Alien Science Cultivation

As the horn sounded, the magic circle instantly opened three gates. A cultivator stood at each gate, handing out a jade token to each cultivator who emerged. Although Zhang Qiang had never seen these before, he easily guessed they were tokens recording contribution points. As the crowd rushed out of the magic circle, a dense mass of figures filled the sky and the ground. Following the horn's blast, they rushed towards the forest at breakneck speed. From the Qingshan Sect, the Eternal Holy Land, the Yaochi Holy Land... hundreds of thousands of cultivators charged in a single line. The sheer scale of the scene, the sheer imposingness of it, shook every cultivator deeply.

A moment later, Zhang Qiang and his team appeared in a corner of the forest.

"Zhang Qiang, should we charge forward or spread out to the right? It might be safer to charge forward, as we have senior sisters and brothers from previous years charging ahead, and the powerful monsters have probably been killed. Charge forward and give us newbies some buffer time. Spreading out to the right is very dangerous, but you will encounter more and stronger monsters..." Chen Ying asked Zhang Qiang behind her while standing on a tree branch.

"What do you think, Senior Brother Wang Chao?" Zhang Qiang asked Wang Chao who was standing beside him. After all, he had the highest cultivation level in the team.

"It's up to me... Master said that I only need to contribute to our team, and the decision-making will be up to you two..."

"Your master? Who is he..." Chen Ying asked in confusion.

"He was personally taught by the master of the Body Training Peak. Damn... my brain..." Zhang Qiang recalled the scene of allocating the mountains, and couldn't help but laugh at himself as he explained to Chen Ying.

"Brother Zhang Qiang has a good memory... Please don't look down on me for being a bit slow-witted... You two were the only ones who withstood Bishop Wang's tactics that day. I sincerely admire you. I'm truly honored to be with you this time."

"It turns out to be Uncle Wang. You look so much more majestic and domineering in this animal skin suit. I really didn't realize it... I'm sorry." Chen Ying explained hurriedly.

"Haha... No need to call me uncle, this is not in the sect. Although my cultivation is a little higher, my actual combat ability is not strong... I only have brute force. As for how to decide on tactics, you two can make the decision..." Wang Chao said naively.

"What do you mean?" Chen Ying looked at Chen Yi and his sister, Hua Yu from Liehuo Peak, and Wu Yang and his group behind her.

"Since our uncle-master has said so... we'll just follow your lead," Hua Yu replied, and everyone nodded in agreement. It seemed as if a small group had only just been officially formed. They headed right. Half a day later, a herd of wild boars lost their way under Wu Yang's Great Dark Sky spell. Zhang Qiang and Chen Ying instantly entered the dark zone and slaughtered the herd with abandon. Of course, these were only the most marginal beasts, easily dispatched without much effort. Then, the alchemy, weapon, and formation cultivators began dismantling the creatures, taking away the useful parts and discarding the useless. It was truly remarkable how the group moved like an assembly line, quickly setting off again and advancing. The deeper they went into the forest, the taller the trees grew, and various medicinal herbs appeared from time to time. They then killed several small packs of jackals along the way, and by the time darkness had fallen, they had already begun to darken. They carved a cave abode on the spot, set up a simple formation, and began to recover their spiritual energy. Attracted by the jackal meat, they defeated two more packs that evening, making for a truly fruitful day.

At the same time, throughout the day, thunderstorms struck all directions of the forest. There were three thunderstorms within a radius of ten thousand feet around Zhang Qiang's team, but the power of the thunderstorms was not very great.

The scene remained similar for several days until one night a flurry of footsteps interrupted the team's plans. The team emerged from the cave and saw a senior from Chijin Peak, emanating a black aura, appear a few feet away.

"This is the summoning of the dead... This senior brother is seriously injured. Should we save him or not?" Wu Yang from Dark Peak asked the siblings from Bright Peak, as if to confirm whether they could suppress the dark energy. Before Chen Yi and his sister could respond, Chen Ying flashed and appeared in front of the senior brother.

"Senior brother...what's going on? This is..." Chen Ying asked anxiously.

"Hurry up... Our team... is being hunted by the Eternal Holy Land. Hurry... Go..." With that, he fainted. Chen Yi and his sister quickly followed, using the Great Light Technique to suppress the spread of the black energy, but even trying to extinguish it proved ineffective. Just as the three of them were at a loss as to what to do, two figures emerged from the forest behind them. They wore black and gold robes, and their auras suggested those of early-stage Divine Transformation. Without hesitation, one charged towards Chen Ying and the others, while the other charged towards the group within the cave. Just as everyone was despairing, Chen Ying moved. In an instant, his figure vanished like a ghost, only to reappear behind the black figure charging towards Chen Ying. Before the figure could react, a dagger had pierced his heart! Chen Ying vanished again, and the figure charging towards the cave also fell to the ground like a ghost, both dead beyond mortal end. With the death of the two black figures, the black energy surrounding the brother lying on the ground slowly dissipated. It happened so quickly that, with the exception of Zhang Qiang, no one else could react! After a moment, everyone recovered from their fear. Wang Chao led three bystanders to dismember the body, destroying the evidence to avoid a hunt for his own team. Wang Chao naturally understood. Zhang Qiang and Hua Yu went to the brother to check on him. As the black energy dissipated, thanks to the efforts of Chen Yi and his sister, the brother slowly regained consciousness!

Because his team included two disciples from the Red Gold Peak, they quickly advanced and discovered a Sky Demon Scorpion. After a fierce battle, they narrowly defeated it! As the team prepared to dismember the body, they were ambushed by two Dark Elementalists from the Eternal Holy Land. His teammates suffered heavy casualties, and he was forced to escape in the chaos. Although he couldn't understand how this new team had managed to get so far, nor how they had defeated them, he knew that if he could kill these two early-stage Divine Transformation cultivators, he would definitely be able to rescue his teammates! He even knelt before the crowd, begging the experts within for help.

Chen Ying hesitated for a moment, then rushed deeper into the forest. Zhang Qiang felt helpless; he hadn't expected this girl to be so fiery! Zhang Qiang glanced at Wang Chao, Hua Yu, and his senior brother lying on the ground.

"I'm going to help Chen Ying. You guys be careful and wait for me to come back. If I can't come back, find other teams to regroup!" After saying that, Zhang Qiang followed Chen Ying!

Zhang Qiang confirmed that the team's combat effectiveness had not been significantly affected before he felt relieved to pursue Chen Ying. Although the senior brother was injured, his basic combat effectiveness was still there. The team's combat effectiveness had only increased, not decreased. He and Chen Ying were basically safe even without him. Along the way, his third dantian opened up; he didn't want this fellow villager to die like this. Chen Ying was very fast and found the dismembered body of the Sky Demon Scorpion in a few moments! However, he was still a step too late. All the disciples of the Qingshan Sect had already been killed! The two strongest fighters of the Eternal Holy Land were killed instantly by Chen Ying, and the remaining few became the souls of Chen Ying's men.