Chapter 212: The Forest Spirit's Special Ability (Second update, seeking subscriptions)

As soon as he left the small town, Li Zhangsheng rode the Flamingo and flew toward Luojing Mountain at top speed.

Very quickly, Li Zhangsheng arrived at Luojing Mountain.

"Huh, someone's here! Coming to Luojing Mountain so late, he might just be the person Big Brother is looking for!" When Li Zhangsheng arrived at Luojing Mountain, the man staying on Sword Blade Peak immediately discovered him. He had left a large number of warning devices on Luojing Mountain, which would be triggered the moment anyone arrived.

His name was Cai Yangkun, and he came from the newly risen Famous Clan in Liyang City, the Cai Clan; he was even the biological brother of the current Clan Leader.

For these past three years, Cai Yangkun had been following his big brother's instructions, staying on Luojing Mountain to "wait for a rabbit to hit a tree stump," and had barely left during that time.

Cai Yangkun remembered clearly that three years ago, ever since his big brother Cai Yangqian returned from his training journey, earth-shaking changes had occurred in him. His previously stagnant strength began to advance by leaps and bounds; in just three years, he had advanced from the original Third Rank to the Fifth Rank, becoming the number one person in the clan and successfully being elected Clan Leader.

Under Cai Yangqian's leadership, the Cai Clan, which was originally just a Local Power, successfully advanced to a Famous Clan, which could be described as an earth-shaking change.

Cai Yangkun had learned of all these changes through letters. He immediately connected the changes in his big brother to his own mission, believing that the reason Cai Yangqian had such astonishing changes might have something to do with Luojing Mountain; otherwise, he wouldn't have told him to keep guarding Luojing Mountain, not even letting him go home for the New Year.

This is very abnormal, isn't it!

For these three years, Cai Yangkun had lived a life of sleeping in the open, constantly having to guard against nearby Demonized Fairies, and he didn't even dare to go down the mountain. Even when he missed women, he could only rely on his own hand to solve it, living like a savage. Do you really think he was diligent, honest, and upright? Loyal to his big brother without fail?

Not necessarily!

To say Cai Yangkun had no selfish motives would be a lie. His own strength had long since stagnated, and naturally, he wanted to advance by leaps and bounds like his big brother. He knew very well in his heart that the mission his big brother had secretly entrusted to him was very likely his own opportunity.

Cai Yangkun wanted to seize this opportunity, and he had already prepared two contingency plans.

As long as a Monster Tamer entered Luojing Mountain, he would not choose to alert the enemy. Instead, he would secretly tail them. If he discovered that the other party truly possessed the secret of Luojing Mountain, he would immediately strike to kill them and then pocket the secret for himself. If he couldn't find it, he would capture the person and use torture to force the secret out. If he still couldn't force it out, Cai Yangkun would send the person to his big brother; considering his "diligence" over these past three years, he figured his big brother wouldn't be stingy with rewards.

To Cai Yangkun, this was a win-win solution, but he seemed to have overlooked one thing: his big brother Cai Yangqian had secretly entrusted him with such a task, so how could he not have precautions in place?

As soon as Li Zhangsheng arrived at Luojing Mountain, he faintly sensed that something was wrong, though he couldn't quite feel what that "wrongness" was.

There was no help for it; Cai Yangkun's warning devices were too well-hidden, and even if he observed carefully, he might not be able to discover them.

However, Li Zhangsheng was an exceptionally cautious person. After faintly sensing that something was wrong, he immediately released Kailan.

"Kailan, communicate with the surrounding plants and see if anyone has been here recently!"

Nature Spirits inherently possess the ability to communicate with plants. After evolving into a Forest Spirit, this ability was further strengthened.

"Okay!"

Kailan closed her eyes, her whole body emitting a faint green halo, and she quickly established a connection with the largest ancient tree nearby.

The larger and more lush a plant is, the more information feedback one can often obtain when communicating with it. Among them, Tree Shepherds are one example; they are transformed from ancient trees, and their intelligence is no less than that of humans.

Not long after, Kailan opened her eyes and said, "The ancient tree said that a middle-aged man has been here, and he has been here many times!"

Li Zhangsheng's expression grew a bit more solemn, and he continued to ask, "When did he start?"

"Three years ago!"

Li Zhangsheng's expression tightened. His parents had passed away three years ago. Linking this to the fact that this was the location of the map his father had left behind, everything seemed to be clear.

"What is his approximate strength?" Li Zhangsheng took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his chaotic inner thoughts to avoid being affected by negative emotions.

"I'll ask again!" Kailan closed her eyes again and re-established contact with the ancient tree.

The ancient tree's intelligence was extremely limited, and it didn't understand the strength classifications of Monster Tamers, but it still transmitted to Kailan the few images it had of Cai Yangkun fighting.

"Li Zhangsheng, the ancient tree transmitted a few images to me!"

"Good, let's use our Mental Connection and keep watch day and night!"

When a Monster Tamer is in a Mental Connection with their contracted Demon Pet, it is often the moment they are least guarded.

Meow~ Meow~

Day and Night both let out a cry and jumped down from Li Zhangsheng's arms. Moonlight Meow's Dark Vision Aura was activated, and a black halo appeared under the feet of Li Zhangsheng, Kailan, and the two cats, allowing them to ignore the dark environment, making it almost no different from daytime.

Because of Moonlight Meow's aura-type skill, Li Zhangsheng's combat effectiveness at night would not be affected. Unlike him, the vast majority of Monster Tamers would be affected. With this increase and decrease, Li Zhangsheng actually had more of an advantage fighting in a nighttime environment.

While the two cats were keeping watch, Li Zhangsheng closed his eyes and, through the mental connection channel with Kailan, quickly "saw" those few images of Cai Yangkun fighting.

In the first image, Cai Yangkun's Terror Wolf killed a Demonized Saw-toothed Mantis with a casual strike, indicating a vast difference in strength between the two; this image was of little significance for estimating Cai Yangkun's strength.

In the second image, Cai Yangkun's Dadi Manxiong fought a Demonized Giant Python over ten meters long. After a few rounds, the Dadi Manxiong forcibly stomped the Demonized Giant Python to death. Judging from the size of the Demonized Giant Python and their combat footage, the Demonized Giant Python had at least reached the Middle Rank, so the Dadi Manxiong was likely an Upper Rank Demon Pet.

In the third image, Cai Yangkun's opponent was a Demonized Four-winged Frost Centipede, an Exotic Beast that could reach the Upper Rank upon adulthood, was naturally of Medium Grade, and belonged to the Low-level Commander Species. Judging from the size of the Demonized Four-winged Frost Centipede, it was fully mature. This time, Cai Yangkun had sent out both his Dadi Manxiong and Terror Wolf, and only by joining forces did they manage to kill the Demonized Four-winged Frost Centipede.

"Judging from the images, if the other party isn't hiding their strength, they are likely a Third-rank Royal Beast Master, or perhaps even a Second-Rank Beast Master!"

After finishing these images, Li Zhangsheng had a rough judgment in his heart.

Meow~ Meow~

Just at this moment, the two cats let out warning-like meows, breaking the tranquility of the night.

(End of chapter)