Chapter 84: The Beast Tide in Cuiyun Mountain, Jin Shifeng's Despair! Zhao Haifeng Collapses

[10: Yesterday, you used the Rusty Copper Bowl and received information that to remove the rust, you need to go to the Witch Tribe to break the curse.]

"Jin Shifeng is preparing to set out for Cuiyun Mountain this morning?"

Looking at the second piece of information, Qin Wang pondered briefly. He immediately packed up and prepared to leave. Once Jin Shifeng found that hidden stone wall, he would undoubtedly trigger the Bewitching Beast Fragrance, causing the nearby beasts of Cuiyun Mountain to go berserk!

Ten doses of Bewitching Beast Fragrance! The beast tide attracted by this would definitely pulverize Jin Shifeng!

Especially that Scent-Seeking Gu! Qin Wang knew that the Scent-Seeking Gu was a soul reincarnation of a Gu Master. Such a demonic expert must be annihilated!

Qin Wang was curious.

How would the Scent-Seeking Gu respond?

"A Soul Collecting Bowl is an ancient magical treasure with its spirit destroyed?"

"A thousand feet below Cuiyun Mountain, an arm of a great demonic power from ten thousand years ago is buried?"

Qin Wang pondered over the third and fourth pieces of information.

An ancient magical treasure with its spirit destroyed currently had only one function left: absorbing the souls of the recently deceased in its vicinity.

As for its other functions, they could only be explored after refining its restrictions.

A thousand feet below Cuiyun Mountain.

With his current strength, he couldn't go down there. Even if he practiced Earth Escape, it would be risky to descend that deep. Besides, who knew if there were any remnants of that great power's consciousness in the arm from ten thousand years ago?

It was best not to think about it for now.

He could only wait until his strength improved in the future to give it a try.

"The spirit in the Soul-Locking Jade is the most talented sword prodigy in the history of the Wu family's Sword Domain?"

Recalling this, Qin Wang reached into his storage bag and pulled out a three-inch-long, one-inch-wide, yellowing jade piece.

Qin Wang looked at it, decided to study it further in the evening, and put it away.

After packing everything, Qin Wang locked the door and prepared to scout the outskirts of Cuiyun Mountain to gauge the size of the beast tide before making plans. He saw Gao Yuan and his daughter also preparing to leave.

"Xiao Qin, heading out?"

Seeing Qin Wang with the Scare Soul Knife on his back, Gao Yuan greeted him with a smile.

"Yes, Uncle Gao, I plan to roam around the outskirts of Cuiyun Mountain to see if there are any spiritual herbs I can gather."

Qin Wang looked at Gao Yuan and Gao Wenjing, his eyes flickering. He asked, "Uncle Gao, are you also heading into the mountains?"

"Yes, our demon-hunting team lost several members, and Ouyang is seriously injured, so Wenjing and I can only hunt small demons on the outskirts of Cuiyun Mountain."

Gao Yuan sighed.

The team had been severely damaged during their last mountain encounter. Their highest-ranking member, Ouyang Long, was gravely injured and would need at least half a year to recover, effectively disbanding the demon-hunting team.

"The path of cultivation is indeed arduous."

Qin Wang also sighed. He then said, "Uncle Gao, I heard from the members of the Demon Slaying Alliance that there has been a beast tide in Cuiyun Mountain recently. You should be cautious."

"Yes, we will stay on the outskirts. Thank you for the warning, Xiao Qin."

Gao Yuan waved to Qin Wang and led Gao Wenjing towards the outskirts of Cuiyun Mountain.

Noon, Around One O'clock.

Cuiyun Mountain.

The east wind swayed the treetops.

Ten miles from the wild boar demon's nest, thirty yards from a hidden stone wall.

A black-robed man in his fifties, with a coin-shaped birthmark on his face, was hiding behind a large rock, holding a bowl with a snow silkworm inside. The silkworm's antennae continuously pointed towards the stone wall ahead.

"Is it there?"

Seeing this, the black-robed man's eyes showed caution as he tightened his grip on the Blood Spirit Thorn.

Previously, it showed the mundane world.

Then it showed Xiaodan Mountain.

Now it was indicating the stone wall ahead. Could it be that the person who took the Three Corpse Gu King Jar was hiding in that stone wall?

