My Mysterious Left Hand

He had previously collected two copies of the "Demon Sheep Shaking Mountain Technique" and absorbed them both.

However, the two techniques merged automatically in my mind without any change in content.

This shows that a person can only absorb one portion of the same knowledge transmission orb; absorbing more than one is useless.

Perhaps because he had absorbed two [Comprehension] attributes before, Li Chen found that even though it was his first time encountering cultivation techniques, there was no difficulty at all.

He understood the cultivation method very easily.

The cultivation method also includes some basic knowledge about cultivation realms.

There are nine realms for mortals, each with its own set of constraints.

The "Demon Sheep Shaking Mountain Technique" corresponds to the cultivation methods of the nine realms of mortals.

When an ordinary person first begins cultivation, they can be considered to have reached the first realm of mortals, namely the [Body Tempering Realm].

One must have already begun cultivating to be considered to be in the Body Tempering Realm; otherwise, no matter how great one's strength is, it can only be considered as innate divine power.

Theoretically, even if one eats all the rare and precious herbs and reaches the limit of one's strength, one can still become stronger through further cultivation.

This is the significance of the existence of cultivation techniques.

"So, I can still continue to grow stronger without immediately breaking free from these constraints?"

Li Chen was surprised.

As the name suggests, the Body Tempering Realm requires him to temper his flesh and bones.

The cultivation method of "Demon Sheep Shaking Mountain Skill" is to combine precious medicines with movements to temper the physical body.

"The amount of qi and vitality I've fused is definitely comparable to a precious medicine, even better than one. Therefore, I can completely skip the step of combining it with a precious medicine."

Once he was sure he fully understood the cultivation method, Li Chen immediately got up and began to practice on a branch with a diameter of more than five meters, attempting to cultivate according to the instructions.

At first, he struggled a bit, but as his understanding improved, he quickly became quite skilled.

Just half an hour later, he began to feel it. His flesh and blood were being tempered and began to heat up, with dirty sweat seeping out, carrying the smell of blood.

During this process, he felt as if the fire elemental attribute within him was being melted into every inch of his flesh and blood.

Even the spatial attributes that were previously integrated have begun to resonate with the body's cells.

These attributes, which were originally just physical characteristics, are now transforming into one's own foundation as one begins to cultivate.

An hour later, his skin turned bright red and steamed, like a cooked crab.

Li Chen was shocked to discover that, with continuous cultivation, his bones and flesh were becoming stronger at a perceptible speed.

The flesh and organs resonate, and impurities are squeezed out with his movements.

He became completely absorbed in it and lost track of time.

During this time, some Earthlings discovered the fog here, excitedly ran over, and successfully returned to Earth through this temporary passage, without him noticing anything amiss.

The surrounding mist had completely dissipated at some point, but he seemed not to have noticed.

Even though his stomach was empty and he felt hungry, it didn't stop him from doing his thing.

He was completely absorbed in the thrill of his rapidly increasing strength, unable to extricate himself.

He didn't know how much time had passed until a chilling sensation appeared, which jolted him out of his reverie.

"Hiss... I feel like my body has turned into steel, much stronger than before!"

Li Chen was shocked: 'Is this the terrifying aspect of cultivation techniques?'

Before, I was only strong, but now, my strength and physique have improved simultaneously, and it feels completely different.

If it was just considered good material before, it now seems to have been polished and refined.

He felt that his strength had at least doubled compared to before, which meant a terrifying force of over a thousand kilograms.

According to the description of the "Demon Sheep Shaking Mountains Technique," a master of body tempering can possess a strength of 500 jin (approximately 250 kg). Here, "master" likely refers to perfection.

That's right, it's 'jin' (斤), not 'kilogram' (公斤).

However, I should have just entered the mid-stage of the Body Tempering Realm, yet I already possess a force of over a thousand kilograms, which is equivalent to two thousand jin of strength.

There's a sequel and a happy ending to come.

"hiss!"

Thinking about this, Li Chen couldn't help but gasp.

