Liu Xing's condition is slightly different. He wasted so much beast core qi when he fought the horde of spirit beasts. True, the bullets are used to kill other spirit beasts, but if Liu Xing can mooch off a fraction of the energy from the bullets, he would advance faster. Not that he wanted to fight a horde of monsters again. If the situation allows it, he prefers to kill spirit beasts silently.

Pinching his chin, Liu Xing considered his options. Right now, he can't afford both the maneuvering technique and the cultivation method, but if he had enough points, what would he prioritize?

After thinking for some moment, letting the crocodile give him tour of this swamp, Liu Xing decide the most important is the manuevre technique.

"What kind of technique fits my Lightning Cloak Technique?"

Immediately, he thought about solidifying the air under his feet, creating a platform for him to jump off of. This technique would improve his movement, as he would no longer need the ground, and he could move in three dimensions.

It's cool, and this technique isn't out of the realm of possibility. The Purple Moon sect has many, many techniques, and one of them must be this Air Step Technique. Even if it's not similar to his imagination, there's probably a similar technique in the library.

"All right, it's decided. I have to grind more points to be able to afford this technique."

Liu Xing decides to jump off the crocodile and start looking for the Purple Tailed Lizard all over the swamp. He searches the whole swamp for the lizard, and he finds it, although it's a tiny one with so many black dots in its tail. Not what his mission needs.

He wasted several days searching for the right Purple Tailed Lizard. As time passed, he began to grow anxious. Maybe the perfect lizard is buried under the remains of the centipede.

Deciding to look for more, he sweeps the swamp clean. There's no leave he didn't check and no stone he didn't leave unturned, but he didn't find the other Purple Tailed Lizard.

When the time came to return, Liu Xing just sighed and ran towards the Purple Moon Sect. He accepted that he would fail this mission.

"Whatever, I'll grind some more missions."

Liu Xing activates his Lightning Cloak Technique and jumps from tree to tree. After leaving the swamp, he jumped between mushrooms and tall trees, and soon arrived at the remains of the centipede beast he killed. The rotten smell filled the air, and many critters, animals, and birds ate the flesh and head of these spirit beasts.

Liu Xing had the urge to check the remains, thinking that he might be able to find a perfect tail of the Purple Tailed Lizard, but then he decided against it. The chances are slim, and he would waste more time looking for it.

He soon arrived at the clearing where Mo Yan, Pu He, and Han Zhong tried to rob him. He can see a human-shaped mark on the face of the cliff where either Han Zhong or Mo Yan crashed into it.

He almost jumps to climb the cliff when he suddenly stops himself.

At the edge of his vision, a twisted foot sticks out of a bush. Seeing that feet bend unnaturally makes him flinch. Liu Xing soon realized that feet were kinda small and wearing a woman's shoes, and although he didn't see it clearly, he could see a hint of purple inside the bush.

He raised an eyebrow, and a thought popped into his head.

"There's no way, right?"

Liu Xing decided to approach the bush and check it out. After opening the bush, he saw Yan Yu lying on the ground, her right hand drenched in blood, her left hand bent in an unnatural way, and a bloody slash mark on her torso still gushing blood.

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Seeing Yan Yu's condition, Liu Xing's eyes widened.

Yan Yu opened her eyes and looked at Liu Xing calmly, as if she was chilling in the bush of her own free will.

"Are you okay?" Liu Xing asked.

Liu Xing did not like Yan Yu. His first impression of her was that she was a bully. And he did not want to get involved with a bully, considering his past, but she is from the same sect, and perhaps ignoring her would breed enmity between them.

"I'm fine," she said.

Liu Xing raised his eyebrow. He once again observed her bent feet, her robe drenched with blood from the large slash wound on her torso. Normally, a wound like that would be life changing for an ordinary person, but she's a cultivator, and cultivators have high vitality.

"All right, take care of yourself." If she was all right, then there was no need for him to help her.

He turned around and took one step, two steps, and three steps. Liu Xing suspects that she is proud and would not want to be helped, especially by Liu Xing who once defeated her. If that is the case, then it is okay for him not to interfere. But if she asked, Liu Xing would not mind helping her.

"Wait."

A quiet sound was heard from behind, and Liu Xing turned around. Yan Yu still looked calm, her electric blue eyes perfectly controlled, as if she did not feel the pain in her body.

"You can take me to a safer place. I'm poisoned."

Liu Xing nodded. Although her words sounded like an order, Liu Xing understood that she was asking for help. Liu Xing still has a bad impression of her for when he tried to make his cave hers, but Liu Xing can't ignore a fellow sect member. He also thought that if he helped her, he might win some goodwill, and maybe one day, if he helped her, she would help him. After all, Liu Xing is now living in the xianxia world, and the threads of fate and karma probably exist.

"Wait a minute, I'll make a shelter."

Liu Xing walked over to the cliff. He was looking for a suitable place to carve a simple cave. The place must be hidden, but still easily accessible. Soon, he found two trees that were growing tall right in front of the cliff. One of them sprouted from the ground, and the other one sprouted from the face of the cliff, bent a little, and then grew tall. Liu Xing jumps onto a branch, moves around the tree, and with his lightning blade, Liu Xing starts slashing the cliff. His lightning blade is so sharp that he feels like he is cutting a jelly. Soon, a shallow cave was created behind the two trees.

Liu Xing then goes back to where Yan Yu is. She is now closing her eyes, probably trying to recover her poisoned body.

"I have secured a place," Liu Xing said.

Yan Yu nodded without opening her eyes, and Liu Xing carried her in a princess carry. While he was carrying her, Liu Xing's mind flew elsewhere.

On Earth, while there are several girls who are interested in him, he didn't have time nor interest to start dating. In this world, Liu Xing also did not have much opportunity to interact with the opposite sex.

When he still wants to live happily in the backwater country, he entertains the idea to marry and have children, but with his mission now, he is pessimistic he can find a time to date. Nevertheless, he is still attracted to a girl. On the way from the sect to here, he met cute attractive girls several times.

Glancing at Yan Yu in his hand, Liu Xing realized that Yan Yu is the most attractive girl he has met in this world, yet he did not have any interest for her, even when he was carrying her.

Soon, they arrived at the cave Liu Xing created, and Liu Xing laid her down in the middle of this cave.

"Thank you," Yan Yu said without opening her eyes.

"You're welcome."

He wondered what had happened to her. The last time he saw her was when she came out of the pocket dimension with the black sword. Since there are other cultivators there, they'll probably team up against her and try to steal the black sword. Yan Yu is strong. She probably killed a lot of them, but he did not see the black sword.

"My sword is safe." She said as if she knew what Liu Xing was thinking.

"I see," Liu Xing said.

"Do you want it?" Yan Yu opened her eyes. Electric blue eyes pierced him.

Liu Xing shook his head. "I don't need it, I already have a blade."

Although the lightning blade isn't really a blade, it's enough for Liu Xing.

She nodded, seemingly satisfied with the answer, and closed her eyes again. Liu Xing then offered her his Blood Pill and Restoration Pill. She accepted both pills, and since she cannot move her hands, Liu Xing fed the pills to Yan Yu.

After that, she closed her eyes again, her qi recovered, and her wound and mangled limb slowly recovered. Seeing this, Liu Xing realized that she only needed a few hours before she could move again.

Since there was nothing more he could do, Liu Xing stood up. "It looks like you will recover soon. I'll excuse myself."

Liu Xing turned around and started to leave, but Yan Yu spoke.

"I will give you information."