"Alright, they'd love to stay here too, so let them stay in Tianshui City. But there'll be a lot to pack when we get back to the village, so I'll be busy these next few days..."
Gu Yuan nodded, muttered something, and left.
Watching Gu Yuan's busy figure, Lin Yi pondered. He decided to talk to Yang Longxian again to see if he could ask for a batch of Blood-Red Spirit Horse to help Gu Yuan and the others get back to the village.
Since their Ancient Pool Village already has the Blood Red Horse breed, Yang Longxian would probably make an exception for him.
If one has Blood-Red Spirit Horse to ride, the round trip between Tianshui City and Ancient Pool Village will only take about ten days.
When the next group of people from Ancient Pool Village arrives, Lin Yi even considered persuading Tian Mohan to hold another Warrior Awakening Ceremony.
For Tianshui City to truly establish itself, it needs the continuous support of Ancient Pool Village. Lin Yi has already planned to break through the Hundred Wilds Mountain Range and establish a safe passage between Tianshui City and Ancient Pool Village.
Time flew by, and three days later...
In the past three days, Lin Yi successfully helped the Elder He Huan break through to become Two-star Warrior, and also used a Blue Quality Monster King bone to forge a Martial Dao Spirit Artifact, the Bone-Chasing Sword, for him.
When forging the Bone-Chasing Sword, Lin Yi not only incorporated Rainbow Will but also used Spiritual Power to simulate He Huan's True Qi, making the sword perfectly suited to He Huan.
After obtaining the Bone-Chasing Sword, He Huan often stroked and played with it on his body, his affection for it evident.
The only pity is that it will take Lin Yi at least half a month to reconstitute the Rainbow Will. After losing his Martial Dao Will, this external martial art will be flawed in his hands for a short period of time, and he will not be able to exert its maximum power.
Sometimes Lin Yi was also curious about how Kongming Mountain forged Martial Dao Spirit Artifact that were compatible with external martial arts. Could it be that they had a way to replicate the Martial Dao Will?
When the opportunity arises, Lin Yi will definitely visit Kongming Mountain to see if he can learn their Artifact Forging Method.
On the outskirts of the Hundred Wilds Mountain Range, Lin Yi rode Blood-Red Spirit Horse to deliver gifts to Gu Yuan, He Huan, and others.
Because the Yang Family doesn't have many Blood-Red Spirit Horse, the number of people returning to the village this time was reduced to only seven, and they didn't even bring the Descendant.
Of those who returned to North Sand Village, only Sha Wuhen successfully broke through to become a martial artist. In addition to He Huan and Ancient Pool Village, there were also several Militia members in Riverfresh Village and Elder Gu Yuan who successfully broke through to become martial artists.
As for Captain Gu Chenghu and Gu Man, they did not join the team returning to the village; they stayed in Tianshui City to help Lin Yi organize Militia Team.
The reason the Elder Gu Yuan led the team back to the village was threefold: first, to deliver the donated supplies; second, to report the good news and express that everything was alright; and third, to bring back another group of people to support Lin Yi.
Of course, considering the issue of carrying supplies, Lin Yi also gave the purple Witch Ring ring he obtained to the Elder Gu Yuan for storage.
After exchanging items with Wei Ruhong several times, Lin Yi bought the Witch Ring with two purple lotus seeds.
Although Wei Ruhong is still living in the Witch Ring, the ownership of the Witch Ring already belongs to Lin Yi.
As for the lotus seeds of the Netherworld Purple Lotus that Wei Ruhong purchased, they were naturally intended for his Wei Family descendant Wei Bufan.
Wei Bufan, as the only person in his Wei Family with the potential to become Mage, had not yet reached the standard for cultivating their family's Meditation Method in terms of Spirit Power. When he learned that Lin Yi possessed lotus seeds that could enhance Spirit Power without any side effects, he immediately offered to trade with him.
In Wei Ruhong's view, Lin Yi had long coveted the purple Witch Ring and would most likely not return Witch Ring to Wei Bufan in the future. Therefore, he took the purple Witch Ring and exchanged it for benefits.
The main functions of the Witch Ring are invisibility and storage, which have little effect on Lin Yi. However, if it were given to the Elder Gu Yuan, its storage function would be much more useful.
Before setting off, Gu Yuan stuffed the mountain of supplies into his Witch Ring. Seeing that the Witch Ring wasn't full, he spent half a day buying a lot more things.
In his words, since he had finally come all this way, he should buy everything he needed so he wouldn't have to make another trip later.
Gu Yuan checked the various supplies in the Witch Ring again, and then said, "Alright, Lin boy, you can stop here. We'll take care of the rest of the way ourselves."
Lin Yi nodded, watching the seven members of Gu Yuan disappear into the mountains in a cloud of dust.
With seven professional-level warriors, plus He Huan who has already broken through to become Two-star Warrior and possesses a powerful Martial Dao Spirit Artifact, it shouldn't be difficult for them to safely reach Ancient Pool Village.
However, Lin Yi did not plan to return to Tianshui City immediately.
Having finally arrived in the Hundred Wilds Mountain Range, we should do something about it.
Lin Yi took out a Tracking Talisman, activated it with his Divine Power, and the blue talisman transformed into a stream of light that led the way.
" Little Red, follow the Divine Talisman ahead, don't lose it..."
I sat down on the Blood-Red Spirit Horse and let out a neigh, then weaved through the mountains.
Inside a cave in the Hundred Wilds Mountain Range, two-star Mountain Ghoul lay comfortably among a pile of Spiritual Fruit, its legs crossed and shaking as it chewed on the Spiritual Object.
