Unlike before, Lin Yun was no longer in the Saint Realm, no longer at their mercy.
After everything was settled, Lin Yun led his two teammates onward.
…
The last time Lin Yun came to the border mountains, he had bought a map and memorised its contents. So, even heading to more dangerous areas to hunt higher-level demons, he knew the way.
After half a month of travel, the three entered a new region where they could hunt seventh, eighth, and ninth-order demons.
Undoubtedly, this was a higher-level battlefield in the border mountains.
The danger here was significantly greater.
If they encountered two or three ninth-order demons at once, even Lin Yun would have to flee!
As for his two teammates, together they could barely handle a single seventh-order demon.
For ordinary Heaven-Passing Realm cultivators, hunting demons in this area was far more difficult and dangerous than for Lin Yun. Most demon-hunting Heaven-Passing Realm cultivators here were only First or Second-Order.
Take Lin Yun’s teammates, for instance. Without him, the appearance of an eighth-order demon would pose a massive threat to them.
Of course, besides the threat of demons, there was also the danger from other human teams.
Those daring to venture here were mostly Heaven-Passing Realm cultivators. Saint Realm cultivators wouldn’t be bold enough to come, so nearly all teams encountered in this area were Heaven-Passing Realm.
“You two, from now on, stay sharp. Battles could erupt at any moment, and danger could strike anytime,” Lin Yun warned.
“Captain Lin Yun, you have experience. We’ll follow your lead. Just make the arrangements,” the two said with a smile.
Two days later, their first battle began. Three seventh-order demons appeared simultaneously, attacking Lin Yun’s group.
For a typical team of three First-Order Heaven-Passing Realm cultivators, this would have been a fierce struggle.
After the battle ended.
“Phew, good thing we had Captain Lin Yun. Otherwise, dealing with those three demons would have been too tough,” the two teammates sighed.
They had handled one demon together, while Lin Yun took down two alone.
“Take the demon crystals and leave quickly. Find a place to absorb them immediately. Remember a key rule of border demon hunting: never linger too long at a battle site, and never absorb demon crystals there,” Lin Yun told them.
“Got it!” The two nodded, following Lin Yun as they swiftly departed.
They found a relatively hidden spot, took out the demon crystals, and began absorbing them.
The three seventh-grade demon crystals were one for each.
Soon, Lin Yun finished absorbing his.
“As expected, a single seventh-grade demon crystal doesn’t boost me much now,” Lin Yun remarked after finishing.
Back in the Saint Realm, during the Blood Demon Flower contest, Lin Yun had managed to obtain a small number of seventh-grade demon crystals. Absorbing one then had a significant effect.
But now, having reached the Heaven-Passing Realm, the same crystal had a much smaller impact on his realm progression!
In other words, advancing a single level in the Heaven-Passing Realm required far more demon crystals than in the Saint Realm!
“We need to keep collecting. Let’s move out,” Lin Yun said, standing and looking at his teammates, who had also finished absorbing.
…
In the following days, Lin Yun led his two teammates through the border mountains, searching for prey.
Three years passed in a flash.
During this time, they faced two attempts by other Heaven-Passing Realm teams to rob them.
Their fate was clear: they were defeated by Lin Yun and became his spoils.
At their current hunting pace, even with smooth progress and splitting spoils with his teammates, reaching the Second-Order Heaven-Passing Realm would take about two hundred years.
This was because of Lin Yun’s strength. For typical Heaven-Passing Realm teams, it would take even longer and involve greater risks!
At this moment, Lin Yun was leading his two teammates through the border mountains as usual, staying vigilant.
“Captain Lin Yun, with your strength, if we actively robbed other teams, our success rate would be high. It could greatly speed up our progress. Think about it again,” teammate Hou Cheng said as they walked.
