Chapter 65: Second-level demon beast

The sudden roar was like thunder, shocking Gao Xian and Zhu Qiniang.

The ambiguous pink atmosphere that had accumulated in the room was shattered by the sudden roar.

Zhu Qinnan raised her eyebrows slightly, her emerald green eyes were unusually bright, without any trace of confusion.

She tilted her head slightly to identify the direction of the roar. "Northwest, at least a mile and a half away from us. The roar is huge and deep, it must be a second-level monster..."

Gao Xian also sensed the location of the monster. His magic had been upgraded to the master level, making his six senses sharper than Qi Niang's.

However, he didn't know much about monsters and couldn't make a judgment in a short time like Qiniang.

He asked in surprise, "Isn't there a magic circle outside Pegasus that can repel monsters? How come monsters broke in?"

The Pegasus Group was able to be established because it had a huge magic circle to protect it, effectively preventing attacks from monsters and beasts.

Gao Xian has been in Pegasus for almost a year and has never encountered any monsters around Pegasus.

Today is New Year's Eve, and all the cultivators in Pegasus are celebrating the New Year.

At this time, a second-level monster came running, and I don’t know how much damage it will cause.

Gao Xian asked Qi Niang: "What should we do?"

He didn't want to meddle in other people's business. A second-level demon beast was equivalent to a foundation-building cultivator, at least in terms of strength, and was not something he could deal with. There was no need for him to take the lead.

He was asking whether to hide or choose an appropriate response to keep them safe.

Zhu Qiniang thought for a moment and said, "I have a beast repelling talisman here. Put it on first to prevent the monster from rushing in."

She then comforted Gao Xian: "Although the second-level monster is powerful, it is unlikely to rush to the central area of ​​​​Pegasus. The scattered cultivators on the outskirts are enough for it to eat and drink."

The monster is not a cultivator, it kills people just to fill its stomach.

There are more than 20,000 cultivators in Pegasus now. No matter how greedy a second-level monster is, it will be full after eating ten or eight cultivators.

A full monster will definitely return to its lair, so there is no reason to continue moving forward.

Gao Xian nodded. Although what Qi Niang said was cruel, it made a lot of sense.

But he still felt uneasy that the monster had just broken into Pegasus.

The peaceful and joyful atmosphere of the New Year was destroyed by the monsters.

"We'll split up for the night shift. You go to bed first."

After all, it was a second-level monster, so Zhu Qinnan did not dare to be careless. She asked Gao Xian to rest first, and the two of them took turns to keep watch.

Gao Xian went to bed first. He woke up in the middle of the night and let Qiniang rest instead.

So I didn't ask Daniel to keep watch because his cultivation was too low. By the time he found out something was wrong, it would be too late.

New Year's Eve passed like this, and when it was daybreak, Gao Xian and Qiniang went together to check the situation.

The two saw from afar that a large area of ​​houses had been destroyed, blood was everywhere on the ground, and even some broken limbs could be seen. The scene looked quite tragic.

There were a large number of cultivators around, and everyone looked alert and uneasy.

Going into the mountains to hunt monsters is one thing, but having monsters break into your home is another.

Gao Xian and Zhu Qinnan took a look around and went home. In fact, there was nothing to see. The second-level monsters were very destructive. At least twenty cultivators died last night.

For the Pegasus Group, more than twenty cultivators are less than one thousandth of the total number.

However, the killing of these twenty-odd cultivators by the monster destroyed the sense of security of the Pegasus Group, and made the other twenty thousand cultivators feel extremely uneasy.

The second-level monster that appeared on New Year's Eve had a huge impact on the Pegasus Group, and the cultivators were all very worried.

On the way back, Gao Xian suddenly said to Qiniang: "It's actually a good thing for you."

Zhu Qinnan immediately understood Gao Xian’s meaning. The sudden appearance of the second-level monster made all the cultivators feel uneasy.

The practitioners must purchase a large number of elixirs, magic tools, and talismans to prepare for contingencies.

She nodded. "Indeed."

Zhu Qiniang was not happy. She sighed softly and said, "The appearance of a second-level monster on New Year's Eve must have been planned by someone.

"The magic circle has been destroyed. I'm afraid it won't be repaired in a short time. In the future..."

