211: Chapter 211 Sweeping Away the Remnants, Returning to the Sect with a Full Load of Goods

After Ye Qing killed that Early-stage Dao Integration Realm Golden-Winged Roc with a single sword strike, he did not stop there.

He hovered in mid-air, his gaze sweeping indifferently over the continuous black mountain range below, while his Divine Sense spread out like an invisible tide, enveloping the entire Wu Feng Ridge.

The Yao Beasts hidden in the deep mountains and old forests seemed to feel that cold killing intent at this moment, each and every one of them terrified into silence, not even daring to draw a full breath.

He did not waste time; his figure flickered, turning into a streak of light, and he swooped directly towards the Golden-Winged Roc's lair.

It was a gigantic nest located at the top of the highest peak, built from countless thick golden branches and the bones of unknown beasts, covering an area of several dozen zhang; looking from afar, it resembled a small hill.

The area around the nest was permeated with a thick, golden Demonic Qi; it was clearly the place where that Golden-Winged Roc had resided for many years.

Ye Qing landed on the edge of the nest and swept his gaze across it.

The inside of the nest was covered with the soft fur of unknown Yao Beasts, and in the corners were piled some glittering Spirit Stones, Ore, and the remains of Magic Treasures used by Human Race Cultivators—clearly the accumulation of that Golden-Winged Roc over many years.

He did not even glance at those miscellaneous items, walking straight to the center of the nest where a strange piece of Ore lay—it was the size of a millstone, pitch black all over, with a faint metallic luster flowing across its surface.

He crouched down, extended a finger, and tapped on the Ore.

The Ore emitted a crisp sound of metal clashing against metal; it was extremely heavy, and even with his Dao Integration Realm cultivation, he had to expend some effort to lift it.

"xuanhuang mother gold? Such a large piece?" A trace of surprise appeared in his eyes.

xuanhuang mother gold is an extremely rare Artifact Refining material, touted as one of the divine Materials with the strongest potential for growth.

Merely adding a piece the size of a fingernail to a Magic Treasure can significantly enhance its hardness and toughness, while also granting it a certain degree of self-repair capability.

And this piece before him, being the size of a millstone, had a value that was simply immeasurable!

"No wonder that feathered beast chose to build its nest here; it was guarding this treasure."

Ye Qing unceremoniously stowed the xuanhuang mother gold into his Storage Pouch, then carefully searched the nest again. After confirming there were no other missed treasures, he turned and left.

He did not leave Wu Feng Ridge immediately but instead began a unilateral sweep.

His figure flitted through the towering mountains and rugged ranges of Wu Feng Ridge like a ghost.

Each time he appeared, it was accompanied by a flash of sharp Sword Qi and the crashing fall of a Yao Beast.

He first targeted those Void Refinement Realm Yao Beasts.

These Yao Beasts were considered chieftains under the Golden-Winged Roc's command; they had often lorded their power over others and had their hands stained with the blood of Human Race Cultivators.

A Lianxu Late Stage Three-Eyed Demon Wolf was hiding deep within its cave, trembling.

It had sensed the disappearance of the Golden-Winged Roc's aura, and it also sensed that Human Race aura—one that made its Soul tremble—approaching rapidly.

It wanted to flee, but found its limbs weak, unable to even stand up.

A chaos sword Qi, as if piercing through the barriers of space, ignored the heavy Restrictions at the cave entrance and instantly plunged into its skull.

The fear in the Three-Eyed Demon Wolf's eyes froze instantly.

A Lianxu Middle Stage Nether Poison Python was coiled in a swamp, attempting to use the toxic miasma and mud of the swamp to conceal its aura.

But its pathetic concealment methods were completely useless before Ye Qing's powerful Divine Sense.

Ye Qing did not even land; he simply pressed his fingers together like a sword and slashed through the air towards the swamp.

An invisible Sword Qi plunged deep into the swamp, splitting the Nether Poison Python, along with the patch of swamp it was hiding in, into two halves.

A Lianxu Initial Stage Red Flame Golden Lion Beast actually had some spirit; seeing Ye Qing approach, it did not flee, but instead roared and spat out a column of scorching flames, attempting a final struggle.

Ye Qing did not even look at the column of flames; with a casual wave, a Chaos palm print appeared out of thin air, scattering the flame column, and then, with undiminished momentum, struck the head of the Red Flame Golden Lion Beast.

Crack!

A crisp sound of bones cracking rang out.

That Red Flame Golden Lion Beast did not even have time to let out a scream before its head was crushed by the palm, and its massive body crashed to the ground.

In less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick, those few Void Refinement Realm Yao Beasts in Wu Feng Ridge had been cleaned out by him as easily as chopping melons and vegetables.

As for those low-level Yao Beasts at the Soul Transformation Stage and below, he did not deliberately hunt them down.

Without the leadership of the high-level Yao Race, those small fry would naturally scatter like birds and beasts, unable to amount to much.

After doing all this, he retracted his chaos sword and stood atop the highest peak of Wu Feng Ridge, his gaze calmly sweeping over the black mountain range that had just undergone a cleansing.

The smell of blood permeating the air was being dispersed by the mountain wind.

Those low-level Yao Beasts were currently hiding in their nests, not even daring to show their heads.

After confirming that no hidden dangers remained, he flickered his figure, turned into a streak of light, and sped off in the direction of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

The journey there took five days; on the way back, because he did not need to search along the way, his speed was much faster, and it only took a little over three days before he saw the towering mountain gate of the Heavenly Sword Sect from afar.

He first went to the Affairs Hall to hand in the mission, submitting the Yao Beast Core of the Golden-Winged Roc and the Materials from the several Void Refinement Realm Yao Beasts as proof of the mission.

As for that piece of xuanhuang mother gold and some other miscellaneous gains, he naturally would not be foolish enough to hand them all over.

When the Elder of the Affairs Hall saw the fist-sized, golden, and radiant Dao Integration Realm Yao Beast Core that exuded thick Demonic Qi, the expression on his face was indescribably vivid.

"This... is this the Yao Beast Core of that Golden-Winged Roc?" The Elder's voice was trembling.

"Yes." Ye Qing nodded, his tone plain, "I was lucky to kill it."

The Elder gasped, looking at Ye Qing as if he were looking at a monster.

That was an Early-stage Dao Integration Realm Golden-Winged Roc! It wasn't some Chinese cabbage by the roadside!

It was just killed by this seemingly young Disciple before him?

He hurriedly packed away the Yao Beast Core and other Materials properly, processed the mission completion formalities for Ye Qing, and then respectfully returned a jade token containing the contribution points to Ye Qing.

"Junior Martial Uncle Ye, the mission is complete. According to the regulations, killing the Early-stage Dao Integration Realm Yao Race leader rewards 100,000 Sect contribution points. The remaining Void Refinement Realm Yao Beasts reward a total of 30,000 contribution points. A total of 130,000 contribution points have been deposited into your identity jade token."

Ye Qing took the jade token, nodded, did not say much more, and turned to leave the Affairs Hall.

He did not immediately return to Tingjian Cliff, but instead went to the Scripture Pavilion first, using the newly acquired contribution points to exchange for a batch of high-level texts regarding Artifact Refining and Formation.

He planned to find time to fuse that piece of xuanhuang mother gold into the chaos sword to further enhance its quality and potential.

And before that, he needed to cram some relevant knowledge on Artifact Refining.