50: Going up against the enemy, your cultivation level skyrocketed

When Su Fan and Chu Qinglian arrived at the Thunderfire Great Forest, the Revered Master and disciples had already been separated for half a month.

This was also intentional on Su Fan's part.

Xiao Ling'er had grown up on Servant Peak since she was a child, and her cultivation had advanced rapidly through Spirit Gathering Pills. Whether it was combat experience or control over her own strength, she wasn't meticulous enough.

She had to undergo some outdoor training to truly grasp her own power.

And Chu Wuchen was even more special.

His Sword Soul cultivation was difficult to increase through ordinary methods, relying mainly on insights into the Dao of Sword.

But sitting at home, holding a sword and staring at it, wouldn't lead to enlightenment.

Therefore, outdoor training was also very important.

"I wonder if Wuchen and Ling'er have encountered any danger."

Chu Qinglian was a bit worried.

"Everyone has their own destiny. I've observed their Luck, and it can be said to be profoundly blessed. Nothing will happen to them."

Su Fan's voice was calm and certain.

He wasn't making it up; before the two departed, he had used the Art of Heaven's Secrets and Aura Observation to check their future fortunes.

The Art of Heaven's Secrets and Aura Observation showed that although they would encounter danger, they would turn misfortune into fortune.

Only then did Su Fan feel at ease letting them train alone, while he took Chu Qinglian to find the Xiao Family and wipe them out.

"I hope so."

Su Fan and Chu Qinglian piloted their flying boat, finally arriving at the Thunderfire Great Forest.

However, at this moment, Xiao Ling'er and Chu Wuchen were no longer in the outermost circle of the Thunderfire Great Forest.

The two of them were now at the boundary between the outer and inner circles.

Both were unconscious... Seven days ago.

Deep within the Thunderfire Great Forest.

A massive fire rhinoceros, a full ten feet tall and over thirty feet long, was looking down at Xiao Ling'er from above.

In front of this giant fire rhinoceros, the petite Xiao Ling'er seemed as fragile as a twig, as if it could easily crush her with a single stomp of its front hooves.

Although the fire rhinoceros didn't have Human Race expressions, Xiao Ling'er could see nothing but disdain and contempt in its eyes.

"Roar!"

The roar of a Yao Beast before battle is also one of its important combat methods.

The main purpose is to use the roar to intimidate the opponent's mind, raise its own Aura, and make the opponent feel fear.

Whether it's the Human Race or a Yao Beast, once fear takes root in their hearts, their actions will become hesitant and slow.

And what often decides life and death is that split second.

"Insignificant beast, how dare you act so fiercely!"

Xiao Ling'er also learned this trick. With a sharp shout, it unexpectedly contained the pressure of Sword Intent.

The fire rhinoceros immediately felt its body tighten, its mind briefly went blank, and its legs instinctively twisted direction, about to flee.

This Human Race in front of it seemed delicate, but she had actually erupted with Sword Intent pressure.

Such pressure, it had only ever felt from a Yao King before!

The fire rhinoceros's entire Aura rapidly weakened. It saw Xiao Ling'er soar into the air, and the Sword Intent pressure coming directly at her forehead.

With a muffled 'bang'.

Xiao Ling'er split open the fire rhinoceros's massive skull with a single sword strike. The frost Sword Intent instantly spread, freezing the Yao Core into a brilliant blue crystal.

The fire rhinoceros's huge head gushed out a large amount of fresh blood.

With just one move, the fire rhinoceros, which had been so aggressive just moments before, had already died under Xiao Ling'er's sword.

The splashing blood hadn't even reached Xiao Ling'er's body before it was frozen into a blood-red ice mist by her Sword Intent.

Finally, it transformed into a wisp of red smoke and vanished.

"The twentieth Origin Opening Realm Yao Beast!"

Xiao Ling'er lightly twirled her sword. All the residual Sword Intent from her previous sword move was completely retracted.

The air trembled slightly, and the ice-cold Sword Intent was controlled with ease.

After these days of life-and-death battles, her Sword Intent had become more refined, and she was now able to integrate the ice-cold Sword Intent into every move and every form.

Not far away, Chu Wuchen controlled his sword with his Divine Soul. The two fire crystal stone longswords seemed to possess their own intelligence, moving with incredible agility.

