Lu Chen slumped to the ground, gasping for breath.
He longed to laugh wildly because, half a year ago, he had become a one-eyed cripple.
Yet, half a year later, he managed to single-handedly kill a martial artist of the Visceral Refinement Realm!
Moreover, he didn’t kill while his spiritual power was at its fullest!
If another half a year were to pass, could he possibly reach the level of a martial artist comparable to the Soul Refinement Realm?
This also meant that the three-year appointment he made would certainly be fulfilled on time!
"What does it matter if one is a cultivator? I, Lu Chen, will also become a cultivator!"
Lu Chen ultimately didn’t laugh. Clenching his fists, he thought of the woman who had regarded him as nothing more than an ant...
"However, I’ve used up all my spiritual power now. It’s not suitable to travel at night in case I encounter demonic beasts. It’s just right to go to that cave over there to recover properly. By the time the nine-leaved purple flowers are ripe, perhaps I will be able to reach the power level of the Soul Refinement Realm directly!"
In all of Yuzhou City, no one had ever seen a martial artist of the Soul Refinement Realm.
It was the final realm for martial artists with innate abilities.
If the martial artists of the Visceral Refinement Realm would emerge from seclusion in times of family crisis,
then those of the Soul Refinement Realm wouldn’t appear even if all their family members perished!
For once one steps into the Soul Refinement Realm, they can sense the existence of spiritual power, and thereafter perform Spirit Infusion, reaching the Qi Refinement Realm and becoming a cultivator!
At that time, their lifespan would also increase, casually gaining several dozens or even hundreds of years!
"In this world, the strong make the rules, and the weak follow them!"
Looking at the still Elder, Lu Chen suddenly understood one thing clearly.
Initially, he was weaker than Lu Changkong, allowing Lu Changkong to dispose of him at will according to family rules.
And the Elder believed he was stronger, so he violated the ancestral teachings of the Lu Family to make a move against him.
Even then, his life and death were merely at the whim of that female cultivator!
...
A night passed without words.
When Lu Chen woke up, it was already bright daylight.
His Qi Sea had expanded, but the time he took to cultivate had shortened.
This also indicated from another aspect that his strength had made significant progress.
"Time to set out and find the nine-leaved purple flowers early!"
Lu Chen threw all three corpses into the stream before shouldering his spear and walking out of the valley, finally finding a shortcut and rushing at full speed!
The nine-leaved purple flowers were also deep within Ten Thousand Demon Mountain, and even if he ran at full speed, it would still take him several days.
That was assuming he didn’t encounter any demonic beasts.
Lu Chen, fearing he might miss the blooming period of the nine-leaved purple flowers, kept going day and night, never stopping for several days in a row.
And to his astonishment, he found he didn’t need to sleep and didn’t feel any drowsiness.
"It seems to be because I’ve cultivated spiritual power... Spiritual power is the essence of heaven and earth, so it’s not surprising to have this effect," he murmured to himself, not stopping his pace.
After several more days, he had reached the shelter he had built before, and his spiritual power was only about ten percent remaining.
He touched his belly and laughed self-deprecatingly. "Not bad speed, and enough endurance. This journey has also made me aware of my own ability to escape for my life!"
He didn’t enter the shelter but headed straight for the place of the nine-leaved purple flowers.
The closer he got, the more anxious he became in his heart, fearing he had missed the flowering period.
The book from Zhao Chang gave a somewhat vague description of the years involved, all in terms of years.
Lu Chen only remembered that budding was a sign that spiritual medicine was about to mature.
Only when he reached his destination did Lu Chen slow his steps and approached cautiously.
He held his breath, parted the low shrubs on both sides, and as a familiar scent of medicinal fragrance rushed into his nostrils, Lu Chen couldn’t help but close his eyes involuntarily.
At the same time, his hands began to tremble slightly...
Like clearing the clouds to see the bright sun, upon seeing that the nine-leaved purple flowers had fully bloomed, Lu Chen was frozen on the spot!
"It’s mature, it’s mature!" he exclaimed in extreme excitement, reaching out to pluck the root of the nine-leaved purple flower.
But at that moment, a slender black shadow suddenly sprang out from the ground and bit towards Lu Chen’s hand!
There was a demonic beast!
Lu Chen had not infused his pupils with spiritual power and his own spiritual power was low; he couldn’t see what the black shadow was, let alone dodge it.
In an instant, the black shadow bit onto the base of Lu Chen’s thumb, the searing pain almost knocking him unconscious.
It was then he realized it was a strange black snake as thick as a thumb!
With a tingling sensation spreading from his hand, Lu Chen’s heart immediately soared with alarm.
It was a venomous snake!