Reborn in the Great Yan Dynasty: I Cultivated to Become a Martial Saint Through Telekinesis

Chapter 47 Encirclement and Kill

"It's getting hotter and hotter, we should be there soon."

Mo Zheng, who was on his way, felt the temperature around him rising and immediately made a judgment.

The Double-Winged Cicada prefers cold, while the Blue Flame Bird prefers heat.

He had been traveling all morning.

"According to the records left by the disciples, the demon core of the Twin-Winged Frost Cicada can not only extinguish the flames of the Azure Flame Bird, but also hinder its movements to a certain extent. The trouble will be its defense and flight escape."

Mo Zheng silently recalled the records he had consulted in the ancient texts.

The matter of becoming an apprentice cannot be taken lightly.

However, just as he approached the sycamore grove, suddenly—

"Martial Arts Hall disciples, listen up! The assessment task has changed. All disciples must immediately gather in the Southern Wutong Forest to slay the Azure Flame Bird and obtain the Blood Awakening Grass. Failure to slay the Azure Flame Bird will result in failure for all disciples in this inner sect assessment. Furthermore, each Blood Awakening Grass can be exchanged for 500 contribution points within the hall!"

A cold female voice suddenly rang out from the sky.

The speaker's tone was extremely assertive, and it contained an air of authority that could not be refused.

Sure enough, the martial arts instructors were constantly observing the movements of all the disciples.

Upon hearing this voice, Mo Zheng was immediately relieved that he hadn't revealed the secret of his mental power. When the beast-attracting incense attacked, and even when he was escaping, he desperately wanted to use his mental power, but ultimately he gave up because of this. Now it seems that his decision was the right one.

However, why should everyone gang up on the Azure Flame Bird? And why is this Blood Awakening Grass so precious, costing 500 contribution points per plant?

You should know that 500 contribution points are worth a full 50,000 taels of silver. Even if Mo Zheng put all his possessions together, they wouldn't be worth 50,000 taels.

What exactly happened? Why the sudden change in the assessment tasks?

This question lingered in everyone's mind, but regardless of whether the disciples were interested in or not in the Azure Flame Bird, they all rushed desperately toward the Wutong Forest.

No one wants to fail the inner sect assessment and waste another six months.

After all, the difference in cultivation results between inner disciples who have a master to guide them personally and outer disciples who can only attend classes at the Hall of Enlightenment every few days is simply too great.

"Um?"

Mo Zheng, who was on his way, suddenly stopped and became alert. His mental power sensed movement not far away, as if something was approaching.

In just a few breaths, a figure crossed the bushes and appeared in the field of vision.

It was a chubby figure carrying an iron bar on his back, giving off a strong sense of oppression.

There were only twelve people who came in for the assessment. Mo Zheng had already memorized their names and characteristics. This fat man was called Yuan Shouxin, and he was in his second year of training.

"Haha, Junior Brother Mo, you're here too!"

Yuan Shouxin also saw Mo Zheng and immediately burst into laughter, saying with great joy, "We've struck it rich! We've really struck it rich! A treasure like the Blood Awakening Grass has actually appeared in the Rejuvenation Secret Realm. It was our destiny to run into it. I just don't know how much there is."

"Does Senior Brother Yuan know about the Blood Awakening Grass?" Mo Zheng asked curiously.

Now, everyone's goal is not the Rejuvenation Grass, but the Azure Flame Bird. Naturally, they are not afraid of being robbed. After all, everyone's task has now changed to teamwork. If they fail to kill the Azure Flame Bird, no one will pass the test.

"you do not know?"

Yuan Shouxin was somewhat surprised, but then he realized and said, "That's true. You're new to this. Let me tell you, this Blood Awakening Grass is an extraordinary treasure. You've heard of bloodline martial artists, right?"

Bloodline martial artist?

This Blood-Awakening Grass is also related to Bloodline Martial Artists?

Mo Zheng nodded, signaling the other party to continue.

"Bloodline warriors possess special abilities inherited from their bloodline. With these abilities, they have a great advantage in duels between warriors of the same realm, and can basically be said to be invincible in the same realm."

Yuan Shouxin said with some envy, "The Blood Awakening Grass is a treasure that can help bloodline martial artists awaken their bloodline. As you know, whether a bloodline martial artist can be born depends entirely on talent, and they are much rarer than experts in the Visceral Realm. Moreover, even in those large families that inherit bloodlines, not every generation can have someone awaken their bloodline. That's why the Blood Awakening Grass is so precious."

"It can slightly enhance bloodline talent, meaning that even those who cannot awaken their bloodline will have a certain chance to awaken their bloodline talent if they consume it."

After hearing these words, Mo Zheng immediately understood the preciousness of the Blood-Awakening Grass.

Bloodline Warrior!

Those families that want to awaken their bloodline heritage would probably go crazy for this thing!

