159: Chapter 159 They really struck it rich!

Large! Large! Large! Absurdly large!

Even with Chu Feng's eyesight, he could not see how vast this forest was.

As far as the eye could see, there was only an endless sea of trees, stretching all the way to the horizon, meeting the blue sky and white clouds.

"Descend quickly!!!"

Feeling the dense Spiritual Qi fluctuations in the virgin forest, Chu Feng's expression tightened, and he immediately lowered his altitude.

The density of this Spiritual Qi was simply inconceivable, several times stronger than the so-called blessed lands in the Desolate Realm.

In such a place with such dense Spiritual Qi, one could imagine how powerful the Yao Beasts that could be nurtured here were.

Flying at high altitude would undoubtedly make them living targets.

Tang An understood implicitly. Following Chu Feng's example, he restrained his aura while descending toward the forest.

He understood Chu Feng's intent; in such an unfamiliar and dangerous place, keeping a low profile was the key to survival.

The two landed quietly at the edge of the forest.

The ground beneath their feet was soft and moist; stepping on it caused their feet to sink in by half. The air was filled with the fresh fragrance of vegetation mixed with the scent of soil, making one feel relaxed and happy.

In the distance, the roars of beasts and cries of birds could be heard occasionally, the sounds distant and mysterious.

The trunks of the ancient trees were so thick that it would take over a dozen people to wrap their arms around them. The canopy blocked the sky and sun, and sunlight could only sprinkle down in mottled shadows through the gaps in the branches and leaves.

Chu Feng's gaze was solemn as he whispered a reminder: "Be careful. This forest is not simple. I can feel that the Spiritual Qi here is abnormally dense; I fear there are many powerful existences hidden here."

Tang An nodded, a glimmer of vigilance flashing in his eyes, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Feng, what shall we do next?"

Chu Feng pondered for a moment. "Naturally, we go in. If we can find some Spiritual Medicine or ancient treasures, it will be of great benefit to our cultivation. However, we must proceed with caution."

After speaking, he took out two spiritual talismans from his Storage Ring and stuck them on himself and Tang An respectively.

The next moment, the figures of the two became transparent.

"This is an Earth Rank Medium Grade Invisibility Talisman. It can conceal our aura and avoid being discovered by existences with keen perception."

"Brother Feng, that's awesome!" Tang An gave a thumbs up.

The two moved forward.

Occasionally, they could see some strange Spiritual Plants and spiritual fruits.

There were Spiritual Mushrooms emitting a faint golden light, orchids that were emerald green throughout, and dwarf trees bearing crimson fruits; every single one of them was a rare treasure in the Desolate Realm.

Chu Feng collected the scarce seeds among them before continuing to explore forward.

Walking, walking, walking...

Chu Feng suddenly stopped his footsteps, his eyes staring fixedly at an open space ahead.

His pupils constricted slightly, and his breathing became a bit shallower.

Tang An followed his gaze and immediately gasped.

On the open ground, a huge Yao Beast was lying there, fast asleep.

Just lying down, the Yao Beast was ten zhang high; if it stood up, it would probably be over thirty zhang.

The Yao Beast resembled a fierce tiger, but its whole body was covered in green scales, shimmering with a metallic luster in the sunlight.

Its tail was snake-like and winding, with a barb at the end.

On top of its head grew a single horn, wrapped in faint Power of Thunder, occasionally emitting a "crackle" sound.

"This is... a One-Horned Thunder Tiger!" Chu Feng said in a low voice, a flicker of apprehension in his eyes.

This kind of Yao Beast had almost gone extinct in the Desolate Realm, and it was only recorded in some ancient classics.

"Damn it! A Level 10 Earth Demon!" Tang An's heart skipped a beat, and a layer of cold sweat instantly seeped from his forehead.

A Level 10 Earth Demon.

That was an existence equivalent to a Golden Core Perfection, and Yao Beasts were naturally strong in their Physical Body. If they really fought, an ordinary Golden Core Perfection Cultivator would be no match.

The One-Horned Thunder Tiger was an even rarer Yao Beast, naturally controlling Power of Thunder, with formidable strength.

