The soul shadow in the ball of light was a small beast.
The small beast was very ugly. It had a long nose, two long antennae on its head, large eyes, and a slightly ferocious face. It was just an energy body.
However, this energy body seemed to have high intelligence. At this moment, its large eyes were staring at Zi Chen in horror. On its small face, there was a pleading expression.
"What is this?" Zi Chen asked as he looked at the small beast in the ball of light.
"I don't know. I caught it from the depths of the mountain. It can merge with the mountain. Everything that happened just now seems to be this little thing's doing," Lang Wei said as he weighed the ball of light in his hand.
"This little thing can control an entire mountain." Zi Chen's face was filled with curiosity.
At the same time, the people outside also saw the small beast in the ball of light.
After one of the cultivators checked the information, he said, "It's indeed a mountain spirit. It's a kind of mountain spirit. It's not a mountain soul. It can be used as a refining material to improve the quality of royal weapons."
The old man nodded. After pondering for a while, he said, "Tell them the true use of this thing. Also, tell them that if they catch one alive, they can exchange it for 500,000 luck points."
Zi Chen and Lang Wei were still studying the small beast when Zhong Chui walked over and said, "This is a mountain spirit. It's very useful for refining weapons. Each one can be exchanged for 500,000 luck points."
Zi Chen was surprised. Lang Wei exclaimed, "What? This guy is worth 500,000 luck points?"
Zhong Chui nodded.
Lang Wei was pleasantly surprised. He said, "Then what are we waiting for? Hurry up and catch it."
This place was filled with mountains. Looking at the scene in front of them, it was obvious that there was a small beast in every mountain.
If each mountain was worth 500,000 luck points, then the wealth of this place was already over 100 million. If this wealth was accumulated on one person, it could be exchanged for a Void Tree.
Lang Wei was very excited. He ran toward the mountain in the distance like a stream of light.
Zi Chen rose into the air and looked down at the battlefield. He said loudly, "There are mountain spirits in these mountains. The dead ones are worthless. The living ones are worth 500,000 luck points."
Cheers erupted from the battlefield. The crowd, who were already fighting with their lives on the line, became even more desperate.
Zi Chen stood in the air and looked down at the entire place. He didn't make a move to snatch the mountain spirits. Instead, his spiritual senses had already spread out and searched everywhere.
If an accident were to occur, he would be able to provide support at the first instance due to his extreme speed.
Like Zi Chen, the three guides didn't make a move either. They were observing the entire area from the sky, monitoring every movement in the surroundings.
Within a radius of tens of miles, hundreds of mountains of various sizes were quickly swept clean.
With the disappearance of the mountain spirits, the towering mountain peaks collapsed in an instant. For a moment, rumbling sounds resounded in the area. Smoke and dust flew everywhere, and the earth trembled.
The smoke and dust gradually dissipated. The mountain peak could still be clearly seen from dozens of miles away. However, no one stepped forward.
Everyone returned after the mountain peak collapsed. They gathered together and no longer acted alone.
When everyone returned, Zi Chen descended from the sky. The three guides were still watching from the sky.
Wu Xie stepped forward and said, "The casualties have been tallied. Two are dead and five are injured."
Zi Chen nodded and swept his gaze across the crowd. Some of the people who were clamoring to leave lowered their heads in shame.
These mountain spirits could be dealt with so quickly partly because their combat strength wasn't too strong. However, the more important reason was that there were too many people present. When gathered together, they were powerful.
If they acted alone and encountered a mountain spirit, they would only die.
Zi Chen scanned the crowd and said in a deep voice, "This time, we only have a total of 102 people. The sacrifice of each person is a huge loss for us."
There was silence all around. Many people looked ashamed. Zi Chen continued, "Next, I hope that everyone can put in 120% effort and throw away the unrealistic fantasies in your minds. We're not looking for opportunities, but for survival. We've just arrived and we've already encountered mountain spirits. No one knows what will happen next, so don't be careless."
After seeing how dense and terrifying the mountain spirits were, everyone naturally didn't want to leave. They all nodded.
"The injured have 15 minutes to heal. After 15 minutes, we'll continue." After Zi Chen finished speaking, he turned around and flew away. Obviously, he was going to check the surroundings.
The injured people were grateful and ashamed.
After 15 minutes, the group set off again.
Outside, the old man looked at the group and said, "Tell them to try their best to clear out all the mountain spirits along the way."
Not far away, a middle-aged man heard this and said hesitantly, "If we clear out all the mountain spirits, it will definitely cause some commotion. I'm afraid that it will attract the attention of those people."
"There are too many mountain spirits. This isn't normal. I suspect that it's a backup plan. If we don't get rid of them, it will be a disaster. Tell them to be careful and try their best to clear them out." The old man insisted.
After receiving the message, Zhong Chui discussed with Ba Dao and Shan Lei. Shan Lei turned into a ray of light and flew to the left while Ba Dao flew to the right.
