Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

The battle entered its final and most brutal phase. Everyone fought with all their might, unleashing a torrential downpour of talismans, sword energy, and spells.

Despite its ferocity, the Azure Ape was unable to recover from its injuries due to the accumulation of hundreds of Gengjin sword energies within its body, and its resistance gradually became increasingly futile.

As clan leader Lin Shanhe gathered all his magical power, transforming it into a massive phantom mountain, this great seal slammed down towards the head of the green-eyed ape.

This once arrogant second-tier demonic beast let out a final, unwilling cry, its once fierce blue eyes gradually dimming.

Finally, it lost all its luster, and its massive body collapsed to the ground with a thunderous crash, raising clouds of dust.

If the previous black rock python was simply unlucky, and was discovered by the Lin family, who then waited patiently and prepared for several years before killing it, then...

In that battle, the green-eyed ape could be said to have been completely killed by the Lin family by being bombarded with spirit stones.

Lin Zhao doubted whether the materials from this demonic beast could be exchanged for the consumed talismans and second-tier rune arrays.

However, Lin Zhao believed that the Lin family's higher-ups must have their own considerations.

"Quickly, clean up the battlefield!" Clan Chief Lin Shanhe's voice was weary, yet still steady.

Several late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, skilled in processing demon beast materials, immediately stepped forward.

They skillfully cut open the chest of the blue-eyed ape and took out a fist-sized, entirely green demon core.

This demon core is completely different from the Black Rock Python's. Its surface is filled with a rich life force, and one can vaguely see tender buds growing inside.

Meanwhile, other tribesmen began gathering the most precious treasure in this forest—the Qingyuan Wood.

Seven emerald-green, second-tier Azure Origin Wood trees, radiating a soft spiritual light, were carefully felled, along with nearly two hundred first-tier spirit trees. These will all become important resources for the Lin family.

These spirit trees were personally processed by clan leader Lin Shanhe, who directly refined all five second-tier Qingyuan woods and one hundred first-tier spirit trees into the Five Elements Heavenly Spirit Array, with the remainder kept as spares.

As the Azure Wood was incorporated, the azure patterns on the array's light screen became increasingly clear, and the azure spiritual energy emanating from the entire array became several times more refined and concentrated.

Lin Zhao understood then that this battle was not over yet; the Lin family's ambitions were even greater than he had imagined.

They still had to hunt down the third demonic beast. Lin Zhao couldn't help but look at the clan leader, impressed by his great courage.

This time, the Lin family will either soar to great heights or fall into hell.

However, at this moment, everyone in the Lin family was injured and their spiritual energy was severely depleted.

After battling two second-tier demonic beasts in succession, even with the aid of formations, they were exhausted. In particular, the elders, who were already over a hundred years old, had little time left to live.

After the battle, it was clear that he was exhausted and had come with the determination to die.

"Rest here for three days," the clan chief ordered, as the grandfather was currently too busy to oversee things. "But remain vigilant."

Sure enough, soon after, uninvited guests were drawn by the commotion of the battle.

From time to time, spying figures appeared on the outskirts of the forest, but fortunately, most of them were just rogue cultivators in the mid-stage of Qi Refining, and they did not dare to make any rash moves for the time being.

But the next day, a distinct sense of being spied on came from the southeast, clearly from the "Sky-Gazing Realm".

The grandfather looked at the second elder, Lin Hanhai, who snorted coldly and his figure transformed into a sword light and disappeared from the spot.

A moment later, several short screams came from afar, then the sword light returned, the Second Elder's robe was stained with blood, but he said nothing.

This action deterred other prying eyes and bought the Lin family valuable time to regroup.

Three days later, the first rays of dawn pierced through the treetops. Lin Shanhe took out a second-tier spirit boat, and the group quickly boarded.

"Walk!"

The spirit boat transformed into a streak of light and soared into the sky, leaving the cultivators who were still watching from afar far behind.

After an hour of rapid flight, the spirit boat began to slow down, and a treacherous canyon appeared below.

Surprisingly, there were already people waiting above the canyon.

More than forty cultivators stood in neat rows, all dressed in uniform black outfits.

With a dark gold token tied around his waist, engraved with intricate array patterns and the character "破" (break) – this was the Po Jun Demon Hunting Team!

The leader, a black-clad cultivator, stepped forward. He was Shen Qianshan, one of the commanders of the Po Jun Army, who had approved the formation of Gao Yuan's squad.

He was tall and straight, with a cold and stern face, and exuded a powerful aura that surpassed the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Gao Yuan was among the forty people in the group, winking at Lin Zhao. All forty people in the group were late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, radiating powerful auras.

"Clan Chief Lin." The black-clad cultivator clasped his hands in a salute.

"Captain Shen." Lin Shanhe returned the greeting, "Thank you for your help."

After a brief exchange, both sides immediately began to deploy tactics.

"The Silver-Armored Rhinoceros King is deep within the canyon." Shen Qianshan pointed into the canyon. "This beast has extremely strong defense and is skilled in earth-based magic."

"As previously agreed, my Po Jun army will lead the main attack, while the Lin family will trap it with an array. The demon core will go to the Lin family, and the other materials will go to Po Jun. No problems, let's begin."

Lin Shanhe nodded: "The Five Elements Heavenly Spirit Array is ready. This time, it will be transformed into the Five Elements Green Wood Array."

The second-tier Azure Spirit Wood obtained from the Azure-Eyed Ape was refined into an array, which can suppress all earth-attribute spiritual power, reducing the power of its spells to less than one-tenth.

"Only Po Jun can penetrate its armor; it will surely die." Captain Shen nodded. This was Po Jun's forte.

"Form the formation!" Clan Chief Lin Shanhe shouted.

The twenty-five Lin family cultivators quickly took their positions, and the Five Elements Heavenly Spirit Array instantly unfolded, covering the entire canyon.

This time, the formation emitted a rich cyan spiritual light, merging with the rocks in the canyon. Then, countless trees sprouted from the ground, transforming the entire canyon into a green forest.

The Five Elements Green Wood Formation did not have this ability before; it is obviously due to the effects of the second-tier Green Origin Wood and hundreds of trees that were previously refined into the formation.

Just as everyone was ready, the change in the spiritual energy attribute within the valley alarmed the Silver-Armored Rhinoceros King, and a muffled roar came from the depths of the canyon.

This roar was completely different from the previous two demonic beasts; it contained the weight and majesty of the earth.

With a roar, a colossal creature slowly emerged.

It was clad in silver armor, reflecting a dazzling light in the sunlight.

It was a size larger than the Black Rock Python, and each step it took caused the ground to tremble slightly.

What is most striking is the spiral-shaped silver horn on its forehead, which contains terrifying earth-elemental spiritual power.

Silver-Armored Rhinoceros King!

Its large, copper-bell-shaped eyes coldly swept over the cultivators above the canyon, as if looking at a group of ants.

The Silver-Armored Rhinoceros King let out a disdainful growl and automatically stomped its forehooves lightly on the ground. Instantly, the entire canyon shook violently, and countless rock spikes burst from the earth, flying towards the crowd.

However, none of the Po Jun members dodged. The Five Elements Green Wood Formation released green light, and the trees in the forest began to grow, eventually transforming into a wooden net that covered the area above to block the attack of the earth spikes.