True Martial World - Chapter 65: Lian Chengyu is nervous

That night, Lian Chengyu ate vegetarian, burned incense and meditated the whole night, conditioning his mind to its optimal state.

The next day, early in the morning, the celebration officially began!

Zhao Tiezhu led the members of the warrior preparation camp and moved the bone horn used by the Lian tribal clan to honor the heavens. Two strong men would carry it, and another strong man will use all his strength to blow through it.

The deep baritone echoed over the Lian tribal clan and could be heard a few kilometers away.

"The auspicious hour has come!" shouted Zhao Tiezhu at the top of his voice.

Such a grand celebration by the Lian tribal clan attracted all the tribe's people, as long as they could get off the bed; even a one-year-old child would be carried here by his mother.

The venue was packed to the brim!

"Dong! Dong! Dong!"

The drummer began beating the drum. It began slow but became more rapid as time went by. The worn cow skin covering the drum seemed like it could hardly withstand the large force.

"Slaughter the animals!" Zhao Tiezhu shouted again. His face was ruddy and he was in high spirits. To be the celebration's master of ceremony was such an honor!

The members of the warrior preparation camp led the only head of cattle in the Lian tribal clan over and slaughtered it.

The Lian tribal clan had originally three heads of cattle, but with the shortage of food, two of them were slaughtered to make bacon. Most of it had been given the upper echelon of the Lian tribal clan, and small amounts of it had been given to the able-bodied men who refined the desolate bone as a reward.

Now, even the last head of cattle was killed. It was equivalent to the burning of bridges. Without the cattle, it was even harder to farm in the village.

The land of the wilderness was filled with black ironstone. To open up a land for agriculture was extremely difficult. Members of the warrior preparation camp like Zhao Tiezhu would pale in comparison to a cattle if they were to try to plow the land. Lian Chengyu was stronger than a head of cattle, but would Lian Chengyu pull a plow?

With the head of cattle dead, the blood was collected. The tribe's witch came and wiped the blood all over her body and began dancing like an epileptic.

That's right, this witch was the same witch as the one who had joined the villagers in throwing cow dung at Jiang Xiaorou's house. In fact, there was only one witch in the Lian tribal clan.

"Finally the bone has been brewed, it's great. Now, Young Master Lian can become a Purple Blood Warrior!" Lian Cuihua said proudly among the crowd. As her voice was loud, many people heard her.

"I heard that if Young Master Lian were to be chosen by the Kingdom, he could bring us into the big city to lead a good life."

"Will our future change for the better? It may not matter to an old man like me, but my kid is just over ten years old, if he could leave this shithole, it will be great…"

The people of the vast wilderness only concerned about their future life. With the cattle slaughtered, herb mountain picked dry, and the grain warehouse empty, it could be said that the Lian tribal clan had spent everything, and were now penniless.

If they met with failure, the consequences would be unthinkable.

"Could something go wrong regarding this matter…" a middle-aged man asked uncertainly. He was afraid.

"Pui! Pui! Pui! What are you saying, of course, nothing will go wrong!"

The people began to discuss. They were very hopeful about Lian Chengyu breaking through to the Purple Blood realm and participating in the Kingdom's selection.

"Mama…will we get some meat?" As people looked forward to the future, a three-year-old girl in her mother's bosom asked as her eyes stared at the beef that was placed in the cauldron to cook. She could not stop swallowing her saliva.

"Don't speak rubbish. That's a tribute to the gods, how can they give it to you?" the woman jumped as she quickly covered the girl's mouth…

The ceremony lasted for two hours before it ended. Lian Chengyu, wearing a grand robe with silver armor came to the stage.

Today Lian Chengyu was in high spirits!

In front of Lian Chengyu was a jade box and it was covered by a piece of red silk.

Lian Chengyu took a deep breath for the time has finally come. It was time to realize his ambitions and aspirations!

He slowly pulled the silk away to reveal the item inside the jade box. In it was a desolate bone essence the size of a fist!

This desolate bone essence was an item that had cost all his family's assets!

The look of the desolate bone essence did not look good. It was mud brown in color and its looks could not be compared to the peanut sized crystal-clear desolate bone relic.

This was understandable. They had used a backward technique to refine the desolate bone essence. They had brewed the energy within the Frost Python desolate bone in Li-Fire water, and evaporated the Li-Fire water, crystallizing it to obtain the desolate bone essence.

How could something made that way look pretty?

Even though it didn't look good, in Lian Chengyu's eyes, it was the most exquisite work of art in the world!

It was related to his future, related to all the hope he had placed on the item. Lian Chengyu calmed his mind and took up the desolate bone essence with both hands and ate it.

The fist-sized desolate bone essence was like a ball of mud, even the texture was no different from eating mud.

The taste was self-evident.

But Lian Chengyu was not willing to waste it. He was careful, without missing a bit. He even licked his fingers clean.

He was nervous. This was the first time eating a desolate bone essence. The energy within it might be violent but his body constitution was not bad, so he should be able to withstand it,

"The ceremony is over! Everyone, out!" Zhao Tiezhu shouted loudly. The members of the warrior preparation camp began to chase the people away, to prevent Lian Chengyu from being disturbed. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Lian Chengyu would break through to the Purple Blood realm on the altar blessed by the tribal witch!

Although they were being chased away, these people did not go far. They looked from afar to see the situation on the altar.

All they saw was Lian Chengyu sitting cross-legged. He had begun to regulate his breathing in a bid to break though.

But…

The expected heat rush that would spread throughout his body, giving his body an exploding feeling did not happen.

Instead, his diaphragm was calm. It was as if what he had just eaten was a normal mud ball.

Oh?

What's the matter? Lian Chengyu frowned.

Could there be a delay before the desolate bone essence would kick in? Do I need to wait a little longer?

Lian Chengyu began to patiently wait, and wait.

"Stay calm. You need to calm down. When the desolate bone essence releases its energy, it will be like a surge. Although my body has a solid constitution, when the surge happens, it might be hard to bear. I need to calm my heart and grit my teeth, upon withstanding this surge, I would be like a phoenix rising from the ashes and soar into the sky!" Lian Chengyu had this thought and calmed his heart and mind down.

However, fifteen minutes passed…

There was not the slightest reaction from the desolate bone essence that had reached his stomach.

