Chapter 4: Acquiring the Earth Bullet Art

Under the twilight.

On the simple wooden bed in his living quarters, Du En, sitting cross-legged in quiet meditation, gradually eased the exhaustion of his body and mind.

"My current limit is six times a day—no, five and a half. But considering 'just in case,' it's best to set it at four. That way, ten times accumulates one point, so after forty-nine days, I can break through to a new stage."

While pondering, he moved his thoughts and summoned the panel.

【Age: 18/91】

【Spirit Root: Low Grade】

A foul stench permeated the air; corpses were lined up on the ground, relatively neatly.

When he came to his senses, he realized he had already arrived at the workplace: the wasteland for burying corpses in the mountain forest.

"Ensuring four sessions of fully focused cultivation should be no problem. After all, the limit is five and a half, meaning there is still a capacity of one and a half sessions that can be used to squeeze in spell practice and recover mana after practicing."

This replenishment lasted until the sun had completely risen.

Outside the door, the other five corpse-buriers were all waiting for Du En.

He was efficient here too; without saying a word, he directly put on the clothes that still had a faint odor even after washing, shouldered his shovel, closed the door, and took the lead to head to work together.

"Sixty-eight bodies. Not bad, not too many."

If it were just to recover mana, one wouldn't actually need to be fully focused; one could even go slower to further reduce the burden.

Coupled with the many stimuli received during yesterday's work, the accumulation of fatigue, and the inability to be fully satiated, all while having to find time and energy to cultivate, he became muddled and appeared absent-minded.

After all, who knows if those corpses are benign? If one happens to be poisonous or carry a hidden affliction, one might end up dying while searching or gutting the corpses.

Still drowsy, the hard-working bottom-dwellers, looking like walking corpses, flowed like a school of fish from their respective dwellings toward the main road, then continued forward, avoiding various transport vehicles and scattering to different places.

Because the stench of corpses had already begun to permeate, on this small path, there were currently fresh filth and remains from various corpses, all left behind during the corpse transport not long ago.

"The accumulation of cultivation base increased by two points directly. It's the significant, direct impact brought about by the breakthrough in the cultivation method in the short term, which is equivalent to saving me eight months of time..."

【Hundred Arts: None】

"No, that wasteland is very strange. The outcome might be the same as those corpses; in just a few days, they would be completely dissolved, leaving only a little bit of ominous black soil."

【Spells: None】

Du En did not immediately study or ponder it, because his body and mind were still exhausted, so he just firmly memorized it and then destroyed it directly.

Although this cultivation speed still seems quite slow, as long as the proficiency of the cultivation method is raised, it will be like a snowball, rolling larger and larger.

"This is... Earth Bullet Art?"

On this palm-sized piece of paper, densely packed with tiny characters the size of millet, after identifying and reading them, it turned out to be an excerpt of a spell.

"Boss Du, are you awake?"

The light in the room began to change quietly, without him noticing.

"No, my current cultivation efficiency has increased by about ten percent overall, and combined with the fact that the number of times I cultivate each night has doubled, it should be less than four months."

It was because Du En hadn't come out for a long time that someone came to knock on the door, the sound not loud.

【Divine Abilities: None】

Du En and the others left the main road, stepped onto the small path in the mountain forest, and began to skillfully wrap their heads and faces with thick cloth, leaving only their eyes and brows exposed.

If they really blocked the way, Du En, walking at the very front, would directly swat them away with a shovel. Thus, after a long time, the carrion-eating beasts here had already learned to behave and would try their best to avoid the middle of the road.

To the newcomer Wei Ming, such a strange yet harmonious order was truly a shock to his worldview, quite unacceptable.

Saying this, he got up to open the door.

It's not a big problem.

To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that this corpse accidentally broke into two pieces and the internal organs had rotted to a semi-liquid state, spilling out everywhere, this relic would likely have been buried along with it.

While thinking this, Du En had already taken out the paper and slowly unfolded it.

After finishing this thought, he opened his eyes and fished out the unexpected harvest from the day from his person.

Because the opening was tied tightly, the paper inside had not been dampened.

Eggs shouldn't be put in the same basket; by the same logic, spirit stones shouldn't be put in the same bag.

Knock, knock!

So, the problem is still not big.

After opening it, he thought for a moment and did not take out the three finger-sized, crystal-clear low-grade spirit stones to put them together with the other three low-grade spirit stones he had received as wages half a month ago.

Some carrion-eating birds and beasts, such as strange owls, were currently enjoying a delicious meal.

【Cultivation Method: Yellow Earth Art (Initial Glimpse 0/20)】

Furthermore, as long as the proficiency is accumulated, although there is no qualitative change, it will make this margin become higher and higher, like a rising tide lifting a boat.

Long before the knocking sounded, Du En, having heard the footsteps, had already opened his eyes. He sat up now, shaking his head slightly to clear away the remaining fatigue.

Cultivate the method, practice the spell.

【Cultivation Base: Qi Refining Early Stage (14/100)】

The morning sunlight in the Southern Border was gradually becoming scorching.

Du En naturally wouldn't beat or drive them away indiscriminately; everyone lived in peace and passed by each other harmoniously.

The short hundred characters had a sense of profound meaning, appearing quite abstruse and difficult to understand, and there were even a few small omissions, which should have been copied that way on purpose.

He retied the bag and placed it in another corner of the room.

"I'm awake."

The day was about to break.

Calculating with a slight obsessive-compulsive tendency, Du En was still quite satisfied with this situation.

However, as long as the most basic framework is figured out, learned, and cast, then what follows is constant practice, and success will come naturally.

Facing the arrival of Du En and his group of "living corpses," they bared their fangs and hissed in a gesture of guarding their food.

Someone couldn't help but knock on the door.

If possible, taking care of both is best.

The future is promising.

"It's a bit lacking in beginning and end, and there are a few places where it deliberately glosses over things, but overall, it's still worth pondering and practicing..."

Du En stopped thinking about it and returned to the bed to catch up on sleep.

Regarding the possibility that relics might be hidden inside the corpses buried earlier, he felt no regret or pity.

The small pouch that had already been washed clean while doing the laundry.

However, once his cultivation is higher in the future, his body becomes tougher, his magic power more vigorous, and the target is suitable, he could take the risk and try digging through stomachs and intestines.

While hiding the items, he couldn't help but ponder the impact brought by this unexpected harvest.

It was mainly about the arrangements for nighttime cultivation.

Du En glanced over and pointed to the northwest corner of the wasteland, "That's the area where the bodies were buried today; the distance seems a bit far. Hmm, I'll continue to work with Wei Ming; you four can do as you please."

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