The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 2997 The necessary performance still needs to be performed.
The token in Chen Mo's hand can control all the king-level beasts, but it loses contact when the distance is too far, indicating a certain distance limitation. However, since they are in the valley, there is no way to test exactly how far the distance is.

These tests can only be conducted after we leave the valley.

Upon approaching the canyon, he clearly made contact with the king-level beasts floating in the black mist above it. He then took out his token and quietly brought the remaining king-level beasts into the canyon, where they turned into black mist and floated in the air above the canyon.

In the underground space below the canyon, the spider lily had already been stored in the Qiankun Pearl, so the king beast was also stored in the token. Only one king beast remained, floating above the canyon, obscuring it during the day so that no one would suspect that the beast was still in the canyon.

As Chen Mo approached the canyon, he took out all the king-level beasts from his token and placed them above the canyon. This way, he could impersonate a large number of beasts by nightfall.

Qian Ying was unaware of Chen Mo's actions. He watched from the edge of the woods as Chen Mo walked to the edge of the canyon, replaced the rope bridge with a thin rope, and then rolled up the thick rope and put it into his backpack.

Qian Ying secretly nodded in approval at Chen Mo's actions. It seemed this young man wasn't without merits; at least he was quite attentive. Of course, Qian Ying wouldn't admit that the young man was powerful and had exceptional talent for cultivation.

Since he's just a young man who's about to die anyway, there's no need to observe him.

Chen Mo could naturally sense that Qian Ying was subtly observing him, but he ignored it and continued doing what he needed to do. After retrieving the rope, he sat down to meditate and recover next to Ouyang Ruoxi. At this moment, with two old men around, he couldn't do anything else but pass the time with cultivation.

As night approached, Chen Mo used his weapon to gather some firewood and lit a fire, providing everyone with some hot water and food. Of course, since there were two old men around, Chen Mo only used the compressed rations from his backpack, along with some of the original beast meat, to make a pot of dried meat porridge.

The two old men were able to share meat porridge because Ouyang Nan brought it over. After all, these two old men were innate masters, and it was necessary to maintain appearances. Chen Mo naturally didn't say anything, since it was uncertain who would survive until the end of this expedition.

Of course, Chen Mo gave the two old men plain water, while the hot water he gave the three women and himself was mixed with a little red bee honey. This not only sweetened their mouths but also beautified their skin. Of course, the red bee honey could also slightly promote cultivation, but this effect was very, very small.

The primary function of the Red Bee is as an auxiliary ingredient in alchemy, increasing the success rate of pill production. This is especially true for high-level pills, where it also increases the success rate. This is its greatest benefit.

Everyone, including the two old men, felt comfortable and at ease at that moment, being able to drink a bowl of hot dry meat porridge.

Night fell as expected, and visibility turned to complete darkness, making it impossible to see anything. Ouyang Nan took out a flashlight and turned it on, providing a slight warmth to the group in the darkness. Even Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing felt the same way; although they were innate masters, the complete absence of light made them feel unsafe.

This has nothing to do with strength; it's simply that humanity needs light.

Of course, this does not include Chen Mo, since his eyes have daytime vision, and no matter how dark it is, his vision is as clear as day.

Ouyang Ruoxi clung tightly to Chen Mo, while Rouyi held Chen Mo's hand. Although she always appeared very aloof, she was still just a young girl under twenty years old. Despite her high strength, she still felt worried and afraid in the darkness.

With Chen Mo by her side, she felt much more at ease.

Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing, however, did not move, but remained seated, seemingly engaged in cultivation.

In fact, Chen Mo knew that the two old men were waiting to see if the strange beast in the canyon would appear, and if it did, whether it would appear on this side of the canyon.

Although Chen Mo had told them that the strange beasts in the canyon wouldn't come here, they, especially Qian Ying, didn't believe him. That's why they stayed here, waiting for the beasts to appear.

After all, if the two innate masters went to the Red Bee and were about to deal with it seriously to get the honey, when a large number of strange beasts from the canyon appeared behind them, that was a scene that neither of the old men wanted to face.

The stage is set up, the audience is in place, so it's time for the actors to come out and perform.

As Chen Mo's mind stirred slightly, a beastly roar suddenly resounded from below the canyon, and echoes began to reverberate throughout the entire valley.

Immediately following, the roars of beasts rang out continuously, and the entire valley echoed with the roars of various strange beasts, large and small.

Everyone except Chen Mo was startled upon hearing the beast's roar and turned to look towards the canyon.

Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing quietly stood up and instantly moved to a position not far from the edge of the canyon. They then turned on a headlight and looked across the canyon.

In an instant, a large number of strange beasts could be seen emerging from the canyon, and the black mist within had risen to the top of the canyon, reaching the same level as the highest point. The numerous beasts then climbed to the top of the canyon and charged towards the hillside nursery.

