I became an immortal by synthesizing plants.

As Chen Qingshan walked through the stronghold, countless eyes turned to him.

Almost everyone knows Chen Qingshan, and they never expected that Chen Qingshan, the former Daozi and the representative of the younger generation of the Chen family, would appear in the Fourth Heaven.

Two Immortal Transformation Realm cultivators guarding the stronghold approached.

"Master Chunting, what brings you here?" Although they had already received the news, they were still a little surprised that Chen Qingshan had actually come.

"I'm here to gain some experience." Chen Qingshan's reply was still very official.

The two Immortal Transformation Realm cultivators nodded and arranged a courtyard with a good location for Chen Qingshan.

The entire stronghold is located within a large array, a combination of concealment, protection, and illusion arrays.

Chen Qingshan wandered around with a sense of novelty, quite interested in the place.

"Master Chunting, are you going to see how to hunt ferocious beasts tomorrow?" Chen Lihai, one of the Immortal Transformation Realm Yuanjun, asked.

"Let's take another look tomorrow. I'll observe the environment here."

Chen Qingshan simply responded with a smile.

The soil here is extremely fertile, even as fertile as the soil of a fifth-tier blessed land in Peach Blossom Valley.

However, the spiritual energy and spiritual resources here are extremely scarce, making it impossible to cultivate spiritual fields or spiritual lands.

However, cultivators also plant some spiritual plants that require fertile soil within their strongholds, using their own spiritual energy and vitality to nourish these plants.

The two Immortal Transformation Realm cultivators returned to the center of the formation to guard Taojin Niangzhou's only stronghold in this fourth heaven.

There were only one or two people selling items on the street, and they were both Golden Core cultivators from within their clan.

After Chen Qingshan learned that the items being sold were all the inner cores of ferocious beasts, and quite ordinary ones at that.

Chen Qingshan stepped forward.

"Brother, how much are these ferocious beast cores?"

Chen Qingshan didn't really want to use the clan's resources to buy these items; it was no different from transferring money from one hand to the other.

"In exchange for cultivation resources, one fourth-tier ferocious beast inner core can be exchanged for cultivation resources worth about two million low-grade spirit stones."

The cultivator who sold the inner cores of ferocious beasts lit up when he saw Chen Qingshan and smiled as he quoted his lowest price.

Chen Qingshan took out the starstone he had acquired in the Meteorite Land and asked, "Would you like this?"

Although a single star stone is worth about 70 low-grade spirit stones, Chen Qingshan didn't know if the cultivator in front of him would accept these star stones.

"Yes, yes, I've accepted it," the famous cultivator said with a smile.

Subsequently, the cultivators who sold the inner cores of ferocious beasts set the purchase price for a single star stone at around 80 low-grade spirit stones.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Qingshan took out seven more star stones, making a total of ten, and exchanged them for four fourth-tier ferocious beast inner cores.

As for the inner core of a fifth-order ferocious beast, Chen Qingshan did not see it at either of these stalls.

The inner core of a fourth-tier ferocious beast can be continuously absorbed by a first-tier spiritual vein for ten years, making it extremely valuable.

Of course, what Chen Qingshan wanted most was the corpse of the ferocious beast.

A few days later, several clansmen at the Golden Core stage were preparing to go out to hunt ferocious beasts, so they invited Chen Qingshan.

"Master Chunting, would you like to join me in hunting ferocious beasts?"

Chen Qingshan immediately went over and agreed to go hunting the ferocious beast together.

Under the watchful eyes of the other cultivators, Chen Qingshan and the other four slowly walked out of the stronghold.

Chen Lihai handed over the affairs of the stronghold to another Immortal Transformation Realm cultivator, Chen Gurao, and then hid in the void to leave with Chen Qingshan and the others.

Chen Qingshan sensed Chen Lihai behind him and occasionally looked back at the direction Chen Lihai was floating.

The five men's hunting grounds were located in a valley about three thousand miles outside their stronghold.

The valley is covered with lush vegetation, mainly because the ferocious beasts do not eat these ordinary plants, which is why they have survived to this day.

The Golden Core cultivator leading the group taught Chen Qingshan how to set up bait and how to lure the ferocious beasts.

"Ferocious beasts feed on spiritual energy and spiritual power. When luring a fourth-tier ferocious beast, the bait should ideally not exceed the fourth tier, or have a spiritual power of 100,000."

One hundred thousand spiritual energy points might be insignificant to the cultivators of the Peach Gold Chen Clan, but in the resource-scarce and beast-infested Fourth Heaven, they are considered extremely valuable.

Then, the leading cultivator, Chen Wucao, took out a pearl that had collected about 40,000 to 50,000 spiritual energy and placed it on the open ground to lure nearby ferocious beasts to come and hunt for food.

"Master Chunting, our main target is still fourth-tier ferocious beasts. Fifth-tier ferocious beasts are too fierce and have some troublesome abilities, so we generally don't hunt those fifth-tier ferocious beasts."

