Outer edges of the Demon Forest.
In a continuous and majestic forest, the mist never dispersed all year round, giving birth to miasma. Roars of beasts frequently echoed from within the deep mountains, shaking one’s heart.
The blazing sun hung high in the sky, its golden radiance blocked by the mist. As far as the eye could see, all sorts of colorful hues perated the air, appearing both vibrant and eerie.
The Heavenly Earth Energy in the Demon Forest was very rich. Unfortunately, the pervasive miasma was detrintal rather than beneficial to Cultivation, making it easy to suffer cultivation deviation when staying here too long.
On half a mountain, cracked open by an unknown force, Ling Chen stood with his hands behind his back, a Long Sword hanging from his waist.
His gaze looked down. Several hundred ters away in the mist, a massive shadow was ceaselessly charging and ramming, creating earth-shaking noises.
AWOOO—
The terrifying roar echoed, and a dozen or so large trees fell before him. A giant bull appeared in his sight, its body covered in sharp, thorn-like bones that made it appear even larger. Its blood-red pupils seed to drip blood.
Thorny Demon Bull, a mid-tier, second-rank Exotic Beast. Despite the strong wind sweeping past him, Ling Chen stood motionless, only his clothes rustling.
THUD...
The ground trembled as the Thorny Demon Bull’s massive body erged from the mist step by step, its cold, ruthless beast eyes looking toward Ling Chen’s position.
This bull, the size of a house, exuded a Demon Qi that rushed into the sky, stirring up a terrifying whirlwind.
The Thorny Demon Bull is quite fast; it should serve well for training.
If others knew Ling Chen’s thoughts, they would surely laugh at his ignorance of danger. It is well known that the power of Exotic Beasts surpasses that of humans of the sa rank. Ling Chen, a Third Level Martial Artist, dared to use a mid-tier, second-rank Exotic Beast for practice. If this was not courting death, what was?
"Co on!"
Ling Chen took out a Dart and fired it, hitting the Thorny Demon Bull precisely and breaking off one of its bone spikes.
Roaring in anger, the Thorny Demon Bull snorted a stream of black, foul-slling breath from its nostrils. It stamped its hooves on the ground twice and unexpectedly charged.
WHOOSH!
The Thorny Demon Bull’s massive size did not slow it down at all. Like a thick black shadow, it charged straight toward Ling Chen on the small mountain.
BANG!
The small mountain where Ling Chen stood was shattered. However, Ling Chen, calm and composed, skillfully avoided the collision using the Wind Shadow Step.
Turning over his hand, Ling Chen took a red cloth from the Heavenly Mansion Ring and wore it as a cloak.
This made the Thorny Demon Bull’s pupils turn even redder. It fixed its gaze on Ling Chen, looking crazier than ever.
RUMBLE!
The entire mountain range began to tremble. The Thorny Demon Bull occasionally spat out a black qi arrow from its mouth. Even with Ling Chen’s top-notch speed and reaction, he was nearly hit by these black streams several tis. His robes were scorched in several places, and his skin was burnt black.
This thod, albeit dangerous, was an effective and fast way to cultivate the Wind Shadow Step.
If there were no dangers at all, such training would lose its aning.
Unknowingly, half a day passed with this ga of chase, leading them dangerously close to the Deep in the Demonic Forest.
If we continue running, we are likely to encounter higher-level Exotic Beasts. The training is almost done, so it is ti to finish you off.
Ling Chen stopped. Making too much noise Deep in the Demonic Forest would indeed be suicide.
He had run enough, and by now, the capabilities of his Light Skill were fairly validated.
Seeing Ling Chen suddenly stop, the Thorny Demon Bull also charged at him with red eyes.
"Scram!"
CLANG!
The Heavenly Mansion Sword was unsheathed. Its Sword Montum was unpredictable, striking the Thorny Demon Bull lightly and effortlessly.
Several bone spikes were cut off. The Thorny Demon Bull’s enormous body was knocked flying backward, smashing many ancient, vine-covered trees.
BOOM!
The mountain under his feet collapsed. The Thorny Demon Bull sprang up from the rubble, its mouth spewing a mass of black aura.
Ling Chen’s foot lightly tapped on the falling rock fragnts as he executed the Wind Shadow Step. He took one step forward, his body ascending vertically. A sword qi, like a heavenly roaming dragon, shot downward, directly slashing at the Thorny Demon Bull.
The Thorny Demon Bull did not anticipate Ling Chen’s formidable Swordsmanship. Its body sorsaulted in mid-air, aiming for the giant stones flying to the side to avoid the sharp sword qi.
"Seeking Dragon without Shadows, the sword is without form!"
A sword strike crushed the black aura, transforming it into a black rain that fell from the sky. Below, the sword qi that had initially taken a straight path suddenly twisted, unhindered by form, striking the Thorny Demon Bull’s back at an angle.
CRACK!
Having lost its balance, the Thorny Demon Bull fell heavily to the ground, creating a large crater.
"Seeing Dragon in the Field!"
Ling Chen swung his sword in mid-air, creating a huge Dragon-shaped sword qi. This sword qi was extraordinarily domineering; everywhere it went, the air was swept clean, filled with endless explosive power.
The Thorny Demon Bull also seed to sense the crisis. It opened its gaping maw and spewed out a trendous pillar of black aura, trying to stop the sword qi from falling.
PSHHH!
Disregarding the black aura pillar, Ling Chen brought his sword down, cutting the pillar in two. The montum of the sword qi remained unabated, slashing heavily onto the Thorny Demon Bull’s head.
CRACK!
The Sword Light split open its skull. The Heavenly Emperor Heavy Sword embedded itself deeply into the Thorny Demon Bull’s head, causing white brain matter to burst out.
A mid-tier, second-rank Exotic Beast had just easily died under Ling Chen’s sword.
With a small knife and a skin bag in hand, Ling Chen started harvesting materials from the Thorny Demon Bull’s body—internal organs, fur, claws, and teeth—all of which were highly valuable.
However, his main intention this ti was not to hunt Exotic Beasts but to test the power of the Wind Shadow Step. The test proved it to be indeed fast and powerful, complenting the Dragon Seeking Sword Technique well and creating an excellent combination.
This combination, however, still needed ti to be perfected.
Having collected the materials from the Thorny Demon Bull, Ling Chen was about to leave when suddenly, a black pigeon flew toward him from nearby.
Ling Chen’s eyes lit up. This type of black pigeon was the Heiyu pigeon, used specifically by the Divine Intent Sect for delivering ssages. It was an Exotic pigeon species with strong Life Force, capable of adapting to various harsh environnts and flying greater distances.
Stretching out his arm, he let the Heiyu pigeon land on his hand and took the note tied to its leg.
It was a ssage delivered by pigeon.
Ling Chen unfurled the note and quickly scanned it, grasping its general content.
I did not expect that the True Disciple trial this year would be moved up.
After reading it, a trace of surprise appeared in Ling Chen’s eyes. The annual True Disciple trials were a major event for the Divine Intent Sect. The timing would generally not be changed arbitrarily. It was supposed to be in September of this year, but it was only March—undoubtedly moved up by more than half a year. This was unheard of.
However, Xiao Muyu had sent this ssage, so the information should be accurate.
The location is set in the Black Wind Ridge, a notorious Land of Great Evil. It seems this True Disciple trial will not be simple.
Ling Chen put away the note, then leaped onto a large tree. Stepping on the fierce wind and leaves, he headed quickly toward the outskirts of the Demon Forest.
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