Chapter 515

Once cultivation reaches its peak, everything else is but fleeting clouds.

Today, Su He Shizi's group had a mediocre haul; after eating, they gathered to count their spoils.

Items of little value are not worth coveting.

Qin Tan's group had slain no tasty demonic beasts; they boiled a soup of wild vegetables and added the dried beast meat they had brought. Other cultivation families saw this and immediately dismissed Qin Tan's group.

Better that they are dismissed; with low cultivation bases, it is best not to draw attention.

In their group, everyone except Qin Tan and Lin Yao had low cultivation, so some could not withstand the severe cold. While the others could endure the chill, Qin Bi could not be allowed to freeze, so Lin Yao and Qin Tan built the fire larger.

"Rong Yan," Lin Yao said, "come with me to gather some firewood."

"Good." Rong Yan followed.

In Lin Yao's view, Rong Yan indeed possessed some fortune; in the dangerous small space of the demonic beast realm, where danger doubled at night, calling upon someone with fortune was the right move. No one wanted to gather firewood only to be attacked by a demonic beast.

Bad luck was the last thing anyone wanted.

Qin Bi grabbed a handful of ordinary melon seeds to eat. Seeing Lin Yao take Rong Yan with him, she felt reassured; leaving the resting spot at night was never safe, and even gathering firewood nearby left one uneasy.

Besides, their group had low cultivation; one must have self-awareness.

Qin Tan threw a piece of firewood onto the pile: "I will watch the fire; you rest."

Everyone was exhausted. Qin Di and Qin Tang rested first. Qin Xun and Jiang Xu chatted. The three young illegitimate sons of the third branch sat beside Qin Lang, listening to Qin Bi and Qin Lang talk. Qin Bi shared a handful of melon seeds with the two of them.

When Lin Yao and Rong Yan returned, everyone except Qin Tan was resting.

Lin Yao watched the fire while Qin Tan closed his eyes to rest his spirit.

By the next morning, the cultivation groups departed one after another. Qin Tan's group skipped cooking and, eating the dried beast meat they had brought, headed straight for the place where they had previously found the flame demonic beasts.

Upon arrival, they searched the vicinity and found a group of white flame demonic beasts, still numbering over ten.

Not rushing to kill the beasts, Qin Tan and the others waited. Su He Shizi's group teleported over. Su He Shizi first exchanged pleasantries with Qin Tan, while Su Er Young Master and the others said little, unsure of the situation.

Qin Bi pointed to the white flame demonic beasts not far away: "The numbers are a bit low."

Su He Shizi glanced over: "Not low at all. Fifteen or sixteen flame demonic beasts, still in the White Grade Combat Stage of the low-level demonic beast small space. Our two groups can hunt them for a day."

As for Qin Tan and the lightning spiritual power suppressing the flame beasts he mentioned? Su He Shizi didn't even bring it up. One or two might be manageable, perhaps with a summoning artifact to suppress their spiritual power, but over ten would be difficult to handle.

Qin Bi sighed helplessly, glanced at Qin Tan, and held up the summoning artifact to suppress the lightning spiritual power of the dozen or so white flame demonic beasts.

Su He Shizi's group, who had been watching the flame beasts, immediately froze in shock.

Qin Bi had already begun setting up the teleportation array.

"Impossible," Su Er Young Master exclaimed in surprise. "It really can suppress lightning spiritual power?!"

Su He Shizi also smiled: "This year, we can have fun with the scales."

After the shock, there was no time for idle talk. Everyone rushed forward, working in perfect coordination to drive the flame beasts. Qin Bi did not stand on ceremony; spotting the right moment, she teleported this batch back to Rong Wang Fu.

The young prince had been waiting in the courtyard early in the morning when, suddenly, a group of white flame demonic beasts teleported in.

The young prince shouted, "Come kill the beasts!"

Rong Yang ran over and first tossed down a colorful, brilliant scale.

The little milk bun, not yet awake, heard the explosion and scrambled up. Rong He Shizi dressed him in a small robe, gave him a spicy duck head to gnaw on first, and put his little boots on him.

When Rong He Shizi carried the little milk bun to the front courtyard, Rong Wang and Yan Guogong, along with He He Shizi, were already watching Rong Yang kill the flame beasts. After finishing the spicy duck head, the little milk bun jumped down and rushed into the battlefield in the courtyard.

A Minister of Rites arrived with a gift, bringing a child: "My grandson has been frail since birth and cannot go to the demonic beast small space. Rong He Shizi, might I ask if my child can train alongside your young He Shizi?"

Rong He Shizi instinctively wanted to refuse; men who had been emperors had hard hearts. But in this life, having children of his own, Rong He Shizi had gained a touch of softness. After a brief pause, he agreed.

"Watch the child yourself," Rong He Shizi said.

The Minister of Rites was delighted: "I will watch the child myself."

The Minister of Rites gave the child a small sword. The child joined the group killing the flame beasts, stumbling along, looking incredibly weak. Rong Wang frowned; Yan Guogong had long heard that the Minister of Rites' child had a very weak constitution, but he never expected it to be this weak.

In the demonic beast small space at this moment, after Qin Bi teleported this batch, things changed once Su He Shizi arrived. Just wandering around nearby, they found fifty flame demonic beasts.

Qin Tan's group exchanged glances and silently looked at Su He Shizi. Carrying fortune truly made a difference.

If they had known this, they should have summoned Su He Shizi right from the start.

Qin Bi did not hesitate; holding the small teacup, she effortlessly suppressed the lightning spiritual power of the fifty-plus flame demonic beasts. Su He Shizi carried the fortune of the Su Guogong Fu.

Once a fortune-bearing He Shizi arrived, everything changed immediately.

These were fifty-plus flame demonic beasts. With such fortune, there was no need to worry about them not being a single type. This batch included fire-red ones, white ones, orange ones, and only a few pale gray ones.

Driving them was not so strenuous. One fire-red beast had only one claw inside the teleportation array. Everyone assumed it would fall out when Qin Bi activated the teleportation.

Instead, it was teleported away.

"Oh my mother!" Su Er Young Master, though not tired, was wide awake: "Not a single one escaped??????"

"I'll go check around nearby again." Su He Shizi's illegitimate younger brother ran off to find more flame beasts.

He ran incredibly fast, excited.

For the Red Flame Festival, what is collected is collected; as long as the quantity is large, everything is money.

Qin Bi teleported these fifty-plus beasts to Rong Wang Fu. Teleporting them to Qin Yan Hou Fu was not feasible; this batch was too large, and the Marquis's residence could not handle it. Rong Wang Fu had the strength.

"Bang!" The teleportation array landed.

Seeing the colors of the flame beasts, Rong He Shizi and He He Shizi immediately joined the children in training. The little milk bun was overjoyed; he loved these flame beasts. They were so beautiful!

The day was lively. Even Su He Shizi found it unbelievable; usually, his fortune was not this good. Finding fifty or so flame beasts of every color in one go was unheard of.

Qin Bi's small teacup already suppressed lightning spiritual power, and now it worked even smoother. The Su family members were so happy they could barely close their mouths. Coming this time was the right choice; for the Red Flame Festival, these high-quality furs would make excellent festival gifts.

Items at Rong Wang Fu would not be divided. Qin Bi asked Su He Shizi, "How about teleporting to Su Guogong Fu? Rong Wang Fu already has quite a lot."

Su He Shizi naturally agreed. Su Guogong Fu would not lose out; they would all go to divide the spoils later.

Su Er Young Master smiled and said, "I will go back with you."