I continued utilizing the identical spell, to grasp my limits and the way far I can go along with it. The disadvantage, and the variety of instances I might use earlier than I am absolutely exhausted. Up to now I understood that I might solely use it thrice in a row, and a fourth time after half an hour. But when I had been to make use of it for the fifth time, I might drop unconscious. So, 5 is the restrict. At the least proper now and at my present stage. If I had been to extend my cultivation, I might undoubtedly enhance my tolerance and my means to solid extra of this spell, and maybe even stronger grades of it. This all, on the premise I enhance my cultivation and judging from the dimensions of the pool, I suppose it is going to be troublesome.

The pool that I had consumed poison from had its dimension already decreased by half. Due to me, consuming from it continuously for sustenance and supplementing my wants of Poison Qi.

Days glided by, and so they had been boring, completely and fully boring, nothing to do, a darkish cave that had no secrets and techniques, consider me, I checked by turning each rock and stone. There was nothing left, even from the corpses of these poor individuals, in addition to a couple of cash, there was nothing left within the cave.

The pool’s stage dropped additional, with every day, I might devour a big portion of it till a month glided by and the pool had nothing else to provide me. I discovered that I used to be in a position to ingest bigger and bigger quantities of the poison with out it really rising my cultivation to a visual diploma. However the totality of the pool ingested had really elevated my cultivation stage by one layer. A number of days in the past I had achieved Qi condensation Backside Medium stage. But, sadly, I discovered nothing of curiosity or new on the Poison God’s e book. Maybe I would like to achieve a better cultivation stage to unlock one thing new.

But with out the Bone and Physique Grinding Poison, there was no approach for me to complement my Poison Qi, and thus no approach for me to extend my cultivation.

It is time to depart this cave.

I packed all the things I might and located it helpful. There was nothing a lot really, simply the luggage of the individuals who introduced me and people poor fellows right here, the rest had fully melted by the purple poison that I have never seen lurking round right here ever because the first day on this cave.

I walked as much as the cave’s caved-in entrance, giant boulders had been holding off the exit. No approach for me to go away however a small crack that was leaking a few of the world’s daylight. Getting out from that small crack was not possible. So I wanted to discover a approach out.

I checked the rocks and observed that one small rock was really supporting the vast majority of the rocks round it, I used to be fortunate. As a result of if I needed to bodily transfer these items, I would wish to at the very least be forty years youthful.

I used to be not as nimble or as sturdy as I used to be earlier than, so if I had been to maneuver that small stone out of its place, the remainder of the boulders will certainly come falling down on me. I would not need that proper now.

I remembered seeing a speer someplace round right here, it most likely belonged to a hunter that was introduced with us to this place. It might do properly if I had been to make use of it to maneuver the rock from a distance.

I went again to the corpses of the poor males, ladies, and youngsters, and amongst them was a spear and some outdated or barely functioning searching instruments. I took the spear as I had no use for the remainder of the stuff laying there, nor did I’ve the right data to make use of them. A bow within the hand of an beginner is as helpful as a sledgehammer to a toddler.

The spear would do completely.

As soon as I had the weapon in hand I headed again to the doorway, then started poking, and poking, and poking on the small rock.

Utilizing an excessive amount of energy would most likely pressure the spear and make it snap. So I needed to be cautious. And fortunately, after a very long time of poking, the rock was dislodged, and the remainder of the boulders adopted as they rumbled down. Crushing one another and rolling on the bottom. Fortunately I used to be far-off that not one of the rocks managed to hit me when the entire thing got here down.

The small crack within the formation opened up and have become extensive sufficient for me to squeeze myself in. and so I did, as I needed to climb the now unsteady rocks, and get out of the cave.

A cool breeze assaulted my face as I took be aware of my surrounding. A forest, the identical forest that my youngsters had thrown me into was what met my eyes. And solely then once I lastly was compelled to face a state of affairs that I used to be hardly and intimately attempting to keep away from. I used to be betrayed by my very own kids.

There was no justice on this world, cruelty, and unfilially, my sons have betrayed me. Sons that I’ve uncared for, however nonetheless they’re my sons, although I used to be not the very best mum or dad, I undoubtedly was not the worst. I didn’t deserve what occurred to me. I had given all of them I might, made their lives worry-free, but greed nonetheless managed to eat at their hearts, they threw me off to the wolves so they’d declare my fortune to themselves.

Ought to I am going again to Lucid Spring?

A query that I instantly answered, “I’ve nothing left there,” and turned to have the solar in opposition to my again, and headed deeper into the forest.

There was no approach for me to return there, and even when I did, what good will it convey me? I lastly made it to a cultivator, I’ve lastly achieved my dream, why ought to I be tied to them? Why not discover how this world of cultivation works?

With a spear in hand, and a pack made from the garments of one of many cultivators I moved forward. There was nothing to search for behind me, and just one approach ahead. So I limped ahead.

Sure, limped, the injury to my leg was nonetheless extreme, the bone undoubtedly didn’t heal proper. My left eye is botched, and I might not use it, and the massive and gross variety of pustules on my total physique made me no completely different from a monster to any man’s sight. I used to be disgusting to take a look at, disgusting to talk to, disgusting to even have in a single’s presence. However that might work completely for me. The extra unpleasant I’m to individuals, the much less probably they’ll trouble me.

As I walked via the forest I felt at a loss, the solar was taking place, and the forest started to show colder.

Starvation and thirst had been the least of my worries, as a starting cultivator, I understood that my physique not requires meals and sustenance, however that’s after all relatively situational, I might die of starvation finally, however I’ve a greater tolerance to it than any regular human. The worst nonetheless was the truth that I’m not in any type or form, in a position to defend myself from monsters or demonic creatures if I had been to face one in every of them.

Events of my Lucid Spring metropolis have died right here within the forest as they ventured to seek out supplies right here. They had been sturdy and highly effective hunters that got here in teams, but generally none of them had been in a position to survive. I however am outdated, weak, limping, and with a spear that I principally might solely use to help myself to stroll.

Encountering one in every of these monsters would imply my quick loss of life. But, it should not be that straightforward to fulfill up with one in every of them, at the very least from what I bear in mind, demonic monsters are a uncommon sight.

Or so I assumed as I heard a loud growl behind me.

Turning, I noticed a shadow of a creature, it appeared feline, and solely the brimstone-colored gems of eyes it had had been shiny sufficient for me to see what it was.

It simply moved round me with out making a sound, its steps had been gentle. moonlight shone from between the cracks between tree leaves, revealing a noticed leopard-shaped creature, solely it was the dimensions of a horse. He had two saber-toothed fangs that had been barred at me, they mirrored a few of the moonlight and confirmed me how harmful they had been.

The leopard pounced…

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