Chapter 385: Monster Pill


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    When everyone discussed their strategy before the battle, they heard that the chances of winning against the Third Rank Monster Beast were very slim given the current situation. However, this judgment didn''t discourage anyone. Among the people present, except for Aunt Jin, the other cultivators were rtively young and had apetitive spirit.


    Both Shocking ThunderSpirit General and Deep EarthSpirit General were former Gold Core experts, and even though they had fallen from grace, they still carried some of their past arrogance. Facing a mere Third Rank Monster Beast, they looked down on it psychologically.


    Especially the young cultivators from the Taiyi Sect, they were quite proud and absolutely unwilling to flee without a fight. Meng Zhang pondered for a long time before making the final decision.


    "We can''t act cowardly and run away before the enemy even arrives," he thought. "Taiyi Sect will face many challenges in the future, confronting even stronger foes. How can we expect topete in the Cultivation World if we always cower and avoid trying?"


    Meng Zhang decided they would first engage in a battle with the Third Rank Monster Beast. If they found it impossible to resist, then they would consider retreating. They needed to take a chance and give their all, so they wouldn''t have any regrets.


    Now that they had decided to confront the Third Rank Monster Beast, they needed to figure out how to exploit their strengths and the enemy''s weaknesses to the fullest. After much discussion, they came up with a bold strategy.


    They decided to leave a few Foundation Building cultivators behind at the mountain gate, leading the Refining Qi disciples to guard it. Six of the strongest Foundation Building cultivators would wield Yang Xueyi''s rune weapon and actively confront the Third Rank Monster Beast in battle.


    The Third Rank Monster Beast not only had formidable strength itself but also possessed strongmanding power over its underlings, the Monster Army. If it appeared among the Monster Army, even without directly attacking, the fighting power of the entire army would greatly increase, making them much harder to deal with.


    Thus, they absolutely could not allow it to join forces with the Monster Army. Since it was currently still a thousand miles away, they needed to seize the opportunity to engage it while it was alone and push it back.


    So, Meng Zhang and the five other Foundation Building cultivators stealthily left the mountain gate and daringlyunched an attack, actively seeking out the Third Rank Monster Beast.


    The oue of the battle was unexpectedly good. They thought driving back the Third Rank Monster Beast would be a sess, but they managed to kill it on the spot,pletely removing this major threat.


    However, Aunt Jin died in the battle, which was an unexpected tragedy. Jin Qiao''er, despite being a Foundation Building cultivator herself, almost copsed upon witnessing the death of her closest elder. She carefully collected Aunt Jin''s body and preserved it with great care.


    After a short rest, Meng Zhang realized he needed to attend to the urgent matter of recalling everyone to the mountain gate. He had initially intended to leave Jin Qiao''er behind, but she showed her resolute side and insisted on continuing to fight, tears still in her eyes. Meng Zhang thought that perhaps intensebat might help dispel her sorrow.


    He then decided to leave the severely injured Deep EarthSpirit General and Shocking ThunderSpirit General behind while the rest of them hurried back to reinforce the mountain gate.


    Third Rank Monster Beasts were rare in the Endless Sea of Sand, except for the Demon Wind Gobi; they were seldom seen elsewhere. Every part of a Third Rank Monster Beast was valuableits flesh and blood could be used to create precious spirit elixirs, its fur could be used for talismans, and most importantly, its Monster Core was extremely precious as the main ingredient for refining the Foundation Building Pill.


    With a Third Rank Monster Beast''s Monster Core as the main ingredient, the requirements for the other auxiliary ingredients were not too high. With Taiyi Sect''s capabilities, they could gather all the necessary materials. Once Shi Changqing''s injuries were healed, and hepletely expelled the pill toxin, they could begin the alchemy process.


    Qiaoshou Sect suffered the loss of Aunt Jin, and although Jin Qiao''er didn''t mention iming any spoils of war, they still made significant contributions. Meng Zhang was a fair person and nned topensate Qiaoshou Sect after sessfully refining the Foundation Building Pill.


    As Meng Zhang was about to leave, he sensed some movements from his spirit pets in the spirit beast pouch he carried. Two spirit pets, Zhui Dian (Chasing Lightning) and Liu Li (Colored ze), jumped out of the pouch. They hesitated while looking at the gigantic corpse of the Demon General, still exuding a powerful aura.


    Meng Zhang chuckled and scolded, "You two are usually so brave, but now you''re acting like cowards? You have no courage to face a mere corpse?" The two clever spirit pets understood what Meng Zhang meant.


    Upon hearing his words, they growled indignantly and fearlessly pounced on the Demon General''s body to feast upon it. The flesh and blood of a Third Rank Monster Beast were rare delicacies for beings of their level.


    With Deep EarthSpirit General and Shocking ThunderSpirit General guarding them, there was no need to worry about their safety. Before leaving, Meng Zhang used some effort to cut off the Demon General''s long tongue. Then, he prepared to leave, taking Yang Xueyi and Jin Qiao''er with him, to rush back to the mountain gate.


    When they arrived, the defensive formation was under immense pressure because they had lost arge portion of their fighting force. The cultivators maintaining the great formation were struggling greatly. In just this short period, many Refining Qi cultivators werepletely exhausted and copsed, unable to move.


    If it weren''t for the timely return of Meng Zhang and the others, some cultivators might have been drained dry by the great formation and died here.


    Even though Meng Zhang and hispanions were also exhausted and had lost a considerable amount of true qi, they were still Foundation Building cultivators. As they joined the defense, the other cultivators felt a significant relief, and some of those on the verge of copse found a moment of respite.


    However, there was an unexpected change in the battlefield dynamics. Shortly after the death of the Demon General, several Second Rank Giant Lizards in the Monster Army seemed to sense something and suddenly became extremely aggressive. The enraged lizards roared fiercely, driving their fellow monsters to fiercely attack the great formation.


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