Chapter 1: Like Breaking Bamboo

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  Shi Lei's persistence made Shi Yuan nod his head and say, "Alright then, if that's the case, if we gain something else on this trip, I can give him some."

  Li Yue didn't say a word, this woman was born with a charming bone, standing there had an astonishing beauty, even Xiao Yi had to collect his thoughts. At this moment, she was staring at the purple mist bow behind Xiao Yi, her bright eyes flashing with a hint of confusion.

  Xiao Yi remained silent. For him, this wasn't about competing, but finding his way back home. If it weren't for protecting Shi Lei, he wouldn't have agreed to come together.

  Yunshan smiled at Xiao Yi, his eyes kind. The young man had a thick and powerful aura, although he hadn't revealed his cultivation level, Xiao Yi could still sense the strong blood energy surging within him. However, if it were Shi Yuan and the others, they wouldn't be able to see through Xiao Yi's true cultivation level. The Barbarian Elephant Great Strength Technique was a top-notch martial technique, and Xiao Yi had grasped the essence of the Barbarian Elephant Diagram, understanding its profound meaning. Through his future self's tempering, he had almost reached an exquisite level of control over his own strength, making it impossible for ordinary people to detect even a hint of it.

  Waiting until the sun had fully risen, Xiao Yi and the six others entered the desolate ancient forest. The 800-year-old silver ginseng was in a secluded valley seventy miles west of the tribe.

  In the desolate ancient forest, every inch of land was filled with crisis. Even after surviving for a year, Xiao Yi still maintained sufficient vigilance. Although his expression was calm, every thread of his mind was focused on the surroundings. The momentum of the wild elephant spread out in all directions, covering an area of ten zhang (about 33 meters) around him. This was also Xiao Yi's limit. If he simply extended it further with spiritual lock, he could reach a distance of five hundred zhang (about 1,650 meters), but he would lose control over the surroundings.

  Always maintaining the momentum of the barbaric elephant, one can accelerate the understanding of the barbaric elephant's charm, and two can also temper the spirit and will. Just breaking through to the ordinary realm, Xiao Yi still lacks a bit in grasping spiritual power. Now every moment, he is making progress in using his spiritual power, slowly moving towards perfection.

  "Xiao Yi, your cultivation is the lowest, you won't be taking part in the battle rotation, but scouting ahead is something you must do well." After entering the dense forest, Shi Yuan made such an arrangement. Yesterday, with the help of the Di Jie Blood Dan, he successfully broke through his shackles and reached the Small Success realm of blood refinement, becoming a Wu Chang level strong practitioner. Naturally, this trip will be led by him.

  "Yun Shan, you're in charge of the rear, Shi Qian, you and Shi Lei watch both sides."

  As for Shi Yuan's arrangement, Xiao Yi did not object, and it was actually better this way. With several people staying together all the time, he couldn't even move his hands and feet freely.

  Just leaving without three miles, I saw a giant bear three feet high, with dense black fur, bloodshot eyes like fists, and stinky saliva flowing from its mouth. This is the Tiger Bear, the best of the lower wild beasts, has already begun to approach the boundary of the middle wild beast.

  Without hesitation, Xiao Yi drew his sword from its scabbard and merged with it, transforming into a powerful gust of wind that charged towards Hu Xiong. At this moment, Hu Xiong's eyes widened slightly in surprise, followed by great anger. In the desolate ancient forest, few creatures dared to attack him without hesitation, which was a provocation.

  Ouch!

  Under the tiger bear's palm, a bunch of black bear hair like iron needles, as if a millstone fell down, the air was compressed, making a humming sound.

  His mind was focused, and the aura on his body suddenly rose, the momentum of the barbaric elephant burst forth in an instant, the divine aura that belonged to the barbaric elephant pressed down, and the gun tip spat out a three-foot-long crystal clear gun energy.

