May 15, 2024 Author: True Person Tashue
Chapter 47 Cultivation in the Mountains
The half-height dried yellow mugwort stood stiffly in the wind.
The gray giant wolf stepped down, causing a large swath of mugwort to break and fall to the ground.
It circled around the fragrant pill several times, trampling a flat ground in the mugwort thicket.
"Ironback Azure Wolf's intelligence is not very high. It can't figure out why the fragrant pill emits a strong meaty scent, which is very different from the food it is familiar with..." Zhu Qianniang explained to Gao Xian in a low voice.
Gao Xian felt that Zhu Qianniang's voice was like sound transmitted through in-ear headphones, clear but distinctly different from the external environment sounds.
Gao Xian was about to speak when Zhu Qianniang pressed his shoulder.
Her slender fingers were very powerful, and Gao Xian immediately understood Zhu Qianniang's meaning, quickly closing his mouth.
"Ironback Azure Wolf is a demonic beast with very keen senses of smell, hearing, and sight. You don't know how to use sound transmission technique. If you speak, it's easy to be heard by that beast." Zhu Qianniang continued, "You don't need to worry. With your speed, it's difficult for Ironback Azure Wolf to catch you. You also have the Green Wood Armor. With the Wood Shield, you can withstand Ironback Azure Wolf head-on for a while. Rest assured, if there's real danger, I will take action."
Zhu Qianniang was full of confidence, as if she could deal with Ironback Azure Wolf with ease.
However, Gao Xian felt a bit uneasy.
If he couldn't kill such a big creature immediately, his life would be in danger.
Just as Gao Xian was hesitating how to decline, Zhu Qianniang pushed him hard on the back, and Gao Xian fell directly from the tall pine tree.
Fortunately, his physical fitness was extremely strong now.
He instantly reacted, adjusting his posture naturally in the air.
After landing, he slightly bent his knees, naturally dissipating the force on his body.
Gao Xian was very satisfied with his reaction.
Falling from a height of about ten meters and being able to do this proved that he had made significant progress.
This also gave him a bit more confidence.
Although the wolf was huge, he was not defenseless.
Ironback Azure Wolf spotted Gao Xian from dozens of steps away.
It was very familiar with human food and charged towards Gao Xian without hesitation.
Ironback Azure Wolf had a large head and ran very fast.
In just a few breaths, it rushed in front of Gao Xian.
Gao Xian felt as if the opponent was like a car speeding at 120 miles per hour towards him.
His heart tightened into a ball, his mind blank from the extreme tension, and his whole body muscles tensed up.
Fortunately, with the Master-level Electric Light Dragon Hand, he had terrifyingly fast reactions.
Even in his extreme tension, he could still clearly see Ironback Azure Wolf's movements, the fierce light flickering in its emerald eyes, and its long fur swaying in the wind.
"All emerald eyes, Qianniang's eyes are much prettier than the wolf's..." For some reason, Gao Xian suddenly had this irrelevant thought.
Perhaps because he realized that Ironback Azure Wolf's speed was actually quite slow, at least not as fast as him, he naturally relaxed, having time to think about other things.
As Gao Xian calmed down, Zhu Qianniang on the pine tree became nervous.
She could see that Gao Xian's muscles were tense and stiff all over, clearly losing control of his body due to excessive tension.
If Gao Xian didn't dodge or block, with his body strength, he might be crushed to death by Ironback Azure Wolf.
A giant wolf weighing over two thousand pounds running at high speed had a very terrifying impact.
Even with her Mixed Yuan Golden Body, she was unwilling to collide head-on with the rampaging Ironback Azure Wolf.
Zhu Qianniang didn't want Gao Xian to have an accident.
Threads of green electric light flashed between her left hand, and the Green Wood Thunder Light Spear was ready.
This spell was her long-range attack method.
After being enhanced by the Thunder Light Ring, the power of the electric light was stronger, and the speed of activation was faster.
However, even so, Zhu Qianniang couldn't instantly release the Green Wood Thunder Light Spear.
