Chapter 10

Under Mo Ling's shocked gaze, Ye Mo spent half an hour using the "Wave-Cutting Slash" to cut down seven or eight sturdy spirit trees.

"Is this enough?"

Ye Mo asked.

"Enough, enough! For the two of us, a small mountain cave camp made of spirit wood fences will do."

Mo Ling, as if waking from a dream, nodded hurriedly.

"Great!"

Ye Mo then cut off all the branches of these spirit trees, leaving only the hardest trunks.

The two of them, holding torches, carried these spirit trees, which were over ten zhang long, back to the cave entrance.

The spirit trees were very heavy, and the two mid-stage martial artists could barely lift them together.

After moving these spirit trees, Mo Ling was so exhausted that she sat on the ground.

Ye Mo cut the spirit trees into pieces, then split each piece into arm-thick stakes, which he deeply planted into the ground outside the cave camp, forming a spirit wood fence with a small gate.

After completing all this, the simplest spirit wood fence defense was set up.

This circle of spirit wood fence was as hard as iron, and ordinary wild beasts or sea beasts could not break through it and rush in.

Ye Mo was confident that even if a young demon crab appeared here now, it would not be able to easily break through the spirit wood fence.

"Let's do this much today, and we'll reinforce the spirit wood fence tomorrow!"

Ye Mo was also quite exhausted after doing all this work.

He rested against the cave wall, suddenly remembering that he still had a seven-inch-long piece of Crimson Blood Vine.

"The 'Wu Kingdom Herbal' records that the seventh-grade Crimson Blood Vine is a very suitable body-strengthening herb for high-stage martial artists, and it is also very effective for mid-stage martial artists!"

Ye Mo took out a three-inch-long piece of Crimson Blood Vine from his pocket, cut about an inch of it with the Green Edge Sword, and washed it in the clear water inside the cave.

Then, he began to sit in meditation, putting the inch-long piece of Crimson Blood Vine into his mouth and slowly chewing it.

"Eating it raw?"

Mo Ling's eyes widened in surprise.

She knew that the Crimson Blood Vine was extremely bitter and was usually ground into powder and mixed with water, then boiled on a stove to remove the bitterness. Although the medicinal effect was not much different, the bitterness would be significantly reduced after boiling.

Even so, the Crimson Blood Vine was known as one of the most bitter body-strengthening herbs for martial artists.

"Does he not find this hundred-year-old, nine-inch-long Crimson Blood Vine bitter?"

Mo Ling was puzzled and lightly broke off a fingernail-sized piece and put it in her mouth. Immediately, she spat it out, unable to tolerate the intense bitter and spicy taste.

She found herself increasingly unable to understand this civilian martial artist, Ye Mo.

...

As soon as the herb entered Ye Mo's mouth, he felt the intense bitterness.

Ye Mo endured the intense bitter and spicy taste, chewing and swallowing every drop of the red juice slowly.

The reason the Crimson Blood Vine is called a very suitable body-strengthening herb for high-stage martial artists is largely because it significantly enhances the physique and blood qi of martial artists and can also heal internal injuries and bruises caused by high-intensity training.

The medicinal properties of the Crimson Blood Vine are extremely yang and fierce.

After slowly swallowing it, Ye Mo soon felt a fiery qi flow rise in his abdomen.

This qi flow spread through the large and small meridians, flowing to every bone in his body.

After a moment, every part of his bones began to feel hot, as if bitten by thousands of ants, and new blood qi seemed to be constantly generated in the bone marrow.

"The body-strengthening effect of this Crimson Blood Vine is indeed very significant, worthy of being a seventh-grade body-strengthening herb! With this seven-inch-long Crimson Blood Vine, I might be able to break through to the seventh level of the Body Tempering stage soon."

Ye Mo was extremely delighted.

Moreover,

The cold aura from the water arrow of the young demon crab, which had remained in his body, was now reduced to a thumb-sized mass.

After the impact of true qi last time, the cold aura seemed to have become much quieter.

Ye Mo knew that this cold aura was not truly quiet; once he was injured and weakened, it would definitely flare up and deal a fatal blow.

So, no matter what, he had to completely eliminate it today.

Ye Mo guided the fiery yang qi flow in his body to the area where the cold aura was located, surrounding it in an instant. Almost immediately, the fiery qi flow swallowed the remaining cold aura, leaving no trace.

Ye Mo had high expectations for the Crimson Blood Vine, but the fact that it eliminated the cold aura so quickly still made him draw a deep breath.

This fiery yang qi flow was many times stronger than the true qi in his body.

As the medicinal effects of the seventh-grade Crimson Blood Vine slowly took effect, Ye Mo felt as if his entire body was wrapped in a warm qi flow, making him feel extremely warm.

The large and small blood vessels in his body, which had been damaged by high-intensity training, were slowly repaired and unblocked by the warm qi flow from the Crimson Blood Vine, making him feel incredibly comfortable.

After half an hour of absorption, Ye Mo felt that the medicinal power of the inch-long piece of Crimson Blood Vine had been almost completely absorbed.

"By taking it a few more times, I should be able to break through to the seventh level of the Body Tempering stage!"

Ye Mo felt his blood qi was abundant, clearly increased by about ten percent, and he felt as if he had endless strength, with his physique in its prime.

However, he did not dare to take more; after taking one inch, his body was already quite hot.

Mo Ling noticed that Ye Mo's complexion was rosy, as if he had been reborn.

This surprised her greatly. Although the Crimson Blood Vine was indeed more effective for male martial artists than female martial artists, it should not have caused such a significant change in Ye Mo. Could his constitution be different from ordinary people?

This was not surprising. Ye Mo, coming from a small civilian family, rarely used expensive body-strengthening herbs, so he did not develop much resistance to herbs, known as "herb resistance."

Since Ye Mo rarely used herbs, the effect of the seventh-grade Crimson Blood Vine was naturally very significant.

Mo Ling, born in the Donglai Royal Family, did not train diligently and mainly relied on body-strengthening herbs from a young age, including high-grade herbs. Once she took a body-strengthening herb, she gradually accumulated "herb resistance." The more she took, the greater the "herb resistance" in her body, and the less effective the herb would be when taken again.

Ye Mo had accumulated many minor bruises in his blood vessels and muscles from high-intensity training in the "Wave-Cutting Slash." This time, the Crimson Blood Vine unblocked most of these bruises, making him look radiant.

...

Deep into the night.

Strange hisses and roars could be heard from the isolated island.

If one looked further, they could faintly see scattered campfires across the island. Many martial artists who had escaped from the sunken ships had made it to this island. No one dared to wander around the island at night.

With the moonlight, Ye Mo could vaguely see the situation outside the spirit wood fence of the cave camp.

The two of them were leaning against the cave wall, taking turns to keep watch, but neither of them truly slept. Sea beasts could appear near the cave at any time, so they could not truly relax.

Ye Mo did not dare to sleep deeply, holding the Green Edge Sword in his right hand, half-asleep and half-awake, watching outside the cave.

"Crack!"

A slight sound came from outside the cave.

A low, large crab appeared outside the spirit wood fence, its eyes moving and its claws raised, seemingly confused by the spirit wood fence.

"Juvenile demon crab!"

Ye Mo was startled awake and flipped up. "So soon, it found us here!?"