Chapter 4

A single pill of the Dantian Pill can increase one's strength by five hundred pounds. The Liu family's unique Body Tempering Pill is indeed miraculous.

Lu Li was deeply shocked. He had trained for seven years to achieve a strength of three thousand pounds. Now, after just one night, his strength had increased by five hundred pounds, which left him unable to calm down.

In fact!

Lu Li didn't know that the Body Tempering Pill was just an ordinary-grade pill. If he had taken a heavenly-grade pill, it might have increased his strength by ten thousand pounds with just one pill.

However, for true martial artists, tempering the body is optional. Each time they advance to a new realm, their physical strength will significantly increase. For example, a martial artist at the early Xuanwu Realm has a strength of three thousand pounds, but at the peak Xuanwu Realm, they can have a strength of ten thousand pounds. Breaking through to the Divine Sea Realm is even more terrifying!

Therefore, Miss Yi of the Liu family called Lu Li a fool for choosing the Body Tempering Pill. For true martial artists, having brute strength alone is meaningless; they can be easily defeated.

Xuan Power is the foundation of martial arts. With Xuan Power, one can use miraculous Xuan Techniques, which can manifest various divine abilities, split mountains, crack the earth, destroy cities, and even kill powerful Xuan Beasts without any difficulty.

"Training, I'll go pull the coffin later!"

After resting for a while, Lu Li shouted with burning eyes. Originally, he was somewhat resistant to pulling the coffin, as it was said to drain one's luck and lifespan, making one unlucky for life. At this moment, however, he was incredibly eager, wishing he could pull several coffins a day.

Pulling the coffin means getting the Body Tempering Pill, which can increase his strength to ten thousand pounds, awaken his bloodline, and allow him to cultivate Xuan Power.

It can open a door of hope, a path to the heavens!

Lu Li quickly took off his shirt and pants, leaving only his underwear. After a moment's thought, he also removed the necklace of beast teeth from his neck. His sister said it was the only memento left by his father, and he didn't want it to be washed away by the water.

He entered the water and swam quickly toward the waterfall. The water wasn't extremely cold, and he had been training in this valley for seven years, rain or shine, so everything was familiar to him.

The waterfall was very long, stretching for hundreds of meters, with a very rapid and violent flow. He swam quickly with his arms, moving forward in the turbulent and roaring river.

As he approached the waterfall, he suddenly struck the water with both arms and kicked with his legs, shooting up like a shark and entering the waterfall, standing steadily on a large rock inside.

The waterfall poured down from hundreds of meters, turning the cold river into a roaring water dragon. The force was terrifying, and even a rock weighing hundreds of pounds would be easily swept away.

Lu Li stood like a pillar, immovable as the water dragon crashed against him. His eyes were tightly closed, his breathing deep and long, his legs slightly bent, and his body as solid as a rock.

"Roar!"

A moment later, Lu Li suddenly pulled out a long sword from a crack in the stone wall in front of him and began to slash at the waterfall fiercely.

His sword strikes had no particular technique or mysterious moves; they were simply straightforward slashes.

However—

His sword technique was incredibly fast, as swift as a rainbow, so fast that it was hard to see. In just a blink, he had slashed three times, all while resisting the immense pressure of the waterfall.

Ten slashes, fifty slashes, one hundred slashes, one hundred and thirty slashes!

With a loud boom, Lu Li was heavily slammed and swept away by the water.

"Whoosh!"

His body shot out of the water, and he sat on the edge of the pond, panting heavily. His muscles were trembling slightly, and his chest was heaving, indicating the immense force he had just endured.

"One hundred and thirty slashes, my strength has increased, and my body has become stronger. Yesterday, I could only manage one hundred and ten slashes."

Lu Li's expression became increasingly excited. After seven years of tempering his body in the waterfall, every small improvement now took a long time. Last night, a single Body Tempering Pill had been equivalent to several months of cultivation.

"Continue!"

After resting for about two incense sticks' time, Lu Li shot up again. He once again climbed onto the large rock inside the waterfall and continued to slash with his long sword, resisting the terrifying force of the waterfall.

After slashing more than a hundred times, Lu Li was swept down by the waterfall. He returned to the riverbank to rest for another two incense sticks' time before rushing back to the pond.

