Chapter One: The Mysterious Cave

  Lingshan Village is just a small village with about 500 households inside.

  The villagers are fierce and bold, apart from farming, they make a living by hunting beasts, so every household has at least one hunter, and most families hunt together.

  There is a clear and long river flowing through Linshan Village, and along the riverbank are the homes of the villagers.

  In a village, there was a family with the surname Qu. They had a rather tragic experience. The couple were bitten to death by wild beasts in the mountains, leaving behind a five-year-old child named Qu Yi.

  Little Qu Yu has never had a happy childhood since he lost his parents. From an early age, he began to help villagers with farming and spent most of his time helping them deal with the wild beasts they hunted back, just to get some relief from the villagers and barely survive.

  Since childhood, the hardships also made Qu Yu understand things early on. Apart from household chores, Qu Yu was very diligent in learning from the village's hunting team. As soon as he knew that the hunting team had returned to the village, he would immediately go over and carefully ask for advice on hunting experiences while they were still in high spirits.

  Of course, to become a qualified beast hunter, one's own strength is the most important thing.

  Qu Yun spends all his free time at home after a busy day, constantly training himself.

  Physical strength, power, attacking skills, footwork...

  Qu Yu's training method from the Hunting Beast Squad has been persisted, and his physical strength has become stronger and stronger, far surpassing that of his peers.

  At the age of ten, Qu Yi joined the village's hunting team, starting as a small follower and quickly becoming the vanguard. Now, at fifteen years old, after five years of tempering, he has become a lone hunter.

  Hunter, meaning one can enter and exit the deep forest alone and hunt wild beasts.

  At the northernmost part of Línshān Village, there was a single wooden house. From the outside, it looked quite nice, but inside, it was very simple: just a wooden bed and a wooden table, that's all. This was Qu Yì's home.

  "A new day, a goal, Beast Mountain!" At this time, a loud voice came from inside the house.

  Suddenly, the door creaked open with a loud noise, and out came a handsome young man.

  The boy's handsome face still had some childishness, but his figure was tall and strong, ordinary green shirt couldn't hide his robust physique, especially those cold and stern eyes, which brought a sense of calmness and serenity.

  This boy is Qu Yi.

  Qu Yu wore a pair of shoes made from black wolf skin, with a large iron sword hanging at his waist. He took big strides, quickly heading south through the village, towards the distant Beast Mountain to the south of the village.

  "In Línshān Village, who's the most handsome? No need to say, it's me Qu Yì. In Línshān Village, whose strength is the greatest? Of course, it's still me Qu Yì. Who do the fierce beasts in the mountains fear the most? The answer from thousands of mountains and rivers is Qu Yì..."

  The song composed by Qu Yu himself, at this time, was also lingering on his lips. Every time he went deep into the mountains to hunt beasts, he would hum out this tune, affirming himself, encouraging himself, and regulating himself, making it easy for his body and mind to reach their best state.

  "Qu Yì, where are you going to hunt again?" Just as Qu Yì was feeling relaxed and pleased, a tall and sturdy boy blocked his way.

  This boy, named Qu Mang, was the son of the village head. When he was young, he often bullied the lonely Qu Yi. After being taught a lesson by Qu Yi several times, he never dared to oppose Qu Yi again.

  "What's wrong, Qu Mang? Do you want to come with me to hunt beasts in the mountains? If you really want to come, it's okay, I'm going to Beast Mountain today." Qu Yi said with a smile.

  Qu Yu was a loner when he was young, although he had some conflicts with Qu Meng, but he knew that he couldn't afford to make enemies with the villagers, so after fighting with Qu Meng several times, he would personally go to the village chief's house to apologize, and in his daily life, he would also actively help the villagers, thus becoming very affable and having a good relationship with the villagers.

  "Beast Mountain!" Qu Mang exclaimed, then narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Alright, Qu Yi, I'll go with you. I've heard from the villagers that Beast Mountain is very dangerous, but it's definitely an exciting place. I also want to try my luck."

  Having said that, he didn't wait for Qu Yi's response and immediately ran back to his own home.

  Soon, Qu Mang ran back, holding a three-foot long heavy sword in his hand, smiling at Qu Ye.

  "How's this, Qu Yi? Doesn't this iron sword look great?" Qu Meng asked with a pleased expression.

  Qu Yu nodded, but in his heart he didn't think much of it. When hunting beasts, although weapons are important, combat skills, beast habits, terrain and other factors must also be understood, only then can the beast be quickly resolved.

