"Dear master, Xiao Feng found out that the forest is infected with the Seven Snake Disease Poison. Disciple managed to create some antidote and help a total of 16 trees to fight the poison, and control a small part of land from continue releasing the Impure Dark Essence Qi, but Xiao Feng's ability is limited, so I can only return to look for master's guidance to teach me what I will need to do." Long Feng explained as he stands behind Elder Tang Wen.

"Xiao Feng, it is good you are safe. Did you hear about what recently happened between the three Halls?" Elder Tang Wen asked.

"Yes, master. Xiao Feng heard from a fellow disciple regarding what happened, so I guessed the materials Xiao Feng obtained from the mission could not be processed or refined now." Long Feng replied but showing a slightly disappointed expression.

"Do not worry. Although the Halls is no longer cooperating with each other, Master does know one very experienced Culture Hall disciple. Come and follow master to meet this Culture Master." Elder Tang Wen asked Long Feng to follow him as he pays a visit to this Culture Master.

"Xiao Feng thanked master for introducing this Culture Master to help Xiao Feng to obtain some help in refining the materials." Long Feng make a bow toward his master and quickly follow him from behind as his master take a walk outside of the camp.

After walking for a total of half an hour, both of them finally end up outside a small hut, located not too close and not too far from where the three Halls is building their Camp.

The Hut has no entrance in its front side, where some big piece of chopped wood is nicely stacked on one side, and a stump at least 100 meters is the diameter, is just beside the stack.

A low 1-metre height fence is built all around the hut, and a track of footpath can be seen leading from the entrance between the fence, directly going to the back of the hut.

As they walked together to the back of the hut, Elder Tang Wen start speaking.

"Little friend, This uncle is here to see you." Elder Tang Wen nicely speaks, as he getting close to the back of the hut.

"Uncle Tang, what brings you here today?" a young man, but seems like a dwarf instead of a man, is seen sitting at the back of the hut, with a nice firewood furnace beside him, and also an anvil behind where he sat.

Long Feng take a clearer look on this so called a friend of his master.

This dwarfed looking man is only at a 1.3-meter height, and weight around 50 kilograms. Yet his essence within the body can give a feeling of facing a monster as strong as his master cultivation as he tried to check the person's strength.

"Xiao Feng, let master introduce this Culture Master to you to befriend with. His name is Yang Jian." Elder Tang Wen introduced Yang Jian to Long Feng to befriend with.

"This junior pay a respect upon meeting this senior. How are you? Junior is called Long Feng, and I am Elder Tang Wen's disciple in the Pill Hall." Long Feng introduce himself and give him a positive impression, as Long Feng know how well mannered is his master when meeting important guest and friends.

"Ha Ha Ha, young junior, do not be too humble in front of this small man. As what your master says, my name is Yang Jian, and I am a Culture Master. But I am not affiliated with the Culture Hall because of a certain clash in personal matters."

"Tell me, Uncle Tang, what's making you bring your disciple to me today? I thought the three Halls is running a mission to subjugate the population of Cultivation Beast at the moment?" Yang Jian smile as he acknowledges and accept Long Feng's introduction, and tried to see what is Elder Tang Wen's reason for purposely bring Long Feng to befriend with him.

"As what I tell you before, I want you to support my this beloved disciple like how you support me last time when we just know each other." Elder Tang Wen explain the reasons and make Long Feng have a question in his mind.

(Does this means that Master's current equipment and some treasures actually came from this Culture Master's creation?)

"Of course I would. How long have we known each other until now? And this is the first time you bring me a guest, except Tang Yao of course." Yang Jian happily accepts Elder Tang Wen's request.

"So, let me see what you have in your bag that required me to help you do some refining." Yang Jian motivates Long Feng to take out the treasure he managed to obtain within the Forest of West Jade.

"Senior, Xiao Feng managed to obtained a total of 3 sets of Great Stone Dragon Lizard Spine and Leg Bone, Skinned Leather and also three piece of white pearl." Long Feng revealed the item he recently obtained.

"There is also a total of 12 Gigantic Silk Beetle's Silk ball here from the insect beast." Long Feng take out the final kind of item he obtained.

"Oh, did you mentioned three of the pearls from the Great Stone Dragon Lizard?" Yang Jian eyes opened wide as he heard and seen the three-piece of pearl on the working table.

"Some cultivators use their whole life hunting for a single pearl, and received none, and yet you, a little child, actually managed to get three from three lizards you hunted. How good is your luck?" Yang Jian sighs for a short while before he continued to take a clearer look on each of the pearl.

