Wanshou Mountain.
Inside a grotto not far from the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan.
A jade-green plant, half a person tall, emitted a faint glow.
Indicating its extraordinary grade.
Beside the plant,
Coiled a red-patterned, pointed-headed snake as thick as a water bucket.
It looked like it was guarding the plant, or perhaps wanted to monopolize the faint glow.
At a certain moment,
Several smaller, pointed-headed, red-patterned snakes crawled into the grotto.
They glanced at the strange plant, which was radiating Spiritual Qi.
Their eyes revealed a look of yearning.
At the same time, they hissed, saying something.
The giant snake listened, and surprisingly spoke in human words: “Some of our kin haven’t returned. Were they killed?”
“Who dares to kill my kin? Bear Mountain Lord? Pan Mountain Tiger? Or a Cultivation Sect from a nearby mountain range?”
The smaller snakes exchanged glances, naturally unable to answer the giant snake’s question.
The giant snake then looked at the plant beside it.
After a slight hesitation,
It used its forked tongue to pluck a jade-green leaf and spat it out.
The green leaf drifted down onto the head of one of the small snakes, then disappeared.
The small snake’s body trembled.
Its originally cloudy vertical pupils became much clearer.
Seemingly gaining a bit more intelligence.
Not only did its body become thicker, but its red patterns also became more ferocious.
Exuding a dangerous aura.
The other small snakes watched this scene with envy, but dared not make any move.
“Go investigate who dares to kill my kin!”
After speaking, the giant snake lazily lay beside the plant.
And said nothing more.
The small snake that had received the jade-green leaf nodded, and surprisingly, it too could speak human words: “Yes!”
With that,
The small snake raised its head and led the bewildered smaller snakes out of the grotto.
As it left,
It turned back and glanced at the jade-green plant.
Its gaze filled with immense greed.
— — — —
Several days passed.
Li Zhuo had been constantly tempering his Physical Body.
Of course,
He hadn't wasted his All Things Modifier either.
Next to the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan, a row of various tools was displayed.
Axes, sickles, hoes, picks, daggers…
All made of fine iron.
And unlike the so-called “fine iron” of the mortal world,
The tools in Li Zhuo’s hands had not a single Impurity.
With a little refining, they could become handy Magical Artifacts.
Placed in any small Cultivation Family or low-tier School, they would be considered precious treasures.
Even his Great Grandfather Li, who doted on the original owner,
If he saw Li Zhuo using these treasures to chop trees and dig earth,
Would probably be so angry his beard would bristle and his eyes would widen, lamenting such a waste of good things.
Moreover,
During this process, Li Zhuo continued to test the All Things Modifier.
“Since plants have 【Damage】, and Cultivation Techniques have 【Defects】, can I… hehehe…”
He found a plant with slightly higher attribute points.
Then kicked it hard.
Crack!
The plant broke.
Li Zhuo immediately opened the All Things Modifier to check its attribute points.
“As expected, 【Damage】 appeared! Unfortunately, other attribute points decreased accordingly.”
“Can’t exploit a bug, huh…”
Despite saying that,
Li Zhuo wasn't disheartened and continued to focus on tempering his Physical Body.
Finally…
“Whew—”
“Done!”
Li Zhuo lay sprawled in the core area, panting heavily.
Streaks of sunlight filtered through the gaps in the banyan leaves, falling on his body.
Making him feel warm all over.
Greatly alleviating the soreness in his limbs.
After lying for a good while,
Li Zhuo sat up.
Standing beneath the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan, he casually threw punches and swung his legs.
The occasional whooshing sound in his ears.
Indicated his powerful Physical Body strength.
“The meridians in my limbs are already open, and the accumulated heat is enough to strengthen my internal organs.”
“More importantly, my limbs have completely adapted to the toxins of the hundred-poison bramble ball.”
“Although I still lack resistance to the Five Elements attributes, at least I have…”
“Achieved Minor Achievement in Physical Body Tempering!”
Li Zhuo was very satisfied with his Cultivation state.
Recalling scenes from when he was in the Family.
Neither the Li Family nor the surrounding small Cultivation Families.
