Crossing into Immortal Cultivation

  The giant ape's heart was pierced by a single bullet, and blood gushed out of its mouth, flowing down.

  Wang Yingwu withdrew his hand, and the long spear flew out of his body, transforming back into a Ruyi that flew back to him, caught in his hand.

  Then blood splattered, and the massive body crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust and ash.

  The iron-skinned giant ape's eyes were wide open, and it was already dead!

  Wang Yingwu's face was filled with a big smile: "Good guy, really hard to kill!"

  Wang Xing and other Wang family disciples saw this and were also delighted: "Young Master's skills are impressive!"

  "Wang Yingwu humbly said: 'If it weren't for Xu's seniority using a rattan net to bind it, I wouldn't have been able to kill it either.'"

  "Wang Shaozhu should not belittle himself, he can adapt to changing circumstances and has the ability to kill monsters with his refined energy of three layers. He is indeed extraordinary. I just happened to be there and slightly blocked its path. Moreover, thanks to Yan Dao's reminder earlier, we were able to set up a road-blocking array. Even if I didn't take action, the giant ape wouldn't have been able to escape."

  Wang Yingwu heard this and quickly thanked Yan Hongzhi and Wang Jun again: "Thanks to the two seniors for thinking ahead."

  Nian Hongzhi and two others also pushed back: "Xu Daoyou contributed more."

  At that time, all the monks were in harmony with each other. Because Wang Yingwu killed the ape, its corpse was divided by him. After asking Yang Hui and his brother, as well as Xu Ziqing, Xu Ziqing did not take credit for it, while the other two had ulterior motives and refused, so the whole corpse went to Wang Yingwu.

  At this time, the body still needs to be handled.

  The most valuable thing on the Iron Giant Ape's body is its iron skin and the demon dan in its abdomen. The iron skin can be used for refining equipment, while the demon dan has many more uses, always having a place to go.

  As for the giant ape's subcutaneous blood 'meat' and tendons, the former can be eaten, with a relatively fresh and tender texture, while the latter can be used to brew wine, refine equipment, and refine elixirs, none of which should go to waste.

  This matter of handling the giant ape's corpse, Wang Yingwu, the young master of the Wang family, was naturally not very skilled at it. There were three Wang family cultivators who took his hand and taught him, which also counted as a form of training.

  It was soon done, and the dissected gibbon corpse was put into a storage bag by Wang Yingwu, which meant that the great achievement had been accomplished.

  At the same time, Xu Ziqing's giant web transformed into a green vine and fell to the ground. Yan Hongzhi and his brother picked up the array flag and waited on one side early.

  With a grasp of the situation, Wang Ying felt extremely good about his 'essence', he succeeded on his first try and was somewhat complacent, his confidence also increased greatly. The bit of fear from just now's battle had vanished without a trace: "Everyone, let's continue onward, shall we?"

  Everyone smiled and nodded in agreement, Wang Ying understood that this trip would be smooth sailing, and they could also get some extra expenses 'flowers' to use.

  The iron giant ape died, and the bloody air in the wind also dispersed.

  In the mountains, many monsters and beasts are familiar with each other's presence. However, since Mount Xianyan often has monks visiting, these monsters have grown accustomed to it. Only a few who are hungry or fond of eating humans secretly plot and observe, waiting for an opportunity to satiate their hunger...

  In a row, there were also many people who often fought with the beast, and they knew well about the beast's habits. They handled the giant ape's corpse quickly and left immediately. Otherwise, if the beasts smelled the stench and came, it would be another big battle.

  The crowd continued on their way, and indeed they encountered a few demonic beasts that had caught wind of the bloody scent and came to hunt, but their cultivation was only around the first stage, not worth mentioning.

  This stage of the demon beast, although it has opened its spiritual wisdom, is actually extremely stupid. Otherwise, how could it not detect that dangerous aura and come to provoke these cultivators with higher cultivation levels?

  Wang Yingwu, having just defeated a second-tier Iron Skin Ape, felt greatly different when facing a first-tier demonic beast. Not only was he not afraid, but he also charged forward. The strength of the first-tier demonic beast was comparable to Wang Yingwu's, and after this intense battle, it had thoroughly honed his combat skills.

