Early the next morning, outside the Monster Forest.
The participants from Nan Chu Li and the other four countries all stood here.
This naturally includes Yun Luoxue, who is at the seventh level of Qi Refining.
The emperors of the four kingdoms—Eastern Spirit Kingdom, Western Spirit Kingdom, Northern Spirit Kingdom, and Southern Spirit Kingdom—were all seated on the high platform, quietly awaiting the results of the second round of the four-kingdoms competition.
This competition is being fully overseen by Yun Zhantian, the top expert in the Southern Spirit Kingdom.
When he saw that the three incense sticks on the table were almost burned out,
Yun Zhantian stepped forward and looked at the crowd below the stage. "The rules of this competition are that whoever obtains the most demon cores of demon beasts in one day will rank higher."
"The competition is now beginning. All participants may enter the Monster Forest."
Soon, Nan Chuli and his group entered the Forest of Monsters.
However, among their group, the highest cultivation level was only at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, and those who were able to enter the second round of the competition were all famous geniuses from the four kingdoms.
Just as Yun Luoxue was about to travel with Nan Chuli, she discovered that Nan Chuli had already walked far away on his own.
She watched Nan Chuli's retreating figure, a hint of resentment flashing in her eyes.
Seeing this, the others from Nanling Kingdom quickened their pace.
In a competition like this, who would want to team up with someone else?
What if a conflict arises in the end due to the distribution of demon cores, and the other side tries to kill you in secret?
On the other side, after Nan Chuli entered the Forest of Monsters, Lu Fuyue followed from the shadows.
Her cultivation level was much higher than Nan Chuli's, so Nan Chuli naturally didn't notice. However, as the crown prince carefully cultivated by the royal family, he still sensed something was amiss.
Nan Chuli glanced casually to her side, but still found nothing.
He couldn't help but feel wary. Could it be some kind of powerful demonic beast?
However, the location he is currently in is only on the outskirts of the Demon Beast Forest, and in theory, there should be no demon beasts above the Foundation Establishment stage present.
However, just in case, Nan Chuli dared not venture any deeper and instead chose to stay nearby.
Suddenly, a crimson tiger demon beast at the eighth level of Qi Refining rushed towards him from the shadows.
Nan Chuli's eyes darkened. As he circulated his cultivation technique, a white jade fan appeared out of thin air in his hand. He then forcefully fanned the Crimson Tiger Beast, and a gust of wind swept around, fiercely attacking the Crimson Tiger Beast.
In no time at all, the Crimson Tiger Beast was slammed hard into the tree.
Nan Chuli immediately made a swift move, transforming his fan into a white jade sword and stabbing it into the heart of the Crimson Tiger Beast. He then took out the demon core and put it into his storage bag.
As time passed, Nan Chuli encountered more and more monsters, and soon his points far surpassed those of the others.
Outside the Monster Forest, everyone watched as Nan Chuli's points skyrocketed. Some were happy, while others were not.
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Lu Fuyue stood in the shadows, and when she saw that it was almost time, she began to form hand seals, conjuring a stringless zither and playing the Beast Taming Technique.
The Beast Taming Technique of the Nine Heavens, Level Two.
By using spiritual energy to conjure a stringless zither and play a silent melody, one can reach the realm of controlling all things in the world if one's cultivation is profound enough.
Moreover, the person playing the instrument can control who can hear the music.
At this moment, Nan Chuli had just finished dealing with a demon beast at the peak of Qi Refining. However, due to the strange feeling in his heart, he tried to kill the demon beast with the least amount of spiritual energy when he attacked, in order to preserve his strength.
However, because there were so many demonic beasts, even though he was fast, he still consumed a lot of spiritual energy.
Not far away,
Lu Fuyue's gaze fell on Nan Chuli, while her hands flew across the stringless zither.
Deep within the Demon Beast Forest, a demon beast at the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage suddenly heard a zither melody, and its aura instantly became violent.
It looked up in the direction of Nan Chuli, and then quickly headed towards him.
Lu Fuyue noticed the commotion, stopped what she was doing, and with a flick of her sleeve, the stringless zither floating in front of her dissipated.
She originally wanted to directly take Nan Chuli's heart's blood, but she was afraid of exposing her identity and attracting those old guys outside.
Therefore, the only option is to use these demonic beasts to take action, and then, when Nan Chuli is seriously injured, to strike as quickly as possible and seize his heart's blood.
Meanwhile, just as Nan Chuli was about to leave this place, suddenly, a highly venomous serpent appeared in front of him, its blood-red mouth wide open, lunging to bite Nan Chuli.
Nan Chuli's expression changed drastically, but under the pressure of this Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, his movements of dodging became slower.
After all, the gap between the Great Perfection of Qi Refining and the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage is no joke.
Lu Fuyue stood in the shadows, flicking a burst of spiritual energy from her fingertip towards the venomous serpent's vital spot. The force of the energy caused the serpent's gaping maw to deflect by an inch, avoiding Nan Chuli's critical point.
Because of Lu Fuyue's intervention, Nan Chuli gained a chance to survive. He quickly realized that the venomous snake's attack had gone astray, so he immediately circulated all his spiritual power and dodged the attack to the side.
However, the venomous serpent was no pushover. It reacted quickly, and with a powerful flick of its massive tail, it lashed out at Nan Chuli, who was instantly thrown to the ground and coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Just as the venomous serpent attacked Nan Chuli again, Lu Fuyue threw a packet of hallucinogenic powder into the air.
The highly venomous snake inhaled the powder, and its movements suddenly slowed down.
Nan Chuli's consciousness began to gradually blur. He shook his head, trying to shake off the feeling of unconsciousness, but his consciousness became increasingly blurred.
A cultivator who has been drugged with the hallucinogenic powder will forget their memories of the time before they fell into a coma when they wake up again.
Seeing this, Lu Fuyue leaped forward from the shadows and struck the venomous snake at its vital spot with a palm strike. The venomous snake collapsed to the ground in the next second, raising dust in the air.
After extracting the demon beast's core, Lu Fuyue conjured a ball of crimson karmic fire in her palm and struck the demon beast's corpse, instantly reducing it to ashes.
In a daze, Nan Chuli seemed to see a white figure slowly walking towards him.
Was it a hallucination before death?
Lu Fuyue squatted down in front of Nan Chuli, pursed her lips, and a dagger suddenly appeared in her hand. Without any mercy, she plunged the dagger into Nan Chuli's heart.
Strands of his heart's blood seeped out, staining his chest red.
Nan Chuli felt a pain in her chest, looked down, then looked up at Lu Fuyue and smiled.
"Miss Lu, do you want to kill me?"
"But you gave me this life in the first place."
"If you just ask, I'll give it to you willingly."
After saying that, he suddenly tilted the dagger towards him, instantly staining a large area of his white clothes red.
Lu Fuyue's expression changed drastically. Had this person gone mad?
She quickly drew her dagger and used her spiritual energy to protect Nan Chuli's heart meridian. She then took out a Grade 7 Heart Protection Pill from her spatial storage and fed it to Nan Chuli.
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