Ancient Dragon Elephant Technique

Chapter 1017: Chapter 4: Following

The team moved forward slowly, everyone holding weapons, cautiously on guard.

Lin Feng sat on a carriage, following the team to the small town, hoping to find out what this place was.

Originally, Dashan disagreed with Lin Feng joining them because the road was too dangerous and Lin Feng had not yet recovered.

But Lin Feng insisted, so Dashan had to agree.

”Brother Lin must be someone who has seen the world, right?” a young man named Er’gou asked.

Many people looked at Lin Feng.

To them, the outside world was full of mystery.

Lin Feng smiled at Er’gou and asked, ”What do you think the big world is like?”

Er’gou scratched his head, not knowing how to answer.

An older man nicknamed Old Smoke Pole, in his forties, took a puff of dry tobacco and said, ”I heard that outside there are Immortals who can fly. They can easily lift a mountain several thousand meters high. I wonder if the young man has seen them?”

”I’ve heard that there are Immortals who can fly through the sky and escape through the earth, even more powerful than the fierce beasts deep in the jungle, and they can live forever.”

”I’ve also heard that there are Immortals who can turn stone to gold and water to oil.”

...

Everyone spoke up, sharing snippets of rumors they had heard.

Of course, to them, these rumors were truly just that—rumors. They had never seen them and treated these stories as tales.

Lin Feng nodded and said, ”These are all true, but they aren’t Immortals.”

”Ah? They’re true? They’re that powerful but not Immortals?” Many exclaimed in surprise.

Lin Feng said, ”They are called cultivators, possessing powers beyond ordinary people.”

”So have you seen cultivators?” Old Smoke Pole asked.

Lin Feng nodded and said, ”I’ve seen cultivators. They also walk the world and sometimes appear in dangerous places.”

Everyone was in awe and felt shocked, seeing cultivators and Immortals as one and the same in their eyes. These villagers envied Lin Feng for having seen ”Immortals.”

The mountain road was rugged. The group traveled by day and rested at night because fierce beasts appeared at night, making it too dangerous.

Fortunately, in the outer regions, those fierce beasts with spiritual intelligence had not yet appeared.

If they encountered fierce beasts that had developed spiritual intelligence and knew cultivation, it would be almost catastrophic for ordinary people.

At night, everyone practiced cultivation in a valley.

A cold aura enveloped the forest, and Lin Feng opened his eyes.

He looked into the distance.

Crack.

In the far distance, there was a Mountain God Temple.

Now, the Mountain God Temple had cracked open.

A Thousand-year Corpse Demon flew out.

The Corpse Demon was wearing a black robe, extremely ugly, and had long cultivated to the point where blades and spears could not harm it.

The Corpse Demon flew through the forest, and all the fierce birds and beasts it passed were instantly drained of blood and flesh, turning into dry corpses.

The primitive jungle was terrifying enough, not only full of fierce beasts but also evil ghosts.

Some mountain villages saw all people and livestock die overnight.

These were the work of those evil ghosts.

The Corpse Demon’s nose was very sensitive, smelling human scent from far away.

The Corpse Demon quickly flew towards them.

This Thousand-year Corpse Demon’s Taoist practice was extremely high, and it spread a sky-covering black mist that shrouded the entire valley.

The black robe flared, and the Thousand-year Corpse Demon’s cold eyes spotted the people in the valley, letting out a cry of excitement.

Corpse Demons loved to consume human blood and essence, which was a great supplement for them.

The Corpse Demon pounced towards the people in the valley.

At this moment, the Corpse Demon saw a young human step out.

That human looked with cold eyes.

Upon seeing that human, the Thousand-year Corpse Demon shuddered and fled immediately.

The Thousand-year Corpse Demon had seen the Beast Emperor deep in the jungle before.

Even the aura emitted by the Beast Emperor seemed far less compared to that human.

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By the afternoon of the next day, from afar, the group saw a small town.

”This time went so smoothly, we didn’t even encounter any fierce beasts.”

The villagers were excited.

In the cold winter season, because food is relatively scarce, many fierce beasts appear on the outskirts of the forest to hunt.

Consequently, it’s easy to encounter powerful fierce beasts.

In the past, people from Wu Family Village had encountered them several times, resulting in over a dozen deaths.

This time they arrived safely, making everyone very happy.

Dashan smiled and said, ”This time indeed went very smoothly. I hope the return journey will be the same.”

Everyone’s expressions became a bit more solemn because on the way back, they not only had to guard against fierce beasts.

They also had to guard against ”people.”

The human heart is unpredictable.

In the cultivator world, there’s killing for treasures.

And in the ordinary human world, there’s killing and plundering.

...

The team entered the small town.

This small town was the only town within five hundred miles, and although small, it was bustling with people.

Some mercenaries or adventurers rested here, but they were generally of lower levels.

”That’s the Red Demon Pig King, isn’t it someone from Wu Family Village?” many people exclaimed upon seeing the enormous Red Demon Pig King.

”Wu Dashan is missing an arm. Could it be that it was bitten off by the Red Demon Pig King?” someone said, clearly recognizing Wu Dashan.

”It’s very likely!” the others nodded.

In the small town, there was a marketplace where transactions could be made.

The convoy arrived at the marketplace, paid a certain tax, and rented a spot in the market.

Ordinary wild beasts sold quite well, all bought by the restaurants. The eight wild beasts sold for a total of three hundred taels of silver.

But such a behemoth as the Red Demon Pig King required at least ten thousand taels of silver, which ordinary restaurants couldn’t afford.

Just then, from the distance, a dozen people came galloping on tall horses, and many quickly made way.

The leader of this group was a woman in her twenties.

Named Li Yuan’er.

She was the mayor’s daughter, said to be cultivating in a sect, mastering ”Immortal Magic.”

Such a person, akin to an immortal, naturally commanded everyone’s respect.

When the group reached the Red Demon Pig King’s side, Li Yuan’er stopped. She looked at the Red Demon Pig King in surprise and said, ”This Red Demon Pig King has the strength of the Martial General Realm. Did you hunt it?”

Uncle Dashan quickly said, ”We lured it into a trap with a strategy, then hunted it.”

Li Yuan’er nodded and said, ”Fifteen thousand taels of silver, delivered to the mayor’s mansion.”

”Thank you, Miss,” everyone cheered, their spirits lifted.

Originally, their expected price was ten thousand taels of silver, but they were worried if they could sell it. Now they sold it for fifteen thousand taels.

Fifteen thousand taels, enough to make the village prosperous for a few years.

”Mm.”

Li Yuan’er nodded and then rode her fierce horse off into the distance.