Mythical Cultivation

Riding the Qingyun Sword, Wu Ming left the densely wooded area and came to another area filled with dead trees and grass, stopping on a huge horizontal branch. The view here was wider, unlike the previous place, where the branches and leaves of the trees were too dense, blocking the sunlight and the view was not wide enough.

Wu Ming's spiritual sense kept scanning the surroundings, looking for possible dangers, but fortunately, after a scan, he did not find any danger.

This swamp is indeed not a good place. Wu Ming never imagined that a big tree with lush branches and leaves would actually be a man-eating tree. The black bloodstains on the vines were reminding Wu Ming of how many creatures or monks were transformed into nourishment to make themselves powerful by this tree.

This experience also made Wu Ming more vigilant. He always carried an earth shield talisman with him to prevent any unnoticed danger from occurring around him.

The good thing about the next half day was that Wu Ming did not encounter any danger that he could not react to in time. Most of the time, Wu Ming was the first to discover the danger and then resolved it.

Instead, he encountered several poisonous plants and fruits. Wu Ming was most delighted to find two mature blood marrow grasses near a puddle. These spiritual herbs, which absorb the essence of bones and grow only in places where bones are buried, are considered excellent resources for physical cultivation. His Hundred Refinements True Body had just reached the fourth level, and these two spiritual herbs should be able to take his physical strength to the next level.

But what made him feel regretful was that during this long half day, he had not encountered any poisonous monsters. During this period, only one unique monster appeared before him - the Black Light Rat.

These rats feed on carrion and have no fear of poison, yet they themselves are not toxic. Wu Ming had only intended to eliminate potential threats, but when he used the Fireball Talisman, he accidentally woke the sleeping Black Light Rat with a burn.

Anyone would be upset if their sleep was suddenly disturbed, let alone a Black Light Mouse. Although it wasn't known for its irritable nature, its first priority upon waking was to find the person who had disturbed its sleep.

Soon, it discovered the fireball talisman that Wu Ming had just thrown out, and without hesitation, it turned into a black lightning and rushed towards Wu Ming, obviously intending to vent its resentment.

Wu Ming had just activated a fireball talisman and was about to burn some of the tangled dead branches and thorns around him when he saw a beam of black light shooting towards him. Wu Ming immediately raised his basalt shield to block it. With a dull thud, a rat the size of a hound collided with the shield. It was the Black Light Rat.

Wu Ming was delighted to see the monster appear, but he was also a little disappointed to find it was a Black Light Rat at the eighth level of Qi Refining. The Black Light Rat lacked poison, and fighting it would be a thankless task. However, Wu Ming wasn't one to shy away from a fight. Since someone had provoked him, he certainly couldn't back down. Unfortunately, he didn't realize that he had provoked someone else.

Wu Ming directed the golden sword to chop towards the black rat. The flying sword slashed on the black rat's back, but unexpectedly, the black rat's black fur was so smooth that the golden sword only cut off a few hairs, and then the golden sword slid off the rat's body.

However, the Black Light Rat was also in pain. A beam of black light shot out from its mouth towards Wu Ming. When the black light encountered the Basalt Shield, it actually stuck directly to it, producing a sharp corrosive sound. Wu Ming looked closely and realized that it wasn't black light at all; it was a ball of corrosive liquid spitted out by the Black Light Rat. Even the Basalt Shield's defenses were being eroded. If this had landed on him, it would have corroded even his flesh.

Wu Ming summoned the Mountain and River Inkstone and pressed it against the Black Light Rat, simultaneously increasing the amount of True Energy in the Black Tortoise Shield, eventually consuming all of the corrosive liquid. However, Wu Ming's True Energy was less than half full at this point, and operating three instruments simultaneously was a bit of a struggle for him.

However, with the addition of the Mountain and River Inkstone, the pressure on the Black Light Rat increased significantly. Under the restraining power of the Mountain and River Inkstone, the Black Light Rat's speed was greatly suppressed. The Golden Light Sword would occasionally slash at its body, and after the fur on its back was severed, the Golden Light Sword would now directly cut into the Black Light Rat's flesh, causing wounds to appear on its body.

However, the Black Light Rat was quite intelligent. After knowing how powerful the enemy was, it would not fight head-on, but would forcibly break through the suppression of the Mountain and River Inkstone, and then escape without looking back.

Wu Ming saw the Black Light Rat flee, but he didn't think of giving chase. Firstly, the Black Light Rat didn't have any poisonous naan on its body, so killing it wouldn't help the mission much. Secondly, the swamp was a complex terrain, full of potential dangers, and Wu Ming didn't want to risk anything.

As the Black Light Rat left, Wu Ming also boarded his flying sword and moved to another location. The place where he and the Black Light Rat had fought would inevitably attract the covetousness of some demonic beasts, so Wu Ming had to move immediately.

Flying his sword, he arrived at a boulder, the safest spot Wu Ming had found in half a day. He first cleared the dead trees and weeds around the boulder, broadening his view and eliminating any potential dangers. Then he took out his Qi-restoring pill to restore his true essence. In this perilous place, he had to maintain a full supply of true essence at all times to cope with the various dangers around him.

An hour passed, and Wu Ming's vital energy fully recovered. He began to think about how to quickly complete the mission. As Wu Ming advanced, he had already entered the swamp. He couldn't continue wandering around like he had today. He would either fail to encounter his target or attract a swarm of demonic beasts. He wasn't afraid of a one-on-one fight, but if the enemy outnumbered him, he would be forced to flee.

This location happened to be relatively safe, and it was getting dark, so Wu Ming decided to rest here for one night and then head to the outskirts of the swamp at dawn tomorrow.

First, he built a fire using the dead branches and leaves around him, then took out the maze array from his storage bag and set it up around him. Nighttime was the most dangerous time in the wild, as most monsters appeared at night. During the day, monsters, like the Black Light Rat, slept.

Wu Ming did not ask how useful the maze formation could be. After all, it was just a low-level formation flag. As long as it could serve as a warning and remind him when danger came near him, that would be enough.

Wu Ming first began to practice this secret technique according to the operation route of Wuxiang Jue. This secret technique was of great help to him, so he started practicing it whenever he had time.

In the blink of an eye, it was completely dark. Wu Ming stopped practicing the Wuxiang Jue, took out food from the storage bag and ate it with water to have dinner.