34: Chapter 34: Experience 34: Chapter 34: Experience Zhou Dinghai left the Nine Spirit Sect the very next day, claiming he didn’t want to owe the sect any more favors.
However, Zhou Heng knew that his father’s actions were more about not wanting to distract him, so that he could devote all his attention to cultivation.
After thinking it over, he didn’t try to stop him, not wanting to let his father down.
He buried his feelings for his family deep in his heart and focused his aim solely on improving his cultivation level.
The stray energy provided by the Black Sword had already started its decline.
He was certain that this energy was what he had cultivated over the past ten years.
Thus, even if he had the sa talent as Zhou Dinghai, he feared that this energy would run out once he reached the Ninth Layer of Body Refinent.
If he wanted to continue making rapid progress on the path of cultivation, he had to think of other ways.
Like the Gathering Yuan Pill, like Demon Beast at!
He set his sights on the top ten strongest disciples of the Outer Sect.
If he could take their place, he would receive focused training from the sect.
However, challenging the top ten of the outer gate wasn’t sothing he could do whenever he wanted; it was only possible on the first day of each month.
And now, it was only early February, with about twenty days still to wait.
While he was worrying about this, he received his first training mission since joining the sect: to enter the Pingtian Mountain Range and hunt Demon Beasts.
Hunting Demon Beasts served a dual purpose: to train the sect mbers and to provide “food” for the sect’s outstanding disciples.
Did they really expect them to waste precious ti hunting?
The hunting team was led by an Inner Sect Disciple, with five to six Outer Sect Disciples as mbers.
Any more and it would be difficult to manage.
Early in the morning, Zhou Heng arrived at the foot of the mountain for the assembly and t the other mbers of his team.
He didn’t recognize a single one!
But just because he didn’t know them didn’t an they didn’t know him.
In fact, his fa had risen early on when he fought the four strongest of the Outer Sect, and even many Inner Sect Disciples had heard of his na.
Zhou Heng counted, and including himself, there were five Outer Sect Disciples, all male.
After a while, two figures approached one after the other.
The one in front was a seductive and gorgeous woman with a voluptuous figure; her ample bosom trembled with every step, and her waist twisted in a myriad of flirty ways.
It was none other than Han Yulian!
The person behind her was a young man in his early twenties, tall and handso, but his eyes were fixated on the swaying buttocks of Han Yulian, almost drooling at the mouth.
“I am your team leader for this hunting mission!” Han Yulian said straightforwardly.
When her gaze swept over Zhou Heng, she was reminded of the surprise this young man had brought her, causing her eyes to pause briefly.
“Senior Sister Han, aren’t you going to introduce ?” The young man behind her smiled and said, “Since we have new mbers here, I’ll introduce myself.
My na is Qi Guangyao, an Inner Sect Disciple.
This ti, I volunteered to co and lend Senior Sister Han a helping hand!”
“Hmph, don’t ddle in others’ affairs!” Han Yulian cast a glance at Qi Guangyao, her eyes clearly reflecting her disgust.
“Senior Sister, after all, it’s your first ti leading a team, and you’ve only just entered the Blood Refinent Realm not long ago.
I’m concerned about you!” Qi Guangyao’s face showed a deep affection as he openly displayed his feelings in front of everyone.
—He was younger than Han Yulian, but had reached the Tenth Layer of Body Refinent earlier than her, therefore speaking with the tone of a senior.
“Who needs your ddling!” Han Yulian was ungrateful, waving her delicate hand, “Let’s move out!”
She took the lead, with Zhou Heng and the other five following closely behind.
Qi Guangyao chuckled and followed leisurely at the rear of the group.
The Nine Spirit Sect was already situated at the base of the Pingtian Mountain Range, so they were always in the mountains.
But to hunt for Demon Beasts, they naturally had to go deeper; it was unlikely to encounter them on the periphery.
Four days later, they had penetrated deep into the Pingtian Mountain Range, far beyond the depths Zhou Heng had previously ventured.
The terrain beca steeper, and the terrifying roars of beasts occasionally resounded, shaking everyone to the core.
“From here onward is where the Demon Beasts roam.
Everyone be careful, we must not go beyond the thirty-mile limit.
Past that, Demon Beasts of the Blood Refinent Realm will erge!” Han Yulian said seriously.
Everyone felt a shiver down their spine.
If they encountered a Demon Beast from the Blood Refinent Realm, it was likely that even Han Yulian would have to flee for her life, unable to look after them anymore.
“Don’t worry, with here, even Demon Beasts of the Blood Refinent Realm can be slain!” Qi Guangyao’s voice ca from not too far away.
Han Yulian had driven him out of the team, but he shalessly kept following behind, interjecting comnts from ti to ti.
He, just like Han Yulian, was at the Tenth Layer of Body Refinent, but he had entered it half a year earlier than her and had already reached the peak of the Tenth Layer.
However, as one reached higher martial realms, breaking through beca increasingly difficult.
It was not unusual for soone to be stuck for three to five years moving from the Tenth to the Eleventh Layer of Body Refinent.
Starting from the Blood Refinent Realm, the importance of insight and understanding began to fully manifest.
Two experts at the Tenth Layer of Body Refinent indeed possessed strong battle power, but if they really encountered a Demon Beast of the sa realm, they would most likely have to flee!
Therefore, no one took Qi Guangyao’s boasting seriously—after all, they had heard him bragging to the point of breaking the sky on the journey here.
