When the morning of the second day arrived, it was still raining nonstop, causing the sky and earth to be covered in a haze. Su Ming's face was filled with fatigue as he sat in the cave within the crack on the hill, but his eyes were bright.
There was a ball of black liquid rolling about on his right hand as if it wanted to gather together, but no matter how many times he tried, he still could not fuse with it.
Su Ming's heart was calm. He controlled the fire in his hand and after a moment, he made it grow bigger and turn into a fireball, completely covering the black liquid within.
After a while, Su Ming's face was pale. He had been using the fire in his Qi for a long period of time when his body was weak, and he could not handle it anymore. He panted harshly as the fire on his right hand slowly dissipated. Eventually, three black medicinal pills appeared on his palm.
Waves of medicinal fragrance wafted into Su Ming's nose, and when he smelled it, his spirits lifted. He placed the three medicinal pills before himself and looked at them carefully. The pills might not be green, but Su Ming was familiar with their medicinal fragrance. He did not hesitate and placed one of the pills in his mouth. The pill was still hot, but it could not hurt Su Ming.
It melted in his mouth. Su Ming closed his eyes and sensed it quietly.
"It's a little different, but it's indeed Scattering Dusts," Su Ming mumbled. He put away the remaining two Scattering Dusts and sat down cross-legged to meditate. Once most of his fatigue disappeared, he looked at the herbs before him and a determined look appeared on his face.
'If I can use the heart of the tree struck by lightning to create Scattering Dusts, then I can also create South Asunder. This pill … I don't know its effects, but there's a 70% chance that it won't increase the power of Qi like Mountain Spirit. After all, among the three medicinal pills given to me after I opened the second gate, I can ignore the Welcoming of Deities. Mountain Spirit increases Qi, so it's unlikely that South Asunder will have the same effect.' Su Ming rubbed the center of his brows. Most of his hopes were placed on South Asunder. If his analysis was wrong, then he would have to leave this place in his weakened state and search for a way to recover.
To ensure that the creation of South Asunder would be successful, Su Ming did not immediately begin the quenching process. Instead, he rested for a long time until the sky outside turned dark once again. After resting for an entire day, Su Ming began creating South Asunder, which was perhaps very important to him.
Time trickled by, and in the blink of an eye, half a month went by. Su Ming had already stayed in this unfamiliar place for nearly two months. During the last half a month, his body had become even weaker due to the medicinal pills he had been refining.
However, this was his first time concocting South Asunder, so it was inevitable that he would fail. However, after half a month had passed, he had succeeded once and concocted two South Asunder pills.
Su Ming's face was pale, but his gaze was calm. He looked at the two purple medicinal pills in his hands that were clearly bigger than Scattering Dusts. There was no medicinal fragrance coming from them. They looked incredibly normal.
After a moment of silence, Su Ming took out one of the pills and placed it in his mouth without hesitation. After going through so many things, Su Ming was no longer a child. He had his own analysis. From the moment he started creating medicinal pills, besides the Blood Core that he accidentally created, all the other pills were harmless. More importantly, he did not have the luxury of wasting a single pill for experimentation.
Once the purple pill entered Su Ming's mouth, it did not melt immediately. Instead, it sliced open slowly, bringing with it a bitter taste as it flowed down his throat and into his body. Su Ming then took out one Scattering Dusts and swallowed it.
Once he was done, he sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes. He circulated the Qi in his body to feel the effects of South Asunder.
Time passed by. An hour later, Su Ming's body suddenly trembled. 243 blood veins appeared on his body. However, only 80 something of them were bright red. The rest were dull.
Su Ming's body trembled even more violently. Pain appeared on his face. After a moment, he opened his eyes and coughed out a mouthful of black blood. When the black blood fell on the ground, there was a rotten stench.
The moment he coughed out the blood, a hint of red appeared on Su Ming's face. About ten of the dull blood veins on his body immediately seemed to have been reborn. They were no longer dull, but slowly began to shine with a brilliant red light.
After a long while, Su Ming's breathing calmed down. He looked at the last South Asunder in his hand.
"This Nanli medicinal stone has the effect of healing! If only I could create it before the war between the tribes … 'Su Ming closed his eyes and sighed.
Su Ming settled down in the mountain range located deep within the rainforest. He rarely went out. Every single time he went out, he would only go out to search for more herbs when he ran out of herbs or when he ran out of Night Glitter Branch.
Fortunately, the rainforest was huge. It was not rare for lightning to strike trees. Usually, a single lightning struck tree could provide him with a large amount of materials.
Time passed by quickly. In the blink of an eye, a year went by.
During the year, there was a period where there was no rain. However, there was no snow that Su Ming was familiar with either. It was as if this was a place without winter.
His injuries were too severe. During the year, even with a large amount of South Asunder, he only managed to recover 190 something Qi in his body. He was still a distance away from reaching his peak.
