Immortal Palace of Eternal Life

Chapter 273: The Formation Traps the Demonic Beast (Combined Chapter)

The peak second stage demonic beast is equivalent to a human cultivator at the peak foundation establishment stage, and its physical body is powerful, making it capable of both offense and defense in the Cold Pond.

With the strength of the three of them, they could definitely defeat the yinming spirit serpent, and ultimately kill it wouldn't be a problem. However, given the beast's strong physique, it wouldn't be easy to kill it quickly; the duration of this process was unpredictable.

The demonic beast possessed a body as tough as a magical artifact, with a vigorous and tenacious vitality. Attacks from magical artifacts wouldn't be as lethal to it as they would be to a human. If things went awry, it could turn into a prolonged duel of magic.

But let’s not forget, they were in the Jinxing Branch, where demonic beasts were everywhere. If the battle dragged on, it might attract other beasts, and there could even be Golden Core Demonic Beasts "passing by."

“Fellow Daoists, please rest assured, I have made ample preparations for this trip,” Elder Qing Song said.

“Serpent-type demonic beasts love to eat mice, frogs, and insects, and the yinming spirit serpent is no exception. I have prepared bait,” he continued.

“When the time comes, we can lure the yinming spirit serpent out of the Cold Pond, and we will deal with this creature calmly,” Elder Qing Song explained.

It was clear that he had prepared quite a bit for this trip, even considering the habits of the yinming spirit serpent.

“So it turns out Fellow Daoist Qing Song has thought everything through; I was overthinking,” Liu Yu said.

“But the distance of four hundred and eighty miles is still too deep. There are second stage demonic beasts everywhere, and there could always be a third stage beast passing by,” Liu Yu added.

Hearing this, Liu Yu nodded slowly and then continued, “It is precisely because of this that we need to end things quickly. That is why I invited both of you. When the time comes to engage, please don't hold back.”

“The faster we kill that beast, the smaller our risk will be, and the information you need about the spiritual objects will also come to us sooner,” Elder Qing Song said solemnly, implying that he would only provide the information and formulas the two needed after securing his own objectives.

The two naturally agreed verbally, but what they truly thought in their hearts was known only to themselves.

After traveling thirty miles, the traces of cultivators gradually became sparse, the trees in the forest grew taller, and the weeds were half a meter high.

Occasionally encountered cultivators exchanged wary glances, each carrying a deep sense of vigilance.

There was no order here; the Yuan Yang Sect would not impose any restrictions on the actions of cultivators within the mountains.

Even openly killing and robbing treasures wouldn’t lead to any consequences, which gave rise to many “demonic cultivators.”

This was truly an “outlawed territory.”

Hunting demonic beasts was time-consuming and labor-intensive, with various risks involved. It was not a simple task for cultivators.

Thus, some crafty cultivators who entered the mountains did not aim to hunt demonic beasts or seek treasures; rather, their targets were other cultivators.

They often didn’t consider newly entered cultivators as targets but instead focused on those who returned from hunting with diminished strength, who could still possess valuable loot. This maximized the benefits from each encounter.

Therefore, entering the mountains for risky hunts not only required caution against demonic beasts but also against other cultivators.

The Jinxing Bazaar developed due to a constant influx of cultivators hunting demonic beasts in the branches.

Such actions harmed the interests of the bazaar, but the Yuan Yang Sect did not take action. However, the bazaar’s self-organized clean-up operations never ceased.

But the allure of profit without risk was too great, and the influx of spiritual stones was too rapid. Thus, demonic cultivators sprouted like weeds; after one batch was cut down, another would quickly grow back, with cultivators continuously joining their ranks.