Due to the fact that the Ashen
Spirit Sect wanted to preserve the
natural environment of Cloud Peak
Valley, the sect created a rule
which states that no one is allowed
to set fire or do anything that will
harm the environment. However, Ye
Zifeng doesn't play by the rules.
The reasons why the Thunder
Rhinos settled near the Clear
Water Pond was because one, there
was a source of water and two,
there was an abundant amount of
Thunder Spirit Grass in the area.
Ye Zifeng had his eyes on these
thunder spirit grass ever since he
arrived. This was exactly what he
needed to beat the Thunder Rhino.
Thanks to the rules of the sect,
Zifeng was unable to bring in a
storage bag or a spatial treasure
into the valley. All he bought was a
bag that included some food and a
small furnace prepared by madam
Tang. If he can gather all these
spirit grasses around here, he can
use it to increase his own power.
He can also use them and raise his
resistance against lightning which
makes hunting the Thunder Rhino
easier.
However, the key point here is how
he can gather these thunder spirit
grass with the Thunder Rhino
guarding the place. If he tries to
get too close, he would definitely
be shocked miserably. When he falls
after getting shocked, the rhino
can easily finish him off with its
horn. That would be a miserable
death.
Ye Zifeng was challenging
something higher than his own
level. Since the beginning, he knew
he had to outsmart these rhinos.
Even though the rhino is strong
and have some intelligence, it was
still inferior to a human.
The time limit for the mission is
three days. Even if he finished on
the last day at the last second, it
would still count as complete.
He was not in a hurry so he calmly
sat down. He watched and took
note of the rhino's each and every
move. He was looking for an
opportunity to go in. He watched
and learned the rhino's movements
and habits. From an outsider's
point of view, Ye Zifeng looked like
an idiot who was sitting there and
not doing anything.
The Thunder Rhino had noticed
Zifeng's actions and watched this
uninvited guest carefully, like a
tiger watching its prey. One hour
passed, two hours passed. Ye
Zifeng sat there quietly and didn't
move at all.
Usually, when two strong enemies
meet, a fight is bound to erupt.
However, Ye Zifeng is very patient
and calm. This was the first time
that the Thunder Rhino had seen
such a calm and patient human.
Usually, they would attack him
immediately.
Of course, Ye Zifeng believes that
he should be able to outlast the
Thunder Rhino in this contest of
patience.
This was because this entire valley
is merely a mission location to
Zifeng. But to the Thunder Rhino,
the valley was his home. He
probably had a nest and even a
family somewhere else. The place he
was guarding was merely a food
source for him.
Time flew by quickly and it had
reached night time. Ye Zifeng had
sat there without moving at all for
the entire day. The Thunder Rhino
thought Zifeng had died or
something. Some more time passed
and the rhino could not hold out
anymore. He started to run into
the forest behind him.
Seeing this scene, Ye Zifeng's eyes
lit up. His chance had come! The
rhino probably had something better
to do than sitting here and
guarding the thunder spirit grass.
One step, Two steps, Three
steps... After the rhino had
moved ten steps into the forest, Ye
Zifeng finally let out a deep
breath. He wanted to stay in this
position for a bit longer but he
suddenly felt a tremble. In a
distance, he saw the outlines of a
large rhino and two smaller rhinos
coming out of the forest.
Ye Zifeng was shocked and cursed,
"Sh*t. So there were two more
rhinos." At this time, He couldn't
wait anymore. If the other two
rhinos come as well, then he would
never be able to get the thunder
spirit grass.
He shot forward like an arrow and
ran towards the place where
thunder spirit grass grew like his
life was on the time.
He didn't need much thunder spirit
grass since he won't be able to
absorb too much in such a small
amount of time anyways. He only
needed a small patch of it.
The three rhinos saw the movement
and thought that Ye Zifeng wanted
to fight them. They immediately
charged up their lightning to
protect themselves. However, Ye
Zifeng quickly ran past them.
Multiple bolts of lightning exploded
behind Ye Zifeng, causing Zifeng to
curse under his breath and breathe
in a lot of dust.
The Thunder Rhinos were confused
by Ye Zifeng's actions. However,
they were sure of one thing; Ye
Zifeng wanted to enter their
territory. As the owners of the
territory, they would not allow
anyone to trespass.
Ye Zifeng leapt up and continued to
run like crazy. As he ran, he sent a
death qi palm strike towards the
smallest baby rhino. The adult
thunder rhino's lightning was scary
but the little one was not matured
yet so it probably couldn't defend
against his palm strike.
Ye Zifeng's guess was correct.
When he sent the palm strike out,
the baby rhino stopped moving and
trembled. The other two rhinos
stopped moving as well and moved
in front of the baby to protect it
from Zifeng's attack.
