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He found a random inn to rest, washed up a bit, and then sat cross-legged to start cultivating. It was already evening, and he planned to enter the Beast Mountain Range for cultivation the next day.
...
The night passed quickly. Su Yun tidied his clothes and opened the System.
"System, transfer Old Medicine's knowledge about herbs, cultivation, and trials to me."
"Ding, organizing Yao Chen's memories."
"Ding, organization complete."
"Ding, transferring."
Old Medicine's memories were vast, even after selection, it took Su Yun two hours to fully digest them.
Su Yun got up to stretch his limbs and headed towards the Beast Mountain Range.
Thanks to the System's transfer, he felt as if he had become Old Medicine, experiencing everything Old Medicine had gone through.
He had grasped about sixty to seventy percent of the knowledge, which gave him some confidence to enter the Beast Mountain Range.
Upon arriving at the Beast Mountain Range, Su Yun took a deep breath.
This time was different from his cultivation in Wu Tan City. Many people had lost their lives in the Beast Mountain Range, and despite his confidence, he still felt nervous.
After all, he was just an ordinary person who had been transported from a peaceful era. How could he not be hesitant in the face of life and death?
Su Yun adjusted his mindset and stepped into the Beast Mountain Range.
Without trials, how could there be growth!
...
Time flies when you're cultivating, and travelers don't keep track of the years.
At the outskirts of the Beast Mountain Range, a figure in a black robe holding a long sword leaped from tree to rock.
The figure seemed to have noticed something, increased its speed, and slashed horizontally with the sword at a tricky angle.
"Puff!"
The sword pierced through flesh and bone.
A Flame Leopard, which had been resting in the forest, let out a mournful cry and struggled for a moment before lying still.
Su Yun pulled out his sword, stored the Flame Leopard in the System's space, and, after looking around to ensure no one was around, entered the space himself.
"Finally collected everything."
Su Yun, now in the System's space, took off his black robe and smiled with satisfaction.
He extracted the Flame Leopard's blood, took out various herbs, and the blood of other fire-attribute magical beasts.
He then took out an alchemy cauldron and began the process of refining.
Since entering the Beast Mountain Range, he had been cultivating Martial Qi and practicing Martial Techniques for over seven months.
He had also learned alchemy during this time.
With Old Medicine's memories, learning alchemy was much easier for him than for others.
With Old Medicine's memories as a foundation, he only needed a bit of practice to become a First-Class Alchemist. However, advancing to higher levels was hindered by his Martial Qi cultivation.
He was currently refining a first-grade pill called Flame Blood.
This Flame Blood was made from several different fire-attribute herbs and the blood of two first-grade fire-attribute magical beasts. It could accelerate the cultivation speed of fire-attribute warriors.
This was a simplified version of the Burning Blood, a fourth-grade pill. In the original story, when Xiao Yan came to Green Mountain Town for trials, Old Medicine had mentioned giving him Burning Blood to speed up his cultivation.
He didn't have such good conditions, with a grandfather backing him up, and the System's fusion function was too expensive, as it required a fourth-grade magic core. So, he had to settle for the simplified version, Flame Blood.
His Burning Cold Decision, which cultivated both fire and ice, was effective even when only running the fire attribute Martial Technique.
This thing was special, not a pill but a "Pill Liquid."
It was similar to the Foundation Building Spirit Liquid.
This was his third time refining it, so he was already very familiar with the process, completing it in about half an hour.
Applying the Flame Blood to his body, Su Yun let out a sharp cry of pain.
This stuff was really not for the faint of heart.
He sat cross-legged and began to cultivate.
...
After cultivating all night, Su Yun left the System's space and reappeared in the Beast Mountain Range.
In the seven months he had been cultivating here, he had never ventured into the inner parts of the Beast Mountain Range.
This couldn't be blamed on him, as the magical beasts in the inner parts were at least third or fourth grade.
His current body wasn't even enough to fill a gap.
Even in the outer parts of the Beast Mountain Range, encountering a second-grade magical beast would force him to hide in the System's space.
In seven months, even with his talent and the help of Flame Blood, he had only reached the Five-Star Martial Practitioner level.
Martial Qi cultivation was the foundation.
In seven months, with a low-grade Profound Martial Technique, Burning Cold Decision, and a selected Profound Martial Technique, he could handle seven or eight-star warriors. However, facing a second-grade magical beast, which was equivalent to a Martial Master, would be quite challenging.
"It's time to go to that cave," Su Yun's eyes gleamed with unhidden excitement.
Regardless of other things, just the high-grade Profound Purple Cloud Wing was incredibly valuable.
Flying Martial Techniques were something even Old Medicine didn't have, and the refining method had almost been lost in the current Martial Qi continent.
The Purple Cloud Wing came from a fifth-grade magical beast, the Black Flame Purple Cloud Eagle.
According to the original story, the cave's owner spent three years capturing it.
This indicated that the owner's strength was probably at the Martial King level, one of the top in the Jia Ma Empire.
And the era in which he lived was likely quite ancient.
It was a pity that the refining method had not been passed down.
Su Yun greedily thought.
...
Using Green Mountain Town as a supply point, Su Yun had been training in the Beast Mountain Range for over a month. The location of the cave was clearly described in the original story, and Su Yun had already figured it out.
Arriving at the cliff, Su Yun's shadow flickered under the moonlight.
Treasure hunting required caution. Compared to the daytime, there were fewer mercenaries in the Beast Mountain Range at night.
Taking out a few medicine packets from the System's space, he scattered them over the cliff and quickly returned to the System's space.
Old Medicine, as a Peak Martial Venerable, had extensive experience in trials. These medicine packets were configured based on Old Medicine's memories.
They could drive away lower-level snake-type magical beasts. Su Yun, well-versed in the original story, naturally didn't overlook the Rock Snakes at the cave entrance.
"Hiss..."
Shortly after Su Yun scattered the medicine powder and entered the System's space, the cliff below echoed with the hissing of snakes.
Then, over a dozen Rock Snakes soared into the air and flew away.
Su Yun reappeared on the cliff, no longer hesitating, and took out a rope, tying it to a tree and climbing down the cliff.
With the Rock Snakes driven away, the journey to the cave was smooth.
In a short while, Su Yun reached the cave entrance.
Approaching the stone door, he searched for a moment and pressed a small protrusion at the bottom of the door.
A creaking sound followed, and the stone door slowly rose.
If it weren't for the need to avoid making noise, Su Yun would have laughed out loud in excitement.
Entering the cave, he collected the gold coins on the ground and stored them in the System's space.
He then looked at the herbs, focusing on the central white and red leaves.
Over the past seven months, he had gradually absorbed Old Medicine's memories, especially those related to herbs.
Without using the System's scan, Su Yun knew the name of the herb.
Ice Spirit Flame Grass!
The leaves were white and red, with ice crystal-like particles covering the white stems. The fiery red crowns resembled a burning flame, and the two contrasting colors and attributes grew strangely on the same plant.
Storing all the herbs in the System's space, Su Yun approached the three chests.
"Thud!"
"Hmm! Someone's coming..."
(End of Chapter)