Something's wrong with this demon.

Outside the cave, all was quiet.

Zhang Dashan's footsteps suddenly stopped in front of Luo Qingchen, and he looked at him with a cold gaze.

"Senior Brother, is something the matter?"

Luo Qingchen opened her eyes but did not get up, still looking weak.

The coldness in Zhang Dashan's eyes vanished instantly, and he smiled slightly, saying, "Junior Brother Luo, you just took a bath. Why did it take you so long?"

Luo Qingchen sighed and said, "I was so tired that I accidentally fell asleep in the tub."

"Oh?"

Zhang Dashan maintained his smile, stared at him for a few more moments, and suddenly said, "By the way, Junior Brother Luo, Master said that we'll be returning to the sect in three days. At that time, we might need a fresh corpse."

After saying that, I stared at the expression on his face.

Luo Qingchen paused for a moment upon hearing this, then said, "Then shall we go down the mountain to look for them?"

Zhang Dashan maintained his smile: "But Master also said that we can only bring one person back to the sect."

The air suddenly fell silent.

At that moment, even the sound of the wind outside the cave seemed to come to an abrupt halt.

A sinister, ambiguous smile crept onto Zhang Dashan's lips.

"oh."

After a brief silence, Luo Qingchen's tone was unusually calm: "Then Senior Brother should go back to the sect with Master. As for me... I don't have long to live anyway, so I'll just find a place and fend for myself."

Zhang Dashan's eyes gleamed, and for a moment, he couldn't tell whether the man was truly stupid or just pretending.

"have a good rest."

He didn't say anything more, gave a cold laugh, and walked out of the cave.

Having just broken through to the next level, he still needs to consolidate his cultivation.

Master said that we need a fresh corpse, preferably one that died that day, so there's no rush.

Silence returned to the cave.

Luo Qingchen lay motionless in the dark corner, her eyes open.

After a long silence, he murmured, "Three days later?"

Inside his body, after the medicinal bath, the cultivation progress at the very end of the first health bar has become 75/100.

Clearly, the process slows down as you go on.

Three days should be enough.

He stopped thinking about it, closed his eyes, cleared his mind, and prepared to get a good night's rest.

Only by nourishing our spirit can we cultivate ourselves better.

He soon fell asleep.

He slept soundly that night, until the sun rose the next day.

After waking up, he glanced at the innermost part of the cave and, finding no movement inside, left the main cave and quietly made his way to the cave entrance on the right.

As soon as we reached the cave entrance, we heard the sound of punching coming from inside.

"Huff! Huff!"

After breaking through to the Strong Bone Realm, Zhang Dashan's fists became noticeably more powerful and fierce, each move carrying a sharp, piercing wind.

Luo Qingchen did not approach any further, but quietly left and went to the other side of the cave.

He first scattered some dry branches and leaves, as well as some stone chips, on the road outside.

After making these preparations, he went to the woods at the foot of the hill.

Half an hour later, he emerged from the woods, entered the cave, and began a new day of cultivation.

Pan Shibu stood there until noon.

In the afternoon, he began practicing the Baoshan Fist, move by move.

I first did it slowly twice, and after my muscles had adjusted a little, I gradually increased the speed.

He could clearly feel the medicinal power hidden between his muscles burning rapidly.

My muscles started to tingle, and my skin started to feel hot.

Under the collision and fusion of power and medicinal effects, the skin and flesh of the whole body began to be rapidly tempered.

Time passed quietly.

Before we knew it, it was evening.

The light outside the cave had become dim, and the breeze that swept in from the cave entrance carried a hint of coolness.

However, at this moment, his whole body was burning hot, and he felt no chill at all.

He slumped to the ground, breathing heavily, his clothes soaked through, sweat blurring his vision, his muscles twitching and throbbing.

But there's a kind of exhilarating feeling of being pushed to the limit and then suddenly relaxing.

Under the nourishment and soothing effect of the remaining medicine, the pain in my muscles is gradually subsiding.

He felt a new power growing quietly within his muscles.

Inside the body, the cultivation progress of the last remaining life bar has increased from 75/100 in the morning to 85/100!

Almost there! Only 15 more to go!

After resting for a while, he got up and left the cave, taking a bath in a pool of water in the forest.

Back in the main cave, the innermost part of the cave remained completely silent.

Tian Feng is currently in seclusion, and Zhang Dashan has not returned either.

He lay down in the corner, thought for a while, and then closed his eyes.

With his current physical condition, he cannot cultivate day and night continuously. He must rest well in order to support the high-intensity tempering the next day.

The sky outside the cave quickly turned dark.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Dashan's figure appeared silently at the cave entrance.

He stared coldly at the figure lying in the corner for a while before turning and leaving.

The next day.

