Chapter 178: This is a critical moment of survival, why not imitate the past?

How much is a live second-tier explosive ape worth?

This beast is fire-attribute, irritable in nature, does not understand human nature, and is extremely difficult to tame.

If there is no special beast-taming method, the value of this beast is not high; it's just killing it for materials, selling it for at most four or five thousand spirit stones.

It's different from the Blazing Fire Cloud Peng that Luo Chen bought.

Although the Blazing Fire Cloud Peng is also a second-tier beast, it is a bird-type beast that is extremely difficult to capture; a pair of wings, if complete, is itself the best second-tier casting material.

Therefore, the price of the Blazing Fire Cloud Peng has always remained high.

In comparison, the value of the explosive ape in other people's hands is very low.

But, this is only for others.

Luo Chen is different!

He is an alchemist, and he happens to have a pill formula targeting the blood of the explosive ape.

At this moment, Luo Chen looked at the battered and bloody explosive ape, feeling excited.

"If I refine the Blood-Burning Pill with the blood of a second-tier explosive ape, what will the power be like?"

"Does it mean it can be supplied to Foundation Establishment True Persons?"

In this way, the value of the Blood-Burning Pill will soar into the sky.

Although the current price of the Blood-Burning Pill is already comparable to ordinary second-tier pills.

But that is also because of its special effects.

If second-tier beast blood is used as the main ingredient, it will inevitably become a true second-tier pill, plus special effects.

"Hehe..."

"What are you giggling about?"

On the wilderness, which was a mess and could be called ruins, Wang Yuan walked over as if on flat ground.

Walking close, he raised his eyebrows.

"Not killing it?"

"This beast, I have use for it for the time being."

He didn't intend to kill this second-tier explosive ape; keeping it in captivity and taking blood for alchemy would maximize its utility.

"Then this beast core, I'll give it to you!"

While speaking, Wang Yuan threw the beast core he had snatched earlier to Luo Chen.

Just as Luo Chen caught it, the unconscious explosive ape twitched.

"Yo! Its instinct still wants to take this life-bound beast core back."

Luo Chen grinned, examining the beast core in his hand.

Strands of blood lines, like little snakes, densely wrapped around the fist-sized crystal core.

Faintly visible in the crystal core was a large amount of pure demonic power.

And outside the crystal core, besides the blood lines, there was a thin green barrier.

This was the green musk poison fragrance released by the Green Musk Dragon-Gathering Flag.

Wang Yuan's ability to calmly prevent the beast core from self-destructing also had a share of Luo Chen's credit.

The two didn't delay much; there were still a lot of things in Xieyue Valley.

Spirit power surged from Luo Chen's hand, forming chains one after another, binding the explosive ape's body.

Dragging this unconscious body, he flew toward Xieyue Valley.

"It's a pity it shrank so much, otherwise just selling the beast meat would make us rich."

Hearing Luo Chen's tone like a money-grubber, Wang Yuan, who was walking side by side, couldn't help but smile lightly.

"Beasts are not better the bigger they are."

"Hmm?"

"When you have time, you really should read that 'Sky Peng Transformation'; it has many introductions to beasts."

Under Wang Yuan's explanation, Luo Chen realized why second-tier beasts had such extreme changes in body size.

If the body size is too large, the demand for food is higher.

Moving slightly in normal times, blood energy will also consume a lot.

Therefore, many beasts, when advancing to the second tier, will instinctively begin to evolve their cultivation direction.

Shifting the focus of cultivation from physique to the accumulation of demonic power.

Beast core!

This is the result of beast cultivation.

Unlike human cultivators, who often need to condense a golden core at the Core Formation stage.

Beasts condense a beast core at the second tier.

At this time, they step onto a cultivation path similar to humans.

Storing the spirit energy breathed in and out into the beast core, transforming it into life-bound demonic power.

Once in a battle state, the massive demonic power pours out; besides being able to release demonic arts, it can also expand the body size.

After hearing this explanation, Luo Chen suddenly realized why most of the beast meat sold on the market was first-tier.

Clearly, second-tier beasts have larger body sizes and heavier weights, so the meat output should logically be more.

It turned out that all their essence was gathered in the beast core.

