11: Chapter 11: Kill the first-level peak-stage Mandragora worm and obtain the toxin.

The System rewards arrived on schedule! Killed one Grass-type Spirit Beast Mandala Insect, Cultivation + 5.

[Lin Kuang: Sword Cultivator]

[Lifespan: 19 / 80]

[Cultivation: First Heaven Middle Stage (92 / 1000)]

[Physique: 15+500]

[All-Attribute Resistance: 10%]

Seeing the panel, Lin Kuang almost lost his composure. It wasn't about needing so much experience to level up, but rather, did he have to slaughter his way through the entire Poro Forest?

Forget it, he would just have to take it slow! Lin Kuang's luck wasn't very good; the first Mandala Insect he encountered was only at the Early Stage of the First Realm, which was vastly different from the hidden Peak First Realm one.

"Yu Xiaotang, do you know of any herbs or Medicinal Pill that can increase Cultivation after consumption?" Lin Kuang stared at the green, oily eyes of the Mandala Insect.

"There are! But they need to be refined! Plus, the Materials are complex, and it's not guaranteed that you can get them!" Yu Xiaotang shook her head, indicating that relying on Medicinal Pill to increase Cultivation was extremely difficult!

However, it was fortunate that there were as many Mandala Insects as one could want in the Poro Forest! Moreover, Grass-type Spirit Beasts were one of the easiest types to Cultivate in the wild.

Their Cultivation increase was vastly faster than that of Spirit Beasts with other attributes.

When Lin Kuang slowly stood up and prepared to walk deeper into the forest, Yu Xiaotang tilted her head to glance at the dead Mandala Insect, then quickly hid behind Lin Kuang.

"Sigh! I didn't expect your combat talent to be so high! You can basically defeat enemies within a few moves!" Yu Xiaotang turned her head and said proudly, "However, your experience is lacking, and you don't know many common facts!"

Bang—

"Ouch! Why did you stop suddenly!" Lin Kuang's sudden halt caused Yu Xiaotang to bump right into him.

Rumble, rumble—

A gray-yellow Mandala Insect was coiled around a tree several meters tall, spitting white silk towards the ground.

"Not good! Let's go quickly! It's a Mandala Insect in the middle of a Breakthrough; it now needs a large amount of nutrients to break through the barrier of the First Realm!" Seeing this scene, Yu Xiaotang wasn't disgusted; she only insisted on pulling Lin Kuang away.

The barrier of the First Realm meant that it was currently at the Peak First Realm Cultivation! Whatever one wishes for comes true.

No way! Is your method of improvement just fighting for the thrill of it?

Yu Xiaotang watched as Lin Kuang not only showed no intention of running but instead ignited his fighting spirit.

This hotheaded youth didn't know that the paralyzing toxin of this Mandala Insect was much stronger than the previous one; a light touch might render Lin Kuang unable to move.

Sigh! And I was actually expecting such a reckless person to become a champion! Yu Xiaotang helplessly had to fight side-by-side with Lin Kuang.

"Roar—" The yellow Mandala Insect issued a warning first.

"Here I come!" Lin Kuang summoned the thunderclap sword and charged straight in.

Whoosh—

The yellow Mandala Insect opened its huge mouth, and a hideous ring of teeth emerged from its throat, looking just like a giant worm!

Ugh—

Yu Xiaotang, who had originally wanted to fight alongside Lin Kuang, began to retch upon seeing this scene.

Mmph, mmph—

Lin Kuang felt as if he were surrounded by foul-smelling gastric juice, and the thunderclap sword was stuck fast in the yellow Mandala Insect's abdominal cavity.

Slap—

An arm-thick tentacle struck Lin Kuang on the back!

Damn it! What the hell is this! Do you think your grandpa is a pushover because I'm not losing my temper? This strike instantly made Lin Kuang furious!

"Thunder and Lightning!" Lin Kuang didn't care that he might get injured at close range! He released the skill directly.

