Chapter 153: Star Moon Centipede
The banquet dispersed, and everyone prepared for land reclamation and hunting.
Bai Yun and Su Yan did not leave in a hurry; instead, they went to the courtyard in Southern Sky City and had Yang Kun and the others send a message back to Yun Cang Town to report safety.
Yang Kun and the other two also had some skills. Although it had only been a little over a month, they had already organized a merchant caravan dedicated to transporting materials from Yun Cang Town to Southern Sky City for selling, and they were already preparing to form a hunting team.
“Thank you for helping with Master taking me as his disciple.”
“Me?”
Su Yan slightly raised his gaze: “Martial Uncle Xiang Ge’s own decision, what does it have to do with me?”
Bai Yun smiled faintly: “Master pushed you to the Guizang Valley lineage. If Martial Uncle Long hadn’t come up with an idea, I’m afraid Master wouldn’t have just been confined to Yangming Mountain for a year.”
When Bai Yun mentioned the Hundred Tiger Peak matter, Su Yan learned that Xiang Ge had been beaten by his master, the Hundred Tiger Peak Head Seat Hu Yangming, and then confined to Yangming Mountain.
It was both punishment and forcing him to consolidate his foundation, transforming his Blood Tiger Heart Scripture into the Cultivation Manual Blood Tiger Swallowing Heaven Transformation.
Bai Yun was Xiang Ge’s disciple and had gained fortune from disaster. She was also cultivating on Yangming Mountain, practicing the Cultivation Manual《 White Tiger Spirit Sealing Art》, White Tiger True Intent, Ice Seal True Spirit, which was also a third-order Cultivation Manual.
Although not as good as Su Yan’s, it was much better than many inner disciples.
The two reminisced for a long time, then gave some instructions to Yang Kun, and returned to the sect together.
In Gui Cang Mountain, Su Yan fully circulated the Star Constellation Profound Beast Skill.
Behind him, the Six-Winged Blood Centipede spat out starlight, one Hundred Poisons Gu Seal after another emerging, a full ten of them, like planets orbiting, enveloping both it and Su Yan.
Starlight emerged, his body emitting a faint glow.
Su Yan slightly opened his eyes, as if stars were contained within.
In the Dantian inner landscape, countless starlights intertwined, accompanied by strands of True Essence constantly circulating, gradually weaving into the form of a massive centipede with deep color and carapace dotted with starlight.
“Insect Yuan as base, Six-Winged Blood Centipede as foundation, True Intent formed!”
Su Yan pushed with one breath, using four strands of Insect Yuan as guides, uniting essence, energy, and spirit, fully infusing into the gradually forming giant beast in the Dantian inner landscape.
“Roar”
Like a roar from the starry sky, the True Intent Beast Spirit fully formed—a splendid starlight-spotted, pitch-black carapace centipede.
About ten zhang long, its body like a tree hugged by ten people, coiled down, star points orbiting, carrying an aura of arrogance and majesty.
Su Yan looked up at the star constellations in the sky, gaining insight. In the inner landscape starry sky, over a dozen stars precisely formed the shape of a Giant Fierce Centipede.
“Star Moon Centipede True Intent must be one of the Star Constellation Profound Beasts.”
The inner landscape’s starry sky was the star chart of the star constellations. The more True Intents condensed, the more stars represented, and under mutual connections, it could erupt with even stronger power.
This was the special feature of the Cultivation Manual, and the stars corresponded to acupoints. If breaking through to Dan Qiao Realm in the future, having these stars as foundation would make it much easier.
“Just right to loosen up muscle and bone.”
Su Yan calculated the time; three days had already passed more than half.
Because of cultivation, he had consumed most of his resources. Even the pills he had bought with gold and silver in Southern Sky City a few days ago had been used up quite a bit.
He understood that without income, his cultivation speed would drop sharply.
When the three days were up, Su Yan arrived at the Nine Tablet Spirit Platform, where Bai Yun, Lin Junhao, Zheng Yan, Fu Xuejing, and Wang Xiaohu had already gathered.
As soon as Su Yan arrived, Lin Junhao immediately said: “Let’s go to the Sect Affairs Pavilion first to receive the mission. Although gains from land reclamation belong to us, we still need to follow arrangements and orderly clear out feral beasts.”
Although it was an experience, the sect could not abandon this land reclamation just for the experience.
“Okay.”
The group went to the Sect Affairs Pavilion together and received mission tokens.
There were quite a few disciples wanting to receive missions; when lining up, there were no fewer than twenty or thirty people at a glance.
Lin Junhao was the organizer and handled everything properly, then the group arrived at the relay station.
A massive Green Horned Giant Eagle stood before the crowd, its body over sixty or seventy meters, much larger than the one that had come to pick up beginner disciples that day, and its strength was stronger too.
“One low-grade Origin Stone.”
This Green Horned Giant Eagle was not going to and from Southern Sky City; it was heading to Hundred Peaks Barrier, a distance of over a thousand li.
