Chapter 350: Shocking Change in the Spirit Fields!

Su Yuqing watched the figure of Qin Ming departing, an expression of deep emotion rising in his eyes.

"Who could have imagined that the lowly spirit farmer from the shantytown of the market, who once could not fill his belly, would one day achieve such success?"

"Brother Qin truly possesses great fortune!"

After bidding farewell to Su Yuqing, Qin Ming did not immediately head for the teleportation array to Yunze Xiancheng.

Instead, he flew in another direction.

According to what Su Yuqing had said, there was a black market near the west of Yunze Xiancheng, so he simply decided to dispose of those unsavory spoils from the Mo Sect right there.

Before long, a small market town entered Qin Ming's sight; he immediately activated his True Demon Illusion, transformed into the appearance of Elder Long, and descended below.

"With the Shi Tian Shu guarding the spirit fields, returning a few days late probably won't cause any major problems."

Meanwhile.

In the mountain forests of the Beast Cry Mountain Range near the spirit fields.

Clang! "The Great King sent me to patrol the mountains!"

"Yi er ya yi er yo!"

Clang! "After patrolling the South Mountain, I patrol the North Mountain!"

Holding a steel fork, with a command flag slung over his shoulder, and striking a bronze gong, the Shi Tian Shu roused his spirits to the utmost, constantly releasing vast demonic intent to sweep across an area of a hundred li.

To prevent any demonic beasts from appearing.

Before leaving, Qin Ming had given him strict orders, so under no circumstances did the Shi Tian Shu dare to slack off.

If anything went wrong in the spirit fields by the time Qin Ming returned, he would definitely not get off easy.

But just then.

The Shi Tian Shu's keen spiritual sense detected a clamor coming from the direction of the spirit fields.

He instantly pricked up his ears, then his expression changed drastically! The Shi Tian Shu's form vanished in an instant, merging into the void as he rushed swiftly toward the spirit fields.

In merely an instant, the Shi Tian Shu arrived above the spirit fields, lurking within the void without revealing his figure.

Yet when he clearly saw the situation within the spirit fields below, he couldn't help but stamp his feet in secret and curse loudly: "Damn it! This is impossible?!"

"Which bastard did this? Daring to steal spirit herbs!"

"Stealing spirit herbs is one thing, but even eating these unripe ones!"

"It's truly strange; this Great Lord has been patrolling day and night without rest these past few days, yet I didn't see any demonic beast slip past under my very eyes?"

"Could it be someone even more powerful than me?"

Within Qin Ming's ten mu of top-grade third-rank spirit fields.

Jia Heyi, the Shopkeeper of the Mirror Jing Xue Ge, and the spirit planter Li Lan had gathered dozens of spirit farmers; both wore extremely grim expressions as they stared at the full dozen-plus spirit grasses that had been stolen and eaten.

Those spirit farmers were all trembling with fear, not daring to speak a word.

After scanning the crowd, Jia Heyi shouted angrily: "What is the meaning of this?!"

"Did not a single one of you see anything?"

"These are third-rank spirit grasses that Shopkeeper Lu painstakingly cultivated!"

"When the old master returns, won't he peel the skin off every single one of us?"

"Even I cannot escape blame!"

"Master Li Lan, looking at these damaged spirit plants, is there any hope of saving them?"

After reprimanding everyone, Jia Heyi turned to ask Li Lan.

Li Lan was primarily responsible for tending Qin Ming's spirit fields; now that such a major incident had occurred, he certainly could not evade responsibility.

At this moment, Li Lan's mind was still in a daze, unable to understand why, out of nowhere, a demonic beast had slipped in and stolen and eaten a full dozen-plus of Shopkeeper Lu's spirit medicines.

'There is a third-rank protective formation here, plus so many people watching over it; how could such a thing happen?'

'Could it be that someone stole from within while on guard?'

'Disguising it as the false appearance of a demonic beast eating them?'

'Impossible; no one would dare have such audacity.'

Li Lan's thoughts drifted, yet his heart was filled with bitterness.

He had originally thought that after successfully tending Shopkeeper Lu's spirit plants this time, he would use the opportunity to express his desire to become a disciple.

But now, it was all ruined.

'Ruined... all ruined...'

The members of the Mirror Jing Xue Ge could already foresee the scene of explosive fury that would occur when Shopkeeper Lu returned.

Having watched all of this from mid-air, the Shi Tian Shu felt equally depressed.

Gazing at the gnawed spirit grasses, he could vaguely sense a trace of demonic beast aura still lingering upon them.

He was now convinced that a demonic beast had broken in and caused this.

