#991 - How to avoid death

The black eagle's beast core was in its abdomen, near its heart.

Jun Wuxie cut open the black eagle's flesh and dug out a beast core flowing with cyan light, about the size of a fist, like a rhombus-shaped crystal.

Pure and rich energy permeated out, illuminating the surrounding mountain forest within a hundred meters into a cyan world.

"I originally didn't want to deprive living beings of their lives for my own achievements, but you insisted on seeking death."

He looked at the beast core in his hand. This black eagle belonged to the fierce bird category, and the true qi energy it cultivated was biased towards the wind element, so the beast core was cyan.

He placed the beast core into the Cave Heaven, activated the Natal Star with the Primordial Gold Body Art, and automatically devoured the beast core's energy.

"The black eagle's flesh can be taken back to my fourth senior brother as food. Although the black eagle's bloodline is not considered high, it is still a fierce bird. The life essence contained within is useless to me, but it has a certain effect on tempering the physical bodies of my senior brothers and sisters, whose physical bodies are weak."

Thinking of this, he quickly put the black eagle's corpse into his storage ring.

In any case, he definitely couldn't leave the black eagle's corpse here.

If it were discovered by experts from Ning Wangfu and they saw that the black eagle's beast core had been dug out, they would surely know that someone other than them had quietly entered the Liuyun Forest.

"I have to leave quickly, and I can't fight with fierce birds and beasts again in a short period of time..."

He pondered to himself and immediately used the Minor Void Evasion Technique to disappear, continuing deeper into the forest.

The commotion just now would definitely alarm other fierce birds and ancient beasts. If it caused a chain reaction, it was hard to say that it wouldn't attract the attention of the lurking experts from Ning Wangfu.

Using the Minor Void Evasion Technique, he went deeper, no longer noticed by any ancient beasts or fierce birds.

As he got closer to the depths of the Liuyun Forest, the realm of the ancient beasts and fierce birds became higher.

Along the way, the ancient beasts and fierce birds he sensed gradually went from the Lesser Saint King Realm to the Middle Saint King Realm, and then to the Greater Saint King Realm.

He estimated that if he continued to go deeper, he would encounter ancient beasts and fierce birds in the Pinnacle Saint King Realm.

Having reached this point, he had to be careful and cautious.

Once exposed to ancient beasts and fierce birds of this level, there would be no way to deal with them.

"It seems that this place is very close to the depths..."

He passed through the area where the Pinnacle Saint King Realm ancient beasts and fierce birds were located and continued to travel for more than a thousand miles.

Having reached this point, the world was filled with a strong aura of wilderness, giving people a sense of suffocation.

He came into the air, hid himself, and activated his composite pupil technique to stare at the distant sky.

"It seems that the Bloodmane Lion-Dog Beast is in that forest."

More than a thousand miles away, there was an extremely lush forest, with every ancient tree being very tall.

That forest was filled with a powerful aura, but the aura was chaotic, with a tendency to get out of control.

In the area about a hundred miles away from that forest, there were several mountain peaks, and a large number of ancient beasts and fierce birds were staying on those peaks.

They were guarding there without moving.

"What a strong aura."

He observed that among the fierce birds and ancient beasts on those mountain peaks, there was one in each species that was much stronger than its counterparts.

Without a doubt, those must be the Beast Kings, and behind the Beast Kings were several of their kind.

Not to mention the Beast Kings, even the aura of their kind behind them was much stronger than that of the Thunderclap Real Person of the sect.

The Thunderclap Real Person was in the Pinnacle Saint King Realm, with the Myriad World King Domain.

In that case, even if those ancient beasts and fierce birds beside the Beast Kings were not Half-Saints, their aptitude growth intensity had probably reached the late stage of the Myriad World King.

And the Beast Kings were even more so, they must all be Half-Saints, and their aptitude growth intensity would only be higher, the late stage or peak of the Myriad World King, or even possibly entering the legendary realm.

"This number is not easy to deal with. Even if the four sects give up fighting and join forces completely, it is impossible to collide head-on with them."

He counted them. There were more than twenty Beast Kings, plus the ancient beasts and fierce birds they brought with them, the number had to be over a hundred.

They were currently maintaining a tacit understanding, not fighting with each other.

This tacit understanding was temporary. With the death of the Bloodmane Lion-Dog Beast, the Beast Kings would inevitably break out into fierce battles in the process of snatching it.

Jun Wuxie carefully looked at the area where the Bloodmane Lion-Dog Beast was located, which was in a very deep valley.

The mountain peaks guarded by the ancient beasts and fierce birds were located on both sides of the valley, overlooking it.

If he wanted to enter the valley, the relatively safe path would be a canyon leading to the valley.

The environment there was easy to hide in, making it difficult to be noticed by the ancient beasts and fierce birds.

The canyon was very long, extending for hundreds of miles from the inside of the valley to the outside.

His gaze moved along the canyon, slowly moving from the valley more than a thousand miles away to the mountains hundreds of miles away, where the entrance to the canyon was.

When his gaze fell on the entrance to the canyon, an unusual look appeared on his face.

