The dripping sound was particularly clear in this dark cavern.
This was not the sound of a treasure dripping, but the sound of blood dripping. At Chu Mu's feet was a corpse.
Chu Mu's breathing gradually calmed down. After nearly an hour, the tail in the darkness launched another attack. Chu Mu seized this opportunity to directly use the [Heaven Burying Secret Sword], using [Dual Polarity], and heavily injuring the owner of the tail with tenfold power. Then, he found the target and used [Dual Polarity] once more.
Using the [Heaven Burying Secret Sword] twice made Chu Mu feel very tired. There was a feeling of weakness that came from within his body. If it were not for his strong will, he would have already collapsed. After a quarter of an hour of rest and recovery, he felt a little better.
The light was too dim, and even the Radiant Bead could not be used here. Chu Mu could only see the general outline of the corpse. It was quite strange. With a thought, he put the corpse into his spatial ring. Then, he discovered that there was an oval egg the size of a soccer ball under the corpse.
"The egg of a giant wild beast?"
Although he didn't know what wild beast's egg it was, Chu Mu still put it away.
After confirming that there were no other dangers, Chu Mu strode towards the glowing treasure. Bursts of strange fragrance constantly entered his nostrils. As he approached, Chu Mu felt that the Sky Wasteland Sword Essence was uncontrollably moving on its own. It seemed to be very active.
As he approached, the faint white fluorescent light shone on Chu Mu's face. His eyes were filled with surprise.
Although he had already guessed it, seeing it with his own eyes still filled his heart with surprise. It surged through his body, and even his blood was about to boil.
"It really is wild milk!" Chu Mu's voice was trembling because of joy.
In front of him, there was only one square meter in size. Inside was wild milk. Every fifteen minutes or so, there would be drops of yellow and white viscous liquid falling down. It looked very pure, and gave off a feeling of perfection.
At such a close distance, Chu Mu could clearly smell the rich and unique fragrance. There was the smell of milk and also the smell of savagery. The combination of these two together formed a unique and intoxicating smell.
Chu Mu used his Sword Origin to wrap up an extremely small strand and placed it in his mouth before swallowing it. Immediately, an incomparably pure energy spread throughout his body and was automatically absorbed by his extremely exhausted body. That feeling of exhaustion that had seeped into his bones was immediately eliminated by a large margin.
"It should be the thousand-year-old desolate milk!" Chu Mu became even more excited. He took out another drop of Millennium Stalactite and swallowed it. The fatigue in his body gradually disappeared, and he regained his vitality. As for the fatigue in his mind, it would take time to recover.
A thousand-year-old desolate milk had an extraordinary value.
It was common knowledge that in some places with special geographical locations, dense spiritual energy would constantly gather. After a long period of evolution, it would form a liquid. Then, after a long period of precipitation, the energy within would accumulate and eventually form Spirit Milk.
The minimum age of the Spiritual Milk was a hundred years, because only by reaching this age would it form the Spiritual Milk.
Spirit Milk was a treasure formed by a large amount of spiritual energy. Similarly, Desolate Milk was a treasure formed by a large amount of Desolate Qi.
In a place like the Ancient Savage Realm, spiritual energy was very thin, while Desolate Qi was very dense.
Almost all swordsmen needed spiritual energy for their cultivation. Desolate Qi was not important to them, but Desolate Qi was a very good energy for tempering one's body. There were also some swordsmen who would absorb Desolate Qi to temper their bodies, allowing them to have stronger physical strength and so on.
To many swordsmen, the Desolate Milk might not be of any use to them, but it still couldn't hide the value of the Desolate Milk.
Chu Mu being able to find this Desolate Milk was entirely due to his luck.
If he wasn't being chased by a group of Savage Horned Velociraptors, he probably wouldn't have run to such a remote place. He also wouldn't have found the inconspicuous cave entrance that he could have missed by accident.
If he didn't enter the cave, he wouldn't have found this small pool of Millennium Stalactite.
Although the process was dangerous and he had to pay a certain price to use the Burying Heaven Secret Sword twice, the rewards were a hundred times more. No one would refuse such a thing.
Chu Mu quickly took out a large number of porcelain bottles from his interspatial ring. There were big and small bottles, and he opened them one by one and started to fill the pool with the Millennium Stalactite.
After a while, Chu Mu finally finished filling the pool with the Millennium Stalactite. He also finished the porcelain bottles that he brought along.
There were a total of ten large porcelain bottles, and each bottle contained two catties of Millennium Stalactite. There were also twenty bottles that could hold half a catty of Millennium Stalactite. Finally, there were sixty bottles that could hold two to two thousand years of Millennium Stalactite. In total, there were forty-two catties of Millennium Stalactite.
The density of Millennium Stalactite was many times higher than water. Therefore, one to two thousand years of Millennium Stalactite was only a fraction of one catty of water.
Looking at the smooth bottom of the pool and the stalagmites above, Chu Mu knew that it would take many, many years for this pool to be filled with Millennium Stalactite. At the very least, it would take a few hundred years.
