Chapter 8: Encountering Demons on the Way
After a night-long session of cultivation, they helped their bellies with some meal and continued to move on with the advent of the dawn.
As Qin Zen noticed Ye Shang meditating with the utmost dedication, he couldn’t stop his stubborn body resorting to meditating on its own accord. It seemed that both he and Ye Shang had a great affinity for cultivation.
However, since the entire day was filled with an unaccustomed hustle and bustle, they could not get a chance to cultivate earlier, but now the coast was all clear and they could finally fell into the deep silent shell echoing with the distinct mantras of meditation.
Though it looked like Ye Shang was on par with Qin Zen when it comes to cultivation, yet, Qin Zen had much greater lust for power than Ye Shang.
The next two days were peaceful since all the demons were already slain by the escort. Thus, with no hideous demons lurking around, Ye Shang could revert back to his normal life.
He thus continued with his evenings occupied with hunting and cooking the delicious supper for Qin Zen and his minions.
Qin Zen though have never rejected the humble offerings of food and wine coming from Ye Shang, but the two still had no language communication.
In fact, one fortunate day, Ye Shang saw Qin Zen taking the core elixir, and he was a bit shocked.
What is the use of the medicinal herb if I couldn’t take it?
Aren’t these medicinal herb meant for improving the strength?
Taking it would certainly maximize the benefits that enhanced strength.
As Ye Shang filled his head with the vital information, he also started taking these medicinal herb, as Ye Shang was not far away from the Qi-refining stage 3 at this time.
Just as Ye Shang and others worked hard to cultivate, a beast like roar cracked through the tranquil surrounding. It was followed by a violent vibration of the animal car.
The captain was shocked. “Don’t move.” He uttered in a bit concerning tone as he approached towards the bolted door to open it.
The two guards of Qin Zen also turned cautious.
From the feindish roaring, it was evident that the demons this time were unusual.
Otherwise, the Tigers were beasts with second-order peaks, so there wouldn’t be any turmoil if their order and the cultivation base surpassed the demons.
Now the car was tilted, which showed that the tigers had finally been laid down.
Then the battle started, and within an instant the car was completely turned over. Ye Shang thus was compelled to grab the rails of the window while Qin Zen was grabbed tightly by his guards, and the other two teenagers in the car fell off the car.
“This is a green-winged eagle. It has the origin of the ancient green-winged peng.” A guard of Qin Zen snorted through the window to glanced properly at the atrocity chasing them.
“Can’t the guards kill it?” Qin Zen asked and frowned.
“I can’t see its cultivation base. Maybe only the captain can withstand it, but it is difficult to kill.” One of the Qin Zen’s guards clenched his fist at his inability to comply with his master’s demands.
Ye Shang thus leaned against the window to assess the situation by himself. However, he was startled to notice that the green-winged eagle had already got rid of most of his guards.
Its wings were at least five or six meters wide, and its claws were shining, looking no different from the sharp blades.
Just as Ye Shang witnessed the battle broking down, the green-winged eagle waved its head, broke off the long sword of a guard, and knocked the guard out cold. His chest was sunken, and he started spitting blood.
“Attack the exteriors of his claws.” Captain Qiu Zen shouted in a raging voice.
Ye Shang also noticed it. The green-winged eagle seemed at ease attacking with its front and back claws, but it couldn’t fare well with the outside of its thighs. Although its wings could also attack, but the threat was way minor, and it could not inflict any severe damage.
Qiu Zen confronted the green-winged eagle, and his body flashed rapidly, even Ye Shang couldn’t see his figure clearly.
The guards were knocked away by the wings of the green-winged eagle, but it couldn’t stand the constant attack of the guards for long. Thus, after a while, its wings, and legs were stained with a little blood, revealing the several deep wounds surfacing its body.
“At this time, if someone attacks its Tianshu, it will be better.” After watching it, Ye Shang adviced the perplexed guards as he noticed the battle at a close range..
Qin Zen’s two guards turned to look at Ye Shang, and one of them said. “Li Song, you protect the master. I will help them. If we fail, everyone will suffer.”
“Okay! Guan Xiong, be careful.” Li Song nodded.
