Rapid Advancement in Cultivation!

"Splash—"

Zhu Ge moved swiftly, dashing directly out of the area shrouded in miasma.

However, he also encountered many ghosts along the way who tried to stop him.

"It seems this tiger god has been entrenched here for many years, with quite a few accomplices!" Zhu Ge sighed as he looked back at the forest.

As the strongest person in the vicinity of Jianshan Village besides Mr. Hu, Tiger God has been running his own territory for many years, and naturally has many "believers".

If Tiger God hadn't wanted to avoid complications, his escape would likely have been quite troublesome.

He only has two streams of blood energy in his body. If all those animals attack at once, his blood energy will be consumed too much, and he probably won't be able to escape once he runs out of both streams.

However, Zhu Ge could also tell that Tiger God must have been seriously injured, otherwise he wouldn't have acted this way.

"A paper tiger."

Zhu Ge saw through the true nature of the Tiger God.

When the master was around, he was beaten up badly; when the master was not around, he dared not descend upon Jianshan Village. He reappeared after the death of the Fungus God, but was then forced away by Yu Xiucai, who was in the second realm.

Even now, Zhu Ge, who is only at the mid-stage of the first realm, is still able to make Tiger God helpless.

They bully the weak and fear the strong; they are afraid of death and cling to life!

However, Zhu Ge also knew that the Tiger God must have some methods that others did not know.

At that time, the Tiger God can be used as a normal second-realm being.

"Since I can't find Mr. Insect, and Tiger God is seriously injured, I'll go practice martial arts elsewhere and wait for the Fisherman in the Straw Raincoat to come back for me..."

He murmured the blessing to himself.

This statement was naturally made to thin air.

After saying that, Zhu Ge walked straight past the Tiger God Forest and continued on his way.

When they were hungry, they hunted and roasted; when they were thirsty, they drank from mountain springs.

He spent more than ten days in the mountains and forests.

This trip also showed him the dangers beyond human settlements.

The land is teeming with demons, ghosts, monsters, and gods!

Some of them were mantises that had become demons, and Zhu Ge almost had his throat slit when he wasn't paying attention.

Some were spirits of vines, gorging themselves on fresh blood, their roots littered with corpses.

There was also a small mountain, which was a mountain monster. Although it only had the aura of a first-level realm, Zhu Ge didn't even dare to approach it, for fear of being suppressed like Sun Wukong.

In short, this journey broadened Zhu Ge's horizons considerably.

His "Wrathful Vajra Palm" technique gradually became more and more proficient, with each move flowing smoothly together.

Even a normal palm strike or punch can activate blood and qi, resulting in astonishing explosive power.

If he were to encounter the bear he had fought before again, he estimated that he could kill it with just two blows.

However, Zhu Ge gradually discovered the shortcomings of this martial art.

It is strong but lacks variety.

It is well-suited for fighting tigers and bears, but not adept at dealing with snakes, pythons, and vines.

If it weren't for Hua Xiaomei's bewitching spell, Zhu Ge would probably have either become food for a giant python or turned into fertilizer for its vines.

This also made Zhu Ge realize that he lacked a suitable weapon!

However, given the current limited resources, he couldn't dig out a weapon from the ground and had to continue using his fists and palms as weapons.

"Rustling sound—"

As bamboo leaves fell, Zhu Ge sat cross-legged in the bamboo grove, regulating his breathing and calming his mind.

He hasn't had an out-of-body experience for a very, very long time.

However, today's scene stirred within him a fleeting thought of his soul leaving his body to experience the world.

He held back.

"Brother, there must be a bamboo spirit in this bamboo forest," Hua Xiaomei warned Zhu Ge in his mind. "And perhaps it's even at a second level!"

Two Realms Bamboo Spirits!

Zhu Ge nodded slightly: "Perfect. I feel that my blood energy is hidden and not yet released. Both of our blood energies can be stirred up again, and perhaps there will be a breakthrough."

The first realm of martial arts is called resentment.

Whether it is anger or hatred, this is the purest and most fundamental source of power in martial arts.

Even a common man's anger can lead to bloodshed within five steps!

The only way to break through in martial arts is through fighting!

