The Deer Herd Hidden Within

The Deer Herd Hidden Within

In that hair's-breadth moment, the two of them saw only a massive Fireball Spell blasting toward the two wolves!

It exploded in the next instant. The scorching flames and heatwave sent even Ye Jingli flying several meters away, leaving behind an enormous crater.

The two First-Order Grade-Middle Azure Cloud Wolves were in a miserable state, their chests blasted open to reveal heaps of charred internal organs.

Then Ye Jingyong smashed down another Dharma Seal, instantly turning both beasts into a mass of flesh and blood. They were dead beyond death!

Ye Jingcheng once again controlled the Azure Flow Sword, cutting down each of the Azure Cloud Wolves that had been burned and were howling in agony.

Wolf carcasses covered the ground.

Seeing that aside from a few that had fled into the valley, all the rest had been put to death, the two of them wanted to ask Ye Jingcheng why he had a First-Order Grade-High Fireball Talisman.

Yet in the very next moment, both of them were left dumbfounded. Before their eyes appeared a fox as crimson as fire, its eyes sky-blue and brimming with savagery. Its tail was huge, like a ball of flame, and was currently held high.

"The Crimson Flame Fox has reached First-Order Grade-Middle?" Ye Jingyu was puzzled to the extreme.

If the Jade Ring Rat had grown quickly because it ate Spirit Feeding Pills, then this Crimson Flame Fox was downright absurd!

At that moment, they even felt that Ye Jingcheng could refine other spirit pills as well.

"It probably wasn't a newborn fox cub. What fox cub would be poisoned?" Ye Jingcheng gave the explanation he had long prepared.

Ye Jingyu nodded upon hearing that, though his eyes still held doubt.

After all, he had seen it that day as well.

"Sixth Brother, are you all right?" Ye Jingcheng changed the subject and looked toward Ye Jingli.

Ye Jingli naturally looked rather disheveled at the moment, still not recovered from the danger just now.

Only when Ye Jingcheng called out did Ye Jingli come to his senses.

"Thank you, Second Brother, Fourth Brother, Jingcheng!" Shame filled Ye Jingli's eyes, but there was even more gratitude.

If not for the three of them, he might have become a puddle of bloody mud by now.

"Sixth Brother, you're going to be an Artifact Crafter in the future, and the Azure Scale Snake is thick-skinned and tough. There was no need for this!" Ye Jingcheng said, pulling him up as well.

Ye Jingli brushed the dust from his body.

He continued looking at the dying Azure Scale Snake.

Of course he understood that, but he was only at Qi Training Stage 5. Taking out three hundred Contribution Points had already cost him years of savings.

How could he be willing to give up just like that?

Meanwhile, Ye Jingyu began setting up the formation again, and the sight put Ye Jingcheng greatly at ease.

After all, none of their group was particularly strong. Even though this was the outskirts of the Mount Taihang Mountain Range and the odds of encountering high-level Monster Beasts were low, only a formation could truly set their minds at ease.

Ye Jingyong began collecting the Azure Cloud Wolf corpses and cast the Waterball Spell to extinguish the flames! After all, their whole purpose in coming here was these Monster Beasts.

Azure Cloud Wolf fur could be made into spirit brushes for drawing talismans, Azure Cloud Wolf blood could be made into spirit ink for Spirit Talismans, and even their hides could serve as material for Talisman Paper.

Besides that, wolf claws and wolf teeth could both be used for artifact crafting, making them fairly valuable materials.

Even the Spirit Beast Meat could be fed to their own Spirit Beasts.

In today's battle, setting aside the two Flying Cloud Leopards, the Azure Scale Snake and Crimson Flame Fox alone had been great contributors.

As he spoke, Ye Jingyong tore off four chunks of spirit meat along with the Azure Cloud Wolves' internal organs and tossed them to the two Flying Cloud Leopards and the Crimson Flame Fox.

The Jade Ring Rat and Azure Scale Snake, on the other hand, were both injured and could not eat them.

The two Flying Cloud Leopards had long been unable to hold back. With a pounce, they seized the Spirit Beast Meat and began wolfing it down, fighting each other for every bite as if they wished they could chew off their own tongues.

