Chapter 2134: 青兽古草

Teacher Mo Yun, who was nearby, also opened his eyes. Protecting the students, he couldn't sleep soundly. Sensing something as well, he glanced to the side, and his eyes couldn't help but light up.

Seeing his expression, Zhang Xuan looked over curiously, as if understanding something.

"If I'm not mistaken, that should be the Gale Sand Weasel, the creature we're looking for on this trial!" Teacher Mo Yun stood up.

Zhang Xuan frowned. He knew nothing about the God Realm, so he had no idea what kind of animal this was.

Seeing his confusion, Teacher Mo Yun explained, "It's a divine beast at the Lower God realm. Its offensive and defensive capabilities aren't strong, but it's excellent at speed. Its blood and core contain wind-attribute power, and consuming them can make one incredibly fast! It's not particularly dangerous, yet not easy to capture, making it perfect for student trials. According to our research, its lair should be half a day's journey from here, so I can't believe it actually appeared!"

This trial was specifically to capture this creature. I was already thinking of heading back early, as the trial seemed destined to fail, but who would have thought it would run over by itself in the middle of the night?

"Shen Cheng, Wu Xiaoxiao, wake up quickly!"

After explaining, Teacher Mo Yun smiled faintly and called out in a low voice. Although these students were in a deep sleep, they were, after all, experts at the God level. Upon hearing the call, they all got up, adjusted to their peak condition in the blink of an eye, and looked over with sharp, bright eyes.

"Teacher, what's wrong?" The white-robed young man named Shen Cheng asked with slight confusion.

"Listen for yourself..." Teacher Mo Yun didn't speak, but pointed in the direction he had just looked.

Shen Cheng listened for a moment, and his eyes instantly became fervent. "Is it the Gale Sand Weasel?"

"That's right!" Teacher Mo Yun nodded.

"Great! It looks like we can complete the mission today..." Full of excitement, Shen Cheng leaped up and motioned to his classmates, "Everyone get ready! Let's act according to the plan we set earlier!"

"Alright!" Everyone lowered their voices, their bodies swaying, and they all darted forward in unison.

Seeing their synchronized departure, with no wasted movements and not a single sound or disturbance, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but nod. As expected of top students from the academy, they indeed seemed extraordinary. Although they were only ordinary Gods, their combat strength was quite good.

"Brother Zhang Xuan, you all continue to rest here. I'll go watch over them..." Teacher Mo Yun chuckled, stood up, and followed closely.

"Zhao Ya, you're responsible for vigilance. Take care of your junior brothers and sisters, and also Master-Ancestor and the others. I'll be right back!" After giving the instruction, Zhang Xuan vanished from the spot.

He hadn't seen a Gale Sand Weasel yet, and it was a good opportunity to observe how these academy disciples coordinated their capture, and also to gain a better understanding of the God Realm.

Everyone moved very quickly. Zhang Xuan's injuries hadn't fully recovered, so he barely managed to keep up. As soon as he reached behind a rock, he saw Shen Cheng and many other academy disciples had already surrounded a divine beast. It was a fox-like divine beast, not very large, darting back and forth within the encirclement. Its strength wasn't great, but just as Teacher Mo Yun had said, its speed was indeed incredibly fast.

"These students are quite good..." After a glance at the paths the group used for their encirclement, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but nod. He had thought they were a bunch of useless students, but seeing their encirclement techniques now, he immediately dismissed that notion. Every move they made conformed to array formation principles, completely blocking all escape routes for the Gale Sand Weasel in the center. Even though this creature was very fast, it was still unable to escape. No wonder Teacher Mo Yun always felt superior and looked down on the students recruited by master teachers; these people were indeed extraordinary. Their strength, awareness, and movements were all top-tier, far surpassing ordinary people.

"It seems this Gale Sand Weasel won't be able to escape..." Zhang Xuan shook his head. Although this divine beast was very fast, the abilities of these students were all impressive. Capturing it was already a certainty, so watching or not didn't matter.

Just as he was about to return to continue cultivating and recovering from his injuries, a thought suddenly struck him. Based on his understanding of Saint Beasts, Spirit Beasts, and similar creatures, each of these animals had its own territory and activity area and rarely crossed boundaries under normal circumstances. According to Teacher Mo Yun, the creature's habitat was at least half an hour away from here, so why would it appear in the middle of the night?

His Eye of Insight looked over. Intricate traces of movement appeared before him, and Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up. In the direction the Gale Sand Weasel was moving, there was clearly a faint trail; obviously, it was pursuing something. The trail extended forward, disappearing into the darkness behind the group. He quietly walked over. For this divine beast to risk leaving its lair in the middle of the night, what it was chasing must be extraordinary.

He didn't go far before stopping. The trail disappeared into a dense forest. Frowning, Zhang Xuan's body flickered, and he entered the dense forest. The crescent moon in the sky wasn't very bright, and the dense foliage of the forest shrouded the surroundings in darkness, limiting Zhang Xuan's Eye of Insight, so he couldn't see very clearly.

