Starting from his vigorous old age, he began to conquer Liaozhai.

This time, the little gray wolf led Cao Xiong for almost the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before stopping outside a valley.

The entrance and exit of the valley were very narrow, and after the little gray wolf went outside the valley, he was clearly in a bad mood.

He was trembling all over, as if he was terrified of stepping into the valley.

Cao Xiong stepped forward, patted the little gray wolf's head, and reassured it to stay calm.

Then he passed the little gray wolf and entered the valley.

The valley is not large, but it is lush with flowers, grass and trees, and a small river runs through it, much like the paradise described in stories.

In a grove of trees, several gray wolves were lying there, taking a nap.

"Finally found it, it was hidden quite well."

Cao Xiong looked at the gray wolf behind him, "Your mission is complete, go back."

The little gray wolf lingered in the same spot for a long time before finally leaving the valley, looking back every few steps.

Cao Xiong took the iron bow off his back and swaggered towards the wolf pack.

"Aww~"

As soon as Cao Xiong reached the riverbank in the valley, the gray wolf on guard duty barked, alerting the pack.

Before long, more than ten gray wolves came out of the woods.

Their eyes were fixed on Cao Xiong, the stranger who had invaded their territory.

"Aww~"

Suddenly, a howl far more powerful than that of an ordinary gray wolf came from behind the pack.

Upon hearing this sound, the other gray wolves all tucked their tails between their legs.

Then, a black wolf, nearly twice the size of an ordinary gray wolf, slowly appeared.

The wolf king exudes an imposing aura without anger, with oily black fur and indifferent eyes.

Saliva dripped from the corners of his mouth like rain.

"It really is a wolf demon."

Cao Xiong couldn't help but lick his lips. "Wolf demons are great!"

The wolf king saw him drooling, unaware that he was doing the same.

Under the command of the wolf king, the wolf pack dispersed, forming a semicircle, and slowly attacked Cao Xiong from both sides, intending to hunt him down.

"Swish~"

Cao Xiong stood still, and when the wolf pack was less than two hundred meters away from him, he took out an arrow, nocked it, and shot it.

"Whoosh~"

A gray wolf fell face-first to the ground.

"Aww~"

With a roar from the wolf king, the pack immediately quickened their pace in the encirclement.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

Cao Xiong's archery speed increased, and he hit the target with almost every arrow.

In the blink of an eye, Cao Xiong had shot out all his arrows.

Only four gray wolves and the black wolf king remained on the field.

Cao Xiong threw his iron bow and quiver on the ground, drew his Evil-Sniffing Blade, and charged towards the wolf pack.

The remaining four ordinary gray wolves had already begun to consider retreating.

Seeing Cao Xiong rush forward, the wolf king retreated instead of advancing, and a fierce glint appeared in its eyes.

"Aww~"

He gave the order to attack to the remaining four gray wolves.

Cao Xiong was incredibly fast; in no time, he had reached the first gray wolf.

"Whoosh~"

The Fel-Sniffing Blade sliced ​​across the gray wolf's neck, severing its head as easily as splitting a watermelon.

The rust on the surface of the Evil-Sniffing Blade gleamed for a moment, and the gray wolf's corpse instantly withered.

Cao Xiong had no time to notice the abnormality of the Evil-Sniffing Longsword, as the other three gray wolves were completely driven to ferocity.

They swarmed forward and pounced on Cao Xiong.

"Clang~"

The Evil-Sniffing Longsword emitted an excited clang.

Cao Xiong sensed the eagerness of the Evil-Smelling Longsword.

With a flash of the blade, all three wolves perished.

Cao Xiong stood with his knife in hand, looking at the only remaining wolf king on the field.

The wolf king tucked its tail between its legs and assumed a crouching position.

As a result, the wolf king turned and ran into the depths of the valley in the next second.

"Trying to run? No way!"

Cao Xiong had worked so hard to kill so many gray wolves, but the numbers behind the fragments on the panel remained unchanged.

This proves that these ordinary beasts can no longer provide any more entry fragments.

Cao Xiong immediately gave chase, but the distance between them continued to widen. He gripped the blade and hurled the Evil-Sniffing Blade.

The Evil-Sniffing Blade drew a beautiful arc in the air before plunging straight into the wolf king's back.

"Aww~"

In the blink of an eye, the wolf king stopped struggling and, like the other four gray wolves, turned into a dried corpse, its flesh and blood becoming nourishment for the Evil-Sniffing Blade.

[Slay a wolf demon in the early stage of the Spirit Awakening Realm, 0.1 fragments obtained]

Cao Xiong walked to the wolf king's corpse and drew the Evil-Sniffing Longsword.

The blade was still covered in rust, showing no signs of change.

Cao Xiong was somewhat uncertain at this moment; this Evil-Smelling Longsword was nothing short of a deadly weapon.

"Let it be a cursed weapon. If things turn out badly later, we can deal with it."

Currently, the Evil-Smelling Blade is the most suitable weapon for him, greatly enhancing his combat power.

Any enemy struck by the Evil-Sniffing Blade will be severely injured, if not killed.

Sheathing his Evil-Sniffing Blade, Cao Xiong entered the woods where the wolf pack had been and began to explore the valley.

Let's see if we can make any other discoveries.

The valley is not large, only about two kilometers deep, and is filled with a haphazard distribution of trees such as sycamore, peach, and elm.

Cao Xiong eventually arrived at the deepest part, where there was a naturally formed cave.

Standing at the cave entrance, Cao Xiong could faintly smell an enticing fruity aroma.

Upon entering the cave, we found it wasn't dark at all; the walls inside were made of a reddish-brown stone that emitted a faint glow.

It illuminated the entire cave.

Deep inside the cave, there is a small pool with a layer of mist floating on its surface.

The closer you get to the pool, the stronger the enticing fruity aroma becomes.

Through the light mist, Cao Xiong finally saw a strange fruit tree in the center of the pool.

The fruit tree extends less than 20 centimeters above the water, and each branch ends with three leaves.

A bright red fruit, about the size of an egg, hangs from the branch of the fruit tree.

"Could this be some kind of precious fruit?"

Did the wolf demon occupy this valley to protect this fruit, or did the Black Wolf King eat this fruit and evolve from an ordinary gray wolf into a demon?

Cao Xiong couldn't be sure if the fruit was poisonous, so he cut off a piece of cloth, wrapped the red fruit in it, and picked it.

He planned to go back and look up information about the fruit.

The trip was far less fruitful than I had imagined.

He thought that killing the wolf pack would awaken a new attribute, but he only got 0.1 fragments.

The revolution has not yet succeeded, comrades still need to work hard!

As Cao Xiong passed by the wolf king's corpse, a thought struck him, and he skinned the wolf king.

He planned to use the wolf demon's pelt to make a new scabbard for the Evil-Sniffing Blade.

When Cao Xiong left the valley, he found that the little gray wolf who had brought him there was still there, anxiously waiting outside the valley.

It seemed like they didn't trust Cao Xiong.

Seeing that Cao Xiong had come out unharmed, the little gray wolf couldn't wait to run to Cao Xiong's side and gently rubbed against Cao Xiong's leg.

"You little wolf, do you want to come with me?"

"Awoo~"

The little gray wolf shook its head and then ran back the way it came.

Cao Xiong sighed inwardly at the pity. He really liked this gray wolf. If he could tame it, it would be nice to have it as a pet.

Seeing that the little gray wolf had completely left, Cao Xiong returned to the foot of Chipingpo Mountain and found the horse lying on the ground eating grass.