"What are Second Brother Ba Dao and Third Brother Shan Lei doing?" Zi Chen asked, puzzled.
"They're going to check if there's any danger. Our people will deal with these mountain spirits," Zhong Chui said.
"Deal with them all?" Zi Chen asked.
"Try your best." Zhong Chui nodded.
Each mountain peak represented one mountain spirit, and each mountain spirit represented 500,000 luck points. There were many mountains here, so there were many mountain spirits, which represented even more luck points. After Zi Chen passed down the order to deal with all the mountain spirits, everyone was naturally happy to collect them.
In the group, except for Zi Chen, everyone was busy breaking through the mountains to capture the mountain spirits.
Zi Chen released his spiritual senses in the air to check for possible dangers.
"Zi Chen, why don't you go? With your skills, you've probably gotten 10 million luck points," Lang Wei shouted from afar.
Zi Chen smiled and shook his head, indicating that he wouldn't go.
Indeed, with extreme speed and combat strength, if Zi Chen wanted to get more luck points, he would have gotten more than 10 million.
However, in Zi Chen's heart, these people's lives were more important. A mere 10 million luck points couldn't compare to a life.
The following journey was destined to be full of danger. With one more person alive, they would have more combat strength. With more combat strength, they would have a higher chance of returning home.
Swoosh.
While they were cleaning up the mountain spirits, a black hole suddenly appeared on a steep mountain peak. Energy light rushed out of the black hole and swept toward a cultivator.
This cultivator was already in the second realm. During this time, he had captured many mountain spirits. His combat strength wasn't weak, and he had experience in capturing.
He snorted coldly, and his body glowed. A powerful force was released from his body. This force was like a tide, surging out and forming an impact force. This sudden burst of impact force was able to shake off these forces.
The force surged in all directions. A cold smile appeared on the cultivator's face. His body flashed, and he was about to escape from the black hole's control.
He had tried this move many times. The energy couldn't do anything to him.
However, this time, something unexpected happened. The vibrating energy tide didn't stop the energy light from the black hole at all. This force was even more tenacious and faster. It broke through the waves and wrapped around the cultivator's body in an instant.
Then, the cultivator felt that the speed of the energy circulating around his body slowed down. His combat strength instantly decreased by 80%, and the remaining 20% couldn't do anything to this force.
His expression changed instantly, and he cursed inwardly. His body was dragged toward the black hole by the energy.
He wanted to scream, but he found that he couldn't make a sound. It was as if something was stuck in his throat.
The cultivator was in despair because he couldn't shout. This place was relatively remote, and it was difficult to find help.
At this moment, he felt a blur in front of his eyes. It seemed that a light flashed past him.
Immediately after, he felt his body relax, but the energy light surrounding his body had already disappeared.
The cultivator raised his head and saw a back. The back looked very thin, but it was extremely majestic.
The cultivator recognized that it was Zi Chen's back. It was Zi Chen who had saved him. His face was filled with gratitude, and he was about to thank him.
However, in the next moment, a light appeared in front of him. The light was so dazzling that the cultivator couldn't help but close his eyes. Under the light, Zi Chen's figure became taller and more majestic.
Wherever the light passed, the mountain peak in front of him was cut open. The mountain spirit in the middle was killed by Zi Chen.
After being saved by Zi Chen, the cultivator didn't have time to thank him. He saw that Zi Chen was no longer in front of him. Looking back, he saw that Zi Chen was still standing in the air, overlooking the whole place and monitoring it.
Suppressing the gratitude in his heart, the cultivator turned and rushed toward the second mountain peak. This time, he was obviously more careful.
"Lang Wei, go to the fifth mountain peak on your right."
"Man Shi, go to the second mountain peak in front of you."
"Wu Xie, go to the left …"
"Wushuang, go …"
In the sky, Zi Chen looked down at the whole place. During this time, he made three moves and saved three cultivators.
After making three moves, Zi Chen was also sensing the uniqueness of the mountain peak. Gradually, he found some clues and began to command Man Shi and the others to take action.
Those mountains were very strange and tall. The mountain spirits inside were also very strong. Many cultivators were careless and fell into their trap. Fortunately, Zi Chen discovered it in time.
As they moved forward, more and more powerful mountain spirits appeared. In the end, Zi Chen had to call a few Titled Ones and let them guard the surroundings. Once they discovered something unusual, they would be ready to rescue at any time.
As for the others, they became more careful.
Along the way, they caught more and more mountain spirits. Everyone's cooperation became better. It was worth mentioning that except for a few injured cultivators, no cultivators died.
Along the way, the two Beast Tamers were the most relaxed.
One of them was Ye Ming, and the other was Dong Qing. The two of them rarely killed anyone. They only let their spiritual senses enter the mountains and then used special methods to capture the mountain spirits.