raknovel Chapter 417 - 409: The Hunt
Chapter 417 - 409: The Hunt
Upon hearing her aunt’s words, Mo Shang hesitated.
This year’s hunt gave Yanxia Peak a chance to compete, yet the opponents were too insidious and cunning, leaving one defenseless, much like how they began plotting against him three months ago.
A seemingly ordinary mission almost cost him his life; he managed to escape by a stroke of luck, yet he was still tormented by the Yin Sha Qi, nearly losing all his cultivation.
Such malicious intent, yet no evidence to be found, and the Sect Leader even defended them, leaving his master with no choice but to swallow this indignation.
The adversaries knew he had dispelled the Yin Sha Qi and they likely wouldn’t let it go, seeking ways to persecute him further.
"Mo Shang will give it his all," Mo Shang replied respectfully.
Liu Xinyue arched her brows slightly, feeling a sense of disappointment.
"Giving it your all is useless, strength is what matters most, any scheme is just a paper tiger in the face of great power."
"What Aunt says is very true."
Seeing the helpless look on his face, Liu Xinyue guessed the reason.
How could one’s cultivation improve just because they wish it to; the further one goes, the harder it becomes.
Shang’er had been diligent these past few years, yet luck was not on his side, always overshadowed by others.
What’s more, in terms of sect resources, Luoxia Peak always got the short end of the stick.
Without high aptitude and ample cultivation resources, even with a strong will, the path of cultivation doesn’t reach far.
Mo Shang, this child, with his calm disposition, bravery, and meticulousness, kindness toward others, is a good seedling, just overly upright, lacking in craftiness, which is why he’s quietly plotted against by others.
Alas!
For the sake of her deceased sister, she needs to take extra care of him.
However, she wasn’t from Luoxia Peak, so she couldn’t make it too obvious.
"Alright, take it! There’s only this one drop, whether it works or not depends on your fortune."
Liu Xinyue handed over an exquisite, ancient wooden box.
Mo Shang took the box and opened it, seeing the sparkling, translucent Jade Bottle, his heart tightened suddenly.
"Aunt, this must not be, this is..."
Liu Xinyue raised her hand to stop the unfinished words, "I told you to take it, so take it, quickly... time is short."
Saying so, she got up and casually walked towards the cave entrance.
"Aunt!"
Mo Shang’s hand holding the box turned slightly pale, seeing his aunt waving with her back to him, a heavy entrustment drifting through the air.
"Perform well, don’t let the name of Yanxia Peak be tarnished."
Indeed, since the passing of his mother, Yanxia Peak gradually receded from the center of Tianyuan.
Year after year, getting worse.
He must lead Yanxia Peak back to its former glory, not letting down the name ’Yanxia’, nor his aunt’s expectations.
Took the last drop of Stone Marrow from the bottle, decisively swallowed it down, feeling a slight chill at the entrance, but then it transformed into the purest energy entering his body.
He dared not delay, immediately entering a state of cultivation.
As if his whole being was immersed in it.
A quarter of an hour had passed.
An hour passed.
The person outside waited anxiously, noting how the departure time was almost upon them.
It made one desperately want to rush in and take a look yet fearing to interrupt his cultivation.
Fearing it would ruin things.
All they could do was pace back and forth, occasionally glancing towards the doorway.
A mist rose around Mo Shang, his skin heating up to a reddish heat.
Sweat covered his entire forehead.
The acupoints within his body pulsed rhythmically, causing his body to surge with Qi and blood, transforming into a tiny strand of white airflow, tracing along the meridians gradually converging into the Qi Sea.
Through the method of stimulating acupuncture stimuli resonance, catalyzing to intensely transform Pure Power rapidly replenishing Qi, pushing the acupoints to inflate, in such cycles, repeatedly.
Normally, once the Qi Sea was filled with Qi, the body’s functions would automatically transform, strengthening the meridians, but if the Qi within the Qi Sea was empty, the body’s functions would slowly deplete Qi and blood.
Once the Pure Power filled the entire acupoint, running the mental method, repeatedly impacting the meridians, allowing Qi to accelerate continuously, with a roar, the acupoints and meridians within the body reached maximum saturation, suddenly breaking the long-held shackles of cultivation.
His whole being unusually relaxed until this domineering Qi force gradually calmed down, it was unclear how long had passed.
He slowly opened his eyes, a flicker of peculiar color emerged in the black and white pupils, and many black impurities appeared outside his pupils.
His hands flew, Inner Strength surged, gathering in his hands, he powerfully struck forward, causing the rocky face opposite to shatter instantly, debris scattering across.
A delighted look crossed his face, this was success, and it only used forty percent of his power, something he couldn’t achieve before.
Indeed effective, ordinary cultivation didn’t yield such results; it truly possessed the effects of cleansing the meridians and purging impurities, and after expelling the impurities, he felt significantly lighter.
Stone Marrow, a treasure eagerly sought after by cultivators, who knew his aunt would give it to him so easily.
From now on, he must work harder.
His mood was superb at this moment, finally stepping into the stage of the Void Mirror.
Both strength and explosiveness increased considerably.
This hunt, he was determined to seize the top position.
In recent years, their lineage at Yanxia Peak had been on the decline, no longer qualifying for the hunts outside the border, merely hovering around the outskirts, hunting some ordinary beasts and ending hastily.
They hadn’t caught any Fierce Beasts in years, becoming the laughing stock of Tianyuan.
This year, under his leadership, they must delve deeper outside the border, avenging past humiliations, proving the rumors false without attack.
The narrowest spot in Guan Valley was merely over a hundred feet, a natural barrier of danger.
Thus dividing into outside the border and within the border.
In the past, beasts within the border were seen everywhere, but this year, extreme cold caused significant losses, leaving wild animals either migrated or whatever it was, they were extremely difficult to catch, leaving the conditions outside the border uncertain this year.
Speaking of the outside the border, it had always been an aspiration for mankind, an area both intimidating and awe-inspiring, a place that countless people revered and talked about.
Here, even an ordinary rogue cultivator might get rich overnight, encounter fortune, and earn a lifetime’s worth of wealth.
Here, even a formidable expert might face untimely demise, with no remains to be found.
No absolute safety exists outside the border.
Once you step out of the canyon, life and death are in the hands of fate.
Of course, great risks are accompanied by high-reward income, provided you encounter them and have the power to seize these opportunities.
At this moment, two teams outside the city gates had turned into seven or eight.
Each team appeared imposing.
To avoid sticking out, Cheng Xiaoxiao found a set of clothes similar in color and style to theirs and put it on.
Estimating from afar, these people’s Combat Power wasn’t low, especially the few masked youths leading the front; several rivaled her strength, leaving her cautious.
One or two might be manageable, but such a large group, especially when the Space Transmitter couldn’t be used now, made escape impossible, so she chose to be careful.
Originally, she intended to bypass these large groups, skirting around the hill’s side to the city gates.
She held no interest in their actions.
She only wished to enter the city to inquire about which realm this place was in, whether it was within Tianqi Country, and how far it was from her Daxing Mountain.