As dawn broke, the sound of Luo Qingchen practicing his boxing could be heard coming from the cave on the left side of the main cave.

After dark, he returned to the main cave to sleep.

Inside the body, the cultivation progress of the last blood bar has increased from 85/100 yesterday to 95/100!

It's almost 5 o'clock!

Late that night, Zhang Dashan quietly came to see him again, as if afraid he would run away.

On the afternoon of the third day, as Luo Qingchen was sweating profusely as he unleashed the move "Rocks Piercing the Forest," he suddenly heard a muffled sound from inside his body, like the sound of a drum being beaten, or like the sound of something being broken.

Then, the muscles all over my body, which were aching, suddenly began to clench and twitch.

Luo Qingchen suddenly realized something and quickly looked inside her body.

really!

The cultivation progress after the first health bar has changed from 95/100 yesterday to 100/100!

It's finally full!

He suppressed his excitement, immediately closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and began to throw the final punch with all his might.

breakthrough!

He screamed in his heart, and his punch, like a heavy hammer, smashed into the air!

A strange energy suddenly appeared within my body!

Like snow melting in the warm spring, my burning and aching muscles were instantly enveloped by a warm current of air. Then, the pain disappeared at an incredible speed, and my tense and twitching muscles returned to normal in an instant.

At the same time, he clearly felt that his skin and flesh became firmer and more toned. His originally exhausted body and mind were immediately revitalized and full of energy!

Inside the body, [Flesh Refinement: 100/100] has been transformed into [Bone Strengthening: 0/1000]!

He finally broke through!

At that moment, his clenched fist seemed to hold his own life in it.

He finally has the opportunity and the hope to take control of it himself!

"Whoosh!"

He couldn't help but throw a punch!

The unfamiliar power that filled his muscles exploded out of his fist like a blast!

A heavy, powerful gust of wind rang out in the air, like the sharp whistling of a fist!

"Bang!"

Then, he punched the hard stone wall in front of him!

In the past, a punch of that force would have torn his skin and left him covered in blood.

But now, with one punch, the stone wall cracked open, and stone chips shattered and fell off, but his fist was completely unharmed, only slightly painful from the recoil.

This is the difference between cultivators and ordinary people!

Today, he finally took the first step and officially became a cultivator!

New energy was still flowing within him, rapidly nourishing and repairing the fatigue and wounds all over his body.

It was still early outside, so he prepared to perform another complete set of Baoshanquan (抱山拳).

However, just then, a strange noise came from outside, like the sound of dry leaves being crushed.

Not only has his strength increased, but his senses have also become more acute than before.

Clearly, someone has arrived!

He immediately walked to the left corner, bent his knees, crossed his arms, and stood still.

Just as he finished his movements, Zhang Dashan appeared at the cave entrance.

Watching him perform the less-than-perfect "rock-solid stance," his legs trembling slightly, his clothes soaked through, Zhang Dashan couldn't help but smirk, but quickly put on a smile and said, "Junior Brother Luo, you're cultivating?"

Luo Qingchen's tense body suddenly relaxed, her whole body went limp, and she sat down on the ground, panting as she looked at him and said, "Yes, Senior Brother, but I feel that this Rock Step is so difficult. Every time I can only stand for a short while, I can't hold on any longer."

Zhang Dashan said with a smile, "I told you before, wait until you've fully recovered before you start cultivating. Cultivating now won't be very effective."

Luo Qingchen sighed and said, "I also wanted to wait until I recovered before I started cultivating, but Master is in seclusion every day, and you, Senior Brother, are also cultivating. I can't just sit around doing nothing."

Zhang Dashan smiled upon hearing this, said nothing more, rubbed his fist, and said, "Then you continue, I'm going to take a shower."

After saying that, he turned and left.

As Luo Qingchen watched his figure disappear into the cave entrance, her tense nerves relaxed slightly.

However, he dared not be careless. He immediately got up, walked to the cave entrance, glanced outside, then returned to the cave, picked up a stone from the ground, and smashed it against the wall that he had just cracked with his fist.

After erasing the marks of the fist, he didn't dare to continue cultivating and left the cave directly.

Back in the main cave, he sat down in a corner, took out the remaining small piece of ginseng and venison, put it in his mouth, and chewed it slowly.

His gaze turned toward the innermost part of the cave.

Today is the last day.

Tomorrow, that master should emerge from seclusion.

Or, tonight.

After finishing his meal and drinking some water, he leaned against the wall behind him and closed his eyes to rest.

Outside the cave, the sky gradually darkened.

As the boundless night silently enveloped the entire mountain forest, Zhang Dashan returned.

Just then, a noise suddenly came from deep within the cave.

Luo Qingchen suddenly opened her eyes.