From breaking the limits of archery to achieving martial arts godhood

"Second Elder, all the survivors have been gathered together."

"A total of 12 members of the Wind Blade Hall died and 3 were injured."

Song Que reported to Song Wuqing.

Song Wuqing nodded expressionlessly.

At this moment, he didn't care about the casualties of his disciples; he only cared about the missing black panther.

He had been actively pursuing Black Panther, and then he seemed to disappear. It wasn't that Black Panther had lured him away from the mountain.

He disappeared on purpose.

This was simply to make these disciples exhaust the black panther's stamina, so that he would be more confident in taking down the black panther.

As for how many disciples would die, that was not within his consideration.

He has been cold-hearted since childhood. Not to mention his disciples, even his own children are people he would sacrifice for his own benefit.

"It's getting late. Let's rest on the mountain tonight and head back to the village tomorrow."

Song Wuqing said coldly.

"Yes, Second Elder."

Hearing that he could go back tomorrow, Song Que breathed a sigh of relief.

But the thought of spending the night on the mountain made my heart race again.

He forced himself to suggest, "Second Elder, there's still the threat of that black leopard beast on this mountain. If it attacks us tonight, we might not all escape in the darkness. Why don't we go down the mountain and set up camp?"

Song Wuqing gave him a cold look, which made Song Que's heart skip a beat.

In the end, however, Song Wuqing adopted Song Que's suggestion.

"Alright, we'll do it your way."

After saying that, Song Wuqing turned and left.

His plan to set up camp on the mountain was to use these disciples to see if they could lure the black panther out.

But then he thought about it again. Visibility was poor in the dark, and he wasn't confident he could keep the black panther. In fact, he might get hurt by it, which would be unwise.

That's why he agreed with Song Que's opinion.

After receiving Song Wuqing's consent, Song Que felt relieved.

Then he immediately arranged for everyone to descend the mountain.

The crowd cheered, then fell silent again.

The cheers came because they could finally get down the mountain and no longer have to stay in this terrifying place.

The silence stems from the fact that many people have died this time, and almost everyone has someone they know, or even a close friend, who has passed away.

This was undoubtedly a sad thing for them.

After tidying up, the group silently and quickly descended the mountain along the newly cleared path.

However, Song Wuqing did not go down the mountain with them, but stayed on the mountain instead.

He was searching for the black panther's trail, but even more so, he was searching for the elixir.

He had made up his mind that if he could find a spiritual medicine, he would take it himself first, and then return to the Medicine Clan after he had refined the medicinal power of the medicine.

The elixir has already entered his stomach, what else can Song Tianxing do to him?

At most, he will be punished symbolically.

Moreover, after taking the elixir, his foundation will be much more stable, and he may even have a chance to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm in the future and lead the entire Medicine Clan.

Thinking of this, Song Wuqing felt a surge of excitement.

But even as darkness fell, he saw no trace of the black panther, nor any sign of the elixir.

Feeling depressed, he returned to the campsite he had set up at the foot of the mountain with a gloomy expression.

He didn't explain to anyone why he stayed on the mountain. He took the roasted meat that Song Que handed him and ate it without saying a word.

After eating, they went back to their tents to sleep.

At night, the night watch duties were still assigned.

This time, there weren't as many people as yesterday, and everyone's night shift was extended to four hours.

The number of people in one batch has increased to six.

Even the wounded had to get up and keep watch at night, let alone Song Que.

There was only one person who didn't have to work the night shift: Song Wuqing.

This caused many disciples to complain inwardly, but they dared not say a word.

Chen Xun's night shift is from 12 midnight to 4 a.m., which is the time when people are most tired.

His partner was Chen Hu.

Chen Hu's captain, Song Liang, died at the hands of Black Panther, and he was then recruited into Song Liu's team.

Even so, Song Liu still couldn't muster ten men.

Even when working the night shift, Song Liu would stay with everyone else.

When it was Chen Xun's turn to work the night shift, he didn't do anything at first.

Until around 2:30 a.m.

Looking at the group of people fast asleep in the tent, and the other two groups of people also dozing off, Chen Xun felt a surge of excitement.

"Tiger, you cover me while I go check out that thing."

Chen Xun said in a low, cryptic voice.

"Why are you going to look at that thing so late?"

Chen Hu asked, puzzled.

Originally, Chen Xun had planned to abandon the black panther's carcass.

But in the evening, during a conversation with Song Que, he inadvertently learned that after a strange beast dies, its heart can give birth to a treasure called Blood Crystal.

