There was no possibility of survival after self-destructing the golden elixir. After Liu Linchuan was determined to die together with the demon cultivator, he never thought that there was a possibility of waking up again. So when he opened his eyes and saw the clear blue sky between the mottled shadows of the trees, he thought he was dreaming.
I smelled a faint scent of grass and felt a rough touch on the palm of my hand, as if I was lying on a grass field.
Liu Linchuan subconsciously turned his head and saw a towering forest of trees. A breeze blew by, bringing the fresh fragrance of the forest plants into his heart. He couldn't help but take a deep breath and felt the refreshing air fill his chest.
It was strange. He had clearly been battling that demon cultivator in the secret realm, so how did he end up in this forest? Furthermore, he clearly remembered that he had already self-destructed his golden elixir, so how could he still be alive?
He tried to stand up and walk around in the beautiful forest, but he felt a sharp pain in his left leg. He looked down in surprise and found that he was wearing a strange suit of clothes. His left leg was strangely twisted, and it seemed that it was broken.
What on earth was going on? Liu Linchuan looked down at his obviously smaller body, full of doubts, and suddenly realized that this was not his body!
He had always appeared younger, his body tough and upright after years of tempering with spiritual energy. However, the body before him was young, thin, and underdeveloped; it was definitely not his former body.
If it weren't for the constant pain in his left leg, he would have thought he was dreaming.
Could it be that after he self-destructed his golden elixir, his soul unconsciously took over someone else's body?
While thinking, Liu Linchuan felt a severe headache and didn't know if he had bumped into something.
Suddenly, he heard a roar of a wild beast, the earth shook slightly, and a deep sense of fear surged in his heart.
Liu Linchuan frowned slightly. The world of cultivation was not without its share of conflict. When cultivators battled, even the very sky and earth would change color. He had witnessed many grand battles. Even a thousand-year-old demonic beast stood before him, yet he remained unfazed. The beast's roar alone wouldn't elicit any reaction from him, let alone fear. This deep-seated fear must have been the consciousness of this body's original owner.
He didn't know where this place was, nor did he know the identity of his body, but it was obviously meaningless to think about these things now. He should just accept what has happened and let everything take its course. He believed that he would find the answer in the future.
The most urgent task now was to leave this place. The beast's roar and the trembling of the earth told him that the beast that had terrified the original owner was nearby. He had changed his body, lacked cultivation and magic weapons, was frail and thin, and had a broken leg. He had no chance of fighting the beast. To avoid death again, he had to find a safe place to hide.
He took off his belt, found a branch, and used it to stabilize his broken left leg. He used his intact right leg to support himself and stood up unsteadily. He walked step by step in the opposite direction of the beast's roar. Every step he took caused him excruciating pain.
After walking until he could no longer, Liu Linchuan sat down under a large tree, panting heavily. He looked back at the direction he had come from. He estimated that after spending half a day trying, he had only walked a few hundred meters. He sighed and looked at his broken left leg. If this continued, when would he be able to get out of this forest?
Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind. If he could draw the Qi into his body and reach the Qi Refining stage, he would be able to use some of the simplest spells, and at least he could keep himself safe. Although he didn't know the qualifications of this body, it would always hurt to give it a try.
Thinking of this, he continued walking for a distance and found a relatively hidden tree hole under a thick tree, which was just enough for him to hide temporarily.
He crawled into the tree hole and blocked the entrance with dead branches and leaves. He then closed his eyes and activated the Xuantian Sect's inner sect technique, the Fire Cloud Technique. He focused his energy into his dantian and began to meditate. He opened all the meridians in his body and integrated them. Finally, he began to sense the spiritual energy around him, preparing to draw it into his body.
What he had never imagined was that this world's spiritual energy was so abundant. He had barely opened his pores when he felt it pouring into him from all directions. He quickly stopped practicing his technique and began to devise a way to digest the spiritual energy that was nearly bursting through his dantian. He slowly guided this energy through his body, circulating it back and forth in a continuous, ever-evolving cycle.
He didn't know how long it took, but when he opened his eyes again, he felt full of strength, his hearing and eyesight sharp. Aside from his left leg still twisted, he felt like a brand new person. He had so easily mastered the Qi-drawing process and directly reached the second level of Qi Refining. This was something Liu Linchuan had never imagined.
He tried to circulate the spiritual energy within his body, performing a basic flame technique. A small flame suddenly appeared at his fingertips. Without needing to test it with a talisman, he knew that this seemingly weak and useless body was actually a rare fire-type spiritual root. This was why practicing the Fire Cloud Technique was so effective.