This was the first time Lian Chengyu ate a desolate bone essence, so he did not know how long it would take to show its effects. He thought that maybe the desolate bone essence was not easily digested, so it would be slow…

Maybe…

True Martial World - Chapter 64: Desolate Bone Refinement Completed

"Yao Yuan had previously said that when 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist' was trained to a certain state, one could lift five hundred kilograms, and pull a nine-picul bow. I haven't even mastered half of the 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist' yet, and already have this strength. When I finish the eighteen stances of the 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist', I will be able to easily exceed five thousand kilograms. At that time, even a hundred picul divine bow would be as easy as shooting marbles, sending the arrow flying thousands of feet, piercing steel plates! If I had this strength in Earth's ancient times, I could win a war by myself." In ancient times, when two armies clashed, if an arrow could be shot to tear the opponent's General apart, the battle would have been won.

Thinking of this, Yi Yun felt his stomach. He was hungry.

"I'm sure a glutton." Yi Yun was speechless, there was nothing he could do about it after all. A warrior were bound to have large appetites. Even the energy needed to stomp the black ironstone to pieces was the amount that could last a normal person for days.

A warrior upon reaching the Qi Gatherer realm would have strength above one cauldron. If the warrior wanted to improve, he would have to work hard at cultivating.

Using one cauldron of strength to cultivate had naturally high energy consumption. And to replenish the energy was to eat more!

Yi Yun endured his hunger and practiced a stance from the Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist. He really had the strength to easily shatter rock. It was now comparable to the destructive power of Lin Xintong in her suppressed state.

"The Qi Gatherer is indeed not the same! But, I must not be too obsessed with 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist'. As Miss Lin said, although this fist technique is exceptional, but it still just a basic cultivation technique!"

"But, I can't look down on it just because it's a basic cultivation technique. On the contrary, I should work even harder, refining it to perfection, until I can step beyond the routines, integrating 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist' fully, digesting it till it becomes mine!" Yi Yun was thinking of this and activated his technique and flew through the woods. Like a cat, he jumped back to the tree house.

In the treehouse, Jiang Xiaorou was still sleeping. But she had not been sleeping soundly. She was lying by her side and a slender thigh peeked out from the blanket, and had tightly clasped the blanket. At the same time, her small hand was grabbing to a corner of the blanket, and her face was pale, with eyebrows frowning. From her wrinkle-free forehead, a line of perspiration appeared.

Yi Yun knew that Jiang Xiaorou was having a nightmare. A fifteen-year-old girl having suffered a catastrophe and the upheaval of emotions would still feel insecure, even though everything was now over.

Yi Yun walked lightly to the wooden bed, and lay down beside Jiang Xiaorou. He hugged her from the back and softly whispered into her ear, "Everything will be alright, I'll always be by your side."

Yi Yun's words were like magic. Jiang Xiaorou's frowned eyebrows relaxed and she no longer grabbed her blanket rightly. The corners of the mouth started curling, and a calm smile appeared.

Yi Yun gently pulled a corner of the blanket and covered himself, sleeping with his clothes on. He had been practicing martial arts for two months and he had almost not have any sleep every night. Tonight, in this tree house, it was a space that belonged to Yi Yun and Jiang Xiaorou. He decided that he would take the night off, accompanying his sister.

In the darkness, Yi Yun could see the faint light dots that emitted from the Chi Lin heat. They were like little flies, flying towards him slowly.

Yi Yun had broken through to the Qi Gatherer realm, so his body was extremely hungry. With an energy source, the Purple Crystal would stream all the energy to strengthen his body.

After eating the energy, although it could do the same as making him full, it could not compare to the eating of delicacies…

As Yi Yun thought about it, he became more determined. He wanted to leave the Cloud Wilderness and walk towards the unknown world, and become a peerless expert. By reaching the peak of the martial world, he could be able to see the magnificent scenery!

Slowly, Yi Yun fell deep into sleep.

Even in his sleep, the Purple Crystal in his heart carried on pulsating with his heart, replenishing Yi Yun's energy.

…

In the Lian tribal clan, faint cries could be heard deep into the night.

This was due to the able-bodied men who had fallen ill from refining the Frost Python desolate bones.

Supposedly, these people would not have been able to last five days before dying.

However, it had already been seven days, and they were still hanging on their last breath.

They had been eating porridge daily, yet they did not die.

They didn’t have any strength, and were bedridden. They had dark eye circles, and no trace of blood could be seen on their faces.

This was actually the after-effects of eating the Blood Thinning Pill. The Blood Thinning Pill overdrafted a person's life force, causing the blood to thin, and making the person bedridden. But besides the after-effects of the Blood Thinning Pill, there were not much of an after-effect from the Frost Python toxin.

Supposedly, the Frost Python toxin's after-effects were even worse, and was enough to take all their lives.

But, no one paid attention to this.

Because in the Lian tribal clan, they were preparing a huge celebration. This celebration was to celebrate the completion of successful refining the desolate bone.

This was an event that would determine the tribe's future, so with people being superstitious in the vast wilderness, how could they not hold a celebration?

Happiness always comes suddenly. As the preparations were beginning, Lian Chengyu received great news that the Frost Python desolate bone had already been refined into desolate bone essence!

Upon receiving the news, Lian Chengyu was pleasantly surprised, "why is it so fast? It's earlier than the forecast by ten days!"

According to the technique's manual, another ten days to completely refine the desolate bone essence would be its best prediction.

"Hahaha! It's so fast! Chengyu, Grandpa congratulates you!" As the laughter traveled over, the Lian tribal clan's Patriarch slowly walked in. His face was full of joy. He was indeed happy. With the desolate bones refined, Lian Chengyu could break into the Purple Blood realm and after being selected by the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom, his achievements would allow even his pets to ascend heaven.

As Lian Chengyu's grandfather, he had played a huge role in it. He could follow Lian Chengyu into the city to live a comfortable life. Although he was the Patriarch, he was sick of the poor life and was already planning to destroy the Lian tribal clan.

It would be great in the city. The people there were rich and he could get a few concubines and peacefully enjoyed the comforts of his remaining life.

"Good! It's too good!" Lian Chengyu was excited. The displeasure of Jiang Xiaorou being missing had long been forgotten.

Compared to the desolate bone relic, what was women?

In the future when he made his meteoric rise, would he have any lack of women?