This blood crystal is formed from the essence of a strange beast's heart and blood, and it usually appears within twelve hours after the beast's death.

If it is not removed within twelve hours, it will quickly decompose, becoming not only useless but also potentially containing deadly poison.

If Chen Xun doesn't go to retrieve it tonight, there won't be another chance.

Therefore, Chen Xun prepared to take a risk.

Of course, Chen Xun didn't explain that much to Chen Hu.

"The meat of that thing is a rare delicacy that money can't buy."

"Brother Tiger, you've been stuck at the peak of the Iron Skin Realm for quite some time now. The reason you can't break through is ultimately because you haven't accumulated enough Qi and blood to transform."

"And the flesh of that thing contains blood and energy that is no less than that of the Bone Tempering Pill, but it is easier to digest and absorb than the Bone Tempering Pill."

"Brother Tiger, I'll give you half of the meat, and you'll be able to break through to the Bone Forging Realm very soon."

Chen Xun's tone was seductive.

After hearing this, a look of longing and excitement flashed in Chen Hu's eyes.

In the end, he couldn't resist the temptation and agreed to help Chen Xun cover it up.

"If anyone asks, just say I had an upset stomach and went to the toilet."

"clear."

Chen Hu nodded.

Having dealt with Chen Hu, Chen Xun immediately and stealthily left the camp.

He has excellent eyesight and some night vision.

In addition, the moonlight was bright tonight, so the surrounding environment was crystal clear to Chen Xun.

Following the road cleared during the day, Chen Xun quickly headed up the mountain.

His mastery of the [Tiger Gallop] technique made him resemble a fierce tiger, swift and ferocious.

He encountered some wild beasts on the road, and he killed them all with a single stroke.

Soon, he arrived at the spot where the black panther had been buried.

They dug open the pit and found the black panther's carcass inside.

Chen Xun dared not waste any time. Holding his sharp curved knife, he made a forceful cut and ripped open the black leopard's corpse.

Even though the black panther had been dead for almost twelve hours, there were still no signs of decay, and its fur was extremely tough.

If you use too little force or the knife is too dull, you might not even be able to cut through the skin.

They opened the corpse's chest cavity and cut out the heart.

Chen Xun could easily grasp the heart, which was the size of an infant's fist, in one hand.

The heart muscle was very firm, and it took Chen Xun some effort to cut it into several pieces.

"Found it."

Chen Xun looked at his hand, which was covered in blood, and inside was an irregular crystal about the size of a peanut that reflected a red light under the moonlight.

This is the blood crystal.

"This black panther is indeed a strange beast."

Chen Xun sighed.

Then they began cutting the meat and removing the bones.

He had already mastered this process to a very high degree when he was a hunter.

In the end, nearly 60 or 70 pounds of meat were cut off, but it was only about the size of a washbasin.

If it were an ordinary wild animal, this amount of meat would weigh at most twenty or thirty pounds.

However, the meat of exotic beasts contains abundant blood and qi, and its density far exceeds that of ordinary wild beasts, thus its weight far exceeds that of ordinary wild beast meat.

After putting the meat into a cloth bag, Chen Xun hurried down the mountain.

The bag also contained the meat of other wild animals, used to mislead the others.

Chen Xun didn't believe that someone would suddenly come to inspect.

Going uphill is fast, but going downhill is even faster.

Before long, Chen Xun approached the vicinity of the camp, but he did not return to the camp immediately. Instead, he observed it carefully.

This is to prevent accidents.

If someone who had gone out to use the restroom were to encounter Chen Xun returning with a blood-stained bag of meat, it would only cause unnecessary trouble.

It was Chen Xun's caution that made him realize something was wrong.

"Chen Hu's expression is off."

He was nearly two hundred meters away from Chen Hu, but he could still clearly see the expression on the other man's face.

Chen Xun noticed that Chen Hu's eyes kept glancing in a certain direction.

Chen Hu's face was full of trepidation and unease.

Chen Xun narrowed his eyes, carefully moved, and adjusted himself to a certain position.

At that moment, Chen Xun's pupils contracted involuntarily.

He saw it.

Chen Hu was looking at none other than Song Wuqing, who was hiding in a corner of a tent.

Song Wuqing was like a treacherous viper, waiting for Chen Xun to enter his attack range.

"Oh no, I've been exposed."

With just one glance, Chen Xun knew that he had definitely been exposed.

And it was exposed to the person he least wanted to face.

We need to leave quickly.

Chen Xun immediately decided to leave.

But before he left, there was one more thing he had to do.