novelraw Chapter 1185 1178: Discussing the Plan
Chapter 1185 1178: Discussing the Plan
Swish, swish, swish!
A few moments later, the group flashed to the ground on the other side of the swamp, and those fire swamp ants didn't follow.
"Phew, we finally made it through. Those fire swamp ants were really troublesome, I thought I was going to fall here." Song Xia patted her ample chest and let out a sigh of relief.
The others nodded in agreement.
"This inner core...?"
Qin Yang frowned slightly, looking at the others.
Although they had made it through the Red Swamp after a fierce fight, the only thing they had obtained was the demon beast inner core in his hand.
"We owe our passage through the swamp to the fortune of Fellow Daoist Qin; otherwise, we might not have made it here safely. It's only right for him to take it." The elder surnamed Meng said with a smile.
A Commander-tier demon beast inner core is a treasure for human alchemists to create powerful supplements.
Additionally, the demon beast inner core contains a mindless demon spirit, which human artifact refiners can extract and use for artifact refining. Of course, the inner core can also be used to nurture demon beasts.
Monk Huitong and the others nodded in agreement, and even Teng Yingwu said nothing, feeling embarrassed to insist, given that Qin Yang took the lead in facing danger.
"Alright then, I won't stand on ceremony." Qin Yang nodded.
In the earlier battle, his contribution was the greatest, so by distribution law, it rightfully belonged to him. This was also something obtained mid-journey.
Immediately, Qin Yang placed the fire attribute inner core into the Spirit Pet Bag for the Fire Flame Lion to consume.
With this inner core, the Fire Flame Lion should be able to break through to the peak of the Demon General level.
At this moment, ahead of the group lay a forest.
The forest was right at the foot of the mountain, and by looking up, they could see the snow-covered peaks.
Among them, one peak stood a thousand feet tall, with thick snow on its midsection.
"That's the peak, right?" the elder surnamed Meng said with a focused gaze.
The blue scent-seeking bug had crawled onto Monk Huitong's shoulder at some point, chirping towards the mountain.
"Indeed, fellow travelers, after that battle, let's recover for a while before ascending the mountain," Monk Huitong said, nodding.
"Alright."
Upon hearing this, the elder surnamed Meng and the others nodded.
Up next was a wounded Jade-Horned Dragon Leopard, probably even more troublesome than the previous fire swamp ant queen. They needed to be in peak condition.
The group sat cross-legged, restoring their inner Spiritual Power.
Since no one was seriously injured, they had recovered to their peak state after a quarter of an hour.
"Amitabha, dear benefactors, let's set out," Monk Huiguang said to everyone.
Swish, swish, swish!
The group flashed and quickly dashed into the forest ahead.
This forest was filled with high-tier Demon General beasts, but against their group of nine, they were soon dispatched.
Once out of the forest, the majestic snow-covered peak loomed nearby.
"Dear benefactors, up the mountain we go," Monk Huiguang said.
The group's figures moved swiftly, and ten minutes later, they reached the snow-covered midsection of the mountain.
Since this mountain was the domain of the Jade-Horned Dragon Leopard, they saw no other beasts, not even birds or flying demon creatures.
This was likely due to the deterrent power of the Commander-tier Jade-Horned Dragon Leopard.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The group continued their rapid ascent, flanked by tens of feet tall pine forests covered in snow.
The closer they got to the peak, the faster the wings of the scent-seeking bug on Monk Huiguang's shoulder flapped.
Quickening their pace, the group tread swiftly over the snow; after another ten minutes or so, they reached the summit.
"Dear benefactors, we need to suppress our auras," Monk Huiguang said, eyes narrowing, as he stowed the scent-seeking bug.
The group nodded, restraining their auras and slowing their steps, gliding over the snow like swallows.
The summit covered a vast area, with rocks resembling a stone forest, blanketed by thick snow.
The group moved among the rocks and soon reached the center of the summit, their view opening up remarkably.
A vast expanse lay before them, covered in white snow, with a deep blue Dark Lake sitting amidst it, flanked by cedar trees.
To one side of the Dark Lake was a massive hill near the water.
Snow covered the hill, with a huge cavern visible within.
At that moment, by the Dark Lake, in front of the cavern.
A large leopard-shaped demon beast lay quietly on a giant Moon Cold Stone.
This leopard-shaped beast had snow-white, soft fur and a body larger than Qin Yang's Fire Flame Lion, stretching over ten meters long, with snow-white wings spread wide.
On the head of the leopard beast was an eye-catching emerald green horn, jade-like in appearance.
"It's the Jade-Horned Dragon Leopard."
From behind a massive boulder a thousand meters from the Dark Lake, Qin Yang and the others appeared, eyes fixed intently on the leopard beast lying atop the giant Moon Cold Stone.
At this moment, on the snow-white fur of the Jade-Horned Dragon Leopard's back, there was a massive black scar, with the wound's flesh turned black, faintly tinged with a mysterious gold. One of its snowy-white wings also bore a scar.
"Indeed, this Jade-Horned Dragon Leopard was severely injured," the elder surnamed Meng said, a deep joy flashing in his eyes as he gazed from afar at the blackened wound on the Jade-Horned Dragon Leopard's back.