Halfway up the mountain, there was a dark cave. The entrance was not big, just enough for one person to enter at a time. The soil on the surface was fresh, and the water was still there. Apparently, it had just been opened.
The cave was about ten zhang wide, and there was a hole in the corner. A clear spring was gushing out of the hole. Opposite of the hole was a three zhang long stone bed. A topless teenager was sitting on it. His face was ruddy, and his forehead was covered in sweat. His hands were resting on his knees, and his fingers were moving quickly.
This person was indeed Wutian.
Ten days had passed since he fell off the cliff. In these ten days, Wutian had been staying in this cave, and had not returned to the village even once. It was not that he did not want to go back, but Long He had been searching in the mountain during the day, and guarding the village at night. There was nothing he could do.
"What is going on? Even grandpa's fate cannot be predicted?"
Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Wutian opened his eyes and frowned. He had wanted to predict his grandpa's safety, but at the crucial moment, he was interrupted by an invisible force. He had never tried to predict his grandpa's fate, but it turned out to be the same as his own.
"As long as I don't go back to the village, Long He will think that I am dead, and he will not do anything to grandpa."
Taking out the token from his waist, Wutian looked at it carefully, but still could not find anything. But why would Long He be so agitated after seeing the token, to the point of killing him? If it were not for Little Tian, he would have already fallen off the cliff and turned into a meat patty. Right now, he would not even have a corpse left.
However, even though he did not die, he was heavily injured by Long He's palm attack. His internal organs had been displaced, and he had been unconscious for five days before waking up. After refining the Profound Qi that Little Tian had given him, it took him another five days to fully recover.
And all of this was because of this token.
"There must be some secret behind this token. It's just that I have been living in the village since I was a kid, so I did not know." Wutian mumbled as he put away the token.
In these ten days, Wutian had gained a lot. Part of the Profound Qi that he had refined during the healing process had been used to heal himself, while the other part had disappeared. After searching for a while, he finally found the reason.
It turned out that part of the Profound Qi that he had lost had gathered in his forehead. After two or three days of accumulation, his forehead would sometimes feel a slight swelling pain. In the end, this swelling pain became more and more intense, and it felt like his skin was cracking open.
"Gua gua!"
At this time, Little Sky hopped in from outside the cave. Its fist-sized body was actually carrying a meter long grass donkey. There was a hole in the grass donkey's neck and its blood had already dried up. It was clear it had long since died.
This was food that Little Tian had specially prepared for Wutian.
After entering the cave, Lil 'Tian threw down the straw donkey and climbed onto Wutian's shoulder. It licked his face with its long, wet tongue. There was a hint of fawning in its long, narrow eyes. It was extremely lively.
"Hehe, little guy, how's your harvest today?"
Wutian stood up and pulled out a pitch-black dagger. As he asked, he cut off a fat leg, peeled off the fur, and washed it in the mountain spring before eating it raw.
Fearing that he would be discovered by Longhe, who was searching the mountains, he didn't dare to light a fire. He couldn't roast the meat, so he could only eat it raw. Thus, he had been living like this for the past few days. Luckily, there was a mountain spring here, so he didn't have to drink blood.
Although it was hard to swallow, Wutian still wolfed it down. Before long, all that was left of the fat leg was bones. He tossed it aside and drank a mouthful of spring water. Then he sat back down on the stone bed, waiting for Little Tian to hand over today's harvest.
"Gua!" Without waiting for orders, Little Tian opened its mouth and shot out blood pills. They were like blood-colored amber, sparkling and translucent. They were filled with essence energy and filled the cave.
"Blood lion essence energy, mountain ape essence energy, tri-colored snake essence energy … ah! This is man-eating scorpion essence energy … hehe, a total of 15 pills. Little Tian, today's harvest is pretty good. "Wutian was overjoyed, but also shocked.
The owner of each type of essence energy was a terrifying existence in the back mountain. They were ferocious and cruel, and were overlords of a region. He didn't expect that they would all be swallowed alive by Little Tian. This was simply too inconceivable. If it was before, Wutian would run away in panic when he saw these beasts. How could he refine their essence energy and turn it into his own power like now?
"Gua Gua!"
Little Tian cried out. It stood up and waved its front legs as if it was showing off. It was very proud.
