After killing Mu Guofeng, Xiao Qiang’s pale face finally revealed a relaxed expression.
He let out a long sigh and abruptly coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood.
His current power was sufficient to trigger one Heavenly Thunder Rune, but invoking two left him drained.
Plus, the palm strike Mu Guofeng had landed on his shoulder had not only shattered Xiao Qiang’s collarbone but also severely damaged his heart meridian.
Xiao Qiang had concealed his weakened state from the enemy.
Now that Mu Guofeng was dead, his exhaustion became apparent.
The present difficulty was his near exhaustion of True Qi during the fight with Mu Guofeng.
Even the rebelliously gifted Xiao Qiang had reached a peak of rank nine cultivation, recovery would take at least a day or two.
After packing his things, Xiao Qiang was about to depart when his eyes halted on Mu Guofeng’s corpse.
With a slight frown, he walked over and began searching.
Moments later, a bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
For a prominent figure who reached an advanced level of innate power, he surprisingly didn’t have even a single healing potion on him.
What a pauper.
“I shouldn’t tarry here,” Xiao Qiang thought.
His fight with Mu Guofeng had not gone unnoticed.
While the Xiao family might have stayed away due to Mu Guofeng’s intimidating reputation as a high-ranking practitioner, Xiao Zhengxun would probably become suspicious if he lingered.
He needed to leave right away.
Quietly climbing out from the window, Xiao Qiang looked around.
Noticing the Xiao family’s guards only watching him from a distance and not approaching, he took a deep breath and dashed towards the rear mountain.
The night was vast and dark.
After running for about ten minutes, Xiao Qiang found a clear pond.
It wasn’t very large but enough to hold a person.
Looking at the blood on his body and torn clothes, Xiao Qiang frowned and decided to clean himself up.
After all, he would surely draw attention in his current state.
Moreover, he understood very well that after he killed a high-ranking Martial Artist, the Xiao family wouldn’t dare to cause trouble for him.
He took off his clothes and walked into the pond.
Although the water was slightly cold, he had no other choice.
Once his entire body was immersed in the water, Xiao Qiang began to meditate in silence.
Unconsciously, the sun rose, and the morning light bathed the sky.
In the dawn’s glow, Xiao Qiang, who had been sitting cross-legged in the water, slowly opened his eyes, ending the night’s cultivation.
Unlike ordinary martial artists who rely on physical exercise and strength training for cultivation, innate warriors utilize meditation.
Meditation referred to the practice of calming the mind, fostering the circulation of air within the body in a manner reminiscent of flowing water.
Throughout this process, the body is cleansed, impurities expelled, and the physical form, including muscles, bones, and organs, becomes more robust, with stronger and more vibrant Qi flow.
During the detoxification, the body’s vigorous Qi gives rise to essence, which is then transformed into True Qi.
The power of True Qi was undeniable.
Compared to the internal strength of ordinary martial artists, True Qi was practically impervious.
This reliance on the ability to attain a state of meditation distinguished innate warriors from acquired warriors.
Generally, only those who reached the realm of the innate could meditate.
However, this didn’t apply to Xiao Qiang because for cultivators, meditation was a required course.
He lifted his head to glance at the sky, let out a long sigh, the injuries on his body had not fully recovered yet, but at least a part of the True Qi had been restored.
The blood on his body had also been washed away by the flowing water, leaving him feeling crisp and clean.
“Huh?”
As Xiao Qiang was enjoying the fresh air, his expression suddenly changed.
As if encountering something unbelievable, his eyes widened in shock, he drew another sharp breath.
“Is…
is this Six Suns Grass?” Couldn’t help but exclaim Xiao Qiang.
In Xiao Qiang’s original world, Six Suns Grass was a commonplace herb primarily used for treating internal and external wounds.
It could be refined into the Six Suns Pill, which was a common cure for injuries among cultivators below the foundation building stage.
It could be said that Six Suns Pill in Xiao Qiang’s former world was as commonplace as cabbage in this world.
Previously, Xiao Qiang had never given it any importance.
However, at this moment, for the severely wounded Xiao Qiang, the Six Suns Grass was as valuable as an elixir.
Sensing the faint strands of spiritual energy, Xiao Qiang could confirm that it was indeed the aura of Six Suns Grass.
His heart surged with excitement.
For the first time, he indeed felt truly lucky.
Based on the direction of the spiritual energy flow, Xiao Qiang estimated that the Six Suns Grass was relatively close.
It seemed that no one in the vicinity recognized this herb.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been wasted in this area, which wasn’t particularly remote.
Letting his True Qi circulate around his body once, Xiao Qiang slowly stood up.
Moving with caution, he approached the location from where the Six Suns Grass’ aura originated.
Soon enough he found his target amidst the grass.
Six Suns Grass!
