Chapter 255: Long Xixiang comes out of retreat

Chapter 255: Long Xixiang comes out of retreat

Chapter 255: Long Xixiang comes out of retreat

Huhu~
The cold wind howled, snowflakes fluttered, and the trees in the mountains made rustling sounds.

On the mountain road, Li Yuan stopped far away. The Hall of Beasts covers a large area, has many disciples, and at least thousands of elite Dragon and Tiger soldiers are stationed in various places in the mountain.

There are countless open and hidden sentries, which are used to prevent poaching and the escape of ferocious beasts from the enclosure.

In addition to the disciples from the six helms of the Hundred Beasts, there are dozens or even hundreds of disciples from the Hun Tian and Long Yin helms who receive missions from the Hundred Beasts Hall every day, be it patrolling the mountains, hunting beasts, or feeding the ferocious beasts that are about to give birth.

In a sense, the Hall of Beasts is the most heavily guarded and most dangerous place in the Dragon and Tiger Mountains.

This was not his first time to come to the Mountain of Beasts, but he had not gained much in the previous times. Several captains of the Hall of Beasts had been hanging out in the mountains and forests all year round. He came here in a hurry this time only because he knew that one of the captains had returned.

“I hope I don’t return empty-handed.”

Li Yuan touched the gold note in his arms. For the past six months, he had been keeping an eye out for the blood of the spirit beast king. He visited all the shops in Daocheng, but to no avail.

"Junior Brother Li, here, here!"

Before Li Yuan reached the mountain gate, he heard a sound coming from afar. Several disciples who were guarding the mountain were originally walking forward, but now they all retreated to the door of the wooden house at the foot of the mountain.

A short and fat man came running over. He was fat, with a short neck and a big belly, but he moved very quickly. After a few jumps, he landed at the mountain gate, splashing up large flakes of snow.

"Senior Brother Zhang."

Li Yuan bowed with a smile on his face.

The fat man in front of him, who was only as tall as his shoulders, was named Zhang Ada. Although he looked unattractive and had a sloppy name, he was actually not a simple person.

He is the leader of the Mad Lion Helm under the Hall of Beasts and a person who has made great achievements in marrow refining.

"I heard that you were coming to the Beast Mountain. I was so excited that I didn't sleep all night, looking forward to your coming. When I saw the heavy snow this morning, I was afraid you wouldn't come."

Zhang Ada had a slightly exaggerated smile on his face and grabbed Li Yuan's arm, very enthusiastically.

"Brother, you are too polite."

Li Yuan was a little caught off guard by the enthusiasm on their first meeting.

This is the leader of the Dragon and Tiger Temple. He had visited the leader of the Chun Gang, Lin Tingfeng, several times before, but he didn't get this treatment.

"What did you say, Junior Brother?"

Zhang Ada was very enthusiastic and smiling. He pulled Li Yuan into the Mountain of Beasts, which made the disciples guarding the mountain look a little dumbfounded.

This fat man...

The inner disciples in front of the wooden house looked at each other, and their expressions changed slightly.

"It's still early, how about we take a look around? Junior brother, you have never been to the Mountain of Beasts, I can introduce you to it..."

On the mountain path, Zhang Ada held his hand all the way and introduced him to the Mountain of Beasts and the famous spiritual beasts among the mountains.

"collapse!"

Suddenly, Li Yuan looked to the side and saw an arrow flying through the air from a far distance, leaving a long trail in the sky, scaring a large number of forest birds into flying in panic.

Wow!
The hurricane blew the grass and trees, and a figure shuttled through it, firing a bow and arrow. After a few "swish" sounds, a snow-white leopard fell into the snow with a "thump".

"Good archery!"

Li Yuan raised his eyebrows. He had good eyesight and could see from a distance that the archer shot four arrows, but none of them damaged the leopard's fur. In order to prevent it from escaping, the fatal arrow pierced its ears.

"Quick, quick!"