Wutian patted its head and said with a smile, "I know you are powerful. Go and eat the grass donkey, then help me refine the cold Qi in the token. I think it won't be long before I can open my physique and become a cultivator. The water element essence energy might be very useful to me."
In these few days, Wutian noticed a strange sign. Whenever he held the water element essence energy, there would be a trace of Qi flowing into his body and spreading throughout his body. There was no rejection. This meant that he could absorb the water element essence energy. Although the absorption was slow and almost insignificant, it was still vaguely visible.
Little Tian shook its head and walked upright with its front legs behind its back. It looked lively and funny.
After being together for ten days, although the little guy looked dirty, he was very lovable. Of course, this also depended on who it was. If it was a woman, no matter how ethereal Little Tian was, no one would be willing to touch it. But to Wutian, it was like a family member, and he was incomparably affectionate.
Wutian shook his head and laughed. He picked up a piece of essence energy and threw it into his mouth. It melted in his mouth and instantly merged with his body. It was like a sweet rain, moisturizing every inch of his skin and making him feel refreshed.
Closing his eyes, Wutian calmed down and controlled the essence energy to attack his Qi Sea. After breaking through the barrier and opening the door to his Qi Sea, he could open his physique and dig out the treasures in his body to become a cultivator.
He had a feeling that after refining fifteen essence energy, he would be able to break through and enter the initial stage of Rebirth.
The first step of cultivation was Rebirth.
The initial stage of Rebirth was to get rid of the fetal Qi, open the physique, and restrain the essence energy. The initial stage of Rebirth was to condense the essence energy, cleanse the body and refine the impurities, making the body pure and flawless.
The final stage of Rebirth was when the essence energy came out of the body and strengthened the body. It had the ability to increase the toughness of the body and enhance the senses of the five senses. The peak stage of Rebirth was when the essence energy could be used to condense illusions and fight with others.
The main stage of Rebirth was to cleanse the body and condense the essence energy. After reaching the second stage of Channel Opening, the potential of the treasures would be stimulated and the strength of the body would be developed. Only then could one truly open the door to cultivation.
…
Dragon Village!
At this moment, an old man in his sixties was standing at the entrance of the village. He had two braids on his head and was holding a walking stick. He looked at the back of the mountain and kept calculating with his fingers.
This person was Wutian's grandfather, Long Shan.
"Longshan, why do you have to do this? Little Tian has been missing for ten days without any news. You just stay here and don't eat or drink, don't rest or sleep. You don't want him to come back, and instead, you'll drag yourself down." A villager at the side kindly advised.
Long Shan was expressionless and didn't say anything. His fingers moved faster and faster.
"Old man, listen to our advice. You can't do this. Go back and rest!" Another villager tried to persuade him.
"Wutian is really too much. He ran to the back of the mountain to sleep at night. Didn't he know that there were powerful beasts there? Now, he was attacked by the beasts and fell off the cliff. No one knows if he's dead or alive. He even implicated Longhe. He really makes people worry."
"Isn't that so? Longhe lost a hand to save him and his strength is greatly reduced. What will happen to the food in the village in the future? If he dies, then he dies. Why does he have to implicate the villagers? He is really a jinx."
"Sigh! I shouldn't have been soft-hearted and let him enter the village. Now, it won't be like this. "
"Pu!" At this time, Long Shan's bent body trembled and he spat out a mouthful of blood. His face was shriveled as if he could die at any time. However, his wrinkled face was full of smiles.
After ten days of trying his best to calculate, he finally caught a trace. He had a glimpse of his grandson's fortune, and there was nothing serious.
Long Shan retracted his gaze and swept across the crowd. "Although Tian 'er can't cultivate, he has been very sensible since he was young. He loves you and treats you as family. It's fine if you mock him on normal days, but now that his whereabouts are unknown and his life and death is unknown, not only do you not care, you treat him coldly and ridicule him. Is this the character of your elders? Are you still human? "
"Old man Long, don't say such unpleasant words. If you didn't insist on bringing that trash into the village, this wouldn't have happened. He can only blame himself for not knowing his place." The person who spoke was Long He's father, Long Quan.
