CHAPTER 561: CHAPTER 561: FIRST ENTRY INTO WUJI MOUNTAIN

Yang Xiao, accompanied by Lan Xin and Long Xiang, along with Long Yongjun, traveled via the Transmission Array to Jilin Changchun. This Transmission Array had been established a long time ago by the King of the Eastern Province, Zhao Benling, and could only transport ten people at a time.

Upon seeing Yang Xiao, Zhao Benling was extremely enthusiastic, grasping Yang Xiao’s hands and saying:

"Brother Yang, so glad you could make it. I’ve been looking forward to seeing you."

The news of Yang Xiao’s conquest of the Eastern Province and Luoying City Province had already spread through the owners of Genetic Stores.

Nowadays, Genetic Stores have become the main channel for the dissemination of various information in the Xuanming District. City Kings from different regions often visit Genetic Stores to gather intelligence.

Initially, when Zhao Benling heard that Yang Xiao was attacking the Eastern Province, he was somewhat worried. If Yang Xiao and Du Tianxing began fighting, it could have been disastrous. If they fought to the death, Gu Beifeng from Wentian City would surely take the opportunity to expand his territory in Wuji Mountain. This would ruin Zhao’s plan of having Yang Xiao and Du Tianxing counterbalance Gu Beifeng.

However, upon learning that Yang Xiao had successfully captured Luoying City and the Eastern Province without fighting with Du Tianxing, Zhao Benling was relieved. Seeing Yang Xiao now, he was naturally very pleased.

Upon seeing Lan Xin beside Yang Xiao, he exclaimed in amazement:

"Brother Yang, you are truly fortunate! Your wife is so beautiful, she could be called the most beautiful woman in Xuanming Country."

Lan Xin shyly smiled and did not rebut.

Yang Xiao could only chuckle in response.

Neither of them denied it, and this mutual acknowledgment was quite enjoyable for both.

Only Long Xiang by the side pouted and said:

"My sister is the most beautiful woman in Xuanming Country. It’s just a pity that Brother Yang Xiao is not the most handsome man, hehe!"

Other than giving Long Xiang an annoyed look, Yang Xiao had no other response.

Zhao Benling threw a lavish banquet, inviting his main subordinates to join Yang Xiao and the others for drinks and conversation.

After the meal and drinks, Zhao Benling personally took Yang Xiao and the four others to a place called White Snow Town at the foot of Wuji Mountain.

"Brother Yang, before the apocalypse, this place was a small forest town belonging to Wuji Mountain. Now it has only about a hundred or two people. I will hand over the control of this small town to you, and you can just open a Transmission Array to Nanmu City."

"Thank you very much, Brother Zhao. I can assure you that my people will only operate around Wuji Mountain and will definitely not enter your other territories,"

Zhao Benling gratefully said:

"I appreciate your consideration and support, Brother Yang."

"I’ll coordinate some manpower from the inland in the next few days and then we can hold a ceremony to sworn brothers, inviting Gu Beifeng and Du Tianxing from Wuji Mountain to attend."

Zhao Benling said happily:

"I’m eagerly looking forward to that moment!"

Zhao Benling then took Yang Xiao and the others around White Snow Town to familiarize themselves with the local terrain and situation, before chatting leisurely with Yang Xiao, and then all the original residents of White Snow Town left.

Yang Xiao obtained the control of White Snow Town, and immediately established Transmission Arrays to Nanmu City, Han Capital, Nanchang, and Jinzhou. Among them, the Transmission Array to Nanmu City had been preliminarily set up before Yang Xiao’s departure, so after initiating it, he could directly use the Transmission Array to reach Nanmu City.

"Long Yongjun, you need to return to Nanmu City and bring 200 experts from Shaolin Temple and Shenming Mountain Sect, then head to Han Capital, Nanchang, and Tianyue City to have them each send over 300 experts. We are going on a hunting expedition in Wuji Mountain."

Long Yongjun nodded, entering the Transmission Array.

