Hide in the world of gods and demons

Chapter 11 A brief taste
The next morning, Chen Li yawned and pushed open the door.

Just then, Zhou Hong's man was about to leave.

This man's surname was Gao and his given name was Bo. He was tall and burly, and his slightly narrowed eyes occasionally flashed with a fierce aura. It was said that he was already in the late stage of Qi Refining. He usually left early and returned late, but Chen Li rarely saw him.

"Fellow Daoist Gao, are you going out?" Chen Li greeted him with a restrained cupped-hand salute, feeling inexplicably guilty and short of breath.

"Hmm!" Gao Bo, who was usually taciturn, glanced at Chen Li, nodded, and then hurriedly left.

Chen Li ignored the other party's cold attitude, turned around and went back into the house, inwardly cursing himself:
'Honestly, what's with all the guilt?'

'baffling!'

……

More than ten days later.

Early in the morning, Chen Li, who had been mentally preparing himself for several days, gritted his teeth, donned his protective gear, and headed towards the wilderness.

These days, his swordsmanship has already broken through to the level of mastery.

His mastery of swordsmanship was indeed a pleasant surprise.

This level requires controlling every muscle in the body, integrating all the body's power, and condensing it into a single force. Compared to the proficient stage, the power is more than doubled, and even an ordinary person's casual swing of the sword is incredibly powerful.

However, the difficulty of precisely controlling the body's muscles is extremely high.

Even with his previous foundation and the gradual breakthroughs, Chen Li still spent a full week practicing hard before he could fully digest and absorb the techniques and form muscle memory.

In addition, during this period, he broke through to the master level of 'spiritual energy flick'.

Having mastered his divine skills, Chen Li was finally itching to try his sword in the wild.

……

As he walked down the street, he couldn't help but touch the two high-level talismans that were placed close to his chest.

One Lightness Talisman: 2 Low-grade Spirit Stones.

One amulet: 4 low-grade spirit stones.

The former is used for escaping, and the latter is used for self-defense.

He spent most of his savings on these two talismans.

Apart from the one spirit stone I had on hand for backup and some gold left, I really had nothing left.

"Sigh, we're still poor," Chen Li sighed.

There were too many good things in the market, and he could only look at most of them. As a rogue cultivator who made a living by drawing talismans at the third level of Qi Refining, he was able to make a living, but it was impossible for him to live a better life.

"Fortunately, if I don't use these two talismans, I can sell them back at the market, so they're not really wasted." He kept calculating in his mind.

"I can now draw one talisman for warding off evil spirits every day, with an average success rate of about 45%. After deducting the cost of materials such as 'talisman skin' and 'blood ink', I estimate that I can earn 9 low-grade spirit stones per month."

As for monthly expenses:

Rent, 1 unit.

The monthly consumption of Lingmi is 3 grains.

Adding in other miscellaneous expenses, 1 unit.

There are about 4 left over each month.

Chen thought about it and felt that the income was not bad.

If we just lived our lives, we could even be more comfortable than the people on Earth.

"If we could make our own 'talisman skin' and mix our own 'blood ink', our savings would probably double."

"No wonder the original owner lived such a comfortable life and could visit so often..."

Thinking of this, Chen Li secretly resented himself for not inheriting the original owner's memories, and instead got himself into trouble.

As soon as you step out of the shantytown, the surroundings quickly become desolate, with the undulating dark green mountains in the distance resembling a sleeping dragon, lying quietly.

He quickly stopped his chaotic thoughts and became alert.

A narrow, trampled path wound its way into the distance, overgrown with weeds on both sides, dotted sparsely by small, lonely trees. The entire wilderness bore the marks of a raging fire.

Bones are everywhere here, and you can even see a human skull not far away.

Chen Li couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive.

But thinking that I couldn't stay in my comfort zone forever, I mustered up my courage and walked forward.

……

The surrounding grass began to grow thicker, reaching almost waist-high, and more trees appeared nearby. Occasionally, a sharp and strange cry echoed through the wilderness, sending chills down one's spine. An unknown insect, seemingly startled by the footsteps, pushed off and quickly took flight.

However, it hadn't even flown a foot high.

next moment.

An invisible force shattered it into pieces, and the remaining power pierced through a small tree three meters away.

Master-level 'spiritual energy flick'.

"Hoohoo!"

Chen Li stared intently at the rustling grass for a while before finally letting out a sigh of relief. In the distance, groups of two or three scattered cultivators walked together, chatting and laughing, and their voices could be faintly heard.

"I'm too tense, relax, relax."

Chen Li gripped the slightly damp hilt of his sword, took a few deep breaths, and continued forward with a serious expression.

"呲"

A mouse-like creature, as big as a kitten and lurking with ulterior motives, suddenly had its head blown off.

"呲"

A sneaky lizard was broken in two.

"呲"

A large, malevolent bird that flew low overhead was blown to smithereens in mid-air.

"呲"

A wild beast that had been watching from afar with unclear intentions met a violent end.

"呲"

……

The master-level 'spiritual energy flick' has a kill range of up to fifty meters.

Its power can pierce through gold and split rocks within twenty meters.

He secretly conducted experiments.

Within 20 meters, an ordinary tree, about 30 centimeters in diameter, was pierced through.

With the daily practice over the past month, especially the subtle control over his muscles after mastering swordsmanship, he can now hit any target within at least twenty meters with almost perfect accuracy.

Chen Li was suspicious and on edge the whole way, his nerves were on edge, and he didn't know how many wronged souls had died under his "spiritual power flick", dying with their eyes wide open in disbelief.

He cautiously stopped only when he felt that one-third of his spiritual energy had been used up.

Then he drew his sword, continued walking, and continued killing.

After walking for more than an hour, Chen Li still hadn't encountered a single decent beast, let alone any danger.

The insects killed the most were all kinds of insects.

“This is a place that independent cultivators often pass through, so it’s obviously familiar to them. I doubt any ferocious beasts would dare to approach.”

He looked into the distance; soon he would reach the primeval forest. He hesitated for a moment, thinking of the possible demonic beasts and the rogue cultivators whose good and evil were hard to discern, and then decided to return the way he came.

The intensity of this trial is sufficient.

They not only gained a preliminary understanding of the wilderness, but also honed their courage and experienced "real combat".

Three birds with one stone.

This was a successful trial.

As for going to the forest, there are too many uncontrollable factors.

After all, he was just a lowly and weak rogue cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining, so it was best not to be reckless.

He is still young and has a long life ahead of him, not to mention that he is now on the verge of immortality and has unlimited potential.

I'll wait until I become stronger before I do anything about it.

……

On the way back, he could no longer resist running at breakneck speed. He ran faster and faster, engaging all his muscles. Gradually, he was able to cover four or five meters with each step, covering a hundred meters in a single breath.

A rogue cultivator in the distance looked at him in surprise:
"Did you use a lightness talisman? This fellow Daoist is quite extravagant."

(End of this chapter)