C15

Soon, Shi Ling stood up. Then, he took off the few clothes on his body and made a simple package. After that, he found a stone with a sharp blade and went to harvest the orchid fragrance.

Originally, Shi Ling had prepared the collection tools before he came out. However, after he fell off the cliff, all the items had disappeared. Now, it was impossible for him to search for them. He could only take the materials on the spot.

After about a quarter of an hour, Shi Ling had already gathered all the Faint Blue Fragrance on his back. Along the way, Shi Ling had even counted two hundred and thirty of them, which was a total of one thousand one hundred and fifty gold coins, excluding the previous year, according to the price of five gold coins.

As he thought of this, Shi Ling couldn't help but giggle foolishly. Immediately, he walked out of the cave and looked at the vast mountains outside. If Shi Ling searched aimlessly by himself, he reckoned he wouldn't be able to find his way back until next year.

At this moment, Shi Ling crouched down and took out a firework from his shoes. He stuck it into the ground and used two stones to ignite the fireballs.

With a swooshing sound, the firework instantly soared into the sky and exploded in midair, creating a red mist.

Shi Ling raised his head and looked at the red mist. He muttered to himself, "It's not bad, I hid the signal flare in my shoes when I came out, which is why I didn't lose my bag. Otherwise, it would really be troublesome."

Of course, Shi Ling could not just sit there like that. Since his strength had already reached the first level of the Refinement Realm, he definitely hoped that his strength would increase by another level, so naturally, he had to make full use of every minute and every second to cultivate.

Immediately, Shi Ling's Lunar Level Spiritual Pulse started to absorb the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth from the outside world. Although the Lunar Level Spiritual Pulse was the lowest of all Spiritual Pulses, it was still considered fast when absorbed at a place with such abundant Spiritual Qi.

Very quickly, milky-white Spiritual Aura entered Shi Ling's Moon Rank Spiritual Pulse and entered his whirlpool. This caused the speed of the whirlpool to increase. At the same time, an ingenious change was happening to Shi Ling's body.

He could smell the remnants of the snake meat that he had smelled in the cave yesterday. He could hear the chirping of birds that was miles away, and even his vision had improved by a lot due to the nourishment of the spiritual energy.

After entering a state of cultivation, although Shi Ling appeared to not move at all, he had already released his Intuition to its maximum capacity. The moment an unknown factor approached him, he would be alerted in the shortest amount of time.

Time flew by quickly at this moment, and very soon, six hours had passed. Suddenly, the sound of light footsteps entered Shi Ling's ears, causing him, who was sitting cross-legged, to open his eyes quickly. Soon after, he saw two figures rushing over from the distance.

When Long Yang saw that it was Shi Ling, he was overjoyed. He quickened his pace, and once he was in front of Shi Ling, he looked him up and down.

Shi Ling stood up and looked at Long Yang: "What's wrong? You don't know him? "

As he spoke, he punched Long Yang on the shoulder. Long Yang immediately reacted and said in surprise, "Shi Ling, it's really you?"

Shi Ling sneered and said, "Are you stupid?"

Long Yang said in disbelief, "That shouldn't be the case! You fell off the cliff, how are you completely fine? "

Shi Ling rolled his eyes and said: "You really want something to happen to me?"

Long Yang nodded before shaking his head. Immediately, he reached out his hand and poked Shi Ling, as if confirming that he was not an imposter.

When Shi Ling saw this, the corner of his eyes twitched, as if he couldn't stand this fellow any longer. He then threw a punch directly at Long Yang's face.

Long Yang was instantly beaten senseless by Shi Ling, but it was also because of this that he said excitedly, "Shi Ling, it really is you!"

As he said this, he directly charged towards Shi Ling and placed a hand on his neck before punching Shi Ling. The strength behind this punch was truly not small, causing Shi Ling to retreat continuously with a hoarse expression on his face.

