Chapter Thirty-Four: Tempering

  Zhou Dinghai left Jiuling Sect the next day, saying he didn't want to owe anyone in Jiuling Sect a favor again.

  Zhou Heng knew that his father was doing this more to prevent him from being distracted and to focus all his energy on cultivation. After some consideration, he did not try to dissuade him, not wanting to disappoint his father.

  He suppressed his family affection and focused on improving his own cultivation.

  The black broken sword provided to him the stray energy has already started to decline, he can be certain that this energy is what he cultivated in the past decade, thus, even if he possesses the same talent as Zhou Dinghai, these energies will probably end after he reaches the 9th layer of Lian Ti.

  He must think of another way if he wants to continue advancing vigorously on his cultivation path.

  For example, Juyuan Dan, for example, demon beast meat!

  He set his sights on the top ten strongest outside disciples, and if he could replace them, he would be able to obtain the sect's key cultivation.

  However, challenging the top ten strongest outside the sect is not something that can be done at will, it can only be done on the first day of each month, and now it's still early February, there are still about twenty days to go.

  He was worried, but received his first trial task after entering the sect, which was to enter the Pingtian Mountains and hunt for demonic beasts.

  Hunting demonic beasts, on the one hand is to train disciples, and on the other hand it also provides "food" for excellent disciples within the sect. Do they want them to spend their precious time hunting?

  The hunting team is led by an inner disciple and the other members are outer disciples, with a total of five to six people. If there were more, they would be too much to handle.

  At dawn, Zhou Heng arrived at the foot of the mountain and gathered with other members of his team.

  Don't know anyone!

  However, just because he didn't know anyone else didn't mean that no one knew him. In fact, as the strongest of the four great outer sects, his name had already begun to spread far and wide, and many inner sect disciples had heard of him.

  Zhou Heng counted them again, including himself outside, there were five outer door disciples, all of whom were men.

  After a while, two figures appeared walking towards them, one in front of the other. The woman in front was stunningly beautiful, with a fiery figure and full breasts that jiggled with every step, her slender waist swaying seductively.

  It's Han Yulian!

  The man behind her was a young man in his early twenties, with a slender figure and a very handsome appearance. However, his eyes were always staring at Han Yulian's swaying buttocks with a dazed expression, and the corners of his mouth were almost drooling.

  "I am the captain of this hunting team!" Han Yulian said straightforwardly, her charming eyes sweeping over Zhou Heng, and suddenly thought of the surprise that this young man brought to her, her gaze involuntarily paused for a moment.

  "Miss Han, why don't you introduce me?" The young man behind her smiled and said, "Since there's a new person here, I'll introduce myself. My name is Qi Guangyao, an inner disciple. This time, I'm here to assist Miss Han with all my might!"

  "Hmph, no need for you to bother!" Han Yulian's gaze swept over Qu Guangyao, and her eyes involuntarily revealed a look of disgust.

  "Sister, after all, this is your first time leading a team, and you've only just entered the Blood Refining Realm not long ago. I'm worried about you!" Qi Guangyao's face revealed a deep affection, openly expressing it in front of everyone without any disguise.

  His age was younger than Han Yulian's, but he entered the tenth layer of Lian Ti earlier than Han Yulian, so he said this with a tone of seniority.

  "Who wants you to meddle!" Han Yulian showed no gratitude, her slender hand waved, "Let's go!"

  She took the lead and walked ahead, with Zhou Heng and five others following closely behind. Qi Guangyao smiled to himself and followed slowly at the back of the group.

  The Jiuling Sect was originally located at the foot of the Pingtian Mountains, so they were actually in the mountains all along. If they wanted to hunt for demonic beasts, they would naturally have to venture deeper into the mountains; it was unlikely that they would encounter any on the outskirts.

  Four days later, they had already ventured deep into the Pingtian Mountains, far exceeding the depth that Zhou Heng had ever reached before. The terrain grew increasingly precipitous, and the eerie howls of beasts echoed through the air from time to time, sending shivers down people's spines.

  "From here on out, it's a den of ferocious beasts. Everyone be careful, we can't exceed the thirty-mile limit. Beyond that, there will be Blood Refining Realm beasts roaming about!" Han Yulian said cautiously.

  Everyone is in a precarious situation. If they encounter a demonic beast from the Refining Blood Realm, even Han Yulian will probably only be able to flee in defeat and won't be able to take care of them anymore!

  "Don't worry, I'm here. Even a Blood Refining Realm demonic beast can be killed!" Qi Guangyao's voice rang out from not far away, he had been driven out of the group by Han Yulian, but still stubbornly followed behind, occasionally interjecting a sentence.

  He, like Han Yulian, was a tenth-level cultivator of the Refining Body stage, but he had entered this stage half a year earlier than Han Yulian. Currently, he had already reached the peak of the tenth level of the Refining Body stage. However, the higher one's martial arts realm, the more difficult it is to break through. Spending three to five years stuck at the same level from the tenth to the eleventh level of the Refining Body stage was not uncommon.

  Starting from the Blood Refining Realm, the importance of enlightenment has been fully revealed.

  Two cultivators at the tenth level of body refinement, their combat strength is indeed very strong. But if they were to encounter a demon beast of the same realm, they would basically only have the fate of fleeing in defeat! Therefore, naturally no one would take Qi Guangyao's boasting to heart - all along the way here, everyone has heard him boast that he can blow away even the sky itself.

