Chapter 13

It is obvious that Jiang Feng's self-healing ability also comes from this mysterious bloodline.

Where did it come from? Could it be the direct bloodline of one of the thirty-six ancient great clans?

Jiang Feng shook his head.

Although the bloodline is passed down through the family, this thread of bloodline is so scarce, indicating that it has been passed down for countless years. If there were any relatives, they would have long been scattered and lost, having no connection to him at all.

Jiang Feng reined in his thoughts.

The most pressing matter now is to find a way to continue practicing martial arts without being able to use Ming Force normally.

The thin Ming Force seeps through the golden bloodline, flowing with Jiang Feng's blood to all parts of his body, strengthening him.

After much contemplation, Jiang Feng made a decision.

Even if he cannot use his own Ming Force, he can control and utilize his body!

As long as his body is strong enough and his fists are hard enough, no matter how skillfully or magically the opponent uses their Ming Force, he can overpower them with sheer force, knocking them down with one punch!

Moreover, he has his innate bloodline power, which grants him a powerful self-healing ability. As long as the opponent cannot kill him, he can take them down!

Jiang Feng decided on his training direction and also determined what kind of martial techniques he needed.

Simple, direct, and bone-crushing!

He leaped down from the boulder, stood firmly in a horse stance, and began to throw punches.

With each punch, he seemed to hear the sound of Ming Force mixing with his blood, flowing through his body. He could feel that with each movement, the Ming Force seeped into his body, gradually strengthening every muscle and every tendon.

If he kept throwing punches like this, he would eventually have the strength to shatter all the restraints on him, knock down all his enemies, and protect his most precious treasure!

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Dawn broke, and Jiang Feng began his second training session.

The soft and pure Ming Force flowed over him like warm water, making him want to squint in comfort.

When the sun first rises, its power is not particularly strong, but it is the purest and contains no impurities. The Ming Heart Seed loves this Ming Force the most, almost completely absorbing it, making the efficiency very high.

This time, he barely accumulated enough Ming Force for the second section of the Yuan Branch, but not enough to open the second Yuan Point.

Each section of the Yuan Branch has a larger capacity than the previous one, indicating that the later stages of cultivation will require more and more Ming Force, making advancement increasingly difficult.

After finishing his training, Jiang Feng returned to the treehouse and opened the second notebook left by the young lady.

The title of this notebook is "Yuan Core."

After opening the Yuan Point, a martial artist needs to embed a Yuan Core in the Yuan Point.

The Yuan Core comes from the body of a Ming Beast and has five attributes: Earth, Fire, Water, Metal, and Wood. Each attribute has different types of abilities, and Ming Force can enhance the corresponding abilities through the Yuan Core.

Embedding an Earth attribute Yuan Core can enhance a martial artist's physical defense and allow the use of the power of the earth.

Embedding a Water attribute Yuan Core can enhance a martial artist's self-healing ability and allow the use of the power of water.

The Fire attribute Yuan Core is related to a martial artist's strength, allowing Ming Force to carry the power of fire.

The Wood attribute Yuan Core enhances a martial artist's willpower and allows the manipulation of plants.

The Metal attribute Yuan Core makes a martial artist faster and helps in the precise manipulation of Ming Force, giving control over all metals.

After the young lady gave a simple example, she emphasized that these are just one aspect of the Yuan Core's power. They are actually more wondrous, and no one has yet fully summarized them. Martial artists need to experience them carefully during cultivation.

Yuan Core, huh? Jiang Feng thought for a moment and stood up.

Now that he had opened his first Yuan Point, it was time to embed a Yuan Core. He tied his sleeves and pants with grass ropes, took a deep breath, and walked out of the small valley, heading into the Taowu Mountain.

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This was not the first time Jiang Feng had entered the mountain to hunt.

In addition to Ming Beasts, Taowu Mountain also has many ordinary wild animals.

Martial arts training first requires strengthening the body, and eating meat is essential. Jiang Feng would occasionally enter Taowu Mountain to hunt some wild animals for food. The unnamed small valley was where he found a wild boar while tracking it.

Taowu Mountain has its own rules, as if guided by an invisible force, ordinary wild animals and Ming Beasts of different levels each have their own territories.

Jiang Feng, who grew up here, knew very well where the Ming Beasts were and where non-martial artists could not enter.

In the past, he would have carefully avoided those areas, but today, they were his target.

He moved very agilely, running swiftly like a young deer, swift and light. Soon, he entered the area where low-level Ming Beasts lived, hiding in a small forest.

He saw some paw prints on the ground, in the shape of plum blossoms, which looked like those of a mountain cat.

The mountain cat's steps were extremely light, and the paw prints were intermittent. Jiang Feng's gaze swept over them, accurately capturing its direction. He moved forward like a snake, using the shadows of the trees, and soon saw a small patch of brown fur reflecting in the moonlight ahead.

He held his breath and moved even more cautiously.

The mountain cat was crouched on a branch, its back arched, staring intently at a squirrel not far ahead, completely unaware of the person sneaking up behind it.

Jiang Feng's breathing became extremely slow, and with each breath, it seemed that golden power was gathering under his skin.

