Chapter 490: Spoils of War (Patreon)

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Wang Hong wielded his leaf-shaped magic weapon with utmost determination, steadfastly obstructing the green light sphere. Simultaneously, he consumed Spirit Wine in large gulps to replenish the rapidly depleting spiritual power.

It was only now that he realized the leaf-shaped magic weapon's defensive capabilities seemed almost limitless as long as it received a sufficient infusion of spiritual power. At least in the current tier, it appeared so.

Because he could sense that the attack unleashed by Qing Fox on the opposite side had nearly reached the power of a Nascent Soul strike.

Yet, such a formidable strike was successfully blocked by the leaf, and now he could feel the green light sphere's power gradually diminishing.

While Wang Hong was locked in battle with Qingxiao, Ling Shuai and his subordinate under the Core Building stage did not idle away their time.

Although the attacks and defenses executed by Wang Hong and Qingxiao exceeded the Golden Core stage by far, surpassing their understanding, Ling Shuai and his comrade did not react like ordinary spectators, displaying astonishment, admiration, or daze.

As well-trained combatants, they seized the opportunity while Wang Hong and Qingxiao were fully engrossed in their duel.

They exerted their utmost strength to launch the most powerful attacks on Qingxiao.

In no time, the defensive claws in front of Qingxiao were completely shattered, and then a black blade soared through, slashing across Qingxiao's neck and circling around it.

Subsequently, Qingxiao's head shot high into the air, and blood from its neck sprayed like fireworks, reaching a dozen meters high.

With Qingxiao's demise, the green light sphere it had summoned lost control, gradually dissolving into the heavens and earth's spiritual qi.

This was the advantage of having teammates; even if their strength didn't match his own, they could still be of use in critical moments.

If Wang Hong had fought Qingxiao without Ling Shuai and others by his side, but instead faced Qingxiao's subordinates, the outcome might have been uncertain.

Upon witnessing Qingxiao's death, Wang Hong did not immediately examine the corpse but descended into the mountain valley, heading towards his two injured subordinates.

"East Master! We are ashamed of the favor you've shown us!"

At this moment, both of them had weak breaths but still struggled to salute Wang Hong.

"You two lie down and don't move. This time, the opponent was too strong, and you shouldn't blame yourselves."

Wang Hong comforted the two of them and then took out two Jade Marrow Pills, giving them to the injured subordinates.

Although their injuries were severe and might not fully recover, taking a Jade Marrow Pill for healing should quickly restore them to their original state.

While he attended to the two injured disciples, Ling Shuai had already brought Qingxiao's corpse over, and another cultivator was holding the blood-soaked head of Qing Fox.

"East Master, we've recovered the Demonic Beast's corpse."

Wang Hong glanced at it and with a wave of his hand, retrieved the Storage Bag that still hung on Qing Fox's body.

He opened the Storage Bag briefly, seeing a plethora of items inside. Realizing it would be challenging to sort through them all at once, he tucked the bag away into his possession.

He then looked at Qingxiao's lifeless body and sighed, "It was originally a fine Qing Fox pelt, what a pity!"

At this moment, several figures flew over from a distance. It turned out to be Luo Zhongjie and his group, who had finished their battle and intended to provide assistance.

"Reporting to East Master! All the incoming Demonic Beasts have been completely eliminated!"

Seeing that everything was under control here, Luo Zhongjie reported to Wang Hong.

They had chased and battled eight Qing Foxes earlier. A few of them had been held back by Sloppy Old Daoist, and the rest had managed to escape. These fleeing Qing Foxes had tried to evade in the direction of Mirror Lake but were intercepted by Yang Tiezhu and his men.

In the end, all eight third-tier Qing Foxes had been eradicated, and the lower-tier Demonic Beasts had no chance of survival.

Luo Zhongjie reported the specific results of the battle to Wang Hong and, after that, the entire group returned to Yunxia Mountain.

Specific battle results and the inventory of various spoils of war would require several days of busy work.

At this moment, Wang Hong was inside his cave mansion, examining Qingxiao's Storage Bag.

The Storage Bag contained quite a variety of items, including two million low-grade Spirit Stones and five hundred mid-grade Spirit Stones. There were also numerous materials, both second and third-tier.

Surprisingly, there were four pieces of magic weapons, and their styles indicated that they were commonly used by human cultivators. It appeared that quite a few human cultivators had fallen to this Demonic Beast. In a way, it was avenging humanity.

What he desired most at the moment was the secret technique Qingxiao had used at the end, the Green Light Sphere that had the power equivalent to a Nascent Soul strike. Unfortunately, after searching through the Storage Bag and inspecting dozens of Jade Scrolls, he couldn't find this technique.

However, he did find a technique called the "Floating Light Escape Technique." This was a Demonic Clan cultivation technique that required demonic energy to operate and a robust demonic clan body. Otherwise, it could tear one's body apart during rapid escape.

Wang Hong carefully considered it and believed that with a few modifications, he could adapt it to use spiritual power. Given his solid foundation in Qingxu Sect, making slight adjustments should not be too difficult.

He had read through all of Qingxu Sect's publicly available texts, something that would have been impossible for an ordinary person without Space. It was just a bit regrettable that he couldn't access the highest levels of Qingxu Sect, and he wondered what precious scrolls might be hidden there.

He brewed a pot of mutated Qiu Long Tea for himself, which temporarily enhanced his cognitive abilities, greatly improving his comprehension.

With the assistance of the mutated Qiu Long Tea, Wang Hong managed to make the modifications in just a few days. While creating a powerful cultivation technique from scratch was extremely difficult, making minor adjustments to an existing one wasn't too challenging.

After successfully modifying it, Wang Hong left his cave mansion and began testing it with spiritual power. As expected, he could use spiritual power to escape freely. The speed of this escape left him very satisfied.

While Wang Hong's group celebrated their significant victory, Zhang Chunfeng led eighty Golden Core cultivators who were currently resting in the mountainside.

After eradicating the Crimson Blood Thunder Python Clan, they had promptly followed intelligence reports, retreating a thousand miles away from the region. They had already moved far from the influence of the fourth-tier Purple Flame Scorpion King.

Unfortunately, the Purple Flame Scorpion King remained unaware of these events and continued to command its Demonic Beasts within its territory to search diligently. It harbored an intense hatred for Human Clan cultivators trespassing on its territory, viewing it as a provocation that needed to be swiftly dealt with.

The outcome was predetermined, and it would yield nothing.

Inside the mountain, Jia Liang had collected twelve Crimson Blood Thunder Python spinal bones. These bones, belonging to a thunder-attribute Demonic Beast, contained residual electrical arcs.

If these spinal bones were refined into magic weapons, they would be highly suitable for thunder-attribute cultivators.

"Zhang, can I have these twelve spinal bones?" Jia Liang asked Zhang Chunfeng somewhat nervously.

There were only twelve third-tier Crimson Blood Thunder Pythons in total. It seemed a bit greedy for him to take all twelve spinal bones.

"It's possible, but it will be subject to a deduction of equivalent contribution points," Zhang Chunfeng readily agreed to Jia Liang's request.

Among the entire Yunxia Mountain, Jia Liang was the only thunder-attribute cultivator. Using these thunder-attribute materials would be a perfect fit for him.

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