[System Notification] Disciple Zhan Pengda of Shengfeng Sect has been killed, his life and path extinguished.
[System Notification] Inner disciple Wan Yingfa of Yuantong Divine Cult has been killed, his life and path extinguished.
[System Notification] Inner disciple Wang Qingfeng of Shengfeng Sect has been killed, his life and path extinguished.
[System Notification] Inner disciple Cao Gongding of Yuantong Divine Cult has been severely injured and fled the scene.
[System Notification] Outer disciple Qu Ruinian of Shengfeng Sect has been severely injured and fled the scene.
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Wow!
Hao Ren exclaimed, the battle was so fierce!
Three dead, two injured!
Heh, it's time to collect some express deliveries again.
Hao Ren immediately set out, familiar with the way to the combat site.
This battle was even more intense than the last. A layer of earth had been stripped away all around, and the ground was pockmarked with craters.
Hao Ren found the "storage bags" of the three deceased and asked the system to help crack them open.
This time, the system didn't waste words and completed the decryption promptly.
"Wan Yingfa's storage bag."
"Qi Gathering Pills" - 4 bottles, totaling 40 pills.
A black staff.
An ancient book.
Hao Ren first examined the black staff.
[Magic Treasure Name: Wu Xiang Gun]
[Grade: First-Rank Magic Artifact]
[Detailed Description: Engraved with eight Wu Xiang runes within the staff. When activated by True Essence, it can unleash eight 'Wu Xiang Gun Shadows' with immense power.]
This magic treasure is quite good for self-defense.
Hao Ren nodded and put it away.
Then, he picked up the ancient book.
[Cultivation Method Name: Zhen Mo Mi Lu]
[Grade: Yellow-Rank Ninth-Tier Cultivation Method]
[Detailed Description: A classic demonic cultivation method. When cultivated to profound levels, it can randomly summon one of the seventy-two True Demon powers, condensing a True Demon physique.]
Oh!
Another cultivation method, and it seems quite powerful.
Hao Ren immediately put this cultivation method away.
Next, he opened "Wang Qingfeng's storage bag."
"Qi Gathering Pills" - 10 bottles, totaling 100 pills.
Low-Grade Spirit Stones - 30.
"Lesser Five Elements Array" - 1 set.
I'm rich!
Hao Ren couldn't help but burst into laughter.
This Wang Qingfeng is truly a "treasure boy," dropping so many items at once.
10 bottles of "Qi Gathering Pills," quite generous, and 30 low-grade spirit stones. Ordinary cultivators wouldn't even have spirit stones on them.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, such wealth.
Hao Ren sighed with emotion and began to examine the "Lesser Five Elements Array."
[Array Name: Lesser Five Elements Array]
[Grade: First-Rank Array]
[Detailed Description: One of the most basic arrays in the cultivation world, possessing two effects. First, within the array's coverage, the five elements rotate, which can confuse perception and make it difficult to be detected. Second, when the array operates, the area is filled with dense Five Elements spiritual energy, aiding in cultivation.]
This is a great item!
For Hao Ren, this array is incredibly useful.
It can be used to conceal his tracks and also enhance spiritual energy. He loves it, loves it!
Hao Ren immediately put the "Lesser Five Elements Array" away, planning to set it up in his cave later.
Finally, Hao Ren opened "Zhan Pengda's storage bag."
Compared to the "treasure boy" Wang Qingfeng, Zhan Pengda was much more meager.
"Qi Gathering Pills" - 2 bottles, totaling 20 pills.
"Spirit Fire Talisman" - 2.
Broke!
Hao Ren muttered with dissatisfaction.
For safety, he quickly left the scene with his "loot."
Soon, Hao Ren returned to his hidden cave, a smile on his face.
Giggle!
This time, the harvest was quite substantial!
"Qi Gathering Pills" - 16 bottles, a total of 160 pills. Enough for him to cultivate for quite some time.