  It was getting dark by then.

  Wang Xing found a clearing with fewer trees on the mountain slope, burned the weeds in the middle with fire, and became a resting place surrounded by trees.

  Shaanxi Ridge is infested with ferocious beasts, the eerie atmosphere is extremely strong, especially after nightfall, it becomes even more perilous. There are also many ferocious beasts that are accustomed to hiding during the day and emerging at night, lurking under the cover of the sky to prey on their victims.

  The monks all knew they had to stay in the mountains for two more days, and none of them were inexperienced, so they sat down on the ground with ease. In the middle, a fire was lit, and the flames danced, casting a faint brightness.

  Wang Yingwu spent half a day and killed six first-level demon beasts and one second-level demon beast, which can be said to have gained a lot. However, the fatigue is also obvious, after all, his cultivation is limited, even with the help of the eight-star Ruyi, he has consumed a lot of spiritual power.

  Wang Xing had long been prepared, and took out a small bottle from his storage bag, handing it over: "Young Master has spent a great deal today, and can't help but hurt his foundation. It's better to take a spiritual elixir."

  Wang Yingwu hastily took it over, opened the sachet and poured out a grain, which he swallowed.

  Then he sat cross-legged and entered a meditative state, with spiritual energy swirling around his body, apparently replenishing the lost spiritual power.

  Wang Xing took out another bottle and looked at the other cultivators: "Everyone has been working very hard today, I don't know if you need..."

  Wang Jun heard this and was secretly displeased. He thought to himself, "This old thing is really troublesome!"

  In the past, employers had never treated him so generously. All the medicinal herbs were prepared by the cultivators themselves. In fact, if Xu Zi Qing hadn't accepted this task, Wang Xing would have done it anyway, and Wang Jun would have praised the kindness of the Wang family. But they happened to have exhausted Xu Zi Qing's spiritual energy, thinking that he wouldn't be able to recover for the rest of the night. As a result, something unexpected happened, how could he not feel unhappy?

  "This time, Year Hui's wisdom was even more calm and composed, he said in a low voice: 'You reminded me during the day, how come you're not calm now?'"

  Wang Jun sighed: "I originally thought it wouldn't be hard to find an opportunity... who would have thought that the Wang family would sprout branches outside of their own festival."

  Nian Hongzhi said: "It's just a low-grade Spirit Replenishing Pill, what use is it to us even if we take it? Second brother, you must be mistaken."

  Wang Jun's eyes lit up and he immediately reacted.

  Although the Spirit Recovery Pill can quickly restore a cultivator's spiritual energy, there are some restrictions. Any cultivators below the fifth layer of Qi Refining can only take low-grade Spirit Recovery Pills. If they accidentally take medium or high-grade pills, they risk exploding their body.

  Since Wang Xing was a pill prepared for Wang Yingwu, its grade would naturally be lower. Xu Ziqing had cultivated to the 8th layer of Qi Refining, and the difference in their levels was too great. Even if he took this pill, it wouldn't have much effect.

  But they couldn't afford to be careless, and King Jun's voice was even lower: "There is only one day left tomorrow, big brother, no matter how much risk we take, we absolutely cannot delay any longer."

  Nian Hongzhi also had this idea and said: "Don't worry, I already have a plan."

  The two of them had already made up their minds and didn't care about that side anymore. Instead, they smiled first and said: "Thanks to the kindness of the Wang family master, you have a good heart."

  Wang Xing saw that the two of them understood and were also delighted. He handed over the bottle and looked at Xu Ziqing: "This Taoist friend?"

  Xu Ziqing also smiled and accepted it, but didn't eat it. Instead, he poured out three grains with the other two people, then picked them up and said: "Thank you, Wang Daoist."

  Everyone thought he would only take it when he entered meditation at night, and never thought that he was a single spiritual root body. If he took this supplementing spiritual pill with many impurities, it would be harmful to him without any benefit.

  After half a day of hard work, Wang Yingwu recovered his spiritual power with the help of Bu Ling Dan. Then he took out the iron-skinned giant ape's 'meat' and roasted it to eat with the other cultivators. The ape's 'meat' was delicious and fragrant, and the group of people ate two whole legs before they were full.