"How are the preparations for the celebration?" asked Lian Chengyu.

"It happened too suddenly, and the celebrations aren't prepared. I will get people to prepare it overnight. Tomorrow, we will kill our livestock to honor the heavens. Chengyu, the tribe's hope now rests on you." said the Patriarch as he patted Lian Chengyu on the shoulder. He had placed all hope on Lian Chengyu.

"Tomorrow? Great! Tomorrow will be the day!" Although Lian Chengyu could not bear the wait to eat the desolate bone essence, he knew that to achieve greatness, he had to sharpen his mind!

Patience was extremely important.

Lian Chengyu had been waiting for years, so he was willing to wait another day.

He knew that he had struggled with great difficulty to obtain the desolate bone relic. In order to adjust his mental state, he had to calm himself down before eating it. Only then will it achieve maximum effect, allowing him to break into the Purple Blood realm!

That day many of the tribal elders prayed in the Lian tribal clan's Patriarch compound.

As for Lian Chengyu, he was served by four maidens, taking care of his every need.

These four maidens were about sixteen years old. They were all slim, but their skin was rough and had looks inferior to Jiang Xiaorou's. However in a small tribal clan like the Lian tribal clan, they were one of the prettiest.

If it was a normal day, Lian Chengyu would have intercourse with these maidens, but today his mind was as still as water, as he conditioned his mental state.

True Martial World - Chapter 63: Qi Gatherer Realm

In the back mountains of the Lian tribal clan, Yi Yun could see the rising black smoke from afar.

He could not see the position of the fire, but he could guess what had happened. He only sneered and said nothing.

He was planning to bring Jiang Xiaorou out of the vast wilderness, so it was alright burning the house!

Yi Yun closed his eyes and began expirating the Heaven Earth Yuan Qi.

Once his meridians were opened, he could expirate.

Expirating was the absorption of Heaven Earth Yuan Qi. After completing one circulation, the energy would be discharged from the pores and subtly transform the body and was a cumulative process.

And having opened up the meridians, they would be the channel for the flow of Heaven Earth Yuan Qi.

Lin Xintong's meridians were dried up, so the biggest problem was not being able to expirate the Heaven Earth Yuan Qi, unable to freely use the energy in her body.

But even under such restrictions, Lin Xintong could still obtain her present day martial arts achievements. It was an amazing feat.

Yi Yun did not know this and he was sitting in a trance like state, and began expirating the Yuan Qi.

Expirating may seem simple, but it was not. It was a process that tested talent.

A person without talent would never be able to enter a trance like state. They would feel like time passes extremely slowly. After twenty hours, or even a day or two of cross-legged sitting and expirating, it would be too boring. Most people would lose their patience after doing this boring thing for long periods of time.

Especially the hyperactive children would not be able to endure this.

But, if one could reach the trance like state, then the concept of time will be lost. In a blink of an eye, several days would have passed. And the person expirating would feel like he had just taken a nap.

As for Yi Yun, he was currently in such a state.

Yi Yun's constitution was that of a normal person. But his soul was different from others. He had extraordinary perceptivity and Yi Yun had the Purple Crystal hiding within him.

The Purple Crystal was a divine artifact that was related to energy. A person's body has "Spirit", "Qi" and "Soul". In the flesh was "Spirit", while the soul was about the "Soul", as for the energy, it was "Qi".

By using the Purple Crystal to gather Qi, Yi Yun could do it easily!

The speed at which he absorbed the Heaven Earth Yuan Qi or the circulation speed within his meridians were far faster than a normal person.

As such, Yi Yun had completely forgotten the concept of time.

From sunset to late at night, from late night to dawn...

The mountain was chilly, and Yi Yun's clothes were wet from the chilly air. A layer of white frost had already crystallized on his hair.

Yi Yun had previously warned Jiang Xiaorou not to look for him, and to wait without worry in the tree house.

There was plenty of food in the treehouse which Jiang Xiaorou could prepare when she was hungry.

After sunrise, the sun rose in the vast wilderness. It was a beautiful picture as the golden sun climbed up with difficulty. The horizon appeared to be coated gold by the sunlight. The entire mountain had seemed to been revived as they welcomed the baptism of the golden sunshine.

Yi Yun remained motionless. His young face greeted the rising sun as if many light dots were jumping on his skin.

After sunrise, it was midday, followed by evening and into the night!

Yi Yun had sat there meditating for a day and a night without taking in a single grain.

He was like a piece of rock that never moved. But if you had Yi Yun's vision, you would see numerous light dots flying towards Yi Yun, covering his entire body.

His body's meridians had become crystal clear from the flowing golden light. Under the light, it was as if he had turned transparent.

Yi Yun could even see the insides of his body, where the shining meridians formed a perfect meridian graph.

This was a mesmerizing scene.

Slowly the lights Yi Yun could see grow thicker. His meridians were becoming brighter and brighter and his body was getting hotter!

In Yi Yun's mind, various images appeared. They were the moves of the 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist' playing out like a movie in his mind.

It was as if Yi Yun was cultivating himself in a spiritual world, and he kept doing each stance of 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist' without tire.

Behind Yi Yun were the shadows of a dragon and tiger, each taking a side.

Yi Yun's condition became more and more mysterious. He could feel that his body was being pressed and his cells were continuously compressed, and solidified. His bones became heavy and his blood had become similar to mercury.

After Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist, Yi Yun began practicing the Elephant Swallowing Technique!

The Elephant Swallowing Technique was not a fist technique, but a set of moves and this set of moves was extremely mysterious, even more so than 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist'!

Elephant Swallowing Technique was extremely high in energy consumption. Under the situation of a body's energy being drained, the body would reach a state of absorbing energy from the external world where it welcomed all.

Yi Yun was now like a sponge, and he was in the energy ocean freely absorbing its power.

After the Yuan Qi accumulated to its maximum and Yi Yun having performed Elephant Swallowing Technique and Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist for the umpteenth time–

"Peng!"

Suddenly, Yi Yun heard something explode in his body. A raw breath surged up Yi Yun's throat, and with a open of his mouth, "Wah", he had vomited a large mouthful of black blood!

This mouthful of black blood was extremely thick and sticky. After vomiting it out, Yi Yun felt full of energy, like nectar raining down his head, drenching his whole body.

