After confirming that the person was unharmed, Qi Zhiheng noticed that the attacker's attention was focused on the stream. The water stains on the clothes indicated that the attacker might be related to water.

The Queen Mother followed the direction Qi Zhiheng was looking.

Sun Zhong asked, "Uncle-Master, is there something strange in the water?"

Qi Zhiheng said, "There might be a monster in the water." As soon as he finished speaking, a ripple appeared in the water.

Qi Zhiheng was somewhat expectant, wondering if this was related to the clean, ghostly spirits he had encountered.

Just then, an unseen attack shot out from the water. Qi Zhiheng raised his hand and sent out a spiritual energy attack, which collided with the unseen attack. The air rippled and then returned to calm. Everyone present had noticed the battle that had just taken place, and the disciples of the Slaughtering God Sect became even more vigilant.

Qi Zhiheng raised his hand and said, "You all step back. The opponents here are not people you can handle."

"Does what Martial Aunt mean? Could it be that the opponent is a Golden Core cultivator?" Wu Yinyin exclaimed in surprise, but quickly calmed down and led the disciples to retreat a few steps.

Qi Zhiheng looked into the water. The stream was not deep. The deepest part was only up to an adult's thigh. What could possibly be hidden in such a shallow stream?

Qi Zhiheng stared at the water; it was clear that what was there had nothing to do with the Yin spirit he was looking for.

Just then, more and more attacks came. Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian stood in front and retaliated against the incoming attacks. Although the attacks were invisible, their soul power was considerable, so it was not difficult for them to detect the fluctuations of spiritual energy.

Having pushed themselves to a safe distance, Wu Yinyin and the others watched the battle unfold. They felt somewhat dazzled, but also a little strange, because the enemy's attacks were invisible, while Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian's attacks were visible. Yet, it seemed as if they were witnessing one side fighting desperately.

"There really are Golden Core level demonic beasts in this mountain range. I didn't expect this mission to actually be real," a disciple of the Slaughtering God Sect exclaimed.

Another said, "I never doubted it. I don't know what it is this time. We've been fighting for quite a while now, but what kind of monster is it? It hasn't appeared yet."

Wu Yinyin said worriedly, "I wonder if my two senior uncles can kill this monster."

"Don't worry, Uncle-Master has two people with him. Two against one, they'll definitely defeat their opponent," one of them replied.

The group kept their eyes fixed on the battle, fearing that something unexpected might happen. If the two Golden Core cultivators in their team couldn't handle the situation, then all the Golden Core cultivators would face certain death.

After enduring tens of thousands of attacks, Qi Zhiheng finally grew impatient and used an ice-attribute attack to freeze the stream solid! No flowing water could be seen at either end of the stream; all that could be seen was a vast expanse of white ice.

Of course, Qi Zhiheng did not have an ice spiritual root among his revealed spiritual roots, so in everyone's eyes, this effect was Yang Yitian's doing.

Wu Yinyin said with some admiration, "Uncle-Master Yi Tian is really amazing. His control over the magic is too good. I don't know where the stream has frozen to. I can't even see the end."

Everyone shared the same thought.

Just then, a cracking sound came from the ice in front of them, followed by a cracking sound, as if something was trying to break through the ice.

Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian wouldn't wait for the other party to come out before making their move; they attacked directly, unleashing two spells at the spot where the ice was about to break, and seemingly hearing some screams.

This attack doesn't seem to be able to kill the opponent in one go.

Qi Zhiheng guessed, "This might be a demonic beast in the late Golden Core stage."

Yang Yitian nodded and said, "Let's continue!"

After a few exchanges, the two smashed a hole in the ice, and the creature inside seemed to fall silent.

Just then, more sounds rang out, and the ice began to crack in one, two, three, and four places.

Wu Yinyin and the others became nervous.

A disciple of the Slaughtering God Sect asked, "Wu Yinyin, the opponent has four and we have two now, what should we do? Should we go and help them?"

Wu Yinyin: "..." I just said that I had two people on my side and that I was sure I could beat them after graduation, but I didn't expect to be proven wrong so quickly! Ouch!

Wu Yinyin said, "Let's take a look first. We can't help much if we rush over."

Sun Zhong said, "Don't worry, your two senior uncles are so young to have reached the Golden Core stage, they will definitely be able to defeat the opponent!"

Qi Zhiheng hadn't expected that such a shallow stream would harbor five demonic beasts. He didn't know what kind of creatures they were. Since it was on ice, he didn't know what the demonic beast he had just killed was.

