The Journey of Immortal Cultivation
Chapter 76 - 67 Want to Survive? Run!_2

Chapter 76: Chapter 67 Want to Survive? Run!_2

Deng Hao dared not relax his vigilance. Above his head loomed a menacing atmosphere of "dark clouds pressing down on the city, on the verge of collapse," and a downpour could come at any moment. He ordered everyone to band together and tightly bind the bear’s corpse, then tied it to the six best horses and shouted, "Move out, quickly." The entire team of over two hundred people once again embarked on their flight.

They had only run a few steps when thunder suddenly boomed in the sky, and the crackling sound of branches snapping was non-stop in the woods, as strong winds and rain arrived together!

Once the rain began, the ground in the woods quickly turned soggy and slippery. Clenching their teeth, everyone whipped the animals, urging them to run faster, cursing that their parents hadn’t given them an extra pair of legs.

After 15 minutes, the boulders in their field of vision loomed larger and larger. Those with good eyesight could even make out the species of the small trees on the rocks. But before they could let out a sigh of relief, a thunderous rumbling came from above.

Rain had already drenched the area on previous days, and the earth on the slopes was already loose. Today’s cloudburst finally overwhelmed it, and the soil and rocks could no longer hold back, pouring down the mountain in a race against each other.

The mudslide had come earlier than expected.

The massive team had not arrived yet, but the momentum was already made. Although the natural disaster was still some distance away, the ground was already trembling repeatedly, as if it could not bear the weight.

"Don’t look back, don’t stray, everyone charge straight forward!" Deng Hao bellowed with all his might, ensuring that everyone in the team could hear him. At this point, there was nothing he could do but hope the horses would run fast.

"Don’t worry. As long as the horses don’t stumble, you will definitely be able to run out," Changtian’s voice still steadily reached her ears amidst the noise of the wind, rain, and the crashing rocks, bringing with it a strong sense of safety. "If anything goes wrong, just come straight to the God Demon Prison."

Luckily, it seemed that Heaven had no intention of cutting off their escape today, and they finally managed to reach the boulders before that terrible disaster arrived.

The last two supply wagons of the entire convoy made it onto the boulders. At the same time, a terrifying wave of grey surged over the place they had just passed, the muddy flow pushing forward along the steep ravine, roaring and thundering down, shaking the ground, and the valley echoed like thunder.

In the face of this natural disaster, the thrilling battle they had just had with the Bear Demon didn’t seem to matter anymore.

The travelers, having just survived a close brush with death, admired the spectacular force of the mudslide from the edge of the rocks for a while, then couldn’t help but return to their wagons to rest, while the merchant team busied themselves with covering all the goods with an extra layer of oilcloth for waterproofing.

The night had been truly thrilling and harrowing. First, they encountered a frenzied Bear Demon, then were chased by the mudslide for half an hour, and everyone felt utterly exhausted.

Zhang Sheng, who had been complaining about the boredom of the journey for the past two days, was now gasping for breath, his face pale as if he really wanted to slap himself twice.

Dinner, quite naturally, was delayed. Liu Yimian declared with perfect justification that he too needed to rest, and nobody objected. Everyone was temporarily immersed in the joy of having survived the ordeal, not wanting to pick a quarrel with him.

Half an hour later, the rain stopped as suddenly as it had come. Clouds dispersed and the moon emerged in the sky, as if the puddles all over the ground and the withered scene below the mountain showed no trace of the storm that had just passed.

Deng Hao ordered his men to begin dealing with the corpse of the Bear Demon.

Though the Bear Demon had delayed their escape, high returns often shyly follow high risks, right? The Bear had over four hundred years of cultivation and was just one step short of Transformation. It’s said that the cultivation of demons is different from that of humans; Afu is a Bat Demon in the Transformation Stage, but if he were to go head-to-head with this Bear Demon, still in the Qi-gathering stage, it would mean he’s tired of living and looking for trouble.

Thus, as Changtian had said, "Bloodline and origin are very important," which is indeed an unfair truth for the Demon Clan!

After the Bear Demon turned into a corpse, it was considered valuable all over. The gall, paws, and meat of a common black bear are very precious, and naturally, those of a demon bear are even more valuable. Unfortunately, the Bear Demon had been poisoned, and it seemed to be a potent poison. Although the wound was only on a hind leg, the toxin had long since spread throughout the body through the blood, making the gall unusable and the meat inedible.

After considering, Deng Hao could only order his men to skin the bear hide. The hide was large but marked with numerous cuts and chops – everyone’s handiwork from the fight. As we all know, the more intact the fur, the better the quality, and consequently, the higher the price – this hide, well, tsk tsk tsk...

Luckily, Demon Bear Skin is rare to begin with, and this bear was so huge that the hide was more than enough to make several soft armors for protection. Given the thickness and toughness of the bear skin, the resulting protective gear would surely be top quality.

Next, they extracted the demon’s inner core. The Bear Demon was not far from reaching the Transformation Stage, and it seemed to have been well-fed, well-rested, and well-nourished. Its inner core was a healthy, pure light yellow, slightly transparent, and quite beautiful. But its greatest function was not its beauty. The Demon Core could be used in medicines, creating Elixir Pills with miraculous effects.

Ning Xiaoxian murmured in surprise; she had seen Changtian’s inner core, and it looked completely different from the Bear Core.

Deng Hao then extracted several bear bones, chopped off ten of the Bear Demon’s sharp claws, placed them together with the Demon Core and bear skin, and put them away. The weather had been unpredictable these few days, and the bear skin could only be cured when it improved. Once the merchant team reached the next big city, he planned to sell these items for Silver Coin and distribute them according to the efforts of the brothers. This method of distribution seemed to have been practiced for a long time within the merchant team since no one raised any objections.

"Ah, what a huge loss! For killing this Bear Demon, we even lost a distantly related kinsman tonight, and this is all we got. That poor kid was unlucky and inexperienced; it was his first time with a merchant team and he lost his life. Thinking about having to give an explanation to his relatives when they return, Deng Hao felt a headache brewing."

While they were collecting the spoils of war, the travelers watched curiously. The stripped corpse of the huge bear, bloody and fierce, was whistling in the wind, the stench of blood wafting and nearly making people vomit.