He didn't destroy the source of the Millennium Stalactite. That would be a reckless waste of God's gift. If he left it here, maybe in a few decades or even a few centuries, someone lucky would find this place and obtain the Millennium Stalactite.
Maybe a few hundred years ago, or even a thousand years ago, someone came here earlier than Chu Mu and obtained the Millennium Stalactite. That person also had the same thoughts as Chu Mu to leave a chance for the future generations.
Another drop of Millennium Stalactite dripped down. Because of the lack of Millennium Stalactite at the bottom, it directly dripped onto the smooth bottom of the pool and splashed, settling down at the bottom again.
This was a new beginning.
Chu Mu sat cross-legged at the side. Unknowingly, he entered the Ethereal Realm. His mental exhaustion quickly disappeared and his mental strength recovered rapidly.
Unknowingly, Chu Mu suddenly woke up as if he had just woken up from a dream. He only felt that the mental exhaustion had completely disappeared and his mental strength had recovered completely. His essence, Qi, and spirit had once again reached their peak state.
Feeling refreshed, Chu Mu moved his arms and legs a few times. In this dark cave, he started practicing the Basic Sword Principles.
Now that his swordsmanship had reached the level of the Sword Principle Domain, practicing the Basic Sword Principles again gave him a new feeling.
Every sword strike seemed so simple, but every sword strike carried a strange and inexplicable power. It could affect the space within a one-meter radius of the sword blade, causing the space within this small area to seem as if it was being washed by water, or as if it was being rotated against the wind, restraining, pulling, and other strange powers working together.
The Sword Light was obscure and hard to see with the naked eye.
After practicing the Basic Sword Principles for a few rounds, Chu Mu exhaled a long breath. He sat cross-legged again and took out a small porcelain bottle. It contained two ounces of Millennium Stalactite. Opening the bottle, Chu Mu poured two ounces into his mouth.
With a gulp, his throat moved and he swallowed one or two thousand years of Millennium Stalactite. Suddenly, Chu Mu felt a pure and majestic energy rolling out in his stomach.
The Sky Barren Sword Essence, which had never stopped, suddenly increased in speed. It absorbed the energy of the Millennium Stalactite and unknowingly became more majestic and condensed.
About an hour later, Chu Mu left his cultivation state because the one to two thousand year desolate stone milk's energy had all been absorbed by him.
"The Sky Barren Sword Essence has obviously improved and is not far from the peak." Chu Mu checked carefully and a smile appeared on his face. He then drank the remaining Millennium Stalactite in the porcelain bottle.
Afterwards, he entered the state of cultivation again and absorbed the majestic and pure energy of the Millennium Stalactite.
It was indeed the essence of the Desolate Qi. The pure Desolate Qi contained in one ounces was ten times better than the Middle Desolate Stones.
With Chu Mu's current cultivation, he would need to absorb at least one hundred Middle Desolate Stones in order to increase his Sword Essence from the Initial Stage to the peak of the Initial Stage.
Moreover, in terms of purity, the Millennium Stalactite was much better than the Middle Desolate Stones.
In other words, the increase in Chu Mu's cultivation from one to two thousand year Desolate Stone Milk was equivalent to 100 or 200 middle rank Heavenly Desolate Stones.
However, refining one or two thousand year old Desolation Stone Milk would only take an hour, while refining one hundred middle grade Desolation Stones would take at least a year.
Under the condition that his foundation was not affected, it would be better for him to increase his cultivation as soon as possible. Under this calculation, the value of the Millennium Stalactite was much higher than the Desolate Stones.
After another hour, the Sword Essence on Chu Mu's body became stronger again. It had reached a limit, a critical point.
Peak of the Initial Stage of the Initial Stage!
Coming out of cultivation, Chu Mu was overjoyed as he felt the Desolate Sword Essence's increase in strength.
Without the Millennium Stalactite, it would take at least a year to increase his cultivation from the Initial Stage to the Peak of the Initial Stage. Even if there were some special circumstances, it would still take at least half a year.
Now, Chu Mu had saved half a year or even a year's worth of time. If not for the fact that he had not made a breakthrough in his mental state, Chu Mu would have been able to reach the Dacheng Stage.
However, reaching the Peak of the Initial Stage of the Initial Stage had increased Chu Mu's overall strength.
"As long as my mental state can keep up, I will be able to consume the Millennium Stalactite the moment I reach the Initial Stage of the Dacheng Stage. Then, I will have the cultivation of the Peak of the Dacheng Stage." Chu Mu muttered to himself. In this way, he would be able to save a lot of time for cultivation, which he could use in other areas.
For example, comprehending sword intent or profound, or creating sword skills, etc.
"Next, I will make a breakthrough in my mental state and reach the Peak of the Initial Stage of the Dacheng Stage. Then, I will finish the battle with Yang Lianfeng. After that, I will head to the Wanyuan Palace."
Chu Mu had a clear understanding of his own path. He was determined to follow his own path.
Now that he had obtained the Millennium Stalactite and reached the Peak of the Initial Stage of the Initial Stage, Chu Mu left the cave. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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