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“Haha, I made a breakthrough!”

Zhang Xiaoshan couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly and said softly.

At this moment, Zhang Xiaoshan opened his eyes and felt the changes in his dantian. The aura around him was at least three times stronger than before.

Zhang Xiaoshan secretly rejoiced in his heart: "I never thought that I would reach the seventh level of Qi Refining in less than a year since I came to this world."

He knew that his master, Taoist Shen, had practiced for sixty-seven or sixty-eight years and had only reached the peak of the seventh level of Qi Refining.

But now, he has entered the early stage of the seventh level of Qi Refining and is about to catch up with his master's level, which makes him ecstatic.

"Um?

After taking and refining the Qi-Attracting Pills I gave him, this kid unexpectedly became so powerful.

I feel that the aura he exudes is at least twice as powerful as mine in my prime.”

At this moment, a middle-aged cultivator not far away noticed that Zhang Xiaoshan's aura had greatly increased, and he was secretly surprised.

Then, he quickly put on a smiling face and shouted:

My friend, congratulations on becoming a cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining. This is truly worth celebrating!"

Then he sighed deeply and said softly:

I really didn't expect that you are so young and look so immature, but you can cultivate to the seventh level of Qi Refining. I have been practicing for more than 40 years, but now I am only in the late sixth level of Qi Refining.

Alas, I am really not as good as you."

"You have been practicing for more than forty years and have reached the late sixth level of Qi Refining. Compared with many cultivators, you are already amazing!"

Zhang Xiaoshan slowly stood up, walked to the middle-aged monk, and said with a smile on his face: "

I think if you practice for another ten years, it won’t be difficult for you to break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining.”

"That's right, my friend!"

The middle-aged cultivator smiled and said, “Now that you have taken all those Qi-attracting pills, your realm has also broken through.

Can you finally untie me now?"

Zhang Xiaoshan replied with a smile: "No problem."

As he spoke, he bent down and reached out to take off the palm-sized storage bag hanging on the other person's waist.

Then, he stretched out his hand and waved it gently, and the green vines that were bound to the middle-aged monk suddenly turned into points of spiritual light and quickly dissipated.

"My dear, you untied me, I am very grateful to you, but why did you snatch my storage bag? What is your intention?"

The middle-aged monk felt relieved, quickly got up from the ground, looked at Zhang Xiaoshan and said.

"Don't worry, I won't take your storage bag." Zhang Xiaoshan still had a smile on his face and said, "

The reason I took it away was because I was worried that if I loosened the green vine on you, you might run away. Who would go with me to hunt exotic beasts?"

"Can't we have a little trust between you and me? Since I promised you, I will keep my promise!"

When the middle-aged monk heard this, his face suddenly became a little excited and said.

"You and I don't know each other, how can I believe what you say?" Zhang Xiaoshan waved his hand and said disapprovingly:

Don't worry, as long as you help me hunt seven intermediate-level exotic beasts, I will return your storage bag to you and you can leave.

Otherwise, even if you run away, this storage bag will belong to me."

“You are also…”

The middle-aged monk frowned slightly, stammered, hesitated for a moment, sighed and said:

Well, it's up to you."

He knew very well that he was no match for Zhang Xiaoshan now.

Moreover, his storage bag was also in the other party's hands. If he did not assist the other party in hunting the strange beast, it would be very difficult for him to snatch the storage bag back from Zhang Xiaoshan.

At this moment, he could only admit defeat, feeling helpless and unwilling.

Soon, the two of them simply packed up and set off on their journey. They chatted as they walked and got to know each other a little.

"My dear Zhang, you have already reached the early seventh level of Qi Refining at such a young age. No matter which town you go to, everyone will respectfully call you the Great Master of Qi Refining!

You can be a guest official in any immortal cultivation family, so why go to this deep mountain alone to hunt exotic beasts?"

The middle-aged monk Lu You chatted with Zhang Xiaoshan while walking:

This is still a bit dangerous for you!"

“Brother Daoist Lu is absolutely right. With my current state of mind, I can indeed be a guest in any immortal cultivation family in any town.

But my ambition is not here. I also want to practice diligently and break through to the eighth or ninth level of Qi Refining, or even to the Foundation Establishment stage one day."

Zhang Xiaoshan paused and said, "

To reach that level, I not only need to practice diligently, but also need a lot of practice resources.

If you go to a cultivation family as a guest, you can obtain some cultivation resources, but they are limited after all.

Instead of doing this, I might as well hunt more exotic beasts in this deep mountain to exchange for the cultivation resources I need."

"My friend, you have lofty ambitions. You actually want to cultivate to the foundation-building stage. I dare not even think about it!

I admire you, I admire you!"

When Lu You heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then he said with a smile.

Zhang Xiaoshan waved his hands. In his mind, he not only wanted to cultivate to the foundation-building stage, but also wanted to surpass the foundation-building stage and become a more powerful cultivator.

“I need to hunt more exotic beasts as soon as possible, extract their blood essence, and then refine Qi-accumulating pills to assist my cultivation.

In this way, my cultivation speed will be faster."

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaoshan took a deep breath and muttered to himself.

"Ouch!"

The sound of a wolf howling came from the deep mountains far ahead.

The two walked for more than an hour, and the sky gradually darkened.

When Zhang Xiaoshan heard the sound, he immediately stopped and pricked up his ears to listen carefully.

Soon, he confirmed the direction from which the sound came, and said to Lu You beside him: "Come on, follow me!"

Lu You nodded and followed closely.

Soon, in less than a cup of tea, they came to a forest on a small hill and looked into the distance.

In the woods ahead, I saw a Silver Moon Wolf lying on the ground, shaking its head from side to side, tearing the body of a hare into big bites.

"Friend Zhang, look at that Silver Moon Wolf. Why does it look so familiar to me? It seems to be the Silver Moon Wolf I fought this afternoon."

Lu You took a closer look and couldn't help but move closer to Zhang Xiaoshan and whispered.

Zhang Xiaoshan nodded and said, "What are we waiting for? Let's surround it from both sides."

After saying that, the two of them moved quickly, one on the left and one on the right, each casting a spell.

call out!call out!

A ten-foot-high flame and a seven- to eight-foot-long green vine quickly broke through the air.

The Silver Moon Wolf sensed the movement and quickly stood up, preparing to dodge, however, the sudden fire and Green Ivy Technique hit it hard in the blink of an eye.

boom!

"Ouch..."

It was knocked away in an instant, and hit the ground heavily with a bang. After a scream and a struggle, it became motionless.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Xiaoshan took a step forward, quickly approached, and waved his hand. The essence and blood in the Silver Moon Wolf's body floated out.

"Yes, six drops of blood."

Zhang Xiaoshan said with a smile, and then put the essence and blood into a porcelain bottle.

"Friend Zhang, it's getting dark. Let's sit here and rest. By the way, take out the meat of your Silver Moon Wolf and roast it to replenish our energy. Isn't that wonderful?"

Seeing Zhang Xiaoshan extracting the blood essence of the Silver Moon Wolf and taking away the corpse, Lu You glanced at the sky casually and said lightly.