Chapter 24: Chapter 24: Wandering on the Edge
After he had done all this, Lu Li quickly rushed toward the battlefield.
Like an indefatigable old ox.
He knew there was an even greater harvest waiting for him.
Soon, he arrived at the edge of the battlefield.
By then, the whole battlefield was completely blood-red, filled with various fragments that congested the sea area, making it impossible to see anything clearly.
Lu Li reached the silty bottom and slowly sank into it.
He slowly tunneled through the seabed, gathering the corpses of nearby Demon Beasts into his Demon Refining Pot.
In no time at all, he had collected more than ten Demon Beasts' bodies.
He slowly headed toward the center of the battlefield.
His Divine Sense cautiously reached out, only to see two huge Demon Beasts fiercely battling at the very center.
"Wow..."
Sky Blue Snake Ancestor swept fiercely with its tail, its body radiating murderous aura as it fiercely clashed against Spirit Turtle Ancestor.
Spirit Turtle Ancestor was not to be outdone and charged forward headfirst.
"Boom boom boom..."
A massive collision sounded, and the surrounding seawater surged wildly, pressing against the Demon Beasts on both sides.
The two ancestors had been fighting for several hours, both completely abandoning spell attacks, solely using their proudest Demon Bodies.
The two beasts had similar strength, making it difficult to determine a winner, as the battle grew increasingly intense, entering a frenzied state.
Lu Li hid deep within the seabed's silt, occasionally poking his head out cautiously to collect Demon Bodies, getting closer to the center where the Demon Beasts were stronger.
As time slowly passed, the battle continued.
Both sides' Demon Beasts had blood-red eyes and were enveloped in an Aura of the Blood Fiend, filling the entire battlefield with a terrifying aura.
"Send a few people swiftly to Water Ape Cave to call our allies for assistance!"
At that moment, the Ancestor suddenly communicated to the members of the Spirit Turtle Clan on the battlefield.
Several giant turtles heard this and quickly retreated toward the rear of the battlefield.
Sky Blue Snake Ancestor also showed no weakness and notified its subordinates to call their allies.
Lu Li lurked deep in the seabed, watching the battle between both sides grow fiercer and firmer, gradually entertaining the idea of retreating.
He had already collected more than forty Demon Beasts' corpses, and the further inside he went, the more likely he was to be discovered, making it increasingly risky.
As the allies of both sides were soon to arrive, making the battle fiercer, retreating safely was becoming dangerous.
Thinking this, he hesitated no more and his body gradually retreated toward the periphery of the battlefield.
Soon, he left the edge of the battlefield and without looking back, headed in the direction of Golden Qilin Island.
A few hours after he left, the battlefield suddenly expanded several times in size.
The allies of both sides joined in.
Gradually, it evolved into a mixed battle of several clans, and the battlefield's Aura of the Blood Fiend grew even more horrific.
This battle lasted for half a month, with more and more allies called by both sides.
Until every Qi Cultivation Demon Beast clan in the exterior western seas of the Falling Dragon Sea joined in.
Groups of Demon Beasts, driven wild by the bloodshed, gradually lost their rationality.
A massive number of Demon Beasts died, and many others advanced by devouring their kin, turning the battle into a feast for Demon Beasts.
…
In the early morning, Lu Li, facing the afterglow of the sunrise, arrived at his cave.
He sat cross-legged, opening his Storage Bag and lightly ticking off his gains from this trip.
The floor was covered densely with secret Spirit Fruits and spiritual materials.
There were more than a hundred top-grade Ice Spirit Fruits.
There were also seventeen or eighteen pieces of Hundred-Year Ice Jade, each the size of a fist.
And there were dozens of top-grade Purple Sun Fruits that enhanced Mana and the bodies of more than sixty Demon Beasts.
This harvest was astonishingly immense, probably enough for his Qi Cultivation to reach perfection.
With this batch of Spirit Fruits, his physical body could also rapidly upgrade to match that of his peers among the Demon Beasts.
Perhaps even taking his body a step further to the extreme limit of a mortal body, to cultivate the Way of Innate Spirit.
Thinking this, he felt a rush of excitement.
