Swoosh swoosh swoosh!
The two quietly walked, having been in the Hundred Thousand Mountains for half a day now. Along the way, they encountered various demon beasts—foxes, rabbits, antelopes, moose, wild boars, and so on—but they merely glanced at them without hunting.
Hunting demon beasts follows two principles: first, beasts of too low value shouldn't be hunted; second, beasts that are too dangerous shouldn't be hunted.
The two continued forward, constantly searching for a target.
Along the way, they encountered some demon beasts engaged in battle. There were wolf demon beasts hunting rabbits, and wolves fighting porcupines. Many demon beasts were engaged in life-and-death struggles.
Due to racial reasons, many demon beasts fought quite fiercely.
Many demon beasts died at the mouths of other demon beasts.
The two avoided them.
Along the way, they also encountered some mountain ranges, lakes, valleys, cliffs, and other regions. Beneath the ground, spirit veins were buried, no less than those in the Wu Family marketplace.
But these areas belonged to others, occupied by Foundation Establishment Great Demons.
For these areas rich in Spiritual Qi, Lu Xuanji carefully avoided them, mostly walking in regions where Spiritual Qi was sparse, like mountains or valleys.
"Brother, what kind of demon beast are we hunting this time?"
After half a month, seeing that Lu Xuanji still hadn't hunted a single demon beast, Ye Feixue was a bit anxious and couldn't help but ask, "We should get started."
Lu Xuanji remained unhurried, leisurely saying, "This is our first time in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. The main goal isn't hunting but getting familiar with the environment and then finding a target."
Seeing her brother's calm demeanor, she could only endure.
Lu Xuanji smiled, instinctively patting Ye Feixue's head, and said, "Xiaoxue, this place isn't simple."
"Not simple?"
Ye Feixue said, "It seems pretty manageable to me, as long as we avoid the Foundation Establishment demon beasts and hunt high-level ones, there's no big problem."
Lu Xuanji smiled but didn't answer, continuing on his way.
Seemingly walking aimlessly.
But while walking, his phone was taking photos, recording videos, collecting various information on spiritual grasses and spirit medicines from the Hundred Thousand Mountains, conducting data collection. With large amounts of data being recorded, various information was being fed back accordingly.
[A Foundation Establishment demon beast has its eyes on you, but it's just eaten and is too lazy to notice you.]
[A Foundation Establishment demon beast has discovered you, but you have a stench on you (from the herbs on your magical robe), a stench like a lump of dung, and it's too lazy to eat you.]
[A Foundation Establishment demon beast has discovered you, but it's a vegetarian, uninterested in you.]
[A Foundation Establishment demon beast has discovered you, but you're walking on the border of two demon beasts' territories. It doesn't want to disturb the other beast and is too lazy to notice you.]
[A Foundation Establishment demon beast discovered you. It was about to go and hunt you as food, but quickly, on the other side of its territory, three human cultivators are hunting its offspring, so it pounced there and ate the three humans as a snack.]
Over these days, having walked for a month, the phone continuously sent out alerts.
The phone signaled danger approaching.
Initially, Lu Xuanji was quite startled.
He realized the world was so dangerous but became even more cautious.
Just then, the phone once again emitted an alert.
[A Foundation Establishment demon beast has discovered you, planning to capture you as food for its offspring.]
[Host, run quickly.]
Feeling something was wrong, Lu Xuanji immediately grabbed Ye Feixue and said, "Run quickly."
Swoosh swoosh!
In an instant, they had already run three hundred meters away.
At the original spot, a black kitten appeared, its body only twenty centimeters long, looking small and cute, like a pet.
Just a moment ago, it was pouncing towards Lu Xuanji.
But in an instant, it pounced into empty space.
"Meow!"
The black kitten cried out, pouncing towards Lu Xuanji.
[Ding dong. Host, be careful. This is a Netherworld Cat with Foundation Establishment Cultivation, pouncing towards you.]
