Chapter 126: A Joke Sent by a Monkey

Putting the Zangyuan flowers into his storage ring, Ye Yuan continued searching deeper into the cave.

As an alchemist, Ye Yuan was very familiar with the living habits of various demonic beasts.

The Iron Palm Flying Bear was not only a companion beast of the Zangyuan flower but also retained some bearish hobbies, such as a love for honey!

Some honey was extremely rare; Ye Yuan had only come in to try his luck.

The cave was quite tidy, showing that the Iron Palm Flying Bear cherished it.

Before long, Ye Yuan saw a stone platform slightly larger than the bear's size, clearly its resting place.

Looking around, Ye Yuan indeed saw seven or eight honeycombs neatly placed to one side.

Ye Yuan's eyes lit up. He picked up a honeycomb and examined it, then was overjoyed.

"It's actually Silver Sword Bee honey, and so much of it! What a treasure! It seems that big dumb bear couldn't bear to eat it and kept it stored here. Now it's fallen into my lap. Heh, with this, I can explain to Feng Zhirou later, or she'll skin me alive."

The Silver Sword Bee was also a second-tier demonic beast, highly aggressive, with venomous tail stingers that kept most people at a distance.

That big dumb bear must have thick skin and tough flesh to have raided the Silver Sword Bee's nest—truly impressive!

Silver Sword Bee honey was extremely rare; even taken directly, its effects were no worse than top-grade Yuan Qi Pills!

After breaking through to the Liquid Realm, Ye Yuan also needed large quantities of pills for cultivation.

The universal Liquid Realm cultivation pill was called the Yuan Liquid Pill, but Ye Yuan naturally wouldn't use such low-grade pills. He planned to refine a pill called the Bi Shui Pill, which was far more effective than the Yuan Liquid Pill.

And this Silver Sword Bee honey was one of the main ingredients for refining the Bi Shui Pill!

With so much Silver Sword Bee honey, the pills he could refine would be enough for him to break through to the fourth or fifth level of the Liquid Realm.

Moreover, Silver Sword Bee honey had another use: whitening and beautifying the skin!

With Ye Yuan's skills, refining a few Beauty Pills to bribe Feng Zhirou would likely keep her from causing trouble.

What woman doesn't want to stay young forever?

After collecting all the Silver Sword Bee honey, Ye Yuan didn't linger and prepared to leave the cave directly.

If Feng Zhirou couldn't hold out and the big dumb bear returned early, trapping him inside, it wouldn't be fun.

Ye Yuan quickly reached the cave entrance and was about to exit when a sudden warning arose!

Four streaks of cold light came from four different directions, striking at Ye Yuan!

All four attackers were actually at the Liquid Realm!

The four streaks of light almost sealed off all of Ye Yuan's escape angles, aiming to kill him!

In the blink of an eye, Ye Yuan had no time to think. Ignoring his dignity, he rolled like a donkey back into the cave, narrowly dodging the four attacks!

Even so, a blade struck his calf.

"Brother, it's just a kid at the ninth level of Yuan Qi. We didn't need to be so cautious."

"Don't underestimate him. A ninth-level Yuan Qi cultivator dodging our ambush—his strength is not to be taken lightly."

"What's there to fear? We, the Four Heroes of Nanling, are all Liquid Realm experts, and you, big brother, are at the third level of Liquid Realm. This kid is trapped at the entrance—how could he possibly escape?"

The attackers didn't press their advantage but blocked the cave mouth, sealing the only exit.

Ye Yuan got up from the ground, feeling a sharp pain in his calf.

Well-versed in toxins, Ye Yuan knew the blade was poisoned. Frowning, he took a detoxification pill he had refined from his storage ring, suppressing the poison.

The Four Heroes of Nanling watched his actions without stopping, smirking at him.

One of them said, "Kid, it's useless. This poison was obtained from the Five Poison Immortal by us, the Four Heroes of Nanling. Even a second-tier demonic beast dies within half a day after being poisoned, let alone a mere ninth-level Yuan Qi cultivator like you. Ordinary detox pills can't cure it."

Ye Yuan ignored him and instead asked the leader-like martial artist, "Are you beast hunters?"

Their shabby clothes and advanced age suggested they weren't students of the Dan Wu Academy, so they could only be beast hunters.

This place was about five hundred li from the border, a common haunt for Liquid Realm beast hunters.

In the Boundless Trial, not only were there attacks from students and demonic beasts, but beast hunters were also a source of danger!

They lived a life of risk, while Dan Wu Academy students were favored children of heaven, enjoying countless cultivation resources.

Comparing themselves, many beast hunters felt resentful. Some of them chose to target students!

In previous Boundless Trials, not a few students had died at the hands of beast hunters.

"Correct! If I'm not mistaken, you're a student of Dan Wu Academy, right? It seems the Boundless Trial is underway again." The leader said.

"Why did you ambush me?" Ye Yuan asked again.

The leader chuckled, pointing to where the Zangyuan flowers had been, and said, "Naturally, for the precious herbs on you! There should have been plenty of herbs here, right? Looks like you've taken them. Hand them over, and we'll give you a quick death."

Hearing the leader's words, Ye Yuan couldn't help but laugh: "Even if I hand over the herbs, you won't let me go?"

"Hey, sorry! But since you're from Dan Wu Academy, if we let you go and you leave the Boundless Forest, how could we, the Four Heroes of Nanling, survive?"

"Then why waste words? Just attack and take them!" Ye Yuan said impatiently.

The leader laughed heartily, looking confident, and said, "Talking has its purpose. Do you know what poison is on our blades? It's called the Hundred-Breath Downfall. That means within a hundred breaths, you'll succumb to the poison, unable to resist, and die within half a day! From the moment you were poisoned, about ninety breaths have passed. Ten, nine, eight... one, fall!"

The Hundred-Breath Downfall had never failed for the Four Heroes of Nanling; even large demonic beasts would collapse within a hundred breaths.

Ye Yuan was only at the ninth level of Yuan Qi, so naturally, he couldn't escape this fate.

But after the leader counted down and said "fall," Ye Yuan still stood there, showing no sign of collapsing.

"Huh? Did I miscount? Are there still a few breaths left?" The leader wondered.

Ye Yuan looked at the leader of the "Four Heroes of Nanling," sighed, and said, "Are you a joke sent by a monkey? Playing with poison in front of me—you're still wet behind the ears! When I was playing with poison, your grandfather probably wasn't even born yet!"