Chapter 514 - 510: Wait, Take a Look at This Eighth Place...
In a daze, Yue Bugong returned to the camp of Cangxuan Valley, with even a hint of confusion on his face.
The disciples and the Mansion Master of Cangxuan Valley present all had their heads lowered in silence.
The disciples had long known about the matter of Shen Han being ranked eleventh.
The clever ones had already hidden outside the camp.
It was only the Mansion Masters who were just learning about this and received a harsh scolding.
After learning of Shen Han’s achievement, Yu Chou took a while to recover.
He never anticipated that Shen Han could make it into the top one hundred.
Let alone, eleventh place…
In the mountains, there were indeed many fierce beasts.
But those who have experienced it all know that treasure hunting in the mountains is not so easy for hunting fierce beasts.
Many fierce beasts are somewhat wise, and upon detecting many people entering the mountains, they might even choose to avoid them.
Avoiding humans is more like a regular maneuver.
Fierce beasts that have eluded being hunted for many years are generally wiser.
And their offspring seem to be gradually developing more wit.
In the Northern Three Domains, a disciple like Shen Han, ranked eleventh, is enough for the accomplishments of the Northern Three Domains to surpass all other Outer Domains.
At this moment, Shen Han had already rearranged the mechanisms.
Then concealed himself again in the cave, waiting for prey to come to him.
Shen Han discovered a problem, a major difference between fierce beasts and humans.
If humans discover the corpses of their kind, they would feel fear in their hearts and immediately realize that there is danger here.
Leaving the place of danger as quickly as possible is the right choice.
This is an embedded awareness deep within, seemingly innate.
But for fierce beasts, if they smell the scent of blood, they might think that there is food nearby.
Seeing the corpse of their kind, even more so, they would think it’s time for a feast.
After understanding this, Shen Han no longer covered up even the bloodstains, but instead deliberately left some more bloody smells.
With such an arrangement, let’s see the results today.
With the help of dangerous mechanisms, handling things is indeed much easier.
Throughout the day, Shen Han cleaned up two spirit beast-level fierce beasts.
Until nightfall, no more wandering fierce beasts came.
After a day of disturbance, the fierce beasts in this mountain range might have reacted belatedly.
If nothing unexpected happens, tomorrow, the day after, it will probably be even harder to hunt fierce beasts.
To this, Shen Han was not anxious.
He thought it was difficult, others surely would find it difficult too.
The fierce beasts would not avoid him and run into others.
At night, Shen Han chose to rest as usual.
The next day at 7:00 AM, a new manifest was sent down.
In the Northern Three Domains, Yue Bugong went to receive it, while the other Sect Leaders waited not far away.
They weren’t from the Star Tower, but now, they wanted to know Shen Han’s results even more than Yu Chou.
Obtaining the new manifest, Yue Bugong immediately spread it open.
His gaze, without the slightest hesitation, immediately turned to the position ranked eleventh.
Eleventh place, Bright Moon Fort, Qin Lin.
Yue Bugong felt slightly relieved, Bright Moon Fort, a major sect of the Inner Domain.
As he walked, he began to search for Shen Han’s name.
After a few steps, the other Sect Leaders of the Northern Three Domains quickly gathered around.
This time, the Sect Leaders didn’t seem to care about their image.
Like the disciples, they crowded around a manifest, a few people reading it together.
Seeing that the eleventh place wasn’t Shen Han, they started looking further down.
Such behavior resembled Yue Bugong exactly.
But suddenly, the Snow Manor Master seemed to notice something.
“Wait a minute, look at the eighth position…”
Hearing the Snow Manor Master’s words, everyone’s gaze shifted over immediately.
After searching for a long time, the answer was right there.
Eighth place, Shen Han’s result not only didn’t fall back, it advanced three more places…
On that day, Shen Han hunted two more spirit beast-level fierce beasts.
In the past, the Northern Three Domains couldn’t even enter the top one hundred.
But now, they have directly broken into the top ten.
Seeing Shen Han’s current performance, the other Sect Leaders of the Northern Three Domains fell silent.
They no longer knew what to say.
This Shen Han, his strength, his potential, completely matches the top disciples of the Inner Domain.
The Star Tower truly found a treasure.
Suddenly, several Sect Leaders seemed to have figured something out.
No wonder, no wonder the Sect Leader of the Celestial Sword Sect, Yu You, would protect Shen Han so fiercely.
With such strength, being guarded like this is quite normal too.
Yue Bugong, seeing this, had no expression left on his face.
It seemed as though all emotion had disappeared, with neither anger nor depression.
As if it had nothing to do with him anymore.
The blow Shen Han dealt him was truly tremendous.
Initially stubborn, then inwardly shaken, and now it seemed even his temperament had collapsed a bit.
If Shen Han were still in Cangxuan Valley, having such a talented disciple, Cangxuan Valley might take another step forward within a century.
They might even touch the threshold of the Inner Domain sects.
