34: What about the fourth-level monster? That doesn't make sense.

For Su Changqing now, the Nascent Divinity Realm posed almost no threat to him.

After all, he had too many trump cards.

Even a Yao Beast in the Late Stage Nascent Divinity Realm, which was a major Realm higher than him, posed almost no threat to him.

Two hours later.

Su Changqing killed a Fourth-Tier Early Stage Yao Beast and took out its inner core.

"Damn, it seems all the Fourth-Tier Yao Beasts are gone."

Su Changqing looked at the Yao Beast inner cores in his Spatial Ring with a hint of helplessness.

There were three Late Stage Fourth-Tier ones, sixty-nine Middle Stage Fourth-Tier ones, and one hundred seventy-two Early Stage Fourth-Tier ones.

There were also some Wheel Sea Realm Yao Beast inner cores, which Su Changqing was too lazy to count.

In these two hours, almost all the Fourth-Tier Yao Beasts in the depths of the forest had been slaughtered by him.

Gone.

Not a single one left.

"Forget it, I'll find a few Third-Tier Yao Beasts to practice on."

Su Changqing shrugged helplessly, then walked towards the outer perimeter.

Everyone else cautiously walked from the outer perimeter towards the depths, only he walked from the center towards the outer perimeter.

...

"Late Stage Third-Tier Yao Beasts are nothing more than this; they pose no threat to me."

Shen Qingyuan looked at the thirty-two Late Stage Third-Tier Yao Beast inner cores in her Spatial Ring, a smile appearing on her face.

Only two and a half hours into the Secret Realm, she had already killed thirty-two Late Stage Third-Tier Yao Beasts.

This speed was undeniably fast.

"Next, it's time to go deeper and find Fourth-Tier Yao Beasts. I hope they can give me some pressure."

As she spoke, a confident smile appeared on Shen Qingyuan's lips.

She possessed a Saint Grade Physique, was a Personal Disciple of the Sect Master, held a high status, and was at the Peak of the Wheel Sea Realm in her Cultivation.

She was only one step away from Breaking Through to the Nascent Divinity Realm.

She was determined to win first place in this Outer Sect Competition.

Let alone Early Stage Fourth-Tier Yao Beasts, she was confident she could take down even Middle Stage ones in a one-on-one fight.

However, she naturally knew about the three Late Stage Fourth-Tier Yao Beasts in the depths of the forest; they were very strong, a major Realm higher than her, and Shen Qingyuan had no intention of challenging those three Yao Beasts.

She was not absolutely confident in fighting across a major Realm.

However, for a mere Outer Sect Competition, killing a few Early Stage and Middle Stage Fourth-Tier Yao Beasts would be enough to secure first place.

She didn't believe anyone could take down those few Late Stage Fourth-Tier Yao Beasts.

Shen Qingyuan rested for a moment, then walked towards the depths of the forest.

Half an hour later, her brows furrowed slightly, and a look of impatience gradually appeared on her face.

"What's going on?"

"Where are the Fourth-Tier Yao Beasts?"

"How come I haven't seen a single one!?"

Logically speaking, her current location was the depths of the forest, where there were hundreds of Fourth-Tier Yao Beasts. How could she not have encountered a single one for so long?

"Could it be that these Fourth-Tier Yao Beasts sensed my Qi and dared not approach?"

After all, Shen Qingyuan possessed a Saint Grade Physique.

"It must be so. It seems I need to conceal my Qi. Sometimes, being too talented isn't a good thing."

Shen Qingyuan sighed faintly, then restrained her Qi and slowly explored.

Just as she was confidently certain she would find some Fourth-Tier Yao Beasts this time, Shen Qingyuan explored for another full half hour, yet she didn't encounter a single Fourth-Tier Yao Beast.

The entire depths of the forest seemed to have fallen into a dead silence.

"Where are the Yao Beasts?"

"How come there are none left?"

Shen Qingyuan's composure was starting to break.

