“Do you all want to revolt?” A stern shout came from within.
The Elder in charge of the Task Hall stepped out, his voice filled with majesty.
“This is the Task Hall, I will not tolerate your wild behavior here.
If you want to fight, go to the Fengyun Platform.
Get out!”
With the Elder there to intimidate them, Zhao Long naturally dared not act recklessly again, and even Ye Chen obediently withdrew his True Qi.
“Brat, I’ll settle the score with you sooner or later.” With a cold laugh, Zhao Long did not forget to threaten Ye Chen fiercely before leaving.
“I’ll be waiting.” A faint response escaped his lips.
A cold light flashed in Ye Chen’s eyes.
He turned back around, glanced at the stone tablet, and plucked a jade plaque from it.
It was a task to kill a Fire Wolf, and the level was not very high.
After taking the task plaque, Ye Chen followed suit and walked out of the Task Hall, but he knew that it would be difficult to Cultivate in peace for the next few days.
Upon leaving the Task Hall, Ye Chen headed straight down the mountain.
While passing by the Small Spirit Garden, Ye Chen went in to check on Zhang Fengnian and the others.
“It is you all who have made me feel warmth again, and made me realize that I still have people to protect.” A smile played on the corners of his mouth as Ye Chen walked down the Spirit Mountain.
It gave him a more beautiful vision for his new beginning, and he needed to strive for this vision, to protect the people he wanted to protect.
Ten-plus miles outside the Hengyue Sect, there was a Demon Beast Forest, and most of the Hengyue Sect’s tasks to kill Demon Beasts were targeted there.
After simply identifying the direction, Ye Chen tightened the rope binding the tianque sword and headed towards the Demon Beast Forest.
An hour later, in front of a dense mountain forest, Ye Chen stopped, panting.
The Demon Beast Forest was vast, lush, and filled with towering ancient trees.
Just standing here, one could clearly sense the violent and bloody aura rushing out from within.
“Time to work.” Ye Chen took a deep breath and stepped into the Demon Beast Forest.
Roar!
Just as Ye Chen stepped into the Demon Beast Forest, he heard the roar of a Demon Beast.
With his Mental Strength highly focused, Ye Chen walked cautiously towards the depths.
Now was not like the past; in this crisis-ridden Demon Beast Forest, there was a constant danger of losing his life.
Even the former him would not dare to be the slightest bit careless.
Half an hour later, Ye Chen stopped on a rock.
Standing on high ground, Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and looked around, his gaze drawn to a glowing Spirit Herb on the rock wall not far ahead.
That Spirit Herb emitted a purple light and was surrounded by Spiritual Qi; it was called the Purple Ginseng Grass.
Ye Chen was very familiar with this type of herb.
After consumption, it had excellent effects for stabilizing the mind and eliminating distracting thoughts; it was a rare Spirit Herb.
“My luck is truly not bad.” Ye Chen murmured to himself, but he did not move immediately.
Given his experience, he naturally knew that wherever there was a Spirit Herb, there must be a Demon Beast.
Sure enough, as Ye Chen scanned his surroundings, a rustling sound came from the dense forest, followed by an aura of blood and violence wafting out, and then the ground suddenly trembled.
Immediately, Ye Chen’s eyes narrowed.
Soon, the dense forest bushes fell to both sides as a behemoth lunged out.
It was over a zhang tall, its entire body burning with purple flames, and its pair of huge, blood-red eyes revealed nothing but violence and bloodlust.
“Fire Wolf.” Upon seeing the behemoth, a cold smile appeared on the corners of Ye Chen’s mouth.
“I was just looking for you.”
Roar!
On this side, the Fire Wolf had already let out a roar, opening its blood-basin-sized mouth and spewing out purple flames.
Seeing this, Ye Chen tapped his toes on the rock and leaped out instantly.
Then, using a large boulder to spring off, he turned abruptly and unleashed the golden Sword Qi he had already condensed, aiming directly at the Fire Wolf’s eyes.
He had killed Fire Wolves more than once and knew that the Fire Wolf had a formidable Physical Body and extremely powerful flames, but its weakness was its eyes.
Clang!
The golden Sword Qi emitted a ringing sound as it pierced through the air.
Splat!
Splat!
With the spraying of foul-smelling blood, followed by the Fire Wolf’s shrill screams, its huge eyes were already a bloody mess.
Hum!
A dull sound of impact rang out as Ye Chen, holding the tianque sword with both hands, smashed it down from above onto the Fire Wolf’s skull.
It was another heavy blow that left the Fire Wolf’s skull a bloody mess, while Ye Chen was also shaken to the point where his hands ached, and even the tianque sword was knocked out of his grip.
However, because of this heavy blow, the Fire Wolf was stunned and couldn’t even stand steadily.
Hit them while they are down!
Ye Chen understood this principle well.
He rushed to the front in a few steps, True Qi gathered in his palms, and lightning crackled between his fingers.
Rushing Thunder!
With a loud shout from Ye Chen, his palm, struck from mid-air, landed solidly on the Fire Wolf’s skull.
Splat!
The Fire Wolf’s skull exploded on the spot, brains splattered, and foul-smelling blood sprayed out immediately.
Its huge body collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Perhaps until its death, it would wonder how it had been taken down by a little Cultivator at the Qi Condensation First Level.
Hu!
Ye Chen let out a long breath, but his tense body did not relax in the slightest.
This was indeed not like before; he was only at the Qi Condensation First Level and his strength was limited.
