You think I have mixed spiritual roots? I became an immortal through a spirit gourd, so what are you

Low-level cultivators in the Body Refinement Realm can only operate in the outer perimeter.

Immortal masters at the Qi Refining Realm already possess the ability to fly on swords. The outer areas pose little threat, and their exploration area extends towards the central region.

The deeper you go into the Qingyun Mountains, the stronger the monsters you encounter become, but the benefits are also numerous.

For example, you can collect some medicinal herbs along the way, which can be quite a substantial income.

Even some of the top experts on the Spirit Ranking don't stay on the Miscellaneous Peak to cultivate step by step. They also choose to enter the Azure Cloud Mountains to train, hunt monsters, and earn cultivation resources.

Disciples with good talent can break through to higher realms with enough cultivation resources, or even with only a small amount of cultivation resources. However, disciples with less talent need to consume a lot of cultivation resources for each breakthrough.

Whether it's a sect or a noble family, if you don't make contributions, they won't give you a lot of cultivation resources. You can only desperately try to earn cultivation resources.

After leaving the space, Chen Huai'an planned to go deep into the Qingyun Mountains to hunt more demonic beasts and store them in the space. The bones and fur of the demonic beasts could be used to exchange for cultivation resources, while he would consume the flesh and blood himself.

Especially in the later stages of the Body Refinement Realm, the amount of blood he needed was terrifying. Without the assistance of spiritual aids in cultivation, his progress was extremely slow.

Planting and raising livestock in the space can accelerate his cultivation speed, but there must be corresponding replenishment to form a perfect cycle.

For example, the Five-Colored Golden Pheasant, a spirit bird, requires Chen Huai'an to feed it with spirit grains every day, and breeding it is still quite troublesome.

As for Linggu, as long as he sows the seeds on time every day, he will not lack food.

However, his improvement is limited by simply consuming spiritual grains. If he wants to break through to the Qi Refining Realm as soon as possible, he needs to refine essence into Qi, which means refining the Qi and blood power in his body into pure spiritual energy.

The Qingyun Mountains are a treasure trove, and Chen Huai'an has reaped a rich harvest along the way, having unearthed several spiritual herbs.

Although it's not very old, if it's transplanted into a space and properly nurtured for a period of time, it could easily grow into a century-old medicinal herb.

Finding some medicinal herbs on the way was a pleasant surprise; with spirit stones, one could easily purchase them at the trading market.

Acquiring is always faster than digging it up yourself, but Chen Huai'an is quite clear about the principle of not flaunting one's wealth.

Especially now that we're not in a sect and there are no rules, if we show off our extraordinary wealth, we could be targeted by unscrupulous people, which could be fatal.

If you demonstrate the corresponding strength and financial resources, no one will covet you. However, if you display wealth exceeding your capabilities, you are easily targeted by malicious individuals.

Chen Huai'an needs to carefully plan how to purchase the necessary cultivation resources from the trading market.

Chen Huai'an operated in the outer area, where he not only collected some medicinal herbs but also killed several ordinary first-tier demonic beasts.

At night, Chen Huai'an will not camp out in the Nebula Mountains; instead, he will enter the space, where he will be very safe.

On the road, Chen Huai'an would encounter some demon-hunting teams, but he had no intention of meeting them. He would keep his distance and not greet them.

If they meet, the probability of a conflict breaking out is very high.

Chen Huai'an, on his way, witnessed two demon-hunting teams fighting over a demon beast.

Chen Huai'an finally understood why some people said that humans were more dangerous than monsters in the Monster Forest.

Monsters only attack humans on instinct, but humans are different. They might fight each other over a monster or a medicinal herb.

"Huh, it's them." A few days later, Chen Huai'an unexpectedly met several old acquaintances on the outskirts of the Qingyun Mountains.

These three familiar faces were none other than Ma San Niang and her two companions who had abandoned him before.

At this moment, the three of them were hunting a bear demon.

The bear demon was extremely powerful, even stronger than the Green Wood Wolf they had encountered before.

All three were bleeding.

Similarly, the bear demon was also seriously injured at this moment, and an earthen-yellow light shield appeared in front of it.

"Third Sister, give it your all! Use your spirit whip to entangle this beast. If we don't kill it today, we'll be at a huge loss." Zhang Song wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said viciously.

This bear demon is very strong. If they were to fight it alone, they would only be able to run away. But if the three of them joined forces, they would have a great chance of winning.

Once this job is done, the income will be over a hundred spirit stones, which will not only make up for the losses but also allow for a small profit.

"Boss, it's only a matter of time before we take down this beast. What I'm worried about now is whether we'll be targeted and end up doing all the work for someone else." Old Luo frowned.

The three of them made quite a commotion while hunting the bear demon. If there were other hunting teams nearby, they would likely be targeted.

"Who cares? Anyone who dares to steal our prey, we'll kill them!" Zhang Song said viciously.

"Who is it? Who is it? Show yourself!" A loud shout rang out, and Zhang Song looked in the direction where Chen Huai'an had hidden.

"We've been discovered. These guys are pretty good." Chen Huai'an frowned. He was just passing by and didn't want to get into a conflict with these people, but now that he'd been discovered, he wanted to see what tricks these guys were up to.

Chen Huai'an immediately jumped down from the hidden tree.

"Damn it, someone really is trying to steal the limelight." Zhang Song frowned when he saw Chen Huai'an.

They could have killed the bear demon if they had just put in a little more effort, but then someone jumped out, putting them at a disadvantage.

"Seventh level of late-stage Qi Refining Realm, Lao Luo, you take action and finish him off quickly. We'll join forces to kill this bear demon." Zhang Song used his Qi Observation Technique and discovered that Chen Huai'an's strength was only the seventh level of late-stage Body Refining Realm. With their strength, even though they were injured, any one of them could kill him.

Ma San Niang and the other two clearly did not recognize Chen Huai'an; his Myriad Manifestations Bone-Changing Technique was quite powerful.

"Boss, don't worry, I'll handle this guy. He's so young and he's already trying to be a freeloader." Old Luo slapped the bear demon with his palm, and using the recoil, he immediately flew towards Chen Huai'an's location.

Upon seeing this, Chen Huai'an immediately slashed at the old man Luo with his long sword.

Seeing this, Old Luo abruptly stopped his momentum and slashed at Chen Huai'an with his knife.

The two blades collided, and Old Man Luo's body couldn't withstand the terrifying force, so he was sent flying backward.

That old man is incredibly cunning; by doing this, he might actually succeed in a sneak attack.

However, the opponent he encountered was no ordinary person; it was Chen Huai'an.

This sneak attack by a master at the ninth level of the late stage of Body Refinement not only failed but also injured him. His blood and qi surged, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"You damned little beast, how dare you scheme against this old man!"

Old Luo coughed up a mouthful of blood; he hadn't gained the slightest advantage in this exchange.

"We have no grudges against each other in the past or present, so why did you attack me?" Chen Huai'an stared coldly at the other party with a sharp gaze.

"Why did we ambush you? You wanted to reap the rewards, and now you're asking us why we're killing you?" Old Luo glared fiercely at Chen Huai'an.