I'm a body cultivator, so it's normal for me to destroy a star with one punch, right?

"Seventh Brother, be careful!"

Jiang He grabbed the scabbard and threw it to Qin Jiuzhou.

"Don't worry, Master!"

Before Qin Jiuzhou could speak, the spirit of the World-Slaying Blade boasted arrogantly, "Minister Qin is a half-saint, and he cultivates the way of the blade. He can barely unleash one-tenth of my power... Based on this alone, even an ordinary high-level half-saint could withstand him!"

"But you, Master..."

"You've just killed a Western god; be careful, the powerful figure behind him might come after you."

At this point, the spirit of the World-Slaying Blade couldn't help but chuckle, saying, "If you were dead, then I could openly acknowledge Minister Qin as my master!"

Jiang He: "..."

"........."

Even Qin Jiuzhou was somewhat dumbfounded.

This broken knife...

Is this guy trying to sow discord between us brothers?

He grabbed the World-Slaying Blade and shoved it into its sheath. Then he picked up Williams's corpse and said, "Jiang He, there are more than just Williams among the Western spies who have infiltrated Great Xia. Chen Jingzhou is currently in seclusion, trying to break through to the Celestial Phenomenon Realm. Please keep an eye on things in Western Xia."

"Don't worry, Seventh Brother."

Jiang He said, "If a Western spy comes, I'll kill him one; if two come, I'll kill them both."

After watching Qin Jiuzhou leave, Jiang He turned and flew towards Wucheng.

Halfway there, they encountered clouds and dust.

Only after inquiring did they learn that Ding Zhaoyi had asked several people to patrol the wilderness, fearing that there might be Western spies lurking there.

Jiang He said, "You've just survived your tribulation, shouldn't you rest for a bit first?"

Yun Yanchen laughed and said, "I have the Black Water Glazed Essence and the Heavenly Wind Water Pearl you gave me, and I also took the Holy Blood Dragon Fruit before. I have no weakness period and do not need to rest."

She took out the four arrows and handed them to Jiang He.

These are the four arrows that Jiang He shot out earlier, which Yun Yanchen retrieved.

Jiang He put away the arrow and said with a smile, "In that case, I'll accompany you on the patrol."

The two flew over Wucheng and headed towards the depths of the wilderness.

Jianghe released his spiritual power and carefully "sensed" the surroundings, but found nothing unusual.

This is normal.

After all, Williams had already brought three Western experts to their deaths, not to mention the Western "female warrior" that Jiang He accidentally killed last night...

It's estimated that there are no other Western spies left in Western Xia.

Yun Yanchen said, "The West has been at peace with our Great Xia for many years, so why is there such a sudden big move this time, even sending a member of parliament?"

"correct."

"Was that congressman really a special envoy?"

"You killed the envoy... Won't that cause you any trouble?"

Jiang He said, "What kind of envoy is this... That Williams is a Western spy. He jumped out today because I arrested one of their Western spies last night, and he wants to come and rescue him."

"He was just a member of parliament from a Western ally. So what if he died? What trouble could there be?"

"Huh... isn't that Helan Mountain?"

Yun Yanchen glanced ahead and said, "It's Helan Mountain. Helan Mountain is one of the 'forbidden zones' of our Western Xia. According to the rules, Celestial Realm and S-level extraordinary awakeners cannot easily enter. Why don't we just stay away?"

The so-called "forbidden zone" refers to the area where powerful and ferocious beast kings reside.

For example, the "Guanshan" of the Western Xia Dynasty.

That's the territory of "Black Panther King".

Of course, it should be called "Black Panther King" now.

The "Black Panther King" has an agreement with the Great Xia Dynasty that allows him to reign supreme in "Guanshan," but he is not allowed to attack human cities or take the initiative to harm human warriors or civilians.

At the same time, human experts are not allowed to easily enter "Guanshan".

The last "Guanshan Beast Tide" was not caused by the "Black Panther King", but by the newly crowned ferocious beast king, the "Golden Crown Black Eagle King".

The situation in Helan Mountain is similar to that in Guanshan.

Deep in the Helan Mountains, there is a "Four-Winged Silver Wolf King" who was already a "King-level" twenty years ago.

It also had an agreement with Daxia.

Jiang He laughed and said, "Our Great Xia was weak in the past, and was beset by internal and external troubles... It just so happened that these ferocious beast kings and ferocious beast emperors were not so brutal and were willing to negotiate with humans, so this agreement came about."

"As far as I know, this four-winged silver wolf king once stirred up a beast tide, and quite a few Western Xia warriors died at its hands. It's enough that it has lived for another twenty years."

"Walk."

"Let's go for a trip to Helan Mountain... I heard that the purple mushrooms from Helan Mountain are extremely nutritious. Let's pick some and take them back so Mom can make a mushroom stew with wolf's fin."

