Chapter 27: Killer Bee Colony

For the sake of food and survival, many Spirit Beasts have the habit of migrating, which also leads to a great variety of Spirit Beasts encountered along the way.

After entering Qingyun Mountain, the density of wild Spirit Beasts far exceeds that of the foothills, and the Mental Power released can encompass more Spirit Beasts.

The wild Spirit Beasts of Qingyun Mountain are mainly Earth Hedgehogs, Crawlers, Skylarks, and Sharp-beaked Porcupines; they are all relatively common Spirit Beasts.

Unfortunately, all the Spirit Beasts Li Zhangsheng encountered along the way were Low Grade ones with no cultivation value, so naturally, he had no intention of forming a contract.

Whenever he encountered an actively aggressive Spirit Beast, Li Zhangsheng would command Aixi to fight to improve Aixi's practical combat ability.

Moving forward, after half a day, the view suddenly opened up, and Li Zhangsheng arrived at the end of the Qingyun Mountain foothills.

Qingyun Mountain is not very high, with the highest point being only four or five hundred meters, but its area is quite vast, covering dozens of miles, giving one the feeling of a mountain range.

Along this journey, Li Zhangsheng's harvest was not great, only gathering some Lower-rank Monster Cores and a few Low Grade spirit herbs.

The proportion of High Quality Fairies is very low; according to Li Zhangsheng's analysis, it often takes a hundred wild Spirit Beasts to find one High Quality Fairy.

At the end of the foothills, there is a rugged dirt road, at most half a meter wide, surrounded by dense bushes and weeds, and one does not know how many wild Spirit Beasts are lurking there.

In the mountain forest, danger lurks everywhere!

Looking at the winding dirt road, Li Zhangsheng became significantly more vigilant; no one knew what they would encounter ahead.

Compared to the mountain forest where he captured Aixi, the vegetation here is denser, and the density of wild Spirit Beasts is greater, which is undoubtedly more dangerous.

In addition, there are gregarious wild Spirit Beasts here, such as the Wind Wolf pack that migrated to Qingyun Mountain for unknown reasons.

Compared to ordinary Spirit Beasts, the individual strength of gregarious Spirit Beasts is often not strong, but due to their numerical advantage, the degree of threat far exceeds that of solitary Spirit Beasts.

Without sufficient strength, no one would provoke gregarious Spirit Beasts for no reason; otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

This time, the family issued a mission to suppress the Wind Wolves, and Li Zhangsheng's goal was very clear: if he encountered a small number of Wind Wolves, he would wait for an opportunity to strike; otherwise, he would run as far as he could.

With Aixi's speed, unless he encounters a Middle Rank Wind Wolf, the possibility of escaping is very high.

Not long after walking, Li Zhangsheng was forced to stop, looking at the scene with an uncertain expression, his face changing.

Not far away, on a large tree that required several people to embrace, hung a huge beehive with a diameter of three meters, and wild bees the size of human heads flew in and out from time to time.

"Oh no, these are Killer Bees!"

The moment he saw the beehive and the wild bees, Li Zhangsheng immediately recognized their identity.

Killer Bees have low individual strength, but they operate in groups and are extremely aggressive; even powerful Spirit Beasts often have to take a detour when they encounter them.

Without hesitation, Li Zhangsheng immediately mounted Aixi and commanded Aixi to move away from this area.

The Killer Bees reacted extremely quickly; the moment Aixi turned around, dozens of human-head-sized Killer Bees flew out of the huge beehive, making a buzzing sound as they pounced toward Li Zhangsheng.

Many Spirit Beasts have a concept of territory, especially gregarious ones; as long as someone steps into their territory, they will be attacked, and the Killer Bee colony is undoubtedly a leader among them.

To get rid of the Killer Bee colony, one must move far away from this area, and only then will they give up.

"Aixi, run!"

When the Killer Bee colony flew over, Aixi was clearly startled and hurriedly scrambled into the mountain forest, not even distinguishing the direction, just running wildly forward.

If caught by the Killer Bee colony, the consequences would be absolutely unimaginable. The toxicity of the Killer Bee's stinger is very strong; just being stung a few times could cost one their life.

In the mountain forest, Aixi was like a fish in water; its speed was lightning fast, and it even used the Rise Wind technique to dodge obstacles while running for its life at a near-limit speed.

In the blink of an eye, after an unknown amount of time, once he was sure he had shaken off the Killer Bees, Li Zhangsheng steered Aixi to a stop.

This time, the escape left Aixi exhausted, lying on the ground and panting heavily.

"Aixi, you've worked hard!"

Stroking Aixi's head, Li Zhangsheng poured a bowl of Healing Spring; in this advance filled with danger, he had to restore Aixi's stamina as quickly as possible.

While Aixi was drinking water, Li Zhangsheng began to observe the surrounding environment.

The surroundings were full of tall trees, and the sunlight fell through the leaves in mottled light and shadows; because of the panicked flight, he did not know his specific location.

Li Zhangsheng was not discouraged by this; his main purpose for coming to Qingyun Mountain was not to suppress the Wind Wolves, but to search for high-quality Spirit Beasts as much as possible.

Most wild Spirit Beasts are wary of humans and like to stay in the wild; often, the more inaccessible the place, the greater the density of wild Spirit Beasts, and as the base number increases, the corresponding number of high-quality Spirit Beasts also increases.

For ordinary Monster Tamers, they are extremely eager to possess High Quality Fairies, which also leads to huge market demand, which can be described as in short supply.

Of course, if he found a High Quality Fairy that met his requirements, Li Zhangsheng would also use his Blood Contract quota.

However, Li Zhangsheng's requirements were very high; he did not look down upon Medium Grade Spirit Beasts, and even for Superior Quality Fairies, it depended on their race and Bloodline.

After Aixi recovered, Li Zhangsheng found a direction that led deeper into the mountain forest and continued to explore.

In the process of searching, time passed slowly, and soon it was dusk; due to the dense trees, the mountain forest became increasingly dim.

Before nightfall had even arrived, visibility dropped at a very fast speed, and the swaying figures of the trees added a bit more eeriness.

A qualified Monster Tamer must overcome inner fear and possess the ability to survive independently in the wild.

Li Zhangsheng was undoubtedly a qualified Monster Tamer; even without the company of Aixi and Kailan, he was not afraid of such an environment.

Before night fell, Li Zhangsheng did not continue to move forward, but instead took the initiative to find a hollow tree, and after driving away the wild Spirit Beast living in the tree hole, he occupied the nest.

The area of the tree hole was not very large, but it was enough to accommodate Li Zhangsheng and Aixi.

After finishing a simple dinner, the night darkened completely, and silver-white brilliance fell on the ground, revealing mottled and intertwined ghost shadows.

Accompanied by the blowing mountain wind, the leaves made a rustling sound, adding a bit of terror to this mountain forest.

In such an environment, Li Zhangsheng was always full of vigilance; he dared not sleep too deeply, and as soon as there was any movement, he would enter a combat state at the fastest speed.

I don't know how much time passed, just as Li Zhangsheng fell into a half-asleep state, suddenly, a rustling sound echoed around, as if something was approaching.

(End of chapter)