He opened his mouth and the nectar would enter his mouth!

This was not an illusion. It was his tongue feeling it, because even Yi Yun's saliva tasted sweet like nectar. Swallowing a mouthful made him extremely relaxed and comfortable!

Yi Yun knew that he had reached the fifth level of Mortal Blood, Qi Gatherer!

The Qi Gatherer realm was the transitionary border between the Mortal Blood realm and the Purple Blood realm, the process where a person's body could shrug off their mortality!

"Wonderful! It really feels wonderful!" Yi Yun suddenly opened both his eyes. His eyes flashed like lightning and his gaze would shoot out like lightning, piercing through darkness.

He jumped up and looked like a tiger living on the rocks!

Having reached the Qi Gatherer realm, Yi Yun felt his body full of energy. He casually lifted his right leg and stomped down!

"Boom!"

The black ironstone by his feet was stomped open by Yi Yun's foot.

Seeing the cracked piece of rock, Yi Yun was very satisfied.

"My strength is many times stronger than when I was in the Meridians realm! Not even a five-hundred-kilogram cauldron, lifting even a three-thousand-kilogram cauldon would be no problem.

With his strength reaching six cauldrons, or three thousand kilograms, it was no wonder the rock was shattered as a three-thousand-kilogram object would cause the same damage when dropped from a height.

If that three-thousand-kilogram object had reduced its size to that of a fist, it would be fearsome.

And with Yi Yun's 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist', the fist would be way stronger than his body's strength by several times.

True Martial World - Chapter 62: Scapegoat

At that moment, in the Lian tribal clan Patriarch compound.

"What!? The bitch, Jiang Xiaorou, has run off?"

Upon hearing the news, the teacup in Lian Chengyu's crumbled!

"Pa!"

The hot tea splattered, giving Zhao Tiezhu a shock.

He did not know why Lian Chengyu had worked up such a temper. In fact, Lian Chengyu had an inferiority complex but he was also a proud man. In front of the large tribe's elites, he had to be inferior, but in front of the poor people of the Lian tribal clan, he would not allow anything that was detrimental to his pride.

For example, although Lian Chengyu wanted Jiang Xiaorou, he had never expressed such a desire in front of his subordinates. It was like an emperor taking a liking to a small court girl. He would only visit, but never chase.

How could a cheap commoner be worthy of his pursuit?

That was the reason why Zhao Tiezhu did not know about Lian Chengyu's designs on Jiang Xiaorou. Even now, he was still at a loss. Why would Lian Chengyu be so angry with Jiang Xiaorou running away?

"Leave!" Lian Chengyu waved his hand. His expression was gloomy. I did not expect the bitch to be that stubborn, willing to die than to be possessed by me!

One of the reasons Lian Chengyu was so angry was because he coveted Jiang Xiaorou's exceptional temperament and looks.

The second reason why was the key reason. Lian Chengyu, having lived in the resource poor Lian tribal clan, had always been able to get anything he wanted. But he had to bend over just to obtain a discarded piece of resource from a large tribal clan. This accumulated to the point of him having an extreme desire in his heart.

He wanted to obtain things that did not belong to him, and if it belonged to him, no one could touch it.

To Lian Chengyu, Jiang Xiaorou belonged to the Lian tribal clan, so she was exclusively his.

It was alright if he couldn't obtain the things of others, but the things in the Lian tribal clan was his and his family's. So there was nothing that made him angrier than her escaping!

"This bitch might already be dead."

A fifteen-year-old girl had to have a lot of courage to escape into the vast wilderness alone as it was equivalent to suicide.

And to send men to find her was impossible. The vast wilderness was so large, who would know which direction Jiang Xiaorou had escaped to?

And sending dozens of his men from the warrior preparation camp would probably lead to some deaths. It was not worth it.

Very soon, Lian Chengyu received a second piece of news.

The men who had taken the Blood Thinning Pill had finally fallen ill! Actually the time for them to fall ill had already been delayed from Lian Chengyu's original estimate.

They were all extremely weak and each cough coughed up blood.

These ill men were all the pillars of their family. They had originally hoped to earn some additional food for their family by refining the bone.

But now, the pillar was gone!

These few days, because of the lack of food, there were already a few people who had died of hunger and cold.

The first who died were the ill and the elderly.

The families with able-bodied men could barely make do, but without their men, their days ahead were unimaginable!

And for this, the Lian tribal clan upper echelon no longer came forward to provide assistance. They did not hand down food because Lian Chengyu had decided that these people would not last long, and that they had lost their value.

With the meagre amounts of food left in the tribe, they still had to carry on recruiting able-bodied men to refine the desolate bone.

Of course, after the best batch of fit men were maimed, the second batch were a bunch of mediocres. But it didn't matter since the desolate bone was almost done refining.

Despite the Lian tribal clan's upper echelon being so cold and heartless, the people were left in the dark. They did not know the truth, because it was all Yi Yun's fault.

The desperate family members of the able-bodied men came to the Lian tribal clan Patriarch compound, hoping to be given some food, and hoping they could obtain a Blood Thinning Pill that had "saved" their men's lives.

Of course in the eyes of the family members, that was a life-saving "miracle drug".

But the Lian tribal clan upper echelons dismissed this requests. There were limited numbers of Blood Thinning Pills, and since it overdrafted on a person's life force, why would they waste it on these people who had no chance of surviving?

As a spokesperson, Zhao Tiezhu arrogantly stood on a dais and gave a disdainful glance at the family members of those able-bodied men.

He was once a member of the poor, but now Zhao Tiezhu felt he was no longer poor. He had escaped the realm of the poor, and was different from the ant-like inferior creatures.

He was now a subordinate of Lian Chengyu. When Lian Chengyu becomes a Tai Ah Divine Kingdom warrior, or even a "Kingdom Knight", he would be one of the servants of a Kingdom Knight!

You know how great is a Kingdom Knight? A watchdog of a prime minister's house was equivalent to a grade three official, when that happens, Zhao Tiezhu would be able to have multiple wives, and become successful! How could he mix with these scrounging poor?

"What are you making a din for? What are you making a din for? You bunch of bumpkins still want a miracle drug to save lives. How many of these miracle drugs do you think our tribe has? Do you know the cost of refining a miracle drug?"

From up above, Zhao Tiezhu looked down at the ragged bunch of women and children with a despising look.

