384: Chapter 384 The Giant Ape and Rhinoceros Driven Out of the Valley

Li Daoxuan removed all the Beast Crystals from them, a smile involuntarily appearing on his face.

This was a huge harvest—over thirty Vicious Beast crystals, not counting the crystals from other non-Vicious Beasts.

As he stored all the Beast Crystals, a great battle also broke out on the other side of the valley.

Li Daoxuan couldn't bother with much else and quickly rushed toward the exit of the valley.

The grassland side was extremely dangerous and definitely off-limits, so he could only go to the glacier side to digest these resources first.

Only after his cultivation level improved could he obtain more resources.

Now that he had just achieved a Breakthrough to the Second-Grade Iron Bone Realm, such cultivation wasn't considered very powerful, but in reality, Li Daoxuan was doing quite well.

A smile played on his lips; back in his ice cave, Li Daoxuan rolled around in excitement.

Without hesitation, he took out all the Beast Crystals: thirty-five First-Grade crystals, two Second-Grade crystals, and many unranked ones.

These were all top-quality resources, and a look of joy appeared on Li Daoxuan's face.

With these resources, he could definitely Breakthrough to the high stage of the Second Grade this time, and perhaps even reach the Third Grade.

Of course, the Third Grade wasn't that easy to Breakthrough to, as it involved tempering the internal organs.

To temper the internal organs, even more resources were required.

The resources in Li Daoxuan's hands were fully sufficient for him to Cultivate to the eighth stage of the Second Grade, but reaching the Third Grade was almost impossible.

However, as long as Li Daoxuan could Cultivate to the eighth stage of the Second Grade, he would be fully capable of contending with those two massive Vicious Beasts.

At this thought, Li Daoxuan's eyes lit up slightly.

Those were two Third-Grade Vicious Beasts; if he could deal with them, Li Daoxuan could step into the Third-Grade Realm just by relying on their Physical Bodies.

Thinking of this, he unhesitatingly crushed a Beast Crystal, quickly consumed it, and began to Cultivate earnestly.

Li Daoxuan's Cultivate speed was very fast, and while he had enough resources, he was unaware that the great battle outside had already begun.

The battle between the two Third-Grade Vicious Beasts directly stirred up the Vicious Beasts in the grassland.

Originally, with the Giant Ape and Rhinoceros present, their combined strength kept other Vicious Beasts from daring to enter the valley.

But now that these two massive Vicious Beasts were fighting, Vicious Beasts of other tribes led their kin and charged in en masse.

In an instant, the entire valley fell into chaos.

The first to charge in was the wolf pack; under the leadership of the Wolf King, countless wolf Vicious Beasts swarmed into the monkey troop.

As for the Rhinoceros herd, it had long been scattered; after all, after their slaughter by the Giant Ape, very few Rhinoceroses remained, and they couldn't withstand the impact of the wolf tribe at all.

Under these circumstances, the Monkey Clan bore the brunt of the attack.

Seeing the continuous influx of the Wolf Tribe into the valley, the two massive Vicious Beasts immediately stopped fighting.

However, at this point, very few of the Monkey Clan remained; the two of them were nearly left all alone.

Just as the two beasts were about to unite against the Wolf Tribe, another tribe from the grassland charged in.

It was the Hunting Dog Tribe, extremely fierce and very numerous.

They were far more numerous than the Wolf Tribe that had entered earlier, and the Wolf Tribe was no match for them.

Furthermore, the two great Vicious Beasts were also dealing with the Wolf Tribe.

In this situation, the Wolf Tribe was directly driven out of the valley, with few members remaining.

After the Wolf Tribe retreated from the valley, the Hunting Dog Tribe moved quickly, wiping out the remaining Rhinoceros Tribe and Monkey Clan in the entire valley.

As for the two massive apes and Rhinoceroses, they had already quickly fled the valley.

To them, their tribes had already dispersed, so it was better to just survive peacefully on their own.

If they encountered other monkey or Rhinoceros tribes in the future, they could find a way to defeat their kings and take over those herds.

Their plan was good, but they ran in the wrong direction when they fled.

