Chapter 29 Cut down two tree demon brothers and roast fish
"Ji Ruo, I still think..."
Looking at Ji Ruo who was climbing a tree here to pick a white spirit fruit and climbing a tree there to pick a red heart pepper, Liang Shixian couldn't help but say.
Red pepper is a kind of pepper and can be considered a spiritual object.
Its main function, just like its name, is to make people get angry... To be more specific, the special spicy taste can affect the heart and speed up blood circulation. If you convert it, it is equivalent to slightly increasing the speed of martial arts practice.
The spiritual fruits produced by these tree monsters are not all the same, and they are well aware of the principle of "don't put all your eggs in one basket".
Before Liang Shixian could finish his words, Ji Ruo glanced at him and asked, "What do you think? Should we run?"
"Yeah... After all, we are not real dryads. If we are discovered, there are so many dryads here..."
Ji Ruo spread his hands and explained the situation in a factual manner: "Squad leader, you see, this is the case. You saw what happened yesterday. This place must have long been out of the original martial arts examination area. There are high-level monsters everywhere. Even if we go to other places, it is not safe."
"But……"
"It may be dangerous to be with this group of tree monsters, but haven't they discovered us yet?" Ji Ruo said, "Before they discover us, we are theoretically safe.
It is the instinct of the demon race to seek benefits and avoid harm. The direction they are heading in must be relatively safe for them. We must also be safe before we are exposed.
The individual strength of the tree monster is not strong. Even if we are discovered, we have the ability to escape... There are so many fruits to eat, why should we run? Other places are not safe either!"
"But..." Liang Shixian wanted to say something, but after frowning for a moment, he realized that what Ji Ruo said made sense: "Okay...but we still have to be careful."
Ji Ruo said again: "Don't think about giving up your life to cover my retreat this time. You have seen that the monsters in this area are of very high level. Even if you use your life to cover my retreat, I will not be able to escape once the danger comes."
Liang Shixian: “…”
After thinking about it, Liang Shixian followed Ji Ruo to climb trees and pick spiritual fruits to eat.
The two of them ate a lot of red peppers, their mouths felt spicy, their cheeks turned slightly red, and the blood flow in their bodies became faster and faster.
They stood in the middle of the tree monsters and began to slowly practice the various basic martial arts taught in the school.
During this process, the spiritual fruits that they had eaten earlier were being rapidly refined and transformed into power for the two of them.
The increase is slow, but also relatively obvious, and the progress is visible to the naked eye.
After several days of running madly, with the supply of blood rice and various spiritual fruits, the two naturally made a small breakthrough and became seventh-level martial artists.
"Hiss~ It's so spicy!" Ji Ruo stuck out his tongue. In addition to being able to slightly speed up the pace of martial arts training, the most prominent feature of the red pepper is its peculiar spicy taste.
After Ji Ruo broke through to the seventh level of martial artist, the energy of various spiritual fruits stored in his body had been almost consumed. While his physical fitness had been improved to a higher level, the spicy feeling in his mouth had also become more obvious.
"Squad leader, let's go and drink some water and come back to practice later." Ji Ruo said.
Liang Shixian was also feeling a little uncomfortable due to the spiciness, but for some reason, he always felt that Ji Ruo's words sounded a bit like "Class is over, let's go to the canteen"... He found that Ji Ruo was really not panicked at all!
Tree monsters are plant monsters and have a great demand for water, so every time they camp during the day, there must be a water source around their station.
The branches stuck on Ji Ruo's body were shaking, and his clothes were so dirty that they could no longer be recognized.
The clothes covered in mud, the branches with leaves on Ji Ruo's body, and the green plant juice smeared on his face and hands, at first glance, he really looks a bit like a tree demon.
The two came to a creek. The water was clear and there were a few two-finger-long fish swimming in it. The secret realm did not only have demons and monsters, but also ordinary animals.
Of course, the ordinary animals in the secret realm are definitely stronger than the ordinary animals outside, but they are not that much stronger.
The presence of fishes indicates that the water in this stream is not poisonous.
