One Pound Meat, One More Attribute Point

"The Cloud Heaven Secret Realm is fundamentally a special environment within the realm of immortality. Therefore, when the secret realm opens, not only does the heavenly mechanism become chaotic, giving birth to many terrible heavenly disasters that even the powerful beings of the Heavenly Deceit Realm dare not touch. The forces of the realm of immortality also emerge, creating a large number of demon beasts in the surrounding areas."

"These demon beasts are strong, yet they do not have clear sentience. After being slain, they do not leave behind any carcass."

"Therefore, to distinguish them from ordinary demons and monsters..."

"Some cultivators from the Central Plain have named them ’Void Demons.’ Over time, this appellation has gradually spread abroad."

Looking at the blood-red leopard on the mountain in front of her, wrapped in black flame patterns, Li Lingxiu explained with a smile.

"Hmm?" Li Lingxiu’s gaze sharpened, and a look of surprise crossed her face.

Only then did she notice that beneath the body of this black leopard beast, there were two young men and women with faces filled with horror.

"The clothing on these two... it looks like the style from Lingxiu Sect." Li Lingxiu stroked her chin.

"Lingxiu Sect?" Su Heng felt this name seemed oddly familiar.

"Lingxiu Sect is a sect of neither great nor little note in Liuzhou. Has Brother Su also heard of it?"

"I remember now," Su Heng chuckled. He hadn’t actually heard of it, but he had seen members of Lingxiu Sect being killed in Xie Linyuan’s memories. Thinking back, those people were plagued by misfortune because of the Dragon Tomb.

And now, these two young disciples seemed to have met the same fate for the same reason. .c

"Does everyone from this sect love to join in the fun so much?" The thought crossed Su Heng’s mind.

But since they had encountered each other by chance...

It wouldn’t be a problem to help out.

Su Heng spread his five fingers and grabbed at the air in front of him.

Crack!

The huge leopard beast, having just been born not long ago and likely at the Fierce Level, was effortlessly crushed under Su Heng’s gravitational force, thousands of tons strong, as if its iron bones were as frail as a towel.

Instantly twisted into a lump, blood sprayed out, exploding into a mist of blood, with only tendons and bones wrapped in reddish fur remaining, dead beyond any doubt.

"Although they are a bit weak, if the numbers are sufficient, a multitude of small amounts can accumulate to a significant sum of attribute points," Su Heng couldn’t help but think.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

As his cultivation level increased, the attribute points needed for improving his cultivation technique grew more and more.

Now he had to be thrifty and not waste any resources.

Bang!

The massive body of the leopard demon was lifted into the air.

Su Heng casually tossed it aside.

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Before Su Heng and Li Lingxiu, the two disciples from Lingxiu Sect finally began to come to their senses.

A narrow escape from death had a profound impact on one’s mindset. Ji Hao took a while to catch his breath before hastily cupping his fists and saying, "Thank you both for saving our lives." ℝ

"It was but a trivial effort," Su Heng withdrew his gaze from them, no longer paying attention.

Li Lingxiu, however, was kinder. He stretched his hand and pointed towards a path behind him, "We just came from that direction; you can leave through here. If your luck isn’t too bad, you should not encounter any danger."

"Thank you, Senior." Ji Hao’s face showed a smile.

The two dashed away quickly.

Li Lingxiu shook his head and looked in the direction Su Heng had been watching.

The sky that had been clear and bright until now was covered with lead-gray clouds. The clouds formed into a massive vortex, with rumbles coming from within. Reddish flames flickered in the clouds, and several huge tornadoes appeared within sight, howling winds lifted large swaths of dead branches and leaves from the mountain, causing the clothes of both Su Heng and Li Lingxiu to flutter wildly.

"This is a sign that the secret realm is opening," Li Lingxiu pointed toward the distant hurricanes and dark clouds.

"These winds, fires, and thunders are not ordinary natural disasters, but Heavenly Thunder, calamity fires, and Yin Winds mixed with the power of the realm of immortality."

"Among these, Heavenly Thunder is the most powerful, supremely firm and yang, capable of destroying everything; calamity fire is the most troublesome, able to penetrate the body, pass through limbs, and melt the internal organs and flesh. As for Yin Wind, it is invasive, specifically targeting the souls of cultivators."

Cultivators under the effect of Heavenly Deceit have no resistance at all to Yin Wind.

A single blow of Yin Wind could scatter one’s soul, leading to certain death.

Even the strong ones of the Deceit Realm would not dare to linger in such an environment," Li Lingxiu explained seriously, sharing what she knew with Su Heng.

As she spoke...

In the depths of Zhuqiong Mountain, a large number of cultivators holding the same thoughts as Ji Hao and Chen Xi, were desperately fleeing. Those who were less fortunate or lacked in their movement technique failed to dodge and ran head-on into the roaring tornadoes.

Indeed, just as Li Lingxiu had described...

The cultivators were like birds hit by bullets, losing consciousness instantly and plummeting straight from the sky.

"Sss..."

Su Heng, contemplating the scene before him, said, "So, the Cloud Key is not actually an essential item to access the Cloud Heaven Secret Realm. It can be understood as a form of protection, which can ward off or at least reduce the impact of these heavenly disasters."

"Exactly," Li Lingxiu nodded.

Su Heng took out the palm-sized "Cloud Key" from his bosom.

A white light enveloped him, and the wild wind howling in the distance became calm as it approached him.