Guan Xiong pushed the door wide open, and his body flashed toward the tail of the green-winged eagle.
Tianshu, mentioned by Ye Shang, was just below the tail of the green-winged eagle, and is often know to common folks as a**s.
Guan Xiong unexpectedly hit right on the spot and the long sword in his hand penetrated through the Tianshu of the green-winged eagle.
With a scream, the green-winged eagle lowered its tail, and it was about to sweep Guan Xiong away, but Guan Xiong somehow managed keep holding the long sword firmly.
The green-winged eagle howled! This is the difference between the green-winged eagles and other bird demons, they don’t chirp but howl.
The green-winged eagle was huge, but it was stabbed in its Tianshu. Thus, when Guan Xiong moved the sword around, it became really painful. However, Qiu Zen intercepted its head thus, preventing it from attacking Guan Xiong.
After several attempts, it couldn’t get rid of Guan Xiong. The eagle thus, suffered a few attacks and just took off. At this moment, Guan Xiong quickly let go of the sword as the eagle was holding its Tianshu tightly, Guan Xiong thus, couldn’t pull his sword out and discarded it.
The green-winged eagle was gone for good, which brought back the sigh of relief to everyone tussling with the beast. They thus, first aid the injured guards, and several uninjured people help set the cars upright.
“Guan Xiong, thank you. If you didn’t attack it, all of us would certainly be a dead meat by now.” Qiu Zen looked gloomy as he noticed his guards laying dormant owing to their injuries. He realized that he was foolish enough to run into the battlefield with no tactics. He thus couldn’t help but cursing himself for the death of a few of his guard.
“Captain Qiu, you can’t just thank me. It was Ye Shang who noticed the weakness of the green-winged eagle,” said Guan Xiong as he looked at the young pal with some intent.
“Ye Shang? You…… Really good.” Qiu Zen looked at Ye Shang with in astonishment.
“I used to hunt before. I feet that while fighting with the beasts one should focus on their weaknesses. If they are fast, just attack their Tianshu and not let them go. This way it will be easier to drive them away, so that there will be no casualties.” Ye Shang said with a giggling face.
“You really know your stuffs.” Qin Zen turned around and paused a little while thinking of something, “This thing was a demon with the cultivation base of a fake core. If it were to be in a core condensed period, we would’ve already been killed.” Qiu Zen was a little scared. It wasn’t his first time to go to Danding City, but he had never encountered such dangerous beasts before.
Under the attack of the green-winged eagle, the team suffered great losses. Many of the gaurds were injured while two of the people died. In addition, the three tigers of the first car were often killed, they were thus left with only two beasts to drove what’s remaining of their two cars.
After giving the two guards their proper burial, the team moved on.
Staying in the car with Ye Shang, Qiu Zen and several other guards also became warmer to Ye Shang.
Witnessing the power of the green-winged eagle, Ye Shang was frightened as they were only half way through the journey! If he would have gone with with the caravan, the danger would be even greater. The strength of the escort of the Chamber of Commerce was definitely not comparable to the guards sent by the city owner.
Fortunately, the following journey was safe. Ye Shang also witnessed the strength of Qiu Zen and others, including the steel crossbow, the illusion drug and the poison.
When encountering powerful demons, Qiu Zen and others fought wisely.
The green-winged eagle was just an accident.
After all, it was a powerful flying demon, and there was no opportunity for Qiu Zen and others to prepare for it.
After another break, Qiu Zen told everyone that there would be only three days before arriving in Danding City, which meant that they were completely safe now.
A few demons, however, were still supposed to be in the vicinity of Danding City, and Danding City was close to Medicine Valley.
“Captain Qiu, it’s really hard to go back and forth from Chiyang City to Danding City since the journey is really long. It’s too dangerous if we lack cultivation base.” Ye Shang said in a sentimental tone.
“We have too many people this time. If we’re just a few people, we can ride flying beasts.” Qiu Zen said with a smile.
Upon hearing this news, Ye Shang was shocked.
Yes, there are cheetahs, lions and tigers. Hence flying demons can also be used as tamed mounts.
“Stupid. If it wasn’t for my three uncles, would you be able to come to Danding City?” Looking at Ye Shang, Qin Hai said insidiously.
