Hunting Outside the City

After much deliberation, Lin Xiao finally decided to stay.

He chose a cave abode with an inner and outer room; it wasn't large, but it was enough for the three of them to make do.

Twenty Spirit Stone per night, equivalent to five Spirit Stone per person, and Yuan Qing brought his own money.

With about ten days left before the official start of the Talisman Master Assembly, Lin Xiao rented a room for fifteen days and paid three hundred Spirit Stone.

After entering the inner and outer cave abode they had rented, Lin Xiao first set up a protective barrier at the entrance before speaking to Yuan Qing:

"Fellow Daoist Yuan, for the time being, you can stay in the outer room, and Fuzi and I will stay in the inner room. What do you think?"

Yuan Qing was touched, thinking that they had taken him in to live with them because they were afraid he would be alone and in danger. As for whether he would stay in the inner or outer room, such a small matter was easily arranged, so of course he wouldn't refuse.

During this time, Yuan Qing's body has recovered a lot. Although he is still a little weak, he can go out normally and use some Spiritual Power without any problem. He can also start cultivating.

Lin Xiao guessed that he might be going to visit his close fellow disciples soon, and after thinking for a moment, Lin Xiao took something out of his private treasury and handed it to him, saying:

"Seeing that your clothes are now bare, I'll lend you this waist pendant."

The clothes Yuan Qing was wearing before were no longer wearable, not to mention any accessories; they had all been lost during the chase.

He was being chased so suddenly that he hadn't prepared any of these things in his Storage Bag, so Lin Xiao and the others bought him his clothes outside.

Yuan Qing took the leaf-shaped waist pendant that Lin Xiao handed him. Seeing that it was just an ordinary accessory and did not seem to be a valuable item, he assumed that Lin Xiao did not want him to look too shabby when he went out, so he gladly accepted it.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Lin."

Jiang Youfu saw the Peach Leaf Pendant in his hand and subconsciously touched the one in his own pocket.

He glanced furtively at Yuan Qing, and seeing that he didn't seem to have realized the use of the Peach Leaf Pendant, he spoke with some concern:

"Fellow Daoist Yuan, you must wear this Peach Leaf Pendant carefully so you don't lose it. It matches your outfit perfectly; if you lose it, it'll be gone forever."

Whether Yuan Qing understood the true meaning behind the words or not, he simply smiled slightly at Jiang Youfu:

"Alright, Fellow Daoist Jiang, rest assured, I will definitely take good care of this Peach Leaf Pendant."

After saying that, he lowered his head and carefully tied the Peach Leaf Pendant around his waist.

After tidying up in the cave abode, Lin Xiao stood up and said to Yuan Qing:

"Fellow Daoist Yuan, we're planning to go for a stroll outside the city later. What about you?"

Lin Xiao had been thinking about the small advertisements for buying and selling Demon Beast that he had seen on Seven Stars Street in Yuanling City. Now that he had arrived in Banxiang City without any unexpected incidents, and there was still some time before the Talisman Master Assembly, he thought he could go out and hunt some wild monsters.

However, Yuan Qing's physical condition was clearly not suitable for him to go with them, so Lin Xiao implied that he wasn't going to be taken along.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Qing nodded and said:

"Thank you for your concern, fellow Daoist. Rest assured, I will only wander around the area and will not go far."

"Alright, we have plenty of time here, so we can discuss your matter at our own pace. Don't rush."

As they spoke, Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu had already reached the door.

We're heading out now. Be careful if you go out.

After watching them leave, Yuan Qing wandered around the cave abode for a while, then meditated for a bit. Feeling his meridians were blocked, he lost the will to continue meditating. After thinking for a moment, he left the cave abode.

Xu Juan's name was among the Qi Refining Stage cultivators who had been assigned by the sect to Banxiang City.

He estimated that he should have arrived by now, Yuan Qing planned to go out and inquire about the current situation in Banxiang City.

After Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu left the city, they joined other hunting teams and headed to areas where common low-level Demon Beast frequently appeared.

At this moment, Lin Xiao suddenly heard the long-lost system notification sound in his mind:

[Ding--Congratulations, host, on activating the sect construction task: aquaculture construction (1): An excellent sect naturally needs a breeding site. Please construct a breeding site for the sect's aquaculture development.]

[Ding--Congratulations, host, on starting the sect construction task: Breeding Construction (2): An excellent sect naturally needs breeding grounds, and these breeding grounds naturally need various Demon Beast to be tamed and bred. Please capture at least five of each of the five types of Demon Beast and tame and bred them. (Friendly reminder: The private vault's live animal storage area will be open to the host, allowing the host to store Demon Beast that the system determines are tamable and bred, regardless of Demon Beast level.)]

Perhaps because it had been holding back for too long, the system suddenly popped up two tasks.

This gave Lin Xiao hadn't done a mission in a long time, a sense of familiarity.

However, building a breeding facility...

He's far away in the Immortal Cultivation Realm right now, what a joke!

That means I can only try to complete the second task.

Moreover, although live ones fetch a higher price, they are difficult to carry. He had originally planned that if he encountered too many Demon Beast at once, he would have to kill most of them.

Surprisingly, the system thoughtfully removed the restriction from the previous storage area that could only hold living beings that had not yet developed sentience.

Doesn't this mean he can grab whatever he wants, and fill up as many bags as he wants...?

Lin Xiao seemed to see a large number of Spirit Stone beckoning to him!

At this time Banxiang City, there were many cultivators who had nothing to do and came out in groups to hunt Demon Beast, scattering in all directions into the vast mountains and wilderness outside the city.

A short while later, Jiang Youfu saw Lin Xiao, who was standing to the side, suddenly grab him and leave the group as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

The further they went, the more people left the main group, so no one noticed their departure.

As they moved further away from Banxiang City, the surrounding vegetation became increasingly lush.

The air became quiet, and they could only hear the chirping of insects and the occasional sound of wind.

There are a great many Demon Beast in the deep mountains and forests outside.

However, they all stay far away from the cities built by human cultivators, so Lin Xiao has only encountered Demon Beast in the secret realm, apart from the Silver Frost Python Demon in Xiushui Village.

Hunting in the deep mountains and dense forests like this was something he and Fuzi often did in Xiushui Village before, but this was the first time they had hunted Demon Beast.

Lin Xiao carried with him some basic information about the areas near Banxiang City where Demon Beast were found, which he had inquired about in Yuanling City, and headed forward while keeping his eyes on the right direction.

Jiang Youfu followed along, constantly shoveling roasted beans into his mouth, and occasionally stuffing a handful into Lin Xiao's mouth.

Before they started practicing cultivation, when they often went up the North Mountain to catch wild animals, he was responsible for eating fried beans at the back and stuffing fried beans into everyone's mouths.