Emperor Qiankun

Just as Li Qingyuan was killing the bandits, in a room at Qingyun Peak of Tianjian Sect.

"Congratulations, Brother Hu! Brother Hu is truly amazing. Breaking through to the Divine Hidden Realm at the age of fifteen is something that cannot be underestimated in the entire Tianjian Sect!"

"Yeah, yeah, Brother Tiger is really awesome!"

"Brother Hu, since this is such a happy occasion, why don't we go to the restaurant to celebrate?"

However, Wang Hu waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Now is not the time to celebrate, there is something more important." There was a fierce gleam in his eyes.

"What has that guy named Li Qingyuan been doing recently?" Wang Hu asked gritting his teeth.

One of the younger brothers quickly replied, "It seems that the boy took on a mission to wipe out bandits in Qifeng Mountain a few days ago, and he hasn't returned yet."

Wang Hu nodded slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Let's go and teach this guy a lesson."

The previous experience made Wang Hu feel humiliated. He felt that his dignity had been severely trampled upon. Only by killing Li Qingyuan in front of everyone could he completely wash away this shame.

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On the way down the mountain, perhaps because of the beads, the evil wind never came close to him again, which made Li Qingyuan feel a lot more relaxed, as he didn't have to swing his sword to kill the evil wind.

Soon, Li Qingyuan arrived at the foot of the mountain. Looking back, he couldn't help but sigh: This is really a blessed land!

Not only did he cultivate his sword skills here, but he also obtained a good treasure.

After walking for another half an hour, he finally arrived at the outskirts of Sunset Forest.

This time, he did not rush on his way as eagerly as last time, but slowed down and carefully observed the surrounding environment.

He thought to himself: "Since I'm already here, I might as well take this opportunity to hunt down a few third-level monsters and bring them back to the sect in exchange for contribution points!"

Li Qingyuan looked around vigilantly, searching for any traces of the third-level monster.

As he was walking, he suddenly sensed a strange smell and walked cautiously in the direction of the sensation.

In a dense forest, he found a huge cave. At the entrance of the cave, an extremely large tiger was resting.

The tiger's fur is a deep dark brown, covered with unique jagged stripes, which serve as an excellent camouflage for it to hide in the mountains and forests.

Its exposed teeth are its most distinctive feature, huge and sharp, with serrated edges, as if each tooth can easily tear the flesh of its prey.

Its sharp claws were huge and powerful, flashing with cold light.

This is a third-level monster - a saw-toothed tiger!

Li Qingyuan took a deep breath, slowly took out the black iron sword from behind and held it in his hand, then quietly approached the sawtooth tiger with light steps.

However, just as he got a little closer, the seemingly resting saw-toothed tiger suddenly seemed to be awakened, opened its eyes abruptly, revealing two yellow eyes, then jumped up at an astonishing speed and pounced straight towards Li Qingyuan.

It turns out this saw-toothed tiger is pretending!

It is just pretending to rest, waiting for its prey to fall into its trap.

Once monsters grow to level three or above, they will possess a considerable degree of intelligence that is incomparable to ordinary wild beasts.

This saw-toothed tiger was extremely cunning. It pretended to be resting on purpose in order to make humans relax their vigilance and make it easier to succeed.

Li Qingyuan quickly dodged to the side and avoided the saw-toothed tiger's pounce.

He swung the black iron sword in his hand, drawing a sword light and slashing towards the saw-toothed tiger's abdomen.

The saw-toothed tiger jumped away nimbly, turned around and pounced on Li Qingyuan again.

It kept waving its sharp claws at Li Qingyuan, with a fierce light flashing in its eyes, as if it wanted to tear the human in front of it into pieces.

During the fierce battle, the saw-toothed tiger tried to bite Li Qingyuan with its teeth many times, but was forced back by his sword energy.

Gradually, Li Qingyuan discovered that the saw-toothed tiger's weakness lay in its neck.

He concentrated his energy and used all his strength to stab the saw-toothed tiger's neck with his sword.

The tip of the sword pierced the saw-toothed tiger's fur, but the saw-toothed tiger reacted quickly and avoided the fatal blow, so only a trace of blood splashed on its neck.

Although the attack failed, Li Qingyuan was not discouraged. He stabbed out several times again, each of which was filled with sharp sword energy and murderous intent.

The Sawtooth Tiger hadn't recovered from the previous sword blow, so it was difficult for it to completely avoid these attacks.

Under Li Qingyuan's continuous attacks, the saw-toothed tiger had several more wounds on its body, and blood kept flowing out.

As the saw-toothed tiger received more and more wounds, its movement speed slowed down significantly. Li Qingyuan seized the opportunity, stepped on the saw-toothed tiger's back, gripped the hilt of the sword with both hands, and stabbed its throat with all his strength.

With a "Puchi" sound, the tip of the sword directly penetrated the throat of the saw-toothed tiger.

The saw-toothed tiger suddenly let out a shrill roar and struggled desperately, but its strength gradually weakened as its blood was lost.

Finally, the saw-toothed tiger collapsed to the ground, motionless.

Li Qingyuan breathed a sigh of relief. He wiped the sweat from his face, walked forward and drew his sword.

Li Qingyuan looked at the dead Sawtooth Tiger in front of him, feeling a surge of emotion. This battle had made him clearly realize the true strength of a third-level demon beast.

No wonder people often say that demonic beasts are more difficult to deal with than humans. The threat and oppression brought by this saw-toothed tiger even exceeded that of the bandit leader he had encountered before.

After careful consideration, Li Qingyuan decided not to stay here, but to return to the sect as soon as possible.

Although there are still many places he has not visited, his current strength is not enough to deal with the potential dangers there.

It won’t be too late to hunt monsters only after your cultivation level is further improved.

Li Qingyuan originally wanted to put the saw-toothed tiger's body into a space bag and take it back, but the body of this monster was too huge to fit into the space bag at all.

In desperation, he had to drag the body of the saw-toothed tiger and set out on the journey back to the sect.

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At this moment, at the edge of the Sunset Forest in the direction of the Tianjian Sect, Wang Hu was leading several of his younger brothers and quietly arriving here.

They carefully hid behind the dense bushes, looking ahead vigilantly.

"Brother, what are we doing here?" At this time, a younger brother asked in a low voice.

"Shh! Keep your voice down, don't get caught."

Wang Hu glared at the younger brother and said in a low voice, "Didn't you say that Li Qingyuan went to Qifeng Mountain? Then we should wait for him on his way back! This time, we must not let him leave alive."

There was a fierce light in his eyes, and he seemed to have made up his mind to kill Li Qingyuan.

The younger brother lowered his head, not daring to look Wang Hu in the eye, and secretly prayed in his heart that the plan would succeed.