Mythical Cultivation

After obtaining the Bailian True Body, Wu Ming not only improved his cultivation level day and night, but also continued to practice this technique. In three years, he had cultivated this technique to the peak of the third level. Unfortunately, he encountered a bottleneck recently and could not enter the fourth level.

The Hundred Refinements True Body stage before the fourth level is actually very similar to Wu Ming's Body Refinement stage before Qi Refining. Both strengthen the muscles, bones, and skin, but the effect is far more powerful than ordinary body refining techniques. His physical strength is at least several times that of Wu Ming's previous Body Refining stage. Ordinary divine weapons are no match for him. In the past, his physical body was unable to withstand ordinary weapons. This is the difference.

Having reached the pinnacle of the third level, he could already face even the most formidable divine weapons without defense. However, he was still vulnerable to magical blades, and a single blow would inflict injuries. Therefore, the third level of the Hundred Refinements True Body Technique was of little use to Wu Ming. He had always wanted to advance to the fourth level, but unfortunately, the opportunity had never come. Today, after a hearty meal in Yunlong Village, he felt a long-overdue physical strengthening. This was his chance to advance, but unfortunately, the energy needed to strengthen his body was too limited. However, this was indeed a happy occasion.

It seems that Yunlong Village does have quite a few secrets. Not to mention a real fallen dragon, but there are hidden secrets out there. It seems that in addition to capturing mysterious monsters, I'll also have to explore Yunlong Village thoroughly these days. Perhaps this time I'll find the opportunity to advance my Hundred Refinements True Body to the fourth level.

The night passed peacefully, with no one missing and no monsters appearing. Village chief Niu announced the good news early in the morning.

"Master Wu, the conditions are simple. Did you have a good rest last night?"

"Village Chief Niu, you are too polite. People like me who practice cultivation don't care about those things. However, I didn't find any trace of the monster last night. I have to search around the village today to see if there are any clues."

"Thank you for your hard work, Master Wu. Would you like to send someone to serve as your guide?"

"Don't bother. Wu can investigate on his own. Village Chief Niu can instruct the villagers to proceed as usual."

After hearing Wu Ming's words, Village Chief Niu allowed Wu Ming to act and arranged the affairs of the village.

Wu Ming explored around the village and gained a lot of understanding about Yunlong Village.

The village has nearly a hundred households and a population of around four or five hundred people. For a village, it's incredibly small. Compared to Wu Ming's hometown, Lijia Village, which has a few hundred households and a population of two or three thousand, there are many larger villages than Lijia Village. I've even heard of larger villages with over ten thousand people. So a village of four or five hundred people is truly small.

However, the small population and small size of the village made it easier for Wu Ming to investigate. During his investigation, Wu Ming discovered that although Yunlong Village was small, the villagers lived a decent life. Of the four or five hundred people, aside from nearly two hundred elderly, weak, and disabled people, the remaining two or three hundred were all strong and energetic young men, with dozens of them at the Bone Refining Realm.

Apart from the Qi-refining cultivators, the strength of Yunlong Village is not much weaker than that of the original Lijia Village. It is a pity that there are no Qi-refining cultivators living there permanently, otherwise Yunlong Village would never be in its current situation.

However, despite the village's strong strength, its population has not developed. It can only be said that this place is indeed remote, resource-scarce, and not suitable for living.

However, the resources here are so scarce, and there are so many young and middle-aged people in the Bone Refining Realm. This is also what makes Wu Ming puzzled. The bloodlines of these people are also diverse, and there is no special blood inheritance. If there really is one, Yunlong Village would not have fallen to this point. It seems that there are secrets in the village that he has not discovered.

Since they were able to achieve smooth progress on the path of physical cultivation despite having no resources or special bloodlines, it meant that the village had something special that benefited the villagers. Wu Ming planned to investigate the village's diet, water sources, soil quality, and other aspects.

After half a day's investigation, Wu Ming discovered that although the soil in Yunlong Village was relatively fertile, there was nothing special about it. The food included the staple food grown and the meat obtained by hunting, and there was nothing special about either.

Wu Ming arrived at a river that ran through the village. He checked the water quality but found nothing unusual, nor were there any unusual creatures in the water. This made Wu Ming wonder if his route was wrong, and if there was something else he had overlooked.

It seems that I need to change my mind and search for traces of monsters first, just in case a flash of inspiration comes and I find something special. Wu Ming did it immediately and searched for traces of monsters everywhere in the village.

A day passed, and Wu Ming hadn't found much. Whether it was the traces of the monsters or the unique features of Yunlong Village, there wasn't much progress. But Wu Ming wasn't in a hurry. He had only been there for a day. If he had found the answers so quickly, these secrets would have been discovered by someone long ago.

After a hearty meal at the village chief's house in the evening, Wu Ming felt the increase in physical strength when he was practicing at night. Wu Ming also practiced peacefully, as he could not miss the opportunity here.

That night, Wu Ming did not dare to sleep deeply. He kept paying attention to the movements in the village to avoid the appearance of monsters without noticing. As a result, after a whole night, there was still no movement.

The next day, Wu Ming continued to investigate, not only within the village, but also within a few miles around the village. He slowly investigated and found that there were scarce resources here, but there were indeed many kinds of wild beasts. No wonder the young and middle-aged people in Yunlong Village were so strong, but the village still could not develop.

The primary issue is the sheer number of wild beasts, which poses a threat to the survival of ordinary people. However, the most significant issue is the high number of poisonous creatures near Yunlong Village, significantly more than Wu Ming has seen elsewhere. This poses the greatest threat to ordinary people's survival. Wild beasts can be eliminated and reduced through sheer force, but poisonous creatures are more difficult to combat. Poisonous creatures are often hidden and difficult to detect. Once encountered, one might be poisoned without realizing it, until it's too late. This, therefore, is the greatest obstacle hindering Yunlong Village's development.

Thinking about it this way, the swamp where my other task is to search for poisonous naan should be not far from here. No wonder there are so many poisonous creatures here. It's just right that I can wait until the matter of Yunlong Village is over and then I can go on to do another task.

Investigations outside the village also yielded no unusual findings, leaving Wu Ming feeling somewhat frustrated. After almost two days, he'd discovered nothing. Returning to the village, he saw villagers drinking water directly from a single well. This sparked a flash of inspiration: perhaps the unique feature lay in the water source, not the stream itself, but the well itself. This was perhaps something he'd overlooked.

Thinking of this, Wu Ming also came to the well, drew a bucket of water in the surprised eyes of the villagers, and drank it directly. This also made the villagers feel that the immortal master was not so high and mighty and unkind.