Return to the Monster Mountain Range

The disappearance of those three men became known the next day, but the person in charge of the Flying Transport Team never got to the bottom of it. After all, during flights, people often fell to their deaths. They had long grown used to it.

Ye Tian thought it was perfectly normal. After all, this was a cruel different world.

Two days later, the flying magical beast arrived in Terlan City, and Ye Tian and the two women ended their journey through the skies.

After arriving in Terlan City, the three bought a large quantity of daily necessities. Xiao Yi Xian and Ya Fei also purchased several fine weapons and sets of battle armor. Since they would soon be training in the Monster Mountain Range, they needed better equipment.

After making these preparations, Ye Tian and the two women found an inn and rested for two days before leaving Terlan City and heading toward the Monster Mountain Range.

For this trip, Ye Tian and the two women directly used Flying Dou Techniques, swiftly weaving through the high mountains and ridges.

"Xiao Tian, should we go back to Qingshan Town and settle accounts with Boss Yao?"

One day, while the three rested atop a high mountain, Xiao Yi Xian asked Ye Tian for his opinion.

"No need. Xiao Yan will help me deal with that old schemer, Boss Yao."

"After taking leave from his Jia Nan Academy instructor, that guy Xiao Yan asked me for another two Wind Hành Pills. He's practically the assassin I hired, so naturally he should handle this matter."

Ye Tian no longer had the interest to bother with that old schemer, Boss Yao.

"Ah! Xiao Yan asked you for more pills again?"

When the two women heard that Xiao Yan had shamelessly taken another two Top-grade Wind Hành Pills from Ye Tian, their hearts ached. At market price, those were worth tens of thousands of gold coins!

"We'll head straight into the depths of the Monster Mountain Range to train. We'll be spending a long time in the mountains."

Ye Tian's goal this time was clear: kill that Fourth-order Magical Beast, the Crimson Flame Tiger. He could not be bothered wasting time around Qingshan Town.

"Then I'll strive to break through to Da Dou Shi within this more than a year!"

After thinking it over, Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian set themselves small goals. Given their respective opportunities, they should be able to achieve them.

"That should be possible."

"But Little Xian'er's goal is too low. At the very least, you should become a Dou Ling."

Ye Tian nodded, then set a new small goal for Xiao Yi Xian.

"Dou... Dou Ling? How is that possible?"

Xiao Yi Xian's jaw dropped when Ye Tian set such a goal for her.

"Xian'er Sister, have faith in yourself. I think you can do it. You have the Calamity Poison Body!"

Ya Fei believed Xiao Yi Xian could achieve it. The little girl's method of cultivating by devouring poison was simply too unreasonable.

"I'll do my best!"

Xiao Yi Xian nodded. If she could truly reach Dou Ling during this period, that would be wonderful.

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

After eating something and resting for a while, the three continued flying.

Ye Tian, Ya Fei, and Xiao Yi Xian were now all Dou Masters. Every time they used their Flying Dou Techniques, they could maintain them for quite a while. Several days later, they arrived at the Monster Mountain Range.

"Awoo..."

"Roar, roar..."

With the arrival of humans, many magical beasts were startled and began roaring in warning at Ye Tian and the two women.

"Xian'er Sister, put on your battle armor."

"Okay, Sister Ya Fei!"

After arriving at the Monster Mountain Range, Xiao Yi Xian and Ya Fei removed their outer garments, put on their battle armor, and took out their long blades, ready for battle at any moment.

"No need to be so nervous."

"We've only entered the outer edge of the Monster Mountain Range. These magical beasts aren't strong."

Seeing the two women put on their tight battle armor, Ye Tian felt they looked remarkably valiant.

Ya Fei in particular already had a voluptuous figure. Now, clad in tight battle armor, every curve of her striking body was displayed to perfection.

When a woman looked down and could not see her toes, she was a peerless beauty in this world.

