Chapter 27

With a calm yet somewhat profound gaze, Bai Shi directed his eyes towards the two burly men in front of him.

In fact, Bai Shi did not want to kill innocents. Even though he needed some human blood to refine his elixir, he did not want to kill these two burly men at this moment. In his view, those who deserved to die were the hunters in the 'Dawn Mountain Range' who killed their companions for their own benefit.

Gently stroking the white fox's fur, the fox stopped its slightly frightened howling in Bai Shi's arms. It seemed to sense a strange sense of security from Bai Shi, which made the fear in its eyes disappear when it looked at the two burly men. Its eyes became as calm and profound as Bai Shi's, shimmering with a deep blue light.

To these two burly men, the white fox in front of them was undoubtedly a rare spiritual beast. When they saw Bai Shi pick it up, the domineering aura they usually had when hunting strange beasts suddenly vanished, especially when they saw those calm eyes.

From both experience and intuition, they knew that the young man in front of them was a cultivator, but the exact level of his strength was still unknown.

Therefore, at this moment, they stopped their steps, and the excitement on their faces instantly turned into solemnity.

At this instant, Bai Shi did not speak or look directly at them. Instead, he gently stroked the white fox's fur, neither advancing nor retreating, his appearance seemed somewhat strange, making the two burly men feel an inexplicable fear.

Even so, these two burly men would not easily let the white fox go. For them, if they could capture this white fox, they would not have to risk their lives hunting in the 'Dawn Mountain Range' for the rest of their lives.

"Young man... You dare to come to the 'Dawn Mountain Range' alone, I guess you are a cultivator, right?" one of the burly men said.

Bai Shi slowly raised his head and looked at the speaker without directly answering, saying, "If there's nothing, I think it's time for you to leave. I don't want anyone to disturb me."

Upon hearing this, the other burly man suddenly took out a dagger from his waist and said fiercely, "What do you think you are? To speak to my brother like that, a mere greenhorn... I think you are tired of living. If you know what's good for you, put down the strange beast in your hands and get out of the cave... Otherwise, my dagger doesn't recognize anyone!"

"Young man... My second brother is right. We hunters generally don't kill people, but if it involves prey, I can't guarantee that you will be able to leave this cave. Even if you are a cultivator, from your age, you are at most at the Third Stage of Foundation Establishment. If you are from the Dongchen Manor, the people from other manors come to the 'Dawn Mountain Range' in groups and never act alone, let alone have the courage to do so. From your appearance, it seems you came to gather herbs and got lost here... If we want to kill a cultivator at the Third Stage of Foundation Establishment, it's not difficult." the other burly man said.

Even though the burly man said this, he still hesitated from Bai Shi's calm expression. This hesitation made him, despite his strong desire to get the white fox from Bai Shi, dare not act rashly.

Bai Shi slowly raised his head, his eyes flickering with a strange light. This strangeness made the burly man's heart tremble, but his expression remained calm and complex.

In this contradiction, he heard Bai Shi say calmly, "Oh, it seems you know a lot about these manors... If you hadn't said that, I might have let you go. But since you've said it, even though you know a lot about these manors, this strange beast, and your... lives, I am determined to take them!"

As he spoke, a cold light flashed in Bai Shi's eyes, and his hand suddenly swung out. At the moment his fist burst forth, a powerful energy wave appeared, and under this energy wave, four white lines flashed! He swung it at the other burly man.

Although there was only a one-stage difference in strength, they knew it represented a huge disparity in power!

The burly man with the dagger, his eyes narrowing, was about to swing his dagger, but Bai Shi's speed was too fast and unexpected. In the instant his eyes flashed with fear, Bai Shi's fist had already directly hit the burly man's body.

"Bang!"

The force was so great that when Bai Shi's fist hit the burly man's chest, a dull sound was heard. Although his chest did not shatter, the internal organs inside the burly man's body were crushed by Bai Shi's powerful force!

Blood vessels immediately appeared in the burly man's eyes, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, which splattered on the white fox's fur, Bai Shi's arm, and the other burly man's heart, making his steps suddenly retreat in fear, exclaiming, "You are at the Fifth Stage of Foundation Establishment..."

This sentence came from his inner fear. Although the four white lines Bai Shi displayed indicated he was at the Fourth Stage of Foundation Establishment, the power wave he emitted made it clear that this power was comparable to that of a cultivator at the Fifth Stage of Foundation Establishment. He was so terrified that he shouted it out, even if he didn't want to believe his eyes.

"You are at the Fifth Stage of Foundation Establishment... You are at the Fifth Stage of Foundation Establishment..." The burly man seemed to have lost himself, shouting in fear and running out of the cave, heading towards the stone forest! At this moment, escaping was more important than anything else!

Bai Shi watched the burly man run out, and the bloody smell from his arm made him feel an inexplicable excitement. This was his first time killing someone!

But he knew very well that in the days to come, he would kill many people. This was not only because he needed blood for refining elixirs, but also because there were many people who deserved to die, like the burly man who had already died.

Bai Shi flashed out of the cave. He had to kill the fleeing burly man. One reason was for the elixir, and the other was that he knew these manors were known for their friendliness. If the burly man spread the news, it would bring unnecessary trouble to the manors and even disturb his cultivation in the 'Dawn Mountain Range'.

Cultivators had a significant advantage in speed. So when Bai Shi flashed out of the cave, he saw the burly man still screaming wildly, stumbling through the stone forest, seemingly forgetting the existence of the strange beast.

In fact, the decisive punch Bai Shi threw earlier made it clear to him that he had no chance of survival.

"Want to run... Not so easy, I need your blood to help me refine the elixir!"

Bai Shi let out a light shout, and as he took a step, his body leaped two meters high, as if tearing through the air, making a 'whoosh' sound. The wind whistling in his ears made his eyes focus on the burly man's back, filled with intense killing intent!

In the blink of an eye, Bai Shi's body was suddenly close to the burly man. As he approached, the burly man's face turned pale, and his eyes filled with fear. Just as he was about to beg for mercy, Bai Shi's fist struck his back.

"Bang!" Another dull sound, the burly man groaned, his death similar to the previous one, spitting out a mouthful of blood and suddenly falling to the ground, lying there, his body trembling a few times before finally stopping breathing.

Taking a long breath, feeling a sense of relief, Bai Shi dragged the burly man's body back into the cave. He took out a dagger and cut a wound on each of the two burly men's wrists, collecting some of their blood in a stone bowl. He prepared for the final step of refining the elixir.

After everything was ready, Bai Shi threw the two burly men's bodies out. He knew that after tonight, their bodies would be eaten by strange beasts, leaving only bones.

Back in the cave, Bai Shi simply drank a little water, then sat cross-legged, extending his hands. A faint force flowed from his palms into the stone bowl, which was a thread of spiritual energy.

For any cultivator, the output of spiritual energy was like the consumption of internal energy, requiring a lot of effort. But for the sake of the elixir, Bai Shi did not hesitate. Even though sweat appeared on his forehead from fatigue in less than half a breath, he did not stop.

But the stone bowl still showed no change...

Time passed minute by minute, until dusk, when the clouds in the sky dissipated, and lightning flashed amidst the gathering dark clouds. Just as the long-awaited heavy rain was about to fall, the stone bowl finally showed a change...

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