Chapter 47: An Unexpected Encounter in the Forest

  "Ding! Congratulations, host's Earth-level sword skill Phantom Sword proficiency +100."

  "Ding! Congratulations, host, on successfully killing an enemy and leveling up, earning 10 merit points."

  ……

  Fang Yan was constantly charging and killing in the wolf pack, the Phantom Sword Technique was driven to its extreme by him. The nine virtual shadows were like illusions, switching between reality and illusion, and in the blink of an eye, several silver-backed demon wolves were killed by him. The cold system prompt sound kept echoing in Fang Yan's mind, like a dynamic and pleasant melody. What made Fang Yan even more surprised was that the proficiency of the Earth-level sword technique Phantom Sword Technique had increased tenfold at once, which was the sum of all previous increases.

  Currently, Fang Yan's mastery of the Phantom Sword Technique is at 1,356 points, still short of 8,644 points from reaching the initial entry level. These more than 8,000 points of mastery may seem like a lot, but if he can master it as quickly as before, in just two days at most, he will be able to raise the Phantom Sword Technique to the initial entry level. At that time, when using the Phantom Sword Technique, its power will increase by several dozen times.

  Fang Yan's entire body was covered in blood, his health constantly decreasing. Fortunately, he had brought many things with him in his spatial backpack this time out, including over a dozen stalks of the fifth-grade spiritual grass from the Fang family's treasure room, nearly emptying it, and filling the one cubic meter backpack to the brim with first- and second-grade spiritual medicines and herbs. In battle, he basically didn't have to worry about his health decreasing to the point where he would be killed by these silver-backed wolf demons. Moreover, after being injured, after the repair system's repairs, apart from his breath being a bit weak, there was little difference from when he was at his peak.

  The wolf pack was fearless of death, and Fang Yan's Phantom Sword Technique was formidable, but it consumed too much true energy. Along the way, Fang Yan had been continuously taking Replenishment Pills; otherwise, even with the Xianjie system, he would have died from exhaustion of his true energy.

  "There are nearly a hundred left, I'll take care of them." The surrounding pack of wolves surged forward, seemingly endless, but Fang Yan knew that he had already killed dozens of the silver-backed demonic wolves, and his experience points had increased by four or five hundred.

  Fang Yan continued to wield the Phantom Sword Technique, occasionally throwing in a Mountain-Crushing Fist, and one by one, the silver-backed demon wolves were slaughtered. The points value was converted entirely, but unfortunately, Fang Yan had intended to kill more wolves, yet his strength was insufficient, and the Reverted Qi Pellets left behind by Fang Zhen were almost depleted. Fang Yan's mind was racing, and a hint of retreat had already formed in his heart.

  "The two Huiqi Dans on his body have been consumed, and there are only eight left. He must leave this place quickly."

  At this point, Fang Yan couldn't help but stop hunting the wolf demons and instead used his Crashing Mountain Fist to clear a path. In just a few breaths' time, he had killed his way out of the encirclement.

  Fang Yan broke out of the encirclement and leaped onto an ancient tree that pierced the sky, but these silver-backed demon wolves had no intention of letting him go. Behind him, they continued to release wind blades to attack Fang Yan.

  "Damn it, it seems that if we don't kill all these wolf demons, we can't get rid of these beasts." Looking at the pack of wolves constantly releasing wind blades, the countless ancient trees were affected, with branches and leaves flying everywhere, and some were even snapped in half. Fang Yan's escape speed was also greatly discounted.

  Now, Fang Yan finally understood why the wolf pack in the Xiongshan Mountains was so terrifying that almost everyone mentioned it with a change of color.

  "Go down." Fang Yan knew that staying on the tree would only make him a living target, and it was extremely embarrassing. The only way to resolve this crisis was to fight back.

  Fang Yan leapt down from the ancient tree, and then Water Shadow Sword was unleashed, killing as many Silver-backed Demon Wolves as possible. The power of Bao Shan Fist was enormous, and a third-stage Silver-backed Demon Wolf could be killed with one blow. Fang Yan didn't have that much true energy to squander, while Water Shadow Sword was the most suitable choice.

