Lin Xiao Tian was quite well-behaved, diligently finishing his acupuncture on Li Xue before coming to the cave entrance.
Li Xue had a good figure and was beautiful, but Lin Xiao Tian was not the type to take advantage of a situation.
Moreover, he was no longer the innocent virgin he once was; he could resist this kind of temptation.
Seeing Lin Xiao Tian so obedient, Li Xue felt a pang of disappointment.
In fact, if Lin Xiao Tian had been a bit bolder just now, Li Xue would not have resisted. She actually liked Lin Xiao Tian a lot; he had saved her multiple times, and his martial arts skills were so impressive. She liked powerful men like him.
Lin Xiao Tian's politeness made her wonder if he disliked her.
Lost in thought, Li Xue fell asleep.
In a daze, she heard movement at the cave entrance.
Upon closer inspection, she saw five or six frog people.
She wanted to get up and warn Lin Xiao Tian, but before the words could escape her lips, the frog people in front of her collapsed.
Before the frog people, Lin Xiao Tian was dissecting the corpses. In the darkness, Li Xue tried hard to see what Lin Xiao Tian was looking for, but in such dim conditions, she couldn't see anything.
Yet, by some strange impulse, as she thought this, her eyes suddenly caught sight of something.
It was a black bead. After finding it from the frog person's corpse, Lin Xiao Tian carefully put it away.
Li Xue wanted to keep watching, but sleepiness washed over her, and she closed her eyes again.
After this, there was more movement at the cave entrance. Li Xue wanted to move but couldn't, so she could only let her mind wander.
And so, the day ended.
Lin Xiao Tian looked at the rows of frog people corpses in front of him and clapped his hands with satisfaction.
If this continued, his strength would surely increase significantly, and he might even be able to condense spiritual energy.
Thinking of this, Lin Xiao Tian couldn't help but speed up the process of absorbing the energy from the black beads. During this time, Li Xue woke up once, and Lin Xiao Tian gave her some food before she drifted off again.
Lin Xiao Tian wasn't worried about this. He had noticed that once the black bead was removed, the spiritual power within the frog people was greatly reduced. This meant that their meat would not only taste better but also contain less spiritual energy, preventing Li Xue from becoming so weak so quickly.
Lin Xiao Tian guessed that in a short while, Li Xue would be able to fully adapt to this meat.
During this period, Lin Xiao Tian was responsible for refining these black beads.
Time ticked by, and with the continuous refinement of the black beads, Lin Xiao Tian felt the power within him becoming more ferocious. However, even so, the total amount of this vital energy never reached the level required to condense spiritual energy.
Lin Xiao Tian let out a long sigh. As the saying goes, you can't swallow a big fatty in one gulp. Especially in the path of cultivation, it's better to proceed step by step.
Over the next two to three days, Lin Xiao Tian used the frog people corpses to attract other creatures from the lake each day.
Lin Xiao Tian only threw out a small piece of meat each time. This small amount of meat wasn't enough to attract large creatures, but it was enough to make small monsters like frog people sensitive to it.
Lin Xiao Tian would then lie in ambush in front of the cave. Once the frog people entered, he would deal with them immediately.
In the beginning, Lin Xiao Tian still had to go through some struggles.
Gradually, as Lin Xiao Tian's strength increased, the speed at which he ended battles also became faster.
By the third day, the cave was no longer able to hold the corpses.
Lin Xiao Tian made a rough estimate and felt that his current strength was sufficient to fight a catfish person. Thus, Lin Xiao Tian decided to push all the frog people corpses into the lake.
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Two.
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The frog people corpses were like dumplings, continuously being poured into the lake.
As expected, just as Lin Xiao Tian was about to throw in the last frog person, a familiar sound echoed.
Gurgle!
Lin Xiao Tian retreated a few steps, his gaze fixed on the cave entrance.
The next moment, the water churned, and a large, fat face appeared at the entrance.
The catfish person was as large as an adult human, but its combat power far exceeded that of an adult.
Lin Xiao Tian retreated a few more steps, while also signaling Li Xue to hide behind him.
A dagger appeared in his hand. Lin Xiao Tian and the catfish person faced each other for a few seconds, and then both attacked simultaneously.
The catfish person, with its cumbersome build, was slower than Lin Xiao Tian but possessed greater strength. In the narrow confines of the cave, Lin Xiao Tian was forced to retreat.
However, every step the catfish person advanced came at a heavy price. Lin Xiao Tian's attacks were swift, and for each step the catfish person took, it suffered over a dozen knife wounds.
The most serious were to its gills. Ever since his last encounter with a catfish person, he had learned that its gills were its weakness, and this had become Lin Xiao Tian's primary target.
Eventually, the catfish person, overwhelmed by Lin Xiao Tian's attacks, began to retreat.
Lin Xiao Tian certainly wouldn't let it escape. If frog people could increase his strength so much, wouldn't obtaining the bead from the catfish person make him even more powerful?
The afterimages of his dagger continuously flashed through the cave, Lin Xiao Tian's strikes becoming faster and faster.
Just as Lin Xiao Tian felt the time was right and prepared to finish off the monster before him, movement came from the cave entrance again.
"Another one!"
Lin Xiao Tian was speechless.
But he wasn't surprised. With so many frog people corpses, it was a bit too little if only one catfish person was attracted.
However, even with two, Lin Xiao Tian was not afraid.
The catfish person's limbs were too slow; Lin Xiao Tian could always dodge them and counterattack.
The catfish person was not impervious to blades; in just a moment, Lin Xiao Tian had inflicted fatal wounds.
The one that had just entered was injured in the gills within seconds of its appearance, struggling to return to the lake.
Lin Xiao Tian gave it no chance. These creatures had sentience; if they were allowed to return, they would become smarter next time. What if they decided to lurk outside and guard the place, preventing him from leaving?
Lin Xiao Tian rushed forward and quickly landed several more strikes.
Only when the catfish person no longer moved did Lin Xiao Tian stop.
Lin Xiao Tian cut open the catfish person's corpse with his knife, and soon, a white bead appeared in his vision.
Compared to the black bead of the frog people, this white bead glowed, and Lin Xiao Tian could feel the surging energy within it.
After excavating the bead, Lin Xiao Tian roasted some meat for Li Xue and then began to absorb the energy from the bead on his own.
Li Xue, watching Lin Xiao Tian's actions from the side, was quite bewildered. But since Lin Xiao Tian didn't say anything, she didn't ask.
The catfish person's bead indeed contained a lot of energy. It took Lin Xiao Tian a full day to absorb the first bead.
After absorbing it, Lin Xiao Tian, still wanting more, prepared to absorb the second one.
At this moment, he felt a bit hungry. He had originally planned to eat frog meat, but recalling the taste of frog meat, he decided to try catfish meat, thinking it might be better.
So, he attempted to roast a small piece of meat.
After eating the meat, he continued to absorb the energy from the bead.
Gradually, he felt his body getting hot, and his head started to feel fuzzy.
Lin Xiao Tian was alarmed.
He immediately realized that he had been poisoned.