Clearly, the amount of blood and vitality he had absorbed had truly transformed him into a "naturally powerful being".

"However, I feel I'm not far from the late stage of Body Tempering, and my final strength at the peak of the first realm shouldn't be too outrageous."

Even so, he couldn't help but grin.

Because if you get ahead quickly, you'll get ahead every step of the way. With such a deep foundation, the gap between you and others will only widen as time goes on.

Just as I was feeling happy, a chilling sensation suddenly appeared.

When Li Chen came to his senses, he was surprised to find that it had already gotten dark.

Because after arriving in this world last night, I immediately experienced fighting and fleeing, and finally slept in an underground river.

Therefore, he had never really experienced the world at night before.

Only then did he realize that the nights in this world seemed somewhat abnormal.

That chilling feeling made one feel uneasy, as if something terrifying was about to emerge.

However, this chilling feeling seems to be something I can only perceive because my senses are now extremely sharp.

Ordinary people should not be able to perceive this chilling feeling.

Suddenly, he felt a chill run down his spine because something touched his shoulder.

Li Chen turned around in shock and saw a 'person' with no facial features 'looking' at him.

"grass!"

His expression changed drastically, and he suddenly threw a punch.

With a deafening roar, the shockwave rippled outwards, shattering the leaves of nearby trees.

The faceless man remained motionless, while he was directly blasted away and fell from the huge branch.

Li Chen quickly adjusted his body and stabilized his center of gravity, falling from a height of more than 30 meters, smashing a crater in the ground covered by a thick layer of decaying leaves.

His physical body is now extremely strong, like steel, so he wasn't injured at all, just a little frightened.

Looking up again, he saw that the faceless man had already vanished without a trace.

However, he was still on high alert, realizing that he had encountered something strange and that the opponent's strength was unfathomable.

"Something's wrong with the nights in this world. My spatial awareness failed to detect that thing approaching beforehand!"

Li Chen unleashed his full senses, carefully observing everything within a hundred-meter radius.

However, it was as if the faceless man had never appeared, and it seemed that everything was just his illusion.

"Damn it, I need to find a secluded place to spend the night, otherwise even though I'm very strong now, something might still happen."

He disappeared into the tall grass, tiptoed, and kept moving forward, trying to find a tree hollow.

Because the long sword was still above the giant tree, it couldn't directly open the tree hole.

But now he dares not go up again, worried that the faceless man is still there.

But it doesn't matter. Anyway, he's not affected much even without weapons now. He can easily crush ordinary crises with his fists.

If we encounter a powerful enemy, we also have fire abilities, as long as it's not the kind of monster we just encountered.

It was getting darker and darker, but that didn't affect him at all.

Suddenly, within their perception range, a cheetah appeared more than 80 meters behind them.

The cheetah was two meters long, with jet-black fur, and moved silently, stealthily approaching me.

"I only ate one meal this morning, which will serve as dinner."

Li Chen pretended not to know and maintained his original speed as he walked through the weeds.

The black panther was very cautious, perhaps sensing his extraordinary nature, so it took a full five minutes to get within three meters before suddenly pouncing and biting at the back of his neck with its gaping maw.

He turned and threw a punch. The air exploded the moment he threw the punch, and the wind from the punch was powerful.

With a deafening roar, the cheetah's head exploded like a watermelon.

The headless corpse flew out, smashing through a lot of weeds along the way, and fell to the ground where it twitched a few times before becoming still.

"Is this my current strength? Incredible explosive power, plus an iron body—I killed this beast with a single punch!"

Li Chen was very satisfied. He walked over, tore off a piece of meat as a food ingredient, and then began to collect attributes.

"By the way, can I use my will to specifically collect the attributes I want?"

He suddenly had a brilliant idea, and then, with intense focus, silently recited in his mind: "I want nutritional attributes and the aroma of food, among other things."

[Nutritional Attribute +1]

I don't know if it's a coincidence, but the first attribute is actually [Nutritional Attribute].

Li Chen was overjoyed and continued to enhance the effect with his subjective will, his left hand constantly groping on the black panther's corpse.

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