Immortal Martial Saint, something's wrong with my entry.

[Defeat the fourth level of the Kaiyuan Realm boar demon, gaining 10.00% of Origin.]

[Original Source: 75.81%]

Hearing the pleasant notification sound, Li Youan felt much better and just wanted to kill tens of thousands more pig demons.

"In that case, going to the outpost seems like a great option."

Whoosh whoosh.

Dongfang Jinghong, Fu Ming, and Captain Luo Jingshan all stood beside Li Youan, looking together at the pig demon that had been killed in the pit.

Scattered leaves lay around, and a spear pierced through the back of the boar demon's head, its tip protruding from the demon's mouth and disappearing into the soil.

"Pack up, we're leaving right away," Zheng Xuan just transmitted, "there are traces of a monster clan in the distance."

Li Youan jumped onto the pig demon, drew his spear, covered it with his spiritual energy, and with a flick of his right hand, shook off all the demon blood on the spear.

At this moment, Li Youan also sensed that the [Longevity Seed] in his body had absorbed some of the pig demon's essence, but he didn't have time to examine it closely. He turned around and jumped back out of the pit, leaving with Luo Jingshan and the others.

"Your progress is too fast. You were able to kill a fourth-level Kaiyuan Realm demon beast head-on without even using an array. You can beat me now."

Upon hearing Dongfang Jinghong's telepathic message, Li Youan thought about their many previous sparring sessions and the battle between Dongfang Jinghong and the Frost Crane Bird on the way here, and did not believe that he could easily suppress her now.

"We've sparred so many times, and you're being modest with me. I don't believe you can't beat me. Maybe in some emergency, I'll need my employer's protection as my bodyguard."

While chatting with Dongfang Jinghong, Li Youan observed the situation in the surrounding forest. Although he was surrounded by his teammates, he couldn't relax too much.

As day fades and night falls, a silvery-gray hue spreads across the forest, as if the entire Demon Forest has been muted.

The monsters that were active during the day all returned to their lairs and hid, not daring to make a sound, because the hunters who appeared at night were more elusive and dangerous than those during the day.

A snake is chasing a field mouse, and behind the snake, on a tree trunk, a monkey demon is observing the snake's hunt.

squeak.

Whoosh.

Squeak squeak squeak.

The mouse scurried about on its short legs, and in its panic, it bumped into a rock. The mouse was a little confused, as it hadn't seen the rock when it was observing.

But before he could think any further, the snake chasing from behind contracted its body and then rapidly expanded it again. Its head shot out like an arrow, and it bit the mouse with its mouth, injecting venom. The mouse struggled for a moment and then stopped moving.

The monkey on the tree branch behind threw away the extra stones in its hand, bent its body slightly on the branch, and with a powerful push from its hind legs, shot towards the snake that was swallowing a mouse like lightning. When it landed, it smashed the snake's head flat with a punch.

The half-eaten rat carcass was bitten in two by the snake's head, and the exposed part flew straight towards a patch of grass on the mountainside.

Following the scent of blood, the monkey demon arrived at the bushes. While searching for the rat carcasses, it suddenly discovered a small hole from which air was coming out.

The monkey demon brought its nose close and sniffed twice. Then, it frowned slightly, as if it had thought of something, and turned to run away into the distance.

"There's a monkey catching mice outside, but it's run far away. Do we still need to chase it?"

Wei Xiao asked Qi Xuan beside him, who was the third-level True Spirit Realm member of the team. The two were keeping watch together.

"It's alright. The captain just used his magic compass to measure the area, and there are no demonic beasts above the True Spirit Realm within dozens of miles. Don't worry, it's probably just a monkey demon passing by."

Wei Xiao nodded and continued to stand guard at the cave entrance.

If you observe this patch of grass carefully during the day, you will find that it is not a natural patch of grass, but rather something that was moved directly from another place.

Hidden in the grass was a very well concealed little hole, from which warm air occasionally flowed out. This was the resting place of the thirteenth squad.

"I've already assigned the patrol teams for tonight. We'll set off again tomorrow. Once we get to the front lines, time and the situation will be very tense, and it will be difficult to find another opportunity for a long rest like this."

