Chapter 963 High Price
Upon hearing this, Chen Yang didn't get angry. Instead, he laughed heartily, "Demonic beasts? Since you consider me a demonic beast, then let you see what a true demonic beast is!"
As his voice fell, several streams of light flashed from the villa behind Chen Yang.
The large mouse stood directly beside Chen Yang, showing off its small claws.
The grey wolf, meanwhile, swept its cold gaze over the Zhou family members, its drooling mouth sending a chill down their spines.
Then, amidst the dust kicked up by a loud sound, the black bear also revealed its enormous body.
The black bear simply stood there, unmoving, but its massive form exerted a powerful pressure on the Zhou family warriors.
Grandmaster peak!
These three fellows were all at the Grandmaster peak.
A small villa harbored three Grandmaster peak demonic beasts.
However, the shocking events were not over yet.
The canopy of a giant tree within the villa began to expand at an extremely rapid pace.
In mere seconds, the massive tree had enveloped everyone.
Not three! Four!
Xuan Qing's mouth twitched. He realized he might have made a mistake and shouldn't have come here.
Four Grandmaster peak demonic beasts had far exceeded Xuan Qing's expectations.
Xuan Qing wasn't unfamiliar with Grandmaster peak demonic beasts.
Xuantian Cave Mansion also had a Grandmaster peak demonic beast guarding its mountain.
Although it hadn't appeared for a long time, Xuan Qing knew of its existence. When he accepted the position of sect master, the previous mansion lord had taken him to pay respects to that senior.
According to the previous mansion lord, the mountain-guarding demonic beast of Xuantian Cave Mansion had been there for many years.
The greatest strengths of demonic beasts were their bodies and their lifespans.
This was why martial artists were unwilling to offend demonic beasts, especially powerful ones.
They might outlive them and seek revenge on their descendants.
Demonic beasts… were incredibly intimidating from every aspect.
Furthermore, not only were demonic beasts difficult to find, but they were also extremely difficult to tame and raise.
This fellow Chen Yang actually raised four demonic beasts!
"What? Never seen Grandmaster peak demonic beasts before?"
Chen Yang snorted, "The Zhou family, I think there's no need for your existence today."
As his voice faded, Chen Yang moved. Empowered by the Heavenly Movement Secret Technique, he appeared before a Zhou family Grandmaster peak.
However, this time, Chen Yang did not use his gale force.
It was not only slow but also consumed an enormous amount of internal energy.
If not for Chen Yang secretly consuming two recovery pills just now, he might not have been able to perform the Heavenly Movement Secret Technique.
Fei Zilin, Fei Zijin, Zhuo Zehan, and Wu Hanyu followed suit. This was the first real battle for the four of them since waking up.
The four of them felt a great deal of unease, not just because of this new world.
Today, they were going to vent their inner turmoil!
As for the four demonic beasts, although the ancient tree couldn't unleash its full power, its massive vines posed considerable difficulty for the Zhou family warriors.
The ancient tree's vines were actual magical treasures…
After being refined by Chen Yang, it was wishful thinking for ordinary martial artists to destroy the ancient tree.
The other three demonic beasts had just broken through. Although their internal strength had stabilized, their combat effectiveness was not as strong as that of ancient martial artists like Fei Zilin.
Yet, even so, the number of Zhou family warriors still exceeded Chen Yang's group.
Logically, the Zhou family had a significant advantage.
But just now, Chen Yang's murderous intent and the presence of several Grandmaster peak demonic beasts had completely crushed the Zhou family in terms of aura.
No one was willing to engage in combat!
The Zhou family patriarch, seeing this, was consumed by anxiety.
If this continued, they would lose a battle they could have won.
The Zhou family had risked everything to target Chen Yang today.
It wasn't just for show!
If they still wanted to maintain their status as the foremost family, they had to fight.
Thinking of this, the Zhou family patriarch could only shout loudly, "Slay Chen Yang, and the Zhou family will offer three Marrow Cleansing Pills! Slay anyone else, and the Zhou family is willing to gift one Marrow Cleansing Pill!"
Marrow Cleansing Pills could not only help martial artists improve their constitution but also cleanse internal injuries.
Even children who were originally untalented could use this opportunity to become martial artists.
What did Grandmaster peak martial artists care about most?
Was it to become stronger?
No!
Their strength had reached a peak, a tangible and visible peak.
Although there was a possibility of further advancement, the odds were extremely slim.
Most of these individuals joined the Zhou family and took Zhou family resources, with a large portion not being used by themselves.
Instead, they were for their own children and descendants!
A single powerful martial artist was not true power.
Only when a family was powerful was it their true objective.
Even if they couldn't become an existence like the Zhou family, as long as their family could produce a few more Grandmaster peaks, any price would be acceptable.
But this world was inherently unfair.
Martial artists were rare, and talented martial artists were even rarer.
Major sects used all sorts of means to gather numerous talented martial artists from across the land, leading to their prosperity.
They were merely Grandmaster peaks themselves and could only choose talented descendants from within their own families.
The difficulty of this… was imaginable.
Marrow Cleansing Pills were the items that could change all of this!
With just one Marrow Cleansing Pill, children who were originally untalented could be elevated to the ranks of prodigies.
Not to mention children who showed even a little talent.
Becoming a Grandmaster peak would merely be a matter of time, and not a long time at that.
Why were major sects able to produce so many Grandmaster peaks? Was it just talent?
No, elixirs were the most crucial factor!
No one would find the reward offered by the Zhou family patriarch to be false.
As the foremost family in the secular world, the most important reason for them joining the Zhou family might have been cultivation techniques or other factors, but the most tempting aspect was still elixirs.
The Zhou family had their own sponsored alchemists!
Refining a Marrow Cleansing Pill was incredibly difficult for others, as they couldn't even gather the materials!
But the Zhou family…
Every few years, they would produce a Marrow Cleansing Pill.
This was something everyone had witnessed firsthand and was undeniable.
For a moment, everyone went mad!
This was their fortuitous encounter!
The Grandmaster peaks of the Zhou family had initially wanted to retreat when they saw Chen Yang. But when they realized Chen Yang wouldn't use that mysterious gale force again, they roughly understood that its consumption was likely too great.
None of these Grandmaster peaks were fools. No matter how great the temptation, they needed to be alive to obtain it.
Since Chen Yang would no longer use that terrifying technique, now was the best opportunity to eliminate him.