Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!

The bird-like Demon Beast seemed rather unfortunate, originally a predator, but ended up fighting desperately as prey and ultimately perished here.

"Whoosh!"

Judging the distance, Jiang Yuan cast out the fishing hook!

The golden hook glistened in the sunlight, directly aiming at its target, hooking on before the massive body fell onto the web, and vanished instantly.

"Hahaha! Who knew it could be played like this!" He couldn't help but laugh smugly to himself, though outwardly he dared not even breathe, fearing that the big ones midair would notice his presence.

[Cyan Feather Poison Vulture: An advanced Demon Beast in the wilderness, possessing powerful digestion and respiratory systems immune to poison, though it is non-toxic itself. Its bones, flesh, and blood can be cooked as food; there is a chance of producing the special material Poisonous Scale Feather; contains a Demon Core.]

Jiang Yuan retracted his body to the entrance of the cave and only after checking the spoils stored in the Storage Bag did he cautiously peek out to look for an opportunity.

At this moment, the "black cloud" formed by the migrating Thunder Bugs over the Spiders Valley was continuously being attacked, divided, and consumed by the Cyan Feather Poison Vultures, but the remaining mass continued to fight fearlessly for survival, clustering together and trying every means to join with other kin.

When facing an inescapable predicament, the outer Thunder Bugs would actively attack and entangle the enemies, allowing the members inside to escape.

The migrating main force drew many predators; the buzzing of flapping wings, the shrill cries of bird-like Demon Beasts, repeated blockades, charges, and collisions all mixed into a cacophony of chaos, concealing Jiang Yuan's stealthy actions of stuffing loot into his Storage Bag.

"Boom!"

Just as Jiang Yuan used the chaos to "fish" a Thunder Bug with his hook, the spider web beneath his feet vibrated with the booming sound, making his feet numb.

Oh no, an earthquake?!

He felt the situation seemed a bit off, quickly slipping into the cave, his entire body entangled in the dense spider web.

Since his Poison Resistance was high, he was no longer afraid of the poisonous nature of the web, and apart from being a bit sticky, the web was quite comfortable, so even a severe earthquake wouldn't shake him off.

The Demon Beasts battling in the air were completely indifferent, perhaps too engrossed in fierce combat to stop, and then Jiang Yuan saw a faint plume of white smoke rising from the other side of the mountain.

"Isn't that the lava pool over there?" The direction of the white smoke was very familiar; every time he harvested enough Poisonous Spider Silk, he would go to the lava pool to "blanch" and separate the toxins.

Running in and out of the map frequently, he recognized at a glance, yet why is the lava pool suddenly producing white smoke?

Darn it! The booming sound and earthquake, could it be that the volcano below the lava pool is about to erupt?!

Thinking of this, Jiang Yuan swiftly crawled out of the spider web, planning to transport home and hide regardless of whether the volcano erupted or not!

As quick as a flash, colored lava mixed with white smoke erupted, splattering onto the spider web without burning even a small hole, but instead, it formed into clusters of gray pellets after rolling around a bit.

[Magma Ash: Ashed balls formed by high-temperature lava cooling in the wilderness, can be used in medicine]

"Roar~"

He hadn't fully retreated when he saw several thin, long things protruding from the lava through a hole and roaring as they joined the battle, targeting the large bird-like Demon Beasts.

The opponents, unwilling to be outdone, immediately gave up hunting, changing strategy to swarm attacking those thin, long things.

As the earthquake and mountain shaking had stopped by now, Jiang Yuan wasn't in a hurry to leave—magma ash could be used in medicine, and the Star Flame Antitoxic Pill formula he learned from Senior Lin Yao at the Black Tortoise Pavilion required this medicinal ingredient.

If he remembered correctly, he had completed a side quest recently called Genius Refiner, and they were looking for a Pill that could cure cold poisons.

If he could gather enough Spirit Medicines to refine one, perhaps it would trigger other missions, help them with their problems, earn some goodwill, and secure a wave of system rewards.

With the appearance of monsters from the magma, the battlefield shifted from above Spiders Valley to the other side of the mountain.

The remaining Thunder Bugs, seeing this, swarmed away; the battle there didn't affect here, so he hurried to climb out of the cave and swept the loot into his Storage Bag.

Jiang Yuan was incredibly busy all day.

He thought the poisonous gas in Spiders Valley would make it as quiet and safe by day as by night.

Unexpectedly, the beasts in the wilderness were much stronger during the day, with some immune to poisons and some purely fierce, taking turns on stage in a lively fashion.

There was a gigantic creature in the lava pool, far away, surrounded by overwhelming bird-like Demon Beasts, and he couldn't see clearly what it was, but it was certainly not benign, as after a long fight, it was the bird-like Demon Beasts that ended up scattering and fleeing, clearly not getting the better of it.

Whether they won or lost didn't matter, Jiang Yuan surely won big.

As night fell on the wilderness, he transported back to his courtyard with a trove of trophies.

He first sent the poisonous and non-toxic Demon Beasts into the slaughterhouse for disassembly, ribs, backbones, heart-guarding meat, hocks…

Different Demon Beasts underwent different procedures of disassembly; clicking harvest, what entered the Storage Bag were portions that could directly be used to make delicacies, extra special materials like Poisonous Scale Feathers, and fresh Demon Cores.

Then he dumped all the caught fish into the Fish Pond, filled it with fish food, and waited to harvest new kinds of Spirit Fish for Qingniao to taste fresh tomorrow.

The same steamed fish dish, different fish have different tastes, and that little one with a picky palate can always taste which fish is used in one bite, but I bet she can't taste it from a Mutated Ruby Fish for tomorrow's breakfast!

"Master! We're back!"

Just as Jiang Yuan timed preparing meals perfectly, he heard his disciple Wan Mingchuan's loud call, followed by the mixed footsteps of Hu Zhile, Yun Mo, and Yun Shu entering the house.

"Quick, see what good stuff we brought back!" Wan Mingchuan said, smiling from ear to ear, eagerly pulling items from his Storage Bag, "Master, these are the best Demon Cores we sorted out from the beasts we hunted!

Brother Xie sure knows the area around Carefree City well, with him leading us, we didn't take a wrong path at all. At first, Brother Mo and I weren't very good at cooperating with Sister Hu in fighting beasts, but after a half night of working together, we learned quickly…"

Having not seen their master for several days, he chatted away animatedly, amusing Hu Zhile so much she laughed, "Look at your cheer, can't even tell urgency from importance.

Let's talk about other things later, we bought so much, first handed it over to the Venerable Family to store; also, Senior Xie said he discovered the traces of an excellent Demon Beast and wants to invite the Venerable Family to hunt together, increasing the chances of success. We just don't know if the Venerable Family has time.

If Senior Bai could join too, it would be even better. Because Senior Xie said, the excellent Demon Beast to be hunted this time holds a trace of Flood Dragon Bloodline; we might get a trace of Bloodline Power at the moment of its slaying."

Little Bai is very keen on Transform into a Dragon, and if he could obtain power related to Flood Dragons, it would surely suit his needs.

"I'll contact Daoist Xie later to discuss this and see if Little Bai can join," Jiang Yuan nodded in agreement and said, "You all seem so thrilled and busy; probably not in the mood to sit down for a meal, so let's first look at the changes in our courtyard during the few days you weren't here."

Thinking of casually giving the Linglong Cave to Hu Zhile, he lost his appetite for a meal, and could not suppress a smile!