"This……"

Yun Yanchen asked worriedly, "Wouldn't this cause an uprising by the ferocious beast kings in other forbidden zones?"

Jiang He took Yun Yanchen's hand and flew towards Helan Mountain, laughing, "That's excellent... It's just the right time to wipe out all those ferocious beast kings and ferocious beast emperors in one fell swoop."

"The reason we kept these beasts alive before was to provide training opportunities for martial artists and awakened beings from within the country... But now that the other six major forces in Kunlun Ruins have fled, and the Kunlun Ruins, spanning tens of thousands of miles, are teeming with monsters, there's no shortage of places to train!"

Helan Mountain is located at the border between Western Xia and the former "Meng Province". It is about 200 kilometers long from north to south and more than 30 kilometers wide. The mountain range has an altitude of 2000 to 3000 meters, and the main peak is 3556 meters above sea level, which is the highest peak in Western Xia.

The Helan Mountains have always been a strategic location fought over by military strategists throughout history. Since the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, the Helan Mountains have been almost constantly at the center of war.

Regarding Helan Mountain.

I am quite familiar with Yunyanchen.

After becoming a disciple of Shui Qianyun, she trained on the edge of Helan Mountain.

After entering Helan Mountain, Yun Yanchen pointed to the distance and said, "That place is called Baisikou. The summer palace of the Western Xia emperor was once located there... After passing through Baisikou, the Helan Mountain rock paintings are just ahead."

"Helan Mountain rock paintings?"

Jiang He's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "I've heard of this thing. It's said to have been carved by aliens? Is it one of the world's unsolved mysteries?"

Yun Yanchen chuckled and said, "Who told you all this nonsense?"

"Didn't we learn that in high school textbooks?"

"In ancient times, the Helan Mountains were a place where northern ethnic minorities such as the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Tujue, Uyghur, Tubo, and Dangxiang grazed their livestock, hunted, lived, and multiplied."

"These ethnic minorities like to carve scenes of their lives and production on rocks to express their yearning and pursuit of a better life." As the two were talking, they flew over the "Western Xia Palace Ruins" and landed in front of a rock painting site.

Due to the "revival of spiritual energy," the plants in Helan Mountain are growing extremely lushly, while there are many bare rocks among these plants.

Many rocks are carved with rock paintings.

Jiang He had heard of the Helan Mountain Rock Paintings in his "previous life" and had even read an interpretation of them in a book, which said that their history could be traced back to the Paleolithic Age.

Many people even believe that some of the rock paintings in the "Helan Mountain Rock Paintings" were actually carved by "aliens".

"look!"

Yun Yanchen pointed to a rock painting and said, "The content of this rock painting is actually a group of people herding livestock... This one should be a hunting scene."

Following the direction indicated by the clouds and dust, Jiang He discovered two rock paintings.

A rock painting depicts a group of small people running on the ground, with a large number of animals in the distance... Of course, these rock paintings are relatively abstract with simple lines, and look similar to the style of "stick figures".

Another rock painting depicts small figures holding shields, bows and arrows, and spears, hunting some ferocious beasts.

Jiang He stared at the rock painting for a long time, then stepped forward and said, "Have you noticed... the beasts they hunted were all very large, at least several times the size of those tiny people!"

"Forehead……"

Yun Yanchen examined it carefully and said, "Perhaps they want to use this method to show how terrifying the beasts are?"

This……

Makes sense!

Jiang He turned around, pointed to another rock painting, and said, "What about this one?"

The rock painting depicts a group of small figures kneeling on the ground, bowing towards a large mountain. On the mountain hangs a tall human figure, surrounded by a circle with many rays of light.

Yun Yanchen leaned closer and said, "Does this... represent the sun god? Ancient people were ignorant and would believe in many gods. These nomadic tribes relied on the heavens for their livelihood, so it's normal for them to believe in the sun god."

Jiang He then pointed to the next rock painting and said, "So... what did they mean by shooting the sun god?"

This rock painting also depicts the "Sun God," but the kneeling figures are gone, replaced by a tall figure with a bow and arrow aimed at the sun!

"........."

Yun Yanchen blinked and said, "Could it be... the legendary story of Hou Yi shooting down the sun?"

The Xia Dynasty has a long-standing myth about Hou Yi shooting down the sun.

Jiang He had heard of the origin of this legend.

It is said that among all the heavens and myriad realms, there is an extremely powerful race called the "Golden Crow Clan". The Golden Crow Clan once attacked the Kunlun Realm. At that time, ten Golden Crow Clan Great Saints appeared in the sky, transforming into stars and hanging above the Kunlun Realm, burning mountains and boiling seas, trying to turn the Kunlun Realm into a barren wasteland!
Later, a powerful figure from the Great Xia Dynasty named "Yi" intervened, using a divine bow to kill nine Golden Crow Clan Great Saints in succession, thus averting this disaster.

That divine bow is called the "Sunset Bow of the Celestial Dome".

