In the cave, Lu Ye closed his eyes again and calmly sensed the surroundings.
The talent tree was indeed in his source spirit acupoint. When he concentrated, he could "see" this scene.
This was different from before. In the past, when his attention was sufficiently focused, the talent tree would appear in his field of vision as a shadow.
Perhaps... the talent tree had always been in the source spirit acupoint, but because he hadn't opened the acupoint before, he only saw the shadow in his field of vision?
After opening the acupoint, he could feel it more intuitively.
Since coming to the Lingxi Battlefield, he had been busy improving his cultivation, practicing diligently, and hadn't paid much attention to the talent tree until it absorbed external power again, and he noticed the changes.
This was a good thing. He had always had a doubt that he couldn't figure out: his cultivation through taking pills seemed to have no hidden dangers. He guessed it might be related to the talent tree, but he didn't know the specifics.
Now that he could intuitively feel the existence of the talent tree, he might be able to study it in detail when he had the time.
"Seeing" the two burning leaves on the talent tree, although Lu Ye knew they were good things, he couldn't help but recall some unpleasant memories...
Suppressing his curiosity, Lu Ye walked to the corpse of the snake demon, retrieved his weapon, and then cut the snake demon's body into more than ten pieces, putting them into his storage bag one by one.
This snake demon was much stronger than Da Hu and could spew fire. The snake meat must be rich in spiritual energy and would be very nourishing to eat.
After finishing this, Lu Ye looked around to make sure nothing was left behind before leaving the cave.
About half an hour later, Lu Ye met up with Yi Yi and Da Hu at the cave entrance. Seeing blood on Da Hu's shoulder, he took out a healing pill and gave it to Da Hu, who had been bitten by the snake demon during the battle.
Lu Ye was also injured, on his shoulder, hit by the snake's tail, but it wasn't serious.
After a while, he rode on Da Hu, stroking the soft fur, recalling the first time he met Da Hu and Yi Yi. He never imagined that one day this mighty demon beast would become his mount.
Riding on Da Hu's back was indeed a pleasant experience, making even a small cultivator like Lu Ye from the second level of Lingxi feel a sense of grandeur.
Da Hu was robust and had a wide back, so riding on it wasn't uncomfortable.
"Where to?" Yi Yi sat on Da Hu's head and turned to ask.
Lu Ye, feeling the guidance of the war mark on his hand, pointed in a direction: "Follow this side, along the foot of the mountain!"
"Let's go!" Yi Yi waved her hand, clearly in a good mood.
Da Hu growled and shot out like an arrow, and on that day, many low-level cultivators preparing to enter Qingyun Mountain for training saw a young man riding a white tiger passing by.
A drop of water fell into the sea, creating a small ripple, but that ripple would eventually turn into a huge wave...
As night fell, at the bottom of a cliff that protruded outward and sloped, there was a natural shelter.
Yi Yi, who had gone ahead to scout, stood there and waved: "Lu Ye, over here!"
Under the moonlight, Lu Ye walked with a majestic gait, step by step.
Seeing Lu Ye's strange walking posture, Yi Yi couldn't help but laugh...
Lu Ye walked past her and glared at her fiercely.
He thought riding on Da Hu would be a pleasant experience, but after just one day, he realized he was naive.
Mainly, his thighs were rubbed raw, and he was sure his inner thighs were now a bloody mess. He could still feel the bumpy ride, and it was a miracle he hadn't been shaken unconscious.
"You'll get used to it." Yi Yi said as she followed behind.
Walking into the natural hollow, Lu Ye nodded. This place was quite suitable for resting.
There were traces of a campfire in the hollow, left by previous travelers.
Lu Ye rested for a moment, then got up to gather some firewood and light a fire. He took out a piece of the snake's body, skinned it, and cut off a large piece of about ten pounds of snake meat. The rest he gave to Da Hu.
Da Hu hugged the dozens of pounds of snake meat and ate it with great satisfaction.
The firelight flickered, and the smell gradually spread. Hot oil dripped onto the flames, sizzling.
While roasting the snake meat, Lu Ye took out a Barrier-Breaking Fruit from his storage bag and gestured to Yi Yi.
Yi Yi looked at him in confusion.
"Two fruits, split evenly." Lu Ye explained.
Yi Yi shook her head: "This is useful for you, but not for me or Amber. You keep it."
Lu Ye thought for a moment: "Does Amber eat spirit pills?"
Yi Yi nodded: "She also eats spirit stones."
Lu Ye was surprised: "Spirit stones can be eaten?"
Yi Yi explained: "Spirit stones are condensed spiritual energy, and demons can eat them, but humans can't digest them."
Lu Ye was impressed. No wonder Yi Yi and Da Hu had asked for spirit stones when they couldn't get spirit pills.
"Then we'll exchange the fruit for spirit pills..." Lu Ye was a bit at a loss, "But I don't know how much this fruit is worth."
Yi Yi smiled: "Just give whatever you want. Amber only needs two spirit pills a day now."
"Not much."
The snake meat was soon roasted. Lu Ye sprinkled some salt and started eating. He suddenly looked up and saw Yi Yi looking at him expectantly, so he handed her the snake meat: "Do you want some?"
Yi Yi shook her head: "I can't eat."
Lu Ye continued eating.
The snake meat was indeed very nourishing. After eating a few pounds, Lu Ye felt warm and full of energy, and even the flow of his spiritual energy seemed faster.
He practiced converting essence into qi while taking out his saber and walking to an open space. He took off his shirt, revealing a well-built upper body, and began to chop seriously.
The battle with the clean-faced cultivator made him realize how poor his combat skills were. He could improve his cultivation by taking pills, but combat skills couldn't be improved that way.
And there was no one to guide him, so Lu Ye came up with a simple method: continuously chopping. He didn't know if it would work, but it was the only method he could think of.
In the future, he would inevitably face stronger enemies. In close combat, cultivation and combat skills were both essential.
Under the moonlight, the young man chopped seriously, sweating profusely. Not far away, the white tiger lay on the ground, sleeping soundly, with white light surrounding it. The black-haired girl sat with her knees hugged, quietly watching, with the full moon in the sky as the backdrop, creating a hazy and poetic scene.