110: Chapter 110 Encountering a Demon-Hunting Team to Scout the Area, Hearing of a Demon Tide, One's Heart Trembles with Fear

Leaving the valley, Ye Qing did not rush to delve deep into this primeval forest.

He followed the outskirts of the mountain range, flying at a low altitude at a steady pace, while keeping his Divine Sense within a thousand-zhang radius, carefully sensing every movement around him.

Three moons of different colors hung high, casting fantastical brilliance, reflecting the primeval forest below in shadowed outlines, as if it hid countless secrets.

After flying for about an hour, fierce fluctuations of Qi and the roars of Yao Beasts suddenly came from ahead, mixed with the shouts and screams of humans.

"A battle?"

Ye Qing's heart stirred, and he immediately restrained his aura, silently approaching the battlefield like a ghost.

It was in a relatively open clearing in the forest.

In the clearing, a small squad composed of seven or eight Cultivators was fiercely fighting a group of more than twenty blue-gray giant wolves.

Those giant wolves were comparable in size to wild oxen, their fangs exposed, their eyes flashing with cruel green light, and their auras ferocious. They were generally at the Second Stage, with the three leading them reaching the Early Stage of the Third Stage.

The Cultivator squad's cultivation levels ranged from the Foundation Establishment Mid Stage to the Late Stage. At this moment, they were standing back-to-back in a circular formation, struggling to resist the wolf pack's siege.

Two or three corpses of Cultivators already lay on the ground, along with the remains of several giant wolves, their blood staining the fallen leaves on the ground.

The air was filled with a thick smell of blood and Demonic Qi.

"Looking at their attire, they don't look like people from a major Sect, but rather a hunting squad formed by Loose Cultivators. Their cultivation is average, but their coordination is quite tacit, though it's a pity the gap in strength is too great; they won't be able to hold on much longer."

Ye Qing hid among the branches of an ancient tree, looking down, taking in the battlefield situation at a glance.

He had no intention of helping immediately.

Being a newcomer, the situation was unclear, so rashly intervening in the conflict of an unfamiliar force was not a wise move.

However, he did not leave just yet.

Although this hunting squad was in a dangerous situation, since they dared to venture deep into this place to hunt Yao Beasts, they must be relatively familiar with the situation in this area. If he could save them, perhaps he could find out some basic information about this new world from them.

Just as he was pondering, the battle below took another turn.

A wolf king at the Early Stage of the Third Stage spotted an opening and lunged fiercely at a Cultivator whose mana was over-expended and whose reaction was slightly slow, its blood-red maw aiming straight for his throat!

The Cultivator's face showed despair, and he was about to die in the wolf's mouth.

"Sigh, fine, I'll treat it as accumulating some reputation points in this world."

Ye Qing sighed inwardly and hesitated no more.

He flicked his finger, and a trace of imperceptible Chaos starlight seemed to traverse space, instantly appearing in front of the wolf king's lunging trajectory, touching it gently.

Poof.

A soft sound.

The wolf king at the Early Stage of the Third Stage seemed to have been hit in the head by an invisible heavy hammer; its lunging momentum stalled abruptly, the fierce light in its eyes rapidly dissipated, and its massive body fell to the ground with a thud, twitching a few times before it stopped breathing.

A blood spot the size of a needle tip appeared between its brows, and even its Yao Core had been completely shattered by the power of that finger.

The sudden turn of events stunned everyone on the battlefield.

Whether it was the remaining giant wolves or the desperate Cultivators, they subconsciously stopped their actions, looking with suspicion and uncertainty at the wolf king that had suddenly died.

"Awoo..."

The remaining giant wolf pack, having lost their leader's command and sensing that faint yet Soul-trembling terrifying aura, immediately fell into Chaos, emitting uneasy whimpers as they tucked their tails and retreated like a tide, soon disappearing into the depths of the dense forest.

The surviving Cultivators looked at each other, their faces filled with the dazed relief of those who had escaped death.

"Thank... Thank you, Senior, for saving our lives!"

The leading Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage was the first to react, hurriedly bowing towards the empty air, his voice trembling with gratitude.

He knew that someone capable of such a feat, killing a Third Stage Early Stage Yao Beast silently and saving them from danger, must be at least a Golden Core Stage expert, possibly even a legendary Nascent Soul old monster!

Ye Qing did not appear immediately.

He remained hidden in the shadow of the canopy, changed his voice, and spoke slowly in an aged and calm tone:

"It was a mere trifle, no need for formalities. This old man was just passing by and saw you all besieged by the wolf pack, so I acted on a whim."

Upon hearing this, the Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator became even more certain that this was a Senior expert passing through, and hurriedly bowed again, his attitude extremely respectful:

"This Junior, Li Mu, along with my brothers, thanks Senior for saving our lives! May I ask for Senior's honorable name? We will certainly repay you in the future!"