He then put away the Spiritual Objects and began his daily cultivation.
More than twenty days later, at the eastern sea of Mystic Moon Island.
"It's strange, haven't caught a single Demon Beast in half a month, not even a Qi Cultivation Rookie one."
Lu Yuling stood on the ship, looking quite depressed.
Beside him, Lu Heng was also very puzzled, "Second brother has been hunting here for over ten years and has never encountered such a situation."
"And the cultivators around us are the same, not a single Demon Beast, it's extremely bizarre."
Not far from the two, cultivators from the Lin Family and the Wang Family also stood on their ships, equally baffled.
Wang Liming and Lin Yuanlong had never encountered such a bizarre situation before.
"Could something have happened to the Sea Floor Demon Beasts?"
Wang Liming looked puzzled.
This man wore a white robe with a somber face.
"Maybe there is a treasure under the sea?"
Lin Yuanlong smiled non-committally beside him.
...
Meanwhile, Lu Yuling and his companion continued searching the sea until, more than a month later, they finally caught their first Demon Beast.
Most of the cultivators in this sea area experienced the same.
This bizarre situation was passed from mouth to mouth among Qi Cultivators and later earned a resounding name: the February "Demon-less" Days.
Lu Li was unaware that he had caused such a stir.
He was in his cave, eating Spirit Fish and Spirit Fruit, his mouth dripping with oil.
The entire cave was filled with an extremely rich aroma.
He had even let Iron Pillar out to frolic.
Such comfortable days continued for a few more days.
Lu Li felt that the impact of the situation had almost dissipated, and he prepared to venture into the sea again to scout things out.
He came to the Cold Pond, gathered most of the Spirit Fish and the Spiritual Spring Eye, and then flew out of the mountain.
Every time he left, he would collect the Spring Eye; if a Demon Cultivator broke through Golden Qilin Island while he was away, that loss would still be acceptable.
But it would truly pain his heart if the Spiritual Spring Eye were stolen.
Soon, Lu Li reached the coast and dived into the sea.
Then, transforming his Demon Body, he quickly headed toward the Spirit Turtle Basin.
An hour later, he arrived at the periphery of the Spirit Turtle Basin.
As he ventured deeper, unexpectedly, he didn't encounter a single Demon Beast.
Only when Lu Li reached the middle of the basin did he come across a few injured giant turtles, making the place look desolate.
Lu Li surveyed his surroundings, finding it starkly different from the previously vibrant environment.
Soon, he arrived outside the cave dwelling of the Spirit Turtle Ancestor.
At that moment, a familiar voice suddenly burst forth.
"Ah Boy, you're still alive, woo woo…"
Pan Di saw Lu Li and suddenly burst into tears, his face stricken with grief.
"The Ancestor is nearly gone, the Eight Elders have all died. The Ancestor plans to let the Big Brother assume the position of Clan Leader."
Upon hearing this, Lu Li was stunned, overwhelmed at how terribly the Spirit Turtle Clan had suffered, dwindling to just a few.
But this "Big Brother" was really lucky to have survived such a fierce battle.
"Big Brother need not worry, the Sky Blue Snake Clan isn't doing much better; we can seek revenge later!"
He said, comforting him while planting the seeds of hatred in Pan Di's mind.
Upon hearing the words 'Sky Blue Snake', Pan Di said fiercely, "We must take this revenge!"
After a while, Pan Di looked at Lu Li with a hesitant expression: "Big Brother wants to pass the position of Clan Leader to you. I just want to sleep every day and not manage the clan."
"Little brother, I'm of low cultivation; the clan members probably won't accept me!"
Lu Li was somewhat tempted.
Though severely weakened, the benefits of being the chieftain of the Spirit Turtle Clan were clearly substantial.
"Don't worry, Ah Boy, if anyone dares to oppose you, Big Brother will kill them for you! Right now, Big Brother has the highest cultivation in the entire clan."
Pan Di's aura trembled.
Seeing Pan Di's domineering attitude, Lu Li felt rather awkward but eventually nodded, and then followed Pan Di toward the cave dwelling of the Ancestor.