Chapter 93: Chapter 93 Combat Training to Save an Old Friend
"So it turns out to be a disciple from Tianxiang Valley, managing to kill a Heavenly Demon at the start of Foundation Establishment. You're even more formidable than I was at your age. Tianxiang Valley truly has produced a genius,"
Feng Buji carefully sized up Yu Qingtan and spoke indifferently.
At the time, Yu Qingtan was wearing a light blue gown, with a falling chignon hairdo draped down her head, a few beads of sweat on her forehead, and the fluctuations of the spiritual power she exerted had not yet been retracted.
Yu Qingtan, naturally familiar with the Wendao Sect, a Divinity Transformation Stage sect nearby, knew it had no superior or subordinate relationship with the Tri-Sun Sect or Qunfang Pavilion, but it was still among the leading orthodox sects nearby.
With a bow to Feng Buji, she said, "Senior overpraises me. It was truly Senior's unequaled technique that left the Heavenly Demon half dead. I saw Senior pursue the other two Heavenly Demons and was worried this one might escape, so I rashly made a move. I hope Senior won't blame me."
Feng Buji waved his sleeve and replied, "You're quite modest and polite, no harm done. It's just a Heavenly Demon, and you've saved me some trouble. Even though you possess some strength as an early Foundation Establishment cultivator, why would you venture so deeply into this place?"
"Ah, as it happened, I stumbled upon a piece of music that could suppress the Monkey-faced Eagles during the beast tide, which made me a target of the Monkey-faced Eagles' clan,"
"This time, I was kidnapped by a pseudo-Dan person to the depths of the Yunhua Mountain Range and sold to the Monkey-faced Eagle clan. I escaped after much difficulty and danger."
"I see, the Monkey-faced Eagles indeed caused us quite a bit of trouble during this beast tide. That you could escape from their clutches surely means you're quite resourceful," Feng Buji did not delve into the details but looked at Yu Qingtan appreciatively as he spoke.
"No more of this. Now that this demon bird is dead, I need to gather up the humans nearby and lead them out of the Yunhua Mountain Range," Feng Buji said.
"Senior, please proceed as you wish."
Yu Qingtan held a deep respect for Feng Buji's intention to rescue those from the Human Race who were being raised as livestock.
However, she did not have any space equipment large enough to carry many people, but Feng Buji likely did.
With a 'swoosh,' Feng Buji disappeared from sight.
Yu Qingtan immediately stepped forward to collect the body of the Sky-Rending Eagle into her System Space and then used an Escape Technique to leave.
It must be said that the disciples of a great sect really are magnanimous, not minding in the slightest that she had taken what should have been his spoil.
Little did they know that he appreciated seeing such a young girl employing such clever methods, which commanded his respect, and that was why he did not argue with her over it.
After returning to her physical body, Yu Qingtan rested for half a day before continuing her journey to the outer edges of the Yunhua Mountain Range.
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Three days later, deep within a certain cave underground.
Yu Qingtan excitedly looked at the Storage Bag in her hands.
It was discovered inside the belly of the Sky-Rending Eagle.
It was normal for the Sky-Rending Eagle, who could transform into human form, to have a Storage Bag.
It was even a five-direction Storage Bag, which was somewhat modest for a Third Stage Heavenly Demon, but Demonic Beasts did not produce Storage Bags; they all were snatched from the hands of human cultivators.
Nevertheless, the contents inside were anything but modest.
One thousand three hundred Wasteland Crystals, sixty Second Stage Wasteland Crystals.
Seventy thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones, three hundred Medium Grade Spirit Stones, and three High-Grade Spirit Stones.
One Qin Leaf Banyan Fruit.
One Third Stage Spirit Ore of water molybdenum stone.
Various First and Second Stage spiritual fruits, Spirit Ores, and so on.
"Feng Buji is generous!" Yu Qingtan exclaimed again.
High-Grade Spirit Stones, so transparent and gleaming, were quite beautiful. Usually, cultivators at the Nascent Soul or Divinity Transformation Stage would primarily use High-Grade Spirit Stones.
The Qin Leaf Banyan Fruit, a precious treasure produced by the Trial Demon Tower, helps with breakthroughs in Body Refinement and Foundation Establishment. Coupled with so many Wasteland Crystals, Yu Qingtan felt that her Body Refinement and Foundation Establishment was imminent.
