After clearing a clean area, everyone did not rush to kill the sea beasts, but first set up a formation in this clean area. Jiang Yan took out the prepared formation disk, with Chi Changye as the main formation controller since he had the highest cultivation level. In order to forcefully break through this defensive formation, one's strength had to be higher than Chi Changye's.
The formation absorbed the qi of everyone and they could freely enter and exit the protective formation, while others and the sea beasts needed the consent of the main formation controller.
As the formation started to operate, the foul smell from outside was isolated. Those who came for the first time felt revived. They would have to stay here for a long time and couldn't constantly use spiritual power to block their sense of smell.
"Let's go, everyone should do what they can. Once you can't hold on anymore, immediately retreat into the formation to rest."
"Okay, Senior Jiang, let's go!"
This protective formation gave everyone a great sense of security. Their fighting spirit became even higher. As soon as Jiang Yan finished speaking, each person waved their own magical tools and began killing the sea beasts outside.
Gu Yao controlled two magic swords leaping around in the midst of the sea of beasts. The red and green lights flickered, occasionally bringing out a splash of blood. Soon, bodies of sea beasts fell in front of him. Occasionally, sea beasts attacked him from the protective line of his swords, but he casually threw out a talisman, intercepting and killing the sea beasts with a loud "boom." This process did not hinder his control of the magic swords at all.
Chi Changye kept some attention on Gu Yao's situation. Seeing that he dealt with this group of sea beasts with ease and without any panic, he felt relieved. It was not surprising that Gu Yao could effortlessly use talismans while controlling the swords. Gu Yao's superior alchemy skills and his powerful soul force were crucial factors.
Tian Feiyang knows that in the presence of Chichangye, Guyao won't be in much danger, so he focuses more on his younger brother. However, he realizes that he doesn't know his younger brother as well as he thought. Facing this situation, Tian Feiyang not only doesn't feel nervous, but his killing aura is also as strong as other cultivators, showing that he has been trained well in the Tianfu Academy.
The magical weapon in his hand is a Huoyun Fan. When he waves the Huoyun Fan, a flame with a green glow rushes into the group of sea beasts, causing much more damage than any fire cultivator he has encountered before. Then, with one hand holding the Huoyun Fan, he commands a fire sword, harvesting the sea beasts that have not been burned to death. He effortlessly and easily kills them with a single sword strike, surprising Tian Feiyang.
"What are you doing, big brother? The sea beasts are coming!" Tian Feiyang became distracted for a moment, and as a result, the sea beasts took the opportunity to attack. However, the flames blocked their way, and the sea beasts engulfed in flames emitted a pitiful scream but soon died.
"You saved me, younger brother!"
"Big brother, focus more. I might not be able to save you next time." Tian Feiyang's younger brother reminded him.
Tian Feiyang felt embarrassed, not expecting his unreliable younger brother to lecture him. He couldn't help but laugh, "Yes, yes, I will focus, and you should also be careful."
After this incident, his confidence in his younger brother increased. Not only is the strange flame incredibly powerful, but his magical weapons are all high-grade, not inferior to what his older brother has obtained. He realizes that he should concentrate on hunting and cultivating, lest his younger brother surpass him in the future, which would be quite embarrassing.
The killing frenzy continued, and the cultivators who came with them were unable to intervene in the situation. The enemy had established a protective formation, which outsiders were not allowed to enjoy. Therefore, they wisely selected a location not too close, and also began hunting and killing the sea beasts. Over there, whether it was the flames or the thunder, the momentum was formidable, and it seemed that they didn't need any support from others.
They were being overly presumptuous.
A group of four people selected a place with few sea creatures. While killing the sea creatures, they kept looking towards the base of the Heavenly Academy. One of them said, "Boss, it seems a bit difficult to get started. What should we do?"
The boss said, "Don't rush, we've only just begun. What we need to do is find the right opportunity to strike. Let's observe for a while first."
Another person said, "That alchemist seems quite capable. He's different from other alchemists. Actually, if we can capture him and make him exclusively refine pills for us, why would we need to take on any more missions? We could make a fortune."
The boss sneered, "Can you sell those pills without getting caught? We wouldn't be able to protect them. Don't get ahead of yourself."
Once they are discovered, they will face endless pursuit and the only path available to them would be death. That's why the person won't entertain such ideas. At most, they would steal some pills from him for their own use.
"Ah, what a pity," said the proposer regretfully.
Gu Yao and the others cleaned up an area of thousands of square kilometers, killing so many sea creatures that they no longer dared to enter the cleared area. Instead, they lingered outside. Jiang Yan asked everyone to take out anything useful and then rest.
"Okay."
After half a day's work, they had killed over a thousand sea creatures. If it weren't for the fact that Chi Changye still had some tricks up his sleeve, maybe they wouldn't be enough for him to deal with alone. Compared to other hunting teams, their results were astonishing. There were people stepping on magical tools suspended in mid-air, pointing and giving instructions to them. Some people took the opportunity to step on the magical tools and fly over to them.
