"Zhang Shi might not care about these spirit beasts, but... are we really going to be so thick-skinned as to claim these spirit beasts as our own?"
After a moment of silence, Ding shi couldn't help but survey the surroundings.
"If not for Zhang Shi, we would have been dead by now. If we were to covet his tamed beasts and the fruits of his hunt, we would be no better than beasts!"
They were all master teachers, and they had their own values and dignity.
They were already extremely grateful to Zhang Shi for saving their lives. If they were to covet the other party's belongings, how could they face others in the future?
How could they face their ideals and values?
"Since everyone has such thoughts, allow me to propose a suggestion!"
Ding shi scanned the surroundings.
At this moment, Ruohuan gongzi, Luo Xuan, and the others also walked up from the boulder.
"Ding shi, please speak!"
Everyone turned to look at Ding shi.
"Since Zhang Shi wants us to stop here, we should listen to him and bring these spirit beasts back to complete the examination. However..."
At this point, Ding shi paused for a moment before continuing, "Each of us only needs a single point to clear the examination. As for the remaining points, I would like to put them all under Zhang Shi's name!"
"That's only right!"
"Indeed. These spirit beasts were tamed and killed by Zhang Shi, so naturally, they should be under his name!"
...
Hearing those words, the crowd nodded in agreement.
Elder Mi had already said that points could be accumulated and shared among many people. Since these spirit beasts were tamed and killed by Zhang Shi, they only needed a single point to clear the examination. The remaining points would be left to Zhang Shi.
A master teacher of such conduct was qualified to stand out from the crowd and be recognized by all of the teachers and elders in the academy!
This was something that they should do, and it was in line with the ideals that they held in their hearts.
After coming to an agreement, the crowd swiftly descended the mountain with the spirit beasts and inner cores.
...
Oblivious to the crowd's decision, Zhang Xuan leaped out of the valley and flew up the steep mountain range.
The taming of so many spirit beasts had verified some of his conjectures.
Previously, he had noticed that the spirit beasts were luring the humans in an orderly manner, setting up an ambush for them. That had left him with a doubt … How did these fellows know the whereabouts of the humans and how did they avoid the traps?
The spirit beasts in charge of luring the crowd in were all only at Consonant Spirit realm, so it was impossible for them to notice a trap that even most master teachers were unable to detect. Unless … there was someone guiding them from behind!
That was why Zhang Xuan made a move to save Zhang Xuan and tamed a spirit beast to gather information.
Sure enough, he managed to get some information out of him.
The reason why they were able to succeed and trick so many humans was indeed because they had the guidance of a Spirit Beast behind them!
"An early-stage Consolidation Realm spirit beast … The Thousand Anthive Queen!"
He raised his eyebrows.
Through their communication, they already knew who the mastermind behind this was!
An early-stage Consolidation Realm spirit beast … the Thousand Anthive Queen!
The Thousand Ant was an extremely rare savage beast. It was about the size of an ant and could fly freely in the mountains without being discovered.
To an expert, such a small creature was nothing much, and they could easily kill it. However, what was truly frightening was the thing behind it … the Wasp Queen!
The Thousand Anthive Queen was roughly the size of a human. While it was unable to fly, it was able to control tens of thousands of Thousand Ants and use them as its eyes to cover an area.
The reason why the spirit beasts were able to predict the ambush of the humans was due to the Myriad Anthive Queen controlling the Thousand Ants.
"Why would the Thousand Anthive Queen help these spirit beasts?"
Zhang Xuan frowned as he advanced.
The Thousand Anthive Queen was a Perfect Harmonization realm spirit beast, and with so many Thousand Ants under its command, it was more than capable of predicting the movements of the humans.
As such, it would be extremely difficult for the freshmen to harm it!
There was no need for it to take the risk of allying with the other spirit beasts to deal with the humans!
If Elder Mi were to find out about this, he would surely kill it.
"No matter what its motive is, I have to obtain the Thousand Anthive Nest!"
After pondering for a moment, Zhang Xuan was still unable to figure out what the other party's motive was. Thus, he shook his head and decided not to pursue the matter any further.
He had tamed so many spirit beasts and hunted so many of them, so naturally, he wouldn't be so magnanimous as to hand it over to another master teacher. However, upon hearing about the Thousand Anthive Queen, he suddenly recalled a treasure that he desperately needed!
Thousand Anthive Nest!
The reason why the Thousand Anthive Queen was able to summon its Thousand Ants and bring them wherever it wished was because of this artifact!
Similar to a storage ring, the Thousand Anthive Nest had a unique dimension within it. However, due to the spiritual energy within it, it was able to store living beings.
In other words, as long as one had the Thousand Anthive Nest, one could store even a human within it.
Storage rings were unable to store living beings, so it was extremely troublesome for one to trade with one's clone. However, if one had the Thousand Anthive Nest, one could simply place one's main body within it when one needed to summon one's clone.
At the same time, one could also store the Great Violetwing Beast within the Thousand Anthive Nest.
This was especially so for a beast tamer like Zhang Xuan, who had tamed so many spirit beasts. As long as he was willing to, he could store all of his tamed beasts within the Thousand Anthive Nest and bring it with him wherever he went. As soon as he used it, he would be able to form an army of spirit beasts!
As such, when he heard about the Thousand Anthive Nest, he couldn't hold himself back anymore.
As long as he could obtain it, it was more important than anything else. In fact, he couldn't even be bothered to send the spirit beasts and the master teachers down.
