Cultivating Immortality in a Family: I Prove Immortality Through the Chaotic Dao Realm

Chapter 121 Sunset Town, Scattered Monster Hunt

As the Xuanxiao shuttle pierced through the clouds, Chen Yunzheng unconsciously stroked the cold cabin wall with his fingertips.

He tried to appear composed, but ultimately couldn't resist his curiosity and started looking around.

He had been diligently cultivating during this time and hadn't paid any attention to outside news. It was only after he emerged from seclusion a few days ago that he learned from his grandfather about Chen Qian's outstanding achievements in the battle of Bijia Mountain.

Not to mention the astonishing feat of forcefully killing Wu Songde.

He was struck dumb, as if thunder had struck him from the heavens, and the thought of competing with Chen Qian vanished from his mind.

He was filled with absurd questions: "Am I cultivating a fake immortality?!"

Yan Ran and Yan Fei had already ridden the Xuanxiao once, so they weren't as curious this time and instead chatted idly around Chen Qian.

"Brother Chen, are there many sable-like monsters in Luoxia Mountain?" Yan Ran patted the spirit beast pouch at her waist, summoned a small snow ferret, and asked Chen Qian with a charming smile.

The little ferret was only a mid-grade first-level ferret. Its round, black eyes darted around, showing great alertness. Its fur was as soft and smooth as snowflakes formed from moonlight.

"Frost Shadow is about to advance. If it can catch some blood-related prey, the advancement process should be much faster."

Under Yanran's tutelage, the little ferret Shuangying is very intelligent and can understand everything its master says.

At this moment, she couldn't help but open her round little eyes wide and stare at Chen Qian without blinking.

The Chen family did indeed possess a considerable amount of intelligence about the Luoxia Mountains, but it was still a massive mountain range stretching for thousands of miles, and there were still many unknowns.

“There are indeed relatively few mink-type monsters.” Although Chen Qian was maneuvering the shuttle at high speed, it did not affect his communication with Yan Ran.

"We can only leave it to fate," Chen Qian said with a smile. "If we happen to come across one, we won't let it go. We'll capture it and give it to Xiao Shuangying, okay?"

Then, he reached out and stroked Frostshadow's fur; its warmth and smoothness were unforgettable.

It felt just like the sensation of petting cats in a cat cafe in a past life.

The little ferret seemed to understand, nodding its head like a chick pecking at rice. Its adorable appearance made the three people beside it burst into laughter.

After Chen Yunzheng made his way around, he also moved lightly to the side of the three people, and Chen Qian took the opportunity to introduce him to the Yan siblings.

After all, we'll be spending several more days together on this trip, so it's best to get to know each other first to avoid an awkward atmosphere.

Although Chen Yunzheng is arrogant, his personality is not unpleasant. As long as he can know his place, he can be considered a handsome young man.

So he quickly struck up a conversation with Yan Ran and Yan Fei, and they began to establish a friendship.

In the midst of laughter and conversation, the shuttle had already traversed hundreds of miles of sea of ​​clouds. In the distance, the Luoxia Mountains lay across the sky like a crimson dragon, with peaks stretching for thousands of miles shimmering with a deep purple glow.

There are many human settlements around the mountain range. These places have little spiritual energy, making it difficult to achieve success in cultivating immortality, so there are not many independent cultivators.

There are many ordinary martial artists, including many innate masters, and many of them make a living by hunting low-level monsters in the mountains.

Xuanxiao was too conspicuous, and Chen Qian didn't want to be too high-profile, so when they got close to the mountain range, the group got off the flying shuttle and started walking into the mountain.

In any case, once you enter the mountains, you can't just fly around in the sky with your flying artifacts, or you'll become an obvious target.

First and second-tier monsters generally have low intelligence, but they all have a strong sense of territory.

Like human cultivators, they have low spiritual awareness, making it difficult for them to detect human intrusions on the ground. However, if they fly openly in the sky, they can see everything.

This is because most demonic beasts have much better eyesight than human cultivators.

Not long after Chen Qian and his companions landed, they arrived at a small town called Kaoshanji.

The town was shrouded in a thin veil of mist, the cobblestone streets glistened with moisture, and the wine flags along the street swayed gently in the breeze.

As Chen Qian and his group of four stepped into the town, they saw several hunters hurrying by carrying animal skins on their backs, the copper rings of their knives clinking together.

On the surface, this was just an ordinary market town where mortals, martial artists, and cultivators coexisted, with a small population and not particularly prosperous. But when Chen Qian inadvertently made eye contact with the old man at the tea stall at the street corner, the sudden drooping of his eyelids and the abrupt tightening of his fingers around the teacup stirred something strange in his heart.

