Chapter 123: Disturbance on the Mountain Peak
Chapter 123: Disturbance on the Mountain Peak
Large numbers of High Insight Stage Monster Beasts were not a big threat to Mind Focusing Cultivators, but their sudden descent still caused shockwaves and uncontrollable chaos. Even a Mid Soul-Concentrating Stage cultivator would momentarily feel overwhelmed and stretched thin.
However…
No matter how many High Insight Stage Monster Beasts came, they were no problem!
As his Divine Sense Range expanded greatly, the attack radius of his Flying Sword increased several times, and its power was greatly enhanced.
At this moment, Lu Hangzhi was no longer the cautious Epiphany Stage junior cultivator who had to carefully calculate the distance, weak points, and attack angles for each Monster Beast.
Under the Sword Formation, forty-nine sword strikes happened in an instant…
Dozens of fireballs that fell from the sky were torn apart by dense Sword Qi before they even understood what was happening.
Without the protection of Vital Qi Power, the corpses quickly burned, turning into charred flesh.
Elder Lu and the other two showed joy on their faces.
“Haha, well done!”
“Now I know what it means to be a monster…”
“Come help quickly, I can’t hold on any longer!”
The monk Buming called out for assistance loudly.
Just after Lu Hangzhi dealt with the dozens of High Insight Stage Monster Beasts that descended from the sky, he heard this. Dozens of Sword Qi streaks shot out again without pause, covering the two Late Concentration Stage Monster Beasts tightly bound by the Diamond Subduing Demon Scroll.
The miserable state of the last two Late Concentration Stage Monster Beasts clearly agitated the Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage Monster Beast, the Dark Nightmare Wolf. Risking having a hind leg broken by the Spirit Ape’s heavy blow, it emitted an extreme black light that instantly covered an area of several hundred meters.
“Wretched beast, trying to escape?”
Elder Lu was already prepared.
The White Tiger suddenly lifted its head and let out the roar of the king of beasts. The thunder-like tiger roar stirred the air for several miles around into turbulent waves.
In the void, a slight ripple appeared where the black light shone.
Elder Lu was experienced.
As the sound waves revealed the Dark Nightmare Wolf’s hiding place, a giant rock shot from the Spirit Ape’s hand. Breaking the sound barrier, it accurately struck the Dark Nightmare Wolf that had fallen out of hiding.
Boom!
The Spirit Ape was, after all, a Late Concentration Stage Spirit Beast. This full-force strike hit the Dark Nightmare Wolf head-on before it could even activate its Qi and Blood in its panic. The wolf was sent tumbling, blood spraying wildly from its mouth, looking utterly disheveled.
But that wasn’t the end.
The coordination between Elder Lu’s two Spirit Beasts was seamless, but the real killing move came from a green, square seal that Elder Lu threw out.
The seal flew into the air and hovered directly above the Dark Nightmare Wolf.
Roar!!!
Hundreds of various Spirit Beasts and Monster Beasts suddenly emerged from the seal. Each Spirit Beast and Monster Beast radiated powerful Concentrated Spirit Stage Qi and Blood! They were large in size, fierce in demeanor, and savage in appearance. As soon as they appeared, they all reached out with thick arms, firmly seizing the Dark Nightmare Wolf—which hadn’t yet recovered from the combined assault of the Spirit Ape and White Tiger—and desperately dragged it toward the huge seal.
The Dark Nightmare Wolf was frantic, struggling with all its might.
Unfortunately…
Already severely injured, it was firmly held by dozens of Spirit Beasts and Monster Beasts. Its body was gradually pulled into the seal, and it let out a cry of extreme despair and unwillingness.
“Retract!”
Only after the Dark Nightmare Wolf was completely pulled into the seal did Elder Lu recall the seal with a wave of his hand. He showed a pleased and satisfied expression, cherishing the seal lovingly.
“Heh, finally managed to capture a Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage Monster Beast.”
“Now the Hundred Beasts Platform should be able to unleash an attack with the full power of a Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage cultivator!”
“Congratulations, Elder Lu.”
“Hehe, congratulations to us all.”
So it was a Magical Artifact.
No wonder its power was so terrifying!
