Chapter 10 Small Valley
After passing through a thick layer of fog, Gu He entered a beautiful valley. The valley was not big as he had imagined, only about a hundred hectares. The energy inside was dense, and a large number of medicinal herbs that were rarely seen in the outside world were scattered in the valley.
Gu He saw a hillside more than ten meters high not far away, so he flew over and stood on it. He took a general look at the entire valley and found that there were no signs of human life, let alone houses. Gu He sighed, not knowing whether he was relieved or disappointed.
While it was still light, Gu He decided to find a piece of land and build a resting place. After all, Gu He would stay here for a long time, at least a few months and at most more than a year. He couldn't be out in the open air all the time, so he had to have a place to shelter from the wind and rain.
After finding a relatively flat land with many precious medicinal materials, Gu He cut down the trees in the Monster Mountain Range and transported them to the small valley. Then, relying on some memories of his previous life, he laid the foundation and used Dou Qi to cut the trees into the shape required for building a house. In just one afternoon, the house was basically formed.
"Huh, it's really a bit tiring." Gu He wiped the sweat from his head and sighed.
Building a house still requires the use of physical strength, and cutting trees requires precise control of Dou Qi. All of this consumes a lot of Gu He's physical and mental energy.
"The strong fighters are not only powerful in destruction, but also extremely creative! A fighter built a house like this in one afternoon, and this was done by someone like me who has no experience in building houses."
In front of him was a three-story house of several hundred square meters, 20 meters high, and it looked a bit ugly. Of course, you can't let someone who has never built a house build a beautiful house. The success of the house was still due to the quality of the trees in the Monster Mountain Range. After all, many trees have grown for hundreds of years, and they grow in an environment rich in energy.
The sun was already setting, and after sweating again, Gu He decided to take a shower and then go into the house to try out his guess in the morning.
After taking a nice bath and changing into his own clothes not far from the valley, Gu He took off the "Ice Silkworm Mask" on his face and put it in his ring. Now there was no need to hide his identity in such a deserted place.
"This body is really picky about all kinds of things." Feeling that his body was more comfortable wearing the clothes he was used to, Gu He sighed helplessly.
Sitting on the simple bed, Gu He took out the first-level magic core he got from the monster during the day.
"Now let's try whether the Devouring Flame is useful for the magic core!" Gu He muttered to himself and took the magic core in his hand, and had the idea of devouring it. Only to see the dark flame reappear in Gu He's hand, and then quietly burned the magic core.
Perhaps the first-level magic core was too fragile and had too little energy. The Devouring Flame quickly burned the magic core to colorless and merged it into the flame.
Gu He carefully sensed the weak energy brought back by the Devouring Flame and found that the energy was very little and not pure at all. He needed to refine it several times if he wanted to absorb it.
After practicing the technique for several weeks, he finally absorbed this little energy into his body. Compared with the usual practice, he found that there was no difference. In other words, the energy of the first-level magic core had no effect on him.
Gu He stopped practicing and took out a fourth-level magic core from the ring. This was the lowest-level magic core in the ring, and it was the magic core of a monster that had just entered the fighting spirit.
Using the same method to summon the Devouring Flame to burn the fourth-level magic core, the fourth-level magic core is obviously much better than the first-level magic core. After burning for a while, only the outer shell on the surface was broken, and the outer shell fragments did not completely disappear.
Thinking that the Devouring Flame would bring in the magic core energy and it would be cultivated immediately, he should keep his fighting spirit full so that he could fully absorb the energy; Gu He took out some pills to restore fighting spirit and swallowed them.
After burning for almost half an hour, the essence of the magic core was finally completely integrated into the flame. Gu He breathed a sigh of relief. This was only the fourth-level magic core. If it was the fifth-level magic core, it would take longer. Don't think about the sixth-level magic core for the time being.
For Gu He, who has adapted to the fast pace of modern life, it is still a bit tormenting to look at the dark flames for half an hour without doing anything.
After taking back the Devouring Flame, Gu He used all his strength to practice the technique to absorb this energy.
The next morning, Gu He woke up from his practice, slowly exhaled, and stood up at the same time. A bone sound like fried beans rang out from Gu He's body.
Gu He clenched his fist and swung it hard, bringing out a sonic boom.
It's almost the middle of the second star of the King of Fighters, which means that if he devours three or four low-quality fourth-level magic cores, he can break through to one star. Comparing the energy of the fourth-level magic core and the fifth-level magic core, swallowing a fifth-level magic core can also break through to one star. Gu He calculated in his mind how the energy of the magic core would improve his strength.
Now it seems that I have to fight the monsters in this monster mountain range well to adapt to the rapid increase in strength. Thinking that I can finally fight those powerful monsters in the battle, Gu He couldn't help but feel proud.
In the next two months, Gu He flew out of the valley during the day to find the king-level monsters to fight, and came back at night to refine magic cores to enhance his strength. If he felt that fighting was too boring, he would refine medicine as a seasoning.
"Huh, it seems I can take a break after two months of high-intensity fighting. I have already fought against the nearby Fighting King-level monsters. Now, except for a few Fighting King-level monsters, all the other monsters have been killed by me. The combat power of the Fighting King-level monsters can almost compete with the Fighting Emperor. For the time being, they are not something that a Fighting King like me who only masters two earth-level fighting skills can contend with. Even if I fight them, I will still have to escape in the end." Gu He flew back to the house tiredly.
"And my strength is increasing a little too fast now. I can only keep fighting monsters. But this is also a great burden on my body, and I have to be careful not to leave hidden injuries."
"Now there are no suitable opponents, so I have to stop for a while. I will continue to use medicine to consolidate my strength and take care of my body at the same time." Gu He muttered to himself while sitting on the simple bed.
Feeling the fighting spirit in his body, Gu He also revealed a satisfied smile. He has already reached the six-star fighting king. Compared with the one-star fighting king when he just crossed over, he has been promoted to five stars in less than three months. Even if he told others, no one would believe it.
After all, at the level of Fighting King, it is extremely difficult to break through one star. Sometimes, even if you can't break through one star for several years, it is not a big deal. Therefore, the Fighting Spirit Pill that can improve the strength of Fighting King by one star is so popular. But now for Gu He, these are not a big deal. As long as he refines a fifth-level magic core, he can be promoted by one star. In the past two months, if Gu He had not been soberly aware that he didn't want to become a person with a strong level but poor combat power, I am afraid that Gu He would have reached the peak of Fighting King nine stars, and even broke through to Fighting Emperor.