Chapter Sixteen: Qingyang Mountain Range, Five Elements Spirit Core

  Where is the ticket? Where is the collection? Everyone gets moving!

  ……

  The next morning, Zhuo Yifan left the Zhu family and headed towards the Qingyang Mountains.

  One night of spiritual skill learning, not only did it not make him tired, but instead made his spirit greatly uplifted and radiant. The study of spiritual skills is also a kind of soul elevation and cultivation.

  On the way to Qingyang Mountains, although there were no major crises, Zhuo Yifan was alone after all. He encountered several thugs and mountain bandits on the road and took care of them easily.

  "The Qingyang Mountains" are treacherous and perilous, with ferocious beasts emerging one after another, injuring and killing people, and even eating them. According to the average person's speed, it would take at least three days and three nights to reach the destination.

  Ke Zhuo Yi Fan's current cultivation, one step over ten meters, like the speed of a fierce horse. In just one day, he arrived at the Qingyang Mountains, and it was already dusk.

  "It's too slow! Looks like I still need to work harder, hopefully this time I can achieve something!"

  He was quite dissatisfied with his own achievements, slightly shaking his head, and then sat cross-legged under a large tree, with red aura surging through the meridians, regulating his breath and relaxing.

  Zhuo Yifan could have chosen to ride a horse, but running forward was also a kind of cultivation that greatly improved his physical strength and had many benefits. He didn't easily give up any opportunity to make himself stronger.

  After sitting for a while, the rolling blood in his body gradually calmed down. Zhuo Yifan took out a roasted bun from the bundle behind him and gnawed on it, replenishing his energy.

  The sky was gradually darkening, and the evening wind blew through Zuo Yifan's clothes with a rustling sound, accompanied by the howls of mountain spirits. It was gloomy and desolate, like the wailing of wild ghosts.

  At this time, the Qingyang Mountains were extremely deserted, and all ordinary households near the mountains hid in their homes and dared not to go out.

  The hunters had long since slaughtered the beasts and carried them home to enjoy their meals. Everything seemed to have quieted down, but it was actually the moment when the spiritual beasts went wild.

  At night, it will be their world, it will be their dominant moment!

  Zhao Yifan had been waiting for this moment all along.

  After replenishing his physical strength, he transformed into a strong gust of wind and rushed directly into the depths of the Qingyang Mountains.

  In the pitch-black forest, a figure as agile as a spirit monkey darted back and forth at high speed, extremely nimble in avoiding numerous obstacles among the dense foliage. The demonic pupil's night vision effect allowed Zhuo Yifan to clearly see everything in the dark of night.

  Finally, his footsteps stopped at a tree trunk.

  Those purple eyes sparkled with a hint of evil light, staring enchantingly at the sky where a strange bird was flying and crying "Ga Ga".

  Huge wings allow them to freely show off their advantages in the air, rolling up waves, stirring up strong winds, and blue crystal-like eagles constantly gaze at the movements between the forests. Under the reflection of the full moon, it looks even more terrifying.

  Zhuo Yi Fan's body flashed, and he jumped onto a thicker tree trunk. A hint of magic light flickered in his purple eyes as he stared at the sharp-eyed eagle.

  In an instant, a surge of information flooded into Zhuo Yifan's mind.

  "Soul Quality: Mid-Grade Primary."

  This is a blue moon eagle.

  The name that looks domineering and imposing is actually one of the most ordinary spiritual beast species in the entire Qingyang Mountain Range. It's just a common product of the Qingyang Mountains, and the size of this giant winged moon eagle in front of him is considered small. According to Zhuo Yifan's estimation, it should be at the Late Heaven Refining Body Great Completion realm.

  Rumble!

  At this moment, a shockwave swept through the forest, starting from afar and growing stronger, causing the entire sea of trees to sway like waves.

  The blue moon giant eagle flapped its wings vigorously and charged into the sky, finally swooping down with a whoosh.

  A hook-like sharp beak flashed with a hint of coldness, and the aura surged in all directions, rushing towards Zhuo Yifan on the treetop!

  "Hmm, this strange bird has noticed me? But it's just an ordinary specimen. Well then, let me practice my skills on you first!"

  Zhuo Yi's sword-like eyebrows rose, and his purple pupils illuminated everything that was dark.

  He stared at the giant winged owl, his pupils shrinking, focusing his mind, and his body moved swiftly to a tree behind him.

