Chapter 12 I Am Practicing Being Humble

  It's easier to go up to the sky than to make progress.

  After a brief period of joy, Xiao Yu finally discovered that the level upgrade in this game was really slow. According to the usual pace of the game, the upgrade speed for the first ten levels should be quite fast, and even if the top level is around fifty or so, it's still easy to upgrade at the beginning.

  But the road to immortality is different, although the characters in it can be upgraded to level 100, but the first few levels are so difficult that Xiao Yi really doesn't dare to imagine when he will reach level 100.

  But it doesn't matter, life can't be all about games, although Yuanyuan said before that leveling up in here would have benefits in the outside world, but that's just theoretical, who knows what will happen.

  At the very least, Xiao Yu still needs to live, and everything like eating, drinking, and using the bathroom requires money. He has already made up his mind that after playing for two months, he will put the game aside once he starts university, and first take care of himself - that's the most important thing!

  "Hey, you've been killing monsters in this place for six hours, aren't you hungry? Why don't we take a break and cook some instant noodles or something?" Yuwen sat on a rock, bored, propping up her chin. Although she was a sword spirit, she had no attack power at the moment, and her main function was to guide Xiao Yi in playing the game. So when Xiao Yi was killing monsters, she could only sit aside and watch, and anyone would find it boring to sit in one place for six hours.

  Xiao Yi sadly discovered that he had been overly optimistic about his current situation. He had originally gone to the supermarket and bought a lot of things, which could have supported him for at least a month. But now, with Wanwan added in, they wouldn't even last ten days.

  Although the child won't die from not eating, every time Xiao Yu eats something, she stares with wide eyes and drools while watching. Everything is novel to her, even when Xiao Yu eats a lollipop, she will grab it and want to try some.

  Xiao Yi also felt tired, he lit a fire and boiled some instant noodles while asking: "I've been killing wild boars in this place for a whole week now, my current level is 8 with 30% experience. The sword aura and Vajra symbol are indeed not disappointing and have reached high-level, can't we change places to level up? I'm about to vomit!"

  Wan Wan was greedily sniffing her nose while flipping through the materials and said, "It's actually not bad. Your current level isn't suitable for leveling up in this place anymore. Let me see... Venomous Snake Valley, that's your next target. That place is teeming with all sorts of venomous snakes!"

  "Venomous snakes are great! The more venomous the snake, the fresher the taste! I've been eating wild boar meat for a week in this place, if I eat any more I'll vomit! Changing flavors is also good!" As he spoke, Xiao Yu cut up a roasted wild boar leg and threw it into the pot.

  Xiao Yi recently discovered that the monsters killed in the game would drop some materials, some of which could be cooked. After eating, they could also eliminate their own hunger, and it seemed that even if they returned to the real world, they wouldn't feel hungry.

  It's quite embarrassing that this world doesn't produce staple foods, and they can't just eat meat every day. Moreover, Xiao Yu's cooking skills are really a problem, even if he had the finest ingredients, he still wouldn't be able to cook! As a result, the two people ended up relying on instant noodles as their mainstay for survival.

  "In the past, you should have purchased some corresponding materials first, such as detoxifying herbs, which would be very useful when you arrive at that place. Unfortunately, you haven't reached level 10 yet, otherwise, you could learn new skills. Dan Xiu's side seems to be able to learn a skill called 'Qībìng Zhěnyǎo' (Disease-Removing Technique), which has a good effect on poisoning and can save a lot of money!" Yuanyuan said regretfully.

  "I don't care about the money, if I stay here any longer I'll turn into a pig!"

  He who says it does, Xiao Yi ate the meal and immediately took Wanwan back to the village to purchase a lot of detoxifying herbs, and also sold most of the materials he had hunted wild boars for this period.

  It's said that every part of a pig's body is a treasure, and this saying isn't false at all. Within just one week, Xiao Yu earned two mid-grade spirit stones, which can be considered as an unexpected windfall.

  "I've never understood, in the newbie village, there are all kinds of NPCs, but why isn't there a blacksmith? I'm already level 8, so why am I still using this broken sword?" Xiao Yu had always been resentful about the appearance of the sword in his hand, he felt that carrying such a shabby sword really damaged his swordsman image!

  Wan Wan rolled her eyes and explained, "You don't understand, a truly divine weapon requires not only good materials to be forged, but also needs to resonate with the user's mind and spirit. Most of these extraordinary weapons are nurtured by cultivators using their own life force, this is not something that can be forged by just any blacksmith!"

  Xiao Yi roughly understood that the weapons forged by blacksmiths, no matter how good the materials were, could only be called ordinary iron. However, as long as they were nourished by a Cultivator's Yuan Shen for a period of time, these weapons would become divine arms!

  "So when can I start nurturing my own divine soldiers?" Xiao Yi asked shamelessly.

