7 Chapter 7 Planning and Journey
It had been ten days since Bing Xian had integrated his first Spirit Ring and become a proper Spirit Master. During this time he had sneaked out of his small one room house at night and cultivated in a pot of boiling beast blood.
The the benefits of this were unimaginable to the average martial artist. Being able to soak ones body in a vat of boiling beast blood above Houtian stage allowed martial artists to refine their bodies and increase their bodily strength!
In addition, because of the quality of the beast blood, it could increase one's innate Martial Talent by one full realm!
Even if it was only one full realm, it still was extremely important to any martial artist hoping to become an overlord of their territory!
With this, Bing Xian's strength had reached over 1500 jins! As someone who hadn't even entered the First Stage of Body Transformation, his bodily strength was incredible!
Now, with a Rank 7 Martial Talent, Bing Xian was confident of securing his importance in the Sky Fortune Kingdom. He could finally find an umbrella to to hide under until his strength reached a point where he could defend himself.
"You said that when you arrived in this Kingdom, there was a few Xiantian level Martial Artists? Where was that?".
The black crane rubbed its beak with its chin for a moment before pointing in an easterly direction.
"That way. If I recall, a small city is in that direction. If I was to compare it to Green Mulberry City, it would be comparing me to a common crane".
The silly crane didn't even think twice before boasting its own strength. It was quite funny to look at, thought Bing Xian. A tiny crane, not even taller than a six year old, thinking it was stronger than even an First Stage of Body Transformation.
Bing Xian nodded at Senior Crane's words.
"You must be referring to the capital of Sky Fortune Kingdom, Sky Fortune City. If I recall, a Seven Profound Martial House is in the capital. Shall we go?".
The black crane nodded in response.
It would be at least a few days before Bing Xian would leave Green Mulberry City and head to Sky Fortune City. Things like food and clean water may not be a problem for someone with Bing Xian's level of strength, but purchasing things like tents and bags to store supplies in would be a necessity.
Within Green Mulberry City, the Lin Family did not possess the greatest strength, but did possess the greatest economic power within the city. Although there were only a few within the main Lin Family line, the amount of branch families were numerous in number. Each of these families managed stalls and shops which provided to both mortals and martial artists.
Bing Xian had long used these shops to buy and sell either low level beast meat or some herbs useful for cultivation and had roughly 10 gold coins saved up.
He purchased a tent and a single bag to store food and water, as well as a map of Sky Fortune Kingdom to help guide him to Sky Fortune City.
"You're leaving little Xian?".
The old man in front of Bing Xian was one of the few people in this new world that Bing Xian considered family.
He was a member of the Lin Family Branch and never married in his lifetime. He lived selling equipment for mortals who were passing through Green Mulberry City.
He was also the one who gave Bing Xian his house, or at least that one room apartment.
"En! I plan on travelling to Sky Fortune City with a caravan that leaves in a few days. Uncle Lin, when I return I promise I'll pay back what you've given me ten times over!".
The old man smiled at Bing Xian's resolute expression and patted him on the head gently.
"Just remember to never offend someone you shouldn't little Xian. I would hate it if some arrogant young master were to hurt you. Alright?".
The six year old nodded and put everything he had just bought from the old man in his bag and ran back to his small house. The smile on the old man's face never faltered, even when Bing Xian's tiny figure left his line of sight.
'The new generation surpasses the old....'.
Bing Xian had lied to the old man about leaving with the caravan. The old man would forbid Bing Xian from leaving if he knew that he was going alone.
'Just yesterday I became a level 12 Spirit Master. With my current speed, I should arrive become a level 20 Spirit Master before I reach Sky Fortune City....'.
Bing Xian sat down in his empty room, with a massive bag on his back. The bag itself must've weighed close to 100 jins, but the weight was nothing to someone like Bing Xian.
"Senior Crane, are their any other places nearby nearby that have a Spirit Beast roughly with the same strength as yours?". Asked Bing Xian.
"There are several beasts within 100,000 kilometers that have a Life Destruction cultivation", said the black crane, materializing from within Bing Xian's Sea of Consciousness.
The black bird pointed at the large map of the Sky Fortune Kingdom, which included several dozen other countries on its surface as well.
"Approximately, 55,000 kilometers away, there is a [Diamond-Scaled Pagolin] hiding under a mountain range. He's around the 2nd Level of Life Destruction, but only possesses an age of 80,000 years".
"Next".
The bird pointed at a large forest in between Black River Kingdom and True Spirit Empire.
"In this forest lies a [Bone Devouring Boa] with an age of 200,000 thousand years. He's also at the 2nd Level of Life Destruction, but I hear he possesses a tree which extends ones life by 10,000 years".
"Interesting.... but next".
The wing moved to a giant mountain range with the word danger written around it.
"This is actually an active volcano. Within the volcano is a [Yang Flame Monkey]. He's at the 4th Level of Life Destruction, and has an age of roughly 120,000 years".
"Fire-attributed Spirit Beast... next!".
The wing moved from one end of the map all the way to the other until it stopped in a place between Green Mulberry City and Sky Fortune Kingdom.
"This is the Demon Grotto. Although I've never been, the [Bone Devouring Boa] once told me that a demon lives there. The demon was only at the 1st Stage of Life Destruction but still managed to scare the 2nd Stage Life Destruction [Bone Devouring Boa].... and that was about 50,000 years ago....".
Bing Xian nodded understandingly.
'The only one that fits is the 'demon' in the Demon Grotto. None of the other Spirit Beasts have possess a similar attribute to my own Spirit Essences'.
He eyed the Demon Grotto carefully before rolling up the map and putting it back in his bag.
"Are we making any stops before we go to the Sky Fortune Kingdom?", asked the crane as it perched on Bing Xian's shoulder.
All he got was a nod as a response.
"It'll take around about 90 days to reach the Demon Grotto on foot. Maybe 70 if I use my [Undying Nightmare Ghost Demon] Spirit Essence to travel. In that time I want to reach become a level 20 Spirit Master!".
Bing Xian walked through the streets of Green Mulberry City and left through the main gate. He looked back once at the small city he once called home before walking on the path that lead to the Sky Fortune Kingdom's capital...
Sky Fortune City!