While setting up the concealment formation, Chen Wucao explained to Chen Qingshan.

He was also afraid that Chen Qingshan would rush up to the fifth-tier ferocious beast, making it difficult for them to rescue him and potentially leading to punishment from the clan.

Because they were the ones who invited Chen Qingshan to go hunting together.

Before long, the sky began to change dramatically.

A bird-like monster with bright blue feathers flew over.

It was surrounded by countless black whirlwinds.

"Master Chunting, this is a fourth-order Hurricane Howling Bird. Hurricanes that can strip away a person's spiritual energy and power often rise up around it. When it is in danger, it will emit that terrifying howl to suppress the cultivator's soul."

"Generally speaking, we don't hunt these troublesome beasts very often."

Having said that, Chen Wucao seized the opportunity and, taking advantage of the hurricane howling bird's momentary lapse in attention, charged forward with her sword.

Unfortunately, the Hurricane Howling Bird reacted extremely quickly. Just as Chen Wucao was about to strike with his sword, it unleashed several hurricanes that attacked him.

Chen Wucao quickly dodged to the side and thrust her sword towards the heart of the Hurricane Howling Bird.

Unfortunately, Chen Wucao's speed was far inferior to that of the Hurricane Howling Bird. Before it could strike, the Hurricane Howling Bird took off to dodge.

"Isn't this ferocious beast supposed to be mindless? How come it can dodge attacks and react so quickly?"

Chen Qingshan was particularly puzzled, as he had never encountered a hostile beast before.

"Ferocious beasts do not have intelligence, but that's only in comparison to us humans. They also have physical reactions, instinctive reactions."

Chen Shanda, another member of the Golden Core clan, explained.

At this moment, Chen Wucao, who was fighting against the hurricane howling bird, was suddenly surrounded by several hurricanes.

The instant the hurricane touched Chen Wucao's body, only a skeleton remained.

"Oh no! It's a Hurricane Bone-Eating Bird at the fifth-tier Immortal Transformation Realm!" Chen Shanda exclaimed in surprise.

"Quickly cover Master Chunting's retreat!" Chen Shanda said, then charged forward with his sword.

There was no time to grieve for Chen Wucao's death. The remaining two immediately grabbed Chen Qingshan's hand and rushed back into the stronghold.

The incredibly sharp sword pierced through the Bone-Eating Bird's body. In an instant, the Bone-Eating Bird transformed into its skeleton, flapping its skeletal wings and hovering in the air.

Chen Shanda's fierce supernatural power could not cause any harm to the Bone-Eating Bird. On the contrary, he himself was almost corroded by the Bone-Eating Bird's hurricane.

Under countless sword lights, sword marks appeared one after another on the skeleton of the Bone-Eating Bird.

These sword marks did not seem to have any effect on the Bone-Eating Bird.

Its goal, from beginning to end, has always been that precious pearl that stores 100,000 spiritual energies.

Chen Lihai, who was following behind Chen Qingshan and the others, immediately appeared, holding a mid-grade immortal artifact spirit sword in his hand.

The sword's edge condensed into an incomparably fierce divine killing move, "Golden Light God Slayer".

With a single sword strike, he cleaved the Hurricane Bone-Eating Bird, which was at the same level as Chen Lihai, in two.

Chen Lihai took the body away himself, while glaring at the others besides Chen Qingshan with hostility.

Chen Lihai quickly brought the person back to the stronghold. Looking at Chen Wucao's skeleton, his eyes were filled with both grief and anger.

He immediately and angrily rebuked the group, "You can't even distinguish between a fourth-tier Hurricane Howling Bird and a fifth-tier Hurricane Bone-Eating Bird? What are you doing in the Fourth Heaven! Pack your things and go back tomorrow!"

"Also, the compensation for Chen Wucao's injury or death will be paid by the rest of you, except for Qingshan."

Still reeling from their fear, the group returned somewhat dazed to the accommodations Chen Lihai had arranged for them.

They were considered experienced hunters, and Chen Lihai couldn't fathom why they would make such a mistake.

Chen Qingshan did not speak, nor did he return to the residence arranged for him by Chen Lihai.

"Qingshan, you should go back with us tomorrow. You've seen the dangers of the Fourth Heaven. Every year, several clansmen are killed or injured at the Fourth Heaven stronghold."

Chen Lihai's gaze softened slightly, after all, this hunting trip was not organized by Chen Qingshan, and Chen Qingshan had not done anything wrong.

Chen Qingshan's eyes were firm as he said, "Lord Lihai, I don't want to go back. I've only just arrived here. Even if the Fourth Heaven is dangerous, I'm never afraid of those dangers."

Chen Qingshan now firmly believes that if he keeps running away, even with his extraordinary luck, he will be a useless person.