  Then they had to keep watch, apart from Wang Yingwu, there were six other monks, two people per shift, divided into three shifts, changing once every hour. The person on duty was not allowed to enter meditation, and had to focus on watching the surroundings, in case a monster came at night, causing people to lose their footing and be unprepared.

  Xu Ziqing and the other two who had reached the eighth layer of Qi refinement were each paired with a seventh-layer cultivator, so they were assigned to the second group. As for the others, each found a clean spot to lay down their restrictive spells and focus on recovering their spiritual energy.

  In the middle of the night, Xu Ziqing naturally woke up from his meditation.

  During the day, his spiritual energy was depleted by as much as 70%, and after just one hour of meditation, he had only recovered 20%.

  As soon as he opened his eyes, Xu Ziqing saw Nian Hongzhi and a Wang family monk nodding at him. After returning the nod, the two of them also sat down cross-legged in meditation. By the fire pit, however, Wang Xing was already fiddling with the firewood.

  Xu Ziqing walked over and sat down across from him.

  Wang Xing smiled at him: "Xu Daoyou, how's your physical strength recovering?"

  Xu Ziqing smiled and said, "Now my spiritual power has recovered by half. By tomorrow, it should be around 70-80%." He paused, then continued, "Thank you for the generous gift from the Wang family master. Otherwise, I'm afraid it wouldn't have recovered this quickly."

  Wang Xing thought for a moment: "Friend Tao, can you take all three grains at once?"

  Xu Ziqing nodded: "Exactly."

  Wang Xing thought that was the case, and using a few more grains of Lower Grade Spirit Recovery Pills would be somewhat useful for high-ranking cultivators. The more spiritual energy in his body, the faster he would recover.

  The two were not familiar with each other, so they just exchanged a few words and then focused on watching the boat.

  Xu Ziqing also released the ashes of grass and trees like a white day, borrowing the wind to scatter them.

  This is using the affinity of wood elements to sense the aura in the wind, and then use it to feedback the location of the demon beast, the situation of the demon beast's lair, in order to be prepared.

  This technique is precisely the result of Xu Ziqing's cultivation since the thickening of the demonic energy around him. It is based on the "Great Method of Planting Heart in All Woods" and incorporates the techniques of "Hidden Wood and Breath Control", which can produce this small magical method.

  It doesn't have much other use, but it can make the grass and trees wither in the wind, avoiding detection by monsters, and also capture the monster's aura in time to inform Xu Ziqing.

  Wang Xing was also very careful, he took out a few talismans from his bosom and ignited them with fire before throwing them out.

  Xu Ziqing saw the Fu seals transform into several black shadows, rushing out in a hurry, hiding under the moonlight and swaying tree shadows, disappearing instantly.

  Both of them were well-prepared and exchanged a smile, each thinking the other's skills were not bad.

  Afterwards, they didn't speak again and focused on being vigilant.

  This precaution was indeed not superfluous, and before long, Cao Cao's army had already alarmed Xu Zi Qing.

  Originally there was a group of tiny demonic energy riding on the moon's 'color' to come, it turned out to be a gathering of companions, rapidly approaching.

  Xu Ziqing moved slightly, and several black shadows rushed over, chirping and chattering to Wang Xing for a long time.

  Wang Xing's expression didn't change, he only looked at the green-shirted youth opposite him: "Xu Daoyou, a swarm of demonic bees has arrived. Although their strength is not great, there are indeed many of them and they're quite troublesome. You still need to recover your spiritual energy, why don't you let me handle this?"

  Xu Ziqing smiled slightly: "Wang Daoyou, please go ahead."

  Wang Xing turned his head, just in time to see a dark cloud approaching with a loud "humming" sound. He quickly raised his hand and a fiery flying sword shot out, creating a web of flames that charged forward to meet the cloud head-on!

  Only a rustling sound was heard, countless bees fell to the ground, and this crisis was resolved.

  After that, nothing unusual happened. An hour later, Xu Ziqing handed over the matter and made a slight adjustment before dawn broke on the second day.