When Xiong Kun sold him the Blazing Fire Cloud Peng, the focus was also on the beast core and wings.

As for the tens of thousands of catties of meat on the Blazing Fire Cloud Peng, he didn't care much at all. Before, he was thinking of selling it to those Qi Refining rogue cultivators.

"Looking at it this way, that 'Sky Peng Transformation' really has some unique features."

Luo Chen praised, and then his heart moved.

In his storage bag, there happened to be a carcass of a Peng-type beast.

If refined, it could extract quite a bit of essence blood, which could be supplied to Wang Yuan to cultivate the Sky Peng Transformation.

Wang Yuan didn't know Luo Chen's psychological activity and sighed, "After all, it's a cultivation technique of the third stage of body refining, how could it be useless."

"Then Brother Wang, the way you changed your body size just now, is it also derived from 'Sky Peng Transformation'?"

Wang Yuan shook his head, "That's not it; I knew this move a long time ago, it belongs to the application of blood energy and physique. However, 'Sky Peng Transformation' did indeed give me many ideas."

Luo Chen blinked, "Then do you want to cultivate 'Sky Peng Transformation'?"

He had already decided that if Wang Yuan really needed it, he would give Wang Yuan part of the essence blood in that Blazing Fire Cloud Peng carcass.

The remaining part would be enough for him to refine the Emperor Flowing Plasma in the future.

Unexpectedly, Wang Yuan curled his lips.

"How can beast-like transformation compare to my human true body. This method can only be used for reference; if it can perfect my life-bound cultivation technique of the second stage of body refining, it is already worth it."

"As for full-scale cultivation, I will never abandon the root to pursue the tip."

Hearing this, Luo Chen couldn't help but nod.

Beasts are strong, but not that strong.

Humans of the same rank, as long as their means are a bit rich, can deal with beasts.

Beast-like transformation seems indeed undesirable.

Moreover, that 'Sky Peng Transformation' cultivation technique is still incomplete; if one really wants to cultivate it, there is no way to start.

While the two were chatting, they had returned to the outside of Xieyue Valley without knowing it.

"The President is back!"

"Look, what is that?"

"Hiss, beast!"

"It seems to be alive!"

Following Luo Chen and Wang Yuan's return, the cultivators of the Luotian Society, who had already ended the battle, gathered around one after another.

Cheers were endless.

Especially after seeing that explosive ape, they all let out exclamations.

Even Sima Hui Niang and others who approached couldn't help but look terrified.

This is a second-tier beast!

Ordinary Qi Refining cultivators are not its match.

Winning is already as difficult as ascending to heaven, let alone killing it.

Now, Luo Chen and Wang Yuan joined forces and actually captured it alive.

Doesn't this mean that the two of them, joining forces, already have the strength to exceed a second-tier beast?

Compared to a human Foundation Establishment, it's probably not much different!

In the crowd, Duan Feng looked at this scene, his eyes extremely hot.

"A real man should be like this!"

Surrounded by many gazes, Wang Yuan frowned.

This battle consumed him a lot.

There was no need to linger here; Luo Chen was more suitable than him to handle these things.

Without saying anything more, Wang Yuan flew directly into Xieyue Valley.

Luo Chen walked through the crowd step by step, his eyes scanning the surroundings, his sharp gaze like a sword sweeping over, and everyone couldn't help but avoid it.

But soon, fanatical gazes followed Luo Chen's back again.

Today's battle once again established Luo Chen's position in the society.

It wasn't just as simple as mastering superb alchemy.

He also had powerful strength that could convince everyone!

With the strength of one person, he roamed the beast tide freely.

Even when facing a second-tier beast, he could capture it alive.

Everyone knew very well that Wang Yuan of the Battle Hall was very strong, stronger than everyone's cognition.

But even Wang Yuan found it very difficult to capture a second-tier beast alive.

That is to say, in that battle in the wilderness, Luo Chen also contributed a lot.

Arriving at the city gate, Luo Chen turned around.

He didn't talk nonsense and gave orders directly.

"Bring two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators to press this explosive ape into the dungeon and lock it up."

"Do not worry about it suddenly attacking; the demon core is in my hand, and it has been poisoned, so it has no strength to resist in the short term."

Soon, two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators came out and directly used the Traction Art.

