Chapter 18: 【Five Demons Fight, Killing the Lion to Shock the Ape】 (Seeking recommendation votes)

The Gathering Qi Pill was a type of pill commonly used by Qi Refining Realm disciples; on one hand, it provided a significant amount of spirit Qi, and on the other, it could accelerate cultivation speed for a period of time.

The materials required for its refining totaled seventeen types, most of which were common; after searching carefully in the mountains, he found quite a few.

But only this main ingredient, the Baiyuan Fruit, was difficult to find.

The Baiyuan Fruit grew on trees, and the trees were usually about one zhang tall. The maturation time depended on the age of the tree; the older the tree, the longer it took for a single maturation, but the more fruit it would bear.

For the most part, it took about five years to mature a batch.

The fruit was slightly smaller than a fist and could be eaten directly to supplement spirit Qi.

Its nature was mild, and eating it directly would not be dangerous, but it was very wasteful.

One Baiyuan Fruit could be refined into four to six Gathering Qi Pills, and the effect of one Gathering Qi Pill was about the same as one Baiyuan Fruit.

Comparing it this way, one could see how wasteful it was to eat it raw.

Of course, one also had to consider the success rate of the alchemist.

Lu Chengtong was not yet at the point of thinking about these problems; he had to find the Baiyuan Fruit first.

Sensing a not-weak spirituality, his heart was filled with joy and he was about to approach, when suddenly, he sensed two other not-weak demonic auras, which made him stop involuntarily.

He first found a spot behind a large tree, emerged his body, and only then checked the situation over there.

The first thing that came into view was a Baiyuan Fruit tree.

This was the thing he had been thinking about for the past month, for which he had even ventured deep into this area to search; at a glance, he confirmed the variety of this spirit plant—it was exactly what he needed.

He shifted his gaze to the surroundings of the Baiyuan Fruit tree.

There were not just two demonic beasts, but four. Judging by his perception, three were at the Qi Refining mid-stage, and one was at the Qi Refining late-stage.

Eh? Wait, this Qi Refining late-stage demonic beast looked very familiar!

This guy was over a zhang long, and at first glance, it looked like a black-furred lion, with a circle of crimson fur around its neck, and its eyes emitted a blue-purple light.

Most obviously, at the base of its front leg, a large piece of fur was missing, and there was a clear wound.

That's right, it was the Red-Maned Black-Furred Lion that had killed his two fellow disciples and escaped.

The other four Qi Refining mid-stage demonic beasts were all different.

A grayish-brown Horned Python, a Scaled Wolf with scales on its back, a two-headed Iron-Clawed Eagle, and a white ape that stood upright and was about as tall as an adult.

The few demonic beasts must have just fought; there were bloodstains on the ground, fallen fur, and some scales, and each had suffered injuries.

Lu Chengtong thought about what he should do.

He himself possessed the soul power of a Foundation Establishment mid-stage, and the Treasure Mirror also had the soul power of a Foundation Establishment late-stage. If he unleashed the 【Soul-Bewitching Soul-Seizing】 supernatural power, these Qi Refining Realm demonic beasts would definitely not be able to resist.

But after all, these were five demonic beasts, and this supernatural power could currently only be unleashed on a single target, so he could only take down two demonic beasts at once; the remaining ones posed a risk of him getting injured.

Hmm, if he snuck underground to unleash it, he wouldn't be afraid.

But they might run away.

How could he maximize his own benefits?

Right.

Lu Chengtong suddenly thought of a problem.

This Baiyuan Fruit tree could not be moved, which meant that if he wanted this stable supply of spirit fruit to consume or refine into pills, he would need to have a guard here.

He didn't even need to think about arrays; he wasn't proficient in them, and at the moment, it was very unsuitable.

Looking at those few demonic beasts, he had some ideas.

After thinking it over, he decided to wait a bit longer.

Let them fight for a while longer and see the result.

Furthermore, he also had to scout the surroundings to prevent other demonic beasts from ambushing him, lest he be treated as the mantis stalking the cicada, only to be eaten by the oriole.

