Wizards in the world of cultivation

Chapter 21 Traces
After experiencing it for a while, Su You regained his human body with a thought.

And this magical artifact reappeared in his hands.

"It's actually a defective product." Su You shook his head as he looked at the cracked artifact in his hand.

Given the extent of the cracks, it will likely break down after only two or three more uses.

However, Su You was already quite satisfied that he was able to refine it, even if it was a defective product that could only be used a few times.

After all, this was his first time crafting a magical artifact, and the materials he used had been modified; his success was already a stroke of luck.

The successful forging of the first magical artifact also means that it is possible to forge other magical artifacts as well.

With the help of the various strange abilities of the magical artifacts, capturing the second-tier mighty dragon ape would be much simpler.

Next, Su You began refining the transformation artifact again.

After two failures, I finally succeeded again. Although this one was also defective, it was of significantly better quality and could be used more times.

Moreover, Su You's experiments showed that it's not necessary to use the feathers of crow-type demon beasts; the feathers of other avian demon beasts can be used, and the refining process can still be successful.

With these two transformation artifacts in hand, Su You set off for the Changqi Mountains again. The Great Dragon Ape had not yet been found, and he certainly could not give up because of the obstruction of a third-tier demon beast.

Moreover, this transformation artifact was specially crafted to avoid powerful monsters that might be encountered on the road.

It wasn't that Su You didn't want to go to other places to look for the Mighty Dragon Ape; two reasons made him hesitate.

The first is the other several powerful dragon ape clans, all of which are very strong. Although they do not have a fourth-tier demon king, each clan has more than one third-tier great demon.

Secondly, these places are very far from the Void Heaven Immortal City. The shortest distance is tens of thousands of kilometers. Even if you fly at full speed on your sword, it will take seven or eight days to travel there.

Once he perished there, it would take a lot of time to travel back and forth, and capturing the Mighty Dragon Ape was not something that could be accomplished in one attempt. Su You had long been prepared for the possibility of dying dozens of times.

Based on the information above, Su You chose the closest and weakest Mighty Dragon Ape clan to track them down and see if he could find any traces. If he couldn't find any, he would consider other Mighty Dragon Ape clans.

The twin clones, on the other hand, remained in the Void Heaven Immortal City to purchase other materials, refine more transformation artifacts, and attempt to refine new types of artifacts.

……

Above the Changqi Mountains.

Flying in the sky is indeed much safer than being on the ground.

However, it wasn't without its dangers. He had previously encountered attacks from some flying monsters, but fortunately, they weren't very strong, and he successfully killed them after using mental attacks.

After passing through the territory of that third-tier demon beast and circling around it for more than an hour, they finally found some more traces.

After flying for another five hours following the trail, Su You arrived at a valley where he finally spotted the Mighty Dragon Ape colony. From the air, the colony appeared to be small, numbering less than five hundred.

Most of them are first-tier powerful dragon sources, there are about thirty second-tier ones, and only one third-tier great demon.

The location has been found, but how to capture a second-tier mighty dragon ape alive is the most difficult thing for Su You at present.

If it were a Tier 1 dragon, it would be easier to handle. He could suppress it with his strength and capture it quickly. A Tier 3 dragon ape might not be able to call for help in time. But if it were a Tier 2 dragon, he wouldn't be able to crush it with his current strength, let alone capture it alive.

Since there was no immediate solution, Su You did not rush to leave, but continued to hover in the sky and observe.

Anyway, he has enough mental energy to maintain his current transformation for a whole day.

The Mighty Dragon Apes are such a large group that they definitely need to go out hunting. Su You needs to observe whether any third-tier demons will go out, or whether there are any lone second-tier dragon apes. This will give him an opportunity.

After observing for a whole day, Su You left far away after dark, landed on the ground, dug a pit, set up a simple witch array outside, rested inside for a night, and meditated to restore his spiritual power.

The next day, Su You changed into a transformation artifact, this time transforming into a long-tailed bird. He quietly flew to a treetop above the valley and silently observed the movements below.

For a whole week, Su You stayed deep in the Changqi Mountains, observing the daily routines of the Mighty Dragon Ape, and finally obtained some useful information.

Every day, the Mighty Dragon Ape sends out ten Tier 2 Dragon Apes, leading one hundred strong Tier 1 Dragon Apes out to hunt, and then brings the prey back to the valley before nightfall.

Furthermore, these powerful dragon apes do not move together in groups. Instead, each pair of second-tier dragon apes leads twenty first-tier dragon apes, each moving in a different direction.

This was the opportunity Su You had been waiting for.

Two Tier 2 dragon apes working together with twenty Tier 1 dragon apes will be somewhat difficult, but with sufficient preparation, it can still be resolved.

"As expected of a true spirit bloodline, even with only a very faint trace, the intelligence of this race is already no less than that of humans. Fortunately, it is difficult for such a true spirit bloodline race to grow large, otherwise it would be difficult for humans to survive in this world."

The fact that these powerful dragon apes exhibit such collective hunting behavior demonstrates that they are indeed highly intelligent.

After ascertaining the situation, Su You quickly returned without lingering.

Within the Changqi Mountains, especially in areas untouched by humans, there are indeed many unexplored treasures. For example, during his journey, Su You discovered many medicinal herbs that could be harvested. Although most of them were no more than a hundred years old, such a large quantity would still be quite valuable if all of them could be harvested.

Moreover, there are precious spiritual herbs inside, but most of them are guarded by powerful demonic beasts. To harvest the herbs, one must kill the beasts, which is difficult for ordinary cultivators in the depths of a mountain range teeming with demonic beasts.

The transformation artifact in Su You's hands can play a huge role here. However, during the transformation, his strength will be reduced to the minimum, and he will not be able to use any spells or witchcraft. He can only use some mental attacks. This is the drawback of this artifact, which needs to be redesigned and modified.

Moreover, after transforming, his magical artifact only resembled the monster in appearance, inheriting its physical form but not its strength.

(End of this chapter)