"Roar!"

On the tenth time he was swept down by the waterfall, Lu Li threw the black long sword with one hand, and it accurately embedded itself in a crack behind the waterfall.

After practicing for more than an hour, he needed to return. He still had to go pull the coffin later. He took out a rag to wipe his body, put on his clothes, and put on the necklace of beast teeth before lifting a large rock and walking toward the tribe.

This valley had once been hit by a plague, killing many wild animals. The Dilong tribe rarely entered, and for seven years, Lu Li had been training here without encountering anyone.

The sky was already bright, with a few rays of light appearing in the east. After several days of heavy snow, the weather had finally cleared up, making it a rare good day.

He threw the large rock into the forest behind the tribe and didn't jump in from the back to avoid being discovered. Instead, he walked around to the front gate of the tribe.

"Wild bastard is back!"

"Run, the wild bastard will eat people."

"Don't get close to this plague god, or we'll all be unlucky..."

Outside the front gate of the tribe, a group of children were playing. When they saw Lu Li, several of them called out from a distance and ran away. Two or three children, about seven or eight years old, picked up small stones and threw them from a distance.

Lu Li glared at the children but didn't take it too seriously. He had been called a wild bastard since childhood and was used to it. He even thought he was a wild bastard when he was young.

"Hey?"

As he walked into the tribe, three tall teenagers approached, all a few years older than Lu Li. The one in front was a head taller than Lu Li, with a broad back and a muscular build. He looked at Lu Li with a mocking expression and said, "Lu Li, I heard you went to pull the coffin for the Liu family? Is that true?"

Another one added, "My uncle saw you register in Wuling City yesterday. Hmph, to do such a despicable thing at your young age? Pulling the coffin drains one's luck, and it might even affect the tribe's luck."

The third one nodded and chimed in, "This little wild bastard is a plague god. He killed his parents at birth and crippled his sister. He's a born jinx and might bring disaster to our tribe. Brother Hu, talk to your father about expelling them from the tribe."

The three spoke with sharp and cruel tones, constantly insulting and mocking him. Lu Li lowered his head, his face dark, and ignored them as he walked into the tribe.

He didn't want to cause trouble, but the three in front of him weren't about to let him go. They blocked his path, and the muscular teenager grabbed Lu Li's shoulder and said, "What's the rush? Did your crippled sister die? Are you in a hurry to mourn her?"

"Dilong!"

Lu Li, who had been looking down, suddenly looked up with a face full of anger and said, "Watch your words, don't go too far."

"Ha ha ha!"

The muscular teenager, Dilong, laughed loudly and said provocatively, "What, upset? Want to practice? I promise not to kill you."

"Ha ha, Brother Hu, you're already at the mid-Xuanwu Realm. Fighting Lu Li would be lowering yourself. Let me do it. Although I'm only at the early Xuanwu Realm, I can easily handle this waste."

"I can do it too. Weren't you quite brave when you were young, often fighting with us? Now that you've seen us cultivate Xuan Power, you've become a coward. Come on, hit me, hit me!"

The other two chimed in, their words and expressions full of provocation. Lu Li's face became increasingly dark, and the anger in him was barely contained.

Some adults in the tribe noticed the situation from a distance but didn't come to mediate. Instead, they watched from afar, their faces filled with amusement.

"Lu Li, breakfast is ready, come back and eat."

At that moment, a cold voice came from a distance. Lu Li's clenched fists relaxed, and his face returned to calm.

"Crazy woman..."

When the three heard the voice, they turned to see Lu Ling, who was walking with a cane, her face cold. Dilong's expression changed slightly, and he cursed under his breath, leading the two to quickly walk away from the tribe, as if they had seen a flood or a beast.

The adults who had been watching the show also dispersed, going about their business.

"Sister!"

Lu Li walked over and supported Lu Ling as they headed home. Lu Ling's face showed no emotion, and she didn't look at any of the tribe members, walking silently.

Only when they entered their courtyard did she turn to Lu Li and say, "A true man can bend and stretch. You're not strong enough yet, Lu Li. Fighting them now would only bring shame upon yourself. Wait until you awaken your bloodline, and I'll help you level the Dilong tribe. Trust me."

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