Chapter 12 – 8: A Fairyland

Six small wild boars grunted at Huang, took a few steps, looked at Zhou Leng, and then backed away.

Huang rushed over and started licking the six small wild boars vigorously.

The six small wild boars were so happy that they grunted and squealed, circling around Huang.

The big black wild boar stared at Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng said, “Thank you for guiding me last time.”

The big black wild boar grunted twice at Zhou Leng, then turned its head and grunted at Huang.

Huang barked at the big black wild boar.

After both sides called to each other for a while, the big black wild boar left with the six small wild boars.

Huang happily ran back.

“Can you understand what it’s saying?” Zhou Leng asked.

Huang nodded vigorously, then its eyes flashed, and it quickly shook its head.

“Oh, only a little bit.”

Huang nodded cheerfully, then guiltily leaned forward, rubbing its head and shoulders against Zhou Leng’s leg.

The two of them entered a crevice in the dense forest and entered the mysterious forest once again, with Zhou Leng looking around as they moved forward.

He had looked it up online in the past two days; only two worlds have such environments and big trees.

Fierce Beast World and Tree-man World.

“If it is Tree-man World, that’s a bit better. Because the Tree-man Race is one of humanity’s allies, I’ve studied some basic Tree-man language, and they are relatively peaceful. However, the giant insect race in Tree-man World is too terrifying.”

“If this is Fierce Beast World, you must be even more careful. All ten realms are elementary civilizations; only Fierce Beast World was originally an intermediate civilization but has fallen to elementary civilization now. Its true strength ranks first among the ten realms. Even the wicked Demon and the invincible Sea Siren in the water dare not invade Fierce Beast World…”

“As for that Frost Giant Tree, it’s hard to say…”

Zhou Leng looked at the pine needle leaves as thick as an arm around and said, “You help me guard, I want to test the approximate spiritual energy concentration here.”

“Woof.” Huang responded with a light bark.

Zhou Leng sat cross-legged on the ground, circulating his True Qi, carefully sensing the spiritual energy here.

Soon, he opened his eyes, his heart skipped a beat and then returned to normal.

The spiritual energy concentration here is at least five times the basic concentration on Blue Star.

Normally, if spiritual energy exceeds five times, a mutation will occur, shrinking and gathering in a fixed area, forming a faint spiritual light.

Such an area is called a Spirit Land.

All Spirit Lands can be collected and converted into Spirit Land Jade, one of the most important cultivation treasures.

But, here the spiritual energy hasn’t formed a faint spiritual light, no mutation occurred.

“This means…”

Zhou Leng led Huang through the dense forest, walked onto the white grassland, standing under the Frost Giant Tree.

He looked up.

This tree is not just a simple plant; it carries a faint, indescribable pressure and mystery.

In videos, the Martial Saint, Great Demon, Demigod Mage, and Demigod Giant Dragon are all not as impressive as this big tree.

After pondering, he decided to give it a try.

Zhou Leng bowed respectfully at a ninety-degree angle to the Frost Giant Tree and said, “Junior Zhou Leng, pays respect to Elder Tree.”

Straightening up, the Frost Giant Tree showed no response.

Huang turned its back on Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng found a comfortable spot, laid down a cushion, and sat cross-legged on it.

“Huang, you play by yourself, I’m going to start cultivating.”

“Woof…” Huang opened its mouth to agree.

Circulating True Qi, yet unable to measure the specific spiritual energy concentration nearby.

Elementary Spirit Lands have spiritual energy concentrations ranging five to ten times.

Intermediate Spirit Lands have spiritual energy concentrations ranging ten to twenty times.

High-level Spirit Lands have spiritual energy concentrations ranging twenty to fifty times.

The spiritual energy concentration here is about thirty to forty times, not exceeding fifty times.

High-level Spirit Lands are enough to trigger contest among Grandmasters.

Zhou Leng looked around, no spiritual light despite such high spiritual energy concentration.