But seeing that they had been stunned by his words, he felt like he was now a person of the upper echelon as he said, "If I were to say it bluntly, all you bumpkin lives added up would not be enough to exchange for a miracle drug!"

"You want food? You want miracle drugs? Give up hope!"

"The tribe has previously saved your men's lives once, and you still expect a second? It was your men who got infected by the plague accidentally. It has nothing to do with the tribe. Too bad for your luck? If you want to blame, blame it on that kid Yi Yun. It was he who got infected and spread it to you. That bastard, even in death he is harming others!"

Zhao Tiezhu had the ulterior motives to fan the flames.

And at that moment, someone with a mean voice rang, "Soldier Zhao is right, it's all because of that jinx Yi Yun!"

This was Lian Cuihua's voice. She had been mixed within the crowd and had waited for the opportune time to steer public opinion.

"Also that Jiang Xiaorou that seductress! Our Lian tribal clan had kindly accepted that troubled family, giving them food and a place to live, and not only did they not repay us, they even brought disaster on us!"

"Fellow villagers, if you want to blame, blame those two jinxes!" Lian Cuihua shouted at the top of voice, and the family members of the able-bodied men were unable to tell right from wrong in their state of desperation.

Besides, the truth was too complicated for them, making it too hard to understand.

Now with that bitch Jiang Xiaorou gone, she had absconded to avoid punishment! Let's burn their house! Let's make sure that she will freeze to death even if she returns! Starve to death!"

"Burning their house is also a form of exorcism, let's go fellow villagers!" Lian Cuihua took off her tattered cloak and jumped up the stage only with a top and began waving her coat, as if it were a small flag.

People had a tendency towards mass behavior, so they were easily led.

Besides, in their hearts, it was really Yi Yun who had caused their able-bodied men to collapse, causing them to have desperate times ahead. They were most likely going to starve or freeze to death.

Under Lian Cuihua's instigation, the people besieged Jiang Xiaorou's house again.

These people were either really angry, or simply following the herd. There were some who did not have the heart to do so.

But the outcome did not change, ten torches were thrown towards Jiang Xiaorou's dilapidated hut filled with cow dung.

The flames reached the sky.

The crackling sounds were like the cries of the demons. As the tongues of the flames leaked the sky, thick black smoke rose, dying the beautiful red sky black…

From a distance, Lian Chengyu was watching this scene without expression. Burning Jiang Xiaorou's house was not enough to appease him, it only mattered if Jiang Xiaorou was found.

He said calmly to the Zhao Tiezhu who was standing behind him, "Send down the order, do not affect the desolate bone refinement. Also, when out hunting, if you find Jiang Xiaorou, bring her to me. There will be a reward!"

"Yes, Young Master Lian. I will guarantee that it will be done!" Zhao Tiezhu accepted the order before leaving.

True Martial World - Chapter 61: I want to be a sage

After making sure that Jiang Xiaorou had fallen asleep, Yi Yun quietly pulled away his hand. Even when Jiang Xiaorou was sleeping, Yi Yun did not rest . He used the Purple Crystal Origins in his body to absorb the energy from the Chi Lin beast's head.

Chi Lin beast was a desolate beast, and when Yi Yun had just broken into the Meridians realm, he had absorbed the Frost Python's Power of Desolates, and due to a lack of experience, he had sucked up too much power causing him harm. He had nearly burst his meridians.

This time, Yi Yun had turned wiser. He carefully controlled the energy intake into his body, and from the speed, he knew that the Chi Lin beast head could last him a month.

In one month, he would pass the warrior selection and obtain new resources.

As the night got deeper, Yi Yun who had absorbed enough energy quietly left the tree house.

He was like an agile monkey crossing through the woods, and he quickly reached a clearing.

Under the clear sky and moon, was a youth in linen clothes. He sat under a tree and rested his back on the tree trunk. With the moonlight, he began flipping through the pages of that green ancient book with perfect focus.

A yellowed leaf escaped from one of the old tree's branches and slowly fell upon one of the opened pages, but the youth brushed it away gently and returned to his dedicated reading.

Although it was dim at night, but after reaching the Meridians realm, Yi Yun could clearly see in the night as if it were the day.

"So Dragon Dancing the Nine Heavens is not only that one move. There are three others, making the entire set have four moves…"

Looking at Lin Xintong's 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist', the many questions Yi Yun previously had were gradually cleared.

Back then when Yao Yuan was teaching the warrior preparation camp members, under the consideration that the members had poor learning abilities, he had simplified all the moves. Only the simplest of moves out of the entire set of moves were taught.

Now with the entire set of 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist', he had filled in all the gaps.

"Oh? Miss Lin wrote here that although 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist' is ingenuous, it is after all a basic fist technique, and one should not be limited by the routines of 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist'. If one were to be focused only on the routines of the 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist', then in one's entire life, one would only reach the completed realm of 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist', but not improve any further.

Lin Xintong's words startled Yi Yun. He immediately focused on what Lin Xintong had noted.

Lin Xintong's handwriting was elegant and each tiny word was soft and beautiful, but the content was majestic. Yi Yun could only feel the shocks from it!

In Lin Xintong's notes, the highest realm one could reach with 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist' was the peak of Purple Blood realm.

This was the so-called "completed" realm, but was there anything left to practice any further?

Sorry, there's none!

At this point, unless one obtained an even higher grade cultivation technique could they reach an even higher realm, for example the "Tai Ah Sacred Technique". If one had the ability to obtain it, then one should definitely use it.

But a problem will arise. The 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist' previously learned was totally different from the "Tai Ah Sacred Technique". Between the two, there was not much that could be inherited.

The "Tai Ah Sacred Technique" was supposedly created by the founding emperor of the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom, while the 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist' was unexpectedly obtained by one of the descendant emperors. They did not have the same heritage.

If two different systems were used together, there would be parts that could not be meshed together into perfection.

On Earth, this would be like a high school student choosing to do mathematics for the college entrance exams, and upon entering college, quit mathematics to study history.

That doesn't mean that he would not be able to learn anything. A talented person could easily still become a famous historian. But no matter what, the mathematics learned prior was a waste for when researching historical articles, was there differentiation one could use?