Only the Crimson Flame Fox still hid behind Ye Jingcheng. Its eyes remained fixed on him. Though its little mouth kept licking, it did not move to eat.

"Little Flame, eat up!" Ye Jingcheng sensed the Crimson Flame Fox's gaze and immediately called out.

Little Flame was the name he had given the Crimson Flame Fox.

Only then did Little Flame begin eating cautiously, while its eyes continued glaring with extreme hostility into the valley.

"Sixth Brother, I still have a few Blood Tendon Pills here!" Seeing that Ye Jingli was still somewhat dejected, Ye Jingcheng took out several pills.

He then crouched down, gripped the Azure Scale Snake's Snake Head, lifted its head, and tossed several Blood Tendon Pills into its mouth.

At the same time, while the others were not paying attention, he infused it with some of the Ancient Book's spiritual radiance.

He did not dare give it too much. After all, the Azure Scale Snake was severely injured, and the Blood Tendon Pills were only meant to replenish blood and vitality.

"Jingcheng, don't waste them. The Azure Scale Snake can't be saved!" Ye Jingli shook his head, wanting to take the Blood Tendon Pills back out, only to find that Ye Jingcheng had already pushed them all into the Azure Scale Snake's mouth.

The wound where the Azure Scale Snake's tail had been severed began to scab over, and the bleeding stopped.

The Azure Scale Snake's head also began to rise slowly, though halfway up, it still seemed weak and listless.

"Sixth Brother, it can still be saved. How can a Spirit Beast be compared to an ordinary snake?" Ye Jingcheng said, and only then did Ye Jingli look over.

He found that the Azure Scale Snake truly had improved somewhat.

He hurriedly took out another two Spirit Fragrance Spirit Feeding Pills from his Storage Bag and fed them to the Azure Scale Snake before carefully putting it away.

For a moment, he treasured it beyond measure.

"Jingcheng, Sixth Brother doesn't know what to say. Don't worry—when we return this time, Sixth Brother will craft you another Dharma Artifact!" Ye Jingli declared, patting his chest.

Ye Jingcheng wanted to wave it off, but Ye Jingli gave him no chance at all.

By then, Ye Jingyong had finished sorting all the wolf carcasses.

"Fourth Brother, Sixth Brother, Jingcheng, we killed a total of five First-Order Grade-Middle Azure Cloud Wolves and twenty-three First-Order Grade-Low Azure Cloud Wolves this time!" The results were extremely gratifying! "And another ten or so should have run inside!"

"Mm. Rest for now. Besides the Azure Cloud Wolves, there should be other Spirit Beast prey inside. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many Azure Cloud Wolves!" Ye Jingyu added.

First-Order Grade-Middle Monster Beasts such as these Azure Cloud Wolves were worth around ten Spirit Stones each, while First-Order Grade-Low ones were worth around four Spirit Stones each.

That meant the Spirit Stone proceeds from killing the Azure Cloud Wolves this time came to around one hundred and fifty Spirit Stones. But if the Spirit Beast Meat needed by their own Spirit Beasts was included, its purchase price was nearly double, making the profit even higher.

Each person's share would come to around fifty Spirit Stones.

Of course, the gains within this valley were not limited to that. Otherwise, he would not have made this trip.

Within the valley, they could faintly see the injured Azure Cloud Wolves being driven back out. Behind them was a herd of Long-Eared Deer, chasing after them in a fury!

They kept butting them toward the outside.

"Fourth Brother, we've struck it rich! These Long-Eared Deer's Spirit Horns are perfect for steeping Spirit Wine, and their Deer Hide can be used to craft Soft Armor. Each one is worth more Spirit Stones than an Azure Cloud Wolf!" Ye Jingyong was instantly ecstatic!

The divine sense range of Qi Training cultivators was limited. At that moment, all four of them wished they could rush inside, kill every Long-Eared Deer, and pack them up to take home.

"Second Brother, don't be hasty. These Long-Eared Deer are troublesome too. There are First-Order Grade-Middle Monster Beasts among them as well. Although their combat power is inferior to the Azure Cloud Wolves', being rammed by them would still cause injury. Use the Fireball Spell to force the remaining Azure Cloud Wolves to fight them to the death!" Ye Jingyu suggested again! Please keep reading, please keep reading!