Chapter 23: The Ferocious Beast Mountain Range (Third Update)

  Xiongshou mountain range, located northeast of Wulei Mountain, thousands of kilometers apart.

  This mountain range has four main veins and countless branches. The four main veins are named after the divine beasts, namely the Qinglong Mountain Range, the Baihu Mountain Range, the Zhuque Mountain Range, and the Xuanwu Mountain Range. The four main veins extend in the directions of east, south, west, and north, stretching far and wide.

  These four ancient trees pierce the sky, shrouded in mist and cloud, where ferocious beasts roam free. This is a place of most abundant spiritual energy, yet also the most perilous. Even many sect leaders dare not enter lightly.

  For the sect disciples, the main place to go is still the edge of the Ferocious Beast Mountain Range, where many branches stretch far and wide. The ferocious beasts there are relatively much weaker in strength, and there are also many medicinal herbs. At the same time, after killing the ferocious beasts there, you can sell them for money and silver.

  Eight days later, Lin Xi and Su Zi Xuan's carriage finally arrived at the Beast Mountain Range.

  Wow!

  At a distance from the ferocious beast mountain range, the four fine horses that pulled the carriage immediately stood up on their hind legs, whinnying in terror and refusing to move forward.

  "Get down. The horses are very sensitive to the beast's breath and don't dare to get close."

  Su Zi Xuan threw some silver to the coachman and immediately jumped off the carriage. She had been to the Beast Mountain Range many times and was very experienced in this aspect.

  "Uh-huh."

  Lin Xi nodded and still jumped down from the horse carriage.

  The car husband was shocked and his face turned white, apparently also knowing what this place was. After taking the money, he swung his whip and hurried away without looking back.

  All around was quiet, a chill wind surged and billowed, rushing from afar.

  "Is this the Killer Mountain Range? It's magnificent!"

  Lin Xi gazed into the distance, muttering to himself. Before him, a vast mountain range rose up, shrouded in mist and cloud, like a gigantic beast crouching on the earth. In front of this mountain range, people seemed as insignificant as ants.

  "That's not the Fierce Beast Mountain Range, it's just a small hill. The real Fierce Beast Mountain Range is still deep within."

  Su Zi Xuan said calmly.

  Lin Xixin was shocked. He knew that the Beast Mountain Range was vast, but when Su Zixuan said it, he felt how vast this Beast Mountain Range was.

  It's already so majestic just being a small hill on the periphery. How much more magnificent must the main peak be?

  "Let's go."

  With a flash of their bodies, the two immediately went together towards the Ferocious Beast Mountain Range.

  In the mountains of ferocious beasts, the grass and trees are dense, all above the waist.

  "Hiss!"

  A silver line suddenly shot down from a giant ancient tree that two people could encircle with their arms, making a sharp whizzing sound, like an arrow shot out of a crossbow.

  Clang!

  Su Zi Xuan's body remained still, her two fingers pinched together. Just as the silver thread was about to shoot into her face, she stretched out her hand and pinched it off. The silver thread crashed into Su Zi Xuan's fingertips, emitting a sharp metallic ring, and bursting forth with violent reverberations.

  "This is a steel-backed snake, which likes to hide in trees and ambush. Its waist and abdomen are very soft, but its back is as hard as steel. It's equivalent to a martial artist's full-force strike during the tempering period. However, what needs to be guarded against most is the toxic venom it spits from its mouth, which is highly poisonous."

  Su Zi Xuan's head flashed, and a drop of venom just grazed her forehead. Su Zi Xuan's fingers snapped shut, and with a crisp sound, the steel-backed snake was instantly killed.

  "In the mountains and forests, it's inconvenient to start a fire. You need to learn how to find your own food. The blood of this steel-backed snake contains a large amount of spiritual energy, which is even better than medicine, and is highly nourishing."

  Su Zi Xuan said, stretching out her hand to tear it open. The steel-backed snake was immediately torn apart, and blood gushed out. Su Zi Xuan drank half of it and casually threw the rest to Lin Xi:

  "Cheers!"

