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Nangyun City is the closest city to Nangyun Forest. Although it is only a second-tier city, it is said that its prosperity is not inferior to that of first-tier cities. One could say that aside from its nominal classification, this city has completely become a first-tier city.
Perhaps the only drawback is the large floating population in this city. As it is the last stop before entering Nangyun Forest, many people settle here before venturing into the forest. After they come out, they often rest or live here as well.
At this moment, Nangyun City remains exceptionally lively, with a constant flow of vehicles and people. Everyone carries a strong aura. Although Nangyun Forest is a paradise for adventurers, entering without the cultivation of Warrior Realm is almost certain death. Therefore, the martial artists passing through here are all at least at the Warrior Realm level, with some being even more profound. It can be assumed that their cultivation levels are even higher.
Baoyue Pavilion is a branch of the Baoyue Merchant Guild established in Nangyun City, primarily dealing in medicinal herbs and furs. It is located right next to Nangyun Forest, where various spiritual herbs and furs are abundant. Every adventurer who survives coming out of the forest returns with significant gains. The furs and spiritual herbs they collect are the source of business for Baoyue Pavilion.
The Baoyue Merchant Guild is recorded as one of the three major merchant guilds in Snow State, possessing substantial strength. After Baoyue Pavilion opened, it quickly gained fame. Now, over twenty years have passed, and Baoyue Pavilion holds an important position in Nangyun City. Together with the other two merchant guilds in Snow State, they control eighty percent of the fur and medicinal herb business in Nangyun City.
Recently, martial artists in Nangyun City have learned that the head of Baoyue Pavilion has fallen seriously ill and requires a type of spiritual herb called Soul Returning Grass as a medicinal catalyst. The head's daughter has offered a substantial reward for its procurement, but unfortunately, there has been no news.
A couple of days ago, news came that traces of Soul Returning Grass had been found; however, it was located in an area inhabited by second-tier demon beasts. Thus, Baoyue Pavilion began recruiting skilled individuals with the goal of obtaining the Soul Returning Grass. Anyone who can secure it will be promised one condition fulfilled by Baoyue Pavilion. They may even join Baoyue Pavilion as an honorary elder.
This news stirred up Nangyun City since Baoyue Pavilion is backed by the Baoyue Merchant Guild, one of the three major merchant guilds in Snow State, which naturally possesses great power. If one could become an honorary elder, future cultivation would no longer be a concern. Even if one did not wish to rely on others, there would still be rewards such as precious artifacts and armor.
Given the strength of Baoyue Merchant Guild, acquiring any miraculous elixir should not be difficult. However, Soul Returning Grass is particularly elusive. Not only does it lack any extraordinary properties, but its growth conditions are also extremely harsh; it can only grow on the corpse of a Soul Returning Beast.
The Soul Returning Beast itself is a peculiar type of demon beast that feeds on human or animal souls. Once captured and unable to escape, it will self-destruct by dissipating its soul. No method can prevent this from happening. Even king-level experts who have shown interest have faced similar outcomes; it remains a mystery.
Soul Returning Beasts are also quite rare; even after death, they seldom leave behind corpses. Therefore, Soul Returning Grass—which requires their corpses to grow—is even scarcer. Not to mention Baoyue Merchant Guild; even the other two merchant guilds do not possess any Soul Returning Grass.
Soon enough, many skilled individuals were recruited, including two martial masters leading the team. Along with Xin Yue'er, the daughter of Baoyue Pavilion's head, a group of eleven set off for their destination: a valley within Nangyun Forest where traces of Soul Returning Grass had been discovered.
Ren Pingsheng has been in Nangyun Forest for two days now; these two days have been spent fighting. There are many demon beasts here; if one is not careful, they could easily be surrounded by several demon beasts. Moreover, he has encountered mostly top-tier demon beasts; mid- and low-tier ones are quite rare.
From this alone, he knows that he must be deep within the outskirts of Nangyun Forest now. The forest is divided into outer areas, inner areas, and deeper central regions. The outer areas mainly consist of first-tier demon beasts with a few second-tier ones present. The inner areas are inhabited by demon beasts below level five; more formidable ones are distributed throughout the deeper central regions.
"This Nangyun Forest truly lives up to its reputation; not only are there numerous demon beasts but also plenty of spiritual herbs," Ren Pingsheng remarked after slaying a top-tier demon beast and obtaining a Earth Spirit Fruit. Although he no longer needs it himself at this point, many others covet such items eagerly.
It should be noted that while there are many high-level martial artists around, those at the Qi Refinement stage are even more numerous. Spiritual herbs that can aid in breaking through to Qi Refinement are rarely found in ordinary places.
"Well, there's another Top Tier Demon Beast ahead, let's continue to gain Experience." After observing the situation, he discovered the tracks of a Top Tier Demon Beast. These Top Tier Demon Beasts not only had demon cores but also had fur and materials that were highly sought after by many. In just the past couple of days, Ren Pingsheng had already collected a lot.
"A Ghost-faced Spider, it's this kind of Demon Beast. This is a jungle Assassin, extremely poisonous!" Ren Pingsheng carefully confirmed that there were no other Demon Beasts around, then swiftly appeared in front of the Ghost-faced Spider that was feeding. With his sword drawn, he slashed down with sword energy.