Qi Guangyao, however, had no self-awareness.
Seeing contempt on the faces of his companions, he snorted heavily, displaying his displeasure openly.
“Let’s get moving.
This is your training, and unless your life is in danger, I won’t intervene!” Han Yulian waved her hand.
All five from Zhou Heng’s team nodded in agreent.
The team’s leadership now fell to Zhou Heng.
Although he was thoroughly a newcor, his reputation from one battle had naturally led the other four to unanimously appoint him as the vice-captain.
The demon beasts here were indeed plentiful.
They hadn’t gone far when they arrived at a clearing, where they saw a trendous wild boar lying asleep under a giant tree, its snores thundering like a storm— it was this noise that had led Zhou Heng and his group to the spot.
This wild boar was a colossal six ters long, imnsely large, with golden-yellow fur covering its body.
Two protruding tusks nearly a foot in length showed at the sides of its mouth, emitting a cold and sinister gleam.
A demon beast of the Eighth Layer of Body Refinent, the Golden-haired Pig!
Zhou Heng imdiately leaped into action, deploying the Cloud Flying Step as he sped towards the demon pig, his sword singing as he drew it from his waist and thrust forward.
—He didn’t want to swagger around using Lin Fuxiang’s na; the Frost Cold Sword had been wrapped with cloth and carried on his back the whole ti, and he was now wielding just an ordinary iron sword.
“Too reckless!” Han Yulian was imdiately livid, smoke nearly pouring out from her seven orifices.
As a leader, her most important duty was to strategically arrange the team so that each soldier could play their proper role.
But there went Zhou Heng, charging forward without any regard for teamwork.
Where was the cooperation in that?
The other four youths, all brimming with youthful vigor and brazen energy, were excited by Zhou Heng’s lead and also dashed out one after another.
The snoring of the Golden-haired Pig abruptly stopped, and it opened a pair of massive pig eyes, blood-red in color.
Whoosh!
Zhou Heng’s sword ca slashing down, only to miss.
Despite the pig’s bulky appearance, it was startlingly agile and managed to dodge Zhou Heng’s attack in a flash.
With a piercing squeal, it charged at Zhou Heng.
Cloud Flying Step!
Zhou Heng’s heart void of joy or sorrow, he was completely imrsed in the Sword Intent of the Sky-soaring Nine Forms.
With each blink of his eyes, two black swords seed to appear in his pupils, profound and imasurable.
Every move of the Golden-haired Pig was under his control!
This feeling was fantastically strange, as if he were an emperor above the nine heavens, gazing down upon all living beings with a lofty view.
Glide, glide, glide; veer, veer, veer.
Zhou Heng’s feet slid gracefully.
He felt that with his grasp over the overall situation, he could manage without the Cloud Flying Step—although having it made things much easier for him and allowed him to confront even stronger adversaries.
With Zhou Heng drawing its attention, the other four were free to launch their attacks.
Given the natural resilience of the demon beast, ordinary weapons could hardly scratch its skin, but constant effort wears away the hardest stone.
After all, the four were of the Bone Refinent Realm and their strength was substantial, making the accumulated attacks significant.
The Golden-haired Pig kept screeching; it was feeling the pain!
Seizing the opportunity, Zhou Heng suddenly lunged with his sword.
Spurt, spurt!
He punctured twice consecutively, and two sprays of blood burst forth.
The Golden-haired Pig let out a pitiful scream and lunged forward.
It missed hitting Zhou Heng but got stuck between two large rocks, unable to move forward or backward!
“Well done!” The rest of them cheered loudly, as Zhou Heng’s twin stabs had punctured the Golden-haired Pig’s eyes!
The demon beast’s body was truly powerful, but areas like the eyes, nose, mouth, and anus remained vulnerable.
If not for Zhou Heng’s intent to blind the creature, the first strike could have penetrated deeper, inflicting more severe damage on the Golden-haired Pig.
But then he wouldn’t have had ti for the second strike.
While the Golden-haired Pig was trapped, the other four bombarded it relentlessly.
The power of the Bone Refinent Realm was not to be underestimated, and under the full force of their attacks, even the sturdy physique of the Golden-haired Pig couldn’t keep up, its cries resembling those of a pig being slaughtered.
Bang!
With a heavy thud, the pain-driven demon beast forcefully extricated itself, blood pouring from its eye sockets, looking even more ferocious and terrifying.
But it was already at the end of its strength and soon collapsed, becoming the first catch for Zhou Heng and his group.
The youths all cheered, having previously taken down Body Refinent Eighth Layer demon beasts.
But when had it ever been this easy?
Han Yulian’s lips quivered a few tis, but in the end, she said nothing.
She really wanted to scold Zhou Heng for his complete disregard for teamwork, but the Golden-haired Pig had been dealt with so cleanly and effectively, she didn’t even know how to begin her reproach.
The team didn’t move on.
Instead, they imdiately set about processing the corpse of the Golden-haired Pig.
The pig’s skin could make excellent armor, the tusks were absolutely sharp weapons, the bones could be used for dicine, and the pork was a first-class resource for cultivation.
The Nine Spirit Sect had a special pill that could extract all the moisture from at, turning thousands of pounds of flesh into just about a hundred pounds, significantly reducing its volu and making it very easy to carry.
Zhou Heng couldn’t help feeling that if Lin Fuxiang had also brought such a pill, the corpse of the Six-legged Giant Head Beast wouldn’t have gone to waste.
That woman, truly wasteful!
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