Top-level Qi Luck: Leading My Clan to Cultivate

In the depths of the dense forest, Song Lixin and his four companions paused atop a large tree, no longer pushing forward.

The blood trail had abruptly vanished at this location, and the Yellow Spirit Monkey that had been pursued for half a day was nowhere to be seen; the reason for this was unknown.

Leading the group, Song Lixin scrutinized the dense forest ahead with meticulous eyes.

At this moment, the forest was eerily silent, with an unsettling air hanging in the still atmosphere.

Furrowing his brows, Song Lixin formed hand seals with both hands, casting several spells in quick succession that shot directly into the forest in front of them.

Waves of energy shattered the shrubbery in the vicinity of a hundred acres, felling swathes of trees cut at midsection—huge trees over thirty feet tall toppled in all directions, kicking up clouds of dust that obscured the vision of the group temporarily.

With the cultivation of Complete Qi Refining combined with his unrestrained attacks, Song Lixin flattened what had been an intensely thick forest.

After a brief moment, as the billowing dust dispersed, a hill approximately a hundred feet tall was revealed.

Looking more closely, the entire hill spanned several hundred acres, with several lush fruit trees growing upon it—each tree about a few dozen feet tall and sparsely dotted with some red fruits.

The cultivator surnamed Chen immediately cried out in astonishment.

'It's the Jade Spirit Fruit, we're going to be rich!'

The rest of the cultivators were greatly excited, having let go of the Yellow Spirit Monkey, they had followed behind simply to find the spiritual objects of its territory; Song Lixin's guess had proven correct, and the four of them began to flatter him in turn.

Hearing the obsequious words of the cultivators, Song Lixin nodded with satisfaction.

'You're all a bit too early with your celebrations; though we've found the spiritual objects, they won't be so easy to obtain. Yellow Spirit Monkeys are communal demonic beasts; small groups consist of over a dozen, while larger groups boast over a hundred. If you wish to obtain the Spirit Fruit, you cannot avoid a fierce battle.'

'Let me be upfront—I want forty percent of all the Spirit Fruit; the four of you can divide the remaining sixty percent. No objections, right?'

'Brother Song, forgive my bluntness, but although you are our monster hunting leader with the highest cultivation and have strategized for us along the way, surely earning great merit, forty percent is indeed too much. Divided amongst us four, there would be very little left.'

'Exactly!'

The other cultivators chimed in one after another, forming an implicit alliance of common interests. When their own benefits were at stake, no one was willing to back down, and they were no longer as flattering as before.

'Alright, the lowest I'll go is thirty percent—that's my bottom line. If there are still objections, I'll back out.'

After some haggling and under pressure, there was a temporary compromise; Song Lixin accepted the thirty percent distribution plan.

'Hmph, I'll let you make a fuss for now; after the fight, I'll show you what I'm capable of.'

Underneath his scholarly demeanor, Song Lixin's face revealed a hint of ruthlessness that was not easily detected.

Even before gaining possession of the spiritual objects, the five cultivators were already at odds, each scheming for their own advantage, unwilling to come out at a loss.

'Alright, the treasure has been found—let's try to approach where the Red Spirit Peach is located, and see what this Yellow Spirit Monkey is capable of.'

Song Lixin led the group towards the small hill.

In half an hour, they arrived at the foot of the hill and observed from a distance of a hundred paces.

The hill was anything but quiet. There was bustling activity and a few monkey calls, quite noisy, with nearly a hundred Yellow Spirit Monkeys gathered under the largest Jade Spirit Fruit Tree.

One giant Yellow Spirit Monkey sat in the tree, its chestnut fur interspersed with strands of golden hair. Its aura had reached the Late Stage of First Order, evidently the leader of the group.

Watching two injured Yellow Spirit Monkeys in front of it, the leader's eyes flashed with a sharp ferocity. It leaped from the towering fruit tree, darting between the trunks, and headed out of the forest, followed by a large group of Yellow Spirit Monkeys.

Song Lixin and the four others took out their respective Spiritual Artifacts and entered the forest cautiously, barely a hundred paces in.

Suddenly, nearly a hundred Yellow Spirit Monkeys leaped out of the forest, encircling the cultivators. Without hesitation, they attacked the five cultivators.