The trees at the mouth of the canyon were very lush, with towering ancient trees, and the dense branches and leaves covered the scene there.

However, his pupil technique could see faint figures moving through the gaps in the branches and leaves.

"There are people!"

He paid close attention and found that there were quite a few people.

Sensing with his divine sense, he found that the aura of those people seemed to be on par with the sect leaders.

Not as good as his master and the sect master, but at the same level as the Thunderclap Peak leader and the Cloudsea Peak leader.

"It seems that they shouldn't be from Ning Wangfu, so the most likely are from the Asahi Sect, the Raging Flame Gate, or the Misty Cloud Grotto Heaven?"

He pondered slightly and immediately sneaked towards there, intending to observe closely and see what they were doing at the mouth of the canyon.

Before long, he arrived at a place only a few thousand meters away from the entrance to the canyon.

He hid under an ancient tree, watching quietly.

There were more people than he thought, dozens of them.

Judging from their clothing, those people came from three different sects, all of them white-haired old men and women.

Some of them wore uniform clothing embroidered with raging flame arrows, some wore uniform clothing embroidered with the rising sun, and some wore uniform clothing embroidered with purple glow patterns.

"The foundation experts from the Raging Flame, Asahi, and Purple Cloud three sects have all come. Are they setting up a formation?"

Jun Wuxie watched those people. Everyone was busy, divided into three groups, actually repeatedly arranging formations in the same place, forming a formation within a formation.

The methods of those people were not very skilled. It could be seen that they were not talisman masters, but more like copying, only knowing how to inscribe one kind of formation pattern.

The entrance area of the canyon was relatively wide, with a horizontal space of more than a thousand meters.

The formation they set up covered the entire width of more than a thousand meters and extended into the canyon.

He couldn't help but wonder what the purpose of these three sects setting up a formation here was.

After all, the location of the canyon entrance was too far away from the valley, a full hundreds of miles.

If it was used to deal with ancient beasts and fierce birds, they would have to be lured into the formation.

There were a large number of ancient beasts and fierce birds, and it was impossible to lure them all into the formation. Perhaps it would be good to lure more than ten of them into the formation. After all, having cultivated to this realm, the intelligence of those ancient beasts and fierce birds was not low.

"Fellow Daoists, it is best to carefully check the formation patterns we have inscribed again to avoid any mistakes."

Among the experts from the three sects, an Asahi Sect foundation expert said.

"That is of course, there must be no mistakes this time. If we can obtain the beast core and essence blood of the Bloodmane Lion-Dog Beast and offer it to Ning Wang, we will surely be rewarded, and the position of the sect in the Qian Dynasty will be even more stable in the future."

"Fellow Daoist is right, this time is the best opportunity for us to seek the future of the sect. Although Ning Wang's move is intentionally weakening the strength of our several sects, as long as the future position of the sect can be stabilized, some sacrifices are worth it."

"Hmm, Ning Wang has made a promise to Qingyun. I'm afraid Qingyun will spare no effort to seize this opportunity this time. They will definitely send many experts. Not to say that they will use all their foundation, at least half of it must come. Only then will there be a glimmer of hope to obtain the beast core and essence blood."

"Ning Wang told us about this matter, and the meaning is very obvious, that is, he doesn't want Qingyun to succeed. And the more foundation experts Qingyun sends, the better, only with as many experts as possible can they attract more ancient beasts and fierce birds, creating opportunities for us."

"Qingyun has been resisting for so many years, unwilling to abandon the darkness and submit to Ning Wang. They have only themselves to blame. Ning Wang deliberately let them wait for news, isn't it giving us time to prepare?"

"Hmph, as far as Ning Wang is concerned, what he wants is only the Qingyun Grotto Heaven sect, and not to value Qingyun's strength. Even if Qingyun's foundation experts are all dead, as long as the Dao lineage is not destroyed, after submitting to Ning Wang, the effect on Ning Wang's acquisition of the world's approval will not be affected."

"Qingyun ah Qingyun, if you don't know how to be grateful, then don't blame us for being ruthless!"

"Before the Bloodmane Lion-Dog Beast dies, it will launch a fierce attack. Those Beast Kings will not dare to confront it and will definitely retreat. At that time, as long as the people of Qingyun are hidden here, our plan will be considered a success."

"Hmm, we have to arrange it as soon as possible. We are not talisman masters, and our movements are very slow. I'm afraid it will take some time. After the formation is set up, we have to inform Ning Wangfu, and then let Ning Wangfu tell Qingyun this 'safe' route, so as to ensure that they step into the game and become our bait."

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Jun Wuxie heard all their conversations.

He didn't expect that they set up a formation in order to kill the sect's foundation experts and attract the attention of ancient beasts and fierce birds at the same time, what a double-edged sword method.

From their words, he learned that they had guessed Ning Wang's thoughts, so they planned all this themselves, and at the same time let Ning Wang help them complete the important link in it.

"The three sects are really loyal slaves, knowing that Ning Wang wants to weaken their power, but they are still willing to work for Ning Wang."

Jun Wuxie sneered inwardly, looking at the progress of the foundation experts of the three sects, he estimated that it would still take some time to complete the arrangement of the formation.

