kvmb Chapter 253 Battle against the Wolf Demon, Vowing to Obtain the Gengyan Fruit
Chapter 253 Battle against the Wolf Demon, Vowing to Obtain the Gengyan Fruit
The next morning, as a sliver of dawn pierced through the curtains, Wenwen and Aying emerged from the space.
The early bird catches the worm. It is essential to circulate your spiritual energy in the morning to awaken your body. After a full cycle, Wenwen walked out of the stone cave feeling refreshed. Outside the cave, Wen Qilin and the others were stewing something.
The aroma wafting in the air made Wenwen's mouth water. She swallowed hard and asked, "Daddy, what are you stewing? It smells so good!"
Wen Chengbin leaned closer and said mysteriously, "Little sister, guess what it is."
Wenwen...
What the hell do you mean by that?
Last night, I played a guessing game with Aying all night long. Although I initially let her tell me on her own, I eventually dug out a lot of hidden information because of her persistence. I only let Aying go when she was dizzy from guessing.
She came out so early in the morning, what's the point of guessing? This is the word she hates most right now, and her second brother is actually walking right into the line of fire.
Wenwen took two steps back, glanced at Wen Chengbin sideways, and said, "I won't guess. I'll eat whatever you give me. I'm not picky about food."
"...Hehe, no wonder Grandma said you're easy to take care of." Wen Chengbin's enthusiasm remained undiminished, and he tried to defuse the awkward situation.
Wen Chengjian then explained, "These are pheasants at the first level of Qi Refining. Early this morning, the whole family was wandering around outside the cave entrance, and your second brother and I caught them."
After saying that, he pointed to a few chicks tied up to the side, "Look, there are a few more chicks over there. I'm thinking of taking them back and raising them to see how they turn out."
"Wow, chicken soup first thing in the morning, this is a great day!" Wenwen took a deep breath of the aroma. "Besides chicken, did they add mushrooms too?"
Wen Qilin couldn't help but laugh, "Your grandmother also said that you have a dog's nose, hahaha."
Wen Qiyuan: "Alright, Wen'er, the chicken stew is ready, come and eat."
"Second Uncle, I'm here."
Once the chicken and mushrooms were in their mouths, their delicious flavors instantly won over everyone's stomachs. Food containing spiritual energy was directly absorbed by the cultivators after being eaten. Although the amount of spiritual energy absorbed and refined was much less than that obtained through meditation, this method of satisfying one's appetite while increasing the spiritual energy within one's body was something that no cultivator would dislike or refuse.
Yesterday's pork was certainly delicious, and it had more spiritual energy than this chicken. However, different meats have different flavors, and the Wen family has truly experienced the benefits of food containing spiritual energy.
The brothers, Wen Qilin and Wen Qiyuan, chatted idly, oblivious to their surroundings.
"Second brother, if you see any suitable spiritual plants or herbs in the future, be sure to dig them up and bring them home to try planting them."
"Don't worry, brother, I know. If we find a suitable monster to keep in captivity, we'll try to catch it alive."
Hearing this, Wenwen swallowed the chicken in her mouth and joined the side, "Second Uncle, don't worry, leave it to me."
A pot full of chicken almost made everyone stuffed, including Ah Ying.
After eating and drinking their fill, and as dawn broke, everyone packed up and headed towards the inner perimeter of the Yanqian Mountains.
Among these rolling mountains, the five people and one bird walking through the mountains are like a few stars disappearing into the sky, very small.
Now that the goal is clear and Aying knows the place, there's no need for everyone to wander aimlessly around the mountains.
Gengyan Fruit, as one of the main ingredients, can be used to refine pills that heal the souls of demonic beasts. Aying has already collected all the other auxiliary ingredients, except for one Gengyan Fruit.
In addition, Gengyan fruit has another little-known function: it can be used as the main ingredient in the Foundation Establishment Pill. This pill formula is from ancient times. With the changes of the times and the passage of time, the rare Gengyan fruit gradually disappeared, and the pill formula was slowly forgotten. Then, after some great masters found other medicinal materials to replace Gengyan fruit in the Foundation Establishment Pill, the pill formula completely disappeared.
The reason why Ah Ying revealed this prescription was because of the game last night.
Regardless of how the formula was obtained, whether it was genuine, or whether it was effective, Wenwen didn't care about all that for the time being. Now that they knew the Gengyan Fruit had this effect, they were determined to obtain it this time.
There were no roads in the mountains. The trees were towering, the bushes were thick, and the rocks were jagged. Everyone could only jump from flat ground and use their leaping skills to follow A-Ying straight into the inner part of the mountain range.
Along the way, we would occasionally encounter some spiritual herbs and plants, as well as low-level demonic beasts. We would definitely dig them up and collect them, but as for the latter, we didn't want to waste time, so we would just kill some while we could. We would capture any that came our way alive, and if we were lucky enough to escape their attacks, we would not pursue them and let them live a little longer.
As they approached the inner edge of the mountains, the scenery gradually became desolate and mysterious.
Wenwen reminded everyone, "Be careful of your surroundings."
Ah Ying chimed in, "The rocky ravine isn't far ahead."
The group continued on their way. Looking up, they saw that the land ahead had no trees, only scattered short grass. There were oddly shaped rocks on the ground, piled up in various sizes, which, upon closer inspection, seemed to be in a state of disorder yet order.
A pungent, fishy odor permeated the air, a scent unique to demonic beasts.
Wen Chengbin: "Aying, have we arrived?"
Aying: "Yes, that's it."
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a series of hurried footsteps came from behind the pile of rocks ahead. Then, several dark figures darted out like lightning—it was the Iron Claw Wolf Demon pack.
The Ironclaw Wolf gets its name from its incredibly sharp claws, which are as hard as iron and extremely difficult to cut.
At this moment, the wolves' eyes emitted a cold, eerie green light, their mouths wide open, revealing their ferocious fangs, clearly regarding the Wen family members as intruders.
"Second brother, prepare for battle!" Wen Qilin shouted to Wen Qiyuan. The two drew their longswords and leaped up together, pouncing on the leader of the wolf pack like cheetahs from the left and right.
For a moment, all that could be seen was the swirling shadow of the longsword and the wolf demon's pounce, with the sounds of metal clashing and the wolf demon's howl filling the air.
The alpha wolf was at the early stage of the fifth level of Qi Refining, while most of the other wolf demons were below the third level. Wen Qilin and Wen Qiyuan were both at the third level of Qi Refining, and the difference in their strength quickly became apparent.
"what--"
Wen Qilin was caught off guard and was scratched on the shoulder by the alpha wolf.
"Big brother, are you alright? That damned wolf demon, ah—"
After the alpha wolf finished scratching one side, it quickly rushed to the other side and scratched back, and Wen Qiyuan's back also suffered.
Wenwen, who was easily dealing with the three-layered wolf demon, immediately shouted, "Father, Second Uncle, I'll help—"
Wenwen leaped to the vicinity of the alpha wolf, brandishing her longsword and exchanging blows with it several times. Seizing an opportunity, she transformed her sword into a golden-red streak, slicing through the air and aiming straight for the wolf's head.
The brothers Wen Chengjian and Wen Chengbin were no less formidable. Wielding their longswords, they channeled their spiritual energy, creating a flurry of sword shadows and sharp sword winds that swept towards the wolf pack.