Three days later, over a thousand experts gathered in Bai Xue Town, among whom Master Ben Yin from Shaolin also arrived personally.

Yang Xiao, Lan Xin, Long Yongjun, Master Ben Yin, and Long Xiang, leading over a thousand people, ventured into the hunting grounds of the Primitive Forest in Wuji Mountain.

As expected, the Mutant Monsters here were of higher levels; many possessed Enhancement Genes Advanced or higher, and they even encountered King Level Evolution Monsters.

The Tis City Tiger, Tis City Bear, and Tis City Leopard were the highest level Monsters in Wuji Mountain, known for their abundance and ferocity, many of which had evolved to approximately King level.

No wonder Zhao Benling said he wouldn’t dare to venture deep into Wuji Mountain himself; being surrounded by a group of King-level Tis City Tigers could lead to unpredictable outcomes.

On Yang Xiao’s first foray into Wuji Mountain, he merely acquainted himself with the peripheral environment. Over several days, he encountered several Tis City Leopards nearly at King level. If not for Long Xiang and himself holding the line, the others would have been unable to manage.

In Wuji Mountain, another particularly vexing threat was the abundance of large bird Mutant Monsters, especially eagles and hawks.

Hawks, sparrowhawks, golden eagles, white-shouldered hawks, white-tailed sea eagles, Tiger-headed Sea Eagles, vultures, and red-footed falcons, enormous birds of prey stretching several tens or even hundreds of meters in wingspan, swooping down in flocks large enough to block out the sun, their Fiery Feathered Arrows coming down furiously, catching one off guard.

After a few days of preliminary activities, Yang Xiao sent Long Yongjun back to the cities in the mainland to gather 200 archery experts. They left 100 people to guard Bai Xue Town and divided the one thousand people into groups of one hundred, with each group supplemented by twenty skilled archers.

Yang Xiao and his team spent several more days hunting in the forests of Wuji Mountain, summarizing experiences and adjusting their battle strategies based on the environment and characteristics of the Mutant Creatures, gradually adapting to hunting activities in Wuji Mountain.

However, the hundred-person teams were temporarily unable to venture deep into Wuji Mountain for hunting and could only operate in the periphery, with their greatest concern being a sudden encounter with King-level predators like Tis City Tigers.

Compared to Shenlongjia, Wuji Mountain was larger, with countless Mutant Monsters, truly an inexhaustible treasure trove. Yang Xiao’s team was able to hunt down hundreds of monsters with Enhancement Genes Advanced each day, not to mention countless other monsters of various Enhanced levels. They left some of the monster bodies for consumption, while some were used by individuals who could enhance their evolution through the flesh and blood of Mutant Creatures.

Most leftover monster bodies were refined into a liquid using a Black Bottle by Yang Xiao for his own consumption.

Everyone knew Yang Xiao could utilize the bodies of Mutant Creatures to enhance his Genetic Evolution; he always chose to refine Enhanced-level monster bodies, discarding the rest near their camp in the snowy ground.

Half a month later, Yang Xiao once again summoned Zhao Benling to Bai Xue Town.

Seeing the thousand-plus elite warriors brought by Yang Xiao and the mound-like pile of monster bodies near the camp, Zhao Benling silently admired him.

"Brother Zhao, has Du Tianxing’s people already entered the Wuji Mountain base?"

"Hehe, his people entered Wuji Mountain a few days before you. Right after he returned from Wentian City, he immediately sent a thousand people over, recently adding another two thousand."

"How many people does Gu Beifeng have in Wuji Mountain?"

"Gu Beifeng has several bases in Wuji Mountain, about five or six thousand people."

"Hmm, then please choose a time for us brothers to hold a sworn brotherhood ceremony."

"Good, I can arrange it immediately. Three days from now will work."

(Due to few relatives visiting these two days, stability will return in a few days with four updates a day. The updates are not very stable these two days, sorry for any inconvenience.)