Chapter 26: Black Mountain and the Tu Lin Beast

  The quiet and dark mountain, with trees standing densely, is exceptionally quiet. However, the brown trees are connected in a continuous sheet, and from a distance, it looks somewhat eerie.

  But it is also called Heishan for this reason.

  Next to a pond on the west side of Hei Mountain. A crocodile-like monster was drinking water with a gurgling sound, its body covered in yellow-brown scales, its tail swaying back and forth over a meter long, its head having upper and lower jaws that could snap shut, all indicating the ferocity of the Tu Lin beast!

  However, relatively speaking, among the same level of demonic beasts, the Earth Rhinoceros is considered to be more valuable.

  The scales on the body of the Tu Lin beast can be made into several pieces of defensive inner armor, and its teeth can be made into small sharp weapons. Its tail can also be made into a whip-like weapon. Therefore, the materials from the Tu Lin beast's body are highly sought after, and selling them for three or four hundred spirit stones is quite normal, equivalent to the value of three or four ordinary same-level demon beasts.

  In a thicket five zhang away, Wang Chen was quietly lurking, but in his heart he was thinking about the introduction to this demon beast on the jade slip.

  "Tulin beast, earth attribute monster, back scales extremely tough, tail and teeth are main attack weapons, weakness in head's eyes and soft belly..."

  After some thought, Wang Chen decided to take action.

  Two fireball seals instantly turned into two fist-sized fireballs shooting towards the Tu Lin beast, and then Wang Chen took out a golden small sword. With Wang Chen's magic support, the golden small sword quickly grew to over one meter long.

  "Clumsy"

  As Wang Chen let out a soft shout in his heart, a golden artifact over a meter long drew out a golden light and shot towards the demon beast. At the same time as the fireball was charging towards the demon beast, it had already sensed something. However, the demon beast did not become flustered because of this, but instead let out a few low growls. Along with these low growls, wisps of demonic energy surged out from its body. In an instant, a layer of light yellow outer armor formed, as if it were armor protecting the Tu Lin beast.

  Wang Chen also saw the situation on the monster's body, but he didn't hesitate at all. The golden light sword continued to charge forward.

  First to come into contact were two fireballs. One of the fireballs was slapped away by the Tsuchinoko's tail, and the other hit the light yellow outer shell with a "poof" sound, causing the outer shell to slightly reveal a gap, and the fireball also disappeared along with it.

  Wang Chen's heart tightened at the sight, this Tulin beast's defense was indeed abnormally strong. However, Wang Chen was also full of confidence in his Golden Light Sword, as more than a dozen demon beasts had died under its blade over the past month!

  Bang

  The golden sword first collided with the light yellow outer shell, and then the outer shell shattered instantly. However, this also slowed down the power of the golden sword, and next, the golden sword only barely pierced through the scales' defense, bringing out a patch of fresh blood.

  Roar! Roar!

  The Tu Lin beast suddenly felt a sharp pain and charged over in anger. Although the Tu Lin beast had an awkward, crocodile-like body shape, it was extremely shocking when it ran, its massive body stirring up clouds of dust as it came forward.

  Wang Chen saw the situation and smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth. However, he didn't dare to be careless for a moment. This demon beast's body was so astonishing that if it collided with him, although it wouldn't cause serious injury, he would still need to rest for ten days or half a month. If he wasn't careful and got hit by its tail or bitten by the demon beast, that would be a complete tragedy.

  His heart slightly tense, Wang Chen's movements didn't slow down at all. The golden sword quickly returned to his side and then he hastily stuck an Extreme Speed Symbol on himself!

  As soon as the talisman was stuck on, Wang Chen felt that he had become much lighter, and his movements were also much quicker. In an instant, the Tulin beast had already arrived in front of Wang Chen. With a slight smile at the corner of his mouth, Wang Chen took out several talismans.

  Hoo-hoo

  The breath exhaled by the Tu Lin beast was clearly visible, but Wang Chen did not rush to take action. It wasn't until they were more than a meter apart that Wang Chen raised his hand and scattered two talismans.

  In an instant, two dazzling golden lights appeared.

