After the team left Fangshi, they walked along the southwest road for less than half an hour before turning onto a narrower dirt road.
Li Yuan walked in front of Fourth Team, followed by five people.
Before setting off, we bumped our heads once and recognized each other.
Walking in the front and closest to Li Yuan were old men named Song Tiezhu, Qi Refining, Fourth Layer, and Guard Squad. They had thick arms and broad shoulders, didn't talk much, and walked very heavily.
Next to him are Han Xiaoyi, Qi Refining, Fourth Layer, and Guard Squad. They are not tall and stagger when walking.
Then there are Tian Qi, the mine guard, and Qi Refining, Fourth Layer's cultivation.
The last two are Qi Refining Third Level.
Xu Qing, Spirit Field District came from Spirit Farmer, but it was not Spirit Field near Qinghe Market, but Spirit Farmer from Spirit Field near the Wang Family.
The last apprentices named Zhao An and Artifact Refining Hall were transferred, and the tool bags on their waists jingled when they walked.
Uncle Qu asked each team leader to receive the storage bag before the team set off.
The storage bag is not your own, you have to return it after use, and the capacity is not large, about three square meters. The main reason is that the journey is far away, Demon Beast's body cannot be dragged away, and the materials need to be collected in time.
Li Yuan tied the storage bag around his waist, and when he put his fingers on it, Panel flashed, and it was prompted that items other than his own could not be equipped, the same as last time.
During the march, several people gradually started talking more and more.
Han Xiaoyi took half a stick of incense before he opened his mouth. His voice was not loud, but his tone was a little oily.
"Tian Qi, right? How's it going in your mining area? I heard that Demon Beast appeared in Mine Cave a while ago?"
"Mine Cave has never met Demon Beast over there. It's mainly because he is tired from mining and his hands are full of calluses."
"Aren't you the guard of Mine Cave? Why are you still mining?"
Han Xiaoyi asked in surprise, and then heard Tian Qi's annoyed reply.
"When there is trouble, I am a guard. When there is nothing, I have to help dig."
"Law Technique is not easy to use for mining. It is not precise enough and can easily cause landslides."
Tian Qi spread out a hand to show to Han Xiaoyi next to him. The surface of his palm was as rough as tree bark.
Zhao An was walking at the back, and the things in the tool bag were clinking. He didn't find it annoying himself, and occasionally came up to ask this or that.
"Captain Li, how far will we go this time?"
"About a hundred miles." Li Yuan didn't look back.
Zhao An opened his mouth and muttered something in a low voice: Far is really far.
After walking for about two hours, Uncle Qu made a gesture in front, and the entire team slowed down.
The brigade opened a distance, and the six squads dispersed into a fan shape and pushed forward along several parallel routes. Uncle Qu led three Wang Family monks to the front and center to provide support.
Li Yuan leads the team to the outermost line.
Before departure, Li Yuan made adjustments, removed Green Spirit Talisman Brush, and equipped Fire Escape Technique.
After the team dispersed, Li Yuan urged Fire Escape Technique under his feet while walking.
It's not a full exertion, it's just a gentle movement of spiritual power to the soles of the feet, and a very faint light of fire glows under the feet. Each step is half a foot farther than the normal stride. It's not fast or eye-catching, but it is indeed consuming spiritual power and accumulating mileage.
After walking for a while, Spirit Detection Disk caught a Spiritual Qi wave thirty feet ahead and to the left.
"There is something." Li Yuan lowered his voice.
Six people slowed down at the same time.
A gray-brown Iron-Spine Hyena emerged from behind the bushes. It was quite large, nearly three feet tall at the shoulders, and the fangs around its mouth were stained with blood.
First-Order Mid-Grade.
Li Yuan's feet exploded, Fire Escape Technique pushed forward with all his strength, and his body instantly rushed forward three feet, and Fireball Technique in his left hand had already condensed in the palm of his hand.
As soon as the hyena raised its head, Fireball had already smashed into it.
Bang.
The red fire exploded on the hyena's flank, a piece of scales turned up, and dark red blood rushed out. The hyena screamed and retreated, but before it could stand still, Li Yuan had already lost its grip on the second Fire Arrow.
sneer.
The line of fire penetrated the hyena's throat.
Less than ten breaths before and after.
When several people behind him caught up, the hyena was already lying on the ground motionless.
Han Xiaoyi stopped two steps away, opened his mouth, looked at the hyena on the ground, and then at Li Yuan.
"This is... too fast."
Song Tiezhu walked forward, squatted down and looked at the hyena's wounds, showing a hint of surprise.
Li Yuan squatted down and started to disassemble Demon Beast. Fortunately, he learned a lot from He Shou, and he knew most of the disassembly methods of Demon Beast.
The hides and bones are worth Spirit Stone. Put them in the storage bag after dismantling them.
