Chapter 19: Hunting the Magic Beast

Pfft.

Seeing someone land, the group of silver-backed magic wolves did not panic. One particularly robust male wolf even extended its front paw, waving it at Yang Qi, as if to say, "Kid, if you dare, come over."

This was a blatant provocation, a naked challenge.

The situation was bizarre to the extreme.

Imagine a wolf waving its front paw at you, inviting you to come closer, with a look of disdain on its face. This wolf had become a spirit, possessing the mind of an adult, unable to speak human language only.

However, Yang Qi was not surprised by this.

In the Black Corpse Mountains, there were many beasts with intelligence surpassing humans, some of which were ancient and could rival Qi Masters.

When he was young, his father had told him that once, the family came to the Black Corpse Mountains for hunting, chasing a golden rhinoceros, but went too deep and encountered a powerful beast, the Mighty God Ape, which directly displayed Qi Master-level cultivation, injuring many elders. If this divine ape had the intention to kill, the Yang family would have been completely wiped out.

"Beast!"

Yang Qi faced the provocative magic wolf and shouted.

The magic wolf, naturally understanding, immediately became angry, howling to the sky, and with a swipe of its paw, a fierce storm of qi凝聚成形，竟然形成了风刃，漫天嗖嗖而来。

"Swift Wind Technique?"

Yang Qi knew at a glance that this magic wolf's cultivation was no ordinary feat, having reached the sixth stage, where qi condenses into weapons. The wind in the air transformed into knives, swords, axes, hooks, forks, and spears, raining down from the sky. An ordinary person encountering this attack would be torn to pieces instantly.

In the forest, killing was as silent as cutting grass, and Yang Qi was not afraid of the secret of "Divine Elephant Hell Suppressing Technique" being leaked. He could unleash it freely.

Facing the countless wind blades, he smiled coldly, grabbed the air, and a shield of divine qi wall was pushed out, shattering all the qi weapons in its path.

More than ten magic wolves were instantly overwhelmed by the intense aura, howling in pain as they fell to the ground. The power of the divine elephant suppressing hell exerted an irresistible pressure on the demons and beasts of the mountains and rivers.

Bang.

Yang Qi flashed to the side of the robust male wolf, his arm shaking, and the wolf was sent flying, turning into a bloody pulp.

The remaining silver-backed magic wolves struggled to get up, but before they could react, an iron fist landed on their heads, crushing them instantly.

Wolves generally have copper heads, iron backs, and tofu waists, so one should strike the waist. However, Yang Qi had no such qualms; his divine fist was invincible.

In just five breaths, all the magic wolves were killed, leaving a field of corpses.

Thirteen "demon cores" fell into his hands, each extracted from the wolf corpses, about the size of a thumb, resembling silver pills, containing extremely powerful true qi. These were unique to silver-backed magic wolves and could be used as hard currency in the black market.

Experts could use them to forge various divine weapons, embed them in armor, or directly absorb the true qi.

However, directly absorbing the true qi required purification, which was not easy for ordinary qi practitioners. Forced absorption could easily lead to a mental breakdown.

"Pity, these furs are worth a lot of money, but I can't carry them all, so I have to abandon them." Looking at the furs of the wolf corpses, Yang Qi felt a bit regretful. Each fur could sell for at least a hundred Qi Gathering Pills.

On the ground, besides the magic wolf corpses, there were also human corpses, four of them, all mutilated beyond recognition. However, it was still possible to see that they were three men and one woman, all very young, clearly young masters and misses from wealthy families who had come out for training but met their end in the jaws of the wolves.

After a cursory inspection, he found that their weapons and armor were not ordinary, and they also had a small bag of demon cores, several dozen in total, indicating that they had hunted many beasts.

Yang Qi did not hesitate to take these demon cores for himself and also found several silver tickets for Qi Gathering Pills on their bodies, worth tens of thousands.

As for the Qi Gathering Pills they had carried, they had already been swallowed by the magic wolves.

Beasts cannot refine pills and can only cultivate by instinct. They also drool over human Qi Gathering Pills.

"Let me bury you."

With a push of his hand, a deep pit was formed on the ground, and the four corpses were buried, forming a small mound.

After finishing this, Yang Qi stood up, sprinted, and climbed up a large tree, traveling a distance before sitting down to meditate, cultivating his qi to maintain his best physical condition.

This was still the edge of the Black Corpse Mountains. Deeper in, it was even more dangerous, with more beasts like the silver-backed magic wolves. For example, the golden rhinoceros was much more powerful than the magic wolves, with cultivation equivalent to an eighth-stage expert.

