Mythical Cultivation

These five people disappeared from their homes for no apparent reason. Some of them even slept in the same bed with their wives, but when they woke up in the morning, their husbands were gone, and the doors of the house were all locked. It was impossible for them to leave on their own. And even if they did leave on their own, they would not have told the people they slept with, and there would be no signs.

Moreover, the five men were all young and strong, full of vigor and vitality. In addition, there were the same marks on the window sills of the five families, and there was a fishy smell on one of the marks. This gave Wu Ming a certain direction. He was at least 50% sure that it was a monster that secretly abducted these people.

Wu Ming had read in a book that human blood has a nourishing effect on monsters, the more vigorous the blood, the better. The five missing people were young and fit, a perfect fit for monsters, so it was almost certain that a monster had done the killing. He simply couldn't understand why monsters would appear in Yunlong Village, a place rarely seen by monsters, and why they would secretly abduct people instead of openly devouring them. These two points puzzled him, which is why he only said he was 50% certain. After sharing his suspicions with Village Chief Niu, he turned to Wu Ming for help.

"Master Wu, you must save our Yunlong Village. We don't have a permanent master in our village. If this monster comes again, we won't be able to do anything."

“Since I’ve accepted this mission, I won’t sit idly by. Village Chief Niu, please relax.

However, according to the village chief, there have been very few demonic beasts in Yunlong Village. Why did a demonic beast kidnap people this time? I'm puzzled. I wonder if Village Chief Niu could tell me about previous demonic beast appearances."

Hearing Wu Ming's question, Village Chief Niu did not hesitate and slowly told him about the monsters that had appeared in the past.

"The last time a demonic beast appeared in Yunlong Village was said to have been over a hundred years ago. I heard this from the village elders when I was a child. It's said that over a hundred years ago, a bloodthirsty human-faced spider appeared in the village, and the appearance of this demonic beast nearly wiped out the village.

Fortunately, the immortals from the Qingyun Sect stationed in Changxin County arrived just in time and eliminated the demonic beast, sparing our village from disaster. This is the only incident of a demonic beast I know of; as for more distant incidents, I haven't heard of them.

After hearing this, Wu Ming was also puzzled. Although Yunlong Village was located in a remote area and had few resources, this had little to do with the appearance of monsters. Monsters didn't care about the lack of resources nearby. Humans were also a resource for monsters. This kind of thing shouldn't happen. There might be other reasons.

"Village Chief Niu, that means your Yunlong Village has only seen a single demonic beast in the past two hundred years. Don't you have any doubts?"

“As for doubts, we villagers also have them, because there has been a legend circulating in the village, that is, the reason why Yunlong Village is called this name is because a dragon was destroyed in this place hundreds of years ago. Later, this place was called Yunlong Valley, and since our village was built, it has also been called Yunlong Village.

But this is just a rumor. The Jiaolong is a legendary monster, so how could it appear in this place? Everyone just listens to this legend as a story, and no one has ever taken it seriously. "

After hearing what Village Chief Niu said, Wu Ming finally understood the origin of the name of Yunlong Village. However, Wu Ming did not think that this legend was a rumor, and of course he did not believe it completely.

As far as Wu Ming knew, dragons were indeed top-tier demonic beasts in this world, each one standing at a pyramidal level, a legendary existence. He was a little skeptical about the claim that a dragon had ever perished here, but the fact that demonic beasts rarely appeared here also made Wu Ming suspicious. Only a demonic beast of this high bloodline would intimidate lesser-blooded beasts, thus daring them to avoid this place, which somewhat fits with the legend.

It seems that after completing this mission, I can check the county annals of Changxin County after returning to the sect to see if this really happened. If it really happened, there must be a record in the county annals, but I should complete the mission first.

"Master Wu, how do you plan to catch this harmful monster? I wonder how our village can cooperate with you." Village Chief Niu also asked Wu Ming anxiously.

"Village Chief Niu, my suspicions are known only to you and me. Please don't spread them, lest people panic and disturb the monsters. Just continue your investigation as usual. There's no need to change your mind. I'll be searching for monsters near the village during the day and staying in the village at night, keeping an eye out for any monster attacks."

When Village Chief Niu heard Wu Ming's words, he felt relieved. Master Wu had made all the arrangements, so he didn't dare to say much.

"Since Master Wu has made all the plans, I'm relieved. Please come to my home. I've prepared a sumptuous feast for you to welcome you. Please don't refuse."

After hearing what Village Chief Niu said, Wu Ming couldn't refuse. It was a good opportunity to try the delicacies and wines from different regions.

Practitioners are human too. While higher cultivation levels lead to a lower intake of mundane food, cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage can dispense with these mundane foods, instead absorbing the vital energy of heaven and earth. This doesn't mean food is no longer consumed. While physical needs may decrease, psychological needs remain. Therefore, within the Qingyun Sect, elders and true disciples occasionally appear in the cafeteria.

When he arrived at Village Chief Niu's house, the table was filled with all kinds of delicacies and fine wines that Wu Ming had never heard of or seen before, allowing Wu Ming to have a big meal and satisfy his appetite.

Staying at the village chief's house that night, Wu Ming began to practice and discovered that his physical strength seemed to have increased slightly. This was because Wu Ming was a physical cultivator in his previous life, and his perception of the body was stronger than that of ordinary people, so he could sense it. An ordinary Qi cultivator, or even a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment stage, might not be able to detect it.

Moreover, after the end of the previous world, Wu Ming also gained some understanding of body refining and read many books about body refining in the Sutra Library. The body refining in this world is still different from that in Lin Feng's world.

The body refining in this realm uses the essence of heaven and earth to strengthen the body, from the outside to the inside, step by step, so that the strength can reach the level of magic weapons. The strongest can even resist magic weapons with the flesh body.

The other world is about tempering the body, creating blood and energy in the body, and then strengthening the blood and energy. The stronger the blood and energy, the stronger the body and the stronger the strength.

There is an essential difference between the two, so when Wu Ming just came back, he also tried the blood and qi technique briefly, but he almost went astray, which made him never dare to try it again.

Later, he exchanged for a body-refining technique on the second floor of the Sutra Library - Hundred Refinements of True Body. It is said that if one practices to the ninth level, one can resist magic weapons with the physical body, which made Wu Ming very covetous. Unfortunately, there are only six levels of Hundred Refinements of True Body, and the strongest one can withstand the attack of high-level magic weapons. But this is also very good. At least Wu Ming does not have any high-level magic weapons now.

The last three levels of the Hundred Refinements True Body were lost. In addition, the body-refining technique was not mainstream, and there were relatively few people who practiced it. Otherwise, it would not appear on the second floor. At least this level of technique would only appear on the third floor. Wu Ming was lucky to obtain this technique.