Zzz— crackle—

The golden electric current outside was squeezing the yellow Mandala Insect's body; it now looked exactly like clothes inside a drum washing machine.

It seems Lin Kuang is preparing to break through from the inside! I must help him! Yu Xiaotang gripped her long sword and slashed frantically at the Mandala Insect.

Roar—

The yellow Mandala Insect began to howl in pain.

"Go to hell! Dead bug!" Yu Xiaotang kept attacking with her eyes closed, and thick green liquid splashed everywhere.

Hiss, hiss—

The yellow Mandala Insect seemed to know its life was nearing its end and began to burn its Lifespan to evolve! Golden tassels seeped out from its skin!

The space that had been compressed and deformed by the electric current returned to its original state, and Lin Kuang was dumbfounded!

"What should I do! If we keep wasting time like this! Something will go wrong!" Lin Kuang also realized his situation.

"It's over! How did it break through early!" Yu Xiaotang was also captivated by the golden light; at this moment, a golden insect egg appeared before her.

This was the process of the Mandala Insect evolving into a Mandala Pupa.

"You blockhead! It would have been so much better if you had run with me! Now, wuwuwu—"

Yu Xiaotang knelt before the insect egg and wept.

Hiss, hiss—

Many small hemp snakes appeared behind Yu Xiaotang; they were low-level Grass-type Spirit Beasts, just like the Mandala Insect.

"Get lost! I'm not afraid of you!" Yu Xiaotang gripped her sword, her legs shaking as she shouted.

"Not afraid? I think you're about to pee your pants from fear!"

A bolt of thunder soaring into the sky pierced through the insect egg, and Lin Kuang, bathed in gold, shielded Yu Xiaotang.

"Are you alright?" Yu Xiaotang looked at Lin Kuang's imposing figure with tear-filled eyes.

"How could anything happen to me!"

Lin Kuang quickly dispatched those Grass-type Spirit Beasts.

[Task perfectly completed, Cultivation + 27!]

Yu Xiaotang didn't expect Lin Kuang's progress to be so fast! He clearly only knew how to fight blindly! He didn't even sit in meditation to Cultivate, yet his strength kept rising.

In the Qiongming World, Spiritual Qi is compressed into Qi to nourish the body, and the body absorbs this Qi after meditation to break through in Cultivation.

I have learned various knowledge and Dao methods in my Family since I was young, and I haven't been this fast!

No! It must be because I fight too little! But those disgusting bugs!

If I were to fight in a different environment, I would definitely be stronger than him!

Yu Xiaotang was competing with Lin Kuang in her heart, but her body was very honest as she leaned in, even hugging Lin Kuang tightly, and her feelings for Lin Kuang were slowly warming up.

Lin Kuang felt a soft pressure behind him and turned his head to look at Yu Xiaotang: "What? Do you want me to collect the toxin together? It's not a bug anymore!"

"Ah? Forget it..." Yu Xiaotang probably had a natural fear of bugs! Even seeing the insect egg made her afraid: "I'll just watch you!"

Yu Xiaotang reluctantly let go.

Lin Kuang just smiled slightly and squatted down to recover the toxin. The insect egg still had plenty of toxin, which allowed Lin Kuang to obtain enough to coat the thunderclap sword.

This insect egg generally doesn't launch attacks; it's just like a stone, waiting for a certain amount of time before hatching.

At that time, the Mandala Insect will evolve into a Mandala Bird!

Yu Xiaotang explained from the side.

A bug evolving into a bird! This kind of thing that violates Darwinian evolution wouldn't happen in Lin Kuang's original world, but this is the Cultivation World, so it's normal for there to be discrepancies with the real world.

[Ding— Combat Task: Defeat a Forest Bell]

[Task Reward: Two Elementary Spiritual Power Pills, consuming them will increase Cultivation by 40]

One pill is 40 Cultivation! Two is 80! Lin Kuang didn't expect the combat task to come so quickly!

"Oh my!" Lin Kuang suddenly stood up, startling Yu Xiaotang and causing her to accidentally get some toxin on her hand.