The Strange Desolate Valley

Half an hour later.

Ling Pengqiu looked at the pile of Demon Beast materials that had been cut up in front of him, as well as the flesh and blood of a wolf demon in the Qi Training Middle Stage Qi Training Late Stage, two wolf demons in the middle stage of Qi Refining, and three Demon Beast in the Early-Stage Qi Training, and secretly calculated the value of these things.

"Among that pile of Demon Beast materials, there are several wolf demon pelts, which were damaged by the fierce fire I just unleashed, greatly reducing their value. I estimate they would only sell for about twenty Spirit Stone on the market."

"The Spiritual Qi in the flesh and blood of Demon Beast dissipates quickly, and it will be difficult for me to leave this place to return to the Clan Mountain or go to the nearby market to sell the flesh and blood of those six Demon Beast beasts in a short period of time. This batch of Demon Beast flesh and blood can only be kept for my own consumption."

"Thus it is, the gains from this battle were modest, and there was no loss."

Ling Pengqiu's face lit up with joy.

In this battle, he consumed a total of three Fire Arrow Talisman and one Qi Recovery Pill. The four spiritual items combined were worth approximately twenty Spirit Stone.

A Fire Arrow Talisman is worth five Spirit Stone on the market, and a Qi Recovery Pill is worth seven or eight Spirit Stone.

After his initial joy, Ling Pengqiu sent out a beam of spiritual light, cutting off about half a pound of flesh from the Qi Training Late Stage wolf king's body. He then stored the batch of Demon Beast materials and the flesh in his Storage Bag.

As for the half-pound of wolf king's flesh and blood, he used it to cook and eat.

The wolf king's flesh and blood contained a great deal of spiritual Spiritual Qi. To avoid wasting it, Ling Pengqiu quickly sat cross-legged on the ground, circulated his Cultivation Method, refined the wolf meat in his belly into spiritual Spiritual Qi, and sent it into his depleted Dantian to restore his spiritual power.

Once his spiritual energy was restored, Ling Pengqiu stepped out of the quiet room and into the outside world. He waved his hand and took out a yellow cloth Flying Magical Item, then stepped onto it.

After identifying the direction in which the six Early-Stage Qi Training Flame Wolf had fled, he used the yellow cloth Flying Magical Item beneath his feet to fly out of the River Creek Mountain.

Patrol that area to ensure the six Flame Wolf haven't left and could cause further trouble.

After flying for about several dozen miles, Ling Pengqiu discovered the tracks of the six Flame Wolf when he passed through a dense forest.

Because his strength was higher than that of the six Flame Wolf, and he also had several attack and Defensive Spirit Talisman on him, Ling Pengqiu did not have much to worry about. After controlling the flying yellow cloth Law Artifact under his feet to land on the ground, he directly attacked the six Flame Wolf.

The six Flame Wolf all knew Ling Pengqiu's strength. When they realized that Ling Pengqiu was chasing them and attacking them, they immediately scattered and fled.

They dared not engage in too much combat with Ling Pengqiu, lest they follow in the footsteps of the Wolf King.

Ling Pengqiu had already anticipated this, and long ago, he had set up several Entangling Technique in this dense forest.

Upon seeing the six Flame Wolf scatter and flee, he quickly activated his Entangling Technique, conjuring vines that bound the four paws of the fleeing Flame Wolf.

Although the six Flame Wolf managed to burn the vines binding their four legs to ashes with Fire Element Law Technique in time, it temporarily prevented them from escaping.

Ling Pengqiu seized the opportunity, waving his Blazing Fire Fan to conjure a large area of flames, quickly trapping four Early-Stage Qi Training Flame Wolf. He then used four Fireball Talisman to conjure fireballs and blast them to death.

However, this short delay allowed the other two Flame Wolf to escape far away.

Ling Pengqiu naturally couldn't let go of the easy prey before him. He took out the yellow cloth Flying Magical Item he had used before, stepped onto it, and quickly chased after the nearest Flame Wolf.

Once he caught up, he relied on the Spirit Talisman Cave to finish the battle quickly.

Then, they chased after the remaining Flame Wolf.

