The doubt on the female practitioner's face grew heavier. She turned to look at Little Bai next to her, and was a little dissatisfied that he was only at the tenth level of Essence. When she saw the emblem that only elite disciples had on his sleeves, she paused for a moment. In the end, she did not object to it, and sighed. "Since they're already here, then let's depart. We have already delayed for quite some time earlier, we have to rush over before noon. "
As she said that, she called for the crowd to fly towards the north on their flying swords.
"Little tyrant, lend me your flying sword!" Zhu Yao immediately snatched a flying sword from little tyrant, used it as a means of transportation, and followed after the crowd.
Bai Zhiyuan sighed. He did not resist, took out another mystic artifact, and followed after her.
"Grandma, there are so many mystic artifacts in Skybond Peak, why do you want to use mine?" He could not help but retort.
Zhu Yao's expression turned awkward for a moment. "You don't understand, grandma's taste is very high!" If she wanted to use Skybond Peak's mystic artifact, she did not want to be called a bitch all day long.
"Grandma, if you sneak out of Skybond Peak like this, Sect Master will be angry."
"I have no choice, I have important matters to attend to."
"No matter how big the matter is, you can't just sneak out like this." He said with a disapproving look. "What if you encounter danger?"
"Don't worry, I will protect you!"
"…" That's not what he was talking about! Haah, forget it. I'll just watch over grandma a little more. When I have the chance, I'll still have to inform the Sect Master.
She sized up the crowd. Ye Qingcang was very easy to recognize. The one with the lowest cultivation level was him, at the first level of Essence. He was the same as little tyrant, about fifteen or sixteen years old. His looks were average, and he had a common face. He belonged to the type that could not be distinguished even if he was thrown into a crowd.
If not for the obvious word 'bug' on his face, she really would not be able to associate him with the bugs she had encountered in the past. This person did not look the slightest bit like a male lead.
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After flying for about half an hour, they finally arrived at the edge of a forest.
The leading girl had the surname Qin, and her cultivation level was at the late stages of Foundation. The other girl was at the mid stages of Foundation, while the other two male practitioners were at the late stages of Foundation as well.
Group Leader Qin gathered everyone together, and explained the demonic beast's situation in detail. That was a Stage Four Concealed Rock Beast. It had both metal and earth attributes and was extremely good at hiding. It lived in a karst cave at the edge of the forest.
The terrain in the karst cave was complicated. If one entered carelessly, they would not be able to find their way out. Thus, the best method was to lure the Concealed Rock Beast out. Of course, they had prepared the male lead as bait.
"This is Firefly Fragrance Lure." Sister Qin handed a green stone to Ye Qingcang. "Take this and go in. For six hours, it will leave behind a white fluorescent light along the way. If you get lost inside, you can follow the white light to come out."
Ye Qingcang took it and nodded with a heavy expression, but his eyes were unexpectedly firm.
"Why didn't you use the tracking talisman?" Little tyrant interrupted. "If we use a locator talisman, wouldn't it be better to directly lock onto the door?"
The moment he said this, one of the Foundation Establishment middle stage male cultivators glared at him and said sarcastically, "Hmph! Location talisman? Do you know how much a tracking talisman costs? If we catch a fourth-order demonic beast, it won't even be enough to buy two locator talismans. "
Little Bai's expression paled, and a hint of awkwardness flashed past his face. He indeed did not know.
That male cultivator, however, did not beat around the bush. "You elite disciples just don't know the suffering of us normal disciples. Do you think that talismans are everywhere on the streets?"
Zhu Yao frowned. These words were a little too much! This person's surname was Zhao, and he had been dissatisfied with the newly joined Zhu Yao and Little Bai ever since the very beginning.
"Enough!" Party Leader Qin's expression sank as well. She glared at Zhao Li. "It's getting late. Before the sky turns dark, we must lure the Concealed Rock Beast out."
Only then did Zhao Li shut his mouth.
The group of people walked to the entrance of the cave. The cave was huge, and looked like a gigantic bridge. Deep roars of demonic beasts could be faintly heard from inside, accompanied by the howling of the wind. They could not be heard very clearly.
Chick Qin gave Ye Qingcang a look. Ye Qingcang took a deep breath and walked into the cave.
"Wait a minute!" Zhu Yao took a few steps forward, and a white light flashed in her hand. She patted on his back and chuckled. "Be careful."
Ye Qingcang had a strange look, yet, he still nodded. He walked in, and in just a moment, his figure could no longer be seen.
"Junior-martial sister Yu, how confident are you in taming this fourth rank demonic beast?" Profiteer asked.
"I don't know either." Though her World Favourable Impression ability was very useful, with a bug like the male protagonist by her side, she was really worried that something might happen. "Let's talk after we see that beast."
