Chapter 9: Cultivation in the Jungle
Tianshui City is the border city of the Great Zhou Kingdom, and it is only separated from another large country called the Yue Kingdom by a vast mountain forest. There are many demon beasts in the mountains and forests, and they are also rich in all kinds of rare medicinal herbs. Many merchants will hire some mercenary groups to go to the mountains and forests to collect some herbs, or hunt some monsters, and then sell them, so as to make a lot of money. In this small village outside the mountains and forests, every household was converted into inns or tea shops, and even brothels were opened for those mercenaries to rest, lodging, and recreation. Therefore, although this village is not large, every family is rich.
At this time, Yun Ya was in a small teahouse in this village, picked a table where no one was, ordered a pot of local unique fragrant tea, and tasted it quietly. He was ready to rest for a while, and then he entered the mountain forest in front of him. But at this time, the conversation between the two people at the table next to him surprised him!
"Hey, did you hear that?"
"What?"
"I've heard that someone saw a monster in the forest in front of me that could transform into a human form. ”
"What!" At this time, the man realized that his voice was a little louder, he quickly looked around, and when he found that no one was paying attention to him, he lowered his voice and said: "The demon beast that can transform into a demon is at least a great demon of the Spirit Venerable Period, how could that kind of rumored big demon come to our poor country!"
"Who knows? I heard that Scar Boss's mercenary group was unlucky to run into that demon beast, and as a result, more than 100 people in the whole group ran back alive, but they were also frightened crazy. After coming back, I kept talking about people, demon beasts. Everyone also knew from him that there was a demon beast in this mountain forest that could transform into a human form. ”
"I was able to wipe out all the mercenary groups of Scar Boss, and that Scar Boss is a master of the late stage! This, this ...... It's terrifying!"
"What is this, I heard that Tianshui City has issued a heavy reward in the Mercenary Guild, and anyone who can catch that demon beast, whether it is dead or alive, will be rewarded with 50 million gold coins!"
"Fifty million gold coins! Oh my God!"
"Don't be shocked, no matter how much money you have, you have to have your life to get it! For these 50 million gold coins, I don't know how many mercenary groups have been wiped out! However, people die for money, birds die for food, and there are still many mercenary groups who rush into the forest one after another for the 50 million gold coins. ”
"Oh, I said that there are so many mercenary groups near the mountains and forests these days, it turns out that this is because of this!"
"Hmph, in my opinion, those people are just going to die for nothing, how can 50 million gold coins be so easy to get!"
"Uh-huh! Brother Li has a point. Anyway, let's live our little life quietly! Down-to-earth is the right way!"
The two looked at each other and smiled, then chatted about other things.
Yun Ya sat at the table next to them, listening to their conversation with a gloomy face.
"Senior, what do you think?" asked Yun Ya Chaoxing Lao.
After a while, Xing Lao's voice came. "According to Uncle Ben, there are two possibilities for demon beasts that can transform into shapes, one is the real Great Demon of the Spirit Venerable Period, and the other is the Demon Clan of the Ten Thousand Demon Continent!"
"Demon Clan, isn't the Ten Thousand Demon Continent far away from us, how could the Demon Clan run to this poor country without any trouble!" Yun Ya was taken aback.
"Hehe, this uncle doesn't know! But no matter what the situation is, you will die after you encounter it! I won't talk about the demon beasts that can transform into shapes, it is definitely the existence of the Spirit Venerable Period, and the demon clan is different from the demon beasts, they are exactly the same as the human race when they are born, but when they cultivate to a certain realm, the bloodline in the body will awaken. At this time, they can transform into their own essence! Even the most inferior demon clan, when they awaken, they must also cultivate in the concentrating period! The higher the demon clan, the later they awaken, and the more powerful they are after awakening!"
"Uh...... In that case, do we still want to go in, or let's go back!" Yun Ya smiled and prepared to pack up his things and go home.
"Are you a little bit promising? Uncle Ben is afraid of you? Besides, you don't go into the depths, just find a few first-level demon beasts on the periphery to practice, even if you are extremely unlucky, you really encounter that shape-shifting demon beast, when the time comes, there will be Uncle Ben covering you, even if you can't kill that demon beast, but Uncle Ben still has the confidence to retreat!" Xing Lao reprimanded fiercely.
"Uh......" Yun Ya was a little embarrassed to be said, he sneered and said, "Since that's the case, then I'm relieved! When will we leave?"
"Let's go right away!" Xing Lao replied faintly.
"Ahh......h
"Don't pay attention to the others, and leave immediately!" Xing Lao curled his beard.
"Yes!" Yunya replied bitterly.
On an August day, the residual heat has not disappeared. The midday sun is particularly scorching, baking the earth mercilessly. Yun Ya was still wearing heavy iron plates tied to his limbs, and he walked towards the mountains and forests under the scorching sun.
The dense mountain forest is not so hot because of the shade of big trees, and from time to time there are gusts of fresh breeze, which makes people feel refreshed and happy. At this time, Yun Ya had been in the mountains and forests for three or four hours! However, after searching for a long time, let alone demon beasts, he didn't even find a single demon hair.
"What's going on, I've been looking for so long, and I haven't even found a single demon hair!" Yun Ya complained.
"Alas...... Young man, don't be anxious, the demon beasts on this periphery are basically hunted by the human race, how can it be so easy to find a few, you can go deeper and walk! Maybe you can meet one or two. "Xing Lao has already escaped from Yun Ya's body at this time.
Yun Ya rolled his eyes at Xing Lao, gritted his teeth and walked into the depths.
Before I knew it, it was getting dark. Yun Ya found a clearing, picked up a few dry firewood, a fireball technique hit it, and a small point of light lit up in the night! Then he caught a rabbit out of nowhere, washed and peeled it, and then put it on the fire and roasted it slowly.
Looking at the roasted golden and greasy rabbit, Xing Lao sighed: "I didn't expect that you kid has a good set of baked things, and even Uncle Ben, an invisible and qualitative existence, seems to smell the aroma." ”
My father died early, and I used to cook for my mother since I was six years old. It's just that at this time, Yun Ya's face suddenly darkened, obviously remembering the sad past again.
Xing Lao looked at the young man silently, and the surroundings suddenly fell silent, except for the crackling sound of dry wood being blown up by the flames. The red flames reflected the somewhat melancholy face of the young man, who looked at the fire in front of him silently, and even forgot to taste the rabbit meat that was about to turn cold in his hand.
I don't know how long it took, Xing Lao suddenly shouted, "Hurry up and prepare, there are demon beasts that have been attracted here!"
Yun Ya was startled, he didn't care about being sad, he quickly stretched out his hand and flipped it, and the broken sword appeared in his hand. He held the broken sword in his hand and stared intently ahead.
The footsteps were getting closer, and the sound of dead branches and leaves being trampled in the woods rang out. "It's closer, it's closer!" Yun Ya said silently in his heart.
A moment later, three pairs of eyes revealing the green glow of the cautious people appeared in Yun Ya's sight. Then three wolf-shaped demon beasts leaped out of the woods, forming a triangle with each other, enveloping Yunya in it. looked at him greedily, as if Yunya was already on their plate.