Chapter 66 Yang Lie
The dust settled, and the entire horde of beasts was annihilated.
"Haha, that was really tough!"
Chu He laughed as he put away his magical artifact. The battle had lasted too long, and he had been wielding a heavy, hammer-shaped artifact. At this moment, his spiritual sense was extremely exhausted, and his magical power was also running low.
He's in danger if the battle can't be ended.
The rest of the team wasn't much better off. The Ape King's combat power far exceeded expectations, and the Wood-type Beasts were known for their exceptional resilience, making victory truly difficult.
"No need to rush to collect the demon beast's blood essence. Qiuyue and I will protect everyone. The rest of you should focus on restoring your mana."
Chen Moxuan shouted, "This is the territory of the ape demon. Other demons dare not venture deep into it. As long as no other demon-hunting teams pass by, all the spiritual herbs in Cangyun Ridge will belong to them."
Now that my magic power has been restored, I don't need to be afraid if a demon-hunting team happens to pass by and tries to take it.
Ji An's magical power was also running low. He ignored the dirt and sat down cross-legged on the ground, holding the spirit stones in his hand to quickly recover his magical power. The spirit-seeking rat obediently ran over to guard its master.
The spiritual energy contained in the spirit stone was quite violent, and he felt a slight swelling pain in his immortal meridians, completely unlike the comfortable feeling he usually experienced during cultivation.
With a spirit stone completely depleted, Ji An only recovered about 30% of his magical power due to the stone tortoise's snatching.
He became secretly wary and decided to stockpile more talismans in the future and try his best to conserve his magical power.
The presence of the stone turtle greatly reduced his ability to sustain himself in long battles.
When he opened his eyes, he saw that Chen Moxuan and Jiang Qiuyue had already begun to absorb the magic power from the spirit stone.
Tian Yulei was in charge of guarding the area, while Chu He was picking Biling fruit.
Hearing the commotion nearby, Tian Yulei turned around and gave a kind smile.
This was the second time his team had achieved such a great harvest in a monster hunt; such an opportunity only comes around once every few years.
Half the credit for such a generous reward goes to this newly joined senior brother.
As Ji An approached, he suppressed his joy and said softly:
"Senior brother, you stay and keep watch, I'll go deal with the monsters."
"Hehe, what a great haul! Our storage bags probably won't be enough, so we'll have to take only the most valuable items."
"OK."
Ji An agreed, then took out the Beast Taming Token and instructed the Spirit-Seeking Rats to search for nearby spiritual creatures.
The spirit-seeking mouse squeaked and darted into the grass.
Half an hour later, Chen Moxuan and the other person woke up one after another, and everyone got to work cleaning up the battlefield.
The essence and blood of the ape demon and its hides are both best-selling goods, and the meat of the wood-elemental demon beasts is quite nutritious, but they are destined not to take everything.
"Junior Brother Ji, come with me. Let's go into the ape demon's cave and see if there's anything good there. The rest of you, continue cleaning up the battlefield, but stay alert."
Chen Moxuan was in a great mood. After the opening of Moya Mountain, many cultivators had their eyes on these ape demons, and quite a few cultivators had lost their lives because of it. Demon beasts with slightly higher intelligence all had the habit of collecting spoils.
The cave where the ape demon lived was very close to the Jade Spirit Fruit Tree. There was a peach tree at the entrance of the cave, but it was not a Jade Spirit Fruit Tree.
Ji An activated the Stone Turtle Shield and was the first to enter the cave, surrounded by twelve scales that shimmered with an earthy yellow spiritual light.
Chen Moxuan nodded secretly, clutching a defensive talisman in his hand, and followed closely behind into the cave.
There shouldn't be any enemies lurking in the cave, but you can't be careless at any time, as no one knows what unexpected things might happen during the monster hunt.
Aside from a slightly fishy smell, Ji An found the cave surprisingly clean, with a pile of white bones scattered at the very back, along with magical artifacts and several storage bags.
Chen Moxuan sighed as he entered:
"Cultivators hunt demons, only to be hunted by demons themselves; the cycle of nature is endless."
Feeling a pang of sorrow for his own kind, he thought, "The path to immortality is littered with bones; perhaps one day I will suffer the same fate."
He quickly composed himself and changed the subject, saying:
"We must carry on the legacy of our comrades and go even further on the path of cultivation."
The two stepped forward to pack their things, but Chen Moxuan shook his head repeatedly.
"This magical artifact has not been nourished with spiritual energy for a long time, so it probably cannot be repaired. It can only be sold for the cost of materials."
"This storage bag was forcibly torn apart by Aoki Ape and is now unusable. What a pity."
After the two men searched the cave thoroughly, Chen Moxuan was seething with hatred.
"Damn it, not a single storage bag works!"
There were only eleven broken magical artifacts and two relatively complete ones.
"That's pretty good. I didn't expect to find forty-five spirit stones."
Just as Ji An finished speaking, a rapid whistling sound came from outside the cave.
Chen Moxuan's face darkened, and he immediately leaped out:
"Someone's coming, keep up."
The whistling sound was their agreed-upon code, indicating that they had encountered other cultivators.
Ji An picked up the stone tortoise shield, took out a few talismans, and quickly followed after releasing the Wind Control Technique.
He rushed out of the cave and saw four talisman birds approaching in the distance.
Chen Moxuan shouted in a low voice, "The newcomers are hostile. Prepare for battle!"
Ji An gradually saw the newcomers clearly. The leader was a bald cultivator who wore only a short jacket. His thick arms were full of strong, muscular muscles, and his bronze skin shimmered with a metallic sheen.
He felt like he'd seen this person somewhere before; there was a sense that he recognized him.
"That bald guy is Yang Lie, a body-refining disciple of the sect."
Jiang Qiuyue's pupils contracted slightly. Yang Lie was very famous among the demon-hunting disciples. He was powerful and belonged to the top tier of the disciples.
The opposing team's teammates were also very strong, each possessing a Qi Refining Level 9 cultivation.
Although no bad deeds have been heard of the other party, the fact that a powerful team is approaching without following the unspoken rules is itself a threat.
Sects strictly forbid disciples from killing each other, but in the wild, it's hard to say how many people abide by this rule; enough profit can drive many to become demons.
The four landed about ten zhang away from the team. Yang Lie turned his head and whispered a few words to his teammates, then strode forward for four or five zhang before stopping.
"So it's Junior Brother Chen. I didn't expect you to beat us to it. Our team has been plotting against these ape demons for a long time. We were planning to make a big move this time, but it looks like we won't even get a sip of the soup."
He patted his waist, where four storage bags swayed.
Chen Moxuan cupped his hands and said:
"Senior brother is indeed late, but there is still a lot of monster meat to be taken here. We can give it to you, so it won't be a wasted trip."
Since we can't take all the monster meat with us anyway, let's take a step back and see how the other party reacts.
"Haha, I have a big appetite, a little bit of monster meat can't satisfy me."
Yang Lie grinned, tore off three storage bags, and threw them out:
"If you are independent cultivators, you can't leave without leaving something behind. However, if you are disciples of the same sect but are not united outside, how are you any different from independent cultivators?"
My junior's team is quite strong; we can fight side by side in the future.
"I'm lending you these things; please return them to me later."
Yang Lie turned around and called to the team members to ride the talisman birds away.
Chen Moxuan shouted:
"Thank you, senior brother! Let's have a drink together sometime."
"The liquor must be strong, and the meat must be plentiful!"
Loud laughter echoed from the sky.
(End of this chapter)
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