Xiao Fei walked aimlessly at the foot of Mount Qi Yun, needing to find a place to shelter, preferably a cave or something similar.
However, such places were hard to find. Just moments ago, he had finally found a cave, but before he could get close, he heard roaring sounds from within. A large black bear emerged from the cave, scaring him so much that he didn't dare to even breathe.
Fortunately, the bear didn't bother him, and he narrowly escaped.
In truth, Xiao Fei felt a slight urge to try his luck. His strength, speed, and reaction time had all increased. He wondered if he could defeat a black bear.
But he could only think about it. He understood the principle of not courting death.
He also saw a green snake as thick as a water bucket from a distance. He didn't know if his sister, the White Snake, was around, so Xiao Fei didn't dare to approach.
After searching for a long time without finding a place to stay, and with dusk approaching, he dared not continue his search. He found a large tree with a diameter of at least a meter nearby.
Mount Qi Yun was too dangerous, and people rarely came to chop firewood. Such large trees were everywhere.
He climbed onto a branch and used branches to build a nest about two to three feet wide. Living in a tree felt safer than on the ground.
He also lit three small fires at the base of the tree for illumination and to scare away other wild beasts.
Sitting in the tree nest, he entered his spatial dimension. The small tree he had transplanted had taken root.
There was still one green fruit left on the small tree, with a hint of red faintly appearing on it. It should be ripening soon.
He took out a few dry rations from his spatial dimension and ate them on the tree.
These dry rations had very little moisture to facilitate preservation. While eating, he had to drink water and pat his chest.
Xiao Fei had already cultivated the first level of the "Evergreen Skill" and could sense spiritual energy.
He discovered that the dry rations he ate also contained a small amount of spiritual energy, which transformed into wisps of warm current within his body.
The warm current from the dry rations was far inferior to that of the red fruit, but its nature was gentler, slowly seeping into his bones, muscles, and flesh.
With this discovery, he entered his spatial dimension again and sensed carefully. He found that the spatial dimension was filled with spiritual energy points of various colors, much denser than outside.
It was a pity that his physical body was outside, preventing him from cultivating in the spatial dimension. Otherwise, if he could cultivate the "Evergreen Skill" in the spatial dimension, wouldn't it be twice the result with half the effort?
He then used his consciousness to sense around the spatial dimension randomly.
He discovered that the soil in the spatial dimension also contained dense spiritual energy points. The crops planted in the ground naturally absorbed some spiritual energy.
Moreover, through comparison, he found that among all the crops in the spatial dimension, the small tree bearing fruit had the most concentrated spiritual energy.
Next were the ginseng he planted in the spatial dimension, and the least spiritual energy was in the grain crops.
However, the ginseng was still a seedling, and as it grew, it would continuously absorb spiritual energy, so the spiritual energy should become increasingly concentrated.
He still had two ripe red fruits left, which he kept in his spatial dimension.
The spatial dimension had ten times the time flow, so he had to consume them quickly. It would be a shame if they spoiled.
He immediately took out one fruit, took a small bite from the peel, and then sucked from the opening. Soon, only a thin peel remained of the entire fruit.
After the fruit was consumed, another warm current appeared in his abdomen. Xiao Fei guided the warm current for refinement according to the first level of the "Evergreen Skill."
Thus, Xiao Fei spent the night cultivating.
By the next morning, the spiritual energy warm current contained in the fruit had all been refined by him, and the magic power in his body had grown much stronger.
After consuming the previous fruit, most of it had flowed into his body's muscles, and with the considerable amount consumed in healing his wounds, not much magic power was left in his meridians.
After consuming the fruit last night, he hadn't moved much. This time, the spiritual energy warm current from the fruit did not seep into his muscles and bones; it was all refined into magic power.
This time, his physical fitness did not change much, but the magic power remaining in his meridians increased several times.
Xiao Fei woke up from his cultivation in the morning. He hadn't slept all night, but his mental state was excellent. The wound on his back had scabbed over and no longer hurt.
He was currently using his consciousness to drive the magic power, letting it circulate throughout his body.
Although his physique and strength had not increased this time, he discovered that the magic power in his meridians had other marvelous uses.
As long as he circulated the magic power to a certain part of his body, that part would receive the enhancement of magic power, and its strength and other aspects would improve.
For example, if he circulated magic power to his hands, the strength of his hands would increase several times, and his hand speed would also become much faster.
If he circulated magic power to his legs and feet, his strength would increase, as would his jumping ability and speed.
If he circulated it to his eyes, his vision would improve.
Xiao Fei suddenly thought, if he circulated magic power to a certain indescribable part, would it...
He would have to try it when he had the chance in the future!
At this moment, he had already circulated magic power to his hands and grabbed the trunk of a nearby tree. His fingers sank an inch deep into the wood.
Then, he struck the tree trunk with his palm, leaving a palm print on the wood.
Xiao Fei was in a playful mood. The divine skills he yearned for in his past life had been achieved overnight. He struck various poses with his hands and feet, unleashing them one after another.
"Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms! Ha!"
"Great Vajra Palm!"
"One Yang Finger!"
"Nine Yin White Bone Claw!"
"Dragon Claw Hand Grasping Tree!"
"Invincible Diamond Foot!"
"Money Head Skill!"
"Old Tree Entwined Roots!"
"Old Man Pushing Tree!"
"..."
A perfectly good century-old tree was thus ravaged and riddled with holes. In any other place, this would have been enough to land him in prison for several years.
After playing for a while, he felt a bit hungry and took some more dry rations from his spatial dimension, eating them with cold water.
"Roar!"
Suddenly, a loud roar echoed from nearby, and even the ground seemed to tremble faintly. It sounded not far from him.
