Golden Horn Grassland: Clan Members in Peril
On the other side.
In that desolate valley within the territory of Serpent Dragon Lake.
Ling Pengyun, who had touched the Yin Yang Primordial Scripture and remotely activated the Yin Yang Primordial Qi within Yang Siling's body, raised a curious expression on his face.
"I wonder if that Yin Yang Primordial Qi helped my cousin."
Although he could remotely control the Yin Yang Primordial Qi Yin Yang Primordial Qi, he was unaware of its effects on Yang Siling.
As his thoughts returned to normal, Ling Pengyun closed his eyes and began to regulate his breathing using his internal Cultivation Method.
Early the next morning.
Wu Hong, who was also in the valley, felt extremely helpless, thinking that he had not been able to find a single Foundation Establishment Demon Beast in the past three days.
He knew that Ling Pengyun would leave Serpent Dragon Lake and return to Falling Dusk Mountain where he was stationed every winter.
Now, there are only about fifty days left until winter.
He also wanted to take advantage of the time under Ling Pengyun's protection to challenge those Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer or even Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Demon Beast one-on-one.
This would obviously be impossible if they stayed in the Serpent Dragon Lake area, where Foundation Establishment Demon Beast are scarce.
Left with no other option, Wu Yan made a suggestion.
"Uncle Peng Yun, there are far too few Foundation Establishment Demon Beast in this Serpent Dragon Lake area. How about we go to the Golden Horn Grassland to kill Demon Beast? There must be a lot of Foundation Establishment Demon Beast there."
Upon hearing this, Ling Pengyun frowned.
Golden Horn Grassland belongs to the Boundless Great Swamp and is the only place in the territory of the Hundred Spirits Sect where Demon Beast Gathering Ground.
As for the Serpent Dragon Lake area today, although there are still Demon Beast, there are no Golden Core Demon Beast guarding it. It can only be considered a "zoo" and cannot be considered Demon Beast Gathering Ground at all.
Between Serpent Dragon Lake and Golden Horn Grassland lies a vast expanse of land stretching for millions of miles.
This open space is a barren land with few Spirit Vein. There are mostly First Rank Spirit Vein, Second Rank Spirit Vein are rare, and there isn't a single Third Rank Spirit Vein.
These Spirit Vein are occupied either by powerful Rogue Cultivator or by groups of small Qi Refining Demon Beast.
As for the Demon Beast occupying the Golden Horn Grassland, they are not simple; they are a large-scale herd of Golden Horn Mad Cow.
This group of Demon Beast currently has two Golden Core stage Golden Horn Mad Cow, and numerous Foundation Establishment and Qi Training Stage Golden Horn Mad Cow under its command.
Back when the Boundless Great Swamp launched a counterattack against the Hundred Spirits Sect Sect's Serpent Dragon Lake, the Golden Horn Mad Cow Clan also attacked Serpent Dragon Lake.
Even back then, quite a few Golden Horn Mad Cow Clan Golden Horn Mad Cow Foundation Establishment and Qi Training Stage invaded Ning Province territory.
They were wiped out one by one by the counterattack teams launched by Foundation Establishment Cultivator from all over the Hundred Spirits Sect territory at that time.
Ling Pengyun considered that his Daoist partner Yan Siyi recently needed a large amount of the Foundation Establishment Realm Demon Beast flesh and blood to cook second-tier Spirit Cuisine to improve her cultivation and break through to the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer.
Staying in the Serpent Dragon Lake area won't yield much benefit, so it's better to head to the Golden Horn Grassland, which is far away but teems with Foundation Establishment Demon Beast.
With his thoughts returning to normal, Ling Pengyun then spoke as well.
"You can go to Golden Horn Grassland, but once you get there, you must listen to me and not act on your own."
"Okay," Wu Hong immediately agreed.
The two agreed that the Golden Horn Grassland was more than a million miles away, so they could set off immediately.
Ten days later.
Ling Pengyun and Wu Hong rode the Wind Shadow Peng across the Boundless Great Swamp for more than a million miles, finally approaching the vicinity of the Golden Horn Grassland.
Golden Horn Grassland is a vast grassland, spanning hundreds of thousands of miles.
It is said that there are more than 500,000 Demon Beast Demon Beast, which is about twice as many as the original Serpent Dragon Lake area.
Concerned about the large number of Demon Beast in the area, Ling Pengyun and Wu Hong also jumped off the Wind Shadow Peng and instead used stealth to venture deeper into the Golden Horn Grassland.
Meanwhile, Wind Shadow Peng remained in the sky, helping Ling Pengyun and the other to scout out the surrounding area.
The Golden Horn Grassland is indeed rich in Demon Beast resources. With the help of Wind Shadow Peng, Ling Pengyun and Wu Hong ventured into the Golden Horn Grassland for only about a hundred miles before finding a group of over a hundred Long-haired Wild Ox by a small river. Among them was a Bull Demon in the early Foundation Establishment Realm.
