Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest-Chapter 610 - : Hunting in Dongli

Chapter 610: Chapter 610: Hunting in Dongli

Along the winding and rugged beast trail, Wang Chen pressed on continuously.

When the sky was still dimly lit in the morning, he had quietly left his home and traveled hundreds of miles on Sword Flight to Dongli Mountain.

Dongli Mountain, being the closest hunting area to Flying Catkins Valley, was replete with steep terrain and dense forests, where a great number of Monster Beasts used to dwell amidst the sprawling peaks and gorges.

Thus, many Loose Cultivators came here to hunt and gather.

However, Monster Beasts were not like an endless supply of leeks, after successive sweeps by waves of Hunter Cultivators, many regions of Dongli Mountain had become scarce of any monster shadows or tracks.

For a Cultivator like Wang Chen, new to the area and unfamiliar with the environment, catching suitable prey was even more challenging.

Wang Chen had no choice.

He had to tend to his Spirit Fields every day, so he could not afford to travel too far and needed to go and return the same day, leaving Dongli Mountain as his reluctant choice.

But Wang Chen also held a trump card in his hand.

The beast path disappeared into the trees ahead, and he heard the babbling of a stream.

Wang Chen’s spirits instantly lifted.

Places with water sources were most likely to have beasts!

He did not rashly proceed to search but instead took out the Upper Clear Qiankun Mirror from his Sumeru Ring.

Though this Magical Treasure was a damaged piece, it could greatly amplify Wang Chen’s Divine Sense, making it quite suitable for hunting.

As Mana was infused, a faint light emanated from the mirror.

Wang Chen’s powerful Divine Sense unfurled silently, spreading in all directions.

While the complex environment significantly weakened the range and precision of the Divine Sense scan, with the enhancement of the Upper Clear Qiankun Mirror, Wang Chen’s Insight expanded from ten steps, a hundred steps, to quickly over a thousand steps!

Within the scope of his Divine Sense, not even an ant could escape detection.

Amidst the wealth of feedback, Wang Chen quickly locked onto his target.

Immediately, he formed a spell and cast the Hidden God Technique, concealing his presence and Mana fluctuations to diminish his detectability.

Then he approached the locked target silently.

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Moments later, a deer adorned with flowers that was drinking by the stream came into Wang Chen’s view.

This flower deer, nearly the size of a horse, had long, curved, sharp antlers on its head, with a pair of ears standing tall.

It was extremely cautious and careful, looking around while drinking water and using its nose to sniff the scents in the air.

A Monster Beast that had grown to adulthood in Dongli Mountain was not simple; this flower deer’s survival relied on its extremely acute senses, and it would instantly flee far away at any strange movement or unrecognizable scent.

It was very fast!

Suddenly, as if sensing something, the flower deer’s head shot up and it scanned its surroundings with a suspicious gaze.

The Monster Beast had an ominous premonition, its eyes reflecting hesitation.

But instinctive caution led it to make the right decision, and it turned to leave immediately.

However, at that moment, a brilliant flash of Sword Light shot out from the forest, piercing the deer’s neck in an instant, taking its life.

The Monster Beast could not even cry out before collapsing beside the babbling stream.

The Sword Light then swept back, retracting into Wang Chen’s sleeve a hundred steps away.

Like a Hidden Dragon in the Abyss, his Lifebound Magic Treasure, the Dragon Abyss Sword, was kept concealed, rarely revealed!

Once unsheathed, it must yield results.

With one Shrinking Ground into Inches, Wang Chen appeared beside the flower deer’s corpse.

There was now a large hole in the neck of the Monster Beast, yet not a single drop of blood spilled out.

The wound was completely sealed by Sword Qi!

The reason was actually quite simple, the blood of a Monster Beast was also an important fertilizer for nourishing Spirit Fields, and to the Spiritual Rice that needed flesh and blood, deer blood was considered a nourishing treat.

Of course it could not be wasted.

Wang Chen stretched out his hand to lift the deer carcass, estimating it weighed about four to five hundred jin.

He was quite satisfied.

Although Spiritual Rice needed the nourishment of fatty meat to yield a high harvest, such a requirement was quite limited; otherwise, it would defeat the purpose of cultivation—wasn’t eating meat directly more delicious?

The reason Wang Chen chose Green Jingmi as the pioneering rice variety was firstly due to the low difficulty of cultivating this kind of Spiritual Rice and its high yield.

In fact, the Green Jingmi had the effect of strengthening the Physique, which was very suitable for a Cultivator like him, who practiced both law and body!

And this Monster Beast, with its vigorous Qi-Blood and sturdy muscles, once butched would be sufficient for several tens of mu of Spirit Fields during the ear-shooting stage.

It seemed that Wang Chen had hit the jackpot on his first attempt.

Although it had taken him from morning until noon, consuming a lot of time and energy to secure this prize.

But it was all worth it.

Storing the trophy in his Sumeru Ring, Wang Chen walked along the creek bank towards the upstream.

Continuing to search for new prey.

It wasn’t easy to come out like this; securing more prey to take back was always good.

However, it seemed as though Wang Chen’s luck had run out for the day, because he didn’t find a second worthwhile prey by the time the sun set.

There was nothing he could do about it.

In most areas of Dongli Mountain, the ground had been overhunted by hunters, leaving no time or opportunity for the Monster Beasts to rest and breed. Nearly fishing the waters dry, where could one easily gain a larger harvest!

Seeing that the sky was growing dark, Wang Chen hesitated whether to continue searching for a while longer or to go back now.

Many Monster Beasts lay dormant during the day and came out at night, hiding in secluded caves during daylight and only appearing to be active and forage at night.

Theoretically, the chances of finding prey were greater at night.

But correspondingly, the night was more dangerous!

After some thought, Wang Chen decided to return.

He immediately brought out his Dragon Abyss Sword, riding upon a beam of Sword Light as it soared into the sky, heading straight for the Flying Catkins Valley.

Returning was much faster than arriving; hundreds of miles meant nothing at all. When Wang Chen arrived home, the moon had just begun to rise.

The Haotian Realm also had suns and moons.

But there were nine suns and nine moons, each taking turns to appear in the sky overhead.

It was said that every thousand years, a phenomenon of nine suns shining together or nine moons gleaming at once would occur. The former was a sign of a great calamity between heaven and earth, while the latter indicated the rise of a great tide of Spiritual Energy!

Back at home, Wang Chen began preparing his spoils.

Space storage equipment like the Sumeru Ring had excellent preservation effects; ordinary meat stored inside wouldn’t spoil for several years, even decades. However, Monster Beast meat had the issue of Spiritual Energy leakage, so it was best to eat it fresh.

He first extracted the sealed deer blood, storing it in specially made ceramic jars.

The deer blood, rich in dense Spiritual Energy, could be brewed with Spiritual Wine, and the nourishing effects of the deer blood wine were indeed significant.

After collecting the deer blood and skinning the hide, Wang Chen proceeded to separate the meat from the bones and tendons.

Every part of a Monster Beast was valuable, with almost nothing to be discarded or wasted—even the internal dross, which could be used to fertilize fields, was quite useful.

Although Wang Chen wasn’t an experienced hunter and lacked the skills of a butcher.

With a Cultivation Level like his, butchering was as easy as flipping his hand; it was only slightly crude in execution.

It didn’t take much time either.

Finally, Wang Chen selected the fattest and most tender loin meat and set up a charcoal stove in his courtyard to barbecue.

He did not forget to send a Talisman Message to Zhang Mushan, inviting him over to share the meal.

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