The Horned Python and the two-headed Iron-Clawed Eagle, which were originally mortal enemies, were now attacking the Red-Maned Black-Furred Lion in unison.

The Red-Maned Black-Furred Lion spat a stream of fire at the two-headed Iron-Clawed Eagle, then lunged at the Horned Python and bit down on its vital spot.

This Horned Python's skin was incomparably tough and could not be harmed by ordinary swords, but the Red-Maned Black-Furred Lion had an extremely strong bite force, and there was high-temperature fire in its mouth that scorched the Horned Python's outer skin; one bite directly created a hole.

The two-headed Iron-Clawed Eagle was repelled, but the Scaled Wolf and the White Ape also rushed over.

The Scaled Wolf bit the Red-Maned Black-Furred Lion's hind leg, which directly reduced the black-furred lion's agility, while the White Ape held a pointed piece of Black Iron Wood and stabbed it fiercely at the black-furred lion's rear.

"Roar!"

The extremely intense pain caused the Red-Maned Black-Furred Lion to suddenly erupt with powerful combat strength, directly shaking off the Horned Python, while also shaking off the piece of Black Iron Wood that had pierced its painful spot, turning around to bite the Scaled Wolf's neck, and its two claws slapped violently, shattering the bones in its waist.

A mouthful of flames was spat out, and the Scaled Wolf lay on the ground, unable to get up.

The Red-Maned Black-Furred Lion's cultivation was about the same as a Qi Refining eighth-layer cultivator. Among these few demonic beasts, the strongest was the White Ape, which, according to his perception, should be at the Qi Refining sixth layer, while the others were only at about the Qi Refining fifth layer.

Therefore, even though the Red-Maned Black-Furred Lion was injured, and quite severely, these few demonic beasts were no match for it.

After all, they were not cultivators and did not have the bonus attack power of talismans and Dharma artifacts.

Just at this moment, he saw the White Ape, which had just dodged, once again holding a piece of Black Iron Wood and stabbing out, accurately and precisely, hitting the same spot again.

This time the pain was even more intense, and a large amount of blood flowed out.

The Red-Maned Black-Furred Lion attacked the White Ape in anger, but saw the White Ape nimbly climb up a cypress tree as thick as two people could embrace, and in the blink of an eye, it ran to the top.

The black-furred lion spat out flames, but still couldn't reach the White Ape.

The pain from its rear, as well as the internal organ injuries, made it unable to climb up to chase the White Ape, so it could only vent its anger on the other demonic beasts.

The most direct victim was the two-headed Iron-Clawed Eagle, which had just flown down to take advantage of the opportunity to attack the black-furred lion.

With one pounce, the Iron-Clawed Eagle, unable to dodge in time, was pinned to the ground.

Once birds landed, they lost eighty percent of their combat effectiveness.

And the black-furred lion bit down on its head, directly biting off one of its heads.

Lu Chengtong felt it was about time.

Just now, he had taken the opportunity to kill the Horned Python and the Scaled Wolf, which had already lost their combat effectiveness, and used his supernatural power to disperse their souls.

Now the Iron-Clawed Eagle was also crippled, leaving only the White Ape and this lion.

Just now, the method he thought of for guarding the Baiyuan Fruit tree was to find a demonic beast to guard it.

After a battle, the White Ape's performance was outstanding, and its intelligence was very high; it should be possible to communicate.

Lu Chengtong decided to subdue it, but this required sufficient deterrent power.

Killing this black-furred lion was a very good way.

Therefore, he appeared directly from underground and then shouted violently:

"Evil beast! Die!"

As he spoke, he directly unleashed the 【Soul-Bewitching Soul-Seizing】 supernatural power with the might of the Treasure Mirror to disperse its soul, and then controlled his own low-grade Dharma artifact flying sword to cut off its head.

A body that had lost its soul could not condense spirit power on its own; without the bonus of spirit power, with the sharpness of the flying sword, cutting off its head was as simple as cutting melons and vegetables.

He took the opportunity to kill the two-headed Iron-Clawed Eagle that was struggling on the ground as well.

Hmm, naturally, he also dispersed its soul before acting.

Otherwise, he might make a fool of himself!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 19 =====