Third Stage Spirit Ore could be used to forge magical treasures and was highly valuable. The sum value of all other items combined was also worth more than a hundred thousand Spirit Stones.
After purifying everything with a Purification Spell, she put them all in her System Space.
With two Wasteland Crystals in hand, she began to cultivate the Ice Skin Jade Bone Art.
Over the following days, Yu Qingtan cultivated the Greenwave Technique and Ice Skin Jade Bone Art underground at night, while during the day, she fought with Demonic Beasts.
Yu Qingtan had now reached the more peripheral area of the Yunhua Mountain Range, where the Demonic Beasts encountered were at most Second Stage mid-term.
She needed to sharpen her combat skills, and actual combat was the quickest way to do so.
In addition, by hunting Demonic Beasts, she could obtain both materials from the Demonic Beasts and some Spiritual Medicines and Materials.
Of course, it was still a clone that was deployed.
Prioritizing stability was the first rule.
Sometimes, she would only use physical combat to face off against the bears.
Sometimes, she would only practice the Water Blade Technique to duel with the Shadow Leopard.
Sometimes, she would only use the Object Controlling Technique to make the Crimson Abyss Sword and the Red-Training Snake fight each other.
She also practiced the coordination between various methods, observing the opponent's weaknesses with her Clear Spirit Eyes, and resolving the battles with the simplest and most efficient methods.
That day, Yu Qingtan rode Xiao Tao through the dense forest in search of new prey.
Xiao Tao's nose had become more sensitive after leveling up, and it could smell the breath of living beings from a great distance.
"Aoaoaoaoao~"
Xiao Tao growled softly in one direction.
"Are you saying there are demonic beasts five miles away in that direction?"
"Ao, ao ao~" Xiao Tao said, waving its paws.
"And there's a fight going on? Let's go check it out!"
Yu Qingtan put away Xiao Tao, hid her true body, and then sneaked over.
In the dense jungle, there was a small swamp where a group of Water Arrow Frogs was besieging a cultivator.
The cultivator wore a gray robe, had a resolute face, and a tall stature.
It was Ge Wenxiong from the Ges, the former Metal Spirit Root prodigy of the Ges, who after his dantian was destroyed, switched to Body Refinement cultivation.
When Yu Qingtan arrived, Ge Wenxiong was in dire straits.
The group of Water Arrow Frogs numbered thirty or forty, including an early Second Stage one.
Many demonic beasts prefer to attack with their bodies, either because they don't know any spells or the power of their spells is not as strong as their melee attacks.
For example, the Sky-Rending Eagle has a spell for shooting feathers, but the lethality of this spell is no match for its claws and beak.
However, some demonic beasts are different, excelling in spell attacks with only average melee abilities, such as the Flame Wolf and, like these, the Water Arrow Frogs.
The group of Water Arrow Frogs continuously shot water arrows at Ge Wenxiong, making it difficult for him, who was a Body Refinement practitioner.
If it were a melee fight, even the early Second Stage Water Arrow Frog would not scare him, but every time he got close to one, it would just jump away.
Unable to keep up while defending against attacks from other Water Arrow Frogs, Ge Wenxiong was already out of breath and bleeding profusely.
"Is this the end? I'm not willing to accept this!"
Ge Wenxiong felt somewhat resentful, but he wasn't afraid.
Death was no longer so frightening to him.
"It's just that I let her encouragement go to waste." Ge Wenxiong thought of that slender figure in his mind.
"Shua~" Another water arrow struck, launched by the Second Stage early Water Arrow Frog. Ge Wenxiong's qi condensed, he gritted his teeth, and swung his fist, which was already revealing bone, preparing to counter.
Suddenly, a blue water screen appeared in front of him. The water arrow hit it, bursting into a spray and dissolving.
Then, a blue-dressed girl emerged from the surface of the swamp, with hundreds of Water Blades appearing around her and shooting towards the Water Arrow Frogs.
"Pupupu~"
The Water Arrow Frogs were struck in the head by the Water Blades one after another.
Some of the frogs tried to jump and dodge, but the Water Blades turned corners to chase them down.
As for the early Second Stage Water Arrow Frog, four water screens had already appeared around it, forming a tetrahedron that trapped it, and the majority of the Water Blades targeted it.
Being a type of demonic beast with weak defenses, it couldn't withstand the barrage of twenty Water Blades before succumbing.
With a wave of her hand, the corpses of the Water Arrow Frogs flew towards Yu Qingtan, and she collected them into the System Space.