The remaining Flame Wolf was quite powerful, about to enter the Qi Training Middle Stage, and was extremely fast.

In addition, Ling Pengqiu had spent some time chasing the other Flame Wolf, and the yellow cloth Flying Magical Item under his feet was only of the First Rank Low Grade.

For a time, it was difficult to catch up with the last remaining Flame Wolf.

Two incense sticks later.

Ling Pengqiu chased after the last Flame Wolf and unknowingly wandered into the territory of the Azure Bamboo Wang Clan.

The Ling Clan borders the Cloud Mist Wen Clan and the Azure Bamboo Wang Clan Lineage.

Just as he ventured about ten miles into the Azure Bamboo Wang Clan and passed through a desolate valley, he finally caught up with the wolf demon.

He quickly cast a Entangling Talisman, briefly trapping the wolf demon. Then, he swiftly controlled the yellow cloth Flying Magical Item beneath his feet, landing on the ground. With enough Divine Sense, he took out the Blazing Fire Fan and conjured flames that swept towards the wolf demon.

Although the wolf demon was about to enter the Qi Training Middle Stage, its cultivation was still weak and it was no match for Ling Pengqiu.

In just over ten breaths, the vortex of flames that the wolf demon had conjured to resist the onslaught of fire was destroyed by the flames.

This time, Ling Pengqiu was careful and did not use the raging fire to burn it to ashes directly, but only burned the wolf demon's head.

The wolf demon's corpse was undamaged.

Just as Ling Pengqiu was happily putting the wolf demon's corpse into his Storage Bag and was about to leave, he noticed something strange about the desolate valley half a mile away.

Just a moment ago, he subtly sensed a gaze watching him from within the desolate valley.

But that gaze vanished in an instant.

Ling Pengqiu's expression hardened as he looked towards the desolate valley half a mile away. He used his Divine Sense to scan it, but found nothing unusual.

This situation, however, did not make Ling Pengqiu lower his guard; on the contrary, it immediately heightened his vigilance.

Because of his Spirit Root, his Divine Sense has always been several times stronger than that of other cultivators of the same level.

Although his cultivation level is only at the Qi Training Sixth Layer, his Divine Sense power is enough to extend to a surrounding area of seventy or eighty feet, which is comparable to the Divine Sense power of a Qi Training Late Stage Refining cultivator.

"Those who can evade my Divine Sense detection are either more powerful than me or have mastered the art of concealing their presence."

"This valley is located in the vicinity of my Ling clan's territory. There are no rumors in my Ling clan about any rogue cultivators who have reached the Foundation Establishment or Qi Refining Perfection stages, or any other cultivators who live in seclusion here."

"Now, during the period of chaos caused by demonic beasts, all the rogue cultivators who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage or the Qi Refining stage have been summoned by the Hundred Spirits Sect to Xiyang Market."

"Under such circumstances, there is a high probability that there is a cultivator in that valley who has mastered the art of concealing one's aura and whose cultivation level is similar to mine, or Demon Beast is skilled in the art of concealing its aura."

"Otherwise, the Demon Beast and cultivators stronger than me would probably have already attacked us."

"However, cultivators who master the art of concealing their breath are either from major sects or ancient clans. How could such cultivators be located in a desolate valley without Spirit Vein during this time of Demon Beast Uprising?"

"After this process of elimination, only the Demon Beast that can Aura Concealing Method remain."

The art of concealing one's aura is extremely precious. Even the Ling Clan does not possess it. Only ancient clans or major sects like the Hundred Spirits Sect have this art.

Upon thinking this, Ling Pengqiu's expression immediately brightened. He promptly summoned a First-Tier Superior-Grade Black Iron Shield from his Storage Bag, gripped it tightly in his left hand, and held the Blazing Fire Fan in his right. He locked his Divine Sense onto the valley and slowly walked towards it.

Materials from Demon Beast that can conceal their breath are all valuable items that can be used to refine breath-concealing magical Law Artifact. These are excellent for ambushing people and are extremely valuable on the market.

at the same time.

In a secluded spot within that desolate valley, an elderly cultivator dressed in Wang Clan Daoist Robe stared intently at Ling Pengqiu outside the valley.