They actually charged toward the ice field; looking at the snow-covered expanse, the two beasts were stunned.

They naturally knew the situation here, but at this point, returning to the valley to exit from the other side was basically impossible.

As for bypassing the valley from either side, that was even more impossible because those areas were not ordinary places but snow-capped Peaks that towered into the clouds.

The Snow Peaks were not simple; one careless step and they would be buried in the snow. There were even occasional avalanches, leaving them with no chance to escape.

The two Vicious Beasts fell silent.

Their gaze swept the surroundings; everything was a sheet of white, with not a single living creature in sight.

In such an environment, it was basically impossible for them to settle down and survive.

Because they were Vicious Beasts, not immortals, they needed food; without food, they would starve to death.

They looked back toward the valley, thinking of how happy they had been living there, only to be severely injured and driven out by the Hunting Dog Tribe in such a short time.

Although the Hunting Dog Tribe might not be able to hold the valley forever, it was no longer their territory.

The Rhinoceros and the Giant Ape looked at each other, a look of resentment appearing in their eyes.

They were currently severely injured; even if they fought their way back, they wouldn't be able to break through the valley.

Because there were many experts from the Hunting Dog Tribe in the valley now, including three Third-Grade ones; if they hadn't been injured, they might have stood a chance, but now, they simply didn't have the ability.

The Rhinoceros licked the ice and snow on the ground, but the ice was unexpectedly cold; in just an instant, his tongue was frozen numb.

"Siss!"

The Rhinoceros didn't dare lick the ice again, but he was getting hungry, so he glanced toward the edge of the valley.

He discovered several hunting dogs guarding the edge of the valley, clearly afraid they would fight their way back.

A look of rage appeared on the Giant Ape's face, and he unhesitatingly charged toward the edge of the valley.

But before he could reach the edge, he saw three massive hunting dogs appear, watching him expectantly, waiting for him to charge over.

The Giant Ape stopped instantly and could only turn back, immediately running toward the depths of the ice field.

It wasn't that he was afraid of those three hunting dogs; in his prime, if he and the Rhinoceros teamed up, they could certainly put up a fight.

But now, his tribe and the Rhinoceros's tribe were gone, and both he and the Rhinoceros were severely injured; in this state, it was basically impossible to charge back.

Seeing the Giant Ape running toward the center of the ice field, the Rhinoceros followed without hesitation.

Although there was a great grudge between the two beasts, it was better to huddle together for warmth at this time.

After all, they both had severe injuries, and it wouldn't be easy to recover quickly.

However, the ice field had its benefits; if they could find a Snow Lotus, not only could they recover from their injuries, but they could also increase their cultivation.

But it was extremely cold here, and for the two beasts, they simply couldn't adapt to the environment.

In the cave, Li Daoxuan quickly increased his cultivation; as he refined the crystals one by one, his cultivation soon reached the eleventh stage of the Second Grade, just one step away from tempering the skull and breaking through to the Peak of the Second Grade.

For others, tempering the skull was extremely dangerous, but for Li Daoxuan, it was a very simple matter.

As a continuous stream of energy poured into his brain, frantically tempering the skull, some damage also occurred to his brain.

At that moment, the Power of the Great Dao appeared, quickly healing Li Daoxuan's injuries and allowing him to recover rapidly.

Thus, Li Daoxuan tempered his skull while simultaneously healing his head injuries.

Time passed bit by bit, and the aura on Li Daoxuan's body gradually grew stronger; in that instant, he broke through to the Peak of the Second Grade.

After breaking through to the Peak of the Second Grade, what he needed to Cultivate was the internal organs, but the internal organs were not easy to Cultivate and required a large amount of resources.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Daoxuan took out a Ginseng root—something he had found within the valley.

It looked to be several hundred years old; if used to temper the internal organs, the energy within would be quite sufficient.

Li Daoxuan looked at the Ginseng and eventually put it away.

"The twelfth stage of the Third Grade involves cultivating Internal Breath. Beast Crystals cannot be used to Cultivate Internal Breath; only Heaven And Earth Treasures like Ginseng can be used. I'll save it for now."