After the time it took to finish a cup of tea had passed, they still hadn't left the bamboo forest.
Over thirty green Monster Beasts burst out of the bushes ahead, one of which was about three meters long and covered in green mane.
"Galewind Wolves!"
Shen Long recognized the origin of the green Monster Beasts.
The Wolf King was at the late stage of the first tier, and there were more than a dozen Galewind Wolves at the early stage of the first tier as well.
"Awooo!"
The Wolf King let out a loud roar, opened its huge maw, and a green Wind Blade half a meter long shot out, heading straight for Shen Long and his group of eight.
The other Galewind Wolves also spewed out green Wind Blades, attacking Shen Long and the others.
A flurry of green Wind Blades shot towards them, cutting a large number of green bamboo in their path and toppling them down.
Ye Yuqing conjured a Talisman flickering with blue light, which transformed into a blue wind wall about three meters high and three meters long, positioned in front of them.
One after another, the green Wind Blades struck the blue wind wall and were all dissipated, leaving the barrier unscathed.
Guided by the Wolf King, the thirty-plus Galewind Wolves charged at Shen Long and his party.
While summoning a Green Wind Tiger, Ye Yuqing cast another Talisman, this one glimmering with yellow light, which she drove into the ground.
More than twenty Galewind Wolves felt the ground beneath them soften, and a huge sand pit appeared, into which they sank.
Before they could escape the sand pit, a yellow Talisman flew towards them and transformed into a giant yellow light screen, flipping over and trapping the twenty or so Galewind Wolves inside, while the Wolf King and eight Galewind Wolves were not caught by the yellow light screen.
"They're trapped by the Earth Prison Talisman and won't be able to escape quickly, let's quickly deal with the Wolf King, and the remaining Galewind Wolves will be easier to handle,"
After saying this, Ye Yuqing took out a Banner Flag flickering with blue light, which, judging by the fluctuations of Spiritual Energy, was evidently a mid-tier Magic Artifact.
She gave the blue flag a gentle shake, and more than ten green Wind Blades, each about a meter long, shot out, heading straight for the Wolf King.
Xu Lei and the others took action, each attacking the Galewind Wolves.
Xu Lei, Ye Yuqing, and Sun Yang took on the Wolf King while the Green Wind Tiger faced a Galewind Wolf on its own.
Shen Long and the other four also jumped into action, dealing with other Galewind Wolves. Ye Yutang released a Red Falcon, which with a light flap of its wings, hurled over a dozen basin-sized red fireballs at one of the Galewind Wolves.
She unleashed a fan radiating red light, giving it a gentle wave, and over a dozen basin-sized red fireballs shot out, smashing towards another Galewind Wolf.
Shen Long faced a Galewind Wolf at the middle stage of first tier. He brought forth his Xuangui Shield, which circled him protectively, and with a flick of his right hand, a streak of blue light shot out and disappeared into the ground.
The Galewind Wolf opened its gaping maw, spewing several green Wind Blades a meter long, all of which were blocked by the Xuangui Shield.
A green vine, thick as an adult's arm, burst from the ground, wrapping around the back legs of the Wolf, which struggled furiously but couldn't break free. It twisted its head back to bite at the green vine, and though it managed to snap the vine, a basin-sized red fireball then slammed down upon it.
With a thunderous boom, the red fireball exploded, engulfing the Wolf in red flames.
Before the flames had even cleared, another basin-sized red fireball smashed down.
Shen Long released red fireballs one after another to attack the Galewind Wolf, while it countered with green Wind Blades, which were all blocked by the Xuangui Shield.
As the Galewind Wolf charged towards Shen Long, it hadn't gotten within five meters of him when a thick green vine drilled from the ground and wrapped around its back legs. Almost at the same moment, a red fireball flew towards it and struck it.
Red fireballs continued to hit the Galewind Wolf, and before long, the creature lay dying, its body charred and emitting the smell of burnt flesh. Then a Xuan Water Knife shot forth, beheading it.