  Wang Chen had long been prepared and instantly retreated to the side, but the beast's eyes were temporarily blinded by the golden light, and it charged forward in a daze. Take advantage of your illness and take your life. Wang Chen was not a kind man, and as soon as the golden light passed, he opened his eyes and continuously pinched four talismans in his hand.

  As if sensing something, the demon beast wanted to move its body, but due to its temporary blindness, it reacted two seconds slower. With a few angry roars, the demon beast struggled to flip over!

  This body's natural reaction movement became a huge mistake for the demon beast.

  In the blink of an eye, a golden sword shadow stabbed upwards. With a plop, the internal organs of the Tu Lin beast were all cut out, and the green blood flowed from the wound to the ground.

  With a loud crash, the Tulin beast fell to the ground motionless.

  Wang Chen let out a breath, recalling the golden sword to protect his entire body. After all, in the forest, one can't be sure if there are other cultivators around, and with just a little carelessness, someone might sneak up from behind.

  Crushing a Frozen Seal, the corpse of the Earth Rhinoceros was frozen! Putting the corpse into the storage bag, Wang Chen hurriedly left!

  This hunt was still very successful. First, the defense of the earth rhinoceros was judged with the symbol and golden sword. Then, since it was impossible to end the battle in a short period of time, Wang Chen thought about using skills.

  Two golden light talismans pierced the eyes of the Tu Lin beast, and then took advantage of the beast's pain to attack its abdomen with four earth-piercing talismans. The heavily injured beast involuntarily rolled over, and Wang Chen's fatal blow suddenly appeared.

  The entire process may not be particularly brilliant, but it is also effective. It's worth noting that among the golden symbols, the Golden Light Symbol is a rather mediocre symbol, without the defensive power of the Golden Shield Symbol, and without the attacking power of the Golden Sword Symbol! The only radiant effect can be easily avoided by cultivators of the same level with just a little attention.

  The Earth Spike Symbol also has a fatal flaw. The activation of the Earth Spike Symbol has an obvious earth attribute spiritual fluctuation, and this spell is quite slow in transferring to the target underground, so much so that even ordinary earth spike rhinoceroses can easily avoid it. However, if one's eyes are suddenly flashed by the Golden Light Symbol, the Earth Spike Symbol can take effect!

  Under the combination of two ordinary talismans, the two weaknesses of the Tu Lin beast were grasped, and the effect was very obvious. Moreover, in a month-long hunt for the demon beast, Wang Chen also mastered many skills in using talismans. After all, talismans are not spells, and once thrown out, they cannot be controlled!

  These experiences also caused Wang Chen's strength to increase by at least 30%!

  Back in the cave, Wang Chen began to sort out the body of the Tu Lin beast. The scales on its back could not be separated and had to be peeled off intact, which was the most valuable way. The tail bone and scales at the end of the tail had to be left together, and the sharp teeth in its mouth also had to be pulled out separately. After sorting everything out, Wang Chen cut off the edible meat on the Tu Lin beast's body piece by piece!

  This was also the most common thing Wang Chen did in the past month. The demon beast needs to eat a lot of things every day, and the blood and meat on its body are great supplements. However, for ordinary cultivators, this supplementing demon beast meat is useless, but for Wang Chen, it's a good thing that can increase his strength.

  Although the Golden Body Decision was originally just a mundane physical exercise, it had become an incredibly powerful technique in Wang Chen's hands. The blood energy that contained the creative aura had the power to transform decay into magic. By condensing the air mass in only eight acupoints, with the nourishment of the blood energy, Wang Chen's body strength had already reached the peak of a mundane divine soldier, and his power had increased explosively to 10,000 catties!

  What an effect of ten thousand jin, Wang Chen can't describe, it's just that when he has magic and talismans that can't beat the demon beast, Wang Chen rushes up and beats the demon beast to death.

  Having dealt with the Tu Lin beast, Wang Chen began his next cultivation. The way of cultivation is best when it's balanced between tension and relaxation. Although his realm had risen quickly before, it was a bit unstable. Now, after continuous battles, not only has his cultivation become thoroughly stable, but his speed hasn't decreased much either!

