Chapter 32

"Roar!"

Outside the Cold Cloud Canyon, Lu Li was unbelievably fierce, each swing of the Heavenly麟Sword (Tian Lin Dao) injuring or killing an Iron Spine Wolf. He didn't know any mystical techniques, but he relied on his superhuman strength and the two-thousand-jin Heavenly麟Sword to slash and hack.

Although the Heavenly麟Sword was broken, it was undoubtedly a world-class treasure, with unique material and extraordinary sharpness, capable of slicing through iron like mud.

Lu Li had a rather abnormal sword technique; the speed of his slashes was so fast that even with the two-thousand-jin Heavenly麟Sword, he could slash three to five times in a single breath.

Of course, at this moment, he wasn't using his full strength against the Iron Spine Wolves. Each time he only needed to slash twice to either kill or injure them.

Half an hour!

Lu Li had already killed twenty-seven Iron Spine Wolves, much faster than the other Li family warriors, even faster than those at the peak of the Black Tortoise Realm.

The entrance to the canyon was already piled with hundreds of Iron Spine Wolf corpses. One Li family warrior was bitten to death, and several were injured. The Iron Spine Wolves finally retreated into the canyon and disappeared.

"Retreat and clean up the battlefield."

Liu Yi shouted, then turned into his tent and no longer paid attention. Elder Hong sent people to collect the wolf corpses, treat the injured Li family warriors, and handle the aftermath.

Lu Li, holding his sword, stepped back. An outer hall elder of the Spirit Sea Realm walked over, his face solemn, and said, "You are Lu Li?"

Lu Li wiped the wolf blood from his face and nodded, "Yes, sir!"

"I am Cai Hui, one of the outer hall elders of the Liu family. You can call me Elder Cai!"

The outer hall elder was in his forties, tall and robust, wearing a silver battle armor of the Liu family, and holding a long sword with a mountain-like aura. He stared at Lu Li and said, "Follow me."

Lu Li obediently followed Elder Cai into a large tent. After entering, Elder Cai sat in the main seat and looked at Lu Li, asking, "Boy, how much do you know about cultivation?"

Lu Li scratched his nose awkwardly and said, "Not much, I only know about the cultivation realms and a bit about the Black Tortoise Realm."

"Hmm."

Elder Cai nodded slightly and then said, "You are now in the Black Tortoise Realm, just entering the gate of martial arts. When you reach the peak of the Black Tortoise Realm, you will need to condense a Spirit Sea and advance to the Spirit Sea Realm."

Lu Li understood this and nodded, looking at Elder Cai. The latter paused and continued, "When all your meridians are unblocked and your mystic energy is abundant, you can use your mystic energy to condense a Spirit Sea. This sounds simple, but it is very difficult. Out of a million ordinary tribal warriors, at most a thousand can successfully condense a Spirit Sea. Do you know why?"

Someone was explaining cultivation to him, and Lu Li naturally welcomed it. He clasped his hands and said, "Lu Li doesn't know, please enlighten me, Elder Cai."

Lu Li's attitude was good, and Elder Cai's expression improved slightly. He explained, "Condensing a Spirit Sea is simple, but it is very easy to collapse. Without good cultivation methods and precious elixirs, the chances of successfully condensing a Spirit Sea are very low."

Lu Li suddenly understood. Elder Cai stood up and continued, "As for advancing from the Spirit Sea Realm to the Soul Pond Realm, it is even more difficult. The Soul Pond is a pond cast within the soul. The soul is the foundation of a person. If not done well, not only will you fail to advance, but you may also lose your soul. Therefore, to break through to the Soul Pond Realm, you need precious soul-type elixirs and herbs. Each of these elixirs and herbs is worth a fortune, more than a tribe's wealth accumulated over a hundred years."

"The Life Wheel Realm, where you cultivate a life wheel, you may have heard of it. A warrior who cultivates a life wheel can extend their lifespan by five hundred years. At the peak of the Life Wheel Realm, one has three life wheels, with a lifespan of one thousand five hundred years!"

"But... you may not know that the spiritual materials needed to cultivate a life wheel require at least thirty percent of the Liu family's accumulated wealth. If three Liu family warriors need to cultivate life wheels, the Liu family will become destitute. Moreover, the chance of these three warriors successfully cultivating a life wheel is less than ten percent. In other words, the Liu family's entire wealth might not be enough to cultivate a single life wheel..."

"Ah?"

Lu Li was stunned. No one had ever taught him about cultivation, and this was the first time he heard about these things.

