The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 2948 Canyon Surface
Upon seeing the beast leader's attack, Chen Mo instantly channeled his true energy into his legs and retreated to dodge it. Then, he used the momentum to attack the oncoming forelimb spikes in his hand, intending to cut them off directly. His true energy had already covered the entire blade of the Onimaru, making it extremely sharp.

He refused to believe that, with the support of his own true essence, he couldn't sever the entire claw.

However, to Chen Mo's surprise, at that moment, the beast leader trembled and several sharp spikes shot directly at him.

Damn it, I didn't expect this beast leader to be so cunning. It only attacked him with its spikes after it was right in front of him. In such a short time, anyone else would have no chance and would have been pierced by the thick spikes.

Like other beasts, the leader of the beasts has spikes on its back. These spikes are like the fur on the beast's body. Whenever the beast attacks, the spikes will spread out and be ready to shoot out at any time.

After its second transformation, the spikes on the beast's back were now as thick as a child's arm, each over a meter long, like extra-thick javelins. They attacked Chen Mo with incredible speed and precision, even creating sonic booms.

With a series of clangs, Chen Mo could only turn his hand and use Onimaru to instantly cut off the spikes that were attacking him.

The spikes on the leader of the beasts were much sharper than those on other beasts. When Chen Mo cut through these spikes, he felt a great deal of force transmitted through the blade. It seemed that the toughness of these spikes was indeed different from that of ordinary spikes.

Just as Chen Mo swung his knife to slash the spikes, his center gate was opened.

At that moment, the beast leader suddenly accelerated, increasing its speed by three levels, and its claws reached directly into Chen Mo's chest.

Onimaru didn't have time to pull back, so he could only use his true energy to pierce through his legs and instantly retreat his body. He also used his divine sense to control the Soul-Chasing Nails and directly attack the claws that were right in front of him.

A series of rapid clanging sounds, like metal clashing, produced a crisp ringing.

The sharp claws, blocked by this, allowed Chen Mo to dodge and create distance between himself and the beast leader. But at that moment, a flash of cold light appeared, and the Soul-Chasing Nail was knocked away in the middle.

The beast leader's tail, like a long whip, struck instantly, its tip as sharp as a spearhead. This attack caused Chen Mo's consciousness to momentarily waver. The impact not only knocked the Soul-Chasing Nail away but also caused slight damage to his mental sea.

After all, the Soul-Chasing Nails are controlled by his divine sense, which originates from his spiritual sea. Therefore, when his divine sense is attacked, it will directly be reflected in his spiritual sea.

Fortunately, his spiritual sea was vast, and the strength of his divine sense was also very high. If he hadn't been suppressed to a range of three meters by the valley's restrictions, the beast leader might not have even been able to get close.

Therefore, although his divine sense was suppressed, his overall strength remained unchanged; he could only control the area within three meters of the Soul-Chasing Nail. This resulted in a high resistance level, causing only minor injuries and a brief period of mental disorientation, but no other significant impact.

Of course, the outcome of the battle could be decided in the blink of an eye. So at that moment, the beast leader charged at Chen Mo again, its mouth wide open, its sharp teeth gleaming coldly, ready to bite at Chen Mo's head. At the same time, its claws were also close to the middle gate that he had already opened.

"Damn it!" Chen Mo muttered to himself, his body moving quickly. With another push of his feet, he retreated rapidly backward, using his divine sense to retrieve the Soul-Chasing Nail that had been knocked away, and then attacked the beast leader's body.

However, although Chen Mo retreated quickly, the momentary lapse in concentration allowed the beast leader to get close.

Therefore, in the blink of an eye, although Chen Mo retreated a sufficient distance to avoid the attacks of sharp teeth and claws, the Vajra Talisman on his body was broken by the claws and collapsed at that moment.

Chen Mo instantly cast another Vajra Talisman to protect himself, and then swung his sword in a counterattack!
That's right, it was a single sword strike!
At this moment, he no longer hesitated at all. He took out the jade sword that he had been nurturing in his dantian. In the blink of an eye, the jade sword transformed into its second form. He then slashed it in front of him, and the beast leader immediately screamed in agony.

This is because, in the blink of an eye, Chen Mo used the jade sword to directly sever the attacking tail.

The beast leader's tail was very powerful, and its tip was as sharp as a spearhead. However, just as the beast leader used its tail to stab Chen Mo, it was cleaved in two by the jade sword.

A spray of blood mist erupted, and amidst immense pain, the beast leader swiftly retreated.

Unexpectedly, the beast leader was already at the edge of the canyon when he attacked Chen Mo. So, when he retreated in such a short time, the distance was slightly too great, and the beast leader fell directly into the canyon.

