Volume 1 Chapter 8: The Peerless Divine Artifact

  The bright red bear meat was sizzling on the charcoal fire, and the aroma also came out with the oil in the meat.

  In the underground cave, the space is relatively closed, and there are no powerful demons nearby, it's a good place to make fire and cook food.

  It's been almost ten days, and every day they've been eating dry and salty dried meat and oil cakes. Their mouths are truly bland and tasteless. When they smell the aroma of roasted meat, Gao Huan and Fei Xue both drool and have a strong desire to eat.

  Gao Huan made a simple rack, cut the branches into strips and threaded them onto skewers. The meat was cubed into large pieces, and after being roasted over charcoal, the golden-brown cubes were sprinkled with chili powder and salt. It was truly crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with an aroma that was irresistible.

  However, the fire bear is a monster, and its meat is extremely tough. If it weren't for the rich oil, it would be ten times harder to chew than old cowhide. The part that Gao Huan took was the bear's paw, where the oil is thickest and the meat is finest. With two people's mouths, they could still chew it.

  Although it was a bit of a struggle to eat, the fourth-order fire bear meat had rich nutrients and was a great tonic for the body. Gao Huan and Fei Xue ate a big meal, feeling extremely pleased.

  After dinner, Gao Huan continued to use the wok iron rod to grind the box, and Fei Xue was still running around in the cave, occasionally finding a scattered fire crystal stone.

  "Got it!" After grinding for more than a day, Gao Huan finally felt that there was something else in the ink crystal. Although it was still separated by a layer, the tactile sensation of the black iron rod grinding had already undergone subtle changes. Gao Huan's emotions couldn't help but become excited at this moment, despite his calmness.

  The inkstone box is about half an inch thick, and after the bottom layer was ground away by half an inch, a string of things like a necklace can be vaguely seen inside the inkstone. Now that we've found something, it's easy to handle - just smash the box and gently pry open the fragments, and the thing will come out.

  A black silk thread woven with a strange material, in the middle of which is woven a small pouch net containing a dark gray bead.

  The bead is completely round, the material is somewhat like jade, but the surface is already full of cracks and scars, only about the size of a small fingernail, looking extremely broken, if thrown on the ground, no one would pick it up.

  Although the appearance is extremely unattractive, Kou Huan's hand grasping this bead can feel a special attraction, as if it were a long-lost relative, that kind of intimacy and joy, cannot be expressed in words.

  Fei Xue watched from the side for a while, somewhat disappointed, and said: "Is that it?"

  Gao Huan handed it over to Fei Xue and said: "Some things have to be looked at in depth..."

  "What's the big deal about this dull, cracked thing?" Fei Xue stared at the pearl in the firelight, but no matter how hard she looked, she couldn't see anything special about it. "There's no aura, not even any runes - if this is a priceless treasure, that's just ridiculous!"

  Fei Xue threw it back to Gao Huan and said: "The peerless divine artifact, brother you must keep it well!"

  Gao Huan smiled and said, "Then I won't be polite!"

  Snow fluttered impatiently, waving her hand. "I'm useless, brother likes it so much, of course it belongs to brother." She paused and said: "Hey, brother, don't make a big show of being moved, it's useless. As siblings, we'll settle the account later! Brother got an extraordinary divine artifact, the next one is mine! Don't try to snatch it then, remember!"

  Although the necklace seems like a worthless thing, it is hidden so secretly and obtained with such difficulty, how can it be a worthless thing? Feixue Bingxue is clever, how can she not know the value of the necklace? However, let alone a mysterious necklace, even if it were the legendary Wuji Star God Pearl, Feixue would give it to Gaohuan without hesitation.

  Since the year she was seven, when Gao Huan used his shoulder to block a beheading sword for her, Fei Xue understood that although they didn't have a blood relationship, this joking brother of hers was a good brother. The eight years of relying on each other for survival made Fei Xue realize that in this world, there was nothing more important or precious than her brother.

  Gao Huan was also deeply moved, this cold and bloody world, yet there were such warm and pure emotions, truly a thousand times more precious than that inexplicable necklace. Just like Gao Huan taught Fei Xue, he himself wasn't good at expressing his emotions either, in the end only revealing a happy smile, "Still feeling so moved, come give me a hug!"

  "Brother, I'm still young!"

  "Don't say it like that, as if brother is a beast."

  "Brother isn't a beast, why are you hugging so tightly?"

  "...it's not about showing sincerity!"

  The brother and sister were both straightforward with each other, but in their hearts they both cherished this kind of hug.

  Found the necklace in the box, this action can be considered to have a perfect result. However, there are still twenty days before the end of the hunt, and Gao Huan and Fei Xue don't need to rush back either.

  Honglian Temple is strictly hierarchical, with many strong practitioners. Every disciple lives in fear and trepidation. Being able to stay outside for one more minute, breathing the free air, is also a good thing.

  So, although autumn hunting is dangerous, for many Red Lotus Temple disciples, it is still a rare opportunity to let loose.

  The underground cave where Huo Xiong is located is hidden and safe, with sufficient space, very suitable for short-term residence. Fei Xue also set up many warning arrays around, greatly improving safety.

  Not far from the Fire Bear Cave, an underground river was also discovered. Not only did it solve the problem of drinking water, but there were also many delicious cold-water fish in the river.

  The most important thing is those thousands of kilograms of Flame Bear meat, which is the best tonic for warriors, its value even surpasses that of the Flame Bear's demon core and bear gall.

