Immortal Reincarnation Tribulation

Chapter 180 Trial at Dongshi Mountain

For the next half day, Du Fan tried to avoid the caves of level two magical beasts and only obtained Nether Stones from the caves of level one magical beasts. Although this would slow down the collection of Nether Stones, it was safer.

After all, in such a place where people devour each other without spitting out the bones, it is still necessary to maintain one's own combat strength at all times, and avoid fighting these magical beasts if possible.

Even if you kill it, it will consume too much of your physical and magical energy, making it difficult to judge the gains and losses.

For cultivators participating in the East Origin Mountain Trial, the real danger here is often not the alien beasts, but the human cultivators themselves, which is truly ironic.

Half a day later, Du Fan had arrived at the mountainside area of ​​the first black mountain.

This area is no longer considered the outer region of Dongshi Mountain, so level one magical beast caves are very rare. In fact, Du Fan hasn't found a single level one cave in the last hour.

"I should be ahead of all cultivators now, but I shouldn't leave them too far behind. Now is definitely not the time to fight against level two magical beasts."

Du Fan scanned a cave with three level-two magical beasts and nine Nether Stones inside. After a moment's thought, he shook his head and gave up, feeling great regret as he continued forward.

For the next half day, Du Fan did not linger at all, bypassing all the monster caves, and used his movement skills to rush towards the mountaintop area.

As he ventured deeper, in addition to the level-two magical beast caves, he discovered at least five or six level-three magical beast caves. Du Fan's heart tightened, and he became even more cautious.

Ignoring the dozens of Nether Stones in the caves, he crossed the summit of the first peak in one breath and quickly headed down the mountain.

When he appeared on the other side of the mountainside of the first peak, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Recalling the level-three magical beast that he had scanned with his divine sense at the summit, he was filled with horror.

Those level-three magical beasts, not to mention their physique, their powerful cultivation fluctuations alone are no less than those of the geniuses from various sects in Hundred Flowers Valley. If he were to encounter those level-three magical beasts, it would be hard to say whether he could escape alive.

A moment later, Du Fan's expression shifted. He realized that he was now at least three or four hours ahead of the human cultivators. With a sense of security, he immediately released his divine sense and began searching for caves containing one or two level-two magical beasts.

After a short while, Du Fan stood near a cave, holding a magic weapon.

Before him stood a level-two magical beast with a deer's head and a horse's body, which was staring at Du Fan with a look of fear in its eyes.

A cold glint flashed in Du Fan's eyes, his magical weapon trembled suddenly, and with a low roar, his figure shot out like a ghost in an instant...

In less than fifteen minutes, Du Fan strode away from the cave and continued walking towards the foot of the First Peak.

The three Nether Stones in the cave had now completely disappeared.

On the head of that level-two magical beast, a fist-sized, bloody hole had appeared out of nowhere, and the magical core inside had vanished.

Not long after, Du Fan appeared outside another cave. Standing in front of him were two level-two demonic leopards with chilling claws and fangs and eyes flashing green light.

Judging from the aura emanating from these two magical beasts, they should be among the top-tier beings even among the many level-two magical beasts.

Du Fan was originally unwilling to provoke such a magical beast, but the number of Nether Stones in its cave was equally tempting, as many as ten.

After some consideration, Du Fan decided to give it a try. If the price was too high, he would turn around and leave without hesitation.

The two demonic leopards' eyes flashed with green light, and they let out a sharp howl. Then, they moved and shot straight at Du Fan like lightning. Their speed was so fast that they left only a series of afterimages in mid-air.

Du Fan's pupils contracted slightly upon seeing this. The speed of these two demonic leopards was almost the same as his speed under the enhancement of the Divine Speed ​​Talisman. The speed of leopards was indeed not to be underestimated.

He didn't have time to think. He instantly moved to the side and quickly took out two talismans and slapped them on his body. They were a speed talisman and a power talisman.

The two demonic leopards seemed somewhat annoyed at missing their attack. They raised their heads and roared, their eyes gleaming with ferocity as they charged towards Du Fan once more.

"Huh? These two demonic leopards are certainly sharp in their attacks, but their intelligence isn't very high." After Du Fan dodged the two demonic leopards' attack again, he couldn't help but think to himself.

"If that's the case, then things will be much easier." Du Fan took a deep breath, gripped the magic weapon's hand, loosened his grip slightly, and instead of immediately launching an attack, he suddenly exerted force with his legs and began to flee in another direction.

