Chapter 84

If it were a normal cultivation method, that is, refining the herbs into pills, as long as the refining is successful, some of the impurities would be refined away, and the rest would remain in the pills, suppressed to a considerable extent, not immediately affecting the user. Only after prolonged use would the negative effects of these residual impurities become apparent.

However, these issues took a different turn with Li Wenjun.

Li Wenjun had no master, no fellow disciples, and everything was done through his own exploration; he was a hardworking solitary cultivator. Using the herbs that should have been refined into pills to boil medicinal soups from the beginning was a wrong path. During the boiling process, the impurities were not eliminated or refined but were instead fully activated, penetrating his meridians and acupoints along with the spiritual energy derived from the herbs.

For an ordinary person, this would be a path to death.

The unrefined impurities were devastating to the meridians. Under normal circumstances, repairing the damage afterward would be extremely difficult, requiring either extremely precious pills or the intervention of a cultivation expert to reorganize the damaged meridians. Even ignoring this, the pain caused by the impurities rampaging through the body during cultivation was not something an ordinary person could endure.

But these two points were not problems for Li Wenjun.

Li Wenjun's character was resilient; he could endure any hardship or pain, and his past suffering had given him a unique determination to live. The cutting and destruction of the meridians by the impurities were mitigated and repaired by a mysterious green light, saving him a lot of trouble.

However, this time, Li Wenjun felt a pain far greater than before. The pure impurities continued to challenge his pain nerves, causing continuous pain. Every time he thought the pain had reached its peak, the impurities would give him an even harsher blow.

It was as if countless little devils were using files to slowly scrape his soul, a pain more intense than being flayed alive.

Li Wenjun endured all of this with his strong will. As long as it could increase his cultivation and strengthen his power, he could bear the pain that others could not.

After two hours, Li Wenjun ended his cultivation. He felt a salty taste at the corner of his mouth and, upon touching it, found his hand covered in blood. He had bitten his lip at some point without realizing it.

Li Wenjun splashed some water to clean the wound and then climbed out of the pool, drenched in sweat. The impurities rampaging through his meridians made it difficult for him to control his limbs, and he fell to the ground after a few steps.

Li Wenjun didn't bother getting up; he lay there, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

When he woke up, Li Wenjun felt refreshed, and the pain in his body was gone. The wound on his lip and the old injury on his left shoulder had healed. He circulated the Eternal Spring Technique and felt the state of his magical power.

The result was excellent; his magical power had increased significantly, much more than before.

Li Wenjun was overjoyed. As long as his magical power increased and his cultivation realm continued to rise, all the suffering and hardship would be worth it.

Over the next half month, Li Wenjun repeated this process twice a day. While enduring the unbearable hardships, his cultivation realm steadily improved, both in terms of the magnitude and speed of growth.

Apart from the two fixed medicinal baths each day, Li Wenjun had other arrangements. He continued to practice Fireball Spell, Light Body Technique, and Immovable Vajra Technique, as well as sword training. Additionally, he would spend an hour each day either studying Wang Yonggui's mechanical techniques or reading the First Emperor's Dictionary to learn more words and phrases.

One day, after finishing his cultivation, Li Wenjun smacked his lips. He hadn't eaten meat for a long time, and his mouth was almost tasteless. Although the cave had a supply of grain, there was no meat. If he wanted to eat, he had to leave the cave and hunt outside.

The Five Peaks Mountain was not short of wild animals and birds, such as wolves, mountain goats, and pheasants. Li Wenjun, who was craving meat, decided to temporarily stop cultivating and go outside to hunt, both to satisfy his craving and to test his cultivation results over the past half month. A balance of work and rest was the way of the scholar and the warrior, and it would also help him relax after the long period of intense cultivation.

Li Wenjun put on his storage bag, hung the Dragon-Headed Goose Feather Saber at his waist, and left the cave. He climbed to the top of the mountain and looked around, quickly choosing a direction and heading deeper into the Five Peaks Mountain.

There were no valuable prey near the cave, not even a rabbit. Before meeting Wang Yonggui, the traps he set had already caught all the valuable prey in the area.

After crossing two mountain peaks, Li Wenjun saw a gray rabbit about three or four zhang away, eating grass. The rabbit was very alert, stopping to look around after every few bites, with its ears always upright, listening for any sounds.

It was now early March, and all living things were thriving. After a harsh winter, the rabbit had lost all its fat and was now thin and bony, with little meat on its body.

Li Wenjun watched the rabbit from a distance, and an idea came to him. He had no appetite for the rabbit with little meat, but he suddenly remembered that rabbits could run very fast, some even faster than horses, and their movements were very agile, allowing them to turn perfectly while running.

This was an ideal target for practicing the Light Body Technique.

With this thought, Li Wenjun immediately took action. He lightly tapped his toes, activated the Light Body Technique, and pounced toward the rabbit.

Li Wenjun's Light Body Technique was not yet silent. When he leaped through the air, he made considerable noise, and the rabbit noticed him before he could get close.

Immediately, the frightened rabbit sprang into action, running at a speed that was astonishing.

Li Wenjun mustered his energy, pushing the Light Body Technique to its limit, and chased after the unremarkable rabbit.

The chase between man and rabbit unfolded on the hillside. The rabbit ran quickly, and Li Wenjun pursued swiftly, and they soon crossed another mountain peak.

Despite running for so long, the rabbit did not slow down; instead, it seemed to have even more stamina.

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