Lu Hangzhi immediately understood and turned to leave.
“Eh?”
“Where are you going?”
“Let him go. We should rest while we can,” Elder Lu stopped Buming and said, “He has another mission.”
“But these Monster Beasts…”
Buming looked worriedly at the Monster Beast flesh and Soul-Concentrating Demon Beast corpses scattered all over the war zone. These were all valuable materials.
“It’s fine, leave them for him!”
Chen Xiangxiang said, “If I’m not mistaken, he must have been using expensive Spirit Honey to sustain the Sword Formation all along. Otherwise, he couldn’t have lasted this long.”
“Correct.”
Elder Lu nodded in agreement.
“His spoils of war, we’ll prepare them for him.”
Meanwhile, Zhao Qian had already set up the Matrix Tower in Combat Zone 618 and was facing the second wave of Monster Beast attacks.
Fortunately, the first wave wasn’t too strong, with only one Mid Soul-Concentrating Stage Monster Beast and a group of High Insight Stage Monster Beasts. With Zhao Qian’s Late Concentration Stage strength, handling them was quite easy!
Lu Hangzhi breathed a sigh of relief, gradually slowing his pace. He transmitted his voice with a laugh, saying,
“Can we consider our first mission a perfect success?”
“Yes, well done!”
Zhao Qian’s tone was also very relaxed.
“Every time our Special Operations Team completes a relief mission, we earn a third-class merit, exchangeable for one Late Concentration Stage Demon Beast Inner Core. Aiding the Core Battle Zone counts as completing a second-class merit, exchangeable for three Late Concentration Stage Demon Beast Inner Cores. If we stabilize these two war zones, it’s equivalent to completing two second-class merits. Each of us gets three Late Concentration Stage Demon Beast Inner Cores… Heh, not bad treatment, right?”
“Indeed, not bad.”
Lu Hangzhi showed a smile.
Twelve Late Concentration Stage Demon Beast Inner Cores could be refined and enhanced into a Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage Demon Beast Inner Core, used as consumables for the Matrix Tower. By completing a few more missions, they could accumulate more materials needed for the Matrix Towers.
Returning to Combat Zone 619, Elder Lu personally gave him a share of the collected spoils, saying it was what he deserved…
Lu Hangzhi glanced at it and showed slight surprise.
It was quite a lot.
Inside the Qiankun Pouch, besides six Late Concentration Stage Demon Beast Inner Cores and eight Mid Soul-Concentrating Stage Demon Beast Inner Cores, there was also one Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage Demon Beast Inner Core…
It seemed he hadn’t contributed much when dealing with that Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage Monster Beast.
Lu Hangzhi took out that Inner Core separately, holding it in his hand. He felt the astonishing power surging within, and his heart shuddered.
So strong!
Holding this Inner Core felt like holding a live volcano about to erupt. The violent power, desperate to find an outlet, was as vast as an ocean. No wonder it could power the many Magic Formations inside the Matrix Tower.
“The allocated spoils are a bit too much.”
Lu Hangzhi really wanted to return the Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage Demon Beast Inner Core, but the core in his hand was irresistibly attractive to him.
After hesitating for a long while, he spoke.
“What do you want to exchange for it?”
“Spirit Honey.”
Elder Lu smiled.
Chen Xiangxiang and Buming looked at Elder Lu with surprised eyes.
“Experience counts, how did you see through it?”
Lu Hangzhi smiled bitterly.
Elder Lu did not show the pride of seeing through someone’s secret, and said meaningfully, “After so many years in the Two Realms Mountain, I haven’t learned much, but I have a lot of connections. I just asked around and found out a new store selling Spirit Honey opened in the Southern City Market, and the store owner has five Sword Spirits… Clearly, you are not very good at hiding yourself.”
“One Demon Beast Inner Core at the Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage can be exchanged for one hundred bottles of Spirit Honey.”
Since he was seen through, Lu Hangzhi did not plan to continue hiding, so he started doing business openly.
“Deal!”
“Since you’ve already started, why not sell some to us too?” Chen Xiangxiang and Buming joined in.
