snake dead, it would die. Yan Aohan flipped his hand. The snake could not run. It died silently.

It died so fast. Zhu Yanyi praised it in her heart. While it was fresh, she stepped forward to bleed it, peel the skin, cut the meat, and take the gallbladder. She also found an inner core inside the snake. She threw it to the mother bear casually. "Is this useful to you?"

The mother bear looked at the inner core and nodded. As a spirit beast, she was weak after giving birth. Although Zhu Yanyi helped her recover, she needed time to fully heal. With this inner core, recovery would be much faster.

"Then take it," Zhu Yanyi said directly. She continued processing the other parts of the snake.

Gu Jun, standing in the tree, watched this sudden turn of events. His mouth hung open in shock. Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan finished their business before realizing someone was still in the tree. Zhu Yanyi looked at Gu Jun. "Brother Gu, were you too comfortable in the tree?"

Gu Jun laughed. "I was just stunned watching you two." He climbed down. "To be honest, I thought my martial arts were top-tier. But now I see I cannot compare to Lord Yan. Just suppressing the snake and bear… I could not do that."

"You call her Lord Yan. If you had that ability, we should call you Lord Gu Jun," Zhu Yanyi teased her.

Gu Jun smiled lightly. "And how you treated the mother bear. I have saved animals before. Injured animals are sensitive. Most people get attacked when approaching. But when you approached, she did not resist. She was gentle. That is surprising."

"This shows my good character. I am popular. What? Are you jealous? Pity. You cannot catch up," Zhu Yanyi answered directly.

Gu Jun looked at Zhu Yanyi helplessly. "I am not jealous. I am just curious."

Zhu Yanyi asked Yan Aohan to cut a large piece of snake meat. She went aside to start a fire and prepare to roast it. Not everyone could eat this spirit snake meat.

The moment the spirit snake meat entered her mouth, Zhu Yanyi felt her internal organs rearrange. In an instant, her internal energy reached the mid-stage of Hua Jin. She looked at the snake meat in slight surprise. "This snake meat is truly a treasure. Not just anyone can eat it."

Yan Aohan took a bite and noticed it too. He smiled. "Not just anyone can eat it. Nor is it easy to get the chance. Eat quickly while we have the opportunity."

Gu Jun took a bite and felt her internal energy deepen too. She looked at the snake meat, then at Zhu Yanyi. "Little Yan, this is spirit beast meat."

"Spirit beast or not, it is just snake meat to me now. Eat it while we can," Zhu Yanyi did not deny it, but she would not explain much to Gu Jun.

Gu Jun naturally would not miss such a good opportunity. Eating spirit beast meat was rare. Spirit beasts were becoming fewer in this world. Only now did he understand why the bear was so smart. It was a spirit beast.