Zhong Yuan practiced the staff technique he had learned several times, each time feeling that his mastery had deepened. After a few times, he already had the feeling of having practiced for decades.
His physical strength had also improved significantly.
He quickly understood that he must have a golden finger. He had also read many web novels and was able to accept this kind of thing quickly.
Moreover, he understood at this time.
His comprehension was heaven-defying, and it could indeed greatly improve his learning efficiency. It could even be said that he could learn by analogy.
But actually, it was still following the normal path of learning.
It wouldn't directly give him any equipment just by looking at something.
He had looked at the sky and the earth for a long time, and he had also secretly looked at the heavenly soldiers outside the mountains, but he didn't even comprehend any heaven-defying cultivation methods, and it didn't even have the slightest benefit to his staff technique.
He might as well practice it again.
【You diligently practiced the Primordial Staff Technique, your Strength +3. Body Technique +2.】
【You diligently practiced running, mastering better ways to use force, Strength +1, Speed +5.】
【You diligently researched the Primordial Staff Technique, creating a special move, Primordial Staff, which can gather all your strength and mana into one strike, with a power a hundred times greater. Requires charging.】
【You practiced diligently, greatly reducing the charging time.】
A month later, Zhong Yuan had almost learned the Primordial Staff Technique to the extreme, and his strength had reached a peak through practice.
Even if he continued to practice, he couldn't unlock any more potential.
He tried to create his own weapon usage, but his force still couldn't escape his staff technique.
He asked the old monkey, but he couldn't learn anything else on Flower Fruit Mountain.
They didn't have any other cultivation methods.
Without any reference, he felt like a skilled woman with no rice to cook.
Zhong Yuan finally made a decision, he had to go out.
He easily defeated the other Heaven's Mandate individuals on Flower Fruit Mountain and became the lower-ranking Heaven's Mandate individual who could go out.
In the center of Flower Fruit Mountain, there was a mountain that had been split in half. In this canyon, there was now a spirit formation that always shone with light.
This was said to be a spirit formation that only the monkeys of their Flower Fruit Mountain could activate.
And only one monkey could activate it.
The last Heaven's Mandate individual went to the outside world through the spirit formation to find the Great Sage's Six Roots. As long as the Heaven's Mandate individual was still alive, the light of the spirit formation would not extinguish.
When the spirit formation dimmed, it would mean that the previous Heaven's Mandate individual had failed, and they could send a new Heaven's Mandate individual into it to continue the unfinished journey.
Zhong Yuan didn't know where he would be sent.
But he was now ready.
The light of the spirit formation in the canyon had actually dimmed a half-month ago, and there was no new Heaven's Mandate individual entering it.
Zhong Yuan said goodbye to the old monkey, took a deep breath, and finally stepped into the spirit formation.
The next moment, Zhong Yuan felt like he was being restrained, his body felt like it was out of his control, the scenery around him changed, and he had appeared in another mountain forest.
A strange voice sounded nearby.
“Walk walk walk, roam roam roam. Willing to be a horse and cow for copper coins, being a human is better than being a demon. Don't be afraid of the King of Hell's fate not ending.”
“Hey, look, when fate arrives, blessings will come.”
Zhong Yuan felt like he was being grabbed by something, then he realized he was also being rubbed on his body.
He immediately understood.
He had turned into a fruit when he was teleported out, and he landed in this forest, and he quickly saw what was grabbing him.
This wasn't a human?
This was clearly a wolf demon.
The wolf demon tossed him up and down, muttering: "Just happens I'm hungry, this peach is quite smart." Then he was about to put him in his mouth.
Zhong Yuan quickly sensed his own body, and immediately understood how to transform back. He even felt that his original ordinary staff had also been imbued with some mana.
He imagined himself taking out his staff and hitting the wolf demon's mouth.
The wolf demon, who was about to take a bite, touched the peach he transformed into, let out a cry of pain, and threw him away.
