bookbashuk Chapter 96 Five Years of Demon Hunting
Chapter 96 Five Years of Demon Hunting
Chapter 96 Five Years of Demon Hunting
Thousands of miles away from Silver Shark Island, on a deserted island with a radius of several square miles.
Rumble~
A tremendous explosion came from the center of the deserted island, but from the outside, the island was completely empty—not even a shadow could be seen!
Only occasionally can an explosion be heard, indicating that something is happening on the island.
Holding the Vermilion Bird Ring, Nangong Wan attacked a giant crab whose entire body was covered in blue and green armor!
Beside him, Qin Fang used puppets and spirit beasts to assist him, focusing all his efforts on the level-five demonic beast in the center of the formation.
This is why Qin Fang went out to sea to hunt demons—and why he brought Nangong Wan along.
After all, he only had the cultivation level of the late Foundation Establishment stage. Even though he was far superior to ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, he was still no match for a level 5 demon beast comparable to the early Core Formation stage.
If Qin Fang only uses the formation to surround the beast, along with other methods, he could wear down a level 5 demon beast with low intelligence.
However, that would consume a significant amount of time, making it a losing proposition for him.
If there were no other choice, that would be fine, but if there were, Qin Fang would not have used such a clumsy method.
It chirped once.
The giant crab-like monster finally lost its spiritual light and collapsed to the ground, clearly on its deathbed.
Upon seeing this, Nangong Wan's face lit up with joy, and she urged the Vermilion Bird Ring in her hand to attack again, preparing to deliver the final blow to this level-five demon crab.
boom!
The Vermilion Bird Ring struck with deadly accuracy, slaying the incredibly powerful level-five demonic beast on the spot.
"This demonic beast's inner core should be of the water element—it's somewhat incompatible with my cultivation method. How about I let you take one of its inner cores for now?"
Nangong Wan happily put away the Vermilion Bird Ring and turned to Qin Fang's direction.
"Okay, okay, okay—"
Qin Fang waved his hand.
But in his heart he was secretly cursing!
You're just after this beast's armor, aren't you? You make it sound so noble, but water-attribute demon cores can be used to refine pills just the same way, so it doesn't really matter.
However—
He still needs to rely on Nangong Wan's combat power, so there's no need to say anything more.
Besides~
It's just level five material! Look at you, so unsophisticated! This isn't Tiannan. This kind of ordinary level five monster armor material might be a rare treasure here—
But in the chaotic star sea, it really doesn't amount to much!
Seeing that Qin Fang did not object, Nangong Wan immediately stepped forward, first taking out the inner core of the demon beast and throwing it towards Qin Fang, before carefully dismantling the demon beast materials.
Nangong Wan thought that this item might be able to be used to forge a decent defensive magic weapon.
Qin Fang caught the inner core of the level-five demon beast, took out an exquisite brocade box from his storage bag, carefully stored it inside, and then looked down at Nangong Wan, who was disassembling materials.
"Do you want this monster's flesh and blood?!"
Qin Fang asked.
"I don't have any spirit beasts to feed, so you can use it to feed your own spirit beasts without asking me."
Nangong Wan didn't turn her head, focusing all her attention on the monster materials.
The two had previously agreed that the spoils of this trip would be split 50/50! One person would get the inner core, and the other would take the materials.
Of course, all of this depends on Qin Fang being able to quickly find the monster.
Otherwise, everything will come to an end!
"it is good."
Qin Fang immediately urged his level four peak python to step forward, preparing to use the flesh and blood of this monster to feed it.
However, halfway through—Qin Fang seemed to suddenly remember something, and patted the storage bag at his waist again!
Two white beams of light, each the size of a chair, appeared. As the light faded, two snow-white spiders were revealed.
"what?"
"Besides this yellow dragon, you actually keep other spirit beasts?"
"But isn't this level a bit too low?!"
Nangong Wan was somewhat surprised after discovering the Blood Jade Spider.
"I obtained this exotic spirit beast in my early years. Now that there's plenty of monster meat, I might as well try raising it."
Qin Fang remained noncommittal regarding Nangong Wan's doubts.
The Blood Jade Spider is indeed unremarkable now, resembling only a level one, low-level demonic beast.
But in the future, this item might actually bring him great success in the Void Heaven Palace?
Of course, not necessarily!
Qin Fang had not yet made up his mind about the Void Heaven Cauldron and the Heaven-Mending Pill.
He has the Heaven-Mending Pill, and it is currently in the slow refining stage. As for the Void Heaven Cauldron, the Void Heaven Palace has not yet opened, and Qin Fang does not know whether he should take the risk.
He had already obtained the brocade handkerchief for entering the Void Heaven Palace, and it seemed that all the initial conditions were met.
Only one question remains: with his own strength, could he survive in an environment like the Void Heaven Palace, surrounded by formidable enemies?
—A few days later.
The sky was extremely gloomy, as if a storm was about to break, and the sea, which was originally azure blue, was now as black as if it had been splashed with ink.
A light array, several tens of feet in size, suddenly appeared on the sea surface.
Faintly, the sounds of ghosts wailing and wolves howling could be heard coming from within that spiritual light array!
The most common way for cultivators in the Chaotic Star Sea to improve their cultivation is to gather three or five friends and go out to sea together to hunt monster cores, which are then used to refine pills to enhance their cultivation.
However, although this method is simple, it is extremely difficult to implement!
The greatest difficulty and risk lies not in the strength of the demonic beasts, but in the fact that after years of hunting by human cultivators, the demonic beasts have developed a unique system that makes it difficult for cultivators to detect their existence.
It is true that there are many alien sea monsters, and it is also true that these monsters are not very intelligent.
