Mythical Cultivation

Wu Ming was in a good mood after leaving the city. Although he was doing well in the Lin Mansion, he was not the real Lin Feng after all, and he still felt a little embarrassed when facing the Lin family. Now that he was out of the city, he felt relieved, and from then on he could fly freely in the sky.

From memory, he knew that the Misty Forest consisted of two regions, the outer and inner regions. The outer two hundred miles was the Outer Region, where most of the monsters were below the Blood Qi Realm, while the Inner Region was teeming with monsters at the Blood Qi Realm. Generally, few cultivators from Bluestone City entered the Inner Region. Wu Ming had no plans to enter the Inner Region; the Outer Region alone was risky enough for him.

When Wu Ming entered the misty forest, he saw towering trees everywhere, the kind that several people could not hug together. He could only say that the environment was really good, but these towering trees also blocked part of the sunlight, and the swaying shadows of the trees were not very friendly to his vision, so he had to be very alert.

After half an hour of exploration, there was no significant gain except for a few herbs found at the roots of a big tree. Just when Wu Ming relaxed his vigilance a little, he suddenly smelled a fishy odor. Wu Ming knew that a monster was not far away from him, so he drew his knife and remained vigilant at all times.

A Nether Leopard appeared not far away. Its body was comparable to that of a cow, almost as tall as Wu Ming. It approached Wu Ming with a sense of pressure, its eyes revealing a hint of amusement, and saliva dripping from the corner of its mouth, clearly treating Wu Ming as a lunch. Seeing the Nether Leopard appear, Wu Ming secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He wasn't afraid of the enemy appearing, but rather of them lurking in the dark. With his strength, he couldn't walk freely in the Outer Realm, but at least the danger was not great. However, he was afraid that there were some dangers he couldn't detect.

The Nether Leopard didn't panic when it saw the food nearby. He was puzzled. Was it scared silly? Some of the food it had encountered in the past would have fled in panic at the sight of it, allowing it to play with it before eating. This kind of food also made it chewier, so it liked the feeling of playing with the food.

But today's food didn't run away. Even with his intelligence, he couldn't figure it out. But he didn't think much about it and reluctantly accepted the food. Then he opened his bloody mouth and pounced on Wu Ming. Wu Ming also saw the look in the Nether Leopard's eyes, but he didn't expect the Nether Leopard to have so many thoughts in his mind in such a short moment.

According to his understanding, most of the monsters in the body refining realm have no intelligence. They rely on instinct to hunt and absorb the essence of the moon to practice. Except for some monsters in the body refining realm who can open their intelligence in advance by eating some rare treasures, although the intelligence of these monsters is not high, about the IQ of a four or five-year-old child, they have intelligence after all, and their subsequent practice will be smoother.

Seeing the Nether Leopard pouncing, Wu Ming unleashed his Thunder Blade Technique on the leopard. Seeing its prey resist, the leopard also raised its claws to meet the long sword, sending sparks flying between the two. Wu Ming didn't use his sword intent either. After all, a trump card is a trump card, meant to be hidden and used at the critical moment. Otherwise, it wouldn't be a trump card.

Wu Ming and the Nether Leopard battled each other for over ten rounds, their blades and claws clashing. Both were breathless, but neither suffered much damage. It appeared the Nether Leopard was at the seventh level of Body Refining. However, due to the inherent strength of the demon beast's flesh, cultivators of the same level were generally unable to defeat it. Only the most gifted or those from the most powerful sects could defeat a demon beast of the same level. Wu Ming, however, relied on his mastery of the Thunder Blade Technique and his higher realm to maintain a level of balance with the Nether Leopard.

The Nether Leopard saw that today's lunch was particularly difficult to eat and had not tasted it for a long time, so he became a little anxious. Therefore, he activated his talent - speed, and his body became almost twice as fast as before, even leaving behind a trail of afterimages, and grabbed Wu Ming with his claws.

