Chapter 510 - 507: Harvest
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Faced with such a Strange Beast, even the Great Grandmaster’s skills are useless.
You cannot sense it, and its speed surpasses yours.
If not for the protection of Spiritual Energy, they could not withstand a single blow.
Under the protection of Spiritual Energy, enduring their attacks, it can only last for a dozen breaths.
In those dozen breaths, how many times they attacked is unknown.
The speed is unbelievable.
Their movements and Hand Skills in front of them are like slow cattle.
Encountering them, they could only passively take hits.
"Princely Heir, what kind of Demon Beast is this?" Qu Ying asked more curiously.
Chu Zhiyuan shook his head and looked at Lu Donghu.
Lu Donghu scrutinized the two small cats, pondered and shook his head: "Never seen them before... Princely Heir, there are many of them inside the Secret Land?"
Chu Zhiyuan said, "In groups, they should be a species, like monkeys."
"Then how do we go in?" Qu Ying asked.
They are simply invincible, and no one has any way to deal with them.
"We’ll have to understand their habits and actively avoid them," Lu Donghu said. "Demon Beasts all have territories, avoiding their territories should be fine."
Chu Zhiyuan nodded.
Lu Donghu’s words were not wrong; these Demon Beasts indeed have territories.
"Princely Heir, what are their habits?" Qu Ying asked, curious about Chu Zhiyuan.
Chu Zhiyuan said, "They like sunshine and wind, they should be active during the day and rest at night."
"At night..." The three of Lu Donghu exchanged glances.
Going into the Secret Land at night is too dangerous.
The Secret Land at night is the world of Demon Beasts, where Demon Beasts are kings and masters, even Great Grandmasters have to be cautious.
Great Grandmasters may have Spiritual Energy protecting them, but they can’t withstand the attacks of Demon Beasts, relying on sharp senses.
At night, the senses are still there, but the five senses can’t keep up with the senses, greatly reducing strength.
At night without these Strange Beasts, there might be even more other Demon Beasts, and even stronger ones.
"Then do these Demon Beasts have any weaknesses?" Lu Donghu asked.
Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: "Maybe take them back and examine them, or you can stay and study them?"
Lu Donghu quickly said: "Princely Heir, just take them back, just let us know the results."
These two little things no one can manage, one wrong move and it would be endless trouble.
If they rampage within the sect, how many people would survive?
Only Chu Zhiyuan, brave and skilled, dared to take them out.
One wrong move and there’s bloodshed, countless could die.
"Alright, I’ll take them with me to observe," Chu Zhiyuan nodded.
These two Demon Beasts are tricky, their speed as fast as lightning, their sharp claws could cut through iron like a Treasure Sword slicing through mud.
Such a Strange Beast, he’d already killed a dozen of them in the Secret Land, each surrounded by a baleful aura.
The Yin Yang Return to Void Technique and Yin Yang Du E Secret Scripture allowed him to see the baleful aura.
However, these two were pure white without any baleful aura, obviously they hadn’t killed anyone.
These ones that haven’t killed, there is hope to tame.
Those that have killed are much harder to tame, the ferocity is hard to suppress, ultimately, they would still kill.
Such Demon Beasts kept close are too dangerous, one careless moment, and they could kill.
"Princely Heir, thank you," Lu Donghu said: "If you don’t mind the simplicity of our sect, how about resting here for the night?"
"Alright then," Chu Zhiyuan smiled.
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Guest courtyard on the mountainside.
Zou Fang asked the disciples responsible for the guest house of the Flying Sky Sect for more lanterns.
The courtyard was brightly lit as if it were daytime.
Chu Zhiyuan stood in the center of the courtyard with his hands behind his back, surrounded by the residual shadows of flying knives, and the occasional flash of the two small cats.
The two small cats seemed to be playing with four flying knives, chasing each other.
In fact, the four flying knives were trapping the two small cats, preventing them from escaping and attacking Chu Zhiyuan.
The four flying knives seemed almost intelligent, performing the task without Chu Zhiyuan’s direct command.
