Chapter 186

In the blink of an eye, three months have passed.

Wang Teng has been exploring Yaoguang Peak for three months now.

Of course, this only applies to areas where demonic beasts below the Qi Refining Stage are active. Wang Teng wouldn't dare go into the areas where demonic beasts above the Qi Refining Stage are active.

Ultimately, Wang Teng was still afraid of death.

During his time at Yaoguang Peak, Wang Teng Wang Teng had become quite experienced in battles, but most of them were overwhelming victories. He rarely even fought against demonic beasts with cultivation levels above the seventh level of the Qi Gathering Stage.

It was utterly a disgrace to the twelfth level of Body Tempering. Wang Teng sometimes felt ashamed of his despicable behavior; he was just too cowardly.

Equipped with top-tier gear and various tools, he could easily hunt down even early-stage Qi Refining demonic beasts. Yet, Wang Teng didn't even dare to approach the activity range of Qi Refining Stage demonic beasts.

It's merely the activity range of Qi Refining Stage Qi Refining Stage beast, not that he's being asked to fight one. The difference is huge.

In short, Wang Teng is now a coward and afraid of death.

"Damn it, when a person dies, they fly to the sky; Immortality, they live forever. It's one thing to not have a cheat system, but now I can be reset every day. This is way more powerful than a normal cheat system. What am I even cowardly about? Either become a god or Immortality. Besides, I'm not even sure if I 'Immortality."

Wang Teng thought to himself.

Wang Teng had thought about it many times during this period, but he hadn't taken that step yet.

Now, he has no secrets left from the entire area below the Qi Refining Stage on Yaoguang Peak. He either has to face his fears or continue to live a life of idleness and waiting for death.

If you just want to coast along, why bother looking for opportunities? Just break through to the Qi Gathering Stage directly; why waste time?

I'll do it right now, while I'm still bursting with youthful enthusiasm. Otherwise, once that passion fades, I'll chicken out again.

The activity area of a certain Qi Refining Stage demon beast.

"Roar~"

Wang Teng was standing nearby, listening to the tiger's roar that came from time to time. Wang Teng swallowed hard.

"One must take things one step at a time. Let's practice by killing a Qi Gathering Level 9 monster first."

After saying that, Wang Teng picked up his things and ran off.

They slipped away! It was terrifying!

At this moment, Wang Teng was standing in front of a double-striped Marked Deer at the ninth level of Qi Gathering.

The Marked Deer gets its name from the stripes on its antlers.

One rune indicates the Body Tempering Stage, two runes indicate the Qi Gathering Stage, and so on. Each time you advance to a higher realm, you will gain one more rune.

Among the demonic beasts, the combat power of different races varies drastically.

Deer are herbivores and very weak; they are always hunted by those of much greater strength.

"Hmm, what are you looking at? Don't think I'll let you off just because you're handsome and dashing. Still looking? Let me tell you, I'm done for you today. Even the King of Heaven himself can't save you. I'm telling you."

Even though I'm picking on the weak, I still need to find reasons to deceive myself.

The two- Marked Deer in front of Wang Teng continued to eat the low-grade spiritual herbs on the ground, completely ignoring Wang Teng Wang Teng even rolling its eyes at him.

It's as if it's saying: Mentally challenged.

Fifteen minutes later.

Wang Teng rode on the back of a two- Marked Deer.

"You little brat, you still dare to ignore me? I'll teach you to underestimate me, underestimate me, underestimate me..."

As he spoke, Wang Teng kept patting the little head of the two- Marked Deer.

Why do I suddenly feel a chill down my spine?

After saying that, Wang Teng turned around and looked.

Damn it.

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Wang Teng was so scared he almost jumped out of his skin.

Two deer appeared behind him; they weren't two-striped, they were four-striped.

It's easy to tell the cultivation level of Marked Deer: for every major realm its markings advance, an additional marking will appear on its antlers.

Two lines correspond to the Qi Gathering Stage, and four lines correspond to the Liquid Condensation Stage.

It's definitely true, but we don't know what stage of the Liquid Condensation Stage the other party is at.

Damn it, could it be those two pattern kings?

The faint fifth mark can already be seen on their antlers, indicating that these two deer are close to entering the Core Forging Stage.

Damn it, how did this thing even get here?

Isn't this a scam?

No wonder.

No wonder this silly deer isn't afraid of me; it turns out it has powerful backers.

Hey, since you have parents who are in the Liquid Condensation Stage, why aren't you staying at the mountaintop where you're Liquid Condensation Stage? What are you doing in the newbie village?

I guess it's because of her parents that no one on the mountain dares to lay a hand on her, which is why she's so fearless.

He thought he was just like everyone else and the monsters, and therefore dared not touch her.