Xiao Fei quickly scrambled up a tall tree with his hands and feet to get a better look.
At the cliff where he had just climbed up, a black, scale-armored demonic beast was poking its head out from below the cliff.
Xiao Fei recognized it immediately as the demonic beast he had encountered at the bottom of the cliff.
As expected, Zhu Yu and those twenty-odd strong men, despite their swords and fire, were still unable to do anything to this demonic beast.
This demonic beast was also not in good condition. He didn't know what kind of unbearable past experiences he had gone through.
Human hearts were treacherous, and it was not something a mere demonic beast could comprehend.
At this moment, the demonic beast was scorched in multiple places. Its eyes had been blinded by someone, and a sword was still stuck in one of its eye sockets, with blood constantly flowing from the socket, making it look even more ferocious and terrifying.
This was not good. Xiao Fei had been to its cave and had even dug up the spiritual medicine at its entrance.
Now, this demonic beast could not see, but its nose still worked. It sniffed the air and crawled towards Xiao Fei's direction.
"Run!"
Xiao Fei immediately slipped down the large tree and fled in a certain direction.
However, this demonic beast was too fast. Before Xiao Fei could run a few steps, a gust of wind blew from behind him. He felt a pain in his back, and a tremendous force sent him flying.
His body slammed into a tree trunk and slowly slid down.
At this moment, all of Xiao Fei's bones felt like they had fallen apart. He felt uncomfortable all over and couldn't muster any strength.
But the demonic beast had no intention of letting him catch his breath. It charged again, scaring Xiao Fei into scrambling behind a tree with his hands and feet.
"Boom!"
The demonic beast, with its immense strength, crashed into the tree trunk. A tree that required five to six people to embrace was shaken violently by its impact.
This demonic beast, unable to see, didn't know what it had hit. It shook its head, sniffed the air with its nose, and continued to search for Xiao Fei.
Xiao Fei quickly fled behind another tree.
"Boom!"
Another impact. A tree as thick as a waist was snapped. The trunk fell, stumbling the demonic beast again, which continued to pursue.
Fortunately, this demonic beast was now blind. It stumbled as it got up, occasionally bumping into trees and rocks. Otherwise, with its speed, even if Xiao Fei were several times faster, he wouldn't be able to escape.
As Xiao Fei passed by the entrance of a cave, he grabbed a large stone from his spatial dimension and hurled it inside.
"Bear Big! Baldy Qiang is here!" Xiao Fei shouted and ran.
"Roar!"
The large black bear living in the cave could not stand this insult. It roared and emerged from the cave.
The black bear walked out of the cave, raised its claws, and was about to roar again when it spotted the approaching demonic beast. It quickly retracted its head and burrowed back into the cave, not daring to make a sound.
"You coward!"
Xiao Fei cursed and continued to flee.
He had also figured out a pattern: he specifically ran towards uneven terrain, places with large rocks and trees were the best. He deliberately circled around within them.
The demonic beast seemed to have locked onto him. It stumbled, always running in Xiao Fei's direction. Many trees as thick as an embrace were easily broken by it, and rocks had their edges worn down.
Xiao Fei and the demonic beast chased and fled for more than half a day. Xiao Fei specifically chose difficult terrain, while the demonic beast, being blind, acted like a tank, pushing through everything.
In fact, for more than half a day, Xiao Fei had been leading the demonic beast in circles around the foot of the mountain. He was only familiar with this area. Fleeing blindly elsewhere would cause him to lose his terrain advantage.
The tree trunks and other debris knocked down by the demonic beast would also impede its progress, which was helpful to Xiao Fei.
The demonic beast was first ravaged by Zhu Yu and his men, then it chased Xiao Fei and flattened swathes of trees, rocks, and vegetation. Now, it finally showed signs of fatigue, with its speed and strength significantly reduced.
Seeing this, Xiao Fei changed direction and fled towards the direction of the large green snake, hoping the green snake would be brave and not fear this demonic beast.
The green snake was currently coiled into a large mass, with its head raised in the center, warily observing the direction from which Xiao Fei was running. Its forked tongue flickered in and out.
Xiao Fei dared not run directly in front of the green snake. The green snake was not familiar with him, and it might swallow him in one bite.
Xiao Fei circled far around the green snake's location, simultaneously taking off his clothes and rubbing them vigorously on himself.
He lived in a refugee camp and had no opportunity to bathe, so his body had accumulated a layer of grime, which he was now rubbing onto his clothes, making them reek of sweat.
He wrapped a stone with his clothes and threw it far away, near the green snake.
Then, he quickly fled behind the green snake. At this moment, he, the green snake, and the demonic beast were all in a straight line. The demonic beast, smelling his scent, would have to pass the green snake.
Xiao Fei could only hope that the green snake would not cower and flee in fear.
Seeing the demonic beast getting closer and closer, the green snake did not disappoint Xiao Fei. Its head was raised high, and its forked tongue flickered incessantly, seemingly issuing a challenge to the other party.
Unfortunately, its challenge was all for a blind creature and was completely useless. The demonic beast only smelled Xiao Fei ahead and charged straight towards the green snake.
"Swish!"
The speed of a snake's attack was extremely fast. Xiao Fei's eyes blurred, and the green snake had already bitten the demonic beast's head.
However, it was blocked by the demonic beast's scales, almost breaking the green snake's teeth.
The demonic beast's head was suddenly bitten, and it became furious!
"You dare to bite back!"
It immediately accelerated and lunged forward, biting the snake's body with its mouth.
The green snake's attack was ineffective, and now its body was bitten. It writhed and coiled around the demonic beast, tightening its grip.
The demonic beast, unable to see, was now entangled. It held onto the snake's body tightly and refused to let go.