The reason is intriguing, Zhou Leng glanced at the Frost Giant Tree.

Calmed his mind, swallowed a Qi Nourishing Pill, and circulated the Mystic Tide Technique.

Under Inner Vision as a Painting, a flame suddenly rose in Zhou Leng’s stomach.

The double power of Meat Herbal Cuisine and Qi Nourishing Pill was simultaneously triggered.

The deep blue Mystic Tide True Qi surged into his stomach, inducing both powers to circulate throughout his body.

A little bit of white spiritual energy entered his body from outside, some dissipated, some remained in the flesh, some were captured by Mystic Tide True Qi, becoming part of it.

Spiritual energy concentration reached twenty times, visible under Introspection.

Triple forces of Meat Herbal Cuisine, Qi Nourishing Pill, and high concentration spiritual energy acted on him, Mystic Tide True Qi circulated and strengthened at an unprecedented speed.

Unknown how long had passed, a faint coolness burst in his Dantian.

The martial arts perception made Zhou Leng realize that his Mystic Tide Technique was promoted to Minor Achievement Fourth Layer Heaven.

A faint hunger began to spread.

The Meat Herbal Cuisine eaten in the morning seemed to disappear like air.

Zhou Leng consolidated three True Qi cycles, restrained the Mystic Tide Technique.

Took out his phone, touched the screen.

18:52.

Practiced from morning till evening, nearly ten hours.

Thought of what the Inner Power Teacher Sun Xiong said.

Inner power cultivation isn’t merely sitting there; it needs to enter a state of void and quietude, modern language calls it flow.

Weak spiritual will results in distractions or inability to persist long.

Zhou Leng practiced since childhood, but half a year ago, inner power cultivation sustainability was four hours at most, and although the body wasn’t tired after practice, the spirit was fatigued.

Lately, after cultivation, the spirit wasn’t fatigued.

This time cultivating for ten hours, still spirited.

Opened the mountaineering bag, took out a tin can.

Basic version of high-energy cultivation meat, 100 yuan per can.

Pulled with force, a light scent of meat, seasoning, and the unique bloody smell of magical beast meat rose; Zhou Leng would usually feel nauseous smelling this mixture, but now found it delicious.

A few large bites finished it, then began to eat braised pork belly, chocolate, compressed biscuits, sesame paste…

The usual amount of this food that would make Zhou Leng nauseous, he now enjoyed eating.

“Woof…”

Huang circled around Zhou Leng, wagging its tail and drooling profusely.

“Woof!”

Zhou Leng raised a piece of chocolate, and Huang immediately retreated three steps, barking fiercely at Zhou Leng.

The scolding was as harsh as it could get.

“It’s all stuff you can’t eat, giving it to you would harm you.” Zhou Leng solemnly said, chewing on fried peanuts.

“Woof!” Huang gnashed its teeth.

After finishing eating, Zhou Leng cleaned up the food and took out some dog food, pouring it in front of Huang.

“Woof!” Huang drooled, glaring at Zhou Leng, refusing to lower its dignity for dog food.

Then Zhou Leng took out some pork belly to feed Huang.

After eating the meat, Huang happily ate the dog food.

Zhou Leng swallowed six dietary supplements, looking up at the sky.

There was no sun, but there was light.

“Someday when I have money, I’ll buy a set of solar power equipment and an induction cooker, to have hot meals.”

Standing up, accompanied by a surging heat within his body, he performed the Overlapping Waves Palm.

He practiced three sets of empty fists without True Qi, then used True Qi, moving with the body, contained yet unexpressed.

His figure moved like waves, sometimes crashing forward, sometimes gently turning, sometimes rushing swiftly, sometimes softly bending down.

One set of palm techniques flowed effortlessly.

Yet the True Qi stopped within, the power not extending outward, neither rigid nor abrupt, seemingly the same as before yet with something added.

Like carrying a full glass of water through wind and snow.

