Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil in the Cultivation World Chapter 1002 - 488: Manipulating Fate, Reaping the Fisherman’s Benefit

Noon arrived the following day.

Whoosh!

Jiang Fan materialized in a secluded valley, where echoes of distant battles and furious yells resounded intensely.

Scattered across the terrain lay human remains, marked by savage rips and bites from ferocious beasts, nearly consumed in their entirety.

In their final moments, terror and hopelessness twisted their faces.

Without question, these individuals had stumbled upon wild beasts by chance and fallen victim to their assault.

It appeared they possessed no means to fight back.

Yet this was inevitable; such creatures had attained the Divinity Transformation Level, far surpassing what typical humans could endure.

"Wild beasts and humans truly cannot dwell together."

"Survival demands the demise of one or the other."

"Thus, no further words are needed."

A chill flickered in Jiang Fan's gaze as his spiritual awareness extended outward, swiftly pinpointing more than a dozen Divinity Transformation Level creatures lurking in the valley—precisely the quarry he sought this occasion.

These Divinity Transformation Level monsters were eagerly tearing into the human bodies, turning the site into a gruesome feast.

Blood stained the earth in vivid crimson pools, while a sharp, acrid odor hung heavily in the atmosphere.

Such grim spectacles were all too frequent across the Ice Crystal Mountain Range.

Indeed, mere mortals faced immense hardships merely to persist in this harsh domain, forever shadowed by the peril of these monstrous foes.

"Perish."

Upon perceiving the carnage, Jiang Fan wasted no time, his form blurring as he surged toward the pack of beasts.

"Roar!"

The creatures, lost in their savage meal of human flesh, spotted Jiang Fan immediately; these were no mere animals, endowed with keen wits.

Each emitted a deep rumble, baring hostile postures, their frames surging with brutal murderous vibes.

Their overwhelming presence alone could terrify any Divinity Transformation Cultivator.

Regrettably for them, to Jiang Fan, this pressure felt like a mere zephyr, utterly insignificant.

Heaven-Stealing Claw Talisman!

Without delay, Jiang Fan invoked his Life Talisman, summoning a colossal golden claw of a beast overhead, covered in fur and radiating menacing icy flashes.

Thud!

The claw plunged from above, defying the constraints of space, reaching the beasts in a mere instant with astonishing velocity.

Furthermore, it harbored a horrifying edge, comparable to innumerable Sword Auras, slicing through everything in its path.

Boom~~

Ere the Divinity Transformation Beasts could respond, one swipe erased them utterly, shredding their forms into scores or multitudes of fragments.

Abundant blood splashed across the snow, the warmth causing the frozen surface to thaw.

A clear imprint of the beast's claw scarred the ground, its edges humming with ominous keenness.

For Jiang Fan, now at the Eighth-Layer of Divinity Transformation, these foes posed no challenge; he could dispatch hordes with ease.

"This place grows perilous."

Faintly detecting an immense danger, Jiang Fan understood that his massacre had incited the Void Refining Beasts nestled far within the Ice Crystal Mountain Range.

Through their innate blood ties, word of their offspring's slaughter reached them without fail.

He had deployed the Heaven-Stealing Claw Talisman deliberately to enrage the Void Refining Beasts, harnessing their might to drive out invading cultivators.

Evidently, his strategy had borne fruit this round.

Whoosh!

Having completed his deed, Jiang Fan departed without pause, eschewing any contact with the carcasses and leaving them as stark proof.

Soon enough, his silhouette faded entirely, as if he had never graced the spot.

…

At the same time, buried deep in the Ice Crystal Mountain Range.

Void Refining Beasts within their dens registered the demise of their young, unleashing roars that shook the earth and rattled the foundations.

Myriad lesser creatures huddled in quaking submission, too terrified to stir.

They dreaded becoming unwitting victims in the crossfire, meeting an abrupt end.

"Curses, who dares slay my kin?"

A furious Void Refining Beast thundered in rage.

For entities of their caliber, siring offspring of pure lineage proved exceedingly arduous; every one held immeasurable value, nearly impossible to replace.

Should their young perish amid war, so be it as destiny.

But to lose them inside the Ice Crystal Mountain Range felt like slaughter in their very sanctuary.

It was an utter disgrace.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!

In a flash, the Void Refining Beasts abandoned their hideouts, converging at the slaughter site, beholding the mangled corpses strewn about, slain in horrific fashion.

This sight only amplified their seething wrath.

"Human remains litter the area too; clearly, cultivators slew them."

"Unbelievable— the humans dwelling in the Ice Crystal Mountain Range are pathetically feeble; how could they pose a threat?"

"The culprit hails not from the locals but from outsider cultivators."

"What? Why would these human cultivators venture into the Ice Crystal Mountain Range? Do they remain oblivious that this is our domain?"