As a result, the two demonic leopards' eyes flashed with a frenzied green light, and they roared repeatedly, seemingly going mad, as they pounced on Du Fan again and again.

After several rounds, the two demonic leopards were on the verge of going berserk. They had completely abandoned their defensive instincts and, with their momentum surging, began to attack the human cultivators who were extremely detestable to them.

After a short while, Du Fan dodged another attack from the two demonic leopards. Suddenly, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and with a sudden movement of his arm, he unleashed four sword strikes in quick succession.

Immediately afterwards, four blue beams of light swept towards the two demonic leopards.

The two demonic leopards were stunned. Before they could understand why the human cultivator they had been chasing would suddenly attack, two blue sword lights fell down and slashed towards their heads.

The two demonic leopards were extremely shocked and enraged, and instinctively raised their paws to strike the direction of the sword light.

After a loud roar, two Water Shadow Swords were knocked away by the two demonic leopards with a single swipe of their claws. However, the two demonic leopards were clearly too late to stop the second Water Shadow Sword.

In an instant, a flash of blue light struck the heads of the two demonic leopards.

Two piercing screams suddenly rang out, and the heads of the two demonic leopards were each cleaved in half by the Water Shadow Sword. Their bodies twitched and they fell from mid-air, crashing heavily to the ground.

The two demonic leopards lying on the ground were not dead. Instead, they trembled all over and let out miserable howls. The cold green light in their eyes had disappeared, replaced by fear.

Du Fan was slightly taken aback when he saw this. He was clearly surprised that he hadn't been able to kill the two demonic beasts in one strike.

However, his hands moved quickly. With another movement of his arm, two more Water Shadow Swords suddenly appeared, each striking the wounds on the heads of the two beasts.

In an instant, the howls of the two demonic leopards ceased abruptly, and their heads exploded completely under Du Fan's second attack, sending black, red, and white matter flying everywhere.

Du Fan's pupils contracted, and he instantly dodged away, preventing those disgusting things from staining his clothes.

He quickly took out the two beast demon cores and collected the ten Nether Stones from the cave before swaggering away from the place.

Over the next period of time, Du Fan swept through five level-two magical beast caves in one go, acquiring twenty-four Nether Stones.

However, by this time, his magical power was severely depleted, and his spiritual sense and physical strength had also declined to some extent. Therefore, he had to temporarily stop his search for Nether Stones and begin looking for a place to cultivate.

Before long, he crawled into a stone cave. It was far away from other monster caves and was a secluded place, which seemed quite safe.

Du Fan took out the restricted jade pendant and cast a spell on it. Instantly, a restricted light screen unfolded, covering an area of ​​more than ten feet around him. Then he sat down cross-legged, swallowed a drop of ginseng essence oil, and began to close his eyes, regulate his breathing, and circulate his energy to refine it.

Two hours later, Du Fan opened his eyes. At this time, the magic power in his body had been restored to its peak state, and his physical strength and spiritual sense had also recovered to almost the same level. So he did not stay in the cave and immediately got up and left.

With Du Fan's divine sense fully extended and without interference from other cultivators, he quickly arrived at the foot of the mountain on the side of the first peak.

In fact, Du Fan intentionally sped up his pace. His target had always been the second or third peak, because there were too many cultivators on the first peak. If he stayed there for too long, he would inevitably encounter murder and robbery.

Even though he was quite confident in his current strength and believed he could protect himself even if he couldn't win, he still didn't want to cause trouble for no reason. His purpose in entering Dongshi Mountain was very clear: it was only for the Bone-Cleansing Pill. There was really no need to take too much risks.

The previous looting of the Nether Stones on the First Peak was merely a convenient act when he was sure of his safety, a chance to practice his combat skills. However, now that he's calculated the time, it's time to leave this mountain.

He no longer paid any attention to even level one magical beast caves.

In less than half an hour, Du Fan had already reached the foot of the second peak. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, knowing that no one should come here for a while.

Next, he casually "visited" each of the level-one monster caves at the foot of the second peak.

After searching through more than ten caves, Du Fan finally discovered that those level-one magical beasts were not asleep at all.

These magical beasts, upon discovering Du Fan's formidable cultivation, realized they were no match for him and dared not confront him. That's why they feigned sleep to avoid trouble.

Du Fan was amazed by this scene. These level one magical beasts seemed to be quite intelligent. Du Fan was both amused and exasperated. He didn't want to waste time making things difficult for these little guys. Instead, he took the Nether Stone and left immediately.

This greatly increased the speed at which he acquired Netherstones.