Ye Tian thought of those words at that moment. They suited Ya Fei perfectly.

"You may not be afraid, but your sister here is merely a weak woman. Of course I have to be careful."

It was Ya Fei's first time entering the Monster Mountain Range, so she could not afford to be careless.

"Sister Ya Fei, you're already a Five-star Dou Master. How are you a weak woman?"

Seeing Ya Fei's modest act, Xiao Yi Xian could not help rolling her eyes repeatedly.

"Let's go! Your sister here can't wait to experience the arduous cultivation journey in Magic Beast Mountain."

"Sister Ya Fei, you'll soon witness the true brutality of the Monster Mountain Range."

"With the two of you here, no matter how brutal it is, I won't be afraid..."

The three then ventured deeper into Magic Beast Mountain. Whenever they encountered good spirit herbs, they harvested them without hesitation.

After studying for some time, Ya Fei had learned to recognize many spirit herbs. As for Ye Tian and Xiao Yi Xian, the two could now be considered experts, able to judge a spirit herb's age and value at a glance.

Xiao Yi Xian also gathered some poisonous herbs to refine poisons and assist her cultivation.

"Xian'er Sister, doesn't it hurt?"

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian swallow poison by the mouthful, Ya Fei felt a little heartbroken.

"It doesn't hurt."

"Once I master the Poison Chapter of the Myriad Poisons Primordial True Art, I'll begin cultivating the Primordial Golden Body Chapter. Then I won't need to devour poison anymore."

Xiao Yi Xian no longer had to worry about poison reversal, so she made every effort to exploit the Calamity Poison Body's advantage of devouring poison to increase her strength.

"All right!"

Seeing the joyful expression on Xiao Yi Xian's face, Ya Fei felt there did not seem to be any problem.

"Whoosh..."

Ten days later, Xiao Yi Xian broke through directly to Five-star Dou Master after devouring a great quantity of poison.

"Xian'er Sister, that's amazing!"

Ya Fei had not expected the little girl to catch up to her so quickly. It was truly terrifying!

"For the next while, don't devour any more poison. Deal with the buildup of toxins in your body first," Ye Tian reminded Xiao Yi Xian.

"I know."

Having cultivated the divine technique of the Myriad Poisons Supreme, Xiao Yi Xian clearly understood the condition of her body.

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month passed. Ya Fei had also grown accustomed to life in the Monster Mountain Range. Every day, she fought magical beasts in life-and-death battles that were both dangerous and exhilarating. As for Ye Tian and Xiao Yi Xian, there was no need to mention them.

"Now I don't want to return to the Mite'er Family at all. I just want to stay in the mountains and cultivate bitterly with you two."

"Sister Ya Fei, that isn't realistic. We're humans. We can't live in the mountains forever."

"That's true..."

Training was dangerous, but the rewards were great. The three traveled together, so they were never lonely. Instead, their days were full of fun and excitement.

"Wow! A snow lotus? What incredible luck."

"By the looks of it, it's at least three hundred years old. This is a high-grade spirit medicine! We've struck it rich."

"The Three-pattern Green Spirit Pills, Profound Origin Pills, and Purple Cloud Pills I refined before all used snow lotus, but those were only several decades old. This is the first time I've seen a three-hundred-year snow lotus."

"Such a high-grade spirit herb must be guarded by a magical beast."

"Forget it. If we've set our eyes on it, we have to take it."

That day, Ye Tian and the two women came across a Hundred-year Snow Lotus and felt as though they had hit the jackpot.

"Roar..."

At that moment, a six-meter-long Shadow Leopard leaped out from the grass and pounced at Ye Tian and the two women.

"Sure enough, high-grade spirit herbs are always guarded by magical beasts."

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

Xiao Yi Xian and Ya Fei hurriedly swung their long blades and stepped in front of Ye Tian.

"This is a Second-order Magical Beast, a Shadow Leopard. Sister Ya Fei, this is just the right opponent for us to practice on."