Chapter 8: Encountering Demons on the Way
After a night-long session of cultivation, they helped their bellies with some meal and continued to move on with the advent of the dawn.
As Qin Zen noticed Ye Shang meditating with the utmost dedication, he couldn’t stop his stubborn body resorting to meditating on its own accord. It seemed that both he and Ye Shang had a great affinity for cultivation.
However, since the entire day was filled with an unaccustomed hustle and bustle, they could not get a chance to cultivate earlier, but now the coast was all clear and they could finally fell into the deep silent shell echoing with the distinct mantras of meditation.
Though it looked like Ye Shang was on par with Qin Zen when it comes to cultivation, yet, Qin Zen had much greater lust for power than Ye Shang.
The next two days were peaceful since all the demons were already slain by the escort. Thus, with no hideous demons lurking around, Ye Shang could revert back to his normal life.
He thus continued with his evenings occupied with hunting and cooking the delicious supper for Qin Zen and his minions.
Qin Zen though have never rejected the humble offerings of food and wine coming from Ye Shang, but the two still had no language communication.
In fact, one fortunate day, Ye Shang saw Qin Zen taking the core elixir, and he was a bit shocked.
What is the use of the medicinal herb if I couldn’t take it?
Aren’t these medicinal herb meant for improving the strength?
Taking it would certainly maximize the benefits that enhanced strength.
As Ye Shang filled his head with the vital information, he also started taking these medicinal herb, as Ye Shang was not far away from the Qi-refining stage 3 at this time.
Just as Ye Shang and others worked hard to cultivate, a beast like roar cracked through the tranquil surrounding. It was followed by a violent vibration of the animal car.
The captain was shocked. “Don’t move.” He uttered in a bit concerning tone as he approached towards the bolted door to open it.
The two guards of Qin Zen also turned cautious.
From the feindish roaring, it was evident that the demons this time were unusual.
Otherwise, the Tigers were beasts with second-order peaks, so there wouldn’t be any turmoil if their order and the cultivation base surpassed the demons.
Now the car was tilted, which showed that the tigers had finally been laid down.
Then the battle started, and within an instant the car was completely turned over. Ye Shang thus was compelled to grab the rails of the window while Qin Zen was grabbed tightly by his guards, and the other two teenagers in the car fell off the car.
“This is a green-winged eagle. It has the origin of the ancient green-winged peng.” A guard of Qin Zen snorted through the window to glanced properly at the atrocity chasing them.
“Can’t the guards kill it?” Qin Zen asked and frowned.
“I can’t see its cultivation base. Maybe only the captain can withstand it, but it is difficult to kill.” One of the Qin Zen’s guards clenched his fist at his inability to comply with his master’s demands.
Ye Shang thus leaned against the window to assess the situation by himself. However, he was startled to notice that the green-winged eagle had already got rid of most of his guards.
Its wings were at least five or six meters wide, and its claws were shining, looking no different from the sharp blades.
Just as Ye Shang witnessed the battle broking down, the green-winged eagle waved its head, broke off the long sword of a guard, and knocked the guard out cold. His chest was sunken, and he started spitting blood.
“Attack the exteriors of his claws.” Captain Qiu Zen shouted in a raging voice.
Ye Shang also noticed it. The green-winged eagle seemed at ease attacking with its front and back claws, but it couldn’t fare well with the outside of its thighs. Although its wings could also attack, but the threat was way minor, and it could not inflict any severe damage.
Qiu Zen confronted the green-winged eagle, and his body flashed rapidly, even Ye Shang couldn’t see his figure clearly.
The guards were knocked away by the wings of the green-winged eagle, but it couldn’t stand the constant attack of the guards for long. Thus, after a while, its wings, and legs were stained with a little blood, revealing the several deep wounds surfacing its body.
“At this time, if someone attacks its Tianshu, it will be better.” After watching it, Ye Shang adviced the perplexed guards as he noticed the battle at a close range..
Qin Zen’s two guards turned to look at Ye Shang, and one of them said. “Li Song, you protect the master. I will help them. If we fail, everyone will suffer.”
“Okay! Guan Xiong, be careful.” Li Song nodded.