Chu Zhiyuan was initially worried whether they could handle it.
But now, he was completely at ease.
He was contemplating his experiences in today’s Secret Land, comparing this Secret Land with the Yao Yue Palace Secret Land to see what differences exist.
Having not seen the Court’s four Great Grotto Heavens and Secret Land, he did not know the differences with Yao Yue Palace’s Secret Land.
The Court’s Grotto Heaven Secret Land only allowed Great Grandmasters, but Yao Yue Palace and this Secret Land did not necessarily require a Great Grandmaster.
This kind of Secret Land provides greater help to the sect, but perhaps the limits are lower.
As a newly discovered Secret Land, this Secret Land is more perilous than the Yao Yue Palace’s Secret Land.
Beasts are denser, with Demon Beasts everywhere, and the Demon Beasts are stronger.
Exploring such a Secret Land is more dangerous, perhaps why the Court doesn’t send people over?
Chu Zhiyuan thought there might be other reasons.
The most likely reason was the insufficient number of Great Grandmasters, who were spread too thin.
Grandmasters and Innate could enter, but based on the Court’s experience, beneath Great Grandmasters, they should not.
Now it seemed the Court’s approach was correct. The Flying Sky Sect had lost many experts because of this Secret Land.
If it continued, more experts would be lost.
But looking at Lu Donghu’s expression and the attitude of the Flying Sky Sect’s Elders, they clearly would not stop.
They were determined to see it through, whatever the cost.
Thinking of this, he shook his head.
This was greed clouding judgment.
Even Lu Donghu, a top-tier clever person, was muddled when faced with the Secret Land.
The Secret Land was the ultimate temptation. In their eyes, with the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures from the Secret Land, they could enhance disciples’ strengths, allowing more to become Grandmasters and even Great Grandmasters.
Chu Zhiyuan secretly shook his head.
The cultivation resources of the Secret Land, first to uplift aptitude, second to improve cultivation.
Improving aptitude is best, yet extremely rare.
Most improvements in cultivation were without hope of becoming a Great Grandmaster.
Now the role of Secret Lands was actually diminished.
Ever since the Martial Arts Hall and Phoenix Camp, Grandmasters would appear in large numbers.
The most important were rather Innate disciples, those with good aptitude but lower in rank.
Ensuring enough Innate disciples means you will have enough Grandmasters; with many Grandmasters, naturally, there will be many Great Grandmasters.
But there were so few who could see this, and the Flying Sky Sect clearly didn’t notice the trend.
Chu Zhiyuan did not intend to remind them.
If it were Yao Yue Palace, he would certainly remind Xiao Ruoling.
This was the Flying Sky Sect’s business, and he had no need to interfere, let them do as they please.
This newly explored Secret Land did indeed have many treasures.
In his sleeve appeared two Red Fruits, and just the sight of them lifted his spirits.
Then they were put back in his sleeve, and out came a golden flower, looking as if it were made of gold, glowing with a yellow hue, and shimmering with golden light.
It disappeared again, followed by an appearance of an emerald green fruit, looking as if carved from jade, crystal clear and gentle.
All three were Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, yet unknown in nature, urging him to find someone to inquire about or look up information on.
He stored them away in his Iron Ring and looked at the two cats entangled with the four flying knives in mid-air.
The cat figures flickered extraordinarily fast, yet the four flying knives were also blurry and swift, always blocking their path.
They were oppressed by the four flying knives all night, still showing no signs of submission, their will far exceeding humans.
Originally an advantage but a drawback at this moment, unable to submit them, thus unable to tame, unfit to be kept around.
He was knowledgeable in the Sacrificial Refining Method for treasures, inanimate objects.
What he needed now was Beast Taming Skill.
If he could tame them, keeping them around would be a great help.
Even Great Grandmasters would suffer losses facing them, a single negligence would cause severe injury.
Moreover, they could assist in exploring the Secret Land.
He finally decided to try the Spirit Summoning Talisman.
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