Chapter 1061: Chapter 1061: Hunting (Part 1)

The Fulong Mountain, stretching for hundreds of thousands of miles, is one of the prominent mountains in the Haotian Realm.

This vast mountain range is filled with perilous peaks, countless secluded valleys, and endless deep ravines and rivers, inhabited by a myriad of Monster Beasts and the Monster Race, along with numerous ancient Cave Mansions hidden among them.

For thousands of years, human Cultivators have built dozens of large and small Immortal Cities around this magnificent mountain range, obtaining cultivation resources through hunting, gathering, and mining.

They have also fought countless battles with the Monster Race.

As of today, a certain tacit understanding has formed between the human race and the Monster Race in the Fulong Mountain Range, with no large-scale wars occurring in almost a hundred years.

But that does not mean entering the Fulong Mountain is safe.

As the saying goes, life and death are decreed by fate, and wealth is in the hands of heaven; to gain wealth, one must be prepared to have no burial ground upon death.

If it weren’t for gathering materials needed for the Qijue Sword, Wang Chen would not have ventured into this dangerous mountain.

How nice it would be to comfortably cultivate at home!

However, the power of the Qijue Sword Formation is simply too strong. This set of swordsmanship can achieve killing enemies of higher tiers, providing Wang Chen with a means of self-protection in the Haotian Realm, where Golden Core Cultivators are as common as dogs and Nascent Souls walk everywhere.

So, the risks must be taken!

Putting away the Fulong Mountain Geomantic Chart in his hands, Wang Chen’s gaze pierced through the gaps between the leaves, looking towards a distant ravine.

According to the annotations on the Geomantic Chart, this nameless ravine is the habitat of the Fire-eyed Long Ape.

The Fire-eyed Long Ape belongs to the Second Order of Monster Beasts, with tough skin and flesh, invulnerable to swords and spears, and they possess a ferocious disposition and immense strength. They live in groups within the ravines, with a single tribe numbering in the hundreds.

The leader of the ape heard is a Third Order Giant Ape, whose strength is comparable to a Golden Core Alchemy Cultivator, possessing innate divine abilities.

One to three Giant Apes can be born from a group of Fire-eyed Long Apes!

Fire-eyed Long Apes themselves are not high-value Monster Beasts, their fur and claws may be worth some Spirit Stones; the materials collectible from a Third Order Giant Ape are more abundant and valuable, but still not of particularly high value.

Hunting Fire-eyed Long Apes alone is not a worthwhile endeavor.

But like many spiritual monkeys, they possess the skill to gather various fruits to brew exquisite wines.

The Monkey Wine they brew is very special. Not only is it rich in Spiritual Power, but it also possesses the effects of detoxification, healing wounds, and restoring Divine Soul injuries, therefore fetching high prices on the market.

However, whether one can obtain the Spiritual Wine from hunting Fire-eyed Long Apes also depends on luck.

Perhaps, it’s because they are often robbed, Fire-eyed Long Apes hide their wine pools in extremely secretive places, and if they realize they can’t protect the wine, they will destroy it.

For instance, by throwing feces into it, rendering a pool of Monkey Wine valued at hundreds of thousands or even millions of Spirit Stones completely ruined.

Moreover, once Fire-eyed Long Apes encounter insurmountable opponents, they will immediately scatter and flee.

Even if they are captured by human Cultivators, it’s impossible to force the information about the location of the wine pools out of them.

This makes hunting Fire-eyed Long Apes like a tasteless chicken rib–it’s tasteless to eat, but it’s a pity to throw away; after toiling away on a hunt, one might end up with only a few torn monkey skins.

Completely meaningless.

The reason Wang Chen chose Fire-eyed Long Apes as his first target for hunting in the Fulong Mountain.

Is because he wants to try his luck!

An individual’s luck, although unseen and intangible, but Wang Chen does have a way to bless himself with Fate.

This is the confidence behind his previous trade deal with the Four Seas Commerce Association.

Otherwise, three months later, if he couldn’t afford to pay the remaining seventy percent of the Spirit Stones, the Spirit Stones he had already paid would have been completely wasted!

[Heavenly Merit -10000]

For the first strike of ‘Open Gate’, Wang Chen cannot afford to miss. He immediately burns an entire ten thousand points of Heavenly Merit.

The next moment, Wang Chen perceives an aura descending upon him, quietly enveloping his entire being.

It seems like nothing has changed, yet there’s a strangely wonderful feeling.

Wang Chen immediately employed the Wanli Free technique and darted towards the gorge ahead.

He did not use the less strenuous Sword Flight.

This was because, within the Fulong Mountain Range, especially deep within, Sword Flight was an extremely dangerous affair.

The moment a Cultivator strayed into the territory of a Demon King or even a Monster Monarch, unless they possessed the strength to absolutely overpower the latter, flying over their heads on a sword was undoubtedly a suicidal act.

And this knowledge was summarized through the lives of numerous Cultivators.

Wang Chen certainly did not want to take the challenge.

After employing Wanli Free three times in succession, he penetrated the depths of the gorge.

This gorge was very deep, with towering trees all around, the dense canopy blocking out the sun. Numerous vines hung down, forming a complex, dense net in the sky and on the ground.

The ground was littered with moss-covered rocks, and there was no visible path to tread. Various ferns filled the gaps between rocks, creating homes for all kinds of colorful insects.

As soon as Wang Chen submerged into the gorge, countless black swarms of flying insects attacked him; the buzzing noise alone was terrifying.

These flying insects were only the size of a thumb, yet they possessed sharp claws and beaks, capable of piercing through clothing and skin, releasing toxins to then suck out fresh blood.

A grown man surrounded by a swarm of bloodthirsty insects could be drained of all his blood in less than ten breaths!

Thus, Qi Cultivation practitioners with meager strength had no business entering Fulong Mountain, as low-tier Purple Mansion individuals were considered cannon fodder here; hunting parties that came here were usually comprised of Golden Core and high-tier Purple Mansion members.

But those who ventured alone were extremely rare.

Because dangers lurked everywhere in Fulong Mountain!

Of course, this impressive army of flying insects posed no more than a minor inconvenience to Wang Chen.

Clang!

He held his sword in hand and flicked it with his fingers.

With the resounding ring of the sword, flying insects within a hundred steps instantly fell like raindrops, struck by lightning.

Not a single one could escape.

“Roar! Roar!”

Just at that moment, an angry roar suddenly came from above Wang Chen’s head.

He looked up in the direction of the sound and saw a tan monkey on a towering tree next to him, grabbing onto branches and baring its teeth as it emitted threatening roars at him.

This monkey was the size of a human, with very muscular limbs and a body covered in thick fur, its eyes blood red and fierce.

Fire-eyed Long Ape!

Wang Chen’s eyes immediately lit up.

A payment of ten thousand points of Heavenly Merit, with a thousand points of Fate Blessing, indeed very effective!

Without hesitation, he formed a Sword Art with his hands and deployed his Life-bound Flying Sword.

The Sword Light flashed, and the Dragon Abyss Sword surged towards the Firmament, instantly severing the right arm of the Fire-eyed Long Ape.

Pfft!

Droplets of blood splattered; the Fire-eyed Long Ape’s roar turned into a wretched scream.

It gripped a neighboring branch with its remaining left arm and shook it desperately with all its strength, its cries echoing tens of miles away.

The entire half of the gorge could hear it loud and clear!

In a mere moment, the roars of monkeys came one after another, countless branches shook violently, and falling leaves fluttered like rain!

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The first update is served.