Half a month later, somewhere three thousand meters high in Baiyun Mountain, a young boy in white was running swiftly, followed closely by a large black dog.
"Hahaha! Da Hei, hurry up! If you catch me, I'll give you two top-grade Super Warrior Pills!"
"Woof!" Perhaps enticed by the offer of the two pills, the black dog behind the boy quickened its pace. Seeing this, the boy in front also sped up.
This boy and dog were none other than Ye Yiming and Da Hei!
After half a month, Ye Yiming's cultivation was still at the initial stage of the Human level. Despite this, with the assistance of Ye Qi, Ye Yiming could now fight evenly with early-stage Earth-level demonic beasts.
Crossing from the initial stage of the Human level to the initial stage of the Earth level was a significant leap, showing that Ye Yiming's efforts over the past half-month had not been in vain.
Ye Qi was continuously astonished by Ye Yiming's rapid growth, but eventually, he became numb to it. In his mind, none of the so-called geniuses in the capital, like those of the Yitai or Sancai, could compare to their own young master.
However, what puzzled Ye Qi was that after half a month, he hadn't seen Ye Yiming use the Super Warrior Pills to break through his level.
When Ye Qi brought up his doubts, Ye Yiming could only smile bitterly.
Do you think I don't want to? Do you think it's fun being stuck at the initial stage of the Human level?
I'd love to take a bunch of pills and have my cultivation soar instantly.
But is that even possible?
Thinking about this, Ye Yiming felt a wave of frustration.
Damn system, are you messing with me?
But Ye Yiming couldn't say this directly. He could only tell Ye Qi that he was practicing a special cultivation method.
Upon hearing this, Ye Qi had an enlightened look and whispered to Ye Yiming, "I understand. This is a technique taught by an extraordinary person, right?" After that, Ye Qi stopped asking questions.
Ye Yiming was left speechless.
In fact, Ye Yiming could increase his cultivation. Over the past ten to twenty days, his advanced absorption technique had gathered nearly 200,000 cultivation points for him.
These 200,000 points were enough to elevate Ye Yiming to the Earth level in one go. However, thinking about Wu Yaoguang, who might already be at the Heaven level, Ye Yiming abandoned the idea of increasing his cultivation.
Using the 200,000 points to reach the initial Earth level still left a significant gap between him and Wu Yaoguang.
Instead, Ye Yiming decided to use these points to enhance his alchemy skills. With just over 9,000 proficiency points needed, or roughly 90,000 cultivation points, he could upgrade his alchemy to an advanced level.
Then, with the effect of the Immortal Ring, his alchemy skills would rise another level, increasing his success rate in refining pills.
Ye Yiming had this idea because he had gathered all the ingredients needed to refine Tempering Pills. Not only that, but he also estimated that the ingredients were sufficient to refine a dozen Tempering Pills.
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He owed this success to Da Hei, the glutton. For the sake of its food, Da Hei had been incredibly diligent over the past days.
Thanks to Da Hei, Ye Yiming not only found ingredients for the Tempering Pills but also collected many other herbs, even finding three King Ginsengs, the key ingredient for top-grade Super Warrior Pills.
This made Ye Yiming very happy.
"Woof!"
Ye Yiming, running quickly ahead, suddenly heard Da Hei bark.
Hearing this, Ye Yiming immediately stopped and turned back towards Da Hei without thinking.
Every time he heard Da Hei bark like this, it meant Da Hei had found some herbs.
Sure enough, when he reached Da Hei, Ye Yiming saw a ginseng at Da Hei's feet.
"Ha! Good job, Da Hei!"
After gathering herbs for a while, Ye Yiming could tell at a glance that this was at least a thousand-year-old ginseng. Excitedly, he tossed a pill to Da Hei.
Da Hei caught the pill, barked twice, wagged its tail at Ye Yiming, and ran off.
Knowing that Ye Yiming needed to be careful when collecting herbs to avoid damaging them, Da Hei conscientiously kept watch.
After all, this area was frequented by demonic beasts.
Seeing this, Ye Yiming smiled and carefully dug up the ginseng with a herb shovel.
However, once he dug it up, Ye Yiming was shocked—it was a King Ginseng!
A King Ginseng!
This naturally made Ye Yiming overjoyed.
Hahaha! Now I have even greater confidence in refining top-grade Super Warrior Pills!
Huh? What's that?
As Ye Yiming put away the ginseng and was about to leave, he noticed a small cave not far ahead.
Seeing the cave, Ye Yiming's first thought was that caves meant opportunities!
With this thought, Ye Yiming's mind filled with visions of divine pills and artifacts.
Entering a cave unscathed usually led to some opportunity, and surviving a fall meant one was destined for greatness!
Ye Yiming couldn't remember where he had heard this saying, but he believed it a little.
After some investigation, he confirmed it wasn't a demonic beast's lair and boldly, albeit with some trepidation, ventured inside, thinking about the unknown opportunities.
The small cave was just big enough for one person at first, but as Ye Yiming went deeper, it widened until even a carriage could pass through.
However, as he went further, the cave became darker. Soon, he couldn't see his own hand in front of him.
Feeling uneasy, Ye Yiming stopped and looked around, seeing nothing. He was uncertain.
This cave is disappointing! Is there any opportunity here?
Forget it. I don't believe I can't find any opportunities. I'll just leave!
Just as he was about to turn back, he heard a sudden clatter of falling rocks.
"Who's there?"
Startled, Ye Yiming stepped back. But after three steps, he misstepped on the fourth, and his whole body plummeted into the void.
"Ah!"
Startled by the misstep, Ye Yiming cried out as he fell, the wind whistling past his ears.
"Help!"
"Help!"
"Hel—"
Suddenly, during his descent, Ye Yiming hit something hard. With a thud, he passed out.
Although unconscious, his body continued to fall.
Falling!
Falling!
Falling endlessly!
...
"Woof!"
Ye Yiming's cries for help reached Da Hei.
Following the cries, Da Hei entered the small cave. Reaching the spot where Ye Yiming had fallen, Da Hei saw nothing.
"Woof! Woof! Woof!"
Unable to see Ye Yiming, Da Hei barked frantically, but there was no response.
"Whimper~"
Sensing something had happened to its master, Da Hei whimpered in distress. Suddenly, it seemed to remember something and ran out.
Not long after, Da Hei returned with Ye Qi, his pants in tatters from Da Hei's tugging and biting. Ye Qi's legs were scratched, and blood trickled from the wounds.
Unable to speak, Da Hei had dragged and bitten Ye Qi to bring him quickly. Alarmed by Da Hei's actions, Ye Qi hurried after him despite his injuries.
Arriving at the cave, Ye Qi was puzzled but followed Da Hei inside with a torch.
Seeing the pit that looked like a cliff, Ye Qi had a bad feeling. His heart sank.
This? Could it be?
No, definitely not. I must be overthinking!
Terrified by the thought, Ye Qi shook his head to dispel it.
But as he shook his head, he saw a white piece of cloth.
That?
Seeing it, Ye Qi's heart raced. Trembling, he picked it up, and his face turned ashen.
It was a piece of Ye Yiming's clothing!
Boom!
Realizing this, Ye Qi felt as if struck by lightning, frozen in place.
After a while, Ye Qi remembered something, picked up a stone, and threw it into the pit.
He listened for a long time, but there was no sound of the stone hitting the bottom.
"Plop!"
Feeling drained, Ye Qi collapsed to the ground.
"Whimper~"
Suddenly, Ye Qi started crying!
This iron-blooded man, who hadn't shed a tear even when three of his bones were broken, cried now.