"Whoosh!"

  A figure flashed through the forest, vanishing into the dense foliage in the blink of an eye.

  A moment later, in this thicket, a figure hidden among the shrubs reappeared.

  It was Qin Tianji who had already penetrated more than 500 kilometers into the Sunset Mountains.

  "This is the fifth group of people I've met in these two days."

  Looking at the figure disappearing into the depths of the dense forest, Qin Tianyi slightly furrowed his brow.

  The Mountains of No Sunset are a sacred place for some strong warriors to hone their skills, an adventurer's paradise, but for the vast majority of martial artists, it is a forbidden land of life and a death zone.

  If not for special reasons, warriors would never venture into the mountains of no sunset. Even with countless cities, towns and villages surrounding the mountains of no sunset, the probability of encountering fellow adventurers within them remains extremely low.

  Sometimes it's perfectly normal not to see anyone for ten days or half a month.

  But at present...

  Within two days, five batches totaling twenty-six warriors were discovered, which is absolutely not a normal phenomenon.

  Especially...

  Among those five batches of warriors, the leader of each batch was a strong swordsman in the sword master stage, and some teams were even formed by two or three swordsmen together.

  "Counting the swordsman who just walked by, I've met nine swordsmen already. Something that can attract so many strong swordsmen must be a big deal... Although I currently have strength comparable to a swordsman... but for something that attracts the attention of so many strong swordsmen, if I don't need to get involved, then I won't."

  Qin Tianji hesitated for a moment, slightly corrected his direction of advancement, and headed deeper into Longshou Mountain.

  Half a day later, Qin Tianyi stopped at a place, touched the soil slightly, and took out a slender green needle from his bosom. He inserted it into the soil, and in less than a moment, a faint dark red color appeared on the green needle.

  "It is the blood of a superior fierce beast."

  Putting aside the disposable detection tool that cost him a hundred thousand taels of silver, Qin Tianji quickly walked towards a dense forest area in front of him.

  After a while, his eyes suddenly lit up and he quickly came to a small grass that emitted a faint red glow.

  "Tianlong Grass."

  Qin Tianji carefully picked up this herb and put it into his own bag.

  "This Tian Long grass only grows on land nourished by the blood of dragon beasts, and it absorbs nutrients from the dragon beast's blood to grow. It has a very significant effect on refining one's physical body. The ancient texts of Shenxu Academy record a auxiliary 'Blood Dragon Soup' tempering technique that uses Tian Long grass as the main ingredient. After activating my X-01 biological armor, my current physique far surpasses that of a master-level cultivator in terms of strength. However, during ordinary times, its defensive capabilities are not particularly noticeable. If I can collect enough Tian Long grass and brew some 'Blood Dragon Soup', it will be beneficial for refining my physical body and strengthening my vital energy."

  Qin Tianji thought to himself, and his brain had already given the order: "Number Two, record the soil composition. Next time we encounter a similar soil with a similarity of over 50%, give me a prompt."

  "Drip! Mission established! Soil composition has been entered into the database!"

  "Alright."

  Qin Tianyi nodded slightly and continued searching in the dense forest.

  At this moment, the entire earth suddenly shook slightly, like an earthquake, emitting a loud rumbling sound. Although the epicenter seemed to be 30 or 40 kilometers away, Qin Tianyi's surroundings were still startled by countless flying birds and many powerful ferocious beasts roaring and restlessly stirring.

  "Earthquake? The soil quality of this place doesn't seem like it's in an earthquake zone?"

  Qin Tianyi looked in the direction of the earthquake and was slightly surprised.

  However, he didn't think too much about it and carefully identified the soil on the ground, continuing to move forward. Every time he walked for a while, he would stop and touch the soil on the ground, letting No. 2 analyze these soils.

  "Drip! Found same soil composition, similarity..."

  An hour later, the prompt tone suddenly sounded.

  "The land dyed with the blood of the dragon beast!"

  Qin Tianyi immediately began searching carefully around him, and after a moment, the second Heavenly Dragon Grass entered his line of sight.

  "Tianlong grass is extremely rare on Longshou Mountain, and it's usually possible to collect only one plant every four or five days. If you're unlucky, you might not encounter any for ten days or even half a month. The longer you stay on the mountain, the more likely you are to encounter powerful ferocious beasts, which is also the most dangerous part of this task. However, I can continuously analyze the soil to see if it contains the blood component of dragon beasts, and my efficiency is much faster than others. It's just that I don't know how many Tianlong grasses I need to collect to meet the standards of that deputy director."

  After carefully collecting this Tianlong grass again, Qin Tianyi continued to move forward.

  With the help of No. 2 for half a day, he found four places with dragon blood-stained land and collected seven Tianlong grasses.

  According to the standard collection efficiency of one Tianlong grass every five days, the task stipulated that one month should be enough to hand in six, but considering the tempering effect of Tianlong grass, Qin Tianji did not intend to leave.