It was just that the other party's concealment methods seemed capable of deceiving even him, a third-rank mid-stage Demon King.

And they had stolen and eaten the spirit grasses without anyone knowing. 'Truly too detestable!'

'This Great Lord won't sleep tonight; I'll just squat here and not blink once. If I can't catch you, I'll take your surname!'

The Shi Tian Shu activated his divine ability, vanishing into the void near the spirit fields, and began observing without relaxing his guard for a single moment.

Li Lan also personally stood guard beside the spirit fields to prevent further incidents.

Night fell.

The moon was bright and the stars sparse.

Moonlight spilled into the spirit fields, and the surrounding air was utterly silent.

Only the breathing sounds of the cultivators guarding the perimeter of the spirit field could be heard.

The Shi Tian Shu hid in the shadows, its gaze fixed intently on the spirit herbs within the field.

But just at that moment.

The Shi Tian Shu was stunned to discover that the lower-left corner of the field held a Star Twilight Flower that had inexplicably vanished halfway!

Yet within the spirit field, there was not the slightest movement, let alone the shadow of any beast.

'Truly damned.'

'How could this be?'

'Could it be another beast like myself, possessing some sort of void-concealing divine ability?'

But when it saw two more spirit herbs in the field vanish just as eerily.

The Shi Tian Shu could no longer sit still.

It immediately released powerful beast force, knocking Li Lan and the nearby spirit farmers unconscious.

Then revealing its form, it took out a black steel fork and leaped out, spewing a patch of pitch-black Severing Mystic Light from its mouth that instantly sealed off the entire spirit field.

"Hey! What audacity!"

"Let's see where you can escape to!"

The Shi Tian Shu's Tier 3 Mid-Stage aura erupted fiercely, then its eyes flashed as they landed on a certain spot in the field corner.

Without another word, it immediately thrust the black steel fork decisively forward.

Whoosh! Only in the darkness did the void ripple, as a snow-white figure instantly fled toward the distance.

Its speed was incredibly fast.

In merely a single breath's time, it had leaped several thousand zhang away.

The Shi Tian Shu's powerful strike immediately missed its mark.

Its eyes narrowed, and the Severing Mystic Light it had previously cast rose from the ground, a huge pitch-black curtain of light enveloping the surroundings.

That snow-white figure, in the flash of lightning and spark of flint, arrived at the forest edge of the Beast Cry Mountain Range.

But it failed to notice the Severing Mystic Light ahead.

Thud! Unable to dodge in time, the snow-white figure slammed hard into the Shi Tian Shu's Severing Mystic Light.

It fell down with a "plop."

"Hmph! Daring to pull whiskers from the tiger's mouth!"

"Let this Great Lord see just who you are!"

Along with the voice of extreme fury came a stream of curses.

The Shi Tian Shu's body suddenly materialized, the black steel fork in its hand erupting with a burst of black radiance, shooting straight toward that patch of snow-white on the ground.

But the next instant.

That small, delicate snow-white beast spat out a pink beast core from its mouth, erupting with a cluster of five-colored rosy light that struck the Severing Mystic Light laid by the Shi Tian Shu, instantly melting a large hole through it.

Immediately, the snow-white beast did not linger, fleeing in panic through the hole without choosing a path.

Seeing this, the Shi Tian Shu's face showed disbelief; this was the first time its divine ability had failed, being broken so easily, and it immediately exerted its full strength to give chase.

As a Tier 3 Mid-Stage Beast King, the Shi Tian Shu quickly closed the distance between the two beasts.

Whoosh! Several pitch-black spikes strangely emerged from the void.

The fleeing beast ahead could not dodge in time and was pierced in the hind leg by one of the earth spikes, blood spraying forth.

Immediately after, it stumbled and fell back onto the ground.

Seeing it had finally succeeded, the Shi Tian Shu pounced toward the ground like a hungry tiger seizing its prey.

In the darkness, the Shi Tian Shu tightly embraced the beast on the ground.

In an instant.

A sensation of soft, silky fur transmitted into its hand, accompanied by a heart-penetrating faint fragrance. "Eh? This texture is truly quite nice!"

The Shi Tian Shu rubbed vigorously over its body again, then flipped the beast beneath it over, only to see a lively and extraordinary snow-white silver fox.

Seeing the Shi Tian Shu's fierce and evil appearance, the silver fox revealed a look of fear, two strings of teardrops falling from the corners of its eyes, and speaking human words while weeping like pear blossoms bathed in rain, it begged for mercy: "Ying ying ying! Great King, spare my life!"

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(End of Chapter)