"Wooo!" A cheer rang out in the distance. A dozen or so burly members of the Page Stone Clan emerged from the weeds, carrying a deer covered in black scales. Their faces were alight with joy.
Lu Xiaotian smiled at the sight. This scaled deer was wild game with exceptionally delicious meat. More unusually, it could greatly improve the Page Stone Clan's strength. But the clan didn't know how to make proper use of it. They simply roasted the deer and ate it, leaving its spiritual power untapped; most of it even dissipated. As a result, the clan members gained very little strength. Though their intelligence was limited and their aptitude poor, there was no telling whether they might break through to Spirit Transformation if they cultivated properly.
The Page Stone Clan started a fire and roasted their catch. Lu Xiaotian swallowed a pill and sat in meditation to recover the spiritual sense he had expended. Refining magnetite gold liquid was work normally done by Body Integration experts, and forcing himself to do it at his current level had taken a heavy toll. His stamina was especially strained: with neither his magical power nor his blood-qi strength able to keep up, figuring out how to make the most of his limited strength naturally required even more spiritual sense. Even Lu Xiaotian, with his current level of Primordial Spirit, felt rather fatigued.
"Wooo-na!" A middle-aged couple approached, carrying a roasted deer leg on a wooden platter to offer Lu Xiaotian. It was one of the two hind legs, the most delicious cut. They seemed a little more intelligent than the other clan members. Lu Xiaotian couldn't understand their language, but he could roughly guess what they meant from their actions.
Lu Xiaotian accepted the deer legs and tore off a piece