What do you mean by my awakened profession being Monster Hunter?

This aroused his greed, so he began to investigate the boy's identity.

He even followed them for half a month and spent some money to buy sleeping cigarettes.

The smoke smells like burnt smoke and can instantly make a person feel drowsy and fall asleep. If the dose is large, even a strong person in the early stage of the Cave Heaven Realm will be affected.

But better safe than sorry, after seeing Qi Shi'an fall into a deep sleep.

He waited for another fifteen minutes, and only left when he saw that there was still no response.

Qi Shi'an's divine sense continued to scan until the person behind the tree stepped out.

"This person can actually block divine sense? He doesn't seem like a master, otherwise he wouldn't have used drugs. He must have some special treasure on him!"

"The character 'Qi' also refers to the Qi clan, so we are all of the same origin."

Qi Shi'an sighed inwardly, thinking that people from other forces had come from the mountains and forests.

However, he had never seen this person before, and he figured that he must be someone who lived deep within the clan's territory.

"Kid, blame your bad luck. I'll send you to meet your parents right now."

The man in blue had a sinister and ruthless look on his face.

If he could obtain the True Hou Treasure Technique, who in his clan would be his match? Even the Kun clan would have to kneel before him in the future.

And then there's Shi Yi, who has already made a name for himself at such a young age, and recently became quite famous in the Void God Realm.

"Hmph, they're yours now, but they'll definitely be mine in the future!"

"Suffer to death!"

The man in blue pulled out a dagger and stabbed at Qi Shi'an's head.

Just then, Qi Shi'an suddenly opened his eyes and nimbly dodged the stab.

"What?! How is that possible!"

The man in blue stared directly at Qi Shi'an. Despite being under the influence of Qi's sleeping smoke, he was still alive and kicking.

"Nothing is impossible, but you do have some skill; you actually carry a treasure that can shield you from divine sense detection."

Upon hearing this, the man in blue was immediately shocked: "How could he know!"

"So what if I know?"

The man in blue gritted his teeth and unleashed a bone cone-shaped weapon.

He held nothing back, only wanting to quickly eliminate this threat, and shouted, "Prepare to die!"

The snow-white bone cones transformed into specks of light, carrying a terrifying aura as they struck like lightning. With a whoosh, they swept past, turning grass and trees into dust.

"Good timing!"

Qi Shi'an was just looking for an opponent to hone his skills, and this was a perfect opportunity for him to showcase the results of his cultivation.

He moved his hands, and two black wheels condensed, like the sun being eclipsed, exuding an aura of silence and danger.

With a clang, the bone spike failed to pierce his black wheel.

This was Qi Shi'an's first real confrontation with the Primal Runes using his magical techniques.

Black stardust flew everywhere, and the black wheel collided with the bone cone, the clanging sound echoing through the dark mountain forest.

After dozens of impacts, the black wheel was shattered, but Qi Shi'an condensed two more black wheels to clash with the lightning-fast bone cone.

"Damn it, this kid is so strong. I should have prepared more backup plans."

"Moreover, this brat's use of runes is so exquisite, you cannot be allowed to live!"

The man in blue bit his tongue, spitting out a drop of blood essence that adhered to the bone cone. The artifact emitted an astonishing aura and condensed into a silver mastiff.

The silver mastiff opened its blood-red maw, as if it wanted to swallow Qi Shi'an whole.

"We can't tough it out!"

Qi Shi'an's expression was solemn. This treasure was formed from the precious bone that fell off a sacrificial spirit, and the resulting silver mastiff was even more powerful.

"Clang! Clang!"

Qi Shi'an shot out two black wheels, which clashed with the silver mastiff. In just a few rounds, the black wheels were swallowed by the silver mastiff, and black stardust fell.

"Boy, obediently hand over that peerless treasure technique, and I'll leave you with a whole corpse!" the man in blue roared angrily.

"You? Bah!"

Qi Shi'an's disdainful attitude completely enraged the man in blue, who gritted his teeth and said, "You asked for this!"

The man in blue spat out another mouthful of blood from his tongue, activated his secret incantation, and the ferocious power of the silver mastiff formed from his treasure was fully revealed.

"Leave me a whole corpse! I'll tear you to pieces!"

Qi Shi'an condensed two ancient runes in his hands, and a black light flashed, devouring the sun and the sky!

The two runes condensed into a black sun in front of him, with black stardust flying around. The head of a Hou (a mythical beast) emerged from the black sun and charged up.

"Roar!"

This is a duel between a powerful technique and a powerful weapon, and it is also the first time Qi Shi'an has used the True Hou technique.

Although it could only be shown in its rudimentary form, the terrifying aura still caused the man in blue to change his expression drastically.

The ferocious beast, Zhenhou, lunged at the silver mastiff, its blood-black divine light intertwining with the silver light.

With a "hiss," a streak of silver light was torn off the silver mastiff by the hou, then quickly dissipated, and some cracks appeared on the bone spike.

"What!" The man in blue was shocked, his pupils contracting. Seeing that he was no match for the opponent, he immediately ran away. "This kid has some tricks up his sleeve."

"As long as I return to the clan, I will be safe. Then I will have my father take action himself! That precious technique will ultimately be mine!"

"Trying to run? Die!"

How could Qi Shi'an allow him to return to his clan? He unleashed the black sun he had condensed, and the ferocious Zhenhou reappeared, tearing the man in blue to shreds.

"Ah! No!"

The man in blue died with resentment, leaving only bloodstains and fragments on the ground.

"After this battle, the clan will surely soon learn of the death of the man in blue. Judging from his appearance, he was probably the son of one of the clan elders."

"It looks like I'll have to leave early."