The screams echoed through the canyon, and all the other beasts froze, not expecting their leader to retreat and fall into the canyon. What was going on?
These beast guards and ordinary beasts do not possess the high intelligence of the beast leader, so some of them are unable to react in time.

Chen Mo used this time to retreat again, and put all the Soul-Chasing Nails and Ghost Pills into his Qiankun Bag. Then, he grabbed the sword hilt with both hands and killed all the strange beasts that came near him!

The Azure Jade Sword was far superior to Onimaru's; it was his natal weapon, forged over a long period of time. Not only was it incredibly sharp, but it was also remarkably light, capable of slaying these beasts without shedding a drop of blood. "Pfft pfft pfft..." A series of sounds instantly annihilated all one hundred beasts.

The leader of the beasts' screams seemed to be getting distant and gradually became inaudible, so at this moment the other beasts also realized what was happening and immediately began to scramble around in a panic.

Some of the beasts continued to charge at Chen Mo, while others, after dying, stopped and tried to return to the canyon. This threw the beast ranks into chaos.

Take advantage of his illness and kill him!
Ignoring the ordinary beasts, Chen Mo focused on the beast guards, dispatching them with a single sword strike in a flash. He then twirled his sword, extracting an inner core which he stored in his storage bag. There wasn't enough time to use the Soul-Chasing Nails now; he needed to rely on his movement technique and the Jade Sword to quickly attack the beast guards.

In just over ten breaths, nearly two hundred more beast guards were killed by Chen Mo. The sheer number of beast guards killed in such a short time instilled fear in the other beast guards, who immediately turned and headed towards the canyon.

Although these beast guards were not as intelligent as the beast leader, they were still evolved beasts and naturally possessed a certain level of intelligence. Therefore, after witnessing the other beast guards being killed and becoming fearful, they began to flee quickly.

Chen Mo sped up again, wanting to kill more of the fleeing beast guards and get more inner cores.

Although I don't know what these inner cores are used for yet, I feel they must be good things, so I'll get more so that I won't regret it later when I can use them.

Just as he flashed into existence and was reaping the remaining beast guards, he suddenly felt the entire canyon tremble, followed by a roar that resounded through the sky!
He stopped abruptly, looked up, and saw a scene that shocked him.

He was now near the edge of the canyon, and because his eyes had daytime vision, he could see everything very clearly.

That's why I was shocked.

This is because the black mist floating in the canyon began to churn violently, then surged upwards towards the canyon, gradually reaching the edge of the canyon and becoming level with it.

Furthermore, the black mist began to contract, as if something was absorbing it from the middle, and all the black mist surged towards the center of the canyon, level with the ground.

The rope bridge erected by Chen Mo and his group was corroded and broke upon contact with the rising black mist. It seems that if they want to use the rope bridge across the canyon tomorrow, it will have to be rebuilt.

Chen Mo was somewhat speechless, but fortunately, with this arrangement, whether Qian Ying had used any underhanded tactics or not was no longer important. The black mist had already retrieved the ropes for him; they would have to rebuild them tomorrow.

At this moment, the thick fog gradually thinned and gathered in the middle of the canyon, gradually forming a huge black sphere.

From within this sphere, roars could be heard from time to time, and to Chen Mo's surprise, the familiar feeling of being watched resurfaced.

Was this black mist the source of the gaze that had been watching him when he crossed the canyon during the day? Chen Mo stared incredulously at the enormous black mist suspended in the center of the canyon, utterly puzzled. What was this thing?

At that very moment, all the strange beasts that had crawled out of the canyon turned back. Not only did they return on their own, but they also carried back all the wounded or dead beasts into the canyon.

Each of these strange beasts seemed to possess an exceptionally strong climbing ability, capable of not only quickly climbing out of the canyon but also quickly climbing down, with the cliffs beneath their feet appearing as smooth as a flat road.

Out of curiosity, Chen Mo stepped forward again and stood at the edge of the canyon. Looking down, he could actually see the bottom of the canyon.

He then discovered that the entire canyon was very deep, probably over a thousand meters deep. From where he stood, due to the different geographical environment of the canyon, the entire bottom of the canyon was quite dark and he couldn't see clearly.

However, the general environment can still be discerned.

The canyon floor still had some vegetation, but it was very sparse, and there were numerous holes of varying sizes, like a honeycomb. The strange beasts that ran down into these holes disappeared.

Furthermore, the canyon floor was rugged and uneven, with many gullies and bumps. What was most astonishing was the sheer number of strange beasts; there were simply too many of them. Not to mention the caves that stretched out to both sides, densely packed together as if they were endless.

And the strange beasts, numbering in the thousands, went in and out of these caves.

The fallen beast leader has also vanished, seemingly disappearing into the cave. This also suggests that the cave entrances are quite large; it's just that his position is so high and far away that they appear small.