  Two people, rushing towards Fierce Beast Mountain.

  In the late afternoon, Qu Yi and Qu Meng finally arrived at the edge of Beast Mountain, shining with bright night light, and the two moved into the wooden house built by the hunting team in the village.

  Normally, when the hunting team goes out for activities, they have several days of time, so along the way, many temporary houses will be built. In this way, once they arrive at a place to hunt, they can rest on the spot.

  Qu Yi finished eating the dry rations he had brought with him and didn't go to talk to Qu Meng. In his own wooden house, he sat cross-legged on a wooden board, calming his mind and cultivating his energy.

  This world is filled with a dense spiritual energy, and ordinary people can generally feel that refreshing breath, which is why many people practice martial arts.

  Qu Yì cultivates a type of "Great Strength and Power" gong method, which not only allows him to cultivate internal energy but also strengthens his body's muscles, bones, and skin, making it extremely suitable for his requirements as a lone hunter.

  "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

  Three loud knocks sounded outside the room, and Qu Mang was banging on the wooden house.

  Qu Yu heard the sound and woke up immediately. He picked up his iron knife and rushed out of the wooden house, staring at Qu Meng and asked: "Qu Meng, what's so urgent?"

  "Qu Yì, look at the sky, there's a huge eagle up there, I've never heard of an eagle that big before." Qu Meng said with some tension, while continuously wiping away cold sweat from his forehead.

  Qu Yu immediately looked up and saw that there was indeed an eagle in the sky, a black shadow of nearly one meter in size. If it were to fly down to the ground, it would probably be over ten meters long. This was truly too terrifying.

  A hawk over ten meters long? Even Quirrel hasn't heard of it!

  Qu Yu realized that something was amiss with this Beast Mountain, there's something eerie about it.

  Wow! Wow! Wow!

  Before Qu Yi had time to calm down and analyze, a series of terrifying tree crashes appeared next to the wooden house, as if a giant snake was crawling on the ground, pushing down all the trees along the way.

  Qu Yi also felt a bit uneasy, this kind of terrifying aura was no longer something his strength could contend with. However, years of hunting experience still allowed Qu Yi to remain calm, signaling Qu Meng to quiet down and hold his breath, not making any noise that would attract the "giant snake" over.

  Before long, the sound caused by the 'giant snake' went away, and Qu Yi and Qu Meng finally got relief, taking a deep breath.

  "Qu Mang, you stay here, I'm going to track that giant snake." Qu Yi said suddenly after taking a few deep breaths.

  "Ah...!" Qu Meng exclaimed in shock, he had never thought that Qu Yi would make this decision.

  That giant snake was just passing by, the terrifying power and aura that came out of it made people feel like they were going to die. If the giant snake really appeared in front of them, I estimate that no one would even have the strength to stand up. How could Qu Yu still dare to proactively follow it, this is what makes Qu Meng think it's unbelievable.

  "Wealth and honor are found in danger, this fierce beast mountain has an abnormality, I want to go check what's going on." Qu Yi said calmly.

  He watched Qu Mang make a sudden movement, and saw that he indeed had the intention to follow the giant snake that had just passed by. His eyes rolled around, and he also made up his mind.

  "Alright, Qu Yi, since you want to go, I'll accompany you. The men of Linshan Village, who's afraid of whom?" Qu Meng said fiercely.

  So the two immediately put on their backpacks, one carrying a knife and the other carrying a sword, and immediately ran to the back to find the footprints of the "giant snake" that had just passed by, and then followed them.

  One meter wide, a full one meter wide, the trail left by the 'giant snake' showed its enormous body, and the sunken ditch on the ground also showed its weight. The trees that fell to the ground with their roots uprooted on both sides also showed its power.

  Powerful! Frightening!

  Qu Yu calmed down and immediately followed the footprints left by 'Giant Snake', running up.

  Qū Měng gritted his teeth and followed along as well.

  The bright moon hung in the sky, and the night light was shining brightly. The two of them followed the trail, running quickly for a whole ten miles before they finally sensed that "giant snake's" aura again, at which point they stopped.

  In the central part of Beast Mountain, there is a gorge. On both sides of the mountain top of the gorge, there are flat lands, which are called Wangshan Cliff, meaning that you can look out at the opposite cliff.

  At this time, on the cliffs of both sides, there was a giant snake, each about 30 meters long and one meter wide. The giant snake on the right side was entirely fire red, with a square head and a conical sharp angle, while the giant snake on the left side was entirely dark green, with a square shape and a spiral pipe angle.