If it were to appear in the outside world, who knows how many powerful forces would fight over it, and how many lives would be lost!

No wonder the Martial Arts Hall suddenly became so generous, willing to exchange 500 contribution points for one herb. You should know that one Rejuvenating Grass is worth 1,000 taels of silver, but it only costs 10 taels of contribution points to exchange for it.

Precious, extremely precious, a treasure that can awaken one's bloodline!

Mo Zheng was instantly captivated, his eyes filled with fervor.

Both Mo Xiaotian and Mo Qiu can use it. Even if they have awakened their bloodline, they can use the Blood Awakening Grass to further purify their bloodline and enhance their abilities.

Bloodline martial artists are virtually invincible within their realm!

This alone shows how precious the Blood-Awakening Grass is.

Fifty thousand taels of silver per plant is too cheap. Even if it were one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand taels, I'm afraid there would be people outside scrambling to buy it!

It would be worth any amount of money to awaken even one bloodline martial artist!

We must grab it, we absolutely have to get it.

Mo Zheng suddenly understood why the assessment task had been suddenly changed and why they were suddenly required to kill the Azure Flame Bird.

Presumably, this Blood-Awakening Grass is located in the area where the Azure Flame Bird is.

If he were a high-ranking member of the Martial Arts Hall, he would definitely issue such an order.

A precious treasure that awakens one's bloodline; its value cannot be measured in money.

"Junior Brother Mo, why are you so excited? Do you also possess bloodline talent?" Yuan Shouxin asked curiously.

"No, I just think it's too precious," Mo Zheng replied.

The matter of the Mo family's Xuanwu bloodline cannot be exposed. This is a rebel that has been hunted down by the Great Yan Dynasty for over a thousand years. They have almost killed off the lineage, yet they are still being hunted down, which shows the hatred between them.

"That's normal. Remember, if you manage to grab some, don't be silly and give it all to our Martial Arts Hall. Keep some for yourself to try; maybe you'll awaken your bloodline talent?"

Yuan Shouxin laughed and said, "It is said that everyone has bloodline power in their body. In history, there have been examples of ordinary martial artists without any bloodline who awakened their bloodline talent by consuming Blood Awakening Grass. Of course, you should not consume more than three plants, because it will be useless after three plants."

"If you happen to awaken a talent, you'll be incredibly lucky, and your descendants will benefit as well."

Bloodlines can be passed down, but they become increasingly diluted with each generation. However, every few generations, someone might awaken their bloodline, which could potentially create a large and powerful family.

"Let's go, Senior Brother Yuan, let's hurry up, we can't let the other senior brothers get there first," Mo Zheng urged.

Children and grandchildren have their own destinies, and he can't worry about things that far ahead. But he should at least give it a try with his third brother and nephew.

"That's right, let's hurry, Zhao Teng and Li Zhujie might not wait for us."

Yuan Shouxin nodded, and the two quickened their pace and headed south.

Outside the sycamore grove.

"To obtain the Blood Awakening Grass, we must kill these two Azure Flame Birds. However, the Azure Flame Birds have become much stronger, and they are probably about to transform into second-tier demonic beasts. It is difficult to kill them with individual strength, and even the suppression effect of the Twin-Winged Frost Cicada Demon Core has been greatly reduced."

Zhao Teng looked at the seven people in the arena. Among them, he and Li Zhujie had the highest cultivation level, having reached the Stone Skin level. The other five were at the Bull Skin level, and their resistance to the Azure Flame Bird's flames was too low.

"Let's wait for the others to arrive before we act together."

Li Zhujie said in a deep voice, "We just tried, and even with the combined strength of the seven of us, we still couldn't do anything to those two hairy beasts."

The Azure Flame Bird was truly formidable. Without the demon core of the Twin-Winged Frost Cicada, it was impossible to withstand it. However, the demon core of the Twin-Winged Frost Cicada could only restrict it for three breaths. Unfortunately, the two Azure Flame Birds cooperated very well. When one was restricted, the other immediately provided cover. After three breaths, they could only stare helplessly.

"Let's wait and see, let's discuss a plan first. First of all, we must separate the two monsters."

Zhao Teng said, "Once we separate, we should gather everyone's strength and use a large number of Twin-Winged Frost Cicada Demon Cores to continuously create openings. We should kill one first, then kill the other. In this way, we will definitely be able to complete the mission and harvest the Blood Awakening Grass."

"Good idea. We'll take them down one by one. Although one Twin-Winged Frost Cicada Demon Core only lasts for three breaths, with enough of them, killing one won't be difficult. I suggest that you and I each take five people, forming a group of six, and pooling everyone's Twin-Winged Frost Cicada Demon Cores to hunt one each," Li Zhujie said.

With six people facing a single Azure Flame Bird and possessing a considerable number of Twin-Winged Frost Cicada Demon Cores, their chances of success are very high.

