Chapter 27 "Monster"

Chapter 27 "Monster"
After the slight spiritual energy just now passed through his leg, it had become faintly visible. Lin Zijing began to condense his spiritual energy again. With the previous experience, this time the condensation was faster, and Lin Zijing even felt that the spiritual energy this time was slightly thicker than before. Following the same method, Lin Zijing guided the spiritual energy to circulate throughout his body according to the mantra, feeling a pleasant sensation wherever the spiritual energy passed. However, just like before, it would become thin after passing through the injured area. So Lin Zijing continued to repeat this process.
As Lin Zijing felt that his legs were already almost healed, he opened his eyes once again to find that it was pitch black around him. It seemed that the sun had already set, otherwise there would still be some light coming through the cracks in the stones. Lin Zijing wondered if this place was called the sun or not, and inwardly chuckled, preparing to investigate Yang Ming's situation. Lin Zijing tentatively called out Yang Ming's name, but there was no response. Lin Zijing didn't dare to call out again, afraid of disturbing his cultivation. So, he quietly stood up and, following his memory, walked towards the gap in the stones. Lin Zijing pushed aside the obstructing rocks and peeked outside to feel the night in the Tianyuan Realm. Although it was nighttime, it was still lively. Similar to Earth, there was a moon hanging in the sky of the Tianyuan Realm - let's call it the moon for now, casting a faint silver glow to illuminate the Tianyuan Realm. In the forest, there were occasional low growls from wild beasts and the cries of unknown animals. Compared to the daytime, there was a slight breeze at night, and the wind passed through the woods, making the leaves rustle. This wild feeling was something that Lin Zijing had never experienced before. Lin Zijing actually found it strange that outside the stone house, it was not considered quiet, but inside the house, there was no sound at all. The house wasn't completely sealed off, after all, light could still penetrate through. Could it be because of the stone material? Lin Zijing picked up a loose stone and carefully observed it under the moonlight. With careful perception, Lin Zijing felt something different.
Previously, Lin Zijing had not carefully examined this stone, but now he feels that there is some spiritual energy within the stone, and it is different from the spiritual energy in the surrounding environment. It is even more similar and purer than the trace of spiritual energy in his own body. Lin Zijing tries to absorb the spiritual energy in the stone, but he finds that although the spiritual energy exists, it is not as abundant as the trace of spiritual energy in his body. He can only absorb a small amount, but it is much faster than absorbing from the surrounding spiritual energy. It feels like one is a ready-made meal that can be eaten directly, while the other needs to be slowly cooked by oneself. This surprises Lin Zijing a little. If he uses this stone for cultivation, wouldn't it be twice the result with half the effort? Unfortunately, there is too little spiritual energy in this stone. Based on the quantity of this stone, Lin Zijing estimates that he would need twenty stones to fill his capacity of spiritual energy. Although it is not currently helpful for Lin Zijing, it is useful for Yang Ming as it can help him recover from injuries more quickly.
Under the excitement, Lin Zijing quickly checked the other stones, but the results were somewhat disappointing. Turns out not every stone had spiritual energy, some were just ordinary stones. Lin Zijing realized that the stones without any spiritual energy were significantly less hard compared to the ones with spiritual energy. For now, Lin Zijing and Yang Ming were still using this as their base, but if they absorbed too much, the house could collapse. After thinking it through, Lin Zijing decided not to search for stones for Yang Ming and focused on his own recovery instead. In the future, if they were to leave this place and dismantle the house, it wouldn't hurt to take away a few stones with sufficient spiritual energy.
Under the moonlight, Lin Zijing turned his head to look at Yang Ming's condition and found that he was still cultivating, so he didn't disturb him. A wave of tiredness hit him, and Lin Zijing also felt a bit tired. Although his body had recovered quite well, he felt mentally exhausted. It seemed that healing through cultivation was quite draining. Lin Zijing sealed the gap again and found a place to lie down and sleep.
This time Lin Zijing was awakened by Yang Ming. When Lin Zijing opened his eyes and saw Yang Ming in front of him, he was about to ask Yang Ming how he was doing. However, Yang Ming quickly gestured for Lin Zijing to be quiet and pointed outside with his finger. Lin Zijing hurriedly covered his mouth and listened to the sounds outside with his ears pricked up. Only the sound of friction could be heard, as if something was being dragged on the ground. Soon, the sound stopped and was replaced by the crunching sound, as if someone was gnawing on something crispy. Lin Zijing felt curious. This room had good sound insulation, so how could there still be sounds coming in? And what was that crunching sound? Lin Zijing quickly got up, followed the sound, and found a gap in the stone to look outside. Yang Ming was struggling and swaying behind. It seemed that yesterday's treatment had been very effective, and Lin Zijing's leg was almost back to normal. Lin Zijing looked outside through the gap in the stone and couldn't help but take a cold breath.
Outside the house, there is an unknown beast, about two meters tall, walking on four legs. It looks somewhat like a leopard, but it has a pair of fleshy wings on its back and a pair of sharp horns on its head. It also has an iron chain around its neck and its tail is covered in scales. In front of it lies another beast, the size of a small hill, and the fangs at the corner of its mouth indicate that it is not a good creature either. However, now it is lying on the ground, lifeless. The leopard-like beast is tearing at its corpse, making cracking sounds, which are the sounds of it gnawing bones. The scene is extremely bloody, but it looks somewhat inconsistent, giving the feeling that a cat is eating a tiger. The leopard is eating quickly, like sweeping through the cloud, and the most terrifying thing is that the seemingly massive beast is effortlessly dragged by the leopard as it tears apart.
At this moment, Yang Ming also arrived at the wall and looked out through the gaps between the stones, and he was also surprised. Although the two of them grew up on a farm and had seen this kind of wild beast eat before, not to mention, that should not even be considered a wild beast, it should be considered a monster. They couldn't help but feel a chill and felt their hair standing on end. The two of them glanced at each other and silently retreated back.
"What is that monster?" Yang Ming asked in a low voice. Lin Zijing replied, "I don't know, but it's definitely not something good. This is the Tianyuan Realm, and we can't gauge it based on Earth standards.""What should we do now?" Yang Ming asked again. In fact, Lin Zijing also had no idea because the leopard-like monster was blocking the exit, and the other areas were extremely solid with no way out. After thinking for a moment, Lin Zijing said, "Running is definitely not an option, as the monster is blocking the doorway. We can only hope that it just happened to pass by here." Just as they were talking, the sound of chewing outside suddenly stopped, followed by a low growl.
(End of this chapter)