When he saw Ling Pengqiu walking towards the valley, the elderly cultivator from the Wang Clan frowned slightly.

"This Ling Clan family member is young, but his Qi Training Sixth Layer of Qi Refining. Judging from his actions, he must have sensed my probing earlier. I'm afraid his Divine Sense is not simple."

"How come I've never heard of this person from the Ling Clan before? The Lineage's intelligence department is rather weak."

"However, this Ling Clan cultivator's actions are not good, so we have no choice but to step in and stop him."

Distracted for a moment, he emerged from the desolate valley, used his amplification technique to shout at Ling Pengqiu, who was walking towards him.

"Fellow Daoist who has come, are you a member of the Ling Clan clan?"

"Fellow Daoist has crossed the line. This is the territory of my Wang Clan. Please leave as soon as possible and return to your own territory. We are currently in a time of Demon Beast Uprising. If you die here, my Wang Clan will be in trouble. Please do not make things difficult for my Wang Clan."

The Cultivation World is full of Secret Method for finding people. If Ling Pengqiu died in the Wang Clan's territory, the Ling Clan would surely be able to find him using these Secret Method.

That would be troublesome for the Wang Clan, as they would be unable to explain themselves even if they were in the right.

Ling Pengqiu, walking slowly towards the desolate valley, saw an elderly cultivator wearing a Wang Clan Daoist Robe emerge from within the valley, exuding an aura that Qi Training Late Stage.

The man then loudly gestured, causing the person to feel a pang of disappointment and stop walking.

"I thought I could make a fortune, but I didn't expect it to be a cultivator from the Wang family."

"Junior, I thought there were Demon Beast in that desolate valley, but I didn't expect it to be a senior from the Wang Clan. Please forgive me, senior, I will leave now." Ling Pengqiu also used Sound Amplification Technique to reply.

After saying this, Ling Pengqiu, not wanting to avoid conflict with the Qi Training Late Stage cultivator from the Wang Clan at the entrance of the desolate valley, quickly took out the yellow cloth Flying Magical Item and left the place.

However, as he rode away on his yellow cloth Flying Magical Item, a question arose in his mind.

"The Wang Clan, like my Ling Clan, is a newly established Foundation Establishment Family and has no technique for concealing one's aura."

"The Wang Clan cultivator who came out of the desolate valley, although his cultivation was stronger than mine, should not have been able to evade my Divine Sense even if he concealed his aura."

"Moreover, as soon as this person left the valley, a trace of his aura was revealed."

"It seems that there is probably a formation that isolates Divine Sense from detection, or Aura Concealment Array Formation's aura, set up inside that desolate valley."

"However, it is rather strange that such a formation is set up in a desolate valley without Spirit Vein, and that there is a Qi Training Late Stage Refining cultivator in charge of it."

The desolate valley was not far from the River Creek Mountain where he was stationed, and he knew that there were no Spirit Vein in the valley.

However, although Ling Pengqiu had doubts, he did not immediately seek confirmation, but instead left a little faster.

There must be a secret in the desolate valley.

His cultivation level was weaker than that of the Wang Clan cultivator. If the Wang Clan cultivator were to harbor murderous intent, he would not be able to withstand it.

The entrance to the desolate valley.

The Wang Clan cultivator watched Ling Pengqiu's departing figure, a complex expression on his face.

"The secret of this desolate valley probably won't be hidden for long. The clansmen who were sent to the Hundred Spirits Sect to report on this desolate valley more than ten days ago should not have arrived at the Hundred Spirits Sect yet."

"I hope that the cultivators from the Hundred Spirits Sect will not cause any further trouble during their stay here."

"If that cultivator wasn't from the Ling Clan clan, we could just kill him to silence him."

"Our Lineage is still too weak. If our Wang Clan had Foundation Establishment Cultivator in charge during this Demon Beast Uprising, we wouldn't need to worry so much. We could just kill that Ling Clan cultivator and blame it on the Demon Beast. The Ling Clan wouldn't have anything to say."

"What a pity..."

After letting out a helpless sigh, he returned to the desolate valley.