After this night chat, Elder Shi did not say anything to Shen Xuan. Shen Changtian also left early and returned late as usual. He did not show any abnormal behavior. Naturally, Shen Xuan did not know the secret between the two of them.
In the days that followed, he cultivated at a moderate pace every day. Occasionally, he would train his body. Every night, Elder Shi would personally help him nurse the injuries left behind on his soul during the Hunting Gathering.
This state lasted until the eighth day. The injuries on his soul were completely healed.
Early in the morning, when the first ray of sunlight shot into the room through the gap in the wooden window, Shen Xuan finally woke up. Rubbing his sleepy eyes, his eyes suddenly lit up. He carefully sensed the condition of his body before a satisfied expression surfaced on his face.
" After dragging on for so many days, my injuries have finally recovered…" Shen Xuan sighed softly. He paced slowly in the room and suddenly thought of something. He walked to a cabinet not far away and took out a jade box from it.
" According to what teacher said, it's time to consume this thing…" He muttered and stuffed the jade box into his arms. He did not have time to eat breakfast and ran towards the back of the mountain without looking back.
"Phew…"
Running to the back of the mountain in one breath, Shen Xuan leaned against a large tree and breathed in the air that was emitting a faint fragrance. After a few breaths, he sat down cross-legged and placed the jade box on the ground in front of him.
Inside the jade box was the Flaming Heart Earthly Spirit Fruit that he had obtained at the Hunting Gathering. Now that his injuries had completely recovered, according to Elder Shi, he could also consume it.
Although this 'Flame Heart Earth Spirit Fruit' was only effective when one advanced to the Dou Shi class, it was not suitable to consume it at that time. Otherwise, one would not be able to completely absorb the medicinal effect and would instead waste this spirit medicine.
If one consumed it now, this medicinal effect would remain within one's body. Only when one broke through to the Dou Shi class would it be completely activated.
After he sat down, he didn't open the jade box directly. Instead, he closed his eyes and slowly adjusted his condition. When taking this kind of spiritual medicine, he had to maintain his peak condition. Otherwise, it would be a waste of heaven's gift.
"Tsk!"
A fiery-red Dou Qi slowly circulated within his body. One could even vaguely see a fiery-red color on the surface of his body. It lasted for a long while before it completely disappeared.
"This Xuan Grade Qi Method is indeed much better than before!”Sensing the Dou Qi vortex within his body that was several times larger than before, Shen Xuan could not help but grin as he clicked his tongue.
Immediately after, he no longer hesitated and opened the jade box. A red and blue fruit appeared in front of him. He greedily inhaled the strange fragrance emitted by the fruit and finally could not help but stuff it into his mouth.
The moment the Flameheart Earthspirit Fruit entered his mouth, it seemed to have melted and swiftly transformed into two energies that surged into his body. The two energies, one yin and one yang, swiftly moved within his body, causing his face to turn green.
"Damn it, you're still arrogant when you're in my body!”Shen Xuan softly cursed. However, he did not dare to be negligent. Dou Qi swiftly surged toward the two energy sources and blocked them.
If he allowed these two completely different energies to bounce around in his body, it would not be long before he suffered another serious injury. Then, his efforts over the past few days would have been in vain.
The two waves of energy were stopped by Dou Qi and became a little quieter. They were no longer as clueless as before. It was likely that they were a little more familiar with Shen Xuan's body. The latter's face lit up when he saw this. He slowly controlled his Dou Qi to envelop him.
The following steps were much simpler. He only needed to refine it. Although it looked simple, it took him a lot of effort. These two energies were one yin and one yang. If he did not grasp them well, it was very easy for the medicinal effects to be wasted. If that was the case, all his efforts before would have been in vain.
Therefore, just refining this energy took two hours. The scorching sun shone on his forehead through the leaves, and beads of sweat seeped out.
After the energy was refined, it automatically dispersed to various parts of his body as if it had disappeared. It was impossible to detect its existence.
After doing all of this, Shen Xuan wiped the sweat off his forehead and stretched his back. Unknowingly, it was almost noon.
"The medicinal effect of this 'Flame Heart Earth Spirit Fruit' will only be activated when you break through to the Dou Shi class. However, during this period of time, you will need to increase your strength in training to ensure that you can fully absorb the medicinal effect within.”Elder Shi's voice entered Shen Xuan's mind. The latter nodded when he heard it.
As for increasing his cultivation strength, he was never afraid of it. As long as it was not a life-threatening thing, he would increase his strength. Moreover, the ultimate beneficiary was himself.
"Coo coo…"
His stomach suddenly let out a disappointing groan. His face darkened as he slowly stood up and walked towards the forest behind him.
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"Hey! Let's see where you can run to!"
Within the forest, a figure swiftly flashed past. Not far in front of him, a wild rabbit-like Magical Beast also swiftly ran over. The latter's legs kicked off the ground and directly soared into the air, preparing to jump onto a large tree on the opposite side.