It took two bites of a rare Green Quality Spiritual Fruit, seemed to find the taste unpleasant, and then casually threw it away.
Outside the cave, its subordinate Level 7 Monster Ghost Monkey, continuously transports rare and exotic fruits and other Spiritual Object into the cave.
Since the death of the Earth-Shaking Flood Dragon, it has become the de facto second king of the Hundred Wilds Mountain Range, controlling the production of all kinds of Spiritual Object within the mountains.
In the past, only Ground-Dwelling Flood Dragon could enjoy these spiritual treasures. Even if it was a Star Monster King and Ground-Dwelling Flood Dragon's powerful assistant, it could only receive some inferior scraps of Spiritual Object.
Unexpectedly, once the Ground-Dwelling Flood Dragon died, all of these things became its possessions.
" Flood Dragon King Flood Dragon King, you died, you died wonderfully. Only now that you've died do I realize how comfortable it feels to be king. It's just a pity that there are still a few old foxes in this mountain range who don't submit to me. Oh well, after I break through to become Three Stars Monster King, I will take care of them for you."
However, at this moment, the mandrill seemed to have eaten a moldy, wicked spirit. It was furious and was about to come out of the cave to teach its underlings a lesson when it found that the outside world was unusually quiet.
It slowly walked out of the cave, and immediately showed a look of terror.
A familiar figure was seen picking up something glowing outside the cave.
As for the Ghost Monkey outside, not a single one remained.
Picking up the last Green Quality [ Monkey Fat Blood ] dropped by the Ghost Monkey, Lin Yi turned around and smiled, "Hey, you're awake. Have you eaten enough...?"
The Star Mountain Demon was so frightened that its soul almost flew out of its body. Lin Yi Yi's smile was so terrifying in its eyes, like the Death Demon King smiling at it.
Without a second thought, the Starry Mountain Demon took off running.
However, Lin Yi was faster; his figure flashed, and he caught up with it in just a few steps.
The Star Mountain Demon's fur stood on end as it tried to resist, but Lin Yi gripped its neck tightly with one hand, rendering it completely immobile.
Seemingly realizing that the creature before him was stronger than before, the Star Demon hurriedly begged for mercy, "I'm going to die! I'm going to die! Your Majesty, please don't kill me! I'm of great use to you..."
Lin Yi ignored it and squeezed it until it was unconscious.
When the Star Mountain Demon awoke again, it found itself lying in the original cave. The Spiritual Object that had been piled up inside the cave had disappeared, as if they had been robbed, and the entire cave was empty.
It doesn't matter if the Spiritual Object is gone, as long as it's still alive.
It slowly emerged from the cave, the sky darkening in the woods.
The terrifying figure was still there, roasting a piece of fat and lean elephant leg over the fire.
It rubbed its eyes and saw that the elephant leg was so familiar, it looked like the leg of the White Elephant Demon King on the west side of the mountain range.
The White Elephant Demon King was also an old Ground-Dwelling Flood Dragon. They had always been at odds, but unexpectedly, when they met again, he was roasted and eaten by this terrifying human.
However, the human didn't kill it, perhaps because he thought it would be useful.
The Starry Mountain Demon slowly approached, cautiously.
"You're awake. Sit down."
Lin Yi smeared seasoning on the fragrant elephant leg, then pointed to the grass opposite and gestured for him to sit down.
Seeing that the human really had no intention of harming him, the Starry Mountain Demon breathed a sigh of relief and obediently sat down opposite him.
Would you like something to eat?
The Star Mountain Demon didn't know what politeness meant, and swallowed hard. "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Lin Yi flicked his finger, cut off a piece of elephant leg meat, and tossed it to the Star Demon.
"I have two things to tell you now, so listen carefully."
The Star-shaped Mountain Demon, holding the elephant meat, looked like a timid schoolchild. "Your Majesty's command, I will obey."
Lin Yi nodded. The reason he kept this Star Mountain Demon in front of him was because it could speak human language and was not as bloodthirsty and violent as other Monster.
For example, when he went to find the White Elephant Demon King of the Star in the evening, he was attacked by it before he could even get close.
Therefore, Lin Yi held nothing back and directly smashed the White Elephant Demon King to death with tremendous force.
For Lin Yi, since there was no way to communicate, there was only one word: death.
"First, from now on you will be the Demon King of this Hundreds of Desolate Mountains. You need to compile a list of Monster King for me. What kind of demons are they? What are their habits? Where do they live? You need to tell me all of this."
Xingshanxiao scratched his head and listened, trying his best to understand the meaning behind Lin Yi's words.
"First, all the Spiritual Object resources in the mountains must be supplied to me from now on. You can only take 10% of them. Besides that, you must not harm humans when you control the Monster, or I will replace you."
The Star Mountain Demon, realizing the meaning of "changed," nodded hastily, "No, no, ever since Your Majesty came last time, I haven't dared to let Monster attack humans. As for the things Your Majesty ordered me to do, I guarantee I will complete them. However, after the death of the Flood Dragon King, there are still many Monster King who don't listen to me. I'm afraid I won't be able to collect the Spiritual Object resources in their mountain nests."
Lin Yi smiled. This Star Mountain Demon was quite clever; it actually knew how to use its own power to eliminate dissidents.
However, he hadn't collected enough Experience Points in the Hundreds of Desolate Mountains to break through to the Star Warrior level, so he decided to take advantage of the situation and clear out a wave of Monster.
"Eat first, and after you're done, take me to find those disobedient demon Monster King..."