Immortality and Cultivation: Starting with Harvesting the Talents of Demonic Beasts

Chapter 217 Teaming Up to Hunt Demons, Controlling and Repelling Fire (1.2 words today, 4 words added as a bonus)

"Most of the Foundation Establishment cultivators who died in the beast tide in the Qingxia Temple area flew into the sky, attracted the attention of the flying beast hordes, and became entangled in them, unable to fly out and dying in the process."

What Mo Zhaoli was talking about was a secret.

The version Lin Changheng heard was different; it said that most Foundation Establishment cultivators had fled, unless they were determined to fight to the death.

It's possible that the information was distorted during transmission, or perhaps someone felt it wasn't enough and added their own interpretation.

Lin Changheng naturally trusted Mo Zhaoli's words more, and after his own judgment, he knew that these words were true.

He nodded to indicate that he understood.

The flying boat was extremely fast, covering more than twenty miles in no time.

During this time, I saw many human cultivators exploring the wilderness and hunting demons.

But beyond twenty miles, they are rarely seen.

It must be even more dangerous.

Soon, at Mo Zhaoli's signal, the two jumped off the magic boat. Halfway there, the magic boat followed, rapidly shrinking in size, and finally "whoosh" transformed into a streak of light, disappearing into Mo Zhaoli's storage bag.

"Whoo~"

The two parted the tree canopy and landed lightly, causing only a slight breeze and making no other sound.

"This way."

Mo Zhaoli looked around, identified the direction, and rode off in the lead.

Lin Changheng looked curiously at the various giant trees with their gnarled and twisted branches, which looked like demons reaching out and dancing wildly in the dense forest where the sky was blocked out and there was almost no light.

Her movements were not slow at all; she caught up with Mo Zhaoli, only one step behind.

If Mo Zhaoli's speed relies on the enhancement of magic to lighten his body, then he only needs to rely on his physical strength.

A real ferocious beast has entered the forest!
Even if a second-tier early-stage demonic beast suddenly appeared and blocked his way, Lin Changheng could still smash it to pieces.

However, this situation generally does not occur. Once a monster reaches the second tier, it will develop basic intelligence and, under normal circumstances, will seek good fortune and avoid misfortune.

……

The two continued moving through the forest, nimble and agile.

Lin Changheng also noticed that Mo Zhaoli's black dress was more suitable for the forest because it was too dark, the light was dim, and the green leaves were as black as ink.

They are indeed more experienced.

"Chichi!"

Mo Zhaoli was unaware of Brother Lin's thoughts behind him. He was merely alert to his surroundings and made his move from time to time. A silver light flew into the forest on both sides, followed by two muffled thuds.

Lin Changheng heard it clearly. The first sound was the impact of the silver light hitting the monster's head, and the sound of the skull shattering, all coming out at the same time and mixed together.

The other sound was the sound of a heavy object falling.

The enormous body of the dead monster crashed to the ground.

These monstrous beasts, lurking in the dense forest, may not have even realized what was happening before their skulls were crushed and they died.

They all died with a single blow.

Quick and accurate!
Lin Changheng did not use his divine sense, but his eyesight allowed him to see that the silver light was actually a glittering silver bracelet artifact.

After slaying the head of a demonic beast, it suddenly turned around in the foul-smelling blood mist, drawing a clear and bright arc of light, without a trace of blood, and lightly slipped it back onto a fair wrist as white as frost and snow.

At this moment, Mo Zhaoli's profile was as cold and aloof as jade, his eyes calm and undisturbed, showing neither smugness nor pity, as if he had merely brushed away a speck of dust from his clothes. It was an expression of absolute control and confidence in his own power.

These scenes caught Lin Changheng's eye, causing his gaze to brighten slightly.

That silver bracelet was no ordinary magical artifact; its speed, power, and timing were all at an extremely high level.

What concerned him even more was Mo Zhaoli's control—

Even with his divine sense suppressed, he could still lock onto multiple deeply hidden targets simultaneously using only his eyesight and perception, and kill them with a single blow. This level of precision was terrifying.

This is a skill that no sect could cultivate; it's more like an instinct honed through countless life-and-death battles.

Clearly, Li'er's earlier words of comfort, "Brother Lin, there's no need to worry too much, Li'er is here," were not empty words or exaggerations, but rather a genuine expression of her confidence and ability.

Lin Changheng was happy to do so, following behind Li'er with ease and comfort, as if strolling through the woods.

……

That evening.

The two stopped traveling.

Instead, they randomly found a monster's cave, killed its master, and took over it.

A massive black deer-like monster lay sprawled on the side of the cave. Its antlers were missing, and a large section of its brow had sunk inwards, with bone spurs protruding from its skull.

He clearly died because of this.

The monster also had various wounds from being struck and cut by magical weapons, and a large chunk of soft flesh was missing from its abdomen, vanished without a trace.

At the cave entrance, an array was set up to shield the entrance and prevent other monsters from spying on it or being attracted to it.

