Becoming a Saint From the Iron Armor Skill

Chapter 382: Chapter 197: Grim Prospects

Even when he made a common-sense mistake about hunting Demon Beasts, Liu Ruolan couldn’t be bothered to explain the reason in detail.

Who would waste so many words on someone so insignificant? This was blatant disregard!

"Young Master Zhan, go find a place to dig a pit. Bury the wild boar we hunted first, so the smell of its blood doesn’t interfere with the scent of the Beast-Attracting Incense."

Liu Ruofeng said.

"Alright." Zhan Xinwu replied and hurried off to dig the pit. At the same time, he let out a huge, inexplicable sigh of relief.

At least no one on the team had mocked him.

...

「In another direction, in a forest near the depths of Evil Tiger Ridge.」

Wang Xiongzhang suddenly raised a hand, signaling for everyone to stop.

The three young elites traveling with them were all confused, but the rest of the eight-person Purple-clothed Guard squad from the Demon Suppression Department looked toward the Beast Hide Bag at Wang Xiongzhang’s waist.

At this moment, from within the Beast Hide Bag, a small, cyan beast poked its head out, sniffing the air from time to time.

This small beast was a Tracking Mink raised by Wang Xiongzhang, extremely sensitive to smells and possessing a good deal of Spirituality.

The Tracking Mink sniffed for a good while, then suddenly scratched its ear with a small paw before waving its paws and letting out a few strange CHEE CHEE CHEE cries.

"It seems Liu Ruofeng’s group has lit the Beast-Attracting Incense."

Shen Qingxuan took a step forward, pulled out a small strip of Dried Demon Beast Meat, and placed it into the Tracking Mink’s mouth.

The little beast immediately quieted down.

The eight-person Purple-clothed Guard squad from the Demon Suppression Department often went out to slay demons together and clearly had a great rapport.

Wang Xiongzhang nodded, then glanced in the direction the Tracking Mink’s small paws were waving and said,

"Liu Ruofeng’s group really has some skill. To think they’ve approached the depths of Evil Tiger Ridge this quickly as well.

Let’s prepare and light the Beast-Attracting Incense, too!"

...

Chen Cheng concealed his aura and moved swiftly through the mountain forest. By now, he was already deep inside Evil Tiger Ridge.

Along the way, his passage startled many beasts, and he even flushed out a magnificently colored tiger.

However, after sensing it, Chen Cheng realized the tiger was just an ordinary mountain tiger, not a Demon Beast, so he couldn’t be bothered to deal with it on the spot.

He just memorized its location and continued onward.

If he couldn’t find any trace of a Demon Beast later, he would go back and catch this tiger for a nice meal.

As Chen Cheng grew more familiar with the forest, his confidence swelled once again.

This was especially true after he flushed out that magnificently colored tiger from the deep forest, which confirmed his suspicion: in the vicinity of a powerful beast’s territory, there was almost no other animal activity.

’Now that I have a direction, my chances of finding a Demon Beast have greatly increased!’

In truth, this was a principle that Liu Ruofeng, Wang Xiongzhang, and the others also knew.

But with their Martial Arts Power, how could they possibly travel as freely and swiftly through the vast, deep mountain forests as Chen Cheng, completely unimpeded?

In the same hour, Chen Cheng had already penetrated the heartland of Evil Tiger Ridge, while Liu Ruofeng, Wang Xiongzhang, and their groups had only just approached its depths.

This was the difference!

Chen Cheng reached the summit of a high mountain and leaned against the branch of a large tree, gnawing on a freshly picked old mountain ginseng. As he rested for a moment, he gained a deeper appreciation for how difficult it was to hunt Demon Beasts.

If a Demon Beast lay dormant and didn’t emerge, it would be nearly impossible to track. Even the strongest of Martial Artists might come to hunt a demon and still leave empty-handed.

However, Chen Cheng’s luck was clearly quite good. He rarely came away empty-handed from anything he did.

Right now, the bag at his waist was bulging. Inside were several twenty-year-old old mountain ginsengs, a few fifty-year-old ones, two that were over a century old, and several Lingzhi of an unknown, centuries-old age.

The old mountain ginseng he was chewing on was even older, at least one hundred and fifty years old.

Chen Cheng had deduced this from the amount of qi and blood he replenished by eating this old mountain ginseng.

He had found all these Medicinal Materials only after entering the depths of Evil Tiger Ridge.

When Chen Cheng had read those miscellaneous books before, he had often focused only on the Demon Beast Atlas or various Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, while ignoring Medicinal Materials.

He only recognized the old mountain ginseng and Lingzhi that he gnawed on daily, so those were the only two types of Medicinal Materials he had gathered.

If he had known about other Medicinal Materials, his harvest would likely have been much greater.

’It is only when you need to use your knowledge that you regret how little you have. You never know the difficulty of a task until you have experienced it yourself. The ancients truly did not deceive me!’

Muttering to himself, Chen Cheng finished gnawing on the old mountain ginseng, then leaped to the top of the tree to survey the terrain.

’In another hour, the sky will be dark. I’ll go a little further, then I should start thinking about heading back.’

’The direction I choose will determine whether I get anything out of this. I have to be careful.’

"Huh?" Suddenly, Chen Cheng let out a soft sound of surprise.

He saw that the originally tranquil forest had suddenly erupted into commotion. Many trees were shaking, dust was rising, birds were taking flight, and even the faint roars of beasts could be heard.

The commotion grew louder and louder, quickly spreading from the outer regions of Evil Tiger Ridge and then creeping toward its depths.

’This commotion seems to be centered around two locations in the outer forests of Evil Tiger Ridge.

It looks like Liu Ruofeng and Wang Xiongzhang’s groups have lit their Beast-Attracting Incense.

My current position is much deeper in than either of those two teams. Should I also light a Beast-Attracting Incense and try to lure out a Demon Beast?’

After some thought, Chen Cheng dismissed the idea.

’If the Beast-Attracting Incense alone was enough to lure out the Tier Two Demon Tiger from the depths of Evil Tiger Ridge, would I even get a chance to make a move?

Some other expert would have already snatched it up long ago!’

’Steady now. I’ll observe a bit longer.’

He thought to himself and focused his attention on the forests in the depths of Evil Tiger Ridge.

’My plan is still the same: wherever it’s quietest, that’s where I’ll go!’

’If my luck is good enough, Liu Ruofeng and Wang Xiongzhang’s groups are just paving the way for me, doing all the grunt work!’

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