Chapter 7

At this moment, Su Han frowned deeply. Su Ming's words made his heart tremble. Cultivators who develop psychological shadows during their cultivation journey will have no hope of breaking through for the rest of their lives. Many cultivators have ruined their lives because of this.

"Can this mental knot be resolved?" Su Han asked worriedly.

"Yes, as long as I go to the Wilderness Forest to hunt beasts once more, I think I can resolve this mental knot," Su Ming said confidently. At this moment, he was filled with regret. He had lied for that broken conversion task, causing Su Han to worry about him. If he could, Su Ming would have wanted to beat the little sprite.

"In that case, I'll go with you to prevent any enemy from attacking us again." Su Han let out a sigh of relief and agreed to Su Ming's suggestion.

"Alright, let's go now. We can have a good meal of roasted meat and a fine drink in the evening." A glint of anticipation flashed in Su Ming's eyes, and he headed towards the stone house.

After all preparations were made, the two of them rode the unicorn and headed straight for the Wilderness Forest. On the way, they encountered many hunting teams. When they saw Su Han, they all kept a wide berth, no one daring to approach. Su Han was a well-known battle maniac in the area, and his strength ranked among the top in the Western City Prefecture.

The Wilderness Forest is the largest demon beast forest within the Tang Clan's Western City Prefecture, spanning at least tens of thousands of kilometers. The outer areas are inhabited by first to third-stage demon beasts, which are the main targets for the Western City Prefecture tribes.

The central areas are inhabited by fourth to fifth-stage demon beasts. Ordinary cultivators dare not enter the central areas of the Wilderness Forest because fourth-stage demon beasts have the strength of a human's innate great perfection and live in groups. Even celestial spirit realm experts would avoid them. Not to mention fifth-stage demon beasts.

It is said that at the very center of the Wilderness Forest, there is a sixth-stage demon beast with the strength of a human Purple Mansion cultivator. Purple Mansion cultivators are considered top-tier existences in the Tang Clan's Iron City. When they stomp their feet, the entire Tang Clan's Iron City trembles.

Su Han and Su Ming rode the unicorn into the Wilderness Forest. The dense forest is a paradise for demon beasts. The forest is filled with vitality and is also a good place for spiritual energy to gather. Demon beasts living in the forest can grow quickly, and the forest also provides a certain level of protection for them.

"Master, there is a late first-stage Dark Snake at your four o'clock direction, 300 meters away. Its weakness is the seventh inch of its body."

Su Ming was highly focused on his surroundings when the little sprite's voice sounded in his mind. With his extensive game experience, he immediately looked at the four o'clock direction and locked onto the target from a distance.

When he saw a deep brown Dark Snake over a meter long, Su Ming drew a sharp breath. At that moment, the Dark Snake moved, twisting its body and covering a hundred meters in the blink of an eye, rushing straight towards Su Ming.

A late first-stage demon beast is equivalent to a human's middle-stage ordinary heart realm. With Su Ming's strength, he could completely kill it, so Su Han did not intervene. He wanted to see how Su Ming would deal with the Dark Snake. However, Su Ming remained motionless, and the Dark Snake was about to bite his neck.

"Su Ming, what are you doing?" Su Han shouted.

As his words fell, Su Han's dagger flashed in front of Su Ming, and the Dark Snake attacking Su Ming was cut in half, falling to the ground.

Seeing the Dark Snake split from head to tail, Su Ming let out a cry of surprise. As his mouth opened slightly, a black object flew into his mouth, causing an immediate urge to vomit. However, the black object was very strong, giving Su Ming no time to react. It directly entered his throat and stomach, leaving an extremely bitter taste.

Su Ming gagged for a while. With the little sprite's help, he finally cleared the bitter taste from his mouth. He knew that what he had just swallowed was the snake gallbladder, which is a great supplement for cultivators.

The snake gallbladder must be swallowed immediately after it is removed from the snake's body, and it must be swallowed in one go; otherwise, its effectiveness will weaken.

The snake gallbladder can enhance human physical strength and have a certain healing effect. It can also help humans obtain some spiritual energy for use in battles.

"Master, congratulations on tasting the 'extreme bitterness.' You have activated a surprise task. After you complete the conversion task, your level will increase by one."

Surprise? This surprise only brought shock, not joy. Su Ming felt helpless at the little sprite's words. Just as he was about to ask what the 'extreme bitterness' was, Su Han's voice brought him back to his senses.

"The Wilderness Forest is full of danger everywhere. One wrong move, and you could lose your life. You must always be in a combat state, ready to attack at any time, understand?"

"Father, I know I was wrong. It was an accident this time. I promise it won't happen again," Su Ming lowered his head. He knew that if Su Han had not acted quickly, his life would have been over.

The reason Su Ming was distracted was that he was very curious about why the Dark Snake could cover hundreds of meters with a single movement. This question had just appeared in his mind, and before he could think about it, the Dark Snake was already in front of him.

"It's good that you know your mistake. Don't do it again next time." Su Han glared at Su Ming. "That snake gallbladder was quite good, right? I didn't expect to encounter a Dark Snake as soon as we entered the forest. It looks like we'll have a bountiful harvest today."

Su Han saw a dazed look in Su Ming's eyes, which made him believe that Su Ming really had a mental knot. At this moment, he decided that he would do whatever it takes to eliminate the shadow in Su Ming's heart.

"Father, if there's such a good thing next time, please let me know in advance so I can be prepared," Su Ming forced a smile and said.

"Snake gallbladders must be swallowed immediately; otherwise, their effectiveness will be reduced. If I had consulted you, I'm sure you wouldn't have swallowed it so quickly," Su Han glanced at Su Ming.

Su Han placed the Dark Snake's body in the wooden box on the unicorn's back. The bodies of demon beasts can be sold for money or eaten, so hunters always carry wooden boxes to store their prey. Wealthy people or those with great abilities carry spatial storage devices.

After dealing with the Dark Snake's body, the two continued deeper into the forest. The Dark Snake is the most common demon beast in the Wilderness Forest. They usually hunt alone, so they do not pose a threat to hunters. They are the favorite of those who are new to hunting in the Wilderness Forest.

After killing the Dark Snake, the unicorn's speed slowed down significantly. Although these low-stage demon beasts could not harm Su Han, he was afraid that Su Ming might be attacked by a demon beast and have an accident. He had already smelled the scent of a demon beast.

From memory, Su Han quickly recalled that there was a wolf den about a kilometer away, with a total of seven wolves. The demon wolf king was a mid-second-stage demon beast.

These seven wolves were not very strong, but they worked together very well. Generally, no one with less than a full ordinary heart realm would dare to approach them. Su Han did not take these seven wolves seriously, but he was not alone; he had Su Ming with him. For Su Ming's safety, Su Han had to turn right and try to avoid the wolf den.