Frost Crows Attack

On the third day, Master Zhong's clothes were badly torn, but he still resolutely walked into the mountains.

Standing at the peak of a mountain, Master Zhong surveyed the surrounding terrain. To the left, between the continuous mountain ranges, countless miasma filled the air, so dense that it obscured the internal environment. The terrifying black miasma significantly reduced the number of wild beasts and demonic beasts in that area.

To the right, a large river flowed north to south, its rushing waters a magnificent sight.

"Hoo～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～"

He let out a long breath. According to the map, he was on the right path. If he continued at his current speed, he would reach the Kaiyang Sect in another two months.

Looking into the distance, Master Zhong leaped several times and landed at the foot of the mountain, preparing to continue heading north. However, as soon as he reached the base, Master Zhong paused.

"Huh?" Master Zhong frowned, looking at the nearby environment.

The trees were broken? The grass was flattened? Had there been a fight here before? And from the looks of it, it was quite intense.

With a hint of nervousness, Master Zhong continued forward, following the traces of the fight. Before long, Master Zhong saw a corpse.

A wolf corpse?

That Silver Wolf from yesterday? Master Zhong's heart skipped a beat. He quickly approached. At this moment, the Silver Wolf's body was covered in wounds, bloodstains looking like they were cut by sharp blades. Furthermore, its body was covered in countless frost and snow, freezing it?

Frozen?

Master Zhong looked at the sky. Although it wasn't summer now, the sun was scorching, so it was impossible for ice to form.

He examined the Silver Wolf's body for a while. When he found the knife marks left by his own broadsword, Master Zhong finally confirmed that this wolf was the Silver Wolf that had tried to eat him that day.

The Silver Wolf was dead? Killed by a stronger demonic beast? Could it be that the Silver Wolf was in heat and charged at some demonic beast it saw? As a result, it was no match, failed in its attempted rape, and was killed instead?

Thinking of this, Master Zhong's heart tightened. He cautiously looked around, confirming that there were truly no other demonic beasts nearby. Master Zhong quickly took out his small dagger and sliced at the Silver Wolf's abdomen.

Although the small dagger was small, it was much sharper than the broadsword.

Even though the Silver Wolf had thick skin, it was dead now, and its skin naturally no longer had demonic energy protecting it. Coupled with the unusual material of the small dagger, after the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Master Zhong finally managed to cut through it.

The inside was frozen solid. Master Zhong searched for a while and finally found a silver bead the size of a finger inside.

An Inner Core, the Silver Wolf's Inner Core. The most direct distinction between demonic beasts and wild beasts was the Inner Core. Demonic beasts already had Inner Cores, while wild beasts did not.

Demonic beasts absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the essence of the sun and moon, through their Inner Cores. Similarly, this Inner Core was also filled with the essence of the sun and moon. Although in the eyes of other cultivators, this small demonic wolf couldn't even perform a single spell, and its Inner Core was definitely the worst, for Master Zhong, it was a great treasure.

He carefully put it away. Master Zhong continued walking into the mountains.

"Caw～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～"

Just then, a sudden caw sounded above Master Zhong's head.

Hearing this sound, Master Zhong's heart was startled. He looked up. A crow? No, a white crow, a Frost Crow? Its wingspan reached over two meters when spread.

A Frost Crow? A demonic beast?

The Frost Crow was staring at Master Zhong at this moment, its eyes turning red, as if Master Zhong were its enemy.

Seeing this scene, Master Zhong knew something was wrong. A Frost Crow? Frost energy? This, this frozen Silver Wolf? Could it have been done by it?

"Caw～～～～～～～～"

With a cry, the Frost Crow spat a stream of white air rapidly towards Master Zhong.

Seeing the white cold air, Master Zhong instinctively dodged. The cold air sprayed onto a large tree, and in the blink of an eye, the tree was covered in frost and snow. Frozen?

Run! Run fast!

Clutching his broadsword, Master Zhong quickly fled among the large trees. This deep mountain was a desperate place, with dense forests, which also provided Master Zhong with great convenience.

Master Zhong fled quickly, while the Frost Crow seemed to pursue relentlessly. No matter where Master Zhong ran, it followed. In some open areas, it even spewed out cold air, as if trying to freeze Master Zhong to death.

Several times, if Master Zhong hadn't dodged quickly, he would have been eroded by the cold air. However, even the cold air that brushed past him made Master Zhong's arm feel somewhat numb.

