151: Chapter 151 Iron Wolf King

The Cultivator named A-Da finished explaining everything.

The Mortals behind him also chimed in repeatedly, their faces filled with lingering fear.

A-Da even offered all the Storage Pouches he had taken from the dead Disciples to Ye Jing with a pained expression.

"Immortal, we really didn't kill them! I haven't used any of these Storage Pouches; I'm offering them all to you! Please, spare our lives!"

Seeing how terrified they were, Ye Jing found it somewhat amusing, but his attention was focused on the Iron Azure Wolf King.

It sounded like its strength was quite impressive.

"From what you're saying, you're quite familiar with this Iron Azure Wolf King?" Ye Jing asked in a low voice.

Hearing this, A-Da quickly looked up, his face a mix of awe and fear, and spoke hurriedly, "Familiar! How could we not be? This Iron Azure Wolf King of Dayu Mountain has been entrenched in this area for nearly ten years!"

"Before I even began to Cultivate, many villagers in our village were eaten by this wolf king!"

He swallowed hard, as if recalling some terrifying scene, and lowered his voice slightly. "This Iron Azure Wolf King is a size larger than the ordinary Iron-Backed Azure Wolves. Its fur is deep black, and it has a white crescent-shaped iron patch on its forehead."

"It can crush boulders with a single bite and even spit out astral winds filled with iron shavings. Previously, a Qi Refining Eighth Layer Cultivator didn't believe the rumors and tried to hunt it for its Yao core. In the end, he didn't even have a chance to fight back and was torn to pieces!"

Ye Jing was shocked to hear this. If a Qi Refining Eighth Layer Cultivator was killed so easily, then how powerful must this Iron Azure Wolf King be?

"It must have a cultivation of at least the first-rank Late Stage, right?"

"Besides this wolf king, has there been anything else unusual in Dayu Mountain?" Ye Jing's brow furrowed slightly.

This wolf king was so strong and had suddenly gathered a pack; something must have changed it.

A-Da thought carefully for a moment and immediately remembered something. He hurriedly said, "Yes! Half a year ago, a rumbling sound suddenly came from the mountain, like an earthquake, and a faint white light emanated from within."

"A few months later, the Iron Azure Wolf King began to gather companions and made a dim cave deep in the mountains its lair."

"White light?" Ye Jing was surprised. black iron ore doesn't emit white light, but it was possible if the ore vein was mixed with other associated spirit ores.

In previous letters from Ye Tianhao and Ye Tianyao, they mentioned that Yao Beasts generally like to inhabit areas rich in spiritual energy, especially those about to achieve a Breakthrough.

Regardless of the reason, it all told him that there really were treasures in these mountains!

He casually inventoried the Storage Pouches; they contained a total of just over a hundred Spirit Stones, some qi condensing pills for cultivation, and a few Cultivation Techniques.

Ye Jing's Family had no use for these basic Cultivation Techniques, but it was fine to keep them.

He took the Spirit Stones and Cultivation Techniques and left the qi condensing pills for A-Da. "Since you gave me information, I won't kill you!"

Seeing this, A-Da repeatedly expressed his gratitude, "Thank you, Immortal!"

Holding the qi condensing pills, A-Da's hands trembled as he thanked him. He had thought this Immortal would be stingy, never expecting to keep his life and even get something in return.

It wasn't until Ye Jing waved his hand that the group felt as if they had been granted a grand pardon, scrambling to flee out of the mountain and disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Ye Jing then focused his mind and turned his gaze toward the depths of Dayu Mountain. The mountain breeze carried the scent of vegetation, faintly mixed with a trace of baleful demonic aura and extremely faint fluctuations of spiritual energy, spreading with the wind.

Smelling the scent in the air, Hei Feng shrank back in fear, and even the Poisonous Variant Bees were shrinking back in resistance.

Seeing a first-rank Middle Stage Yao Beast so afraid, Ye Jing couldn't help but feel a sense of gravity.

"Can the demonic power of this Iron Azure Wolf King actually intimidate Hei Feng and the Poisonous Variant Bees to this extent?"

Only then did Ye Jing confirm that A-Da's story about the tragic death of the Qi Refining Eighth Layer Cultivator was quite credible.

Moreover, since the Disciples of the Lingxiao Sect had died here, people from the Lingxiao Sect might arrive soon.

He decided to stay nearby for a while and see how things developed.

So he patted Hei Feng, signaling him to find a place nearby to hide and rest.

Receiving the command, Hei Feng immediately carried Ye Jing into the depths of a nearby dense forest.

As a canine, it seemed very familiar with the forest, weaving through thick layers of decaying leaves with agility, and soon stopped by a hidden mountain hollow.

The hollow was covered by dense bushes, leaving only a narrow slit to observe the outside. Below was the only path to the depths of the mountain, making it an excellent spot for surveillance.

After landing, Ye Jing waved for Hei Feng to curl up in a corner to hide and signaled the Poisonous Variant Bees to scatter into the bushes for guard duty.

The swarm buzzed their wings lightly, silently blending into the foliage.

He sat cross-legged against the rock wall, a faint spiritual energy barrier swirling around him, which could both block detection from other Cultivators and allow him to sense any movement nearby.

At this moment, Ye Jing's mind gradually calmed as he reviewed the current situation.

The Lingxiao Sect Disciples had died here, and the cause was likely related to the Iron Azure Wolf King. Sect Disciples usually traveled in groups and were not weak.

Therefore, the wolf king's strength might be even greater than he estimated, perhaps even stronger than the first-rank Peak. As a Sect, once news of missing or dead Disciples arrived, they would inevitably send high-level Cultivators to investigate.

If he remained in the mountains, he would inevitably be drawn into the conflict.

"I'll wait for three days. If the Lingxiao Sect people don't come, I'll sneak into the mountain alone to investigate the spirit mine. If they do come, I'll observe the situation and reap the benefits of their conflict."

After making up his mind, Ye Jing continued his stakeout in the mountains.

The corpses of the Cultivators who died in the mountains were being devoured by beasts, the constant sound of flesh being chewed echoing through the valley in a hair-raising manner.

On the second day of Ye Jing's seclusion in the mountains, a Poisonous Variant Bee flew in and buzzed at him.

Ye Jing naturally sensed that someone was approaching!

It was noon, but the weather here was extremely gloomy as three figures appeared in the forest.

The leader was the very Cultivator who had clashed with Ye Jing, that Foundation Establishment Cultivator, and he was accompanied by two other Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

One was an old man wearing moon-white Daoist robes, possessing a somewhat Immortal and transcendent air.

The other was a woman in a bright red robe, with a graceful figure and a charming face.

"Senior Brother Ruan, look at this. If you hadn't insisted on entangling yourself with a Loose Cultivator, how could they have died here!"

The woman sighed with a look of helplessness.

She was referring to the male Cultivator who had been defeated by Ye Jing. They were all Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the Lingxiao Sect, figures of Elder rank.

The male Cultivator was named Ruan Xiao, the woman was Tao Yue, and the old man was Huang Shanyin.

Ruan Xiao's face turned pale and then flushed with anger and embarrassment, his tone carrying a sense of humiliation: "Stop talking nonsense! That Loose Cultivator is strangely abnormal; he can control Yao Beasts and is by no means an ordinary Loose Cultivator! If it weren't for his interference, how could I have been delayed? I even ended up severely poisoned!"