  Wan Wan sighed and began to explain carefully to Xiao Yi: "In the game, cultivation is divided into nine realms, namely Foundation Building, Opening Brightness, Fusion, Golden Elixir, Heart Movement, Spiritual Quietude, Yuan Infant, Separation of Gods, Tribulation Crossing, and Great Completion. In theory, once you reach the Fusion stage, you can nourish your own innate treasure."

  After hearing Xiang Xiang's words, Xiao Yi was extremely excited. According to Xiang Xiang's words, as long as he reached level 30, he would have a divine weapon, which is an awesome thing! Xiao Yi now dreams of flying with his sword and experiencing the feeling of being a Sword Immortal.

  To know that humans have always yearned for the sky, being able to fly is a dream that humanity has had since ancient times!

  "No, no, no, that's not the point. The point is you should first find a suitable weapon before you can start cultivating. You wouldn't plan to use this broken iron sword in your hand as your treasured sword, would you?" Wanyin said ruthlessly.

  What else can be said, in short, Xiao Yu's current situation makes it impossible for him to achieve his dreams. Firstly, his level is not high enough, and secondly, he doesn't have a good weapon. In short, the only thing he can do now is to desperately kill monsters, level up, complete quests, and get equipment!

  The Valley of Venom indeed lived up to its name, as it was infested with venomous snakes and pythons everywhere. If Wan hadn't reminded Xiao Yu to prepare sufficient medicine in advance, he would have been a goner by now!

  The monsters in this place don't have high attack power, but they will inflict all sorts of disgusting debuffs on Xiao Yu's body! Things like continuous bleeding, slowing down, and paralysis. In short, all kinds of dazzling and confusing effects that make one's eyes widen in surprise!

  Xiao Yi thought that after learning the disease removal technique, this place would be a great place to practice!

  Fortunately, the medicine is well-prepared, and Xiao Yi can still stay in this place for a while. There are many monsters here, and they also give a lot of experience and drop valuable materials. Of course, Xiao Yi has no intention of collecting snake whips, it's hard to find!

  However, there were quite a few snake gallbladders, which were very valuable. Xiao Yu collected many of them and was able to make a small profit!

  The power of money is mighty, and under its stimulation, Xiao Yu unknowingly cleared the poisonous snakes and pythons around him. This also relied on the previous sword energy and Vajra symbol both being upgraded to advanced levels. The sword energy can now increase Xiao Yu's attack range, that is to say, this thing can now condense on the sword body and materialize, and the Vajra symbol has an additional effect of increasing magic resistance. Although it's not much, it's better than nothing!

  Another six hours passed like this, and looking back, even Xiao Yi himself felt sick. He had killed so many things that if the system didn't refresh the corpses at regular intervals, the scene would be quite spectacular!

  He casually pulled out two buns and threw them to Wanwan, then Xiao Yi sat on the ground eating the buns while calculating his gains and how much more he needed to level up!

  Just as Xiao Yi was secretly rejoicing at his good fortune, the sound of fighting came from ahead.

  This is quite strange, as there should only be one player in the game, and this is a wild area. Who could be fighting here? Did the monsters have an internal conflict?

  With the idea of taking advantage of the situation and fishing in troubled waters, Xiao Yi slowly made his way to the scene.

  He hid his body behind a small hill and then exposed his head to look down.

  All I saw was a girl in blue clothes wrestling with a giant python, the two were evenly matched and having a great time.

  Seeing this scene, Xiao Yi decided to slow down, after all, he was not clear about the girl's identity, and it was probably not appropriate to take action rashly at this time. Besides, this was his first time seeing a human-type biological fight, he wanted to see how others fought!

  All I saw was that the woman waved her hand and a plant appeared on the ground, then she pointed at the python and the plant rushed over with a whoosh.

  The summoned plant is a bit like a vine, its main function is to tie the python in place, and then the woman starts using various small skills, such as fireballs and lightning, all of which are directed at the python.

  But looking at the python still being vigorous and lively, Xiao Yu could tell that the damage of these skills should be limited!

  "What profession is this? Symbol repair?" Xiao Yi asked with a curious face, the other party was an NPC and shouldn't be a problem, encountering such a combat-type NPC in the wild should have some hidden quest!

  "Who knows? It looks more like a demonic tribe's battle tactic, and it seems to be a small demon with limited abilities! Are you going to help?"

  Xiao Yi shook his head, it's not clear what the other person is yet helping out doesn't seem quite right. What if the other person isn't friendly? Either Xiu Xi or the demon tribe will be a lot of trouble when they grow up!

  At this time, Xiao Yi was no longer hiding his figure and stood up to watch the battle. The giant python broke free from the vines with brute force and pounced on the woman.

  The woman saw Xiao Yu in her panic and immediately opened her mouth: "What are you still dazing about, why don't you quickly draw your sword to help!"

  Xiao Yi then unhurriedly examined the equipment on himself and said with some embarrassment, "I'm a sword practitioner, I don't have a knife."