Although there are many Bull Demon in this group, there is only one Bull Demon Bull Demon the Foundation Establishment Realm, and it is only at the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment.
The group of Bull Demon was no match for Ling Pengyun and Wu Hong. In less than a hundred breaths, the group of Bull Demon was slaughtered.
Ling Pengyun and Wu Hong, who had been unable to kill Foundation Establishment Demon Beast for a long time, also showed joy on their faces.
"In the grasslands, where there is Water Source County, there are bound to be Demon Beast. If we follow this stream, we can find more Foundation Establishment Demon Beast more easily."
"That's better than us randomly heading in one direction into the Golden Horn Grassland to search for Foundation Establishment Demon Beast."
Ling Pengyun looked at the small river beside him and gestured to Wu Hong at the exit.
Wu Hong naturally agreed with this.
With their opinions aligned, Ling Pengyun and Wu Hong collected the corpse of the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Bull Demon and then followed the river, gradually venturing deeper into the Golden Horn Grassland.
Because Ling Pengyun and Wu Hong were both very powerful, and the area was rich in Demon Beast resources, in just half a month, Ling Pengyun and Wu Hong killed a total of ten early and mid- Foundation Establishment Demon Beast.
As for Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Demon Beast, the two had encountered them before, but dared not easily make a move against them.
Demon Beast usually have clans, and the clans of Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Demon Beast are even larger, with at least four or five hundred Qi Training Late Stage subordinates and three or four early or mid-stage Foundation Establishment Demon Beast offspring.
If this horde of Demon Beast were in the territory of Serpent Dragon Lake, Ling Pengyun and Wu Hong would naturally dare to take action directly. However, this place is the Golden Horn Grassland, where Demon Beast are numerous.
If the Demon Beast are held up for even a short while, there is a risk of attracting Demon Beast from the surrounding area.
Ling Pengyun and Wu Hong have encountered this situation several times in the past two weeks.
It was noon on this day.
Just as Ling Pengyun and Wu Hong joined forces to wipe out a group of Demon Beast with the Foundation Establishment Realm demon Demon Beast, the Ling Clan Supreme Elder Token on Ling Pengyun's waist suddenly flashed with spiritual light.
"Are your people asking for help?"
Upon seeing this, Ling Pengyun's eyes trembled.
He waved his hand, knocking the token that was flashing with spiritual light from his waist into the air. Then, he formed a hand Hand Seals and condensed a Law Seals, which he then struck at the token.
As the Law Seals was integrated, the token, which had been flashing with spiritual light, immediately calmed down and flew north on its own.
Seeing this, Wu Hong, who was standing to the side, asked in confusion.
"Uncle, what is this...?"
Ling Pengyun explained, "There are cultivators from my Ling Clan clan within a three-thousand-mile radius who have crushed their Clan Token to call for help. By relying on this token of mine, we can find the clansmen who are in danger."
"Xiao Hong, could you lend me a hand?"
Wu Hong immediately replied, "Of course."
"Thank you very much. Follow me and follow that flying token." Ling Pengyun was delighted to see Wu Hong's reply. After expressing his gratitude, he led the Wind Shadow Peng in the sky to chase after the guiding token.
Wu Hong followed closely behind.
Ling Pengyun's cultivation level reached the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer, and he had already comprehended the second-order Wind Control Technique to the Consummation Realm of Foundation Establishment. His speed was extremely fast, and his running speed was enough to travel 60,000 to 70,000 miles a day.
Although Wu Hong's cultivation level is only at the Fourth Layer Foundation Establishment, he has the Wind Spirit Root that is best at speed, and the Cultivation Method he practices is also wind attribute. He can use the Wind Control Technique to achieve twice the result with half the effort, and his speed is not weaker than Ling Pengyun's.
As for Wind Shadow Peng, Demon Beast known for its speed, there's no need to elaborate further.
The reason the two didn't ride the Wind Shadow Peng directly to provide support was also for safety reasons.
The sky is vast and boundless, and the eyesight of Demon Beast is generally quite good. If Ling Pengyun and Wu Hong dare to ride the Wind Shadow Peng here, they would probably be detected by the Demon Beast within a hundred breaths, attracting a large group of Demon Beast to attack them.
This resulted in the inability to provide support, and instead, the team itself found itself in grave danger.
Therefore, when not in combat, Wind Shadow Peng is mainly used to search for Demon Beast.
Before half an incense stick's time had passed, Ling Pengyun, Wu Hong, and Wind Shadow Peng from the horizon arrived at the place where the clansmen had crushed the Clan Token to call for help.
Like the surrounding area, this place is a grassland with no place to hide.
However, the Ling Clan clan member who requested help is not here.
However, this place seemed to have been the site of a great battle, as the ground was riddled with craters and marked with numerous sword marks.
Ling Pengyun frowned as he looked at the sword marks on the ground that still retained the Geng Metal Qi.
