Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 63 Chance Encounter
Following his memory, Ji Fuyou quickly returned to the second floor of Huanglong Cave.

Without a leader to direct them, the other blood bats once again became disorganized and showed no intention of blocking the door.

He successfully traversed a distance and arrived near the first safe hiding place.

These hiding places are often composed of caves about a meter high, which blood bats, with their enormous size, cannot enter.

Despite his injuries, he remained cautious.

However, he knew the second level of Huanglong Cave like the back of his hand.

As long as you don't act rashly, you're unlikely to encounter any danger.

As he cautiously made his way through the cave, a strange noise suddenly caught his attention.

"This voice..."

He changed direction slightly and soon arrived at a fork in the road.

At this moment, in this fork in the road, a giant scorpion was slowly approaching in a patrolling posture.

"The monsters from the first level of Huanglong Cave have actually appeared on the second level!"

Ji Fuyou was somewhat surprised to see the monster.

Yet, it also feels reasonable.

The first and second levels of Huanglong Cave are already five or six kilometers apart, and their interiors are interconnected, which is not unacceptable.

"So, this road... leads to the first level of Huanglong Cave?"

Ji Fuyou made a guess in his mind.

By now, the familiar giant scorpions on the first floor of Huanglong Cave were probably already in disarray. If he went there rashly, he would not have any advantage except for some geographical advantage.

Even the geographical advantage...

The hunters who had spent a long time on the first level of Huanglong Cave had already figured it out.

Even with fog as an obstacle, it is no exception.

In addition, Ji Fuyou was injured at the time, so he did not go to the first floor of Huanglong Cave to join the fun, but continued to search on the second floor.

An hour later, he finally located Blood Bat No. 5 and successfully intercepted and killed the beast.

As he absorbed and refined the source crystals within, his injuries were almost completely healed.

The physique stat has also increased from 12.2 to 12.3!

An increase of 0.1%.

as expected.

"Next, look for Blood Bat No. 7. If we still can't find it within an hour, we'll leave immediately."

Ji Fuyou set a goal for himself.

His gains were already substantial enough.

He still had two spirit source crystals on his body.

That means he had 200 million yuan with him.

Therefore, if he really can't find Blood Bat No. 7, he will leave the scene before the hunters on the first floor enter the second floor to avoid any unforeseen changes.

After all, there are quite a few hunter teams on the first floor now.

There are definitely dozens.

With so many hunters, the beasts on the first floor probably won't be enough for them to kill.

Once they realize that the second level has been opened, they will definitely swarm in.

……

Time passes.

Ji Fuyou began searching for the whereabouts of Blood Bat No. 7.

During this time, they did kill a few ordinary blood bats, but these blood bats did not have any source crystals inside them.

With the time he had set approaching, Ji Fuyou made a decisive decision.

"go!"

He retraced his steps and began his return journey.

This time, after traveling less than a hundred meters, at a fork in the road connecting to other caves, his mental energy, which he had activated at that moment, seemed to sense something and paused slightly.

"Someone?"

So someone has already explored this area near the third floor so quickly?

With his spiritual energy flowing, Ji Fuyou quickly withdrew without making contact with these people.

……

At the very moment Ji Fuyou's spirit touched these people, the three of the five who also cultivated the spiritual ability system simultaneously froze, their spiritual fluctuations seemingly halting.

If Ji Fuyou were to investigate further, he would discover that the group of five was none other than Fang Qiyun, the sixth young lady of the Fang family, who had invited him to explore the Huanglong Cave a dozen days ago.

Compared to the original lineup of four associate senior professionals, this time there are five of them, which is more than the previous lineup, but the quality has declined.

Two advanced-level martial artists.

Two individuals with intermediate-level mental abilities.

And Fang Qiyun, a senior martial artist and a beginner mental ability user.

At this moment, although the two advanced-level martial artists did not sense anything unusual, after instantly noticing the changes in the state and tense postures of Fang Qiyun and the other two intermediate-level mental ability users, they immediately calmed their minds, gripped their swords and spears tightly, and their expressions became extremely serious.

Their gazes darted around, fixed intently on the mist, as if some ferocious beast lurked within, ready to pounce and devour them at any moment. A while later…

Although the actual contact only lasted for one or two seconds, Fang Qiyun and the other mental ability users remained frozen in place for more than ten seconds.

Only after they could no longer sense any spiritual fluctuations from that direction did the three of them breathe a sigh of relief.

"Mo Bai, did you sense it?"

One of the psychic beings lowered his voice and broke the oppressive atmosphere.