  Lin Xi didn't say much, his neck arched back, and the thick blood water with a fishy smell surged into his abdomen. The snake's blood entered his belly, and immediately it was like a firework exploding, dense and intense energy bursting into Lin Xi's limbs and bones, surprisingly even more potent than the effects of his four or five days of medicinal bathing.

  "It feels so comfortable!"

  Lin Xi let out a comfortable sigh, her face full of incredulity:

  "This snake blood is really nourishing! It's even better than my medicinal bath and body soak!"

  "You now understand why the Ferocious Beast Mountains are said to be dangerous. Yet, there are still many people who like to come here. Adventure and gain are directly proportional. The greater the risk, the higher the gain. However, although Steel-Backed Snakes are highly nutritious, their venom is very dangerous. There are many species of snakes here, with varying levels of toxicity. Although they're not particularly strong, they're still the most dangerous things in this peripheral area. You'd best avoid them."

  Su Zi Xuan took this opportunity to brief Lin Xi on the situation in the Ferocious Beast Mountain Range:

  "However, fortunately, this thing, like other snakes, doesn't like the smell of realgar. When you rest at night, sprinkle a circle of realgar around you. As long as you avoid these highly toxic snakes, the edge of the Beast Mountain Range is relatively not that dangerous."

  "Uh-huh. I remember."

  Lin Xi nodded his head and agreed verbally, but in his heart he had another idea:

  "I still have a lot of the detoxification pills I practiced last time, which can completely handle these snake venoms. The blood of these snakes is so nourishing, it's even better than medicine baths."

  Su Zi Xuan had no idea what Lin Xi was planning. The detoxification pills of the sects were very rare and precious, and most disciples would avoid these poisonous snakes at all costs.

  Su Zi Xuan, despite her keen senses and quick reflexes, didn't dare to grab the snakes. Even if she had reached the peak of the Seventh Realm of the Giant Spirit Period, being bitten by these venomous snakes would still be a huge hassle. So, no matter how skilled or daring Su Zi Xuan was, she never thought of catching snakes for nourishment.

  Although the edge of the ferocious beast mountain range is also home to many ferocious beasts, with your strength, you should still be able to handle it. There's one thing you need to remember: from here on in, within thirty miles, you must stop and not proceed any further."

  Su Zi Xuan stared at Lin Xi with a serious face, as if she wanted Lin Xi to remember her words firmly.

  "Why? It's very dangerous there?"

  Lin Xi's heart skipped a beat as she asked.

  "It's not very dangerous. It's extremely dangerous for you. After entering, it's almost a narrow escape from death. The ferocious beasts thirty miles away are all copper-skinned and iron-boned, with boundless strength. Moreover, their claws and teeth are sharp, equivalent to divine weapons. However, this is still not the most dangerous thing for you. The most dangerous thing is - when you encounter them, you can't even escape!"

  "Ah!"

  Even though Lin Xi had mentally prepared himself, he was still startled.

  He originally thought that his fifth-layer tendon-refining cultivation would at least allow him to roam freely around the edges of the Beast Mountain Range, but he didn't expect it to be so dangerous.

  "The ferocious beasts there have speeds that are at the Divine Movement Boundary. Unless you reach the sixth stage of the Divine Movement Boundary, where you can outrun a galloping horse, you won't have the power to escape from those ferocious beasts' claws. Otherwise, it's a dead end!"

  Su Zi Xuan said in a low voice.

  “！！！”

  Lin Xi then understood why Su Zi Xuan was being so cautious.

  A warrior encounters a ferocious beast and can't win the fight. He can still run away, which is a manifestation of wisdom. But if he can't even escape, then it's really a dead end!

  "I know. Don't worry, Master!"

  Lin Xidao.

  He also understood at this time that when they were on the mountain, Big Sister Master said it lightly, but the herbs everywhere might not be easy to pick.

  However, Lin Xi had long made up his mind to practice here for a long time, so he was not in a hurry.

  "I have an antidote on me. The venomous snakes pose no threat to me. Other ferocious beasts also don't pose much of a threat to me. The border areas are almost harmless to me. As long as I don't venture within thirty miles, there's hardly any danger."

  Lin Xi secretly pondered in her heart.

