Chapter 71 The Oriole?

A truly skilled hunter often appears as the prey.

Ji An's eyes were cold and sharp. Having experienced the bloody battle with the Green Wood Ape clan, he had completed his initial transformation and had a clear understanding of his own combat abilities.

He deliberately lagged behind to fish for prey, and sure enough, some people couldn't resist.

The stone tortoise shield dispersed into twelve armor plates, crisscrossing and spreading out in the direction from which the magic sword flew.

If the magical weapon were to pierce straight down, it would be blocked by at least one piece of tortoise shell, making it impossible to harm him unless the weapon was controlled to bypass the defense.

Closer, even closer!

As Ji An saw, the enemy descended several feet just as he had planned, and his magic sword slid smoothly around the tortoise shell and shot towards him.

The tortoise shell rotated and touched the magic sword, slightly deflecting the direction in which the magic weapon was flying.

At the same time, a beam of golden light shot out from his fingertips, and without looking at the results, he leaped directly into the rain.

His figure disappeared, and only then did the magic sword arrive belatedly, piercing the rock next to where he had just stood, the blade vibrating and emitting a clanging sound.

The frail Jie Xiu gritted his teeth in frustration when he saw that his magic weapon had failed to hit the enemy. As the golden light shot towards him, he reflexively raised his shield to block it.

He recognized it as the Geng Metal Finger and felt quite disdainful.

Although the Xuan Tie Shield is only a low-grade magic weapon, the outer layer of Xuan Tie is two fingers thick, and the inner lining is a layer of tough animal hide.

There is only one type of magical restriction among magical artifacts: sturdiness!

It can be controlled remotely and is easy to hold, making it quite useful against sharp weapons such as magic swords.

If the enemy's spell is something like a fireball, he would worry about being injured by the shockwave, but the Gengjin Finger is another story; at most, it can only poke a hole half a finger deep in his magic weapon.

Just as he was thinking this, he caught a glimpse of golden light piercing through the magical artifact, dazzling his eyes.

A sharp aura pierced his brow bone and emerged from the back of his head. He felt his consciousness plummet from the clouds, and the world before his eyes quickly lost its last vestige of color.

The talisman bird circled in the sky, and the person who was sitting on it fell to the ground.

"Bang!"

The monk's head hit the ground first, and crimson blood flowed freely on the rocky ground.

The other cultivators were stunned by the sudden turn of events. They only saw a flash of golden light, their companions raised their magical artifacts to defend themselves, and then, nothing more.

A wet, golden-brown rat rushed out, ran to the monk, bit through the rope of the storage bag, picked it up, and ran back.

Upon receiving the message relayed by the beast tamer, Ji An rushed out of the rain, grabbed the magic sword, and pulled it upwards with all his might.

During the insurance period, he also activated the water curtain talisman to protect himself, and after succeeding, he lightly jumped back into the rain curtain.

The robbers cursed and swore. What was most infuriating was that their attempt to rob the group failed and they even lost one of their accomplices. What was truly infuriating was that all the valuables on their accomplice had vanished in the blink of an eye.

It doesn't matter whose you rob, as long as you get some crystals in your pocket, it's a success.

Two cultivators guarded the area, while another cultivator controlled a talisman bird to swoop down, grab his companion's magical artifact, and fly up again.

The three could sense a fierce battle taking place below, but they couldn't make out the situation at all, so they could only throw a few fireballs down haphazardly.

They cursed for a while but couldn't think of any way to break the deadlock. After these people destroyed the monsters, they could easily recover their magic power and fight them again.

They were a few independent cultivators who would choose to do some business without any initial investment when the time was right.

They had been observing this group of sect disciples for quite some time. They thought they had seized a good opportunity and wanted to take advantage of the battle between the demon beasts and these people.

Unexpectedly, these disciples were too wealthy, scattering Cold Wind Talismans outwards like crystals. Who knows how many more trump cards the opponent had up their sleeve?

The two most powerful fire-horned rhinoceroses were killed, and they feared that there would be no chance after the herd was wiped out.

What should we do next?

"Leave here and go to the territories of the other two sects."

Although his face wasn't shown, his figure was already exposed.

The skinny man's magical artifacts and storage bag were stolen. These disciples only need to report this to the Enforcement Hall of the Golden Spirit Sect, and it will be easy for them to find out his background.

One of the prerequisites for the Golden Spirit Sect to allow independent cultivators to enter the new stronghold market for supplies is to issue identity jade tokens to them, which will at the time detain a wisp of the cultivator's aura.

If these rogue cultivators commit crimes, this wisp of energy will be enough to find out who did it.

There will inevitably be some traces of energy left on the magical artifacts and storage bags.

The rain might wash away these energies, but they dared not gamble.

Most independent cultivators are completely outmatched by sect disciples of the same level in terms of spells and magical artifacts.

With no numerical advantage, three against five has no chance of winning.

"A mere spirit farmer with such powerful cloud and rain magic shouldn't be staying in the sect farming instead of hunting demons. Has he lost his mind?! Hunting demons is so dangerous."

The group grumbled and flew away dejectedly.

Without this spell obscuring their vision, they would be 90% confident that they could work with the monster horde to capture these sect disciples.

The perfect level of magic contains a trace of the true essence of water, making the environment even more unfavorable for the Fire Horned Rhinoceros to perform.

After the squad swiftly annihilated several late-stage Qi Refining demonic beasts, Ji An shouted:

"Captain, I'll assist with defense from now on and won't participate in the attack. I'll save my mana to cast the Lesser Cloud Rain spell."

The threat posed by mid-stage Qi Refining demonic beasts has greatly decreased; conserving their magical power to deal with evil cultivators outside is the most important thing.

"good."

Chen Moxuan smiled and agreed, then called out again:

"Guys, let our junior brother see our teamwork!"

Even if Ji An hadn't said anything, he was prepared to have the other party do it; if it weren't for the other party, everyone would have been in grave danger today.

The Fire Horned Rhinoceros has a strong straight-line charge attack, but it loses its advantage in close-quarters combat.

Their defenses are strong enough, but against cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining, they are nothing more than solid targets.

Fifteen minutes later, the last fire-horned rhinoceros let out a mournful roar and collapsed to the ground in despair.

The two spirit-seeking rats slipped out of the range of the Lesser Cloud and Rain Spell from different directions, straightened up, and looked around.

Tian Yulei shouted:

No enemy detected.

"I haven't spotted any enemies either. Everyone, hurry up and recover your mana. I'll keep watch."

Ji An shouted and ran out into the rain.

"Let's recover here; the spiritual energy here feels richer."

Chen Moxuan laughed loudly, grabbed a spirit stone, and sat cross-legged on the ground.

As the sun sets, the earth is bathed in orange-red hues.

The team members were busy skinning and dismembering the monsters, cutting up their flesh, creating a lively and bustling scene.

Although there are fewer Fire Horned Rhinoceroses than Green Wood Apes, they are much larger than Ape Demons. Chen Moxuan calculated that this harvest might be even greater than the last one.

Monster skulls can be used as precious materials for refining weapons, and rhinoceros horns are even more valuable for refining weapons.

Animal hides and blood essence are top-grade materials for crafting first-tier superior fire-type talismans, and they are always in short supply.

The meat of the demon beast contains abundant fire elemental energy, and its texture is tender and tastes much better than that of the Green Wood Ape. With such a large harvest of beast meat, there is no worry about selling it.

The others were also silently calculating their gains, their smiles never fading. The bloody items in their hands were clearly pieces of crystals, and no cultivator would complain about having too much!

(End of this chapter)