149: Start killing monsters

The last question Xiao Qingyuan asked was a probing one; he was more concerned with the ingredients for the Dragon-Tiger Golden Pill, or the auxiliary medicines for the Foundation Establishment Pill.

For Haitang, he now had no choice but to diligently study Alchemy.

Moreover, he needed to rapidly improve his Alchemy skills within a month.

There was no turning back.

And no time to gather Spirit Medicine.

However, he didn't expect that just by asking casually like that...

Duobao Rat, that little thing, actually had them!

"Spirit Medicine? So you like these things, that makes it easy! And Foundation Establishment Pill? Are you talking about this thing?"

With that, Duobao Rat directly spat out several jade boxes emitting various spiritual glows.

There was also a high-end-looking black bottle.

Xiao Qingyuan's heart skipped a beat.

He quickly opened them to check.

It really was a Foundation Establishment Pill!!!

And it was an authentic Foundation Establishment Pill.

The other Spirit Medicine were also well-preserved second-tier Spirit Medicine.

This greatly shocked Xiao Qingyuan.

A new hope appeared!

This way, he wouldn't need to focus his energy on the Foundation Establishment Pill and could concentrate on researching the first-tier Dragon-Tiger Golden Pill, just to help Haitang's cultivation improve by one level.

The chances of survival would undoubtedly greatly increase.

This was truly a big surprise.

Xiao Qingyuan quickly asked, "Where did these come from?"

Duobao Rat immediately puffed out its chest: "From Immortal Caves! I am Duobao Rat, and no Restriction can escape my senses.

These things were all found in those long-abandoned Cultivator Immortal Caves.

There's only one of this black bottle, but I have many other grasses and fruits!

If you like them, there are still many Immortal Caves underground!

Can these be exchanged for good things?"

"Yes, absolutely!" Xiao Qingyuan finally smiled.

He handed a stack of Spirit Sealing Talismans to the Treasure Seeking Rat.

One of the big stones in his heart finally fell.

At least his mood improved a little.

After the incident with Yin Zhisen, Xiao Qingyuan finally realized the importance of strength.

He had lived too comfortably before.

In this world, just because you don't want to cause trouble doesn't mean trouble won't find you.

He wanted to become stronger!

He would try every possible method to become stronger.

He also needed to learn Alchemy, artifact refining, and Formation, using every means to improve himself.

Only then could he prevent people from stepping on him whenever they pleased.

And from being ordered to hand over any good things they saw in his home.

Even that dog dared to snatch his child!

Duobao Rat was very happy to receive the Spirit Sealing Talismans.

It also felt the trade was worth it.

Then it tilted its head, looking at the three-meter-long Netherworld Banner in Xiao Qingyuan's hand, which was like a wall.

Seeing this, Xiao Qingyuan handed the Netherworld Banner to it.

Unexpectedly, a small vortex suddenly appeared in Duobao Rat's throat, and it sucked.

The Netherworld Banner, which couldn't be stored in a Storage Pouch, rapidly shrank and was easily absorbed into its body.

Xiao Qingyuan was stunned.

Good gracious.

The space inside this little thing's belly was immeasurable, and its effect was even better than a Storage Pouch!

This saved him a lot of trouble.

With a happy thought, he immediately sped up.

Following Duobao Rat's guidance, he quickly fled towards the depths of the mountain range.

Before long, they found their first target of the day.

A cloud leopard covered in cloud patterns.

Xiao Qingyuan didn't hesitate.

He moved at full speed, instantly crossing a hundred zhang.

Leaping from a tree trunk, he immediately delivered a kick.

Pfft!

The cloud leopard didn't even have a chance to react before its spine was broken by Xiao Qingyuan's kick.

Then he threw a punch.

It landed squarely on the cloud leopard's forehead.

He cleanly and decisively sent it to its demise.

Having witnessed the rampage of Yao Beasts before, Xiao Qingyuan now showed no mercy when hunting such Yao Beasts with ordinary Bloodline and little intelligence.