  Fang Yan rushed forward, taking advantage of the forest's obstruction, the Silver-backed Wolf's Wind Blade was weakened to its limit. And every time he drew his sword, a crimson blood flower would bloom.

  One chasing and one fleeing, in the blink of an eye, the sun sets in the west, and the sky in the forest also darkens. Fang Yan is in a sorry state, it can be said that he has used all his skills, but this pack of wolves still refuses to let go. Fortunately, there are only about twenty silver-backed wolves left.

  Twenty silver-backed demon wolves, Fang Yan was fearless, but the true energy in his body had been exhausted. The endurance of these silver-backed demon wolves was extremely strong, and Fang Yan had to continue running away.

  "Ding! Congratulations, Host's Swordsmanship has reached Level 10, proficiency of Water Shadow Sword +100."

  "Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully leveled up and killed an enemy, earning 10 merit points."

  A cold system prompt sounded in Fang Yan's mind.

  "There are nineteen of them now, all on the outskirts of the Hengyue Mountains. We should be able to shake off these Silver-backed Wolves." One chasing and one fleeing, Fang Yan appeared on the outskirts of the Hengyue Mountains. As the sky approached dusk, after running for half a day, he was both tired and hungry. These Silver-backed Wolves were also exhausted, but they continued to persist. Suddenly, in the thicket ahead, Fang Yan saw the existence of firelight.

  "All hands on deck, there's a pack of wolves."

  As the bonfire drew near, several figures suddenly darted out from the fire, standing with swords in hand, their faces full of vigilance.

  "This brother, please lend a hand." Fang Yan saw that the figure in the firelight was Lao Zhang, and he couldn't help but speak. It was really helpless, otherwise he wouldn't have asked someone for help.

  It wasn't that Fang Yan was really helpless against these wolf packs, but rather he couldn't bear to part with the half bottle of Hui Qi Dan in his hand. He didn't want to use such precious things on these beasts. After all, he had only been in the Xiong Yue mountain range for a day and needed to survive for six days, so he couldn't afford to waste any more. If there wasn't a bonfire nearby, he would have taken out one of the Hui Qi Dan pills and swallowed it.

  Huiqi Dan is a lifesaving thing, it's worth saving, if he has the dan formula and can use the alchemy pavilion to refine it himself, he won't be so stingy.

  "Ah Da, make it quick and decisive. These silver-backed demon wolves are yours to deal with. Kill them all, or else they'll attract other wolf packs." The white-clothed young man at the forefront didn't pay any attention to Fang Yan, but instead gave a low command to a middle-aged man dressed as a guard standing beside him.

  "Yes, young master." The burly middle-aged man in a yellowish-brown leather jacket nodded and took orders, then the one called Ah Da charged into the wolf pack with a large machete on his back.

  This middle-aged man was extremely powerful, charging into the pack of wolves and swinging the large chopping knife in his hand. The silver-backed wolf that seemed to be ferocious had no match for him, and he cut them down like cutting vegetables, killing all of them with just a few breaths.

  "Thanks for your help." Seeing the silver-backed wolf being killed instantly, Fang Yan felt a deep sense of awe at the strength of this group. The other party had helped him out of the predicament, and out of politeness, he cupped his hands in gratitude and thanked them.

  "Don't be polite, help yourself." The guard who was called Ah Da smiled faintly and went back to report.

  The young man in white across from him had an arrogant expression, a demeanor that rejected others from a thousand miles away. Fang Yan also gave up on the idea of greeting him and instead sat down cross-legged where he was. He planned to wait until the true energy within his body recovered before leaving.

  "The country bumpkin doesn't even know a bit of etiquette, and yet he dares to come to the Horizontal Mountain Range during the Qi Refining stage, it's simply seeking death." Seeing Fang Yan stop two or three zhang away from the bonfire without coming over to pay his respects, Li Yuncong seemed to have suffered a great insult.

  "It's better this way, I didn't want to associate with such a person anyway."