Big Data Cultivation
Chapter 1279: Effortless

Chapter 1279: Chapter 1279: Effortless

After killing the Mo Yun Leopard, the group hurriedly left to avoid the scent of blood attracting any other animals.

However, after walking for only an hour, they encountered a swarm of hunting bees. These hunting bees were as large as sparrows, filling the sky, and their tails had poisonous stingers that could corrode the Spiritual Qi Shield.

Kong Ziyi was quite afraid of these bees. Although her Spiritual Qi Shield wouldn’t break for a while, she was trembling in fear, just standing there being attacked by the swarm, allowing the hunting bees to hit her shield like raindrops on a car window.

Feng Jun threw her a Defense Array Disk and himself drew out a long blade, using the Hundred Battles Blade Technique.

The bright blade light flashed, and the sparrow-sized hunting bees clattered to the ground.

Once he started, the entire swarm went for him, and the others quickly supported their Spiritual Qi Shields and applied medicine to themselves.

Then an old Qi Refining Disciple shouted, "Mountain Master Feng, these things are endless. Apply some medicinal juice on yourself, and the swarm won’t target you. Catch this quickly."

"We’ve already made them our enemies, so applying medicine might not help," Feng Jun replied easily while swinging his long blade, "I don’t believe they’re endless. If I can’t finish them in one day, I’ll kill them for two days, ten days."

That was really... The others were speechless, thinking, why would a distinguished cultivator argue with a bunch of bees?

At this moment, Feng Jun added, "These things pose great harm to ordinary cultivators. Since we’ve encountered them, let’s help eliminate a wave. Once I’ve killed them, I’ll find their hive and destroy it too."

Yuan raised his eyebrows, thinking to himself, are you seriously here for sightseeing, doing such boring things?

He immediately shouted, "Mountain Master Feng, there’s no need to destroy them. Experienced hunters apply some medicinal juice when encountering these bees."

Is the medicinal juice absolutely effective? Feng Jun was skeptical, "Their stingers can shoot out, possessing long-range attack capabilities."

"As long as you don’t provoke them, you won’t get stung much," Yuan smiled wryly and said, "Basically, it’s just a few days of swelling, won’t be life-threatening. When encountering those formidable wild beasts, these hunting bees can even be used to poison them."

Feng Jun listened and blinked, slowing down his hand unconsciously, "So you’re saying, these things... actually have benefits for humans?"

"There are pros and cons," Yuan answered straightforwardly, "Those who venture into the forest regularly find these bees nothing special. At crucial moments, they’re useful, but for those unfamiliar... well, if they die, it can’t be helped."

The locals are quite xenophobic, they think outsiders who recklessly enter the forest seeking fortune deserve death. Yuan’s "pros and cons" statement was already considerate of Kong Ziyi and Feng Jun’s feelings.

Feng Jun sighed, "Throw me some medicinal juice, I’ll apply some too."

After applying some medicinal juice, the hunting bees indeed kept their distance, although some held grudges and tried long-range attacks by shooting tail stingers at him. However, after several rounds of the Hundred Battles Blade Technique, the swarm gradually dispersed.

Kong Ziyi, possibly suffering from trypophobia, looked pale even after the bees left for a while. Then she decided not to walk in the forest anymore, but to fly over the treetops, heading to the destination as fast as possible.

As for being potentially watched? If they dare to follow by air, they shouldn’t blame her for being ruthless.

Speaking of being watched... there indeed were trackers, two indistinct figures were ten miles away.

Their location couldn’t be hidden from the Divine Sense perception of the cultivator, but the Bewildering Soul Forest was not anyone’s forbidden territory. Many came to hunt Spirit Beasts and Spirit Plants, as long as they kept a distance, coexistence was possible.

At this distance of over ten miles, there was really no sign of malice, especially since these two were just at the Qi Refinement Realm.

Indeed, only two Qi-Refining Practitioners, tracking a group led by three prominent cultivators, who would believe it?

However, these two were actually tracking the group ahead. One person held a box containing a dark gray moth, the size of a ping-pong ball, fluttering its wings.

This moth was a rare "Tracking Moth," essentially using the male moth’s sense of smell to find the scent left by a female moth, capable of tracking up to fifty miles.

But to make a male moth recognize only one female moth, rather than all female moths, required a certain secret technique. With this technique, the moth could truly be called a "Tracking Moth."

The other person was a small-framed man, highly skilled in concealment, with disproportionately large ears.

Generally speaking, he wouldn’t eavesdrop on conversations ahead, as it was hard to escape the perception of certain cultivators, but he could hear actions, like someone swinging a blade to slay hunting bees, or... detecting a flying boat taking off.

"Huh?" He said incredulously with his large ears, "They’re actually... going to fly?"

"Seems like they’re about to fly," the one holding the Tracking Moth said softly, "The moth’s sensing ability is weakened... Huh, it’s gone crazy, looks like they’ve already flown away."

