The Legend of Qingpeng: Starting from the Costinus

In the nameless valley.

Since Li Qing transformed into a demon, he only had 19 Soul-Feeding Pills left in his pocket. After that, he took one every two days, which made him seem quite tight on money.

"Alas, the Soul-Feeding Pill is almost finished."

Li Qing has been in the valley for a month since he transformed into a demon. His realm has been consolidated and he has become familiar with his powers, but his cultivation progress is as slow as a turtle. There is nothing that can be done about it.

The way of heaven is fair. Although the monsters have a long lifespan, the speed at which their cultivation level improves is very slow. In the end, it is even more difficult for them to survive the thunder tribulation than for human cultivators.

Li Qing has now begun to think about what to do next.

Although he said he was thinking, Li Qing actually knew in his heart that there was only one choice.

That is the Mountain Range of Ten Thousand Beasts.

Now this is the only place where monsters gather nearby. Although monsters believe in the law of the jungle, most of them have a strong sense of territory, and high-level monsters only live in deep places.

As long as Li Qing stays on the periphery, he will not be in too much danger. What's more, he can fly, has fewer natural enemies, and has talents to rely on. He can specifically hunt those weaker than him, so he can develop slowly.

If we continue towards the direction of the human race, the probability of encountering monsters is too low, and we may run into cultivators with endless methods at any time.

When he was in the Beast Taming Sect, Li Qing also learned that the disciples liked to team up when hunting monsters, which made him admire the steadiness of these disciples. Taking all factors into consideration, the probability of winning was too low.

After realizing this, Li Qing finally made up his mind and prepared to set off immediately.

There are only four Soul-Feeding Pills left, so we can’t just sit there and eat all of them.

It's still a picky night.

Li Qing concentrated his demonic power in his eyes and activated his magical powers to minimum power, and his vision suddenly became very clear.

Afterwards, Li Qing carefully flew around the Beast Taming Sect.

After flying for nearly an hour, Li Qing finally arrived at the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range.

Li Qing now lives in fear every day, and is thankful that no accidents happened on the road, otherwise he would have become someone else's extra money.

This was the location Li Qing had chosen according to his past memories, and he still had the honor of seeing the map of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountains from Xi Hezi.

It is already thousands of miles away from the Beast Taming Sect. The probability of encountering Beast Taming Sect disciples who come in groups to fight monsters will be greatly reduced in the future.

Moreover, there is no spiritual practice force within a hundred miles of the edge of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, so the safety is very high.

Li Qing is now standing on the branch of an ancient tree, slowly recovering his demonic power. Now he is still some distance away from the real destination, so he must stay in the best condition at all times. It would be very exhausting for him to keep his spiritual pupils open the whole time.

A ray of light appeared in the sky, a breeze blew through the treetops, and Li Qing flapped his wings and flew into the air.

Heading west, Li Qing didn't take too long to reach a lake this time.

This is a place carefully selected by Li Qing where he can develop safely.

According to the description on the map, this place is called Jingui Lake, which is a hundred miles in radius and is populated mostly by turtle monsters.

The only one occupying this place is a late-stage second-stage golden water turtle. This turtle is very good at hiding and is not very active. It spends most of its time sleeping at the bottom of the lake.

There had been cultivators who had their eyes on this turtle monster, but unfortunately there were many undercurrents in the lake that led to underground rivers. When the turtle monster saw a powerful cultivator, it would slip into the underground river, and would ignore a weak cultivator.

Of course, it’s another matter if you dare to go into the water. Most of the monks on land are not good at underwater combat. Going into the water is just like asking for trouble, so no one comes to do such a thankless task.

Li Qing valued this point. With the Golden Water Turtle here, it was basically impossible for him to encounter a second-level monster. And here were all water-attributed fish monsters and turtle monsters, which posed little threat to him, a monster that could only fly.

Not only that, Li Qing can also rely on his magical powers to hunt fish monsters and turtle monsters in the lake, and he already has a plan for hunting.

Soaring over the lake, Li Qing began to look for a secluded place to build his new home.

After using his magical powers to survey for a long time, Li Qing finally found a tree hole to the north of Jingui Lake.

The tree hole was of suitable size, surrounded by towering ancient trees, and the entrance was blocked by lush branches and leaves. No trace of evil spirit was found, so it was very hidden.

Moreover, there are no spiritual veins nearby and the spiritual energy is thin. It is impossible for powerful monsters to stay here. But for Li Qing, it makes no difference where he is. His talent for absorbing spiritual energy and practicing is too slow.

Li Qing was very satisfied with this. Most low-level monsters hunted with their noses and eyes. As long as the place he lived in was dilapidated enough and hidden enough, no monster could disturb him. Moreover, he could use his magical powers to stay away from places where monsters were present.

After that, he used his claws to clean the tree hole and threw the small cloth bag in his claws into the tree hole. Li Qing was busy again, building a bird's nest.

Soon, the outside world fell into darkness.

In the tree hole, Li Qing lay in his nest with his eyes closed, leisurely and ready to rest.

There are many dead trees scattered under this tree. Although the tree hole is hidden, Li Qing still chooses to take precautions. The dead trees underground are naturally his warning line. When a monster approaches, the sound made by stepping on the dead trees is enough to serve as a warning.

The next morning, Li Qing woke up with sleepy eyes. He did not sleep well last night.

Night is also the time when many monsters are active. From time to time, the roar of beasts can be heard, making Li Qing like a frightened bird.

There were often sounds coming from the cordon under the tree, and Li Qing would be startled every time and look out. Fortunately, the monsters were just passing by.

This also made Li Qing realize that he might be being a little too clever.

However, it is better to be cautious. This was also Li Qing's first time to survive in an environment full of monsters, and he couldn't adapt for a while.

"It's time to go hunting."

Li Qing thought about it and used his claws to dig out a Soul Feeding Pill from the cloth bag. This Soul Feeding Pill was slightly different from the one he had eaten before, and it had a layer of white coating on it.

Considering that they had to enter the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, the monsters had very sensitive noses, and the smell of the Soul Feeding Pill was too tempting for them, so Li Qing came up with an idea. That was to use the bird droppings he would excrete after becoming a monster, and use it to smear on the Soul Feeding Pill, which would serve as a very good cover-up.

Of course, Li did not take out the Soul-Feeding Pill to eat it, but to use it for fishing.

Li Qing grabbed a piece of dead wood beside him with his claws and poked the Soul-Feeding Pill with it, and the Soul-Feeding Pill was strung on it.

Li Qing looked at it for a moment, then took the Soul Feeding Pill down and broke it in half with his claws.

A whole pill of Soul-Feeding Pill is still too extravagant.

After stringing up the half of the Soul-Feeding Pill, Li Qing took the dead wood and flew to Golden Turtle Lake.

Not long after, Li Qing arrived at Jingui Lake. He first threw the dead wood with half a pill of Soul-Feeding Pill on it into the shallow water. Then Li Qing stood on the treetop nearby with his soul-detecting eyes on and waited quietly.

Li Qing used his magical powers to stare at the lake surface seriously. When the Soul-Feeding Pill floating on the water surface began to dissolve gradually, the aura also drifted in the water, and movement began to be heard in the lake.

A few small fish appeared, but Li Qing did not see any demonic aura around them. They were obviously just some ordinary fish.

Li Qing is not in a hurry now. After all, this is just a shallow water area. Capable fish monsters will only stay near the water spiritual vein near the center of the lake bottom.

Now all he has to do is be a patient hunter.