Several figures quickly rushed up, carried the corpse, drained the blood, and skinned it, all in one go.

"This is a snow leopard, which is raised in the mountains. There are about 1,400 of them. Its fur is smooth and soft and has the effect of repelling insects. It is very popular among the noble ladies in Dao City. This skin is worth at least several hundred taels of gold."

Seeing that Li Yuan was interested, Zhang Ada introduced:

"According to the rules of the hall, only ten of these beasts can be killed each year. This one... um, Lin Kai, bring this snow spirit leopard over here!"

Zhang Ada waved his hand.

The disciples all froze in their tracks. A tall young man holding a bow and arrow in one hand and the fur of a snow leopard in his hand came quickly towards them.

"Captain Zhang."

The young man bowed and handed over the fur:

"This snow leopard was frightened for no reason, and I accepted the mission to hunt it down..."

"Maybe those ancestors are making trouble again? In the past few months, many spirit beasts have gone crazy, and many spirit fruits and spirit medicines have been destroyed..."

Zhang Ada weighed the fur and handed it to Li Yuan:

"Brother Li, this robe is a little thin. This leopard skin should be able to make a nice outer garment..."

"Thank you, Senior Brother Zhang."

Li Yuan did not refuse and took it with a smile. He never rejected other people's kindness, and of course, he would also return the favor with the same gift.

"Li, Li Yuan?"

The young man with the bow had already retreated to the side, but he reacted at this moment and suddenly looked up at Li Yuan.

"Asshole, who told you to address your elders by their first names?!"

Zhang Ada's face darkened.

"My disciple was rude for a moment."

Lin Kai realized that he had said something wrong, and hurriedly bowed to apologize: "Please, Uncle Li, don't blame me."

"Lin Kai."

Li Yuan didn't feel offended. He also remembered that Lin Kai was also on the Dragon and Tiger List, but his ranking was a bit awkward, one hundred and first.

"Well, go and hand in the task."

Zhang Ada had a strange look on his face, as if he had thought of something, and waved his hand to let him leave.

Lin Kai bowed slightly, clasped his fists, glanced at Li Yuan again, and then left.

"This Lin Kai is an elite disciple of my Hundred Beasts Hall. He has always been outside the top 100 on the Dragon Ranking for many years. A few days ago, he succeeded in opening up his meridians... Well, it just so happened that your ranking has risen significantly, and he is still 101st..."

"I see. No wonder you reacted so strongly to me."

Li Yuan was speechless. He only remembered the top 100 on the Dragon Ranking and had no impression of the ones after that.

"You are still not calm enough. What difference does it make if you are in the top 100 one day earlier or later? It's nothing more than the share of spiritual rice and spiritual pills, not the top 50 or top 10..."

Zhang Ada was very enthusiastic and Li Yuan was not arrogant either, and the two of them communicated quite harmoniously.

After following him around several hills for a few rounds, Li Yuan arrived at Zhang Ada's residence. As the leader of a helm, Zhang Ada's residence was quite large.

There are three courtyards, a small hill in the yard, and even a geothermal hot spring. Although it is midwinter, there are still flowers and plants in the yard, and several maids are taking care of them.

The two entered the house and the banquet had already been prepared.

"I heard that Junior Brother likes to drink. Come, try this wine of Senior Brother. How does it compare to Junior Brother Long's?"

Zhang Ada prepared several large jars of wine:

"Although this is all herbal wine, the spiritual plants and fruits used are different, so the taste is completely different. If you want to drink strong liquor, we have it too. I'll send someone to get it."

Who said I like drinking?

Before Li Yuan could correct the rumor, he saw Zhang Ada trying to get some wine and hurriedly stopped him:
"Just drink the herbal wine."

Li Yuan had no interest in strong liquor. He preferred monkey wine and herbal wine because they were sweet in the mouth. He still retained the habit of drinking beverages from his previous life.

"Come, drink."

Zhang A raised his glass.