Chu Feng signaled for Tang An to retreat slowly.

The One-Horned Thunder Tiger seemed to sense something, turned over, and let out a snore that sounded like a low rumble of thunder.

Chu Feng's heart tightened; he quickly stopped his steps, waited for a good while, and confirmed the beast hadn't woken up before continuing to retreat.

It wasn't until they were three miles away that the two breathed a sigh of relief.

"That was close!!!"

Tang An wiped the sweat with lingering fear. "I almost became that beast's snack."

Chu Feng smiled and patted Tang An's shoulder. "With your physique, you wouldn't even be enough to fill the gaps in its teeth as a snack. Let's go around it."

Continuing deeper, they discovered many more rare Spiritual Medicines on the way, some of which had never even been seen in the Desolate Realm and belonged to scarce resources.

There was an Earth Rank Fire Dragon Grass that was fire-red all over and emitted a warm aura.

There was an Earth Rank Seven-Colored Orchid with seven leaves, each leaf shimmering with light of different colors.

There was a thousand-year Polygonum multiflorum that looked like an infant and was slowly wriggling underground...

Chu Feng picked them one by one, his movements as gentle as if he were caressing a lover's Face.

"Brother Feng, we've really struck it rich!!!" Tang An didn't dare to speak aloud, only daring to use sound transmission, his voice full of irrepressible excitement.

"Yes, we have indeed struck it rich."

"There are too many Spiritual Medicines here, to the point where the Yao Beasts don't even bother eating Yellow Rank Spiritual Medicines, and even some Profound Rank Spiritual Medicines are left in the grass as if they were weeds."

He pointed to a patch of grass not far away, which was densely covered with Profound Rank Spiritual Medicine Cleansing Heart Grass.

In the Desolate Realm, a single stalk of Profound Rank Cleansing Heart Grass could sell for hundreds of Spirit Stones, but here there was an entire patch!

Two full days passed.

Chu Feng and Tang An had almost toured the entire forest and finally had some understanding of this place.

This virgin forest was an irregular square, huge in area, spanning several thousand miles.

Many Yao Beast groups were distributed in the forest, each occupying different areas.

There were fruit mountains occupied by monkey troops, canyons where wolf packs lurked, swamps where snakes inhabited, and cliffs where birds nested.

Each group had its own territory, and they didn't interfere with each other.

And in the center of the forest, he vaguely felt an extremely terrifying pressure; the strength of that pressure made even him feel palpitations.

The pressure there was too strong, and the Spiritual Qi was too abundant; it went without saying that there must be an extremely terrifying existence lurking there.

It was even possible that it was a Heaven Yao!!!

A Heaven Yao.

That was an existence equivalent to a Nascent Soul bigshot.

Therefore, they had always stayed far away from the central area.

At this moment, a large lake appeared in front of Chu Feng and Tang An, crystal clear like a mirror.

On the edge of the lake stood an isolated peak a thousand zhang high.

The mountain was bare, with no grass growing on it, only bare rocks. The rocks presented a strange black color, shimmering with a metallic luster in the sunlight.

Everything was very ordinary, yet not ordinary.

Because it was quiet, quiet, very, very, very quiet.

It was as if there was no danger at all.

But this was not normal; it was too abnormal.

The lakeside had abundant water sources and dense Spiritual Qi; it had always been the best habitat for Yao Beasts.

Logically speaking, such a place should be swarming with Yao Beasts.

Yet there was nothing here; one couldn't even see a rabbit or a bird. It was so quiet it made one's hair stand on end.

"Brother Feng, something is not right!!!" Tang An looked at his surroundings, his expression solemn. His intuition told him that it was very dangerous here, very dangerous, and they should leave immediately.

Chu Feng stared at that bare peak, always feeling that the material of the mountain was somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

But for a moment, he couldn't recall.

"Shall we go take a look at that bare peak?" Chu Feng said.

Just as Chu Feng was preparing to move, two people suddenly appeared in the distance, flying across the lake.

Chu Feng recognized them; they were two Demonic Cultivators.

