Chapter 265: Golden Beast
"Okay!" Jian Bailou nodded, his expression gradually becoming serious.
Qin Ziling and Feng Ziluo sat up straight with serious expressions upon seeing this.
"In the entire Great Qi Kingdom, there are a total of 18 mountains as majestic and continuous as the Wuyang Mountains, but there are only three mountains with exotic beasts living in them. The Wuyang Mountains, the Qilun Mountains, and the Tianling Mountains. These three mountains run through different regions of the Great Qi Kingdom, and different exotic beasts live there.
In the Wuyang Mountains, only the mid-level masters and those below them can enter the mountains to hunt. The highest level in the Qilun Mountains is the grandmaster, and it is said that there is a section of the Tianling Mountains where the highest level is the Thunder Tempering Realm. I have only heard the latter mentioned by my master. After all, that realm is too far away from us. "Jian Bailou said.
"When the dragon vein of Panchi Mountain outside Qinghe County was opened, someone guarded the entrance to the dragon vein, so the realm of those who entered could be limited. But each of these three mountain ranges stretches for thousands or even tens of thousands of miles. Artificial restrictions are definitely useless. There must be some other internal reason, right?" Qin Ziling asked thoughtfully after hearing this.
Jian Bailou's answer did not surprise Qin Ziling.
In recent years, with his growing strength, his better understanding of this world, and his increasing number of trips to the Wuyang Mountains, Qin Ziling has begun to realize that the existence of the Wuyang Mountains is not as simple as it seems.
There must be something deeper inside it that is unknown to ordinary people.
This is because the powerful beasts in the Wuyang Mountains have rarely left the mountains, and the outside world rarely hears of any particularly powerful people entering the Wuyang Mountains to slaughter the beasts.
When Qin Ziling was just a small figure, he would not think too deeply about these things.
But when he became more and more powerful and could easily hunt and kill third-grade exotic beasts in the Wuyang Mountains, and even with his current strength and means, it was relatively easy to hunt and kill fourth-grade exotic beasts, he couldn't help but think more.
Exotic beasts mean wealth!
Even if those masters look down on the first, second and third grade exotic beasts, the fourth grade is still worthy of their attention, not to mention the fifth grade.
Junior and middle masters might be afraid of the great danger of encountering a fifth-grade exotic beast, and they don't have as many means as Qin Ziling. It would be difficult to find and kill a fourth-grade exotic beast in the vast mountains. It is easy to understand why they are unwilling to take the trouble and risk to go deep into the Wuyang Mountains.
But what about the Grandmaster? Or even the Mystic Master at the Thunder Tempering Realm?
The danger they would face as they entered the depths of the Wuyang Mountains should be minimal.
Why had he never heard of a grandmaster or a master at the level of Thunder Tempering entering the Wuyang Mountains to hunt exotic beasts?
Moreover, if they frequently went in and out of the Wuyang Mountains to hunt fifth-grade exotic beasts, then the number of masters cultivated by the Great Qi State should not be as rare as it is now .
Therefore, Qin Ziling came to Jinjian Mountain this time not only to discuss with Jian Bailou about hunting and killing the fifth-grade exotic beast, but also to solve the mystery in his mind.
"You are right. In the Great Qi Kingdom, there are eighteen mountains as majestic and continuous as the Wuyang Mountains, but there are only three mountains with strange beasts living in them. There must be a reason for this. It has been too long now, and the real inside story is definitely beyond my reach with my current cultivation level. I have only heard a lot of information from your great master.
It is said that in ancient times, these three mountain ranges were inhabited by spirit beasts. There is even a legend that many of the peaks and veins in these three mountain ranges were transformed from the bodies of the spirit beasts after their death. Because of this, these three mountain ranges have many restrictions.
Just like the Chilong dragon vein under the Panchi Mountain, it needs the blood of the descendants of the Chilong bloodline of the Chiluo Sect to open it. The restrictions of these three mountains are not a matter of opening, but once the cultivation reaches the Grandmaster level, it will be easy to trigger thunder. "Jian Bailou explained.
"The grandmaster can already mobilize the power of heaven and earth and perform the Five Elements Thunder Method. To perform the Five Elements Thunder Method, they must have placed thunder runes on their magic essence. It seems that this must be related to it." Qin Ziling said thoughtfully.
"That should be the reason. If a Grand Master wants to use the Five Elements Thunder to temper his body and reach the Thunder Tempering stage, he needs to prepare for a long time. Only when everything is ready can he dare to carefully use the Five Elements Thunder to temper his body.
These are all controllable, but many grand masters still couldn't withstand it. In the best case, their body and meridians were damaged, and in the worst case, they died.
The thunder in the mountains was not carefully drawn by the Grandmaster, so how could there be any difference in severity? If one cannot resist it, it will be reduced to ashes. "Jian Bailou said.
"The Wuyang Mountains are most likely to trigger thunder, while there is a section of the Tianling Mountains that is least likely to trigger thunder. However, the strange beasts living in the latter are probably the most powerful. It seems that these restrictions are all to protect the strange beasts inside!" Qin Ziling said, touching his chin.
"The powerful beasts inside seem to rarely come out!" Feng Ziluo added.
Qin Ziling nodded, then suddenly remembered something and frowned, "No, these are only limited to Qi Refiners, what about Warriors?"
"A martial arts grandmaster will not trigger thunder, but it is rumored that almost no martial arts grandmaster who has gone deep into these three mountains has come out alive. And there are also rumors that the imperial court has regulations that forbid martial arts grandmasters from entering these three mountains to hunt." Jian Bailou replied.
