Breakthrough to the 1st stage.

....

After cooking another beast meat, Drake let the four have their fill and entered the old house quietly.

Upon entering Drake went to the corner and sat with crossed legs.

'I'm already at the boundary of entering the Body Reinforcement realm, I just need to cultivate this night and I will surely reach the 1st stage at dawn.

As for others, they would not do anything foolish for the time being since I had already left the mentality that I have master watching me in the dark to them.'

"Alright, It is decided then."

Drake thought while holding the bottle of the Body Reinforcement pill in his hand. He swirls the bottle before hiding it inside his tattered clothes.

"As for the pill, I will use it after entering the 1st stage of the Body Reinforcement realm.

"And my speed of cultivation will increase, maybe I can enter the 2nd stage of the Body Reinforcement realm after consuming all the pills inside the bottle!"

With that thought, he closed his eyes and began to follow the cultivation technique of the "Extreme Yin Body and Cultivation Technique".

A moment later after entering the strange state of mind. The cold energy began to circulate inside his body, he didn't know why but the speed of him cultivating the cultivation technique fastened compared to the first day when he needed to cultivate for an hour in able to feel the cold energy.

...

"Sigh...Maybe I become accustomed to cultivating." Drake shook his head and let the thought away from disturbing him as he again focused on cultivating.

Cultivate...Cultivate...Cultivate... the only thought that appears in his mind as he cultivates.

A second passed by quickly and a minute until it reached hours. The cold energy inside his body circulated crazily, drawing him closely to the first stage.

After an hour the cold energy suddenly circulated in his body crazily, a hundred times faster than before along with the cold energy entering his body like an unending stream.

Before, the cold energy entering his body was like a strand of hair, long but thin. But now, compared to an hour ago it is a hundred times thicker and unending at the same time the circulation of the energy is fast... a dozen faster than before.

Drake could feel that 70 percent of the cold energy was entering his muscles, reinforcing his muscles alone, while the rest was reinforcing the other parts of his body (the distribution of 30 percent of energy is equally distributed on every part of his body).

'No wonder the first stage of Body Reinforcement is called muscle reinforcement. The distribution alone is enough to bring the muscle to the peak of a mortal body.

'Even a bullet might not be able to penetrate my muscle... Well even if it managed to wound me, it would not be fatal.' he silently thought as he immersed himself in the feeling of breaking through to the 1st stage.

'It is cold yet warm.'

Unbeknownst to him, while he was focused on breaking through the first stage. Some of the cold energy flowed out of his body uncontrollably creating a cold environment and mist inside the room, shocking the four men.

Well, even if he learns what is happening outside, Drake probably would not care at all.

.....

A thousand meters away from the location of Drake and the five men.

The Village head Roan, the Vice head Kher, and Elder Rong were currently facing a Foundation Establishment beast.

The expression of the three is dark. Though their victory is assured, something is bothering them.

"Village head how can this foundation establishment beast go outside of the perimeter of their territory?" Elder Rong said worriedly.

Usually, this kind of beast would stay inside their territory. It is quite unlikely for them to go out of their territory to hunt since the beasts here only range at the Body Reinforcement realm and low-level Qi Foundation realm beasts which is not appetizing and helpful to them.

There is only two explanation for why the beasts would flee from their territory.

First, if the beast's life is in danger, so they are forced to flee outside its territory. However, they encounter this monster without any kind of injuries.

The Second is... well, impossible to happen.

"I don't know either, however, this is already the second time this year that we have encountered beasts at the Foundation Establishment Realm near the village." Village head Roan replied confusingly.

"Then...maybe the beast tide but the beast tide is expected to come in the next four years." The Vice head suddenly said. If he remembers correctly the beast tide started like this, but the beast tide should come every ten years. It is not even 6 years since the last beast tide appears so it is unlikely that the reason is the beast tide.

Sigh.

"We currently have no clue about what is going on so don't jump and make assumptions that will lead to uneasiness.

"let's first kill this beast and find our son." the Village head Roan commanded the two who immediately agreed.

They almost forgot that they came here to find their son.

After an unknown period of time, the three of them manage to slay the Foundation Establishment beasts.

With a wave of the village head's hand, the beasts banished on the spot leaving only the stains of blood.

"Let's go, I already knew where our sons are." The village head said after using his divine skill. his finger points in a certain direction.

Immediately the three of them rush in the direction of the old house.

A single step from them is enough to travel for 50 to 100 meters, if not for the hindrances of the trees, they could easily travel 100 to 250 meters per step.

Soon, after a full minute of running, they finally reach the seemingly old house.

"This is the location." The village head said as they silently landed on the ground...

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