The reason why cultivators at the Early Spirit Concentration Stage could easily kill over ten Monster Beasts at the Late Concentration Stage and Mid Soul-Concentrating Stage was entirely thanks to the Spirit Honey. This kind of trade made them very eager.
“I only want Demon Beast Inner Cores at the Late Concentration Stage or above.”
“How do you sell them?”
“Fifty bottles for one Demon Beast Inner Core at the Late Concentration Stage, one hundred bottles for one Demon Beast Inner Core at the Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage.”
Lu Hangzhi offered a price twice as high as down the mountain.
Chen Xiangxiang and Buming did not hesitate and chose to trade.
With two more Demon Beast Inner Cores at the Late Concentration Stage in hand, plus the spoils just obtained, he now had eight Demon Beast Inner Cores at the Late Concentration Stage and one Demon Beast Inner Core at the Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage. As long as he returned to the Reinforcement Department to get the mission reward, he could gather the materials for the second Matrix Tower.
After the trade was completed.
Elder Lu suddenly looked up, gazing at the Sky Passage, then shifted his gaze down to the distant peak of the Two Realms Mountain, frowning tightly…
“What’s wrong? Elder Lu?”
Chen Xiangxiang and Buming noticed the change in Elder Lu’s expression at the same time and spoke together.
They were truly veterans of the Core Battle Zone, more alert than me!
Lu Hangzhi felt a chill in his heart and was secretly ashamed.
Chen Xiangxiang and Buming’s strength was only above average among Mid Soul-Concentrating Stage cultivators, but their alertness was very strong. Perhaps that was why they had survived until now.
“Something’s wrong.”
Elder Lu stared at Lu Hangzhi and delivered bad news.
As a seasoned veteran of the Core Battle Zone in the Two Realms Mountain, he had long summarized some unique experiences of the Two Realms Mountain:
The Core Battle Zone was very close to the Sky Passage!
Besides danger, it was actually the area where one could most closely observe changes in the Sky Passage and anomalies at the peak of the Two Realms Mountain.
Elder Lu had spent decades in the Core Battle Zone of the Two Realms Mountain and had long figured out a set of patterns.
Whenever a large number of Monster Beasts descended through the Sky Passage, red light flourished, and the Spatial Rift formation in the Sky Passage became unusually active;
Whenever there was unusual movement at the peak of the Two Realms Mountain, there would be obvious beast language in the air… This could only be distinguished by the Myriad Beasts Sect and Spirit Concentrating Beast Tamers.
Just now!
The Spatial Rift formation in the Sky Passage suddenly became unusually active;
The Spirit Ape and White Tiger also received beast language from the direction of the mountain peak, which was a sign of a large-scale attack.
Lu Hangzhi immediately believed it!
Not because of the camaraderie built with Elder Lu in a short time, nor because he was won over by the old man’s charisma.
If it were Lu Hangzhi, after finding out for several days that the southern area of the Two Realms Mountain was severely understaffed, he would also decisively order a strong attack on the Two Realms Mountain.
“Why is it like this every time I enter the Two Realms Mountain.”
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Lu Hangzhi informed Zhao Qian while grumbling inwardly:
“The first time I entered the Two Realms Mountain, I encountered the Demon Beast Mist that hadn’t been seen for years; the first time I changed posts, I encountered the collapse of the Two Realms Mountain defense line; now that I joined the special operations team, immediately there was a Monster Beast cluster mobilization. Can it not be like this? I finally traveled to become a protagonist once, could it be that I was also given a misfortune aura?”
Zhao Qian reacted extremely quickly:
“Received follow-up mission! Lady Honglian judged that the upcoming offensive is likely targeted at our southern area! This challenge is both dangerous and an opportunity! As long as we can hold on, we will definitely obtain more Demon Beast Inner Cores at the Late Concentration Stage and Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage! Lady Honglian has decided to personally lead a team to reinforce us! We are in big trouble and must hold on for at least a quarter of an hour.”
“A quarter of an hour? That shouldn’t be a big problem…”
Lu Hangzhi had just finished speaking when he saw dozens of abnormally powerful and astonishing Spirit Concentrating auras suddenly surge from the direction of the mountain peak, and his face changed dramatically.