"Friend Jiang, why don't we handle these sea creatures for you? We will leave behind what you need and clean it up for you," said the person who descended from the magical tool, cupping their fists and speaking to Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan looked at Gu Yao and a few others who came later. Gu Yao had no objections, and Tian Feiyang felt the same way, so Jiang Yan said, "Alright, we'll leave it to you. Just let them know what you need."
Gu Yao also told these people what he needed with a nod. Then, he and Chi Changye rested together. Although the cultivation level of these people was relatively weaker, as long as they were willing to put in effort and take risks, they would still gain a lot on this battlefield. Although there were some things they didn't care about, they were still valuable to lower-level gas refining cultivators, such as the skin, shell, meat, and blood of the sea creatures. If they were transported back to the Tian Water Market, they could be sold for spirit stones.
So different social classes have different ways of survival. Objects are dead, but humans are the most flexible and can always find the most suitable way of survival in different environments.
Inside the formation, everyone can completely relax. After exchanging their thoughts and opinions, they meditate and regulate their breathing. Liu Yang, who is outside gathering people to clean up the sea beast corpses, envies the people inside the formation. When will they, as independent cultivators, have such good conditions?
"Liu Ge, you're right. Actually, these people are quite easy to talk to. They are not as arrogant as outsiders say. Even Gu Dan Shi is quite friendly."
"Yes, those who say Gu Dan Shi would be a burden on the battlefield and would drag down their teammates should come and see for themselves. Gu Dan Shi is not weaker than them in any way. It's clear that they train and fight a lot more than those who only know how to run their mouths."
"By the way, Liu Ge, what are those seemingly useless parts used for?"
Liu Yang has collected quite a bit of information and speculates, "Maybe they are used for consumption. Haven't you noticed that the meat from these parts is of good quality? It's often purchased by restaurants in the market. Don't listen to those jealous remarks from outsiders. As long as we work hard and don't overstep our boundaries or do things we shouldn't, they won't give us a hard time."
"Yes, Liu Ge is right. Let's work quickly when the sea beasts are scared and won't come over."
The group stops chatting and swiftly clean up the sea beast corpses. They've done it countless times, so they are very skilled. The useless parts are gathered together and burned clean using a few fire spirit symbols.
When Gu Yao and the others finish meditating, Liu Yang and the others are also done with their tasks, which indeed saved time and effort compared to Gu Yao's group doing it themselves. Otherwise, the smell of the corpses would be even more unbearable if they were just left on the ground.
Liu Yang calls out from outside the formation and waits. After a while, two people appear and take away the items. Liu Yang expresses his gratitude, then leads his team to leave. Today's gain is not small.
In the following two days, other small teams also have the same idea and want to compete with Liu Yang's team. However, after considering it, Jiang Yan and the others feel that Liu Yang's team is doing well, so they hand over all the work to them. It's better to use what's familiar than what's new. Liu Yang and his team work even harder, processing the beast meat very cleanly. Sometimes, they handle the seemingly useless things that Gu Yao assigns to them, like sea beast blood and poison sacs, without any unauthorized comments.
The inner core of the sea beasts can also be used to refine pills. In their free time, especially after nightfall, Gu Yao, who has nothing to do, tries to refine pills using the collected inner cores. He has several pill formulas in his mind that he can utilize, and he always enjoys researching new materials, recording anything of special significance for later use.
When the fragrance of Dans spread out, the protective formation could not completely block this smell. Not only were the sea beasts surrounding them restless, occasionally making strange noises and wanting to rush over, even some cultivators couldn't hold themselves back.
Finally, a bold cultivator came to the Tianfu Academy's stronghold and stood at the formation, shouting, "I wonder if Master Gu Dan can help refine a furnace of Pills?"
This situation was completely within Gu Yao's expectations. It was unexpected that someone would come looking for them so late. Tian Feirong flashed out of the formation and said to the person, "You can bring the Pills, but no more than five furnaces a day, and you must follow the rules."
The visitor was overjoyed, saying, "I understand. Thank you, Daoist friend. These are the spirit herbs I brought. Please trouble Master Gu Dan to refine a furnace of healing Pills. Here is the payment for Master Gu Dan."
Tian Feirong glanced at it and saw that there were spirit stones in the bag, the payment for refining Pills. According to the rules, if there was no payment, half of the Pills would be withheld. Tian Feirong looked at him playfully and accepted the spirit herbs and spirit stones, saying, "Then wait. When Master Gu Dan finishes refining the Pills, he will call you."
"Okay!" The visitor was overjoyed, watching as Tian Feirong entered the formation. Compared to having half of the Pills withheld, he would rather give spirit stones. At this time, the Pills, especially Gu Yao's Pills, were obviously more valuable than spirit stones. What surprised him even more was that Gu Yao followed the rules and didn't take advantage of the situation to make excessive demands.