There are only a few King-level Beasts, but the reason there are so many of them is that when Chen Mo released the King-level Beasts, he also gave them some Yin Soul Pearls. These Yin Soul Pearls can make all the Beasts evolve and grow.

Although Chen Mo had killed many strange beasts previously, some escaped the slaughter and hid in the underground passages. In the remaining day or so, the Spider Lily had also spawned a considerable number of strange beasts. Therefore, after the evolution through the Yin Soul Pearl, enough strange beasts were naturally gathered for tonight's performance. In addition, several king-level strange beasts also contributed a significant amount of Yin Soul power, hatching many more strange beasts.

All the strange beasts were putting on a show. Even those that had just matured were climbing up the canyon and roaring and baring their teeth as they tried to perform. The whole scene was very grand, as if thousands of strange beasts were jumping out of the canyon.

In fact, due to the obscuring effect of the black mist, some of the strange beasts, after running far away, turned back and returned to the canyon from other parts of the canyon, then climbed up again from near the rock base. In this way, it appeared as if an endless stream of strange beasts were crawling out of the canyon and rushing towards the hillside nursery.

Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing's expressions were also very bad when they saw all this, because they had personally dealt with the strange beasts. The scene of the beasts attacking the two of them with their large numbers was still chilling to recall.

Even a master of innate strength is human, and there are times when their power is completely exhausted. So, seeing these strange beasts now, they naturally feel a bit scared.

At this moment, Ouyang Nan and the others also stood near the edge of the canyon, watching the strange beasts on the other side of the canyon rushing out, and their expressions were not good.

Qian Ying came to Chen Mo's side and asked, "Li Mo, didn't you say that the strange beasts didn't come out last night? How come they've reappeared now?"

“Elder Qian, I’m just telling the truth. No strange beasts came out of the canyon last night, so I just told Qian Zhenghao the actual situation. It seems that we didn’t have enough time and haven’t grasped some of the patterns of the strange beasts. If we could have observed the strange beasts for a longer period of time, perhaps we could have figured out the patterns of their appearance in the canyon,” Chen Mo said.

In his heart, however, he chuckled. It would be a miracle if someone could grasp the patterns of how strange beasts appeared. As long as Qian Ying and his ilk existed, strange beasts would appear in the canyon.

In fact, if someone were to deal with the alien beasts, he would send out those king-level alien beasts to see whether the alien beasts or the martial artists were stronger.

Qian Ying knew that Chen Mo was right, but she felt somewhat annoyed.

Furthermore, as Chen Mo had predicted, the strange beasts in the canyon did not rush towards this side. Therefore, he and Zhou Zixing could continue their operation.

So he didn't say anything more. Instead, he turned to Ouyang Nan and said, "Captain Ouyang, since there are no strange beasts around in the canyon, Elder Zhou and I will go to the Red Bees and get some more honey to help with the detoxification. You and the others stay here. If you notice anything amiss, please inform Elder Zhou and me immediately."

“Okay.” Ouyang Nan nodded in agreement.

After exchanging a few words with Zhou Zixing, Qian Ying quickly walked towards the Red Bee.

After a while, Chen Mo said, "Aunt, since there's nothing else, let's go rest by the woods." Since there were no outsiders, he stopped calling the captain and called her Aunt directly.

“Amo, I’m worried that the strange beasts might come to this part of the canyon, so you guys go and rest first. I’ll keep an eye on things here so I can notify you immediately if anything happens,” Ouyang Nan said.

Chen Mo was at a loss for words. Should he tell Ouyang Nan that these strange beasts actually obeyed him, that they would leave if he wanted them to, and that they would come to the canyon if he wanted them to?

But he couldn't say that out loud, so he could only discuss it with Ouyang Ruoxi and the others, and then said again, "Aunt, how about this, we take turns watching over things tonight? After all, we have a lot of things to do tomorrow, and if Qian Ying causes trouble again, we'll need to put in the effort to deal with it."

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Nan nodded and said, "Okay, then we'll do as you say."

If the four of us share the workload, everyone can get some rest and be more energetic the next day.

"You guys go and rest first, I'll take the first post," Ouyang Nan said.

Chen Mo, Ouyang Ruoxi, and Ouyang Nana then turned back to the edge of the woods and began to rest.

Of course, only Ouyang Ruoxi and Ouyang Nana were resting; Chen Mo didn't need to rest.

After watching the two girls go into the tent to rest, he sat cross-legged outside the tent to guard them.

Originally, he wanted to see Lan Caijie tonight and give her some Yin Soul Water. Such a treasure that is so good for the soul is naturally quite suitable to give to Lan Caijie.

However, since the two old men were going to the Red Bees, Chen Mo asked Lan Caijie to follow them first to see what the two old men would do and to listen in to see if they were talking about him behind his back.

(End of this chapter)