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Chapter 634: Chapter 363: An Invitation_2

Brother Qi Jin stood guard there, and the level of danger was even higher than at the Jieshan Mountain Pass.

Jiang Pu’s speed had reached its limit, he spared no expense in using up the Spiritual Power inside his Golden Core, which indicated that the mission was indeed very urgent.

Li Yuanba was unaware of the details of the mission, and although his realm was not as advanced as Jiang Pu’s, in terms of speed, a pure Sword Cultivator had significant advantages. Once Sword Escape was activated, the consumption was minimal, but the speed kept him right on Jiang Pu’s heels.

Jiang Pu was not surprised that Li Yuanba could easily keep up, it was precisely because of Li Yuanba’s strength that he had invited him.

Li Yuanba was very deceptive; he appeared to be at the Golden Core Early Stage, but in terms of combat power, he had already surpassed the three Golden Core Elders stationed at the pass, a fact confirmed during battle.

Li Yuanba was still only at the Golden Core Early Stage, but the combat power of a Sword Cultivator would increase with each advancement in realm, and this increase ratio was higher than for most Golden Core cultivators.

Just like his master, Elder Jian, who reached an almost invincible combat power in the Golden Core Stage by the time he was at the Late-stage Golden Core.

Though Li Yuanba had joined the Senluo Sect not long ago, he was a true-blooded disciple of the Sect, with a strong background. Elder Jian was his master, and Ancestor Lu was his grandmaster.

Therefore, when Jiang Pu suggested to the Sect to let Li Yuanba participate in the Third Grade resource gathering mission, the Sect had quickly agreed.

The Zheng’an Mountain Range was not far from the Jieshan Mountain Pass, which was also why Jiang Pu had received this temporary gathering mission.

In less than two hours, the two arrived at the Zheng’an Mountain Range.

The Zheng’an Mountain Range was abundant in Spiritual Energy, and Li Yuanba, when surveying from the sky, would occasionally spot traces of First and Second Grade Spiritual Medicine.

Logically, such a place should be coveted by many cultivators, and gathering resources here could lead to considerable benefits.

However, few cultivators were seen in the Zheng’an Mountain Range, as there were many spiritual beasts here, and cultivators below Golden Core would find it difficult to compete with spiritual beasts for the Spiritual Medicine.

Golden Core cultivators who came here had to consider the presence of Golden Core Brother Qi Jin, who stood guard.

According to the rules, Brother Qi Jin had the right of first refusal over all resources in the Zheng’an Mountain Range, which was also a benefit of guarding this place.

Of course, these First and Second Grade resources were nothing to Golden Core Elders, who only valued Third Grade resources.

Li Yuanba was able to spot these First and Second Grade Spiritual Medicines because of his “Divine Vision Skill.”

Ordinary cultivators could not manage to travel in flight and spot hidden Spiritual Medicines on the ground.

He couldn’t help but feel nostalgic, recalling his own time going deep into the Ten Thousand Great Mountains without “Divine Vision Skill,” where he hadn’t managed to find any First or Second Grade Spiritual Medicine.

“Divine Vision Skill,” though seemingly the most trivial of auxiliary Divine Skills, greatly assisted cultivators, especially in locating resources.

However, cultivators who possessed Divine Skills like “Divine Vision Skill” usually held high status within their sects and wouldn’t be interested in ordinary resources.

Just like Li Yuanba at the moment, although he saw many First and Second Grade Spiritual Medicines, he was too lazy to bother with such meager resources.

“Brother Qi Jin has arrived!” Jiang Pu called out as a reminder.

In fact, there was no need for him to mention it, as Li Yuanba had already seen a figure flying up from below, the aura of a Late-stage Golden Core openly displayed.

“Jiang, the Sect mission is pressing on time, let’s head over immediately!” Brother Qi Jin glanced at Li Yuanba, frowned slightly, then said to Jiang Pu with a serious tone.

Brother Qi Jin, who hadn’t concerned himself with external affairs for a long time, had no knowledge of a newly-promoted Golden Core like Li Yuanba.

He disapproved of Jiang Pu bringing a Golden Core Early Stage cultivator, considering it questionable.

Yet, he understood that anyone brought by Jiang Pu was sure to have a solid backing. As long as Li Yuanba didn’t hold him back, he wouldn’t initiate conflict.

“Brother Qi, this is Li Yuanba, a disciple of Elder Jian, his combat power is even stronger than mine!” Jiang Pu did not want to cause any misunderstandings, so he quickly explained.