He quietly moved away, retreated some distance, and then returned to the air, looking at this area, carefully observing the direction of the mountains, and the Talisman Dao pupil technique was activated.

"It's a pity, there's no Dragon Vein, only an ordinary Holy Spirit Earth Vein, but its grade is much higher than the ones outside. However, with my current Rune Dao techniques, using this kind of spirit vein, I can't kill enemies, and it's difficult to trap them. I can only restrict their movements for a short time."

He fell into deep thought.

The geographical environment here didn't bring him any surprises; it was very ordinary and commonplace.

In this situation, how can he prevent Prince Ning from obtaining the Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast's beast core and essence blood?

"I wonder what the Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast's condition is now, and to what extent its injuries have deteriorated..."

He pondered for a long time and made a decision in his heart, preparing to take a risky attempt.

Immediately, relying on the Void Technique, he stealthily approached the valley.

He entered the valley from the ridges on both sides of the canyon, heading towards the valley all the way.

When he reached the entrance of the valley, he slowed down, trying to restrain his aura as much as possible to ensure that no fluctuations were leaked.

The Beast Kings on the peaks on both sides of the valley were not to be trifled with.

Their realms were much higher than his. If he wasn't careful, he could easily be detected, and then he would truly be in a desperate situation.

He hadn't walked far after entering the valley when he felt a terrifying aura lock onto him.

That wisp of aura carried a strong killing intent, coming from the forest deep in the valley.

He didn't stop but continued to move forward until he entered the forest.

The killing intent became even stronger, making him feel cold all over. At the same time, he also felt that a pair of terrifying eyes were staring at him from the depths of the forest.

Having reached this point, he had to stop and immediately sent out a divine thought: "I have no hostility. You should be able to sense that my realm is very low and I don't have the strength to pose a threat to you."

Deep in the forest, there was no divine thought responding to him. The chilling killing intent remained strong, without weakening in the slightest.

"Several months ago, I saw two Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beasts at the edge of the forest, a mother and child."

In an instant, that chilling killing intent seemed to solidify, attacking like a sharp sword, making him feel as if he was about to be pierced through.

"Little human, are you threatening this king?"

A response finally came from the depths of the forest. It was the Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast's divine thought, transmitted to his mind. The voice was very weak, but the killing intent was strong, and it also carried majesty.

"You may be overthinking it. They were fine at the time, and I didn't do anything to them."

"How can this king believe you? You humans, eight out of ten are ruthless, greedy, and unscrupulous, slaughtering creatures of all races to satisfy yourselves!"

"Perhaps so. The human race has a large population, but not all of them are as you say. Everyone's principles and bottom lines are different. You know that my realm is low and I pose no threat to you. On the contrary, whether it's you or the ancient beasts and ferocious birds nearby who are waiting for you to die, they pose a fatal threat to me. Under such circumstances, I still risk coming here."

"You risked coming here, surely you have your purpose. Did you come to find out when this king will die?"

"First of all, I certainly have a purpose for coming here. Secondly, I did come to check on your condition. Because, waiting for you to die, wanting your beast core and essence blood are not only the ancient beasts and ferocious birds guarding the surroundings, but also powerful individuals from our human race. Prince Ning of the Great Qian Dynasty has already sent powerful individuals to lie in wait."

"So, what is your purpose? Speak your purpose!"

The Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast's killing intent was even colder. Jun Wuxie felt that it might burst out and kill at any time.

"My ultimate goal is to prevent Prince Ning from obtaining your beast core and essence blood, but with Prince Ning's methods, those he sends must be experts in the Great Saint Realm. Even with many Beast Kings, I'm afraid they won't be able to stop them."

Saying this, he changed the subject, saying: "If you can be immortal, then it will be very difficult for Prince Ning to get your beast core and essence blood, unless he is willing to pay a heavy price."

"Human youth, are you trying to paralyze this king, establish a benevolent image in front of this king, and win this king's trust? Immortal, this king would like to know how to be immortal."

The Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast's injuries were very serious. It knew that its days were numbered and it was about to collapse.

The Beast Kings in the forest knew about its condition, and some humans also knew.

Several months ago, when humans came here to investigate the situation, thinking it was so weak that it had lost its combat power, they wanted to join forces to kill it, but it killed one of them and startled all of them away.

"I can sense that your injuries come from the shattering of your life's origin, preventing you from condensing life essence, causing your life essence to constantly drain away. Am I wrong?"

"How can you perceive this king's condition so clearly from such a distance?"

The Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast's weak voice was filled with shock.

Although it couldn't see the human's realm clearly, based on his aura, he shouldn't have entered the Saint King Realm.

Which meant that the human youth was only a Saint Realm cultivator.

Such a realm was vastly different from its own. How could he probe its physical condition so clearly from a distance of over a hundred miles?

Even divine sense perception that had entered the Great Saint Realm couldn't do it, unless it had reached a soul realm above the Great Saint Extreme Heavenly Position!

A human youth in the Saint Realm actually had a soul realm above the Great Saint Extreme Heavenly Position?