Yu Xiucai began studying at the age of ten and it took him ten years to reach the first realm. It was only through the matter of the mushroom god and the guidance of the blessing song that he reached the second realm.

And the gentleman has remained stagnant at the second realm for decades.

But what about the blessing song?

It has only been a little over a month since I went from the early stage of the first realm to the middle stage of the first realm, and I am about to break through.

This is certainly because the "Great Sun Glass Body" refines the strength of the body and stimulates the blood and qi, and the "Wrathful Vajra Palm" provides martial arts skills, allowing for continuous combat.

But most importantly, Zhu Ge had been holding back a lot of anger inside.

These factors combined led to Zhuge's rapid progress in martial arts.

Zhu Ge didn't waste any time and kept diligently honing his martial arts skills.

The stronger you are, the more likely you are to kill the fisherman in the straw raincoat!

It's almost here, almost here, the one-month deadline is approaching... Zhu Ge's heart is burning with passion.

"Splash—"

Just then, the surrounding bamboo forest suddenly rippled rhythmically.

"They're here!"

Zhu Ge suddenly stood up and slammed a whip kick behind him.

"Bang!!!!"

A bamboo stalk exploded and shattered into pieces, scattering everywhere.

"hiss!!!!!"

A greenish-blue, horse-shaped bamboo stood in the open space and let out a roar at Zhu Ge.

The horse-shaped bamboo has hair like bamboo leaves, emerald green eyes, and is surrounded by the illusory shadow of bamboo leaves.

"Horse-shaped?"

Zhu Ge raised an eyebrow.

All three types of beings—fairies, monsters, and humans—can change form within a single realm. Most of them, especially those that live near human settlements, will transform into human form.

However, many spirits and monsters can transform into the form of the strongest being in the vicinity.

It is estimated that in the eyes of this bamboo spirit, the strongest thing should be a horse, which is why it transformed into a horse.

"I happen to need a mount. Let me see if I can tame you."

Zhu Ge pushed off the ground with his right foot, leaped up, gathered power in his right palm, and a faint golden light flashed in his palm as he slapped towards the bamboo horse.

"Hiss!!"

The bamboo horse raised its front hooves high, and sharp thorns grew from the bamboo hooves, kicking fiercely at Zhu Ge's palm.

"Well done!"

Zhu Ge maintained his stance and unleashed a palm strike, his blood energy swirling around his palm to form golden light, which collided with the green bamboo.

"boom!!!"

The two collided, creating a shockwave that pushed Zhu Ge and Zhu Ma backward.

"What incredible strength!" Zhu Ge exclaimed in surprise.

Although this bamboo horse is shaped like a horse, its body is just a bamboo stalk, but its strength is not weak.

Zhu Ge was surprised, but her childhood friend on the other side was even more surprised.

"Hiss hiss hiss!!!"

The bamboo horse opened its mouth and let out a warning neigh, then turned and ran away.

"Scared?" Zhu Ge's lips curled into a smile, then she immediately chased after him: "Don't run! Be my mount!"

In less than a minute, Zhu Ge couldn't even see a trace of her childhood sweetheart.

"pity."

Zhu Ge looked around but couldn't see her childhood sweetheart anywhere, so she had to give up: "It's about time, I need to go back and wait for the fisherman in the straw raincoat to come and pick me up."

"I wonder how Big-bellied Dog and Little Black Egg are doing in their training. If they're doing well, the Fisherman in the Raincoat should take them on, right?"

With that, he began to run wildly toward Jianshan Village.

However, as he stood there talking to himself, a wisp of red resentment still flowed through his feet and into the ground.

Not long after he left, the bamboo horse slowly returned to the bamboo forest.

But as soon as the bamboo horse returned to the bamboo forest, it seemed to have discovered something and suddenly began to neigh nervously at its surroundings.

And a voice appeared in its mind.

"Don't panic, I've come here to tell you something beneficial."

"This month, we joined forces with seventeen second-realm and thirty-eight first-realm experts to jointly eliminate the human race's Jingzhe official."

"There are countless treasures of the Jingzhe official spirit level. After we kill them, we can divide and enjoy them. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

"I am a ghost servant under the Tiger God of the Second Realm. You may call me 'Xi'."