Xiao Yi Xian had often entered the Monster Mountain Range to gather herbs in the past and immediately recognized the magical beast's rank.

"Good!"

"Xiao Tian, harvest the snow lotus without worry. Leave this magical beast to us."

"Whoosh..."

Ya Fei had the same thought and immediately joined forces with Xiao Yi Xian to deal with the Shadow Leopard.

"Be careful. Shadow Leopards possess Wind Attribute Power and are very fast."

Understanding the two women's intentions, Ye Tian took out a short blade and cut off the Hundred-year Snow Lotus, leaving only its roots behind. After some time, perhaps a new snow lotus would grow.

After storing the snow lotus, Ye Tian jumped to a nearby spot and watched the two women fight the Shadow Leopard while remaining alert to their surroundings.

"Roar..."

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

The Shadow Leopard was enraged by Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian's provocation. It lunged at them madly, occasionally spitting Wind Blades from its mouth.

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

"You want to compare speed? We're not afraid of you."

The two women swiftly leaped upward, dodging the Wind Blades before swinging their long blades down at the Shadow Leopard.

"Bang..."

"Awoo, awoo, awoo..."

The next moment, the women's long blades struck the Shadow Leopard's back, making it howl in pain.

"Roar..."

At that moment, the Shadow Leopard let out a savage roar and swung its enormous claws at the two women.

"Whoosh..."

Immediately afterward, Xiao Yi Xian and Ya Fei used the Carefree Dragon Step movement technique and thrust directly at the Shadow Leopard's eyes.

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

Two sounds rang out as the women's long blades pierced the Shadow Leopard's eyes at the same time, instantly blinding the magical beast.

"Awoo, awoo..."

"Crash, crash..."

After losing its sight, the Shadow Leopard ran about madly like a headless fly. For a time, dust rose into the air and stones flew everywhere, creating utter chaos.

"Ha!"

The two women then chased after it, slashing their long blades directly across the Shadow Leopard's neck.

"Awoo..."

A moment later, the Shadow Leopard collapsed and died.

"Stupid leopard, we women aren't so easy to provoke either."

Having killed a Second-order Magical Beast for the first time, Ya Fei felt immensely accomplished.

"You two were pretty ruthless!"

Ye Tian had thought the women would struggle with the Shadow Leopard for quite a while. He had not expected them to finish it within mere minutes.

"If we weren't ruthless enough, we'd be the ones lying down."

Xiao Yi Xian and Ya Fei smiled proudly, then used their long blades to dissect the Shadow Leopard and see whether it had a magical core.

"Wow! What great luck, it really has a magical core..."

After working for a while, they indeed obtained a Second-order Wind-attribute Demonic Core. The two women immediately jumped about in excitement.

Two months later, the three had advanced by leaps and bounds. Ya Fei reached the peak of Six-star Dou Master, while Xiao Yi Xian rose to the peak of Seven-star Dou Master, directly surpassing Ya Fei.

Ye Tian's cultivation had also reached the peak of Nine-star Dou Master. He could break through to Da Dou Shi at any moment.

"I'm preparing to break through to Da Dou Shi. Help guard me."

That day, Ye Tian felt the time was right and prepared to break through to Da Dou Shi.

"Aren't you going to use a Three-pattern Green Spirit Pill?"

Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian took out their respective Three-pattern Clear Spirit Pills, ready to give them to Ye Tian.

"Keep those Three-pattern Green Spirit Pills for your own breakthroughs to Da Dou Shi. I don't need them."

Ye Tian directly swallowed an enhanced Spirit Gathering Pill refined from a Third-order Wind-attribute Demonic Core, then circulated the Chaos Creation Art.

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

In an instant, Heaven and Earth Energy within a radius of several thousand meters gathered like a tide, forming an energy vortex around Ye Tian.

"This upgraded Spirit Gathering Pill really is different."

Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian stared in shock at the Heaven and Earth Energy around Ye Tian that had condensed into mist. They had known that Ye Tian refined Spirit Gathering Pills using Third-order Wind-attribute Demonic Cores, but they had never imagined the upgraded version would be this outrageous.

The two women then drew their long blades and stood guard around Ye Tian, preventing magical beasts from intruding.

"Buzz..."

As time passed, the Dou Qi within Ye Tian's body rapidly transformed. His liquid Dou Qi gradually compressed into a solid state, forming a fist-sized Golden Crystal that quietly floated in his dantian. It was also called a Dou Crystal.

Although all the liquid Dou Qi in his body had been compressed, Ye Tian felt that the Golden Dou Crystal now contained even greater power than before.

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

Immediately afterward, Ye Tian continued using the Chaos Creation Art, crazily drawing Heaven and Earth Energy from every direction into his body before compressing it again.

"Crack, crack..."

A quarter of an hour later, a piece of golden armor appeared on Ye Tian's back. Then armor emerged over his chest, arms, legs, and other parts of his body, eventually forming a complete set of golden armor.

"It worked!"

"Dou Qi Armor, the mark of a Da Dou Shi."

Seeing Ye Tian successfully break through to Da Dou Shi, Xiao Yi Xian and Ya Fei jumped about excitedly.

"Whew..."

Ye Tian stood up and felt out his new strength before throwing a punch at a rock not far ahead.

"Bang... crash..."

In an instant, his Dou Qi transformed into a massive golden fist and shattered the rock.

"Dou Qi External Release—this was something only a Da Dou Shi could accomplish."

The Two Women looked at the shattered stone ahead and exclaimed in amazement once more.

"Not bad."

Feeling the power of that punch, Ye Tian felt that his current strength was at least ten times greater than before.

"Let's go! We'll head back and celebrate you becoming a Da Dou Shi."

"Of course."

Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian walked over, took Ye Tian by the hand, and flew toward a Valley, intending to prepare a delicious feast and enjoy themselves properly.

Some time ago, the group had simply built a Wooden House in a scenic Valley. Ye Tian had also set up a Five Elements Eight Trigrams Formation around it, treating the place as their temporary home. For the past two months, the three had spent their days within a hundred-mile radius of the Valley, returning to the Wooden House to rest at night.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yan, who was training at the edge of the Monster Mountain Range far away in Qingshan Town, had also advanced to an Eight-star Dou Practitioner. He left the Monster Mountain Range, intending to rest for a few days.

"Teacher, this training in the Monster Mountain Range has really been great. Not only has my strength improved quickly, but I also obtained a Flying Dou Technique."

Xiao Yan had gained tremendously from this training in Magic Beast Mountain.

During his time training in Qingshan Town, Xiao Yan had fought with many Mercenaries. By chance, he had even discovered a cave and obtained a great opportunity.

"Of course."

"Luckily, you didn't go with Ye Tian this time. Otherwise, you would have missed out on this Flying Dou Technique."

Old Man Yao Chen chuckled. He had watched Xiao Yan's changes over this period the entire time.

"I'll return to Qinghe Village first, then investigate Boss Yao of Myriad Medicine Hall. Once I break through to Dou Master, I'll find an opportunity to deal with him."

Xiao Yan had either been fighting or on his way to fight during this period, and he was exhausted. Thus, he planned to rest for a while.

"You decide for yourself. There's enough time anyway."

Old Man Yao Chen nodded, then slipped into Xiao Yan's Ring of Holding.

This time, Xiao Yan also planned to bring back some Magic Beast meat and Spirit Herbs to distribute among the Villagers of Qinghe Village.

When he had first arrived in Qinghe Village and directly stated that he was Ye Tian's friend, those Villagers had treated him extremely well, giving him Vegetables, Rice and Flour. It had deeply moved him. Now that he had the ability, he naturally had to repay those kind Villagers.