Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 265: New Yet Familiar Face

In the depths of the jungle, a few disheveled figures tottered toward the outskirts as fast as they could, blood streaming from their wounds profusely.

Heavy pants echoed throughout the air. “Damn it, didn’t they say that Golden Core demon beasts are highly independent and never act in groups? Why are there so many of them?” Song Hua complained as he ran.

“Who the hell knows? Is there any use in talking about this now? Just keep running!”

“It’s all your fault! We didn’t have time to buy new Targeted Teleportation Talismans after we ran out, yet you dragged everyone back into the jungle!”

“Who could have known we’d run into something like this? Ask these two bodyguards; have they ever encountered a group of Golden Core demon beasts acting together before?”

“Young masters, could you stop arguing for a moment? Our top priority now is to get to the outer edge of the jungle. Once we are out of danger, we can discuss whose fault it was.” The two bodyguards were drenched in sweat.

They already knew that these four young masters were difficult to serve. Last time, they had bumped into a Six-Tusked White Elephant at the Nascent Soul Stage. This time, they had provoked several Advanced Golden Core demon beasts for some reason.

What kind of luck is this?!

In all their years as bodyguards, they had never experienced such an absurd situation. One of their companions had already died under the claws of a demon beast pursuing them.

“Awoo—” Among the demon beasts was a one-eyed lone wolf, its gaze ferocious and bloodthirsty. It was precisely the one that had brutally bitten one of the bodyguards to death.

The one-eyed lone wolf’s paws were crimson. It moved at alarming speeds, looking like it was soaring through the sky on clouds. Releasing a howl, it accelerated again, charging toward Song Hua and the others.

“Damn it, it’s the Red Cloud Wolf, probably a former wolf king defeated and driven out by the new wolf king!” Song Hua cursed loudly.

Hearing Song Hua’s curses, the one-eyed lone wolf’s gaze turned even more frigid. Pushing off with its hind legs, it leaped high into the air, aiming to bite down on Song Hua’s neck.

Song Hua turned his head, his face turning pallid the moment he saw the wolf’s gaping maw widen before him.

Just as he thought death was inevitable, he heard the cries of a sword in his ears, short yet powerful, encompassing an inexplicable charm. Only a true master of the sword could deliver this strike.

A sword was thrust toward the one-eyed lone wolf, frightening it into turning to escape. However, whether the sword was too fast or the wolf’s reaction too slow, there was no way it could dodge. The wolf could only open its bloody maw wide and take the full brunt of the sword head-on.

The Qingfeng Sword clashed with the wolf’s fangs, producing an ear-splitting screech that caused everyone’s hair to stand on end.

The one-eyed lone wolf’s mouth was filled with blood, with only half of their sharp fangs remaining.

Lu Yang struck again, swinging his sword at the wolf.

At the same time, three other figures engaged with the three other demon beasts.

Song Hua and the others were stunned by the sudden appearance of their saviors. Do we help them, keep running, or stay here?

Before they could make a decision, the one-eyed wolf king’s head was sent flying, its demise set in stone.

Lu Yang withdrew his Qingfeng Sword, a few drops of wolf blood splattering onto his face.

“Watch out! There’s still one more in the sky!” Song Hua yelled.

At the Golden Core Stage, demon beasts were capable of flight. Song Hua and the others had initially planned to flee by taking to the air, but a demon bird had been circling above, ready to target anyone who tried to fly into the air.

The demon bird had noticed Lu Yang’s presence. With a flap of its wings, it transformed into a meteor-like shower of arrows as it dived straight toward him.

Lu Yang had already noticed the demon bird’s presence. Without even looking up, he casually raised his Qingfeng Sword, as if he was stretching sluggishly in the morning. Then, the demon bird impaled itself on the tip of his sword, its head pierced clean through.

“Are you alright?” Lu Yang asked with concern.

“All of you are...” Song Hua and the others were shocked. Lu Yang’s outward cultivation was only at the Advanced Foundation Establishment Stage. But how could an Advanced Foundation Establishment cultivator slay the one-eyed lone wolf and demon bird by himself?