  The moment Xiao Yi made his move, a look of terror appeared in the tiger's eyes. In its eyes, it seemed that what was charging towards it was not Xiao Yi, but a giant elephant with green scales as big as a mountain. This was Xiao Yi's aura, which was different from others who cultivated different martial arts and had different experiences. If ordinary people's willpower was like blue iron, then different auras were like blue iron swords and blue iron knives, each having its own strengths. Xiao Yi's elephant-like aura was born from his long-term observation of the elephant diagram, comprehension of the elephant's spirit, and harmony with his spiritual will, allowing him to use every bit of his spiritual power to the extreme.

  Hmph!

  His spirit was captured, his tiger-like body momentarily stalled, and he was pierced through the chest by a broken gun, his heart ruptured, and he didn't even have time to let out a miserable cry before he died.

  Rumble!

  Xiao Yi opened his mouth and sucked in, like a wild elephant sucking water. A thunderous sound was generated inside his body. In an instant, the vital energy of this wild elephant was swallowed up completely. Xiao Yi swung his palm and slapped it down, and the tiger's dry corpse fell into the dense underbrush several feet away, disappearing from sight.

  Half of the day has passed.

  "Today's desolate ancient forest is so quiet." Shi Lei said in surprise, "We've walked for such a long time and yet we haven't encountered a single wild beast with over ten jin of qi blood."

  Shi Lei didn't know that all the wild beasts with spiritual energy above 10 jin had been killed by Xiao Yi in front. For Xiao Yi now, only the lower-ranking wild beasts with spiritual energy above 10 jin could barely allow him to accumulate some pure blood energy. Those below 10 jin were let go by him. When he encountered Shi Lei and his five men, they were naturally killed instantly.

  "I once heard several squad leaders say that there are two possibilities for the scarcity of wild beasts in this vast and ancient forest. One is that it's located in a remote area with scarce water sources, and the other is that there exists a powerful wild beast here, which has defined its territory under pressure, and ordinary wild beasts dare not linger." Shi Yuan said in a low voice, "Everyone be careful, to prevent unexpected events."

  Shi Lei's face changed color and he said: "Isn't Big Brother Xiao in danger?"

  "He's now outside of our calculations, we can't afford to disperse our forces anymore. Whether he can return or not depends on his fate." Shi Qian said coldly.

  Shi Lei's eyes changed colors, and after a few breaths, he gritted his teeth and didn't say anything else.

  "The storm is brewing!"

  Five miles away, Xiao Yi's expression slightly solidified, and the first move of the Wind and Thunder Gun Technique was launched. The Wind and Thunder Gun Technique merged with his momentum, instantly creating a change. Under the cover of the fierce elephant's momentum, an area of about ten square meters was affected. Countless thumb-sized stones floated up, and as Xiao Yi moved his gun, they exploded one by one. A three-foot-long pale blue gun aura emerged from the tip of the gun, piercing through the air and making a hissing sound.

  A red-eyed leopard, a being close to the pinnacle of the lower beasts, with its body's energy and blood above thirty kilograms, extremely fast, moving like the wind, sharp claws like curved knives, tearing through the air like torn silk, pouncing towards Xiao Yi.

  These were existences that Xiao Yi couldn't match before, and only with careful preparation, consuming time to follow, would it be possible to ambush and kill with archery. However, after breaking through the ordinary realm in the Hundred Yard Waterfall and grasping the momentum of the barbaric elephant, such opponents were no longer in Xiao Yi's eyes, and his accumulation of blood energy naturally accelerated greatly.

  Clang!

  Three-foot spear energy collided with leopard claws, producing a metallic ringing sound. Thumb-sized sparks splashed out one after another. The red-eyed leopard let out a mournful cry as its three sharp claws shattered and burst open. Its front paw was pierced through by the spear energy in an instant. Xiao Yi's spear momentum didn't decrease, following through to pierce its throat and seal off its last bit of sound.

  Having absorbed the blood energy of this Red-eyed Leopard, after being tempered by the Stone Mirror, there was still a crystal clear ball of blood energy the size of a pigeon egg. The Red-eyed Leopard's body had almost as much blood energy as thirty meridians of human cultivation, and its beastly body was larger than a human's, so it could hold even more blood energy. Such a fierce beast, Xiao Yi estimated that if he killed another hundred or so, he would be able to help him make further progress, connecting the seventh meridian.