The two were one tall and one short. The tall one was as thin as a bamboo pole, and the short one was as fat as a ball, standing together very discordantly.

But both of their auras were very strong; they were both at the Golden Core Middle Stage.

"Interesting, huh? I didn't expect them to have escaped from that Earth Demon?" Chu Feng was somewhat surprised.

It seemed these Demonic Cultivators were not easy to deal with; being able to escape from the Blazing Poison Scorpion's mouth meant they truly had some skills.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!"

Suddenly, countless Fish Yao flew up from the lake, instantly filling the air and condensing into a dark cloud.

The smallest of these Fish Yao were a zhang long, and the large ones were up to ten zhang long, their whole bodies covered in silver scales, and their mouths full of sharp fangs.

Those ten-zhang Fish Yao were all Earth Demon!

They blocked the two Demonic Cultivators.

"Hahaha! Old Mo, I want to eat fish."

The tall and thin Demonic Cultivator Gao Busān showed no sign of retreating; instead, he laughed twice and waved his hand.

In an instant, countless black rays of light burst out, which turned out to be a pitch-black net!

The large net did not know what material it was made of; it was pitch-black throughout, emitting a strange light, and there were dense runes circulating between the meshes.

As soon as the large net appeared, it covered the cloud of fish. The moment it fell, a large number of Fish Yao were caught in the net. Those Fish Yao struggled desperately, but they couldn't break free no matter what, and instead, the more they struggled, the tighter it got.

"Haha, look at me!!!"

The short and fat Mo Busi also sacrificed a large pot Treasure Artifact while speaking, and started killing fish and cooking fish.

"Brother Feng, more people are coming!!!"

Before Tang An, who was hiding his figure, could finish speaking, several figures broke through the air in the distance.

Chu Feng scanned with his Divine Sense and immediately recognized the identity of the newcomers.

Cultivators from the Tianyang Sect!

There were six of them in total, all at the Foundation Establishment Completion Stage, wearing the uniform robes of the Tianyang Sect, their auras connected; they were clearly fellow Disciples.

"Fellow Disciples, let's join forces, first eliminate these two Demonic Cultivators, and then deal with the remaining Fish Yao!"

"Those two are both at the Golden Core Realm... Can we do it? Should we go find Senior Brother Zhong first?"

"What are you afraid of!"

"They are just two Demonic Cultivators. We are all six at the Foundation Establishment Completion Stage. If we join forces to set up the Six Harmonies Formation, we might not be unable to fight them!"

In the eyes of these Tianyang Sect Foundation Establishment Disciples, what were demonic heretics worth?

They recognized those two Demonic Cultivators.

They were not from the Asura Ghost Sect, but from the Earth Demon Sect.

Although the Earth Demon Sect was not weak, it was far inferior compared to demonic giants like the Asura Ghost Sect.

Moreover, the Earth Demon Sect's techniques were known for being strange, and their frontal combat power had never been strong.

It was with this confidence that the six of them were eager to try, and they actually intended to attack the two Golden Core Demonic Cultivators.

Chu Feng's mouth twitched slightly. These guys... were truly arrogant.

There was no help for it.

The Tianyang Sect protected them too well, fostering the arrogant habit of these Disciples thinking they were the only ones who mattered.

There were also such people in the Duobao Sect who had never left the Sect to venture out and thought the Sect was the whole world.

On one hand, it was due to the Sect's propaganda, which was intended to unite the people.

On the other hand, it was because of their lack of experience; in their own territory, those affiliated Sects and Families' Golden Core Cultivators, which one didn't greet them with a smiling Face?

Over time, they really thought Golden Core Cultivators outside were nothing more than this.

But how could they know that those affiliated Sects and Families' Golden Core Cultivators were only being polite because of the Duobao Sect's Face.

If it were a real life-and-death battle, ten Foundation Establishment Completion Stage Cultivators wouldn't be enough for one Golden Core Cultivator to kill.

At this moment, these six Tianyang Sect Disciples had this mentality.

They didn't think that the two small Golden Core Cultivators of the Earth Demon Sect could do anything to them.