Chapter 3: Cliff of a Thousand Cuts

  Within the boundaries of Qiānyíng Zōng, there is a cliff that is shrouded in mist all year round. The surrounding area is dotted with ancient trees that are thousands of years old. Due to the many layers of rock on the cliff face, there are also cliffs below it. It's so deep that it's unfathomable, hence its name Qiānduàn Yá (Thousand-layer Cliff). According to legend, the name of Qiānyíng Zōng was given by the founder of the sect who named it after this cliff.

  Near the Thousand Cliff, there are often wild beasts lurking around. According to legend, there is also a mythical beast that can attack humans with divine powers. Ordinary people dare not approach, but it's strange to say that the wild beasts in this place never run too far from the Thousand Cliff, as if they are bound by something.

  Beasts are generally not cultivators, but once a beast cultivates, it enters the Qi Refining stage and is called a demonic beast. This stage is similar to that of humans, but without a demon core in their body. After prolonged Qi Refining and absorption of the essence of heaven and earth, they condense a demon core. Once the demon core is formed, it is called the 'Core Formation' stage. Their strength is comparable to that of human cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage.

  Here, some beasts fight to the death for food, and it's not uncommon to see even the legendary demonic beast engage in small-scale battles, but they usually don't go all out. Unless, it's for a spiritual being.

  Qian Duan Cliff is near the central region, where the fog is somewhat thin. Strange rocks stand upright, and under a steep cliff, there is a cyan python about one zhang in size, and a three-legged giant toad over half a zhang tall, both staring at each other with severe injuries.

  Among the two, there is a plant that is extremely eye-catching, because the fruit it produces is so enchanting, with a deep crimson color. It makes people feel dizzy and unable to extricate themselves at first glance, as if their souls have been drawn into it.

  Just above the two monsters, about 50 or 60 feet high on the cliff wall, a small tree was lying horizontally, and on it was a human figure, motionless and crouching on the treetop.

  This figure was dressed in white, probably around thirteen or fourteen years old, with slightly dark skin and a very ordinary appearance. A pair of small eyes seemed dull, and at this moment, they were tightly fixed on the cliff below, those gorgeous blood-red fruits.

  This man was indeed Ye Fei, who had fallen off the cliff. Fortunately, at that time, he grabbed a vine and alleviated his downward momentum, finally hanging on a small tree. This also owed to not falling to the bottom of the cliff, but only hanging on this broken layer, but even so, the height of five or six zhang was not something an ordinary person could easily descend from.

  At this time, Ye Fei's face was slightly pale, and his eyes were laboriously shifted away from the enchanting red fruit. He didn't dare to take a deep breath, and if it weren't for the firm determination in his heart to see his parents, he feared that his spirit would be absorbed by the fruit and he wouldn't be able to wake up.

  "It was a close call, if I had woken up any later, I would have fallen off and been swallowed by those two ferocious beasts. This small tree can't hold on for much longer, I need to leave quickly." Ye Fei muttered to himself in an inaudible voice, secretly pondering the strange aura of that demonic fruit.

  Along the steep cliff, Ye Fei looked for a way down. "There's no rope or vines, only swords can be inserted into the cliff, and slowly crawling down, but these two demon beasts won't leave, still can't move, looking at their fight earlier, estimated to be around the human foundation period cultivators."

  "We can't alarm those two monsters. Otherwise, it will be even more dangerous." As soon as he finished speaking, a hint of anxiety flashed in Ye Fei's eyes. He patted the gray leather pouch at his waist with one hand. It was a storage bag used by cultivators. Although it didn't look big, its internal space was not small.

  At this time, a loud creaking sound was heard, and the small tree suddenly bent down, leaving only its roots still attached to the cliff, as if it would fall off at any moment. Ye Fei was startled and broke out in a cold sweat. His hands involuntarily tightened their grip on the tree trunk.

  And the two monsters below heard this strange sound, as if igniting a fuse, dragging their heavy bodies and fighting again.

  A dark blue python spat out a stream of pale blue light that contained icy cold energy, rolling towards the three-legged giant toad.

  The three-legged giant toad glared with both eyes, opened its huge mouth and spewed out a piece of gray mist. In an instant, it merged with the blue light halo.

  "Rustling and crackling" sounds kept coming out, and the mist was actually frozen by that blue light, instantly turning into blocks of ice curtains that continued to fall from above their heads.

  Suddenly, the three-legged giant toad let out a strange cry and spat out a deep gray light column from its mouth. In an instant, it struck the green python's body. The light column burst open and transformed into a thick gray mist that wrapped around the python's body.

  Puff, a dull sound came out, and the green python's body surface had just come into contact with the gray mist, and it began to rot at a speed visible to the naked eye. The toxicity of the fog is evident.

  The azure python stood upright with half of its body, let out a mournful cry as it arched its head in pain. A blue glow flashed across its body surface, and it began to resist the grey toxic fog. However, its eyes were soon filled with threads of grey mist, as if the toxin had already invaded its body.