"God is really helping me!" Liu Linchuan really wanted to laugh out loud. You know, the fire-type spiritual roots are naturally gifted with advantages in both cultivation and in manipulating spiritual fire to refine magic weapons and elixirs. His previous body was a fire-type earth spiritual root. Although it also belonged to superior qualifications, it was not as gifted as the heavenly spiritual roots.
So what if he is weak? He now has extraordinary physical gifts. He believes that as long as he practices hard, he will have some success within three to five years. By then, his physical condition will naturally improve. Even if he can't have bones of steel, at least he can cultivate protective Qi to ensure that no one can get close to him easily.
Feeling hungry, Liu Linchuan decided to try to go out and find some food. When he crawled out of the tree hole, he found that it was dark all around. Before he knew it, it was already late at night.
Tick.
Suddenly, a very light sound of water drops falling to the ground aroused Liu Linchuan's vigilance. He concentrated his spiritual energy in his eyes and looked around carefully. As expected, he found something unusual. In the woods not far away, there was a dark shadow hiding under the shadows of the trees. In addition to the very light breathing sounds that could be heard, several sharp fangs could be vaguely seen. The sound of water just now was probably the saliva dripping from the beast when it saw its prey.
If he had not already reached the second level of Qi Refining, with his hearing and eyesight having improved, he probably would not have been able to detect the subtle movement at all.
I'm so unlucky. I ran into this thing just after coming out of the tree hole.
He stared warily at the dark figure, which stood at least three meters tall, emanating a faintly menacing aura. A chill ran down his spine. He quickly pondered a strategy. At the early stages of Qi Refining, he couldn't use high-level offensive spells. He was unarmed and had a broken leg. If he engaged the beast, he wouldn't be able to escape unscathed.
However, he couldn't just sit there and wait for death. Liu Linchuan concentrated all his spiritual energy into his intact right leg, and with a light tap of his foot, he leaped a distance of two or three feet. Still in the early stages of Qi Refining, his Qi sea wasn't fully replenished, so he could only sustain such a rapid pace for the time it took to stick an incense stick. He had no idea if he could escape the beast, but it was better than waiting to die.
"Roar!" As expected, the beast immediately caught up with him, and at an extremely fast speed, forcing Liu Linchuan to escape with all his might.
After an unknown amount of time, Liu Linchuan's movements became increasingly sluggish, his thin clothes soaked with cold sweat. He had overestimated his own strength. This body was too weak, his left leg unable to exert force, and relying solely on his right leg to jump would soon be too much. He could feel his right calf beginning to shake, and the beast behind him was still chasing him.
Running away like this is not a solution.
Liu Linchuan stopped at the edge of a small mound, mobilized the remaining spiritual energy in his body and integrated it with the basic fire technique. He condensed a small fireball in the palm of his right hand, and when the black shadow approached, he threw it at it with force.
The fireball accurately hit the huge black shadow. In the light of the fire, he could finally see the beast clearly. It was two or three meters tall, with scarlet eyes, purple fur, sharp claws and teeth. It looked like a bear. His fireball only slightly singed the fur on the bear's chest, causing no substantial damage at all.
The giant bear was obviously enraged by his provocation. It swung its right claw and slapped Liu Linchuan on the chest. He immediately flew out like a kite with a broken string, hit a tree trunk heavily and fell to the ground.
Liu Linchuan spat out a mouthful of blood. From the dull pain in his chest, it seemed several ribs were broken. If he hadn't dodged to the side just now, absorbing most of the force, he would probably be a corpse by now.
When the beast opened its bloody maw, reeking of rotting flesh, towards him, Liu Linchuan felt a surge of resentment. He hadn't imagined that the life he had just regained would be lost so soon. He diligently channeled his remaining spiritual energy, trying to gather strength to deliver a final blow to the beast. Waiting for death in a cowardly manner was not his style.
However, before he could accumulate his spiritual power, he heard a low roar of an animal. A black leopard appeared behind him at some point, making him break out in a cold sweat.
There is a giant bear in front and a black panther behind him. It seems that God is trying to kill him!
Unexpectedly, the leopard did not attack him. Instead, it pounced on the giant bear and wrestled with it, biting and bumping each other, which left Liu Linchuan stunned.
In fact, this was a perfect opportunity to escape, but Liu Linchuan not only broke his leg, but also his ribs. Even breathing hurt, let alone escaping...
A feeling of dizziness came over Liu Linchuan. Before he lost consciousness, he only heard the sound of something heavy falling to the ground, and then he smelled a smell of blood.
I don’t know which of the two beasts will win...and which beast’s belly will end up with me dead?
However, what Liu Linchuan didn't know was that after he fell, the black panther slowly walked to his side and turned into a tall man.
The man, who was estimated to be about 1.9 meters tall, looked down at the corpse of the giant bear and the skinny boy covered in blood on the ground, and frowned slightly.
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