I've already reached the Nascent Soul stage, and you're saying I didn't time travel?

Chapter 115 An Amazing Guarantee

In the afternoon, in the Sky Screen Live Broadcast Room:

"Brothers, how's your learning of the Black Jade Skill going?"

"I have already stepped into the first level."

"I'll be waiting for you on the second floor."

"Haha, I've managed to get into the third level by sheer luck."

"Nonsense, how could someone advance to the third level in just one day? He's not Qi Shen, is he?"

“I didn’t say it was me. There are indeed people in the Great Qian who have reached the third level. Do you remember the Xiantian who appeared in the video before? He is the one who has reached the third level this time.”

"Damn, their breakthroughs in cultivation realm are so fast, and their mastery of techniques is also so fast. Qi Shen is one thing, but how come there are martial arts geniuses everywhere in the Great Qian?"

"There's no way around it. The meridians, acupoints, and five elements mentioned in other people's cultivation methods are much easier to understand in the Great Qian Dynasty, which has its own culture. On the other hand, it takes a lot of time to understand the Western methods. So, naturally, we fall behind."

"Sigh, when will Qi Shen start teaching battle qi? We should be able to learn battle qi faster."

"What a coincidence! Our Great Qian Dynasty is also quite knowledgeable about battle qi. I don't think anyone would object to that, right?"

"Battle Emperor ahead, dare you dismount and fight?"

""嗘気,三级!" The boy's magic stone tablet (ましせき) is carved with まれた. "

"I wonder if Master Qi will teach martial arts this afternoon."

"Even if he's the chosen one of this world, he doesn't have to dream about this every day."

"Something's not right. The place Qi Shen went to this time is very strange."

"What the hell are those things?!"

"Oh no! They're charging at us!"

……

Seeing the monsters staggering towards them on screen, many viewers were extremely shocked, and the timid ones even turned their heads away and left the live stream on the spot.

It's no wonder they reacted that way, because what was rushing towards the camera was indeed a monster.

Three woolly-tusked elephants of varying sizes charged towards them.

However, unlike the woolly tusked elephants that Qi Xuan had ridden before, these woolly tusked elephants were covered with wounds of all sizes. Some of the wounds were black in color, and some even revealed exposed organs with insects crawling inside. It looked eerie and terrifying, just like a scene from a horror movie.

Faced with the rapidly approaching woolly tusked elephant, Qi Xuan couldn't help but frown slightly.

It didn't cause too much delay; he immediately ordered the use of war trampling on Sunday.

After the intense tremor, the three woolly-tusked elephants that had charged forward swayed as if they were walking on mud.

The smallest one fell to the ground on the spot, and putrid fluid gushed out of its wound, mixed with buzzing insects.

Seeing the scene before him, Qi Xuan finally confirmed his suspicions.

Without hesitation, he took out his curved longbow, replaced it with a thicker snake bone arrow made from the bones of a six-clawed black serpent, and fired three arrows in quick succession, instantly blowing the heads off three woolly-toothed elephants.

When the head of each woolly mammoth explodes, it splashes out countless drops of fluid, like a water-filled balloon.

The juice is filled with countless spores that are difficult to distinguish with the naked eye.

Before the spores could even get close, he raised his hand and used a Gale Talisman to create a gust of wind, sending all the spores flying.

Two days ago, while eliminating the Firefly Trees, he unexpectedly found a map of animal hide among the piles of relics.

Because so much time has passed, many parts of the map are blurry, but you can roughly see that many dangerous locations in the vicinity have been marked.

Approaching the other tribe from the Firefly Tree, you will pass through about seven dangerous areas along the way.

But after so many years, coupled with the changes in terrain caused by the collapse of the sun, Qi Xuan doubted how many of those marked dangerous areas would still be left.

However, this place in front of us should be considered one of them.

New carcasses of ferocious beasts began to appear from all directions.

Red-haired square-eared bear, saber-toothed leopard, short-faced python...

One by one, the corpses, strong or weak, rose from the overgrown weeds.

They varied in degree of decay and in appearance, some new and some old.

Some were mostly skeletons, with only their heads intact.

Some looked like they had just died, with no wounds on their bodies, like normal wild beasts, except that their pupils were all the same eerie green.

Immediately, all the carcasses of these ferocious beasts rushed towards him.