  The blue python's eyes flashed with a fierce light, exhausting all its strength, spewing out a crystal clear beam of light. Immediately, the half of its body that was standing upright stiffened and fell to the ground with a thud. It seemed to have exhaled more than it inhaled.

  The three-legged giant toad saw the crystal light column rushing towards itself, suddenly turned its body around, and with a flash of grayish-white on its back, it suddenly swelled up by more than double. Immediately afterwards, the giant toad's leg lifted up, and it went forward to resist that beam of light.

  A loud explosion sounded, a burst of blue light exploded, and the three-legged giant toad's body was blown flying dozens of feet away, even the ground was blasted into a huge deep pit.

  At this time, the three-legged toad was also seriously injured. Its huge hind legs were bloody and mangled, and had been frozen by that blue light. Its breath was also reduced to a minimum, but when it saw the green snake, it still didn't seem to have given up completely.

  A fierce glint flashed in the eyes of the three-legged giant toad, and with a stiff body, its two legs suddenly exerted force, jumping up three or four zhang high. It opened that terrifying and ferocious huge mouth, pouncing towards the cyan snake which had no power to fight back.

  Just then, a loud cracking sound was heard, and the small tree where Ye Fei was standing suddenly broke open, while Ye Fei's figure shot downwards rapidly towards the three-legged giant toad suspended in mid-air.

  In mid-air, the three-legged giant toad only felt a whistling sound coming from above, and before it could even think about dodging, something heavy slammed onto its body. In the dim light, it saw a human figure, with a flash of cold blue-green light in his hand.

  With two dull thuds, Ye Fei's figure had just landed on top of the three-legged toad, and then the three-legged toad was heavily smashed onto the ground. The originally weak toad let out a painful wail, its body even somewhat unable to move.

  At this time, Ye Fei also fell from the giant spider's body. Seeing this, the giant spider's eyes flashed with ferocity, and it turned its head, opening its huge mouth to bite towards Ye Fei.

  Ye Fei's face changed slightly, but his eyes remained calm, using the last bit of strength in his body to barely hold on to the spell, and then he pointed it at the giant scorpion's back.

  A strange scene unfolded, the extremely ferocious giant lizard suddenly showed a hint of terror in its eyes, and let out a mournful cry from its massive head, as if it had suffered some kind of injury. Immediately afterwards, it weakly collapsed onto the ground.

  At the same time, behind the giant toad, a three-foot-long sword was inserted at some point, and with Ye Fei's handprint, the long sword on top of it flashed with blue cold light, and the entire sword body 'puffed' in an instant. It was completely submerged in the giant toad's body.

  "Thanks to his early preparation, Yuan Guang's sword was inserted into the body of the giant toad as it fell from the tree, otherwise he would have been swallowed by it." As soon as Ye Fei finished speaking, he felt dizzy and fainted, falling between the giant toad and the python.

  It was unknown how long it had been, but a gentle breeze blew by and Ye Fei, who was in a coma, suddenly moved his fingers slightly. A moment later, he opened his somewhat dull eyes.

  "Isn't he dead?" As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Fei struggled to sit up, looked around, and his eyes immediately dimmed.

  "Dad, Mom, Brother Fei must find a good doctor to cure the illness, he will definitely live past 18 years old. I'll take revenge for you." Once again, Ye Fei's childish face appeared in his mind, with an extremely determined expression. A crystal tear sparkled in his eyes.

  Wiping the corners of his eyes, he looked at the two demon beasts beside him again. Ye Fei knew in his heart that this was not the time to be sentimental. For now, they were still at the bottom of the cliff and had not truly escaped danger. Who knows what other demon beasts might appear.

  Moreover, I am also injured, and even if my injuries heal, being at the bottom of the cliff, it is extremely difficult to escape this precipice. After all, I still don't know how to fly with a sword, that's something that can only be achieved by reaching Father's level of cultivation.

  But he himself was only at the sixth layer of Qi Refining, and had not yet reached the Innate Realm of the last three layers. He was still far from the Foundation Establishment period. Like those two demon beasts that fought earlier, they could only jump short distances.

  Ye Fei shook his head, for now he couldn't think about those things, first he had to find a safe place to hide and recover from his injuries.

  He immediately looked up at the three-legged giant toad, which was not completely dead but was clearly dying. At this moment, it was staring at Ye Fei with a fierce gaze.

  As for that green snake, it was clearly poisoned. Although the injury was not fatal, if the poison was not resolved, the only thing waiting for it would be a dead end.

  At this time, the green snake had a human-like gaze, pitifully staring at Ye Fei, making people look at it with great sympathy.

  Ye Fei stared at the green snake for a while, then ignored it and struggled to get up from the ground. As he put his palms on the ground, he suddenly felt something, looked down, and his face changed instantly. (End of chapter)

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