She had to form seals and chant spells in advance, preparing to activate the Green Wood Thunder Light Spear in the shortest time possible.
Just as Zhu Qianniang was about to take action, Gao Xian suddenly turned sideways and drew his sword.
His movement was precise and swift, just avoiding the oncoming Ironback Azure Wolf.
The seventeen-pound heavy Slashing Stone Sword on his waist also turned into a cold gleam as it was unsheathed.
Ironback Azure Wolf also sensed the danger and instinctively retracted its head, adjusting its body posture.
Gao Xian's sword was much faster than Ironback Azure Wolf.
The sharp edge of the Slashing Stone Sword, gleaming with cold light, cut a long scar on Ironback Azure Wolf's neck, splattering blood along with the sword light.
The seventeen-pound sword blade, struck at such high speed, had a terrifying power.
Additionally, he activated the sharp gold runes on the sword edge.
With Lan Jie overseeing, activating the sharp gold runes was a simple task for Gao Xian, almost instantaneously.
This fully unleashed the sharpness of the Slashing Stone Sword.
Ironback Azure Wolf had tough skin and flesh, enough to resist ordinary arrows.
But it couldn't withstand such a fierce and swift strike.
The sword edge cut through its skin, fur, muscles, and blood vessels, severing half of its neck.
It howled in pain, fell to the ground, slid out into a clearing in the mugwort and shrubs, kicking up grass leaves and dust.
The rolling giant body of Ironback Azure Wolf only stopped when it hit a pine tree.
Zhu Qianniang, standing on the tree, was also full of surprise.
She had just thought that Gao Xian was about to be crushed, but in an instant, Ironback Azure Wolf was lying on the ground.
This sudden turn of events left her at a loss for words.
She saw it very clearly.
Gao Xian's sword was too fast and too ruthless.
It seemed like Ironback Azure Wolf's neck was almost completely severed.
Despite its strong and tough body, Ironback Azure Wolf could still stand up and run with half of its neck cut.
Gao Xian hesitated for a moment.
With Ironback Azure Wolf running at full speed, he could catch up in a short time, but he wasn't sure how much damage the sword strike had caused.
A wounded demonic beast would become even more dangerous.
It was just a big wolf.
If it ran away, he wasn't too concerned.
Jumping down from the tree to Gao Xian's side, Zhu Qianniang grabbed him and ran in the direction of the fleeing giant wolf, "Don't stand there, hurry and chase."
"Do we need to chase?" Gao Xian lacked enthusiasm.
"How can we let go of the prey that's within reach?" Zhu Qianniang pulled Gao Xian, urging him to quicken his pace, saying, "Ironback Azure Wolf's hide and meat can be sold for twenty spirit stones."
Hearing that it was so valuable, Gao Xian also quickened his pace, somewhat excited, "That valuable?"
"Of course, Ironback Azure Wolf is actually very difficult to kill. Even ordinary three to five Qi Refining Stage cultivators may not be able to take it down." Zhu Qianniang praised Gao Xian, "Your sword skills are really strong."
Among the many Qi Refining cultivators she had encountered, no one could match Gao Xian in terms of speed.
What was even more terrifying was that Gao Xian could wield the seventeen-pound Slashing Stone Sword at such speed.
She could wield it more calmly and effortlessly, but she was at the Ninth Level of Qi Refining, just one step away from Foundation Establishment.
Normally, her strength was more than ten times stronger than Gao Xian at the early Qi Refining stage.
"Is it really that good? I used some secret techniques." Gao Xian was very happy to be praised, as he had actually held back some of his strength.
The Master-level Electric Light Dragon Hand allowed him to move at an exceptionally fast speed.
However, the Slashing Stone Sword was a bit too heavy.
When swung with full force, he couldn't control the power.
With seventy percent of his strength, he could wield the sword at high speed while maintaining enough control.
"It's really good, very good." Zhu Qianniang affirmed, "Even mid-level Qi Refining cultivators activating Wood Shield and Golden Body Talismans wouldn't be able to withstand your sword strike!"
(End of Chapter)