Wu Ming thought silently, "Given the Nether Leopard's current attacks and speed, only a cultivator at the ninth level of Body Refining could withstand it." He then used his agility to fly over the grass, barely keeping up with the Nether Leopard's speed. His long sword wielded impenetrable fire, blocking the Nether Leopard's attacks. Ten more rounds passed, leaving Wu Ming with several wounds, though none deep. He was simply too slow to keep up. He knew he had to use his ultimate move, otherwise he was going to have a tough day.

The moment the Thunder Blade Technique was unleashed, the Blade Intent was unleashed. Seeing the food begin to emit a faint aroma (the smell of blood), the Nether Leopard's mouth drooled even more. He began to imagine the scene of his meal later, so he swung his claws even more vigorously.

When the long sword filled with sword intent and the claws that left afterimages collided, they were no longer evenly matched as before. The sword intent followed the claws into the front paw of the Nether Leopard and instantly raged in the Nether Leopard's body, causing the Nether Leopard to roar in pain and become even more violent.

Just as the food was about to enter his mouth, he suddenly felt it hurt him. His eyes became more violent and he attacked even harder, but he didn't notice that his speed was decreasing and his natural ability was slowly dissipating. Due to the injury on his forefoot, his body was also slightly unbalanced.

This was good news for Wu Ming. The Nether Leopard's speed slowed, and he stopped passively defending and began to attack. Occasionally, a wave of sword intent penetrated the Nether Leopard's body, causing it to bleed and slow down even further. Seizing the opportunity, Wu Ming used the Thunder Blade Technique to strike the Nether Leopard's waist. In an instant, a blade wound several dozen centimeters long appeared, and blood splattered everywhere.

The massive blade edge instantly cleared the Nether Leopard's mind. The multiple cuts on its body made it realize its predicament. If this continued, it feared it wouldn't even get lunch today, and instead would become lunch itself. It couldn't go on like this; it had to flee. So, while attacking, it focused its magic power on its claws, blocking Wu Ming's Thunder Blade Technique. Then, as it flew backward, it activated its innate ability to double its speed. With a twist of its waist, it swiftly ran into the forest.

Wu Ming repelled it with a single blow, thinking the Nether Leopard was about to die, and that he would earn at least a few dozen gold coins. However, the Nether Leopard actually ran away. Wu Ming sheathed his sword and, using his Qing Gong, chased after the Nether Leopard, but lost it within a mile.

The Misty Forest was overgrown with vegetation, and his speed was far inferior to the Nether Leopard's, so it was natural that he'd lost it. He paused, tended to his wounds, and began to reflect on the gains from this battle. The Nether Leopard was quite powerful, and his ability to defeat it proved his strength. However, he'd fought too few opponents, and his actual combat skills were lacking. He needed more combat. Regarding his martial arts, aside from his decent use of the Thunder Blade, his use of Flying on the Grass and the Invisible Finger was a complete mess. He wondered when he could master both of these skills to perfection.

Now that he knew his shortcomings, Wu Ming also trained accordingly, hoping to master these two martial arts as soon as possible.

In the next half day, Wu Ming encountered two magical beasts, the Green Wind Wolf and the Black Water Snake, but they were only at the fourth or fifth level of body refining. Wu Ming only used the Wuxiang Finger and Cao Shangfei to fight the enemies. After several battles, he defeated the two magical beasts. This meant at least a bottle of Body Tempering Pill was obtained. The value of magical beasts at the body refining level ranged from a few gold coins to dozens of gold coins, mainly depending on the materials and rarity of the magical beast.

Wu Ming used the blood of two demon beasts for cultivation. While the effects of using demon beast blood for cultivation weren't as strong as those of a Body Tempering Pill, it was still much faster than normal cultivation. He removed the useful parts of the Green Wind Wolf; its fur, teeth, and claws were all in demand. The Black Water Snake's skin and gallbladder were the only things that sold well, but the meat was a valuable commodity, so Wu Ming saved it for food.