Sunset Mountain Range, located in a demon beast gathering place of the Cyan Nether Dao, is filled with countless Demon Core Great Demons...
While it would be easy for the cultivation clans of Celestial Cyan City to wipe out the Sunset Mountain Range, such a strategy of depleting the pond to catch fish is not conducive to long-term development. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on novel~fire~net
By keeping the Sunset Mountain Range, many loose cultivators will hunt demon beasts for resources. In the process, many loose cultivators will be devoured by demon beasts. This cycle of interaction allows some talented cultivators and demon beasts to undergo transformation, with potential to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.
At that time, attracting such talented loose cultivators or taming a Demon King as a mount is far more valuable than obtaining a few Demon Pills. Additionally, through this process, demon beasts continue to breed, maintaining the number of demon beasts in the Sunset Mountain Range, ensuring that there will still be beasts to hunt thousands of years later...
In this paradise for loose cultivators, a group of four Core Formation cultivators were discussing the recent strange phenomenon in the Sunset Mountain Range.
"The offspring of a Demon Emperor?!"
"Yes, a few days ago, the Emei Monkey clan was exterminated. The three Demon Core Stage Great Demons in their clan all had their cores taken. That battle alerted many loose cultivators in the mountains. Someone noticed that a Foundation Establishment stage fire dragon flew away from the Emei Monkey clan’s habitat afterward..."
"The Emei Monkey clan is inherently violent. For a Foundation Establishment stage fire dragon to destroy them, there’s only one possibility: it has a very high bloodline level, capable of fighting across levels. Calling it the offspring of a Demon King isn’t enough; at the very least, it’s the offspring of a Demon Emperor!" said the leader, a thick-browed man.
"The offspring of a Demon Emperor, isn’t that a treasure all over its body? If we could hunt it, dragon scales, dragon teeth, dragon blood..." a woman in the group brightened at the thought.
"Big on top, empty in the head. That fire dragon could wipe out the Emei Monkey clan, and you think our makeshift loose cultivator team could handle it?" chuckled a short old man.
"Old man, if you can’t speak well, better to stay quiet. Who said it’s just us? I don’t believe other loose cultivator teams wouldn’t be interested in this Demon Emperor offspring..."
"Shut up. Do you really think this fire dragon is like the demon beasts of the Sunset Mountain Range, waiting to be slaughtered? You also mentioned it’s the offspring of a Demon Emperor, meaning its parents are likely powerful demon emperors from the Dragon Race. Even if countless loose cultivators were to hunt it, the wrath of its parents would be more than any loose cultivator, or even the whole of Celestial Cyan City’s cultivation clans, could bear!"
Among the four, a frail Golden Core youth spoke, "I didn’t join you to seek death. Let’s return to the original task..."
"Our goal is the Morning Sun Flower, isn’t it?"
The Morning Sun Flower, a rare Spirit Plant protected by fire bees, is known to replenish yang energy and is quite valuable.
"With your frail appearance, you could use some replenishing." The woman glanced at the frail youth, curled her lips but agreed with his words. True, such a demon beast likely isn’t native to the Sunset Mountain Range, probably a prince out for some fun from some demon beast force.
Such high-bloodline creatures wouldn’t even provoke some major human forces before understanding its origins.
The group carefully traversed the Sunset Mountain Range and finally reached the habitat of the fire bee clan, only to fall silent, unsure if they were too late or too early.
"Roar!!!" A fire dragon several tens of meters long was facing the attacks of tens of thousands of fire bees, including two Core Formation Bee King and Queen. Yet countless fire stingers fell on its dragon scales without leaving a trace.
Even when a Great Demon-level bee queen used a Demon Core Divine Technique and managed to pierce the dragon’s scales with its fire stinger, the white dragon-shaped flames spreading from the dragon’s body healed its injuries almost instantly.
The four Golden Core cultivators’ pupils contracted. They hadn’t expected the very fire dragon they had just discussed to appear before them.
More terrifyingly, after quickly devouring the Core Formation Bee King and Queen and scattering the swarm, the dragon’s gaze slowly shifted to them...
"Roar!!!" With the fire dragon’s roar, the four Core Formation cultivators were put on high alert.
"Flee in four directions!" said the short elder. Following his words, the four immediately became four streaks of light, racing in four directions, abandoning their team’s goal of the Morning Sun Flower protected by the fire bees.
"Unlucky!" Among them, the frail youth cursed inwardly. But what made him more devastated was that the Demon Emperor offspring ignored the other three and chased him relentlessly!!!
"Damn." The frail youth’s already pale face turned even more ghastly.
"Could this be a female dragon? Can it sense my pure yang body? I hid it so well..."
The fire dragon’s speed was astonishing; though only at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, it pursued the early-stage Golden Core cultivator effortlessly. In a flash, the fire dragon blocked the frail Golden Core youth, suspending him in mid-air, cautiously watching.
"Hong’Er..." With a command from the frail youth, a fox demon with equivalent Core Formation cultivation slowly emerged on his shoulder, baring its teeth at the fire dragon.
Simultaneously, the youth spoke, "My lord, we have no grievances nor enmity. We accidentally stumbled upon your battle with the fire bees; there’s no need for such relentless pursuit..."
"Roar..." The fire qilin looked at the youth with hesitation. In fact, among the four Core Formation loose cultivators, it hadn’t planned to pursue any of them.
But the youth... just looked too familiar, compelling the dragon to chase.
It recalled that as a fish, this youth often visited its Beast Master, chatting leisurely, known as Senior Brother Ouyang...
Now, seeing the other summon a fox demon through Beast Taming, the fire qilin was even more certain. This was the Ouyang of human-fox romance Lin Jing mentioned!!!
[If encountering sudden situations while hunting demon pills, you can also call me through the bloodline contract. Just from Sunset Mountain Range to Celestial Cyan City, we should still be able to barely communicate...]
This moment... appeared to be such a sudden situation, as the fire qilin fully summoned Lin Jing.
Meanwhile, Ouyang Hao, seeing the royal-blooded fire dragon still blocking his path, couldn’t help but sweat a few drops across his forehead. He never imagined being so intimidated by a Foundation Establishment stage demon beast.
"Are you truly unwilling to let us pass?" Ouyang Hao took out a Jade Talisman, preparing to crush it. Suddenly, his pupils contracted sharply, as the fire dragon unexpectedly transmitted a message, shaking him deeply.
"Senior Brother Ouyang, long time no see. I didn’t expect to meet you here. This fire dragon is my Pet Beast; there’s no need to fear..."
Senior Brother Ouyang...?
Ouyang Hao stared blankly at the fire dragon.
His mind quickly recalled a certain someone’s cave and a small, often-boiled fire carp.
He slightly opened his mouth and transmitted back, "Junior Brother Lin Jing, is that you?? Is it really you??"
Senior Brother Ouyang never expected that while the Beast Taming Sect’s Qingzhou branch had searched all over Qingzhou for Lin Jing for two years without finding any trace, he would encounter him while passing through Celestial Cyan City, casually gathering some resources to replenish yang energy!
"Damn, no way, how did your dragon koi become so powerful? My Hong’Er absorbs my yang energy every day, and even with the dowry from Eldest Senior Sister, it’s merely at royal blood level!"