Chapter 22: Iron Armor Savage Ox

  Xia Qi, although his spiritual roots were extremely poor, could be said to have been born into a second life as a human. As soon as he entered the cultivation world, his fate was controlled by others. He naturally knew about the cruelty of this cultivation world, so when it came to cultivating, he worked tirelessly without any slack.

  To make cultivation grow rapidly, the spiritual root is innate and predetermined by heaven, so it can't be changed. Therefore, we can only think of other ways.

  Cultivation grows, apart from spiritual roots, there are also places like Dongtian Fudi, which is where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is dense. Cultivating in such a place is twice as effective, just like disciples of a sect, generally speaking, under the mountain gate, there is a spiritual vein, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is much denser than ordinary places, and cultivation is also much faster.

  But wanting to cultivate in such a place, one must enter a sect!

  The remaining method is to assist in cultivation with measured spiritual stones and elixirs.

  Ling stones and elixirs, the former is the currency of the immortal world, containing extremely rich heavenly and earthly spiritual energy, which can be directly absorbed or exchanged for other things. It's extremely precious and has been used for cultivation for a long time, probably few people can afford it. As for elixirs, wanting to refine them into pills requires rare and precious herbs, although their effects are extraordinary, even able to directly increase one's cultivation level. However, for Xia Qi, they are also an unattainable existence!

  All that Xia Qi had in his storage bag at this moment were a few Creation Origin Pills and Rebirth Pills, one for healing injuries and the other for restoring true yuan, both of which were the cheapest pills in the cultivation world!

  "Linggen, indeed it is the foundation of a cultivator's achievement! However, since I Xia Qi have come to this world, I will definitely struggle and strive!"

  Xia Qi did not give up. Although his own conditions were extremely poor, he remembered a saying from the Earth: If there are conditions to go up, and if there are no conditions, create conditions to go up!

  ………

  In the depths of an ancient forest, seemingly boundless and endless, Xia Qi shuttled back and forth through the sea of trees every day. He was carefree and content, unaware that five or six days had already passed, yet the end of this mountain range remained forever hidden from view.

  In the ancient forest, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was denser than in ordinary places. Xia Qi didn't rush, advancing along the way while cultivating, feeling very comfortable.

  Bang!

  At this moment, Xia Qi stood in front of a giant tree as thick as a bucket, his iron fist struck out with great force, and suddenly hit the trunk of the tree. A loud explosion was heard, wood chips flew everywhere, and the tree shook violently. On the trunk of the tree, a hole the size of a fist actually appeared!

  "Power converges at the top of the fist, one punch bursts out, and the power is indeed extraordinary!" Looking at the tree trunk in front of him that was punched into a hole by himself, Xia Qi felt very satisfied.

  The surrounding area of the trunk that was punched through by his fist had no cracks at all, this was the result of Xia Qi's non-stop training over the past few days, allowing him to concentrate his strength completely on his fist, without dispersing his force, and creating the greatest destructive power!

  Cultivators, the power of their true essence is boundless. With a wave of their hand and a swing of their sword, they can cleave mountains and split rivers. In close combat, no one can match them. However, Xia Qi was different at this moment. His physical strength had become incredibly powerful, almost comparable to that of a cultivator in the foundation-building stage. As such, for his own safety, Xia Qi naturally had to study it carefully.

  "Roar!"

  Xia Qi, who was satisfied with the effect of his punch, suddenly heard a thunderous roar in his ear, and the sound was so loud that even the leaves of the trees in this forest were rustling!

  "Not good! We've startled the nearby demonic beast!"

  As soon as he heard the majestic and furious roar by his ear, Xia Qi immediately reacted, such a breathtaking roar, even the king of beasts couldn't do it, it must be the roar of a demon beast!

  During this period of time in the ancient forest, Xia Qi also encountered several demonic beasts, but they were all equivalent to the first stage of the Qi Refining Period, and facing Xia Qi, they were simply no match.

  But at this moment, hearing this angry roar, Xia Qi was still shocked in his heart!

  The roar was majestic and powerful, shaking heaven and earth, making people's ears buzz. Such momentum is absolutely not something that a first-class demon beast can possess!

  "Run!"

  Without hesitation, Xia Qi decisively pulled up his legs and ran, his figure like a monkey, darting through the forest, quickly disappearing into the distance.

  A first-class demon beast, Xia Qi was not afraid at all. Even if it was a peak-level first-class demon beast, equivalent to the seventh layer of the Qi Refining stage or higher, Xia Qi would still not be afraid. With his powerful physique and ninth-layer Qi Refining cultivation, he could handle the demon beast's attack!

  But at this moment, just listening to the sound was enough to make people's hearts tremble with fear. At the very least, it was a second-order demon beast, and even if it was an early-stage second-order demon beast, it was equivalent to a foundation-building cultivator. Moreover, the physical body of the demon beast was extremely powerful, far surpassing that of a cultivator of the same level. Faced with such a demon beast, Xia Qi was completely unable to match up!

  "Roar!"

  It seems that the distant monster has sensed Xia Qi's escape, and with a more furious roar, it pounced towards Xia Qi with thunderous footsteps!

  The roaring monster seemed to be enormous in size, its chasing footsteps thundering down, rumbling like thunder, and Xia Qi felt the ground beneath his feet trembling, getting closer and closer!

  "This is terrible, I'm going to be caught!"

  Straining to run, Xia Qi felt the monster behind him getting closer and closer. He smiled wryly and silently lamented his bad luck. Just when he was able to gather his physical strength without dispersing it, before he could even feel happy about it, he encountered a second-tier monster that was far stronger than himself!

  "Rumble!"

  The footsteps behind him were like thunder, Xia Qi turned around while running wildly, and saw hundreds of meters away, the terrifying shape of the monster could already be seen, as big as a mountain, extremely frightening!

  The height of the monster is similar to Xia Qi, with a length of two or three meters. It has double horns on its head, copper bell-sized eyes that are completely red, a terrifying big mouth open, sharp teeth like knives exposed, and a thick layer of skin on its body surface. Wherever it passes, big trees break off, chaotic and flying around, but cannot hurt the monster in the slightest!

  "Behemoth in Iron Armor!"

  Xia Qi let out a cry of surprise, recognizing the demon beast that was chasing him from behind. His face changed color, but his feet moved even faster.

  One chased and one fled, but it was only a dozen minutes later that the iron-clad bull behind had approached Xia Qi, within tens of meters. The bull let out a furious roar, and Xia Qi's ears almost went deaf!

  Bang!

  Xia Qi dodged a big tree, and had just run out of a distance of over ten meters when a loud crash came from behind. The Iron Armor Savage Bull charged forward, directly knocking the big tree to the ground, which fell towards Xia Qi. The Iron Armor Savage Bull's speed didn't decrease at all!

  "How terrifying, this Iron Armored Savage Ox is a mid or late-stage demonic beast? Its power is so enormous!" Xia Qi's face changed color again, quickly avoiding the big tree, and from then on, he didn't dare to lure the Iron Armored Savage Ox into the forest anymore.