'Now that the taipan is gone,' Liam thought, 'The other ingredient should come out.'
Liam checked off items on his mental list. Near-death experiences aside, the hunting period was proceeding as planned. Actually, it was delivering far more than he could have hoped for.
It wasn't just about amassing poisonous ingredients and getting better with the greatsword. Liam was also improving as a cultivator, learning to use all the branching stage had to offer while broadening his horizons.
Time was Liam's only gripe. In a different situation, he would have taken things slowly and methodically, alternating hunts with long alchemy-focused seclusions.
Like that, Liam would absorb his gains before moving to the next, harder step, lowering its difficulty. He would be stronger and better armed, removing unnecessary risks, or at least limiting them.
