Chapter 77: Hidden Leaves Forest

The manual started with a standard introduction of demon beasts and then moved on to their classification based on their lethality and power.

There were six grades that roughly categorized such deadly creatures and three small subdivisions; low, mid, and high, to further classify.

Grade one demon beasts could match Body Tempering practitioners in terms of power. For example; the craoca we rode on was only a mid-grade one demon beast.

Grade two was not something a normal Body Tempering practitioner could handle. High grade 2 demon beast could even fight against Meridian Opening stage practitioners.

From grade 3, however, things get tricky. A mid-grade 3 demon beast might overpower a peak Meridian Opening practitioner. 

So much so that high grade 3 beasts could only be handled by Qi gathering cultivators. The Syul demon snake from Pinchu lake was also just a high-grade three demon beast. 

The manual ended with a vague mentioning of grade 4 and 5 demon beasts. It only said to run away if one saw them. There was no information about grade 6 demon beasts.

When I was finished reading, the fight had already reached the ending phase. There was no way a practitioner of a lower stage could beat a higher stage one in terms of combat, but things didn't go the way I had expected.

Even if narrowly, Zhao Peng still won the fight. I couldn't believe it but the fatty had gone down there and his cheers were more than evidence of his friend's victory.

Juan Chong was picked up by his lackeys and brought to his room. Zhao Peng could have asked for that room if he wanted to but didn't.

Feng Yi came to me at that moment asking what just happened and I gave her a pointed stare. Had she been sleeping in her room to not know of the drama that just happened down below?

I shook my head and told her to go ask Ling'er about it. I was about to head inside my room when the fatty intercepted me.

After giving the matter some thought, I found one thing strange. Why, in the name of my previous immortal self, would this fatty come to me and spout endlessly?

I recalled no instances of us meeting anywhere else before. I ask him about it and he replied, ''Isn't that woman with you?''

Oh, he was talking about Ling'er. Well, Juan Chong fancied her that's why this fuss happened in the first place.

Me and that fatty, who introduced himself as Kong Bao, had a small talk. Zhao Peng, his friend, was already inside his room. Despite beating Juan Chong, he had taken some light wounds.

They both weren't so stupid to heavily injure themselves in what was considered as a 'friendly fight.' Kong Bao was a talkative fellow and he managed to keep me entertained for a record-breaking 5 minutes.

I waved my hand after he spoke about how his brother Zhao had no losses against practitioners of the same rank in the city arena. I hadn't visited that place yet.

It seemed I needed to stroll Xuahour someday. Within these three months, I had only focused on practicing. In comparison to me, Feng Yi knew the ins and outs of this city by now.

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When I entered my room, I was surprised by how neat and tidy things were. There was a large bed to the left, and even a small couch with a white cover to the right. The window from where spring breeze invaded the space inside, was directly opposite the door.

The central part was empty and only a wide straw mat was placed on the floor. There was a desk just beside the window but I was more interested in sitting down on the chair near it.

The window covering was a flower-patterned blue cloth but it was repeatedly swept upward by the wind that tried to trespass.

I idly untied the flute from my waist and started playing it. '16 Breaths of Stillness, now I am proficient in this technique. Daily practice yields good results.'

A melodious tune rang out and escaped from the window towards the pagodas as I began to practice the breathing technique. Tomorrow, we would be going to hunt demon beasts and I had already chosen my hunt.

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The next day, Hidden Leaves Forest.

I was alone. We had just separated outside the city gates. This forest was to the north of Xuahour city and didn't lie in the route practitioners usually took to come to the city.

Home to demon beasts that had already awoken, Hidden Leaves Forest was a dangerous location for even a Viscera Purifying Practitioner such as myself.

There was a species called flying deer and I was searching for one such deer myself. It was a high-grade one demon beast whose main feature was being less hostile than other beasts.

It could literally fly for short distances, so catching one was not that easy even if I saw one. Flying deers could also run very fast but I wouldn't be trying to catch it if I wasn't confident in my speed.

This demon beast was categorized as rare so if I could bring it, I would get bonus points while entering. First Sky Martial House had a point system and the more points I had, the better it would be for me.

I was sure that there were Qi gathering cultivators living in one of those pagodas. Resources wouldn't be a problem after I got in. If I couldn't find a flying deer, then there were other low-grade demon beasts that I could hunt for. I was more worried that the girls, especially Lingling, would try to hunt for something she couldn't handle.

Teaming up was forbidden and there were other dangers in this forest than the demon beasts - the assessment takers themselves.

Including the first group, us, about fifteen more groups of practitioners had been assessed yesterday and all were out in this forest, trying to hunt a grade one beast.

Among them, only 100 would be taken in. If two practitioners met and they didn't know each other, a fight would most likely break out.

''Hmm?'' I suddenly sensed someone walking over.

It was Juan Chong.

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