"There is such a thing!" Qin Ziling was greatly surprised.
"I don't know whether he is true or false. However, it is easy to get started as a martial artist, but it becomes more and more difficult as you go on. In the entire Great Qi Kingdom, there are more martial arts junior masters than Qi refining junior masters, but there are much fewer middle masters, and even fewer grand masters. As for the marrow refining realm, that is, the innate master, I don't know whether there is any." Jian Bailou replied.
"Warriors are greatly affected by their Qi and blood and life span, and the time given to them to break through is too short. Once the golden time has passed and they fail to break through, the growth of Qi and blood cannot keep up with the decline of the natural law. Unless there is a great opportunity, the nourishment of acquired external things cannot make up for the decline of the natural cycle of life. The final result is that, let alone a breakthrough, the strength will decline.
Unlike Qi Refiners, they are less affected by Qi and blood. Like you, teacher, you are already ninety-nine years old this year and still have the hope of becoming a master, but when a warrior is ninety-nine years old, his Qi and blood are already very weak, and there is no chance of breaking through to become a master. "Qin Ziling thought about it and said after hearing this.
"Yes, it is easy for a warrior to get started, but the time left for a warrior to break through is too short!" Jian Bailou said with emotion after hearing this.
"So, I have to hurry up, otherwise it will be terrible!" Qin Ziling said with emotion.
This time, let alone Jian Bailou, even Feng Ziluo glanced at Qin Ziling with disdain when he heard the words.
He is only 24 years old but has already reached the middle stage of Bone Refining, and his strength is comparable to that of a Grandmaster. Yet he still plays the victim. How shameless!
"Hey, what do you mean? I came here from far away for the sake of teacher's grandmaster level. Do you think it's easy for me? You are still looking at me like this!" Qin Ziling said with dissatisfaction when he saw this.
"What did you say?" Feng Ziluo was shocked when he heard that. He grabbed Qin Ziling's arm and acted very nervous.
"This is the teacher's grandmaster realm, Senior Brother Feng." Qin Ziling gently wiped away Feng Ziluo's hand and said lightly.
"Zi Ling, I know you are filial and loyal. But I know my situation. Even though you are much stronger now, we still cannot kill this fifth-grade intermediate beast.
Not to mention hunting and killing, the Wuyang Mountains stretch for thousands of miles, with high mountains and deep forests. It is extremely difficult and dangerous to find a fifth-grade intermediate beast in the vast mountains! "Jian Bailou was very calm, gently patted the back of Qin Ziling's hand, and said calmly.
"Teacher, you should know this strange beast!" Qin Ziling picked up a branch from the air and outlined the shape of the strange beast deep in the Wuyang Mountains on the ground.
"Flying Golden Beast!" Jian Bailou's face changed slightly.
"That's right, the Feijin Beast. A fifth-grade intermediate-level exotic beast , it is said to have a trace of blood of the ancient ferocious beast Fei, and has the attributes of gold and water. Gold and water are interdependent, so the blood of this beast should be suitable for Master to use in building his magic essence, right?" Qin Ziling said with a smile.
In the past, Qin Ziling didn’t know the name of the beast, but now his identity and strength are different, so it is naturally easy for him to find the information of the beast.
"More than applicable. The Gengjin sword hurts others and oneself, and it is easy to break if it is too hard, so it is very difficult to build the magic source. But water is the most yin and nourishing, gold and water are born together, and if the blood essence has the attribute of water, it can achieve a balance between hardness and softness. So even though the master is older, if he can get the blood essence of this beast and then find the Gengjin evil vein, he will definitely be able to successfully build the magic source." Feng Ziluo said excitedly.
"I know where this beast is in the Wuyang Mountains!" Qin Ziling said lightly.
"What?" This time not only Feng Ziluo was inexplicably excited, but even Jian Bailou lost his composure and could no longer remain calm.
“But this beast is too powerful. To kill it, we must invite at least two masters to help. But this is an extremely dangerous battle. If they are not masters with whom we have a life-and-death relationship, they dare not trust us and will not give their all. The same goes for us.” Jian Bailou soon calmed down, pulling his beard continuously, with a conflicted look on his face.
"Senior Brother Feng is now in the late stage of True Yuan. He should have the combat power of a quasi-grandmaster, right?" Qin Ziling ignored Jian Bailou's dilemma and looked at Feng Ziluo.
"Yes!" Feng Ziluo nodded confidently.
"Xiao Qing's strength is definitely beyond that of an ordinary quasi-grandmaster. The combined strength of the two of you should be able to match that of a grandmaster." Qin Ziling said.
Hearing that Xiao Qing's strength was definitely beyond that of an ordinary quasi-grandmaster, Feng Ziluo was shocked at first, but soon said excitedly: "Master and you both have the strength of a grandmaster, so we will be three grandmasters!"
"The three Grandmasters do have a chance to fight or even defeat the Feijin Beast, but it is basically impossible to kill it. Moreover, if a battle between so many Grandmasters were to break out in the depths of the Wuyang Mountains, it would certainly cause a huge disturbance.
No one knows what kind of terrifying beasts are hiding in the depths of the Wuyang Mountains. If they are lured out, I'm afraid none of us will be able to escape. So, if we don't take action, it's fine. Once we do, we must kill it quickly. "Jian Bailou said solemnly when he heard this.
