plumnovel Chapter 18: Turns out I have a cheat code!
Chapter 18: Turns out I have a cheat code!
After leaving the village, Cao Xing and Bixia turned around and disappeared into the mountains.
There was an inconspicuous cave in the mountain stream, which was where the two of them stayed during this period.
It's not that I don't want to live in the city, but it's inconvenient. I'm fine with it myself, but Bixia's features are too obvious. I can only completely hide them when I reach the Foundation Establishment stage.
On the other hand, the cost of living in the city is too high, and Bai Yao's deerskin bag doesn't contain any gold or silver valuables. She can't very well go out and work to earn money.
There's no way I'm going to work. The mountains are beautiful and refreshing, the water is clear and sweet, and the animals are delicious. Why would I want to live in the city?
Besides, it's not just the two of them here.
There's also an old guy here who's their neighbor.
Cao Xing and Bixia entered the cave. The cave was not large, but it was fully equipped with pots, pans, and utensils.
There was already a person sitting in the cave.
"We're back."
Cao Xing called out habitually, then picked up the head that had fallen to the ground and put it back on.
By the light of the campfire, it can be seen that this person has been reduced to a pile of bones, and has obviously been dead for several years.
Cao Xing didn't know who this person was, but the other party should be a Taoist priest. Cao Xing found a wanted poster in the cave, which said that evil spirits were causing trouble in Li Family Village and harassing passing merchants. The government offered a reward of one hundred taels of silver.
That's how Cao Xing and Bi Xia ended up taking action.
So Cao Xing was quite grateful to the other party, who left everything in the cave. After all, there aren't many generous people like that in this world.
"younger brother!"
At this moment, Bixia leaned over and asked, "Is this enough for you to break through to the sixth level?"
Cao Xing sat down and shook the gourd in his hand: "That's about right, there's still some left over, enough for the two of us to try again."
After three months, I had few pills left, and simply taking pills was no longer enough to keep up with my cultivation. Combining them with the spiritual energy I directly plundered would be much more effective.
After leaving the Wave Moon Cave, Cao Xing and Bixia practiced the Crimson Blood Scripture together, and the amount of pills they could produce decreased at a visible rate.
Now Cao Xing only has one bottle of pills left.
"Brother, I'm fine. You should focus on improving. I'm currently cultivating the Crimson Blood True Understanding Profound Technique, so I just need to eat my fill."
Bixia patted her lower abdomen and said, "I'm going hunting to roast meat for you."
After saying that, Bixia turned and walked out of the cave. In a flash, she leaped up and disappeared into the deep mountains.
After reaching the seventh level of the Crimson Blood True Understanding Profound Skill, Bixia ran at an extremely terrifying speed. In a short while, the sounds of tigers roaring, pigs howling, chickens flying, and dogs jumping could be heard in the mountains and forests.
Cao Xing calmed his mind and first practiced breathing exercises to regulate his breathing.
Only then did he take out the Spirit Essence Pill, shake the bottle containing the remaining twelve pills, take a deep breath, and take out four pills at a time.
Four of them, plus the spiritual essence inside the gourd, should be enough for me to break through to the sixth level of Qi Refining.
After I break through to the sixth level, I can use the remaining Spirit Essence Pills to further enhance Bixia's cultivation.
Cao Xing swallowed the four pills in one gulp, then opened the gourd and swallowed most of the spiritual essence inside.
With four pills at once, plus a large amount of spiritual energy, Cao Xing felt as if he had been ignited, and he felt a surge of heat rushing through his abdomen.
Cao Xing focused his mind and fully activated the Crimson Serpent Spirit Transformation Technique, causing the Qi vortex in his dantian to rotate at an unprecedented speed.
The abundant spiritual energy within his body was gradually suppressed and soothed, and finally guided little by little into Cao Xing's dantian.
The crimson true energy within his dantian was constantly being compressed, and each compression felt like being sliced a thousand times in his abdomen with a knife.
"Ugh!"
A suppressed growl escaped from his throat, and cold sweat broke out on Cao Xing's forehead.
No wonder! No wonder the Crimson Blood True Scripture contains the Crimson Blood True Understanding Profound Technique, a body-refining technique. It seems my physique is too weak.
If I had known this earlier, I should have spent more time working on the Crimson Blood True Understanding Profound Technique.
Cao Xing now understands the pros and cons, but it's too late. The die is cast; if he backs down, all his previous efforts will be wasted, and he'll even hurt himself.
Thinking of this, Cao Xing hurriedly took out the inner core from his bosom and put it in his mouth.
As soon as the inner core entered his mouth, Cao Xing immediately felt a clear stream flow down his throat, instantly filling his entire body. The pain from his dantian being torn apart was quickly soothed at that moment.
This inner elixir truly lives up to its reputation as a treasure that could make Sun Wukong turn evil.
With the inner core's support, Cao Xing could easily transform his true energy, just like a fish in water.
Just as Cao Xing converted all the spiritual energy into true qi and channeled it into his dantian.
"Buzz!!"
A loud bang echoed in his mind, and the next second, Cao Xing's consciousness went completely black. The next second, he felt his consciousness being stretched upward by a force.
It's unclear how much time passed, but as Cao Xing slowly regained consciousness...
