Wutan was completely unaware of what was happening in the outside world and was working hard to refine the rock beast.
The rock beast's body was too huge, and its earth element was extremely dense, making the refining process extremely difficult.
However, in order to improve the body's defense, no matter how hard it is, it doesn't matter.
It took Wutan a full ten days to refine his entire body. It was really a long process!
During these ten days, Wutan stayed in the cave without taking a single step, without eating or drinking, and without stopping, and finally the refining was completed.
His entire body was covered in an ochre-yellow light, as if he was wearing a layer of armor. His body was no longer as white as before, but had a hint of bronze, making him look quite manly.
All around him were piles of gray lime, which were impurities discharged during the process of refining the rock beast.
After the rock beast was refined, his strength increased as expected, with more than a thousand pounds of defense, and he was one step closer to perfection.
Strangely enough, the rock beast is an earth elemental monster, but Wutan can absorb all the essence of its flesh and the essence of the earth element. There is no difference between it and ordinary blood or essence.
Normally, a person without a spiritual body cannot absorb elemental essence and needs an equal amount of spiritual body and essence.
For example, the earth spirit body absorbs the essence of the earth element, or absorbs the essence of the fire element. Due to the principle that fire creates earth, the essence of the fire element can be indirectly converted into earth power.
I have never heard of someone who does not have a spiritual body but can absorb elemental essence, but Wu Tian can do it.
When he was in the back mountain of Long Village before, he felt that he could absorb the essence of water element slowly when he held it in his hand.
However, he had just started practicing cultivation at that time and did not think about it too seriously, so a series of things happened later and he had no chance to figure them out.
After checking himself, he found nothing unwell. Then, Wutan took out a jade bottle, hesitated for a moment, opened the stopper, and immediately water element energy swarmed out.
The three-meter-wide cave was filled with steam. Almost in an instant, the soil became wet, and his clothes and hair were also soaked.
There are eleven water element essences in this jade bottle. They were extracted by Xiaotian when he refined the energy in the token in the back mountain.
Wutan didn't pay much attention to it at the time and kept it in the mustard bag.
Now that I can refine the energy of the earth element, and it is not as slow as before, then I should be able to absorb the energy of the water element as well.
“Try it first!”
He took out a pill, which was about the size of a finger, with sparkling green light, as if there were ripples on it, and the power of water was extremely surging!
Wutan hesitated for a moment and threw it into his mouth. Instantly, he felt a stream of icy air spreading in his body, rushing to his limbs and bones, moisturizing every inch of his skin. He shuddered, felt refreshed, and felt relaxed both physically and mentally!
However, he frowned. The water element essence could be absorbed, but like the earth element essence, the effect it brought was exactly the same as ordinary essence, or even worse.
Because the earth element can temper the body, but the water element essence cannot, it can only be integrated into the qi sea and become a part of the essence.
"Strange..." Wutan wondered. He could absorb elemental essence, but the effect was the same as ordinary essence. The real effect was not fully exerted, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
It's like owning a sacred tree but not knowing what it's good for and can only use it as firewood.
Wutan shook his head and put away the jade bottle. Elemental essence was rare. The value of one grain was several times that of ordinary essence. It would be better to sell it if there was a chance and exchange it for ordinary essence. It should not be wasted.
As for the abnormality of his body, he couldn't figure it out, at least not in a short time.
“Buzz!”
The low mountain, which had been calm for ten days, suddenly began to tremble. The monsters on it were startled and hurriedly got up and ran several dozen feet away, looking at it vigilantly.
A crack quickly opened up in the center of the low hill, with rubble falling and dust flying, and a white figure rushed out from it.
After the New Year, Wutan was already seventeen years old and had passed the teenage stage. After a few months, he had grown a lot taller and was now a real man.
On the surface, his body seemed quite thin, like a scholar. However, no one could have imagined how much power was contained in his body!
Wutan looked around and it was still the same as before, with a faint aura wandering around, as if it was maintaining discipline here and guarding its territory.
Monsters fought each other, blood splattered everywhere, screams and wails were endless, the strong looked down on all directions, and the weak became food for blood. This is the iron law of nature and no one can change it!
“Buzz!!!”
The Wanxiang Order shook, and he took it out from his waist. There were hundreds of pieces of information in it. He skimmed through them one by one. Finally, his face turned cold and murderous intent rose.
As expected, his premonition came true, the situation with Chao Xi and the other two would not end so easily. However, he did not expect that they would use such a cruel and vicious scheme, making him become an executioner who killed his fellow disciples in the eyes of everyone in the sect.
However, this did not cause much trouble to Wu Tian. The clear will be clear, and the turbid will be turbid. Moreover, based on his personality, he would not make any excuses because there was no need.
As for the three people from Chao Xi and Young Master Jie, they had become his targets.
Shan Youde and others had already informed him of what happened ten days ago through the Wanxiang Order.
If it only affected himself, it wouldn't matter, but if it involved Shishi, he would never agree.
After a long silence, Wutan put away the token, killed several perfect monsters nearby, and disappeared into the dense forest.
Two days later, he came to a swamp, stood on a big tree, looked ahead with a frown.
