Chapter 14 Facing the Grim Reality

Last night, [Dan Du] (pill toxins) accumulated wildly, skyrocketing and burning his lifespan until it was a heart-wrenching explosion.

So starting last night, Fang Yue hadn't dared to look at how much lifespan he had left.

Now that the status was lifted, and the sky was bright, it was time to face the grim problem of his lifespan.

"Name: Ye Se Liming."

"Realm: Acquired Second-Rate."

"Status: Healthy."

"Health Points: 400/400."

"Inner Force: 700/700."

"Yuli (Control Force): 145.7 [Base: 165.7] [Status/Buff: -20]."

"Xieli (Discharge Force): 165.7 [Base: 185.7] [Status/Buff: -20]."

"Comprehension: 1. [Special Attribute]"

"Talent: Night Breathing [Human Grade High]."

"Skills: Analysis Eye [Human Grade Low], Xinghuo (Sparkfire) Saber Technique 1st Level [Acquired Third-Rate], Shuitian (Water Sky) Saber Technique 1st Level [Crude Martial Art], Liehuo (Blazing Fire) Heart Sutra [Acquired First-Rate/Fourth Layer], Xinghuo (Sparkfire) Heart Sutra 3rd Level [Acquired Third-Rate/Max Level]."

"Lifespan: 5 months 7 days."

Damn it!

His lifespan was burned down to only 5 months!

This was even after including the one-month lifespan reward he got after killing [Gui Zhi]!

Fang Yue sighed. Dan Du was not to be underestimated. Accumulating it really burned lifespan. Plus, cultivating heart sutras, martial skills, and even using martial skills, all required lifespan support. This stuff was never enough.

In addition, regarding attributes, killing [Gui Zhi] yielded 10 points of Yuli and 50 points of Xieli. Coupled with killing the Yang Xu Gui (Sheep Illusion Specter), the attribute increase had improved a lot.

But… why were there decimals?

Fang Yue flipped through the records and realized with annoyance that when he killed the Yang Xu Gui later, the attribute points awarded were no longer 1 point for both attributes, but decimal points of zero point something.

So the stronger I get, the fewer rewards I get for killing Yang Xu Gui.

Fang Yue sighed, losing all interest in the Yang Xu Gui.

Although there were a vast number of them, the curses were troublesome, and who knows, he might not even get a 0.1 attribute reward later!

Avoiding the Yang Xu Gui as much as possible along the way, Fang Yue walked towards the Maple Leaf Forest.

…

Maple Leaf Forest.

Maple Leaf Forest was famous for its maple trees. Maple trees stood in great numbers here, and every autumn, when the maple leaves fell, the scenery was breathtaking.

In a way, if this place weren't in the wild and too dangerous, it would definitely be a famous scenic spot.

Sometimes, the girls of Mo Village, if they wanted to make things difficult for suitors, would ask the men to go to the Maple Leaf Forest alone in the autumn to find maple leaves, only then would they be qualified to gain her favor.

Therefore, Maple Leaf Forest was often called [Courting Forest] by the people of Mo Village.

Whether the [Ju Shou Xue Quan] (Giant Head Blood Hound) also understood romance or not, every few years, they would gather here, vying for a mate.

This year was no exception.

Powerful [Ju Shou Xue Quan] wandered in groups in the Maple Leaf Forest, and had not dispersed for a long time.

Even because of the appearance of the Yang Xu Gui groups, their range of activity had become more concentrated.

Looking around, the entire Maple Leaf Forest was almost their territory.

If the people of Mo Village didn't know that the [Ju Shou Xue Quan] would retreat after the courtship season, they would probably have a headache and ask someone to drive away these threatening [Ju Shou Xue Quan].

Guilie (Specter Hunters) were only relatively less threatening to humans. Such a large number, gathered together, was still very troublesome.

"Roar!!"

Suddenly, a group of [Ju Shou Xue Quan] in the distance let out a loud roar.

It turned out that it had taken a fancy to an attractive [Ju Shou Xue Quan] and was fighting a competitor for mating rights.

But, strangely… its competitor was actually a human.

"Roar!! Gala fruit! Mu Da Ka!"

The human uttered words that sounded meaningless to normal people, wearing thick hunting clothes, carrying a hunting bow, slightly bent over, and baring his teeth at the [Ju Shou Xue Quan].

Beside the human, the highly anticipated attractive adult [Ju Shou Xue Quan] was whimpering softly.

The surrounding [Ju Shou Xue Quan] dispersed, actually following the [Ju Shou Xue Quan]'s courtship rules, and cleared a space for them to duel.

"Damn! Man, beast love! Hai Ming brother's fetish is a bit weird!"

Behind the bushes a little further away from this group of [Ju Shou Xue Quan], a group of people were observing the situation in front of them.

"Don't joke around… isn't he just trying to please Tail girl, otherwise, would he do such a risky thing?"

A young girl with her hair in a bun suddenly said sourly.

Seeing this, the others stopped talking, and just secretly glanced at Tail, who was frowning and thinking, and whose thoughts didn't seem to be on what was happening in front of them.

That Hai Ming was a vagrant.

After entering Mo Village, he was determined to learn hunting skills, and he had to learn from the hunting master.

At first, everyone was puzzled. What qualifications did a vagrant have to be accepted as a disciple by the hunting master?

But the result was shocking.

Mo Village's most powerful hunter…

Mo Ran, was so noble. So many of Grandmaster Liao's apprentices, who hadn't pursued her? But the results were all the same, they were all rejected.

Hai Ming overestimated himself, and the others were happy to watch the show, but the result was that this kid was glib and actually made Mo Ran a little moved!

Just when the two were about to hit it off, the [Ju Shou Xue Quan] suddenly appeared in the Maple Leaf Forest outside Mo Village.

Through the explanation of Grandmaster Liao and other old apprentices, the others learned that the [Ju Shou Xue Quan] gathered here at this time every year to seek mates. It was also the best time for hunters to hunt the [Ju Shou Xue Quan].

After learning this news, those vagrant apprentices all had their eyes lit up, and they excitedly muttered unintelligible words like 'System event is here!' 'The operations team isn't just eating rice, catching pets, yay!' 'Charge, I want a golden flashing Ju Shou Xue Quan!'

Anyway, it seemed that they all wanted to hunt [Ju Shou Xue Quan], completely unaware of the horror of [Ju Shou Xue Quan] and the wilderness.

In the end, Grandmaster Liao only brought Hai Ming, Liao Mo Ran, and other powerful apprentices who had followed him for many years, forming a hunting team, preparing to head to the Maple Leaf Forest.

It was at this time that Tail appeared.

She just went into the house and chatted with Grandmaster Liao for a while, and Grandmaster Liao respectfully sent her out.

The next day, the hunting team had one more person, and that was Tail.