Martial Artist,

is at a disadvantage in the Yama Secret Realm.

After all, with abundant Yin Energy here, both cultivating techniques and casting magic are enhanced, while martial artists have to struggle to fill their stomachs.

The top experts of the two major powers, Fengdu and Black Mountain, do not have a single martial artist among them.

"Be careful!"

"It’s the Ghost Beetle!"

"..."

There was a sudden commotion not far away.

A few patrolling people exclaimed, retreating repeatedly, while casting magic towards the ground.

Nanny Cui’s face tensed, and the Serrated Saber leapt from her back, the blade gleaming as it rushed towards the darkness.

Fang Zheng sensed something unusual even earlier.

Several human-faced creatures the size of heads lurked underground, heading towards the crowd at an astonishing speed.

He flicked his finger,

and a Bone Lock Chain flew out from his sleeve with a rustle, piercing into the ground as if through a phantom, aiming at something.

"Puff!"

The end of the chain had a hook, hence the name Soul Hook Chain.

With extreme speed and sharpness, the hook blade made the chain pierce through several creatures crawling in the earth, then emerged from the ground tens of feet away.

"Rustle... "

Fang Zheng sat cross-legged on the ground, with the dozens of meters long Bone Lock Chain circling around him like a giant spider web.

The chain occasionally penetrated the ground, killing several approaching Turtle Shell Insects.

"Bang!"

"Pop... "

The corpses of Turtle Shell Insects with human-face-size, and hard shells kept being pierced by the chain, flying out from underground.

In no time,

a small pile had fallen beside Fang Zheng.

Ding Li’s eyes twitched, filled with shock.

This Bone Lock Chain...

This power...

Could it be at Fifth Grade?

In this team, only Elder Ren’s Bone Staff quality exceeded Fifth Grade, how did he refine it?

In this place, cultivators classify magical artifacts into nine grades.

Ninth Grade is the highest.

Only a few legendary items are rated Ninth Grade, and no one has ever seen them, Eighth Grade is already the ultimate in the world.

The usual Great Mage’s magical artifact is merely Fifth or Sixth Grade.

Fang Zheng’s cultivation base is so low, yet he possesses such a powerful magical artifact, this is clearly abnormal.

However, no one cared at this moment, having an extra strong ally was actually beneficial.

As more and more people got alarmed, especially with Elder Ren’s intervention, the attacking Turtle Shell Insects were finally repelled.

......

The shell of the Turtle Shell Insect can be ground into powder, used for drawing talismans, or as a substitute for blood in casting spells.

Besides,

every Turtle Shell Insect has a strip of essence meat, which is a great supplement.

"Crunch!"

"Crunch!"

Nanny Cui held a hard stone, continuously pounding and grinding the Turtle Shell, while picking out the essence meat strip by strip.

"Brother Fang..."

She put all the essence meat on a stone plate, approached with a flattering smile, and said:

"I’ve picked out all the essence meat, a total of thirty-seven strips, please count them."

The fresh red meat emitted an enticing fragrance, which was a real torment for her after being hungry for a long time.

Even so.

Nanny Cui didn’t keep any for herself, respectfully offering them.

"Thanks for the trouble."

Fang Zheng nodded, dividing a portion:

"Thank you, Miss Cui, please keep these."

"No, no." Nanny Cui’s face changed, hurriedly waving her hand:

"I can’t accept, I can’t take it!"

Saying so, she placed the items on the ground and turned to leave, saying:

"Brother Fang, you eat it yourself, I’ll help you grind the Turtle Shell into powder, it’ll be useful when the children practice magic."

Hmm?

Watching her silhouette recede, Fang Zheng was thoughtful, and then handed the stone plate to the Ma Family Siblings beside him.

"You eat, three strips each day, don’t overeat."

The siblings stared incredulously at the essence meat in front of them, their throats moved, and they subconsciously licked the corners of their mouths.

"Master."

Ma Ning’s voice trembled:

"This is... for us?"

"Mm."

Fang Zheng nodded:

"Go ahead and eat, one each first, your cultivation base is too low, eating too much of this won’t be digestible."

"Yes."

Ma Ning bowed her head, her nose twitched, her voice choked with emotion:

"Thank you, Master!"

Ma Chao had already become a bit impatient, and after getting Fang Zheng’s permission, he eagerly reached out his dirty little hand to grab a strip of essence meat and shoved it into his mouth.

The essence meat was chewy and substantial, he chewed desperately, his face full of pleasure.

Meat.

He couldn’t remember when he last ate meat.

And it’s such a great supplement!

No wonder everyone needs a master, having a master is indeed good, his sister and he can also eat meat.

So much,

it’s enough to last several days!

"Master."

Ma Ning also swallowed some saliva but couldn’t help asking:

"Aren’t you going to eat?"

"I don’t need it." Fang Zheng shook his head, taking a small sip from the wine gourd beside him, casually saying:

"This kind of thing is useless to me, you just eat it."

"Yes."

Only then did Ma Ning nod vigorously, carefully picking out a smaller strip of meat to put in her mouth.

Unlike her brother, she ate slowly, as if savoring each bite for a long time before swallowing it.

After finishing it, she even urged Ma Chao to cultivate and not to waste the supplement.

......

"Brother Fang."

Elder Ren appeared nearby, smiling:

"Thanks for your help last night, otherwise the team might have suffered damages."

"It was nothing."

Fang Zheng stood up and cupped his hands:

"I am part of the team, how can I stand by in times of need, Elder Ren, don’t mention it."

"Haha..."

Elder Ren laughed heartily, stroking his beard.

After this ordeal, he truly regarded Fang Zheng as part of the team, his attitude friendly.

"By the way."

"That Soul Hook Chain of yours..."

"Oh!" Fang Zheng replied:

"I inherited it from my master, and later fused a few more, which luckily promoted it to Fifth Grade."

"I see!"

Elder Ren nodded, asking no more.

This kind of thing was the other party’s private matter, and there might be inconvenient details, so it was not good to ask too much.