Guan Xiong pushed the door wide open, and his body flashed toward the tail of the green-winged eagle.
Tianshu, mentioned by Ye Shang, was just below the tail of the green-winged eagle, and is often know to common folks as a**s.
Guan Xiong unexpectedly hit right on the spot and the long sword in his hand penetrated through the Tianshu of the green-winged eagle.
With a scream, the green-winged eagle lowered its tail, and it was about to sweep Guan Xiong away, but Guan Xiong somehow managed keep holding the long sword firmly.
The green-winged eagle howled! This is the difference between the green-winged eagles and other bird demons, they don’t chirp but howl.
The green-winged eagle was huge, but it was stabbed in its Tianshu. Thus, when Guan Xiong moved the sword around, it became really painful. However, Qiu Zen intercepted its head thus, preventing it from attacking Guan Xiong.
After several attempts, it couldn’t get rid of Guan Xiong. The eagle thus, suffered a few attacks and just took off. At this moment, Guan Xiong quickly let go of the sword as the eagle was holding its Tianshu tightly, Guan Xiong thus, couldn’t pull his sword out and discarded it.
The green-winged eagle was gone for good, which brought back the sigh of relief to everyone tussling with the beast. They thus, first aid the injured guards, and several uninjured people help set the cars upright.
“Guan Xiong, thank you. If you didn’t attack it, all of us would certainly be a dead meat by now.” Qiu Zen looked gloomy as he noticed his guards laying dormant owing to their injuries. He realized that he was foolish enough to run into the battlefield with no tactics. He thus couldn’t help but cursing himself for the death of a few of his guard.
“Captain Qiu, you can’t just thank me. It was Ye Shang who noticed the weakness of the green-winged eagle,” said Guan Xiong as he looked at the young pal with some intent.
“Ye Shang? You…… Really good.” Qiu Zen looked at Ye Shang with in astonishment.
“I used to hunt before. I feet that while fighting with the beasts one should focus on their weaknesses. If they are fast, just attack their Tianshu and not let them go. This way it will be easier to drive them away, so that there will be no casualties.” Ye Shang said with a giggling face.
“You really know your stuffs.” Qin Zen turned around and paused a little while thinking of something, “This thing was a demon with the cultivation base of a fake core. If it were to be in a core condensed period, we would’ve already been killed.” Qiu Zen was a little scared. It wasn’t his first time to go to Danding City, but he had never encountered such dangerous beasts before.
Under the attack of the green-winged eagle, the team suffered great losses. Many of the gaurds were injured while two of the people died. In addition, the three tigers of the first car were often killed, they were thus left with only two beasts to drove what’s remaining of their two cars.
After giving the two guards their proper burial, the team moved on.
Staying in the car with Ye Shang, Qiu Zen and several other guards also became warmer to Ye Shang.
Witnessing the power of the green-winged eagle, Ye Shang was frightened as they were only half way through the journey! If he would have gone with with the caravan, the danger would be even greater. The strength of the escort of the Chamber of Commerce was definitely not comparable to the guards sent by the city owner.
Fortunately, the following journey was safe. Ye Shang also witnessed the strength of Qiu Zen and others, including the steel crossbow, the illusion drug and the poison.
When encountering powerful demons, Qiu Zen and others fought wisely.
The green-winged eagle was just an accident.
After all, it was a powerful flying demon, and there was no opportunity for Qiu Zen and others to prepare for it.
After another break, Qiu Zen told everyone that there would be only three days before arriving in Danding City, which meant that they were completely safe now.
A few demons, however, were still supposed to be in the vicinity of Danding City, and Danding City was close to Medicine Valley.
“Captain Qiu, it’s really hard to go back and forth from Chiyang City to Danding City since the journey is really long. It’s too dangerous if we lack cultivation base.” Ye Shang said in a sentimental tone.
“We have too many people this time. If we’re just a few people, we can ride flying beasts.” Qiu Zen said with a smile.
Upon hearing this news, Ye Shang was shocked.
Yes, there are cheetahs, lions and tigers. Hence flying demons can also be used as tamed mounts.
“Stupid. If it wasn’t for my three uncles, would you be able to come to Danding City?” Looking at Ye Shang, Qin Hai said insidiously.
