Gripping the Spirit-Cutting Sword, Lin Bai walked straight into the Green Spirit Mountain Range, following the map given to him by Ye Tingxian, heading directly for the location of the Spirit-Bearing Fruit.
Roar!
Just a few steps in, Lin Bai heard some commotion from the forest ahead.
Lin Bai quickly put away the map and focused his gaze forward. From the weeds in front of him, an agile black leopard pounced out like a hungry tiger.
"Black-Scaled Leopard!"
Seeing the pouncing leopard, Lin Bai was initially startled, but then a cruel smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Since you've come to seek death, I'll grant your wish!"
The Black-Scaled Leopard, covered in black scales that ordinary weapons could not penetrate, was a third-level martial beast, perfectly matched with Lin Bai!
Ducking the Black-Scaled Leopard's swift attack, Lin Bai quickly drew the Spirit-Cutting Sword. A sword light flashed and struck the leopard's abdomen, slicing a bloody gash.
"A first-grade spirit weapon, though the lowest rank, still has considerable power."
Landing a successful strike, Lin Bai was overjoyed.
"Let's try the Bloodshed Sword Technique."
The Bloodshed Sword Technique has five forms.
The first form: Blood Spurt.
The second form: Blood Flow.
The third form: Bloodstorm.
The fourth form: Cold Blood.
The fifth form: Ten Steps, One Kill.
Upon arriving at the Green Spirit Mountain Range, Lin Bai spent a day diligently studying the Bloodshed Sword Technique. By the time he reached the mountain range, he had successfully practiced the first form.
"Roar—" The Black-Scaled Leopard, injured by Lin Bai's sword, roared in anger and pounced again.
Its fierce claws seemed to tear the sky as they lunged at Lin Bai's chest.
"Beast, you dare to be so arrogant!"
"Blood Spurt!"
Whoosh—
A lightning-fast sword stroke flashed through the air, leaving a blood-red crescent moon of sword light.
With a thud, the sword struck, severing the Black-Scaled Leopard's head.
The decapitated leopard fell to the ground.
After slaying the Black-Scaled Leopard, Lin Bai felt a slight joy but then remembered the Divine Demon Hell Suppressing Technique.
"Divine Demon Hell Suppressing Technique, refine for me!"
Lin Bai pressed his palm toward the Black-Scaled Leopard's body, and the blood inside the leopard rapidly evaporated, turning into a red mist that merged into Lin Bai's body.
The Divine Demon Hell Suppressing Technique refined the Black-Scaled Leopard's blood and qi, removing impurities and leaving only the purest essence for Lin Bai to absorb.
"The Divine Demon Hell Suppressing Technique is indeed powerful. Just by absorbing the Black-Scaled Leopard's blood and qi, the true qi I expended has been replenished, and I even feel an improvement in my cultivation!"
This was just a third-level martial beast, yet it already made Lin Bai feel an improvement in his cultivation. In the Green Spirit Mountain Range, there were countless beasts more powerful than the Black-Scaled Leopard. If he killed them all, Lin Bai could hardly imagine how formidable his cultivation would become!
Before leaving, Lin Bai hid the Black-Scaled Leopard's body.
Although it had no demonic blood, the Black-Scaled Leopard's flesh and bones were still excellent materials for crafting first-grade spirit weapons. Selling them in Spirit Rhinoceros City would fetch a hundred silver taels.
Lin Bai planned to gather all the slain beasts' bodies when he returned to Spirit Rhinoceros City to resupply.
"Half a month, finally found it!"
Half a month later, Lin Bai, looking disheveled, stared at the mountain before him.
This was the location marked on the map where the Spirit-Bearing Fruit was supposed to be.
During this half month, Lin Bai had traversed half of the Green Spirit Mountain Range, slaying over a hundred beasts, which raised his martial cultivation to the fourth level.
"I hope the Spirit-Bearing Fruit has ripened."