Due to her Divine Grade Physique, the Nine Nether Frost Sacred Body, Xiao Ling'er's comprehended Sword Intent was also ice-cold Sword Intent.

Chu Wuchen, on the other hand, based on his Sword Soul, had comprehended the Subtle Sword Intent.

Every move and every form was like peeling silk from a cocoon, meticulous and subtle.

"Senior Sister, it's my turn to attack."

His voice was calm and unruffled, but the Sword Soul power circulating around him grew increasingly brighter.

Over the past seven days, the two had traversed three hundred li, constantly searching for Yao Beasts of a higher Realm than themselves to challenge.

And they strictly followed their Revered Master's instructions, taking one Medicinal Pill a day to raise their cultivation.

Now, Xiao Ling'er had already broken through to the third level of the Origin Opening Realm.

And Chu Wuchen's Sword Soul was actually vaguely solidifying into a physical form.

Although it was still very blurry, Chu Wuchen felt in his heart that if this Sword Soul physical form completely solidified, his strength would undergo a qualitative leap.

His growth path was different from that of ordinary Cultivators.

Ordinary Cultivators slowly improve one Realm at a time.

But he relied on enlightenment.

If he achieved enlightenment, his Divine Soul Realm would directly leap!

Every day, the two challenged two or three Origin Opening Realm Yao Beasts. By the seventh day, Yao Beasts of Origin Opening Realm strength could no longer catch their eye.

"Junior Brother, I think we can go deeper and try challenging Foundation Establishment Realm Yao Beasts."

Xiao Ling'er suggested.

After seven days of fighting side-by-side with Chu Wuchen, the relationship between the Senior Sister and Junior Brother had also become much closer.

"I have no objection. The Divine Movement Talisman Revered Master gave us last time is still here. If we really encounter anything, we can just crush the talisman and escape."

Xiao Ling'er chuckled.

Although Chu Wuchen said that, every time he had encountered danger before, he had fought desperately, never fleeing.

Xiao Ling'er understood him well.

Twilight gradually descended. With about an incense stick's worth of time left until nightfall, the two decided to find a cliff to rest temporarily.

Using the rustling of fallen leaves as a clue, the two assessed the surrounding wind conditions and quickly found a small cliff about ten meters high.

Just as they were about to start a simple bonfire, while collecting dead branches and rotten leaves, they heard a slight movement.

"Who!"

Pushing aside a half-meter-high pile of rotten leaves, they saw a small figure curled up inside.

This was a creature that was eight-tenths Human-like in features and two-tenths Bear-like.

A pair of dark brown bear ears drooped weakly, and its nose was covered in congealed blood.

Aside from its ears and nose being Bear features, the rest of its face was that of a child, now covered in blood and looking utterly disheveled.

Its hands and feet were twisted at unnatural angles, clearly having been forcibly broken.

"Bear-Human Race?" Chu Wuchen frowned. "This Race has always been communal and fiercely protective of its own. How could they abandon a cub?"

Xiao Ling'er had already squatted down and taken out a Medicinal Pill for healing, intending to feed it to him.

Just then, the child suddenly erupted, biting her wrist and letting out threatening growls and whimpers from his throat.

His eyes were filled with the madness of desperate struggle.

"Don't be afraid, we're not bad people."

Xiao Ling'er's voice was very gentle, and it immediately calmed the Bear-Human Race child down.

The child released Xiao Ling'er's wrist and scooted backward repeatedly on his bottom.

"Don't, don't sell me."

These three words made Xiao Ling'er frown.

Indeed, in Human cities' auctions, some Yao Race slaves occasionally appeared as auction items.

These Yao Race members would all be branded with a Divine Soul mark and controlled by a contract.

Once they fell into the hands of an auction house, their end was worse than death.

Xiao Ling'er stepped forward again, offering a Medicinal Pill and softening her tone:

"Don't be afraid, we won't sell you. My name is Xiao Ling'er, what's your name? Where is your Family?"

The Bear-Human child's voice was slightly timid and childish.

"My name is Gu Yuan."

Gu Yuan pursed his lips, ultimately not revealing his identity.

Xiao Ling'er and Chu Wuchen would never have guessed that this disheveled little Bear-Human, lying in the dead branches and rotten leaves, with broken hands and feet and a blood-stained face,

would be the Seventh Prince of the Bear-Human Race, the third largest Family in the Myriad Yao Kingdom.