Thinking about it this way, everything makes sense.

This is a total rip-off!

"Hehe, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, well..."

Wang Teng glanced at the Xiao Luer beneath him.

The adorable little girl's big eyes were filled with tears, which was incredibly cute, but her face showed grievance, and her nose was twitching. She looked like she had been bullied and wronged.

There were still many marks on his body from being beaten by Wang Teng, clearly indicating that he had suffered humiliation and was ruthlessly tormented by Wang Teng.

Coupled with those pitiful eyes, Wang Teng could already see endless anger in the bright, gleaming eyes of those two Four-Stripe Marked Deer.

Anyone would be angry if their child got beaten up.

Faced with this situation, Wang Teng knew he couldn't explain it, nor could he explain it clearly, because it was simply the truth.

As the two deer slowly approached, Wang Teng panicked.

"No, no, don't come any closer... If you get any closer, I won't be polite to her."

The two deer did not stop; on the contrary, they quickened their pace.

The two deer only stopped when Wang Teng placed his sword against the neck of the two-patterned deer.

However, Wang Teng could sense that the anger in the eyes of the two deer had intensified. If looks could kill, Wang Teng would have been killed hundreds of times over.

In this way, Wang Teng gradually distanced himself from Shuanglu through this 'forced' behavior. However, although Shuanglu did not approach Wang Teng Wang Teng again, it did not distance itself from him either.

When Wang Teng advances, they retreat; Wang Teng, they advance.

However, this stalemate probably can't last much longer. Wang Teng could sense that the other side's emotions were becoming increasingly volatile, and it wouldn't be long before they took forceful action.

Wang Teng originally intended to stall for time, ideally until the timer reset, but the other party wasn't cooperating.

There's no other way but to give it a try.

Wang Teng first removed the sword from the Xiao Luer's neck, but then aimed a crossbow bolt at the Xiao Luer's head, took a step back, and gestured with his sword to signal them to retreat as well.

Shuanglu first exchanged a few words, then did as instructed and took a step back.

In this way, Wang Teng took a step back, and Shuang Lu took a step back, just like a hostage exchange in a police and gangster movie.

After taking a dozen or so steps, Wang Teng noticed that the two deer seemed to be getting restless, so he immediately aimed an arrow at the ground beneath the Xiao Luer's legs.

Shuanglu was startled by Wang Teng's action, but they were relieved to see that their baby was alright. As a result, they did not make any further moves and obediently retreated with Wang Teng.

Once Wang Teng had retreated to a distance of about thirty meters from the Xiao Luer and nearly a hundred meters from the two deer, Wang Teng immediately affixed Divine Movement Talisman and ran away as fast as he could.

Shuanglu didn't immediately chase after Wang Teng, but instead immediately protected Xiao Luer, their eyes full of love and pity.

Moreover, the two deer kept licking the Xiao Luer, making various intimate gestures.

Don't get the wrong idea, Shuanglu was just checking on the Xiao Luer and treating its injuries.

After doing all this, the male deer chased after Wang Teng in the direction he had left, having already memorized Wang Teng scent while treating the fawn's wounds.

Bucks: You think you can get away with hurting my baby? What are you thinking? My baby has never been treated so badly. How can I face my baby if I don't kill you?

The doe was left with the Xiao Luer to prevent any further accidents from happening to her.

Meanwhile, Wang Teng ran for more than ten miles before stopping. Seeing that Shuanglu had not chased after him, Wang Teng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, before Wang Teng could even take a sip of water, a dark shadow flashed by, and Wang Teng felt as if he had been hit by something, and then he was sent flying, crashing into several large trees along the way.

The newcomer was none other than the Bucks.

In terms of combat, the Marked Deer are no match for anyone, but when it comes to speed, they have never been afraid of anyone. Otherwise, they would have been eaten by carnivores long ago, and how could they still be alive today?

Looking at the Bucks' blurry figures, Wang Teng cursed inwardly, "You have no sense of justice! I've already let your kids go, and you still try to kill them all!"

Unfortunately, Wang Teng is now severely injured and doesn't even have the strength to speak. He can barely open his eyes. Otherwise, Wang Teng would definitely spit at it a few times before he dies, to disgust it even in his final moments.

Wang Teng's last memory was of that deer hoof...

Actually, the Bucks were quite surprised that a human who didn't even have the Qi Gathering cultivation level could withstand their full-force attack without being dismembered.

This is all thanks to Wang Teng's cultivation at the Twelfth Layer of the Body Tempering Stage. In terms of physical strength alone, he is already comparable to an ancestor at the Core Forging Stage.

After gathering Qi, one can use internal energy to nourish their own body.