Zifeng coldly smiled and took
advantage of this opportunity. He
had already reached the area where
the thunder spirit grass grew.
When he saw a large stalk of
thunder spirit grass, he quickly
grabbed it and ran for his life
without even looking at the
situation behind him.
The three rhinos let out a roar.
The two adult rhinos saw that
Zifeng had damaged their territory
and thus chased him angrily.
Bolts of thunder were sent towards
Ye Zifeng. However due to Zifeng's
quick reflexes, all the bolts just
barely missed him.
In accordance to the rules of the
mission, Ye Zifeng can run as far
away as he wants as long as he
does not run out of his region.
However, the Thunder Rhinos can't
leave this area. They need to
protect their territory from other
beasts and protect their baby.
When Zifeng ran out of the area,
the rhinos decided to stop chasing
him.
"Finally…" Ye Zifeng sat down and
hid behind a tall three. He could
still hear the rhinos angrily roar
behind him.
Ye Zifeng was full of sweat and
was breathing very hard. After
confirming that the two Thunder
rhinos left, he laid down on the
floor and let out a long sigh.
One Thunder Rhino was enough to
give him a headache and now there
were three. This mission had just
gotten harder for him.
After waiting for a while, he
returned to the area where he had
left his bag. He took out the small
furnace and placed it on the
ground. He then took a few
thunder spirit grasses and placed it
into the furnace. After, he got up
and went to gather some dry
branches to create a small fire.
"Don't worry guys. After I absorb
the qi from these thunder spirit
grass, I'll come take care of you
guys!" Ye Zifeng let out a
menacing smile.
Ye Zifeng placed his hand on the
furnace and sent some of his own
qi into the furnace. He probed
around and found the blue qi from
the thunder spirit grass condensing
and sizzling in the center. He
waited a while and started to
absorb the blue qi through his palm
into his own body. The blue qi
circulated through his body and a
hint of lightning could be felt
extruding from his body.
Before one can learn to concort
pills, they must learn to refine a
series of many other items.
Amongst these other items are
spiritual herbs. One must be able to
perfectly refine spiritual herbs
before they can start concorting
pills. Of course, as an expert
alchemist, Ye Zifeng was able to
refine these thunder spirit grasses
easily and absorb their energy.
When he finally finished absorbing
the qi from these grasses, it was
already the morning of the third
day already.
"Hmmm. My body is almost ready."
Ye Zifeng opened his eyes and felt
his body surging with lightning
energy. Compared to before, his
lightning resistance was many many
times stronger. Going up against
these Thunder Rhinos would be easy
now.
Ye Zifeng stood up and moved
towards the Thunder Rhino. Seeing
this, the Thunder Rhino stood up as
well.
Ye Zifeng smiled, "So you guys
were awake after all." After that,
his eyes turned cold and a
murderous aura bursted out from
him.
"It's too bad. If you die in your
dreams, it would be better for you
guys."
He then took out his dagger and
charged towards the rhinos. This
time, he charged straight at them.
The damnable human that these
rhinos were chasing three days ago
actually dared to charge at them
from the front. The Thunder Rhinos
felt that they were being
disrespected and roared towards
the sky. They then also charged
forward, straight at Ye Zifeng.
Countless lightning bolts struck
down. With his thunder resistant
body, Ye Zifeng was not afraid of
this anymore.
Ye Zifeng suddenly stopped right
where the bolts of lighting was
going to strike. The blue thunder qi
accumulated in his dantain as the
lightning bolts struck down and hit
him. However, Zifeng's body was
like a lightning rod now. The
lightning slid right past his body
and went straight into the ground.
"I did it!" Ye Zifeng was very
excited. He wasn't hurt by
lightning anymore! The lightning
was the only obstacle stopping him
from completing the mission. Now
that he wasn't afraid anymore, he
leapt forward, right past the two
adult rhino and charged straight at
the smaller baby rhino.
The Thunder Rhino's lightning is an
area of effect attack. If any
normal person were to jump into
the air, they would die from the
shock immediately. So normally, no
one was dumb enough to do
something that Ye Zifeng did.
After absorbing the thunder qi into
his body, his lightning resistance
has far surpassed that of a normal
person's. The lightning released by
the two adult rhinos did not hurt
him at all and they watched as Ye
Zifeng leapt over them.
When killing, one needs to be
decisive. If one holds back, they
will feel the consequences. If the
three rhinos are able to surround
Ye Zifeng, then he will most likely
be killed.
Thus, Ye Zifeng made his decision
very quickly. The dagger in his hand
curved through the baby rhino
quickly and cleanly.
The baby rhino's head flew into the
air and blood spurted out from its
neck.