Chapter 14 Storm

The boundless Taihang Mountain Range was filled with primal vitality, with various towering trees and bizarre peaks scattered throughout.

The roars of tigers and gibbons, predatory birds, and ferocious beasts were endless.

However, within these treacherous forests, a seemingly frail figure often appeared, hunting down many wild beasts.

"Damn it, my luck!" This figure skewered a twin-horned wild boar with his sword and landed steadily on the ground, "The good Snake-shaped Fruit actually got eaten half by this beast!"

The figure was none other than Lin Xuan, who angrily cut off the white twin horns and stowed them in his backpack.

These past few days, he had been in the forest, searching for the Snake-shaped Fruits and Purple Flowers, and after several days of effort, he had found three Snake-shaped Fruits and four Purple Flowers. Gathering five of each would allow the Lord of Wine to brew wine that could enhance his cultivation.

Just now, he had finally found a Snake-shaped Fruit, only to have a twin-horned wild boar snatch a bite first. Angered, Lin Xuan had no choice but to deal with the twin-horned wild boar.

He still needed two more Snake-shaped Fruits and one Purple Flower, time to hurry! Lin Xuan's figure flickered as he set off again. There were only two months left until the Inner Sect examination, but his strength was still at the third level of the Magnetic Condensation Realm.

Lin Xuan glided through the air like a large bird, touching the tip of his foot lightly, sliding through the air, and then leveraging the tree branches to launch himself again, keeping him aloft.

The Snake-shaped Fruit thrived in dark and damp conditions, while the Purple Flower preferred the sun, so Lin Xuan had no choice but to rush around.

Whoosh!

He agilely landed on the trunk of a large tree, his eyes flashing like lightning as he scanned the surroundings, and indeed, in a dark place, he spotted a Snake-shaped Fruit.

It had to be said that Lin Xuan's luck was still quite good. Though the Snake-shaped Fruit was not extremely rare, it was not commonly found either, and the elders of the Xuantian Sect used it in large quantities, so the nearby Snake-shaped Fruits had been almost completely picked.

Lin Xuan stomped his foot and flew toward the Snake-shaped Fruit. Before he had even landed, the bushes suddenly stirred.

A two-tailed Green Snake shot out like a sword, its mouth wide like a fan, snapping at Lin Xuan's head.

"Courting death!" Lin Xuan shouted angrily as his Black Iron Long Sword thrust out diagonally, as fast as lightning, piercing straight into its vital seven-inch area. With a flick of his wrist and Spiritual Power infused into the sword body, that power instantly tore open the wound, exploding like a detonation.

Having dispatched the two-tailed Green Snake with a single sword blow, Lin Xuan quickly reached for the Snake-shaped Fruit. Just as he touched it, he felt a sense of crisis.

He circulated the Longevity Technique frantically, his entire palm emitting a cyan glow like a bright moon.

Hiss, hiss!

Two sharp noises sounded, and beneath the leaves of the Snake-shaped Fruit, two tiny snakes, each the length of a finger, were hiding and bit at Lin Xuan's palm the moment it touched them.

Fortunately, Lin Xuan's reflexes were quick enough, or else he would have been bitten. Although small in size, these snakes possessed a powerful venom. Typically, those below the sixth-tier of the Muculation Realm, if bitten even once, would not die but would be severely incapacitated.

Lin Xuan exerted force and shook the two small Poison Snakes to death, then plucked the Snake-shaped Fruit, and also extracted the snake gall of the two-tailed snake, placing everything into the backpack.

"These materials should fetch some Spirit Stones, but my backpack is nearly full, can't fit anymore!" Lin Xuan looked at the remaining materials, his eyes filled with reluctance, those were Spirit Stones, after all.

"You country bumpkin, can't even part with such little things!" Lord of Wine's mocking voice sounded.

"Drunken Uncle, didn't we agree to greet each other before speaking?" Lin Xuan was a bit frantic, actually being scorned by a drunkard.