But all of this now seemed like a bubble, burst.
Yu Chou always wore a smile on his face, saying nothing.
He had already lost interest in showing off in front of other Sect Leaders. To speak frankly, he was tired of it.
Nowadays, Shen Han doesn’t feel surprised by any of his performances.
On the contrary, another disciple of the Star Tower has also gained something.
Got listed on the scroll’s record.
The Star Tower indeed has been developing better and better over the years.
Yet another day, Shen Han continued with his usual routine facing these fierce beasts.
With the help of these mechanisms and traps, confronting these fierce beasts became much easier.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shen Han also tempered his Divine Soul.
Through these actual combat engagements, the proficiency of his Divine Soul and the coordination among the Six Paths of the Divine Soul improved significantly.
The treasure hunt in the mountains lasted a total of four days.
This was already the third day; at 5:00 PM tomorrow, the mountain treasure hunt would officially end.
Generally speaking, from tomorrow onward, the danger would sharply increase.
Some powerful disciples might perform poorly in this mountain treasure hunt.
They would begin to openly snatch starting tomorrow.
Without obtaining a satisfactory result, they wouldn’t give up.
On this third day, Shen Han hunted a fierce beast.
Most of the fierce beasts, having sensed the crisis, hid themselves completely.
They might prefer to endure hunger rather than come out and risk their lives.
At 7:00 AM on the fourth day, the scroll record was distributed again.
Shen Han, sixth place…
Today, many scrolls would be scattered in the mountains as well.
Upon picking them up, the disciples could see their rankings.
Now, there were less than six two-hour periods left.
Many disciples who considered themselves strong should make a move.
On the riverbank, Shen Han also noticed a scroll falling from the sky.
Upon opening it, he saw all the disciples’ rankings.
Shen Han initially thought that by simply hunting these few fierce beasts, his ranking wouldn’t be too high.
However, upon opening the scroll record, he discovered he was in sixth place.
This ranking was indeed quite terrifying.
A ranking this high was somewhat unexpected for Shen Han.
Previously, Shen Han thought his ranking might be around two or three hundred.
Were the fierce beasts truly so difficult to hunt?
Seeing his high ranking, Shen Han abandoned his earlier plan to wander around.
Losing this rank would indeed be too regretful.
Thus, Shen Han simply hid in a cave, staying for a few two-hour periods; after all, not much time was left.
Calm and composed, even within the mountains, Shen Han tried his best to keep his mood stable.
Enhancing his temperament strength.
While Shen Han was concentrating on his cultivation, a sharp aura came rushing through the air.
Feeling the approaching crisis, Shen Han immediately dodged.
The next moment, the spot he had just been sitting on had an arrow embedded into the mountain behind him.
The arrow was fully embedded in the mountain, attesting to the power of this move.
Had he not always had the Delayed Array activated, perhaps he would have been hit by this arrow.
Shen Han slightly frowned; this arrow was more than a simple attempt to seize his trophies.
Clearly, it was an attempt on his life.
If he were hit by this arrow, even with the help of the Unceasing Skill, it might take a year or two to recover.
The person making the move had a clear purpose.
Death or crippling, this arrow had no other meaning.
In just an instant, Shen Han already figured out who was making the move.
With such bow technique skills, and a desire to deal such a heavy blow, it seemed to be none other than Huo Yuan’s disciple.
Thinking of this, Shen Han’s eyes showed a hint of coldness.
Shen Han was very clear that he had no grudge with her.
Yet, this person wanted to embarrass him in front of others, which could have been tolerated.
These incidents, Senior Yuyou had previously dealt with, so they were already dissolved.
But at this moment, this person was relentlessly pursuing him, and was attacking with a deadly strike.
Bow technique practitioners are highly skilled in assassination and stealth attacks.
From just the previous move, Shen Han had already seen it.
Even before seeing their shadow, the arrow had already been shot at him.
Such methods are indeed unparalleled by other cultivation methods.
Thinking of this, the ruthlessness in Shen Han’s eyes grew even stronger.
Allowing such a person to remain in the shadows, it would surely be difficult to find peace in the future.
Every single moment, he would have to be alert for potential crises.
Even stepping out of the courtyard to stretch would require constant vigilance.
He was in the open; the enemy in the dark.
Under such circumstances, he would be exhausted just dealing with it every day.
As Shen Han pondered, another sharp arrow shot forth.
This time, Shen Han didn’t hesitate for a moment. After dodging the arrow, he rushed in the direction from which it came.
The Divine Land is far inferior to Great Wei in terms of body cultivation.
The Lonely Peak Snow-Treading Step was immediately activated, propelling him forward in an instant.
Shen Han felt that even this speed was insufficient, and the next moment: “Divine Abyss Formulas- Six, activate!”
In a flash, Shen Han’s speed was approaching the Immortal Realm.
Qingyun making a move against Shen Han likely never anticipated that Shen Han’s strength would be like this.
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