This golden rhinoceros was an ancient species, and its demon core was almost as valuable as the golden bell he had obtained, worth hundreds of thousands of Qi Gathering Pills.

"The intensity of combat is not enough to stimulate the potential in life, and the Thunder Giant Elephant cannot be fully integrated into my body. It seems I need to delve deeper into the danger, engage in arduous battles, and make my life more intense to advance to the seventh stage."

After resting for a while, Yang Qi pondered various cultivation methods and finally decided to delve deeper, hoping to encounter large groups of beasts, putting himself through life-and-death situations to stimulate his potential and break through to the next level. This was a dangerous but highly effective method; combat in life-and-death situations was the best way to improve cultivation and realm, a universal truth.

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

During these three days, Yang Qi continuously ventured deeper into the Black Corpse Mountains, even reaching places the Yang family had never hunted before.

In these three days, he encountered countless beasts, including groups of "blood wild boars," "flying tigers," "vampire bats," "giant bees," "demon-hunting spiders," "dark mastiffs," and "man-eating ants." Some of these powerful beasts were on par with seventh-stage qi experts but were all killed by Yang Qi.

Yang Qi also faced several dangers.

For example, he encountered countless man-eating ants, densely packed, devouring everything. Each ant was as big as a fist, terrifying and endless. Fortunately, his qi cultivation was deep, and he fought his way through, eventually escaping.

During these three days, he remained vigilant in the jungle, eating Qi Gathering Pills when hungry, drinking spring water when thirsty, and sleeping with one eye open to avoid sudden attacks and losing his life.

Fortunately, the miraculous effects of the Divine Elephant Hell Suppressing Technique and the constant supply of life essence from the Thunder Giant Elephant within him allowed him to persevere. Several times, his qi cultivation reached its limit, and his body began to change, as if a flood was about to break through a dam and inundate the world.

This was a sign of a breakthrough.

Rushing rain poured through the dense forest canopy, and the Black Corpse Mountains were facing a heavy downpour. The hot summer weather was unpredictable, with bright sunshine one moment and thunderstorms the next.

Silver lightning danced in the sky, and thunder roared, shaking the mountains. Yang Qi sat on a large tree, cultivating a circle of qi, which formed a protective barrier around his body. The raindrops slid off, keeping him dry and preventing him from getting wet.

Hearing the thunder, Yang Qi felt an intimate connection, his mind merging with the sky, and the lightning in the air. The thunder and wind were under his control, responding to his will.

Faintly, a bolt of lightning split the sky, and countless fine threads of electricity flashed down, entering his body, penetrating the skin and stimulating his vitality.

Cultivating in the thunderstorm, Yang Qi felt particularly invigorated. Since being struck by lightning, he had a sense of familiarity.

In addition, the lightning threads entered the golden miniature human figure in his mind.

Yang Qi suddenly realized that the golden figure was also absorbing the lightning, the free-floating lightning in the air, indicating that it was a living entity.

"Senior? Senior..." He tried to communicate, but the golden figure ignored him. Suddenly, the lightning in the sky stopped, and the golden figure became still.

He still did not know what kind of mysterious existence the golden figure was.

Boom!

The rain paused for a moment, then intensified, turning the entire forest into a watery world. Lakes overflowed, flooding the forest floor, and Yang Qi saw many fish swimming from the lakes into the forest, eating insects in the water.

In the watery forest, many beasts went into hiding, avoiding the violent force of nature. In the face of the power of the sky, everyone felt particularly insignificant.

Yang Qi waited for the rain to stop, practicing while playing with a dragon-eye-sized, eyeball-like "demon core" in his hand. This demon core was obtained from a "demon-hunting spider" with seventh-stage cultivation.

The night before, this spider, several meters tall, was in a swamp, absorbing the essence of the sun and moon, forming rings of light around its body.

The "demon-hunting spider" was an ancient species, naturally cultivating and automatically refining qi. It was massive, capable of eating even human bears and shooting spider silk to entangle eagles in the sky.

Often, the elite children of wealthy families would mobilize to hunt a "demon-hunting spider" and might be completely wiped out. Even an eighth-stage expert like Yang Shi would not necessarily have an advantage in a direct confrontation due to the spider's powerful silk attack.

However, this demon-hunting spider met Yang Qi, who launched a surprise attack from a distance, piercing it with the Spear of the Dark God. The spider didn't even know how it died.

After killing the spider, he obtained the dragon-eye-sized "demon core," which contained powerful true qi and some characteristics of the demon-hunting spider. On the black market, it could be worth 300,000 Qi Gathering Pills.