Who gave you permission to refine demons like this?

Qi (vital energy)? Like that of a wild boar?

Turning around, Lin Sheng saw the spirit that had already breathed its last. Without hesitation, he immediately thought, "Collect."

Even the most clueless person would realize that their cheat code had arrived. As an ordinary person with nothing to his name, he couldn't wait to add points to it right now.

As for how he acquired the "golden finger" (a powerful ability to gain advantages), he didn't want to delve into it. Just like using electricity, as long as you know how to use it and how it brings benefits, you don't need to care about the underlying principles.

Open it! The bigger the cheat, the better!

A crimson aura suddenly condensed in his sea of ​​consciousness, quite dense, yet upon closer inspection, it appeared thin.

At this moment, the Cave Mystery Furnace moved, drawing the energy in from the central opening.

[A significant amount of Wild Boar Qi can be obtained and refined into precious essences.]

[Refine or not?]

"Yes"

The Cave Mystery Furnace shook a few times, and billowing flames began to appear inside. The vital energy was continuously refined, and the fleeting aura was tempered by the flames, gradually turning into droplets.

"Looks like it'll take some time..."

Sensing the reaction in his sea of ​​consciousness, Lin Sheng decided to retreat first.

After all, he was already injured, and staying in the mountains would only increase the risk.

Knowing his current location and with the help of the map, Lin Sheng quickly found the way down the mountain.

When the market he remembered began to appear faintly in the distance, he was overjoyed. He put away the map and prepared to walk onto the safe mountain path.

I can finally go home.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

"Big brother, are we going back now?"

someone!

Suddenly, he slipped into the bushes, as silent as an eel.

Before he could even react, his body had already sprung into motion.

"It's still early. If we go back, that little girl will start crying and I haven't been sleeping well for the past few days."

A burly man dressed in gray was seen muttering complaints, while the cold glint of a steel knife beside him reflected the color of blood.

The muscular man, addressed as "Big Brother" by the person next to him, rubbed the stubble on his chin and glared at him: "Did you not sleep well because that woman was making a fuss, or because you were itching to sleep?"

Seeing that he had been exposed, the fat man scratched his head and chuckled.

The well-dressed man patted the three money pouches clipped to his waist: "Let's go back early. We've already collected enough goods on this mountain, and we also need to lay low for a while."

"Old Song from the foot of the mountain is desperate and is going to find some cultivators to search for his daughter."

"Cultivators are not comparable to those lowly commoners."

"Go back and pack your valuables, leave here quickly."

Hiding in the shadows, Lin Sheng bent over, burying himself in the shade of the bushes, holding his breath, his eyes wide open.

He instantly understood the situation from the conversation.

The person the Song family medical clinic is looking for is in the hands of these two!

At the same time, the memories in his mind clearly showed that he actually knew these two people. They were the notorious rogue brothers Li Mian and Li Tu from Hequan Town.

These two men in town would fight over vinegar when eating rice noodles, and demand cloth when cutting clothes; if they didn't comply, they would resort to violence.

He insisted on taking advantage of his strong physique to seize and plunder, and to persecute others.

After failing to obtain the Dharma, he even formed a gang and ran rampant in the market, but was quickly wiped out by the government after harassing the family of a certain cultivator.

"I never expected him to still be alive."

"It looks like he's become a murderer."

Thinking of the joy on the faces of the townspeople after hearing of the two men's deaths, and even the tears of happiness on some people's faces, Lin Sheng felt that it was right for them to die.

"Great, brother! I've been so bored on this mountain for ages, it's getting so dull."

"But where are we planning to go?"

"No rush, let's go back and pack our things first. We'll talk about it after we get down the mountain and leave this place. The world is so big, we can go anywhere after leaving here."

"Okay, okay." Li Mian nodded happily, wishing he could leave right now.

Since fleeing to this mountain, although there is wild game to eat, neither of the brothers knows how to cook and they don't have any seasonings. They can only eat the half-cooked food because they are physically strong.

He rubbed his stomach, thinking how much he had suffered.

But then he suddenly remembered something and became excited, but quickly suppressed it and tentatively said to his older brother, "Since we're leaving anyway, could I...?"

Li Tu stopped and looked at her younger brother, letting out a sigh of relief. "That's what you really think...?"

"Isn't she about to leave? And she certainly won't let her go, that's why I..."

My younger brother is good in every way—he's strong and has better physical constitution than me—but when it comes to eating, drinking, and having fun, his worldly desires are stronger than anyone else's.

After a long pause, he waved his hand and said, "Whatever you want, we won't need her anymore anyway."

Upon hearing this, Li Mian clapped his hands happily, the blood-stained blade contrasting sharply with his horrifying smile.

As the two walked away and the sound completely disappeared, Lin Sheng slowly stood up.

I not only heard everything clearly from the bushes, but I also saw it all.

Judging from their appearance alone, both men were robust and muscular, and they were only dressed in simple cloth clothes in the damp and icy mountains, clearly not ordinary people.

Even if one hasn't mastered the Dharma and is only a half-baked practitioner, one is still significantly better than the average person.

"I need to figure out how to deal with these two."

Lin Sheng was located within the territory of Hong Dynasty, but due to Hong Dynasty's principle of "the Dao is not easily transmitted, and the Dharma is not cheaply sold," even aristocratic families had to offer something of great value in exchange for the Dao and Dharma if they wanted to obtain them.

Therefore, you either don't learn or you do; once you learn, you'll be taught the real stuff.

Therefore, even though he was a half-baked cultivator, Lin Sheng knew he had little chance of winning, and preserving himself was the wise thing to do.

But he couldn't bear to watch the Song family girl suffer persecution.

He had considered going to town immediately to tell Song's Medical Clinic about it, but let alone going there, he figured the two of them would have already finished and run away by the time he got down the mountain.

Moreover, given the rare conditions offered by the Song Family Medical Clinic, he didn't want to just stand by and watch, both morally and logically.

[The "Mountain Tendon" essence has been refined and is now absorbable.]

The sudden news that came to Lin Sheng's mind filled him with joy.

Under his inner vision, the Cave Mystic Furnace opened its mouth, and a ball of crimson liquid floated out. Just by feeling it, Lin Sheng could sense the abundance of this energy.

He clenched his fist tightly: "You've come at just the right time!"

"absorb!"

The crimson liquid merged into Lin Sheng's body. As it was absorbed, his limbs felt as if they were being pulled, and the tingling and twitching sensations made him twitch involuntarily. At the same time, his body felt sore as if he had been tired for a long time.

He stretched himself out, bringing out a warm current that flowed through his entire body. When this strange feeling disappeared, he waved his arm and made a cracking sound.

As a mountain dweller who lives off the mountains, Lin Sheng's life, while not exactly impoverished, is not much better; at most, he is only slightly more fleshy than the average person.

But now he felt like he had been properly trained, and he could actually feel a sense of power in his body. He touched his stomach and found that even the wound had only left a scar.

"I've gotten better, I've become stronger."

"And I've become more powerful!"

Looking at the muscles in his arms, he felt that he had strength that was no less than those two rascals.

As the saying goes, strength brings courage. Thinking of those two villains, Lin Sheng felt a surge of courage.

"Since you're not a cultivator, then you're just a mortal."

"The enemy is in the open while we are in the dark; if I launch a full-scale sneak attack..."

Looking at the path the two had just taken, his hand involuntarily reached for the machete he carried with him.