These past two days, they have been moving forward step by step, stopping at every step to observe carefully and being alert at all times. However, they were not as lucky as last time. They encountered countless monsters in the Tuomai stage along the way, and had to change their route.
Without the secret protection of the Beast God, the monsters would not be polite to him and would kill him as soon as they met him. Fortunately, the monsters in the Hundred Dynasties period hid in the dark and did not come out, otherwise his life would be in danger!
He also met many fellow disciples, but most of them were direct disciples, and there were almost no true disciples. Some died, some gave up. Except for some people who followed the direct disciples, only some of them could barely walk into the depths of the central part.
Killing exists all the time and death happens every minute and every second!
According to his statistics, no less than a hundred people were torn to pieces and swallowed by the monsters. In other words, almost two-tenths of the disciples who came in for training had been killed.
This is just a conservative estimate, and the disciples who died in other places are not included.
The swamp in front of me was very wide, more than a thousand feet wide. Apart from the gurgling sound of bubbling, there was almost no other sound. The silence was a little scary.
However, this swamp, which was as quiet as a dead place, attracted dozens of people.
Huo Chanzi, Luo Shenzi, Han Tian and others were among them.
They were divided into two groups, standing in different positions, dozens of feet apart, all staring at a green grass in the center of the swamp.
Yes, it was a green grass with only one leaf, dotted with green light, spinning around the green grass, steaming and full of spirituality. Even so, it was difficult to find it in the dark swamp if you didn't look carefully.
A faint fragrance permeates the area!
It is really incredible that the foul-smelling methane gas cannot cover up the fragrance of a green grass. This cannot be explained by common sense!
The eyes of both parties were shining, and they seemed to be very eager for the green grass, but their brows were frowned and they did not go up to pick it.
It is impossible to settle in the swamp, and none of the people here have reached the Hundred Dynasties period, so they are unable to transform their essence into wings and fly in the air.
Of course, some of them had flying pets, but no one took action. They kept glancing at the other side's troops from time to time, with some fear in their eyes.
Gradually, a strong smell of gunpowder appeared here.
On the one hand, he was worried that if he went forward to pick the item, the ferocious beasts in the swamp would suddenly attack him. On the other hand, he had to be careful that the other party might ride on flying monster beasts and attack him first.
After a while, Huo Chanzi stepped forward and said with a smile: "Junior sister, it is not a good idea for you and I to continue to be in a stalemate like this. If we are eaten by the beasts in the swamp, it will be more trouble than gain. Why don't the other disciples stay and you two work together to pick the fruit? What do you think?"
Luo Shenzi smiled and said, "Brother, this suggestion is not bad, but how to distribute it?"
Huo Chanzi didn't think twice and said directly: "Of course, whoever gets it first gets it."
"Haha, senior brother, you are really good at joking. The effect of the Earth Yuan Lingcao is comparable to that of the royal medicine. Taking one plant can immediately break through a small realm. If you succeed in getting it, wouldn't I be at a great disadvantage?" Luo Shenzi said with a smile.
"I didn't expect that my junior sister, who has always been so arrogant and looked down on everyone, would also have moments of insecurity. This really opened my eyes."
Completely unconcerned about the irony in his words, Luo Shen Zi smiled and said, "There is a time to be arrogant. Sometimes being a little low-key and careful won't hurt!"
Huo Chanzi was silent. If Luo Shenzi agreed, he would be confident that he could capture the enemy easily. But if other people were involved, the scene would become chaotic and the chances of success would be much smaller.
He has always been calm and steady, and would never do anything without confidence. Moreover, he desired this Earthly Spirit Herb more than anyone else, and could not afford any mistakes, so he did not move and had to think of a foolproof plan.
The negotiations failed and the two sides continued to be deadlocked, with no one daring to move.
"Earthly Spiritual Herb..."
Wutan hid in a big tree, glanced at the two groups of people, and then looked at the green grass. This elixir was extraordinary. It absorbed the essence of the earth to grow and had the magical effect of improving one's realm.
He speculated that this place might have been a piece of land in the past, but its appearance sucked away the essence of the soil and turned it into a swamp.
"If I can get the Earth Origin Spirit Herb, I will be able to break through to the Perfection Stage. Then the monsters in the Initial Formation Stage of Expanding Meridians should no longer be able to pose a threat!" Wutan muttered.
His heart was burning with excitement. Bibolin was too terrifying. Adding a little more strength meant an extra insurance and a little more support.
Moreover, according to the descriptions of Shan Youde and others as well as Xiaoyi, although it cannot be confirmed that the fire cicada is really problematic, we should still be on guard against others.
It’s better to be proactive than to wait until an accident actually happens before trying to find a solution!
However, Wutan did not move, because he knew that if he moved, Huo Chanzi and others would surely rush out immediately. By then, facing dozens of people, the chances of succeeding would be very slim.
He pondered for a while, then quietly jumped down from the tree and wandered around the swamp shore, hoping to find the place closest to the Earth Yuan Spirit Grass and most suitable for snatching.
Today's chapter is late. I just came back from my hometown. I will write one chapter first, and then the second chapter after dinner. It may be a bit late!
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