"Splitting Mountain."

"Dragon Piercing."

Lou Yi's entire body was enveloped in a dazzling red glow, resembling a humanoid mini sun.

His muscles bulged with distinct angles, his back tightened like a drawn bowstring, and his bones even produced a creaking sound.

A terrifying force, like surging river waters, continually poured into the axe in his hand, only to be unleashed in an instant!

His basic strength was now thirty-six thousand jin, combined with Dragon Piercing's doubling effect, momentarily reaching over seventy thousand jin.

'Boom!'

A visibly large white airflow gathered at the axe blade, its piercing roar resembling a wailing ghost.

With such a commotion, the Deer Demon was clearly startled awake.

But as it opened its eyes, a cold glint flashed before its eyes, followed by a chill on its neck.

'Poof!'

A head as large as a millstone flew off, blood splattering everywhere.

By the time the other Deer Spirits and Deer Monsters surrounded, Lou Yi himself had long disappeared.

He checked the prompt on the Attribute Panel:

'Discovered an item to be collected, select one from the following:

Energy: Forty-six points

Slightly enhanced Yin Affinity

Slightly enhanced Biting Ability

Would you like to select?'

Upon seeing the third option, Lou Yi couldn't help but wince.

What is this? In battles, am I supposed to start biting people?

He decisively chose the second option.

Soon, a refreshing sensation swept across his mind.

Though no changes were visible, Lou Yi knew that his Yin Spirit Root should have strengthened.

After killing the Deer Demon, he continued wandering in the Red Leaf Forest.

Before long, he killed a Bird Demon similar in size to the Deer Demon, finishing it off in a single strike.

His Yin Affinity received an additional boost.

Talent Disguise indeed is a divine tool for sneak attacks.

For ordinary people, the Red Leaf Forest is extremely dangerous and akin to a forbidden zone.

But for Lou Yi, it seemed like his backyard, where he could freely wander and harvest the lives of monsters.

In the following days, Lou Yi ventured into the Red Leaf Forest early each day and returned at night, reaping rewards daily.

From within a Cow Demon, he even obtained a yellow stone the size of a lychee, emitting a faint exotic fragrance.

Immortal Master Xia informed him that this stone is very valuable and advised him to keep it safe.

Perhaps Lou Yi killed too many, or the other monsters in the Red Leaf Forest keenly sensed danger.

Five or six days later, Lou Yi found it difficult to encounter monsters in the Red Leaf Forest.

While in other places like Sangrong Forest and White Pine Forest, Yin attribute monsters were scarce; Lou Yi spent several days without encountering one.

'It should be enough, the Yin Affinity has been enhanced a total of eleven or twelve times,' Lou Yi thought.

Without hesitation, he returned to Ping'an Village.

Gathering the members of Wangjiang Sect, he informed them of his upcoming journey to Zhao Kingdom to seek immortality.

Upon hearing that Lou Yi was embarking on a cultivation journey, everyone was delighted yet worried for him.

"Brother Yi, take care on the way," Liu Yuan clasped his fists.

"The road to immortality will surely be fraught with dangers, protect yourself at all costs," the old man Shi advised.

"Ah Yi, don't forget to come back for my wedding feast, it will be within these two years," said Zhan Weida, as Xu Yun shyly pinched his arm beside him.

Xu Yun, abandoned her family and traveled immense distances for Zhan Weida, a sacrifice not to be underestimated, and Zhan Weida naturally planned a grand celebration for her.

"Why so sentimental? I'm going to seek immortality, not heading towards disaster," Lou Yi chuckled, "Besides, Zhao Kingdom is right next door, not far. I can return anytime."

For the time being, he couldn't return to Wangjiang, but Ping'an Village had his friends and elders, effectively his stronghold.

After bidding farewell, Lou Yi packed his belongings and finally embarked on the road to Zhao Kingdom.

'Cultivation Realm, here I come,' he thought.

...

Zhao Kingdom lies east of Ping'an Village, opposite the direction of Yan Kingdom, with the nearest city a hundred miles away.

Lou Yi wasn't on horseback; he relied entirely on foot travel. His speed and endurance now far surpassed the finest horses.

Moreover, along the way, he could kill monsters, accumulate energy, and wasn't in a hurry to travel.

However, as he got closer to Zhao Kingdom, Lou Yi noticed the number of monsters and spirits dwindled, making it much safer than around Yan Kingdom.

Approximately three days later.

Lou Yi arrived at Wing City, the nearest large city to Ping'an Village within Zhao Kingdom.

The city's height was only twenty to thirty zhang. Around a dozen soldiers stood lazily in two rows, idly observing the pedestrians.

They were so relaxed because, like Lin City in Yan Kingdom, the ground before the city gate was engraved with an array.

This time back in Ping'an Village, Lou Yi had inquired Immortal Master Xia about the array's function.

Immortal Master Xia informed him that its main purpose was to prevent Great Demons from transforming into human form and infiltrating the city.

These Great Demons are akin to human Golden Core Masters, the pinnacle of power, with terrifying destructive capabilities.

Destroying a city single-handedly wasn't exaggerated for them, it has happened historically.

The array is only used to identify Great Demons; it has no effect on ordinary humans.

Lou Yi stepped onto the array, feeling a chill sweep from his soles to the top of his head, with no further incidents.

The citizens of Zhao Kingdom's Wing City were mostly ordinary people who hadn't practiced martial arts, quite unlike the martial spirit in Yan Kingdom.

The streets were filled with vendors hawking various goods, selling sesame cakes, candied hawthorns, and an abundance of everyday life.

Suddenly, Lou Yi felt as though he had returned to Wangjiang County.

His pupils constricted.

A dozen or so zhang ahead of him, a thin, gray-clad man with graying temples was struggling to carry a young man who was even more robust than him.

The young man, wearing white linen clothes and pants, barefoot, lay motionless, eyes closed.

'That's a corpse!'

Lou Yi could instantly sense that the young man in white had no signs of life, clearly dead.

Yet, for the gray-clad man carrying the corpse, people around him weren't surprised, not even distancing themselves.

'Either they haven't noticed, or...'

Lou Yi was puzzled, and after walking a bit further, he saw several similar scenes.

All were men carrying corpses down the street, typically thirty to somewhere between fifty to sixty years old, with bitter expressions and stiff faces.

Each corpse was clad in white, ranging in age from thirty or younger, barefoot men and shoe-wearing women.

Lou Yi noticed that upon approaching these corpses, the Attribute Panel gave no prompts, indicating natural death.

"Fresh buns! Three wen each for sesame buns, only twelve wen for minced meat buns!"

Nearby, a middle-aged bun vendor enthusiastically hawked his wares.

"Uncle, give me eight meat buns," Lou Yi approached him, handing over a scrap of silver.

The bun vendor, his shoulder draped with a dusty cloth, grinned broadly at the sight of silver, "Right away, sir, hold on a moment!"

He grabbed a wooden clip, his calloused right hand deftly picked up a bun from the iron griddle and quickly placed it into the oiled paper held in his left hand.

"Sir, be careful, they're hot!"

Lou Yi unhesitatingly took a golden bun and bit into it.

He found it crisp and tender, a salty aroma quickly spreading across his tongue.

"Uncle, I've got a question. Is he carrying a living person? Something seems off," Lou Yi queried, pointing at a corpse carrier nearby.

"Ah, sir, you're not from here, are you? These are corpse carriers, a common sight here," the bun vendor laughed, "They go around collecting corpses and try their luck sending them to the corpse hall in the city's north.

If the corpse hall accepts a corpse, they can earn a good amount of silver."

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