The Anthive Nest was bound to know that he had saved everyone. If it were to escape or hide somewhere, it would be difficult for him to find it again!
With the ripples in his Eye of Insight, the Thousand Anthive Nest, which other master teachers would have been unable to see with their naked eyes, flapped their wings and flew swiftly in a certain direction.
Concealing his aura, Zhang Xuan silently followed behind the Thousand Anthive Nest.
Since the Thousand Anthive Nest obeyed the orders of the Anthive Nest, as long as he followed it closely, he would surely be able to find it.
With his current strength and control over his cultivation, it wasn't too difficult for him to hide from the savage beasts of the Thousand Anthive Nest.
Along the way, Zhang Xuan encountered quite a few examinees who had fallen into the traps of the spirit beasts. Seeing that they weren't too dangerous, he decided to ignore them.
An hour later, he finally arrived at the waist of Leiyuan Peak.
At this point, he was already several thousand meters away from the ground. The air was even colder than before, and white clouds lingered in the air. It felt as if he was walking amid the clouds.
As he climbed higher and higher, the number of spirit beasts and examinees began to dwindle. There was barely anyone around.
"Could it be in the valley ahead?"
Seeing that the Thousand Anthive Nest had dived into a lush valley, Zhang Xuan hid behind a tree and discreetly peered ahead.
The valley was vast and spacious, stretching as far as the eye could see. Around three to four hundred meters ahead, there was a massive cavern shrouded in darkness.
"To think that I would meet an acquaintance here..."
Zhang Xuan smiled.
To his surprise, he saw two familiar faces in front of the cavern.
They were the 'Brother Yu' who wanted to make a bet with him!
At this moment, Brother Yu and 'Senior Feng' were standing together outside the cavern, and they were holding onto an incense stick.
The smoke from the incense stick drifted into the cavern.
"Beastscale Incense? It's no wonder that fellow dared to make a bet with me. To think that he had such a trump card... "
Taking a closer look at the incense stick, Zhang Xuan nodded.
This incense stick was different from ordinary incense sticks. There were grayish patterns on its surface, reminiscent of scales.
Once lit, the smoke would flow in a straight line according to the will of the one who lit the incense stick.
This incense stick was forged from the scales of high-tier spirit beasts, and it carried a unique fragrance that was fatally attractive to low-tier spirit beasts. If one were to inhale too much of it, it could even induce hallucinations, causing one to fall into a deep slumber.
The reason why that fellow came all the way here to make a bet with him was probably because of this.
Putting aside the high price of the Beastscale Incense, the forging method was said to have been lost. Zhang Xuan had no idea where the other party obtained it from, but as long as he lit it up, countless spirit beasts would be willing to hunt for it.
From the looks of it, that fellow must have hunted quite a few spirit beasts and obtained quite a few inner cores.
Could it be that he had found the Thousand Anthive Queen and was intending to hunt it down?
"Brother Yu, is there really a Perfect Harmonization realm spirit beast in there?"
At the entrance of the cavern, Senior Feng asked in disbelief.
"Don't worry! I've prepared a long time for this examination. Not only did I prepare the Beastscale Incense, I even prepared a Seeking Mouse! "Brother Yu chuckled, and a snow-white mouse leaped out from his embrace.
The Seeking Mouse was a unique species of savage beast. It possessed an extraordinarily powerful nose, and as long as it caught a whiff of something, it would be able to track it down even if it was millions of li away.
Back then, when Lu Chong attempted to sneak into Lin Lang's book collection vault, he was found by the Lin Clan through this object.
"This... isn't an ordinary Seeking Mouse?"
Taking a closer look, Feng Wu noticed a black line on the Seeking Mouse. It extended from its head all the way to its tail, and he was perplexed.
He had seen Seeking Mice before, and they were as white as snow. Why would there be a black line on its head?
"Of course not. Ordinary Seeking Mice are only savage beasts, so how can they find the location of spirit beasts? This is a Golden Seeking Mouse, a type of Seeking Mouse. It has already reached the level of a spirit beast, and it has been feeding on the feces of high-tier spirit beasts since young. Once released, it can easily locate spirit beasts within a radius of several dozen li! "
Stroking the Seeking Mouse lightly, Brother Yu remarked gleefully.
He had spent a huge sum of money to purchase this Seeking Mouse, and the reason behind it was so that it could shock all of the elders in the examination.
And from the looks of it... it was indeed effective.
"It was the one who said that there was a Perfect Harmonization realm spirit beast here..." Brother Yu chuckled.
"What if a Perfect Harmonization realm spirit beast isn't bewitched by the Beastscale Incense? What should we do?"
Hearing the other party's confirmation, Feng Wu couldn't help but worry.
Zhang Xuan's cultivation was only at Half-Cosmos Bridge realm, and Brother Yu was only at Cosmos Bridge realm primary stage. If the Perfect Harmonization realm spirit beast hadn't been bewitched by the Beastscale Incense and charged out, they would have been doomed.
"It's not like you haven't seen the effects of the Beastscale Incense. As long as one hasn't reached Transcendent Mortal 8-dan, it would be impossible for them to withstand its effects. Besides... Don't worry, even if it isn't bewitched, I have other means to deal with it. There won't be any danger!"
Brother Yu nodded confidently.
Knowing that there was a Perfect Harmonization realm spirit beast in the cavern, he still dared to charge in. How could he possibly be unprepared?
Not only did he have the Beastscale Incense, he also had a grade-5 formation plate in his possession.
It would be fine if that fellow didn't come out, but once it did, he would make sure that it would never return!
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