Such a distance could not be borne by ordinary feral beasts, and the sect would not let disciples continue freeloading; they had to compensate for the consumption.
The six handed over Origin Stones and boarded the Green Horned Giant Eagle. Soon, they left the Beast King Sect’s territory.
On the back of the Green Horned Giant Eagle, there were about a hundred people. Excluding the disciple controlling the Green Horned Giant Eagle, the rest were all heading to Hundred Peaks Barrier.
“Hundred Peaks Barrier is the defensive line blocking feral beast invasions. Four major sects and dozens of small sects together occupy over a hundred mountain peaks, connecting Earth Veins to form a high wall blocking feral beast invasions.”
Lin Junhao spoke of the information he had inquired about. Actually, even without him saying, Su Yan had learned quite a bit from Gu Songde.
Beyond the barrier was barren wilderness, with countless resources and countless feral beasts.
Slaughter and fighting were everywhere; only those with ability could live freely.
Within the barrier was the territory of the various sects: Medicine Mountain, mines, Feral Beast Mountains… The sect’s food, clothing, daily needs, and cultivation resources all relied on these conquered lands.
The more mountain peaks occupied, the more resources gained, but the greater the responsibility borne.
Su Yan slightly raised his gaze: “Beyond the barrier, it’s about ability. Compared to Yun Cang Town’s desolate mountain area, it will only be more intense.”
“Brother Su is absolutely right.”
The group chatted idly, and after a long time, they all sat cross-legged and quietly cultivated.
After about one or two hours, the Green Horned Giant Eagle passed over layers of mountain peaks shrouded in clouds. Looking down, there were dense cloud layers, with occasional mountain tips peeking out.
Mountains connected, rivers encircled, and faint beast roars could be heard.
Although not yet at Hundred Peaks Barrier, this area already had many powerful feral beasts roaming. Though it was land reclamation area, it was not without feral beasts; for ordinary people, it was extremely dangerous.
Traveling through the clouds for another hour, suddenly the sky darkened, and the crowd looked sharply—a peak over seven or eight thousand meters tall thrust into the sky.
The clouds were pierced by it, light blocked by it; this towering peak rose from the ground like a giant.
The Green Horned Giant Eagle approached continuously, surrounding clouds parting, revealing not just one but many continuous peaks to left and right, varying in height but all like walls reaching into the clouds.
What a Hundred Peaks Barrier!
The crowd was extremely amazed. Su Yan looked closely; at the junction of the mountains, a massive city sat within, built of boulders, thick and majestic, its city walls embedded in the mountains, mottled bloodstains almost black—this was a city long tempered by war.
The Green Horned Giant Eagle flew toward the giant city but landed at the relay station outside the city, unloading everyone, not daring to fly further.
“We’re here, Beast King Sect’s Town Beast City.”
The relay station was just outside Town Beast City, with towering city walls standing before the crowd.
At such close range, they realized Town Beast City was probably no less impressive than Southern Sky City.
“Disciples signing up for land reclamation, gather here. The rest, enter the city to report and proceed to Hundred Thousand Great Mountains to kill feral beasts at your own risk.”
The guard just gave a reminder, then walked straight toward the twenty or thirty people who had come down from the Green Horned Giant Eagle’s back.
“Not bad.”
Seeing the number, he nodded slightly and led the crowd to the sect affairs office in the city for registration. A senior brother who looked like a steward said: “Your land reclamation this time is beyond Hundred Peaks Barrier, around Huang Meng Mountain a hundred li away—one main peak, several sub-peaks, encircling in a belt, with upper second-order mountain vein Spiritual Energy, plenty of treasures.”
“Senior Brother, are we the first batch?”
“Second batch of new disciples. The first batch of Mountain Guard has already cleared part of it.”
The steward senior brother was a sallow, skinny man. He slightly raised his gaze: “No need to worry. Huang Meng Mountain, Tianbao Mountain, Qijin Mountain three areas for land reclamation, led by Fuyue Peak Dan Qiao True Person Yu Xuanfeng Martial Uncle—even if there are Calamity Beasts, no fear.”
Calamity Beast, namely third-order feral beast. Third-order feral beasts had opened intelligence; apart from size, their wisdom was no different from ordinary people. They could be called Beast Kings of an area, wreaking havoc on one side, termed Calamity Beasts.
Every Calamity Beast, with powerful physical body and Divine Ability, could exert strength no less than Dan Qiao Realm, not to be underestimated.
They said so, but no one who heard dared take it lightly.
They received maps, land reclamation directions, and missions, then all set off together, riding Scaled Horses or Cunning Ox Beasts straight to Huang Meng Mountain.
Huang Meng Mountain was shrouded in mist, ancient trees towering, hundred-meter trees everywhere, strange stones and dangerous gullies impossible to guard against.
When the crowd arrived, they scattered in directions, only their own small teams following behind.
Su Yan and the others arrived at Huang Meng Mountain, handed over the Scaled Horses and Cunning Ox Beasts to the senior brothers at the camp stationed here, then plunged into the old forest.
They hadn’t gone far when rustling sounds immediately came.
