Chapter 508: Flame Demon Beast

Qin Bi was stunned; she had finally found one she liked.

The lightning-striking beast was formidable. If they couldn't defeat it, they could at least watch it a few more times. Its fur would make a lovely pair of tiny boots for the children, and a fluffy little hat too. Qin Bi stared motionless at the small demon beast.

Kill it? They couldn't defeat it, yet they were unwilling to give up.

Lin Yao hesitated. Should they kill a Flame Demon Beast? These small beasts resembled spirit beasts, lived in groups, and each clan had at least ten Flame Demon Beasts. They could strike with lightning, were small in size, yet fierce.

With his and Qin Tan's cultivation bases, perhaps they could give it a try.

"Let us gather herbs and spirit plants first." Lin Yao withdrew his gaze from the Flame Demon Beast and said to Qin Bi, "If we truly cannot find a suitable small demon beast, I will discuss it with County Magistrate Qin, and we will kill a Flame Demon Beast."

Why did Lin Yao say this? Because there were many Flame Demon Beasts in this small space of the demon beast realm. One could see a beast after walking a short distance; whoosh, another would dash past.

"There is a crimson Flame Demon Beast!" A woman, graceful as a fairy, pointed to a rocky hill and shouted to her companions, "I want a crimson Flame Demon Beast. Its fur would make excellent wrist guards."

Qin Bi looked over. Qin Tang and the others had stopped searching for herbs and spirit plants, raising their heads to watch.

Not far away, several cultivators from cultivation families, carrying summoning artifacts, rushed over. The noise was so loud that a crimson Flame Demon Beast leaped out from behind the rocks.

Many were dazzled. This Flame Demon Beast was not large, its fur crimson, with a few cloud-like scales on its head and scales covering its body. Its four paws were fluffy, with a few scales on its legs, resembling the wrist guards of a Flame Demon Beast.

The Flame Demon Beast was very handsome, with a tiger-like head and a fluffy, round body.

Qin Bi took a liking to it and wanted one badly. How to put it? This small demon beast was rounder than the white fox spirit beast, not with a pointed snout, but with a tiger-like head. With a roar, the small demon beast leaped onto the rock.

Lin Yao frowned, protecting Qin Bi as they retreated. "Beware of the lightning."

Qin Bi was puzzled. She saw the Flame Demon Beast flick its tiny paw, sending out a crackling series of sparks. The cultivators quickly retreated, holding their summoning artifacts. The Flame Demon Beast pressed its advantage, chasing the cultivator group far away.

Qin Bi was shocked. Qin Tan held a freshly dug spirit plant and said, "Wait until one is injured, and Lin Yao and I will kill one for you. Its scales can be used for firecrackers; children love them most."

Hearing this, Qin Bi felt an inexplicable surge of excitement. Thus, she wanted to kill one even more.

Several cultivators from cultivation families with high cultivation bases fought for a while and killed that Flame Demon Beast. Those with children at home took the flame scales, while the female cultivators took the fur.

"This kind of Flame Demon Beast is a Lan-rank high-tier combat power." Rong Juan said to Qin Bi, "As long as it is not a beautiful color like crimson, but a common color, its combat rank is lower. Your third uncle and the strategists of our Wang Fu can kill one."

Qin Bi nodded and continued searching for herbs and spirit plants with the group.

By noon, everyone ate a little and put distance between themselves and other cultivation families. Nearby, another cultivator group was present. A young girl came over to take a look, saw that their group was only digging for herbs, sneered, and ran back.

Qin Tan's group ate, drank some water, and continued searching for spirit plants.

"We have found thirty very ordinary spirit plants," Qin Lang said happily.

The third branch's illegitimate son was also happy. "I will go further out to search."

"Don't go," Qin Xun stopped him. "Beware of the demon beasts."

The young illegitimate son knew he couldn't be a burden after coming along this time. He obeyed and didn't dare to go far. The group of Su He Shizi was also collecting things. Seeing Qin Tan and the others, they went over to greet them.

"Are Flame Demon Beasts easy to kill?" Qin Di asked Su He Shizi.

Su He Shizi roughly guessed that Qin Di wanted to kill a Flame Demon Beast for his young nephew. He plucked a few scales and gave them to Qin Bi. First, he dropped one on the ground, and it exploded with a crackling sound several times.

Qin Bi: "..."

"Give these two scales to the children to play with." Su He Shizi handed the scales to Qin Bi, then spoke to Qin Di and the others. "Look for those pale gray Flame Demon Beasts. The pale gray ones have a lower combat rank, and throwing their scales on the ground is quite fun."

Qin Tang said, "We haven't seen any pale gray ones."

Su He Shizi pointed in a direction. "There are some over there. There are also small spirit plants there. You can collect small spirit plants too. Although there aren't many, you can still find some if you search."

Lin Yao and Qin Tan asked a few more detailed questions. After parting with Su He Shizi, knowing that Su He Shizi was also in this small space of the demon beast realm, Qin Tan's group felt much more at ease. Nothing else mattered; having relatives always provided some mutual support.

After walking for about half a double-hour, Qin Tan's group finally discovered a place where small spirit plants grew.

"Su He Shizi is a good person." Lin Yao strolled around and returned, saying, "Since you are relatives, the place Su He Shizi pointed out is good. You should be able to find a few small spirit plants there."

Qin Tan nodded. "Let's search quickly."

Everyone scattered and began searching for small spirit plants in all directions.

The sleet had mostly stopped. Qin Bi was not in a hurry to find small spirit plants. She took a small scale from a Flame Demon Beast and said, "Let me set off one first."

Qin Di glared at her. "Save them for the children."

"My heart is not in control of the gods," Qin Bi said. "Setting one off will stabilize my mind."

Qin Di let her be and stopped worrying about it.

Qin Bi thought dropping it on the ground would be enough to make it explode. Who knew, it didn't explode when dropped. She picked it up. Qin Tang gave her a flint stone. Qin Bi sparked it and threw it out. "Crackle, crackle," it exploded.

Then, Qin Bi began searching for small spirit plants, and Lin Yao also lowered his head to search.

Rong Juan and Qin Lang were lucky; they could find a small spirit plant from time to time. Qin Tan pondered that if they searched like this for a few days, they could use these small spirit plants to visit cultivation families during the Red Flame Festival.

At the very least, when visiting someone's residence, they would have something presentable to give as a festival gift to the children.

In the mid-afternoon, Qin Bi spotted a small pale gray thing darting by. She watched it closely. Shortly after, the small thing ran out again, scratching at the ground, looking for food.

Catching it would be fine. Making a pair of ugly little boots for the children would also work; it was better than nothing. Qin Bi was no longer picky. She took out her condensed summoning artifact.

Qin Bi didn't call out to everyone. She held the summoning artifact and channeled her spiritual power to summon.

Qin Bi stared intently at the Flame Demon Beast. She saw the small demon beast turn its head in confusion as the lightning on its small scales was suppressed. "Woo woo," the Flame Demon Beast panicked and tried to flee.

Qin Bi held the summoning artifact and turned to call Lin Yao. "The scales on that Flame Demon Beast are no longer brilliant."

Lin Yao turned his head casually, then his eyes widened. He exclaimed, "The spiritual power of the lightning attack is gone!"

Lin Yao reacted extremely quickly. He launched several bursts of spiritual power, killing the Flame Demon Beast.

Lin Yao was overjoyed. He stepped forward to pick up the Flame Demon Beast. Qin Lang, Rong Juan, and the others ran over, each with an expression of disbelief. Lin Yao's cultivation base was higher than theirs, but killing a Flame Demon Beast was too easy.