"Let them fly away," Large Ears sighed, "To think the Liu Family tasked us with tracking Taiqing’s cultivators, they’ve grown arrogant... do they want to be exterminated?"

"I don’t know what you’re talking about regarding the Liu Family," said Tracker Moth with a light hum, "I accepted the mission at the tavern in town, just to see what these people want to do."

"Stop talking nonsense, there are no outsiders nearby, why are you trying to shrug off responsibility now?" Big Ears sneered disdainfully, his pair of ears were not merely ornamental, "It’s not about who issued the mission, just saying if the Liu Family didn’t take action, how could you get that female moth powder on them?"

The old Qi Refining disciple introduced two distinguished families, one was the Yuan Family, the other was the Liu Family.

Seeing his words, Tracker Moth no longer denied it, "I find it strange, if Master Taiqing really came to search for treasure, would he seek collaboration with the Yuan Family?"

Big Ears chuckled indifferently, "What if he does? The treasure that could bring Master Taiqing here personally must not be ordinary."

Tracker Moth laughed disdainfully, "Could it be that the Liu Family dares to steal it? Give them the courage."

"If the Liu Family is willing to take charge, inviting seven or eight masters wouldn’t be a problem," Big Ears said expressionlessly, then breathed lightly, "This mission is nerve-wracking, isn’t Taiqing difficult to deal with?"

"They bet that Taiqing would reason... After all, it’s the treasure of Songhai Forest," Tracker Moth sighed, "Indeed, this mission feels a bit risky, there’s always a sense of being silenced... fortunately, there’s no need to chase anymore."

"Yes, no need to chase," Big Ears nodded, "They dare to directly fly, not worried about being watched, needless to say they’re on a journey, do you think the stakes here are getting higher and higher? There’s this kind of mission... I’m considering changing places."

"Let’s send a paper crane first and see what the Liu Family says," Tracker Moth frowned, taking out a paper crane...

If they really flew, the speed would be very fast, although they needed to beware of raptors and flying snakes that suddenly appeared, everyone only took half a day’s time before arriving at the place Yuan Master mentioned.

They landed twenty miles from the area of the golden patterned flying bear, selecting a spacious area, Feng Jun released Xing Zai, "Come in and rest well for one night, we’ll act tomorrow."

Kong Ziyi couldn’t help but say, "Being inside Xing Zai is indeed comfortable, much better than last night. I feel like I’m someone who can’t endure hardships... but at Zixia Peak, I’m quite able to endure hardships."

Yuan Master smiled and responded silently, thinking to himself, this is definitely the couple playing affectionate.

Sure enough, Feng Jun replied with a smile, "There are many types of hardships, some people can bear physical suffering, some can endure spiritual suffering, but ask them to stay in sewage for an hour, and they wouldn’t be able to... it’s just cleanliness, people mind different things."

"Sewage," Kong Ziyi couldn’t help but shiver, "Mountain Master Feng, isn’t this disgusting?"

Yuan Master finally spoke, "Mountain Master Feng is not wrong, at my worst, what is sewage... at that time, the thought was just, surviving would be good."

Kong Ziyi fell silent, after a while saying, "You’re all correct, it feels like... I’m still lacking experience."

The next day’s battle was relatively simpler.

Everyone approached the territory of the golden patterned flying bear. Yuan Master rushed up to hunt, he was well prepared, and quickly forced the flying bear into a corner, without needing to worry about issues appearing behind him, focusing solely on capturing the opponent alive.

After all, the bear gall taken while alive is entirely different from that taken after death.

If it weren’t for the appearance of a second golden patterned flying bear, this would have been a smooth and exhilarating hunt.

Some variables appeared, although anticipated by everyone, in the end... Yuan Master couldn’t resolve it alone.

Feng Jun was about to ask him if they should continue watching when Yuan Master shouted loudly, "This one is unrelated to me, just attack... it doesn’t matter how you kill it, no need to carefully preserve the bear gall!"

Feng Jun glanced at Kong Ziyi, who was vigilantly poised across him, speaking with a smile, "The survival instinct is really strong."

Kong Ziyi extended her delicate jade hand, and suddenly, a huge palm appeared in the air, spanning ten zhang in size.

Their place of combat resembled the camp site last night, lacking towering trees, mostly just small shrubs, and with one strike, the golden patterned flying bear was slapped into the dirt.

However, despite its great strength, ability to fly, and strong defense, its combat power was truly average.

Having been slapped into the ground by the big hand, the bear emerged unscathed, rolled over, roared at Kong Ziyi, and prepared to fly again — this time, its target was Kong Ziyi.

But this pause was enough, Feng Jun flicked his wrist, and the Immortal Binding Rope flew out — beneath the Qi Refinement Realm, nothing could escape it.

The Immortal Binding Rope wasn’t suitable for forest combat, as it could easily be interfered with and fail to catch fast-moving objects, but in open ground, with a hindered opponent, it was extremely simple.

As for the defense strength of the golden patterned flying bear? Well, that’s laughable — once captured, couldn’t it be processed in any way desired?