chapter 13 essence of life

"Hum, hum……"
A wild boar with bright red hair, more than one meter tall and three meters long, was running wild in the jungle.
This kind of beast was called a red-haired wild boar. Although it was not a first-level monster, it was very close to the first-level. Sometimes some weaker first-level monsters were not even willing to provoke this beast.
There was a wound on the neck of this red-haired wild boar, which was bleeding gurglingly at the moment. As it ran all the way, a lot of blood was scattered.
"This beast's skin is really tough." Stanley jumped up and landed on the branch of a big tree.
"Bang!"
The red-haired wild boar with scarlet eyes slammed its head directly against the big tree. Its two sharp tusks broke through the bark of the tree and penetrated into the trunk.
The big tree shook for a while, but Stanley stood motionless without any shaking.
"Beasts are beasts, they are stupid as hell."
Stanley jumped down from the tree and raised his sword to slash the wound on the red boar's neck.
The wound was originally caused by his previous slash, but because his sword was just an ordinary weapon, it could not kill it with one blow.
"Puff!"
This sword slashed with accelerating speed and was powerful and heavy. With the infusion of inner energy, he chopped off the wild boar's head, and blood was scattered on the ground.
Two of the most valuable tusks were stuck in the trunk of the tree. Stanley had to work hard to get them out. Then he collected a piece of pork and left quickly.
The smell of blood could easily attract other nearby beasts, so resolving the battle quickly was the wisest choice.
Unknowingly, he past the day, and the light in the forest was even dimmer due to the blocking of the lush branches and leaves.
"There are no dangerous beasts around here."
Somewhere in the mountain forest, Stanley first sensed the situation nearby, and then began to count today's harvest.
During this day, he did not encounter any monsters. The ones he hunted were basically wild beasts, and their strength was at most comparable to that of a warrior at the sixth level of The Cultivation Realm Lian Ti.
Therefore, Stanley did not use any special means and relied solely on his personal strength to kill, which was also a kind of training for himself.
Although direct damage to life veins allowed him to easily leapfrog challenges, relatively speaking, his own basic strength was the most important.
Although Stanley was young, he knew more principles of survival because of his family background.
"Generally, there aren't many valuable things on beasts, but I killed seven or eight of them in one day. I can probably sell them for two to three thousand taels of silver." Stanley had a smile on his face.
Although two to three thousand taels of silver was just a drop in the bucket for cultivation, after all, it was his own money. He believed that as long as he became stronger, he would definitely be able to earn more resources.
"At night, the view is affected and it is not suitable for hunting. Find a place to rest first."
After a while, Stanley found a tree hole. The space inside was not big, but it was enough. This was the place he discovered half an hour ago. It was relatively hidden and not easy to be discovered.
After taking off the Qingfeng Sword from his body, Stanley reluctantly put it aside and said to himself, "Although I have been killing wild beasts with my sword this day, in fact I have never practiced swordsmanship at all. If I could get a book of swordsmanship, It would be great if I could practice with secrets.”
Sitting cross-legged in the tree hole, Stanley began to use the improved I invert bone material.
No matter when and where, one must never slacked off in his own practice. This was the rule Stanley has set for himself.
In the state of cultivation, Stanley used the Life and Death Bead to sense nearby movements. If an ant quietly crawled over, he would clearly feel the fluctuations of life.
The vital energy of heaven and earth gathered together, and through the breathing, it entered the pores of the whole body into the body, condensing into internal energy during the operation of the exercise, and then refined it into the muscles and bones.
"Although I am already at the peak of the fifth level of body refining, if I want to break through to the sixth level, according to the current situation, it will take at least three days." Stanley secretly estimated that since reaching the fifth level, he began to notice that his speed of cultivation had slowed down.
The influence of the level of the skill was secondary. The improved second-grade internal skill was completely sufficient for his current cultivation level. The main reason was that there was not enough vitality for him to absorb and refine.
"In addition to using pills and formations, how can I obtain more vitality?" Stanley's heart was filled with desire. He was eager to improve his strength faster.
"Buzz! ..."
Suddenly, a trace of throbbing came from the Life and Death Bead in the soul. Although it was very weak, Stanley could clearly detect it because of the subtle connection with the Life and Death Bead .
Immediately afterwards, streams of pure life breath gathered towards him. As the breath of cultivation entered the body, his cultivation level began to rise at an extremely fast speed!
"This is..." Stanley was surprised and happy. Through the induction with the Life and Death Bead, he got the message that what he was absorbing at this moment was the essence of life!
Life essence was also a type of vitality, but it was of higher quality than the ordinary vitality in the world. When absorbed and refined, the effect was naturally incomparable.
Crack!
In just a moment, there was a crackling sound from the muscles and bones in Stanley's body, and a stronger force than before emerged in his body.
"I actually broke through to the sixth level so quickly!"
Stanley opened his eyes, with a look of surprise on his face. The sixth level was the last stage of muscle and bone tempering, and the next step was the seventh level, which was the tempering of internal organs.
"What I absorbed just now was the life essence of the nearby vegetation?"
At the same time, Stanley also discovered that the vegetation within a range of more than a hundred meters had become much weaker.
"This is a training method that is almost plundering!"
Life and death were two extremes. Taking away the life of other living beings was actually the power of death.