In such a vast forest, with hundreds of Fourth-Tier Yao Beasts, she hadn't encountered a single one.

It didn't make sense!

It shouldn't be like this!!!

"Where are my Fourth-Tier Yao Beasts? Where did they go!?"

Shen Qingyuan gritted her teeth, her face blank with confusion.

...

Meanwhile, Su Changqing, the culprit, was already slaughtering Third-Tier Yao Beasts.

There was no other way; he had killed all the Fourth-Tier Yao Beasts, so he could only kill some Third-Tier ones.

"Boom!"

He swung his Dao Sword, and a dozen Third-Tier Yao Beasts in front of him were all killed. After picking up their inner cores, the Yao Beast corpses in front of him instantly dissipated.

Just as he was about to leave, a voice suddenly called out to him.

"Su Changqing!?"

Su Changqing turned his head. The person in front of him was at the Late Stage Wheel Sea Realm, dressed in black tight-fitting clothes, looking as if he had found his prey.

"You are?"

Su Changqing frowned slightly, asking curiously.

"Hehe, I'm Zhong Qi, Outer Sect's tenth-ranked Disciple. Someone paid a hefty price for your life."

Zhong Qi grinned, a hint of killing intent in his eyes.

This Secret Realm was the best opportunity to kill Su Changqing.

If he could take down the opponent, he would receive a large reward.

Moreover, if Su Changqing died in the Secret Realm, no one would know he did it.

Why not?

"Oh?"

Someone paid money for his life?

Su Changqing became a little interested. He pondered for a moment, and a figure roughly appeared in his mind: Li Yunfei.

In the entire Tai Xuan Sect, he hadn't offended many people.

After all, Su Changqing was a 'good person of the Sect' and never did anything bad.

He figured only Li Yunfei, that Personal Disciple, would have the power and resources to bribe an Outer Sect Disciple to risk his life.

However, this method, to Su Changqing, was somewhat crude.

He smiled lightly:

"You seem very happy."

Upon hearing this, Zhong Qi's lips curved into an arc:

"Of course. If I kill you, my reward will be substantial, enough for me to Cultivate to the Nascent Divinity Realm."

Money moves hearts.

This was even more true for these Martial Artists.

"Is that so? It seems you're happy a bit too early."

With that, Su Changqing said nothing more. He swung his Dao Sword, and the terrifying Sword Qi transformed into a ball of light, directly engulfing Zhong Qi.

The latter's eyes widened, filled with disbelief.

"This... how is this possible?"

But facing this Sword Qi, he didn't even have the thought of dodging.

Terrifying!

It was simply too terrifying.

"Rumble."

With one strike, Zhong Qi instantly died.

Su Changqing smiled calmly, not taking him to heart at all.

A mere Late Stage Wheel Sea Realm Martial Artist was not much stronger than an ant in his eyes.

Su Changqing stepped forward and picked up the Storage Pouch from Zhong Qi's body.

The Storage Pouch had a very small space, a low-end version of a Spatial Ring, only one cubic meter, but it was quite valuable.

Inside Zhong Qi's Storage Pouch, there were quite a few Third-Tier Yao Beast inner cores, but other Cultivation resources were pitifully few.

"Damn, what a poor guy."

Su Changqing grumbled, then put away the Storage Pouch.

He then glanced at Zhong Qi's corpse and very kindly used his abnormal fire to cremate it.

"Killing someone and even helping cremate the body, I really am a good person. The title of Tai Xuan Sect's number one good person is truly well-deserved."

Su Changqing said smugly.

After doing all this, Su Changqing leisurely continued to search for Yao Beasts.

He had too many Yao Beast inner cores on him, and all the high-tier Yao Beasts had been killed by him. The combined points of everyone else probably wouldn't even surpass Su Changqing's.

The day passed quickly, nearing its end, and Shen Qingyuan, as the Sect Master's Personal Disciple, was almost on the verge of collapse.