57 Dark Fores

Rishi had just left the territory of the Spirit Ocean Sect what laid ahead of him was a perilous Dark forest filled with beasts of strong cultivation.

Rishi was in a dilemma whether he should brave through the forest or fly over the whole expanse of the dark forest using the precious spiritual stones in his possession.

After a while, Rishi decided it would be best for him if he went through the dark forest cutting across the terrain diagonally to reach a town that was present inside the dark forest.

"And from there I would take a merchant wagon or something," Rishi said to himself as he looked at the map in his hand.

"I have practiced the sect manuals to initial stage I can use my Qi to fend for myself," Rishi said as he performed a Flood Dragon Transformation causing his body to be filled with black scales all over his face and body and a pair of black wings growing on his back.

The black scaled wings flapped as he flew into the Dark forest.

"The Abyss Water Qi causes my techniques to vary from all the techniques used by the sect members," Rishi said looking at his black dragonification. Normally the flood dragon would be blue in color.

To confirm his theory Rishi used Shark Rake a black rake made of Abyss Water materialized itself as it went through a tree completely obliterating it.

"Huu! looks like the power is increased as well" Rishi sucked a breath of air at the damage done by the Shark Rake, the water rake had left several trees in its path destroyed. But this had confirmed his suspicion that the Abyss Water Qi made his techniques look different and be more powerful than the normal Water Qi.

The whole day passed and the sun was setting on the horizon as Rishi looked at the sky from the top of the tree canopy. His dragonification had ended a little while ago he had decided to stop using it to save his Qi.

He was looking for someplace to spend the night, a cave or a tree burrow of sorts. Sleeping on the ground in the middle of the Dark forest would be suicidal.

Suddenly he heard a roar in his head.

"Its been a while Rishi." Yali's deep and heavy voice sounded in his head.

"Oh! did you complete the first stage of your cultivation, I thought you would need more time."

"Ho ho I must thank you for that partner Rishi your mental cultivation really helped me tide through it, now I can cultivate the second stage of the cultivation."

Rishi nodded his head understanding that his cultivation of Omniscient Eye had increased the mental strength helping Yali, who needed much concentration refining every organ, bone, nerve, and vessel in the body with his Heavenly Nether Lion blood. Now that he had completed the first stage of the best cultivation he could start the next step.

"So what the next step of the Beast cultivation?" Rishi asked curiously as he was not sure what the next step would be.

"HAHA! Of course, I have to form a beast core. As you humans have a core, beasts also have a core." Yali laughed in his heavy voice.

If Rudra was present here, he would have cursed at the heavens again, both these humans were stuck in the Foundation Building Stage while this lion was already going to form its core.

"It's good that you are in the forest." Yali's words confused Rishi.

"Do you need something in the forest."

"Yes, prey I need prey, its time for a hunt." Yali's voice caused the calm Rishi to panic a little.

"What do you mean to hunt?" Rishi asked concerned.

"I need preys to form my core, a lot of preys, this forest looks perfect for my hunting spot," Yali said.

"No, that is not possible now, I am on an urgent mission." Rishi disagreed.

Rishi then proceeded to explain to him how he needed to reach certain towns before a deadline but he could only give in as Yali persisted that he would make it through the forest before the deadline after he had hunted enough prey.

"Ok, but remember we are out on a mission," said Rishi as he relinquished the control of the body and handed it to the Heavenly Nether Lion.

"Yes Yes..." Yali sounded uninterested.

"Hmm, It feels weird walking on two legs," said Yali as he transformed the young noble looking body into a white lion with a glazing red mane.

ROAR!

"Feels right!" Yali laughed as he dashed into the forest floor in the middle of the night causing the animals around the vicinity to hide in fear.