Zhang Yuhe ate roasted meat while watching players fool around and chat on the chat channel.
Seeing how miserable others were, he instantly felt the roasted meat in his hand tasted even better.
To be honest, his preparations were not sufficient.
It seemed he had nothing but mental preparation; he resigned a month in advance, yet only prepared a single knife.
Of course, in reality, making more preparations would not have been of much use.
After all, everyone was encountering Yu Fan Heaven for the first time, and the information provided on the website was very limited.
For example, those big shots who brought firearms were not even as good as him.
Firearms did not fire, making them less useful than a fire poker.
His long knife could at least cut monsters and meat, simple and practical.
Zhang Yuhe felt that this long knife was worth the fifty thousand blue coins.
"Continue Cultivating."
After finishing the roasted meat, Zhang Yuhe wasted no time and immediately sat down cross-legged.
As the Cultivation Technique operated, the surrounding Spiritual Qi slowly gathered towards him.
He only wanted to Cultivate now and did not want to consider other issues at all.
For example, as some players mentioned, would there be ghosts at night?
After all, this was a world of cultivation, and it seemed normal for there to be ghosts and monsters.
Especially since they were currently in the wilderness, this possibility was indeed not small.
Some players were also worried about being dragged away by wild monsters at night.
In Zhang Yuhe's opinion, thinking too much about these issues was useless; he would deal with them when they arose.
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The next day, Zhang Yuhe awoke from his Cultivation; the sun was already high in the sky.
The night was peaceful, and he had leveled up again, now at Qi Refining Fifth Layer Cultivation.
"It's getting slower and slower; only one level up in one night."
Zhang Yuhe silently complained about his Cultivation speed.
If others knew his thoughts, they would surely rush over and hack him to death.
In fact, Cultivation was inherently a slow process.
Normally, a High Grade Spiritual Root would take about ten days to go from a Mortal to Qi Refining First Layer, with considerable variations depending on diligence.
A Medium Grade Spiritual Root would require at least one month to enter Qi Refining First Layer.
As for a Low Grade Spiritual Root, that depended on fate; if lucky, it might enter Qi Refining First Layer in three to five months.
If unlucky and not diligent enough in Cultivation, one might still be a Mortal after two or three years.
Zhang Yuhe only took one day to Cultivate to Qi Refining Fifth Layer, which had absolutely broken the Cultivation record of Yu Fan Heaven.
Who made his Aptitude so abnormal?
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Time slowly passed; Zhang Yuhe stayed in the Daoist temple to Cultivate, going out for wild game when hungry.
He found that the drop rate for food was very high; on average, for every two Yao Beasts he killed, one portion of food would drop.
Most of it was various roasted meats, occasionally some dry rations would drop.
As for the Cultivation Technique Secret Manuals, Magical Artifacts, or Magic Treasures he was hoping for, he had not seen any at all.
Fortunately, the drop rate for Spirit Stones was not low; through these days of foraging, he had already picked up about ten Spirit Stones.
He didn't know if it was related to the luck attribute, but almost every time Zhang Yuhe killed a Yao Beast, a Spirit Stone would drop.
These days, besides sleeping, he was either Cultivating or killing monsters.
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A month later, Zhang Yuhe awoke from his Cultivation, and a powerful aura spread out from his body.
"I've finally reached Qi Refining Great Perfection; it's time to go out and see."
It wasn't that he didn't want to continue Cultivating, but he couldn't Cultivate any further.
Because he had no Cultivation Technique; the Qi Induction Art given by the System could only Cultivate to Qi Refining Perfection.
To continue Cultivating, he had to find a more Advanced Cultivation Technique.
Originally, he had thought about Cultivating while fighting monsters to see if he could get a suitable Cultivation Technique Secret Manual.
However, he was thinking too much; Cultivation Techniques were not that easy to drop.
The best way to obtain Cultivation Techniques was to get them from the natives.
Either buy them or choose to join a native force.
Over the past month, Zhang Yuhe had been paying attention to the information on the chat channel every day.
Although most players either perished to Yao Beasts or couldn't endure various difficulties and chose to go offline.
However, a small number of players were still persisting.
And there were a few lucky players who had already left the wilderness and found the native cities of Yu Fan Heaven.
According to the descriptions of those players, the native forces in the cities included Families and Gangs, and most of these native forces would recruit people.
Of course, joining a native force required signing a contract.
As long as one had Spiritual Root Aptitude, even if they hadn't reached the Qi Refining stage and weren't true Cultivators, they would still be recruited.
Once one joined a native force, they would not only be given Cultivation Technique Secret Manuals but also receive a salary.
What kind of Cultivation Technique would be given and how much salary would be received would depend on individual strength and the power of the native force.
If one didn't want to join a native force, that was fine too; there were places in the city that sold Cultivation Techniques.
As long as there were enough Spirit Stones, Cultivation Technique Secret Manuals, Magical Artifacts, and Magic Treasures were not a problem.
Zhang Yuhe planned to first find a native city and then slowly acquire subsequent Cultivation Techniques.
Staying in the wilderness to Cultivate had no future.
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Zhang Yuhe came to the entrance of the Daoist temple, and the long knife in his hand swung out of thin air.
As the blade light flashed, a large tree five meters away fell in response.
Seeing such an effect, he nodded silently.
The strength of Qi Refining Great Perfection wasn't weak, right? Even if he couldn't use Spells or Divine Abilities, relying solely on brute force should be enough to establish himself in a small place.
"Let's go."
Zhang Yuhe chose a direction and quickly leaped forward.
There was no other way; he couldn't fly yet and could only advance by jumping on the ground.
With his current strength, one leap could cover more than ten meters.
If he were to participate in the Olympics, Bolt wouldn't even see his back.
Zhang Yuhe charged through the mountain forest at will, completely unconcerned about whether there were Yao Beasts.
He had scouted the Yao Beasts in this mountain forest, and they were not too strong; having strength meant he could do as he pleased.
He Advanced unimpeded, casually taking down any Yao Beasts he encountered along the way.
He picked up the dropped Spirit Stones, but as for the roasted meat, he was a bit tired of it.
Roar…
While he was running and leaping, a thunderous beast roar suddenly came from afar.
"It seems there's a big fellow; let's go check it out."
Zhang Yuhe quickly turned around and ran towards the direction of the sound.
Since he encountered a Yao Beast, he naturally had to go and chop it down; at the very least, even if it only dropped one Spirit Stone, it would be fine.
After a short while, he saw the Yao Beast that had just roared.
However, it wasn't one, but two Yao Beasts, fighting fiercely.
One was a striped giant tiger, and the other was a green ox much larger than an elephant.
Every time the giant tiger roared, it would spew out rays of light, like invisible long knives, constantly slashing at the green ox.
Although the green ox looked thick-skinned and tough, it was still cut with huge gashes.
The green ox was not to be outdone; its horns glowed with yellow light, and every time the light flashed, earthen spikes would emerge from the ground to pierce the giant tiger.
"Both of these Yao Beasts can use Spells?"
Seeing this situation, Zhang Yuhe couldn't help but be greatly surprised.
He had killed many Yao Beasts before, but he had never encountered one that could use Spells; those Yao Beasts, like him, only relied on brute force.
These two Yao Beasts were clearly extraordinary.
Zhang Yuhe silently sensed the aura of the green ox and the giant tiger.
"Both are First-Tier Peak Yao Beasts, just short of Breaking Through to Second-Tier."
Looking at the two Yao Beasts in front of him, Zhang Yuhe hesitated a little.
These two Yao Beasts seemed a bit fierce; he might not be able to defeat them.