Chapter 50

Zhu Minglang never thought that a group of cliff vultures lived nearby. The bait he had hunted with great effort was being torn away piece by piece by these creatures, making him feel as if his own flesh was being scraped off, which was extremely painful!

Dahexi had already rushed forward, trying its best to protect the food.

However, these cliff vultures were very agile. They did not tangle with the Black Canglong, but after stealing a piece of meat, they immediately took off into the sky.

They even knew to have a few cliff vultures distract Dahexi, while the others quickly snatched important parts of the pseudodragon...

"Roar!!!"

Dahexi was thoroughly enraged. It opened its Canglong mouth, and with the powerful lungs, formed a forceful tearing power, which it suddenly spat towards the cliff vultures.

Ancient Dragon Combat Technique, Rending Roar!

This Rending Roar tore a large gray-brown cliff vulture into pieces, thick feathers flying and blood splattering in the air.

This cliff vulture was dead.

However, this did not change anything. The cunning cliff vultures did not care about the death of their companions. They even became more reckless in their plundering of the pseudodragon's body when their companion died a tragic death!

Before long, the delicious pseudodragon was reduced to a pile of rotten meat, leaving only some worthless bones and fur.

Dahexi was so angry that all his teeth were bared. He wished he had wings to fly up to the treetops and bite each of these cliff vultures to death.

Zhu Minglang also had a bitter smile on his face.

Indeed, this world is not only inhabited by intelligent humans. The old hunters in the great forest know very well how to avoid strong opponents and achieve their own goals.

Fortunately, Zhu Minglang was not a survival novice. He had actually done some processing on the pseudodragon's meat.

It wasn't a sophisticated method, just some spices. He thought that if he didn't catch good prey, he would first marinate the meat to preserve it for Dahexi.

Tracking the scent of a group of cliff vultures that could fly in the air might be difficult, but tracking the scent of the special spices was much easier. The aroma would always spread in the air, and even if it was very faint, it could still indicate the direction.

"Since they dared to steal our things, we'll destroy their nest!" Zhu Minglang said coldly.

"Oooowwwww~~~~~~~~" Dahexi immediately howled, his previous anger and embarrassment swept away.

The master is the master, wise and resourceful!

"You go back to the Spirit Realm first, and I'll go with Bai Qi." Zhu Minglang extended his palm and returned Dahexi to the Spirit Realm.

He summoned Bai Qi, who had a drowsy look on his face.

This little guy, since his birth from the ice cocoon, seemed to be constantly sleepy, with very few moments of true alertness.

However, upon hearing that Dahexi and Zhu Minglang were bullied by a group of cliff vultures, Bai Qi's eyes changed. He immediately transformed into the battle form of the Ice Dawn White Dragon. Although not very large, he could still carry Zhu Minglang in flight by controlling the wind.

"Do you smell the spices? Just follow the scent." Zhu Minglang said to Bai Qi.

Bai Qi's sense of smell was also strong. Even though the cliff vultures had been gone for a while, he could still accurately find the direction.

They flew over the pine forest, and the jungle ahead became more primitive. They often saw some unknown ancient trees towering above the forest, with thick vines hanging from the trunks and many colorful birds circling around.

They were already deep in the forest, and Zhu Minglang realized he had been a bit too bold.

But returning without any harvest was impossible. They were about to find the cliff vultures' nest, and their crested feathers were luxury items in the city. Zhu Minglang had seen some tailors in the foundry treat them as jewels.

"There's actually a cliff."

The green branches and leaves were like waves in the sea, undulating and spreading across the vast land. A towering cliff rose among the ancient pines and cedars.

The cliff was quite majestic, with very little visible steep rock. The entire high cliff was covered with old pines, climbing vines, and moss, lush and green.

Many creatures nested on the cliff, and Zhu Minglang noticed that at the halfway point of the cliff, several cliff vultures were fighting over the pseudodragon meat he had worked hard to obtain!

"Their nest is halfway up the cliff. Can we fly there without being detected?" Zhu Minglang asked Bai Qi.

"Yuuu~~~~" Bai Qi indicated that hiding their presence was easy, but he couldn't maintain this form and needed to transform into the Lustrous White Dragon.

"Then find a place to put me down, and we'll sneak over." Zhu Minglang said.

Cliff vultures were very cunning and never cared about their companions.

The best way to eliminate them was to block them in their nest; otherwise, they would easily scatter.

At this moment, they were probably dividing the loot in their nest, with only a few cliff vultures on guard outside. This was a good opportunity to clear them out!

This job would bring in a small fortune.

Zhu Minglang reached the side of the cliff and saw that the cliff face had cracks and many vines, making it not difficult to climb.

With Bai Qi by his side, Zhu Minglang felt more confident. When he saw some venomous snakes and evil birds, they were mostly scared away by Bai Qi's gaze.

