YM778.TV Chapter 148 - Kuiyin Mountains
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Two days later, Lin Xuan stopped in front of a mountain range.
Compared to Yan Prefecture, the area of You Prefecture is ten times more vast. In addition to densely populated cities, there is no shortage of mountains and rivers.
And these places are inaccessible to mortals, as there are often poisonous snakes and beasts, and even Spirit Beasts harvesting the Qi of Heaven and Earth can be also seen.
This Kuiyin Mountain range is one of them.
Cultivators often come here to hunt, the bodies of Spirit Beasts can be used for Tool manufacturing, and their Spirit Cores can be refined into Spirit Pills.
Of course, the Spirit Beasts are fierce, and the cultivators that fall here are numerous.
Lin Xuan floated in the air, pondering slightly, he took a Jade slip from his arms, injected it with Spiritual Sense, and read it.
This was bought from a market that he had traveled through, and it contained the distribution of Spirit Beasts in the Kuiyin Mountains.
After a short while, Lin Xuan stored the Jade slip, recognized the direction, and entered the mountain from the south. According to the Jade slip, there should be a Spirit Beast called Ghost Moon Spider in this direction.
With his cultivation base of the Foundation Establishment Middle-Stage, it shouldn’t take much effort to deal with this Level-1 Top-Level Spirit Beast.
Lin Xuan held the jade pendant in his hand. At the Medicine Garden in Blue Cloud Mountain, it once restrained a Level-3 Spirit Beast, but later on, as Lin Xuan experimented, this magical effect never appeared again.
“It seems that I still know too little about this treasure!” Lin Xuan talked to himself while moving.
It’s a pity, otherwise, he can absorb as much Soul Energy from Spirit Beasts as he wants, instead of now, where he has to defeat them before using the jade pendant.
When flying, Lin Xuan released his Spiritual Sense to the limit. This Kuiyin Mountain Range is also a very dangerous place for cultivators. He doesn’t want to be negligent, and instead, becomes food in the mouth of a Spirit Beast.
Half an hour later, Lin Xuan had already flown deep into the mountains, and on this road, his eyes were opened.
A python more than ten feet long, strange birds with a wingspan of more than a few meters. And these were not even Spirit Beasts, but just some variants of wild beasts.
Naturally, Lin Xuan would not be interested. He never stopped, and after flying for dozens of miles, he stopped in front of a small canyon.
He looked at the terrain, and it’s exactly the same as depicted in the Jade slip, which is not far from the cave of the Ghost Moon Spider.
Suddenly, Lin Xuan’s expression changed. It seems like he found something with his Spiritual Sense.
After a scan, he sighed, unexpectedly some cultivators came here first.
A slight hesitation flashed across Lin Xuan’s eyes, but then he took out a Hidden Spirit Pill refined with Red Silk Grass. Consuming it in front of the entrance and using the Demonic Disguising Technique, Lin Xuan turned into a slightly slim, unappealing middle-aged man.
And then. He just walked forward.
Soon after, he arrived at the cave of the Ghost Moon Spider. As he saw with his Spiritual Sense, three cultivators were standing there, muttering and discussing something.
After seeing Lin Xuan, the three of them were stunned for a moment, and then they showed a pleasant expression. One of the cultivators in yellow clothes came over and arched his hands: “Greeting Fellow Daoist.”
Lin Xuan also gave a bow. This person should be a Rogue Cultivator, but his cultivation base is not weak, the Foundation Establishment Initial Stage, and the other two, were also cultivators of the Foundation Establishment Stage.
“Is Fellow Daoist also here to hunt Ghost Moon Spiders?”
“Mm.” For this, Lin Xuan felt that it was not necessary to hide it, and admitted it frankly.
“Is that so.” The yellow-robed cultivator said with great joy: “The three of us are also here for the same reason. We can form a small alliance to deal with the Ghost Moon Spider. “
“Teaming up?”
Lin Xuan was bewildered, as far as he knows. Ghost Moon Spiders do not live in groups. There is only one in a nest. A Level-1 Top Grade Spirit Beast is equivalent to a cultivator of the Spirit Condensation Great Perfection. As Foundation Establishment Stage Experts, they can easily deal with it. Is there a need to form a team?
“Fellow Daoist doesn’t know…”Looking at Lin Xuan’s expression, the yellow-robed cultivator was not surprised, so he explained it quietly.
After listening to him, Lin Xuan’s mind could not help but feel a little surprised.
It turned out that the three people in front of him also came here based on the information from the Jade slip, which was bought in the city.
It should be noted that although the Kuiyin Mountain range is home to a large number of Spirit Beasts, they are still relatively rare compared to the wide area of Kuiyin Mountain.
Whether you can meet a Spirit Beast here depends on luck.
