Qichen thought for a moment and decided not to crush it. He held his stomach and decided to go a little deeper into the mountain range, looking for something to eat.
Before taking a step, he caught wind of something unpleasant and looked at his body. A black, stinking mass was all over his body. He didn't notice it at first because of everything that had happened. But now that he was calm, he felt even disgusted with himself. He walked deeper towards a certain direction, hoping to find a river. After walking for an hour or so, he found a group of people who loomed like they were looking for something.
Whenever he tried to approach, he'd get shouted and scolded at about how smelly he was. They wouldn't even let him get within 20 meters of them, as if they were trying to keep something to themselves. It was the same thing with everyone he met.
They either looked at him with a cautious look in their eyes or threatened him not to come anywhere near them. He still didn't find a river or get anything to eat.
"Miss, we should be careful and wait for the lord. We don't know what happened to the mountain range that caused it to be so mysteriously quiet. Even during those ten hours, people who entered would run back as if they couldn't stay here for a second longer." A voice sounded not far from Qichen. Qichen was surprised; he didn't expect to meet another set of people so soon.
"Enough! Let's go. Nothing can happen to me. Even the four families don't dare to do it so openly with everyone around. We have to find out what caused it. And if it's a treasure, just think about what kind of treasure could be so powerful." The voice of a girl sounded this time.
"No, miss. Even someone in the innate realm who was in the mountain range when it began also lost consciousness. Even during the ten hours, an innate realm still couldn't enter." The man's voice said again, trying hard to sound as convincing as he could.
"I've already made up my mind. What if the four families get hold of the treasure? Just think about what would happen after that. Not even my father can keep them in check." "This...!" The man couldn't say anything to refute. He didn't expect it to be so serious.
"Who's there...!" The girl looked in the direction of Qichen with vigilant eyes. Hearing this, the man and guards around him also became alert. Qichen was shocked. He didn't make any noise, so how could he be so easily discovered?
.He didn't want to show himself before, but now that he'd been discovered, he had no options, or they'd think he came to spy on them. From what he heard, he understood that what happened to him caused the entire mountain range to experience a mysterious quietness, letting them think a treasure had appeared.
Qichen slowly approached with an embarrassed look. "Hmm..." The moment Qichen stepped out, the girl quickly covered her nose and looked at him with a look of disgust. "Hmm...!" A second or two later, the young-looking man also held his nose, followed by the guards around them.
"Stay back!" The girl shouted while still holding her nose, making her sound funny. Qichen had already expected their reaction, so he wasn't as taken aback as before. He looked at the girl who shouted and was a little surprised. She had a beautiful face with bright skin that glowed in the sunlight, slightly long legs, and red lips. She was around 14-15 years old. Although her beauty wasn't mesmerizing to the extent of drooling, it was enough to call one of the best beauties in a city. The young man beside her had an average appearance.
Qichen quickly apologized. "Sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you. I was just passing by." Qichen smiled a little, making him even look more creepy with the black mass covering his face. The young man looked at Qichen with narrowed eyes; he could tell that Qichen was currently in level one of Qi Condensation.
Even though he couldn't tell Qichen's exact age, he knew he was younger than his miss by maybe a year. But still, he didn't take Qichen seriously at all. He even felt disdain. Even though this boy was in Qi Condensation level one, his talent couldn't compare to his young miss, who was already at Qi Condensation level 5.
"Boy, you should leave, or we won't be polite," the young man said. Qichen nodded. With how smelly he was, he couldn't even argue. He turned around and started walking in the other direction.
"Wait!" The young man shouted at Qichen. Qichen slowly turned around, a little confused. "Didn't you say I should go?" "Come with us. If we encounter any trouble, you'll be the cannon fodder," the young man said with a wicked smile.
He just thought of a funny situation. If they encountered a problem they couldn't deal with, and with how smelly Qichen was, they wouldn't even have to fight. The opponent would surely retreat. Qichen frowned after hearing that. Although he was smelly, he wouldn't be used by others because of that. "No, thank you." Qichen replied sternly and then turned around to leave. The young man's face turned cold. How dare a Qi Condensation of level one ignore him? He was about to draw his sword when the miss beside him spoke.
"Li Jiang, let's not waste our time with a nobody. The four families must have been ahead of us." Although she was also annoyed at Qichen, she still put the important matter first. Li Jiang was unwilling to let Qichen go, but he still put the important matter first. "Boy, the next time I see you will be your death day." Watching Qichen leave, he said to himself with a snort. Like that, they moved deeper into the mountain range.
Qichen continued looking around for a river, but couldn't find one. He was getting frustrated when his scalp suddenly went numb. He quickly leaped towards another direction. "Boom!" An explosion rang out, and a visible pit appeared on the spot he stood before.
. He looked around only to see a tiger-looking beast walking out behind a tree. Qichen recognized it on the spot. This tiger-looking beast was called a Flame Shooting Tiger. It was a demonic beast famous for its sneak attack. They channeled all their demonic qi into their mouth to form a ball of fire targeted at their prey. They only did this if they were sure of a one-time attack that could kill their prey.
The Flame Shooting Tiger looked at Qichen with surprise in its eyes, and then disgust quickly appeared in its eyes. It raised one of its paws and quickly covered its nose with a mocking expression. Looking at the Flame Shooting Tiger covering its nose with a look of surprise and then disgust, Qichen's lips twitched.
Even a demonic beast was mocking him. The Flame Shooting Tiger could see that Qichen was at a lower realm than it, and seeing that his attack failed, the Flame Shooting Tiger didn't want to give up its food even though it was smelly. It didn't waste any more time and pounced at Qichen with its very sharp claws and mouth wide open. A cold glint flashed across its eyes.
Qichen quickly got out of the way, causing the tiger to miss. The Flame Shooting Tiger didn't give up but pounced faster at Qichen again. Qichen knew he couldn't always avoid and decided to attack. While he was a menial disciple, he didn't learn any technique. That's because menial disciples aren't allowed to learn any. Only after they become an outer disciple can they learn. He didn't have time to steady his body, and he quickly clenched his fist and punched out. "Crack...!" The sound of something breaking rang out, and the Flame Shooting Tiger flew out.
Qichen took a step back and was shocked. He looked at his fist only to see no signs of bleeding, only the black mass surrounding his fist was gone. He slowly thought of what happened to him after awakening his past memories. "It must be that 12-colored light," Qichen said. Looking at the Flame Shooting Tiger with a trembling paw on the other side, its claws were broken, and blood was flowing out. It looked at Qichen with horror.
You must know that demonic beasts have slightly stronger bodies than humans, and the Flame Shooting Tiger's realm is also higher than that of Qichen's. The Flame Shooting Tiger knew it was already in a disadvantageous situation; it turned around and wanted to escape. Qichen saw this and snorted. "Since food has already delivered itself to the door, why run?" He quickly gave chase.
After giving chase for about five minutes, Qichen finally caught up with it. Normally, with the gap in realm and how fast a Flame Shooting Tiger is, he shouldn't have been able to catch up.
But with the injured paw, its speed slowed down to a considerable amount, giving Qichen an opportunity to catch up. Qichen quickly delivered a killing blow to the head. The flaming tiger's fur stood on end, and it felt death knocking on the door. It tried its best to dodge, but it was too late. Boom! The punch landed perfectly on its head, leaving a bloody hole in it. Blood was all over Qichen's hand, but he smiled instead. "Finally, something to eat," he said.