Ancient Dragon Elephant Technique

In the team, there were a total of twelve people. After a conversation with Han Shuo, Lin Feng learned that the young master who had helped them out was named “Yu Fan,” whose identity seemed quite mysterious. Although he spoke little, his status was extraordinary due to the presence of an old servant from the Tenth Level of Martial King Realm.

The middle-aged cultivator playing the mediator was called Zhang Qiang, with a cultivation of the Eighth Layer Heaven of the Martial King Realm, which was also considerably strong.

The sword-carrying cultivator was Ning Tianlu.

The somewhat enchanting and graceful woman was named Guu Xin’er, and the seemingly innocent but arrogant girl was called Sun Yaya. The young man in white was Guu Jun. These three individuals, all from the Fourth Layer Heaven of the Martial King Realm, were quite young and clearly had excellent talents to have reached such a level of cultivation.

There was also a pair of siblings who were always silent and reserved. Lin Feng was deeply struck by the sister’s beauty, possessing a pair of delicate and stunningly beautiful facial features and a pitiful air about her. She was petite and seemed to be about sixteen or seventeen years old. The girl was named Lan Qianqian, and her elder brother, about the same age as Lin Feng, was called Lan Yang.

There was also another cultivator around thirty years old named Yang Zhijie.

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Han Shuo said, “The siblings from the Lan Family, Young Master Yu, Guu Xin’er, Sun Yaya, and also Guu Jun, like me, are all heading to the Star Cloud Pavilion, planning to join. They are from noble families and thus have a high probability of being accepted. Oh, that’s right, Guu Jun and Guu Xin’er are cousins.”

Lin Feng smiled and said, “No wonder they are all so critical. They are relatives after all, and indeed birds of a feather flock together.”

Han Shuo could only scratch his head, as he did not want to speak ill of Guu Jun and Guu Xin’er. His personality had always been honest and kind-hearted.

Lin Feng looked at Han Shuo and asked, “Are you also from the Desert Domain?”

Han Shuo nodded and replied, “Yes, my family lives in the Tianyun Mountain Range. The mountain range hosts many spiritual mines, and the large forces of the Desert Domain each have their spiritual mines. The villagers mine these for the forces, then receive certain rewards. However, our village is small and always bullied by other villages, allowing us only the poorest mines and hence very few rewards. The villagers exchanged the rewards for cultivation resources to support my cultivation. I must join the Star Cloud Pavilion to return in glory and ensure our villagers are no longer bullied and can live a good life.”

Lin Feng could mostly guess the environment around the Tianyun Mountain Range. This world was inherently survival of the fittest. Han Shuo’s village, being weak, was destined to be oppressed by the other stronger villages. Fortunately, there was a limit; other villages wouldn’t dare to push them to the brink of extinction, so Han Shuo’s village still had some space to survive.

Lin Feng could also feel that Han Shuo was bearing the hopes of his entire village, all his relatives and villagers.

The next day, the team set off.

“We could have taken an airship, but airships aren’t safe either, especially recently,” said Ning Tianlu. “A Beast King in the depths of the forest has become very fierce, and we don’t know what has happened. Traveling by regular Beast Carriage is the safest right now.”

Everyone naturally had no objections, so they bought two Beast Carriages and drove out of the town.

The exotic beasts pulling the carriages were unicorns, known for their speed and stamina. As they traveled through the forest, on the fifth day into the woods, everyone gathered around the campfire. Guu Xin’er, looking at Lin Feng, asked, “Are you also going to the Star Cloud Pavilion for the test?”

Lin Feng had not anticipated Guu Xin’er initiating a conversation with him.

In fact, over the past few days, aside from Han Shuo, Yu Fan, and the young man named Lan Yang, who had gotten along quite well with him, Lin Feng had hardly interacted with anyone else. Clearly, the others also did not have the interest in chatting with a cultivator from the Martial General Realm.

However, since Guu Xin’er had asked, Lin Feng nodded and replied, “I heard that the Star Cloud Pavilion is recruiting disciples. I plan to take a look and hope to join.”

Guu Xin’er scoffed dismissively, “Star Cloud Pavilion does recruit disciples, but not just anyone.”

Guu Xin’er’s expression carried a condescending air, which Lin Feng found quite displeasing, though he didn’t retort.

Sun Yaya then said, “Of course, if someone recommended you, with your ability, you might be able to join as a servant disciple.”

“What is a servant disciple?” Lin Feng asked.

Sun Yaya explained, “To put it nicely, it’s a disciple; to put it crudely, it’s a servant. However, even being a servant disciple isn’t something just anyone can do. A servant disciple can also cultivate, and if someone performs exceptionally in the future, there is still a chance to be promoted to an Outer Disciple.”

“ROAR…” Just then, a thunderous beast’s roar echoed from deep within the mountains, shaking the ground violently.