"The quality and capacity of each pearl are extremely clean, clearly this three lizard is quite a picky eater when they are still alive. I think I have a very great blueprint in my mind that can be made from this three pearls." Yang Jian continued, as he slowly moves his hand onto the spine bones and the lizard's leather.

"Seeing from the way this leather is skinned, you must be quite well trained in the art of swords. And yet the leather contain such clean cuts and also a layer of the essence to protect its freshness, you must have a very good Sky Elemental Compatibility." Yang Jian commented.

"Yes senior. Xiao Feng has an excellent compatibility with Sky Element." Long Feng replied.

"It is good, but let me tell you. The leather of any beast shall be nicely cooked with a very good and steady heat from the Fire Element Qi so they are well cared to be ready to use in the best quality. Although the Sky Element could preserve the freshness of the product, it is only good if the product is medicine related, food related. For those such as weapon or equipment, a well cured and processed product is preferable." Yang Jian explained.

"This time, I will personally help you to prepare all this ingredient to make an item for you, but remember that next time, it would be on your own that you will need to prepare it before giving it to me, do you understand?" Yang Jian continued.

"Of course senior! Xiao Feng will thank senior for being so kind this time." Long Feng had his hand cupped together and give Yang Jian a bow.

"I will take this as the first time gift since Uncle Tang rarely introduced me to anyone before. And also, this is also as thanks for giving me the chances to make a treasure using such a good Soul Essence Pearls."

"Go have a rest, or explore the forest for a while, come back at night, you will have some works to do tonight, to form a bond with your own personalize treasure." Yang Jian finished his word, and start working out the products to create an unknown treasure for Long Feng.

"If in that case, I will excuse myself. Xiao Feng, return to the forest and try to handle the Seven Snake Disease within the forest as well. Master might get busy for this mission because of the higher rate of casualties reported." Elder Tang Wen speaks, and exit the hut as well.

"Xiao Feng thanks, senior and master for your effort. I will make a visit to the forest to train and cultivate a little too, please excuse Xiao Feng for now." Long Feng too, excuse himself as he went into the outskirt Forest of West Jade.

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"Run! Run!" a cultivator is escaping from the inner part of the forest, and even the sheath of his sword is already thrown away to distract the beast chasing behind.

A very clear sight keep replaying within his mind, continuously giving him a frightening and fearful imagination, as he kept running from the beast. His hand is shaking, so even the sword within his wrist is almost falling to the ground.

Accidentally, his feet is caught on thick vines that grow out from the soil and cause him to fall to the ground for a moment. He quickly pushes himself up, and continue running.

But this halt for a few seconds reduced the distance between him and the beast.

And because of this, the roar of the beast could be heard.

"Pathetic Humans!" a voice speaks in his mind.

"Shit! He managed to catch up!" the cultivator run even faster, not even trying to catching up with his mess up breathing.

"You can't run anymore! Die Now!" the voice speaks again in his mind, as a very loud boom could be heard from his back.

(Darkness Mist!)

A purplish mist starts to appear along the path the cultivator is running, and upon breathing in the mist, the cultivator started to feel difficulties in breathing.

The second breath in, his lungs felt contracted, as his chest starting to give out an aching pain.

On his third breath, he started to cough out blood from his throat and failed to channel any Essence Qi to protect himself from being poisoned by the Darkness Mist.

"No, I can't die here." this cultivator crawled on the ground, tried to move farther for one more step. If Long Feng saw this person, he will immediately recognize this cultivator.

Tie Shou. The Pill Hall disciple that used to disturb Long Feng previously when he just obtained the Blood Cleansing Pitcher Plant from Elder Tang Wen.

But before he managed to escape a little further, the Owner of the Darkness Mist skill finally arrived behind him.

"Foolish human. It is impossible to escape from the might of my Darkness Mist Skill. Unless you have natural born Sky Element within your body!" Tempera, the King Land Shark Ferocious Beast ate him whole as he explained.

Although the speech could be heard by Tie Shou before his brain is crushed by Tempera, the fear after hearing what Tempera says might give his brain another shock, before it's completely swallowed by the beast.

When looked back on where this clash begins, Although the corpses are no longer there because they are all swallowed totally by Tempera, a total of 9 blood spot could be seen along the path until the top of the inner mountain.

Three students from Pill Hall, three from Martial Hall and three from Culture Hall. All dead in the encountered, included Qiu Ping, who is among one of the three Pill Hall Disciple.

"Ten more humans in the range of Early Earth refinement stage, then I will be able to prepare enough Essence Qi to refine the Dark Essence." Tempera thinks in mind, as it continues looking for his next prey.