I couldn't take the remaining minced meat with me, so I left it where it was.
Several people continued to walk forward, Han Xiaoyi followed behind Li Yuan, and the corners of their mouths couldn't help but turn up.
Pushing forward for more than two miles, we encountered another horned lizard. It was a low-level lizard. It was lying in a crevice in the rocks to bask in the sun, and was pierced through the head by a fire arrow from Li Yuan.
Song Tiezhu took the initiative to help dismantle it this time, and his movements were very agile.
"There's nothing good about this end, the horn is too small." Song Tiezhu broke off the short horn of Horned Lizard, looked at it, and put it aside.
"Keep it, it's better than nothing." Li Yuan put the materials into the storage bag.
According to previous information, Demon Beast began to appear about twenty miles away from Loose Cultivator Market, and now it seems that this is indeed the case.
The further you go, the more frequent the Spiritual Qi fluctuations on Spirit Detection Disk appear.
It's just that the quantity is not as large as expected.
Demon Beast also needs to eat, so there won't be Demon Beast all over the mountains and plains, but Demon Beast is distributed in a wide range, and if the Rogue Cultivator inside wants to come out, you will definitely encounter several of them.
But the proportion of First-Order Mid-Grade is obviously higher.
When I was patrolling near Fangshi, most of the people I encountered were Low-grade First-Order. Occasionally, a medium-grade one would be considered a big one. Now after walking about five miles, out of the five Demon Beast I encountered, there were three medium-grade ones.
The traveling route is not a straight line, but a curve, which is convenient for cleaning more Demon Beast.
At the same time, Uncle Qu has led three kings Lineage far ahead, responsible for cleaning Demon Beast in a large area.
The team continues to advance.
Li Yuan urged Fire Escape Technique every once in a while. There was a flash of fire under his feet, and he jumped forward a few feet before returning to normal pace.
There is no need to exert all your strength, as long as the spiritual power really takes the path of Fire Escape Technique, the progress will increase.
Several people at Fourth Team also slowly relaxed.
Li Yuan took action too quickly. Almost all the Demon Beast he encountered were dealt with by himself, and the others didn't even have time to stretch out their hands.
When Han Xiaoyi walked to the third end and Demon Beast was solved, he simply put his hands behind his back and walked as briskly as if he were going shopping.
"It's much more comfortable to follow Captain Li out than to squat in Guard Squad Station."
Tian Qi also laughed.
"If I had known it was so easy, why should I be nervous?"
Song Tiezhu didn't speak, but his eyes continued to scan all directions, neither too fast nor too slowly.
In the afternoon, the team rested briefly beside a dry creek.
Li Yuan was squatting by the creek to check Spirit Detection Disk, when the sound of footsteps came from a side road ahead.
More than one person.
Li Yuan raised his head and saw a group of people walking out of the bushes in front.
Most of the six people were covered in blood, and their clothes were torn in many places. The person in the front was supporting a lame companion, and the two people on the other side were holding a simple stretcher, with a person lying on it, his face covered with cloth.
One died.
When the team saw Li Yuan, the leader came over and was from the previous big team.
He was in his thirties, with his left arm hanging on his chest with a cloth strip. The blood stains on his face were half dried, and there was a crack at the corner of his mouth.
Li Yuan stood up. "What's wrong with you?"
The man took a breath and glanced in the direction of the stretcher.
"I met a First-Tier Superior-Grade."
Li Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly.
"What kind?"
"Great Rock Python." The man moved his hanging arm and bared his lower teeth. "That beast came out of nowhere. We were able to fight back seven against one, but Old Zhao didn't dodge, and half of his ribs were broken by its tail. When he was lifted out, he couldn't survive."
He paused here and lowered his tone.
Li Yuan did not answer the call, waiting for him to continue.
The man took a breath and said again.
"Also, another team we met said they encountered a Demon Beast that can attack the soul."
"Attack the soul?" Han Xiaoyi came over.
"Yes." The man nodded. "I don't know what species it is. I heard that someone was barked by it and immediately got a splitting headache. It has not recovered yet."
"But it's okay. That person is just Qi Refining Third Level. He shouldn't do much damage, but it's just hard to guard against."
Li Yuan looked at the wounded in that team, and then at the body covered with cloth on the stretcher.
"What are your plans?"
"Stop here for now. It's not easy to explore further now, and it's not possible to leave the wounded where they are." The man raised his chin towards the people behind him.
Li Yuan nodded, did not stay any longer, and called his people to continue on their way.
After leaving that team, Han Xiaoyi's pace slowed down by half a beat, and the previous relaxed energy was obviously weakened.
"First-Tier Superior-Grade..." he muttered.
"Don't think about useless things." Song Tiezhu patted him from behind. "Let's talk about it when we meet."
