Sunset on the Grassland

  "Rumble!"

  "Drive!"

  A group of dozens of young cultivators in the Qi Refining stage, full of vigor and vitality, rode their horses at a gallop. The three spiritual steeds at the front were the most eye-catching: one was as white as snow and flew like a cloud, while the other two were like blazing flames and fiery clouds. Although the rest of the riders were slightly inferior, they were all cultivators who had transcended the mundane world and were quite extraordinary.

  After galloping for two hours, they descended from Tianyun Peak and arrived at Luoriyuan, the closest place to Xiancheng.

  "We've arrived! Before us lies the Sunset Prairie!"

  Wu Rong, who was running in the front, stopped and pointed forward with his whip, saying excitedly.

  Everyone stopped and looked at him.

  Ye Chen held the reins, pulled the horse to a stop and looked ahead. He was startled by what he saw. Ahead of him stretched an endless expanse of sunset grasslands, with clumps of grass growing one or two zhang high, dense and towering, higher than a man. Under the lingering rays of the setting sun, this grassland appeared particularly magnificent and resplendent.

  The vastness of the sunset grassland was beyond Ye Chen's expectation. When he first came to Tianyun Xianyuan City, he was from another direction, from Zhao Yue Guo, and had not passed through this sunset grassland.

  "This vast sunset prairie, how can it be so big?!"

  "It seems like this, even if there are fewer words, there are still hundreds of miles around!"

  Everyone exclaimed in surprise.

  Most of the monks among the crowd were leaving Xian City for the first time to hunt and kill demonic beasts. Although they had long known about Luoriting Yuan, almost none of them had seen it with their own eyes. They thought it was just a small grassland with a few low-level demonic beasts.

  But today, I personally saw the Sunset Prairie and realized it was incredibly vast. A group of dozens of Qi Refining stage cultivators entered the Sunset Prairie, like a drop of water in a lake, and after entering, even their shadows could hardly be seen.

  "This setting sun wilderness is nothing. The Tianyun Mountains are a large mountain range within the Yunzhou border with abundant spiritual energy, stretching for tens of thousands of miles, and inside there are countless ferocious beasts lurking."

  "Wu Rong said loudly, 'I have followed my family's elders to this Sunset Prairie several times before. I've seen the demonic beasts in this Sunset Prairie. If one can fly with a sword or ride a flying bird, it would take only half a day to cross this prairie.'"

  "This wilderness is not suitable for horseback riding. Everyone dismounts, I'll lead you in to hunt and kill the demonic beast!"

  The monks all dismounted their horses.

  "This sunset prairie, I've been here a few times. However, I didn't come with family elders, but with several Qi-refining period second and third layer cultivator fellow disciples, we cultivated here for a while."

  Yuan Hong saw Wu Rong boasting and let out a soft laugh, saying disdainfully.

  "This sunset prairie, hidden numerous demonic mice, demonic rabbits, demonic snakes, demonic sparrows, and demonic blood pheasants. They are called demonic beasts, but in fact, they just drank spiritual water, ate spiritual grass and spiritual fruits, and over time, carried some spirituality."

  "These first-order inferior demonic beasts are the weakest among all demonic beasts, about the same as our Qi Refining stage one cultivators. However, even if they're weak, they're still demonic beasts and aren't easy to deal with. They're extremely fast, much faster than us cultivators. Unless it's a wind-system cultivator, it's hard to catch up to them."

  "Although they are of the lowest rank, yet they cannot withstand the multitude, and it is very difficult to exterminate them completely."

  "Even high-ranking cultivators can't be bothered to deal with these low-level demonic beasts, and these lowest-level demonic beasts have been occupying this sunset prairie, killing them is endless."

  Yuan Hong was apparently very familiar with this sunset prairie, talking freely and effortlessly. He knew almost as much as Wu Rong did.

  "Why are there so many low-level demon beasts on the Sunset Plains? If we catch a large number of them and sell them, wouldn't that bring in a fortune in spirit stones?"

  There was Master Shi, who was shocked and asked.

  "It can't be that simple!"

  Yuan Hong shook his head and said disapprovingly.

  "Take this lower-grade demon mouse for example. Most of the materials on a wild demon mouse are almost worthless, only its skin is usable."

  "There are cultivators who like to domesticate spirit mice, using the spirit mouse's keen sense of smell to search for all sorts of things. If we can catch a young demon mouse and bring it back to raise and tame into a spirit beast, one head of young spirit mouse can sell for over ten pieces of spirit stone. As for adult demon mice, they are too wild and difficult to tame, so they can only be killed and have their skin peeled off to make low-grade spirit beast leather. Ten whole demon mouse skins are worth just one piece of spirit stone."

  "Wishing to hunt and kill the extremely agile demon mice in this sunset prairie, obtaining ten complete demon mouse skins, is probably not something that can be done in just one or two days. It's only worth a single piece of spirit stone. Apart from us Qi Refining stage one cultivators, who would even look at such a meager reward?"

  "Moreover, the demonic birds and blood quails, once they are startled, immediately fly away without a trace. With our current strength, we can't even catch up to them, let alone hunt and kill them."

  "In this sunset wilderness, the most valuable thing is the demon snake. The snake's fang, gallbladder and skin can all be exchanged for spiritual stones. However, their venom is extremely potent, and a first-level cultivator in the Refining Qi stage usually cannot handle even one lower-grade demon snake."