He was deeply shocked. He knew the path of martial arts was very difficult, but he didn't expect it to be this difficult. The Liu family, which had dominated Wuling City for a hundred years, had how many mines, how many medicinal mountains, and how much wealth? Yet, it was only enough for three peak Soul Pond Realm warriors to attempt to break through to the Life Wheel Realm three times?

This was still the Life Wheel Realm. How much more resources would be needed for the Immortal Realm, the Duke Realm, and the Human Emperor Realm? Could a thousand or ten thousand Liu families' wealth be enough?

Elder Cai was silent, waiting for Lu Li to calm down from his shock before continuing, "Now you understand, right? Without the support of a large family, no warrior can achieve great success on their own. The speed of cultivation is fastest when young, but how can one person obtain so many resources? By the time you gather enough resources, you will be old, and it will be almost impossible to break through to a high realm."

"To gain the support of a large family, you must be loyal to the family. There is no free lunch in the world. A large family cannot waste resources on a guest warrior who might leave the family at any time. So... if you want to break through to a higher realm and gain greater power and status, you can only join the outer hall of a family, swear allegiance to the family, do you understand?"

Elder Cai had spoken for a long time, revealing his purpose.

Lu Li understood, but he could only smile bitterly and clasp his hands, "Thank you, Elder Cai, for your guidance. I will seriously consider it."

Lu Li's response was clearly evasive, and Elder Cai's expression turned somewhat unpleasant. He waved his hand, "Then do your best. You can freely join the battle later."

Lu Li, holding the Heavenly麟Sword, walked out and returned to his tent to rest, digesting the shocking information from Elder Cai. After half an hour, the canyon echoed with the roars of mystic beasts. Lu Li, holding his sword, rushed out to continue the battle.

He had already killed twenty-seven mystic beasts. If everything went smoothly, he could complete the assessment task in one or two days. Then he could return to the city to turn in the task, and his safety would be guaranteed. After all, he was a guest warrior of the Liu family, and Di Ba could not openly attack him in the city.

This time, Liu Yi did not come out to watch the battle, but Elder Cai did, organizing dozens of people to intercept the mystic beasts.

The Iron Spine Wolves that rushed out of the canyon were familiar to Lu Li. He had experience fighting them and could easily kill one with one or two attacks, his speed was incredibly fast.

After killing another twenty or so Iron Spine Wolves, the canyon was once again piled with wolf corpses. The wolf pack retreated, and Lu Li withdrew to rest.

This time, the wolf pack took a long time to attack again, only resuming at dusk. Lu Li went out to fight again, his ferocity making many Liu family soldiers look at him with new respect.

"Eighty-three!"

When the wolf pack retreated, Lu Li, his eyes full of excitement, withdrew. He had already killed eighty-three Iron Spine Wolves and had not been injured at all. If everything went smoothly, he could complete the assessment task and return to the city the next day.

Due to his bravery during the day, Lu Li's treatment improved slightly. In the evening, someone brought him roasted meat and strong liquor.

Lu Li enjoyed a hearty meal and then sat on the bed to cultivate. He was still cultivating his seventh meridian, having unblocked most of it, and estimated it would take another one or two days to fully unblock it.

Cultivating until midnight, Lu Li was about to sleep when a commotion outside suddenly broke out, followed by countless wolf roars. Moments later, Elder Cai's roar echoed, "A wolf king is leading an attack, everyone out to fight!"

"Ah..."

As Elder Cai's voice faded, several cries of pain and numerous terrified roars sounded. Lu Li quickly grabbed the Heavenly麟Sword and rushed out of the tent.

"Trouble, the defense line has been breached!"

Looking around, Lu Li saw countless Iron Spine Wolves had already rushed into the camp. At the forefront was a huge wolf king, over a meter tall and three meters long, its fierce aura enveloping the entire camp.

The canyon entrance, which was guarded day and night, had been breached by the wolf king's charge. The Iron Spine Wolves surged in, and at least two hundred had already rushed out, with more continuously pouring in from the canyon.

"Block the canyon entrance, or the entire wolf pack will rush out, and we will all die!"

Elder Cai roared, holding his battle sword and charging at the wolf king. Liu Yi gritted her teeth and shouted at Elder Hong and others, "Everyone, follow me to block the canyon entrance!"

Liu Yi had done a great favor for Lu Li, and he naturally could not stand by. Moreover, if the entire wolf pack rushed out, he might be surrounded and killed. He roared, "Miss Yi, I will follow you."

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