It was always like this for Shi Ling and Long Yang to greet each other, first with a fist, and then with a punch. In Long Yang's words, this was the relationship between brothers.

When he saw this scene in front of his senior brother who came over with Long Yang, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He felt that the two people in front of him were just like children who liked to play around.

However, very quickly, the two of them stopped messing around. Shi Ling roughly recounted how he fell off the cliff. Of course, he avoided the matter regarding the mysterious old man.

It wasn't that he didn't believe Long Yang, but because no one would believe him even if he told them about it.

He did not mention it because there was still an outsider at his side. Although he did not know how the other party was, it was still a matter of mutual benefit, so after he returned safely, he planned to give some to Long Yang.

Immediately, the three of them headed back to their base camp. As they walked, they chatted and laughed. However, as time passed, drops of sweat began to drip from Shi Ling's forehead. He was still panting heavily.

Long Yang naturally noticed this. He looked at the black object on Shi Ling's back and thought it was a coffin at first glance. After a closer inspection, he realized it was actually a black broadsword made of wood.

Even though it was made of wood, it gave off a metallic feeling. This was especially so when Shi Ling was panting heavily due to the exhaustion caused by the broadsword.

Long Yang was puzzled. "Shi Ling, where did you get that broadsword from?"

When he saw Shi Ling, he also revealed the same doubts, but since he wasn't close with Shi Ling, he couldn't ask directly. Now that he heard Long Yang talk about it, he naturally wanted to hear it, thinking, could it be some sort of treasure?

Shi Ling then took the Mystic Wood Sword and stabbed it into the ground. He sat down on the ground, sweating profusely as he said, "I picked it up!"

Although the current Shi Ling had the physical strength of two raging bulls, he could not afford to waste more than two hours.

After Long Yang saw that Shi Ling had stopped, he turned to the senior brother and said, "Senior brother, let's rest up for a while. After walking for so long, I think you must be tired, right?"

The senior apprentice brother nodded and then sat down beside Shi Ling. He carefully looked at the black wood sword and found that besides being large and heavy, there was nothing special about this broadsword. The question was, if it was useless, why did Shi Ling keep carrying it? Couldn't he just find a random spot and leave it there?

The senior brother said, "Junior brother Shi Ling, your sword is quite unique. I just can't see any place that is worth such a long journey."

At this time, Shi Ling smiled and said, "Senior Apprentice Brother might not know this, but this sword could be considered as my savior. If it wasn't for this sword, I would have died a long time ago."

The senior brother said, "Oh, I would like to hear the details."

After Shi Ling recounted the history of how he obtained the Mysterious Wood Sword, the senior brother immediately revealed a suspicious look. As for Long Yang, he secretly smacked his lips and gulped down a mouthful of saliva.

Shi Ling asked, "Senior-apprentice Brother, from your point of view, can you exchange this item for one and a half taels of silver if you bring it back to the sect?"

That Senior Martial Brother revealed a thoughtful expression as he shook his head and said, "That's hard to say. If you don't suggest, can I give it a try?"

Shi Ling made a 'please' gesture, and the senior brother immediately stood up. Then, he walked to the black wood sword, stretched out his hand and gripped the sword hilt, attempting to pull it out from the ground.

However, what made the senior brother feel awkward was that even with all his strength, he was unable to move the sword in the slightest. It was as if the sword had fused with the earth.

His strength had also reached the second level of the Body Refinement Realm, Spirit Accumulation. Although his physical strength was not very great, with the assistance of Spiritual Qi, his strength was not small either. Even so, it was difficult to shake him.

The Senior Martial Brother turned his head to look at Shi Ling and said, "Junior Martial Brother Shi Ling, I say your sword is too deep. You can't even pull it out now."

Shi Ling replied, "Ah, no need for that. I just inserted it into the ground. It shouldn't be too deep."

The senior waved his hand and said, "Try it yourself."

