6: Killing monsters in the mountains

Ji Mo was all alone, with a refined steel longsword hanging at his waist.

At this moment, he was stepping into the dangerous Yao Beast mountain range.

This mountain range stretched endlessly, its peaks undulating like a winding Dragon coiled upon the earth.

Within this Yao Beast mountain range, various Yao Beasts ran rampant, occupying different regions according to their own strength and Rank.

Ji Mo understood the danger here and prayed in his heart, hoping not to encounter any Yao Beasts above Rank 3.

After all, with his current strength, he still had some confidence in dealing with Rank 1 or 2 Yao Beasts.

But when facing higher-Rank Yao Beasts, he would likely have no choice but to flee in panic.

Not long after stepping into the Yao Beast mountain range, Ji Mo sensed that the atmosphere around him was somewhat unusual.

He gripped the longsword at his waist, vigilantly observing his surroundings.

Suddenly, a Yao Beast the size of a dog darted out from the grass; it was a Rank 1 Yao Beast, a Gale Wolf.

The Gale Wolf had grey fur all over its body, strong limbs, and was extremely fast.

It stared at Ji Mo, its eyes flickering with a ferocious light. It opened its blood-thirsty maw, baring sharp fangs, and let out a low growl.

Ji Mo took a deep breath and circulated his Hegemonic Heaven Refining Art, causing the Spiritual Qi within his body to surge rapidly.

He drew his refined steel longsword, the blade shimmering with a cold light.

The Gale Wolf launched the first attack, pouncing toward Ji Mo like a streak of grey lightning.

Ji Mo seized the opportunity and suddenly unleashed the Ji Family's ancestral "Gale Sword".

This sword technique was something every Ji Family Disciple had to Cultivate; it was a rather high-Rank technique in the Ji Family's collection—Yellow Rank Advanced.

This sword technique consisted of seven forms. Naturally, Ji Mo had not learned the complete technique. When his father was still alive, Ji Mo was young and had only learned the first three forms.

However, for the current situation, this was enough for Ji Mo.

It is worth mentioning that although Ji Mo had only learned three forms,

thanks to his hard Cultivate over this period, perhaps due to the significant growth in his Soul power,

or perhaps benefiting from the "Hegemonic Heaven Refining Art", his Comprehension Ability was rising steadily like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

During the process of Cultivate, Ji Mo faintly felt that his understanding of this sword technique seemed to be transcending the scope of the "Gale Sword" itself, moving toward a higher level.

Although the Gale Wolf was fast, Ji Mo's sword strike was even faster.

The Sword Qi accurately struck the Gale Wolf, leaving a deep wound on its body.

The Gale Wolf felt the pain and let out a miserable shriek, but it did not retreat; instead, it pounced toward Ji Mo again, even more ferociously.

Ji Mo was calm and unhurried; he thrust out his sword again, and this strike pierced directly through the Gale Wolf's throat.

The Gale Wolf struggled for a few moments, then collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

He sheathed his longsword and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

After all, this was his first battle. When facing danger, he was focused and it didn't matter, but now that the battle was over, thinking about it made him a bit nervous.

Ji Mo looked at the Gale Wolf's corpse on the ground, and the small furnace within his body flew out to envelop the corpse.

"Refine!" Ji Mo's eyes narrowed as he shouted in a low voice.

He saw a golden luster spread over the Gale Wolf's body, and the corpse quickly decomposed and shriveled.

In an instant, the Gale Wolf's corpse disappeared as if it had evaporated, and even the blood that had flowed from the body vanished completely.

The small furnace seemed to have been recharged, and it appeared vaguely brighter.

Ji Mo's thoughts stirred, and the small furnace merged back into his body, sending streams of Spiritual Qi energy flowing rapidly through him.

Ji Mo could clearly feel that his Spiritual Qi cultivation had improved slightly compared to before.

The increase in cultivation was secondary; what surprised Ji Mo the most was that it matched his previous expectations exactly.

Although it was just a small furnace, it truly possessed Alchemy effects.

He saw that within the internal space of the small furnace, there was a fragrant Medicinal Pill. Ji Mo decided to call this pill refined from a Yao Beast a "monster beast pill".

