Central Region of Canglan, at its western frontier.
Ever since the four vicious beasts of Yanlai Hunting Ground had been completely eradicated and the Wugou Spirit Tree reclaimed by the Dao Academy, the signs of various rare treasures being born within that deep mountain region had gradually faded away.
Over the following years, the last batch of Demon Beasts carrying treasures, influenced by those signs, had also been hunted clean by cultivators from every side.
Thus, this grand hunting event that had lasted two hundred years finally came to a complete end, becoming a footnote to this era.
However, although Yanlai Hunting Ground had vanished, the vast Hundred Thousand Mountains behind it still concealed considerable cultivation resources.
The most important of these were naturally all kinds of Demon Beast materials. Beyond that, there were many undiscovered hidden abodes and secret lands, as well as ancient ruins and burial grounds concealed beneath the earth.
Moreover, Yanlai City now had shops selling puppet creations, so cultivators from all factions of the Central Region still streamed endlessly into this area.
Quite a few sect forces in the region had also made this place a training ground for their disciples.
"Senior Brother, that tiger demon has finally stopped! We've worn it down for half a month chasing it. We finally exhausted its strength!"
"Oof—it's finally settled down. The life force of a tiger demon at the Spiritual Connection Realm is truly abundant. It fell into the ambush of the three of us and suffered such grave injuries, yet it still managed to run for so long."
Within the Hundred Thousand Mountains, three sect disciples with swords at their waists chased a tiger demon into a mountain valley.
Of the three, the eldest had Late-Spiritual Connection Realm cultivation, while the other two had only just