137 A Deep Feeling of Master and Disciple (2/2)

After finally realizing this point, Wang Lu just needed three days to train to improve his Innate Non-Phase Sword Qi. Now, in his first practical use, it already achieved the desired result.

From the start, this was not a difficult-to-train method. If he had just realized the need to couple it with the Heaven Burning Blood Technique early on, Wang Lu would’ve succeeded in mastering it in about one month. From this point of view, it seemed like his year-long survival in this place was in vain. However, on the other hand, without this year’s experience, without encountering the stupid dog and hunting and killing many dead spirits in the black tide together with it, without this year’s progress, he wouldn’t have been able to exert his sword qi as far as four or five meters away-Thus, it would’ve been too late for him to save the stupid dog. Moreover, it would’ve been impossible for him to challenge and completely seal a corpse general the rank of low-level Xudan.

The stupid dog was able to brazenly go all out based on Wang Lu’s lifespan burning. Every time he sent out the Innate Non-Phase Sword Qi meant that he had burned three to five days of his innate lifespan. And in these few short of breaths moment, Wang Lu had actually wielded over a hundred times Innate Non-Phase Sword Qi, shortening his life for over a year.

For someone with over a hundred years of innate lifespan, one year seemed nothing. However, burning it in just a few breaths moment like this took a heavy toll on his body. If they finished the corpse general a few moments late, there was no need to mention the result anymore.

However, since that didn’t happen and they’ve basically won the fight, there was no need to dwell on what ifs anymore. Wang Lu walked over right next to the remainder of the corpse general. ”Where is that good thing?”

The dumb dog barked and then began sniffing the body. It then ripped the chest off and fished out a scarlet, still beating ”meat ball”. It then lingered its gaze on that meat ball for a moment as if it was reluctant to part with it. It then held it with its mouth, jumped on Wang Lu’s shoulder and delivered that meat ball to Wang Lu.

Despite his vast knowledge as the Spirit Sword’s top student, he didn’t recognize the origin of this meat ball. However… wasn’t this time’s hunting party for the sake of this thing, the exceptional delicacy that caused the stupid dog to fall head over heels for?

He took a bite of that meat ball and a boiling liquid suddenly flushed his throat. Wang Lu didn’t even have the time to taste whether it was bitter or sweet since the unusually high-temperature liquid had scalded his entire esophagus.

What the! Is this lava?

After years of practicing Non-Phase Sword Bone, Wang Lu’s flesh had long been tempered into such a high degree of toughness. Moreover, it was an inside and outside tempering that even after drinking a scalding hot oil, he could still take a sip of herbal tea. However, at this time, the hot liquid had scalded his esophagus in just seconds. The pain then quickly spread to his stomach, and then spread throughout his body.

But then, in the throes of pain, a surging life force burst out from his stomach… Wang Lu froze for a moment—he finally understood the content of this meat ball.

It was the pure essence of the energy source of the living—it was the life force, better yet, it was the innate lifespan.

In the Nine Regions, spirit object that could prolong life was not uncommon. However, one that could increase the innate lifespan was actually priceless.

Wang Lu didn’t have the time to analyze why would this savage dead spirit’s body have such a pure essence of innate lifespan because currently, all that he could feel was the influx of energy into his body like a gushing of Yellow River. Ten years, twenty years… before long, his lifespan had been increased for over a century.

Wang Lu’s original lifespan was about one hundred years. However, at this time, it was actually doubled. As he was now just a seventeen years old teenager, he didn’t actually care much about his lifespan. Even as a human, he didn’t even reach his peak yet, thus, it was completely unnecessary to consider the question of longevity. However, doubling his innate lifespan actually meant his life had ascended to another level.

A lifespan of around two hundred years was a privilege of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, but now, Wang Lu’s life had actually elevated to the level of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator in advance.

As the Spirit Sword’s top student, he knew very well that, at the very least, there would be no bottleneck in reaching the Foundation Establishment in the future. The other cultivators, even if they were blessed with the similar level Heavenly Spirit Root, would need to accumulate cultivation in order to break through the barrier to the Foundation Establishment if they didn’t have external assistance. However, in the future, Wang Lu would just need to cultivate as usual to reach the Foundation Establishment Stage; even unconsciously reaching the Foundation Establishment was possible.

Besides doubling his lifespan, there were also countless other benefits. This Black Poison Corpse General was indeed worthy to be called as his jackpot in this Savage Land. In accordance with the Primal Chaos Rule in this place, under a normal circumstance, no one knew how many dead spirits that he has to hunt and kill in order for them to drop this best quality meat ball that contained a hundred years of lifespan. The value of this drop wasn’t that much different compared to that of the Sword Nucleus that Zhu Shiyao obtained after slaying a Corpse King; it was a genuinely best quality loot… Luckily, this stupid dog’s sense of smell was sensitive enough to actually track this Black Poison Corpse General in the boundless darkness of the black tide.

A moment later, Wang Lu opened his eyes and saw the stupid dog swallowing the meatball skin and its remaining juice.

After a fierce battle, the man and the dog divided the loot around seventy and thirty percent. As the master and the head of the hunting party, Wang Lu took the big chunk of it, and the rest was gently swallowed by the stupid dog. Both feeling boundlessly satisfied.

However, at this time, the dumb dog finally became somewhat astute. After eating the tasty food, it immediately looked around in vigilant, muttering some questions.

No doubt it was gratifying to hunt and finally kill the corpse general, but then what? The two of them were still surrounded by the black tide and the countless dead spirits were still sieging them at the periphery. No doubt their anger was doubled because of the Black Poison Corpse General’s death. There was still at least a day before the black tide receded. However, the several bright jades had almost burnt out. If this was in the cave, these flames could be maintained for several hours. However, here, under the direct pressure from the black tide, there were only about tens of minutes before they would be extinguished. This team of one man and one dog had tried their best to finish their target as quick as possible, but now the time was running out.

Moreover, those several bright jades were the last batch that Wang Lu had. It seemed like they had no hope to break through this encirclement.

”Woof?” Realizing that the bright jade flames were rapidly weakening, the dumb mutt began to get nervous.

”No need to panic. As long as we promptly seek outside help, we will be fine.”

Wang Lu said and then took out the last card on this Savage Land journey from his mustard seed bag—Spirit Sword Sect’s Summoning Heaven Talisman.

As long as the user fired this talisman, no matter where the user was, even in the abyss of the devil realm, they could be summoned back to the mountain. Three years ago before the Sect’s year long experiential learning, he had redeemed this with the sect credits. It just so happened that he needed to use it at this time.

”Master, I have done my training, come pick me up.”

A moment later, his Master’s voice rang in his ears: ”No time right now, wait two more days.”

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