  Yuan Hong finished speaking, and all the young monks suddenly felt greatly disappointed.

  Ye Chen furrowed his brow slightly upon hearing this, thinking to himself, "Is that all the spirit stones? And it's so dangerous too. It's not even as lucrative as working in the Immortal City!"

  However, Ye Chen didn't leave Xian City and come here just for the spirit stone, nor was he too concerned about how many spirit stones a demon beast was worth.

  He was certain that Zheng Zicheng knew he had left Xian City and would soon leave Xian City to come after him, determined to kill him. If he didn't kill him, he definitely wouldn't return. Zheng Zicheng had been able to pursue Wu Xiaogong from Wuguo all the way to Tianyun Xianguo Castle, chasing for over three months without giving up, which showed how heavy his murderous intentions were. Moreover, now that he had cut off one of Zheng's right arms, this feud would not end until one of them died.

  Ye Chen risked his life to lure Zheng Zicheng out of the city, and had already made up his mind to kill him outside Xian City. Leaving Xian City was just the beginning, as Zheng Zicheng was a very cautious person who wouldn't easily appear unless he was sure. How to kill Zheng Zicheng still required careful planning.

  "Who said yesterday that killing a first-class demon beast could earn dozens or even hundreds of spirit stones?" "If we can't earn a lot of spirit stones, why bother coming down the mountain and risking our lives to hunt demon beasts in this desolate wilderness?!"

  The crowd erupted in anger, with some people shouting loudly.

  "A single first-class demon beast can fetch over a hundred spirit stones, this is no rumor."

  Yuan Hong hurriedly placated the crowd of monks in a loud voice, explaining, "However, what's truly valuable is a first-class superior demon beast. They're all large and ferocious demon beasts. Hunting down one large demon beast, taking its original materials, there's a chance to earn dozens of spirit stones. If you can catch the young of a large demon beast, it can be sold for over a hundred spirit stones. Rare young beasts can even be sold at an even higher price. So first-class demon beasts are truly valuable, this isn't just nonsense."

  "Since we're already here, let's try our luck! Who knows, with good fortune, we might even encounter a young You Beast on this Sunset Prairie and earn around ten Spirit Stones."

  Yún Xīn Dào

  "Whatever, I'll just cultivate here then!"

  The young monks fell silent once more and came to the edge of Sunset Meadow.

  "This sunset prairie is too close to the Tianyun Xianyuan City, and high-level cultivators who pass through this place will get rid of any ferocious demonic beasts they see. As a result, there are rarely large ferocious demonic beasts appearing in this prairie. Only after passing through the Sunset Prairie and arriving at the Baozhu Forest will you encounter large demonic beasts."

  "We may only be at the first or second layer of Qi Refining, but this Sunset Prairie is still very safe for us! The demonic beasts here are the weakest, making it just right for us to practice our skills. Let's hunt and kill some demonic beasts here today, have some fun, and get familiar with things."

  Wu Rongxu took a deep breath and loudly said to Yuan Hong, "There are too many of us cultivators, we'll scare away the demonic beasts on the Lu Ri Plains. Why don't we split into two groups, disperse, and hunt the demonic beasts separately? Let's see who can kill more!"

  "Great, this is for the best! I'll team up with Miss Yun Xin..."

  Yuan Hong retorted immediately.

  "No way! What makes you think you can be on the same team as Miss Yunxin?!"

  Wu Rong immediately jumped up.

  "Divide into three teams! I'll lead one team, Wu Rong and Yuan Hong, you two will each lead a team. Each team will hunt and kill the demonic beasts on their own! Tomorrow, our three teams will regroup, and we'll see which team has hunted the most low-level spiritual beasts. I'll use a firework as the signal to gather!"

  Yun Xin didn't wait for Yuan Hong to finish speaking and directly said a few words.

  "Alright, let's arrange it this way!"

  Yuan Hong and Wu Rong agreed, although this meant separating from Yun Xin, but it was still better than Yun Xin being on the same team as their opponent.

  A group of dozens of young monks soon split into three small groups.

  Wu Rong and Yuan Hong each had a group of over ten people following them, and they walked in different directions towards the setting sun.

  Yun Xin, Ye Chen, Zhao An, Zhou Qing and a small group of more than ten cultivators went in another direction towards the sunset prairie, gradually entering the depths of the prairie. Although they were only at the initial stage of Qi Refining, one or two layers, with such a group of cultivators on the move, safety was still not an issue.

  "What's the point of comparing, let's find our own! I'm always practicing magic in the cultivation institute, but haven't had a chance to deal with real demon beasts. Let's go and find some demon mice and rabbits to practice my skills."

  Yun Xin smiled and said.

  "Miss Yunxin's magic is probably the most powerful among us! Next time we hunt and kill demonic beasts, let's see it in action."

  Zhao An smiled and secretly patted his buttocks.

  "Humph, I've been cultivating for a year and a half earlier than all of you!"

  Yun Xin glanced back at Ye Chen, whose expression remained calm and silent as always. In his heart, he secretly thought to himself, 'Ye Chen's cultivation of the fireball for ten days is even more powerful than my two months of cultivation. In a month's time, he might be able to catch up with me. This guy really has a lot of patience. Next time we hunt and kill demonic beasts, I'll find an opportunity to see just how powerful he is now.'