"I sensed it. The mental fluctuations are quite sophisticated. It's not a strange beast; it's a mental ability user..."

The intermediate-level mental ability user known as Mo Bai took a deep breath, still shaken: "A mental ability user... whose mental value is probably over 20!"

"His mental stat has broken 20!?"

A junior martial artist named Jiang Ran couldn't help but ask, "You mean... just now, we brushed past a senior mental ability user!?"

"A high-level mental ability user has entered Huanglong Cave? Who is it? Xue Changfeng, the chief advisor of the state government, or Hong Tianwen, the top mental ability user of the Chuzhou military?"

Another advanced-level martial artist couldn't help but speak up as well.

His gaze, however, was fixed on Fang Qiyun.

Among those present, only Fang Qiyun, the sixth young lady of the Fang family, could recognize such an important figure.

However, Fang Qiyun pondered for a moment and then said, "He shouldn't be a high-level mental ability user."

She speculated, "Each of these kinds of people is like a pillar of strength. They won't easily show themselves until the situation in Huanglong Cave is fully explored and a definitive conclusion is reached. In addition... if they are truly a high-level mental ability user, their mental condensation must have reached the crystallization level, making it impossible for us to detect their mental probing."

Not a high-level mental ability user!
This result put the two advanced-level martial artists at ease.

Even if they couldn't defeat the previous high-level martial artist, they could at least fight to the death.

There might be a very small chance of a comeback.

Capable of facing individuals with advanced mental abilities...

With their mental strength of less than 10 seconds, if the other party harbors murderous intent, they wouldn't even know how they died.

"Although I am not a high-level mental ability user, it is inevitable that my mental value will exceed 20. Once the most difficult mental value is reached, mental crystallization will only be a matter of time. Therefore, if the other party really has malicious intentions towards us, we will have very little room to resist."

As a psychic, Mo Bai couldn't help but reiterate the perilous situation he had just witnessed, while still feeling lingering fear: "Fortunately, the other party was just passing by."

Fang Qiyun didn't say anything, but her gaze was filled with apprehension as she glanced in the direction where the mysterious psychic had gone.

What Mo Bai said is true.

20 points of Spirit!
This is definitely the pinnacle of the sub-advanced mental ability users.

Such people are to be detrimental to them...

With a lineup that doesn't even have a single high-level mental ability user, their room for resistance is too small.

At this moment, she couldn't help but think of Ji Fuyou.

That person with an astonishingly high level of mental ability.

if……

I wish he would join her team.

Based on his mental capacity, even if they were no match for this mysterious mental powerhouse, their team wouldn't be completely helpless.

This situation, where life and death were beyond Fang Qiyun's control, made him reaffirm his determination to bring this legendary, unaffiliated military general to his side, no matter the cost.

If you really can't subdue them, cooperation is also an option.

"Alright, let's continue searching for suitable targets. This area is clearly a newly emerged misty land, and there must be a great harvest waiting for us. Let's continue to explore deeper."

Fang Qiyun issued the order.

The other four readily agreed.

……

Ji Fuyou was unaware of the immense pressure his less-than-secret spiritual probes, due to his lower cultivation level, had placed on the other hunter teams in Huanglong Cave.

He simply kept his mental energy focused, fully alert, wanting to leave the second level of Huanglong Cave as soon as possible.

At the same time, he made a special trip to the location of the mutated blood bat's corpse, intending to take it away and sell it.

Compared to ordinary blood bats, the corpse of this beast, which could be considered a leader or even a commander, is undoubtedly much more valuable.

If things go well, selling it for millions or even tens of millions of dollars is not out of the question.

Carrying the enormous corpse, Ji Fuyou became even more cautious, and his mental fluctuations became increasingly subtle as he continued to operate.

Along the way, after encountering two more hunting teams, he was getting closer and closer to the exit.

But just over 300 meters from the underground river, a hunting party of only three people appeared in his senses.

Their conversation caught Ji Fuyou's attention.

"Sigh, if only I had dug that treasure out! A hundred million!"

"You? You actually ran into it, and you'd be a corpse by now! That demonic scorpion killed four of our team members! Including two advanced-level martial artists! Just thinking about it makes my legs weak..."

"I wonder who Captain Pei will give that Source Crystal to? Zhou Yan? Tang Rong?"

"That goes without saying, it must be Zhou Yan... Tang Rong and Tang Yue are not the captain's confidants."

The murmurs drew closer.

Once the two sides were some distance apart, one of the martial artists, who also possessed mental abilities, seemed to sense something and suddenly shouted, "Who goes there?! Show yourself!"

(End of this chapter)