Chapter 2015: Chapter 2012: Rigorous Training
Evil Dragon Island, shrouded in miasma all year round, with a lingering gloom in the sky, gives one a sense of oppression.
In the forest below, Lin Bai panted heavily as he killed a Mist Demon with one sword strike, skillfully capturing the Spiritual Energy Crystal into his hand and then refining it.
Lin Bai had been on Evil Dragon Island for five days. In these five days, he wandered around the forest, encountering many Mist Demons. After continuously killing them, the number of Spiritual Energy Crystals he obtained gradually increased.
"I’ve killed over twenty Mist Demons, and I still haven’t gained the strength to break through to the Ninth Level of the Yangshen Realm?"
Lin Bai leaned against a large tree, breathing heavily.
In these five days, Lin Bai essentially trained and killed Mist Demons day and night, but his cultivation state progressed very slowly.
With Lin Bai’s current eighth-level Yangshen Realm cultivation, even wielding the Qingmu Divine Thunder, it would still take hundreds of moves to defeat a Mist Demon.
Therefore, Lin Bai was now extremely exhausted.
"If I could take my cultivation one step further, reaching the Ninth Level of the Yangshen Realm, I wouldn’t need hundreds of moves to deal with these Mist Demons, only thirty moves to resolve it."
"If my cultivation could break through to the Great Perfection of the Yangshen Realm, these Mist Demons wouldn’t be able to withstand even a single move from me!"
"Ultimately, the state is just too low."
Lin Bai sat under the tree to rest for a while, then pulled out the Demonic Sword stuck in the ground before him, and continued flying forward.
After resting, Lin Bai resumed hunting Mist Demons.
As Lin Bai moved forward, his eyes suddenly flashed, and he saw a Mist Demon flying through the forest ahead.
"A good opportunity!" Upon seeing that the Mist Demon hadn’t yet noticed him, Lin Bai charged forward with his sword first.
The Qingmu Divine Thunder permeated the Sword Qi.
A single strike hit the back of the Mist Demon, which immediately let out a piercing scream, turned around abruptly, and fiercely pounced towards Lin Bai.
Lin Bai knew he couldn’t kill the Mist Demon with this strike, so at the moment it charged at him, he unleashed the Sword Qi he had been preparing.
"Three Feet Green Peak!" A sword swept through the forest, the sword light extremely dazzling, slicing the Mist Demon into pieces upon impact!
The Mist Demon exploded and died, leaving a Spiritual Energy Crystal.
With a smile, Lin Bai walked over, fully refined the Spiritual Energy Crystal, and then continued forward to search for other Mist Demons.
As Lin Bai walked forward, he found the forest gave way to undulating mountain ranges.
Lin Bai stepped out of the forest and entered the mountain range.
But as Lin Bai had just progressed a few hundred meters, a stone far away suddenly became animated, transforming into a man-sized Stone Monster which roared and charged at Lin Bai.
"Second Level of the Life-and-Death Realm power!"
Seeing the power fluctuations on the Stone Monster, Lin Bai’s face turned pale instantly, and he immediately retreated.
In that instant when Lin Bai retreated, the Stone Monster punched towards Lin Bai.
The Stone Monster attacked fiercely, leaving Lin Bai with no room to retreat.
Gritting his teeth, Lin Bai could only wield Sword Qi to forcibly withstand the attack.
Puff—
After forcibly colliding with the Stone Monster, Lin Bai was directly knocked away, vomiting blood, his expression instantly bleak.
At this moment, Lin Bai felt the vast strength gap between himself and the Second Level of the Life-and-Death Realm; this Stone Monster had seriously injured Lin Bai with just one hit!
Lin Bai’s face showed constant horror as he hurriedly retreated.
The Stone Monster relentlessly pursued Lin Bai.
Lin Bai’s expression turned somewhat anxious.
Roar—
The Stone Monster roared angrily, punching towards Lin Bai.
Lin Bai hardened his resolve, urging the Flying Swords...
But at this moment, a brilliant sword light descended from the sky, slicing the Stone Monster attacking Lin Bai into pieces, resolving the crisis for Lin Bai.
"That was close."
Lin Bai, drenched in sweat, turned and saw a white-robed woman standing in mid-air, also looking at Lin Bai.
Lin Bai naturally understood that it was this woman who had helped him, or else, even if he could escape the Stone Monster today, it wouldn’t have been easy.
Lin Bai clasped his fists and said, "I am Lin Bai. Thank you, Senior Sister, for your help!"
The white-robed woman smiled faintly, "What are you, an eighth-level Yangshen Realm warrior, doing on Evil Dragon Island?"
"You are rather bold."
The white-robed woman looked at Lin Bai with a slight smile.
Lin Bai forced a smile with tears in his eyes.
The white-robed woman chuckled lightly, "Don’t go any further; ahead are mostly monsters stronger than the Second Level of the Life-and-Death Realm."
"Like the Stone Demon you just encountered, it’s not something you can handle now."
"Return to the forest behind, see if you can find weaker Mist Demons, kill them, obtain Spiritual Energy Crystals, and once your cultivation breaks through, then proceed."
After saying this lightly to Lin Bai, the white-robed woman added with a smile, "Although I saved you, this Stone Demon was slain by me, so this Spiritual Energy Crystal belongs to me..."
The white-clothed woman smiled, reached out to grab the Spiritual Energy Crystal on the ground into her hand, and turned to walk straight ahead.
"Thank you, Senior Sister." Lin Bai expressed his gratitude once more.
Watching the Senior Sister fly and disappear into the endless mountain range, Lin Bai took a deep breath.
"I didn’t expect the Stone Demon to be so strong!" Lin Bai looked at the exploded Stone Demon next to him with lingering fear.
"Forget it; I’ll go back to hunt Mist Demons."
Lin Bai shook his head with a bitter smile, glanced at the endless mountain range ahead, and his eyes turned cold.
"I cannot cross this mountain range now, but... I will cross it sooner or later."
Lin Bai looked at the mountain range and spoke determinedly.
Lin Bai returned to the forest, knowing that attempting to force his way through the mountain ranges ahead now would be unwise; even with many trump cards, Lin Bai knew he couldn’t always rely on them.
Back in the forest, Lin Bai found a secluded spot, circulated his cultivation skill, and began to slowly heal.
Three days later, Lin Bai’s injuries healed.
"If I had known Evil Dragon Island was so perilous that I couldn’t take a step forward, I would have brought some Healing Pills."
"If I had Healing Pills, my injuries wouldn’t have taken three days to recover."
Lin Bai squinted his eyes, silently stood up, grabbed the Demonic Sword, and continued to search for Mist Demons in the forest.
Not long after, Lin Bai found a Mist Demon ahead, and after a tough battle, Lin Bai killed the Mist Demon with his sword.
Grabbing the Spiritual Energy Crystal, Lin Bai’s expression lit up with joy and prepared to refine it.
But at this moment, a light chuckle came from behind Lin Bai: "Isn’t this the eighth-level Yangshen Realm warrior?"
"I thought it was some Heaven-level Tianjiao, but it turns out he was made so miserable by a few mere Mist Demons?"
Lin Bai’s eyes shifted to the mocking voice behind him.
Holding the Spiritual Energy Crystal, Lin Bai, who hadn’t had time to refine it, turned to see three young men looking at him, smiling gleefully.
These three people seemed somewhat familiar to Lin Bai, as if he had seen them before on Mystic Island...