The Yellow Spirit Monkey leader took the lead, pounding its chest and stomping its feet, and in a blur of motion, it closed in with astonishing speed.

A pair of sharp claws directly lunged at Song Lixin, and the Yellow Spirit Monkeys in the back closely followed, ganging up on the group of five in clusters.

Facing the wave-like assault, the five cultivators did not panic in the slightest. They stood back to back forming a large circle, cooperating with each other to counterattack.

Song Lixin summoned a gourd-shaped spiritual artifact, emitting a vast expanse of white frost, transforming into three large White Ice Pythons that lunged towards the oncoming leader of the Yellow Spirit Monkeys.

The leader of the Yellow Spirit Monkeys, upon being attacked, deftly flipped to dodge, but the offspring behind it were significantly slower. One Medium Stage Yellow Spirit Monkey that had not yet closed in was immediately killed on the spot.

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A pair of sharp claws was about to grasp Song Lixin's head.

If he were caught, his head would likely shatter instantly, with no chance of surviving.

In a fit of shock and anger, Song Lixin hastily took out a First Order Medium Grade small shield shaped spiritual artifact, blocking it in front of him.

The Yellow Spirit Monkey's claw made a gash in the shield, severely damaging Song Lixin's spiritual artifact with one strike.

Song Lixin quickly retreated, creating some distance.

The thwarted attack completely enraged the entire tribe of Yellow Spirit Monkeys, who became even more frenzied.

The raging horde of monkeys attacked the five people without fear of death, making the fight much more intense.

In a matter of half a quarter hour, the horde of monkeys suffered heavy casualties. Many of the First Order Yellow Spirit Monkeys had died or were injured, leaving less than twenty. There were also more than twenty Medium Stage ones, and even eight in the Late Stage.

The five cultivators were scattered by the onslaught, each becoming surrounded and fighting individually, which instantly increased the pressure on them.

The cultivator with the surname Xie took deep breaths, his spiritual power greatly depleted, as he used every means he had to preserve his life.

At this moment, he deeply regretted being so greedy as to take such a risk.

In his haste, he threw out his last Defense Talisman, which formed a wall of earth to block the Yellow Spirit Monkey in front of him.

After only holding on for barely more than ten breaths, the horde of monkeys breached the earth wall. The cultivator surnamed Xie, filled with terror, was overwhelmed by a group of Yellow Spirit Monkeys before he could react and put up a resistance.

When the horde dispersed, they left behind a corpse torn to pieces, a sight of extreme misery. The cultivator surnamed Xie had fallen on the spot.

Seeing this tragic sight, a cultivator with the surname Chen who was being attacked yelled urgently,

"Brother Song, don't hold back anymore, or that fool's fate will be ours!"

Upon hearing this, everyone unleashed their most powerful moves without reservation.

Instantly, talisman papers were thrown out as if they were worthless, and all sorts of spiritual artifacts were pushed to their limits.

Song Lixin and the leader of the Yellow Spirit Monkeys fought fiercely for hundreds of rounds. By now, the leader of the Yellow Spirit Monkeys was covered in wounds, with one arm left and countless injuries on its body, its strength drastically reduced by half.

Song Lixin wasn't in much better condition, with his spiritual power nearly depleted, more than ten wounds on his body, with several places exposing bone directly to the air, and his breathing extremely ragged.

The other four were not much different, their spiritual power nearly exhausted, their treasures mostly consumed, and their strength greatly diminished.

Without any further hesitation, the four stabilized the situation quickly and even gained the upper hand.

The whole tribe of monkeys was mostly dead or wounded, leaving only over twenty survivors from nearly a hundred Yellow Spirit Monkeys—all of whom were in the Medium Stage or above.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless and that there was no chance of victory, the leader of the Yellow Spirit Monkeys was the first to dive into the dense forest, with the surviving Yellow Spirit Monkeys immediately following, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Song Lixin did not pursue. At this point, all of them had sustained injuries, their spiritual power was greatly depleted, and if they encountered other Demonic Beasts, it would likely be impossible to escape.

Seeing the Yellow Spirit Monkeys vanish, the four had yet to catch their breath,

When Lin Shiji and his people, hiding in the shadows, took advantage of Song Lixin and the others' momentary relaxation to stealthily approach, the distance between them getting closer and closer.