Sonic Wave Skill

"Awooo!"

Shi Yi had just sealed the cave entrance when he heard a long, drawn-out wolf howl.

This sound was somewhat different from the one he had heard from the Silver Giant Wolf at the beginning.

Within it, he could sense a trace of wariness.

"Have people from the Divine Constable Bureau arrived?"

The thought surfaced in Shi Yi's mind.

He then took out his pocket watch and checked the time.

"Fifty minutes. That's not far off from what that man from the Divine Constable Bureau said."

"Looks like I won't need to return to Blue Star later. I can just come out from the waterfall side!"

Shi Yi thought to himself.

Shuttling had a cooldown. His sudden disappearance and appearance both carried the risk of exposure, so if he could avoid using it, he would.

"I should head back to the waterfall first and handle that cave entrance as well, so no one finds it."

Shi Yi's heart stirred, and he immediately set off back.

When he reached the spot with the stalactites, Shi Yi used the last remaining Anchor Point on his panel.

This was his fourth Anchor Point. He had used one by the Dan River before, but because of the Buddhist treasure, he had retrieved the Anchor Point before taking the treasure and leaving!

It had remained unused ever since.

Now that there were Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures like these stalactites, he naturally had to leave an Anchor Point here. The next time he wanted the water dripping from the stalactites, he could come straight here.

Same-World Shuttle only had a fifteen-minute cooldown.

He merely needed to wait a little while.

Handling the exit by the waterfall was much simpler, since the cave opening was smaller and easier to conceal.

While dealing with it, Shi Yi deliberately left a ventilation opening as well, lest the air inside become too sealed off and endanger him when he entered again in the future.

The reason he had been able to explore with peace of mind earlier was also because cold wind had blown through the cave. Though it was cold, it proved that the entrance was ventilated, and he would not suffocate inside due to a lack of air.

"Wretched beast, where do you think you're running? Die!"

A stern shout rang through the mountains.

It was followed by a miserable wolf howl.

"They've taken down the Silver Wolf Spirit already!"

"That Silver Wolf Spirit seemed pretty strong, and it was quite fast too. I didn't expect it still wouldn't be a match for those people from the Divine Constable Bureau."

Hearing that voice, Shi Yi was not frightened. Instead, he felt much more at ease.

At a time like this, the reinforcements could only be people from the Divine Constable Bureau and the yamen.

Shi Yi had not emerged earlier not only because he was dealing with the cave entrance, but also because of the Silver Wolf Spirit.

He had been worried that the Divine Constable Bureau's people might fail to subdue the Silver Wolf Spirit, allowing it to escape and run into him.

It seemed he had worried for nothing!

"The Silver Wolf Spirit has been captured. Everyone still on Mount Jiuhua, come down the mountain!"

The earlier voice rang out again, extremely loud.

Shi Yi could tell that the speaker was very far away, yet he could still hear every word clearly.

"Could this be some special Sonic Wave Skill?"

Shi Yi muttered to himself.

His hearing was excellent. If someone fought the Silver Wolf Spirit near him, he would be able to hear some of the commotion. If they were closer still, he might even see traces of the battle.

"Since it's safe now, I should head down first."

"I hope Zhao Cheng is safe and sound too."

Shi Yi took a deep breath and stepped out from the waterfall.

His entire body was soaked through again, and the bone-piercing chill washed over him once more.

Fortunately, the warm current within him was flowing, dispersing that bitter cold.

The effects of the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures had not disappointed him.

He had yet to fully refine the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures he had consumed.

"It looks like the time for me to break through to the Flesh and Blood Realm as a Martial Scholar will be brought forward again!"

Shi Yi thought silently.

Originally, with normal cultivation, he would need more than two months to complete his Blood Essence Realm accumulation. After several senior brothers gave him medicinal formulas and he brewed medicine to assist his cultivation, that time had become a little over forty days.

Now it could be accelerated further. As for the exact amount of time, he would only know after cultivating.

Since he was following a route he had already taken before, Shi Yi knew the way down the mountain clearly. Moreover, his stamina remained in good condition, so he descended quite quickly.

As he neared the foot of the mountain, he saw a large crowd gathered below.

The most conspicuous among them was the Silver Giant Wolf. Yet it was no longer majestic and imposing; it lay on the ground with blood staining its abdomen, its fate unknown.

Shi Yi quickened his pace and soon reached the crowd.

"Junior Brother, you're all right too! That's wonderful!"

At that moment, a figure covered head to toe in black mud ran out from the crowd toward him.

"Senior Brother, if you hadn't spoken, I wouldn't even have recognized you. Were you hiding in the mud?"

When Shi Yi saw the figure rushing over, he instinctively dodged aside. Only after the figure spoke did he recognize who it was.

Clearly, Zhao Cheng had used mud to mask his scent. Seeing that he was covered in sludge from head to toe, he must have hidden in it to evade the Silver Giant Wolf's pursuit.

"Alas, I had no choice!"

Zhao Cheng gave a bitter smile.

To stay alive, he could only make himself look this miserable!

At least he was still alive.

Seeing Shi Yi soaked from head to toe, he also guessed how Shi Yi had evaded the Silver Giant Wolf's tracking.

He had considered places with water, such as the waterfall, but ultimately abandoned them all because he felt they were not as safe as the mud!

Shi Yi looked toward the others. Not one of the figures who had fled down the mountain earlier was present. Of the five people remaining who, like him, had hidden on the mountain, two were nowhere to be seen, while the other three were here.

That man from the Divine Constable Bureau, Zhao Cheng, Jiao Darong of the Five Tigers Gang, and himself.

If no one else came down shortly, then of the more than twenty people in their investigation party, only the four of them would have survived!

The casualty rate was rather high.

"Everyone still on Mount Jiuhua, come down the mountain. We will leave after waiting another quarter of an hour."

The leader from the Divine Constable Bureau spoke again. His voice was like thunder, rolling and booming as it resounded in everyone's ears.

Shi Yi could not help looking at him. This was the voice he had heard earlier.

The voice had carried from the foot of the mountain all the way up the mountain. Its range was even greater than Shi Yi had imagined.

If he were holding a loudspeaker from Blue Star, he could achieve something like this.

Of course, if it were a specialized or military loudspeaker, it could carry even farther!

Yet this man had achieved it with his body alone. That was truly impressive.

Shi Yi had not been at the summit earlier, so anyone hiding up there might have heard it later than he did.

Time trickled away. When it was about time, the group stopped waiting.

Under the arrangements of the Divine Constable Bureau's leader, everyone returned to Anyuan Town together.

Several people also carried the Silver Giant Wolf back together.

"In the future, I need to make more preparations before going out. Otherwise, who knows what kind of danger I might encounter?"

As Shi Yi followed them away, he thought silently.

Today's mission had seemed low-risk, merely assisting in the search for the Buddhist treasure, yet so many people had still died.

Though it had been an accident, it made Shi Yi understand even more clearly that only strength was what truly mattered.

For the weak, an accident meant death. For the strong, an accident meant an opportunity.

The fundamental difference between the two was strength.

"After I return, I need to cultivate properly and break through to the Flesh and Blood Realm as a Martial Scholar as soon as possible."

Shi Yi set a small goal for himself: advance to the Flesh and Blood Realm as a Martial Scholar.