"Hmm, I still haven't thought of how to greet you, and you can't expect me to knock, can you?" Lord of Wine rolled his White Eyes, "You're still too young, unlike me, who has completely adapted to living inside you."

"Damn!" Lin Xuan wished he could dive in and beat the guy up, but for the sake of Spiritual Wine and the cultivation of the Thunder Move Sword Technique, he endured.

"I'm telling you, Little Xuanzi, you need to find that thousand-year-old spirit fruit fast, or else I, Lord of Wine, will have to sleep forever."

"What?" Lin Xuan jumped in shock. This guy had tricked him out of so many things, and he hadn't made good on any of them yet.

"Hey, uncle, at least teach me the Thunder Move Sword Technique before you go to sleep!" Lin Xuan shouted.

"You little rascal, if I could get out, I would've trained you properly already," Lord of Wine yelled angrily.

As Lin Xuan bantered with Lord of Wine, he searched for the remaining ingredients. Under Lord of Wine's guidance, he quickly found five Snake-shaped Fruits and five Purple Flowers.

"Uncle, are you sure you're not some Demon Beast in disguise? Your nose is so sharp!" Lin Xuan said delightedly.

Lord of Wine: ...

"Uncle, should we collect more?" Lin Xuan continued, "With five fruits, can we brew more? Is that enough?"

"One more word, and I'm not brewing anymore!" Lord of Wine threatened.

...

The five Snake-shaped Fruits and five Purple Flowers were taken by Lord of Wine, and Lin Xuan could only wait patiently. According to Lord of Wine, he needed to reach at least the Fourth-stage of Congealing Veins to begin cultivating the Thunder Move Sword Technique, otherwise his body simply wouldn't be able to handle that power.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a shadow fell from the sky, as if the sky had been covered.

Lin Xuan looked up and saw a pitch-black mass overhead. Intense air currents burst forth from above, sweeping in all directions. Rows of trees were uprooted towards the sky, and huge stones the size of tables were sent flying everywhere.

Lin Xuan was engulfed by this inexplicable gale; it was too late to run. He had to frantically channel his Spiritual Power, relying on his own strength to resist the storm.

The wind was like a steel knife, and being caught in it was like being slashed. Lin Xuan's feet dug deep into the ground, his arms protected his chest, and he fought desperately against it.

Fortunately, the wind came fast and left just as quickly. Soon, the shadow and gale moved forward, and Lin Xuan finally escaped danger.

He looked up in fear and found that the dark shadow was actually a giant bird large enough to cover the sky. With one flap of its enormous wings, two tornadoes formed beneath them, recklessly destroying the forest below.

"Damn, what kind of level is this Demon Beast at, being so huge?" Lin Xuan said, still reeling from the shock.

"When will I be able to reach out my hand and cover the sky, or move mountains and fill seas!" Lin Xuan yearned deeply for the power of such strong beings. As a martial artist, no one did not wish to stand at the Martial Arts Peak, and Lin Xuan was even more eager to become stronger because he wanted to control his own destiny!

After the life-or-death struggle just now, his Fourth Spirit Vein had already loosened. In a few days, he would surely open the Fourth Spirit Vein and become a Fourth Rank Spirit Warrior.

Just then, Lord of Wine's voice was heard again: "Alright, Little Xuanzi, with my Spiritual Wine, you'll break through quickly!"

"But remember to find me that Spirit Fruit, I've just woken up and I don't want to fall back asleep." Lord of Wine's voice faded, "Don't drink too much, just one sip at a time…"

"It seems this guy is really in a bad spot. Oh well, once I break through, I'll find him the Spirit Fruit." Lin Xuan made up his mind and without hesitation found a nearby cave and went inside.

Lin Xuan held a small purple gourd in his hands, which contained the Spiritual Wine brewed by Lord of Wine. He opened the seal and took a sip.

The Spiritual Wine was very sweet and slid straight down his throat into his stomach. The next moment, a warm current arose from within Lin Xuan.