“Elder Jian’s disciple? When did Elder Jian take a disciple?” Brother Qi Jin looked at Li Yuanba again, uncertainty in his voice.

It wasn’t that he didn’t believe Jiang Pu’s words, but he knew that he hadn’t heard of Elder Jian taking a disciple in the past few years. How come in just these years, Elder Jian’s disciples were already at the Golden Core Stage?

The Golden Core cultivators of his generation were almost all overshadowed by Elder Jian’s fame, with Elder Jian firmly suppressing all the Golden Core cultivators of the Senluo Sect.

Cultivators like Jiang Pu, who grew up after Elder Jian had become famous, were not clear about how terrifying Elder Jian could be. But, as a Golden Core cultivator of the same era as Elder Jian, Brother Qi Jin possessed an innate reverence for him.

“Junior Li, I practice an Earth Attribute cultivation technique and am good at defense and close combat, and I need the high damage output of a sword cultivator to complement my abilities!” Brother Qi Jin solemnly introduced himself.

Since they were to complete a mission together, he didn’t want their previous attitudes to create any friction that could affect the collection task.

“Brother Qi, I’ll do my best to cooperate!” Li Yuanba said with a smile in response.

“This time we need to collect Second-grade bee royal jelly from the Muyang Bee, guarded by the Great Demon Golden Moon Fierce Bear!” This time, Brother Qi Jin took the lead, explaining the mission details to Jiang Pu and Li Yuanba.

The regular honey produced by Second-grade Muyang Bees was nothing extraordinary, but the bee royal jelly specially prepared for the Muyang Bee King was Third-grade.

This colony of Muyang Bees had been discovered many years ago. Both the Spirit Beast Clan and the Senluo Sect had not interfered too much with the colony.

Even when collecting Third-grade bee royal jelly, they did so according to a specific ratio, never touching the Second-grade honey in order to ensure the continuation of the species.

“What’s the strength of the Great Demon Golden Moon Fierce Bear?” Li Yuanba asked aloud.

“The last encounter was in its middle-stage Demon phase. That battle saw us three Golden Core Elders barely suppressing it. The Golden Moon Fierce Bear’s Talent Ability is too powerful; you must be careful not to be locked onto by its long-range attacks!” Brother Qi Jin replied gravely.

The three entered the territory of the spiritual beasts, and without going too deep, Li Yuanba saw countless flowers spread out in the valley below.

All these flowers were First Grade spiritual flowers. The valley stretched over thousands of acres, completely covered with spirit flowers.

The Muyang Bees flitted among the spirit flowers, now and then alighting on the blossoms to collect nectar.

Don’t be fooled by the small size of the Muyang Bees; these were Second Grade Spiritual Bees. A swarm of Second Grade Spiritual Bees was terrifying indeed; even Third Grade Spiritual Beasts wouldn’t dare provoke them easily.

Let alone other weaker spiritual beasts, this valley was entirely the domain of the Muyang Bees.

Li Yuanba also sensed that six mountains outside the valley naturally formed a Formation, protecting the valley within.

Most peculiarly, this Formation formed by the six mountains bore no trace of being man-made; it was entirely a Formation formed naturally.

Perhaps only such a special place could allow large quantities of Second Grade spiritual flowers to grow, providing a foundation for the existence of the Muyang Bee colony.

Just as they neared the valley, a howl came from outside the valley.

“Damn, the Golden Moon Fierce Bear has advanced!” Brother Qi Jin said with a grim expression.

Li Yuanba too sensed it; a giant bear with the aura of a Late Stage Demon flew up from below towards them.

The surge of Spiritual Energy caused by the Late Stage Demon Golden Moon Fierce Bear did not affect the valley inside, with all the might being blocked by the Formation created by the six mountains.

Perhaps that was also why the Golden Moon Fierce Bear dared to reveal its strength unreservedly; even if a Golden Core war broke out outside, as long as it wasn’t targeted at the valley, it would not affect the Muyang Bees inside.

“Jiang, Junior Li, let’s cooperate and strike together. If it becomes unfeasible, we must retreat immediately; do not linger in battle!” Brother Qi Jin solemnly instructed.

The advancement of the Golden Moon Fierce Bear’s strength was beyond his expectation, but he still wanted to test the current strength of the Golden Moon Fierce Bear.

Since the last battle with the Golden Moon Fierce Bear, his own strength had also improved, and with Jiang Pu being strong, plus Li Yuanba who appeared to be even stronger than Jiang Pu, there might still be hope in this battle.