But the problem is—as long as they hide beneath the sea, it's very difficult for cultivators to detect the presence of these demonic beasts!
Some high-level cultivators can travel tens of thousands of miles a day and constantly search the surface and seabed with their divine sense, but they can only wander in the deep sea for a year or two before they have a chance to encounter a demonic beast.
This is considered a case of being relatively lucky!
If one is unlucky, even if one wanders in the outer sea for several years, it may be difficult to find a suitable monster target.
The demonic beasts are too powerful. Even if they are discovered by cultivators, it would be a miracle if they didn't die in their jaws! Let alone hunt them down.
The demon beasts are too low-level—and it's difficult to generate demon cores within them. Even if they do have demon cores, they don't offer much benefit. The only option is to hunt them down and exchange them for spirit stones.
It is almost impossible for a cultivator like Qin Fang to find a suitable target every few days!
Even Han Li, who later used the "Demon-Attracting Grass" to hunt demonic beasts, was not as efficient as Qin Fang!
He only needs to fly close to the water's surface to detect the presence of monsters from a kilometer away—that is, two miles away.
If it were a level six or seven demonic beast, it would be too difficult to deal with, so he would take Nangong Wan and run away.
Only when they encounter a suitable level 5 demon beast will they directly use an array to trap it, and then the two of them will work together to destroy the demon!
This method is useless against monsters hiding deep in the water.
Fortunately, the outer sea has little of anything except a huge number of monsters! Even if you miss out on many deep-sea monsters, you can always find a suitable level 5 monster.
And coincidentally, the pills made from the inner core of a level-five demon beast are useful for both Nangong Wan and Qin Fang!
Another advantage was something Qin Fang had never considered before his departure.
Most of the level 5 monsters marked by him on the "Zhuanzhuan Second-hand Platform" are special species that are good at hiding their aura! These kinds of monsters have a unique ability to hide their aura.
However, this also means that these kinds of monsters are relatively weak in combat, making it easier for two people to gang up on them.
Not long after————
With a mournful cry from a demonic beast, the violent explosions within the formation finally subsided.
Inside the formation.
Qin Fang stood at the edge of the monster's corpse, half-squatting and picking through the pieces.
"You went way too far! You've almost ruined these materials!"
"Next time, remember—fighting this monster can also hone your combat skills and significantly improve your future combat techniques."
Qin Fang began dismantling the monster materials.
"Okay~"
"We did go a bit too far this time. The next monster material you find will be your compensation!"
Nangong Wan was looking at the egg-sized demon core in her hand with great joy when she casually said something.
What does this demon core mean?
This means that one can open the furnace and refine a batch of pills to improve one's cultivation level!
"That's more like it—"
Qin Fang muttered something under his breath and began to concentrate on dismantling the monster materials.
Beside it, a dragon and two spiders were already getting impatient.
After dividing the monster materials into categories, Qin Fang put them all into his storage bag. He stood up, ready to collect the formation, which would be his guarantee for venturing out to sea in the next few years!
As for the monster flesh and blood left behind, it was naturally left for the python and the blood jade spider to devour.
Although devouring the flesh and blood of demonic beasts has very little effect on improving the spiritual beast's realm, it's better than nothing. As long as there are enough of them, it will have some effect.
As for monster materials—
Qin Fang had never considered selling these materials for spirit stones in the future.
Instead, they plan to sell it directly through Zhuanzhuan!
Although it's not as much as the spirit stones you can get by selling them to various merchant guilds and organizations, it's safer.
The spirit stones obtained through this method are so numerous that even the Heavenly King himself would be unaware of how many overseas monsters he has slain.
Of course, he would still keep some of the more special monster materials if he needed them.
If that's the case, why did Qin Fang buy so many storage bags beforehand? And even spend so many spirit stones on them?
This was, of course, to cover up the truth!
Everything he said to Nangong Wan was attributed to the excuse of "ancestral forbidden spells".
This already carries a considerable risk, but if the materials she collects disappear immediately after she gets them, Nangong Wan will suspect something is amiss if she senses even the slightest hint of something fishy going on.
Therefore, even if you have already planned to use the Zhuanzhuan second-hand platform to recycle most of the monster materials, you still need to carry these materials with you for a period of time, at least until you return and then recycle them in large quantities!
And so, Qin Fang and Nangong Wan stayed in the tens of thousands of miles of sea near Silver Shark Island for several years.
During this time, as Qin Fang became more and more skilled at finding monsters, he could find a suitable target in three to five days at most, whereas it used to take him seven or eight days to find a level five monster.
There was even a time when the two of them worked together to kill two level-five demonic beasts in a single day, reaping a great harvest.
Now, several years later, their storage bags are already full! Their methods of hunting monsters have also become increasingly skilled.
Leaving aside Nangong Wan for now, after all, her Core Formation stage cultivation is a fact.
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Take Qin Fang for example—even without the formation and Nangong Wan's help, he is confident that he can fight a level 5 demon beast alone, and even kill it! He knows the weaknesses of various demon beasts like the back of his hand.
During this period, things were not always smooth sailing for the two of them.
Even with Qin Fang's advance warning and his ability to see through things, the two were still chased by a level seven monster fish and almost died in the mouth of that monster fish, which was the size of a small island.
If Nangong Wan hadn't risked her life to buy Qin Fang time to set up his formation, the two of them would probably be dead by now.
Finally, after completely abandoning the Raging Thunder Array he had obtained from Xin Ruyin, he was able to temporarily trap the level seven demonic beast, allowing the two of them to escape.
Therefore, the two became increasingly cautious, no longer daring to venture too far into the alien sea, and instead staying within a radius of tens of thousands of miles around Silver Shark Island.
In this way, even if the harvest is greatly reduced, the safety is greatly improved.
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