Zhu Minglang stepped on the cracks, grabbed the vines, and his agility was not bad. He quickly reached the area near the cliff vultures' nest, using an old pine tree for cover.

"Can you quietly drive away the few cliff vultures on guard?" Zhu Minglang asked.

Bai Qi's ice-white star-like eyes glowed slightly, and a somewhat unusual wind gradually rose around the cliff. Strong winds swept over the space outside the cliff, hitting the bodies of the cliff vultures.

The wind was strong, and even cliff vultures, which were skilled at flying, found it difficult to maintain balance. They had to land on the old trees to avoid the sudden strong wind.

"Good opportunity!"

Zhu Minglang immediately leaped out, stepping on the protruding rocks a few times, then grabbed a vine and quickly slid down.

Landing in front of the cave, Zhu Minglang immediately darted into the cliff cave, and the strong wind outside conveniently stopped.

"There's a breeze... there must be another exit." Zhu Minglang frowned as he entered the cliff cave.

If this was the only entrance and exit, Zhu Minglang planned to start the sweep directly. The few cliff vultures outside could be ignored, and none of those in the cave would escape.

But the cliff vultures' cave had another exit, as evidenced by the flowing air.

He needed to block the other exits!

Taking advantage of not being discovered, Zhu Minglang walked deeper into the cliff cave. It was not as dark as he imagined, with light coming through the large cracks in the cave ceiling.

The cliff vultures gathered in the spacious part of the cave, dividing the pseudodragon meat. It was clear that these cliff vultures had reached the level of demon spirits. With some demon cultivation, each piece of pseudodragon meat they digested made them stronger, and the next time they molted, they might grow tough feathers to resist some fierce animal attacks.

Hmph, the law of the jungle, the weak are prey for the strong. They really thought they could steal food from the tiger's mouth with their little clever tricks?

Zhu Minglang had already seen another exit. The next step was to have Bai Qi create an ice wall to block the two entrances, and the rest would be left to Dahexi, who was full of dragon rage and needed an outlet!

"Yuuu~~"

Bai Qi suddenly called out softly, his gaze lifting to the crack above the cliff cave where light was coming through!

"Bang!!!"

A loud noise came from the crack, and countless small stones and rock dust fell, startling Zhu Minglang.

The light suddenly disappeared, making the cave very dark. Zhu Minglang looked up at the crack, barely able to see a large claw covering the largest opening. Fortunately, the crack was relatively narrow, so some light could still be seen.

"Dragon claw?" Zhu Minglang drew a deep breath.

No wonder these cliff vultures lived halfway up the cliff. It turned out that there was a more powerful creature at the top of the cliff, and from the shape of the claw, it was clearly a dragon!

Dragon Cliff!

This is a Dragon Cliff!

These cliff vultures were the neighbors or subordinates of the dragon.

Looking at the cliff vultures again, they clearly did not care about the powerful predator "upstairs." Apart from flapping their wings a few times when the dust first fell, it did not affect their feeding at all.

Zhu Minglang originally intended to clear out the cliff vultures, but now he did not dare to summon the Black Canglong rashly. The Black Canglong's aura would quickly be detected by the creature above the crack... this was the dragon's territory!

"What kind of dragon is it? An adult Green Forest Dragon?"

Zhu Minglang began to identify the dragon from the claw.

From the surrounding environment and the color and shape of the dragon claw, there was a certain probability that it was a Green Forest Dragon.

The Li Plain had many large forests, vast and boundless. Among the wild dragons, the Green Forest Dragon had the highest proportion. Zhu Minglang had heard that the Southern Clan of the Ancestor Dragon City had a Sacred Forest, a noble and mysterious place for dragon breeding.

Some important members of the Southern Clan had the opportunity to enter the Sacred Forest each year for training. If they were lucky, they could directly bring out a young dragon, and those with strength could even directly subdue some adult green dragons!

Of course, these were things Zhu Minglang had heard from Li Shaoying and Nan Ye.

The Li family was the royal family of the Ancestor Dragon City, overseeing everything.

The Southern Clan was a dragon-breeding family, with no interest in anything other than dragons.

Zhu Minglang did not act rashly for the moment.

Although Bai Qi's strength could probably crush this adult Green Forest Dragon, the significance of slaying a dragon was not particularly great. A living dragon was more valuable than a dead one.

Since this was a Dragon Cliff.

Then this cliff vulture cave was the dragon's lair!

"Most dragons do not constantly guard their treasure hoard, so it is often inhabited by subordinate species, such as griffins, pseudodragons, venomous birds, and rock snakes..."

At this moment, Zhu Minglang suddenly remembered a description from a book.

What was the name of that book...

The Way to Wealth?

It was a book he had picked up randomly in the library, not sure who the author was!

However, his description of the dragon's lair was true!

Cliff vultures, these cliff vultures were the guardians of the dragon's treasure hoard!

"Plundering the dragon's lair is the fastest way to make money!"

Zhu Minglang never dreamed that he would have such a day!