At this moment, two cultivators, one in green and one in black, one male and one female, were sitting facing each other deep inside the cave, with a bonfire crackling and leaping between them.

Two pieces of venison were roasting on it.

Gradually turning golden brown, the meat fat drips down, and the aroma is irresistible.

“Brother Lin, these antlers come in pairs, one for each of us.”

Mo Zhaoli's gentle voice rang out, "We'll each take one of the essence blood and the demon core. That way, the core materials from this demon beast will be divided perfectly."

"No, no."

Lin Changheng shifted his gaze from the venison to Mo Zhaoli's pretty face, and shook his head, saying, "This early-stage second-tier demonic beast was mainly killed by Li'er. I was just assisting from the side. I didn't contribute any effort, nor did I take any risks in directly facing the demonic beast. The spoils should not be divided like this."

"I……"

Mo Zhaoli wanted to say more, but seeing Lin Changheng's resolute expression, she had no choice but to give up her plan to split the money equally.

"That's more like it. I have enough essence blood."

Lin Changheng raised the four portions of dark green essence blood in his hand.

They were all taken from the corpse of a demon deer lying not far away.

It's a pity that he didn't find any herd of demonic deer, otherwise he wouldn't mind finding a way to kill or eliminate some of them.

In that case, we can only leave it for now and see if we have the chance to meet again in the future.

Another purpose of exclusively obtaining this essence blood is to maintain the persona of someone who needs the essence blood of demonic beasts.

"Brother Lin always speaks to Li'er as if she were a little girl..."

Mo Zhaoli wrinkled her delicate nose and suddenly said quietly.

"Cough cough..." Lin Changheng silently withdrew his large hand that was about to touch Mo Zhaoli's hair.

Mo Zhaoli glanced at Lin Changheng, who was chuckling awkwardly, and couldn't help but chuckle.

"Alright, Brother Lin, please try Li'er's cooking."

As he spoke, he picked up a piece of venison stuck in a twig and handed it to him.

Lin Changheng couldn't help but sigh, "Li'er is so much better. She was afraid of embarrassing him, so she gave herself a way out..."

Just as she smiled and reached out to take the food, ready to start eating, she suddenly heard Mo Zhaoli's voice continue: "Having gotten used to Miss Yan's cooking, I wonder if you'll be able to get used to the taste of what I make..."

"Cough cough cough!" Lin Changheng was caught off guard by these words and his breath caught in his throat. He almost choked and coughed repeatedly.

Accompanying this was a charming, silvery laugh that echoed through the monster's cave.

With his mouth stuffed with crispy venison, Lin Changheng was momentarily dazed. His memory was pulled back more than sixty years, and he saw the girl who had tried making spiritual food for the first time, and who watched him eat it with a frown.

Still bright and beautiful, just as charming.

……

a few days later.

The two continued their journey through the forest.

They already looked a bit travel-worn.

Suddenly, Mo Zhaoli stopped and let out a soft exclamation.

"what happened?"

Lin Changheng stopped and transmitted his voice.

"Brother Lin, look."

Mo Zhaoli pointed to a bright red, exotic fruit growing on a tree in the distance. It shimmered with spiritual light, extremely bright and dazzling, clearly extraordinary.

"Oh?"

Lin Changheng immediately stepped forward, looked at Mo Zhaoli from her perspective for a moment, and suddenly smiled, "Li'er, take a look."

With a flick of his sleeve, a cyan-gold flying sword flashed across the sky like a bolt of lightning, instantly covering a distance of a hundred steps and striking the root of the crimson fruit with overwhelming force.

"clang!"

A loud bang rang out, followed by a crisp metallic clang!

What the azure-gold flying sword struck was not some strange fruit root, but clearly a snake's tail covered with scales as blue as a tree and incredibly hard!

The segment of "root" felt pain and suddenly twisted and contracted violently.

At the same time, the whole tree seemed to come alive, its branches and leaves swaying wildly, and the "bright red exotic fruit" suddenly closed up, replaced by a pair of vertical pupils filled with tyranny and cunning hanging down from above!

The disguise is broken!

A monstrous serpent, several meters long and covered in red scales that seemed to flow like water and fire, suddenly sprang up from the dense canopy of trees.

It kept its body wrapped around the trees, disguising its tail as a fruit or root, while hiding its head and fangs in the shadows higher up, waiting for greedy prey to walk into its trap.

The snake was thoroughly enraged by the flying sword severing its tail, and it turned back to its original color, like a red lightning bolt, rushing straight at Lin Changheng, who was far away.

The serpent hissed, a foul stench filled the air, and its gaping maw was large enough to swallow an entire calf. Its stench-laden saliva dripped down, corroding the leaves below with a sizzling sound.

However, just as it took off, and its most vulnerable seven-inch-long abdomen was briefly exposed—

"call out!"