"As for the Blood-Awakening Grass, let's divide it into four portions. You and I will each take one portion, and the remaining two portions will be divided equally between the two groups, how about that?" Li Zhujie said.

Zhao Teng frowned, and the other disciples also looked displeased.

They had just gone inside to look at the Blood-Awakening Grass, and there were only about ten plants. They divided it up so that each person would get one plant.

According to this method, several of them can share one plant.

They are all participating in the inner disciple assessment. Although Zhao Teng and Li Zhujie are Stone Skin Realm martial artists, they may not be better than them in terms of talent and potential. Why should these two get the lion's share?

You Chendong laughed and said, "Senior brothers, how about this: let's kill the Azure Flame Bird first, and as for the spoils, we can each rely on our own abilities after completing the assessment task, how about that?"

So what if they're at the Stone Skin Realm? He has a second-tier soft armor, which makes him even more defensive. These two are just stronger than him, and their external martial arts skills might not be as good as his. Why should they get so much more than him?

"That's a good idea, Junior Brother You."

"That's how it should be; let's each rely on our own strength."

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Everyone agreed, but they were all dissatisfied with this method of distribution. Even if they couldn't use the Blood-Awakening Grass themselves, they could still make a fortune by selling it!

Seeing this, Zhao Teng and Li Zhujie exchanged a glance and had no choice but to agree.

When Mo Zheng and Yuan Shouxin arrived, they were the last two, and they were assigned to Li Zhujie's team.

This team consisted of four men and two women, along with He Zeng's male disciple and You Chendong, who had fought with Mo Zheng. All three were in Zhao Teng's team.

Among them, Qu Fei and Liu Changfeng stood out, dressed in animal skins like wild men, their eyes filled with resentment as they looked at Mo Zheng.

"Gentlemen, please give me the inner core of the Twin-Winged Cicada?" Li Zhujie said.

No one objected, as this had been agreed upon beforehand. They all took out the demon cores of the two-winged cicadas they had hunted and gathered them into Li Zhujie's hands.

"Two, three, three, four, oh, Junior Brother Mo, you have the most, a full five, the same number as me."

Li Zhujie counted the demon cores of the Twin-Winged Frost Cicadas. When he saw the number Mo Zheng had taken out, he was slightly surprised. After all, in that icy and snowy place, killing one or two Twin-Winged Frost Cicadas was not difficult, but killing too many would freeze one's own body, which was quite dangerous.

His team contained a total of twenty-two Twin-Winged Frost Cicada Demon Cores.

On the other hand, Zhao Teng's side, You Chendong and the other two came empty-handed, and He Liangcheng was burned and covered in soot, and in the end only managed to gather seven coins.

This contrast immediately made him frown.

"Hahaha, Senior Brother Zhao, would you like us to lend you a few?" Li Zhujie joked, "But you'll have to exchange them for contribution points."

"No need, seven are enough!" Zhao Teng replied firmly.

Although he felt somewhat uncomfortable, he remained confident.

After all, it was just a Azure Flame Bird. With six people and seven Twin-Winged Frost Cicada Demon Cores, killing it wouldn't be too difficult.

"Let's go then!"

The twelve people headed into the parasol tree forest, which was the territory of the two blue flame birds. Apart from some birds, there were no other demonic beasts. Soon, they saw the bird's nest, the black stone, and the blood-awakening grass.

"One, two, three... thirteen plants!"

Mo Zheng silently counted the Blood Awakening Grass on the black stone; there were thirteen in total, and he immediately became excited.

Even at the martial arts hall's purchase price of 500 contribution points, this Blood Awakening Grass is worth a full 6,500 contribution points, and when converted into silver, it is worth 650,000!

In fact, if they were auctioned off, those bloodline families could sell them for millions of dollars!

Even for martial artists, this is an astronomical figure.

Not only him, but all twelve people present blushed and were excited. Their eyes were practically spitting fire as they looked at the thirteen Blood-Awakening Grasses!

If they weren't in this secret realm, how could they possibly have the chance to scramble for such a treasure?!

"Alright, let's get started!"

Li Zhujie was the first to wake up. He shouted in a deep voice, kicked out, and a stone shot out, crashing into the bird's nest with a bang, smashing a large hole in it.

Phew! Phew!

Two angry screechs followed, and then the two Azure Flame Birds charged out one after the other, trailing long azure tail feathers and engulfed in azure flames. They circled in the sky, searching for the culprit.

"So beautiful."

Mo Zheng looked at the two Azure Flame Birds. As expected of demonic beasts that inherited the bloodline of the divine beast Fire Phoenix, they did indeed resemble the legendary phoenix in appearance.

"Watch out, they're coming!"

Zhao Teng gave a warning, but the two Azure Flame Birds' sharp eyes had already locked onto them. With a long hiss, the two birds swooped down, and a raging heat wave swept towards everyone!

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