Hide in the world of gods and demons

Chapter 157 Encountering Danger in the Forest
Inside the cramped, damp cave.

"call!"

Chen Li exhaled a breath of stale air, opened his eyes, and finished a full cycle of cultivation, his depleted spiritual energy completely restored.

He checked the game panel.

Realm: Foundation Establishment Level 2: 54/100

"My cultivation has reached the second level of Foundation Establishment, more than halfway done. Calculating it, I should be able to enter the third level of Foundation Establishment by this time next year," Chen Li thought to himself. "And next, it will be the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment..."

There are a total of six Foundation Establishment mid-stage cultivators in the entire Zhenhuan Sect.

Most of them are still very old.

Even if we include Xia Hongyi, who is in the late Foundation Establishment stage, and the Golden Core Ancestor, there are only eight people in total.

"My goal is not high. If I can be fortunate enough to obtain the Golden Elixir in my lifetime and live for eight hundred years, then my life will not have been in vain."

Chen Li couldn't help but let his mind wander for a while before stopping his thoughts.

He took the collected firewood, lit it with a fire-starting spell, and waited for the flames to burn out and turn into charcoal. Then he took out a large piece of second-tier demon beast meat from his storage bag, stuck it into the charcoal fire with his jade sword, and began to roast it slowly over the charcoal fire.

At this moment, a long-awaited thunderstorm finally broke out.

It has finally arrived.

Large raindrops, accompanied by flashes of lightning and thunder, pattered loudly on the leaves of the forest.

Listening to the sound of rain outside, Chen Li finished his dinner.

After setting up a simple trap outside, Chen Li returned to the cave, leaned against the cave wall, and began to close his eyes and rest.

This primeval forest is nothing like the one inside the mountain gate; it is fraught with danger and peril at every turn. Even someone at his Foundation Establishment stage could easily capsize in a ditch if he is not careful. He must always be in peak condition.

The night is getting darker.

The rain had stopped without us noticing, and a bright, full moon hung high overhead.

"Ow!"

Suddenly, a long, drawn-out roar startled Chen Li awake.

He quickly opened his eyes: "Could it be a second-tier demonic beast?"

With this in mind, he crawled out of the cave, used a spell to ward off evil and seek good fortune, and quickly headed towards the direction from which the roar came.

The branches on both sides whizzed past.

Chen Li crouched low and moved swiftly through the woods, as fast as the wind.

I don’t know how long I ran.

He stopped, adjusted his breathing, and used his hearing technique to listen carefully. Soon he heard faint, heavy footsteps.

"It seems to be nearby!"

He activated his breath-concealing technique to suppress his violently beating heartbeat, slowed his pace, and slowly approached.

They continued walking for another mile or two.

He pushed aside the thorny bushes and carefully peered ahead. He saw the branches swaying, and through the towering trees, he could vaguely make out a huge creature moving forward.

He could already sense the oppressive aura unique to second-tier demonic beasts.

He took a deep breath and continued to approach cautiously.

This is a beast that resembles a horse but is not quite a horse. It has a pair of sharp, curved, jade-colored horns on its head. In addition, it has a third horn above its nose, which is much shorter than the first two horns and is a crystal-clear dark green.

In the dappled light and shadow of the forest at night, it radiates a mysterious yellow-green glow. With its long limbs and well-proportioned body, it moves with agility and elegance, like a forest sprite.

It would stop from time to time, picking out the tenderest branches and leaves from the tree, curling its tongue, stuffing them into its big mouth, and chewing them continuously.

"It seems to be a herbivorous monster..."

However, this is not absolute.

At the level of demonic beasts, the distinction between vegetarian and carnivorous diets is not clear.

In fact, even ordinary herbivores do not reject eating meat when given the opportunity.

A second-tier monster that looks like a herbivore is not much safer than a second-tier monster that looks like a predator.

Chen Li observed carefully, pondering the opportunity for a fatal blow.

He quickly made up his mind.

He used invisibility.

Slow down and approach cautiously.

100 meters.

Fifty meters!
……

Getting closer and closer.

The second-tier demon beast suddenly stopped moving, as if it had sensed something. It listened alertly, uttered a low warning, and its body began to glow gradually. It felt uneasy.

Chen Li immediately stopped, remaining motionless like a rock.

We waited for a very long time.

The monster finally relaxed and continued eating. However, judging from its constantly twitching ears and twitching nose, it was clear that the other party had become completely alert and was ready to face danger at any time.

Chen Li moved again, but this time the speed was astonishingly slow, his body moving forward almost inch by inch.

It's also thanks to the max-level stealth ability that the duration is quite long.

Otherwise, it is estimated that it has already been exposed.

After struggling to get within thirty meters, Chen Li decided not to wait any longer.

He took a deep breath, flicked his wrist to protect his body with the golden amulet, and began to circulate his internal energy.

At the same time, his body accelerated from a standstill, bursting into a spray of mud and withered leaves beneath his feet, and his body transformed into a bolt of lightning as he charged toward the giant beast.

One step, two steps...

Thirty meters was covered in the blink of an eye.

Although the monster remained vigilant, it clearly did not expect such a dramatic change. It only had time to subconsciously tense its muscles and unleash its spiritual light before the fatal attack arrived in an instant.

A flash of light, a hundred times more dazzling than the sun, illuminated the darkness.

