UGB Chapter 12 Seeking Demons with the Spirit Eye
Chapter 12 Seeking Demons with the Spirit Eye
"Junior Brother Sun Huo, since we've decided to hunt demons together, we should each explain our usual methods."
After collecting the corpse of the Yellow Wind Leopard, Zhao Donglin looked at Luo Qing, who had just stood up, and spoke in a steady tone:
"Both I and Junior Brother Qin Yu cultivate the Blood Yang Technique. However, I am more skilled in the techniques, while Junior Brother Qin Yu has poured all his wealth into this Green Shadow Sword."
Junior Brother Fu Chang cultivates the "Mysterious Soul Technique," specializing in manipulating Yin spirits. His Ghost Howling Bell is a rare artifact capable of directly attacking the primordial spirit.
"Since Senior Brother Zhao is so frank, I, your junior brother, naturally dare not hide anything."
Just as Brother Qin Shi guessed, I cultivate the Iron Bone Technique, and currently I only have the cultivation level of the seventh level of Qi Refining.
The reason I was able to spot the Yellow Wind Leopard earlier was because I was distracted by practicing my family's Spirit Eye technique.
Following Qin Yu's earlier guess, Luo Qing fabricated a story.
"So it's the Spirit Eye. I wonder if Junior Brother Sun could explain the general abilities of this eye, so that we can be more informed?"
Zhao Donglin didn't care about Luo Qing's techniques and cultivation level; he only wanted to know about the purpose of the Averting Evil Spirit.
"It is extremely difficult for me to cultivate this spiritual eye. My junior brother was also very lucky to have barely succeeded."
To emphasize his importance, Luo Qing deliberately made it sound extremely difficult to use the Eye of Protection.
"Once this eye is opened, I can directly see the evil aura, and even in high mountains and dense forests, there is nowhere to hide!"
As for the scope, it's as far as the eye can see!
"That's really impressive!" Qin Yu immediately clapped his hands in praise.
"Excellent! With Junior Brother Sun's skill, we are sure to gain a great deal today!"
Zhao Donglin was overjoyed. What they feared most when hunting demons was being ambushed by the demons, and what was most troublesome was finding the demons.
With Luo Qing around, both of these major problems can be easily solved!
Immediately, the three of them exchanged glances, seeing each other's determination to keep Luo Qing in the team!
"You flatter me, my three senior brothers. Although my spiritual eye does have some supernatural powers, it consumes a lot of my magic power. I'm afraid I won't be able to lend a hand when hunting demons."
Luo Qing gave a reason in advance to avoid arousing their suspicion if she didn't take action later.
It's not that he doesn't want to get kills, but once he goes all out, his concealment technique will fail.
"It's alright, it's alright. Junior Brother Sun was already at a disadvantage in terms of spoils, so it's only right that he put in less effort."
Zhao Donglin waved his hand, not caring at all.
"Yes, yes, junior brother, just focus on protecting yourself. We'll handle the hard work of slaying demons!"
Fu Chang immediately responded, appearing quite eager.
"Thank you for your understanding, senior brothers. Well then... let's set off."
Upon hearing this, Luo Qing was completely relieved and thanked him with clasped hands.
"Alright, let's go to the high ground ahead first and let Junior Brother Sun see where there are any monsters."
After saying that, Zhao Donglin led the way.
Qin Yu and Fu Chang stood on either side, forming a triangle, protecting Luo Qing, who was using the Averting Evil Spirit Eye, in the center.
After a stick of incense had burned, the four of them arrived at the high ground, and Luo Qing's view suddenly opened up.
The so-called Dry Wind Cliff is actually a section of the edge of Extreme Yin Island. This area is covered with dry wind grass, and the terrain is quite undulating, stretching for twenty or thirty miles.
The cliff edge was made of black rocks, extremely steep, with surging waves crashing against the shore below.
At a glance, there was a considerable amount of black smoke, some wisps of it alone, others clustered together, making it difficult for Luo Qing to make a decision.