Although the opponents were numerous, they were far from enough to deal with Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian. This time, Yang Yitian obediently used magic instead of throwing out a bunch of talismans right away. Now he understood the value of talismans; even if he wanted to hoard them, he absolutely had to use them sparingly! Using just one talisman cost a lot of spirit stones! He really couldn't bear to waste them!

Just then, a monster broke through the ice without them noticing.

The monster wasn't large; at least, its immovable parts were few. Its round body was about nine inches in diameter, which wasn't considered particularly small in the monster world. It waved its transparent tentacle, appearing and disappearing in mid-air. Yang Yitian could only see its outline. It was transparent by nature, perhaps due to its innate skill, and it was about to disappear into the air.

Yang Yitian was stunned when he saw this thing: "Holy crap! How come this jellyfish is in a stream? Shouldn't it be in the sea?" He wasn't very well-educated and didn't seem to understand it very well!

Qi Zhiheng was also somewhat surprised. Such monsters are usually sea creatures. He frowned slightly. How could there be jellyfish in a stream on land!

Although he couldn't figure out the key point, Qi Zhiheng still took the initiative. Among these jellyfish, three were Golden Core cultivators and two were Foundation Establishment cultivators. They were quickly dealt with by Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian.

Qi Zhiheng stepped onto the ice, removed the jellyfish that had been killed, and then dug out the beast pearls from the three golden cores.

After entering the Golden Core stage, demonic beasts will produce beast beads, some of which can be used to refine pills. He unceremoniously put the demonic beast away, and the disciples of the Slaughtering God Sect who had originally retreated from the battle area all came over.

"Uncle-Master, are you alright?" Wu Yinyin asked with concern.

Qi Zhiheng said, "It's alright, it's all resolved." At this moment, he restored the ice surface to its original state. The previously frozen stream began to flow again.

"Great! The monster is dead, we can go back and report!" Sun Zhong was very excited. The mission that had lasted for so long was finally over, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

The others were also very happy to hear this.

Qi Zhiheng did not order them to return immediately. He said, "I plan to continue exploring the inner perimeter. Since there are so many jellyfish here, there might be even more hidden inside." As he finished speaking, his eyes swept over the faces of the disciples of the Slaughtering God Sect.

After thinking about it for a moment, everyone felt that this made a lot of sense, so they continued walking inside.

Soon, they entered the inner perimeter.

The scenery inside wasn't much different from the outside. After walking along the stream for a day and a night, Yang Yitian said, "There hasn't been anything else for so long. Could it be that there are no more monsters?"

Qi Zhiheng said, "I don't know."

"Should we go back now? The mission is already complete anyway," said a disciple of the Slaughtering God Sect.

“If you want to go back, you can go back first. We plan to explore here for a few more days. There’s no rush. By the way, I heard there was an earthquake at the shipping company here. I’ll go check where the earthquake caused cracks and see who’s missing. I need to give the town mayor an explanation. It wouldn’t be good to go back empty-handed.” Qi Zhiheng didn’t acknowledge their desire to return.

Sun Zhong advised, "Uncle-Master, the situation is quite obvious this time. There are so many jellyfish, they must have gone into the town after hiding. The streams here run through the entire town, so those jellyfish probably went through the town to catch people. Those people are probably already in grave danger. I've heard that these invisible jellyfish can even digest bones, and their venom is very strong."

Qi Zhiheng smiled faintly and said, "Not bad, you have quite a detailed understanding of jellyfish."

Sun Zhong said somewhat embarrassedly, "Uncle-Master, you flatter me. I have some knowledge of these demonic beasts, so I know a little more about them."

Qi Zhiheng stopped discussing the topic and simply said, "Let's go inside. I'm very interested in this place."

The group continued their journey for another half day. Their progress was slow, but they still reached the summit of the mountain range.

Just then, Qi Zhiheng called for a stop.

Several powerful auras could be faintly felt in the surroundings.

"Uncle-Master, what's wrong?" Wu Yinyin asked curiously.

Qi Zhiheng smiled and said, "Some friends are here to welcome us." As soon as he finished speaking, a series of attacks came, and the disciples of the Slaughtering God Sect were shocked!

How could there be such a powerful attack here?

Qi Zhiheng did not make a move, but Yang Yitian took all the attacks. Just then, Qi Zhiheng launched an attack that blasted Sun Zhong out of their range.

Sun Zhong was caught off guard, but under the attack of the Golden Core stage cultivator, he calmly withstood the attack and was not harmed at all, even though he was out of their range.

The disciples of the Slaughtering God Sect stared wide-eyed. What was going on?

Wu Yinyin stammered, "Uncle-Master... what are you doing?"

Qi Zhiheng didn't have time to reply to him for the time being, as he blocked another wave of attacks.

The situation had changed inexplicably, and Qi Zhiheng had no time to explain.