Another Grassland

The snake hissed for a moment and fell to the ground dead. Ning pulled out the spear and blood gushed out of the wound. 

"Damn, that took way more out of me than I would've expected," he thought. He had never expected that fighting a 1st Foundation Establishment realm monster would be that difficult to win against. 

"I need better techniques. The ones I currently have don't suit my cultivation base," he thought. While the One True Sword Strike and the Revolving Spear art were good techniques, they had a lot of things holding them back. 

Ning had gotten them for very cheap, whether it be with Energy or with Gold Cons. So now that he was at a level that he was, he couldn't afford to fight with these cheap techniques. 

"Sigh, I guess I have to wait until the system comes back. When exactly is it coming back? I've lost count of the days," he thought.