Using spirit power as chains, they pulled the explosive ape's body and flew into Xieyue Valley.

At the beginning of construction, the area under Xieyue Valley was expanded once.

There was a natural giant mine cave inside, but it could be used after a little repair.

Now it was more than enough to lock up this second-tier beast.

After handling the explosive ape matter, Luo Chen continued to issue orders.

"Hall Master Murong, count the casualties, calculate the merits, and reward merits and punish faults tomorrow."

"Caiyi, you and Granny Yuan take care of the injured brothers."

"Duan Feng, you lead people to repair the defensive works, complete the array defects, and must not let small-minded people take advantage of the fire."

A battle of such magnitude erupted in Xieyue Valley; it was impossible for no one to notice.

It was just that the situation hadn't been clarified yet, so those rogue cultivators didn't dare to act rashly.

Just with Luo Chen's double-eye sweep just now, he had already discovered that many rogue cultivators had approached in the surroundings.

He issued orders one after another to prevent accidents.

He even asked Sima Xian and Qin Liangchen to take two teams of people to patrol nearby.

In the end, he said faintly,

"President Sima Hui Niang, Law Enforcement Elder Zhou Yuanli, come with me."

In the Haoyue Hall.

Luo Chen sat high in the upper position, his eyes slightly closed.

Just now he took a Dust-Transforming Pill, plus the automatic spirit-returning function of the Changchun Gong, and the massive spirit power consumed in his body was slowly recovering.

Below him, Sima Hui Niang and Zhou Yuanli stood respectfully on both sides, not daring to breathe loudly.

Up to now, after experiencing the Battle of Xieyue Valley, the Battle of the Fu family, and the recent Beast Tide Battle, Luo Chen's murderous aura was becoming more and more intense.

Living in a high position for a long time, his every word and action revealed the power of a superior.

Zhou Yuanli, who had followed him the longest, felt it the most deeply.

The Luo Chen of the past often joked and teased, pretending to be cute.

But now, he rarely saw those scenes.

Inappropriate, or perhaps, living in his position, cultivating his aura.

After a while, Luo Chen opened his eyes.

Looking at the two, his tone was plain, not gentle, but not severe.

"Where did the beast tide come from?"

The first sentence pointed directly to the essence of the matter.

Zhou Yuanli bowed, "The spirit vein restriction array in the inner city of Dahe Square was broken, and a large amount of spirit energy spread for a thousand miles, forming a prosperous spirit land. Therefore, long before, there were low-tier beasts entering the outer city area following their instincts."

"The answer I want is not this." Luo Chen shook his head slowly.

Sima Hui Niang hesitated, "According to the report from the people below, this batch of beast tide is mainly ape-type beasts. Among the nearest large mountains, only Zhouyi Mountain, which belongs to the Guyuan Mountain Range, harbors a large number of such beasts."

"Therefore, the beast tide must have come from Zhouyi Mountain."

Luo Chen's expression sank slightly, staring at the two.

"Zhouyi Mountain is several hundred miles away from Xieyue Valley. Even if the beasts run fast, they can quickly rush here, but with their strong sense of territory, why bother to go far?"

"If they want to seek a prosperous spirit land, they should go to the nearest outer city area."

"Right?"

Sima Hui Niang and Zhou Yuanli looked at each other.

For a time, they were actually stumped by the question.

Luo Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, "This matter should be aimed at my Luotian Society!"

As soon as these words were out, the two below couldn't help but tremble.

They also knew that this beast tide was strange, but they didn't think deeply.

After all, there had been situations where beasts were running around in the outer city area of Dahe Square recently.

The only thing that made them strange was why the beasts of Zhouyi Mountain would come here.

At this moment, Luo Chen pointed it out, which couldn't help but make them shudder.

What kind of person would go to such great lengths to deal with the Luotian Society?

Luo Chen sighed in his heart, feeling a bad premonition.

Three or four months had passed since the inner city of Dahe Square turned into a ghost city.

For such a long time, the Yuding Sword Sect had no news at all.

For rogue cultivators, this might be good news.

But for him, it might not be very good.

This meant that the days when he held Pang Renxiong's token and acted like a fox pretending to be a tiger were coming to an end.

If after two months, the Yuding Sword Sect still didn't return.