The monks and Taoists of Longhu Temple have joined together, but there is no rule prohibiting alcohol and meat. In addition, the herb wine tastes very good, and the disciples in various halls have formed the habit of drinking while discussing things.

Li Yuan raised his glass to greet him, and after a few drinks, the two of them became familiar with each other.

After a few more drinks, Zhang Ada was a little tipsy, and only then did he speak:
"I've heard of the great name of the Divine Weapon Valley a long time ago, but I heard that it has declined a lot in the past few hundred years, and it has been a long time since a divine craftsman has appeared. Junior brother, you are searching for the blood of spiritual beasts. Are you trying to forge a divine weapon?" "Is there any weaponsmith in the world who doesn't want to forge a divine weapon? Of course I want to, too, but my weaponsmithing skills are a little weak now, so I can only search for various materials first."

Li Yuan had already prepared his speech before he came:
"The blood of the spirit beast king is the best quenching material, and it is extremely rare, so we have to prepare it in advance."

"Is that so? That's right. The preparation of a magic weapon usually takes several years, even more than ten years."

Zhang Ada drank the wine in his glass. His face was already red from the wine. He really enjoyed the smoky taste:

"Speaking of spirit beast kings, there are a few in the Hundred Beasts Mountain, but those ancestors are not to be trifled with..."

Speaking of 'those ancestors', Zhang Ada sobered up a little.

Li Yuan knew that the ancestors he was talking about were the King of Spirit Dragons and the King of Spirit Tigers in the mountains. They were descendants of the mounts of the two ancestors. No one dared to provoke them except the Taoist Master and the two sect leaders.

"Junior brother, I have absolutely no such thoughts. I just heard that there are the White Sandalwood Spirit Sheep King and the Spirit Fire Bull King in the Hundred Beasts Mountain..."

"That's easy to say."

Zhang Ada heaved a sigh of relief. He was really worried that Li Yuan would not be able to figure it out and would insist on having the blood of the spirit dragon and spirit tiger.

A few years ago, Wanchuan came to beg for blood, and he was almost beaten to death in the mountains by those ancestors.

He was not the helmsman at that time, but he still remembered it clearly.

"Well, come to think of it, I do have quite a bit of Spirit Beast King blood, including the blood of the White Sandalwood Spirit Sheep King and the Spirit Fire Bull King..."

Zhang Ada picked up the drink, without squinting, and only two cracks remained on his fat face:

"The sect's rules state that the spirit beast kings cannot be killed. The little bit of spirit beast flesh and blood in the Hundred Beasts Hall was all collected by us when they were fighting among themselves. It was not easy to come by."

Need to pay more.

Zhang Ada didn't say anything, but Li Yuan knew what he meant, so he raised his glass immediately:

"I won't let my brother suffer any loss."

Friendship is friendship, and business is business.

"Junior brother is open-minded."

Zhang Ah Da drank the wine in one gulp, his face flushed:

"How about this, one can of blood for 1,600 taels of gold? For two cans of blood, 3,000 taels of gold will do."

"Thank you, senior brother."

Li Yuan took out the money readily.

The White Sandalwood Spirit Sheep King and the Spirit Fire Bull King are both ranked at the second-level "Ten Thousand Gold" level in the Yunshu Tower's list.

The starting price for a spiritual beast of this rank is at least ten thousand taels of gold, with no upper limit, and it is often out of stock.

This is definitely a conscience price.

"readily."

Zhang Ada was slightly delighted and took the gold note.

The market price of the blood of the spirit beast king is two thousand taels of gold, but blood is not flesh and blood. Apart from special elixirs and the quenching of magic weapons, there are few places where it can be used.

What's more, he picked up this blood when there was a riot in the mountains a month ago.

So no matter how you look at it, he won't lose money on this deal.

Not only can you earn gold, but you can also make friends with this new star.

The deal was done, and the atmosphere at the banquet became even better. The two of them toasted each other, and soon, Li Yuan was a little drunk, so he asked casually:

"By the way, Senior Brother, do you have any other blood of spirit beast kings?"