  "This is the seventh place where dragon blood has been spilled... However, this area is inhabited by a powerful Lord-level ferocious beast. Judging from the oppressive feeling brought by its aura... it's absolutely not an ordinary Lord-level ferocious beast, nine out of ten, it's a High-ranking Lord!"

  Although Qin Tianyi had the idea of ??killing the Lord-level ferocious beast and taking its inner alchemy to cultivate, a high-ranking Lord-level ferocious beast equivalent to a human sword master's later stage of condensing true fire was not something he could easily provoke at this time.

  "It seems that I can only look for the next Dragon Blood Rendering location... However, the seven Dragon Blood Rendering locations I'm looking for seem to have some sort of pattern..."

  Qin Tianyi's No. 2 had recorded the maps of all the places he had been to on his way and stored them in the database. At this moment, he had a need, and this map quickly appeared in his mind. With a thought, the seven places where he had encountered dragon blood stains all floated above the map, vaguely forming a straight line pointing to a certain place.

  "Logically, even if it's the same dragon blood dyeing the land, the similarity of the soil can't exceed 70%, but the seven places I've encountered not only exceeded that, each one with a similarity of over 75%. There's only one explanation... all the blood came from the same dragon beast."

  A heavily injured dragon beast returning to its nest?

  Qin Tianyi's eyes had a faint glint of sharpness in them.

  Dragon Beast!

  Although it is not a true divine beast, the corpse of a dragon beast also has great value, especially the bones of the dragon beast. After being refined by its own blood and energy, they are as hard as gold and can be used to forge weapons with incredible toughness and durability.

  With this in mind, Qin Tianyi's speed quickly picked up, following the route he had inferred in his mind, swiftly darting through the forest.

  Of course, the speed has increased a bit, but on the way, he encountered Tianlong grass and didn't let it go. In one night, he collected 22 more Tianlong grass from the eight places where the dragon's blood was dyed.

  "The wound of this dragon beast has become more and more serious."

  As he sensed that the range of Dragon Blood Stain was getting larger and larger, Qin Tianyi's footsteps also quickened by a fraction.

  Three hours later, when the sunlight again cast dappled shadows through the dense forest, a rather conspicuous layer of rock suddenly appeared in Qin Tianyi's line of sight. Below the rocky layer, an extremely secretive cave, like the open mouth of some monstrous beast, emitted a dark and profound aura.

  "The breath stopped here... But this pit is only about five meters long and two meters high, and based on my speculation, that dragon beast's body length must exceed ten meters, will its nest be in this small pit?"

  Standing in front of the cave, Qin Tianyi couldn't help but have a hint of doubt about his previous speculation.

  Especially this pit in front of me, it's extremely deep, and there are even powerful auras swirling above it. It's absolutely not a benevolent place inside.

  "We've already come this far, and if we don't go in to take a look, it would be a waste. Moreover, the cave will greatly restrict the movement of cultivators. Even if there is a powerful fierce beast lurking inside, as long as it's not a speed-type fierce beast, I, Qin Tianyi, have nothing to fear!"

  At this point, Qin Tianyi immediately took a step forward and headed straight for the ground hole that seemed to be cracked.

  The entrance to the cave was indeed quite narrow, but as time went on, it gradually became wider inside, and there were many forks in the road leading in all directions.

  When Qin Tianyi estimated that he should have reached a depth of two thousand meters, the visual space in front of him suddenly brightened, and a large amount of blue luminescent grass emitting soft light filled every corner of his field of vision, illuminating this underground space as if it were daytime.

  "Hmm, what's this?!"

  After a brief glance at the desolate underground, Qin Tianyi's face changed slightly. On the open ground in front of him, there were many remaining traces of human activity, and some places still preserved human buildings that had been uninhabited for a long time.

  "Ruins of some sect?"

  Qin Tianji was secretly shocked, and his entire spirit's vigilance was raised to the highest level, carefully exploring deeper into the cave.

  "These buildings have been destroyed for about twenty-five to thirty years, and the remaining signs of human habitation are also from twenty-five to thirty years ago. However... there is a faint aura of ferocity lurking here, clearly indicating that a powerful ferocious beast has been active in the vicinity..."

  Moments later, the ferocious beast's tracks and several corpses that had been clearly mutilated and eaten by the beast appeared before Qin Tianyi, proving his conjecture.

  "It's highly likely that a secret sect once existed here, but was later annihilated by ferocious beasts."

  Thinking of this, Qin Tianyi became more and more cautious in his advance.

  Just as he was circling around this dilapidated building complex, intending to continue exploring deeper, a piece of land that seemed to be severely damaged caught Qin Tianyi's attention, especially when he saw the many medicinal herbs growing on that land, his eyes suddenly flashed with a hint of excitement.

  "This is...the medicine field of this sect!?"