Moments later, a sheen enveloped him as Qi continuously entered the Dantian Qi Sea, with time slowly passing by.
Every day, everyone would only eat a meal of dry food before resuming their cultivation. Li Lin also took this time to refine the Qi energy within his body.
Seven days later, Elder Bai Mei had the rock eagle land in a deserted mountain range. Being only a second-order demonic beast, the rock eagle needed rest and couldn't carry everyone to the Yunyang Sect without breaks.
Landing in a deserted mountain range, Li Lin surveyed his surroundings, seeing towering trees everywhere, with occasional unknown beast roars echoing.
"Everyone, be careful. There shouldn't be any demonic beasts in this mountain range, but there are still many wild animals and some poisonous snakes. Be cautious, and we'll rest for two hours before we set off again," Elder Bai Mei told everyone.
After spending seven days on the back of the rock eagle, everyone naturally needed to stretch their limbs upon landing.
Li Lin, taking advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention, slipped away to a secluded corner and took out the little dragon.
The poor little dragon had not eaten for seven days and was looking at Li Lin with a face full of grievance.
"Little dragon, go find some food. Remember to come back quickly," Li Lin told the little dragon, then sent it into the depths of the mountain range. Since the little dragon had been unharmed after being hit by the man in black twice before, Li Lin was much more at ease about it.
After watching the little dragon leave, Li Lin finally relaxed. No one knew he had the little dragon with him yet. Uncle Jiang had explained that the little dragon's identity was special, and it could be troublesome if a powerful individual recognized it.
"Eh, is that a wild rabbit?" At that moment, the bushes ahead rustled slightly, and then a wild animal about one and a half meters in size leaped out from the bushes.
"A wild boar." Observing the animal that appeared, Li Lin was somewhat surprised. It was a wild boar, about half a meter tall and over a meter long, with thick black fur and two sharp tusks protruding from its mouth.
"Ow..." Seeing Li Lin, the wild boar roared and charged towards him. The aggressiveness of a wild boar is even stronger than that of a wolf.
Li Lin's expression darkened slightly. The wild boar was neither a demonic beast nor a spiritual beast, just a regular wild animal. A decent hunter could capture it, and now, Li Lin was even less afraid of a wild boar.
"Good timing." Li Lin smiled. Having eaten only dry food for the past few days, he was craving something different. Roasted wild boar would definitely be a delicacy.
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Circulating his Qi, drawing strength from the ground, he launched a light yellow palm strike.
"Bang!"
The palm strike, carrying powerful Qi, hit the charging wild boar, sending it flying tens of meters before it crashed heavily against a towering tree. The tree shook, and countless leaves fluttered down.
The wild boar groaned, foam mixed with blood flowing from its mouth, before falling to the ground, twitching twice, then remained motionless.
"What's going on?" Elder Bai Mei appeared beside Li Lin. The roar of the wild boar had been audible to everyone from afar. Seeing the dead wild boar on the ground, they understood what had happened.
"Elder, it was just a wild boar, nothing to worry about," Li Lin said.
"There are some large wild animals in this mountain range that are extremely dangerous. Everyone should be more careful," Elder Bai Mei said. By this time, Du Gu Binglan, Li Wushuang, Yang Miao, and several other Yunyang Sect officials had also gathered around.
Li Lin scanned the surroundings a few times, then collected a good amount of firewood and split two one-meter-high branches, channeling his Qi to drive the branches into the ground.
"What are you doing, Lin'er?" Watching Li Lin's actions, everyone was somewhat puzzled.
"Sister Wushuang, can I borrow your Qingyue sword for a moment?" Li Lin asked with a slight smile.
"Here." Li Wushuang handed over the Qingyue sword to Li Lin.
"Clang!"
Li Lin walked over to the wild boar, drew the Qingyue sword, and with a flash of the blade, he made a clean cut under the wild boar's belly, swiftly removing all the viscera with precise and clean movements.
"All set." Li Lin picked up a long stick he had prepared earlier, skewered it from the wild boar's mouth through to its tail, and set it atop the two branches.
Underneath the branches, he placed the dry firewood and conjured flames with his fire attribute Qi, igniting the firewood almost instantly.
"Lin'er, what are you doing?" Elder Bai Mei couldn't help but ask.
"Elder, this is barbecue. This wild boar will be delicious in a bit," Li Lin replied with a slight smile, aware that the concept of barbecue didn't seem to exist in this world.
Roasting the wild boar wasn't difficult using spiritual power to conjure flames, but Li Lin, having been an expert in barbecue since childhood, knew that only wood fire could produce the tastiest results. Flames from other sources simply wouldn't do, as wood fire carried a unique fragrance.
"Barbecue, can this really taste good?" Elder Bai Mei asked, puzzled, while others also started to wonder.
"Everyone will know soon enough," Li Lin said lightly. Good taste naturally required some seasoning, but there were no other ingredients available here. Fortunately, Li Lin had eaten wild boar in his previous life, knowing that genuine wild boar meat naturally has a salty flavor, eliminating the need for salt.
As Li Lin finished speaking, he channeled his Qi, leaped up to a large tree behind him, grabbed a handful of leaves, and stuffed them into the wild boar's belly. Li Lin had discovered these leaves unintentionally; in his previous life, these were fragrant leaves from the Fragrant Leaf Tree, which carried a light aroma, making them perfect for barbecuing.
After preparing everything, Li Lin started to seriously roast the wild boar. Watching Li Lin undertake this task, everyone was filled with curiosity and bewilderment.
In just a short time, the wild boar turned a golden brown, with oil sizzling out and dripping into the flames, intensifying the fire and releasing a faint aroma of meat.
The aroma grew stronger, and more oil sizzled out, enveloping the wild boar in a rich fragrance. This fragrance, mixed with the scent of the fragrant leaves, was simply tantalizing. The smell of the meat made everyone, who had been eating dry food for seven days, start to drool.
"It smells so good," Yang Miao couldn't help but swallow her saliva, tempted by the aroma.
"Lin'er, is it ready yet? Is it cooked?" Elder Bai Mei swallowed hard. Although his cultivation level allowed him to go months without food, the aroma of the meat had triggered his appetite.