  Xiao Yi estimated that the auras of hundreds of fierce beasts like the red-eyed panther would be enough for Shi Lei to break through seven or eight heavenly meridians. The more profound the Elephant Strength Technique was cultivated, the higher the requirements for aura and blood would be. As the human body's meridians were unblocked, the flesh body was constantly tempered, and the same aura and blood could pass through the first meridian but couldn't shake the seventh meridian at all.

  Shi Gong's practice didn't achieve the Mighty Elephant's Great Strength Technique, but Xiao Yi can understand it now. If not for having the Stone Mirror on him, he would also find it hard to make progress. In his future body, almost every move and action had merged with the Mighty Elephant's aura. Every time he was killed, a thread of aura was absorbed by Xiao Yi's spiritual will. If not for this, he wouldn't have been able to comprehend the Mighty Elephant's power so easily.

  "Absorbing the aura of wild beasts is not the only way, some aged herbs can also enhance my aura and blood. Finding a rare treasure would be even more helpful in allowing me to break through quickly."

  On this road, Xiao Yi also found some herbs, but they were all less than a hundred years old. There was only one strain that was barely over a hundred years old, and it was guarded by some wild beasts, with no effect on improving his qi and blood.

  Whoosh!

  A purple air burst into the sky, shining like a radiant aura, waves of energy rippled out, spreading out like ripples on water, disappearing only after several breaths.

  Looking at the lower-ranking desolate beast with an arrow through its throat dozens of meters away, Yun Lang's speed was also among the top in the lower-ranking desolate beasts. Its vital energy could be compared to that of a human with twenty-five meridians, yet it was killed by a single arrow. Shi Yuan clicked his tongue in admiration and said, "Li Yue, your archery skills have improved again. The Purple Mist Arrow's Breaking Wind Leaving Traces has reached the realm of Great Completion. It won't be long before you can touch the threshold of the Split Sound Realm."

  "Shi Yuan big brother is joking, the realm of cracking sound requires understanding the state of lifting heavy as light, giving birth to one's own momentum, and then merging the momentum into archery," Li Yue said with a smile, her pair of jade legs were crystal clear like ivory, her bright eyes were charming, sparkling and shining, suddenly making Shi Yuan's gaze a bit dazed.

  To speed up, Shi Yuan and the other four simultaneously refined the Cloud Wolf's blood energy. In just a few dozen breaths, this over one-zhang tall Cloud Wolf was transformed into a desiccated corpse. Not long after the five of them left, four Qing Jia Xian Bing emerged from a thicket, their bodies covered in intact Qing armor, their majestic vital energy forming a single entity, like a large cauldron boiling over.

  "For eight hundred years, the Silver Ginseng has been hidden. These few people from the Bloodstone Tribe have actually discovered such a treasure. We'll follow them and wait until they find the Silver Ginseng before we make our move and kill them all. Then, with their heads and the Silver Ginseng in hand, we'll defect to the Three Thousand Mile Away Sunken Mountain's Wanfu General."

  "Not bad, it's also because our four squad leaders were careful and brought hundreds of people to guard the rear, that we weren't completely wiped out by the Bloodstone tribe. In this year, our branch of Xian Shi has been almost completely annihilated, three thousand-man commanders have fallen, and only Bi Shui Thousand-Man Commander seems to be heavily injured and survived, but his whereabouts are unknown."

  "Unexpectedly, the Bloodstone Tribe actually has a strong man of the Wanfu level. However, I'm not afraid. Shen Shan's cultivation is profound, and after annihilating the Black Wind Tribe, I'll slowly deal with the Bloodstone Tribe. I want to leave no chicken or dog alive! Requesting member points, sincerely asking each book friend to vote for Ren Huang, log in and click once, we must rise, on the new book chart, we must stand higher!"