When changing techniques, there would be a problem, after learning the "Tai Ah Sacred Technique", then the 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist' would be useless. Its use was only to break past the Mortal Blood, and push him to the peak of Purple Blood!

Just like a high school student learns mathematics only to obtain a college acceptance letter.

This meant that it was a waste of resources. A warrior's time was extremely precious. Practicing martial arts was a fight against the heavens. To break through to a higher realm, one needed to keep striving and not waste time!

Lin Xintong was a person who went against the heavens; she wanted to accomplish an impossible miracle, so how could she afford such waste?

Lin Xintong's method was to go beyond the routines and completely understand the routines and cater it for use only for herself!

So forgetting routines is also known as "assuming formlessness", an important step for walking your own martial path!

Based on one's martial arts foundations, one could find a path to reach a high level of martial arts. The techniques learned along the way, no matter if it was basic, intermediate or advanced, would be completely understood and merged into one's own understanding of martial arts.

As such, it will not be a waste.

When Yi Yun saw such a note, he had a sobering feeling.

Yes, routines have limits, but martial arts is without limit!

In ancient China, Mengzi had said, "If you believe everything you read, you better not read." A real sage would read the basic "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Surnames' or for the more advanced, the four great books, and even the hundred schools of thought.

All these countless classics would be integrated into their knowledge before they write out their beautiful articles!

I want to be a sage, I want to be a martial art sage!

Yi Yun vowed, and began studying even harder at the 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist' that Lin Xintong had annotated.

Without saying, this was the advantage of birth. Lin Xintong was born in a large family clan, and had much interactions and perspectives, so it was extraordinary.

Yi Yun had only practiced martial arts for two months, but even if his perceptivity was high, he would not even be able to reach Lin Xintong's dust trails.

Experience was only gained by a non-stop accumulation of learning. Even a sage had to begin from babbling as a child.

Yi Yun used two hours to finish reading 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist' from cover to cover. He pondered over it and received a huge enlightenment!

"I too cannot rely on Miss Lin's understanding. Everyone has different understanding of things. Many things can only be understood but cannot be described. I need to have form my own opinion."

It was a must to understand the opinions of others, but he could not just rely on them.

Yi Yun carefully stored away the manual and jumped onto a large rock.

His body was filled with the fire elemental energy of the Chi Lin beast. Ever since he broke into the Meridians realm, the biggest advantage was to be able to flexibly control his body's energy.

The Chi Lin beast energy he had absorbed in the tree house had been sealed within his dantian. Now, Yi Yun began to open up his conception and governor vessels, and he felt a surge of heat within his body.

The heat flowed along Yi Yun's conception and governor vessels, and cycled again and again. Slowly, Yi Yun's body was burning hot, as if he had been drinking a large pot of wine in a hot spring!

Using this strength, Yi Yun began displaying 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist'!

With the Chi Lin energy rushing to his head, Yi Yun could feel his spirit fully relax. His body began to move freely without thought, as if it moved on instinct.

Such a dissociated state was the best state for learning martial arts.

It had to be said that although Yi Yun's constitution was not good, his perceptivity and intelligence was far greater than children his age. Even the elites of the large tribes would pale in comparison to this Yi Yun who had led two lives.

From the fourth Mortal Blood realm to the fifth Mortal Blood realm, besides eating treasures, another critical step was to gather the Yuan Qi into his body!

And that was in fact the most difficult step!

The warriors in the vast wilderness could fly, lift tens and hundreds of cauldrons, level off mountains.

This energy, where did it come from?

Would eating gruel, vegetables and tea provide that energy? It's obviously impossible!

Using the knowledge from Earth, energy was conserved.

To make a horse run, one had to feed the horse grass. It was the same for warriors; for a warrior to move a mountain, you had to provide him with the energy to move the mountain!

So when warriors train their body, be it some treasure, beast meat or desolate bones, it had to be continuously consumed, as the warriors' energy consumption was dependent on the food.

But upon reaching the Qi Gatherer realm, warriors would not just rely on the consumed food to provide energy, they could also absorb the energy from the surroundings to complement their bodies.

When warriors attain an even higher cultivation, they could topple the mountains and overturn the seas. At that moment, the main source of energy was not from food by the energy from Heaven Earth Yuan Qi.

After two rounds of 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist', Yi Yun felt his body heating up. His body was drenched in sweat. To completely go through the 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist' properly was an extremely laborious one.

The energy Yi Yun absorbed were depleted in two rounds. This energy would then settle within Yi Yun's body, nourishing his body…

True Martial World - Chapter 60: Bliss

"The most delicious foods…" Jiang Xiaorou looked at Yi Yun in a daze. In the dark night, her eyes were sparkling.

She felt that everything that happened that night was like a dream.

"Sis Xiaorou, you just have to wait to eat." Yi Yun began to focus. He had prepared uncountable number of meals in his life, but he had never focused as much effort as this one meal!

Yi Yun had received an entire set of cooking apparatus and condiments from Old Man Su. He had even obtained some of the vintage wine. It was sufficient for him to fully express his culinary skills.

Water was added to the pot with the processed ingredients, together with the meat, seasoning, flavoring, soup stock, oil…

Yi Yun was meticulous in his every step.

And he did many dishes simultaneously. As a dish was being cooked, he was already preparing another.

The cutting board was a cleaned tree stump. The knife also came from Old Man Su.

After obtaining a Tempered Body, Yi Yun's strength increased. His knife work was superb. The ingredients were cut as thin as the wings of dragonflies and his speed was unrelenting.

By the side, using the fire's illumination, Jiang Xiaorou was stunned by Yi Yun's knife work.

When did her brother become so powerful?

In order for Jiang Xiaorou to eat a good meal, Yi Yun had made a few dishes that needed complex steps. Even on Earth, these dishes needed Yi Yun's care and attention as it required many steps, and he was not a professional chef. A mistake or two would make the dish lose its perfection.

But now, with Yi Yun reaching the Meridians realm, his brain's channels had been cleared and energy entered his brain making his thinking sharp. So he was able to do three dishes simultaneously without missing a beat in the steps needed for each dish.

With one dish done, it was ladled out, and another dish was prepared. It was all done with clockwork precision.

And Jiang Xiaorou had already completely froze. The aromas that attacked her olfactory senses opened up her appetite.

Jiang Xiaorou seldom saw a few pieces of bacon, so when could she have the chance to see such top class cuisine?

