On the path to immortality, I can see destiny.

Thinking about this, Zhao Fan knew that it would be really difficult to find good things in these places that people often visit.

Therefore, the best choice is the Cangyun Mountains.

Zhao Fan looked up at the vast, continuous mountain range in the southeast and decided to go and try his luck.

The Cangyun Mountains are very close to Nanjun. They are a wild and desolate place. Although there are many spiritual veins and mountains with abundant spiritual energy, few cultivators live there.

It is extremely dangerous because it is infested with a large number of monsters.

Rumor has it that several Foundation Establishment cultivators encountered powerful third-tier demonic beasts there, and only one person from the group returned alive.

However, on the outskirts of the Cangyun Mountains, there are still many low-level cultivators who often venture in to hunt low-level demonic beasts.

Among independent cultivators, not all cultivators have inherited skills. Many cultivators rely on hunting demonic beasts and selling various animal materials to exchange for spirit stones to support their cultivation.

Compared to the Southern County, it should be easier to find various medicinal herbs and rare materials in the Cangyun Mountains.

The Cangyun Mountains are not far from Zhao Fan's cave, about several dozen miles away. If Zhao Fan is fast, he can get there in an hour.

Moreover, Zhao Fan's cultivation has improved by one level, and he feels completely different from before.

Not only did my body feel much lighter, but my mind was also clearer and I was in excellent spirits. It felt completely different from when I was still on the fourth floor.

Previously, when he had just broken through to the fourth level, Zhao Fan had also had this feeling, but as time went on and the daily pain during cultivation became unbearable, he would gradually feel dizzy.

The journey was quiet, with only occasional wild animals appearing in the mountains. Upon sensing Zhao Fan's presence, they all fled.

After walking for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Zhao Fan finally saw the change in airflow again.

Finally, they dug out a dark stone under the roots of a large tree.

Although I don't know what this thing is used for, judging from the air currents swirling around it, it must be something extraordinary.

Zhao Fan has already found three pieces like this, but he doesn't know what material they are made of.

After gently tapping it to remove the loose soil, Zhao Fan tossed the dark stone into his storage bag.

He was thinking to himself that next time he went to the market, he must buy some books related to the cultivation world and books on identifying various materials, otherwise it would be too easy for him to be ripped off.

As he pondered this, Zhao Fan continued walking forward. After walking for less than half an hour, the airflow in front of him suddenly became much faster.

On a low hill with lush vegetation on the left, a huge vortex of air slowly gathers in the forest, while the surrounding air currents also converge rapidly.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Fan immediately perked up. With such a commotion, the things here must be quite good.

Zhao Fan ran quickly into the forest, and in a few leaps, he had already reached the mountainside.

After walking a short distance further, Zhao Fan suddenly heard the roar of some wild beast, interspersed with the sound of magical explosions.

Upon hearing the noise, Zhao Fan immediately stopped.

It seems that some cultivators have arrived ahead and are fighting some kind of demonic beast.

Feeling the lingering power of the battle, they were at least late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, and there seemed to be more than one.

This made Zhao Fan hesitate, unsure whether he should go and take a look.

Zhao Fan was somewhat unwilling to go; if it could make cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining fight each other, it seemed that it really had something good.

However, if he were to go, with his strength having just entered the fifth level of Qi Refining, he would be completely outmatched by several cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining.

After hesitating for a while, Zhao Fan took out a mid-grade concealment talisman from his storage bag and stuck it on his body.

Even if he couldn't get anything, observing the battle between late-stage Qi Refining cultivators would be of great benefit to him.

As the concealment talisman took effect, Zhao Fan's aura vanished in the blink of an eye. If it weren't for the fact that he could still be seen with the naked eye, one wouldn't even be able to sense that there was still someone there.

He walked quietly forward for about 100 feet before finally seeing the scene of the battle.

In the forest, the originally dense trees were forcibly broken by various spells, creating a clearing.

Among them, two men and one woman were fighting against a black giant wolf that was nearly ten feet tall.

Of the three, one had a wrinkled face and looked to be around sixty or seventy years old. He was wearing a gray Taoist robe.

He was holding a whisk in his hand, and with each swing, large wisps of white silk flew out from the whisk and wrapped around the giant wolf.

Another man, dressed as a scholar, with a handsome face, held a folding fan in his hand. As he opened and closed the fan, spiritual patterns flowed across its surface.

Each gust of wind it unleashed would transform into a sharp blade, heading straight for the giant wolf and leaving shallow wounds on its body.

The residual power of the wind blades gradually dissipated after severing two trees that were so large that it would take one person to encircle them.

The last woman was wearing a long red dress and was quite pretty.

She held an array plate in her hand. As spiritual energy was injected, streaks of fiery red birds flew into the air and exploded on the giant wolf.

This giant wolf was extraordinary. Judging from its aura, it had probably reached the peak of the first rank. Even with the combined attack of three late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, it only suffered minor injuries.

Although the three-person formation was large, their attacks had little effect on the giant wolf.

The old man's whisk, after it had entangled the giant wolf, was torn off by the wolf's brute force in no time.

Once the old man was no longer restraining it, the giant wolf ran with incredible speed, charging towards the scholar who had caused it the most harm.

Seeing this, the old man immediately flicked his whisk, and strands of silk intertwined in mid-air to form a net that covered the giant wolf's head.

However, the giant wolf seemed determined to deal with the scholar, and a blood-red light appeared on its body, almost doubling its speed.

"Fellow Daoist Feng, be careful!"

Seeing the light emanating from the giant wolf, the old man knew his attack was doomed and quickly warned the scholar.

However, the giant wolf was moving too fast. It was originally more than ten feet away from the scholar, but it was already in front of the scholar in the blink of an eye.

The claws slammed down, leaving a trail of blood as they hurtled towards the young scholar.

At this moment, the distance was only inches apart. The scholar had no time to dodge. He waved his right hand, unfolded the folding fan, and used his left arm to brace against the fan. A blue light appeared in front of him.

The blood-red blade flew over and crashed into the light barrier in front of it, shattering it in an instant.

Then, it carried the scholar more than ten feet away, crashing into two trees before barely coming to a stop.

There was also a very deep cut on the folding fan, which almost split the folding fan in two.

The scholar felt a pang of sympathy and spat as he looked at the giant wolf, now bound again by the old man.

"That beast is really troublesome!"

Beside her, the woman increased the flow of spiritual energy, and two crimson chains immediately flew out of the air, binding the giant wolf once more before it could break free from the old man's restraints.

"Gentlemen, you'd better use whatever methods you have now, otherwise once the Blood Shadow Wolf is past its weakened state, we'll have no choice but to run for our lives."