Chasing after her husband? Is it even possible to win him back?

The second name is, [He's telling the truth, his name is Jin Fugui, it's really not a name worth using].

Good guy.

Chu Xunfeng suddenly burst out laughing; it had the same feel to it as the silly chatter of his friends from his past life.

"This junior will set off now." Chu Xunfeng lowered his hands and strode towards the entrance of the Autumn Hunting Grounds.

Suddenly, they set off.

The bloodline supernatural power granted by the Body Tempering Pill suddenly activated, and clouds and mist wrapped around the young man's legs. Chu Xunfeng rushed towards the Southern Wilderness Mountains at an extremely fast speed.

The old man under the curtain raised an eyebrow and stroked his pale beard. "Hmm, the innate divine power of the dragon race... that young friend is indeed no different from a human. The dragon and phoenix phenomenon that occurred in our state some time ago... the Phoenix Blood Dragon Bone Pill actually ended up in White Emperor City?"

The old man subconsciously turned his head to look towards the viewing platform, and his eyes met those of the Fifth Elder of Baidi City.

They smiled and nodded to each other, then looked away.

"It seems this autumn hunting festival will be quite spectacular." The old man gazed towards the direction of the Southern Wilderness Mountains and nodded in satisfaction.

The cultivation world needs an influx of fresh blood.

They still need to experience challenges and refinement.

However, in the Autumn Hunting Conference venue, looking at the constantly changing names of the elders and leaders of various sects on the three lists, no one could have predicted what kind of exaggerated situation this Autumn Hunting Conference would eventually turn into.

It was truly "wonderful".

——In the Southern Wilderness Mountains——

The five people dressed in black also heard the resounding gong coming from the distant meeting place.

The five people, who were revealing their true faces to their companions for the first time, exchanged glances, and then four of them turned their gazes to the person in charge.

"Remember, disperse, search, find the target and intercept it. Once the target is killed, send a signal."

"Yes!" the four replied in deep voices.

"For the sake of the nation! For the sake of His Majesty!"

"Yes!"

Chapter Twenty-One, Number Sixty-Three

The cold autumn wind, carrying the stench of beast blood, blew it across the outskirts of the Southern Wilderness Mountains and forests.

Tens of thousands of monsters smelled the strong stench of blood.

This smell made them realize that the darkest moment, etched into their very blood, had arrived once again in this cold wind.

All they can do is hide and conceal themselves, or bare their claws and fight back fiercely.

The howling wind whipped up fallen leaves and dust from the ground.

The light from the campfire cast a long, straight shadow of the young man. Chu Xunfeng's vision was fixed on the silver wolf, whose chin he had kicked, teeth flying, and neck broken.

The dull thud, accompanied by a faint whimper, stunned the silver wolves that had gathered around the small camp.

Chu Xunfeng slowly lowered his raised right leg and stood still.

He glanced at the dozen or so silver wolves whose encirclement was gradually dissipating, and took a step forward.

Chu Xunfeng's step crushed the withered leaves and shattered the courage of the wild beasts. The silver wolves howled and instantly turned to flee into the depths of the forest.

Chu Xunfeng did not pursue them further.

He walked to the silver wolf he had kicked to death, squatted down, took out the talisman he always carried with him, and pressed it onto the wolf's corpse.

A wisp of blood and qi from the silver wolf's corpse drifted into the talisman, and characters quickly appeared.

[Three-fanged Wolf, Initial Stage of Realm One]

He's only at the early stage of the first realm, so he definitely doesn't deserve a spot on the quality ranking. If he had caught up with the pack of fleeing wolves, he might have been able to add another achievement to the quantity ranking, but that would be too troublesome. The autumn hunt lasts for fourteen days, so there's no need to rush it by just one day.

Besides, Chu Xunfeng felt that he had already gained a lot today, so there was no need to disrupt his original travel plan for the sake of a dozen or so numbers.

Chu Xunfeng pried open the silver wolf's mouth, examined the three rows of teeth neatly arranged in the wolf's snout, and then pulled out all four canine teeth from the left, right, inside, and outside sides, stuffing them into the small cloth bag at his waist.

He let out a long sigh, walked back to the silently burning campfire, and sat down cross-legged.

"System, energy accumulation progress."

[Second New Player Reward Progress Completed: 97.6%]

almost.

The handsome young man looked at the numbers on the system screen with a flicker in his eyes. Since he started being trained by his senior sister, the speed at which energy accumulated had naturally slowed down due to training in supernatural abilities and leg techniques. After all, he could no longer operate the Blood Refining Technique day and night like he did in the first three days, so the system could retain much less energy.

But it's still within reach.