  These two giant snakes seemed like arch-enemies, coiled on the precipice of Wangshan Cliff, constantly hissing and shaking the valley below with endless echoes.

  The two snakes roared for a while, then suddenly looked at each other tenderly, as if they were filled with deep emotions and longing. The two snakes gazed quietly at each other for a moment, coiled on the edge of the precipice, as if they wanted to fly over the high gorge to reach the other side.

  The canyon is over 50 meters long, and with the giant snake's strength, it can still jump across with a single powerful leap.

  Suddenly, a black shadow flew down from the sky, swift as lightning, and it was actually a giant eagle hovering in the air.

  That giant eagle swooped down, pouncing on the red giant snake on the right. The 10-meter-long giant wings fanned out air waves, and two extremely sharp claws went straight for the giant snake's eyes.

  The air waves rolled, like a hurricane, that red giant snake was coiled around the top of the mountain cliff, unable to move at all, its two deep eyes coldly staring at the giant eagle, dodging those eagle claws.

  The giant snake on the left saw it, and suddenly became anxious. Its whole body tightly coiled into a ball, then with all its might, it sprang out like an arrow, crossing the valley and biting the giant eagle's tail.

  The giant red snake on the right also tilted its head when the giant eagle was caught, then rolled up its long tail and wrapped it directly around the eagle's neck.

  The giant eagle was furious and flapped its wings wildly, wanting to break free.

  At this time, the giant snake on the left also happened to jump over the valley, its big mouth opened wide and bit tightly onto the tail of the giant eagle.

  However, when the giant snake on the left bit the tail of the giant eagle, most of its body fell below the cliff, and its massive weight suddenly dropped, taking the giant eagle and the giant snake on the right with it, all falling to the bottom of the gorge.

  Qu Yì and Qu Meng, the two of them, on a mountain peak to the right, lying on the ground, saw the entire eagle-snake battle process. After being deeply shocked, they saw three fierce beasts fall at the same time. The two immediately came to the top of the mountain cliff.

  On the cliff, a large number of black feathers as long as a foot were scattered all over the ground, along with several palm-sized bloodstains. The ground had been flattened by the giant snake's coils.

  Qu Yu picked up the feathers and sniffed the bloody smell, with a thought in his mind. Then he came to the edge of Wangshan Cliff and looked down.

  At this time, a cold light flashed in Qu Mang's eyes, and he slowly walked to the back of Qu Yi, pretending to also want to see the scene below the valley.

  Suddenly, Qu Mang's hands shot out and pushed against Qu Yi's back.

  Qu Yun's body was subjected to a strong force, and in an instant, his body was thrown upwards, then fell down into the valley below.

  "Qu Man, I won't let you go!"

  In the canyon, Qu Yang's angry voice echoed.

  Qu Mang stood on the edge of the cliff, laughing maniacally and shouting loudly: "Qu Yi, you're just an orphan, yet you dared to beat me in front of the whole village several times, making it impossible for me to hold my head up. Now I've finally taken my revenge!"

  Originally, Qu Mang was beaten by Qu Yi several times when he was young. On the surface, it seemed like nothing had happened, but in reality, he had been secretly harboring resentment all along. Today, upon learning that Qu Yi was coming to Beast Mountain, he thought he had finally found an opportunity and followed him here, and now he has finally made his move.

  As Qu Yi fell, countless thoughts flashed through his mind, and he finally understood the vicious intentions of Qu Meng. He was furious, but it was too late.

  "Am I, Qu Yizhen, going to die like this?"

  As this thought flashed through his mind, Qu Yi directly fainted and fell towards the bottom of the gorge.

  After an unknown period of time, a painful thought appeared in Qu Yi's mind, and then he came to his senses.

  As soon as I opened my eyes, the sunlight was shining brightly, and it's already daytime now.

  Suddenly, Qu Yi appeared and found himself lying on the body of a giant red snake, which was exactly the same one he saw at night. Next to the red snake were the giant eagle and the dark green snake.

  "Haha, it turns out Qu Yu didn't die!"

  Qu Yu was overjoyed and let out a loud cry.

  The echo had not yet faded when a strange cave appeared in Qu Yi's eyes, and the whole person was staring at it.

  The cave was located on the steep cliff above the valley, perhaps when the giant snake and eagle fell, they shook off the huge boulder that sealed the cave, exposing the entire entrance. The entrance was made entirely of white jade, and the white jade on the entrance shimmered with colorful lights, as if there were some extraordinary treasures inside the cave.

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