The Imperial City had been captured, but soon it was reclaimed by the major families.
In October, a nine-year-old new emperor ascended the throne and the situation in the Imperial City seemed to have stabilized.
However, the rebellion in the Imperial City seemed to be a fuse, igniting uprisings everywhere.
Behind these uprisings were the controls of the Grandmaster forces from all sides.
The situation was most deteriorated in Shuzhou, Jianzhou, and Yun State, the three provinces.
Spirit Sword Valley, Heavenly Saber City, and the forces of King Yong Nian fought in a mixed battle, seemingly trying to decide on a king.
Additionally, other forces also seemed to be assembling their troops, wanting to travel from their prosperous lands to compete for the territories of these three provinces.
The Great Zhou deeply descended into chaos, with the civilians displaced, and instances of child exchange for food occurred.
But those who played the chess game of power didn’t care about these “trivial matters.”
Under these circumstances,
In the water, in the mountains, and even within cities, countless wild beasts quietly transformed, their eyes filled with either spirituality or malevolence.
The displaced civilians, countless of whom turned into meals for demon beasts, and this situation grew increasingly severe.
Qingshan Village also encountered this situation.
The village head gathered the Martial Artists in the village.
“Based on last month’s situation, the amount of Spiritual Medicine and Spiritual Objects in the mountains has increased. Just last month in a span of a single month, we found almost ten Spiritual Medicines and even two kinds neither seen nor heard of before.”
The words of the village head filled the group of Martial Artists with joy; the more Spiritual Medicine in the mountains, the more merit they could obtain, and the more Cultivation Pills they could exchange for.
Unfortunately, their joy did not last long before the village head added a but,
“But correspondingly, the number of demon beasts and spirit beasts has also increased. You alone might not feel it, but in fact, after careful count, on average, one would encounter a demon or spiritual beast every day, with ten identifiable demon beasts confirmed killed, and many more still wandering in the wilderness…”
The group of Martial Artists in the village might not realize it individually, but once actually counted, these unusual occurrences were alarmingly frequent.
“From now on, we need to strengthen our daily patrols, and if you want to go into the mountains, you must think clearly. Once you encounter any danger, there is certainly no chance of rescue from the village.”
The mountains were vast, and if you couldn’t resolve the danger by yourself by the time the village responded, either your corpse would have decayed or it would have turned into dung.
So, one could only rely on being careful.
“Also, one more thing, always keep an eye on any strangers appearing near the village. Most of these people are Martial Artists who come to gather medicine. Whoever comes, at least a Third Grade Martial Artist must watch them.”
Li Yongfeng and four others, through this period of cultivation, where Li Yongfeng had become a Fourth Grade Martial Artist, while the other four had also become Third Grade Martial Artists.
Those Medicine Gatherers were mostly struggling, so even if they were Martial Artists, their strength wouldn’t be very strong, and a Third Grade Martial Artist would suffice to keep them in check.
“When watching them, remember it’s best not to expose your strength, and also don’t lead the people to Yun Sheng and Mr. Yue’s places. They pay, we provide food and shelter, of course, that is if these Medicine Gatherers don’t go too far. If they really do, then…”
The village head did not specify.
But Li Yongfeng and the others were no gentle souls.
They were the ones who dared to take action against the members of the Green Flood Dragon Gang as soon as they became Martial Artists.
“Understood, village head!”
“Is there anything else? If not, you can all disperse!”
“Village head, there’s one more thing,” Wang Shuwen stood up, “I saw something in the mountains, it was a lotus…”
At the same time, Da Bai was rubbing against Wang Sheng, and Yun Xiao was doing mostly the same.
“What’s going on with you guys? Usually, you aren’t like this!”
“Roar~”
Da Bai was agitated, it sensed that something useful to it had appeared in the mountains.
It and Yun Xiao intended to pull Wang Sheng along.
With Wang Sheng there, who else could compete with them?
“What useful thing is it?”
“Roar~”
Da Bai shook its head; it wasn’t particularly clear itself.
It was all an instinctual feeling.
But it was sure that it was something useful for both it and Yun Xiao, and it was something very significant.
“Never mind, I’ll go ask someone else!”
Da Bai himself couldn’t clarify, but perhaps one person might know, and that was Yue.
Wang Sheng recounted Da Bai and Yun Xiao’s situation.
“Lord Wang Sheng, if I’m not mistaken, it’s probably a Medicine King about to mature, releasing a scent that can only be sensed by spiritual and demon beasts, hence their restlessness.”
“Releasing a scent, does Medicine King even have such characteristics?”
Could it be the Medicine King relied on the dung of wild beasts to spread its seeds?
Yue nodded and said, “Some Medicine King do indeed have such characteristics. However, this type of Medicine King has one trait: bloodthirstiness! They attract wild beasts and even spiritual and demon beasts with peculiar scents and then capture all at once, turning their flesh and blood into nourishment for their own maturity.”
“So this is a trap?”
“Yes, but once matured, it indeed becomes a powerful Medicine King, and this type of Medicine King generally doesn’t need other Spiritual Medicines to work with, you can take it directly, and it’s effective even for Grandmasters. I didn’t expect it to be nearby, and it should be within fifty kilometers.”
Fifty kilometers, for Martial Artists as well as spiritual and demon beasts, was indeed not far; it could even be considered very close, it just wasn’t expected to appear in this place.
“Lord Wang Sheng, if you wish, you could try to compete for it.”