Six medicinal herbs stood upright there, just like sunflowers, making Xiao Qiang’s heart flutter with excitement.
He had handled countless precious herbs and miracle elixirs in his previous life, but this time, Xiao Qiang really felt like howling at the sky in exhilaration.
He never expected to find the Six Sun Herbs at such a time of dismay.
Taking a deep breath, Xiao Qiang sucked in the spiritual essence emanating from the Six Sun Herbs.
He could feel a cooling sensation spreading in the area of his injured shoulder, and the pain seemed to have eased significantly.
The effects of the Six Sun Herbs were indeed remarkable!
Xiao Qiang looked over and saw that the six of these herbs were scattered in a hexagram formation among the grass.
Each plant had six leaves, absorbing the essence of the Sun and Moon to grow until each leaf bore the shape of six suns, signifying their maturity.
If crystallized into Six Sun Pills, their healing effects could be doubled.
Of course, creating Six Sun Pills requires at least Foundation Building cultivation.
Xiao Qiang was far from that level, and therefore, the only thing he could do was directly absorb the essence of these herbs.
However, Xiao Qiang was not worried.
Even though this brute force absorption may waste some spiritual essence, the portion that he could absorb would be sufficient to heal his injuries and even advance his cultivation, potentially helping him to break through the Innate Realm.
With great caution, Xiao Qiang picked the Six Sun Herbs and returned to a nearby pond.
After cleaning them, he shoved them into his mouth.
Despite their bitterness, he swallowed them down.
After consuming the six Six Sun Herbs, Xiao Qiang felt a warm current slowly flowing within his body.
His previously weak body now felt much more invigorated, and his pallid face regained some color.
“These herbs are indeed effective,” Xiao Qiang muttered to himself, confidant he would break through the Innate Realm within two days at this rate.
Having taken a look around, Xiao Qiang prepared to leave.
But, he had barely taken a few steps when his face drastically changed.
“That’s odd.
Where is the Nine Yin Flower where the Six Sun Herbs are?”
In his excitement at finding the Six Sun Herbs, Xiao Qiang had forgotten that these herbs never grow alone.
Where there were the Six Sun Herbs, there certainly would be a plant known as the Nine Yin Flower.
The Six Sun Herbs resonate with strong masculine energy, whereas the Nine Yin Flower is inherently cold and feminine.
Unlike the Six Sun Herbs—the name of which suggests that there are six of them—the Nine Yin flower grows in singular form.
It sprouts from the yin energy given off by the Six Sun Herbs.
It is said to be extremely poisonous, producing an extract known as the Nine Yin Bone-Melting Liquid.
Even a single drop could drain a person of their cultivation so long it was below the Golden Core Stage.
Xiao Qiang had been so thrilled that he forgot about this.
Now that he remembered, he quickly returned to the location where he found the Six Sun Herbs.
“It’s indeed here.” Reaching the area, Xiao Qiang immediately spotted a patch unlike its surroundings: a piece of black soil with no other plants than a lone, tiny herb.
Running his True Qi over his hand, Xiao Qiang carefully plucked the Nine Yin Flower and put it in his bag.
This strange plant was usually harmless but could quickly turn into a deadly venom if refined through secret methods.
Xiao Qiang was fully aware that his current strength was not enough to dominate this world.
He had no qualms about using whatever means necessary for his survival.
Given the potent effects of the Nine Yin Flower, capable of defeating cultivators below the Golden Core Stage, Xiao Qiang didn’t mind using it as his protective talisman.
This Nine Yin Flower was not fully mature, at most, it could be refined into two or three drops of Nine Yin Bone-Melting Liquid, but Xiao Qiang didn’t mind.
For him, that was more than enough.
Changing into the clothes he took from the Xiao Family, Xiao Qiang looked at the items in his hand.
He knew he couldn’t stay in the mountains forever since he needed to cultivate.
He was on the verge of breaking through to the Innate Realm and entering the Qi Condensation Stage.
He could then start refining a few simple pills.
More importantly, Xiao Qiang was well aware that, until he reached the Foundation Building Stage, he couldn’t neglect his mundane martial arts; he still needed them for self-defense.
Sneaking out of the mountains, Xiao Qiang visited a dozen ATMs and withdrew almost two hundred thousand in cash from his bank card provided by the Xiao Family.
That’s right; when Xiao Qiang left the Xiao Family, he smartly brought a backpack with him.
By this time, it was already dawn.
As he walked the streets of Mingzhu, Xiao Qiang planned to rent a house.
He was now at a considerable distance from the Xiao Family’s villa, lying on opposite ends of the city, so he wasn’t worried about being noticed.
He was now thinking about finding a place to rent.
“Huh, there’s an ad here.” Passing by a high-end residential community, Xiao Qiang looked up to see a rental advertisement posted on the community bulletin board.
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