Immortal Reincarnation Tribulation

Chapter 291 High-Rank Monsters

Du Fan sat cross-legged in the secret room without moving, and in just three days, he had consumed the entire bottle of ginseng qi pills that Zi Yan had given him.

After consuming a bottle of pills, the increase in mana was naturally negligible. Moreover, he was currently in the stabilization phase of the seventh level of Qi Refining, a stage where mana increases slowly, and most of the little mana he gained was hidden.

If there's one thing he's gained the most these past few days, it's that he's mastered the "Strengthening Body Technique," a physical technique that enhances physical defense, to the third level of mastery.

At this moment, he was practicing another physical technique that would increase his escape speed, called "Divine Speed ​​Technique." He estimated that in another day or two, he would be able to master it as well.

Four days later, Du Fan slowly exhaled. At this moment, he had already cultivated the three basic physical techniques, namely "Strengthening Body Technique," "Divine Speed ​​Technique," and "Savage Technique," to the third level of mastery.

If, during combat, one uses these basic physical techniques, along with the "Indestructible Vajra Body" and "Undying and Indestructible Body" as a foundation, and then uses the "Copper and Iron Forged Arm Technique" as the main attack, their physical combat power will be extremely terrifying.

It can be said that among all cultivators in the Qi Refining Realm, there are probably very few who can fight him hand-to-hand now.

Afterwards, Du Fan meditated and practiced breathing exercises for a whole day. For him, this purely natural method of cultivation was truly stifling and uncomfortable. However, there was no other way at the moment. Under the supervision of several Golden Core experts, he could only sit here and pretend to be a practitioner.

"Oh right, there's one more spell I haven't mastered yet, the Cloud and Rain Technique!" Just when Du Fan was extremely bored, a sudden inspiration struck him, and he thought of a spell that was the most useless yet simplest in the cultivation world.

Thinking of this, Du Fan's spirits lifted immediately. Having something to do was better than just sitting here doing nothing.

The spell incantation for the third level of the Cloud and Rain Technique instantly appeared in his mind. He had grasped the essence of this level of spell with just one glance. He then deliberately slowed down his cultivation speed, but still managed to master it on the third day.

"Sigh..." Du Fan sighed deeply, looking somewhat dejected and listless.

After a moment of stunned silence, he had no choice but to close his eyes again, form hand seals, and begin to breathe in the so-called spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

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Half a month later, a series of exclamations came from outside the cabin, and then the giant ship suddenly stopped and was floating on the sea surface.

Du Fan, who was pretending to be asleep with his eyes closed, suddenly changed his expression. Without saying a word, he immediately got up, dispelled the restrictions in the cultivation room, and went straight out of the cabin.

He had a very difficult time these past few days. Because of Zi Yan's instructions, he could not go out and move around freely. Meditation and cultivation did not have much effect on improving his cultivation level. Especially after he mastered those minor five elements techniques, he felt like he was waiting to die every day. This feeling of being imprisoned was extremely uncomfortable.

"It's so noisy outside, something must have happened. It's good to go out for some fresh air." Although Du Fan was extremely frustrated, this was the only option he could think of at the moment.

"The aura emanating from these two demonic beasts is extremely powerful; could they be high-level demonic beasts?"

"For all four guardians to act at the same time, it must be for this reason."

"Master Sun, I heard that you encountered a high-level demonic beast in your early years, and that you eventually killed it. Is that true?"

"Master Hu is joking. The cultivation level of a high-level demon beast is equivalent to the Golden Core Realm among human cultivators. How could my meager skills possibly accomplish such a thing?"

Back then, that Baolin Beast was at a crucial moment in its breakthrough from the mid-level to the high-level, but ultimately failed and perished. That's how Sun got such a great deal.

"Such a thing actually happened... Master Sun is truly lucky!"

As soon as Du Fan stepped out of the cabin, he heard a series of extremely chaotic discussions coming from all around.

The voices belonged to both Qi Refining stage cultivators and Foundation Establishment stage experts. However, compared to the Qi Refining stage cultivators, the hall masters of Crescent Island were noticeably more composed, chatting and laughing with a calm demeanor, unlike the noisy rogue cultivators.

He glanced around and found that the spacious deck was already packed with people, all looking excitedly in a certain direction in the sea. Most of them were Qi Refining cultivators, while most of the Foundation Establishment hall masters were silently watching the battle from the second floor of the giant ship.

Du Fan didn't head towards the deck. Instead, he went straight to a spot on the second floor of the ship with a good view, stopped there, and looked around.