  He wasn't someone who could be persuaded by just a few words. Although Su Zi Xuan made it sound extremely dangerous inside, Lin Xi instead became even more interested and wanted to go in and take a look.

  "When I reached the sixth layer of the Divine Movement Realm, I went inside to explore."

  Lin Xi secretly made up her mind.

  "Little brother, the trial is meant to be undertaken alone. I won't disturb you either. Leave these yellow pills with you. Be careful yourself. If things don't go right, withdraw from the Ferocious Beast Mountains. - I'll leave first!"

  Su Zi Xuan left a package of anti-snake Dan Huang for Lin Xi, then her body leaped up and disappeared in an instant, leaving no trace behind. Even Lin Xi didn't see how she had left.

  "Alright! From now on, I'll cultivate here for four months."

  Lin Xi swallowed another detox pill and immediately slung her backpack over her shoulder, heading into the mountains where the ferocious beasts roamed.

  "Gurgle gurgle!"

  The forest shook, and one by one the big trees suddenly broke off. In the blink of an eye, a wild boar the size of a cow calf, with sharp quills all over its body, burst through the forest and charged towards Lin He.

  This wild boar is entirely crimson, as if it's about to drip with blood. Its enormous strength even makes the ground tremble slightly.

  "Thorny Blood Boar!"

  Lin Xi recognized this wild boar.

  Fierce beasts in the Fierce Beast Mountain Range, Su Zi Xuan had almost all mentioned to him on his way. This thorny blood boar's skin was as hard as steel, its bones were unyielding and its strength was boundless, equivalent to a fourth-grade Iron Bone stage martial artist.

  Its body is covered with sharp thorns, extremely sharp, almost comparable to a knife or sword.

  "Welcome!"

  Lin Xi's eyes flashed with a hint of light, and instead of dodging, he charged towards the thorny Blood Boar.

  "Yu the Great is opening up the mountains!"

  Lin Xi's fist shot out, splitting the air and emitting a sharp whistling sound. This punch landed on the head of the Thorny Blood Boar, just like a large axe, chopping down.

  The thorny blood boar let out a shrill cry, its entire head was smashed into the mud by Lin Xi, and it died instantly with its brains splattered everywhere.

  Thorny Blood Boar's skin was thick and its resistance was extremely strong. However, its head wasn't that powerful, being punched by Lin Xiya like a ancient fierce beast, it died on the spot.

  "Beasts are beasts, no one is as sensitive as humans."

  Lin Xi's punch was thrown out. If his opponent were a human, he would definitely dodge or protect himself from the attack. But these ferocious beasts wouldn't.

  For Lin Xi, these beasts were almost as powerful as Iron Bone Period warriors, but they were much easier to deal with.

  "Whoosh!"

  Lin Xi took out a dagger, and with a swift motion, he cut open the chest of this thorny blood boar. This dagger was given to him by Su Zi Xuan, it was very precious and specially used for dissecting wild beasts.

  Su Zi Xuan had only two of them on her body.

  "Found it!"

  Lin Xi dug into the internal organs and soon found a white object the size of an egg in the position of the liver.

  "Beast Dan, it's this!"

  Lin Xi's face was filled with joy.

  The most valuable thing on a ferocious beast's body is this. However, only iron-boned beasts and above will have a beast dan formed on their bodies.

  The white beast dan in Lin Xi's hand was the lowest grade, but with this single beast dan, the effect of soaking in a medicinal bath was equivalent to Lin Xi's one-month medicinal bath.

  Beast Dan is a very unique thing that only fierce beasts have. In addition to white, there are other colors. The higher the level, the deeper the color.

  The white beast Dan will further become light green. But that is already the fifth layer of tendon period's fierce beast, only then will it appear. Far from being as easy to kill as the thorny blood boar.

  One level higher is the blue beast dan. That beast dan has a higher grade and its effect is also better.

  Lin Xi actually wanted to kill one, but the ferocious beasts with that kind of inner elixir were all sixth-order divine journey ferocious beasts. Not to mention their boundless strength, they could run like the wind and lightning.

  Lin Xi is now unable to escape if he encounters such a ferocious beast. As soon as they meet, it's a dead end!