This is bad, this is bad. If this continues, I'll definitely be dragged to death by the Frost Crow. He had been running for over an hour, and the Frost Crow was still in hot pursuit. Just as Master Zhong was feeling anxious,

Suddenly, another Frost Crow flew towards him. Two Frost Crows?

The two Frost Crows chased after Master Zhong.

He didn't know where his broadsword had been lost, and Master Zhong had no mind to care about that thing anymore. Run, now there was only running, but could he outrun them? Two Frost Crows, there were two Frost Crows now.

Thinking of this, Master Zhong hardened his heart. While running, he used his somewhat frozen right arm to reach into his chest and took out a black pill.

Miasma Avoidance Pill!

He popped it into his mouth, turned his body, changed direction, and rushed towards the miasma area on the right.

The Miasma Avoidance Pill was a pill that Master Zhong had commissioned many medical saints to refine together. It was also the limit of what Master Zhong could achieve with mortal means.

The Miasma Avoidance Pill could achieve immunity to a hundred miasmas, meaning it could resist many kinds of miasma. But, he didn't know if it would work in this area.

Outside, he would either be chased to death by the two Frost Crows, or possibly even more Frost Crows later, or he could come in here and take a gamble.

As he fled towards the miasma area, Master Zhong's feet also suddenly became somewhat stiff, and his shoes were already covered in a large amount of frost and snow.

"Hoo~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"

He rushed in.

"Wah~~~~~~~~~~~~~~" "Wah~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"………………

As expected, the two Frost Crows were unwilling to enter the miasma area and kept crying out outside.

Safe, is he really safe?

Master Zhong wiped the sweat from his forehead and used his true energy to expel the cold air from his arms and legs. He looked at the Frost Crows circling outside, unwilling to leave. A wave of fear washed over him. This mountain was too dangerous. If he hadn't reached the Innate Stage, he would have died long ago.

Just then, Master Zhong felt a little dizzy?

Dizzy? This Miasma Avoidance Pill isn't working?

Thinking of this, Master Zhong was startled. In panic, he quickly circulated his energy to expel the poison. In just this short time, the miasma had entered his body, and Master Zhong's arm had already slowly turned black.

Looking at his hands, Master Zhong felt even more anxious. The Frost Crows were circling outside and wouldn't leave. What should he do?

His true energy circulated rapidly, but it could only provide a certain degree of resistance. The miasma was still slowly entering his body.

However, Master Zhong discovered that although his arm felt numb, his head was only slightly dizzy, but he still had consciousness.

Consciousness?

Thinking of this, Master Zhong's eyes lit up. He quickly circulated the Red Phoenix Heavenly Scripture. As soon as the Red Phoenix Heavenly Scripture was activated, a layer of pink protective shield suddenly formed around Master Zhong. It had no ability to resist physical attacks, but it, but it forced the miasma outside?

Red Phoenix Mist? Can Red Phoenix Mist resist miasma?

Seeing this, Master Zhong was overjoyed. He quickly circulated his mental energy, attaching it to his true energy to form the Red Phoenix Mist, constantly dispelling the miasma within his body.

In a short while, all the poison in his body was gone.

Outside, the two Frost Crows refused to leave. What should he do? The Red Phoenix Heavenly Scripture was only at the first level and couldn't be circulated endlessly.

No, he had to leave quickly, traverse this miasma-filled area, cross that small hill, get out of the Frost Crows' sight, and then continue on his way.

Thinking this, Master Zhong quickly ran towards the north.

Soon, he reached the small hill. Once he crossed this hill, he could avoid the Frost Crows' sight.

While climbing the mountain, Master Zhong suddenly heard a thud.

A sound? It came from beneath the mountain he was climbing. Master Zhong narrowed his eyes, stopped, and looked carefully. Building a commercial empire over several decades had long taught Master Zhong one thing: a subtle, easily overlooked abnormality often represented a great opportunity. If seized well, it could bring immense profit, and even if there was nothing, there would be no loss.

This was a small, not-so-large hill, situated in this abrupt valley. It looked more like it was artificially created because the mountain itself was full of hard rocks, while the soil beneath the small hill had few hard stones.

Seeing this peculiar spot, Master Zhong's previous idea became even stronger. Although the Red Phoenix Heavenly Scripture couldn't last much longer, Master Zhong still searched around. Soon, in a very hidden corner, Master Zhong found a cave.

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