During the year, Su Ming had seen some people's footprints when he went out to search for herbs. There was even one time when he saw a group of about 10 people hunting a giant python in the rainforest.
Most of the Berserkers were at the fifth or sixth level of the Blood Solidification Realm. There was only one young man among them who had reached the seventh level of the Blood Solidification Realm. From the looks of the people around him, he seemed to be quite famous.
They did not wear beast skins but sackcloth. Most of them used spears as their weapons. Rarely did they use bows. Almost all of them had a black bell tied to their wrists, but it did not make any sound.
Each of them had a bell on their wrist. However, that young man had two on his wrist. However, Su Ming noticed that one of them was a boy at the fifth level of the Blood Solidification Realm. His face was pale and he looked as if he was sick. He was protected by someone. Su Ming saw four bells on his wrists.
This was a tribe that was completely different from Dark Mountain and Wind Stream. When Su Ming was observing them, he did not get too close to them. Even so, he still caught the attention of the young man at the seventh level of the Blood Solidification Realm. He did not speak immediately. Instead, he approached Su Ming in a seemingly unintentional manner as they fought.
However, his actions were too naive in Su Ming's eyes. Su Ming left swiftly. With his speed, if he wanted to leave, these people would not be able to stop him.
Su Ming did not bother with these people. He continued searching for herbs. When the sky gradually turned dark, he ran into these people once again on his way back to the mountain cave.
They were protecting the boy with the four bells. They had built a simple tent in the rainforest as if they were going to spend the night there.
The young man at the seventh level of the Blood Solidification Realm was leaning against a big tree with his spear in his arms. His eyes were sparkling as he looked around warily.
Su Ming crouched down on a big tree in the distance and looked at this group of people. Slowly, a sparkle appeared in his eyes. He might not have fully recovered his power, but he still possessed the power to fight. He wanted to know what this place was and what tribes were around here.
It was also clear that these people were xenophobic. If he went there recklessly, they might not listen to him and just kill him.
As his eyes sparkled, Su Ming lowered his head and retreated silently, disappearing into the rainforest. Time passed by slowly. Two hours later, the group of people lit up a bonfire to get rid of the damp air. The young man leaning against the tree suddenly tightened his grip on the spear in his hands.
At the same time, the others immediately noticed something and their expressions changed. Then, the roar of a wild beast suddenly came from the depths of the rainforest. They saw a wild beast that looked like a tiger, but its entire spine was covered with half a foot long thorns. It rushed out fiercely and pounced directly at these people.
"Black Spike!" Someone immediately cried out in surprise. The scene turned chaotic.
"This beast loves fire. Quick, extinguish the bonfire." The young man at the seventh level of the Blood Solidification Realm immediately spoke. He held the spear in his right hand and charged towards the beast. The beast may be strong but it was only at the seventh level of the Blood Solidification Realm. The young man could fight against it.
However, just as he left the crowd to fight against Black Thorn, the other tribesmen extinguished the fire, causing the surroundings to become pitch-black. The moment everyone's vision was momentarily unable to adjust to the darkness, a figure suddenly dashed out at lightning speed, heading straight for the young man who was being protected in the crowd.
He was so fast that before the people could react, he had already closed in on the boy. Without waiting for the boy to fight back, the person pressed his palm against the boy's neck and knocked him unconscious. He held the boy under his armpit and left in a flash.
Those people were startled and their expressions immediately changed. Even the young man's expression became gloomy. He was about to give chase, but he was unable to force the Black Stinger away. With this delay, the figure that carried the young man into the forest was already far away.
Su Ming ran through the rainforest with the boy under his arm. He had no grudge against these people and would not kill them for no reason. Even if he chose to lure the beasts over, these people would be able to chase the beasts away as long as they did not die.
His target was the boy. This person must have an extraordinary status and would definitely know a lot of things. Su Ming needed to know where this place was. This was the only thing he could do.
'I'll just get the answers I want and let him go.' Su Ming dashed through the forest and ran into the distance. Once he circled the area, he arrived at a secluded corner of the rainforest. Once he put the boy down, he crouched down and looked at the boy. He seemed to have understood something.
When he first saw the boy, he could already tell that there was something wrong with him. Now that he got closer, he was certain. After a moment of silence, Su Ming brought out a Scattering Dust and a South Asunder from his bosom and placed them in the boy's mouth.
Only then did he take a few steps back unhurriedly and bring out a beast skin from the torn bag in his bosom. This was what he kept after he had hunted the wild beasts for a year. He draped it over his body and covered his face before he sat down on a tree not too far away from the boy.
With his right hand, he picked up a small piece of wood by his side and flicked it lightly. The wood charged towards the center of the boy's brows. There was not a lot of power in it, but it was enough to wake the boy up.
The boy opened his eyes in pain. There was confusion in his eyes, but it soon turned into calmness. His face might have been pale and sickly, but he was not terrified. Instead, he looked at Su Ming, who was sitting on the tree with the beast skin covering his body.
"Who are you?!"
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