After finishing the nearly burnt roasted meat, Huo Ling wiped his mouth and volunteered to keep watch.

Jiang Wuyuan shook his head and refused.

"You go to sleep first, I'll wake you up to keep watch in the middle of the night."

"Ice Cube, you're so kind!"

Huo Ling was moved.

Jiang Wuyuan turned his head away, pretending not to see that his eyelids were drooping.

Huo Ling didn't have any of the typical problems of a young master; he simply lay down on the straw and fell asleep.

Jiang Wuyuan turned the flames of the campfire down to make them less glaring, then sat cross-legged and began to cultivate his Qi and Blood techniques.

Master said that there will be some unusual phenomena when practicing the Qiankun Technique for the first time, so it is better to wait until we leave the wilderness and find a time when no one is around to try it.

Jiang Wuyuan is currently practicing the Qi cultivation technique he has been learning all along.

The Health Cultivation Technique is a basic exercise that all high school students across the country are required to learn, but its rank is very low, only the lower grade of the Yellow Rank.

However, for students with average talent and poor comprehension, having a cultivation technique that they can practice is already a blessing.

As for students like Jiang Wuyuan, who are extremely talented but powerless, they naturally wouldn't be able to obtain any good cultivation techniques.

The price of the martial arts manual is more expensive than that of ordinary martial arts techniques.

The two of them slept and cultivated in silence throughout the night.

——

The next morning.

Jiang Wuyuan had already woken up.

At this moment, he was sitting on a pile of straw, wiping his sword with a newly bought silk cloth.

This is a habit he developed after practicing swordsmanship; it allows him to relax his tense nerves a little.

"Come on, come on, have a taste! My roasted sweet potato skills are getting better and better."

Huo Ling got up early and volunteered to tend to his roasted sweet potatoes.

Jiang Wuyuan originally didn't want to go through all this trouble. Who would light a fire and eat breakfast so early in the morning? He would just eat some grain cakes and then continue on his way.

But Huo Ling couldn't resist wanting to eat.

Jiang Wuyuan sheathed his sword, reached out and took two roasted sweet potatoes with charred skins, broke one open and took a bite.

I must say, it turned out really well. Nothing was burnt inside; the heat was just right.

After quickly finishing breakfast, Jiang Wuyuan extinguished the fire and continued on his way with Huo Ling.

They were lucky last night; the cave they found was very well hidden, which allowed them to spend the whole night in peace.

——

Two days passed quickly.

Because they were constantly exploring the outer edges of the wilderness, even when they encountered some powerful monsters, they were only early or mid-tier Tier 2 monsters.

They are no longer a threat to Jiang Wuyuan and Huo Ling.

Noon on the third day.

Huo Ling's eagle eyes spotted a vast lake not far away.

The water surface shimmered, clear as a mirror.

"There's a water source ahead," Huo Ling said, his voice slightly cheerful.

Although he didn't have the typical problems of a young master, he still felt uncomfortable all over after not taking a bath for several days.

Jiang Wuyuan could tell what he was thinking just by looking at his excited expression.

Then, with a deadpan expression, he shattered his illusions: "Since ancient times, water sources have always been strategic locations fought over by military strategists. Given the size of this lake you described, the threat it poses must be considerable."

Despite saying that, Jiang Wuyuan and Huo Ling still cautiously made their way towards the water source.

The lake was indeed very close to where they had just been. After walking two kilometers through the mountains and forests, they came to see a lake with its surface rippling in the sunlight.

Jiang Wuyuan did not rush to approach, but instead looked around for a while.

After a moment, he frowned slightly: "Something's not right."

Huo Ling also noticed: "Logically speaking, there should be many magical beasts living around the water source, so why is there not a sound at all? It's too quiet."

Something unusual must be going on.

Jiang Wuyuan pondered for a moment: "There are two possibilities. First, there is something wrong with the lake water."

"Secondly, a powerful magical beast has taken over this lake," Huo Ling added.

As the son of the city lord, his perspective was naturally influenced by what he saw and heard.

Jiang Wuyuan nodded: "Go catch a small magical beast and throw it into the lake to see what happens."

Huo Ling rubbed his hands together and laughed as he agreed, "Let's go, let's go, it's a good opportunity to try out my partially mastered explosive technique."

After two days of fighting, Huo Ling's Feather Explosion Technique has successfully progressed from proficient to mastery, significantly increasing its power.

"Keep alive."

Huo Ling paused, then awkwardly touched his nose: "Haha, I forgot when I was in a good mood."

The Feather skill deals too much damage, so it's still unusable.

Jiang Wuyuan didn't say anything to him, and led his men back to find the lone magical beast.

A moment later, a gray rabbit about half a meter tall came into view.

It was leisurely munching on the grass, unaware of the danger approaching.

“Giant Devouring Rabbit, a mid-tier Tier 1 magical beast.” Jiang Wuyuan said without much hesitation, “That’s it.”

Huo Ling's attack was accompanied by a resounding affirmation that condensed from the tip of the staff.

Fireball!

Compared to his somewhat immature combat skills two days ago, Huo Ling has made significant progress.

With his careful control, the fireball had been compressed into the size of a fist.

Even so, it was more than enough to deal with that half-meter-tall giant rabbit.

The burning fireball struck the giant rabbit's face with a loud "bang," knocking it unconscious before it even had a chance to react.

"Not bad." Jiang Wuyuan didn't hold back his praise.

Using skills to kill your opponent is something many people can probably do.

However, the control skill will only stun the opponent, which is something that many people will find difficult to do.

Huo Ling raised his eyebrows with a smug look and stepped forward to lift the giant rabbit's body up.

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