Wild Dogs

Wang Yu had always wanted to enter the inner sect, but his strength and spiritual root were not enough.

Upon hearing the news from Mo Wen that someone had brought the Ascension Token to the mountain, the grandfather and grandson decided to double-cross them and steal the Ascension Token.

If Yang Fan hadn't insisted on staying on the mountain to save his life, he probably would have been eliminated long ago when he came down the mountain.

After glancing at Wang Yu, Yang Fan temporarily suppressed his anger.

Wang Yu has already reached the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage, but it's not the time to make a move yet. Let's wait a bit longer.

"Now that everyone has chosen their menial tasks, let's set off."

Master Zhenyang waved his hand, signaling everyone to set off, and the group headed towards the nearby mountains in a grand procession.

Qingyun Temple conducts trials every year, and the timing of these trials is generally fixed.

As for the location of the trial, it was in a mountain range several hundred miles away from Qingyun Temple.

This mountain range stretches endlessly and is home to many demonic beasts, making it a good place to hone the disciples' combat skills.

A distance of several hundred miles would take mortals many days to travel, but for cultivators, this distance is nothing at all.

Before long, the group reached the outside of the mountains.

Looking down at the endless mountain range, True Yang Master glanced at Fairy Bai Feng. Seeing her indifferent expression, he coughed lightly and began to announce the rules.

"This mountain trial will last for three days. Those at the third level of Qi Refining must hunt down three demonic beasts, and for each level of cultivation they advance, they must hunt two more demonic beasts."

"Three days later, we will leave the mountains and take stock of the harvest."

As he spoke, True Master Zhenyang waved his hand, and golden talismans flew into the hands of each Qi Refining stage disciple.

"Although there aren't any powerful monsters in this mountain range, if we really encounter danger, we can just throw this talisman out."

"Bai Feng Fairy and I are right here. We'll come to your aid as soon as we receive the message."

Upon hearing this, many disciples who were participating in the trial for the first time immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

With two real people present, they felt much more at ease.

In fact, for most disciples at the third or fourth level of Qi Refining, this was just an eye-opening experience; the real trials wouldn't be until next year.

He Qingqing carefully put the talisman away after receiving it.

She has been in the mountains for almost two months, so she naturally knows how to use talismans.

Let's go!

Seeing the others enter the mountain range, He Qingqing nervously led the two of them in.

To look out for each other, these people initially stayed together after entering the mountains.

However, as soon as several demonic beasts were taken away by those powerful cultivators, the others also realized what was happening.

While it's safer for so many people to act together, the benefits might be taken by those powerful cultivators.

Having realized this, the cultivators tacitly dispersed and headed towards the depths of the mountains.

He Qingqing was the same.

Although she was only at the bottom of the Qi Refining stage, at the third level, as an outer disciple, she was unwilling to be looked down upon.

"Come on, let's go this way."

He Qingqing led Ye Chen and Yang Fan to the other side immediately.

Yang Fan glanced in the direction Xu Longyue had left, and a thought stirred within him.

He had already made up his mind that after they dispersed, he would try to cause some trouble, then take the opportunity to get separated from the others and secretly go to find Xu Longyue.

However, this kind of thing can't be done too obviously; we still have to be careful.

Following He Qingqing, the three of them walked deep into the mountains.

"roar!"

Just then, a beast's roar came from the side, startling He Qingqing so much that she almost dropped her sword.

Although she had learned some swordsmanship, she had no experience in dealing with demonic beasts.

"roar!"

The monster emerged from the bushes nearby, stared at the three of them, and charged straight at them.

Upon seeing the monster, Ye Chen and He Qingqing were startled and stood frozen in place.

"Hurry up!"

Yang Fan immediately pulled He Qingqing and Ye Chen aside.

He Qingqing only realized what was happening after Yang Fan pulled her aside.

"Yes, we should use the third move of the Azure Cloud Sword Technique to deal with it..."

He Qingqing muttered to herself, gripping her sword and striking a pose.

Upon seeing this, Yang Fan felt a chill run down his spine.

What's the point of posing like this?

The monsters aren't feeding you any tricks, so standing here like an idiot is pointless.

Honestly, if he didn't know him, Yang Fan wouldn't want to get involved.

"Get out of the way!"

Yang Fan immediately pulled the two of them to the side, and then he secretly threw a little powder forward.

This powder is the sleeping potion given by the old Daoist Beiming. It works on cultivators, and it will definitely have an effect on spirit beasts as well.