  That majestic-looking moon eagle swooped down, like a black lightning bolt, and in the blink of an eye, it charged right in front of Zhuo Yifan. The hooked beak aimed straight at Zhuo Yifan's throat, wanting to peck him to death in one swift motion.

  "You beast! Come and take my life!"

  Facing the ferocity of the Moon Eagle, Zhuo Yifan let out a loud roar and seized the opportunity to fly up, doing a free fall, heavily stomping on the Moon Eagle's back.

  Bang!

  His entire body suspended in mid-air for an instant was like a majestic divine cow, with infinite strength, and with one shake of his foot, the aura burst forth violently.

  "The Starry Kick" —— Taurus Palace!

  This month, the eagle only felt a surge of power behind its back, and its entire massive body sank, with enough force to crush two elephants, leaving it almost breathless. Blue veins burst forth on the eagle's face like spider webs.

  The entire body lost its balance and crashed heavily to the ground like a kite that had broken free. A large amount of dust and withered leaves splashed up.

  Zhuo Yifan also fell down with the momentum, and another foot heavily stepped on it. The last weak breath of this giant winged moon eagle was also cut off by him mercilessly, thoroughly killing it.

  Zhuo Yi Fan swiftly pulled out his dagger, the blade flashed once, and took advantage of the fact that the "spirit core" of this giant winged moon eagle had not yet dissipated with its body's chill to directly insert it into the eagle's skull, instantly bursting forth a stocky crimson sap.

  He used a dagger to rummage through his mind for half a day, but he still couldn't find the "spirit core" he had imagined.

  The Ling core condensed a lot of spiritual beast's cultivation. If put outside to sell, it would be absolutely valuable. Moreover, the effect of the Ling core is also different.

  For example, Huo Ling nucleus is generally used to fuse into weapons to enhance lethality. Shui Ling nucleus and Mu Ling nucleus can be ground into powder and applied to external injuries or taken orally, or made into medicine, which has a good therapeutic effect, refreshing the mind and detoxifying. There is also Tu Ling nucleus, which can promote plant growth when buried in soil.

  "Surely there's some gain?"

  Zhuo Yifan was somewhat disappointed, but he stubbornly and ruthlessly dissected the entire giant winged moon eagle, only to find a glass bead the size of a green bean in its abdomen.

  Counting carefully, there were exactly ten!

  "If I'm not mistaken! This should be the Spiritual Beast Pill, right? The one that's only inferior to the Spiritual Core."

  This thing had been seen by Zhuo Yifan several times in the family's autumn hunt, and every year it also brought a lot of wealth to the Zhuo family, like the ten green bean-sized Spirit Beast Pellets that Zhuo Yifan had just obtained. Each one was equivalent to ten taels of silver on the market, which was already quite valuable.

  This is a huge fortune for Zhuo Yifan!

  A small guard at the Zhuo family's monthly pay was only one or two silver coins. Killing a spiritual beast by oneself could get a reward of 100 times that amount. Hunting and killing spiritual beasts was indeed a lucrative profession.

  "These ten Spirit Beast Pellets are my first bucket of gold!"

  Zhuo Yifan was overjoyed and hastily put the ten first-grade Spirit Beast Pills into his prepared cowhide bag, secretly congratulating himself on his good fortune.

  Ling beast dan and ling nucleus are not things that can be obtained by simply killing a ling beast. Both require the ling beast's cultivation and opportunity, accumulating gradually over a long period of time.

  "Let's start looking for the next target. Hopefully, I can find a spirit beast with higher quality, that Moon Eagle just now was only mid-grade low-level goods, it can't satisfy me at all."

  "Huh? Wait... why can't I move my legs?"

  Zhuo Yifan's heart was shocked and he felt that his feet were being tied up by something, and when he looked down, he was surprised to see thick tree vines quietly binding him.

  "Not good!" Zhuo Yifan's heart skipped a beat as he faintly felt the thick threat behind him.

  As expected, a sturdy old tree spirit was right behind him, in the dimly lit tree hole, letting out a mournful cry in a low and eerie voice, as if summoning an evil spirit. Its roots moved clumsily and slowly like an octopus, quietly creeping closer to Zhuo Yifan.

  "It's actually the Lingmu Tree Spirit! A spiritual beast born from the anomalies of heaven and earth!"

  His heart suddenly surged with shock and horror. He could no longer remain calm.

  Ah!——

  In a daze, the tree vine under his feet suddenly contracted violently, and a dog rolled to the ground, only to be dragged away by the vine.