If he didn't want to preserve the cloud leopard's fur and internal organs, he wouldn't have needed to go through so much trouble.

He could have just punched it into meat paste.

Duobao Rat, who was nestled in his arms, looked bewildered.

Its round little head poked out from his collar.

It had only felt a blur before its eyes.

When it reacted, the cloud leopard's corpse was already before it.

"Duobao Rat, quick, release the Netherworld Banner!"

Duobao Rat shook its head repeatedly at the words.

Xiao Qingyuan placed the large banner in his hand.

With a gentle shake, a faint phantom slowly floated out from the cloud leopard's still-warm corpse.

It transformed into a small cloud leopard Talisman on the Netherworld Banner.

Xiao Qingyuan was delighted at the sight.

With just the soul of a small Foundation Establishment Stage Demon Beast, the Netherworld Banner's grade had already reached the peak of the first-tier.

Xiao Qingyuan then took out an empty Storage Pouch and placed the cloud leopard's corpse inside.

Meanwhile, Duobao Rat rushed into the cloud leopard's lair and, in the blink of an eye, returned to Xiao Qingyuan's side from the cave.

Finally, it opened its mouth and sucked, reabsorbing the Netherworld Banner.

They quickly fled before the other Yao Beasts in the vicinity could react.

The entire process took less than half a cup of tea's time.

Next, they repeated the process, instantly killing five more Early Stage Foundation Establishment Stage Demon Beasts in one go.

On the Netherworld Banner, a light flashed, and its aura instantly rose by one tier.

It upgraded from peak first-tier to Early Stage second-tier.

Seeing this, Xiao Qingyuan struck while the iron was hot, immediately granting Duobao Rat second-tier authority over the Netherworld Banner and asking for its help.

This made Duobao Rat even more excited.

The Yao Souls in the Netherworld Banner didn't even possess half of their living strength, and individually, they were too weak for him.

Controlling them also made it particularly easy to get distracted, making it impossible to multitask.

But for Duobao Rat, it was different.

This thing was practically tailor-made for it.

When he used it, he had to hold the Netherworld Banner in his hand, and it was very large.

For it, it didn't even need to release the Netherworld Banner from its body; it only released the Yao Souls inside, which was quite sinister.

It was truly magical.

By evening.

This fellow could even conceal its own aura, directly spitting out Yao Souls without even summoning the Netherworld Banner.

In an instant, it could help him subdue Foundation Establishment Stage Demon Beasts.

With the combined efforts of one man and one rat, they could even easily hunt Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Stage Demon Beasts.

As a result, more time was wasted on traveling.

But there was no other way; he could only accelerate as much as possible.

He hoped the Netherworld Banner would advance quickly.

And so, it wasn't until the evening three days later...

That Xiao Qingyuan finally brought Duobao Rat to find the monkey they hadn't fought before.

"Good friend, do you really want to fight this monkey?"

At this moment, Duobao Rat's chubby face looked a bit serious upon discovering the target, under Xiao Qingyuan's Talisman offensive.

In just three days, the man and the rat had forged a deep revolutionary friendship.

There was no helping it; the Netherworld Banner was too overpowered.

It instantly hit Duobao Rat's weak spot.

Duobao Rat, despite its rare and Advanced Bloodline and Divine Ability that was deeply favored by the world...

Lacked attack capabilities, which had always been a pain in Duobao Rat's heart.

Now it was good.

Master Rat could spit out dozens of Foundation Establishment Stage Demon Souls in one breath.

This was too strong!

Although the strength of these Yao Souls couldn't compare to real Foundation Establishment Stage Demon Beasts.

Each one, when brought out, was above Qi Cultivation.

This didn't even count the six main souls that could devour other Yao Souls and grow; those could truly compare to normal Foundation Establishment Stage Demon Beasts.

Under their leadership, dozens of Yao Souls were released all at once.

No Early Stage Foundation Establishment Stage Demon Beast was a match for it in a single encounter.

But the moment it saw this monkey, Duobao Rat immediately sensed something different.

This Yao Beast was not as simple as it appeared...