“It’s the Beast King!”

Guu Xin’er and the others turned pale with fright.

“HISS SCREECH…”

And the two unicorns, terrified, struggled free from their ropes and dashed into the forest.

“Our unicorns…”

The faces of Sun Yaya and the others darkened. With the unicorns gone, they would have to proceed on foot.

This was distressing for them, being from prestigious noble families.

The beast’s roar continued three times, shaking the entire mountain range and cracking the ground. It was terrifying to imagine what level of Beast King resided deep within those mountains.

It was so powerful.

And it was unclear why this Beast King was so agitated.

Fortunately, the roars only lasted a few moments before fading away. However, it was clear that for everyone, it was definitely going to be a sleepless night.

The next morning, as dawn broke, the group gathered again to continue their journey, but they could only choose to walk now, for the two unicorns had run off.

As they passed through a gorge, Lin Feng slightly furrowed his brows, feeling that something was amiss. It was too quiet, and he vaguely sensed a terrifying aura.

By now, Lin Feng’s soul power was equivalent to the Seventh Layer Heaven of the Yin Yang Realm, and his perception was exceptionally strong. Therefore, he could usually sense danger in advance, but at this moment, Lin Feng felt a suppressing feeling, yet couldn’t detect anything specific.

“Something is not right here. Let’s hide,” Lin Feng said gravely.

Guu Xin’er frowned and said, “What’s wrong? You’re being overly suspicious.”

Sun Yaya pouted, “Neither of the seniors with the Tenth Level of Martial King Realm has said anything, and you, a cultivator at the Martial General Realm, are stirring up fear over what?”

“Heh, maybe some people just want to show off?” Guu Jun said with a sneer, not smiling sincerely.

Lin Feng slightly furrowed his brows but had no intention of arguing with these people. Instead, he quickened his pace toward the distance.

Han Shuo treated Lin Feng as a good friend, so without thinking, he followed Lin Feng and hid behind a rock.

Yu Fan had been getting along very well with Lin Feng these days, feeling as if he had found a kindred spirit.

Therefore, Yu Fan trusted Lin Feng unconditionally.

He whispered to an old servant, then quickly hurried to the place where Lin Feng and Han Shuo were hiding, followed by Lan Yang, Lan Qianqian, Ning Tianlu, and others.

The faces of Guu Xin’er and the others looked rather unpleasant; having just mocked Lin Feng, they didn’t expect everyone else to follow him into hiding, which was like a slap in their faces.

Everyone felt their cheeks burning with embarrassment, but they could only swallow their anger, glaring fiercely at Lin Feng’s departing back, and followed everyone else into hiding.

Boom boom boom…

Soon after, a thunderous noise came from afar, and a massive airship appeared.

Guu Xin’er looked at Lin Feng with a cold sneer and said, “Even an airship is passing by here. You said something was off, making us follow your pointless fuss, what are you really up to?”

Just as Guu Xin’er finished speaking, suddenly, an immensely horrifying aura emanated from within the gorge.

“Roar!” The roaring sound shook the mountains and the earth, and a gigantic claw reached out from the gorge, its size practically blotting out the sky.

“Beast, Beast King…” When everyone saw that huge paw shadowing the sky, their faces turned extremely pale. Now, everyone was thankful that they hadn’t entered the gorge. If they had, they might have already been dead.

“It’s the Beast King, run for your lives!”

A terrified scream came from inside the airship, and the vessel attempted to flee into the distance, but it could not escape the giant claw.

The enormous claw, as if covering the sky, slammed down harshly.

“Bang!”

A loud crash sounded, followed by…

The airship exploded directly.

“Aah,” screams of agony filled the air as many cultivators’ bodies burst into blood mist.

Some cultivators, either stronger or protected by magical treasures, did not die instantly but were severely injured. They tried to escape into the surrounding forests, hoping to save their lives.

“Whoosh.” But at that moment, a terrifying suction force emanated from the gorge, capturing all who were trying to escape. Then the wreckage of the airship, along with the cultivators and everything in midair, was quickly sucked into the gorge.

“They’re dead, all dead,” Guu Xin’er cried out in terror, her face already pale with fright.

Sun Yaya was also trembling in fear.

Guu Jun was so petrified he couldn’t move.

The others also looked incredibly pale. The Beast King was too terrifying; such a huge airship, likely carrying thousands of cultivators, was annihilated and devoured by the Beast King in an instant.

“Roar.” The Beast King, hidden deep in the gorge, let out an earth-shaking roar and then flew off into the distance. The Beast King moved too quickly for anyone to get a clear look at its body before it disappeared without a trace.

“Dammed beast, you’re courting death.”

A roar came from far away as a cultivator with a sword charged toward the Beast King flying into the depths.

“A big shot from the Yin Yang Realm!” Guu Xin’er exclaimed excitedly.