Li Xuanzu's expression turned imperceptibly colder, but it was quickly concealed and vanished in an instant.
Qian Li didn't see that Fu Yu was still arguing with Da Hei.
Li Xuanzu and his group had just left Ji Province. Their general route was westward to Jin Province, then westward into Qin Province, and finally southward into Yu Province. The journey would take about two days.
However, the zombie infection rate is very high in several provincial-level areas near Chongqing.
In a provincial-level region, if the remaining population exceeds 10,000, it can already be considered a mildly infected area.
Given the current level of zombie infection, firearms are no longer very effective, or rather, they have absolutely no effect in areas where level 3 zombies exist.
It also reduces flexibility due to carrying a large amount of ammunition.
The remaining population of Qin Province is estimated to be no more than three thousand.
This is based on the number of accounts active on the forum, and it will definitely differ from the actual number of surviving users.
After all, two months have passed since the apocalypse began, and there is no national command or the ability to accurately search for survivors in the surrounding area.
In this post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, it was completely dark.
So even if there are some inaccuracies, the approximate number is fine.
Most of these people are surviving in remote areas where there is plenty of food, such as supermarkets and markets. The signal is usually weak, and they do not have enough strength or motivation to go out and clear out the zombies.
With plenty of food, who would want to risk going out to hunt zombies?
These represent only a very small minority of the survivors; not many, but certainly some.
Li Xuanzu's purpose in this trip was to kill the third-tier zombies while clearing out the more threatening second-tier zombies in the surrounding area, so as to create a good living environment for the survivors.
As for ordinary zombies and level 1 zombies, I'll just take them down if I see them, and ignore them if I don't.
Li Xuanzu already had an abundance of first-tier spirit cores; if he wanted, he could absorb them all at any time.
He could sense that the energy of these spirit cores was definitely enough to support him to reach the fourth rank, and he would even make a few more progress.
But there's no need for that.
Having absorbed many spirit cores, Li Xuanzu, along with the third-tier spirit core from the Butcher Zombie, showed signs of his energy evolving to a higher level.
What we need to do now is let things take their natural course; rushing things will only have the opposite effect of forcing growth.
That would be a losing proposition.
Li Xuanzu picked up a first-tier spirit core and examined it carefully.
From time to time, I would peer through it to see the sunlight.
"Tsk tsk tsk, if the Blazing Spirit Continent also had this kind of nutrient, which would be effective no matter how it was absorbed, zombies would only deserve to be kept in captivity." Li Xuanzu sighed inwardly.
There are only three ways for cultivators on the Blazing Spirit Continent to cultivate.
Absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, calm your mind and focus your spirit, and cultivate slowly.
The advantage of this is that there are no barriers to entry; any cultivator can do it. The disadvantage is that it's not really a disadvantage, but it's much slower compared to the other two methods.
Another method is to absorb a mineral called "spirit stone." In a high-martial-level world like the Blazing Spirit Continent, there are always times when energy bursts forth, which is also known as the "Golden Age."
During the Golden Age, spirit stone veins will appear in large numbers, and even immortal tombs will emerge.
Absorbing spirit stones also has drawbacks, namely, it can create resistance. The more you absorb, the worse the effect becomes, until finally, it only serves to restore spiritual energy and has no use for cultivation.
If you absorb too much, the impurities in the spirit stone will remain in your body, making it difficult to break through your bottleneck in the future.
However, it is still a highly sought-after item.
The last category is very broad; anything that doesn't belong to the first two categories is included here.
For example, the well-known heretical cultivation methods, which use human essence, blood, flesh, soul, and even resentment to enhance cultivation, are included in this category.
Those things that absorb more than just the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, such as the yin and yang energies, the five elements energies, or luck and destiny that can play a role in cultivation, all count.
A third party would be in great danger.
Cultivating evil ways will lead to being rejected by heaven and earth, and the difficulty of transcending tribulations at higher realms will increase exponentially. This is why it has been difficult for evil cultivators to produce strong individuals throughout history.
If one doesn't maintain a proper balance with Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, dying from body explosion is the mildest outcome. Some stronger cultivators might even suffer from demonic possession, leaving not even their souls behind.
As for the elusive and mysterious concept of fate and destiny, sometimes it doesn't even have a positive effect on cultivation.
However, when that time comes, the focus will no longer be on cultivation speed, but on everything that follows, and bad luck is inevitable.
There are gains and losses in everything. Li Xuanzu really couldn't understand what this little spirit core would make him lose.
Or rather, what price will be paid for this?
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