Chapter 626: Hunting the Turtle Beast

At Qinglian Villa in the Eastern Wilderness, Wang Qingqi was refining pills in a secret chamber. Wang Changsheng had previously brought back several third-order demon cores, all of which were given to Wang Qingqi to refine into Foundation Establishment Pills.

Currently, Wang Qingqi was the only one in the Wang family capable of refining Foundation Establishment Pills. Though it was arduous work, Wang Qingqi was delighted to see clan members successfully establish their foundations using the pills he refined.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Wang Qingqi withdrew his hand seals, and the fierce flames flickered wildly before extinguishing.

He quickly stepped forward, opened the pill furnace, and saw five blue pills lying inside, emitting a peculiar fragrance.

Wang Qingqi breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appearing on his face. He put away the five Foundation Establishment Pills and walked out.

He had encountered a bottleneck in his cultivation and planned to go out for some practical experience, hoping to overcome it.

As he stepped out of his residence, Wang Qingkai approached, a broad smile on his face.

“Fourth Brother, how was it? How many Foundation Establishment Pills did you refine?”

“Thirteen,” Wang Qingqi replied, taking out three porcelain bottles and handing them to Wang Qingkai.

Wang Qingkai’s smile deepened. He took out a green storage pouch, handed it to Wang Qingqi, and said with a laugh, “Fourth Brother, Ninth Aunt is back and brought ten third-order demon cores for you to refine into Foundation Establishment Pills. Our family has leased two islands in the South Sea, but we have too few Foundation Establishment cultivators. We plan to dispatch ten more and will send even more in the future. Honestly, if you weren’t able to refine Foundation Establishment Pills, it would be quite difficult for our family to produce a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Eighth Uncle’s attempt to establish his foundation using Earth Fiend Qi ended tragically, but now it's different. With your ability to refine Foundation Establishment Pills, our family can cultivate our own Foundation Establishment cultivators.”

“Patriarch, I...” Wang Qingqi started to speak, but seeing Wang Qingkai’s excited expression, he swallowed the words he was about to say.

Wang Qingqi had encountered a bottleneck in his cultivation and originally intended to bid farewell to Wang Qingkai and go out for some practical experience. However, Wang Ruyan had brought back ten more third-order demon cores. If he were to leave, he wouldn’t be able to refine them. And should anything happen to him, no one in the family would know how to refine Foundation Establishment Pills.

“What’s wrong, Fourth Brother?”

Wang Qingqi thought of Wang Changhuan, breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, “Nothing. I was just saying that I will certainly refine more Foundation Establishment Pills and teach Tianfeng how to refine them at the same time.”

The Wang family had three second-order alchemists: Wang Qingqi, Wang Qiuyan, and Wang Tianfeng. Both Wang Qiuyan and Wang Tianfeng were low-grade second-order alchemists. Frankly, without Wang Qingqi, it would be very difficult for the Wang family to cultivate fifty Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The South Sea was rich in demonic beast resources, so it was natural for the family to establish its own demon-hunting team. Hunting demonic beasts, gathering intelligence, and exploring immortal cultivation resources were primarily tasks for Foundation Establishment cultivators. Wang Qingkai had devised a plan to send fifty Foundation Establishment cultivators to the South Sea within fifty years to consolidate the family's stronghold there.

Wang Qingkai bore a heavy burden, but as the patriarch, he had to shoulder it.

“Good. It’s not enough for our family to have only you capable of refining Foundation Establishment Pills. We must cultivate more second-order alchemists. I’ve thought about it, Fourth Brother. I will help three high-grade first-order alchemists establish their foundations, and you can teach them how to refine Foundation Establishment Pills. That way, you won’t be so overworked.”

Wang Qingqi nodded with a smile, knowing that this arrangement would only add to his responsibilities.

“Fourth Brother, refining pills is important, but don’t neglect your cultivation. Don’t let pill refining affect your personal progress. If you need any cultivation resources, just tell me, and I’ll send someone to find them,” Wang Qingkai said sincerely, patting Wang Qingqi’s shoulder.

