"Hmm? They've all retreated, keeping a certain distance from the giant scorpion."
Lin Xiaofei stood in the shadows of the cave, looking at everything before him, and thought to himself.
He discovered that when the giant scorpion approached the pool of spiritual essence liquid that resembled a spring, the inner disciples immediately launched an attack, clearly not wanting the giant scorpion to devour the spiritual essence liquid. When the inner disciples got close to the spiritual essence liquid, the giant scorpion would go berserk and attack them, resulting in a stalemate between the two sides.
"It seems that if any one of them leaves this cave, the rest of them might not be able to defeat the giant scorpion together. Once they leave, the giant scorpion might devour some of the spiritual essence liquid, or even more."
However, judging from their energetic state, they'll probably continue their battle with the giant scorpion, so they're unlikely to leave for the time being.
Lin Xiaofei stared at the group of people in the distance, and a guess formed in his mind.
Judging from the speed and power of the giant scorpion's attack, he estimated that the scorpion possessed the strength of a peak internal energy cultivator. In addition, the giant scorpion had a long tail with a poisonous hook at the end. When it swung, the inner disciples dared not approach, fearing that they would be stung.
He estimated that at least six martial artists at the peak of internal energy would need to attack together to kill the giant scorpion; otherwise, it would be very difficult to kill it.
Among those inner disciples, only two were Qi Refining Realm warriors. With the rest of them, they could at best fight the giant scorpion to a draw, but they were still unable to take the Spirit Marrow Liquid.
Lin Xiaofei thought to himself that even if he went up to help them, it would be difficult to defeat the giant scorpion. Even if he could defeat the giant scorpion, he estimated that those inner disciples would not give him any spiritual essence liquid, and might even kill him because of the spiritual essence liquid.
During this period, he had seen several times that a group of inner disciples were snatching things from other disciples, and this spirit marrow liquid was a rare item.
"Among those people, they all treated the middle-aged man with great respect, so he must be their leader and the strongest one, a martial artist at the peak of inner energy."
Among them, two middle-aged men were also martial artists at the Inner Qi Realm, estimated to be in the middle and late stages of Inner Qi.
The remaining few were all very young, appearing to be between twenty and twenty-seven years old; some were at the peak of the ordinary cultivation level, while others were at the entry-level cultivation level.
Lin Xiaofei used his Illusionary Eye Technique to look over and made a judgment in his mind.
The strength of the group as a whole has surpassed his, making it very difficult for him to compete for the Spirit Essence Liquid on his own.
After thinking it over, Lin Xiaofei decided to return to his residence in Hongshan Shuiwan first.
He knew in his heart that those inner disciples could neither defeat the giant scorpion beast nor take away the spiritual essence liquid. Rather than watching from here, it would be better to go back first and see if he could come up with a solution before coming back here.
He decided to go back first to see if he could find some helpers or think of other ways to seize the Spirit Essence Liquid.
After glancing at the spiritual essence liquid in the low-lying area deep inside the cave, Lin Xiaofei quietly retreated and walked out of the cave.
An hour later, Lin Xiaofei returned to the vicinity of the Water Bay Fish Pond, carrying a strange beast in one hand and a small black cat following behind him.
"Senior Brother Lin is back."
"This blue-eyed bull-like beast is the fourth one that Junior Brother Lin has hunted over this period of time. He's really amazing."
As soon as we arrived near the fishpond, several people walked over and called out with envy.
Over the past few days, Lin Xiaofei has been bringing back a strange beast every two or three days, which has made them very happy.
Martial artists can increase their strength and nourish their blood and qi by consuming the flesh and blood of exotic beasts. This is much better than consuming small strength pills. Even if they sell the corpse of an exotic beast, they can get at least 250 taels of silver.
In just a few days, Lin Xiaofei brought back four exotic beasts, which was equivalent to more than a thousand taels of silver, making them extremely envious.
"Zhao Weida, you can handle this beast. Keep 20% of the profits, and exchange the rest for silver."
With that, Lin Xiaofei threw the carcass of the blue-eyed cow onto the ground with a thud.
"Yes, Senior Brother Lin."
Zhao Wei laughed and replied, then quickly walked to the side of the beast's corpse, stared at it for a moment, and couldn't help but think to himself:
This blue-eyed bull has a tail that's a meter long, meaning this beast is almost an adult. Hunting it would require at least the strength of a mid-level martial artist, right?
"Oh, right, I have something to do and need to go back to the city. I need to hand over the Shui Han fish to Steward Li tonight, so you can go instead."
If there's nothing else, I'll be going now.
Lin Xiaofei looked at Ma Sandao and the others and said.
"Tomorrow morning, Steward Xu Chen will come to the mission location to collect last month's earnings. He'll be checking everyone who's been doing missions here. If you're not there, then..."
As Ma Sandao spoke, he hesitated.
"If he asks me, just say I went back to the city on business."
Lin Xiaofei thought for a moment and then said.
He had been here for some time, and every time he handed over the water fern fish to Steward Li, he had never seen Steward Xu Chen.
Tomorrow, Steward Xu will be counting the number of inner disciples who came to Hongshan Shuiwan to do missions. In his opinion, this is a trivial matter, nothing to worry about. He said a few words and turned to walk towards his rented courtyard.
As for the little black cat, Lin Xiaofei locked it in his courtyard and gave it a strange beast corpse to eat slowly.
After settling the little black cat, Lin Xiaofei led a horse out of his small courtyard and headed towards the outside of Hongshan Bay.
But by the time he returned to the Qingfeng Gang, it was already dark. He went to see his senior brother Feng Yilun and told him about his discovery of the Spirit Marrow Liquid, but Feng Yilun was busy and couldn't help him.
However, Feng Yilun told him that he could go to the Internal Affairs Hall to issue a temporary mission, gather a few strong inner disciples, and then they could go together to seize the Spirit Marrow Liquid.
The next morning, Lin Xiaofei walked out of the gate of his residential compound and soon arrived at the Qingfeng Gang's internal affairs hall.
Lin Xiaofei entered the Internal Affairs Hall and found that Senior Brother Xiong Ying was not there. He went directly to Steward Ding, whom he had met once before.
"Oh, it was you."
By the way, Junior Brother Xiong Ying asked me to pass on a message to you, asking if you'd be willing to sell him that Bone Forging Pill.
Upon glancing at the newcomer and recognizing Lin Xiaofei, Manager Ding smiled and said...
"Manager Ding, tell Senior Brother Xiong that I have already taken the Bone Forging Pill."
As he spoke, Lin Xiaofei smiled slightly and continued, "
I'm here to issue a temporary task: I plan to gather at least three experts at the Inner Qi Realm. I'd appreciate it if Steward Ding could make the arrangements.
"Whenever a disciple in the sect issues a task, they must at least tell me what it is. Only then can I issue the task according to your requirements. Otherwise, who would accept your task?"
Furthermore, depending on the value of the task you post, I need to collect a small fee on behalf of the guild.
"Nod," said Steward Ding.
"Here's the thing, I've discovered a powerful beast in the mountains of Hongshan Shuiwan. I estimate I'll need at least three experts in internal energy to help me hunt it. The prey can be split equally, and I can give each of them an extra fifty taels of silver."
After thinking for a moment, Lin Xiaofei said.
"A strange beast is in the mountains of Hongshan Bay?"
Manager Li said in a low voice.
Hongshan Shuiwan Fish Pond is not only the territory of the Qingfeng Gang, but also the exotic beasts in the mountains near Hongshan Shuiwan belong to the Qingfeng Gang. This place is also a convenient hunting ground for the gang's disciples.
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