Sometimes, when you first enter the mountain, you could easily meet one. But other times, even after searching for a few months, you find nothing. Which is quite common.
Moreover, even if you meet a Spirit Beast, it is not necessarily suitable for you!
For example, a cultivator of the Spirit Condensation Stage would naturally hunt Level-1 Spirit Beasts, but if you’re unlucky, and encounter a Level-2 or even a more horrifying Level-3 Spirit Beast. Isn’t it like a sheep entering the tiger’s mouth?
For hundreds of years, such things have not been uncommon.
Later, there were some cultivators that had successfully hunted in the Kuiyin Mountains. They recorded their findings, about where the Spirit Beasts were located, and which areas were dangerous. They were originally passed to their children and friends, and it gradually spread out.
It’s indeed much more convenient than rambling like a headless fly. But unfortunately, the information is incomplete.
After a few years had passed. Finally, a powerful Business Association collected all this information at a high price and asked an expert to sort it out and make a map of the Kuiyin Mountain Range.
Although it is very expensive, the cultivators who come here also know what’s good for them, which brought in a lot of wealth to the Business Association.
After all, with a map as a guide, it’s a lot easier to hunt Spirit Beasts here.
Of course, the map can’t be said to be 100% accurate. First of all, it only marks about one-third of the area of the Kuiyin Mountain Range.
This place is too big. For thousands of years, there has never been a cultivator who went into the innermost area, because it is said that the deeper you go, the more powerful the Spirit Beasts are.
At the deepest part of the marked area, there is a Level-3 Low-grade Spirit Beast, a monster that is powerful enough to compete with a Core Formation Initial Stage cultivator.
There are even more rumors that, in fact, going further in, it is not that no cultivator has been there. It is said that a person of the Core Formation Stage Great Perfection went inside. Who’s only one step away from the legendary Nascent Soul Stage. This person was quite daring!
However, shortly after he entered, he rushed out and was seriously injured, his injuries couldn’t be recovered. And his earth-shattering cultivation base was completely abolished.
This person was very depressed, and with lingering fears, he told his own experience.
It turned out that as soon as he entered, he encountered a Level-3 Low-grade Spirit Beast. For others, this Spirit Beast is terrifying, but with his cultivation base, he didn’t take it seriously.
This expert was about to show off his power, but the next scene scared him to death, he was surprised to find that this level-3 Spirit Beast, which he had never seen before, was not actually one, but a…..group.
This has never been heard of before. According to common sense, Low-level Spirit Beasts are likely to live in groups, but when they reach level-1 Top Grade it’s extremely rare.
And the Spirit Beast above Level-2 are all solitary, but for Level-3 Spirit Beasts to live in groups…
Just thinking about it made the cultivators feel that it’s unbelievable because according to that person, there were hundreds of them in a nest. If it is true, he’s afraid that even old monsters of the Nascent Soul Stage would have to run away.
Since then, no one has dared to go deep into the unmarked area of the map. Everyone guessed that since there is a group of Level-3 Spirit Beasts. There must be monsters who can match Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, which are intelligent and can transform into a humanoid level-4 Spirit Beast.
No one is stupid enough, to come here and die.
Fortunately, the area that has been marked out is enough for cultivators to hunt.
Of course, even in these places, there are inevitable mistakes. After all, Spirit Beasts will also migrate, and abandon their original habitat, to find a new home, or be destroyed by a certain cultivator, but not have time to inform the Business Alliance.
In short, although the Business Alliance has invested a lot of manpower and resources, it is still difficult to achieve timely updates of the map.
Fortunately, the errors are less than 10%, and 90% is still correct.
After listening to the yellow-robed cultivator, Lin Xuan knew that he had just made a very small mistake.
What does he mean by that?
It turns out that this is indeed the cave of the Ghost Moon Spider, but recently, this monster has been upgraded…Just as a cultivator can improve his own Cultivation Realm through cultivation, Spirit Beasts can also advance by their unique methods.
It was promoted to a Demon Moon Spider from a Ghost Moon Spider.
This made the three cultivators who arrived first annoyed, because the Demon Moon Spider is a genuine Level-2 Top Grade Spirit Beast, and can compete with a Foundation Establishment Stage Great Perfection Cultivator.
With the strength of the three of them, they wanted to deal with this Spirit Beast, but it is a bit problematic.
He doesn’t know if the cultivators who had been here before have deliberately concealed it. In fact, there are only a few places with Level-2 Spirit Beasts activities, and they are very deep inside. Unless one successfully enters the Core Formation Stage, ordinary cultivators would not dare enter.
They finally met a Level-2 Top Grade Spirit Beast here. And of course, they don’t want to miss it. After all, they can hunt this beast. In exchange for a huge amount of Spirit Stones!
Translated by: James1kd2
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