The "Sky Dome Sunset Bow" in Jiang He's hands is a replica of the "Sky Dome Sunset Divine Bow".

The two traveled through the Helan Mountains, taking photos at many scenic spots and visiting more than 20 rock art sites within the mountains, discovering that these rock paintings belonged to several different eras.

Among them, the rock paintings that depict the life and production scenes of nomadic peoples belong to the period within the last 2000 years.

The rest are records of some "myths and legends".

There are also some extremely ancient rock paintings depicting scenes of "aliens" arriving.

Jiang He speculated that long ago, Blue Star may have encountered an "external enemy," just like now, with powerful beings from "alien" regions invading!
In addition, Jiang He also killed a few delicious ferocious beasts.

A three-grade "Five-Colored Golden Chicken" should have evolved from a wild chicken. Its tail is five-colored, and it weighs about four or five hundred pounds. Its meat must be very delicious.

There was also a large snake, twenty meters long, which was a fifth-rank ferocious beast.

I imagine that making "snake soup" would taste great.

There is also a "rock sheep" with the size of an ox, a fourth-rank ferocious beast.

As we continued deeper into the Helan Mountains.

The number of high-grade ferocious beasts has increased.

Each of these high-grade ferocious beasts occupies a mountain peak and commands a number of low-grade and mid-grade ferocious beasts.

Jiang He was somewhat surprised and said, "It seems that there are more high-grade ferocious beasts in the Helan Mountains than in the Guanshan Mountains... Moreover, there seem to be quite a few king-level ferocious beasts deep in the Helan Mountains!"

With his current level of cultivation, he can clearly sense the aura of a "king-level" ferocious beast even from a distance of a hundred miles.

He stood atop a mountain, carefully sensing his surroundings, and discovered that there were at least three ferocious beast kings within a hundred miles.

As you can imagine...

I'm afraid the number of ferocious beast kings in the entire Helan Mountains has already exceeded the number on both hands!
This is a truly terrifying number!
Keep in mind that the entire Helan Mountains only spans a little over 200 kilometers from north to south... How could so many ferocious beast kings be born in such a small area?
Yun Yanchen has now advanced to S-rank and her perception is also quite good. She also sensed the aura of those ferocious beast kings and exclaimed in surprise, "When did so many ferocious beast kings emerge in the Helan Mountains?"

"When many ferocious beasts advance to the King level, they attract the worship of other beasts, which can easily cause a beast tide... However, in the past 20 years, there has been no beast tide in Helan Mountain, nor has the aura of a ferocious beast undergoing tribulation when it advances to the King level been sensed."

When a ferocious beast advances to the King level, it is like a martial artist advancing to the "Celestial Realm," both representing a leap in the level of life, a "defying the heavens," which will bring down a heavenly tribulation.

Deep in the Helan Mountains lies a "primeval forest".

Standing atop the mountain, Jiang He looked out and saw that the primeval forest was covered in a light white mist, and there was a faint aura within it that made him uneasy.

A thought struck him, and he took Yun Yanchen's hand, saying, "Let's go home."

At this moment...

Wow!

A strong gust of wind blew by.

The next moment, a huge, ferocious bird-like beast descended from the sky.

It stood in front of the rivers and clouds, blocking the dust and smoke.

This is a ferocious eagle-like beast with gray feathers and a ring of golden feathers around its neck. Its wingspan is a full thirty meters, and its aura is powerful. It is much stronger than the "Golden Crown Black Eagle King" that Jiang He killed in Guanshan. It should be considered a relatively powerful existence among the "King-level" beasts.

Yun Yanchen's internal energy erupted, and a stream of water the thickness of a thumb flew out from his body.

Jiang He narrowed his eyes.

The ferocious beast king did not attack, but spoke in human language, saying, "Human, my master invites you."

"Oh?"

Jiang He's eyes flickered slightly as he asked, "Your master? Is he the Four-Winged Silver Wolf King?"

The ferocious eagle-like beast king said, "You mean Sister Little Silver? Sister Little Silver advanced to the Celestial Phenomenon Realm nine years ago, and is now practicing demonic arts by Master's side, trying to break through to the Fish-Dragon Realm!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang He and Yun Yanchen exchanged a glance, both seeing the surprise in each other's eyes!
Celestial Realm, Fish-Dragon Realm!
Most of the ferocious beasts on Earth do not have any cultivation methods. Their evolution relies on absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the essence of the sun and moon, mutation, and devouring some spiritual creatures in the deep mountains and forests.

This ferocious eagle-like beast was able to speak of these two realms, which clearly indicates that it already possesses a method of cultivation!
The Four-Winged Silver Wolf King of Helan Mountain has now reached the Celestial Phenomenon Realm and is not far from the Fish-Dragon Realm... So, what kind of being is this "Master" mentioned by the eagle-like beast? (End of Chapter)