Chapter 23: Is This Still a Human?
The Yinyun Mountain Range is located one hundred and fifty miles west of Xuanyan City. The range of the mountain range is quite large, and a large number of monsters live in it.
And once these demon beasts form a scale, they will launch an attack on Xuanyan City.
In the more than 100 years since the establishment of Xuanyan City, the demon beasts of the Yinyun Mountain Range have attacked the city three times, and each time they have caused heavy losses to Xuanyan City.
The most recent monster siege took place fifteen years ago, and the previous city lord of Xuanyan City was torn apart by many demon beasts in that battle, and there was no corpse left behind.
In order to prevent the demon beasts of the Yinyun Mountain Range from forming a scale of attacking the city again, the City Lord's Mansion is very encouraging for the mercenaries and cultivators to enter the Yinyun Mountain Range, and has always purchased the materials on the demon beasts at a high price.
Not only that, but every year, the City Lord's Mansion would take out valuable items and organize demon beast hunting battles, inspiring cultivators to enter the Yinyun Mountain Range to hunt demon beasts.
After a long time, the demon beast hunting battle has become a tradition in Xuanyan City, which not only has the significance of protecting the safety of Xuanyan City, but also has become a stage for cultivators to show their strength.
In addition to the cultivators of Xuanyan City, cultivators and mercenaries from other places in the surrounding area will also come to participate.
If he has achieved good enough results in the Demon Beast Hunting Battle, he will be valued by the Xuanyan City City Lord's Mansion, and this is a great opportunity for those idle cultivators who usually pin their heads to their belts and work hard.
But this competition is also very cruel.
In such a mountain range that is not under the jurisdiction of the City Lord's Mansion, not only will people and monsters fight to the death, but people will also kill each other without scruples for profit.
Therefore, in the Yinyun Mountain Range, it is not only the demon beasts that need to be guarded against, but also the other cultivators who participate in the demon beast hunting battle.
As soon as the morning dawned, Ling Hao asked the Zhang family for a horse, and after politely rejecting Zhang Fenghai's idea of personally escorting him, he galloped all the way and arrived at the Yinyun Mountain Range in the afternoon of the same day.
In the open space in front of the Yinyun Mountain Range, there were already many people camped at this moment.
There was a desk in the center of the clearing, and behind the desk was a lean man with small eyes who was half-lying on the table, with his legs resting on the table, laughing with several men in the armor of the city guards around him.
Ling Hao knew who that person was.
Deputy City Lord of Xuanyan City, Cao Bo.
His cultivation is the same as that of Lei Xu, the head of the Lei family, and he is all in the Xuanyuan Realm. He is a very important person in Xuanyan City.
It seems that the City Lord's Mansion really attaches great importance to this demon beast hunting battle, and even sent such a big man as Cao Bo to maintain order. Ling Hao said secretly in his heart.
The Demon Beast Hunting War has not yet begun, and cultivators who want to participate can only go to the City Guard to register their names and wait here.
At dawn tomorrow, the people of the City Lord's Mansion announced the start of the hunting battle, and the cultivators who participated in the demon beast hunting battle could enter the Yinyun Mountain Range.
The cultivators who participated in the Demon Beast Hunting Battle entered the mountain range at the same time, and the time for counting the battle results was also uniform, and the rules were fairly fair.
Walking to the table, Ling Hao arched his hand to Cao Bo, who was half-lying on the chair, and said, "Hello, I'm here to register my name." ”
Cao Bo glanced at Ling Hao, shook his head, swapped his legs on the table, and said lazily: "The boy who hasn't grown up all the hair, what are you doing here? There is only one life, go back and cultivate for a few more years, and then come back when you reach the innate realm." ”
Although Cao Bo's posture and tone are very disrespectful, they are also well-intentioned.
"Thanks for the reminder, but I've reached this innate realm. ”
A faint blue true qi surged on the surface of his body, and Ling Hao's aura that was no longer deliberately suppressed was gradually released, which immediately attracted the attention of many people present.
The Great Five Elements Yin Yang Wheel is a full-attribute martial soul, and what is cultivated is also a full-attribute five-colored true qi. However, because the Colorful True Qi was really eye-catching, Ling Hao chose to transform the Colorful True Qi into a blue water attribute True Qi.
Everyone saw that he had the cultivation of the Innate Realm at the age of sixteen or seventeen, although he had not even reached the early stage of the Innate Realm, but in Xuanyan City, he was also quite good.