The Ghost-faced Spider immediately let out an angry cry, spewing colorful poisonous gas from its mouth. Ren Pingsheng dodged and circled around the Ghost-faced Spider, continuously weaving through with his sword energy enveloping it.
The eight sharp claws of the Ghost-faced Spider were as hard as iron and shaped like swords, constantly dancing. From time to time, they clashed with Ren Pingsheng's sword, producing metallic sounds and occasionally sparking.
"What a cunning beast." Taking advantage of Ren Pingsheng's momentary lapse, the Ghost-faced Spider shot out a transparent silk thread that wrapped around Ren Pingsheng's leg. It was incredibly tough; Ren Pingsheng swung his sword several times before finally cutting it off. When he looked up again, he noticed that the surroundings were already covered in dense webs.
"Hmph, Whirling Winds!" He flipped his hand and slashed, causing a Wind Dragon to appear out of thin air. It tore through everything in its surroundings—whether it was fallen leaves or dust, or even the dense webs—causing trees to bend as if they would break at any moment.
The Wind Dragon brought endless tearing and cutting force, snapping the webs one by one. Then the massive Wind Dragon crashed into the Ghost-faced Spider. The sound of explosions echoed continuously along with its shrieks.
As the dust settled, the Ghost-faced Spider emerged just in time. Then a flash of golden light passed by before it could react, shattering everything inside its body.
Green blood splattered everywhere; even so, it was extremely poisonous and bubbled on the ground. After a few mournful cries from the Ghost-faced Spider, it fell silent.
"Phew, this guy is really formidable. If an ordinary Perfect Realm Warrior encountered it, they would probably be in serious trouble." Ren Pingsheng sighed in relief. This was the strongest Top Tier Demon Beast he had encountered since entering Nanyun Forest.
"These eight sharp claws are excellent materials for refining weapons. And this Ghost-faced Spider's poison sac is also a rare treasure." He immediately began to gather his spoils. After every great battle, the moment of collecting rewards was quite satisfying.
Just as he was in high spirits while cleaning up the Ghost-faced Spider's corpse, an overwhelming sense of danger suddenly enveloped him, as if he were being targeted by some extraordinary Fierce Beast.
"This is... this is a Second-Level Monster! Run!" His hair stood on end as he recalled his previous encounter with a Python in Demon Soul Valley. Without thinking twice, he blurred and appeared over a hundred feet away, fleeing without looking back.
In the moment he vanished, a transparent silk thread pierced through where he had just stood, leaving behind a deep black hole in the ground.
A larger Ghost-faced Spider appeared than before, its body shimmering with colors. With a multitude of ominous compound eyes, it saw the small Ghost-faced Spider lying on the ground without any signs of life. It let out a roar filled with anger and sorrow.
Then it turned its head and fixed its gaze on the direction where Ren Pingsheng had disappeared, chasing after him. Its eight stronger claws danced like wind at lightning speed. Wherever it passed, poisonous gas seeped out, causing plants to gradually wilt and turn black. The intensity of the poison was evident.
"How unfortunate, I encountered a Second-Level Monster a few days ago, and now I've run into another one." The fleeing Ren Pingsheng glanced back occasionally and spotted the large Ghost-faced Spider. He immediately understood why it was relentlessly pursuing him. It must be related to the recently deceased Ghost-faced Spider.
If he had known in advance that there were two Ghost-faced Spiders, one large and one small, he definitely wouldn't have engaged. However, he couldn't afford to think about that now; escaping was his top priority. After all, he had experience from before, so he wasn't completely panicked.
Suddenly, a sound of something slicing through the air came from behind. Without thinking, Ren Pingsheng shifted his body and moved sideways several feet. A strand of spider silk flashed past him. He continued to flee, but he was still astonished.
At a distance of thirty yards, he hadn't expected the Ghost-faced Spider's silk to be so powerful, capable of shooting such a long distance. After missing its target, the silk wrapped around a large tree, and then the Ghost-faced Spider appeared near him as if it had teleported.
"This is bad; this guy is cunning. It actually thought of this tactic." Seeing that the distance was now less than ten yards, Ren Pingsheng's expression changed. This distance was well within the range for an attack. Perhaps in the next moment, countless attacks would come rushing at him.
Sure enough, just as this thought crossed his mind, dozens of strands of spider silk whistled through the air towards him, sending chills down his spine. Without looking back, Ren Pingsheng swung his sword in response, unleashing a dense wave of sword energy. He didn't expect to inflict any damage; he just needed to create a barrier.
Most of the spider silk was blocked, but one strand slipped through like a nimble snake. It quickly maneuvered around the sword energy and wrapped around Ren Pingsheng's ankle.
"Damn it!" He hadn't even noticed the intense explosion earlier; how could there be a stray strand? The True Qi surged in his sword as he slashed at the silk. However, this Second-Level Monster's silk was incredibly resilient and wouldn't break.
Instead, his hand was jolted back painfully from the rebound. Still, he continued to slash with his sword; if he couldn't escape, he wasn't confident in dealing with the Ghost-faced Spider. This creature seemed even more formidable than the previous Python he had faced.
A shadow descended from above; it was the pursuing Ghost-faced Spider. From the moment the silk ensnared Ren Pingsheng to when he began slashing at it, less than a breath's time had passed before it caught up with him.
"This is bad; I'm in trouble now!" Looking at the still uncut silk and the Ghost-faced Spider that appeared before him, Ren Pingsheng realized that the worst-case scenario had come true.
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