Jin Shifeng remained silent for a while, placed the bowl on the ground, and instructed the Scent-Seeking Gu, "Treasure, go and check it out!"

The snow silkworm seemed to understand human speech. It quickly crawled out of the bowl and headed towards the stone wall.

Soon, the snow silkworm reached the hidden stone wall and climbed up. It found a three-foot-wide hole, peeked in, and then crawled inside.

Not long after, the snow silkworm emerged from the hole, lying at the entrance, its antennae stretching towards Jin Shifeng.

"In that hole?"

Jin Shifeng's eyes lit up. He walked cautiously to the stone wall, seeing the hole, and took out the Blood Spirit Thorn to carefully remove the stone blocking the entrance, revealing the jar he had longed for.

"It really is my Three Corpse Gu King Jar!!"

"I finally got it back!"

Seeing the jar in the hole, Jin Shifeng was overjoyed. He used the Blood Spirit Thorn to lift it out but noticed a rope tied to the jar's ears.

"Why is there a rope?"

Jin Shifeng frowned, hesitating to cut the rope. It was unusual for a treasure to be tied with a rope! Who would place such a treasure here and tie it with a rope?

Could this be a trap set by someone?

"Bang!"

At this moment, a distant stone fell, making a bang.

"Is someone nearby?"

Jin Shifeng held his breath, gripping the Blood Spirit Thorn, wary of an ambush, and hoping the fallen stone hadn't alerted nearby beasts.

Although he was at the sixth level of the Qi Refining Stage, the nearby beasts were comparable to the fourth or fifth level of the Qi Refining Stage. He could handle three or four, but more would be too much, especially since he wasn't fully recovered.

However, Jin Shifeng didn't notice.

A small fire ignited under a distant stone, burning a large cloth bag silently and without smoke.

"Good, no beasts were disturbed!"

Jin Shifeng waited for ten breaths, seeing no one and no beast disturbance. He decisively cut the rope on the Three Corpse Gu King Jar, put away the Scent-Seeking Gu, and prepared to leave.

"Snorts..."

"Hisses~~~"

"Chirps~~~"

Suddenly, the ground shook, strange sounds echoed around, and the howls of black wild boar demons rang out. The surrounding forests rustled as black wild boar demons, pythons, rabbits, iron-clad demons, and demon birds swarmed from all directions.

"Heavens?!"

"So many beasts? Why are they all coming for me?"

Jin Shifeng was horrified as he saw the swarm of beasts, his heart sinking.

Although he was at the sixth level of the Qi Refining Stage, he couldn't stroll around openly. He had to be cautious. His cultivation hadn't fully recovered, and now he was surrounded by swarming beasts. He quickly stored the Three Corpse Gu King Jar and tried to escape with his Wind Manipulation Technique.

But it was too late.

From all directions, demon pythons, wild boar demons, rabbit demons, insect demons, iron-clad demons, and demon birds swarmed in, appearing frenzied. In the distance, more were coming, forming a beast tide that covered the sky.

No matter how Jin Shifeng dodged, he was eventually overwhelmed by the beasts.

"No!!!"

Jin Shifeng's terrified and desperate scream echoed as his body was torn apart and trampled into the mud.

Meanwhile.

Cuiyun Mountain.

Twenty miles from the hidden stone wall where Qin Wang set his trap.

On a cliff.

A tall, pot-bellied middle-aged cultivator, carrying a long sword, held a charming woman in her thirties flirtatiously.

These two were Zhao Haifeng and Liu Lan, who had come to Cuiyun Mountain for pleasure.

"Lan'er, the scenery here is beautiful. There's a big crack in the cliff below. It would be thrilling to indulge ourselves there!"

Zhao Haifeng's large belly obscured his feet. His gaze roamed over Liu Lan's charming figure, grabbing her hand.

"Brother Feng~~~~"

Liu Lan's voice was soft.

"Huh? Why are so many beasts rushing over here!?"

Suddenly, Zhao Haifeng saw a mass of demon birds, beasts, and snakes swarming madly. He was terrified, his passion extinguished, and he ran frantically towards Xiaodan Mountain, not caring about Liu Lan.

"Brother Feng... Ah!!!"

Liu Lan had just closed her eyes seductively when she sensed something was wrong. Opening her eyes, she saw Zhao Haifeng already twenty feet away, and below her, there were all kinds of snakes! In the sky, demon birds!