I felt as if I was surrounded by thousands of starlight.
This is……
The scene before him seemed familiar, giving Cao Xing a strange sense of familiarity.
Is it that dream?
Suddenly, he was startled, recalling the scene he had witnessed when he comprehended the supernatural power of illusion.
The thought had just surfaced in Cao Xing's mind when starlight began to twinkle in front of him.
"Splash splash~~~"
In the sea of stars, a huge disc slowly rose up, completely occupying Cao Xing's field of vision.
The disc emitted a white halo, and its surface was densely engraved with countless extremely complex and mysterious runes. These ancient characters twisted and meandered, resembling tadpoles or the trajectory of stars, and each character seemed to breathe on its own.
What is this?
Just as confusion flashed through Cao Xing's mind.
A piece of information immediately surfaced in Cao Xing's mind.
The Heavenly Disc: (Tier 1)
Divine power: 1/5
For every point of divine power gained, one can randomly acquire a divine ability.
Rare Power: 0/1
For each rare item acquired, a magical artifact can be randomly obtained.
Cultivation Power: 6/6
Each time you complete a training session, you will randomly receive a skill or spell.
hiss! ! !
Ok!
So I have a cheat code?
If he could cry right now, Cao Xing would really like to have a good cry.
Last time I was in such a rush that I was startled by this thing and thought it was all a dream. I never imagined I actually had a cheat code.
At this moment, the turntable began to spin, and the twinkling starlight on it formed a golden light that fell onto Cao Xing.
Cao Xing's spirits lifted, and a spell appeared in his mind.
Netherworld Enlightenment Technique
When the technique entered Cao Xing's mind, countless memories flooded into his body in an instant, as if he had used the technique countless times.
Cao Xing glanced at the Tongtian Disc in front of him again. The required cultivation power had now increased to 6/12. In other words, if he wanted to open the Tongtian Disc again, he would need to cultivate to the Great Perfection of the twelfth level of Qi Refining.
Regardless, Cao Xing suddenly felt that life had become hopeful again.
After he regained consciousness.
Cao Xing squinted, secretly wondering, "Can the Heavenly Compass... really connect to the heavens?"
He quickly shook his head, clearing away all the random thoughts that were wandering around him.
The path to heaven is too far.
Moreover, he was in the world of Journey to the West.
The sky in this world is unimaginably high. But what's most terrifying isn't how high the sky is, but the gods, Buddhas, and bodhisattvas in it.
These guys are ruthless individuals who might descend to earth at any moment to blast fish.
Whether it's the Heavenly Disc, the Yellow Robe Monster's inner core, or even his own identity, if any one of these is leaked, who knows, a deity might be standing behind him and slap him into mincemeat.
Reaching the heavens! Reaching the heavens! Even if you reach the heavens, so what?
Can one defeat all the gods and Buddhas in the heavens? Or can one transcend the Three Realms and be outside the Five Elements?
Even someone as powerful as Sun Wukong was ultimately nothing more than a dog of Buddhism.
Thinking of this, Cao Xing's initial excitement vanished almost entirely.
Rather than saying it was a gateway to heaven, it was more accurate to say it gave me a few more chances to survive.
Ok……
Let's try this spell first.
Cao Xing closed his eyes and carefully comprehended the spell.
This spell is not complicated. In short, it is a method to enlighten a corpse, to bring out the soul within the corpse, and to control the soul.
So it was a technique for touching corpses.
Cao Xing suddenly realized, and his expectations diminished a bit. But then he thought, since it was a free gift, why should he want a bicycle?
His gaze shifted to the corpse sitting cross-legged to the side.
Perfect timing! Having lived here for so long, I still don't know this fellow Daoist's name. It's a good opportunity to say hello.
Cao Xing chanted an incantation, made a hand seal, and gently touched the corpse in front of him.
In an instant, the corpse trembled slightly, and sparks of light flickered in its previously empty eye sockets.
Meanwhile, on the other side...
"Bang!" A wild boar with its head split open was slammed heavily to the ground.
Bixia stretched and looked at the pool in front of her, then deftly took off her clothes.
Beneath her slightly dark skin, the lines of her muscles outlined a taut silhouette. Though her waist was slender, it contained the explosive power of a leopard, exuding a wild beauty.
"Thump!"
As soon as Bixia plunged into the deep pool, splashing water and rippling waves, a large snake suddenly leaped out of the water and struggled violently.
The snake's body, as thick as a water bucket, writhed on the water's surface, splashing water three meters high, but this enormous force was being held firmly down by Bixia's hand.
Suddenly, she opened her mouth, revealing two sharp fangs, and without hesitation, bit down on the snake's neck.
The Soul Absorption Technique was activated instantly! Visible crimson light, like a tangible stream, surged wildly from the snake's body.
The enormous snake body shrank at an alarming rate, until only a complete snakeskin remained.
After eating her fill, Bixia casually tossed the snakeskin aside, jumped out of the pool, and wiped her mouth with satisfaction.
Suddenly, Bixia felt a burning sensation on her neck.
He reached out and touched it, but found nothing, so he didn't pay it any mind. He was completely unaware that a dark red wolf-shaped mark on his neck was fading rapidly.