A highly refined silver light, faster than an arrow and quicker than thought, shot out silently from Mo Zhaoli's direction.

The timing was perfect.

It struck the serpent's vital spot with perfect precision!

"puff!"

There was a slight muffled sound.

A gruesome gash was torn open, exposing flesh and blood, which spurted out.

The ferocious momentum of the serpent's attack suddenly stopped, its massive body convulsed violently in the air, and the light in its tyrannical vertical pupils dimmed instantly, replaced by a deathly gray.

boom!
The heavy snake body crashed onto the humus layer beneath the forest floor, splashing up a spray of dead branches and leaves, and then fell silent.

From Lin Changheng using his flying sword to lure the enemy to Mo Zhaoli seizing that fleeting opening, the entire process took only a blink of an eye.

Lin Changheng sheathed his Azure Gold Flying Sword, glanced at the snake corpse in the distance, then turned back and smiled slightly: "Li'er has good eyesight and skill."

He drew his sword just now, partly to test the beast, and partly to deliberately create an opening so that the monster would reveal its fatal weakness.

Mo Zhaoli nodded slightly, exchanged a knowing glance with Lin Changheng, and smiled sweetly, "This is the 'Crimson Serpent,' which is best at disguising itself to lure the enemy. Its venom is potent, but its most vulnerable spot is its seven-inch mark. Brother Lin reacted quickly, which gave me the opportunity to take advantage of it."

"Judging from its aura, it is probably at the early stage of the second tier, but it is much stronger than that deer demon. It may have lured and killed or eaten many cultivators."

Lin Changheng nodded, agreeing that it was indeed possible; some intelligent monsters would automatically come to him.

After saying that, the two looked at the snake corpse and simultaneously summoned their magical artifacts again.

"Together?"

"Together."

They exchanged a knowing smile and simultaneously activated their magical artifacts.

Lin Changheng's lapis lazuli flying sword transformed into a streak of light once more, hurtling towards the snake's pupil, aiming to pierce through it and smash its brain to pieces!
Meanwhile, the silver bracelet on Mo Zhaoli's wrist flew out again, spinning and emitting a clear and melodious sound. Carrying a fierce power, it slammed towards the seven-inch mark again, aiming to completely destroy and break it!
Two powerful shockwaves instantly descended upon the snake corpse.

However, in the split second just as the magical artifact was about to touch its target—

Changes occur suddenly.

The abdomen of the "snake corpse," which should have been dead, suddenly swelled, and an extremely dangerous and violent aura erupted! Its originally dim vertical pupils suddenly lit up with a terrifying blood red, filled with madness and resentment!

It wasn't faking its death, but rather compressing and condensing its last bit of life force and all its demonic power, waiting for this final chance to perish together!

"laugh--!"

A condensed, hair-thin crimson fire line, like a death flame from the deepest abyss, arrived before the attacking magical weapon, shooting straight at Mo Zhaoli's face with terrifying speed!

This final, vicious counterattack was extremely cruel; it chose the person it considered weaker!
Mo Zhaoli's silver bracelet was flying forward, its old power exhausted and new power yet to be generated, and it was about to be struck by this deadly line of fire.

At the critical moment!
The distance was too close, and Mo Zhaoli had no way to dodge. The defensive magical artifact had just taken flight and could not reach him. It only had time to condense into a magical shield.

But that was far from enough to stop it—

"Control!"

"Eliminate!"

Lin Changheng's pupils contracted; the vigilance he had maintained had come into play.

Almost instinctively, his magical power surged forth without reservation, and his thoughts raced like lightning. Instantly, he unleashed the true essence of the [Fire Control Divine Power], which landed on the crimson line of fire.

Suddenly, it was as if an invisible hand descended from the sky, directly grabbing the fire line, slowing it down, and making the condensed fire line loosen and dissipate as much as possible.

At the same time, the [Fire-Repelling Demon Technique] also arrived!
"Pfft"!
The remaining, weakened body of the scattered red and white fire lines vanished instantly into thin air, like ice and snow meeting the spring sun, or like a lamp wick going out.

In the blink of an eye, that fierce and incomparable demonic serpent fire line was completely eliminated and vanished without a trace, leaving not even a wisp of smoke behind!

At the same time, Mo Zhaoli's silver bracelet and Lin Changheng's cyan gold flying sword, carrying a chilling killing intent, crashed down!

Click!

This time, there were no surprises. The immense power erupted completely, instantly smashing the serpent's head, along with its seven-inch mark, as it frantically retaliated.

The serpent's mangled body convulsed violently before finally stiffening completely. Its violent aura vanished, and all life was gone.

"Brother Lin..."

Mo Zhaoli waved away the magical shield and put away the constantly spinning jade shield in front of him. He looked at Lin Changheng with lingering fear.

"This snake is insidious, evil, and highly intelligent. It is adept at hiding itself. It is not your fault."

Lin Changheng rubbed Mo Zhaoli's head and comforted him.

(End of this chapter)