Chapter 89

When Yunfeng heard Hu Gao's words, he immediately became anxious. He had a deep understanding of the formidable strength of a Body Integration Realm martial artist. Even with his current strength, it would be quite difficult for him to defeat a Body Integration Realm martial artist of the lowest rank in a direct confrontation. This was not something that any technique could make up for; it was determined by the cultivation levels of both parties.

"Hu Gao, staying in the Flame Valley will be very dangerous. You can handle a peak Ninth Stage Shadow Condensation Realm martial artist, and even a few First Stage Body Integration Realm martial artists, but the people who will try to snatch the spatial ring from you will definitely not be just one First Stage Body Integration Realm martial artist. Even at your peak, it would be difficult to handle them, let alone now that you are seriously injured?"

"You don't need to say more. I know you are concerned for me, but I understand my own situation." Hu Gao waved his hand, not wanting to continue this topic. "Today we won a lot of treasures. I will give half of these treasures to you. Why don't you pick out some things you need first?"

"Hu Gao, you..."

"I understand. With your current cultivation, these treasures won't help you much. Since that's the case, I'll take half now. Yes, you will enter the Fire Beast Forest again, right? I'll give you the other half when we meet there."

Hu Gao interrupted Yunfeng and said, "By the way, three days from now, when we enter the Fire Beast Forest, do you plan to go alone or with me?"

"Hu Gao..."

"Do you want to go alone? Fine, then after I give you half of the treasures, we'll part ways."

"..."

Yunfeng sighed helplessly, knowing he couldn't persuade Hu Gao. He could only shake his head and say, "Three days from now, I'll enter the Fire Beast Forest with you."

"Alright, if that's the case, we'll meet outside the Fire Beast Forest in three days. I'll find you then."

Hu Gao nodded, patted Yunfeng's shoulder, and was about to leave.

At this moment, Han Chong, who had been silent for a while, hesitated and then said, "Can I join you in the Fire Beast Forest in three days?"

"Brother Chong, absolutely not. Don't be impulsive."

Han Ning was shocked and tried to stop Han Chong. With Hu Gao holding the spatial ring, he would definitely be targeted by many experts. If Han Chong rashly followed him into the Fire Beast Forest, he would face the same danger as Hu Gao, which was unnecessary.

"I've made up my mind. No need to say more." Han Chong waved his hand and looked directly at Hu Gao.

Hu Gao stared at Han Chong for a moment, then suddenly smiled. "You've finally come to your senses. You didn't speak up just now, very smart."

After saying that, he didn't stay any longer and turned to leave.

Watching Hu Gao's departing figure, Han Chong's lips twitched, and he tightly gripped his spear, wishing he could rush forward and pierce him through. This bastard.

But then, he remembered that Hu Gao had hidden the Wind Thunder Pearl and fought with him to the last moment, risking his life. A smile appeared on his lips.

"Everyone came here to find treasures like the Black Fire Lotus, but in the end, they lost all their treasures because of the Black Fire Lotus. Greed is truly something one should not have. Although Hu Gao used various methods to win these treasures, he is not greedy. If it weren't for his weak strength, he would definitely be the biggest winner of this Flame Valley trip." The old man with the pipe looked at Hu Gao's departing figure, shook his head, and sighed, a bit regretful.

Being young is really great!

"Wow, boss, so many treasures. Our cultivation can be greatly improved."

Two hours later, Hu Gao found a cave nearby where he could hide and cultivate. He sat cross-legged and placed all the treasures from the spatial ring on the ground. Xiao Wu was excitedly sorting through them, looking for treasures that would be useful to him.

"Greatly improve our cultivation? Indeed, it's time for an improvement."

Hu Gao looked at the treasures scattered on the ground and nodded with a smile.

Although he had only recently broken through to the peak of the Seventh Stage Shadow Condensation Realm, he knew that with sufficient resources, he could continuously improve his strength.

At least for the Shadow Condensation Realm, with enough resources, he could even cultivate to the peak of the Ninth Stage Shadow Condensation Realm in one go.

And now, with so many treasures, if he converted them all into cultivation resources, it would be more than enough.

Even so, these treasures would still greatly improve his cultivation.

"Juyuan Pills, Spirit Transformation Liquid, a hundred-year-old White Lingzhi, Chongguan Wine..."

Hu Gao looked at the treasures Xiao Wu had sorted out, his expression gradually becoming excited. "With these treasures, breaking through to the Eighth Stage Shadow Condensation Realm will be no problem. I might even try to see if I can directly advance to the peak of the Ninth Stage Shadow Condensation Realm."

"Boss, there are also many treasures that will help me. If I use them all, even if I can't break through to the peak of the First Stage Beast, I will be very close. If we are careful and play a sneak attack, we might be able to kill a First Stage Body Integration Realm martial artist."

