When Qin Fengming next awoke, a huge python was already sprawled beside him.
He focused his gaze and saw a knife tip protruding from its head. It turned out that Qin Fengming's final strike had pierced into the python's mouth, 貫穿 its head from the inside out.
With his mind at ease, Qin Fengming now felt waves of pain coming from his arm. Looking down, he saw a half-foot-long bloodstain on his arm. It turned out that during the final thrust, his arm had scraped against the python's sharp teeth. Fortunately, the python was not venomous, otherwise, he would have already perished.
After stabilizing his mind, Qin Fengming slowly stood up and forcefully pulled the knife out of the python's mouth.
It took Qin Fengming over half an hour to skin the python and locate its gallbladder, which he placed into a cloth pouch and secured. He knew that this was an extremely precious item.
The most pressing issue now was to find a Dao out of here.
Wandering around, he arrived at the stream. Qin Fengming suddenly discovered a vibrant green plant growing among a pile of moss-covered rocks.
This plant was over a foot tall, with nine leaves, each resembling a child's palm, remarkably lifelike, even the veins looked exactly like human Meridiens. At the top of the plant were two pearl-like fruits, similar in size to cat's eyes, emitting an enticing fragrance.
Under the light, Qin Fengming noticed that one of the two pearl-like fruits had a surface that glowed red, as if blood was flowing within it. The other was oily black and shiny, like a black pearl.
He carefully picked the two pearl-like fruits and held them in his hands, examining them closely. Just as Qin Fengming had picked the pearl-like fruits, the vibrant green plant quickly withered, turning into flying ash in the blink of an eye, instantly dissipating into the air.
Such a bizarre event unfolding before his eyes left Qin Fengming momentarily stunned, but he didn't dwell on this strange phenomenon, as he was only ten years old after all.
Bringing the two pearl-like fruits closer, Qin Fengming felt an incomparable fragrance; his body immediately regained its strength, and even his wounds no longer felt any pain.
Holding the pearl-like fruits and sniffing their fragrance, Qin Fengming couldn't resist the temptation. He picked up one red pearl-like fruit and casually put it into his mouth. Before he could chew, the pearl-like fruit had already turned into liquid and flowed down his throat into his abdomen.
Qin Fengming felt a warm current flow through his intestinal tract to his lower abdomen, then spread from his lower abdomen to all his limbs and bones. It seemed as if something was moving within his body; he felt a tingling sensation throughout his Meridiens, and his whole body was warm and extremely comfortable.
After a while, the sensation gradually subsided.
Unable to resist the temptation of the strange sensation he had just experienced, Qin Fengming picked up the remaining pearl-like fruit and lifted his hand to put it into his mouth.
The moment the black pearl-like fruit entered his mouth, Qin Fengming felt an extremely pungent liquid flow down his throat directly into his body. Sensing this, Qin Fengming immediately opened his mouth, wanting to spit it out, but it was already too late.
At the same time, Qin Fengming felt his entire body turn extremely hot, his limbs became incredibly swollen, and his whole body was in abnormal pain, as if countless small knives were stabbing his internal organs. The pain caused Qin Fengming to suddenly fall into the water and roll uncontrollably.
Before long, Qin Fengming felt an extremely foul-smelling liquid surge upwards. He opened his mouth, and a dark, murky substance spewed out. Then, Qin Fengming's head buzzed, and he felt a blankness. After a loud cry, he fainted.
After an unknown amount of time, Qin Fengming woke up. He sat up and found that his clothes were tattered and stained with blood. There was a mass of filth on his chest, and a foul, fishy smell assaulted his nostrils.
Despite the bloodstains on his body, Qin Fengming discovered that he felt no pain whatsoever, and even his old wounds had vanished.
Under the light, he noticed that his exposed skin was incredibly smooth and tender, like that of a newborn baby. At the same time, he felt that the Mountain Cave was much brighter, the visible scenery was incredibly clear, and the sounds of flowing water and insects became exceptionally distinct.
Qin Fengming stood stunned in the stream, unsure of what had happened.
Qin Fengming did not yet know that he had undergone a transformation of his Meridiens and bones, something any Cultivator dreams of.
If he hadn't suddenly intruded, if that python had eaten those two pearl-like fruits, it could have transformed into a first-level Yao Beast. With its racial talent, it could have Cultivated and entered the Dao.
The advancement of a wild beast to a Yao Beast is no less difficult than a Mortal Cultivating to become an immortal. It was just that those two pearl-like fruits still needed over an hour to fully mature. At that very moment, Qin Fengming fell into the Mountain Cave, and everything changed thereafter.
After thoroughly washing himself in the water, Qin Fengming climbed ashore and surveyed the Mountain Cave. He finally found an exit. After coming out, he realized that an entire day had almost passed, and he had no choice but to find another Mountain Cave to sleep in.
This trip to the Mountain Cave had lasted a full day.
In the middle of the night, as Qin Fengming was in a semi-conscious state, he inadvertently glanced outside the Mountain Cave and suddenly saw a glowing object, emitting a soft light, about a dozen feet away from the Mountain Cave. If his eyesight hadn't improved this time, he certainly wouldn't have noticed this peculiar light.
Startled and alert, Qin Fengming immediately lost all sleepiness. After careful assessment, he discovered that it was not light emitted by a wild beast. Out of curiosity, he took his small knife and cautiously moved towards the glowing object.
Upon closer inspection, he found that the glowing object was nestled among some broken stones near the mountain. He forcefully pried open the stones, and a shimmering object appeared before him.
The object was about the size of a child's fist, shaped like a calabash. It felt slightly heavy when held, yet it was extremely smooth and pleasant to the touch, feeling incredibly comfortable.
Qin Fengming didn't bother to examine it closely. After digging around with his knife, he found nothing else, so he returned to the Mountain Cave to continue sleeping.
After dawn, Qin Fengming took out the little calabash he had picked up last night and examined it carefully. He saw that the little calabash was entirely emerald green, looking very much like jade at first glance, but it wasn't as hard as jade. It felt warm and smooth to the touch, very pleasant, and was covered with patterns.
The patterns resembled clouds; he counted five of them, one of which showed a faint yellow hue, appearing light and ethereal, as if about to float away.
At the top of the little calabash was a small lid, seemingly part of the calabash itself. Qin Fengming tried to twist it with force, but it wouldn't budge. After several attempts, Qin Fengming couldn't open it, so he decided to take it home and let his father try. He tore a strip of cloth from his tattered clothes and hung the little calabash around his neck.
After drinking some stream water, Qin Fengming continued to search forward.
Suddenly, a rustling sound came from ahead. Hearing it, Qin Fengming immediately darted behind a large tree to guard against any wild beasts suddenly emerging from the front.
After a while, the bushes ahead parted, revealing three people. It was Qin Fengming's third uncle and two older cousins.
"Third Uncle, it's Fengming."
Upon seeing his relatives appear before him, Qin Fengming immediately cried out and collapsed onto the stony ground.