The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

Chapter 1050: Even Big Shots Can Die. Although the group was scattered and walking, the distance between each person was only about six or seven feet.

Ba Dou called the police, and everyone stopped in their tracks, instinctively looking up at Ba Dou.

The leopard was hiding in the nearby grass and its hunting speed was so fast that it caught everyone off guard.

By the time it pounced on Chen Xiushi, biting his throat and trying to drag his prey away, everyone had already reacted.

Even though these powerful figures have become mortals, deep down they will not fear a wild beast.

Therefore, no one screamed and ran away; their instinctive action was to use their spears to stab the leopard.

Ling Xiao, who was walking behind Chen Xiushi, was the first to rush forward and thrust his spear into the leopard's body.

Then came Qingwei, who was in front of Chen Xiushi, followed by Xiao Han, who was standing next to Ling Xiao and further inside.

Nearby Granny Liu and Qian Baiwan also took turns thrusting their spears at the leopard.

These powerful figures were both shocked and furious to see Chen Xiushi being bitten, and they attacked with all their might.

Although it was a wooden stick, the tip was sharpened to a fine point with flower petal magic tools, and it pierced into the leopard's flesh in one go.

The leopard released Chen Xiushi and tried to struggle to escape.

But the repeated thrusts of wooden sticks pinned it firmly to the ground.

Wang Pangzi, who arrived a step too late, plunged a wooden stick into the leopard's open mouth, pinning its head to the ground.

Seeing that the tiger and leopard had been subdued, Xin Ziqi and the others hurriedly went forward to check on Chen Xiushi's injuries.

Upon seeing Chen Xiushi's injuries, everyone gasped in shock.

Chen Xiushi's neck was already a bloody mess, with blood gushing out, leaving them wondering what to use to stop it.

As for Chen Xiushi himself, he was already in shock at this point.

The only personal belongings Chen Xiushi had were the earthenware bowl that had been assigned to him, which he had placed in someone else's basket. He had just been replaced after carrying the empty communal earthenware pot for a while, so at this moment he had nothing but a long spear in his hand, which he was using as a walking stick.

Because there was no cover or shield, and the leopard was directly locking its throat, without the obstruction of a robe, the human's delicate skin and flesh were like a fruit to the leopard.

Xin Ziqi even quickly took off his coat and used his sleeve to bandage the wound to stop the bleeding.

However, the monk's robes neither absorb blood nor can they be tightly bound, so they are completely useless.

By the time the others had completely killed the leopard and gathered around, Chen Xiushi had already stopped breathing.

Everyone fell silent, unsure of what to do next.

Just then, a halo enveloped Chen Xiushi, and his body became blurry before disappearing without a trace.

Only a pool of blood remained on the grass, telling the story that they really would die.

Even if the death only occurred within this space, Chen Xiushi would definitely be alive and kicking again after he left, but no one would want to leave like that.

Xin Ziqi stepped forward, picked up his robe, shook off the blood, and sighed, saying, "Everyone should be more careful in the future."

Although it's regrettable that Master Chen left this space in this way, it wasn't a true death after all.

Everyone quickly rallied and began to deal with the leopard.

The surrounding weeds and bushes were too tall, so for safety, Ba Dou patrolled the area again to make sure there were no large predators before they could safely begin to butcher the leopard meat.

This incident gave everyone a real sense of what it's like. They really are just ordinary people; a single bite from a wild animal could be fatal.

Whether they can survive three years is uncertain to everyone.

Because there was only one petal-shaped artifact available, the process of dealing with the leopard was very slow. It took them an hour and a half to finish before they could continue their journey on an empty stomach.

It wasn't that they didn't want to get food first, but the weeds and bushes here were too tall, making it not a good place to linger.

The group decided to travel a distance ahead to find a suitable place to rest and eat.

While everyone was dealing with the leopard, Xiao Han found a bunch of wild vegetables on the riverbank. She could at least add them to the soup tonight to cut through the richness.

She had only been back from a mission in the mortal world for a few years and was very familiar with many plants in the mortal realm.

In these ordinary human spaces, many kinds of plants and animals are interconnected.

After traveling for more than an hour, the group finally found a place with sparse vegetation, which was relatively easy to deal with the formation.

Having learned their lesson from going hungry in the desert last time, these bigwigs were much more frugal this time.

Nothing on the leopard was wasted; edible parts were made into reserve meat, and inedible parts were kept as bait.

However, without the hot and dry climate of the desert, it's not so easy to make dried meat, dried fish, and other reserve foods.

Tonight we ate mostly bones. Although most of the meat had been removed, there was still quite a bit of meat clinging to the bones.

Now there are fourteen people left. The bones of the entire leopard, including its head, were so large that they couldn't fit in two earthenware pots. They were divided into several portions. With some wild vegetables that Xiao Han found, everyone had a hearty meal.

The cultivators on night watch tonight will also have to prepare the roasted meat. Thanks to the array set up by Old Man Yu, they don't need to worry about the aroma attracting wild animals.

If that's the case, we could take the opportunity to hunt and gather more meat.

Perhaps it was because there were so many wild beasts in this wasteland, but the aroma of roasted meat really attracted several carnivores, keeping everyone awake all night. They had to get up every now and then to enter the formation and kill the beasts.

By daybreak, they had obtained two foxes, a lynx, a caracal, and a weasel.

Now, everyone seemed to have found the secret to catching wild animals. Although they hadn't slept well, they were all beaming with joy.

Xin Ziqi immediately decided that everyone should stop and rest for a day, process all the prey, and then continue on their way.

We can already find some stones here. Smash the stones to get the sharp-edged pieces, which will help cut the meat into pieces.

Many hands make light work, and it's easier to handle things quickly when everyone works together.

Half of the meat is marinated briefly and then hung near the fire to dry slowly, while the other half is cooked and can be eaten directly.

The current weather seems to be between spring and summer. If the weather gets hotter day by day, storing food will become a problem.

Fortunately, with Old Man Yu's formation, everyone felt that hunting should be easy in the future.

Having learned from Chen Xiushi's experience, when traveling again, everyone would subconsciously place Old Man Yu and Xiao Han in the middle.

The purpose of protecting Old Man Yu was naturally to provide cover from the formation, so that he could hunt and rest in peace.

Xiao Han, on the other hand, only benefited from the presence of croton oil.

Ba Dou's importance is now beyond question. Everyone is worried that if Xiao Han is injured and dies, and is forcibly moved out of this space, Ba Dou, as a spirit pet, will also be moved out.