Chapter 120: Chapter 86: The Incredibly Rich Task Reward Inside the Ancient Ruins_3
As Lu Yi pondered that his Body Refining Resources were a bit lacking, who would have thought that they would now be delivered right to his doorstep?
Overwhelmed with excitement, Lu Yi hurriedly accepted the task.
It was a good decision to come to the East Forest Ruins, the rewards were too generous.
As Lu Yi accepted the task, the Exotic Beast let out a low growl. Spiritual Energy surged around it, carrying a bloodthirsty aura as it pounced toward Lu Yi with overwhelming momentum.
Lu Yi was somewhat surprised; although the Exotic Beast’s Cultivation Base was at the Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer, its might was such that even a Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Peak might not necessarily withstand it.
It seemed that the Exotic Beasts in the East Forest Ruins, refined by the aura of bloodthirst over the years, had become extremely bloodthirsty and mindless, but their combat power had also become quite formidable.
Of course, a battle prowess that could reach the Foundation Establishment Peak was completely insignificant to Lu Yi.
Lu Yi didn’t even draw his long sword. With a casual flick of his finger, a flash of golden sword light passed in an instant, piercing through the brow of the Exotic Beast, erasing its vitality.
Lu Yi glanced at the corpse of the Exotic Beast, thought for a moment, and then collected the body, thinking the meat quality might be good, perhaps suitable for making Charcoal Grilled Meat or the like.
If it doesn’t taste good, he could just throw it away. There was no reason to waste it outright.
Afterward, Lu Yi rose into the air and flew out of the Ancient Forest, intending to check his current location.
According to the information that Lu Yi had received earlier, upon entering the East Forest Ruins, spatial fluctuations meant that the location where each Cultivator appeared was random, though all would be on the outskirts of the ruins.
The inner areas of the East Forest Ruins were extremely chaotic in space and impossible to penetrate.
As for leaving, that would have to wait until ten days later, at a special place in the northern outskirts, where a spatial door would open. Then, five Divinity Transformation Experts would guide them out.
With a long time left before departure, Lu Yi planned to look around.
Reaching the sky, Lu Yi found that he was in a vast forest that spread out to a very distant place, and even further was a wasteland.
These were perimeter regions. If one were to look towards the deeper parts of the East Forest Ruins, they would see the blood fog becoming denser and denser; the deepest parts of the blood fog were almost solidified to the point where the interior scenes were not visible.
With such concentrated bloodthirsty aura, one could imagine how terrifying it was.
That place was the core area of the great war between the Human Clan and the Demon Clan years ago and likely the burial grounds for those Great Powers.
Even after so many years, the bloodthirsty aura had not dissipated. There were probably unimaginable dangers within.
According to the exploration of the Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the Five Sects over these years, the perimeter areas were the safest, and the further inside, the more dangerous it became.
Not even one who ventured deep into the East Forest Ruins had come out alive, among them many who were once considered brilliant geniuses.
This also made many disciples respect and keep a distance from the core area.
Naturally, Lu Yi wasn’t about to court death.
Although he was strong and confident in himself, he didn’t think he was truly invincible.
If he encountered any danger inside, that would be problematic.
He wasn’t lacking resources, so there was no need to take such risks. It was enough for him to wander around the outskirts in peace.
Having made up his mind, Lu Yi decided to move towards the wastelands. Generally, such areas were remnants of the great war, and perhaps he could find treasures left behind by those Cultivators from countless years ago.
Just as Lu Yi made his decision, a piercing bird cry echoed. Lu Yi turned his head and saw a giant bird covered in golden feathers crossing the sky, flying towards the depths of the East Forest Ruins. Despite the great distance, Lu Yi could still feel the formidable aura of the bird—Golden Core Peak.
Lu Yi exhaled a breath of stale air and slowly descended from the sky.
Only Foundation Establishment Cultivators could enter from the outside, but for the native creatures of the East Forest Ruins, this did not apply.
Many experts suspected that there were extremely powerful exotic beasts in the core region of the East Forest Ruins.
Lu Yi shook his head, no longer pondering the matter, anyway, the outskirts were still relatively safe.
Lu Yi had streaks of white clouds swirling around him as he ran towards the wasteland.
After Lu Yi made a breakthrough into the Foundation Establishment Realm, his speed increased even more. In just a moment, he had traveled several dozen kilometers.
It was at this time that Lu Yi heard a rumbling noise coming from afar and felt powerful fluctuations of spiritual energy.
It was cultivators fighting.
Lu Yi raised his eyebrows and moved towards the direction of the battle.
Before long, Lu Yi had gotten close to the area of conflict.
He saw that there were six cultivators chasing and trying to kill two other cultivators.
And those two cultivators, Lu Yi recognized them, they were fellow disciples from the White Cloud Sect that were with him, one named You Jing, the other named Wang Chuanlu.
At the moment, both were covered in blood, their auras weak, and their situation did not look good.
The six cultivators chasing them surprised Lu Yi. With his powerful spiritual power, his memory was naturally not bad, and he had already memorized every cultivator from the other four sects that had entered the East Forest Ruins.
Out of the six cultivators, four were disciples of the Heavenly Snake Sect, and two were disciples of the Blood Spirit Sect.
Why would disciples from these two sects be working together?
Lu Yi frowned, feeling that something was amiss.
However, now was not the time to think about these issues. Lu Yi took a step forward and vanished from his spot, appearing before everyone.
The fleeing disciples of the White Cloud Sect were stunned to see Lu Yi, then the short-haired young man on the left, You Jing, turned pale and hurriedly shouted, “Junior Brother Lu, run! The Heavenly Snake Sect and the Blood Spirit Sect have allied to kill you in the East Forest Ruins, and they are searching for you everywhere in the perimeter!”
Upon hearing this, Lu Yi quirked an eyebrow.
The six cultivators behind them, upon seeing Lu Yi, were first taken aback, then their expressions turned to ecstasy.
“Lu Yi! We didn’t expect to find him so quickly!”
“To come by such luck without effort, encountering him is truly a great achievement!”
“Notify the others quickly!”
One of the disciples of the Heavenly Snake Sect took out a black bug, a finger’s length long, squirming in his hand.
He opened his mouth and swallowed the bug, his face turning pale. After a moment, he smiled, “I’ve notified them. Some of our seniors are on their way; we’ll hold him off so he doesn’t escape!”
Seeing a group of cultivators surrounding Lu Yi, the two senior brothers nearby were anxious.
“Junior brother, why aren’t you running?!”
“Hurry up and go, Junior Brother, if you don’t leave now, they’ll all be here! Those bastards from the Heavenly Snake Sect even brought the Mother and Child Sound Transmission Bowl specifically to trap you!”
Lu Yi, seeing his senior brothers so concerned even with their serious injuries, felt a warmth in his heart, as his brethren from the sect were indeed good people.
He chuckled softly, “Don’t worry, Senior Brothers, there’s nothing to worry about.”
He had initially thought that looking for the Blood Spirit Sect disciples would be troublesome, but now, it seemed there was no need to bother. Fishing right here would be much easier.