Jiang Feng was only five steps away from the mountain cat and crouched down.

The mountain cat remained unaware. As the squirrel moved, the mountain cat suddenly pounced, but unexpectedly, a dark shadow appeared behind it, moving even faster!

Jiang Feng grabbed the mountain cat by the scruff of its neck and punched it down!

His punch was extremely powerful, and the mountain cat let out a loud "ao" as it was slammed into the ground.

For ordinary wild animals, this punch from Jiang Feng would have been enough to kill them. But this mountain cat was a Ming Beast, and its body had been refined by Ming Force for a long time, making it incredibly strong.

It shook its head, pulled its head out of the soil, and tried to pounce again.

Jiang Feng grabbed the soft fur on the back of its neck and pressed it back down. The mountain cat opened its mouth to roar but ended up with a mouthful of dirt.

Jiang Feng did not hesitate, punching one after another, each punch landing in the same spot.

His fists collided with the mountain cat's skull, producing a continuous dull cracking sound.

At first, the mountain cat struggled and roared, but gradually, its voice became weaker and its movements lighter.

Its skull was shattered by Jiang Feng's punches, and its brain mixed with blood splattered, covering half of Jiang Feng's body.

Finally, the mountain cat collapsed, completely lifeless. A golden light flashed in Jiang Feng's eyes, and he threw it heavily to the ground, standing up and letting out a long roar to the sky.

To be honest, Jiang Feng's method of fighting just now was not very smart.

The head, although a vital point, is one of the hardest parts of the body. Especially the skull of a Ming Beast, which is incredibly hard.

Jiang Feng's fists were bloody from the fight, with both the mountain cat's and his own blood.

But by using such a direct and ruthless method to kill the mountain cat, the pent-up frustration in his heart was also released, leaving him feeling refreshed!

This was a Level 1 Ming Beast, the Swift Wind Leopard Cat, which was very fast and could control wind power.

Although Jiang Feng's method of killing it was somewhat sneaky, he had just opened his first Yuan Point and could not yet truly use Ming Force. Using just his fists, he could shatter the leopard cat's skull, which clearly showed that his method was indeed worth trying!

Jiang Feng took out a small knife and carefully skinned the Swift Wind Leopard Cat, removing its claws and teeth.

The skin and fur of a Ming Beast can be used to make various armors and weapons, with many uses and a high price.

By directly smashing the Swift Wind Leopard Cat's head, he left the skin intact, which could fetch a good price, enough to support him for a while.

After dealing with the beast's corpse, the small knife was basically ruined.

The skin of a Ming Beast was tougher than expected, making it difficult to cut.

After finishing, Jiang Feng carefully dissected the leopard cat's body, searching through it. After a while, he found a light golden fragment in its heart and another in its stomach.

The fragment was semi-transparent, like an impure crystal, and was a piece of a Metal attribute Yuan Core.

Low-level Ming Beasts do not have complete Yuan Cores, only scattered fragments. Collecting enough fragments of the same attribute can be refined into a complete Yuan Core using Ming Force.

Fragments of this size would require about twenty to fuse into one.

He stored these two fragments and continued walking through the forest. By noon, he checked the time and immediately found a sunny spot to train.

The Ming Force at noon was scorching and intense, with a large amount. Jiang Feng successfully broke through his second Yuan Point, but only a small part of the Ming Force could enter his body through the golden bloodline.

When the sun set, he had also harvested a Fire Python, a nest of Fire Rats, and a Ground attribute wild boar.

The area he chose was very suitable, all being the lowest-level Level 1 Ming Beasts, making the battles very easy. In total, seven beasts provided him with eleven Fire attribute Yuan Core fragments and five Earth attribute Yuan Core fragments.

As night approached, Jiang Feng's stomach began to rumble. He was about to head back when he suddenly had an idea. He cut off two hind legs of the wild boar, tied them with grass ropes, and carried them back.

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From the time he could remember, Jiang Feng had lived alone in Nanjiang.

He couldn't count how many nights he had spent with an empty stomach.

For him, being able to fill his stomach was already a blessing, and he could wolf down half-cooked food without any complaints about the taste.

Later, he met the young lady.

She was well-read and had a wide range of interests. When she cooked a fish, it was extraordinarily delicious.

Over time, as he read more books, Jiang Feng gradually developed some taste.

But perhaps due to the deep imprint from his childhood, for Jiang Feng, whether a food was delicious was far less important than whether it could fill his stomach and provide enough nutrients for his body.

He had heard of eating Ming Beasts before. There was a book in the young lady's study that described how to cook the meat of various Ming Beasts.

Jiang Feng had skimmed through it once but never picked it up again.

The only thing he remembered was the opening few sentences.

The meat of Ming Beasts contains far more nutrients than ordinary wild animals.

However, for ordinary people who have not cultivated, it is like a deadly poison and must not be eaten.

Even if martial artists want to eat it, they must undergo special processing; otherwise, not only will the taste not be guaranteed, but there might also be some negative effects.

Seeing this fat wild boar, Jiang Feng's heart was immediately stirred.

Ordinary people cannot eat Ming Beasts, but he can now cultivate!