Chapter Thirteen: Looting the Essence of Plants and Trees

"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 beast is called a red-haired wild boar. Although it is not a first-level monster, it is very close. Sometimes some weaker first-level monsters are 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." Luo Xiu jumped up and landed on the branch of a big tree.

"Bang!"

The red-haired wild boar had scarlet eyes, and it 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 Luo Xiu stood motionless without any shaking.

"Beasts are beasts, they are stupid as hell."

Luo Xiu 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 sword, but because his sword was just an ordinary weapon, although it could hurt the beast, it could not kill it with one blow.

"puff!"

This sword slashed with accelerating speed and was powerful and heavy. Coupled with the blessing of the infusion of inner energy, the wild boar's head was chopped off, and blood was scattered on the ground.

Two of the most valuable tusks were stuck in the trunk of the tree. Luo Xiu had to work hard to get them out. Then he collected a piece of pork and left quickly.

The smell of blood can easily attract other nearby beasts, so resolving the battle quickly is the wisest choice.

Unknowingly, the sky had darkened, 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, Luo Xiu 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 sixth-level body-refining warrior.

"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." Luo Xiu had a smile on his face.

Although two to three thousand taels of silver is just a drop in the bucket for cultivation, after all, it is his own money. He believes that as long as he becomes stronger, he will 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, Luo Xiu 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, Luo Xiu 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 you could practice with secrets.”

Sitting cross-legged in the tree hole, Luo Xiu began to use the improved I Ching bone-forging technique.

No matter when and where, you must never slack off in your own practice. This is the rule Luo Xiu has set for himself.

In the state of cultivation, Luo Xiu used the Life and Death Pearl 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 gathers together, and through the breathing, it enters the pores of the whole body into the body, condenses into internal energy during the operation of the exercise, and then refines 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." Luo Xiu secretly estimated that since reaching the fifth level of body refining, he began to notice that he The speed of cultivation has slowed down.

The influence of the level of the skill is secondary. The improved second-grade internal skill is completely sufficient for his current cultivation level. The main reason is that there is not enough vitality for him to absorb and refine.

"In addition to using pills and formations, how can we obtain more vitality?" Luo Xiu'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, Luo Xiu could clearly detect it because of the subtle connection with the life and death bead.

Immediately afterwards, waves of pure life energy gathered towards him. As the breath of cultivation entered the body, his cultivation level began to rise at an extremely fast speed!

"This is..." Luo Xiu was surprised and happy. Through the induction with the Life and Death Pearl, he got the message that what he was absorbing at this moment was the essence of life!

Life essence is also a type of vitality, but it is of higher quality than the ordinary vitality in the world. When absorbed and refined, the effect is naturally incomparable.

"Crack!"

In just a moment, there was a crackling sound from the muscles and bones in Luo Xiu's body, and a stronger force than before emerged in his body.

"You actually broke through to the sixth level of body refining so quickly!"

Luo Xiu opened his eyes, with a look of surprise on his face. The sixth level of body refining is the last stage of muscle and bone refining. The next step is the seventh level of body refining, which is the tempering of internal organs.

"What I absorbed just now was the life essence of the nearby vegetation?"

At the same time, Luo Xiu 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 are two extremes. Depriving other living beings of their lives is actually the power of death.

And Luo Xiu knew very well that after merging the Life and Death Pearl, he had the characteristics of both life and death abilities.

Life is giving and dedication, death is destruction and deprivation!

"Since the Life and Death Pearl is a treasure, it must be something great!" Luo Xiu didn't know what the concept of a treasure was. When he first integrated the Life and Death Pearl, various information about this bead came to his mind.

"Anyway, my strength can be improved quickly through this method!" The improvement in cultivation made Luo Xiu 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 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 will immediately panic and flee when they find that their lives have been deprived. As long as they escape within a hundred meters, they will naturally be safe.

That night, the 100-meter area where Luo Xiu was located became a restricted area. Even the monsters running rampant in Shuiwu Mountain did not dare to come close.

Reaching the sixth level of body refining means that Luo Xiu has completed the stage of tempering skin, flesh, muscles and bones in the body refining realm.

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, Luo Xiu hunted in the Shuiwu Mountain area. Whenever the parcels were full, he would return to Qingyun City and sell them. In five days, he made more than 10,000 taels of silver.

"Sure enough, it's easy for warriors to make money. If I were a Qi Sea Realm warrior, I would definitely earn more by hunting level two monsters."

Luo Xiu sighed with some regret, ten thousand taels of silver was simply unimaginable to ordinary civilians.

"But although ten thousand taels of silver is a lot of money, it is not enough if you want to use it for cultivation."

In the past few days, Luo Xiu breathed and absorbed the life essence in Shuiwu Mountain, and his cultivation level 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.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, a beast's roar echoed in the mountains and forests. Even though he was far away, Luo Xiu was shocked by the roar of his eardrums and his energy and blood fluctuated.

"Monster! And it's not an ordinary monster!" Luo Xiu couldn't help being a little surprised.

Jumping into the air, Luo Xiu 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 Demon Tiger!"

Recognizing the origin of this tiger beast, Luo Xiu couldn't help but shudder.

At the same level, whether it is a monster or a warrior, there are different levels of strength. For example, a first-level monster is divided into four levels: ordinary, medium, peak, and top.

And this iron-tailed tiger monster is a first-level peak monster, and those at the ninth level of body refining will stay away when they encounter it.

If it is a top-notch first-level monster, its strength can even be comparable to that of a Qi Sea Realm warrior.

And in Luo Xiu's perception, the life breath of this iron-tailed tiger monster was extremely strong, burning like a torch.

At the same time, Luo Xiu also found several people hiding nearby. Although these people were well hidden, they could not hide their life breath and could not hide from Luo Xiu's perception.

"Whoosh!"

A ray of black light flew out of the sky, accompanied by the trembling of the bowstring.

Luo Xiu 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!" Luo Xiu thought to himself.

"puff!"

The penetrating power of the arrow was extremely strong, and the iron-tailed tiger demon was unprepared. The relatively fragile neck was pierced by the arrow, and blood spattered.

"Ouch!"

The iron-tailed tiger demon 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.

"Beasts suffer death!"

At this moment, a tall and sturdy man holding two axes rushed out from a nearby bush and faced the iron-tailed tiger demon.

Immediately afterwards, other people hiding nearby also came out and besieged the first-level peak tiger monster.

Five people besiege and one person shoots with a long-range bow and arrow. This is the most commonly used hunting mode for the hunter team.

"Bang!"

The tiger demon flicked its tail, and the air made a crackling sound with its steel-like tail.

The strong man at the head held two axes and resisted, but he flew backwards with a bang, his back hit a big tree, and blood bleeded from the corner of his mouth.

"Brother!" Seeing the strongest man being knocked away as soon as he met him, the other four people suddenly screamed.

"Brothers, be careful of this beast's tail!" The burly man roared, then charged towards the iron-tailed tiger demon again.

This burly man's strength was at the eighth level of body refining. 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 demon's neck.

However, the iron-tailed tiger demon was very fast. Except for the first arrow that sneaked in, the other arrows either missed or even if they hit the tiger demon, they could not break through its tough fur.

"puff!"

The tiger demon pounced angrily and threw a warrior to the ground. His claws and claws moved together and tore the man's body into a bloody mess. He died on the spot.

As for other people's attacks, it swung its iron tail and swept them across, blocking them all.

"hooligan!"

The eyes of the burly man and others were about to burst.