Qi Shi'an forcibly used the True Hou Treasure Technique, which consumed too much energy and left him exhausted. Fortunately, the Myriad Dao Tree could help him recover quickly.

Qi Shi'an burned the dismembered body to ashes, then picked up the storage bag and rushed back to the clan's territory without a moment's delay.

There are still two hours until dawn. He needs to get back to his clan as soon as possible, take everything he can, and escape overnight!

By the time they discovered the man in blue's death and realized what had happened, nearly several hours had passed, enough time for him to enter the Emerald Peak Mountains.

Chapter 4 The Golden Unicorn

Early in the morning, the elders and the clan leader of the Qi clan gathered in the main hall.

"Has my son's body still not been found?"

A middle-aged man frowned, his eyes reddened, and his face showed sorrow.

"Ninth Brother, don't worry, aren't the people down below already searching?"

"How could I not be anxious? He was my only son, and now I don't even know where he is!"

The middle-aged man, who was called Lao Jiu, burst into tears.

He was in seclusion, trying to break through to the Spirit Transformation Realm, but this morning he was told that his son's soul tablet had been shattered!

Upon learning this news, he was so enraged that he failed to break through to the next realm and was seriously injured!

"Chieftain, elders, we have found signs of burning in the mountains about twenty miles away, and there are traces of blood on the surrounding grass."

"Take me there!" The Ninth Clan Elder's voice was icy.

In the mountains and forests, the Nine Elders saw bloodstains on the ground and a token with the character "Qi" on it, with a wisp of a blue robe still hanging on the token.

That was his child's blue robe. He roared angrily, "Who killed my Huan'er? If I find you, I will grind you to dust!"

The clan chief also came over. He was the most powerful cultivator in the Qi clan, having reached the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

Upon arriving here, he sensed an unusually fierce aura, the residual power of an extremely powerful magic technique.

In his view, the one who killed Qi Huan was not a particularly skilled fighter.

Otherwise, such obvious traces of their presence wouldn't have been left, unless it was a deliberate provocation!

"Clan leader, what have you noticed?" The Ninth Clan Elder's voice was extremely low and sorrowful.

"There is a peculiar aura lingering here. Judging from the extent of the destruction around us, it was probably an opponent of equal strength to Qi Huan who used an extremely powerful magic technique."

"Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to kill Qi Huan, who possessed a powerful artifact."

"Furthermore, there are only two forces within this hundred-mile radius: my Qi clan and Tianyang Mountain. Tianyang Mountain has always kept to itself and never interfered with us."

"Therefore, the only one who can take action is someone from within the Qi clan. They need to check whether anyone left the clan today."

Chief Qi frankly shared his views.

“If it was really someone from within the Qi clan who killed them, then why would they have escaped? Wouldn’t that only increase suspicion?”

The elder of the Nine Clans did not quite agree with the view that the murderer had escaped; he concluded that the person was still in the clan.

Chief Qi remained silent. After seeing the lingering aura in the area, he knew the reason for Qi Huan's death.

Given his greedy nature towards Lao Jiu, how much better could Qi Huan, Lao Jiu's son, be?

It must have been that Qi Huan accidentally learned that a member of his clan possessed a powerful technique, and he wanted to kill and rob him, but unfortunately, he lacked the strength and was instead killed by that person using the technique.

At this moment, Chief Qi only wanted to know what kind of magical technique it was that could contain such ferocious residual power.

"Could it be... an extremely rare and powerful magic technique?!"

Chief Qi only wanted to capture this person as soon as possible, regardless of whether he lived or died, and to obtain that supreme treasure technique.

Perhaps their Qi clan can truly rise from this point on, no longer needing to be subservient to others.

......

An hour later, in the main hall of the Qi clan, all the elders were listening to the report from the newcomer.

"Chieftain, elders, a total of 128 clansmen left this morning, most of whom traveled in groups of three or four."

"Only Qi Shi'an, no one knows when he left, nor has anyone seen any trace of him."

"This is information about Qi Shi'an."

A member of the clan took out a booklet containing Qi Shi'an's basic information and handed it to the clan chief.

Chief Qi looked through the information recorded above: Qi Shi'an, six years old, his parents had died two years ago, and he also had some connection with the Kun clan.

"Find him, dead or alive, and bring him back to me!"

Chief Qi issued the order; at this moment, he only wanted to obtain the precious technique, and he didn't care whether Qi Shi'an lived or died.

If the Qi clan obtains that supreme treasure technique, they will have a chance to rise to power!

In this era, precious techniques are extremely rare, and their Qi clan only possesses one clan-protecting technique.

On this day, almost the entire Qi clan leadership came out to find the traitor, Qi Shi'an!

......

Meanwhile, Qi Shi'an had already arrived at the outer edge of the Cuifeng Mountains.

Here, towering mountains rise one after another, a place where all living beings dwell. If you travel through the mountains, you will reach the Stone Kingdom.

There are many major sects there, and Qi Shi'an's purpose in making this trip was to see if he could join one of them to cultivate.

Whether it's the Heaven-Mending Pavilion, the Deer-Chasing Academy, or the Divine King Palace, they are all excellent places for him to cultivate.

These ancient sects possess numerous ancient inscriptions and precious techniques; perhaps the Myriad Paths Tree can even help him comprehend several more profound techniques.

"We've been traveling all night without stopping, and we're quite tired. We'll go into the mountains to find a ferocious beast to ride on."

"If they misbehave on the way, they can have a snack if they get hungry."

Qi Shi'an walked into the mountains. Along the way, there were many huge rocks, tall trees, and strange little animals.

The creatures described in books ultimately exist only in books; only after seeing them with one's own eyes can one realize how vast the world truly is.

Wow, what a huge bear!