Chu Xunfeng stood up, walked to the corpse of the three-toothed wolf, pulled out a dagger much larger than the cloth bag from his waist, and clumsily cut open the wolf's fur. He took a piece of meat from the wolf's leg, walked to the campfire, processed it slightly, and started to roast it.

Unappetizing.

Chu Xunfeng sighed helplessly and casually tossed the wolf meat into the campfire.

"I'd rather go hungry than eat this stuff."

The young man looked up at the sky in the deep forest, smelling the aroma of the meat that had first charred in the fire, which then slowly turned into a bitter, burnt smell...

A little boring.

To be honest, Chu Xunfeng had gotten used to the incredibly fulfilling life he had been living for the past month and a half. Now, without his senior sister urging him to improve, and with fewer people to talk to, a sense of loneliness crept into his heart.

However, he did not dwell on this loneliness for long. After feeling that he had rested enough, the young man stood up, extinguished the campfire, and continued to venture deeper into the southern wilderness mountains.

Perhaps tracking down that wave of silver wolves again would be a good option. In any case, once we've rested enough, it's time to get back to work.

Meanwhile, more than ten miles away from Chu Xunfeng, deep within the Southern Wilderness Mountains...

The veil, stained with blood, fell gently as the woman brandished her knife, splashing thick streams of blood.

Xu Bailing looked at the headless monster whose huge body was falling backward, stepped forward, and pressed her talisman onto the headless beast's body.

[Copper Brown, early stage of the second realm.]

Xu Bailing nodded in satisfaction. As they ventured deeper into the Southern Wilderness Mountains, the types, numbers, and strength of the demonic beasts gradually changed.

As a veteran who had participated in the autumn hunt twice, and with many predecessors passing on their experience, she naturally knew the survival patterns of the monsters in the Southern Wilderness Mountains.

I wonder how those two are doing now.

Xu Bailing breathed a soft sigh of relief, which stirred her veil.

The useful material for copper-brown bears is their strong, sturdy fur. However, copper-brown hides are not rare or scarce, so there is really no point in stopping to specifically skin them.

The woman, sword in hand, slowly walked deeper into the mountains.

What Xu Bailing didn't know was that there was a tail hanging behind her all along.

A figure dressed in black, with a mask and hair covering, revealing only a pair of eyes, was hidden in the shadows, silently watching Xu Bailing's back as she walked into the depths of the forest.

This person is called Sixty-Three.

The designation, much like a code name, is a tradition of the Xu Kingdom's secret guards. The name itself is meaningless, as it can be changed at will and does not represent sixty-three at all. Rather, it is the number itself that is the meaning of their existence.

To give everything for the future of Xu Kingdom, to clear away all obstacles for Xu Kingdom, to avenge all the sins committed by Xu Kingdom in the past, even at the cost of one's life.

The secret guards exist precisely for this purpose.

At this moment, Sixty-Three remained silent and quietly followed the woman in white with blood on her clothes ahead.

He pinpointed the exact target of the operation.

During the Autumn Hunt, the five bronze beasts' target was Xu Bailing, the heir to the White Emperor City, who was known as the "Heavenly Beauty."

The bronze beasts didn't need to know the deeper meaning behind the mission. The only task they received from His Majesty was to kill Xu Bailing during the Autumn Hunt while concealing their identities, and then, after their companions gave the signal, indiscriminately kill any lone cultivators at the Autumn Hunt.

The order is absolute, but now is not the time to act.

Today is only the first day of the Autumn Hunting Tournament. Many cultivators have flocked into the Southern Wilderness Mountains and are mostly scattered around. Making a move now would be too hasty and could easily arouse suspicion and lead to an ambush.

Number 63 was just an ordinary peak-stage Condensation Realm cultivator. Theoretically, intercepting a melee cultivator at the Accumulation Realm shouldn't require such caution.

However, Xu Bailing is the daughter of the Lord of Baidi City, and probably no one except the sect leader of Baidi City knows how many life-saving items she possesses.

Taking action rashly could very well alert the enemy.

Number Sixty-Three must wait for an opportunity, a time... sufficient to ensure Xu Bailing's isolation and helplessness even if the attack fails.

This would make it convenient for Liu Shisan to kill the heir of Baidi City.

There's no need to rush.

It was just past the hour of Xu (7-9 PM), and the autumn hunting festival had 162 hours remaining.

There's still plenty of time left on the 63rd.

He still has a lot of patience left.

Chapter Twenty-Two: Qi and Blood Realm, Earth-Splitting Beast

The forest, plunged into darkness, is silent and dangerous.

I didn't have any real wilderness survival experience, but at least I managed to get out of Bianzhou on foot.