Sure enough, after the monsters rushed over, their movements became much more unsteady after smelling the intoxicating fragrance.

"A great opportunity!"

Yang Fan hurriedly pointed to the demonic beast.

But He Qingqing was still worried, and her hands were shaking.

Yang Fan could only groan in despair.

He was confident he could handle the monster, but wouldn't that expose his true strength?

Seeing the monster still charging towards them, Yang Fan could only pull He Qingqing aside to dodge.

The three of them were standing behind a large tree. As soon as they hid, the monster naturally rushed towards the tree.

Normally, this monster would definitely be able to avoid it.

But it was under the influence of the sleeping potion and couldn't react at all. As a result, it crashed headfirst into a tree and passed out.

"What a great opportunity!"

Ye Chen excitedly shouted from the side. He Qingqing gritted her teeth and came to the side of the monster. Seeing that the monster was indeed unconscious, she trembled and killed it with a sword.

But when the monster's blood splattered out, He Qingqing was still terrified.

Practicing techniques and killing monsters are ultimately not the same thing.

Yang Fan glanced at He Qingqing and sighed helplessly.

"Does it mean taking the entire monster's corpse, or just its inner core?"

"As long as it has an inner core, that's enough!"

He Qingqing didn't dare to look this way. Yang Fan nodded and carefully removed the demon beast's inner core.

He then handed the inner core to He Qingqing.

The reason these menial servants followed these disciples was to do these chores.

"Let's go, let's finish the mission sooner and get out of here as soon as possible."

Seeing that He Qingqing was still a little nervous, Yang Fan quickly comforted her.

He Qingqing nodded, took the inner core, and walked forward in a daze.

Yang Fan shook his head and followed He Qingqing with Ye Chen.

Not long after the three left, Xiao Hei emerged from the bushes, looked at the monster meat in front of him, and immediately began to eat.

Because she had just killed the demon beast, He Qingqing was clearly somewhat dazed and almost took the wrong path several times.

Yang Fan couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Just as he was about to step forward to comfort He Qingqing, a voice suddenly came from mid-air.

Yang Fan hurriedly looked up.

In mid-air, a golden talisman exploded, as dazzling as fireworks.

"Is someone facing a problem they can't solve?"

Yang Fan looked over there with a strange expression.

They've only been in the mountains for a few hours, how come someone has already given up?

"Let's not go there; it might be dangerous."

Ye Chen spoke hurriedly, and He Qingqing agreed wholeheartedly.

The three immediately changed direction and headed in the other direction.

As Yang Fan moved forward, he looked up at the sky and saw True Yang Zhenren flying towards him, then leaving with the three participants in the trial.

The three of them moved forward while cautiously observing their surroundings.

Several times, they encountered demonic beasts, but these beasts were all very powerful, and He Qingqing didn't dare to make a move.

If she doesn't dare to make a move, Yang Fan certainly won't take the risk.

Fortunately, with Xiao Hei keeping watch in the shadows, they didn't encounter too much trouble.

As night deepened, Yang Fan glanced at He Qingqing, who looked somewhat dejected, and offered her some words of comfort.

"It's getting late now, let's find a safe place to stay first."

Hearing Yang Fan's words, He Qingqing was in a daze for a moment, then nodded.

Yang Fan pretended to search around, and then, led by Xiao Hei, arrived at the outside of a cave.

"Let's stay here for the night in the cave."

Yang Fan led Ye Chen and He Qingqing into the cave, started a fire, and then took some food from his storage bag and handed it to He Qingqing.

He Qingqing waved her hand weakly and took out a Bigu Pill.

Ever since she entered the outer sect, she has been taking fasting pills.

"Sigh, I thought the mountain trial would be easy, but it turned out to be so troublesome."

He Qingqing sighed, her expression somewhat helpless.

Ye Chen, who was standing nearby, quickly offered a few words of comfort.

"Senior Sister He, don't worry. You've only just entered the sect. Once your cultivation level is higher, you won't have to worry so much."

Hearing this, He Qingqing nodded and cheered herself up.

"You're right, I won't have to worry once my cultivation level is higher."

Liu Yue'er encouraged herself.

Just as Yang Fan was about to say something, his expression suddenly changed, and he looked towards the cave entrance.

At some point, a figure appeared at the entrance of the cave.

"Hehe, you probably won't have the chance to raise your cultivation level any higher."

The man was wearing a large black robe that covered his entire body, making it impossible to see his face.

Yang Fan clenched his fists immediately.

This is dangerous! This isn't someone from Qingyun Temple!