“Tch, you’re still faster than me.” Meng Jingzhou just finished off another demon beast, his fists covered in blood.

“Meng Jingzhou?” Song Hua’s eyes widened upon recognizing Meng Jingzhou.

“You are...Song Hua from the Song Family?” Meng Jingzhou was somewhat uncertain. The person before him was in a sorry state and covered in grime, looking like a refugee. He was a far cry from the Song Hua in his memories.

Although the Song Family couldn’t compare to the Meng Family, they were still a prominent and affluent clan in the capital. The last time Meng Jingzhou had seen Song Hua, the latter was singing and dancing on a flower boat, his dance outshining even the top courtesan.

“Yes, it’s me!” Song Hua hadn’t expected Meng Jingzhou to be among his rescuers. He had heard that Meng Jingzhou had been missing for a year. However, judging by the Meng Family’s unruffled attitude, he had his doubts about Meng Jingzhou’s disappearance.

“He is the Meng Family’s eldest young master, Meng Jingzhou?” The people behind Song Hua whispered in awe. As members of the Song Family’s branch, they had never met Meng Jingzhou before.

“You’ve done so many evil deeds that you can even run into your enemies here?” Lu Yang was curious.

Meng Jingzhou rolled his eyes. “Enemies my ass. Let me introduce Song Hua, the third young master of the Song Family in the capital. He’s a few years older than me, and we hung out a few times back in the capital. They probably came to the jungle for the same reason we did—to train. Of course, it could be to build up their reputation.”

“Pleasure to meet you. I’m Lu Yang of the Dao-Seeking Sect.”

“Dao-Seeking Sect?!” Song Hua exclaimed, though he quickly composed himself and cupped his fists in gratitude. “So you are fellow Daoists from the Dao-Seeking Sect. Now wonder your skills are this impressive.”

That is to say that Meng Jingzhou has been missing for over a year because he has joined the Dao-Seeking Sect? This is bad news. The Meng Family is already a scourge, and the Dao-Seeking Sect is an even greater one. Now that Meng Jingzhou is connected to these two entities, wouldn’t he have enemies everywhere in the future?

Meng Jingzhou frowned. “Why do I feel like you’re thinking of something very disrespectful?”

“No no, I don’t dare.”

“We’ve taken care of ours too.” Not long after, Tao Yaoye and Man Gu had eliminated their respective demon beasts.

Song Hua noticed that the two were also at the Advanced Foundation Establishment Stage and that their clothes remained intact even after killing the demon beasts.

Lu Yang and the other three had been training in the jungle for two months, only returning to the Demon Suppression Pass thrice. The rest of the time was spent in the jungle honing their skills. Now, ordinary Golden Core demon beasts posed no threat to them.

“Young Master Song, care to explain? What infuriating thing did you do to anger so many Golden Core demon beasts into chasing you?” Meng Jingzhou asked lazily.

Song Hua wasn’t like Man Gu, who carried the Ancient Barbarian bloodline and inherently attracted enmity. While it is possible to provoke one or two Golden Core demon beasts, how could he have agitated five demon beasts at the same time?

Song Hua and the others could only smile bitterly. “We really have no idea what happened. We simply ventured a bit deeper than usual, thinking of killing a few more high-quality Golden Core demon beasts as proof of our efforts upon returning home.

“Now that I think about it, it was quite strange. There should be more Golden Core demon beasts in the deeper parts of the jungle, but we walked for a long time without coming across any. When we finally did, well, you saw what happened—five of them showed up at once. One of our bodyguards was also devoured alive.

“Thankfully, you came to our rescue. Otherwise, my life might have ended in this jungle today.” Song Hua felt a sense of relief gush over him after having narrowly escaped death.

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After this ordeal, he was determined to ride a flying vessel back to his family once they returned to the Demon Suppression Pass. They had already gathered enough achievements to report back to their clan; there was no need to take any more risks.

Lu Yang’s group exchanged glances with one another. Something must have occurred deeper within the jungle.