Chen Lihai didn't speak, but his eyes were overflowing with admiration.

"Alright! But you must be extremely careful when you go out. I'll bring you the beast illustrations that the clan has collected in a little while, so be sure to read them carefully."

Chen Qingshan nodded and found a place to sit down in the main hall.

Not long after, Chen Lihai delivered the beast illustrations.

It records nearly hundreds of thousands of ferocious beasts, each with its own unique abilities.

Even among the same type of ferocious beast, their abilities vary greatly at each stage.

Chen Wucao's death served as a wake-up call for everyone in the stronghold.

Chen Lihai once again took out several hundred books of ferocious beast illustrations and had the people in the stronghold carefully read them.

Every year, people perish in the jaws of ferocious beasts due to negligence.

This book of ferocious beasts is a very common and ordinary thing that everyone has a copy of, but some people don't read it carefully.

The following morning, two spirit boats left the stronghold, carrying about ten people away.

Most of these people had been in the Fourth Heaven for a long time, and they wouldn't be coming back after this trip.

There are even fewer people in the stronghold now, as most of the tribesmen have gone out to hunt ferocious beasts.

Chen Qingshan stayed inside the stronghold and read through the atlas containing hundreds of thousands of ferocious beasts word by word.

Each ferocious beast is clearly depicted on the pages.

Above it are images and information about the fifth-order hurricane, the Bone-Eating Bird.

[Tier 5 Hurricane Bone-Eating Bird: This beast resembles the Tier 4 Hurricane Howling Bird. Its origin and existence are unknown, but it is related to wind disasters.]

[Ability: Bone-corroding hurricane, sharp howling.]

The Bone-Eating Hurricane can instantly strip away the flesh of cultivators below its level, leaving only their skeletons.

The sharp whistling sound is similar to that of a regular hurricane howling bird, only more powerful and with a wider range.

The map also records many fifth-tier ferocious beasts, but none of them will appear here.

The family's stronghold is located in the windy region, where most of the animals that appear are birds and beasts.

Chen Qingshan closed the map and prepared to hunt down the wind wolves and hurricane howling birds in this stormy region.

The Hurricane Howling Bird looks like a strange combination of a vulture and an owl.

The tribe also marked a relatively safe area, just 5,000 miles away from the stronghold.

Since he came alone, Chen Qingshan set up a concealment array for the place where he planned to hide.

To avoid a situation where you can neither run away nor fight back.

Chen Lihai followed Chen Qingshan the instant he was about to leave the stronghold.

After all, the clan had also assigned him a task: to protect Chen Qingshan's safety, or to take Chen Qingshan away and escape if danger arose.

The sky gradually darkened.

The bright starry sky took over this world.

The Milky Way shines in the sky, and winds and clouds rise on the earth.

The gale, like a rampaging wild beast, arose from nowhere and swept across the entire windy region.

It was just a strong wind, but it didn't actually pose any danger or harm to Chen Qingshan and the other Golden Core cultivators.

The main fear is of those ferocious beasts lurking in the wind.

Although these ferocious beasts lack intelligence, they still possess biological instincts and will continue to hunt and hide themselves.

These winds did not blow down the ordinary trees and flowers along the way; these trees and flowers seemed to have adapted to the strong winds, swaying left and right as they arrived.

The trap set by Chen Qingshan also welcomed its first prey: a fourth-tier red earth black boar.

Undeterred by the fierce wind, the red-earth black boar went against it to the trap.

Chen Qingshan had seen this beast in the beast atlas. This wild boar had a powerful body and the ability to condense sand and stones into armor.

Standing one zhang tall and five zhang long, its imposing presence resembled a small hill as it walked.

Having confirmed that the fourth-tier Red Earth Black Boar would not suddenly transform into one of the fifth-tier superior ferocious beasts, Chen Qingshan instantly unleashed the divine lightning he had condensed in his hand.

Seeing the wild boar instantly conjure armor only to collapse just as quickly, Chen Qingshan felt a pang of emotion.

"This wild boar reacted quickly, but it was still a bit slow." Chen Qingshan stepped forward and collected the carcass.

Then they quietly waited for the next prey to appear.

The sky gradually brightened.

That night, Chen Qingshan only hunted and killed one ferocious beast.

After taking the bait, Chen Qingshan turned and flew back to the base.

Hunting at night is very different from hunting during the day. At night, strong winds can drown out the sounds of fighting, preventing them from traveling far.

Hunting during the day also has its advantages; wild animals are more active during the day, and there are relatively more prey.

These are all guidelines written in the atlas of ferocious beasts.

Chen Qingshan was also very puzzled at this moment, wondering why Chen Wucao didn't identify the ferocious beast before rushing up.

This impulsive personality doesn't seem like that of Quanbai.

At the same time, Chen Qingshan also felt particularly sorry that every Golden Core Realm member who fell from the clan was an extremely significant loss.