Xiao Wu sorted out all the treasures that would help him and then grunted, "Boss getting the spatial ring was through his own abilities. Why should they come and snatch it? Hmph, if they want to snatch the treasures, I'll make them regret it. Body Integration Realm, what's that? Thirty years on the east, thirty years on the west. I, Xiao Wu, am a divine beast. It won't take long to beat them so badly that even their wives won't recognize them."

"First Stage Body Integration Realm martial artists?"

Hu Gao murmured, a smile on his lips. He wasn't afraid of those so-called Body Integration Realm martial artists at all. Just over half a month ago, he had just arrived in this world and was just an ordinary person. Now, not only had his cultivation reached the peak of the Seventh Stage Shadow Condensation Realm, but his combat strength was also unmatched in the Shadow Condensation Realm. As long as he had a little time and a little opportunity...

Body Integration Realm martial artists could also be crushed.

"Xiao Wu, hurry up and cultivate. In three days, we need to use all the treasures that will help us. Right now, improving our strength is the most important."

Hu Gao didn't want to waste any more time and picked up a Juyuan Pill, swallowing it.

Now, he not only needed to improve his cultivation but also needed to recover quickly from his injuries. He wasn't worried about this; he could feel a stream of clear energy flowing from the jade pendant into his body, alleviating his injuries.

Seeing Hu Gao start to cultivate, Xiao Wu didn't disturb him and also picked up some treasures that would help him and started to cultivate.

For a while, both Hu Gao and Xiao Wu were immersed in cultivation.

...

In just one day, Hu Gao had converted about one-third of the treasures into cultivation energy. With the dragon qi provided by Xiao Wu, both his cultivation and physical strength had reached the level of the Ninth Stage Shadow Condensation Realm, and his injuries had been completely healed.

The reason he only used one-third of the treasures was that Xiao Wu had already used all the treasures and could no longer provide dragon qi. Hu Gao didn't want Xiao Wu to use the dragon qi in his body to refine his physical strength, as it would be too much of a strain on Xiao Wu and not beneficial for his strength growth.

Moreover, he had broken through two major realms, and the sudden increase in energy was becoming increasingly difficult to control. Further improvement in cultivation would be counterproductive.

"If my divine soul power could grow rapidly, it would be much easier to perfectly control my cultivation and physical strength."

Hu Gao ended his cultivation and shook his head helplessly.

Controlling energy required the use of the divine soul, but he had never specifically cultivated his divine soul. If it weren't for his status as a穿越者 (穿越者 means "穿越者" in Chinese, which can be translated as "穿越者" in English, but in this context, it means "transmigrator" or "穿越者"), combining the divine soul powers of two people, he probably wouldn't even be able to control the current level of energy.

He urgently needed to find a cultivation technique for the divine soul, which would be of great help to him. It would be great if he could have a divine soul like the one in the jade pendant!

"Xiao Wu has swallowed all the treasures and is now in a deep sleep. When he wakes up, I wonder if his combat strength will really be able to threaten a First Stage Body Integration Realm martial artist."

Hu Gao pondered for a moment. Xiao Wu had absorbed more treasures today than he had, and it would probably take him one or two days to finish cultivating.

"Since Xiao Wu hasn't finished cultivating, there's no need for me to go out alone to look for the Black Fire Lotus. I'll wait until he finishes cultivating before going out. After all, there are still two days before we enter the Fire Beast Forest. I hope Xiao Wu will wake up in these two days."

Hu Gao stood up and began practicing the cultivation technique he had created in the cave.

A cultivation technique with only one sword move.

He named this cultivation technique "Force Yuan Meteor," which was simple but contained boundless mysteries.

"Whoosh!"

Hu Gao suddenly thrust his sword forward, the sword light flickering like starlight, piercing through the void, and a mysterious force emanated from it.

"Crack!"

In front of him, a crack appeared on the rock wall, three meters away from the tip of the sword. If someone were to tap it a few times, it would definitely turn into a pile of dust.

"The 'Force Yuan Meteor' is not yet perfected. It only has one move, but even this one move is definitely a high-grade human-level cultivation technique, and it's a high-grade human-level cultivation technique that has been modified for a higher realm." Hu Gao's eyes gleamed with excitement.

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

He didn't get too carried away with this and continued to cultivate. His current goal was to become familiar with the additional energy in his body and achieve perfect control.

This cultivation continued for a full day before he finally stopped.

"When I was at the peak of the Seventh Stage Shadow Condensation Realm, I was definitely one of the top in the Shadow Condensation Realm. Now... if I were to fight Han Chong again, I could defeat him in at most ten moves."

Hu Gao put away the Shadowless Sword, his eyes filled with anticipation. "As for Body Integration Realm martial artists, I won't know until I fight one, but I believe I can defeat an ordinary First Stage Body Integration Realm martial artist..."