Therefore, the higher the cultivation level, the stronger the physical fitness will be. When the cultivation level is high enough, even without special body-tempering techniques, their physical fitness is not much worse than that of those lower-level body cultivators.

The eighty-second...

This time, Wang Teng finally won. At the moment the Silver-Backed Mystic Tiger fell, Wang Teng suddenly felt a surge of inspiration.

Even though he was badly injured and his eyelids were tired, Wang Teng dared not sleep. If he didn't seize this opportunity, he didn't know when the next one would come.

This breakthrough was much easier than Wang Teng had imagined. Although Wang Teng's physical condition was extremely poor, his multiple deaths had made his spiritual senses exceptionally sensitive.

Wang Teng could now clearly feel the scattered spiritual energy within his body; the next step was the second one.

Mobilizing these scattered spiritual energies to establish connections and communication with external spiritual energies is much easier than the first step, and Wang Teng has already accomplished this; all that's missing is sensing his own spiritual energy.

Wang Teng had already sensed the spiritual energy from the outside world many times and was able to establish contact with it, but this was all like water without a source, unable to retain spiritual energy at all.

This was mainly due to his experience fighting against Qi Refining Stage demonic beasts. By sensing the violent and bloody spiritual energy from the demonic beasts in the midst of life and death, Wang Teng was naturally able to sense the spiritual energy from the outside world.

Furthermore, it can be used to a certain extent; otherwise, Wang Teng wouldn't have been able to defeat those Qi Refining Stage demonic beasts.

During battle, Wang Teng could clearly sense the distribution and application of spiritual energy by the demonic beasts, identifying where the spiritual energy was weak and where it was strong.

He would dodge attacks with strong spiritual energy if possible, and withstand attacks with weak spiritual energy, trading blows for damage. With his excellent damage-trading skills, Wang Teng was able to kill his opponent at the cost of serious injury.

At first, the feeling of dying is indeed quite unpleasant, but you get used to it after a while.

Wang Teng feels restless if he Immortality at least once a day.

Hmm, I'll go beat up Xiao Luer to celebrate after I successfully break through.

Xiao Luer:(⋟⋞)

This is something Wang Teng has been doing for more than half a year.

He challenged the monster, and if he was defeated, he died; if he won, the monster died, and then he beat up the Xiao Luer, but in the end, he was kicked away by the Xiao Luer's parents.

Without realizing it, Wang Teng developed some strange hobbies.

Finally, Wang Teng made a breakthrough, very successfully, without any unexpected incidents.

After all, Wang Teng had made all the necessary preparations; all that was missing was to sense his own spiritual energy.

Ultimately, using his own meager spiritual energy as a foundation, Wang Teng's body established a connection with the spiritual energy of the outside world.

The spiritual energy within his body formed a self-circulating cycle, and his body was constantly growing stronger. Wang Teng could feel every inch of his flesh and blood, every cell in his body, cheering.

His flesh and blood greedily devoured the spiritual energy, and every cell was getting stronger. Wang Teng's body had become even more powerful, and after a burst of power, the growth continued, albeit at a slower pace.

Of course, there are limits to how strong you can become.

The body is like a bucket, and spiritual energy is the water. How much water you have depends not only on how much water you have, but also on how big your bucket is.

Of course, although breaking through to the thirteenth level allows one to manipulate spiritual energy, this spiritual energy can only be used for personal combat, and cannot be used to defend against enemies like Qi Refining Stage cultivator.

In other words, Wang Teng is still a short-range fighter who lacks long-range attack capabilities.

However, within ten steps, even a cultivator in the Liquid Condensation Stage like Wang Teng could easily crush him, and there was a high probability that he could smash him to pieces.

Besides being invincible in close combat, the thirteenth level of the Body Tempering Stage has another advantage over Qi Refining Stage cultivators: the ability to directly manipulate the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

However, the range is extremely limited. Within three inches, the spiritual energy is at my disposal; beyond three inches, the spiritual energy has little power.

However, this is still better than being Qi Refining Stage cultivator.

Although those in the Qi Refining Stage also use spiritual energy, they must first refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into their dantian before they can use it.

Unlike the thirteenth Body Tempering Stage, where one can use spiritual energy however one pleases, Wang Teng's spiritual energy is entirely contained within his flesh and blood, since there is no dantian in the Body Tempering Stage. Moreover, the spiritual energy forms its own cycle, automatically replenishing itself with whatever external spiritual energy one uses. Therefore, Wang Teng's endurance is much stronger than that of traditional Qi Refining Stage cultivators.

It's basically a perpetual motion machine, because after the ninth level of the Body Tempering Stage, with each level up, there will be a significant increase in stamina, strength, and other aspects.

Even if Wang Teng were to fight with all his might, he could still sustain it for two hours.