Cultivation : I'm an Ancient Giant Bear-Chapter 383 - 362: The True Bandit Returns

"Grandpa Tree’s database is live streaming for you."

"This is a very professional hunting and gathering operation, with participants including the Second-Grade Brother Zhangyu, Third-Grade Yu Dayan, Third-Grade Yu Weiba, Third-Grade Shrimp Roar, Third-Grade Turtle Ancestor, Third-Grade Big Macaque, Third-Grade Old Zhou, Fourth-Grade Jia Ding Monkey, and our protagonist, First-Grade Great Demon King Zhige!"

"This appears to be in some unknown area controlled by the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance, with Spiritual Qi concentration at 30% of the standard value. The mountainous forest terrain, humid air, and lush vegetation with diverse species set the stage to see who will gather the most. Wow! The Second-Grade Brother Zhangyu scores first, using agile moves and unique Sensing Divine Techniques, dispatching a Sixth-Grade Possum Elder like a lion hunting a rabbit..."

"Over there, Yu Dayan, truly a seasoned player, has collected thirteen kinds of low-quality herbs in one go. Although these herbs aren’t even Ninth-Grade, they would be quite valuable if taken back to the Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance. Due to the Spirit Net control of the Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance, plants can only sustain normal growth without progressing, leading to a lack of diverse Spirit Plants in their natural environment."

"In the southeast corner, the Big Macaque has already captured sixteen unranked insects, and in the southwest corner, Old Zhou has dug up five types of soil. While these items are common and not very valuable in the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance, they are urgently needed by the Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance."

"..."

Wang Wu was speechless. Was this the side gig of Big Macaque and Yu Dayan?

It wasn’t the thrilling game of demon hunting, killing, and treasure snatching, but rather a crazy collection of junk? How much Spiritual Qi can you make from that?

And now, even the Second-Grade Great Demon Brother Zhangyu had gotten on track, having already found a Ninth-Grade Spirit Fruit Tree and carefully digging it up.

It felt like being with a group of kids picking mushrooms in the forest. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Wang Wu simply took out a Third-Grade Hair, transformed it into himself, left a trace of Divine Thought there to gather mushrooms, and then his real body turned into a Demon Wind, soaring into the sky, as he wanted to explore the surroundings.

At the same time, with Danger Perception fully activated, he could basically see within a thousand miles with just a glance around.

The result was quite surprising to him. Within a thousand miles, apart from dense forests, were just as dense forests, with quite a few demons of various sizes, but the most powerful was only Fifth Grade, and most others were Sixth, Seventh, even Eighth, and Ninth Grade.

Judging from the distribution, it seemed quite natural.

It was as if this was a virgin land not yet noticed by Great Demons and had not been developed.

After looking up and down, north, south, east, and west for a few minutes, Wang Wu gave an order to the Four Clowns.

"Write me an afterthought!"

A few seconds later, lines of information appeared.

"Grandpa Tree’s database: Based on current data from within a thousand miles, analysis can only be done on this data. The conclusion is that this may be the normal state of the Cultivation Realm, where Spiritual Qi is quite scarce, and situations like those in the Great Wilderness Sin Prison Tower, where hundreds of miles of territory can easily yield points of Spiritual Qi, no longer occur."

"As a result, the fief and manor modes no longer apply to this Cultivation Realm. If I were a First-Grade Great Demon, I might need the yield of ten thousand miles of forests to sustain my daily needs."

"Under these circumstances, I would have to live frugally and reduce daily activities such as showing off, fighting, flirting, and provoking in favor of lying low, retreating, and practicing to avoid wasting a large amount of Spiritual Qi for no reason."

"Therefore, this prompts resource thieves like Yu Dayan and Big Macaque in the Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance to boldly teleport over here and extract cheap Cultivation resources."

"Of course, this doesn’t mean Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance cultivators are poor. In fact, they’re not poor but lack the mid-to-low-end cultivation resources typically found in a normal Cultivation Realm, such as these low-end Spirit Plants that would never appear in the Gray Mist Zone of the Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance."

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"Xiongpi Clan’s database: Based on the information we currently have, a comprehensive analysis reveals a very interesting and thought-provoking question, which is, for both the Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance and Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance, is the total amount of Spiritual Qi lacking or saturated? As a cultivator who has a chance to rise to high-level cultivation, would I prefer the Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance’s mode or the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance’s mode? Or perhaps the coexistence of both modes is what I would wish for the most."

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"Peacock Clan’s database: Let’s not get carried away with those mysterious arguments—that’s not what we need to consider. Don’t get caught up in circles and lose yourself. Just one question: if you found a lair of a First-Grade Great Demon right now, would you dare to rob it, Bear Cub? Or let me add one more question: if the opponent were a First-Grade Human Race Cultivator, would you dare to rob it then?"

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"Attribute bar: If you intend to leap over the Dragon Gate and seize True Dragon Ancient Blood, you must stockpile no less than ten million points of Spiritual Qi and ten million points of Vital Qi Blood. In twenty-nine days, King of Xijiang is to wed the daughter of the Mountain Master of Mu Yang. There’s a chance it might become a blood-red wedding, but more likely, due to some external shift, the Mountain Master of Mu Yang and King of Xijiang have secretly agreed, with the Mountain Master aiding the King in successfully leaping the Dragon Gate, while you lose this one opportunity."

