After the secondary occupation reached the maximum level, I wore it

When he was about to leave, Shi Yu looked towards the mountains in the south and still felt a palpitation in his heart.

Jiang Qihe said that there was a volcano about 500 miles to the south, and the more active fire energy nearby was probably due to the volcano.

But Shi Yu felt that it was not just that.

People who practice cultivation attach great importance to their intuition. This inexplicable feeling made her concerned, and she planned to find an opportunity to go to the volcano to take a look.

It's only five hundred miles away, and it's not easy to get through with so many mountains and rivers blocking the way. What's more, the cause of the recent spirit beast riot has not been found out yet, and there are many dangers on the road.

"Let's improve our cultivation first, and then find a chance to go there."

Before returning, Shi Yu took another look at the defense line.

The sun was setting in the west, a lingering glow lingered in the sky, and the sounds of various insects could be heard, appearing exceptionally clear.

From afar, fierce beasts could be seen wandering around deep in the mountains, seemingly driven by some terrifying creature. In the twilight, the beasts in the distance kept making ferocious roars, which made people shudder.

On this side of the battle line, under the personal leadership of several Foundation Establishment Masters of the Yuxu Sect, many disciples of the Yuxu Sect and many independent cultivators formed a solid wall.

Whenever a spiritual beast rushed over, all kinds of magical weapons and spells would explode wildly in the first instant, forming terrifying streaks of fire and emitting explosive sounds.

Independent cultivators have no sect's guidance and no family inheritance, so they can only explore their own techniques. Even if they have mastered some magic, they are mostly mediocre and crude, and can hardly be compared with the proficiency of sect disciples and family heirs.

But the independent cultivators are, after all, monks who have survived the blood and rain. It is extremely difficult for them to cultivate to this level in an environment with extremely scarce resources. The spells they use are ordinary, but they have been honed many times between life and death to become ruthless and precise.

From this perspective, many independent cultivators seem to be experienced in dealing with spiritual beasts.

On the contrary, many disciples of the Yuxu Sect who were at the same level as him looked immature and green when casting spells and fighting. They were flustered and panicked, and it was obvious that they lacked experience and polish.

Of course, those truly outstanding inner disciples obviously have a lot of experience, their own talents have been screened, and they are blessed with the sect's inheritance. The strength they demonstrate is far stronger than that of the independent cultivators.

"It seems that once my cultivation level improves a bit, I should go out and gain experience as soon as possible." Shi Yu thought.

Going out to gain experience is not only a way to hone your strength, but also a way to refine your mindset.

Her cultivation level at the second level of Qi Refining was still a little low. When she reached the middle stage of Qi Refining - that is, the fourth level of Qi Refining, she should be able to try to go into the mountains to gain some experience.

The "Yin Yang Knocking Life Record" in her mind was limited by her cultivation level, so it was not the complete text yet, and only contained the cultivation methods used in the Qi Refining Stage. With her newly born low-quality spiritual veins, she was able to reach the second level of Qi Refining so quickly, which showed how profound and powerful the "Knocking Life Record" was.

but……

"The Record of Knocking on Life" only contains cultivation techniques, but no other magical powers. It is equivalent to the world of martial arts where there is only internal skills but no external techniques, so she lacks the means to fight the enemy.

Using talismans to fight the enemy is one way, but if the enemy is prepared in advance, it will be difficult to achieve the desired effect.

External things are never as reassuring as your own strength.

“I don’t know if the Record of Life-Knocking will be able to unlock some magical powers as my cultivation improves.”

If there is no result by then, she can only find some sword techniques and body skills to practice by herself.

……

The rest of the journey was relatively peaceful, without any further attacks.

When we returned to the market town, it was already completely dark, with the moonlight shining brightly.

After saying goodbye to Jiang Qihe, Shi Yu walked around slowly a few times to make sure no one was following him, then turned back to the courtyard.

The newly planted white jade rice in the yard has grown a lot taller and is heading. The breeze blows, and the green rice seedlings sway in the wind, and the rustling sound of leaves rubbing against each other can be heard by the ears.

Looking at these, Shi Yu's mood couldn't help but calm down.

With the help of moonlight, she added some diluted spring water to the bucket as usual. After watering the field once, she took another bucket to fetch well water and dripped a drop of inky black spring water into it.

When she took out the killing spring water, it took almost all of her spiritual energy and she endured the sharp pain.

She put the golden-winged bird feathers, soul frost jade bought from Tongyi Pavilion and the wood-tending python skin bought at the defense rally later into it and soaked them one by one.

Watching the spiritual materials entering the water, there was a hissing sound in the bucket and gray-black impurity mist kept coming out. Shi Yu yawned, took a breath for a while, and after reluctantly eating a bowl of spiritual grain meal, he went back to the room to sleep.

I traveled all day today and was attacked by a spirit beast on the way, and then I encountered the Chen Er incident.

Her physical condition has improved, but she is still weak compared to ordinary people, and she was quite tired after returning.

……

The night passed.

The first thing Shi Yu looked at the bucket after getting up.

After soaking overnight, the originally dark and rich water color turned completely clear. Seeing this, she wrapped it with spiritual energy again, took out a drop of killing spring water and flicked it in.

The clear water turned black again in an instant, and the impurities occasionally turned into mist and emerged. It was not as much as last night, and it was intermittent. It was obvious that these spiritual materials had been tempered almost completely.

Shi Yu no longer cared about it. He drank two gulps of the spring water and started practicing his internal energy beside it.

When the spiritual energy that had been consumed by the killing spring water gradually replenished, Shi Yu exhaled slowly and opened his eyes.

Looking at the bucket of water next to it, there is no impurities or mist coming out.

"It looks like the tempering is done."

She looked at the water which had become lighter in color, stretched out her jade-white fingers, and suddenly had the urge to dip her hand into the killing spring water to try it out.

After hesitating for a while, I finally didn't do it.

Just taking out this drop of killing spring water almost exhausted his spiritual energy. If he really put his hand in, his flesh and blood would probably be burned to ashes.

He obediently poured the water into another bucket. Looking at the spiritual materials in the bucket, which were all smaller in size but glowing brightly, Shi Yu nodded with satisfaction.

After being tempered by the killing spring water, these spiritual materials not only had no impurities, saving her the process of refining impurities, but their quality was also significantly improved.

She planned to first refine a few magical instruments for Chen Er to warm up her hands. Chen Er's spiritual vein was wood, and the piece of wood-tending python skin was just right for making soft armor for protection.

He took out the sweet pine charcoal he had bought last time from the life-knocking bell. Just as he was about to inject some spiritual energy into a fire, he saw the wood-climbing python skin and suddenly thought of the lump of stone he had bought from a stall.

He took out the lump of stone, held it in his hand and looked at it for a few times, but still couldn't tell what it was, nor did he know where the strange feeling it gave him came from.

Trying to inject some spiritual energy into it, Shi Yu raised his eyebrows, only to see that the spiritual energy seemed to disappear like a stone into the sea, as if it was sucked away by something.

"There's something strange." She muttered to herself, holding the stone lump and continuously inputting spiritual energy into it.

The spiritual energy seemed to be injected into a bottomless pit. After most of the spiritual energy was injected, the stone still did not react.

Shi Yu stopped injecting and took out his scimitar to carve on it. The surface of the stone was unexpectedly solid, leaving no trace.

She thought about it, looked at the bucket of spring water next to it, which had faded a little but was still considered rich, and threw the stone directly into it.