  After finishing his meditation, Wang Chen lit a fire and used the prepared iron fork to roast the earthworm beast's meat. When it was eight-tenths cooked, Wang Chen took out several bottles of seasonings and poured them on top - salt, pepper, and more, all of which he had bought in large quantities!

  After a while, the well-cooked meat on the surface emitted a human-like fragrance. Watching Wang Chen's skilled movements, it was clear that he had done this many times before.

  A cup of tea, a large piece of meat was eaten clean; then Wang Chen took another piece... After half an hour later, hundreds of pounds of earthworm beast meat were eaten up, and Wang Chen stopped, starting to meditate again.

  Abundant blood gas is transmitted from the stomach, and after the blood in the meridians absorbs the blood gas, it quickly expands, making a gurgling sound that comes out of the meridians.

  Finally, the blood energy has reached its maximum limit and will no longer increase. This is currently the extreme limit that Wang Chen can reach with his Blood Energy.

  Taking a deep breath, Wang Chen made up his mind and decided to make another effort to condense an aperture.

  Controlling the blood energy in the meridians, it transforms into a long and gentle stream, surging towards the chest area, which is one of the thirty-six heavenly evil acupoints.

  The orifice was very fragile. Even a small amount of blood could make it seem like it was about to shatter. However, as the orifice was injured, the healing ability of the blood also began to take effect. On one hand, there was the tearing destruction, and on the other hand, there was the constant repair. Although Wang Chen had experienced this several times before, he still gritted his teeth in pain.

  Half an hour later, most of the blood energy finally condensed into a red gas mass, stably suspended in the acupoint. The gas mass kept rotating and continuously strengthened the nearby muscles and internal organs. During the rotation process, the gas masses of several other acupoints seemed to be responding, slowly rotating as well, looking very mysterious.

  Finally, after condensing nine individual holes, Wang Chen's physical shackles were instantly broken, and a powerful force burst out from his body.

  "Physical strength has finally reached the level of a low-grade artifact!" With a light exhalation, Wang Chen swung his fist, and the air actually emitted a deafening roar! This showed just how powerful Wang Chen's fists were.

  "My physical strength has also increased to around 13,000 jin!"

  Wang Chen continued his cultivation journey, hunting and killing demonic beasts, creating talismans, meditating to cultivate his energy, and condensing his acupoints. The years of cultivation were busy but fulfilling, and with his strength steadily increasing, Wang Chen didn't feel the passage of time.

  In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed. Wang Chen's cultivation had also reached the sixth layer of Qi Refining, and the number of condensed acupoints had increased to twenty. His physical strength had also reached the peak of low-grade artifacts, which meant that even if an ordinary mid-term Qi Refining cultivator were to attack him, they could only inflict injuries on Wang Chen but would find it difficult to cause fatal harm!

  In the past six months, Wang Chen had also tried methods used by Body Refiners to enhance his physical strength, using external pressure to temper his body, such as absorbing toxins. However, the thing that Wang Chen bought with 100 spirit stones was really too poor, and his physical strength, which was already close to that of a mid-grade artifact, simply ignored these toxins.

  At the same time, Wang Chen's cultivation reached the peak of Qi Refining Sixth Layer, and he was only one step away from the late stage of Qi Refining. He needed to go to the store to buy the cultivation notes for the late stage of Qi Refining, so Wang Chen felt that he should make a trip to the town. Moreover, the materials obtained from hunting and killing demon beasts for more than half a year had already filled up three storage bags. If it weren't for the fact that he had killed a rogue cultivator at the sixth layer of Qi Refining who had ulterior motives and obtained his storage bag, Wang Chen wouldn't have been able to carry all his things.

  So, Wang Chen decided to go to the market this time. Of course, this market was not the Flowing Clouds Market, but the market near the Monster Beast Mountains. At the same time, Wang Chen could also take a look at Shi Tong, whom he hadn't seen for over a year!

  At first, Shi Tong's concern for himself in the transmission symbol still remembered by Wang Chen was crystal clear!