Upon seeing this, everyone in the live stream gasped in surprise.

At this moment, they fully understood the strangeness and urgency of the situation.

Even if those three monsters didn't show any outstanding combat power before, if they get close, there will definitely be big problems!

Not to mention the horde of monsters like the one before us.

Just looking at it makes your scalp tingle and gives you goosebumps all over.

It's said that even a master can be defeated by a flurry of punches; if the number of punches is large enough, even a supreme grandmaster can't withstand it.

Is it still possible to break through?

While countless viewers were filled with worry, Qi Xuan made his move.

He slapped Sunday and dashed forward.

Just as he was about to get close to the terrifying monsters in front of him, he suddenly opened his mouth, and a terrifying roar, like thunder, suddenly erupted from his mouth.

In an instant, a tangible sound wave burst forward, spreading out in a huge fan shape with Qi Xuan as the origin.

Within the fan-shaped area, the skeletons of the dozen or so closest ferocious beasts shattered instantly, skin and bones included.

Further away, the bones also showed many cracks and collapsed on the spot.

Further away, those swept away were thrown about, falling backward.

The herd of beasts responsible for the encirclement collapsed instantly.

Even the spores that could have taken the opportunity to find new hosts were shattered.

After a thunderous roar, Qi Xuan's face turned slightly pale.

There was no other way; he had just used all his strength without holding back at all, and with that one sound, his spiritual energy was completely drained.

If it were anyone else, they would have been ready to be executed.

but--

"Metal core!"

Qi Xuan's pale face quickly regained its color, his spiritual energy became abundant again, and his swaying body stabilized once more.

Facing the carcasses of ferocious beasts that were about to launch another attack in the distance, he did not hesitate and immediately unleashed another thunderous roar.

Take this opportunity to break through the encirclement completely.

After leaving, they saw the ferocious beasts gathered in the distance, their eerie green eyes fixed on them, but they no longer approached.

Then, just as they had appeared initially, they spread out silently, hiding in the lush grass everywhere, waiting for the next victim to appear.

Seeing this, Qi Xuan finally felt relieved.

The countless viewers outside, who were nearly deafened twice in a row, have now come to their senses.

The entire live stream room instantly erupted in excitement:
"What the hell! What was that sound just now?!"

"How can a human voice be that loud?!"

"I almost thought lightning had struck my brain."

"Don't even mention it, I'm still a bit dazed, I can't remember anything that just happened."

"My camera faithfully recorded it: Qi Shen's two roars shattered the horde of beasts! This is definitely another martial arts technique, and an extremely powerful one at that!"

"The Buddhist Lion's Roar, I always thought it was just a joke, but seeing Qi Shen shatter someone's skeleton on the spot, I know my perspective was too narrow. This is absolutely unparalleled divine skill!"

"Please, Master Qi, please teach me quickly! I won't be able to sleep tonight until I learn this Lion's Roar!"

"As long as you're willing to teach me this martial art, I won't hold you responsible for 'raping' my brain earlier!"

"The phone battery is still full. Let's make the most of the time and get to it quickly!"

……

Faced with the overwhelming public opinion in the live broadcast room, Qi Xuan thought, "Hey, I can't see it."

"I spoke a bit too loudly just now, which may have disturbed everyone. I will be more careful to remind everyone beforehand next time."

Qi Xuan offered a sincere apology, then quickly changed the subject:
"Speaking of those monsters, everyone should be able to see that they are the corpses of many ferocious beasts."

Of course, these corpses are able to move not because they have come back to life, but because they have been controlled.

“On the ground near that woodland, there grow some small grasses that few people usually notice.”

Qi Xuan zoomed in with the camera and saw many small green grasses on the ground, perhaps no longer than a finger. They looked very ordinary, just like any other grass that could be found anywhere.

"This is Dragon-Hunting Grass."

"The reason for this name is that even if a giant dragon were to wander into their habitat, it would likely be captured by them."

"Dragon-hunting grass is a parasitic organism that can manipulate its host. It secretes tiny spores that invade the body of beasts through respiration, skin contact, and other means, thereby taking over their brains and enslaving them as pets."

These enslaved beast pets then continuously attack invading life forms, further expanding the infection.

When it's time to breed and expand the population, the beasts are sent to a designated location to dig a pit and bury themselves.

