Forest of Beasts, Monster Hunting Day.
Every six months, two monks in the foundation-building stage lead twenty monks in the Qi-training stage into the Beast Forest to begin a three-day monster hunting assessment.
The Su family of Qingyang is good at controlling beasts. Disciples must be familiar with the weaknesses of each monster, so they set up a monster hunting assessment. Each disciple must capture five level one or above monsters to complete the assessment.
"Senior Brother Su Yue killed a level three monster in the Forest of Beasts last time! What does the level three monster in this forest look like?"
The female disciple who asked the question was named Su Yin. She had the three spiritual roots of water, wood, and earth. She was fifteen years old and at the sixth level of Qi training. She was petite and had a good appearance. When she spoke, her almond-shaped eyes were slightly opened, showing her innocence.
"The monsters in the forest are different from those in Luoying Valley. They are all ferocious creatures. Junior sister, remember not to come forward." Su Yue was at the peak of his foundation building. This was his second time entering the Forest of Beasts.
Originally, only those who had reached the eighth level of qi training could enter the forest for the assessment. I couldn't bear the junior sister's plea. In addition, a disciple scheduled for the assessment yesterday was temporarily assigned other tasks by the master, so he had to let her come with him.
"Junior sister, don't be afraid. With Senior Brother Su Yue here, I guarantee that you won't lose a hair!"
"That's right! Senior Brother Su Yue can kill level three monsters at the ninth level of Qi training. Even if we encounter level four monsters today, we won't be afraid!"
The other two disciples echoed that although Junior Sister Su Yin is not good at cultivation, she is good at controlling beasts, and all the monsters in Luoying Valley are close to her. Their beast control lessons also pointed at the junior sister's small stove.
"There has not been a third-level monster in the Hundred Beast Forest for a long time, and there has never been a monster that has broken through to the fourth level. Junior brother is serious."
The monsters in the Beast Forest all have low-grade talents. It is not easy to reach the third level by luck, and it is absolutely impossible to break through the fourth level. This is the default thing for all disciples.
"There are almost no training resources for monsters in the Hundred Beast Forest. It is rare to survive. If we can encounter a third-level monster today, we will make a profit!" Su He, another peak foundation-building disciple who was traveling with him, explained. Dao, this is also the reason why the elders can rest assured to let the foundation-building disciples lead the team.
There is an awakening between the third-level monster and the fourth-level monster. If the awakening is successful, in addition to the evolution of the monster body, you can also obtain a talent that is not affected by its own attributes. Low-level monsters will instinctively surrender to the fourth-level monsters and obey orders.
In their eyes, the forest of beasts shrouded in ice and snow is not suitable for monster beasts to survive. Monster beasts grow up in fighting and are better at close combat. Their demon power cultivation is far less than that of normal monster beasts at the same level.
"Here we are, passing through the barrier is the Forest of Beasts. Don't lose the teleportation card. Under the golden elixir, you can only rely on the teleportation card to enter and exit. Each teleportation card can only be used once. If you complete the assessment in advance, crush it The teleportation card will come out."
Su Yue and Su He looked at each other. Su Yue was in front, Su He was behind. The group of people passed through the barrier at the cedar forest one after another.
There is often heavy snowfall at night in the Beast Forest. Just after midnight, the snow has stopped, and the sky is dense with clouds, as if they are planning the next time the snow will fall. Under the clouds, the green branches and leaves of the cedar trees were completely covered, and there were no traces of animals passing on the endless snow.
The forest was quiet, and occasionally when the wind passed by, it would spin around them, as if their arrival was the beginning of a misfortune.
"It has just snowed, and the aura of the monsters has been obscured. What should I do if I don't bring enough spirit chicken? Before I came here, I thought about finishing the assessment within two hours!"
"Do you think you are the young master? In the past, only the young master has completed the assessment within two hours and got the first grade! We ordinary people just follow the rules and complete the assessment within three days and get the first grade. It will be better in the new year. Shi makes up the exam!”
"Senior Brother Su Yue, is this also the case today during the Young Master's assessment?" Listening to the discussion of the two disciples, Su Yin was even more curious about the Young Master whom she had never met before. The young master's all assessment results are first-grade, he has become a golden elixir at the age of seventeen, and he has even killed level five monsters!
"Su Yue doesn't know about this, so you have to ask me!" Su He stepped forward to talk. As soon as he finished speaking, several other disciples looked sideways. Su He immediately suppressed his smile, straightened up and stared back one by one, with a serious look on his face. , said: "What are you looking at! Why don't you catch the monsters quickly! If you are not active in the assessment, points will be deducted!"
"Yes! Senior Brother Su He knows best!" Nineteen disciples suppressed their laughter and walked into the forest in twos and twos.
I think back then, Senior Brother Su He and the Young Master took the exam together. One got an A in the first exam, but the other failed to pass the third make-up exam! Otherwise, senior brother Su He knows the best!
"Senior Brother Su Yue, why did you laugh just now? Did Su Yin say something wrong?"
"It has nothing to do with you, they are laughing at you, Senior Brother Su He."
"Did they laugh just now? Are they still laughing at me? Why didn't I see it? Do you want to catch them and ask them face to face?" Su He put his hand on Su Yue's shoulder and threatened in a low voice: "Don't say anything!"
As the saying goes, good things don't go out and bad things spread thousands of miles. He didn't get an A in this exam, but they actually remembered it! Does he still want to lose his reputation as "the second smartest Su family in Qingyang"?
"What kind of new news? Senior brother, please tell me!" Su Yin and several other disciples are from the side line. They were sent to Qingyang Mountain to practice when they were ten years old. She knows very little about the interesting stories of their senior brothers.