"Only Pengxing Clan Brother, whose cultivation level is as high as the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer, can unleash such powerful Geng Metal Qi in the clan."
"There is still a trace of Pengxing Clan Brother's aura in the surrounding area, as well as the auras of Peng Shan and Peng Lin. It seems that the three of them were the ones who requested help this time."
"But what brings Pengxing Clan Brother and the others here?"
With a thousand thoughts swirling in his mind and no clue what to do, Ling Pengyun didn't dwell on it and quickly led Wu Hong and Tianji Wind Shadow Peng in pursuit of the remaining traces of Ling Pengxing.
After traveling approximately several hundred miles, a series of booming sounds suddenly erupted a few miles ahead of Ling Pengyun and his companions. It was even visible to the naked eye that the place from which the loud noises came was filled with Sword Qi energy and swirling yellow sand.
Upon seeing this, Ling Pengyun narrowed his eyes, and two white rays of light appeared on his eyes, enhancing his eyesight.
He could see the situation at the battle site several miles away clearly.
Ling Pengxing, Ling Pengshan, Ling Penglin, and the Immortal Spirit Crane King are fighting against a group of Golden Horn Mad Cow.
The herd of Golden Horn Mad Cow numbered over six hundred, including three Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Golden Horn Mad Cow, two Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment Golden Horn Mad Cow, and one Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Golden Horn Mad Cow.
Currently, this herd of Golden Horn Mad Cow is trapped by Ling Penglin's Second Rank Low Grade "Yellow Sand Erosion Grand Array".
Countless grains of yellow sand imbued with spiritual energy swept over the bodies of the Golden Horn Mad Cow within the formation, leaving deep wounds on the bodies of those Qi Training Stage Golden Horn Mad Cow.
Even the six Golden Horn Mad Cow at the Foundation Establishment Realm dared not underestimate the "Eroding Mad Sand" conjured by the array, and they all raised their Innate Spell "Golden Spirit Heavenly Qi Shield" to resist the erosion of the yellow sand.
Ling Pengxing, whose cultivation level was as high as the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer, was also extraordinary. With a set of eighteen Second Grade Middle Rank Purple Star Flying Sword Earthly Fiend Sword Formation, he forcefully blocked the natal Life-Bound Flying Sword made of bull horn that was fired by the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Bull Demon in the formation.
The Immortal Spirit Crane King, at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer, managed to block the two Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment Bull Demon with his powerful "Feather Arrow Cyclone Qi" combination Law Technique.
Ling Pengshan, Peak Foundation Establishment Second Layer, may have a relatively weak cultivation level, but he can still rely on a pair of hammers weighing 30,000 to 40,000 jin.
In addition, the remaining three Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Golden Horned Bulls needed to expend a considerable amount of energy to withstand the countless sands conjured by the Yellow Sand Erosion Grand Array.
This allowed Ling Pengshan to barely block the attacks from the three Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Golden Horn Mad Cow within the formation.
This situation seems pretty good.
However, Ling Pengxing, Ling Pengshan, Ling Penglin, and the Immortal Spirit Crane King found it difficult to achieve anything in a short period of time.
If this drags on, the three of them, along with the Immortal Spirit Crane King, will also exhaust their spiritual power.
It might even attract hordes of Demon Beast from the surrounding area.
Seeing this scene from several miles away, Ling Pengyun frowned and called out to Wu Hong beside him.
"Xiao Hong, go all out later, don't delay."
After saying this, he activated his Wind Control Technique with all his might and rushed forward.
When they were about two miles away from the battlefield, Ling Pengyun summoned the "Azure Sea Heavy Yuan Treasure Pearl" from his Dantian.
During its flight, the pearl rapidly expanded to a size of six zhang (approximately 33 meters), and the Azure Sea Heavy Yuan Spirit Pattern appeared on its surface.
With the help of the Azure Sea Heavy Yuan Spirit Pattern, the original weight of the pearl, which was only 65,000 jin, instantly doubled to 130,000 jin.
Although this precious pearl was heavy, it was not slow at all. It transformed into a blue spiritual light and, in less than half a breath, traversed two miles and directly entered the Yellow Sand Erosion Grand Array, striking the Golden Spirit Heavenly Qi Shield, the Innate Spell of the Golden Horn Mad Cow, which was at the strongest Late-Stage Foundation Establishment.
This defensive Divine Ability power is quite strong, even stronger than the defensive light barrier created by a typical Second Rank High Grade defensive Law Artifact by 10-20%.
The Azure Sea Heavy Yuan Treasure Pearl, which contains the immense power of 130,000 jin, is even stronger. With a single strike, it blasted a huge groove into the Golden Spirit Heavenly Qi Shield.
The groove was surrounded by cracks.
Subsequently, the Azure Sea Heavy Yuan Pearl quickly moved backward, and in a short half-breath, it charged up two consecutive attacks, directly shattering the Golden Spirit Heavenly Qi Shield.