Chapter 423: Expect the Unexpected
"Do crystal worms live in groups?" Yu Nianzhen suddenly asked.
Hearing that, everyone was startled.
It was already difficult to deal with one crystal worm.
If they lived in groups, it would be impossible for the few of them to deal with the crystal worms.
"Let’s..." Yang Xu started and then frowned.
A trace of caution flashed in his eyes and a pair of gloves covered his hands.
"Master." Yu Nianzhen called.
"Demonic beasts are coming towards us." Yang Xu answered the unasked question.
"What kind of beasts?" Bing Lan questioned as she also released her weapon.
"It’s a herd of yaks. There are about seventy of them."
"What about their strength?" Yu Nianzhen asked but before his master could answer, the beasts entered his detection range.
"Sixty or so are level four and below, nine are level five but the leader..." Yu Nianzhen couldn’t help but frown when he surveyed the leader.
"It seems to be a level six demonic beast." Jiang Yue said.
"Level six? How can there be level-six beasts in this place?" Chen Qing asked in a worried voice.
"This place is not simple. We should expect the unexpected." Li Futian said.
"The yaks are still a distance away. If we run now, we can still escape." Chen Qing said.
However, none of the others planned to escape.
As cultivators, their eyes were always looking ahead.
In this case, they viewed the yaks as an opportunity.
By fighting them, they would have a rough idea about the strength of a reincarnation realm cultivator.
"Master, I have a fifth-level teleportation disk. If we discover that we can’t handle the yaks, we will escape." Jiang Yue looked at Chen Qing and said.
Hearing that, Chen Qing couldn’t help but feel ashamed.
She was Jiang Yue’s master and was older than everyone present.
However, her courage was lower and she couldn’t compare with the others.
’Despite the risks, they don’t hesitate and are willing to forge ahead. Is this why they can reach the nascent soul realm at such a young age?’ She thought and secretly clenched her hands.
"Good." She finally said and Jiang Yue smiled.
In fact, Chen Qing’s reaction was understandable.
After all, she was an alchemist and her attack power was only average.
Faced with a level six demonic beast and tens of other beasts, escaping was her natural instinct.
"We didn’t prepare any ingredients before we came here. This is our chance to acquire some meat." Jiang Yue said excitedly.
"You only think about eating." Yang Xu snorted and glared at Jiang Yue.
However, he was also looking forward to level six yak meat.
In the Cangxing world, there were more level-five demonic beasts than nascent soul realm cultivators.
Unfortunately, hunting level five demonic beasts was not easy so level five meat was rare.
When he saw a bunch of level five yaks and even one level six, Yang Xu reflexively felt hungry.
"Good food is one of the greatest joys in life. If master doesn’t want to eat, he doesn’t have to force himself." Jiang Yue said with a sweet smile on his lips.
"You brat..." Yang Xu started but stopped when his wife glared at him.
"Okay, don’t start arguing." Bing Lan pinched her husband and said.
"He started it." Yang Xu muttered but didn’t dare to go against his wife.
"Let’s come up with a battle plan before the yaks reach us." Bing Lan suggested.
"Although the high-level beasts are only ten, it’s difficult to deal with them while dealing with the remaining sixty." Yang Xu said and smiled.
"I..." Yu Nianzhen started but Jiang Yue stopped him.
"Let me deal with it." Jiang Yue said with a devious smile on his lips.
In the Sea of Enlightenment, he polished his illusion domain to an extremely high level.
Although the domain was not a small world like Yu Nianzhen’s sword domain, it was difficult for level five, let alone level four demonic beasts to break out.
"I will trap the level four and below demonic beasts in my illusion domain." Jiang Yue explained to the others.
"That will leave nine level five and one level six." Yang Xu said and frowned before he continued.
"I will be responsible for the level six." He said.
"Can you deal with it?" Bing Lan couldn’t help but worry.
"I don’t know if I can deal with it but stalling it shouldn’t be a problem."
