Double Cultivation
the nine astral steps
Just outside of Thunder Valley before entering the trees that filled the horizon, dozens of people were camping outside. Most had injuries on their bodies, some even with missing limbs. There were disciples from random sects and the rest were mercenaries.
Everyone there had one goal, which was to hunt Lightning Cats for their monster cores, a precious and profound resource that cultivators used to cultivate themselves.
Monster cores were what ferocious beasts used to cultivate and store their cultivation bases. If a ferocious beast with a dense cultivation base died, they would have the opportunity to leave behind a monster core with a cultivation base left inside that cultivators could use to cultivate themselves.
Monster cores can also be used to create powerful weapons that greatly increase the power of weapon users, therefore the demand and high value.
Su Yang casually walked towards the entrance of the Thunder Valley with the sound of continuous lightning strikes roaring in the background.
When he reached the camp, the people there began to look at him with strange gazes.
"He went there alone? Does he have a death wish?"
"He must be very confident."
"I'll give him two hours before he comes back with tears in his eyes …"
"I bet you he won't be back .. forever."
Some people there laughed at Su Yang, who was walking into the Thunder Valley without any warning on his face. They had seen too many overconfident people enter with the same face as Su Yang only to return with serious injuries after being here for a few days.
Inside Thunder Valley, Su Yang was surrounded by mountains, tall grass, and trees. And other than the random rumbling in the background, it was relatively quiet in the area.
He walked straight towards the depths for half an hour nonstop, yet he had yet to manage to find a single Lightning Cat.
However, Su Yang was already well aware that there were no Lightning Cats in the outer area of the place before stepping into Thunder Valley, so he was not surprised by their absence.
"They had completely cleared the outer perimeter perfectly, even carrying the corpses with them." He wondered as he reached deeper into the valley.
As Su Yang got closer to the middle, the rumbling in the background grew louder and fiercer, like the sound of a roaring dragon. Listening to the background, Su Yang could not help but remember the time he spent in the Dragon God Valley, where he often heard the same voice in the background.
"Dragon God Valley ..." The light in his eyes suddenly emitted a mysterious light; it was filled with melancholy.
Suddenly, the sound of many screams echoed in Su Yang's ears. Even though it came from somewhere far away, he was able to find the exact location from where the scream came in an instant.
His figure turned blurry, quickly followed by a sudden gust of wind.
Using foot techniques from his previous life that significantly increased his speed, he arrived at the location in a matter of seconds, traveling nearly a mile in that short time.
As he arrived, he saw a group of young adults wearing the same green-colored robes – half of them were on the floor and covered in blood, and around him were five Lightning Cats.
These people were mostly disciples of some sects.
When Su Yang suddenly appeared, the Lightning Cat and the disciples there looked at him. The disciples looked at him desperately in their sight, hoping that he could help them out of this situation.
As for the Lightning Cats, they were looking at him vigilantly and vigilantly. Although they could not see his cultivation headquarters, their cruel instincts warned them that Su Yang's presence was definitely the strongest there and that he was not someone to be taken lightly.
As the trembling disciples there noticed Lightning Cats becoming defensive upon Su Yang's arrival, their eyes glittered with hope.
Su Yang took the mission scroll he received from the sect and confirmed that it did not mention how many he had to kill before completing the mission.
"Although they are only in the Basic Spirit Realm, their monster core should take a decent fortune if I sell it to some wealthy family …" Su Yang unsheathed the sword by his side as he pondered about his need for money in this world.
Although his knowledge and experience were as vast as the ocean, his pitiful pockets were empty. And aside from the ten gold coins he traded with his Premium Points, he really did not have anything noteworthy in his possession.
"i'm very poor in this life, to the point where I won't be able to afford anything that can help me at my current cultivation level …"
Amidst Su Yang's thoughts, the five Lightning Cats suddenly pounced on him along with the lightning element in their bodies shining brightly, causing dozens of small white lines like snakes to fly towards him like a lightning storm.
Su Yang's eyes flickered with a deep light, and his legs suddenly blurred, turning almost invisible.
"Nine Astral Steps!"
Su Yang used one of the best movement techniques he learned in his previous life. And even though he could only utilize a fraction of the technique's full potential due to an insufficient cultivation base, his speed became so fast that the disciples or the Lightning Cats could not react.
He suddenly disappeared from where he was standing, and with a speed faster than anyone there could blink, he appeared behind the Lightning Cat like a ghost.
At that moment when he appeared, his arm holding a steel sword danced elegantly and sharply, performing five consecutive casual attacks without any technique.
Blood sprayed and heads flying.
The five Lightning Cats fell to the ground without any of their heads attached; they had been killed by Su Yang before the bewildered disciples could even realize what had happened.
After killing the five Lightning Cats in the blink of an eye and ignoring the bewildered disciples there, Su Yang used his sword to cut the forehead of the heads of the two Lightning Cats to retrieve the monster cores hidden within.
"It was already two monster cores ..." Su Yang nodded to himself with satisfaction and threw the monster cores into his pocket.
And when he could turn around and leave, one of the disciples there called out to him.
"Sorry, savior! Although it might be too much to ask after you saved our lives, do you want to join us?"
Su Yang turned his head to look at the beautiful girl who called out to him, who also gave him a seductive look. After taking a glimpse at his low cultivation base that was only at the 4th level in the Basic Spirit Realm, he replied in an indifferent voice: "Hunt down ferocious beasts at the peak of the Basic Spirit Realm while you are not even qualified to enter into this Thunder Valley ... What do you expect to achieve here with your cultivation base? I don't have time to play with you or your stupid game … "
Su Yang turned around and left after refusing to carry the dead weight, his shadow quickly disappeared from their eyes, and the beautiful woman stared in the direction where she disappeared with a dumbfounded expression, his face was red with embarrassment after listening to his harsh words.