A blurry figure leaped up, striking like lightning. The sword light sliced ​​through the viscous air, the protective aura, and the hard skull, cutting from its forehead down to its mouth, almost severing half its head. The beast howled, swayed slightly, and collapsed to its knees.

Chen Li rolled in mid-air and landed, seizing the opportunity to kill it. He took a few more quick steps, gathered nearly two meters of qi, and slashed at its neck with his sword.

How thick is its neck?
It looks about the size of a round table.

Thick skin and firm flesh provide good defense.

Even Chen Li had to slash three or four times before he could cut off its entire head.

Blood gushed out like a fountain in an instant!
"call!"

Chen Li stood beside the still convulsing, enormous corpse, the gushing blood completely blocked by Zhou Tiangang's internal energy. He let out a long breath:

"It's finally solved!"

This monster is even bigger than the one in Green River Workshop.

The pure meat alone is estimated to weigh around fifteen or sixteen tons.

His heart was filled with the excitement of the hunt and the joy of a bountiful harvest.

"This long and arduous adventure was totally worth it!"

"However, transporting it back is a bit of a hassle... Oh well, let's make a few trips back and forth and transport it in batches."

He immediately began to dismember the body, skinning it, removing the bones, and cutting off the flesh.

In no time, the two storage bags were full, with more than half left.

The remaining corpses cannot be left behind. This primeval forest is teeming with monsters and wild beasts. By the time he returns, there will probably be no corpses left at all.

Chen Li quickly used a traction technique to start digging a pit.

They dug until they were more than ten meters deep before stopping.

"This depth should be deep enough."

Next, he threw the dismembered monster corpses, along with the blood-stained soil, into the pit, then used several ice spells to freeze the corpses before completely burying them with soil.

"Making money is really not easy; it's all hard-earned money."

……

The sky gradually turned white.

The entire city of Luanluo was bathed in the soft light of dawn, slowly awakening.

Beside a clear stream, early-rising monks were fetching water, washing up, cleaning toilets, and washing vegetables in small groups, their laughter and chatter occasionally drifting over, creating a peaceful and serene scene.

It has been five years since the Zhenhuan Sect took over this place.

The entire city of Luanluo became even more bustling and prosperous, with no trace of the desolation before the battle.

Chen Li flew overnight and arrived back at the sect in the morning.

"Why are you back so soon? Did you finish your business?" Zhou Hong and Zhang Shuniang greeted them. Zhou Hong was a little surprised. She thought it would take a few days.

"It went relatively smoothly, but I still need to go out again later," Chen Li said with a smile.

"You haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll tell the maid to prepare some food for you!" Zhang Shuniang said, and then prepared to call the maid.

"No, I'll leave right away," Chen Li called out to Zhang Shuniang.

“So urgent!”

After the three talked for a while, Chen Li went into the basement of the cave.

In recent years, he still couldn't resist opening up a basement.

However, it is much smaller than before and is usually only used as a cellar.

Chen Li emptied his storage bag, put the meat inside, and froze it. Without daring to delay, he set off again. Halfway there, just as he was about to approach the forest, he suddenly heard the sound of fierce fighting in the distance.

Chen Li looked closely and saw that it was two Foundation Establishment cultivators fighting. The two were chasing each other and exchanging blows from time to time.

Judging from their cultivation levels, they are all at least in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

"Is that fellow Daoist from the True Sect ahead? I am Ke Xian from the Red Mountain Sect. Come quickly and help me. I will reward you handsomely afterwards!" The Foundation Establishment cultivator who was chasing after Chen Li shouted loudly when he saw him.

"I am Sheng Liwei from the Tianxing Sect. Please do not interfere, fellow Daoist," the fleeing Foundation Establishment cultivator shouted in alarm.

Chen Li felt a pang of anxiety, realizing that it was this robe that had exposed his sect's origins.

Alas, trouble!

To think I'd encounter something like this.

"I am weak and powerless, please forgive me for being unable to help!" Chen Li said loudly.

Seeing that there was a forest below, it quickly flew down from the sky.

After using invisibility, he vanished without a trace.

From afar came the loud cursing of the Red Mountain Sect cultivators.

"What kind of character is that!" Chen Li cursed inwardly.

Not helping was the right thing to do.

He flew swiftly until he was far away from both sides of the battle, and then resumed his flight.

They successfully arrived at the burial site of the monster's corpse, dug it up again, removed the bones and flesh, and put it into their storage bag. However, even after the storage bag was full, there was still a small amount of bone left that they couldn't take with them.

Having no other option, Chen Li buried the bones back into the pit.

I'm planning to come back and move it again.

On his return journey, he deliberately took a longer route and, as expected, did not encounter the two people again. After returning to his sect's cave and emptying his storage bag, he immediately returned to the forest. By the time he arrived back at the burial site, the sun was already setting.

He had been traveling for almost a day and a night since late last night, and hadn't had a proper meal or water. Even though he felt exhausted and his mouth was dry, he was still very tired.

Since it's the last trip anyway, there's no rush.

Chen Li simply shaved some scraps of meat off the bones, lit a campfire, roasted them, and ate a little bit haphazardly. He then took out his water bottle and drank half of it in one gulp. Just as he was getting up to return, his aura of good fortune and avoidance of misfortune suddenly sensed a dangerous presence.

Chen Li was startled and quickly looked in the direction of danger. He saw the Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Red Mountain Sect walking towards them.

The two looked at each other.

They were all slightly taken aback!
Clearly, neither of them expected to run into each other here.

(End of this chapter)