Yi Yun's dishes were all made of the best desolate meat. From Old Man Su's stature and gluttony, he would not keep anything less than desolate meat. And even among the desolate meat, only the finest were kept.

Besides, the various condiments Old Man Su had left behind were all expensive items. So Yi Yun was able to fully express his skills, allowing him to finish dish after dish.

Jiang Xiaorou looked at the delicacies that lined the tree stump. It felt like she was in a dream.

Was all this real?

Just a while ago, she was worrying over food and their future, but now, she was faced with a table of delicacies. Was all these made by her brother? Could she really eat all the food?

"Sis Xiaorou, quickly eat it. The wind is cold. The food will cool down soon."

Yi Yun took a bowl of steamed meat that was as clear as crystal and said, "This is called steamed pork belly, Sis Xiaorou try it."

On Earth, normal pork belly tasted great when made into steamed pork belly, but using desolate meat for steamed pork belly made it even better.

Yi Yun picked a piece of steamed pork belly and served it to Jiang Xiaorou's lips.

It was always her feeding Yi Yun, but today, the roles were reversed. Jiang Xiaorou was not used to it and her face turned red as she opened her mouth to take a small bite. The moment the meat entered her mouth, it melted into an aromatic and delicious flavor. It was not greasy and with the faint flavor of rice, it was extremely memorable.

Jiang Xiaorou could not believe that there was something that delicious in this world.

People who have been starving for extended periods of time would find a bowl of soup noodles a delicacy, let alone this dish that could rival even the best dishes on Earth with the excellent desolate meat.

Jiang Xiaorou felt as if her tongue could no longer move. It was too delicious. The taste was something she had never tried before, nor had she ever thought about it.

When she was young, Jiang Xiaorou came from a wealthy family but she was still young then. She was only obsessed with snacks and did not learn to appreciate food. Having only interest in sweets and having never starved, she never knew that fish and meat was that delicious.

"Red braised pork, salt-baked chicken, scalded vegetables, desolate bone vegetable soup!" Yi Yun introduced his dishes one by one. Old Man Su had left behind some vegetables, so he had fried it with some meat.

China's traditional cuisine with the ingredients from the strange world made the taste even better. Even picky as he was with his food, the glutton Yi Yun felt it was perfect.

Jiang Xiaorou ate it so fast that she almost swallowed her tongue. Eating such a meal was the same as a dream.

And the dishes would give a strong warm feeling when it entered the stomach. This warmth spread throughout their bodies giving them extreme comfort!

This was the desolate meat reforming their bodies.

Desolate meat was something the poor in the vast wilderness could rarely eat. If they could eat it daily, their bodies would be strong and would not succumb to illnesses!

Even the vegetables left behind by Old Man Su was something good for the body, and normal people would never have the chance to eat it.

The siblings ate ravenously and in fifteen minutes, they had swept away the delicacies on the tree stump like a typhoon.

It was hard to believe that Jiang Xiaorou was desperate, hungry and cold and filled with despair just a while ago, but in a short period of time, she was full from eating. And with the energy within the food, she felt warm.

Only after experiencing hunger would one know that delicacies were such blissful objects.

At that moment, Yi Yun had already begun constructing the tree house.

With his Tempered Body, Yi Yun had great strength, so it was simple for him to build tree house.

"Yun-er, what had happened the past few days?" Jiang Xiaorou saw Yi Yun busying himself, and felt like she was still in a dreamy hallucination.

The events of the past hour were too amazing.

"Oh, I met an unscrupulous man by the surname of Su. He saw that my constitution was surprisingly good and gave me some pointers. He also gave me some good items. It's roughly that. Sis Xiaorou, don't worry. I'm different from the past. In the future, your life will only get better and better."

The tree house was completed, but it was cold and moist in the mountains, so sleeping in the tree house would be too cold.

Although there was a fire nearby, and it was warm, it needed constant attention for it could not burn throughout the night, so they would still be cold.

Seeing Jiang Xiaorou rubbing her ears occasionally, Yi Yun smiled and descended from the tree house. In a short while, he brought up the Chi Lin head.

The Chi Lin had a rich amount of fire-elemental energy. Placing the head in the tree house was like having a small heating stove. In a short time, the tree house had warmed up.

Yi Yun had brought in too many surprises this night, so Jiang Xiaorou decided against asking.

Although she had to lie down on the tree house's wooden planks, she had never felt more secure than today.

Having eaten a meal, quenched her thirst, having a warm home and with Yi Yun by her side. What other thing in this world was more blissful than this?

"Yun-er, I'm so afraid this is all a dream…"

Jiang Xiaorou felt that everything was unreal. She feared sleeping, afraid that if she closed her eyes and opened them, she will find herself in that cold empty house with nothing but dirty cow dung, and the bad news of Yi Yun having died from an illness…

"It's not a dream. Sis just sleep, I'll protect you." Yi Yun sat on a log bed beside her and held Jiang Xiaorou's hand.

After feeling the heat from Yi Yun's palm, Jiang Xiaorou obtained a peace of mind.

This warm touch allowed the tiredness to overwhelm her. Although she was unwilling to sleep, slowly she lost consciousness and fell asleep. This day, she had first learned of Yi Yun's death, and then besieged by the villagers. She had been terribly frightened and her emotions were marked by big ups and downs, so she was totally exhausted.

Jiang Xiaorou entered dreamland and a blissful smile appeared on the corners of her mouth…

True Martial World - Chapter 59: Kindness

A normal person had no way of leaving their tribal clan. Leaving the tribal clan meant that there would be no source of food, so going into the Cloud Wilderness was the same as sending them to their deaths.

"We can go to the back mountains. Bring all our food, we will build a treehouse in the back mountain and stay there for a month!"

Yi Yun had already planned it out. He could not be seen, and there was no way he could stay in the Lian tribal clan anymore. The best solution was to hide in the back mountains.

The back mountains were vast, and did not have any herbs. Few would go there normally.

"To the back mountains? What will happen when our food runs out? Where can we go then?"

"We won't finish it. Sis Xiaorou, take heart," as Yi Yun smiled. He had obtained a lot of meat from the old man. It was sufficient for several months. And in a month, the kingdom's selection would happen, so Yi Yun was not worried one bit.

