Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil in the Cultivation World Chapter 960 - 450: Upper Grade Life Chart and Merging with the Dust, Obtaining Immortal Beast Essence Blood

Right now, a white-robed elder with a sage-like and ethereal appearance soared in the direction of the Mixed Primal Valley.

His narrow eyes glinted with sly trickery and malice.

Perfectly merging with the surroundings, his presence felt utterly seamless, as though he belonged there from the start.

Both human cultivators and strange beasts alike overlooked him without a second thought.

To them, he appeared no more than an ordinary rock by the path, unworthy of notice.

This was Daoist Chen.

"Curse these strange beasts for hounding me without mercy."

"They keep driving me to shift my hiding spots over and over."

"But after I fully absorb this drop of Immortal Beast Essence Blood, no strange beast will ever track me down again."

A spark of intense greed flashed in Daoist Chen's gaze.

To be honest, not even he had foreseen stumbling upon such an incredible stroke of fortune.

Actually, he had stumbled into the heart of the Ice Crystal Mountain Range by chance, at first joining some friends for a beast-hunting expedition.

No one foresaw the sudden assault by hordes of strange beasts, which pushed him to escape into the range's most hidden depths.

Fortune smiled on him thanks to his unique skill, letting him dodge the chase from numerous strange beasts before he beheld an unforgettable sight.

Deep within the range rested the enormous body of a beast, as vast as a mountain, its lingering pressure overwhelming him, nearly flattening him with a single near approach.

At the same time, rivers of blood poured from the beast's remains, pooling into a massive crimson lake.

He recognized it right away as the fabled blood of an Immortal Beast.

The beast's body belonged to a deceased Immortal Beast.

The origins of countless strange beasts in the Ice Prison stemmed from this fallen Immortal Beast.

He never dreamed of such fortune, reaching the very cradle of the strange beasts' creation.

Without question, this chance stood as the pinnacle of his entire existence.

Missing it would leave him with eternal remorse.

For that reason, Daoist Chen edged forward warily, snatching a drop of Immortal Beast Essence Blood during a moment when the strange beasts let their guard down, then escaped in a flash.

At the outset, the strange beasts had no clue, since his special skill hid not just his own presence but also that of any items he carried.

Yet as he departed the range's core, the skill started to weaken, bound by a duration limit and recovery phase.

He could only activate it anew once the recovery finished.

This infuriated the strange beasts, who felt deeply offended by a burglar invading their sacred zone and pilfering the holy blood of their ancestors.

As a result, droves of beasts surged out from the restricted region to pursue the culprit who took the ancestral blood.

With no way to quickly process the Immortal Beast Essence Blood, Daoist Chen dashed from one human settlement to the next, using their defenses to slow down the strange beasts' hunt.

Because of what Daoist Chen did, a massive beast wave broke out, unleashing havoc on innumerable human outposts, claiming countless lives in his wake.

The strange beasts grew more furious over failing to pinpoint Daoist Chen, their ranks expanding rapidly.

They scattered far and wide over the terrain.

"Such a pity, with these strange beasts dogging me so fiercely."

"They leave me no chance to absorb the Immortal Beast Essence Blood."

"Plus, the power inside that blood rages wildly."

"Trying to force it would just make my body burst apart."

"So, I need to refine it slowly and precisely."

"If I succeed, my Spiritual Root Talent and cultivation prowess will soar to new heights."

"I'll gain a body as tough as those strange beasts."

"Reaching the Void Refining Level will feel effortless, like eating a simple bite."

"Later on, I can grab even more Immortal Beast Essence Blood."

"The Ice Crystal Mountain Range has to be my path to glory, my destined treasure trove."

Daoist Chen balled his hands into fists, his heart pounding with wild thrill.

After all these years, this marked the first time he'd seized such a monumental windfall.

Absorbing additional Immortal Beast Essence Blood could propel him not just to the Void Refinement Realm, but maybe even the Integration Realm.

At that point, he'd rise as a powerhouse akin to Daoist Xuan Yuan, holding sway over the fates of myriad lives.

He'd never again run like a cornered rat.

In truth, he was sick of scraping by as a powerless nobody, drifting like a stray mutt day after day.

"Could that be the fresh human outpost called Mixed Primal Valley up front?"

"Word is, it sprang up not long ago, packed with plenty of people."

"The ones who set it up are probably Divinity Transformation cultivators, at minimum."

"Doesn't matter, the mightier they are, the more they'll block those strange beasts, giving me precious moments—it's a prime spot indeed."

"Sure, they'll probably perish in the beast onslaughts, but their deaths will pave my way to greatness."

"When I ascend to immortality, I'll make sure to settle scores for these insignificant bugs."

"Until then, though, they'll serve as my loyal footstools, for me, Daoist Chen."