After Luo Jingshan finished speaking, he sat back down in his seat and began to close his eyes to rest. His long-standing habit as a team leader was that, unless it was an extremely urgent mission, he would set off the day before the mission to allow his team members to get used to the mission location in advance.

The people in the cave took out their food or pills and began meditating and circulating their internal energy. Although at this level of cultivation, they no longer needed to eat, they would generally still choose to eat something to ensure they were always in the best possible condition.

Li Youan and Dongfang Jinghong took out some food from their spatial rings and quickly ate to replenish the physical strength and energy they had consumed that day.

The reason why the two of them were so exhausted was not only because of their low cultivation level, but also because Luo Jingshan had chosen a lot of demonic beasts for them to practice on along the way.

Li Youan thus saved up for another lottery draw.

[Original Source: 24.67%]

[Number of draws: 1]

Looking at the panel in front of him, Li Youan decided to collect ten draws before making another one, because he couldn't afford to waste them again and again.

Apart from the sound of food being swallowed, there were no other sounds in the cave, not even the sound of breathing.

Time passed quickly, and guards changed shifts every so often.

The night passed quickly, and daytime arrived in the blink of an eye. The night was extremely quiet.

This was Li Youan's first time spending the night deep in the Ten Thousand Demon Forest. He and Luo Jingshan were the last group responsible for guarding the area. Seeing that it was time, Li Youan, at Luo Jingshan's signal, went into the cave to remind everyone that it was time to set off.

When Li Youan entered the cave, he found that he didn't need to be reminded anymore. Everyone had already woken up and packed their things, ready to leave at any time.

In the early morning, dew still clung to the leaves. Some of these dewdrops gathered together and dripped onto the grass beneath the trees. Others evaporated directly, leaving only a small circle in place.

rustling.

Suddenly, the branches began to sway, and the remaining dew on the leaves fell one after another, bending the grass below.

First came a dark shadow, followed by dozens of afterimages, covering all the surrounding trees and startling the birds that were perched on them into flight.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the ancient tree was covered with monkey demons. In front of the largest monkey demon stood a small monkey, trembling with fear. It was the same small monkey that Wei Xiao had discovered the night before.

"You mean you've discovered traces of human cultivators?!"

This monkey demon could actually speak human language, which meant it was at least at the True Spirit Realm level. Several other monkey demons that were slightly smaller around it also spoke up when they heard this.

"Brother, human cultivators have been appearing more and more frequently lately. Have they discovered something?"

The monkey king, ignoring his brothers, looked at the little monkey in front of him and asked a question.

"How many of them were there? Did you see them?"

Chirp chirp chirp.

Bang.

squeak.

Hearing the little monkey's chattering reply, the smaller monkey demon slapped it away.

"Useless! You came back in fear without even finding out anything."

The surrounding troop of monkeys, which had been chattering noisily, fell silent upon seeing this scene. Their second-in-command was known for his violent temper, and would either beat or scold them or kill them.

Seeing the monkeys quiet down, Monkey Two felt respected and nodded in satisfaction.

"Brother, it's time to teach them a lesson. How many of their monkey offspring have been killed by human cultivators over the years?"

The Monkey King glanced at the little monkey who had been slapped away and was already lifeless, then glared at the second monkey beside him.

"How many times have I told you? You don't know your own strength. With its strength, it's already a miracle it came back alive. Now that it's dead at your hands, go back to your cave and lock it up."

"That matter has reached its most critical point recently, and we absolutely cannot allow any accidents to happen. We should leave those human cultivators alone."

Monkey Two felt humiliated after being reprimanded by the Monkey King in front of the troop. On his way back to the den, he became increasingly angry and smashed an ancient tree next to him with a punch.

Since birth, Monkey Two has always been overshadowed by his older brother, until today he finally couldn't take it anymore.

"Since these cultivators dared to step into our territory, they shouldn't even think about leaving alive. Third brother, come on, let's go kill them."

Ignoring the monkey guards beside him, Monkey Two called to another True Spirit Realm monkey demon beside him, who was also his third brother, and rushed towards the direction of Li Youan and the others.