Chapter 1: Crossing Over into the System

  "Three kills, three more to go, and then seven first-grade Xuan beasts." Huang Yu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. The Xuan beast wasn't easy to kill, even with the Purple Extreme Sword in hand. After killing three first-grade Xuan beasts, he was severely injured. If it weren't for the recovery potion, he would have had to retreat after killing just one Xuan beast.

  This is the outer reaches of the Northern Wilderness mountain range three hundred miles outside of Liu Lin Town.

  Huang Yu continued southward for another hundred miles, and he would reach the Qiushui County.

  However, Huang Yu was not in such a hurry after all, he had taken on an A-level task to kill ten first-order Xuan beasts.

  Along the way, Huang Yu encountered many wild beasts, of course, there were also many mysterious beasts. There were several powerful second-order mysterious beasts, and as for first-order mysterious beasts, he encountered a total of seven, killing three of them. The other four first-order mysterious beasts included two speed-type mysterious beasts, while the other two belonged to flying creatures, so naturally, he couldn't kill them.

  "First rest for a bit, I'm really exhausted to death." Huang Yu drank the recovery potion and lay down on a large stone by the riverbank.

  Previously killed a brown dog, the strength was astonishing, almost loaded, that brown dog turned out to be a first-class Xuan beast peak, only one step away from becoming a second-class Xuan beast. After a fierce battle, I managed to kill the brown dog, but I myself collapsed from exhaustion and suffered multiple injuries. Several scratch marks, deep into the flesh, even exposing white bones.

  If it weren't for exchanging painkillers at the beginning, the fighting station wouldn't be able to get up now.

  "There are still seven Xuan beasts to kill, this is really difficult."

  "Nature, don't think that A-level tasks are so easy, although it's just a human pinnacle method, but wanting to get it is not an easy thing either." Luolu fell on Huang Yu's head, one hand grasping Huang Yu's hair, the other holding an iced sugar gourd.

  "For the sake of this Thunder Dragon Technique, I've put in a lot of effort. If it's not as good as I imagined, I'll have to spank you." Huang Yu took a deep breath, and his injuries recovered slightly, then he got up and sat down to cultivate.

  It has to be said that in battle, one's cultivation is the fastest, although not using life energy to exchange for cultivation, but cultivating on one's own makes the originally somewhat inflated cultivation extremely solid.

  This also made Huang Yu understand that although he could use his life energy to exchange for cultivation, allowing his own cultivation to be rapidly improved, it was still not as pure and thick as what he had cultivated himself.

  So, Huang Yu tries not to exchange cultivation for system rewards whenever possible. Of course, if he encounters a major bottleneck, it's necessary. In short, exchanging cultivation for system rewards should be avoided as much as possible.

  Unless you find a way to solve the problem yourself, if you can get a piece of Wan Nian Shi Zhong Ru or Wan Nian Yu Mi, then you don't have to worry. Wan Nian Shi Zhong Ru and Wan Nian Yu Mi are the best things to consolidate your cultivation, but these things are rare and not easy to obtain. Even those large sects and ancient inherited families may not possess Wan Nian Shi Zhong Ru and Wan Nian Yu Mi, let alone you wanting them yourself, which is even more impossible.

  Of course, the system can exchange many things, almost all the good things it knows, even some that it has never heard of, but the price to be paid for the exchange is really too high, just one drop of Wan Nian Shi Zhong Ru needs 100 top-grade spirit stones, which is equivalent to 10,000 middle-grade spirit stones.

  Of course, a drop of the elixir can not only consolidate one's cultivation but also transform their body, making them a unique being in the world with a congenital spiritual body.

  The value of the Ten Thousand Year Jade Marrow is slightly lower, but it still requires eight hundred top-grade spirit stones. Wearing this Ten Thousand Year Jade Marrow on one's body will prevent evil spirits from invading and there's no need to worry about going berserk. Moreover, for cultivators, it can increase their cultivation speed, improve their physique, and especially provide great assistance in cultivating spiritual power.

  These things, each one is precious beyond measure. Although they are good, there's no way to get them, which also makes Huang Yu feel depressed and anxious.

  "Roar......"

  What an astonishing momentum.

  A loud roar made Huang Yu tense up instantly. This loud roar was absolutely not from an ordinary Xuan beast, such momentum was probably from a second-grade Xuan beast.

  Leave now, the current situation is absolutely not his opponent's, can only leave here.

  Once you're bothered by this guy, trouble will be big.

  Huang Yu quickly got up and rushed towards the direction of Qishui County.

  "Roar......"

  But that voice was getting closer and closer, Huang Yu was furious, that guy was actually chasing after him, what had he done to provoke someone.

  He sprinted all the way, Huang Yu was depressed, and didn't even have a chance to look back. That guy's speed was simply too fast, in just a few dozen breaths, he had already caught up more than half of the distance.

  "Lulu, what's going on with that beast? Why is it chasing me all the way?" Huang Yu asked Lulu while running.

  "Master, it seems he's come seeking revenge against you."

  "Seeking revenge?"

