Chapter 5 Monster Forest
In the eerie and dark Monster Mountain Range, Han Yang sat beside a burning bonfire, playing with a piece of pitch-black iron in his hand.
It was already the third day since they escaped from Luo City and entered the Monster Mountain Range.
In three days, Han Yang took Chen Qiaoqian north along the road and entered the mountains to look for the Sun Flower.
However, third-level spiritual grass is not so easy to find in the peripheral stage. You have to go inside the mountains to have a chance.
The two of them took a break here, had something to eat, and replenished their exhausted energy.
As for the piece of iron that Han Yang was looking at in his hand, he found it inside the monster when he slaughtered a flying cloud leopard that became their ration.
There are some simple lines engraved on the iron piece. At a rough glance, it seems to be a map.
But what it is, it is impossible to tell.
After all, this thing came too unexpectedly.
After studying it for a moment, Han Yang casually put it into his backpack. Seeing the aroma of leopard meat roasting on the campfire, he nodded with satisfaction, pulled off a large piece and handed it to Chen Qiaoqian, who was warming himself by the fire.
"Thanks……"
Chen Qiaoqian took it and thanked her softly.
"You are my Han Yang's woman, what can you say thank you for?" Han Yang said with a smile.
Chen Qiaoqian's pretty face turned bright red and she started to eat meat with her head down.
"Brother Yang, this place is too dangerous. In the past three days, we have encountered nearly ten monsters. If we continue to go deeper, will we encounter more powerful ones?"
While eating meat, Chen Qiaoqian looked at Han Yang worriedly and asked.
As an ordinary person, this was her first time to set foot in this dangerous place full of monsters.
Following Han Yang, in three days, the two of them had gone dozens of miles deep into the Monster Mountain Range.
Moreover, it continues to move inwards.
Even though she had no cultivation, she knew that the monsters she encountered along the way were gradually getting stronger.
Especially the leopard in his mouth has reached the peak of body tempering, and is only one step away from reaching the second level, which is comparable to a warrior in the bone forging realm.
"Don't worry. I'm here. You don't have to worry. If you want to cure your illness, you must find a magical herb in this mountain range. After eating, you can have a good rest. We will continue on our way tomorrow morning."
Han Yang did not tell Chen Qiaoqian that she had a "body of black ice".
He just smiled and comforted her.
Chen Qiaoqian nodded obediently, lowered her head and speeded up her eating.
After a full meal, Han Yang put out the bonfire and led Chen Qiaoqian dozens of feet away.
Over there, there is an ancient camphor tree hugged by four or five people.
The unique smell of camphor can drive away venomous snakes and insects, making it the best resting place in the ancient forest.
The two walked under the tree. Han Yang put his arms around Chen Qiaoqian's waist, tapped his toes, and immediately jumped up more than ten feet, found a suitable place among the branches, and placed Chen Qiaoqian.
"You sleep for a while, I will... meditate and practice tonight."
"Um."
After taking a deep look at Han Yang, Chen Qiaoqian closed her eyes and began to rest with great relief.
With Han Yang by her side, she doesn't have to worry even if the sky falls.
…
When the first ray of sunlight rose, Han Yang slowly opened his mouth, and a wisp of white air came out of his mouth. With a hiss, it shot down a leaf.
There was a hint of disappointment in Han Yang's eyes.
Three days have passed, but I still haven't been able to break through and enter the bone forging stage.
The speed of cultivation is a bit slow.
Want to break through from the ninth level of body tempering to bone forging in three days?
If these words were heard by outsiders, they would definitely classify Han Yang as an idiot.
There is no such thing in the whole world...
Just as he was about to stand up and wake up Chen Qiaoqian, Han Yang's expression suddenly changed. Han Yang rushed to Chen Qiaoqian's side, hiding in the canopy of the tree, looking down at the bottom of the tree.
A few dozen feet away, there were seven figures in black walking towards them while talking.
Judging from his appearance, he doesn't look like a warrior from the Chen family. He should be here to hunt monsters or pick spiritual herbs.
Han Yang didn't want to meet them, so he subconsciously restrained his aura and completely concealed his whereabouts.
But at this moment, Chen Qiaoqian beside her also opened her eyes and woke up.
Before she could speak, Han Yang covered her mouth, made a silence gesture, and motioned her to look down.
"Boss, the other party hired us to hunt the Iron Flame Beast..., is it... dangerous?"
Below, a short man in black suddenly spoke.
Hearing this, a tall man at the front glared at him and said, "What are you doing without danger? In this business, we lick blood from the edge of the knife. As long as we can make money, we have to fight."
"Yes, yes, there must be a brave man under the heavy reward. The high price of 100,000 gold coins is worthy of our vote." Another man in black nodded beside him.
"The Iron Flame Beast is only a second-level late-stage monster. Besides, people have made it very clear that it is precisely because they are unable to deal with it that they entrust it to us. As long as we are careful, there should be no problem in killing this monster."
"Hehe, the boss is right. Just be careful. A second-level monster was given 100,000 gold coins. Speaking of which, we still make the profit..."
Several people talked to each other, walked around under the tree, and continued walking forward.
Soon, their figures gradually disappeared into the jungle, never thinking that there was anyone in the tree.
"Iron Flame Beast?"
"These warriors... are here to hunt the Iron Flame Beast?"
Han Yang's eyes suddenly brightened.
They entered the Monster Mountain Range just to try their luck and look for more places to find the Sun Flower within a month.
However, the Iron Flame Beast is a fire attribute monster and likes to eat fire, so it must be in a place with strong fire element.
Generally, where there are iron flame beasts, there is a high probability that fire-attribute spiritual grasses such as the Sun Flower will be born.
If there really is an Iron Flame Beast nearby, it will undoubtedly greatly narrow down its target.
Unexpectedly, I would learn such important news from such a group of warriors?
Thinking of this, Han Yang's heart skipped a beat.
Looking back at Chen Qiaoqian who was looking at him, Han Yang nodded and said: "Qiaoqian, you stay here and wait for me. There will be no danger in this big tree. I'll go take a look. Maybe we can leave here earlier." Where is the place..."
"But……"
Chen Qiaoqian hesitated for a moment, and then spoke: "Brother Yang, why not... forget it, those people just now are not mediocre people, and they also said that there are powerful second-level monsters guarding you, and you are alone... …too dangerous."
"It's okay, I'll play by ear."
Han Yang took off his backpack and placed it next to Chen Qiaoqian.
In the bag was a large piece of leopard meat and several bags of water.
Even if she couldn't make it back in time, it would be enough for Chen Qiaoqian to persist for four or five days.
Looking at Chen Qiaoqian's worried eyes, Han Yang took a deep breath and said seriously, "Be obedient, hide here and don't run around. I will definitely come back to pick you up in three days at the latest."
He had to go.
For Chen Qiaoqian, I must take a risk.
Looking at Han Yang's resolute face, Chen Qiaoqian nodded, "Then...you must be careful."
"good."
Han Yang squeezed Chen Qiaoqian's cold palm and flew back to the ground without hesitation.
He walked around, picked some unusual-looking plants, smeared the sap around the tree trunks, and made sure that there was no one nearby who could threaten Chen Qiaoqian, and then carefully looked for the footprints left by the man in black. , chased after him.