  Fourth-order Fire Bear, at least lived for over a hundred years, every day the demon core automatically absorbs the heaven and earth's primordial energy, tempering its muscles, skin, and bones to be incredibly strong. Similarly, the Fire Bear's muscles and internal organs also have the wonders of nourishing qi and blood, nourishing the human body's muscles, bones, and organs, and strengthening the foundation and source.

  In fact, the Yuan Dan is made from the blood and flesh of a demon beast, its skin and bones, as well as herbs. Taking Huo Xiong meat directly without any medicinal assistance will waste a lot, but the pure effect is much stronger than that of the Yuan Dan.

  Low-ranking warriors all need to consume a lot of physical strength. Especially the Golden Five-Phase Wheel that Huan is cultivating, which is the most physically demanding. Every day requires a large amount of food and medicine to nourish the body. In Honglian Temple, apart from fixed supplies, all other needs require one's own efforts to earn money to buy.

  For the past decade, Gao Huan had rarely been full. The fourth-grade Flame Bear meat could be devoured freely, and for Gao Huan, it was a godsend.

  Use a piece of stone to carve out a huge crude stone pot, throw the essence of the fire bear meat and the cleaned internal organs inside. As for igniting it, use the broken fire crystal stones to set up a fire array.

  The snow's fire array doesn't have much power, but it's more than enough to cook meat. The best part is that there's no smoke, and it can maintain a constant temperature, day and night without stopping.

  Gao Huan, who had entered the realm of Fuling Dragon, was only one step away from entering the third stage of martial arts. In terms of internal and external force cultivation, he could be said to have reached a state of perfection. His ability to digest and absorb energy was truly unimaginable.

  In the mountain cave, Gao Huan ate six meals a day, each meal eating about twenty kilograms of fire bear meat. After several days, his body became visibly stronger and more robust, and his skin was shiny even without applying tiger bone and bear gall ointment.

  The rich yuanqi energy hidden in the Fire Bear meat, Gao Huan couldn't absorb it all at once, and the reaction on his body was to make him even taller and stronger. At the same time, his internal organs and bones also became more refined and robust. The last piece of Tianling bone on his head was only one line away from being completely refined.

  Fei Xue, although a third-tier practitioner, was far inferior to Gao Huan in terms of physical strength and resilience. Every day, eating meat and drinking soup with Gao Huan, her body received great nourishment. However, she wasn't a warrior after all, nor did she possess Gao Huan's robust digestive abilities; the amount she ate each day was less than one-tenth of what Gao Huan consumed.

  Moreover, eating the same flavor of meat every day, with hardly any salty or bland taste, is really nauseating. Fei Xue occasionally stews some delicious fish soup, or gathers some herbs and mushrooms to adjust the flavor.

  Gao Huan rushes to the underground river nearby every day after dinner and practices crazily, making the most of his current advantage.

  "It's almost time, we should go." Fei Xue said with some reluctance. These twenty days were also the most ordinary yet happy days of her life. Compared to the grand and beautiful Honglian Temple, this dark and stifling underground cave was a paradise.

  The autumn hunting season only lasts for thirty days, and at the latest, one must return within forty days. Otherwise, the Red Lotus Temple will consider the disciple to have fled, and send out a law enforcement team to hunt them down.

  Every Red Lotus Temple disciple has a special sect mark on their body. Even if they flee to the ends of the earth, they cannot escape the pursuit and killing by the Red Lotus Temple.

  "Wow, brother hasn't wasted his 20 days of eating, he's grown at least six or seven inches taller!" Fei Xue was petite and only reached up to Gao Huan's chest. She couldn't help but admire Gao Huan's increasingly robust and strong physique.

  Gao Huan's original height was probably close to six feet, but now he has grown directly to six and a half feet. According to the standards of his previous life, it is more than 2 meters and 10 centimeters. His weight has also increased by at least 70-80 kilograms, Gao Huan's bones and flesh were originally sturdy and heavy, and his current weight is over 300 kilograms.

  The originally smooth muscles were bulging high. Tiger's back and bear's waist, the ancient bronze skin was shining with a bright luster from the inside out, and the fierce and ferocious aura of his whole body could no longer be concealed.

  The current state is even more exaggerated than Gao Huan's intentional stretching of muscles and bones, making his appearance more dramatic. In fact, the increase in height and weight is also a manifestation of Gao Huan's inability to fully digest the Fire Bear meat. **At the same time as the re-growth of strength, he has also lost some of his original coordination and fluency.**

  However, after completing the Fū Qinglong, all his strength had been infused into his bones and marrow, condensing his internal organs and meridians, expelling unnecessary impurities. His body would only continue to shrink and wouldn't remain in this exaggerated state forever.

  "Just wait one more day, and we can overcome the last hurdle of Fuling Dragon. Let's hurry back, and within two days, we'll arrive at Honglian Temple, with plenty of time to spare." The distance to breaking through was only a thin line away, Gao Huan thought he could make a final push to break through the pass and fully refine the Fuling Dragon.

  Fei Xue wasn't in a hurry to return, but just reminded Gao Huan to pay attention to the time. "With only ten days left until the deadline, we still have plenty of time. With so many Huo Jing Shi stones harvested, the Law Enforcement Hall won't make things difficult for us. We should take it easy and not force our way through!" Fei Xue seriously reminded Gao Huan, fearing that he would rush into things recklessly.

  Gao Huan pinched Fei Xue's cheek, "Ha, Snow also knows how to be calm and composed, not bad, not bad."

  "Hmph," Flying Snow's small face turned red as she said somewhat bashfully, "Don't take advantage of me with your hands and feet, I know you're an evil sis-con!"

  "...Gao Huan secretly regretted it, "At that time, I shouldn't have taught Fei Xue those messy things."

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