Yanran pointed to the sugar painting stall on the street corner and said with a smile, "Brother Chen, would you like some sugar figurines?"

Her voice was clear and crisp like a bell, and her beautiful face was like a lotus in bloom. At this moment, she fully displayed the lively and charming nature of a young girl coming of age.

Chen Qian scanned the street without making a sound, and his Divine Eye Technique unfolded like ripples on water.

He sensed the auras of more than a dozen ordinary martial artists, mixed with a few faint spiritual pressures from cultivators, all of which were extremely well concealed.

The most suspicious thing was the abandoned earth god temple in the north of the town. The copper bells on the eaves spun on their own without any wind, emitting an almost inaudible buzzing sound, like some kind of signal.

"Let's go, getting into the mountains is the priority." Chen Qian gently patted Yan Ran's shoulder and transmitted his voice, "Don't turn around, someone is watching."

Although he sensed that the atmosphere in the town was somewhat unusual, he was confident in his strength and did not think that anything unexpected would leave him powerless to deal with it. He did not want to cause any trouble because of the slight unease.

The four of them didn't stop, but they quickened their pace in unison, heading towards the mountains along the winding stone steps behind the town.

Only after leaving Kaoshan Village and entering the mountains did Yanran ask in a low voice, "Brother Chen, have you noticed anything amiss?"

"Not necessarily, but at least some of them have ill intentions," Chen Qian said, frowning. "However, they haven't made a move yet, which shows they're being cautious."

Upon entering the outer area of ​​the Luoxia Mountains, the dense foliage overhead cuts the forest into a landscape of light and shadow, resembling an ink painting.

Chen Qian stopped beside a protruding rock and took out a map made of animal hide, which he then unfolded.

Several red dots were circled on the map, marking the habitats of top-tier first-order monsters in the Luoxia Mountains, as indicated by the Chen family.

"Brothers Yunzheng and Yanran Yanfei, you two should hunt some low-grade and mid-grade demonic beasts nearby."

Chen Qian pointed to the outer areas of some mountains on the map, "The danger here is not high. Remember, retreat if you encounter a large group of monsters, don't fight them head-on."

Chen Yunzheng gazed at the depths of Luoxia Mountain on the map, his throat bobbing: "So you're going there to hunt top-tier first-order demonic beasts?"

His voice held both envy and resentment, for with his abilities, he was indeed not yet capable of delving too deeply.

"Hmm! Let me check the situation first." Chen Qian's gaze darkened slightly. "In short, don't leave any of you alone, and be careful."

He reached out and patted the two men on the shoulder. Without them noticing, two beams of gray light seeped into their bodies like smoke.

This is the chaotic aura of the Gray Pearl World. If the two encounter danger, the Gray Pearl World can quickly sense it and locate their position.

"Brother Chen, let me go with you." Just as Chen Qian was about to use his methods on Yan Ran, the little girl looked at Chen Qian expectantly and pleaded.

“I can communicate easily with many kinds of demonic beasts and soothe their emotions. Frostshadow can also detect most abnormal auras, so it might be able to help.” Frostshadow also raised its front paws in cooperation, its round eyes full of expectation.

Chen Qian hesitated for a moment. He had Xue Tuan, and he was not lacking in spirit beasts that could detect auras.

But some of the unusual things about the town bothered him, and he felt that it would be good to have Yanran by his side.

Furthermore, Yan Ran possesses a unique talent for beast taming; if one were to capture the entire demon beast clan, her assistance would indeed be indispensable.

Finally nodding, Yanran smiled broadly upon seeing Chen Qian's agreement.

After parting ways with their companions, Chen Qian and Yan Ran stealthily ventured deeper into the mountains.

Along the way, they occasionally encountered low-level Crimson Scale Snakes and Black Wind Leopards, but Frost Shadow sensed them in advance and avoided direct confrontation.

After half a day of trekking, the two finally arrived at Chen Qian's first target: the lair of the first-tier top-level monster, the Earthshaking Bear.

The huge claw marks in front of the cave were deep enough to see the bone, and the giant trees all around were leaning and crooked, clearly the work of this behemoth.

This top-tier first-order demonic bear was four or five zhang tall and weighed hundreds of thousands of jin. Just standing there, it was like a moving small mountain. The pressure emanating from its body made the air tremble slightly. It truly deserved to be the absolute overlord of the surrounding hundreds of miles.

(End of this chapter)