Chapter 27: Hunting clouded leopards

The vast and beautiful Wolong mountain range is filled with hidden dangers. Whether human or demon beast, a careless step could mean being forever trapped within the mountains.

Within a pitch-black cave in the Wolong mountain range, Chu Tiange sat cross-legged, while the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox remained vigilant, scanning the surroundings with watchful eyes.

As the vortex of Qi above Chu Tiange's head grew larger, its sucking force increased. The spiritual energy of the surrounding sky and earth began to boil, swarming towards Chu Tiange's body. The energy within his body instantly became unusually abundant, as he fervently compressed and refined the spiritual energy. A loud bang echoed from within Chu Tiange's body, and the seventh level Qi cultivation barrier shattered, marking his successful advancement.

Having just entered the Wolong mountain range, Chu Tiange could have advanced immediately. However, he chose not to, feeling that while his cultivation was improving, his combat skills were not progressing. He worried that this would lead to a superficial realm, so he decided to hone his skills and accumulate strength through breakthrough instead.

Chu Tiange suddenly opened his eyes, feeling the various differences brought about by the breakthrough. His physical qualities had increased significantly, and the compressed spiritual energy within the Daojing was ten times richer than that of others of the same level. The greatest benefit of this breakthrough was that the Eight Wastes Six Harmonies Boxing could be unleashed at will, with several times greater power than before. In his current state, Chu Tiange was confident in defeating the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox in just three rounds.

Seeing the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox happily jumping onto Chu Tiange's shoulder after completing his cultivation, licking Chu Tiange's face joyfully, it was evident that the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox was delighted with Chu Tiange's successful breakthrough to the seventh level of Qi cultivation.

"Xiaoqu, stop fooling around. Big brother will take you to complete the mission," Chu Tiange said. However, when mentioning the word "mission", a cold gleam flashed in his eyes.

Hearing that Chu Tiange was going to take him to complete the mission, the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox instantly quieted down.

Chu Tiange led the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox out of the cave.

Not far from the cave where Chu Tiange was, by a small stream, a dozen Clouded Leopards were quenching their thirst. The highest cultivation among them was only at the seventh level of Qi, not even at the level of demon beasts. Some of them were leisurely basking in the sun, totally oblivious to the impending danger.

Chu Tiange quietly approached the dozen Clouded Leopards like a skilled hunter, suddenly stopping in his tracks. The Nine-tailed Celestial Fox on Chu Tiange's shoulder looked at him inexplicably.

"If Xiaoqu helps me in hunting these Clouded Leopards, does that count as completing the mission?" Why not take advantage of the help of the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox? Besides, he had to kill two hundred Clouded Leopards on his own.

"The fact that you and the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox have formed a contract means that its assistance can be regarded as part of your own strength, so jointly killing the Clouded Leopards also counts," the system explained.

"Good then!" Chu Tiange turned around and patted the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox on his shoulder, eliciting a look of enjoyment from the fox.

"Xiaoqu, when the time comes, we will take down these dozen Clouded Leopards. I'll take the lead, and you're in charge of cleaning up any escaping leopards, understood?" Chu Tiange said while rubbing the fox's head.

The Nine-tailed Celestial Fox on Chu Tiange's shoulder nodded earnestly, its gaze instantly emitting a bloodthirsty light. Its demeanor had transformed from a gentle look to a fierce one, as if it had two completely different sides.

"Then let's begin," like a cheetah, Chu Tiange suddenly appeared next to the nearest Clouded Leopard and struck with his controlled Qi. The Clouded Leopard didn't even have a chance to react before leaving this world.

The other Clouded Leopards were startled by the sudden attack but quickly regained their senses, and all dozen of them launched an attack on Chu Tiange. Their expressions turned from shock to anger, as Chu Tiange openly killed them. For the Clouded Leopards, it was a matter of relentless pursuit and determination.

Unfazed by the dozen Clouded Leopards attacking him, Chu Tiange leapt into the air, and when these Clouded Leopards were within three yards, he suddenly transformed into a translucent color. With a swift motion, the Eight Wastes Six Harmonies Boxing was unleashed.

At this moment, the location where Chu Tiange was standing seemed to have risen like another sun, the dazzling light could instantly shred the eyes of an ordinary person, and a powerful momentum burst forth. Under this covering attack, the cloud leopards trembled like sieves, including the one with the highest cultivation level, its eyes filled with despair.

When everything returned to normal, the group of cloud leopards had long disappeared, leaving behind a giant pit three zhang in size and about half a zhang deep.

Chu Tiange looked at his hands in disbelief. The power was too formidable. He had only used fifty percent of his strength, but the power was so terrifying. If he were to unleash a hundred percent of his power, how strong would that be? Truly worthy of being a Earth-Level martial skill, it was really powerful.

The nine-tailed celestial fox in the distance also came to Chu Tiange's side in an instant and stared blankly at the giant pit in front of it. Admiration for Chu Tiange surged within it in an instant. He was really impressive. With just a casual move, it possessed such power.

Seeing the adoration of the nine-tailed celestial fox, Chu Tiange coughed twice, pretending to be an otherworldly expert, and looking at the fox, patted its head and said, "Xiao Qu, this world belongs to you."

After saying this, Chu Tiange didn't pay attention to Xiao Qu, instead walking towards the cloud leopard that he had defeated single-handedly before.

The words "this world belongs to you" deeply stimulated Xiao Qu's heart. The bloodline power that should have awakened during its demonic transformation actually showed signs of revival at this moment.

If Chu Tiange knew that his casual words had such power, he would definitely hold Xiao Qu for three days and nights, urging its bloodline power to wake up. Of course, that was just a possibility.

Squatting down beside the cloud leopard, Chu Tiange carefully examined it. Its snow-white fur was spotless, soft as the best silk, very comfortable to touch. What piqued Chu Tiange's curiosity the most were the pair of cloud wings behind the cloud leopard, which could be said to be the most mysterious part of the cloud leopard.

"Kid, do you really think you can figure out the secret of this cloud leopard?" The Immortal Lord System suddenly appeared beside Chu Tiange, looking at him disdainfully. Chu Tiange was used to the Immortal Lord's attitude and didn't pay any attention to it.

"Then tell me the secret." Chu Tiange absentmindedly played with the cloud wings of the cloud leopard while saying casually.