“If I need anything, I’ll tell you. All right, Patriarch, you go on with your work! I’m about to start refining pills.”

Wang Qingkai nodded and said with a smile, “You busy yourself. I need to go to the Puppet Workshop to oversee the crafting of a batch of second-order puppet beasts to facilitate demon beast hunting.”

Wang Qingkai left in a hurry, a look of great joy on his face.

The stronger the family became, the higher Wang Qingkai’s standing would be.

Wang Qingqi watched Wang Qingkai’s retreating figure, let out a soft sigh, and turned back to his room to refine pills.

***

In the South Sea, on an unnamed island.

A turtle-like beast suddenly surfaced from the sea and lumbered towards the beach. Soon after, dozens more turtle-like beasts emerged from the water. They didn’t follow the first one, indicating they weren’t part of the same group.

The turtle-like beasts lay on the beach, basking contentedly in the sun.

“Roar!”

A larger turtle-like beast crawled ashore and swiftly moved towards the other sunbathing turtle-like beasts.

Seeing this, the other turtle-like beasts followed suit.

Once all the turtle-like beasts were ashore, a fierce gust of wind suddenly swept across the ground. The strong winds caused the beach to shake violently, and countless grains of sand flew up, transforming into five yellow giants, each over ten zhang tall, wielding massive yellow hammers and smashing them towards the turtle-like beasts.

The turtle-like beasts were startled and scattered, but a pale yellow light barrier suddenly illuminated, trapping them all inside.

A larger turtle-like beast quickly crawled to the edge of the yellow light barrier. With a flash of yellow light, a gap appeared on the barrier's surface, and the beast quickly crawled out.

It swiftly crawled towards a coconut tree, and with a flash of spiritual light, more than ten cultivators appeared, revealing Mo Caiyun and her party.

The South Sea’s demonic beast resources were abundant, so it was natural for them to hunt demonic beasts.

Only ten Foundation Establishment cultivators had accompanied Wang Changsheng to the South Sea, most of whom were technical specialists. Mo Caiyun and Zhao Zheng, who used to make a living by hunting demonic beasts, naturally resumed their old profession.

Mo Caiyun, Zhao Zheng, Wang Qingjing, and Wang Qiuyan, along with ten Qi Condensation cultivators, formed a demon-hunting team and set out to hunt demonic beasts.

Mo Caiyun was at the eighth level of Foundation Establishment, Zhao Zheng at the seventh, Wang Qingjing at the sixth, and Wang Qiuyan at the fourth. They had learned that turtle-like beasts frequented this sea area, but these creatures were notoriously timid and rarely came ashore. Mo Caiyun had tried various methods, but the turtle-like beasts simply wouldn’t leave the water.

Years ago, Wang Ruyan had captured a mid-grade second-order turtle-like beast. She had raised it for over a hundred years, cultivating it to high-grade second-order. Most importantly, it was female.

Mo Caiyun released this turtle-like beast, letting it wander around the island. After waiting for over half a month, they finally lured the group of turtle-like beasts ashore. The blame for this could only be placed on the leader of the turtle-like beasts, who abandoned all principles for lust, a weakness that often leads to trouble.

Dozens of turtle-like beasts were trapped by the formation. They all unleashed spells, attacking the formation, causing continuous rumbling.

This Earth Warrior Formation was a high-grade second-order formation, capable of both offense and defense. Among the dozens of trapped turtle-like beasts, only seven were second-order, while the rest were first-order.

They were no match for the five yellow giants and simply retracted their heads and limbs into their shells. The five yellow giants swung their massive yellow hammers down onto the turtle shells, but the shells remained completely intact.

“Don’t waste time with them. We’ve been out for months, and it took so much effort to lure them ashore. Let’s finish this quickly.”

Mo Caiyun formed a hand seal and cast a spell onto the formation plate.

Wang Qiuyan, Wang Qingjing, and Zhao Zheng also cast a spell onto the formation plate, which immediately lit up brightly.