Profiteer nodded, pointed to the cave entrance, and said. "This cave is so huge, most probably that junior-martial brother won't be able to come out in a short period of time …"
Before he could finish his sentence, a loud roar came from inside, and the entire cave entrance began to fall with a crashing sound of broken stones.
Everyone was dumbfounded. No one had expected that Ye Qingcang would encounter that demonic beast so quickly.
"Disperse, prepare for battle!" Sister Qin solemnly shouted. Everyone did not have the time to chat, as they dispersed and summoned their weapons.
Not even a moment later, the sound of running could be heard from the cave entrance. Ye Qingcang sprinted out, his hair was a little messy, but he was not injured. Before everyone had the time to be surprised, a gigantic shadow suddenly appeared behind him, charging straight towards the cave entrance.
"Get down!" Zhu Yao shouted.
Ye Qingcang reacted swiftly, rolling on the ground, and exiting the cave entrance.
Immediately after, a sharp beast roar resounded. The voice was so loud, it resounded through the clouds. It was unknown if it was because of the echo in the cave, but even the entire ground began to tremble.
With a rumble, a demonic beast whose entire body seemed to be covered in rocks appeared in front of everyone.
It seemed to be extremely irritable. After roaring, it slapped its claw towards Ye Qingcang who was the closest to it.
He rolled a few times, yet, he was still unable to dodge. That sharp claw was about to land on his body. In the scenario, Ye Qingcang was heavily injured because of this claw, and had almost lost his life. But this time was different.
A wall of earth was instantly activated, rising in front of him, blocking that ruthless claw. He felt a heat on his back, and an earth-type defensive talisman floated out. He was startled for a moment, as he suddenly recalled the slap on his back from the newly joined granny before he entered the cave.
"Granny?" He turned to look at her with a shocked expression.
"What are you looking at? Why aren't you running? "Zhu Yao glared at him. You're the granny, your entire family is filled with grannies.
Ye Qingcang scrambled away from the demonic beast's attack range.
"Little tyrant, look after him!" Zhu Yao turned to instruct Little Bai. With a wave of her hand, the wall of earth summoned by the earth-type defensive talisman earlier instantly rose, stopping the demonic beast's entire movement.
This demonic beast's eyes were crimson red, evidently, it was extremely furious. Zhu Yao planned to first restrict its movements, have it calm down, and then have a good chat with it.
Who knew that in just a blink of an eye, just as the wall of earth was about to surround the demonic beast, the gigantic figure inside suddenly disappeared without a trace.
"It disappeared!" Chen Li's face was filled with shock. Looking around, he glared at Zhu Yao and said. "Old hag, you couldn't have scared it back again, right?"
Zhu Yao's fury instantly surged out.
Squad leader Qin girly's expression, however, changed. "Don't be distracted, the demonic beast is still here!"
The moment her words fell, that demonic beast suddenly appeared in the sky above Chen Li, and pounced downwards. Chen Li dodged in a flash, however, he was immediately slapped by the demonic beast's claw. Although he had long erected a defensive barrier, he was still injured. He was slapped several meters away, and puked out a mouthful of blood.
"Junior-martial brother Chen!" The Qin girly exclaimed. In an instant, she summoned dozens of spiritual swords, and flew towards the demonic beast.
However, a shocking scene appeared. In an instant, that gigantic demonic beast's body began to turn transparent, and it instantly disappeared from its original spot. The spiritual swords then struck onto the tree behind it.
"Demonic beasts can turn invisible!" Profiteer shouted out loudly. "Pay attention to your surroundings."
Only then did everyone calm down, as they began to sense the movements in their surroundings. Unfortunately, they were after all Foundation and Essence practitioners, and they were unable to release their divine sense, so they were basically unable to see through the demonic beast's position.
In the next moment, that demonic beast once again appeared next to the other two Foundation practitioners. They were a husband and wife pair, and the two of them were pounced on. Just as that demonic beast was about to bite them … Profiteer summoned a hundred icicles, and threw them towards it.
That demonic beast dodged to the side, leaping away from its original spot, and its figure once again began to turn transparent. Before it completely disappeared, it once again roared towards the sky.
This time, Zhu Yao heard it clearly. The roar it made was …
"It hurts …"
Zhu Yao was startled, and a thought instantly surfaced in the depths of her heart.
Before she could even think it through, that demonic beast had already appeared behind her in the next instant.
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With a roar, it pounced downwards.
However, just as it was about to pounce onto her, it blanked out for a moment. Unable to retract its momentum in time, it bent its legs, and with a plop, its two legs bent, and it smashed right in front of her.
Then, it laid there, and blanked out.
That pair of scarlet eyes cleared up a little as well, as it whimpered towards her. "It hurts ~ ~"
Zhu Yao reflexively asked. "Where does it hurt?"
