Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

Chapter 236: Chapter 139 Demon Tiger, Black Sand Gang Retreats

This beast roar was very familiar to Gu Sheng. It was the cry of a tiger!

However, the might of this roar was far superior to that of the ones he had hunted before.

The beast’s roar seemed to have a unique kind of magic power. The wild animals in the mountains were in uproar, and even the people in Gu’s Manor who were engaged in a life-and-death battle just moments earlier felt their hearts shake, their courage waver, and their limbs tremble uncontrollably under its influence.

As the saying goes, ”The tiger’s roar dominates the mountain forest.” This was nothing less than that.

Gu Sheng furrowed his brows instinctively, his gaze becoming serious as he looked deep into the Cang Mountain.

”Could it be another demonic blood beast has appeared?”

Demonic blood beasts have demon blood in their veins. Their blood and flesh offer great tempering effects for those in the Blood Refining Realm, and their vital organs—even for those in the Bone Refining Realm—are extremely valuable supplements.

Although Gu Sheng had never seen a demonic blood beast with his own eyes, the mere sound of this roar convinced him that this demon tiger was undoubtedly far stronger than the demon fox that Liu Yuanhu had captured last time. Likewise, it would be worth significantly more than the demon fox!

Gu Sheng had now ascended to the Bronze Bone Realm, making him a figure standing at the pinnacle in Canghe County.

As the saying goes, ”The higher you stand, the farther you see.” His broadened horizons no longer confined him to the small land of Canghe County.

Nevertheless, to continue cultivating, he had to step out. Take the essential Bone Protecting Pills for Bone Refining Realm cultivation, for instance. The most stable source in Canghe County was Pill Master Ge Qing’s place. Leaving aside the sky-high price of 3,000 taels each, the restriction of only being able to purchase one every three months was already giving Gu Sheng a massive headache.

For an ordinary person, disregarding the financial barriers, it would take over three months—sometimes even longer—to fully digest a single Bone Protecting Pill. But Gu Sheng was different. Thanks to his interface panel, his body-tempering martial arts techniques were beginning to show signs of merging, and the refinement of his skin’s vitality and qi had nearly reached perfection. This allowed his cultivation progress to be several times faster than the average person.

At his current pace, coupled with his resistance to the pill’s effects, he could fully digest one Bone Protecting Pill within a month. Moreover, as his cultivation progressed, this timeframe would only shorten!

While he could still cultivate without the Bone Protecting Pills, the more than tenfold difference in speed was simply unacceptable to him!

Currently, the Bone Protecting Pills in his possession were already thoroughly absorbed. Without a new supply, his cultivation speed was bound to drop again.

Pill Master Ge Qing’s side was temporarily out of the question, and after the last incident, Gu Sheng was also wary of recklessly getting involved with the Flame Worshippers.

After all, if one misstep invited a few elite Bone Refining Realm experts, wouldn’t he meet utter catastrophe? That would certainly conflict with Gu Sheng’s long-held ”lurking to grow stronger” policy.

As for Liu Yuanhu and Zhao Honglie, Gu Sheng had no immediate plans to confront them.

Their forces were formidable, and besides both being Bone Refining Realm experts, they commanded a considerable number of Blood Refining Realm fighters. Unless their factions were drawn into significant internal strife, Gu Sheng would not choose to take such a reckless gamble.

It would be far too disastrous to have things flip against him.

While mired in these worries, a surprisingly pleasant turn of events seemed to present itself.

Beyond purchasing pills, Pill Master Ge Qing could also provide alchemy services. If Gu Sheng managed to capture this demon tiger, wouldn’t it be possible to refine an entire furnace of pills?

”Bang! Bang! Bang!”

”Awoooo!”

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Chaotic noises came from the direction of Gu’s Manor leading into Cang Mountain.

Because wild animals often burst out of the mountains to destroy farmland, Gu’s Manor had installed numerous traps and fences at its entrance.

At this moment, several robust wild boars and gray wolves were frantically charging out of the mountains.

Under the impact of such numbers, the simple traps and fences were instantly destroyed.

Seeing this chaos, Wang Tiansheng furrowed his brows deeply, his expression becoming severe.

Since Gu Sheng’s return, the two Blood Refining Realm individuals hadn’t come back in a long while—their fate was self-evident.

With the loss of two Blood Refining experts and the presence of Gu Sheng, whose masterful archery could threaten those at the Blood Refining Realm, continuing to fight would lead to nothing good. On top of that, with more and more wild beasts flooding into Gu’s Manor due to the changes in Cang Mountain, these beasts, having lost all reason, were attacking humans and destroying everything they encountered. Prolonging the battle would benefit no one.

After staring at Cang Mountain for a moment, Wang Tiansheng made a swift and resolute decision to order a retreat.

”The plan has changed. Retreat!”

Gu Sheng’s archery was too formidable. Even those in the Black Sand Gang wearing iron armor felt no sense of security—what’s more, those without such protection were even more terrified.

Under Gu Sheng’s oppressive presence, their fighting morale had already crumbled. They were merely holding on because Wang Tiansheng hadn’t given the retreat order yet.

Now that the retreat command had come, their faces instantly lit up with expressions of glee. In the blink of an eye, these once-ferocious warriors dropped their weapons and fled, as if their lives depended on it.

This stark contrast left the people of Gu’s Manor momentarily stunned.

”They... they just ran?”

Faced with this abrupt victory, Gu Xiaojiang appeared slightly unaccustomed and displayed a mix of confusion and enthusiasm on his face.

Gu Jingang, Gu Changming, and Gu Dajiang, however, wore far graver expressions.

Although the Black Sand Gang had withdrawn, a steady stream of wild beasts was still flooding out from Cang Mountain at this very moment.

The animals had gone completely mad, biting anyone they saw and smashing into buildings with abandon. Their frenzy was terrifying.

In a short span of time, many farmlands had already been destroyed beyond recognition. If no immediate action was taken to stop them, the losses to Gu’s Manor would be enormous.

”Men of Gu’s Manor, follow me and capture the beasts!”

Gu Jingang urgently rallied all the martial artists of Gu’s Manor to launch a campaign to round up the rampaging beasts in the fields.