Returning Laden with Spoils!

Taishu Jing made a round of the room before finally stopping in front of the row of longbows.

Taishu Qingyang looked on and explained, "The longbows here come in 100 Jin, 500 Jin, 1,000 Jin, 3,000 Jin, 5,000 Jin, 8,000 Jin, and 10,000 Jin. Ten thousand Jin is the limit."

Taishu Jing nodded and picked them up one by one to test them. He only began to feel something with the 3,000-Jin bow, then kept trying the heavier ones. In the end, the 10,000-Jin longbow suited him best.

Seeing Taishu Jing effortlessly draw the 10,000-Jin longbow to a full moon, Taishu Qingyang could not help being astonished again.

Taishu Qingyang could also draw this 10,000-Jin longbow to a full moon, but not nearly so easily. Moreover, it was difficult for him to bring out its proper power. Only a 5,000-Jin longbow truly felt right in his hands.

"I'll take this one. It's still a little light, but it'll do," Taishu Jing said, giving the longbow a swing that whipped up a gust of wind.

Taishu Qingyang's eyes followed the longbow's movement as he fearfully backed away two steps. Taishu Jing might have swung it as if it were a toy, but if it so much as grazed someone, it would probably break two bones.

At the side, Taishu Yun chose a 9,000-Jin spear and whirled it with a fierce rush of wind.

Taishu Qingyang hurriedly stopped him and led the two out of the Weapon Chamber.

"Captain, are we ready?"

The other seven clan members had already slung their weapons over their backs, prepared to head into the mountains. Each carried two weapons: a longbow and a close-combat weapon.

"We're ready," Taishu Qingyang said with a nod.

Seeing the longbow in Taishu Jing's hand, they froze. "Ten thousand Jin... he really is a monster."

When they saw the spear in Taishu Yun's hand, they no longer felt like saying anything.

"Into the mountains!"

At the command, Taishu Qingyang led the nine of them out of the Taishu Family and toward the Cloud Dream Mountain Range.

Cloud Dream Mountain Range.

Dangerous terrain lay everywhere. Marshes and caves were countless, ferocious beasts emerged one after another, and venomous insects made their nests there. One careless step could cost a person their life.

Though this was only the outer region of the Cloud Dream Mountain Range, with no terrifying Beast Kings appearing, countless ferocious beasts still fought and slaughtered one another within it. Savage and violent by nature, they were no easy opponents even for cultivators.

Taishu Qingyang led the group along the paths they usually took and safely entered the Cloud Dream Mountain Range.

"Xiaoyun, Jing, you must not act recklessly when you encounter ferocious beasts. Understand?"

Taishu Qingyang warned them both. Danger filled every corner of this place. One misstep could draw a large number of ferocious beasts and lead to their entire force being wiped out.

"Understood, Uncle Qingyang," Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing replied solemnly, nodding.

The group ventured deeper for some distance.

"Captain, I found a Jade Tusk Elephant," Taishu Lin, who was scouting ahead, said quietly.

"A Jade Tusk Elephant? Take a closer look. Are there any of its kind nearby?" Taishu Qingyang asked cautiously.

He knew Jade Tusk Elephants were rare ferocious beasts. A pair of jade tusks was worth a great deal, but more importantly, Jade Tusk Elephants were herd beasts. A lone Jade Tusk Elephant should not normally appear.

After a while, Taishu Lin returned to them. "Captain, there's only one. None of its kind are nearby. We can kill it."

"Good. Move," Taishu Qingyang said decisively.

Everyone readied their weapons to hunt the Jade Tusk Elephant.

At that moment, Taishu Jing spoke up. "Uncle Qingyang, watch me kill it with one arrow."

Uh!

Silence fell at once.

"Ahem, Jing, can you really take down this Jade Tusk Elephant with a single arrow?" Taishu Qingyang asked.

Parting the bushes, Taishu Jing glanced at the Jade Tusk Elephant in the distance as it ate leaves from a tree, then turned back. "No problem. Leave it to me."

"Fine, I'll trust you this once," Taishu Qingyang agreed.

Taishu Jing raised the 10,000-Jin longbow in his left hand. Rather than nocking an iron arrow, he directly drew the bowstring into the shape of a full moon.

Just as Taishu Qingyang and the others were struggling to understand, White Gold blood qi surged from Taishu Jing's body and condensed into an arrow upon the longbow.

"Blood Qi Condensing Weapon!"

Taishu Qingyang and the others stared at the scene in shock. His blood qi was simply too abundant!

A White Gold Rune quietly emerged and merged into the arrow. In an instant, a razor-sharp aura rose from it, as though it could pierce through Divine Iron.

Taishu Qingyang and the others did not see the rune. Even if he had seen it, he would not have understood the meaning it represented.

The arrowhead gleamed with a chilling edge, aimed directly at the distant Jade Tusk Elephant. The arrow was poised to fly.

Bang!

The bowstring snapped back. The White Gold blood qi arrow streaked through the air like a meteor, its whistle shaking leaves from the trees.

Pfft!

Aang!

