Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 285 Beast Gathering Technique

In Leshan County, a war has broken out between the demon race and human cultivators.

After a brief regrouping, the vanguard of the demon race, led by the tiger demon clan, finally broke into Leshan County. With the support of Qingyuan County and Changfeng County, the governor of Leshan County immediately organized a defense.

The two sides were locked in a fierce battle. Although it was only the beginning, the scale and ferocity of the fight had already surpassed the previous conflict between Qingyuan County and Wuxian Mountain.

Under these circumstances, Jiang Chen arrived at the battlefield without making a sound.

"This is quite a show of force. It seems that this time the demon is determined to sweep through the four prefectures."

Without revealing his aura, Jiang Chen silently released his divine sense and detected the rampant demonic energy surging around him.

It was at this moment that he caught sight of a figure through his divine sense.

"His cultivation level is neither high nor low; hopefully, he can bring me some useful information."

A glint of light flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes as he gazed into the distance.

"Come here, come here."

With his divine soul power manifesting outwards, Jiang Chen activated the Divine Soul Secret Technique.

A moment later, a demonic wind blew, and a tiger demon with a long body, dark yellow fur, and stripes on its body appeared in Jiang Chen's field of vision. It was dazed, as if it was attracted by something, and almost instinctively rushed towards Jiang Chen's location.

"It smells so good, so good..."

As they drew closer to Jiang Chen, the tiger demon's longing grew stronger, and he drooled the whole way.

"You smell so good..."

The moment the tiger demon saw Jiang Chen's figure after passing through the dense forest, its desire reached its peak.

But at that moment, its blood boiled, and it suddenly realized something was wrong. In that instant, all attraction and fragrance vanished.

"How did I get here? You..."

Realizing something was wrong, the tiger demon looked at Jiang Chen as if he were a raging flood or a ferocious beast. Almost instinctively, it turned to run away, but at that moment, an invisible force restrained it, making it unable to move at all. It could only be dragged along, constantly getting closer to Jiang Chen.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Chen remained expressionless.

"The Secret Technique of Gathering Beasts was born on the basis of Taming Birds and Fishing Dragon Rod. It uses a secret method of divine soul to arouse the mind of demons, thereby gathering and capturing demons. Its essence is very similar to the wonder of the Fishing Dragon Rod. However, this secret technique is still in its infancy and has many flaws."

"At the last moment, this tiger demon, who had just completed the Qi Refining stage, had clearly broken free from the control of the Beast Gathering Secret Technique, but by then it was too late for him to escape."

With a thought running through his mind, Jiang Chen extended his palm.

Seeing this scene, the tiger demon was terrified, but no matter how much it struggled, it was no use. The tiger demon, which had once struck fear into the hearts of countless people, was now as weak as a rabbit.

The next instant, Jiang Chen's palm landed on the tiger demon's head, and at that moment, the tiger demon's consciousness completely fell into chaos.

A moment later, Jiang Chen withdrew his hand.

The tiger demon clan is one of the more powerful demon clans in the borderlands. There are three demons in the clan who have reached the Qi Refining Perfection stage. Their status is second only to the crocodile demon clan. It is precisely because of this that this tiger demon knows a lot of information.

"This time, the Crocodile Demon Clan has gathered almost all the strength of the Borderland Demon Clan in order to sweep through the four southern prefectures."

"Blackwater Dock had been locked in a stalemate with the Green Wood family. Although they had the upper hand, they were unable to achieve enough results until recently when the Crocodile Demon used one of the Green Wood family's spirit herb gardens as bait, which severely injured Green Wood Lei, a Dao Foundation cultivator of the Green Wood family, and laid the foundation for victory."

"After that, Qingmu Lei was defeated and fled. The Qingmu family relied on the mountain-protecting formation to seal off the mountain and did not come out. The demon race besieged them for a long time but could not break through. Only then did they begin to turn their attention to Leshan County."

Having figured out the whole story, Jiang Chen frowned. "Based on the intelligence we've gathered so far, the Great Demon Crocodile Abyss of Blackwater Dock and Qingmu Lei of the Qingmu Clan, who is at the Dao Foundation stage, should be about the same strength, both at the early stage of the Dao Foundation stage."

"The Dao Foundation is a twelve-story building, with one floor per floor. If I'm not mistaken, their strength should be around the second or third level of the Dao Foundation."

"Under such circumstances, even if an ambush is set up, it will be extremely difficult for Crocodile Abyss to seriously injure Aoki Lei in one fell swoop, unless he uses other methods. Most importantly, according to some information in the tiger demon's memory, there seems to be more to that great battle than it knows."

As his thoughts raced, Jiang Chen considered various possibilities.

"Perhaps we should go and take a look at Qing Teng County."

With a thought, he casually dealt with the tiger demon, erased all traces, and Jiang Chen's figure disappeared.

Although the war between humans and demons has already begun in Leshan County, he is not in a hurry to intervene. As things stand, human cultivators can barely cope, since the main force of the demon race has not yet truly arrived.

Most importantly, the true outcome of this war still lies at the level of fundamental principles.

Thus, concealing his whereabouts, Jiang Chen quietly crossed the battlefield ahead and entered Qing Teng County. His divine sense was powerful, allowing him to anticipate the enemy's moves, and he also possessed the secret technique of "Withered Wood Transformation" to conceal his aura, making him undetectable to ordinary beings.

Not long ago, he approached the ancestral home of the Aoki family, Mount Sento.

"Is this the second-tier grand formation? It's truly remarkable. With the protection of this grand formation, even if I transform into a mist dragon and go all out, I probably wouldn't be able to tear it apart. No wonder Crocodile Abyss has no way to deal with the Green Wood family."

Looking out over Thousand Vine Mountain and sensing the profound mystery of the second-order grand formation, Jiang Chen felt a sense of awe.

At the same time, he also sensed an ominous atmosphere.

"The main force of the demon race that originally besieged this place has almost withdrawn, but Crocodile Abyss is still here. Is he unwilling to give up and wants to see if the Green Wood Clan will take this opportunity to counterattack?"

Jiang Chen withdrew his divine sense the moment he touched it, seemingly lost in thought.

Throughout his journey, he had been searching for Crocodile Abyss's whereabouts, and now he had finally confirmed Crocodile Abyss's true location.

"This is a good place. Perhaps we can take this opportunity to test Crocodile Abyss's strength."

A thought suddenly occurred to Jiang Chen.

The next instant, his figure was shrouded in mist and gradually disappeared.

At the same time, the moment Jiang Chen's divine sense touched him, Crocodile Abyss suddenly opened his eyes.

"Is something watching me?"

With his spiritual awareness spread out, Crocodile Abyss observed all directions.

"Is it my imagination?"

Everything was peaceful, and he didn't notice anything amiss. A look of suspicion appeared on Crocodile Abyss's face.

After a moment, it withdrew its spiritual sense and closed its eyes again, but secretly it had already made preparations.

And so, a long time passed, and all was calm.

"Maybe I'm overthinking it."

When he opened his eyes again, Crocodile Abyss's doubts had dissipated considerably.

At that very moment, Jiang Chen had already silently approached it.

(End of this chapter)