Great Immortal With Boundless Mana

Chapter 50: Progress

After several months of living, Gao Xian has adapted to the world of cultivators and the lifestyle in this world.

Just now, he killed a cultivator and felt that his reasons were sufficient, so he didn't have any lingering feelings about it.

However, the scene was still somewhat horrifying, making it difficult for him to look directly at it.

But Zhu Qiniang didn't mind at all. She searched through the corpses on the ground.

Actually, the one killed by Gao Xian was fine, but the remaining four were a gruesome sight.

Zhu Qiniang searched through them and found over thirty pieces of low-grade spirit stones, a stack of low-level talismans, various miscellaneous elixirs, and a few low-level magical instruments.

These things were almost all stained with blood, but Zhu Qiniang didn't mind and casually put them into her storage bag.

She said, "These things add up to about sixty or seventy spirit stones. With these spirit stones and the Ironback Azure Wolf, it's over a hundred spirit stones. I'll give you half when I sell them."

Gao Xian originally wanted to refuse, but when he thought about being able to get over fifty spirit stones, he couldn't bear to refuse.

Zhu Qiniang noticed that Gao Xian was hesitant, so she calmly said, "Let's consider this our joint spoils. No need to be polite."

After finishing this task, it was getting dark.

Zhu Qiniang also felt that today's harvest was abundant, so she immediately returned with Gao Xian.

"Your swordsmanship in killing that thin and black cultivator just now was really good. One sword broke his shield, severed his hand and arrows, and then beheaded him. It was done in one breath, clean and neat.

"The opponent was still at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, with much higher cultivation than you, but still couldn't withstand your fast sword. You can fight against higher-level opponents even at the third stage of Qi Refining. You definitely have extraordinary talent in combat."

Zhu Qiniang praised Gao Xian sincerely. Killing the Ironback Azure Wolf could be attributed to luck, but killing that cultivator was completely due to his true ability.

The thin and black cultivator was at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, having at least opened up his heart and lung meridians, with vigorous qi and blood and profound cultivation in all aspects that surpassed Gao Xian by a lot.

Normally, someone at the mid-stage of Qi Refining could easily crush someone at the early stage of Qi Refining. But Gao Xian's fast sword was too formidable, making it almost effortless to kill the thin and black cultivator! Such talent is truly rare.

She continued, "That's how battles are. You never really know the depth of your opponent, and it's impossible to completely grasp the battle.

"Your problem is that you were too entangled in the beginning, using the Wood Shield to deal with the opponent, appearing calm but actually completely passive. How do you know if the opponent has any powerful moves?

"One accident, and it could have been you who died. In battle, you must do your best to kill the enemy, without rules, and without any sense of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, integrity, and shame. Any carelessness, slackness, or softness is being irresponsible to yourself..."

Zhu Qiniang knew that Gao Xian was very capable, whether it was alchemy or combat. But he had a very serious problem, which was a lack of understanding of the cruelty of this world.

Cultivators have various talismans and magical instruments, countless means and techniques.

This also makes battles between cultivators extremely dangerous, where one misstep could result in being killed on the spot.

In such fights, there is no room for any tenderness or hesitation.

Gao Xian knew that Zhu Qiniang was right, and he also knew that fundamentally, he was still a middle-aged office worker and couldn't kill without blinking like Zhu Qiniang.

He could only nod and accept the lesson, showing a very obedient attitude.

"The Red Snake Gang is said to be led by several late-stage Qi Refining independent cultivators. They treat the Tengshe Mountain as their backyard and always kill any intruding cultivators mercilessly. Their methods are extremely brutal."

Even when they arrived at Gao Xian's home, Zhu Qiniang was still reminding him, "In the future, if you encounter people from the Red Snake Gang or anyone claiming to be from the Red Snake Gang, you must be extra careful."

Gao Xian nodded forcefully, "I understand. I'll just stay at home and not go out."

Zhu Qiniang agreed with this, "You should stay at home more. It's too dangerous outside for you."

Before leaving, Zhu Qiniang said again, "Rest well. Tomorrow, we'll set off from the south of Feima Town..."

Gao Xian was surprised, "We're still going?"

"I have some free time these days, so I'll accompany you more."

Although Gao Xian didn't really want to go, he couldn't resist Zhu Qiniang's enthusiasm, so he could only nod.

After Zhu Qiniang left, Gao Xian felt that something was not quite right.

Why was Zhu Qiniang so eager to take him to the Tengshe Mountain for training? What was she preparing for?

Did something happen to the Zhu family?

Gao Xian felt a bit uneasy, but he knew nothing about the situation in Lianyun Sect. His master was in Lianyun Sect, but the original owner and his master didn't have a good relationship.

After thinking for a while, he still felt that it was reliable to find Huang Ying and inquire about the news.

Gao Xian walked for a day, killing wolves and people, and he was tired.

But he still persisted in doing his routine exercises.