Before long, aided by the nutrients from the corpse, a new patch of Dragon-Hunting Grass will sprout on the ground.

Upon hearing Qi Xuan's introduction, the audience outside gasped in surprise.

The next second, brand new light screens immediately appeared next to Qi Xuan's live broadcast room.

At a glance, one can see a large number of exploration team members frantically attacking a huge broad-winged spider.

But the eyes of this broad-winged spider had a familiar, dark green hue.

"Damn it, run!"

"Still fighting? What's the point of fighting?! Run away now!" "If you don't run now, it'll be too late!"

……

The audience outside was extremely anxious.

The exploration team members on site also realized something was wrong and began to retreat.

Meanwhile, in the joint camp, Daniel, who was watching the scene through remote cameras and a sky screen, was shocked and angry and stood up.

He, along with Barack and Alfonso, are the three world-class billionaires who funded the expedition.

Barack contacted twelve countries, Alfonso contacted eighteen countries, while he only contacted nine. In a sense, he was at a significant disadvantage in the competition to win over smaller countries.

To Daniel's surprise, some of the nine small countries he had won over had participated in previous explorations and had achieved considerable success.

That's right, they once discovered a battlefield on the island and retrieved spoils from it, including dragon scales, dragon blood, and dragon meat.

What is certain is that one of the combatants was the Golden-Eyed Pterosaur that had wreaked havoc on the island, and the other beast, being able to fight the Golden-Eyed Pterosaur, was no weakling either.

Upon learning this news, both sides immediately reached an agreement and planned to capture the two ferocious beasts once they arrived on the island.

After all, both beasts had suffered serious injuries and were not at their peak condition, making them a potential target for capture.

Unfortunately, the Golden-Eyed Pterosaur is too good at flying, making it difficult to track its opponent and catch up with it across the dangerous jungle.

So, the pragmatic group set their sights on another spider-shaped beast.

Following the traces left on the battlefield and with the help of various equipment, they successfully located the location of the broad-winged spider.

When the exploration team members fired tranquilizer darts from the drones, the darts, including the drones themselves, were all entangled in the large swaths of silk spewed out by the broad-winged spiders.

With their drones exhausted, the team had to activate their backup plan, sending some of the exploration team members closer to launch sticky foam bombs in an attempt to trap the behemoth.

However, after the sticky foam projectiles were fired, the broad-winged spider was not stuck.

More bad news has now come through the Sky Screen live stream.

Corpses?

How could a lively, bouncy broad-winged spider be a corpse?
But since Qi Xuan said that, another light screen appeared, leaving him no choice but to believe it.

The time has come for a decision to be made.

Watching his team members attack and retreat in the valley, he immediately used his command authority to contact the nearest fighter jet.

Less than twenty seconds later, a fighter jet patrolling nearby arrived at its destination and immediately dropped several bombs on the broad-winged spider.

A terrifying explosion immediately followed.

The bomb hit the giant spider's massive body squarely, blasting it to pieces on the spot.

Countless droplets and debris splattered and flew everywhere, like a torrential rain.

The mountain-high limbs collapsed with a deafening roar.

The remaining team members nearby hurriedly fled to their teammates who were waiting in the distance.

The onlookers cheered when they saw this, thrilled that the team members had escaped unscathed.

Before the excitement could subside, the team members who had managed to escape began to tremble, and then opened fire, attacking their teammates in the distance.

Caught off guard, many teammates were killed on the spot.

The other exploration team members in the distance noticed something was wrong. After confirming that they had been controlled by the Dragon Hunter Grass, they stopped holding back and began firing their guns, and even threw high-explosive grenades.

Amid a series of explosions, the team members all died suddenly.

However, just as the remaining team members were about to send someone to investigate, they received an order from Daniel through their earpiece:

"Leave the equipment for monitoring, and everyone must immediately evacuate to the nearby camp for comprehensive testing and disinfection. There must be no mistakes."

Despite their reluctance, the group had no choice but to leave behind their corpses and obey orders to retreat.

……

Floating continent.

Qi Xuan, who had already finished his broadcast, did not leave immediately after breaking through the hunting area of ​​the Dragon-Hunting Grass, but instead began to explore the surrounding area.

Sure enough, in addition to a large number of wild animal skeletons, he also discovered more than a dozen human skeletons.