  Qī Guāngyào, however, was completely lacking in self-awareness. Seeing the faces of the crowd, he noticed that they had a few shades of disdain on their faces. He couldn't help but let out a heavy hum, and his displeased expression appeared on his face.

  "Go ahead, this is your training. I won't intervene unless you're in mortal danger!" Han Yulian waved her hand.

  Zhou Heng and five others all nodded.

  The team was replaced by Zhou Heng, who led the team. Although he is a thorough newcomer, he became famous in one battle and was naturally elected as the deputy captain by the other four people.

  There are indeed many monsters here, and they haven't walked far before coming to a forest, where a huge wild boar is lying under a big tree, sleeping, with a snoring sound like thunder - Zhou Heng and his party were led over by this sound.

  This wild boar is about six meters long, extremely large and majestic, with golden-yellow fur all over its body, two protruding tusks at the edge of its mouth, almost a foot long, emitting a cold and fierce aura.

  Refined Body Eight Layers' Monster, Golden Haired Pig!

  Zhou Heng immediately leaped out, unfolded the Flying Cloud Step, and rushed towards the demon pig to kill it. With a clang, the long sword at his waist left its scabbard, and he swung it straight at the target.

  He didn't want to use Lin Fengxiang's name to show off, Frost Sword had been wrapped in cloth and carried on his back for a long time, now he was using an ordinary iron sword.

  "Too reckless!" Han Yulian was suddenly furious, as a leader, the most important responsibility is to coordinate and arrange, so that every soldier under her can play their due role.

  Ke Zhong Heng was killed directly like this, how can there be any cooperation?

  The other four young men were also vigorous and impulsive, and when Zhou Heng led the way, they all got excited and followed him out one by one.

  The golden pig's snoring suddenly stopped, and a pair of huge pig eyes opened, bloodshot.

  Splash!

  Zhou Heng's sword fell but swung empty, the golden-haired pig was fat and sturdy, but its movements were not slow at all, it dodged Zhou Heng's attack in an instant, suddenly let out a high-pitched pig cry, and charged towards Zhou Heng.

  Flying Cloud Step!

  Zhou Heng's heart was devoid of joy or sorrow, completely immersed in the sword intent of Ling Tian Jiu Shi. Between the opening and closing of his eyes, two black swords appeared in his pupils, profound and unparalleled.

  Every move of the golden-haired pig is under his control!

  This feeling is quite wonderful, as if he were the emperor of the nine heavens, looking down at all living things with a condescending gaze.

  Sparkling, folding, Zhou Heng's feet slid smoothly, he had a feeling that with his grasp of the overall situation, even without the Flying Cloud Step, he could still cope with ease! Of course, having the Flying Cloud Step made it even easier for him to counter higher-level enemies.

  With Zhou Heng's involvement, the other four people could attack freely, but with the powerful physique of the demon beast, ordinary weapons were basically unable to scratch its skin. However, constant dripping wears away the stone, and those four people were indeed at the Bone Refining Realm, their strength was solid and real, and the accumulated attacks were quite impressive.

  The golden-haired pig kept letting out loud oinks, it was in pain from being hit!

  Zhou Heng seized the opportunity and suddenly thrust out with his sword!

  Pffft! Pffft!

  He successively wielded two swords, and two trails of blood flashed into the air.

  The golden-haired pig suddenly let out a shrill cry, and with a fierce charge, it didn't hit Zhou Heng but instead got stuck between two boulders, unable to move forward or backward!

  "Good job!" The other four people all cheered loudly, and previously Zhou Heng's one stab and one poke had actually pierced the golden-haired pig's two eyes! This demon beast's body was indeed robust, but its eyes, nose, mouth, and anus were still its weak points!

  If it weren't for Zhou Heng's intention to blind the demon beast, the first sword could have gone in a bit deeper and caused more damage to the Golden-haired Pig. However, this way, he wouldn't have had time to make a second move.

  Taking advantage of the Golden Pig being stuck, the other four people launched a barrage of attacks. The power of the Refining Bone realm was not to be underestimated, and with their all-out attack, even the Golden Pig's physique could not withstand it, continuously letting out ear-piercing screams like a pig being slaughtered.

  Boom!

  With a loud roar, the beast was in so much pain that it actually managed to "pull" itself out, its eye sockets bleeding profusely, making it look even more ferocious and terrifying.

  But this was already the last gasp of a dying ember, and after just a few more blows, it fell to the ground, becoming the first prey for Zhou Heng and his group.

  The young men cheered, they had killed a level 8 demonic beast before, but it was never this easy.

  Han Yu Lian's red lips moved a few times, but in the end she didn't say anything.

  She actually wanted to scold Zhou Heng for his lack of teamwork, but the golden-haired pig was killed cleanly and neatly, leaving her speechless.

  The team did not continue to advance but instead immediately handled the Golden Pig's corpse.

  Pig skin can be made into excellent armor, boar tusks are absolutely sharp weapons, bones can be used as medicine, and pork is an excellent cultivation resource.

  The Jiuling Sect has a special medicine that can completely remove the water content from meat, turning thousands of catties of meat into just over a hundred catties, and its volume is very small, making it extremely easy to carry.

  Zhou Heng couldn't help but feel a sense of regret, thinking that if Lin Xiang had brought this medicine earlier, the corpse of the six-legged giant beast wouldn't have gone to waste.

  That woman is really a family wrecker!