Cao Bo sat up straight, and there was a touch of appreciation in his eyes: "It turned out that it was my old Cao who looked away." Boy, let's sign up. I'll register you personally. ”
"Ling Hao, I live in Xuanyan City. ”
When the words fell, Cao Bo's hand holding the brush suddenly trembled.
And the open space, which originally seemed a little noisy, was also silent.
"Are you Ling Hao?" Cao Bo looked at Ling Hao carefully, his eyes full of suspicion.
It's strange not to doubt it.
At the Lei Mansion engagement banquet ten days ago, Ling Hao defeated Lei Cheng with the pharmacist stream, which amazed the audience. This matter has long been spread in Xuanyan City.
It's just that that's not the point.
The point is that ten days ago, Ling Hao had only refined the cultivation of the fifth order of the Body Realm.
It's only been ten days, and you've already broken through to the innate realm?
Is this still human?
"It's like a fake. Ling Hao smiled faintly, "I have long admired the name of Deputy City Lord Cao. ”
"Hahaha, good boy, bullish!" Cao Bo laughed, "Come on, I'll register you now." ”
After registering his name, Ling Hao found a random place to sit down in the clearing, preparing to wait for tomorrow dawn to enter the Yinyun Mountain Range.
The time limit for the demon beast hunting battle is one month, and in this month's time, he wants to do a lot of things, and he has to sort it out.
However, not long after he sat down, the ground trembled faintly, the sound of horses' hooves in the distance sounded rapidly, and the smoke and dust filled the sky, and a team of men and horses galloped towards this side.
The people of the Lei family and the Zhong family are here!
Obviously, the Lei family and the Zhong family also attached great importance to this demon beast hunting battle, and all the cultivators they brought were good hands. Among the dozens of people in the group, nearly half of them have reached the cultivation of the innate realm.
Lei Cheng and Zhong Wanqing, who have been engaged, are also in the team.
And the leader of the team is Lei Xun, the third head of the Lei family, and the other is the younger brother of Zhong Yu, the head of the Zhong family, Zhong Wanqing's second uncle Zhong He.
One of these two people's cultivation is in the late stage of the Xuanyuan Realm, and the other is in the middle stage of the Xuanyuan Realm, and they are both strong people in Xuanyan City.
It's just that Cao Bo didn't seem too enthusiastic about the Lei and Zhong families who came with great fanfare.
Because neither Lei Xun nor Zhong He is the head of their family, in front of Cao Bo, they are not weighty enough.
Therefore, in the face of Lei Xun and Zhong He, who came to greet him with a big smile from afar, Cao Bo just nodded, and after a few simple responses, he called the other city guards to register the two cultivators who were preparing to participate in the demon beast hunting battle.
Lei Cheng, on the other hand, saw Ling Hao sitting in the open space at a glance.
His face, which was originally quite handsome, was instantly covered with an eerie color.
At the engagement banquet ten days ago, Ling Hao amazed the audience and shocked the whole city.
And Lei Cheng, who was supposed to be high-spirited and in the limelight, was reduced to a foil.
Lei Cheng didn't realize that his shame was all self-inflicted, and every time he remembered the experience of testing the pharmacist with Ling Hao, he would hate it with hatred.
After giving Zhong Wanqing a look, Lei Cheng stepped to Ling Hao not far away, and sneered:
"I really didn't expect that you would really have the courage to participate in the demon beast hunting battle. ”
Ling Hao didn't intend to ignore him, his eyes were still looking in the direction where the Yinyun Mountain Range was located, thinking about what to do next.
Lei Cheng didn't want to leave it at that, he stretched out his hand to wrap his arms around Zhong Wanqing's slender waist, and said loudly: "I heard that when you were a medicine slave in the Zhong family, you liked Wanqing very much, right?"
"You have confessed to Wanqing more than once, saying that you are willing to die for her?"
His voice was so loud that it immediately attracted the attention of many people.
Ling Hao was a little surprised.
I like Zhong Wanqing? I also confessed to her?
When did this happen? Why don't you remember any relevant scenes?
The original Ling Hao, and now me, are not blind, how can they like Zhong Wanqing's goods?
Just by glancing at the teasing smile on Lei Cheng's face, Ling Hao understood.
Lei Cheng wanted to insult him in front of everyone with Zhong Wanqing as the topic.
Thinking of this, a cold light flashed in Ling Hao's eyes, and he slowly stood up.