Lin Lei trusted Grandpa Delin's judgment, but he also did not believe that Fengyun would still be thinking of tricking him into drinking the Body Strengthening Potion at a time like this.
Moreover, when he had spoken with Fengyun, he had asked about the potion and learned that it was actually very precious. If not for him, Fengyun would not even have revealed it.
Involuntarily, his gaze flicked toward Grandpa Delin again.
Delin Kewote was old and wise; how could he fail to see Lin Lei's doubts? If he had initially thought Fengyun was merely teasing Lin Lei, then now even he was beginning to have reservations.
After all, Fengyun could not possibly be faking his current state!
Yet in the end, he could not think of any explanation for this situation. He could only have Lin Lei talk more with Fengyun to ease his distress.
Ten days later.
"Ha!" Fengyun, who had been sitting in quiet cultivation, let out a shout. A powerful aura erupted from his body, startling the surrounding birds and beasts into scattering.
Seeing Fengyun's imposing presence, Lin Lei laughed and stepped forward to congratulate him. "Congratulations, Brother Yun, on taking another step forward and becoming a Level Six Warrior!"
Relying on the formidable control granted by Control Over Self, Fengyun quickly regulated the surging blood and qi within his body. The bulges of battle qi that had been darting beneath his skin like little mice rapidly converged and gathered at his lower dantian.
In merely two or three breaths, all signs of Fengyun's breakthrough vanished, and he returned to his usual state.
After opening his eyes and sensing the changes in himself, Fengyun smiled. "I never expected the combined effects of the Body Strengthening Potion and Blood Boil to be this good. I had originally estimated it would take three months to accumulate enough battle qi to break through to level 6."
"Who would have thought I'd break through after only two months?"
Lin Lei twitched his mouth. "Brother Yun, although I can't cultivate battle qi because of my bloodline, I still know that the body is the foundation of a warrior."
"Only with a stronger physique can one cultivate and increase battle qi more effectively!"
"With the way you drink potions to temper your body as if they were water, I'd think it strange if you hadn't broken through by now."
"With such a powerful physique, plus the massive amounts of magical beast meat you eat every day to replenish your nutrition, breaking through is perfectly normal!"
Fengyun stroked the final bottle of Body Strengthening Potion and said, "That's right. Physical strength is the foundation for us warriors. Unfortunately, I've used up all my Body Strengthening Potion. Otherwise, I might have broken through to level 6 a few days sooner!"
His Body Strengthening Potion had run out seven days ago. This remaining bottle was merely something he had kept for sentimental reasons.
Lin Lei looked at Fengyun. "Brother Yun, we've already spent quite some time in the Monster Mountain Range, and our gains have been quite good. Why don't we head back now? You can also replenish your supply of potions."
Fengyun glanced at Lin Lei and thought, We haven't even found Misty Mountain Valley yet, and this kid is already thinking about going back? Does he not want his own opportunity anymore?
But outwardly, he said, "What are you thinking, you fool? The Body Strengthening Potion isn't some common cabbage. Even if I go back, there's no way I can quickly get another batch for cultivation."
"Besides, the main purpose of coming into the mountains this time is to temper you. Now that I've broken through to level 6, with Beibei helping as well, we can try taking you deeper in to have some fun!"
"If you give up now, then don't even think about getting me to bring you into the mountains again unless you treat me to ten lavish meals!"
Hearing this, Lin Lei knew that Fengyun was doing it for his sake and wanted to temper him further.
Yet he had already gained a great deal from this trip into the mountains. Fengyun, on the other hand, had been protecting him from the side. Though Fengyun's gains had also been considerable, he had not experienced many truly satisfying battles.
Lin Lei wanted to improve himself, but he did not want Fengyun's progress to be held back because of him.
Whenever he thought of the exhilaration Fengyun had felt in his battle against the raptor, he knew that only by going deeper into the Monster Mountain Range and fighting Seventh-Rank Magical Beasts could Fengyun truly be tempered.
Now that Fengyun had broken through to level 6, the Fourth- and Fifth-Level Magical Beasts they had encountered during this period would be even less capable of making Fengyun feel any pressure.
Lin Lei immediately insisted once more on returning, reasoning with Fengyun. Fengyun also understood Lin Lei's thoughts. While sighing inwardly that Lin Lei was indeed a friend worth having, he came up with a compromise.
They would remain in the Monster Mountain Range for another month, then return after he had used up all the Blood Boil in his possession.
As they chatted and laughed, Fengyun and Lin Lei unknowingly arrived beside a cliff. Together with the cliff opposite it, it formed a valley filled with endlessly churning white mist.
The two walked along the valley for a while. Fengyun roughly surveyed the surrounding scenery, and his eyes lit up as he guessed where they were. He immediately became alert. "Be careful. The elemental density here seems much higher than elsewhere. This could be the territory of some powerful magical beast..."
Before he finished speaking, he let out another soft cry of surprise. "Eh? Lin Lei, look at that little herb that's entirely emerald green and glowing blue. Why does it seem a little like..."
"Blueheart Grass!!!" Following the direction of Fengyun's finger, Lin Lei cried out in shock.
As a Dragon Blood Warrior, if one's innate bloodline strength was insufficient, there was a second way to activate it after birth: drinking the fresh blood of a living Saint Realm dragon.
But dragon blood was extremely terrifying. Forget the blood of a Saint Realm dragon—even ordinary dragon blood could cause one's intestines to rupture, one's body to collapse, and death to follow.
Delin had once told Lin Lei that taking Blueheart Grass together with dragon blood could alleviate the side effects of dragon blood. Lin Lei had already recorded this in the Dragonblood Secret Tome and discussed it with Fengyun.
After learning that Fengyun might one day reach the Saint Realm, Lin Lei had considered asking Fengyun to help him obtain some dragon blood then.
But at the time, it had merely been a passing thought!
Now that he saw the Blueheart Grass, however, Lin Lei suddenly felt that his plan of becoming a Dragon Blood Warrior by drinking fresh dragon blood was highly feasible.
His excitement was written all over his face. He immediately cast a Levitation Spell on himself and prepared to pick the Blueheart Grass.
But Fengyun grabbed his shoulder. "Wherever there are precious treasures or spiritual herbs, there will be powerful magical beasts guarding them nearby."
"The elemental density here is much higher than in the surrounding area. I simply don't believe there isn't some powerful magical beast near that Blueheart Grass."
"Cast a Levitation Spell on me. I'll go pick it."
"You and Beibei keep watch for me!"
Lin Lei shook his head. "Brother Yun, I should go myself."
"Although you're stronger than I am, if I cast the Levitation Spell myself, I can more freely control the wind elements and adjust the spell's effect. If I cast it on you, controlling the Levitation Spell won't be nearly as natural. The farther away you are, the more troublesome it becomes to control."
"If some magical beast really is hiding in the dark and guarding the Blueheart Grass, it would be better for Brother Yun and Beibei to cover me while I pick it myself!"
Beibei: "..."
Beibei, standing nearby, looked at the Blueheart Grass, his eyes turning blank and round as he thought, In this situation, shouldn't I be the safest one to pick it?
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