After the previous magical scene, the journey ahead became exceptionally eerie. The attitude of Wang Chen and the other two towards Lin Changsheng took a complete 180-degree turn. They no longer let Lin Changsheng bring up the rear but instead kept him securely in the middle.

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Wang Chen led the way, while Liu Yue and Chen Feng guarded the sides. Their posture seemed as if they were protecting some priceless treasure.

Every now and then, Liu Yue would softly ask, "Junior Brother Lin, are you tired? Do you want to take a break?"

"Junior Brother Lin, are you thirsty? I have some excellent Spirit Spring Water here."

Chen Feng was even more exaggerated; he took out all the edible items from his Storage Bag and laid them out before Lin Changsheng, letting him choose freely.

"Brother Lin, take whatever you like, don't be shy!" He even changed his address from "waste" to "Brother Lin."

His fawning demeanor made Lin Changsheng feel a bit uncomfortable.

"I'm... I'm not hungry."

Lin Changsheng was a bit amused and exasperated. He knew that these people had been scared out of their wits by his previous "performance."

Well, at least he wouldn't have to put in extra effort to act. The team continued to advance deeper into the valley in a strangely harmonious atmosphere.

Lin Changsheng's Mind Power constantly enveloped the surroundings. He discovered that ever since the "accidental" annihilation of those dozen or so Gale Wolves, the other monster beasts in the valley seemed to have received some signal and vanished without a trace.

The entire valley was eerily quiet. They proceeded unimpeded and soon reached the deepest part of the valley.

Here was a massive cave. The entrance was filled with a dense Monster Qi and a faint herbal fragrance.

"The Gale Grass should be inside," Wang Chen said in a deep voice, looking at the cave entrance.

"This should be the lair of the Gale Wolf King."

Mentioning the Gale Wolf King, the three of them turned serious again. The Gale Wolf King was a first-tier high-grade monster beast, with strength comparable to a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining. It was much stronger than those ordinary Gale Wolves.

"Brother Lin..." Chen Feng cautiously approached Lin Changsheng and asked in a low voice, "What do you sense inside?"

He now regarded Lin Changsheng's "intuition" as his only reliance. Lin Changsheng closed his eyes and extended his Mind Power into the cave.

The cave was deep, with a world of its own inside. At the deepest part of the cave, he "saw" a giant wolf, twice the size of an ordinary Gale Wolf.

Its entire body was a dark cyan, with Wind Blades swirling between its fur. At the moment, it was lying on a large rock, seemingly dozing.

Beneath it grew three swaying, entirely green grasses. The leaves of those grasses had natural wind patterns, emitting strange fluctuations.

That should be the Gale Grass.

"Inside... there's a big one," Lin Changsheng said with a "serious face."

"It's much more formidable than the wolves outside. And it seems to be sleeping."

"The Gale Wolf King!" The three of them shivered. "It's sleeping?" Liu Yue's eyes lit up.

"Then our chance has come!"

"We can sneak in while it's asleep, steal the Gale Grass, and run!"

"No, it's too dangerous," Wang Chen immediately rejected the proposal.

"The Gale Wolf King is a wind-attribute monster beast, extremely sensitive. As soon as we get close, it will wake up."

"By then, in its narrow cave, we won't even have a chance to escape."

"Then what do we do? Are we supposed to fight it head-on?" Chen Feng's face turned pale. Fighting head-on with a monster beast comparable to the ninth level of Qi Refining was suicide.

"Fighting head-on is definitely not an option," Wang Chen shook his head.

He looked at Lin Changsheng, his eyes filled with inquiry and expectation.

"Junior Brother Lin, do you have any good ideas?"

He was inquiring if Lin Changsheng's "luck" could once again create a miracle. For instance, causing the Wolf King to die in its sleep due to some bizarre "accident."

Lin Changsheng chuckled inwardly. Of course, he had a way.

He could rush in now and crush that Wolf King to pulp with just a finger. But he couldn't do that.

His persona was "Lucky Star," not "War God." He needed a reasonable, character-consistent way to solve the problem.

Lin Changsheng stroked his chin, pretending to be deep in thought.

After a moment, his eyes lit up.

"I have an idea."

"What idea?"

The three of them looked at him in unison.

"We can... create a diversion," Lin Changsheng said.

"We'll make some noise to lure the Wolf King out of the cave. Then, we send someone in to grab the Gale Grass while it's distracted."

The plan sounded simple and clichéd.

"But who will lure the Wolf King away? That's a mission with a nine out of ten chance of death," Chen Feng frowned.

"And even if we lure it away, who can guarantee they'll grab the Gale Grass and get out before the Wolf King returns?" Wang Chen also thought the plan had low feasibility.

"I'll handle that," Lin Changsheng said with a mysterious smile. He walked to the cave entrance, picked up a stone, and inscribed a simple Spirit Gathering Formation on it using his Mind Power.

Then, he took a Low-grade Spirit Stone from his Storage Bag and embedded it in the center of the formation.

"What's that?" Liu Yue asked curiously.

"A little... gadget," Lin Changsheng smiled, tossing the stone to the other side of the valley. The stone traced an arc in the air and landed in a patch of grass several hundred meters away.

After doing all this, he took out his Identification Wood Plate and handed it to Wang Chen.

"Senior Brother Wang, once the Wolf King is lured away, rush into the cave as fast as you can, grab the Gale Grass, and come out immediately."

"Remember, you must be quick."

"What about you?" Wang Chen asked.

"Me?" Lin Changsheng pointed at his nose.

"I'll ensure you have absolutely safe time and space."

His face carried a confidence that was hard to doubt. Although they didn't know what he was going to do, Wang Chen subconsciously chose to trust him. He nodded and took the wood plate.

Lin Changsheng took a deep breath and injected a trace of Mind Power into the formation on the stone he had thrown out earlier.

"Buzz!"

A soft sound echoed. A strong Spiritual Power Fluctuation erupted from the distant patch of grass.

The stone he had modified, under the effect of the Spirit Gathering Formation, was frantically absorbing the surrounding Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth, forming a small Qi Vortex.

The commotion was like a Natural Treasure about to emerge.

"Awooo—!"

From the depths of the cave came an angry roar.

The sleeping Gale Wolf King had been awakened.