At that time, he would settle the debts clearly! Lian Chengyu, Zhao Tiezhu, Lian Cuihua and all those that bullied him will meet their just deserts!

Yi Yun helped Jiang Xiaorou gather their belongings. In fact, it was only a bag of food and the bed in the inner room that had not been sullied by the cow dung. All the bowls and plates had been caked in cow dung, and were no longer usable.

"Oh? There's someone." Yi Yun hid himself and with the moonlight, he saw a few people gently pushing the yard door, and walked into the dung-filled courtyard.

It was the Aunt Wang, Uncle Zhou and their daughter Zhou Xiaoke from next door.

Aunt Wang had often lent Yi Yun food. Yi Yun had previously given them a large portion of bacon he had received to Aunt Wang.

Aunt Wang's daughter Zhou Xiaoke was about the same age as Yi Yun, and had followed him all around when they were young. Back then she would often be covered in mud from her exploitations, but now she was much quieter and had the temperament of a young lady.

"Little girl Jiang, Aunt is here to give you your meal. You haven't eaten a whole day..."

The courtyard was filled with cow dung, and it troubled Aunt Wang. She did not know what illness Yi Yun had contracted. He was a perfectly good child that was chosen by Lord Zhang a few days ago. And the villagers had said he had finally amounted to something and his family had struck gold.

But in a few short days, it was all gone with one word?

Heaven sure was blind.

Aunt Wang was dismayed that there was no light coming from the house.

"Have Sis Xiaorou and Brother Yi Yun left?"

From outside came Zhou Xiaoke's sad and shaking voice.

Yi Yun peered through the window and saw a young girl the same age as him standing by the door. She had a round face like an apple, and her face were in tears.

Yi Yun sighed, even in this poor and emotionless Lian tribal clan, there were still people like this Aunt, and a young girl who still remembered him...

When he was chosen by Zhang Yuxian, the villagers had begun to curry favor him, but it wasn't anything. When everyone thought that he had died from a plague, they condemned him. This was the truth that beared in their minds.

Yi Yun gave a wink to Jiang Xiaorou.

Jiang Xiaorou understood and said, "Aunt Wang, don't come in. I'm already sleeping. There isn't any place for you to step on, and...

Jiang Xiaorou didn't say anymore. Aunt Wang sighed for she knew Jiang Xiaorou was worried about the plague infecting her. She could only clear a spot and left the items by the door.

"Lass, I've made a bowl of soup noodles for you. I'll place it here. You can also use the bowl. I'll be leaving first."

In a poor village, it was easy to have evil people, but hard to have kind people as the notion of giving an inch and he'll take a mile prevailed. Yi Yun had given Aunt Wang some bacon, and Aunt Wang had brought some soup noodles. In this period, soup noodles were a rare item.

Aunt Wang knew that Jiang Xiaorou had no chance of eating since noon. As her house was bombarded by cow dung, how could she make a meal?

Aunt Wang placed the soup noodles down and said, "let's go."

Aunt Wang pulled the tearing Zhou Xiaoke and together with Uncle Zhou, closed the yard door, and left the yard.

Uncle Zhou was a dull man, and did not speak a word. He had some strength, allowing their family to get by.

After Aunt Wang left, Yi Yun came to the yard and brought the bowl of hot soup noodles in. This soup noodles was different from those from Earth. It was handmade. Each short and thick noodle had the imprints of Aunt Wang's.

"In the future, I'll repay them. Those who harmed me, I'll remember it. Those who were good to me, I'll remember it."

Yi Yun thought to himself and brought Jiang Xiaorou away into the mountains.

...

Deep in the night, Yi Yun and Jiang Xiaorou came to the back mountains. This was a spot Yi Yun had specifically chosen. It was well hidden and near a water source. There was also a large tree, suitable for building a treehouse.

It was already deep in winter, and the chill in the mountains were worse. White frost bits crystallized on the rocks. Each breath blew out a white mist.

Jiang Xiaorou's face was red from the cold. She shrank her body and kept rubbing her hands as a thin layer of goosebumps appeared on her skin.

Even a strong man, not to mention a fifteen year old girl, wouldn’t be able to survive in the deep mountains for one winter night. They were bound to catch a chill the second day after sleeping.

They only had one bedding, which was not enough back home; now in the cold mountains, it was even worse.

"Yun-er, it's too cold. We won't last more than a few days," Jiang Xiaorou was confused. They had left their house in a spur. Although the house was in shambles, it could still keep out the cold. How were they to survive in the mountains?

The future seemed to be dark.

How could they survive?

Yi Yun laughed, "Sis Xiaorou, don't worry."

Yi Yun went to the back a huge boulder and took out a pile of firewood.

When he separated from Old Man Su, the sky was still bright. He could not return to the village, so he had roughly prepared a temporary foothold. The firewood was also prepared at that time.

"Yun-er, you..." Jiang Xiaorou was surprised. At that moment, Yi Yun had sparked the fire starters, setting the wood on fire.

In a moment, a flame began burning as hot air began to rise. The frost on the surrounding rocks began to melt and Jiang Xiaorou felt some warmth.

In such desperate times, a tiny bit of warmth gave Jiang Xiaorou hope.

"Sis, look at what this is," Yi Yun laughed as he took out a big bag from behind the boulder and unwrapped it. Jiang Xiaorou took a curious look and when she saw its contents, she was stunned.

In the bag was food, there were meat, vegetables and even wild fruits!

The meat accounted for a large proportion. They were all cut up with their fur removed. They were all fresh meat and when put together would weigh more than two hundred catties!

"Yun-er where did you get that from?" Jiang Xiaorou looked with disbelief at Yi Yun.

Meat was rich in fat and was a high caloric food. In poor environments, meat was a life saver.

"Sis Xiaorou, don't ask. I'll promise you that in the future, I'll ensure a comfortable life for you. Our tough days are over. Whoever bullied us, we will return it a hundred times!" Yi Yun's voice carried a hint of killing intent. After training for two months, just like his strength, Yi Yun slowly became more and more ruthless and resolute.

In this world, the strong preyed on the weak, there was no rule of the law. Using the values from Earth to interact with others was the same as courting death.

Now, if not for the Purple Crystal's help, he would have long been forced to the wall.

"Sis Xiaorou, look well! Today, I'll let Sis Xiaorou eat the most delicious foods!"