Even including those low-tier Cultivation Schools.
No one had ever achieved such mastery in the Physical Body Tempering Realm.
“The Zhao Family’s ‘Young Phoenix,’ the Wang Family’s ‘Little Dragon,’ the Core Disciples of the Yuming Sect… all were Geniuses said to be able to enter a one-star Sect.”
“Making that Great Grandfather Li grind his teeth in envy.”
“Wishing he could snatch their talents one by one and stuff them into my body.”
“But now…”
“Hmph!”
Li Zhuo recalled the strength of these people when they achieved success in Physical Body Tempering.
He suddenly threw a punch!
“But no one could withstand this punch of mine!”
Thinking of this, Li Zhuo smiled.
But dared not show any hint of arrogance.
He had a good understanding of himself.
With his current strength, he could indeed contend with the Genius Disciples of unranked forces.
But the cultivation world is vast.
Where are there no Geniuses?
Not to mention super forces like Holy Lands or eight-nine-star Schools.
Even if you randomly picked a Physical Body Tempering Realm Disciple from a two-three-star School,
They could sweep through the Physical Body Tempering Realm Cultivators of small Cultivation Families and unranked Schools.
Making them cry for their parents.
“I wonder what level of force Jiang Caiwei joined.”
“That Great Cultivator casually waved his hand and sent me so far away.”
“His Cultivation should be quite profound.”
“Did she join a six-star or seven-star level School?”
“She must be much stronger than me now, right?”
Li Zhuo muttered a few words, but felt no particular emotion.
Although he and Jiang Caiwei had a marriage contract.
The girl seemed demure and appeared quite satisfied with the engagement.
But in reality, the two didn't spend much time together and had no real feelings.
Completely incomparable to the original owner’s feelings for his Family.
Perhaps because he had completely inherited the original owner’s memories.
Or perhaps because he was alone in a foreign world.
Li Zhuo actually felt a bit of attachment to the Li Family.
Thinking of the original owner’s strict father and grandfather, and his doting Great Grandfather Li.
The corners of his mouth would also slightly curve upwards.
Of course, Li Zhuo didn't want to return to the Li Family.
He just thought about it occasionally to relieve the loneliness of being in a foreign world.
“In the vast cultivation world, there are only two places where I can stop worrying.”
Looking into the distance, Li Zhuo murmured softly: “The Li Family, who doted on the original owner.”
Then,
He walked to the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan and gently stroked its trunk.
“And here.”
The branches of the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan swayed slightly, as if responding to Li Zhuo.
“You grow diligently, I’ll use my cheat, let’s turn Wanshou Mountain into a hidden Immortal mountain~”
Although the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan didn't understand what Li Zhuo meant by “cheat,”
It could feel the Immortal’s joy and anticipation.
It also became joyful.
Li Zhuo savored the brief moment of relaxation.
He sat in the core area, leaning against the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan, smelling the fragrance of the calming spirit rose.
He took a short nap.
Until his stomach rumbled.
He rubbed his sleepy eyes and stood up.
Looking at the bare smoked meat rack.
Li Zhuo felt a bit numb.
Two days ago, he had eaten all the smoked meat.
His recent meals had all been fruits and grilled fish.
No matter how delicious the food, after several consecutive meals, it loses its flavor.
What’s more,
Li Zhuo’s wilderness survival version of grilled fish had no seasoning.
It wasn’t very tasty.
After two days,
He had a mouth full of fishy taste.
He even felt like he was about to grow fish scales.
He sighed softly.
Li Zhuo used a sharp wooden stick to spear a fat fish.
Skillfully gutted it.
And placed it over the fire to roast.
The aroma of fat and fish meat wafted up.
But Li Zhuo’s face was wrinkled, feeling a sense of revulsion.
He took a bite of the fish, then looked at the smoked meat rack again.
Recalling the taste of tiger meat and snake meat, his mouth immediately watered.
“If only some cute little animals would deliver takeout~”
Li Zhuo mumbled.
Suddenly, he heard a rustling sound not far away.
He looked up.
And saw a red-patterned, pointed-headed snake staring at him with a faint gaze.
“Hmph, speaking things into existence?!”