bookbashuk Chapter 84 Seizing the Opportunity
Chapter 84 Seizing the Opportunity
Somewhere on the outskirts of the Wanling Mountains.
The rogue cultivator was covered in sweat, and his legs trembled uncontrollably as he looked at the battered and bruised subway wolf in front of him.
This time, he and his friends planned to hunt a few monsters on the outermost edge of the Wanling Mountains to exchange for some spirit stones.
Originally, with their Qi Refining Level 6 cultivation, they could easily deal with a Level 1 demon beast, but unexpectedly, a Level 2 Ironwood Wolf appeared halfway through.
The situation quickly spiraled out of control, with the Ironwood Wolf using its speed to outmaneuver them, making it impossible for its spells to hit them.
At this moment, their magical power was nearly exhausted, and they had also used up all their life-threatening talismans.
They're at their last gasp now.
"Fireball Technique!"
With his last ounce of magical power, the rogue cultivator unleashed his final spell. Just as the spell was about to hit, Ironwood Wolf sidestepped and easily dodged it.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Timberwolf quickly closed in, intending to kill him with a single blow!
"Fellow Daoist Lu, quickly bow your head!"
The rogue cultivator had already closed his eyes, ready to die, but a sudden shout from his friend behind him made him tremble and quickly obey the command to lower his head.
"Awoo!"
The iron wolf let out a painful howl and plummeted from mid-air, unable to make a sound.
Looking at the Ironwood Wolf lying in a pool of blood, the rogue cultivator surnamed Lu turned to ask, "Fellow Daoist Yu, what kind of technique did you use?"
"This is the only second-tier, low-grade Golden Sword Talisman. It was given to me by my family before I left."
Yu Lin gave a wry smile, flicked the dull talisman in his hand, and said, "This is really all I have."
"How could I not trust you?"
The rogue cultivator surnamed Lu slowly got up from the ground, skillfully taking out a small knife to remove valuables from the ironwood wolf's body, while asking:
"Brother Yu, how many contribution points will I get for killing this ironwood wolf?"
"Only three hundred..."
"Huh? So little!"
"You think the Ironwood Wolf is the easiest of the second-tier demonic beasts to kill? Those three hundred points almost cost us our lives!"
Yu Lin also jogged up to help, as the proceeds from selling this demon beast would be enough for him to cultivate for quite some time.
"Hey, why are there so few first-tier demonic beasts lately?"
The rogue cultivator surnamed Lu, with a mournful face, complained:
"Ever since the beast tide ended a year ago, these monsters seem to be afraid and have all stayed in their lairs and won't come out."
"It's not that we're not coming out, it's just that we outnumber the monsters, and they've scared the outermost monsters away, so they're retreating."
Yu Lin rolled her eyes at him and explained:
"Ever since True Person Bai Yan, on behalf of the six sects, ordered each person to receive a Demon-Slaying Order, not only cultivators in Tianliu City, but also cultivators of all sizes from the Zhao Kingdom have gathered here."
"It's really unpleasant to have your job taken away."
Upon hearing this, the rogue cultivator surnamed Lu shrank back.
In order to alleviate the pressure of the beast tide a few years later, the six sects issued orders to their respective vassal families and sects, instructing them to send their own disciples to slay demons for training. Not only could the demons they killed belong to them, but each person would also be given a demon-slaying token.
This kind of thing, which is only available during wartime, is being sent out so early now, just to get those forces to send people.
After all, contribution points can be exchanged for quite a few things.
In order to ensure that the vassals would actually put in their efforts, the six sects, after discussion, decided to pool together one hundred Foundation Establishment Pills and put them into the exchange point.
With the allure of the Foundation Establishment Pill, it would be difficult for those Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment families not to send their people.
"When do you think we can exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill?"
No wonder the rogue cultivator surnamed Lu was sighing; the two of them together only had four thousand contribution points.
Who knows?