After organizing his "loot," Hao Ren immediately began setting up the "Lesser Five Elements Array."
Hao Ren was now at the second level of the Qi Refining stage, having condensed twenty wisps of heaven and earth spiritual energy within him. He could be considered a "cultivator." He couldn't refine arrays himself, but setting up a basic one was no problem.
Hao Ren first unfurled the array diagram, spreading the vast "array diagram" within the cave.
Next, he erected the "array disk" at the center.
Finally, Hao Ren placed five low-grade spirit stones at the five corners of the array.
He returned to the center of the array, placed his palm on the "array disk," and slowly injected heaven and earth spiritual energy.
Hoo!
As the heaven and earth spiritual energy was injected into the "array disk," the entire "Lesser Five Elements Array" trembled violently. Mysterious rune lights flew up, quickly connecting to form a complete covering over the entire cave.
A miraculous thing happened. The cave where Wang Jianguo was hiding simply "disappeared."
The cave didn't truly vanish, but it disappeared from the perception of outsiders.
Outsiders couldn't see the cave or sense its existence.
Hao Ren had hidden both himself and the cave.
A monkey in the distance witnessed this scene firsthand.
The monkey was greatly startled.
Chirp chirp chirp!
Chirp!
Chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp...
The monkey rubbed its eyes hard. It hadn't seen wrong; the cave was truly gone.
The monkey was terrified and fled in panic.
At this moment, inside the cave.
Hao Ren's face was full of smiles.
He felt an incomparably abundant spiritual energy continuously gathering towards the center of the array where he was located.
Such dense spiritual energy would greatly increase his cultivation speed!
Hao Ren suddenly felt capable again. Effort, perseverance, cultivation, the Great Dao was within reach!
With renewed vigor, he took out a "Qi Gathering Pill," swallowed it in one gulp, and began to cultivate!
Pain, pain, pain!
Super pain!
The process of absorbing heaven and earth spiritual energy was still as agonizing as ever, as if red-hot irons were being repeatedly thrust into his body...
Mom, save me, it really hurts!
The effect of one "Qi Gathering Pill" lasted for about five hours.
After five hours, Hao Ren stopped cultivating.
Hoo!
He let out a long sigh, his expression complex.
Undeniably, the "Lesser Five Elements Array" was truly excellent. With its abundant spiritual energy, cultivation became twice as effective.
Before, with one "Qi Gathering Pill," Hao Ren could only absorb one wisp of heaven and earth spiritual energy.
Now, under the enhancement of the "Lesser Five Elements Array," he could absorb two wisps of heaven and earth spiritual energy with one "Qi Gathering Pill."
Efficiency had doubled!
This should be a good thing, but Hao Ren couldn't be happy at all!
The cultivation efficiency had doubled, and so had the pain!
Before, when cultivating, Hao Ren felt like a red-hot iron was being repeatedly thrust into his body. Now, he felt like two red-hot irons were being repeatedly thrust into his body.
Insane!
It's too painful!
Cultivation is truly not a task for humans!
Hao Ren looked deeply aggrieved.
In cultivation novels, those protagonist powerhouses were all cultivation fanatics, often going into seclusion for hundreds of years, and they relished it, never wanting to stop cultivating. Were they sick? Or perhaps they had a masochistic tendency, and the more they endured the pain, the more they enjoyed it?
Hao Ren thought deeply and came to the conclusion that it must be his own realm that was insufficient. He needed to learn from those seniors, cultivate, endure the pain, and the more he endured, the more enjoyable it would become...
Bring it on, let's continue cultivating!
Hao Ren gritted his teeth, swallowed another "Qi Gathering Pill," and began to cultivate.
Ahhhh!
So painful!
Two red-hot irons are being repeatedly thrust into his body.
One is thrusting from top to bottom.
The other is thrusting from bottom to top.
Painfully insane!
Wait, wait, wait, is this pain... starting to get erotic?