From the old trees and shrubs burst a pitch-black massive evil bear, about two zhang tall, Demonic Essence surging, swinging several claw strikes.
“I’ll handle it.”
Zheng Yan slashed with his long saber, blocking the evil bear’s strike. Saber Light emerged, sinking into its body.
A peak first-order evil bear was directly slain by him.
However, the crowd could not be happy, because the feral beasts here were not so afraid of people.
Lin Junhao stored the evil bear corpse in his storage ring and said: “Normal gains will be split evenly when back.”
Storage rings were sold in Southern Sky City. The Lin Family had deep pockets, and with Lin Junhao’s current Beast King Sect disciple status, buying one was not difficult.
The crowd had no objections and continued exploring Huang Meng Mountain.
Feral beasts sensed the intruders and frantically launched attacks, with endless sneak attacks.
First-order feral beasts like Black Panthers, packs of sharp-beaked evil birds, burrowing iron-eating rats…
The ferocity of the feral beasts exceeded their imagination, and some danger came from plants.
In just half a day, Lin Junhao and the others understood the ferocity of the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.
“No wonder this level of land reclamation requires so many hands.”
Wang Xiaohu thrust his long saber into the body of a spotted giant tiger before him. Bai Yun charged with her spear, leaping and striking, the long spear piercing the head of this second-order Fierce Tiger.
“Second second-order feral beast.”
Fu Xuejing stared at the Fierce Tiger—what fine forging materials, fiercer than those in Yun Cang Town, with thicker Demonic Essence.
Lin Junhao stepped forward to process the feral beast and said while doing so: “Hundred Thousand Great Mountains don’t know how many Earth Veins and Spiritual Veins it nurtures. Spiritual Energy gathers, feral beasts naturally breed endlessly—how could it not be dangerous.”
Bai Yun saw him store the second-order feral beast and said: “After half a day of coordination, if we encounter second-order feral beasts again, try to capture them and send back to the camp to exchange for contribution points.”
“I agree.”
Fu Xuejing nodded in agreement, as did Zheng Yan.
“Then let’s try later. I think…”
Before the words finished, rolling hoofbeats suddenly sounded.
The crowd’s expressions changed: “Alert, feral beasts.”
The group picked up weapons, figures quickly scattering, climbing several old trees in a few steps.
Hidden by leaves, the crowd looked intently and drew in a cold breath.
A small herd of Black Rock Steel Pigs charged, bodies like water buffaloes, each over a zhang long and man-high, collisions toppling trees hugged by several people.
Rustling rustling
Through the shrubs, several ghostly figures darted, visible only as dark purple shadows in passing.
“What is that?”
Lin Junhao’s face grew grave. Black Rock Steel Pigs were already second-order feral beasts.
In this small herd, there were three leading second-order ones, the rest late first-order or even peak first-order feral beasts—very strong.
Yet, such a herd was being chased by three feral beasts.
Su Yan’s gaze sharpened, clearly seeing the three figures.
Purple Light Leopard Beasts
Second-order feral beasts, but incredibly fast, moving like purple shadows, skilled in cooperative hunting, extremely strong.
Su Yan looked at the group and said: “Be careful, Purple Light Leopard Beasts.”
The crowd’s faces changed. Lin Junhao said: “Even early second-order Purple Light Leopard Beasts are no less than Heart Ape Stage great accomplishment martial artists, let alone in coordination.”
Fu Xuejing’s face was grim: “How to handle? We have numbers, but…”
They had numbers, but in this chaos, with three second-order Black Rock Steel Pigs causing trouble, second-order power might not balance out.
“Find a way to leave, handle them when isolated. Their current prey is the Black Rock Steel Pigs…”
Zheng Yan was very calm, but Su Yan smiled.
“Six second-order feral beasts—that’s perfect.”
“Brother Su, you…”
Whether Purple Light Leopard Beasts or Black Rock Steel Pigs, both were good feral beasts. The former were war beasts, needed by many in Hundred Tiger Peak, high price on black market.
The latter were mount types, excellent endurance and defense, also good feral beasts.
Su Yan glanced; the Purple Light Leopard Beasts had encircled, even including them in the surround.
Clever beasts, truly unafraid of people.
His gaze turned cold, then he said: “I’ll handle the three Purple Light Leopard Beasts. You capture those Black Rock Steel Pigs alive.”
As the words fell, Su Yan’s figure had already stepped out, heading straight for the nearest Purple Light Leopard Beast.
Lin Junhao and the others’ faces changed slightly. Seeing Su Yan’s lone departing back, they gritted their teeth. He said: “Old Fu, block the Black Rock Steel Pigs’ path. Zheng Yan, Old Wang, attack from sides. Miss Bai, you and I wait for chances to injure and capture them alive. Watch for Purple Light Leopard Beast attacks, ready to assist Su Yan anytime.”
Bai Yun glanced at Su Yan’s side, her figure swiftly maneuvering, gaze firm, and said: “My junior brother doesn’t need help. First capture the Black Rock Steel Pigs.”