When practicing the Five Elements Technique, he clearly felt that his qi and blood had become stronger, and his control and operation became more relaxed and comfortable.

Qi Niang is right, a real battle has stimulated his potential and made him understand the power of bursting with blood and energy.

In the end, Gao Xian went to find Lan Jie in his dream to practice together.

The next day, Zhu Qi Niang arrived early, and the two entered the mountain from the south of Fei Ma Ji.

Fei Ma Ji is located in the middle of the mountains, surrounded by mountains in all directions. There are obviously more cultivators in the south. Gao Xian and Zhu Qi Niang encountered several waves of cultivators along the way.

Generally speaking, cultivators gather in groups of three to five, and it is rare to see two people together.

Busy all day, Zhu Qi Niang and Gao Xian only collected some herbs and did not encounter any demonic beasts.

On the way back, the two encountered several cultivators who ambushed them.

In the rush of the battle, Gao Xian was also taken aback. He didn't care about holding back and used the Wood Shield to meet the fast sword, cooperating with the True Yang Spear to kill three people in a row, while Zhu Qi Niang killed five.

All the ambushing cultivators were killed.

Zhu Qi Niang searched more than forty spirit stones from these cultivators. On average, each cultivator had only five spirit stones. They didn't even have magical tools, only some talismans.

Gao Xian felt that this group of people was so poor that they resorted to any means necessary.

For the next month or so, Zhu Qi Niang led Gao Xian into the mountains every day. They almost always encountered trouble.

Two cultivators traveling together easily aroused the greed of other groups of cultivators.

In the short period of more than thirty days of cultivation in the mountains, Gao Xian truly realized the cruelty of the cultivation world.

For a little bit of resources, the wandering cultivators dared to draw their swords and kill. There is no right or wrong, they can only see the benefits.

Gao Xian also learned a lesson. In the Teng Snake Mountain, you can choose not to be a bad person, but you cannot be a good person.

Because the cost of being a good person is too high, he doesn't have the ability to be a good person.

Zhu Qi Niang is very satisfied with the results of Gao Xian's cultivation. Gao Xian has shed his youthful innocence, or rather, he has gotten rid of the worthless appearance of always trying to please others.

Gao Xian's eyes have become noticeably more confident, and his handling of people and things has become more skillful. He is no longer like a naive and easy-to-bully rookie.

Gao Xian is also very satisfied with his cultivation. Almost every day, he has a battle, which has made him familiar with the fighting style of low-level cultivators and familiar with various low-level spells and magical tools.

He has accumulated a lot of practical experience, learned how to better protect himself, and how to better kill enemies.

These experiences are like alchemy, they can only be learned by personally getting involved.

Zhu Qiniang is not a very good teacher. She rarely explains anything and instead lets him learn, experience, and understand through practical combat.

However, Zhu Qiniang is truly powerful. With her Qingmu Lightning Spear, she is almost invincible. Her Lion's Roar can directly kill Qi Refining initial stage cultivators at close range.

Not to mention her formidable Primordial Origin Golden Body and unparalleled swordsmanship. Once she gets close, she becomes a nightmare for Qi Refining cultivators.

Gao Xian has compared himself to her many times. Even if he has the Grandmaster-level Electric Dragon Hand and True Yang Spear, plus Lan Jie, his chances of winning against Zhu Qiniang face-to-face are not more than ten percent.

Zhu Qiniang's cultivation at the ninth level of Qi Refining is too strong, completely surpassing him in all aspects, especially in speed.

Even in terms of speed, he is only slightly faster, gaining no advantage.

Fortunately, Qiniang is a teammate, and a very reliable one at that.

In addition, after several tens of days of practical combat training, his Five Elements cultivation has made great progress, with significant improvements every day.

He has now gained a clear understanding of the essence of Qi and blood, and has learned how to control and circulate them.

Having mastered the key, all that remains is to continue practicing step by step in order to condense the third Qi aperture!

Goose feather-like snowflakes danced in the wind, and the accumulated snow in the courtyard was already a foot thick.

Gao Xian sat at the door, quietly watching the falling snow. Honestly, he didn't expect such heavy snowfall in mid-November.

The temperature dropped sharply last night, and his earthen house had no heating. Even though he was a cultivator, his feet were numb from the cold.

To resist the low temperature, he had to light the furnace to refine pills. The huge pill furnace made the pill room warm as spring, and it also allowed him to enjoy the snow comfortably.

The little black cat lay on the brick platform of the pill furnace, the warmth making it unable to open its eyes comfortably.

However, Gao Xian was a bit worried. While using the pill furnace for warmth was good, it was also too extravagant. He couldn't possibly refine pills every day.

The best solution was to change houses.

Thinking of Zhou Ye's beautiful and tidy brick and tile house, his heart warmed. He had saved some spirit stones now, it was time to change houses.

In a flash, Zhu Qiniang arrived.

Gao Xian looked at Zhu Qiniang in surprise, "Qiniang, you're going into the mountains in such heavy snow?"

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