"In that case, the rest of us will quickly deal with the level-five beasts. Afterwards, we will help master if necessary." Yu Nianzhen said and then continued.
"I will use my sword world to deal with three or four. The rest are up to you." He said while looking at his sworn brothers.
"Leave it to us." Xuan Ke thumped his chest and said.
Although his cultivation was only in the early stage of the nascent soul realm, his lightning was extremely domineering.
With his current ability, it was not a problem to deal with a mid-stage level five demonic beast or two early-stage level five yaks.
"I can also deal with one." Li Futian said.
"I will also manage one." Chen Qing said.
"The beasts will be here in a moment. Get ready." Yang Xu reminded and everyone became solemn.
A few breaths later, the herd of yaks finally arrived.
In the front was the level six leader while the others followed behind according to their cultivation.
"How big!" Jiang Yue gasped in surprise.
The leading yak was five metres long, three metres tall, and about two metres wide.
Looking at it, everyone was a little intimidated but their fighting spirit did not diminish.
"Follow the plan." Yang Xu said and rushed forward.
At the same time, the others also rushed forward while Jiang Yue began to play his pipa.
Since the yaks were so clearly arranged, it was easy to find his targets and soon enough, a group of about sixty were trapped in an illusion.
’I have to deal with them quickly.’ He thought.
Although the illusion domain was powerful, it consumed a lot of qi and soul power.
If Jiang Yue wanted to help the others, he had to quickly deal with his opponents before his strength ran out.
With that intention, bolts of lightning began to fall on the trapped yaks and their bodies were reduced to black ash.
’It’s a pity for their meat.’ He thought.
However, his efforts were relentless and less than an hour later, all the sixty low-level yaks were reduced to ash.
While Jiang Yue was dealing with his opponents, Yu Nianzhen was also doing the same.
As soon as the herd appeared, Yu Nianzhen had already chosen his targets.
The opponents were one yak at the peak of the fifth level and two at the late level.
Although their cultivation was higher than his, Yu Nianzhen was confident he could deal with them so he readily dragged them into his sword world.
At the same time, Chen Qing collided with an opponent in the mid-stage, Li Futian also met one at the mid-stage, Bing Lan dealt with one at the early stage, and Xuan Ke fought three at the early stage.
After Jiang Yue dealt with all his opponents, he looked around and quickly assessed the situation.
’Brother Xuan is in a dangerous situation but he can still hold on for a while. I will help Brother Li.’ Jiang Yue thought.
With his current body and soul, Li Futian was not suitable for fighting long battles.
Seeing him struggle against his opponent, Jiang Yue sighed and rushed forward.
"Brother Li, I will deal with this one while you help Brother Xuan with one of his." He said.
"Can you manage?" Li Futian asked.
Ordinarily, he wouldn’t doubt Jiang Yue’s ability.
However, Jiang Yue had just dealt with sixty demonic beasts.
Although the level of the beasts was not too high, it still required a lot of energy to deal with them.
"Don’t worry, I can still deal with one more." Jiang Yue assured.
"Okay." Li Futian said and immediately retreated to Xuan Ke’s side.
Another hour later, all the level-five yaks were killed and everyone turned to watch Yang Xu’s fight.
"Senior Yang is injured but the level six yak is still okay." Xuan Ke observed.
"That’s not the case." Yu Nianzhen said and everyone turned to him.
"I have been watching from the side and Master has injured it several times. However, its recovery ability is too high." Yu Nianzhen said with a frown on his face.
"Can it heal without taking an elixir?" Xuan Ke asked in a shocked voice.
"Mmmm." Yu Nianzhen nodded.
"Is its recovery ability an innate talent or as a result of its cultivation?" Jiang Yue pondered with a serious look on his face.
"I don’t know this but if this continues, master can’t defeat it." Yu Nianzhen said and then continued.
"If we want to kill it, we have to ensure that we injure it faster than it can heal."