Ji Mo's mind stirred, and a soybean-sized Medicinal Pill appeared in his hand.

He popped it into his mouth, and a warm power surged from within his body.

It instantly spread to his internal organs, bones, Meridians, skin, and blood, as if they had all been strengthened. It felt like a full-body massage; in a word, "refreshing".

In the span of a few breaths, the fatigue brought on by the battle was swept away, and his strength was fully restored.

Moreover, Ji Mo felt that his strength had been reinforced, increasing by about several dozen jin.

Ji Mo had reason to suspect this was only because the Gale Wolf was too low-Rank, being only a Rank 1 Yao Beast, and a low-grade one at that.

If it were a stronger Yao Beast, the strengthening effect from the refined 'monster beast pill' should be even more pronounced.

For Ji Mo, the Yao Beast mountain range was a massive treasure trove.

With the 'Hegemonic Heaven Refining Art', he could increase his own strength without limits.

After dealing with the Gale Wolf, Ji Mo continued walking deeper into the Yao Beast mountain range.

After walking for about five or six li, suddenly, he smelled a strange fragrance. This scent was faint, yet extremely alluring.

Following the direction of the fragrance, Ji Mo discovered a Spiritual Plant flickering with a faint light.

Ji Mo's heart stirred; this might be a precious Spiritual Plant. If he could harvest it,

refining it might increase his strength, and he could also verify the effect of the 'great dao furnace' after refining a Spiritual Plant.

Just as he approached the Spiritual Plant, a low roar came from nearby.

A massive Rank 2 low-grade Yao Beast, a Rock Armor Bear, appeared before his eyes.

The Rock Armor Bear was covered in a thick layer of rock-like armor. Its four limbs were thick and powerful; when its bear paw slapped down, the ground would tremble.

Seeing Ji Mo, the Rock Armor Bear let out an angry roar and swung its huge bear paw toward him.

Ji Mo's figure flashed as he quickly dodged.

He unleashed the Gale Sword, his sword moves continuous and unending, attempting to find a weakness in the Rock Armor Bear.

The Rock Armor Bear's armor was extremely hard; Ji Mo's sword strikes landed on it, leaving only shallow marks.

Taking advantage of the gap in Ji Mo's attacks, the Rock Armor Bear launched another attack, its bear paw grazing Ji Mo's body and whipping up a gust of wind.

He discovered that when the Rock Armor Bear turned, a brief weak point would be exposed under its neck.

Ji Mo seized the moment. When the Rock Armor Bear turned again, he circulated the Hegemonic Heaven Refining Art.

He channeled Spiritual Qi into his longsword and unleashed the move with the strongest piercing power from the Gale Sword.

A powerful Sword Qi erupted from the longsword, stabbing directly toward the weak point under the Rock Armor Bear's neck.

The Rock Armor Bear let out a painful roar, blood streaming from its neck.

It swung its bear paws frantically, wanting to attack Ji Mo, but it was already injured and its movements were sluggish.

Ji Mo seized the opportunity; the finishing blow was automatically activated. The Rock Armor Bear crashed to the ground, lifeless.

As the Cultivation Technique circulated, the Rock Armor Bear followed the same path as the Gale Wolf, turning into a Medicinal Pill.

The difference was that this Medicinal Pill brought Ji Mo over 100 jin of strength and a stronger Body Tempering effect.

After eating the Medicinal Pill, he was fully revived. Having eaten the monster beast pill twice, Ji Mo discovered a miraculous effect.

He had been in the Yao Beast mountain range for half a day, and after two fights, he should have been physically and mentally exhausted, hungry and tired.

But after eating the monster beast pill, he was fully revived to peak condition. He could only sigh once again at the wonder of the 'Hegemonic Heaven Refining Art'.

It was too convenient. As long as he killed Yao Beasts, he could continue fighting; it was just like being a robot.

No, it was even more powerful than a robot. Robots still needed to recharge, while this only required storing some monster beast pills to have infinite stamina.

As long as they don't have the strength to kill me in one hit, it seems I can grind any opponent to death.