  "Master, have you forgotten? You did kill a Blood Flame Beast before," Ruru said. "This one is the mother of that Blood Flame Beast you killed earlier. She's here to seek revenge for her son."

  "Blood Flame Beast? How strong is this Blood Flame Beast?" Huang Yu was now concerned about this question. If the strength of this Blood Flame Beast was too powerful, he would have to think of a way to escape. Now, this beast had been chasing him tightly, getting closer and closer, making Huang Yu very worried. If he were to be caught up, it would definitely be a fierce battle.

  "This Blood Flame Beast is at the peak of a second-class Xuan beast's power, it only needs to break through a little more to become a third-class Xuan beast. Master, you won't be able to defeat it." Lulu said.

  "Third-order Xuan beast?" Huang Yu sucked in a breath of cold air, if he was caught, there would be no escape, and now he didn't have the Yuanling symbol in hand, so he couldn't summon the Longarm Stone Ape to fight.

  "That's right."

  "Rourou, what to do now? How can we escape the Blood Flame Beast's pursuit?" Huang Yu furrowed his brow tightly and ran wildly, wishing he could grow two more legs.

  "Chasing the Wind."

  The skill of Treading Wind and Pursuing was activated time and again, the true energy in his body was constantly decreasing. If this continued, he would be caught up in no more than an incense stick's worth of time.

  "Is the Soul Reversal useful?"

  "No use, it seems that Soul Devouring only works on humans and has no effect on the Mystic Beast." Lulu shook her head.

  "Is there any poison that can knock out the Blood Flame Beast?" Since we can't beat it, we have to think of another way. Intelligence is the real combat power.

  "This is naturally available, but the master doesn't have that many lives to exchange. If the master still had ten pieces of low-grade spirit stone, it would be possible to exchange, but now the master only has three pieces of spirit stone, which is not enough at all. So, the master should think of another way, this won't work." Lulu said with a shake of her head.

  "This won't work, that won't work, so it's just a matter of brute force?" Huang Yu panted heavily and said loudly.

  The host ran along the river.

  Ran all the way and arrived at a wide riverbank.

  This river is Qiushui River in Qiushui County, and the name of Qiushui County also comes from this big river.

  Huang Yu nodded upon hearing this.

  The Blood Flame Beast is pursuing its own scent, and if it runs along the river, it can cover up its own scent. However, the Seven Water River is also fraught with danger, as the water is turbulent and there are often mysterious beasts appearing on the riverbanks. If one were to encounter an even more powerful mysterious beast, they would be in trouble.

  But at this time, Huang Yu had no room for choice anymore.

  "Not good, that guy is too close." Huang Yu felt that the Blood Flame Beast was only about 200 meters away from himself and there was no way to shake it off.

  Could it be that I will end up dying here today?

  No, absolutely not. I haven't even returned yet. As the master of this omnipotent cultivation system, how could I be so useless? At the very least, I'm also a main character, how can I be taken down by just one beast?

  A strong desire for survival caused Huang Yu's true energy to rise by a whole level.

  Cultivation breakthrough, first time without using life energy exchange to break through, reached the realm of Xiantian 9th layer.

  Although it was only a small upgrade, it allowed Huang Yu's rapidly depleting true energy to be replenished, and his speed increased greatly, suddenly pulling away from the Blood Flame Beast.

  "What to do? What to do?"

  Although I'm carefree for the time being, after all, the gap is too big. My own cultivation is only at the 9th layer of innate, while this Blood Flame Beast is equivalent to the peak of Human Infant Realm. I can barely hold my own against the peak of Yuan Dan Realm, let alone face the Human Infant Realm, which is fundamentally not an opponent for me.

  Just cultivated although there was a breakthrough, but only prolonged for some time, I can hold on for at most two incense sticks. Once the two incense sticks are over, my true energy will be consumed, and when that happens, it's like being a duck on the chopping board, waiting to be slaughtered.

  "Be careful, master, change direction, there's a powerful Xuan beast ahead." Suddenly, Ruru's tense cry came from beside his ear.

  "What about the powerful mysterious beast in front of us? How does it compare to that Blood Flame Beast?"

  "It's not much different, that Xuan beast is also a peak second-order Xuan beast, the Savage Alligator." Lulu said, "If Master rushes up, it will definitely provoke the fury of the Savage Alligator, and at that time, it will be a dead end."

  Huang Yu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and an idea suddenly popped into his mind.

  These two Xuan beasts are both second-order peak Xuan beasts, with formidable strength. I am no match for them. If this continues, I will definitely not be able to escape. In that case, why not take advantage of the situation and make a desperate gamble? This might be my only chance.

  Huang Yu's mind kept turning over and over.

  No way to deal with it, so the only option is to introduce the Blood Flame Beast into the territory of that Second-Order Xuan Beast, the Savage Alligator. As they say, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Once the Blood Flame Beast enters the Savage Alligator's domain, its target will definitely not be itself, but rather the Blood Flame Beast, which poses a greater threat to it. When the two beasts fight, their strength is evenly matched, and once they start fighting, it will definitely end in mutual defeat. That way, not only will I be saved, but I'll also reap the benefits.