At this moment, he could only say that Shi Ling had stabbed the sword too deeply into the ground in order to ease his embarrassment. Otherwise, in front of his two junior brothers, his senior brother would lose too much face, and of course, he did not think that Shi Ling could pull it out.

However, the next scene caused him to be stunned on the spot. Shi Ling gripped the sword hilt with one hand and forcefully pulled it out, pulling the Mysterious Wood Sword out from the ground. Although Shi Ling revealed an expression of slight difficulty, it did not seem too difficult for him.

Long Yang's eyes were wide open at this moment. Shi Ling brandished the black wood sword in his hand, then looked at the senior brother and said, "Senior brother, it's not that the sword is stuck too deeply in the ground, it's just that the sword itself is too heavy, so it takes some effort to pull it out."

When the senior heard this, he coughed dryly and laughed, "So that's how it is."

At this moment, Shi Ling walked over and said, "Do you still want to try it out now?"

Hearing this, the Senior Martial Brother paused for a moment. After pondering for a moment, he nodded and said, "Sure, let me take a look."

As he spoke, he extended his "one hand" to receive it, and Shi Ling handed it over.

However, the moment that senior apprentice brother caught it and released his grip, that senior apprentice brother felt a powerful force attacking him, causing the sword in his hand to fall directly to the ground.

Immediately, dust filled the air and the ground trembled. A lot of leaves fell from the surrounding trees, and the birds on the branches flew up into the air.

Long Yang and the senior brother were both stupefied when they saw this. They were all thinking, 'Isn't this too damn heavy?' How could he take it?

The senior brother's expression was especially marvelous as he stared at Shi Ling in a daze and said, "About that … Junior Brother Shi Ling, do I know how strong your physical body is right now?"

The senior brother had already guessed that if his cultivation base wasn't high enough, then it was likely that his physical body was extremely powerful to be able to carry such a heavy object on his back for another two hours. He couldn't think of anything else.

Upon hearing this, Shi Ling smiled as he stretched out two fingers and said, "The strength of two raging bulls!"

Upon hearing these words, the eyes of Long Yang and the senior brother immediately opened wide, and the expressions on their faces were as wonderful as they could get.

Long Yang walked up to Shi Ling in surprise, and sized him up once more before saying, "The strength of two raging bulls?!" A few days ago, when he was still in the sect, Yan Wuping had said that your physical strength had reached the strength of a raging bull, but in just a few days, you already reached the strength of two raging bulls.

Shi Ling shrugged and said, "I don't know either."

After that, Shi Ling turned to the senior brother and said, "By the way, senior brother, how much do you think I can exchange for this wooden sword back at the sect?"

The senior brother looked at his hands, and saw that they were already completely red. When he pulled out the sword, he was unable to move, which caused his skin to rub so heavily against each other, causing his hands to become very red.

That senior brother couldn't help but twitch his eyelids and said, "You want to exchange something like that for money? "Junior Apprentice Brother Shi Ling, if it wasn't for Senior Apprentice Brother striking you, even if you gave it to him for free, he wouldn't accept it."

Long Yang also tried lifting the Mysterious Wood Sword, but he was no different from the senior. He also calmly said, "Yes, Shi Ling, I'm afraid all the Spirit Sword Sect disciples don't have swords as heavy as your sword, how is this even a wooden sword? This is simply a piece of pig iron, other than being heavy and big, there really isn't anything special about it. Rather than tiring it to bring it back to the sect, you might as well throw it away."

Since the two of them had already said so, then the sword should be hopeless. He couldn't help but let out a sigh and said, "Alright, but I still don't want to throw it away. I'll use it for myself, even if it can't be used as a sword, it's still fine to use it as a support for my house."

As he said this, he lifted up the black wooden sword again. With his back leaning on the sword, he said: "Alright, you have rested enough. It's time for us to leave as well."

With that, he took the lead to walk out. Long Yang and the other senior brother also stood up and set off on their journey.