He stopped. The trail had vanished without a trace here. He looked around, scanning the ground, and Zhang Xuan frowned. Where the trail disappeared, there were only ordinary plants; he couldn't see anything special. Could it be that what the Gale Sand Weasel was chasing had vanished into thin air?

He was just curious what kind of thing could make this creature risk coming out to capture it. Now that it had clearly left a trail but vanished into thin air, he immediately became intensely interested. In the more than half a month he had been in the God Realm, the Library of Heaven's Path was unusable, and many plants in the God Realm were different from those in the Firmament or Master Teacher Continent. He relied on his Eye of Insight to distinguish between poisonous and edible plants. As long as other common life forms frequently consumed it, there should be no problem. Of course, even if it was poisonous, it didn't matter, as one of them possessed a Congenital Poison Body. At worst, she could eat it first; if she found it unpalatable, it would definitely be non-toxic... Having used it continuously recently, he was very clear about the capabilities of his Eye of Insight in the God Realm.

Since the trail disappeared here, then what the other party was chasing must still be nearby! He searched around again, but still found nothing. Zhang Xuan's brows furrowed tightly. The trail was there; unless it could fly or burrow, it was absolutely impossible for it to evade him.

"If it could fly, the sand weasel definitely wouldn't be able to catch up..." "Could it have burrowed underground?" The ground was dry and showed no signs of being disturbed. Zhang Xuan was puzzled when his eyes suddenly landed on a dark green wild grass. This grass blended in with its surroundings without being too conspicuous, but... he had searched this area dozens of times for wild vegetables, and he could guarantee he had never seen such a wild grass. If he had seen it before, he probably would have picked it and eaten it directly; it wouldn't have remained until now.

He gently touched it with his palm. A book appeared in his mind.

"Azure Beast Ancient Grass: Can freely transform between a beast and a grass. Has an extremely potent nourishing effect on the soul. When combined with Mayang Beast Blood to concoct medicine, it can elevate the soul of an ordinary God to the Heavenly God level. Flaw one: It possesses extreme toxicity, harmful to the human body. If the toxin cannot be neutralized, the soul will progress, but the body will be damaged. Flaw two: It is extremely rare and difficult to find..."

Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up. If the Library of Heaven's Path hadn't become usable, he might have truly been deceived by it. This thing indeed looked exactly like green grass, with no discernible difference. Creatures that were both beast and plant were not unheard of, even in his previous life, let alone the Master Teacher Continent and the Firmament. The "winter worm, summer grass" (cordyceps), which was a worm in winter and grass in summer, was an example, and it had immense medicinal value. He hadn't expected this one before him to be similar and have such miraculous effects on the soul. Directly allowing a God's soul to advance to the Heavenly God level was truly terrifying. No wonder the sand weasel risked coming out of its lair for it, disregarding the danger. As for the toxicity, for him, who possessed the Heaven's Path cultivation technique, it was irrelevant.

Understanding what was going on, how could he let such a treasure escape? Zhang Xuan held his breath and swiftly reached out. As if sensing his intention to capture it, the green grass in front of him swayed gently, suddenly leaped out of the soil, and shot straight forward. Its speed was so fast, like a gust of wind.

"Where do you think you're going...?" Previously, he couldn't catch the rabbit because his injuries were too severe, but tonight he had eaten a full meal and his strength had recovered considerably. It would be truly shameful if he couldn't even catch a blade of grass.

He took a step, leaping seven or eight meters, and made a grabbing motion in mid-air. Divine power was released from his five fingertips, forming a fishing net. "My heart is like a double silken net, with a thousand, thousand knots within!" The sword art, which surpassed the Way of Heaven, enveloped it, immediately encasing the grass within. He gently squeezed it, holding it in his palm, and with a thought, extended his consciousness into it. He indeed found a power that warmed the soul, continuously flowing, soothing and comforting. With a flick and a twist of his finger, the net of sword qi completely enveloped it, preventing it from escaping again. Zhang Xuan then put it into his embrace, wrapping it carefully with his clothes. His current soul level was only at the Lower God stage. If it could advance to the Heavenly God level, he wouldn't need to fear even true Heavenly God experts!

After securing the medicinal ingredient, he returned to their resting place and found that Teacher Mo Yun had also returned with many students. The Gale Sand Weasel was in their hands, struggling ceaselessly but helplessly.

"Congratulations!" Seeing that they had completed the trial and captured the divine beast, Zhang Xuan smiled faintly. He had felt earlier that this creature wouldn't be able to escape, and it seemed he was right.

"Brother Zhang, where did you go?" Seeing that he wasn't with the group, Teacher Mo Yun frowned, looking puzzled.

"When I saw you going to catch the beast, I went over to take a look. But I came back before I could find you, so I must have gone the wrong way..." Zhang Xuan said.

"To get lost over such a short distance, you really are quite foolish!" The slightly attractive female student, Wu Xiaoxiao, scoffed and looked at Zhang Xuan with disdain again. These guys almost caused them to fail their trial. It would be one thing if they were strong, but to get lost over such a short distance... they really weren't just ordinarily foolish. The key thing was... Senior Brother Shen Cheng, whose eyes had always been on her, hadn't looked at her once since those other girls appeared. Upon realizing this, she felt an inexplicable surge of anger.