"Senior Brother Zhao, this place was chosen by my senior sister. I am not familiar with the monsters here, so please give me some information."
"It was my oversight, brother. The monsters here at Kufeng Cliff are divided into two categories: land-based and sea-based."
On land, the animals are mainly snakes, insects, rodents, and ants; the yellow leopard is relatively rare and also the most troublesome.
Common species include the "ground squirrel" which likes to dig, the "golden-backed centipede" which dislikes moving, and the "black-scaled snake" which is skilled in using venom.
As for the sea, most of them are those magical birds that live on the cliffs. There are many of them, but they generally only move around on the cliffs and the sea surface.
At the bottom of the cliff, some "Bitter Rock Crocodiles" may appear.
This kind of demonic beast reaches the upper level of the first rank upon adulthood, and its body is incredibly tough and its strength is immense. We must never provoke it!
Zhao Donglin didn't hide anything and immediately told the general distribution of monsters in Kufeng Cliff.
"The Bitter Rock Crocodile is indeed formidable, but its carapace is also an excellent material for crafting protective magic weapons. Once my cultivation level improves, I, Qin, will definitely hunt one down!"
Qin Yu seemed to value magical artifacts highly. He already had the Green Shadow Sword, which Luo Qing coveted, and now he had his eye on the Bitter Rock Crocodile.
"Senior Brother Zhao, have you forgotten those old demons? They are also not to be trifled with."
Fu Chang frowned slightly and offered a reminder.
"Right, right, I almost forgot about that." Zhao Donglin nodded quickly, turning to Luo Qing with an extremely serious expression.
"As you know, junior brother Sun, demonic beasts generally have long lifespans. Even a level one demonic beast can live for several hundred years."
"And if they live long enough, even level-one demonic beasts, which originally lacked intelligence, can become more intelligent and gain some understanding of our techniques and methods, thus becoming extremely troublesome."
"These old demons are not only difficult to deal with, but they also don't have much flesh on them. Hunting them would be a complete waste of effort."
Qin Yu shook his head with a look of disgust, then took out a jade slip and handed it to Luo Qing:
"Fortunately, those old demons all have their own territories and don't move around easily. The map in this jade slip has the markings, so Junior Brother Sun can take a look."
A centuries-old demon?
"To survive for hundreds of years in this specially designated demon-hunting area, one must not only devour other demonic beasts, but many of these formal disciples have also perished at their hands. The accumulated malevolent energy..."
Although Luo Qing was very tempted, he also knew that those old monsters were indeed people he couldn't afford to offend right now.
"Mengbao, memorize this map!"
"Marked as important!"
Having learned about the characteristics of the common monsters on Dry Wind Cliff, Luo Qing had a plan in mind when she looked at the evil smoke again.
Those that are low and curled up, moving faintly beneath the ground, are mostly ground squirrels; those that are still and huddled together should be golden-backed centipedes; and those that are winding and moving with extraordinary agility are basically black-scaled snakes.
Furthermore, by observing the density and amount of the evil smoke, one can roughly judge the cultivation level of the demon beast.
Even if Luo Qing were to acquire a little bit of malevolent energy each day, it would already be enough for him.
Therefore, there is plenty of time in the future, and Luo Qing did not want to take Zhao Donglin and the others to provoke those first-level high-grade demonic beasts that are equivalent to late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.
Taking into account the distance, Luo Qing quickly selected a target that resembled a black-scaled snake and possessed 5 points of malevolent energy.
"Senior brothers, I see an evil aura slithering around that flat area. It should be the Black Scale Serpent that Senior Brother Zhao mentioned."
"really?!"
Zhao Donglin's eyes lit up immediately, and his face showed a look of ecstasy. He turned to look at Qin Yu, and the two of them rubbed their hands together, eager to try.
"The gallbladder of the Black-Scaled Serpent is a highly nourishing substance, greatly benefiting my junior brother Qin and me in cultivating the Blood Yang Technique! Hurry, let's go, don't let it escape!"