Although the battle with the Fire Wolf did not last long, every step was fraught with danger, and a slight carelessness would have made him a meal in the Fire Wolf’s belly.
Without stopping, Ye Chen pried open the Fire Wolf’s skull and dug out a Little Stone glowing with blood-red light from inside.
That Little Stone was very irregular, with a pitted surface, and foul-smelling blood was still dripping from it at this moment.
This was the beast core of the Blood Wolf.
As for the beast core, it was where the essence of a Demon Beast resided, and it was also the most precious part of a Demon Beast.
Cultivators killed Demon Beasts mostly for their beast cores.
The beast core contained too much essence, and if consumed by a Cultivator, it was of great benefit to Cultivate.
“Task complete.” Ye Chen wiped the bloodstains off the beast core and stuffed it into his bosom.
He hadn’t expected the task to be completed so quickly.
Hm?
His brows knitted fiercely, and he felt a cold, stinging pain in his back.
His heart trembled, and Ye Chen backed away fiercely.
But he was still too slow.
Three silver needles had already pierced the air and shot towards him.
Although he tried his best to dodge, he was still hit.
The three silver needles struck his arm one after another.
The silver needles contained a deadly poison, which quickly spread.
In less than three breaths, his entire arm had turned black.
“A dignified Human Origin Realm expert, actually stooping to sneak attacks.” Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Ye Chen clutched his arm and backed away, looking coldly at the dense forest.
“Brat, your perception is not bad!” An insidious laughing voice came from the forest.
The next moment, a Hunchbacked Old Man wearing grey clothes walked out, leaning on a cane.
He had a face full of pockmarks, and his wrinkled skin was almost piled up into a lump.
His eye sockets were very deep, and his blood-red eyes were as creepy as a snake or scorpion.
“Hand over everything you should hand over!
I will leave you a whole corpse, otherwise I will make you wish you were dead.” The old man smiled eerily, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.
“I am only at the Qi Condensation First Level, what kind of treasure could I have?” Ye Chen said coldly, his eyes beginning to feel a bit dizzy.
The poison contained in those three needles on his arm was specially refined, and it spread extremely fast.
In just this short while, most of his meridians and bones had been corroded, and his True Qi was unable to do anything about it.
“It seems you are very disobedient!” The old man smiled viciously and had already slowly walked over, with black mist lingering in his palm.
I’ve been caught off guard.
Ye Chen gritted his teeth in hatred.
The Hunchbacked Old Man in front of him was clearly an expert at using poison, and his cultivation was at the first level of the Human Origin Realm, a full major Realm difference.
Ye Chen admitted to himself that even if he hadn’t been poisoned, he wouldn’t be able to defeat this guy.
However, at this moment, the golden fire in his dantian sea actually trembled, divided into dozens of streams, and rushed into Ye Chen’s meridians and bones.
Those toxins were actually all forcefully refined by it.
“This can be refined too?” After a hurried internal inspection of his body, Ye Chen was a bit surprised.
However, although the poison had all been refined, he still remained motionless.
The reason he was still staying in place was to prepare to give the old man a thunderous blow when his guard was down.
His cultivation was absolutely suppressed, and if they fought head-on, he admitted he had no chance of winning.
But, if he suddenly attacked and dealt him a heavy blow, then it would be hard to say.
“Little Child, don’t blame Grandpa.” The old man had already arrived, his eyes full of vicious light.
He was clearly a great villain, yet he insisted on putting on a compassionate appearance.
“I don’t blame you.” A cold light flashed, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of Ye Chen’s mouth.
Seeing this, the Hunchbacked Old Man’s brows knitted fiercely.
Rushing Thunder!
With a sudden shout, the stationary Ye Chen struck out fiercely.
“You actually…” The old man was suddenly shocked and wanted to dodge, but at such a short distance, with Ye Chen’s attack being so swift, he had absolutely no time to react and was hit solidly in the chest by Ye Chen’s Rushing Thunder Palm.
Stumbling back, there was still a look of shock in the Hunchbacked Old Man’s eyes.
How could he have thought that Ye Chen would be able to detoxify the poison in such a short time, and even stage such a dramatic comeback against the odds?
Rushing Thunder!
Having succeeded with one strike, Ye Chen’s hoarse shout rose again.
The Hunchbacked Old Man, who had not yet steadied his feet, had no time to defend and was still hit, spitting blood as he retreated.
Ye Chen’s True Qi surged, not giving him a moment to catch his breath.
Like a ferocious beast, he lunged over and rained down several more Rushing Thunder Palm strikes.
During this time, the Hunchbacked Old Man wanted to strike back several times, but Ye Chen did not give him any time to react at all.
Splat!
As a cold short blade was plunged into the Hunchbacked Old Man’s chest, he lay back.
He wanted to speak, but the moment he opened his mouth, blood gushed out.
There was still a look of horror in his eyes; until his death, he had never expected to be killed by a junior at the Qi Condensation First Level.
On the other side, Ye Chen also swayed and knelt halfway to the ground.
Using the Rushing Thunder Palm consecutively had exhausted his True Qi, but being able to kill this old man with Human Origin Realm cultivation made it all worth it.
Perhaps even in the past, he had never had such a glorious battle record.
Although he relied on the advantage of a sneak attack, it was enough to be proud of.
Without stopping, Ye Chen stood up staggeringly, not daring to delay for even a moment.
He collected the old man’s Storage Bag, shouldered the tianque sword, and hurriedly dashed into the forest.
Before leaving, he did not forget to pluck that Purple Ginseng Grass.