66: Picked up

Outside the portal.

People constantly retreated from the Qi Ling Star Battlefield, looking disheveled, covered in wounds, and with dim eyes.

"Sigh, Qi Ling Star is truly uninhabitable! Even Yao Beasts like the Ghost-Face Treant, which usually reside deep in the forests, have come out."

"You encountered them too?" someone asked.

The person who was asked replied helplessly: "Not only did we encounter them, but we were also chased for quite a while. It's only because they aren't fast and we were close to the passage that we managed to escape. Otherwise, we might have been left behind."

"It's not just the Ghost-Face Treants; recently, many mid-level and above Yao Beasts have appeared everywhere. Everything is in chaos."

"We can't even complete our tasks anymore. We went in for two days this time and gained nothing."

Several people exchanged glances, all looking somewhat unwilling.

Suddenly, a person appeared in the portal. He held a shield in one hand and a rope in the other.

As soon as he exited the portal, he saw the crowd gathered around, all looking at him with long Faces.

"Chen Qiufeng from Donglin Martial Arts University?" someone asked.

Chen Qiufeng nodded and smiled at him.

"You've also come out to seek refuge?"

"Refuge?" Chen Qiufeng seemed a little confused.

He scanned the surroundings, looking at the people around him, all empty-handed and with gloomy expressions.

"Yes, the Yao Beasts on Qi Ling Star..."

Before that person could finish speaking, a few more people emerged from behind Chen Qiufeng, pushing the corpses of several green oxen.

"Captain, why have you stopped?"

Chen Qiufeng didn't reply but instead looked at the person who had just started to speak, signaling him to continue.

He was quite interested in the situation on Qi Ling Star, as he might have to return again soon.

What was this senior brother just about to say?

That person looked at their haul, somewhat stunned.

Several second-tier green oxen!

These people should all be first-tier, right? How did they hunt so many second-tier green oxen?

How did they manage this when Qi Ling Star is in such chaos?

"Brother, didn't you encounter any chaos?"

Chen Qiufeng was puzzled: "What chaos?"

That person suddenly didn't want to speak anymore. With so much loot from others, and his own group empty-handed, he felt too embarrassed to ask!

A person nearby interjected: "Qi Ling Star has been experiencing a lot of Yao Beast riots recently. It's very dangerous, so we've all come out to seek refuge."

Some people around cast sidelong glances at the interjecting person, showing some displeasure.

Such embarrassing things, everyone knows it, there's no need for you to be so clever!

Chen Qiufeng saw their expressions and roughly understood that they were envious of his group's gains.

He smiled: "We were lucky. There were powerful Martial Artists clearing the way ahead, and we followed behind and picked up a lot of corpses."

"Picked... picked up?" Everyone was bewildered.

"Yes! Only one was killed by us; the rest were all picked up from what others didn't want!" the girl in the team said happily.

The person who asked was a bit dumbfounded, and also a little sour.

What luck!

At this moment, another disheveled figure rushed out of the portal.

"Damn it! Why did that stinky bat have to chase me of all people?"

Ever since they split up, he had been chased all the way by that fourth-tier bat. He had barely managed to escape.

But to speed up, he had thrown away all the large and small bags at his waist, only keeping a small bag on his back.

"Li Qingshan from Jinling Martial Arts University!" someone recognized him.

Li Qingshan gasped for breath, feeling somewhat exhausted. After a good while, he straightened up and suddenly noticed everyone around him staring.

"Why is everyone looking at me?" Li Qingshan wiped his sweat and quickly reached down to feel his pants.

Still there!

Then what were these people looking at?

Was he, Li Qingshan, really that popular?

Someone in the crowd looked at the bag on his back and asked: "Li Qingshan, it seems you had a good haul this time!"

The person asking had heard of Li Qingshan before and knew his reputation; his tone was somewhat teasing.

Although Li Qingshan didn't know him, at a time like this, he naturally couldn't lose Face. He patted his chest and said: "Of course! How could I, Li Qingshan, not have a great haul when I make a move?"

With that, he reached into the bag on his back and pulled out many Spiritual Fruits.

"Spirit-Nourishing Fruit, Soul-Nourishing Fruit, and that's Dragon Blood Fruit! Li Qingshan, did you raid a Yao Beast's lair?" Old Huang, the gatekeeper, also looked over at this point, identifying the Spiritual Fruits he pulled out.

Spiritual Fruits are also special products unique to these Space Battlefields, requiring years of Spiritual Qi accumulation to form.

Due to the short time since Spiritual Qi's resurgence on Blue Star, natural ones are rare, and artificial cultivation requires a large consumption of Spiritual Qi, making it not worth the effort.

Li Qingshan's expression was as usual, but he couldn't very well admit to raiding a Yao Beast's lair, so he casually replied: "Not really, I just traveled far and picked them up along the way."

As soon as he said this, Li Qingshan noticed the people around him looking at him with strange eyes, then at Chen Qiufeng, who had just come out.

Heh heh, picked up again!

Just now, they still thought Chen Qiufeng was telling the truth, that he was just lucky.

Now, Li Qingshan also claimed to have picked them up. What, only the two of them are lucky, and everyone else is unlucky?

The crowd gradually dispersed, no longer wanting to talk to these few people.

Li Qingshan was a bit speechless. Seeing Chen Qiufeng still looking at him from the side, he became a little impatient: "What are you looking at? Haven't you seen someone lucky before?"

Chen Qiufeng gave an awkward smile and didn't want to have too much contact with this troublesome person from Jinling. He instructed his team members to drag the green ox corpses away and left.

Li Qingshan stroked his chin, lingered at the entrance for a long time, then re-entered the portal.

He had to see if that bat had left. He still needed to go back and retrieve his lost packages... From September 8th to 10th, Chen Qing spent three consecutive days on Qi Ling Star completing tasks and Cultivating.

Chen Qing noticed a phenomenon: Cultivating on Qi Ling Star was faster than on Blue Star.

He had heard before that the Space Battlefield was rich in Spiritual Qi and more suitable for Cultivation than Blue Star, and now he was experiencing it firsthand.

However, it was full of Yao Beasts and fraught with danger, so not many people would stay here for long to Cultivate.

After completing several target tasks, Chen Qing unfurled the map again to check the last task objective.

"Spirit Pattern Python. Second-tier, prefers wood-attribute Spiritual Qi, possesses immense strength. The Spirit Pattern Python has a pair of strange horns. Task objective: obtain the Spirit Pattern Python's horns."

Chen Qing recalled the special reminder from the task office after this task.

"Hint: This is a special task, with a relatively high difficulty. It is recommended for team combat or to be undertaken after reaching the mid-tier."

None of the other tasks he accepted had similar special hints; only this one did.

This was enough to show that the difficulty of this task was significantly higher than the others.

This was also the main reason Chen Qing left this task for last.

Chen Qing put away the map and walked towards a small mountain.

That was one of the hiding places of the Spirit Pattern Python... The sky gradually darkened.

In the night, Chen Qing had already entered the small mountain.

There was no light in the dark forest. The night on Qi Ling Star was much darker than on Blue Star, with no moon and no city lights.

However, as a Martial Artist, Chen Qing had keen senses. Even in a completely dark space without light, it was not much different from daylight to him.

Coupled with his ability to sense his Mental Energy being released, he could clearly perceive details that his eyes could not reach.

Chen Qing composed himself, and his gaze suddenly turned in one direction.

In the pitch-black night, two greenish-blue antennae appeared between two trees.

A giant python slowly slithered out from between the trees.