Chapter 862 - 415: Making Up for Missed Updates

Chapter 862: Chapter 415: Making Up for Missed Updates

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After a few more days.

Wen Jiu mounted the Demon Slaying Blade and pushed open the door.

Turning his head, he saw Yan Xue hanging freshly cut Demon Skin to dry outside the door, concern evident in her watery eyes.

Clearly.

Li Fu has not returned.

"Brother Li hasn’t come back yet?" Wen Jiu asked.

Yan Xue nodded and looked wistfully beyond Black Water Town, "It’s been almost five days, and I have no idea what’s going on with him."

"It should be fine."

Wen Jiu offered some comfort.

But he himself did not believe those words.

Huh?

Wait.

Why do I kind of hope something has happened to Li Fu?

This damned wicked thought!

Get out of my head!

...

After a few more days.

The Demon-solving Knife Technique experience reached the upper boundary as anticipated.

The moment it reached full, the experience broke into a whole new realm—Extreme Realm.

However, after entering Extreme Realm, experience could no longer grow.

Yet the Demon-solving Knife Technique had taken a qualitative leap upon reaching Extreme Realm; every strike with the Demon Slaying Blade now had at least double the lethality. The blade’s aura, once reliant on luck to unleash, could now be wielded at will.

The blade aura now reached nearly a foot in length instead of the previous half-foot.

Lethality and speed far surpassed previous levels.

I just don’t know how far the extreme killing distance of this blade aura is, nor how many times my current magical power can release it.

With this thought.

Wen Jiu conceived the idea of leaving Black Water Town to find an isolated place to test the blade, since there wasn’t anywhere in town for him to perform it.

The main thing is he doesn’t want anyone to know he has such a move.

...

He immediately set out.

Early in the morning, Wen Jiu departed for outside Black Water Town.

As he walked out, he kept his eye on the Demon-eating Gu within the Gu Storage Box, avoiding places where it showed any activity.

As Wen Jiu walked, he considered calculating his recent income and expenditure, as he had been busy cultivating during this period.

Now, after laying the groundwork and preparation, he could produce one Demon-eating Gu every two days.

A month could bring in a steady income of fifteen Low-grade Spirit Stones.

He had also saved nearly ten Low-grade Spirit Stones.

He could quit the job of Demon Slayer at the meat market anytime.

Excluding the expense of switching to Tier One Low-grade Spirit Rice for consumption.

Three Low-grade Spirit Stones.

And occasionally indulging in Demon Flesh.

Two Low-grade Spirit Stones.

Plus three Low-grade Spirit Stones for rent.

He could still save seven Low-grade Spirit Stones per month.

As for the nutritional switch to Tier One Low-grade Spirit Rice, it’s because Spirit Rice has the effect of Washing Marrow and nourishing the Spirit Body.

It’s just what he needs to clear the toxins previously cultivated during ten years as a Demon Slayer.

If the toxins aren’t cleared, future cultivation would be exceedingly difficult.

So this expenditure is necessary.

The consumption of Demon Flesh.

Isn’t due to craving.

But because it also strengthens the body and is more potent than Spirit Rice.

"Life is getting better..."

The more Wen Jiu tallied, the happier he became.

Unfortunately.

His cultivation progression is slow.

In Black Water Town, like a rootless duckweed, survival pressure remains considerable.

Should something happen, with Qi Cultivation First Layer strength, getting caught in it would be certain death.

Thinking of this, the joy in Wen Jiu’s heart gradually faded.

Soon, the unfathomable dense forest outside Black Water Town came into view, but what caught Wen Jiu’s attention more were the houses on the town’s edge.

Each bore numerous signs of repairs, claw marks carved three inches deep into brick walls and even traces of human blood, severed limbs, and stark white bones. Despite this, people lived there simply because it’s cheap.

Ordinary people without deep family backgrounds could only stay here upon first arriving at Black Water Town; the original owner actually lived here for seven or eight years before moving into the town.

Those living here did not have the bright smiles, the vigor, seen in his new neighbors next door.

Their faces were marked by unavoidable concerns for tomorrow.

Just as he was about to leave Black Water Town, Wen Jiu suddenly stopped, peering into the endless dense forest outside the town, lost in thought.

However, upon considering the town’s edge, he realized that in broad daylight, there likely wouldn’t be any danger, and he couldn’t always stay in a safe place.

So Wen Jiu stepped out confidently.

...

Following the path trampled by thousands in the forest, Wen Jiu veered off the Great Dao to a secluded spot.

What met his eyes were piles of rocks as hard as Demon Armor.

Varied in size.

But at least half a person tall.

Though it’s unclear why so many rocks appeared in the forest, Wen Jiu thought this was the perfect place to test his blade.

With this thought, Wen Jiu drew his Demon Slaying Blade and struck at the nearest rock pile without releasing blade aura.

Swish!

The blade rose and fell, the rock splitting audibly, the cut surface as smooth as a mirror, Wen Jiu felt no resistance.

Repeated experiments yielded the same results.

And the consumption was minimal.

In other words, if he doesn’t release blade aura, he can fight indefinitely!

Next, Wen Jiu retreated some distance, preparing to test the range of the blade aura and its attenuation over distance.

Raised his hand.

Drew his blade.

Swish——

Blue blade aura followed the Demon Slaying Blade, speeding forth like lightning, then exploded loudly three zhang away.

The giant rock three zhang away burst apart audibly.

The commotion was significant.

And the blade aura did not stop, flying another zhang into the trunk of a towering tree before halting.

Penetrated a full ten-inch depth!

At this, Wen Jiu was delighted.

Then he slashed through the air with his blade again, letting the blade aura surge, then compared the differences between the two instances of blade aura.