"You finally couldn't take it anymore?" Shen Xuan coldly laughed. The stone in his hand suddenly shot out. The stone, which was wrapped in Dou Qi, swiftly swept through the air, emitting a sharp piercing sound as it accurately struck the head of the wild rabbit.
"Squeak!"
The wild rabbit let out a blood-curdling scream and fainted from the violent force, falling straight into the grass. Shen Xuan slowly walked over and grabbed the wild rabbit by its ear before lifting it up.
"This rabbit is quite cunning." Looking at the snow-white rabbit, he muttered. The rabbit had been running around in the grass previously, so he couldn't find the opportunity. If it hadn't suddenly jumped up, it would have been quite difficult for him to catch the rabbit.
He, who had been in the mercenary company for many years, knew that this rabbit was not an ordinary rabbit. It was a rank one Magical Beast, Swift Rabbit. Although its strength was only at the level of a one or two star Dou Zhe, its speed was extremely fast. If one did not know how to use it, some four or even five star Dou Zhe would not be able to capture it.
However, it was worth it to spend so much effort to catch this Swift Rabbit. The meat of this Swift Rabbit was tender and delicious. This kind of rabbit meat was very popular in this mercenary group.
Shen Xuan cut open the rabbit and carefully processed its meat. Then, he used a dagger to slice it into pieces and skewered it with a wooden stick. He lit a fire on the ground and leisurely roasted it. In just a few breaths, a fragrance wafted out.
He took out some spices from his pocket and sprinkled them on it. After the rabbit meat was completely cooked, he greedily wolfed it down.
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"Bang, bang, bang." Just as Shen Xuan was engrossed in his meal, a soft sound was suddenly transmitted over. The sound was slightly muffled, as though it came from underground. If one did not listen carefully, one would not be able to hear it.
Shen Xuan put down the meat skewer in his hand and frowned. His gaze flickered for a while before he lay on the ground and pressed his ears close to the ground. Indeed, he heard a dull sound like a stone being hit. Moreover, it was much clearer than before. He dared to guarantee that this was not an illusion.
"What is it?"
He narrowed his eyes slightly. This sound was clearly a little strange. It was probably man-made. Why was there someone underground?
He stood up and walked around a few times. He found a few different places to lie down and listen. He found that the further he went southwest, the louder the sound became. In the southwest of the forest, there was a cliff that was hundreds of feet high.
" Let's go and take a look…" He hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he still stepped on the fire on the ground and ran southwest quickly.
In just a few breaths time, Shen Xuan had arrived at the edge of the cliff. He listened for a while and found that the sound was indeed much louder than before. Even the ground trembled slightly.
"Is there someone down there?" He looked down the cliff, but there was fog below, so he couldn't see what was going on.
After pondering for a moment, he walked around the edge of the cliff for a while and finally found a thick rope in a hidden forest not far away. One end of the rope was firmly tied to the bottom of the tree, and the other end was hanging down the cliff. It was bottomless.
……
"Damn it, keep your voice down. If those guys from the Hunter Mercenary Group hear us, we'll be in trouble!”On a protruding platform halfway up the cliff, four people sneakily gathered together. One of the burly men scolded.
The platform was covered in weeds. There was actually a stone door within the platform. It was also completely covered by weeds. However, the weeds had already been cleared away by someone.
The stone door was deeply sunken into the cliff. Moreover, the mountain stream below the cliff was filled with fog all year round. Even the platform could not be seen, let alone the stone door that was sunken in.
At this moment, the two of them were using a steel nail as thick as an arm to insert into the gap of the stone door. The other person was holding a long-handled sledgehammer and continuously hammering the steel nail. It seemed that he wanted to pry open the stone door.
The steel nails were wrapped in thick coarse cloth, so the sound they made was not loud and rather dull. It was obvious that they were afraid of letting others know.
"Boss, is there really a treasure inside?”The man with the sledgehammer stopped and wiped the sweat off his head. His eyes lit up as he asked.
"Of course. This is clearly a cave dwelling left behind by a predecessor. Not only is there a treasure trove inside, but one might even be able to obtain some high tier Qi Method or Dou Technique!”The burly man in the lead was clearly in a good mood as he explained impatiently.
"If only that were the case!" The burly man holding the sledgehammer grinned. Then, he waved the sledgehammer again and hammered the steel nail over and over again.
"Second, hurry up. There's not much time left. If we wait until it's dark, it won't be easy to leave!”The large man in the lead raised his head and glanced at the blurry sun in the fog as he spoke.
"Alright!" The second brother replied excitedly. He immediately waved the sledgehammer in his hand fiercely and continuously hammered the steel nail, emitting waves of dull sounds.
Under this hammer strike, the stone door was ultimately unable to withstand it. With a crack, a large crack appeared.
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