Shen Yuan Ring

After half an hour,

Ji Dao led everyone to the cave he had seen earlier, but he had only seen it from a distance and did not know the specific details of the cave.

He initially only considered this cave as a backup, but unexpectedly, he ultimately chose it.

Upon seeing the scene inside the cave from the entrance, Ji Xiaohu asked the existential question: "Brother Dao, this cave is so dirty and messy, can anyone really live in it?"

"Just pack up and that's enough. It's good enough to have a place to shelter from the wind and rain in the wild. Do you expect to have the conditions of a home?"

Ji Zihan covered her mouth and laughed: "Hehehe, Xiao Hu, go and gather some firewood first, we'll handle things here."

Upon hearing this, Ji Xiaohu happily went out to gather firewood, since he knew he couldn't really manage to clean up the cave. When he returned with the firewood, he saw that the cave had been completely transformed.

"It has to be you guys who have transformed the cave so quickly."

Afterwards, Ji Daoyi distributed the fruit he had picked during the day to everyone.

Before long, a fire was lit in the cave. Ji Daoyi and the others took out some of the monster meat that had been prepared beforehand, skewered it on wooden sticks, and roasted it by the fire.

"Dao Yi, did you plan this all along? No wonder you made us process all that monster meat before putting it away today, it turns out it was so we could barbecue it now tonight."

"Not really. We're dealing with it early to save space. After all, the storage bag is only so big. If we put a whole monster in it, there won't be enough room. We'll make all the monster meat into jerky later. That way, it'll be easy to carry and safe."

after an hour,

Ji Daoyi said to everyone, "You should all rest first. I will keep watch tonight. From now on, we will all need to arrange for one person to keep watch every night, so that even if there are monsters attacking at night, someone can give us an early warning."

Everyone then agreed to the suggestion, since it was for everyone's safety, and since they were cultivators, not having a night's rest was nothing to them.

That night, the forest was bustling with activity. Ji Daoyi, who was on night watch outside the cave, was terrified by what he heard.

Every now and then, there would be all sorts of screams, some near and some far.

"Dao Yi, have you been keeping watch outside all night?"

Ji Daoyi smiled and said, "Yes, we can't wait until the monsters enter the cave to warn everyone! Don't worry, I scattered some monster droppings around the perimeter, so ordinary monsters won't come."

"So that's why you picked up those things yesterday. Dao Yi, how do you know so much?"

"Well, I just read a wide variety of books. I happened to find a travel diary that said this could avoid a lot of trouble, so I thought I'd give it a try and see if it works!"

"It seems that this time when I return to the family, I will not only need to cultivate, but also learn other knowledge." Sun Puyue murmured to herself.

"Now that everyone is awake, let me tell you about today's arrangements. Last night, I heard a tiger roaring in the east, so I suggest we go there first and try our luck to see if we can find that beast tiger and complete the essence blood quest."

"Ready to go at any time, this time I can finally show my skills." Ji Xiaohu started rubbing his hands together excitedly.

Ji Daoyi and his group then headed east, and coincidentally, they happened to pass by the place where Xiao Hu had suggested resting in the tree the day before.

Yesterday's towering trees have fallen to the ground overnight, which gives you an idea of ​​the terrible state this place went through last night.

Ji Xiaohu, in particular, felt a chill run down his spine.

(Damn, if we had rested here last night, we probably wouldn't be in much better shape, even if we didn't die.)

Wang Dan exclaimed in astonishment, "What kind of monster could possess such power?"

Ji Daoyi conducted a brief investigation and said, "It might not be a demonic beast; it could also be a human! Look, this is clearly caused by the power of a Yuan Technique!"

"We didn't see anyone else around yesterday, but we saw them here this morning. We should be careful, just like Sister Yueyue said, it's dangerous in here."

The group nodded in agreement. Although Wang Yueyue kept emphasizing that the most dangerous creatures in the Monster Forest were humans, not monsters, how could they know the ins and outs without experiencing it firsthand?

This was just a small episode on their journey, though it brought them quite a shock.

They quickly forgot about what had just happened because they found a tuft of hair!

Ji Daoyi was the first to notice a clump of bloody fur on the ground. He bent down, picked up the fallen fur, examined it, and then handed it to the others, saying, "This is tiger fur, and it's stained with blood! It seems there really is a tiger in this area, and this tiger is likely injured."

"Should we split up and search for it? See where that tiger went?"

"Yes, but we shouldn't explore too far, and the exploration distance should not exceed 500 meters from here. In case of any emergency, everyone should immediately sound the alarm! Also, we'll regroup here in five minutes!"

"understand!"

After Ji Daoyi finished speaking, the group quickly dispersed.

Five minutes later, the five people returned to the same spot.

Everyone shared the results of their search.

"Little Tiger, it seems this beast tiger is destined for you."

"I was lucky; I just happened to find bloodstains and tiger fur on the leaves over there."

"Let's go! Whether we can complete the mission depends on today."

Ji Daoyi and his group continued forward in the direction Ji Xiaohu was searching. After an unknown amount of time, they finally found the injured tiger.

"Brother Dao, what should we do now? Should I go first?"

"Don't be impulsive, everyone take a look around! This tiger is already trapped, it can't escape."

"Dao Yi is right. We should be cautious and check the surrounding environment first. If there are no other people or monsters, it's not too late to make a move."

So the group quickly checked the surrounding environment but found no problems.

However, they did not notice that several pairs of eyes were constantly watching their every move.

After completing the reconnaissance, the group divided the tasks for the tiger hunt: Ji Xiaohu, Ji Zihan, and Sun Puyue would deal with the tiger, while Ji Daoyi and Wang Dan would be responsible for guarding and providing support.

The tiger's hind legs were badly injured, with several long wounds, possibly inflicted by the claws of some kind of monster.

This indicates that the battle was intense, and the Beast Tiger was the victor; otherwise, it would have been impossible for the Beast Tiger to survive such severe injuries.

Ji Xiaohu and his two companions quietly approached the beast tiger. After exchanging glances, Ji Xiaohu took out his Dragon Sparrow Blade from his storage bag and launched the first attack.

"Seven Star Blade"

Little Tiger, who thought he could succeed in his sneak attack, was easily blocked by the beast tiger's claw, and the clash between the Dragon Sparrow Blade and the tiger's claw produced a clanging sound.

The tiger, which was still asleep, instinctively sensed the danger and raised a paw to block the tiger cub's sneak attack.