In the short term, the appearance of the monster will make the medicine shop profitable. However, the monster destroyed the security of Pegasus.

If the problem cannot be solved quickly, the independent cultivators gathered in Pegasus will definitely leave.

Fortunately, it was winter and the mountain was covered with snow. Even if the independent cultivators wanted to leave, they had nowhere to go.

Zhu Qiniang said to Gao Xian: "Please prepare some beast-repelling talismans."

"Is the beast-chasing talisman useful?" Gao Xian was very skeptical.

"The beast-repelling talisman can block a person's scent and other auras, making it difficult for monsters to detect them. To be more precise, it should be called a beast-avoiding talisman..."

When he came back, Gao Xian went to Zhou Ye and got ten beast-repelling talismans.

The price of the beast-chasing talisman originally was one spirit stone, but now it has increased to three spirit stones.

Zhou Ye was pretty nice to Gao Xian, and only asked for ten spirit stones for ten beast-chasing talismans.

After returning home, Gao Xian gave Daniu five animal-repelling talismans.

Gao Xian didn't quite believe in the beast-chasing talisman. It looked similar to the Shadowless Clothes, but its effect was far inferior.

It would be better to earn more human spiritual light and upgrade the Shadowless Clothes to the maximum Grandmaster level.

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

According to his experience, upgrading a skill to the expert level will bring about a qualitative change, and upgrading it to the master level will completely change the level of the skill. Upgrading it to the full master level can fully tap the potential of the skill.

The Shadowless Robe is only at the Grandmaster level now, and is still two thousand points away from the maximum level.

If you really reach the maximum level of Grandmaster, then avoiding monsters should be no problem.

Unfortunately, the sudden outbreak of the monster crisis will greatly dampen the cultivators' enthusiasm for leisure and entertainment.

A cultivator's spirit stones are limited. If they use them to buy protective pills, magical instruments, and talismans, they will have no money left to buy Deer Horn Powder and Tiangui Pills.

In a short period of time, the sales of these two kinds of elixirs will inevitably drop sharply.

Gao Xian doesn’t have an urgent need for spirit stones now, but he has an urgent need for the spiritual light of humanity.

Rendao Lingguang earns more and more, but the gap is getting bigger and bigger.

Because of the threat from the monster, Gao Xian didn't dare to rest. There were so many medicinal herbs in the house, if the monster rushed in, it would be the end.

The best way, of course, is to refine all the herbs into pills.

Gao Xian started refining elixirs that very day. It was the first day of the new year, and he was busy all day long, making more than a thousand Tiangui pills.

That night, Gao Xian heard the roar of the monster again. He stayed in the same room with Daniu, holding the beast-repelling talisman and spent the night in anxiety.

The next day at noon, Gao Xian was refining medicine in the alchemy room when he heard a knock on the door.

Daniu hurried out to ask, "Who is it?"

The person outside hesitated for a moment before responding, "I'm looking for Gao Xian. Is Gao Xian here?"

When Gao Xian heard the gentle voice, Qingping's image immediately appeared in his mind.

"Damn it, why did this witch come here?"

Gao Xian was a little suspicious. He moved without informing Qingping. Only Zhou Yuling, Qiniang, and Huang Ying knew that he lived here. Zhou Ye didn't even know that he had moved.

How did Qingping find him?

Daniu didn't know what to do, so he looked to Gao Xian for help.

Gao Xian didn't want to see Qing Ping, but since she had come to his door, he couldn't avoid her.

He said to Daniu, "Please ask her to come in."

The gate opened, and Qingping, dressed in a green Taoist robe, walked in. She first looked at Daniu curiously, thinking that this honest and strong boy should be a helper, nothing worth noting.

Qingping immediately turned her gaze to Gao Xian.

After not seeing each other for a few months, Gao Xian seemed like a different person.

It's not that Gao Xian's appearance has changed, but his clothes have changed, his temperament has changed, and especially his eyes have a more calm and confident look. He is no longer the immature and frivolous look before.

Qing Ping suddenly saw the Green Lotus Crown on Gao Xian's head, and she was moved: "How did the Green Lotus Crown fall into his hands?"

Although she was suspicious in her heart, her smile became more charming: "Ah Xian, I haven't seen you for a long time. I missed you so much..."

(End of this chapter)