Wang Chen continued onward along the winding, rugged beast trail.
Before dawn had fully broken, he had quietly left home and flown several hundred li on his sword to Dongli Mountain.
Dongli Mountain was the nearest hunting ground to Feixu Valley. Its terrain was perilous and its forests lush; once, great numbers of Demonic Beasts had dwelled among its rolling peaks and ravines.
Thus, many Rogue Cultivators came here to hunt and gather.
But Demonic Beasts were not leeks that could be cut forever. After wave upon wave of hunting cultivators swept through the mountain, many parts of Dongli Mountain had become barren of demon tracks and beast shadows.
For a cultivator like Wang Chen, newly arrived and unfamiliar with the terrain, finding suitable prey was even less easy.
Wang Chen had no choice.
His Spirit Fields needed tending every day, so he could not travel too far. He had to leave and return on the same day, making nearby Dongli Mountain a helpless choice.
But Wang Chen had his own trump card.
The beast trail vanished into the trees ahead, and he heard the soft murmur of running water.
Wang Chen's spirits immediately rose.
Places with water sources were where beasts appeared most easily!
He did not rashly step forward to search. Instead, he took the Upper Clarity Qiankun Mirror from his Sumeru Ring.
Though this treasure was a damaged item, it could greatly amplify Wang Chen's Divine Sense. Using it to search for prey was a fitting use of its value.
As Mana flowed into it, the treasured mirror emitted a faint glow.
Wang Chen's powerful Divine Sense spread out soundlessly, extending in all directions.
Though the complex terrain greatly weakened both the range and accuracy of Divine Sense scans, empowered by the Upper Clarity Qiankun Mirror, Wang