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"Alright, time to rob one!"

The suggestions from the Peacock Emperor and the attribute bar finally made sense, while the databases of Grandpa Tree and Xiongpi Clan were clearly biased, as they hoped Wang Wu would stay in the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance.

But the problem was, Wang Wu wanted to get ahead of King of Xijiang, leap the Dragon Gate, and seize Dragon Blood.

And now he needed startup capital.

So, sorry about that.

With that in mind, Wang Wu hesitated no more and immediately began searching further outwards.

Come to think of it, he’d been feeling awkward all this time. Now it seemed he had indeed been quietly misled by Grandpa Tree’s database and Xiongpi Clan’s database.

They were always lecturing him about the differences between the Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance and the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance.

It was like lecturing a brick-moving farmer about the virtues and vices of America’s democratic freedom versus Old Zhong’s system. Damn it, he was just a cowardly, wandering big bear, who stole wherever he went—why concern himself with Immortal affairs!

What do their systems and secrets have to do with him? Not a damn thing!

He can’t just assume that because most of the escapees joined the Vermilion Bird Immortal Alliance, it makes them his allies or part of his crew. Those escapees were all drafted into the Sin Prison Legion as the Suicide Squad.

He can’t hate the Jade Cauldron Immortal Alliance with such fury just because a few escapees were labeled as evil demons and slaughtered.

What does it have to do with him?

Are there no conflicts among the escapees?

Can past grudges be just wiped clean?

Nothing to be conflicted over. No matter how bizarre or dazzling this Cultivation Realm is, to him, it’s just a massive, unknown hunting ground, and what he needs is to hunt, grow, and develop.

That’s what he needs to persist in and uphold.

Round after round, while Big Macaque, Yu Dayan, Brother Zhangyu, and their gang were scavenging the basic cultivation resources in the forest within a hundred-mile radius, Wang Wu was riding on a Demon Wind, circling three times in one go. He finally discovered something unusual three thousand miles away.

In fact, it should have been four thousand miles away; he saw a mountain range that, from an outsider’s view, looked nothing special, neither from afar nor up close.

Under normal circumstances, this would be something Wang Wu could easily overlook.

But he saw a striking Sword Qi.

It arrogantly soared into the sky from the mountain range, dispersing the next instant.

Wang Wu immediately approached, and as the distance closed, his Level 15 Spirit Essence took effect; he saw an incredibly dense Spiritual Qi fluctuation, as intricate as the stars in the sky.

Is this—a Mountain Protection Array?

No, it’s an extension based on the Five Elements Spirit Array, much more complex, a vast array!

It was so grand yet so insignificant, so dazzling yet so understated.

If it weren’t for that flamboyant Sword Qi earlier, his typical scanning manner would give him less than a twenty percent chance of discovering this Mountain Protection Array.

Because his Level 15 Spirit Essence only becomes exceptionally effective within a hundred miles.

"Is this a human sect’s location? Quite large in scale!"

Wang Wu gradually moved closer, his Level 15 Spirit Essence operating at full power, scanning the surroundings, as the front began to reveal numerous Dark Thunder and Interrupt Divine Talismans, unknown restrictions, dense as a meteor belt.

Moreover, it covered everything from thirty thousand meters underground to ninety thousand meters above ground, full coverage like a spiky Turtle Shell or the Cultivation Realm’s version of an invulnerable fortress!

But, in such a strictly guarded place, what was that Sword Qi about?

It couldn’t be some immortal second-generation fooling around!

While Wang Wu was considering this, he saw the Mountain Protection Array ripple again like a gentle breeze, with countless Spiritual Waves undulating beautifully under the perspective of his Level 15 Spirit Essence.

Of course, such beauty can only result from massive Spiritual Energy impacts.

Is there internal strife within this human sect?

They’re fighting inside the Mountain Protection Array, with nowhere to spend all that Spiritual Qi!

Wang Wu felt a pang of heartache; this recent undulating tide of Spiritual Qi alone cost at least five million points of Spiritual Qi.

Spoiled brats, indeed!

Just then, the Mountain Protection Array trembled again, rolling like a tide to dissipate the internal force, but ultimately, a small segment slipped through, and a rebellious strand of Sword Qi tail darted out.

It was exactly the same as what Wang Wu had seen earlier.

Perfect, I’ve been waiting for you.

Wang Wu dashed forward in an instant and jumped in as that Sword Qi tail dispersed, his internal Five Elements Spirit Array operating at full capacity, connecting at an unimaginable speed, silently infiltrating the Mountain Protection Array.

Almost simultaneously, he understood why this human sect was pushing their Mountain Protection Array to extreme frequency stress testing.

Because within this sect, there were two First-Grade Cultivators engaged in a life-and-death duel.

No, no, that’s not right; this isn’t a sect, it’s more like a damn, Ancient Roman Colosseum-style arena.

And right on the field fighting endlessly was none other than the long-absent Lu Wuchen! Wielding that Celestial Fourth-Grade Lifebound Flying Sword, yet being battered into retreat, thoroughly embarrassed.

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