The team continued to push forward.
After walking another three or four miles, Spirit Detection Disk captured a solid Spiritual Qi wave.
"Twenty feet ahead, a medium-grade one." Li Yuan lowered his voice.
The six people dispersed.
Behind the short slope in front, a dark blue Stone-Armor Turtle is huddled next to a large rock. Its back is covered with moss, its limbs are thick, its head is half shrunk, and only two muddy yellow eyes are exposed.
Stone-Armor Turtle has a slow temper but a hard shell.
The soles of Li Yuan's feet exploded with flames, Fire Escape Technique urged, and the whole person instantly rushed to Five Zhang on the side of Stone-Armor Turtle, and Fireball was already pressed into the palm of his hand.
Bang!
Fireball hit the ground next to Stone-Armor Turtle's head, causing gravel to fly.
Li Yuan is intentionally biased.
Stone-Armor Turtle was shocked by the explosion, his head suddenly stretched out, and he hissed in the direction of the source of the sound.
The moment its head popped out, Li Yuan and the second Fire Arrow had arrived.
sneer.
The line of fire penetrated into the gap between Stone-Armor Turtle's neck and shell, and penetrated deeply.
Stone-Armor Turtle His whole body stiffened suddenly, his limbs kicked a few times, and his heavy body tilted to one side.
Song Tiezhu rushed forward and slashed Stone-Armor Turtle's turned-out belly armor with a broad knife. He slashed twice and dark blood poured out.
Han Xiaoyi made two cuts from the other side. Stone-Armor Turtle twitched a few times and became completely motionless.
It took a lot of time to disassemble Stone-Armor Turtle.
The shell armor is so hard that you need to use a Spiritual Qi Infusion knife to split it.
Zhao An is the descendant of the Artifact Refining Hall. The method of dismantling materials is much more meticulous than others, and Monster Material is released into different categories.
Li Yuan Put the valuable shells and bones into the storage bag.
When Zhao An was pulling Stone-Armor Turtle's stomach bag, the movement suddenly stopped.
"Captain Li, look at this."
Li Yuan walked over and squatted down.
Zhao An used a thin iron stick to open the opening of Stone-Armor Turtle's stomach bag. In addition to semi-digested silt and gravel, there was also a group of dark red stuff inside.
Li Yuan reached out and picked out the mass and placed it on a clean stone next to it.
Half Medicinal Pill.
It is almost identical to what was found in the stomach of the hyena near Mine Cave last time. The outer layer of the medicine was corroded by gastric juice, revealing the dark red medicine core inside, with a very faint medicinal fragrance remaining.
Several people nearby also came over.
Song Tiezhu knelt down and took a look, frowning slightly.
"Medicinal Pill? How could Demon Beast of First-Order eat Medicinal Pill."
Li Yuan did not answer, so he wrapped the half Medicinal Pill in cloth and put it into his sleeve.
"Go back and report it, don't make any noise first."
Several people nodded.
After the dismantling was completed, the team found a leeward stone wall to rest.
Uncle Qu led the main force deeper, and there was no trace of other teams nearby. The sky was already turning west, so there was little point in going further.
Several people separately ate some dry food and the Monster Meat they brought with them, and each found a place to rest.
Li Yuan found a place under the stone wall and sat cross-legged, closing his eyes and running Micro-Origin Meridian Guiding Art.
An hour later, Li Yuan slowly finished his work.
Three new fine veins were rubbed open. Although the spiritual power carried by each one was extremely weak, after integrating into the whole Spirit Power Circuit, one could feel that the spiritual power flow became smoother.
Li Yuan Opened his eyes and felt the condition of the meridians in his body.
Hundred Meridians Origin Return Art has practiced till now, and most of the main meridians and thick branch meridians have been opened. Micro-Origin Meridian Guiding Art Those thin meridians that have been opened are also being connected to the circuit one by one.
What is really left are those hair-like terminal micro-veins. These micro-veins are spread all over the body and are extremely numerous, but each one is very thin and short, making it very easy to get through.
According to the current speed, after Micro-Origin Meridian Guiding Art reaches Mastery, with the foundation that Hundred Meridians Origin Return Art has sorted out, it is estimated that all meridians can be opened before Minor Accomplishment.
Micro-Origin Meridian Guiding Art After all the meridians have been opened, the focus of subsequent practice is no longer to open up new paths, but to strengthen each existing meridians so that spiritual power can flow faster and more steadily.
Panel appears.
[Micro-Origin Meridian Guiding Art: Proficiency(89/400)]
[Fire Escape Technique permanent progress: 23/50]
Li Yuan put away Panel, leaned against the stone wall and closed his eyes to rest.
Occasionally, one or two low roars of unknown beasts could be heard in the distance, but they were quickly covered up by the sound of wind.