Sooner or later, someone would be unable to resist taking action against the Luotian Society.

This beast tide was just an advance test.

And those few Foundation Establishment cultivators were the biggest suspects!

"The beast tide must have been induced by humans!"

"But how it was induced, there must be corresponding means, otherwise no force in Dahe Square could withstand repeated beast tide impacts."

Luo Chen looked at the two, "Thoroughly investigate the interior of the Luotian Society! Find out everything, people and things that could attract the second-tier explosive ape."

"Obey!"

"Obey!"

As the two retreated, Luo Chen rubbed his eyebrows.

The tree wants to be quiet, but the wind won't stop!

The seemingly peaceful Dahe Square was surging with undercurrents all the time.

The Luotian Society, which was developing better and better, would undoubtedly become a piece of fat meat coveted by many.

He had to think of a way.

He was worried, but not panicked.

Because long ago, when he decided to stay in Dahe Square, he had already envisioned the current situation.

Now, it was just about to be faced.

"This is a critical moment of survival... or can we imitate the past?"

The muttering sound echoed faintly in the spacious hall.

Early the next morning.

One ninth-layer Qi Refining cultivator after another entered and exited the Haoyue Hall.

Zhou Yuanli, Duan Feng, Qin Liangchen, Murong Qinglian...

Luo Chen sat high in the upper position, not speaking, leaving everything to Sima Hui Niang to preside over.

He was just listening on the side, and only when encountering key problems would he intervene.

"In the battle last night, there were few casualties in the valley, the only huge loss was the Battle Hall."

"A total of eleven Battle Hall cultivators fell in the beast tide. In addition, there were two who lost their combat ability, I'm afraid they will never recover to their peak for the rest of their lives."

Eleven dead, two seriously injured.

This was almost half of the Battle Hall.

If Luo Chen hadn't returned quickly, even if the Luotian Society won this battle, it would have lost this sharp knife of the Battle Hall.

Even so, it could be called heavy losses.

Murong Qinglian's report continued.

"The damage to the defensive works is not great, but it consumed a full ten medium-grade spirit stones, which is a very large expenditure."

"Elder Duan is accelerating the repair of defensive works, trying to restore the Small Five Elements Array to its peak state."

"For this, another expenditure is needed."

"President Sima, what do you think?"

When the report ended, Sima Hui Niang frowned.

She said without hesitation, "The repair of defensive works is the top priority; tell me a number for the spirit stones needed, and it will be supplemented immediately."

"The remaining Battle Hall cultivators should be greatly rewarded."

"The reward standard should be implemented according to my pre-battle mobilization. However, the restrictions can be slightly relaxed, allowing them to exchange for high-grade magic tools and talismans with equivalent items."

"Seriously injured cultivators should not be lightly insulted. My suggestion is to include them in the logistics department to exert their remaining heat."

One decision after another was spoken from her mouth.

From beginning to end, Luo Chen on the side didn't speak to stop her.

These, in fact, Sima Hui Niang had already discussed with him before.

The losses of the Luotian Society were indeed great.

But it was mainly concentrated on personnel casualties.

The real material loss was actually not much.

The inheritance of the eleven dead Battle Hall cultivators was directly confiscated.

Just relying on this inheritance, it could be used as a reward and distributed.

And those two hundred or so beasts killed on the spot.

Some belonged to the slayers.

Many of the remaining were killed by Luo Chen himself.

These first-tier beast meats were good things.

After a little processing, they could be sold.

One spirit stone for ten catties of meat, it could definitely earn back one or two thousand spirit stones.

The remaining fur, blood, and bones hadn't been counted yet.

The only thing Luo Chen intervened in was the reward for the surviving cultivators.

He let Sima Hui Niang relax the restrictions, no longer strictly following the standards.

Instead, let those cultivators use equivalent items, plus the merit points obtained, to exchange for many top-grade magic tools and top-grade talismans from the Luotian Society.

The intention of this move was self-evident.

If the quantity is not enough, then make up for it with quality.

The remaining batch of people must have their combat power raised!

It just so happened that the Luotian Society really had so many top-grade magic tools.

After three wars, although many magic tools were destroyed, many good things were also captured.