The sound of the arrow piercing flesh came together with the Jade Tusk Elephant's cry. The outcome was obvious.

The Jade Tusk Elephant's neck had been pierced through. It swiftly breathed its last, and its enormous body crashed to the ground, making the earth tremble.

"Job done."

Taishu Jing lowered his longbow and snapped his fingers. He had said he would kill it with one arrow, and he had done exactly that. He never went back on his word.

"Nice one, Jing." Taishu Yun gave him a thumbs-up.

"Easy." Taishu Jing blinked.

Seeing the other clan members standing there in a daze, Taishu Qingyang shot them a glare. "What are you staring at? Get to work."

The group came back to their senses and worked together to process the Jade Tusk Elephant.

For Taishu Qingyang and the others, what followed was a pleasant time of simply tagging along. Whenever they found a ferocious beast, the brothers Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing swiftly dealt with it.

Usually, Taishu Jing would fire one arrow. If that was not enough, Taishu Yun would add one thrust of his spear. The process was simple and efficient, without the slightest difficulty.

In half a day, they hunted seven ferocious beasts. Besides the Jade Tusk Elephant, there were a Horned Python, Dragon Horn Rhinoceros, Two-Headed Fire Wolf, Purple Scaled Horse, Tusked Giant Boar, Red-Footed Beast, and Black Iron Eagle.

Ordinarily, hunting so many ferocious beasts would have taken an entire day. It was all thanks to the brothers Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing.

Taishu Qingyang reckoned they had enough. "We'll end this hunt here. We can take these spoils and head back."

"Wait, Uncle Qingyang. How could this little be enough? My brother and I will get a few more. We'll be quick," Taishu Jing said, then darted into the forest with Taishu Yun and vanished from sight.

"Hey, wait..." Taishu Qingyang opened his mouth, but before he could finish, he could only shake his head helplessly.

"Captain, it's fine. You know their strength."

"Exactly. This has been the easiest hunt we've ever had, all thanks to those two little monsters."

"..."

Taishu Lin and the others laughed as they chatted, their voices full of admiration. The brothers' performance over the past half-day had thoroughly won them over.

Seeing these clan members convinced, Taishu Qingyang smiled. Was he any different?

No matter who saw Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing's performance, they probably would not be able to stay calm. Hunting ferocious beasts had been like child's play to them.

Although this was the outer region of the Cloud Dream Mountain Range, and its ferocious beasts were not absurdly strong, even Beast King cubs likely could not compare to the two brothers. After all, both had reached the limit of the Blood Bone Realm and possessed the immense strength of 108,000 Jin.

Half an hour later.

Thud! Thud!

The forest shook, and leaves trembled loose from the trees.

"Stay alert!"

Taishu Qingyang and the others immediately prepared for battle, and the atmosphere abruptly turned grim and murderous.

The rumbling grew louder and louder. This meant something enormous was approaching. Everyone stared intently in one direction, as though something terrifying was about to leap out.

"I'm back!"

A familiar voice rang out. Several ferocious beasts appeared before them, stacked in a human tower, while beneath them stood Taishu Jing's small figure, proud and upright.

"Jing, are you all right?" Taishu Qingyang and the others lowered their weapons.

Bang!

He flung the beast corpses onto the ground, cracking the earth.

The group's eyes widened at the sight of these ferocious beasts.

"This is a Dragon Python. It has a trace of True Dragon bloodline!"

"And a Kui Ox. It should be mixed-blood."

"A Sky-Piercing Ape, a descendant of Zhu Yan, a Flood Dragon Crocodile, and a Unicorn Dragon Horse—they're all ferocious beasts with extraordinary bloodlines!"

These ferocious beasts all carried traces of ancient ferocious beast bloodlines. In the outer region of the Cloud Dream Mountain Range, they counted as relatively powerful. Even ordinary Spirit Vein Realm cultivators might not be able to hunt them.

Yet Taishu Jing had returned carrying these beast corpses on his back, showing that his strength exceeded everyone's imagination.

Taishu Jing carried the longbow on his back. His clothes were somewhat tattered and stained with Beast Blood, clearly showing that he had gone through a fight. He looked at them. "My brother isn't back yet?"

"I'm here!"

Taishu Yun emerged from another direction. Like Taishu Jing, his clothes had been torn to shreds and stained with Beast Blood. He held a vine in his hand and dragged out a pile of ferocious beast corpses.

"Heavens!"

"A Dragon Horn Elephant, a White Jade Lion, a Tiger Flood Dragon, and this Suan Ni—this one should be mixed-blood too. They're too powerful!"

Looking at the ferocious beasts at Taishu Jing's feet, Taishu Yun smiled. "Jing, you made quite a haul."

"Not bad. You didn't do too badly either, Brother."

"Now that Xiaoyun and Jing are both back, we'll head home," Taishu Qingyang said. He felt that today was the happiest day of his life.

After tying up the beast corpses, Taishu Jing copied Taishu Yun and dragged a pile of ferocious beasts back. Everyone else carried one beast on their backs.

With such a bountiful harvest, laughter and cheerful voices filled the road home.