"Long Quan, your words are too much. Long Shan has no children. It is normal for him to adopt a child. Even if he can't cultivate, after living together for so many years, he is already a part of the village. Moreover, Little Tian is filial and sensible. Compared to the other children, he is much better." The villager who persuaded Long Shan first said with a black face.
Long Quan said angrily, "In order to save that little bastard, my son's hand was crippled. You are still protecting him. In the future, no one will hunt, no one will earn money, no one will protect the village. If he is sensible, he should die by himself. Don't implicate my son and everyone else. "
"Father."
At this time, Long He walked over from afar. "Father, don't say anymore. Little Tian's death is my responsibility. If I had enough ability, I wouldn't have watched him fall off the cliff."
"Sigh! Little Tian's fate is like this. Long He, don't blame yourself. "
"That's right! Little Tian was insensible and went to sleep at the back of the mountain in the middle of the night. It's not your fault. "
"Did you find Little Tian's body? He is a part of the village. We can't let his corpse be exposed in the wilderness!"
After all, they were from the same village. Most people couldn't bear it.
Long He frowned and said, "In the past ten days, I have searched every corner of the back of the mountain but couldn't find Little Tian's body. I'm afraid he has already …"
"Is that so?" Long Shan questioned.
Long He nodded and said with concern, "Uncle Long Shan, don't be anxious. Don't worry, as long as I don't find Little Tian, I won't give up. But you can't continue like this. If Little Tian comes back safely one day and sees you so haggard, he will be sad to death."
Long Shan smiled faintly and said to everyone, "I'll say it again. Whether Tian 'er can cultivate or not, he is my grandson. Also, from today onwards, no one is allowed to mention his background in front of him, and no one is allowed to say that he is an orphan."
After he finished speaking, Long Shan walked towards a wooden house with his walking stick. There was not much worry on his face.
"Stubborn old man." Long Quan cursed in a low voice, and then advised, "He 'er, your injuries haven't healed yet. Hurry up and rest well. Don't search day and night for someone who caused you to lose your hand. It's not worth it!"
"Father, Little Tian is a part of the village. Taking care of him is what I should do. There's no need to talk about whether it's worth it or not. Don't talk about it anymore."
Long He looked at the villagers and said loudly, "Fellow villagers, although Long He has lost a hand and my strength has weakened, please don't worry. No matter what, I will protect the village and take care of you as usual. I will make sure that you don't have to worry about food and clothing because you are all my family."
"Hehe, with this promise, we can rest assured." The villagers smiled. With this promise, the stone in their hearts was finally lifted.
…
In the cave.
Wutian sat on the stone bed. His body was covered in a blood mist. In the dark cave, he looked a little scary.
As the five Profound Qi were refined, Wutian felt the swelling pain on his forehead getting more and more intense. It was as if something was about to break out of his skin.
When he refined the tenth Profound Qi, the swelling pain disappeared. His forehead seemed to have reached a state of saturation and stopped absorbing Profound Qi. Or maybe it needed more energy to break open his skin and let the thing inside out.
Wutian couldn't understand this situation. However, he vaguely understood that this might be the reason why he couldn't open his body for sixteen years.
Since the mysterious light on his forehead had reached a state of saturation, could it be possible to open his body?
As soon as he thought of this, Wutian threw all five Profound Qi into his mouth. Immediately, the majestic Profound Qi spread out and traveled to every inch of his body. Then, it gathered at one point and shot towards his Qi Sea like a sharp arrow.
"Puff!" His body suddenly trembled. Blood flowed out. The pain was like a tidal wave that swept through every nerve in his body. However, Wutian gritted his teeth and didn't frown.
"Crack!"
A series of crisp sounds came out from Wutian's body. It was as if the sky was falling and the earth was cracking. It was as if a barrier had been broken and shackles had been broken. It was getting louder and louder. The cave suddenly shook violently as if it was caused by the sound.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a strong suction force appeared on the surface of Wutian's body. Within a hundred feet of the cave, the Profound Qi of the flowers and trees floated out. It was like a green sea that rushed into the cave and into his body.
"This is the initial stage of Rebirth. This is the Stalker. It's really powerful." Wutian suddenly opened his eyes. Two beams of light shot out like thunder and lit up the entire cave.
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