Chapter 71

Zhan Wushuang and his sister's evaluation of themselves, whether Jiang Qilin would die on the mountain, Jiang Yi did not know, nor did he want to know.

Jiang Yi did not regret what he had just done. There was no medicine for regret in life. Instead of dwelling on the past, it was better to look forward to the future. This was the lesson Jiang Yunhai had taught him, and he had been doing just that over the years.

He continued to head towards the tall central peak, hunting demon beasts along the way. It took him a full four hours to find five demon beasts, and one of them even managed to escape. He encountered dozens of demon beast corpses, but unfortunately, all the tokens had been taken. What made him even more frustrated was that out of the twelve tokens he had obtained, five were actually black...

The rules of the Blood Refinement required obtaining three tokens of each of the nine different colors, not just any twenty-seven tokens. Jiang Yi estimated that one or two types of tokens must be extremely rare; otherwise, the difficulty of the Blood Refinement would not be so great.

As the sky gradually grew dark, Jiang Yi had no intention of finding a place to spend the night. He had to enter the Spirit Beast Mountain Academy, and he had to save Jiang Xiaonu. If there was no other way, he would fight to the death to get in.

After exploring the area for over an hour, Jiang Yi hunted another demon beast. It was already dark, and more people were around. Clearly, all the demon beasts at the foot of the mountain had been cleared, and the people below had come up.

"We'll spend the night here."

Jiang Yi saw a small grove of trees ahead. The grove was not large, surrounded by wilderness, and any approaching demon beasts would be immediately noticed. He searched the grove and, after confirming there were no demon beasts, climbed up the largest tree and sat on a branch to meditate and cultivate.

His black essence energy had been consumed by eight strands. Releasing the Explosive Essence Palm had also drained a lot of his essence energy, and he needed to replenish it promptly to avoid any unexpected situations.

Swallowing a Ground Essence Pill, Jiang Yi used his black essence energy to enhance the effects of the pill and began to cultivate. His cultivation speed was very fast; it took him only half an hour to cultivate ten strands of black essence energy. According to Jiang Yunhai, his cultivation speed was abnormally fast, comparable to the top ten geniuses on the Green Cloud List.

The ten strands of black essence energy were quickly replenished. Although Jiang Yi's stomach was growling, he could only endure it and continue cultivating the River Water Decree to refine blue essence energy.

After an hour, he stopped, not because he was too hungry, but because he was startled by a rustling sound from a distance.

His body moved as agile as a leopard, and he immediately climbed up and parted the dense branches to look into the distance. He soon relaxed, as the figures approaching were not demon beasts but six or seven young men and women. Jiang Yi did not pay much attention to their speed, as only one of the girls was at the Eighth Rank of the Cauldron Casting Realm, while the others were at the Sixth or Seventh Rank, posing no threat to him.

"Miss, there's a small grove of trees over there. Shall we set up camp here?"

"Yes, Miss, where else can we find a cave in this wilderness? Let's spend the night here!"

"Alright, go and scout the area."

The night was quiet, and their voices could be faintly heard. Jiang Yi frowned; this was a place he had discovered first. If his hiding spot was found by this group, it would be troublesome if he were driven away.

Jiang Yi's concern was unnecessary. The group, exhausted from a day of travel, was very tired. Three of the young men circled the area but did not thoroughly check the trees, merely glancing around before returning to report.

After a moment of contemplation, Jiang Yi saw that they set up camp about ten paces away from him and decided to ignore them. With this group nearby, he could sleep soundly, as they would guard the night for him.

He took out some dry rations and water from his small backpack and began to eat, watching the group in the distance as they busily set up a couple of makeshift tents, presumably for the two girls in their group.

"That girl looks quite beautiful, but she seems a bit too frivolous?"

Jiang Yi, perched on a tree about ten paces high, could see everything below clearly. The girl was quite strong, the strongest in the group, at the Eighth Rank of the Cauldron Casting Realm. She looked to be about his age, with a curvaceous figure and a delicate face. Unfortunately, a hint of coquetry occasionally revealed itself, and her large eyes seemed to be seductive.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

Suddenly, the two girls left the camp and walked towards Jiang Yi. Jiang Yi's body tensed, thinking they had discovered him. He held his breath and dared not look.

"Miss, let's stay here! They can't see us."

"Alright... Xier, keep an eye out."

Jiang Yi breathed a sigh of relief as the two girls stopped about two paces away from him, clearly not having noticed him.

He took a bite of dried meat and, out of curiosity, peeked through the leaves to see what they were up to.

The next scene almost made him bite his tongue. The girl walked behind a bush and began to undress, apparently preparing to relieve herself. She obviously feared that someone from the camp might come over, so she faced the camp, but her backside... was facing Jiang Yi!

Seeing the girl lift her long skirt, revealing two large, white buttocks, and hearing the clear sound of "swoosh, swoosh," Jiang Yi felt as if he had been struck by lightning. The moon was full that night, and as a Fifth Rank Cauldron Casting Realm warrior, his vision was already extremely sharp. He could see everything clearly, even the white stream of urine trickling down her thighs.

"Swallow, swallow."

Jiang Yi was only sixteen, and he had never experienced romantic affairs. He was still naive about girls. How could he withstand such a scene? His face turned red as if on fire, and he kept swallowing saliva, feeling a burning heat all over his body, with a small tent rising below.

Although he thought it was wrong to peek at girls, those two white buttocks were like magnets, and his eyes could not look away. When the girl finished and instinctively shook her buttocks, Jiang Yi could no longer hold back the dry rations in his mouth and began to cough uncontrollably...

"Who's there?"

The girl was startled, quickly pulling up her skirt and scanning the area with a gaze as sharp as a knife, which happened to meet Jiang Yi's eyes through the branches.

"Pervert, I'll kill you!"

The girl's face was red with anger, and her eyes were filled with murderous intent. She quickly tied her skirt and, picking up a sword that was nearby, charged at Jiang Yi.

"Damn it!"

Jiang Yi was terrified and quickly grabbed his backpack, rolling and crawling down the tree, fleeing as fast as he could.

"Whoosh!"

The others in the grove were alarmed and, armed with weapons, chased after Jiang Yi. The girl, being at the Eighth Rank of the Cauldron Casting Realm, was much faster than Jiang Yi and quickly caught up to him.

"Black essence energy!"

Jiang Yi suddenly realized and quickly gathered a strand of black essence energy to his feet, his speed increasing like the wind, covering dozens of paces in a blink. When the black essence energy was depleted, he gathered more and continued his frantic escape!

He was not afraid of this group; he was just too embarrassed to face them! Although he had not intended to peek, he felt like a thief caught in the act, overwhelmed with shame.

The girl saw Jiang Yi's speed suddenly increase, and in just a few blinks, he was only a模糊的背影. She stomped her foot in anger and gritted her teeth, "Little thief, I'll remember your face. If I ever see you, Yue Meier, I'll skin you alive!"

"Breath, breath."

Jiang Yi had consumed seven or eight strands of black essence energy, running hundreds of paces before stopping to catch his breath, drenched in cold sweat. His face was full of bitterness and helplessness. He had not even entered the academy and had already provoked two groups of people. It seemed that even if he wanted to be low-key, it would be impossible...