By then, Xu Lei and the others had also finished the fight. The Wolf King stood no chance against the three of them; Ye Yuqing had far too many first-tier Talismans, and her Magic Artifacts were quite powerful as well.
Shen Long estimated roughly that, based on the market price, the Talismans Ye Yuqing used were worth nearly two hundred Spirit Stones in total, an extravagant amount. Shen Long and his companions relied on their Magic Artifacts and spells to kill the Galewind Wolves.
The twenty-plus Galewind Wolves had not escaped their trap yet, so they attacked, and in less than fifteen minutes, the battle was over; all thirty-plus Galewind Wolves were slain.
"Thrilling, hahaha."
Qin Qing laughed heartily.
In the past, when they encountered Monster Beasts that lived in groups, they only had the option to flee. This time, they had managed to wipe out the entire group of Monster Beasts, and Ye Yuqing played no small part in it.
"Thanks to Fairy Ye for using the Earth Prison Talisman to trap most of the Galewind Wolves, otherwise, we couldn't have divided and conquered them."
Sun Yang said with a smile.
An Earth Prison Talisman costs a hundred Spirit Stones, and that's enough to buy a low-grade Magic Artifact; the Earth Prison Talisman is a consumable item.
"I didn't expect that Fairy Ye was even keeping a Lihuo Falcon."
Xu Lei commented with a tone of envy, a hint of wariness flashing in the depths of his eyes.
Ye Yutang and Ye Yuqing each kept a Lihuo Falcon and Green Wind Tiger respectively; their Magic Artifacts were quite powerful, enough to challenge Xu Lei's status, but they had no intention of doing so.
"It's only a first-order Spirit Bird, Taoist Friend Xu can also raise one,"
Ye Yutang's tone was indifferent, as if keeping a first-order Spirit Bird was an easy task.
"Fairy Ye is joking. The Ice Crystal Scorpion I previously kept already cost me a lot of Cultivation Resources; I don't have any extra to raise another Spirit Bird."
Xu Lei sighed.
There were a total of thirty-seven Galewind Wolves—one in the late first-order, nine in the middle stage, and the remaining twenty-seven were all in the initial stage.
The Wolf King belonged to Xu Lei, Ye Yutang and Ye Yuqing each got two middle-stage first-order Galewind Wolves, Shen Long and his group each got one; besides that, Shen Long and Sun Yang each got three initial-stage first-order wolves, while Qin Qing, Xu Wen, and Xu Wu only got two.
In the Cultivation Realm, strength speaks. Since Shen Long advanced to the sixth level of Qi Refinement, he got to divide a bit more loot when distributing belongings.
After resting for a short while, they continued onward, disappearing into the bamboo forest.
Half a day later, they appeared in a narrow valley, moving at a slow pace.
A small stream crossed through the valley, the babbling of the water soothing to the ear.
According to Xu Lei, after passing through this valley, they would reach the lair of the Fire Cloud Clam.
A deafening boom suddenly came from ahead, startling everyone who quickly came to a halt.
Shen Long immediately brought out the Xuangui Shield, and Ye Yuqing was ready with several Fire Serpent Talismans, prepared to cast them at any moment.
"Qin Qing, go and check it out. Be careful,"
Xu Lei instructed.
Qin Qing nodded, his feet glowing with a bright green light as he dashed toward the front at great speed.
After a while, Qin Qing returned, excitedly saying, "It's Chen Xiong. There are nine of them in total, and they've taken in a few new teammates."
A cold gleam flickered in Xu Lei's eyes. During their last hunt, they encountered Chen Xiong; Liu Xin was killed, and his Spirit Insect Ice Crystal Scorpion was also slain. The wheel of fortune turns; now, they have encountered Chen Xiong hunting Monster Beasts.
Xu Lei looked toward Ye Yutang and said, "Fairy Ye, these people are our enemies. If we don't kill them, they will attack us upon sight."
"What does Taoist Friend Xu plan to do?"
Ye Yutang asked.
"We'll set an Array here, use a formation to wipe them out. If they try to escape with their artifacts, we'll all attack and kill them together,"
Xu Lei laid out his plan.