Like the remains of cultivators discovered before, these remains also had bone spurs growing in different locations.

As for their strength, some are at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, some at the late-stage of Qi Refining, but no Foundation Establishment cultivators have been found yet.

In addition, Qi Xuan also discovered some unpleasant news.

These people had already fought each other before being parasitized by the Dragon Hunter Grass.

To be precise, they were parasitized by the Dragon-Hunting Grass after they perished together.

The question is, why would they kill each other when they belonged to the same tribe and were so close?

Civil strife?

traitor?

Or was it an invasion by other tribes?

With too little information, Qi Xuan could not draw any conclusions for the time being.

However, this means that our previous predictions may need to be revised.

Whether it was the cultivator holding the Nangong Token or the cultivator who was later hunted by the Earth Firefly Tree, they may not have been killed while hunting outside, but rather while fleeing the tribe.

This would explain why he got the map from the other party.

Maps are only necessary when venturing into unfamiliar or unexplored territories.

The firefly trees, and even further afield, may have already exceeded their daily activity range.

Besides the speculation that they escaped, it's also possible that the group from the Earth Firefly Tree was responsible for pursuing the token holder, and that they both perished in different locations.

However, we will need to gather more information to determine the specifics.

Looking at the remains of the cultivators before him, a shadow fell over Qi Xuan's heart.

Even with his cautious pace of advance, he should be able to reach the enemy's tribe by tomorrow or the day after at the latest. It seems that the prospects are not bad, but they are not very clear either. He must make more preparations.

Without further hesitation, Qi Xuan immediately opened the lottery page.

The top right corner clearly shows 275B.

As expected, it was easy to secure the Bronze Pool.

"Let's try a ten-pull first."

Qi Xuan pulled the lever.

With a low, rumbling sound, ten orbs of light quickly emerged.

Four ordinary objects, six spiritual objects.

Upon opening the package, one finds two spiritual materials, a spiritual herb, a Gale Talisman, a Rain Talisman, and an Invisibility Talisman.

Hmm? An invisibility charm?
If this were on Earth, it would be an absolute godsend; you could even rob a bank with it.

But here,

Ugh……

Qi Xuan reluctantly put it away.

Then I clicked on the next ten-pull.

Alas, the bronze pool guarantees a minimum return!

Three ordinary items, six first-grade items, and one second-grade item.

This time he decided to hold it last.

First, I clicked on three ordinary items, two of which were food, which was pretty good.

While eating his roasted sweet potato, he ordered the remaining six dishes.

Leaving aside the two spiritual materials and two spiritual herbs, the remaining two items were actually common Rejuvenation Pills.

Qi Xuan almost vomited blood.

"It would be unreasonable for you not to offer a decent safety net this time, wouldn't it?"

Qi Xuan suddenly clicked on the last item, a second-grade item.

After the light burst forth, what appeared before my eyes was an ordinary white talisman, even the surface of the talisman was blank.

Second-grade spirit talisman - any talisman.

It can be transformed into any type of first-grade talisman, encompassing most of the talismans commonly found on the market.

This effect is quite terrifying. Although the rank drops after conversion, sometimes a powerful talisman is not as good as a suitable one. This thing can really save lives.

Qi Xuan carefully put away the random talisman.

He had drawn valuable items from the three guaranteed bronze pools, which made him look forward to the next guaranteed draw.

"It'll be soon, it'll only take five days anyway."

"It would be really interesting if I could get a cultivation technique for immortality someday."

"I really want to see their expressions when they finally get the hang of martial arts, only to discover there's another great path to success."

Qi Xuan chuckled twice, then patted the sun on the ground, preparing to find a safe place to begin his cultivation.

In four days at the latest, he will be able to successfully enter the fifth level of Qi Refining and obtain the fifth transformation of Qi Refining.

Unfortunately, we'll probably arrive at the tribe in the next day or two. Hopefully, nothing unexpected will happen.

Thinking of the skeletons he had seen before, Qi Xuan felt rather uneasy.

Meanwhile, on the island, the team searching for the Southeast Asia Joint Exploration Team has successfully arrived at the last known location before their disappearance.

Ahead lay a deep, misty forest.

Inside, one could vaguely see... a figure with four arms?

(End of this chapter)