"My name is not worth mentioning." Ye Qing's voice remained calm. "I have just arrived here and am not very familiar with this area. Since you operate here, do you know what place this is? In which direction are the nearest market or towns?"

Li Mu understood upon hearing this.

It turned out to be a Senior who had been in seclusion for many years or had just traveled here from elsewhere and was not very familiar with the surrounding situation.

He did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly told him the information he knew.

"Reporting to Senior, this place is called the 'Canglang Mountain Range,' located on the southwestern edge of the 'Great Wilderness Region,' under the rule of the 'Heavenly Demon Imperial Court.' It is an area where the forces of the Human Race and the Yao Race intersect and conflict frequently."

"Going north from here, about a thousand miles away, there is a stronghold city established by the Human Race, called 'Zhenbei City.' It is the main place for Loose Cultivators and Yao Beast hunters to resupply, trade, and rest."

"Going south, it is deeper into the Great Wilderness Region. It is said that there are ancient ruins and rare Spirit Medicines, but it is also occupied by more powerful Yao Race tribes, and there are even rumors of existence at the Yao Emperor level, which is unpredictable and dangerous."

"Going east, there is a vast grassland called the 'Sunset Plains,' which is rich in various Spirit Medicines and Yao Beasts, and is one of the main activity areas for hunting squads."

"Going west..."

Li Mu introduced the surrounding geography and power distribution in detail, while Ye Qing listened quietly, silently noting this information in his heart.

From Li Mu's description, this place called the 'Great Wilderness Region' was vast and boundless, and the conflict between the Human Race and the Yao Race seemed to be sharper than in the original world, almost in a state of long-term war.

And the 'Heavenly Demon Imperial Court' sounded like an extremely large and well-organized Yao Race force. To be able to rule over such a vast area with many Yao Race tribes, there must be an extremely terrifying existence sitting behind it.

"Heavenly Demon Imperial Court... Yao Emperor... It seems the waters of this world are even deeper than I imagined."

Ye Qing secretly heightened his vigilance.

"Thank you for the information. Your injuries are not light, leave this place quickly and find a place to heal. The smell of blood here is strong, and I fear it may attract more powerful Yao Beasts." Ye Qing reminded him indifferently.

"Thank you for your concern, Senior! We will leave at once!" Li Mu hurriedly replied, bowing in thanks again.

He hesitated for a moment, then took out a palm-sized piece of animal skin with a simple map drawn on it from his bosom, holding it up with both hands:

"Senior, this is a partial map of the Canglang Mountain Range and surrounding areas drawn by this Junior. Although it is incomplete, it marks several relatively safe paths and resource points, which might be useful to you. Please accept this small gift as a token of our gratitude for saving our lives."

Ye Qing's Divine Sense swept over the animal skin map and found that although it was crude, it did mark some key terrains and landmarks, which was indeed useful for someone like him who had just arrived.

"You have a heart."

He flicked his finger, and a trace of imperceptible force swept past, rolling up the animal skin map and causing it to land in his hand.

At the same time, a small jade bottle landed silently on the ground in front of Li Mu.

"There are some Medicinal Pills for healing in the bottle, consider it a return gift. Go."

Li Mu picked up the jade bottle and opened it to see several round healing Medicinal Pills exuding a rich medicinal fragrance inside. The quality was far superior to those he usually used, and he was overjoyed, bowing deeply to the void again:

"Thank you for your generous gift, Senior! This Junior takes his leave!"

With that, he did not dare to stay any longer, greeted his companions, simply dealt with his companions' corpses and injuries, and quickly left this bloody place.

After the figures of Li Mu and the others completely disappeared into the dense forest, Ye Qing slowly floated down from the shade of the canopy.

He landed in the center of the clearing, his eyes sweeping over the corpses of the Cultivators and giant wolves, as well as the wolf king he had killed.

"A Third Stage Early Stage Yao Core, although the quality is average, even a mosquito's leg is meat. The fur, fangs, and claws of these giant wolves can also be sold for some Spirit Stones."

Adhering to the principle of diligence and thrift, he collected all the valuable giant wolf corpses, as well as the wolf king's corpse, into the Cave Heaven World's waste area, leaving it for the Cave Heaven to decompose and absorb.

As for the corpses of the Human Race Cultivators, he did not touch them.

The dead are to be respected, and they had nothing worth looting on them anyway.

After doing this, he took to the air again, identified the direction, and flew unhurriedly towards the 'Zhenbei City' that Li Mu mentioned.

"Zhenbei City... I hope I can buy a more detailed map in this city, and... understand the differences between the cultivation system of this world and the method I Cultivate."

He calculated in his heart, his escaping light streaking across the sky above the forest sea under the moonlight, and soon disappeared into the horizon.