With a joyful face, Lin Bai ran into the mountain, searching every inch of land from the base to the summit for the Spirit-Bearing Fruit tree.
Finally, on the summit, on a cliff face, Lin Bai saw a green, crooked-necked tree.
On this tree, three bright red fruits hung from the branches.
"Spirit-Bearing Fruit!"
Climbing the cliff, Lin Bai looked at the three fruits with excitement.
"If it weren't for the cultivation resources my father left being seized, I would have as many of these fruits as I wanted." Lin Bai said resentfully, his hatred for Lin Zier and Lin Taiheng deepening.
Climbing the crooked-necked tree, Lin Bai approached the three Spirit-Bearing Fruits.
At that moment, a loud bird call echoed from the sky.
Lin Bai turned in surprise and saw a massive white-headed eagle diving down from the sky, its beak and claws aimed directly at him.
"A fifth-level martial White-Headed Eagle!" Lin Bai exclaimed, quickly abandoning his impulse to pick the fruits and jumping off the tree, drawing the Spirit-Cutting Sword to prepare for a counterattack.
The White-Headed Eagle was not easy to deal with. It was the ruler of the skies, with extremely fast flight speed. A single touch from its beak or claws could tear off a large piece of flesh.
Moreover, it was a fifth-level martial beast, one level higher than Lin Bai's cultivation.
"Let's go! What if it's fifth-level, anyone who stands in my way dies!"
Seeing the White-Headed Eagle dive down, unstoppable.
Lin Bai's eyes flashed with a cold, bloody light.
"Blood Spurt!"
Reversing the sword, he aimed for the White-Headed Eagle's abdomen, ready to gut it.
The White-Headed Eagle was startled and quickly twisted its body to avoid Lin Bai's sword.
"Beast, you want to run?" Seeing the White-Headed Eagle's failed ambush and its attempt to flee, Lin Bai's sword emitted a surging blood light.
"Second form, Blood Flow!"
The second form of the Bloodshed Sword Technique, Blood Flow!
Thud—
The blood-red sword light struck the White-Headed Eagle's wing, splattering blood in the air.
The White-Headed Eagle let out a mournful cry and plummeted from the sky.
"Hmph, trying to fight me!" Seeing the White-Headed Eagle fall from a few meters high, Lin Bai smirked, knowing it would be reduced to a bloody mess.
But unexpectedly, just three feet above Lin Bai's head, the White-Headed Eagle's wings suddenly flapped, stabilizing its body and turning its defeat into an attack. It flipped and clawed at Lin Bai's head.
"Bad!"
Lin Bai cried out, his scalp tingling.
"Bloodstorm!"
The third form of the Bloodshed Sword Technique, Bloodstorm.
A blood-red storm condensed around Lin Bai, and with a sword stroke, an endless storm enveloped the White-Headed Eagle. The vortex shook, and the White-Headed Eagle let out a mournful cry. Its white feathers quickly turned red, and its body was torn into several pieces, falling to the ground.
"Beast, almost got me!" Lin Bai looked at the White-Headed Eagle's body, feeling a chill. If he hadn't mastered the third form of the Bloodshed Sword Technique, he might have been killed by the White-Headed Eagle's sudden attack!
After using the Divine Demon Hell Suppressing Technique to refine the White-Headed Eagle's blood and qi, Lin Bai walked to the Spirit-Bearing Fruit tree.
"A fifth-level White-Headed Eagle, its blood and qi are indeed much stronger than third and fourth-level martial beasts." Lin Bai smiled happily, walking to the tree and picking the three Spirit-Bearing Fruits.
"Three Spirit-Bearing Fruits, they should allow me to break through to the next level of cultivation."
Lin Bai laughed joyfully.
"Boy, the fruits in your hand, our Sky-Piercing Alliance wants. Hand them over!"
Just as Lin Bai was rejoicing, a cold laugh came from behind him.
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