On the sea, thousands of feet away from the giant ship, Zi Yan, Chen Da, and three other guardians of Crescent Island were engaged in a fierce battle with two demonic beasts.

One of the monsters was a deep blue whale shark that was a hundred feet long. This beast must have some kind of amazing water escape talent. With each swipe of its tail, it could move hundreds of feet across the sea surface, as fast as teleportation.

Moreover, when this beast suddenly opens its menacing maw, it can shoot out more than ten ice spikes as thick as water vats. The ice spikes are blackish-blue in color and gleam in the sunlight, giving people a feeling of being exceptionally sharp and indestructible.

Each ice cone faintly emanated a chilling power. As soon as it was exposed to the air, a series of dense "crackling" sounds came from the surrounding void, followed by the emergence of countless tiny ice shards, as if this chilling energy could freeze the void itself.

The other monster was a giant red crab the size of a house, covered with dense white spots, like freckles on a human face. Just one look at it would make one's hair stand on end and feel extremely uncomfortable.

This crab has eight pairs of thick iron legs and two pairs of gleaming, cold claws.

The inner sides of the crab claws are covered with sharp, menacing teeth. Every time they open and close, they make a clanging sound like metal clashing, accompanied by sparks. Even a huge rock will be instantly reduced to dust under the grip of these two pairs of claws.

Around the two demonic beasts, four Golden Core cultivators stood with solemn expressions.

Although they had a clear numerical advantage, they did not intend to attack head-on. Instead, they dodged and weaved, constantly unleashing various powerful spells, dazzling and colorful. At the same time, they also used their most powerful magical treasures to launch ranged attacks on the two demonic beasts by moving around.

The two demonic beasts were enraged at the sight and roared repeatedly, unleashing a series of earth-shattering supernatural powers.

Even though the two beasts were extremely powerful and their individual combat strength surpassed that of anyone present, they could not easily defeat the four human cultivators who were as elusive as eels.

For a time, the two sides were locked in a stalemate.

All around them, spells roared and giant waves surged, as earth-shattering as a raging storm, causing all the cultivators on the spirit boat to tremble with awe and longing.

Compared to the other cultivators on the giant ship, Du Fan was noticeably calmer. Although the battle before him was overwhelming, it was still far less shocking than the scene of Chu Liantian breaking through the boundary that day, and the Thousand-Eyed Taotie that smashed the earth into a deep pit for hundreds of miles around.

Within the battle, terrifying energy fluctuations roared and exploded, and as the invisible gas explosions spread outwards, they immediately caused distortions in the nearby void, making everything within the spirit boat appear as an illusion to the cultivators on board.

The battle lasted for almost half a day. Finally, taking advantage of the giant red crab's momentary lapse in attention, the middle-aged man surnamed Liu suddenly unleashed a powerful silver fork, severing the crab's head in one fell swoop.

Immediately afterwards, Zi Yan used a divine and secret technique that could be described as earth-shattering, completely annihilating the beast that was barely clinging to life.

On the other side of the battle, Chen Da and the old woman surnamed Jin were locked in a fierce battle with the hundred-foot whale shark. However, after Protector Liu and Zi Yan joined the fight, they managed to kill the powerful whale shark beast in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

"The intelligence of demonic beasts is still incomparable to that of human cultivators. The individual strength of these two high-level demonic beasts is definitely much stronger than any of these Golden Core protectors. If these two demonic beasts possessed human intelligence, Senior Ziyan and the others would probably only have the right to run away."

However, the middle-aged man surnamed Liu should be far stronger than the other three. He is very likely a powerful figure in the late Golden Core stage. Du Fan's eyes flashed as he thought to himself.

After collecting the two monster corpses, the four Golden Core protectors from Crescent Island transformed into four streaks of light and flew back to the giant ship. With their terrifying speed at the Golden Core level, they appeared on the ship in just a few flashes.

"Congratulations to the four guardians on your resounding victory in successfully slaying two high-level demonic beasts!" Congratulatory words immediately rang out from the cultivators standing on the boat. They were all extremely excited and their eyes, when they looked at the four Golden Core guardians, clearly showed a strong sense of respect.

"How should the spoils of war be distributed? Could the three of you offer some suggestions?" The middle-aged man surnamed Liu glanced at the other three Golden Core protectors and, without bothering to hide from the many cultivators present, spoke with a slight smile.

"There are four of us here, but only two demonic beasts. How about this: one demonic core counts as one share, and one demonic beast corpse counts as one share. That way, the four of us can divide it equally." Chen Da's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he coughed lightly as he spoke.