Yu Lin looked gloomy. He had risked his life to slay demons in order to cultivate, but not only had he almost spent all his savings, he also had no idea where the road ahead would lead.
"Um?"
After collecting the materials from the ironwood wolf, he was about to get up and leave when he caught a glimpse of a beehive in the tree opposite him.
Driven by curiosity, he picked it off.
There were no living creatures inside, only a few bee pupae, and they seemed to be dead.
But where would an ordinary beehive appear in the Wanling Mountains?
Unwilling to give up, he investigated again, but still couldn't figure it out.
The rogue cultivator surnamed Lu beside him glanced at him curiously and asked in surprise:
"Brother Yu, what are you doing carrying that beehive? It's full of dead things. Let's go, lest we run into some ghostly thing again."
"All right."
Yu Lin responded, but still felt a sense of anticipation. He was about to put the item into his storage bag and take it back to study it carefully when a roar came from behind him.
The two looked back in alarm and saw two more ironwood wolves approaching.
"It's over!"
The rogue cultivator surnamed Lu was deathly pale. These two must have been with the one from before. He rushed over as soon as he realized his companion had died.
"escape!"
The two of them had only one thought in their minds: they couldn't win in a fight; killing even one was so difficult, let alone two.
However, their depleted magical power and inner fear prevented them from taking a single step.
Yu Lin subconsciously reached for his storage bag, but it was empty.
As the iron wolf drew ever closer, the two had no choice but to close their eyes and await their death.
"Awoo!"
A scream reached Yu Lin's ears. He initially thought it was a rogue cultivator surnamed Lu, but then he realized the voice sounded strange.
"Someone saved us!"
The two immediately opened their eyes. The two ironwood wolves in front of them were already lying motionless in a pool of blood, and one of them had a magic sword stuck in its body.
The feeling of surviving a disaster made them breathe a sigh of relief, and they involuntarily collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.
A few moments later, a young man suddenly appeared out of nowhere, pulled a magic sword from the monster's body, and walked towards them.
"Thank you for saving me, senior."
The two immediately knelt down, not only out of gratitude, but also because the oppressive aura emanating from the person before them made it hard for them to breathe.
Yu Lin was drenched in sweat and trembling, filled with boundless fear. After all, the person in front of him was silent; was he going to kill them?
There are many cases of murder and robbery in the cultivation world. He never expected that after escaping from the clutches of a demon beast, he would fall into the hands of others again.
"Sigh, I'd rather be eaten by a monster."
He gritted his teeth, wanting to look up at the person who had come, but fear prevented him from lifting his head.
"Please spare my life, senior! I'm willing to offer anything, I'll do anything for you, please don't kill me!"
In contrast to his taciturn nature, his friend beside him was kowtowing and begging for forgiveness, tears streaming down his face.
"What are you two doing?"
The person before him let out a questioning sound, then laughed and said, "I'm not some evil cultivator or a demon cultivator. The Myriad Spirits Mountain Range is dangerous; you two should go back quickly."
After he finished speaking, Yu Lin immediately felt the oppressive aura disappear, but he still waited a while before daring to look up.
"Gone?"
Looking around, there was no one in sight in the open space in front of them, only the two of them and the two ironwood wolf corpses.
"Hehe, this senior didn't take the monster with him."
In contrast to his bewilderment, the rogue cultivator surnamed Lu quickly recovered, scrambling towards the ironwood wolf, pulling out his dagger again to gather materials, while simultaneously reminding, "What are you standing there for? Come and help!"
"It's better to leave now that this is resolved, otherwise we might be stuck again. Next time, no one might come to our rescue."
"Okay."
Yu Lin nodded blankly, and was about to get up and step forward when he realized that something was missing from beside him.
honeycomb!
He hurriedly searched everywhere, but found nothing.
"What are you still dawdling about?"
The rogue cultivator surnamed Lu was getting anxious and urged, "Don't bother looking for any beehives, they might have rolled away somewhere."
"It's just an inanimate object; how can it compare to the ironwood wolf before us?"
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