12: Meeting Wang Xiangui again

“Cultivating as a Martial Artist is truly an arduous journey!”

Shen Xi exclaimed with emotion.

After testing, he could confirm that the heavenly spirit stone could double his Cultivation speed.

However, even with the heavenly spirit stone, it still took him fifteen years of demon beast lifespan to Breakthrough from the Minor Completion of Vital Energy to the Minor Achievement of Yuanqi Realm.

This was just a minor Realm!

It actually required such a long time.

Not only that, but Shen Xi also paid a heavenly spirit stone worth ten million.

Ten million, fifteen years, barely breaking through a minor Realm.

No wonder there were almost no Yuánqì Realm Martial Artists in the Outer City; neither time nor money could withstand this consumption.

“Sure enough, the Martial Artist profession is inherently prepared for the wealthy. Unless one is a true Peerless Genius, otherwise, even a lifetime might not be enough to touch the threshold of the Yuánqì Realm.”

Shen Xi was somewhat glad he had the System's help.

Otherwise, with his talent, he would only be able to stagnate at the Initial Stage of Yuanqi Realm his entire life.

But now, he had already reached the Minor Achievement of Yuanqi.

Moreover, as his strength increased, Shen Xi's horizons had clearly broadened considerably.

Previously, when encountering the giant python and that monster, Shen Xi could only feel that the opponent was stronger than him and very dangerous.

But exactly how much stronger, or what Realm it was, he couldn't distinguish.

It was like a little white rabbit encountering a wolf; it would only feel that the wolf was terrifying, but it didn't have a direct sense of exactly how terrifying it was.

But now, through his previous experiences, Shen Xi could already make a judgment.

The giant python was at the Minor Achievement of Yuanqi Realm, and within the Minor Achievement of Yuanqi Realm, it could be called a king-level existence, invincible among those of the same Realm.

As for that monster, it was at least the Great Accomplishment of Yuanqi, or even reached the Yuan Qi Transformation Realm level.

“With my current combat power, I can fight the giant python. If I combine it with the Benlei Eight Styles, I might even be able to defeat it.”

“As for that monster in the Forbidden Ground, if I encounter it, I should just run away!”

Shen Xi pondered seriously, analyzing the current situation.

He was now trapped in the Forbidden Ground and couldn't leave, and that monster was lurking, so he still needed to be careful and cautious.

Grrr!

Just then, Shen Xi's stomach growled wildly.

Thinking about it carefully, it had been over a dozen hours since he arrived at the Forbidden Ground. During this time, his nerves were constantly on high alert, and he hadn't had a drop of water. Even a Martial Artist would be hungry.

He opened his storage bag, took out some food, and ate it, and the hunger disappeared.

“Wang Xiangui prepared food for himself, Zhang Meng, and Shi Long. Now that I'm alone and using it sparingly, it should last for ten to half a month.”

“During this period, I need to improve my strength and find food, so I don't starve to death. As long as my strength is strong enough, I won't have to worry about encountering danger in the Forbidden Ground.”

Shen Xi, perhaps due to his Breakthrough in strength, also became very articulate in his analysis of the situation.

He quickly planned his next goals.

The Forbidden Ground was a Dragon's Den for him, but also a place of Opportunity.

Those heavenly spirit stones were hard to come by outside, but in the Forbidden Ground, although not abundant, if he searched patiently, he would eventually find them.

These were all resources for becoming stronger.

In the following days, Shen Xi spent almost all his time in the Forbidden Ground.

He avoided that monster, collected heavenly spirit stones, and gradually solidified his strength.

Days passed like this, one by one.

Three days later.

A strange yet familiar figure appeared before Shen Xi.

Wang Xiangui!

He was actually not dead, and not only that, but he seemed to be doing quite well.

Especially, Shen Xi had thought that even if Wang Xiangui miraculously escaped from the monster's clutches, without food, his condition would become extremely weak.

But in fact, Wang Xiangui looked full of vigor, with no sign of hunger.

Something was wrong!

Shen Xi didn't rush to appear before Wang Xiangui but followed behind him.

He was somewhat curious about what the other party had experienced in the past three days.

Wang Xiangui seemed to have become incredibly familiar with this area, skillfully bypassing dangerous places and arriving near a camp.

There was actually a camp in the Forbidden Ground!

Seeing this, Shen Xi was somewhat shocked.

Not only that, but several Martial Artists were living in the camp.

“You're back?”

A Martial Artist greeted Wang Xiangui, clearly already familiar with him.

“Have you found that scoundrel's whereabouts?”

Wang Xiangui asked.

“No, I don't know where he's hiding, but don't worry, once we find his trace, we will definitely get revenge for you and make that bastard wish he were dead.”

The Martial Artist replied with boiling killing intent.

“Then I'll trouble Brother Li. Such a fellow who secretly covets heavenly spirit stones must be made to wish he were dead.”

Wang Xiangui quickly flattered him.

Hearing this, Shen Xi immediately realized who Wang Xiangui and his group were looking for.

The person they were looking for was himself.

“Perhaps he has already died at the hands of the heavenly spirit monster, leaving no bones behind. It's normal not to find him. Our top priority now is to collect a large number of heavenly spirit stones and improve everyone's strength.”

The Martial Artist thought for a moment and said again.

This small team of theirs had a total of ten people, plus Wang Xiangui, that made eleven people.

During this time, they had searched an area of thirty li thoroughly but still hadn't found Shen Xi's trace. It seemed reasonable that he was killed by the heavenly spirit monster.

“If that's the case, then he got off too easy.”

Wang Xiangui said unwillingly and resentfully.

Letting Shen Xi die so easily would not extinguish the hatred in his heart.

The deaths of Zhang Meng and Shi Long.

His being used as cannon fodder by Shen Xi.

When they encountered the heavenly spirit monster, Shen Xi ran away without looking back, abandoning him.

All these reasons made Wang Xiangui hate Shen Xi to the core.

If he hadn't accidentally encountered this team of Martial Artists while being chased by the heavenly spirit monster, and managed to sneak in with sweet talk, he would most likely have died in the Forbidden Ground.

“Brother Wang, I've already helped you with what you asked. It's impossible to find the person, so now you should tell us how to collect heavenly spirit stones, right?”

The Martial Artist pressed again.

The weakest members of their team were all at the Blood Refining and Energy Transformation Realm, and the Martial Artist had even reached the Initial Stage of Yuanqi Realm, so naturally, they didn't think much of Wang Xiangui.

However, the other party claimed to have a way to collect heavenly spirit stones without injury, which piqued the Martial Artist's interest.

After reaching an agreement, Wang Xiangui officially joined the team, and his first request was to kill Shen Xi to avenge their previous grievances.

But now, three days had passed, and the Martial Artist was clearly losing patience.