And Stanley knew very well that after merging the Life and Death Bead, he had the characteristics of both life and death abilities.
Life was giving and dedication; death was destruction and deprivation!
"Since the Life and Death Bead is a treasure, it must be something great!" Stanley didn't know what the concept of a most precious treasure was. When he first integrated the Life and Death Bead, various information about this bead came to his mind.
"Anyway, my strength can be improved quickly through this method!" The improvement in cultivation made Stanley very excited. The problem that he had been worrying about was finally solved.
Moreover, he also discovered that not only could he absorb the life force of vegetation within a hundred meters, but also all living beings within this range would be deprived of their life force and converge on him during his exercise.
It's just that unlike grass and trees, those animals would immediately panic and flee when they found that their lives had been deprived. As long as they escaped within a hundred meters, they would naturally be safe.
That night, the 100-meter area where Stanley was located became a restricted area. Even the monsters running rampant in Shuiwu Mountain did not dare to come close.
Reaching the sixth level meant that Stanley had completed the stage of tempering skin, flesh, muscles and bones of The Cultivation Realm Lian Ti.
He could clearly feel the bipolar energy of life and death contained in his skin, flesh and muscles, which was subtly changing his physique and undergoing some kind of transformation.
In the next few days, Stanley hunted in the Shui Wu Mountain area. Whenever the parcels were full, he would return to Qing Yun City and sold them. In five days, he made more than 10,000 taels of silver.
"Sure enough, it's easy for a warrior to make money. If I were The Cultivation Realm Qi Hai warrior, I would definitely earn more by hunting second-level monsters."
Stanley sighed with some regret. Ten thousand taels of silver was simply unimaginable to ordinary people.
"But although ten thousand taels of silver is a lot of money, it is not enough if I want to use it for cultivation."
In the past few days, Stanley had been breathing and absorbing life essence in Shuiwu Mountain, and his cultivation had steadily improved. However, if he wanted to break through to the seventh level of body refining, it would not be achieved in a short time.
Roaring!
Suddenly, a beast's roar echoed in the mountains and forests. Even though he was far away, he was shocked by the roar and his blood fluctuated.
"A monster! And it's not an ordinary monster!" Stanley couldn't help being a little surprised.
Jumping up, Stanley quickly rushed towards the direction where the beast's roar came from.
After a moment, he saw in his sight a tiger beast with green and white hair, nearly two meters tall and more than four meters long.
The tiger beast's tail swung, like steel, smashing the rocks next to it.
"Iron Tail Demonic Tiger!"
Recognizing this tiger beast, Stanley couldn't help but shudder.
At the same level, whether it was a monster or a warrior, there were different levels of strength. For example, a first-level monster was divided into four levels: ordinary, medium, high, and top.
And this iron-tailed tiger monster was a top first-level monster, and those at the ninth level of The Cultivation Realm Lian Ti would retreat when they encountered it.
If it was a top level one monster, its strength could even be comparable to that of The Cultivation Realm Qi Hai warrior.
And in Stanley's perception, the life breath of this iron-tailed tiger monster was extremely strong, burning like a torch.
At the same time, Stanley also found several people hiding nearby. Although these people were well hidden, they could not hide their breath and could not hide from Stanley's perception.
"Whoosh!"
A ray of black light flew out of the sky, accompanied by the trembling of the bowstring.
Stanley squinted his eyes and could only vaguely see the flying black light, which was an arrow!
"These six people should be a hunting team, trying to hunt down this iron-tailed tiger monster!" Stanley thought to himself.
"Puff!"
The penetrating power of the arrow was extremely strong, and the iron-tailed tiger was unprepared. The relatively fragile neck was pierced by the arrow, and blood spattered.
"Ouch!"
The iron-tailed tiger roared angrily, and glanced around with a pair of scarlet eyes. He found the person who shot the arrow, and then roared and pounced on him immediately.
"Die you beast!"
At this moment, a tall and sturdy man holding two axes rushed out from a nearby bush and faced the iron-tailed tiger.
Immediately afterwards, other people hiding nearby also came out and besieged this top-level tiger monster.
With five people besieging, another person shot afar, which was the most common hunting mode for a hunter team.
"Bang!"
The tiger flicked its tail, and the air made a crackling sound with its steel-like tail.
The strong man with leadership held two axes and resisted, but he flew backwards with a bang, his back hit a big tree, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
"Brother!" Seeing the strongest man being knocked away as soon as he met it, the other four people suddenly screamed.
"Brothers, be careful of this beast's tail!" The burly man roared, and then charged towards the iron-tailed tiger again.
This burly man's strength was at the eighth level. He slashed with two axes and fought with the iron-tailed tiger monster.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!..."
Black arrows flew out one after another, pointing directly at the vital part of the iron-tailed tiger's neck.
However, the iron-tailed tiger was very fast. Except for the first arrow that sneaked in, the other arrows either missed or even if they hit the tiger, they could not break through its tough furry skin.
"Puff!"
The tiger pounced angrily and threw a warrior to the ground. His clawed, biting and tore the man's body into a bloody mess. He died on the spot.
As for other people's attacks, they were all blocked by its swinging iron tail.
"Leif!"
The eyes of the burly man and others were about to burst.