[Data analysis is underway. Qi Cultivation demon beasts are chaotic and have low intelligence, while Foundation Establishment demon beasts have intelligence equivalent to a seven-year-old child. Hence, the Netherworld Cat's weakness is its low intelligence, which is its first flaw.]
[The Netherworld Cat, belonging to the feline family, has great explosive power but weak endurance. It can chase the host for at most ten seconds before it gives up due to exhaustion. This is its second flaw.]
[The Netherworld Cat is characterized by fast speed and high agility, but in terms of strength, it falls short. In speed and burst, it's comparable to a mid-Foundation Establishment human cultivator; however, in strength, it's only equivalent to a fifth-layer Qi Cultivation cultivator. This is its third flaw.]
At this moment, the phone rang, with [Destiny Calculation] providing relevant information based on the data.
Swoosh swoosh!
At this moment, the Netherworld Cat was approaching Lu Xuanji, and in less than two seconds, it was about to catch up with them.
In an instant, Lu Xuanji stopped.
Prison Talisman!
He extended his hand and unleashed a talisman. The rune on this talisman transformed into a magic technique known as the Prison Technique.
This magic technique was weak, only able to trap a seventh-layer Qi Cultivation cultivator for two breaths.
Whoosh whoosh!
A gigantic light shield appeared, instantly wrapping around the Netherworld Cat.
The Netherworld Cat's body moved nimbly in the air, easily dodging the Prison Talisman.
But the next moment, a long sword flashed, stabbing towards the Netherworld Cat's heart.
The Netherworld Cat's body slightly shifted, avoiding the Annihilation Killing Sword.
At this moment, Ye Feixue made her move, waving her hand to unleash a Prison Talisman, like an overturned bowl, directly covering the Netherworld Cat.
Tss tss!
The Netherworld Cat was infuriated, its claws tearing at the prison, but its strength was too small. After tearing at it seven or eight times, it still couldn't tear it open.
Only after three breaths did it finally rip open the prison.
At this point, a silver bowl was placed on top, directly trapping the Netherworld Cat inside.
Thump thump.
The Netherworld Cat struggled, but before long, a sword qi pierced through its eye and shattered its head.
The Netherworld Cat collapsed, its eyes filled with reluctance.
Huff huff huff.
"Finally dead."
Looking at the dead Netherworld Cat inside the silver bowl.
Lu Xuanji let out a breath of relief.
"We actually managed to kill a Netherworld Cat," Ye Feixue said, feeling a lingering fear in her heart.
The Netherworld Cat was adept at stealth and ambush, silently approaching its enemies before opening their chests to eat their hearts.
The Netherworld Cat loved to eat the hearts of animals.
Often, some Foundation Establishment cultivators fell prey to the Netherworld Cat.
But now, a Netherworld Cat was killed by them.
"Luck!" Lu Xuanji sighed.
"Your danger sense is too good—you could sense the Netherworld Cat's ambush." Ye Feixue's eyes flashed with admiration. It's said that among cultivators, some have premonitions and danger senses, making them naturally suited for the Celestial Secret path. Brother also has this talent.
"Haha."
Lu Xuanji awkwardly laughed.
As long as I'm not embarrassed, the world is embarrassed.
This was thanks to the phone, not because of me.
No, the phone is mine, so the credit is also mine.
Looking at the Netherworld Cat's corpse, Lu Xuanji still felt a lingering fear.
Human Race Cultivators are relatively balanced in strength, speed, reaction, etc., without significant advantages or disadvantages, belonging to a balanced type. But demon beasts are different; their various data is extremely unbalanced, like how the Netherworld Cat relies on its fast speed and strong reaction, good at stealth and ambush, even capable of killing Foundation Establishment cultivators.
But once discovered and a strategy is found, a conjoint effort of a Qi Cultivation eighth-layer and a Qi Cultivation seventh-layer can kill it.