After completing a set of Overlapping Waves Palm, Zhou Leng did not stop, repeating it over and over until his body felt slightly fatigued, then he stopped.

After resting for a moment, he switched to practicing the Eight Trigrams Step.

The Eight Trigrams Step originated from Wenwang’s Postnatal Bagua and contained the Taoist Yu’s Step Technique; it is currently the most complex, profound, and hardest to learn stepping technique among the Human Race.

When Zhou Leng first learned it, not recognizing the difficulty, he entered the basics earlier with sincere determination.

With Huang as the center, he circled around, stepping on the Eight Trigrams, his body like a swimming dragon.

Huang chased and pounced but could never catch Zhou Leng.

Feet landed silently, Qi flowed to the feet smoothly, with True Qi circulating throughout the body, hot blood surging, constantly spiraling and circling, like one person raising a tornado.

Until True Qi was exhausted, sweat pouring all over, he finally stopped.

Then he cultivated Mountain Charging Fist, Flying Cloud Leg, and Cloud Wandering Body Technique.

After practicing a set of external skills, he glanced at his phone.

23:24.

Zhou Leng played fetch with Huang for a while, then opened his sleeping bag and went to sleep.

Opening his eyes again, his fingers swept across the phone screen.

2:02.

He paused for a moment and sensed his whole body.

His spirit was invigorated, and his body slightly tingled, a normal sensation from overtraining.

Not feeling tired, he naturally awoke.

He glanced at the time again.

He had only slept for a little over two hours.

Zhou Leng got out of the sleeping bag, looked around, gazing at the Frost Giant Tree.

What kind of divine treasure land is this anyway?

Not even Zhang Xinglie, let alone an Innate Grandmaster, could recover full energy and strength with just two hours of sleep.

At least a Grandmaster could achieve this.

“This is amazing…”

Getting up, he drank the Morning Exercise Powder, warming up with a run.

Huang did a rolling flip and chased after Zhou Leng playfully.

After warming up, Zhou Leng took out his phone, started the timer, gathered his True Qi, and sprinted with all his might.

Huang cheerily chased, sometimes overtaking Zhou Leng, sometimes falling behind.

As True Qi was depleted, Zhou Leng pressed stop.

4 minutes and 23 seconds.

Improved by 5 seconds from last time.

Zhou Leng raised his right fist to shoulder height and lightly swung it.

“One step closer to the Progress Champion Award.”

After having breakfast with Huang, he consumed a Qi Nourishing Pill again, meditated, and cultivated the Mystic Tide Technique.

After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes.

Mystic Tide True Qi remained at minor achievement Fourth Layer Heaven, but felt very close to the Fifth Layer Heaven.

Checking his phone, it was already past 10 in the morning.

“Let’s go home,” Zhou Leng said.

Huang followed.

Approaching Xiaoru Village, his phone chimed.

Upon opening it, there was a message from Uncle Li.

“Today’s food is ready, left in the pot, I’m going to work now.”

Zhou Leng replied.

“I’m coming down the mountain now to eat, might still be cultivating in Xiaoru Village today.”

“Okay.”

Zhou Leng and Li Linhan’s families always exchanged electronic lock passwords and each kept a spare key at the other’s home.

Running back to the complex, he entered Li Linhan’s kitchen, opened the big steel pot on the gas stove, and paused for a moment.

A full pot of lamb scorpions and ribs, white meat piled like a mountain, adorned with carrots, weighing about twenty pounds.

Zhou Leng instantly understood, Li Linhan noticed his True Qi growth but said nothing.

This big pot of meat spoke louder than words.

“Thank you.”

Zhou Leng turned to look at the photo album of the Li family’s five members in the living room.

“Then… I’ll just have to slay more Sea Sirens and Demons.”

He set aside some ribs for Huang, then feasted alone.

Finally, he ate all the Meat Herbal Cuisine and the entire pot of lamb meat and carrots, drinking the soup clean.

He took a picture of the clean pot bottom and sent it to Li Linhan.

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