It suddenly let out an 'ah' sound towards her, and then it opened its bloody mouth, which was even bigger than her entire body. Zhu Yao simply felt a fishy stench rushing towards her, causing her to feel dizzy and her vision to blur.
Ugh … What a heavy stench!
Even if you're a beastie, you still have to pay attention to your hygiene, hey!
"Grandma!" Little tyrant was shocked, and he wanted to charge forward. However, he was held back by Profiteer.
"Wait a minute." He pointed at Zhu Yao and said. "She's currently taming that demonic beast. Don't worry." He had experience with this matter. Back then, that fifth rank demonic beast was tamed by her standing there without moving as well.
Mn, junior-martial sister Yu isn't dodging, so she's definitely using her special beast-taming method. Definitely.
The crowd exchanged glances, and a hint of hesitation flashed across their faces. Little Bai's heart even tensed up.
The beastie in front of Zhu Yao had its mouth wide open, and was still whimpering. "It hurts … It hurts so much …"
"Just where does it hurt?" How am I supposed to know if you don't tell me, hey? Zhu Yao pinched her nose. The intelligence of a fourth rank demonic beast was very limited. Though it had already calmed down, she really couldn't get an answer out of it for a moment.
That beastie however grew even more aggrieved. Turning its head, it nudged her hand. "It hurts … It's swollen, it hurts so much …"
Swollen? Zhu Yao was startled. After taking a closer look at its mouth, she realized that there was indeed a bulge on its mouth. However, because its entire body was made of rock-like skin, that bulge was not very obvious.
"Here?" She touched that bulge.
Its entire body bounced, as though its sore spot had been touched, its tears instantly flowed out, drenching Zhu Yao's entire body, as though it was taking a hot bath.
"…"
"It hurts … It's stuck, it hurts so much … The bad guy threw it, beastie hurts …" It grew even sadder, and with a complaining tone, it cried out to her.
Only then did Zhu Yao manage to sort out some clues. "You're saying … you're stuck by something?" That's why it's swollen!
The beastie nodded.
Her expression darkened. "Open your mouth!"
With an 'ah' sound, it opened its mouth again. Zhu Yao pinched her nose and carefully looked at that cave-like mouth. Indeed, on the right side of its sharp teeth, she saw a three-pronged hook, and spiritual energy could faintly be seen flowing on top of it. It was actually a low-grade mystic artifact.
"Don't move, I'll help you take it out." Zhu Yao leaped, and darted into that demonic beast's mouth.
This frightened the crowd behind, who could not hear anything.
"Grandma!" Little Bai simply felt his mind buzzing, as his mind turned blank. That demonic beast actually ate grandma!
Profiteer was dumbfounded as well. Though he had seen junior-martial sister Yu subduing demonic beasts before, he had never seen such an obvious feeding situation!
Little Bai pulled out his sword and charged towards the demonic beast.
Before he could even reach the demonic beast, he heard the demonic beast howl in pain! A pillar of blood instantly sprayed out from the corner of its mouth like a fountain. In the next moment, Zhu Yao walked out from that demonic beast's mouth. In her hands was a three-pronged hook mystic artifact, and … a white tooth!
Little Bai's footsteps paused, his face was filled with shock. He could faintly hear grandma saying something to that demonic beast.
"I'm sorry, I used too much force, and pulled it too far." In reality, she was suffocated by the bad breath, and for a moment, she did not see clearly, and pulled out the tooth as well. "Yo, little tyrant, what are you doing here?"
Bai Zhiyuan: "… Grandma." Why did he feel as though he was being toyed with?
The beastie's mouth was missing a thorn … and a tooth. In an instant, the pain disappeared, and the entire beast instantly felt refreshed.
It excitedly bounced a few times on the ground, causing the earth to shake. Then, it grinned at Zhu Yao, revealing a beautiful tooth cavity. It lowered its head and rubbed against Zhu Yao, letting out the professional cutesy language of the Beast Realm. "Meow ~ ~ ~"
Mn, if the tooth did not leak air, its pronunciation would be even more accurate.
"She subdued that demonic beast." Profiteer's face was filled with excitement.
Only then did everyone heave sighs of relief, as they carefully approached Zhu Yao. Even Chen Li who was on the ground crawled up as well, and looked at Zhu Yao with a greedy look. "Junior-martial sister Yu … Hurry, hurry and store this demonic beast into the spiritual beast pouch. If we capture it, our earnings will most likely double."
Zhu Yao frowned, and looked towards Profiteer. "You're going to bring it back?"
Profiteer said a little awkwardly. "The mission simply said to get rid of this demonic beast, and not let it harass the nearby practitioners."
"This is a fourth rank demonic beast!" Chen Li continued. "Even if we hand it over to the sect, the disciples who capture it will redeem it. Even if we don't bring it back, in any case, it has already been tamed. Anyone can make a contract with it, and we will definitely be able to sell it for a good price."
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