"Let's catch some fish later and chop down two tree demon brothers to roast the fish." Ji Ruo said as he lay by the stream drinking water.
Of course, Ji Ruo was just joking. If he really wanted to grill the fish, his iron sand palm would be enough...
Cutting down trees and making fires or something - it's not safe after all when smoke is rising.
Liang Shixian: “…”
If the tree demon brothers you mentioned knew you were thinking this, they would definitely chase you away immediately!
However, things have come to this point, and Liang Shixian also knows that he has no way to convince Ji Ruo. He sighs and thinks that he should just accept it.
After thinking for a while, Liang Shixian asked curiously: "Ji Ruo, your swordsmanship last night..."
From yesterday till now, he has been worried that he and Ji Ruo would be exposed. Now, after learning to "adjust his mentality" from Ji Ruo, he couldn't help but recall the knife that Ji Ruo had used.
The blade flashed brightly and moved at an extremely fast speed, which was truly astonishing.
Ji Ruo said nonchalantly, "I created it myself."
Liang Shixian smacked his lips. Although he had guessed it long ago, when he really got the answer, he still felt that Ji Ruo's talent was a little absurd.
As expected, he is an expert in both swordsmanship and saber-wielding! Both his swordsmanship and saber-wielding skills are his own creations, and they are both so powerful!
"Do you plan to sell that sword technique? Like the Broken Arrow style..." Liang Shixian asked hesitantly.
The sword technique seemed to be quite lethal and very handsome, so Liang Shixian wanted to learn it.
Ji Ruo smiled and said, "Class monitor, if you want to learn, just tell me and I'll teach you!"
Liang Shixian blushed and said, "Ji Ruo, I have learned your arrow-breaking style in vain. Although I have not yet reached the level of 'initial apprehension', I already know how to practice it.
If you want to sell that sword technique, I will definitely buy it, but if you want to teach me for free, forget it... I feel bad."
He knew that Ji Ruo's family situation was not good, and Liang Shixian was planning to pay for Ji Ruo to learn sword and knife skills, but he was worried that paying would hurt Ji Ruo - maybe Ji Ruo would feel that he was giving him charity.
After all, Liang Shixian could also see that Ji Ruo really intended to teach when he preached.
"Hey, what's the big deal? It's just a sword technique. You've taken care of me so much over the years, there's nothing wrong with me repaying you, right?" Ji Ruo said nonchalantly, "Squad leader, let me tell you, this sword technique is called 'Flash of Thunder', and it requires a special breathing method to stimulate the body's potential in a very short period of time in exchange for an extremely fast speed... Normally, once you reach the initial threshold level, when using the sword technique, the speed will instantly soar to six times the normal speed.
Let me show you how.”
As Ji Ruo was speaking, he suddenly took a deep breath.
"hiss--"
A faint white air flow visible to the naked eye flowed back into Ji Ruo's mouth.
In a trance, Liang Shixian seemed to see a fine electric current flowing through Ji Ruo's body.
White lightning lingered on his fingertips, and he suddenly struck out—
“Swoosh~”
Liang Shixian was shocked. Ji Ruo just stretched out his hand, and there was a faint sound of breaking through the air. The speed was so fast that there was even an afterimage!
When Ji Ruo withdrew his hands, he actually caught two fish directly from the stream!
"Gulp~" Liang Shixian swallowed subconsciously.
He couldn't dodge that moment.
Ji Ruo continued, "I discovered this breathing method by accident. I named it 'Full Concentration Breathing', which means to devote your whole body and soul to breathing so that the body can absorb the most oxygen and fill the lungs... Eh? What is that black thing?"
Liang Shixian was stunned for a moment, then looked vigilantly in the direction of Ji Ruo's gaze.
I saw a black unidentified object lying on the bank of the stream downstream, as if trying to catch fish. However, every attempt failed. The clever fish even jumped out of the water and whipped the black unidentified object with its tail.
"Meow!"
The black unidentified object was obviously very angry, and Liang Shixian had a strange look on his face.
"It seems like a cat?"
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