Chapter 46: The Consequences of Snatching Food from Brother Long

"Actually, the situation is like this..."

"During the day, after Mother and I separated from you, we followed our agreement and came here to prepare for alchemy."

"Originally, everything was going very smoothly."

"It's just that, right when I had just finished refining the first batch of pills, that damn long worm appeared!"

Zhang Yi raised an eyebrow: "Wait, deep in Heifeng Ridge? That dump has a snake that big?" In his impression of Heifeng Ridge, the strongest thing was that Black Bear he had roasted.

The Pterosaur "Long Ge" also shook his head in confusion, indicating that in all his time alive, this was the first he'd heard of such a formidable thing in Heifeng Ridge.

"That guy usually hides deep in the mountains and rarely comes out to move about."

Nudi explained, "If it weren't for the fact that the spiritual energy of the pills this time was too dense, it probably wouldn't have been lured out."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but complain again: "It's all that damn long worm's fault, it ruined my pills!"

Zhang Yi leaned in front of Nudi with a wicked grin and asked cheekily: "What kind of pills? Could make that long worm risk its life to snatch them?"

Nudi rolled her eyes at him: "None of your business! Anyway, they're very precious!"

"Hehe, tell me, maybe I know what they are?"

Zhang Yi continued to press.

"Hmph, I won't tell you!"

Nudi turned her head away haughtily.

"Tch, don't tell me then, you stingy thing!"

Zhang Yi curled his lip and turned to ask Ju Niao Mu Qin, "Mother, do you know what kind of pills that girl was refining?"

Seeing Zhang Yi so curious, Ju Niao Mu Qin first dotingly patted the head of her eldest son, then smiled and said: "I heard the girl say that it seems to be a type of pill that can rapidly increase one's cultivation."

"Humans seem to call this kind of pill something like a 'Boundary-Breaking Pill'."

"Boundary-Breaking Pill?"

As soon as Ju Niao Mu Qin said this, Zhang Yi exclaimed out loud.

Although his knowledge was not as vast as Nudi's, he still knew about this Boundary-Breaking Pill.

This type of pill, it is said, is used by human cultivators to break through the shackles of their realms.

Back then, if that Blood Shadow Demon Tiger had possessed this pill, it probably wouldn't have ended up in such a miserable state of going mad and dying.

"If I'm not mistaken, that big white snake from earlier was likely on the verge of breaking through its realm, and just happened to sense the dense spiritual energy of the Boundary-Breaking Pill, so it wanted to use the pill to break through its bottleneck."

Hearing Zhang Yi's analysis, Ju Niao Mu Qin also nodded in agreement.

"This guy was already the strongest Great Demon in this vicinity; if it had managed to break through, it probably would have been able to enter the core of this jungle, and it might even have been recruited by the Demon Saint Mansion."

"It's just a pity..."

Speaking of this, Ju Niao Mu Qin felt an inexplicable sense of sympathy for a fellow creature.

In truth, among them, these Demon Beasts, who wouldn't want to be recruited by the Demon Saint Mansion?

She was just lucky to have given birth to these two good children, Zhang Yi and Nudi.

If not for the two of them, she would likely have followed in the footsteps of that big white snake sooner or later.

Perhaps sensing the emotional fluctuation in Ju Niao Mu Qin.

Nudi hurriedly leaned in to change the subject: "At the time, Mother was protecting me, so she fought that long worm regardless of the consequences..."

"If you hadn't arrived in time, Mother and I would probably..."

"Alright, alright, it's all in the past, isn't everything fine now?"

Zhang Yi put on a nonchalant front to comfort the two demon mother and daughter.

But in his heart, he was thinking about something else.

Ever since he came to this world, he had hardly had a single peaceful day.

He knew very well that the reason his family ended up in this state was all because he had destroyed his own home when he awakened his Jinwu bloodline.

As a Demon Beast, it is ultimately impossible to survive without a safe and stable territory as a base.

Like their current situation, drifting in the wild all day long, not only will they encounter all kinds of dangers, but it also affects important matters like cultivation and alchemy.

One must know, Zhang Yi's current status is that of a demon; it is impossible for him to be like humans, who can build cities and sects to defend against powerful enemies.

As things stand, if he wants to get out of the current situation as soon as possible, he must find a safe and stable place to live.

Fortunately, there are only a few days left until the Arena Competition of the Demon Saint Mansion.

If he can achieve a good ranking in this competition, he will be able to obtain a private spiritual vein cave allocated by the Demon Saint Mansion.

By then, they will have a safe, stable, and spirit-rich place to cultivate.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yi's determination to become stronger became even firmer.

This Arena Competition, he was determined to win!

Not for anything else, just to provide a safe shelter for his mother and Younger Sister.

For the next few days, Zhang Yi and the others did not separate again.

In order to increase their strength as much as possible before the Arena Competition, he spent almost all his time cultivating, except for eating and drinking.

During this period, although there were many eyes in the shadows coveting their "spoils of war."

After all, they were currently guarding a Great Demon-level big white snake, a Black Bear, and a seven-colored giant python.

These creatures were rare cultivation resources for any Demon Beast or Great Demon in the jungle.

Originally, several Great Demons had thought about sneaking an attack to snatch these spoils,

But when they saw these guys actually treating the Black Bear, the big white snake, and the seven-colored giant python—these powerful Great Demons—as food, and eating them with such relish, even complaining that the meat wasn't tender enough...

They instantly lost their nerve, and in the end, could only slink away, giving up on this fat piece of meat and settling for second best by looking for other targets.

Just kidding, even these Great Demons were being treated as food.

If they were to rashly charge up there, it wouldn't be certain who would eat whom!

They had worked so hard to cultivate to their current realm, and they didn't want to end up as rations for those fellows for nothing.

……

Days passed one by one.

It was clear that the Arena Competition of the Demon Saint Mansion was already close at hand.

Just when Zhang Yi and the others thought their hard times were about to come to an end.

That night, Zhang Yi, who had originally intended to conserve his energy to prepare for the upcoming Arena Competition, was lying next to Long Ge on a rock, closing his eyes to rest.

Xiao Pu, who had previously gone out to wander around, hurried back at this moment.

"Not... not good!"

"Daddy!"

"Quick... get up quickly!"

"What happened?"

Seeing the anxious look on Xiao Pu's face, Zhang Yi sat up with a "whoosh."

"Outside... there is a big guy... who wants to snatch... snatch our rations!"

"Damn it!"

"My short temper!"

"I want to see exactly which blind fellow dares to snatch this dragon's rations!"

Before Zhang Yi could even speak, the Pterosaur to the side took the lead, launching itself forward and rushing directly in the direction Xiao Pu was pointing...