Li Qingyun took out a hand-drawn map from his arms and said in a deep voice, "I don't know exactly where we are right now. But judging from the surrounding scenery, I think we should be on the outskirts of this forest. To the left is the mountain range with snow on its peak, which is the habitat of the Ice and Snow Leopards..."
Gan Cuicui looked at the map in Li Qingyun's hand in shock and exclaimed, "How did you get a map? Did Immortal Big Brother... uh... take care of you?"
She was about to say whether Chu Yang had given these geniuses special treatment, but then she thought it might not be appropriate to say that.
Li Qingyun glanced at her and said calmly, "Immortal Big Brother won't give us any special treatment. As for this map, in the promotional video, it started with an aerial tour of the entire [Monster Spirit World]. It's not that difficult to draw a simple map based on the scene transitions in the video."
Gan Cuicui was stunned, and her eyes were shining with admiration.
It sounded simple, but how many people would have thought of that?
Li Qingyun said to Gan Cuicui in an instructive tone, "This isn't a tourist attraction. It's a life-and-death trial ground. You can't be too careful. I can deal with second-order monster beasts, but if I encounter a third-order monster beast, it won't be a sure death, but it's at least a narrow escape!"
"I marked the locations where various monster beasts appear in the promotional video so that I can selectively avoid encountering high-order monster beasts, unless..."
"Unless what?"
Li Qingyun showed an ambitious smile: "Unless my points aren't enough to support me in getting the first place!"
Li Qingyun's ambition was fully exposed, and Gan Cuicui gasped in shock.
Based on her previous understanding of Li Qingyun, he should have been a person with a very calm state of mind. She didn't know what Immortal Big Brother had said to them during the meeting yesterday that had made him so bold.
However... the arrogant Meteor Little Brother was also really handsome!
After observing the surrounding environment, Li Qingyun marked a point on the map and then put it away.
"Let's go. There are second-order monster beasts more than five hundred meters in that direction. Keep up with me!"
Gan Cuicui's face turned a bit pale. She quickly followed and asked curiously as she walked, "How do you know there are monster beasts five hundred meters away?"
Li Qingyun smiled and said mysteriously, "All the flowers, plants, and trees in the whole forest are my companions!"
Gan Cuicui was shocked again. Was this the genius with the soul of the Enlightenment Tree and the Wood Spirit Body? Couldn't he just strut around in the forest?
A Wind Shadow Wolf sensed that someone was approaching. Immediately, it turned around and stared menacingly at Li Qingyun who was coming closer.
A second-order monster beast, its strength was equivalent to that of a human cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage.
"Roar~"
The moment it saw Li Qingyun and Gan Cuicui appear, the Wind Shadow Wolf didn't hesitate at all and launched a fierce attack, moving like a blur and creating a gust of wind.
Gan Cuicui was very frightened, but she didn't want to be a burden. She quickly retreated and hid behind a tree. Chu Yang was right. When these monster beasts saw humans, their first thought was definitely how to swallow them into their bellies!
Li Qingyun took a step forward, and his figure was even faster than the Wind Shadow Wolf.
Wherever he passed, lotuses bloomed with each step.
And pure wood-attribute spiritual energy emerged from his hands. The surrounding trees also emitted a faint green glow, continuously flowing towards Li Qingyun.
One man and one wolf clashed several times in an instant.
The wood-attribute spiritual energy continuously condensed into blue lotuses full of Dao charm. After reaching a certain number, they exploded with a bang.
When the Wind Shadow Wolf realized the danger, it was already too late to escape. It let out a miserable cry and directly turned into a bloody mess of a corpse.
Li Qingyun calmly took out a monster core from its corpse, which was entwined with a trace of violent beastly nature.
And the scene of his battle was also shown in full view to the audience on the outside square.
"Hiss—"
The whole audience gasped in unison, contributing a bit to global warming.
"So strong! He easily dealt with a second-order monster beast!"
"What's that technique where lotuses bloom with each step? It looks so cool!"
"As expected of him. Is there any suspense about who will get the first place in this trial?"
"Wuwu, my husband is being worshipped by everyone again. I'm so proud!"
"Damn it! Aren't you a guy?"
"If love between two people lasts forever, does it matter if they are male or female?"
The scene of Zhang Xiaohu killing the tree snake with an axe earlier was already quite shocking.
But there's no comparison without harm. The gap between Zhang Xiaohu and Li Qingyun was too big. Whether it was in terms of realm or combat power, they were not on the same level.
Chu Yang nodded silently. It was within his expectation that Li Qingyun could defeat a monster beast of the same level so easily.
With such a powerful talent and an immortal-level cultivation technique, if he couldn't defeat monsters of a higher level, wouldn't he be laughed at for a lifetime?
According to Chu Yang's estimate, if nothing went wrong, Li Qingyun could also single-handedly kill a third-order initial-stage monster beast.
"He should be fine. Let's have a look at the others..."
The screen switched again, this time to the second Foundation Establishment stage expert, the old Taoist Bai Nianchen who had the Innate Dao Body.
The old Taoist usually had a very laid-back image, but today he was extremely irritable.
He was wearing a Taoist robe and jumping up and down at the foot of the mountain.
Most of the people in the small group were acting alone because the monster cores they obtained didn't need to be shared and all belonged to themselves.
Since they were competing for the first place, this was undoubtedly the most suitable way of fighting.
Bai Nianchen fully demonstrated to the audience what it meant to be old but vigorous.
At the foot of the mountain, a group of monkeys with black flames all over their bodies were chasing and blocking Bai Nianchen while shouting loudly.
The Ghost-faced Fire Monkeys were the monster beasts gathered here. They were also social monster beasts and could control black flames.
But these were not easy to mess with. A monkey tribe had a third-order king, and there were more than twenty first-order and second-order ones in total.
The cultivation technique that Bai Nianchen cultivated was called "The Great Dao Yin-Yang Technique". Although the name was simple, it was a genuine immortal-level low-level cultivation technique.
Moreover, this cultivation technique didn't require any restrictions on spiritual root attributes and had a wide range of applicability.
At this time, two second-order Ghost-faced Fire Monkeys were howling, and their sharp claws, carrying two balls of pitch-black flames, attacked Bai Nianchen from both sides!
However, the old Taoist who had been running away suddenly made a sharp stop. There was lightning flowing in the palms of his hands!
"Thunder, the Command of Heaven!"
As soon as the words fell, he clasped his hands together, and there seemed to be lightning flashing in his eyes!
"Boom!"
Thunder roared, and two golden bolts of lightning descended from the sky!
Then, the two second-order Ghost-faced Fire Monkeys let out a miserable cry and turned into two charred corpses!