"Do you know why he never goes to Luoying Valley?" All disciples who pass the examination can go to Luoying Valley to select contract beasts, but Su He has never been there even once.
"Why?"
"You, you, you! Junior sister, did you know that he looks at a mysterious painting every night?" Su He hurriedly interrupted the conversation between the two. He didn't want to have to pass the demon hunting assessment five times! The fact that he contracted a cat demon with no talent has become known to everyone! It’s all because that cat looks so much like a tiger!
"What painting?"
"Senior Brother Su He, be careful what you say!" Su Yue's face remained silent, but he was shocked in his heart. The hand hidden in his sleeve concentrated his spiritual power and clenched into a fist. He thought he was hiding it well, but he was actually discovered! When was it discovered? Has he told anyone else?
"Of course it is—junior sister, your portrait!"
Hearing this, Su Yue breathed a sigh of relief, and the clothes on his back were wet. Fortunately, it was just a misunderstanding. He couldn't do anything easily until he found the treasure.
"Senior brother, don't talk nonsense!" Su Yin blushed, turned and ran away.
"You've run away, why don't you hurry up and catch up! Don't say that senior brother doesn't love you!"
"Thank you, senior brother!" Su Yue leaned over and saluted, looking at Su He with a hint of fear in his eyes. Although this man was pure and innocent by nature, he never put his guard up against anyone, making it difficult for people to guard against him. You need to be more cautious in the future.
Seeing everyone leaving, Su He formed a seal with his hands to activate the tracking talisman, and a blue light flew deep into the beast forest.
Nine years ago, he sneaked to Xueji Pavilion to see a mutated fox. He never imagined that not only could he not see the fox, he also mistook the cat for a tiger and accidentally contracted a cat demon with no talent. From then on, he began to study how to increase the monster's talent.
Seven years ago, he accidentally obtained a pill recipe, which could enhance his cultivation talent by feeding it to monsters. He spent six years collecting medicinal herbs and refining a Kunling Pill according to the recipe.
The monsters in Luoying Valley have good talents, but the monsters in Xueji Pavilion have not yet tested their talents. Only the low-level monsters in the Hundred Beast Forest can be used to test the elixir. So in the last assessment, he took the place of a junior brother and led the team, caught an unattractive black crow that happened to have failed in its awakening, and fed him half of the Kunling Pill.
He marked the black crow, and now, the marked location is deep in the Beast Forest. Since you can survive until now, your awakening must have been successful! It seems that this Kunling Pill works well, and his contracted beast is expected to awaken!
Along the way, there was a vast expanse of white snow, and there was not a single roar of monsters. In the past, monsters would go out to hunt after the snow stopped. Even if there was no trace outside, the sounds of biting and fighting or the cries of birds could still be heard.
After walking a few steps further, the number of footprints on the snow gradually increased. Looking along the footprints, the neat light blue figures formed a beautiful landscape. They were the nineteen disciples who had left earlier.
"Why are you here too?"
"I came after Snow Wolf!"
"I'm chasing a wolf demon too!"
"I'm different from you, I'm chasing a snake demon!"
The disciples were exchanging news with each other. One of the disciples turned around and saw Senior Brother Su He, who had just told them to hunt monsters quickly, striding towards them. "Look! Senior Brother Su He is here too!"
"What kind of monster is Senior Brother Su He chasing?"
Su He looked at the tracking charm in his hand, his smile a little stiff. If he said he was chasing you, would you believe it?
How is this going? Why isn't he just chasing a crow when everyone is here? He must destroy the crows today and remove the traces of the use of Kunling Pill! There is a spiritual grass in the Kunling Pill that grows in a forbidden area and must not be discovered!
"Ahem, let me... take a look at you!"
"Hey! Look, are they Senior Brother Su Yue and Junior Sister Su Yin over there?"
Looking in the direction pointed by the little disciple, two figures, one blue and one purple, stood out in the snow.
"Junior Brother Su Yue?" Su He put away the tracking talisman, wept secretly, and his mood fell to the bottom.
In order to get rid of Su Yue, a guy who was as "dirty" as his cousin, he specifically asked the elder who arranged the demon hunting assessment to find someone else to join him, but he failed to do so. He endured the pain and transformed into Yuelao to create opportunities for them, just to be able to act alone! Why are they even here?
"Why is Senior Brother Su Yue here too?"
"Junior sister Su Yin and I are chasing a second-level snake demon. Why are senior brothers Su He and other junior brothers here?" Seeing everyone there, Su Yue felt uneasy. Those monsters seemed to have deliberately led them here. , I don’t know what happened in the forest.
"A few of us have chased the wolf demon here. Senior brother Su and senior brother came to take a look when they saw us all here."
"It's definitely not easy for Junior Brother Su Yue to chase the lost snake demon!" Su He sighed, only hating that these snake demons had come sooner rather than later, but they came now! Now that everyone is gathered here, he needs to think carefully about an excuse to leave.
"There are twenty-two of us in total, not one of us is missing."
"The traces of the monster beasts disappeared here, as if on purpose, which is strange!"
"Those monsters seem to have led us here on purpose. Brothers, what should we do now?" Su Yin looked towards the direction where the snake monster disappeared, her almond-shaped eyes lowered, and she couldn't help feeling panicked. She came here without telling her master. If something happened, she would be punished.
"Junior sister, don't worry. If you encounter danger that you can't avoid, everyone should crush the teleportation card in time! Now, follow senior brother forward! Look at what tricks these monsters are playing!"
Su He took a step forward and led everyone forward. It seemed that he couldn't get rid of it for a while, so he closed the door in front of him first. When he heard the discussion of his junior brothers, he was also a little curious about what these monsters wanted to do.
"Yes! Senior brother Su He!"