A puff of smoke rose, and Zhong Yuan finally returned to his true form, transforming back into his original appearance.
“You little monkey, you dare to play tricks on your grandpa, today I will let you know how powerful I am!”
“Again, it's those monkeys, there's monkey meat to eat today! Big brother, I'll help you.” The two little wolf demons yelled, not showing any respect, they pounced on him.
Zhong Yuan took a step back, sensing the location of his staff, he reached behind his ear, and the originally ordinary wooden staff transformed into a magic weapon in his hand.
Its power could obviously be increased.
Zhong Yuan casually struck with his staff, and the larger wolf demon in the lead had his bones shattered and fell to the ground, unable to get up.
He swept his hand, and the other little demon was directly smashed into a pulp.
His strength seemed to be much higher than these little demons.
Zhong Yuan sighed with relief, and without hesitation, he smashed the head of the leading wolf demon to pieces.
Although he didn't expect the one guarding the Great Sage's Six Roots to be a demon, he also knew from the words of the two little demons that there must have been other Heaven's Mandate individuals who came here before, and they failed, so they ended up in their stomachs.
Although they were both demon races, they should have been united against a common enemy. But he was not anyone's friend, nor could he convince or subdue these demons.
He could only choose to fight.
Zhong Yuan was deep in thought when he unexpectedly saw the two wolf demons' bodies turn into ashes.
An unknown spiritual energy flew out from them and landed on his body.
Zhong Yuan only felt his body heat up, and his strength and mana seemed to have increased a little.
“What is this?”
Zhong Yuan was suspicious in his heart.
“Is this the merit of slaying demons and eradicating evil? Or are these demons not real, is this a trial illusion?”
Zhong Yuan suppressed the doubts in his heart and walked forward along the path the two little demons came from.
“No matter how many times I come, I can't change this mischievous nature.” A hoarse voice suddenly sounded around him.
Zhong Yuan looked left and right, but saw no one.
He continued walking forward, and he soon saw other little wolf demons on the road. They cursed: “It's those monkeys again.” Before he could make a move, they rushed forward on their own.
Zhong Yuan struck one with his staff, and they instantly turned into ashes, and there was also spiritual light falling on him. He could clearly feel his strength increase a little.
He felt a little like he was playing a game, killing monsters and leveling up.
“This will give me more chances to live longer. It's a good thing.”
Although he had heaven-defying comprehension, he had no time to learn, so how much strength he actually had, how long he could live, and how far he could go, he really couldn't say.
【Your staff technique has been honed in combat, refined and simplified. The Primordial Staff Technique level +1.】
Zhong Yuan continued forward and unexpectedly saw a shrine surrounded by clouds, tree roots intertwined, with an incense burner placed on it.
The old voice sounded again: “Oh, what are you spacing out for, pluck a hair and offer a prayer.”
Zhong Yuan was surprised in his heart, he walked closer and tried to pluck a hair from his head, it flickered in his hand, and the next moment he saw that the hair had actually turned into a stick of incense.
Zhong Yuan inserted the incense into the incense burner, and he saw the old tree roots on the shrine growing rapidly, directly growing into a few peach blossoms.
And he felt, in a daze, that he had a connection with the land here.
There was an invisible force being drawn from the ground into the shrine, and then through the shrine into his body.
The energy he had just consumed on the road was instantly replenished, fully recovered.
Zhong Yuan's heart was enlightened. He took a few steps out of the shrine and tried to directly break off this connection with the shrine and connect to the earth.
One step, two steps...
【You paid homage to the Land Temple, sensed the earth's vein qi, and comprehended Earth's Vein Breathing. While you are standing on the ground, you will be able to quickly recover mana and strength.】
What a great gain!
“Hey, wait!” It seemed as if he was about to leave, the old voice sounded again from behind.
A puff of white smoke rose from the ground beside the shrine, and a small old man with a head shaped like a large radish emerged from the ground.
“I am the Land God of Black Wind Mountain, I've been waiting for you for a long time.”