……

……

Li Yuan left the Mountain of Beasts with brisk steps. Although he spent six thousand taels of gold at once, he did not feel the slightest pain in his heart, only surprise.

Before he came, he expected to buy at least one kind of blood of the king of spiritual beasts belonging to the Five Sacred Animals. He was satisfied with buying two kinds at the banquet, but he did not expect that there would be a surprise when he asked about it before leaving.

Not only did Zhang Ada still have a can of 'Cloud Sea Deer King Blood', he even knew the whereabouts of 'Spiritual Wilderness Wolf King Blood' and promised to get it for him.

"Blood of the Five Spiritual Animals King, four kinds of blood at once!"

Li Yuan's heart was burning with excitement, and he was looking forward to the second ordination from Heaven.

"If nothing goes wrong with Fatty Zhang, then there's only one type of blood left among the five animals..."

Li Yuan suppressed his restlessness and thought about it.

There are more than four kinds of kings of spiritual beasts in the Mountain of Beasts, but they are not among the five animals.

"Among the kings of spiritual beasts on the Hengshan Ten Thousand Beasts List, the two-headed Thunder Dog King in the Wind and Thunder Valley is OK, and the 'Fiery Blood Pig King' in the Blood Moon Forest is also OK, hmm..."

Li Yuan walked very fast and returned to the house before dark. As soon as he entered the house, he saw the little tiger cub on the windowsill. The little tiger was looking at him warily and was still furious.

"This little tiger cub..."

Before Li Yuan could think of anything, everything went dark before his eyes and he left the yard.

The little tiger cub rushed over like a hurricane. It was very fast and its attacks were very accurate. Li Yuan's face was almost torn apart.

"Going crazy again, huh?"

The wind was whistling in the yard. The little mouse poked his head out from the corner, only to see the figure of the 'Cat Ancestor' everywhere. He was so frightened that he almost fainted.

"Shh!"

Li Yuan took another step back, avoiding the claw, and at the same time, the seven pairs of boots on the military talisman flashed together.

Snapped!
The next moment, his speed increased dramatically, and in the tiger cub's shocked and angry eyes, he grabbed the scruff of its neck.

"Try to be crazy again?"

Li Yuan was quite amazed as he teased the little tiger cub with its fangs and claws bared.

Over the past six months, his martial arts have improved greatly, and his ability to wield weapons has also been updated and upgraded, but he is only slightly faster than this little thing, which is a bit scary.

"With my current speed, I can't say if I can become a Grandmaster, and even a Quasi-Grandmaster may not be as fast as me. What kind of breed is this kid?"

Li Yuan was very curious, but seeing that the little guy was already very angry, he had no choice but to let go.

Swish!
As soon as it landed, the kitten ran back into the house.

"The tiger cub is definitely of high enough rank, but it is not among the five animals."

Li Yuan gave up the idea. He was not sure whether the blood of other spirit beast kings could be used as a substitute, and he did not want to take the risk.

"It would be safer to ask Fatty Zhang to help me find it..."

Li Yuan shook his hands and found that his arm was dripping with blood. The little tiger cub was very vengeful and slapped him twice when he let go.

Back in the house, the little tiger was lying on the windowsill and the little mouse was shivering in the corner.

"It's impossible to tame it."

Li Yuan threw down a bottle of pills, and the little tiger didn't even turn his head, and was very angry. Li Yuan picked up the little mouse. He hadn't paid much attention to the little mouse in the past six months.

Looking at it carefully, I found that although its size and weight have not changed much, it is much stronger than before, and can even be said to be somewhat sturdy?

"It seems that voles are still suitable for running in the mountains."

Li Yuan put the little thing aside, swallowed a few pills, and sat quietly on the bed.

Nothing happened that night. Early the next morning, before Li Yuan left the house, Yu Xuanfeng's voice could be heard from outside:

"Uncle Li, our great uncle has come out of seclusion!"

(End of this chapter)