Duan Feng had repaired many magic tools before, and now taking them all out was enough to arm the Battle Hall cultivators of the Luotian Society to the teeth.

When Murong Qinglian left satisfied, the Haoyue Hall returned to calm.

Sima Hui Niang still didn't dare to relax.

After all, she had only been in office for a few days, and there were such heavy casualties in the society.

No matter what, she couldn't escape responsibility.

However, Luo Chen didn't blame her.

Some things were not her fault.

"You did a good job; with you handling the affairs of the society, I can also rest assured."

Luo Chen rarely showed a smile, encouraging Sima Hui Niang.

The woman then breathed a sigh of relief.

Luo Chen beckoned, and Sima Hui Niang approached.

Only to see a paper crane and two crane nests appear in front of Luo Chen.

"This is a sound-transmitting thousand-paper crane; you and I will keep a crane nest each."

"In the future, if there is an urgent matter, within a thousand miles, you can directly notify me with this."

Hesitantly taking the thousand-paper crane, Sima Hui Niang showed a look of surprise.

When did such magic tools appear in the cultivation world.

The sound transmission range is so large, it's much stronger than a sound-transmitting talisman.

Just as she wanted to say something, hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

Soon, Zhou Yuanli walked in with a gloomy expression.

"President, found it!"

"Hmm?"

"Please come here for a trip."

Luo Chen's eyes flickered and he set off immediately.

Before long, led by Zhou Yuanli, he arrived outside a building with a strong fishy smell.

He looked at this place suspiciously, "Beast Room?"

Zhou Yuanli nodded and pushed open the door.

Liu Qiang's embarrassed expression appeared in front of the two.

"President, I..."

Luo Chen stepped into it immediately, his eyes instantly falling on a young ape that was all red.

"First-tier explosive ape, is this the means to lure the beast tide here?"

As his voice fell, Liu Qiang knelt on one knee.

"My fault!"

"This beast was bought from outside, but I didn't expect it to be an act of inviting a wolf into the house."

Luo Chen shook his head slowly.

This didn't blame Liu Qiang.

Because buying live beasts was something he personally ordered Liu Qiang to do, and it couldn't be done by others.

These live beasts were used for his cultivation of the Soul-Shocking Art after taking the Nether-Penetrating Pill.

Now in the middle of winter, the mountains were sealed by heavy snow.

Ordinary wild beasts were rare, and hunting beasts was even more difficult.

Relying on Liu Qiang alone, he couldn't capture many live beasts, so there was the act of buying from outside.

For this, Luo Chen specifically allocated a sum of spirit stones.

Looking at that explosive ape, the demonic energy was very weak, just like it had just entered the first tier.

The fur was quite smooth and soft, and the red luster made Luo Chen think of the second-tier explosive ape locked in the underground mine.

"Is it the cub of that second-tier beast?"

Luo Chen asked without looking back.

"It should be without a doubt." Zhou Yuanli said in a deep voice, "I have already sent people to do a bloodline test; the two beasts have a direct bloodline connection, and it is very strong."

Beast bloodlines are very easy to test, much more obvious and prominent than human bloodlines.

It is rumored that there are even beasts that rely on bloodline inheritance for cultivation.

In this way, it makes sense.

The second-tier explosive ape lost its cub, and it was the one with the strongest bloodline.

No wonder it would be furious, bringing the beast tide and sweeping over.

Now Dahe Square has lost the deterrence of the inner city array, and the beasts have long since gradually lost their sense of awe.

From many small things, clues can be seen.

The second-tier explosive ape was just the first second-tier beast to enter the vicinity of Dahe Square.

One can imagine that there will be more in the future.

But these are not important!

Luo Chen turned his head and looked at Liu Qiang.

"Stand up and talk."

Liu Qiang stood up, facing Luo Chen's gaze.

"Where was this beast bought from?"

"Nangong family's beast farm."

"Nangong?"

Luo Chen frowned, "Who sold it to you?"

Liu Qiang subconsciously said, "It's the old man of the Poshan Gang, Beast Hall Master Ke Yulin. He now relies on the Nangong family and manages the beast farm for them. This beast was also sold to me by him personally. I saw that it had full spirit, perhaps it could help the President cultivate..."

"Ke Yulin..."

Luo Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, reciting this name.

(End of chapter)

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