Nine Realms Sword Emperor
Chapter 20 - 20 20 The Savage Mountain Range

20: Chapter 20: The Savage Mountain Range 20: Chapter 20: The Savage Mountain Range Three months’ time to advance from the fifth stage of the Bone Tempering Realm to the Body Forging Realm was an absolute fantasy.

Yet now, coming from Chu Fengmian’s lips, a sliver of belief surprisingly took hold in the heart of the Third Elder.

Before Chu Fengmian’s battle with Li Xing, the Third Elder couldn’t believe that Chu Fengmian could possibly defeat Li Xing, but in reality, Li Xing was utterly powerless in Chu Fengmian’s hands.

And was thus slain by Chu Fengmian.

So when he spoke this time, even if it were a fantasy, the Third Elder’s heart harbored that sliver of belief.

“Feng Mian, it seems you have truly grown up.

There are no wastes in the Chu family!

Good, since you’ve said it, I believe in you!”

The Third Elder laughed heartily.

His laughter was so uncontainably joyous, as previously Chu Fengmian was considered a waste, targeted by everyone.

His heart had been quite heavy.

Now that Chu Fengmian had risen, his heart was extremely light.

The Third Elder said,

“In these three months’ time, if you need anything, just ask.”

“These three months, I plan to leave the Lin residence,”

Chu Fengmian spoke out loud.

He had already made up his mind.

Three months’ time to step into the Body Forging Realm was a challenge.

If he stayed in the Lin residence, Chu Fengmian truly lacked confidence in achieving a breakthrough.

After all, for martial artists, every breakthrough must be faced with peril.

Only amidst danger could one progress faster.

Staying in the Lin residence was just too safe.

“Leaving the Lin residence…”

The Third Elder’s brows furrowed tightly.

While within the Lin residence, even if the Fourth Elder, Fifth Elder, and others harbored hatred, they wouldn’t dare act against Chu Fengmian.

After all, the Life and Death Platform three months later was set before the master of the Lin residence.

No one would dare to lay a hand on Chu Fengmian within the Lin residence at this time.

But if Chu Fengmian left the Lin residence, it would be completely different.

Once he left, even if the Lin family’s influence was powerful, there would be places beyond their sight.

It was very possible that the Fourth Elder, Fifth Elder, and others wouldn’t wait three months and might send someone to assassinate Chu Fengmian.

The Third Elder said with a frown,

“Do you understand, leaving the Lin residence will surely lead to numerous dangers?”

“Of course, I’m aware.

How could one aspire to be strong without facing dangers?”

Chu Fengmian said calmly.

The strong are born through innumerable dangers and countless battles between life and death.

If Chu Fengmian stayed in the Lin residence forever, though safe, what use would it be?

Chu Fengmian wasn’t reborn just to seek temporary comfort.

“You’re right, you can never grow within the confines of the Lin residence.”

The Third Elder nodded his head, his heart also bearing no intention of stopping Chu Fengmian.

“I hope you return safely three months from now.”

As he spoke, the Third Elder suddenly took out a jade bottle from his bosom and handed it to Chu Fengmian.

“This is the only thing your Uncle Lin can do for you now.”

Chu Fengmian had just taken the jade vial when the Third Elder hurriedly left.

“This jade vial…”

As Chu Fengmian opened the jade vial, a burst of fragrance assaulted his senses.

Within the vial, there lay a green pill that contained extremely pure Spiritual Power.

“Jade Dew Pill, a Profound Level pill.”

Seeing this green pill, warmth flooded Chu Fengmian’s heart.

The Third Elder had left in a hurry, probably fearing that Chu Fengmian might refuse to accept this Jade Dew Pill.

The Jade Dew Pill, a mid-grade pill at the Profound Level, was of great use to Martial Artists at the Body Tempering realm.

It must have taken the Third Elder several years to acquire this pill.

“In three months, I will certainly step into the Body Tempering realm and return to the Lin residence!”

Chu Fengmian silently affirmed his intention, then stored the Jade Dew Pill and, carrying the Xuanqing Sword, left the Lin residence without looking back.

…

“Another one.”

In the dense forest of a mountain range, a young figure was dashing wildly.

Behind this young figure, a giant horned bull, three to four meters tall, was in hot pursuit.

“Phantom!”

Just as the giant horned bull was about to catch up, the young figure moved and suddenly split into three figures, momentarily stupefying the giant beast.

“Sword!”

Seizing the opportunity, a sword suddenly descended from the sky, piercing the giant horned bull.

The beast collapsed on the ground, blood flowing along the Sword Edge.

“Another Greenhide Iron Bull killed.

This one must have reached the seventh layer of the Ossification Realm.”

The young man looked at the corpse of the Greenhide Iron Bull and mused while cutting open its head to extract a cyan Demon Core the size of a dragon’s eye.

This young man was Chu Fengmian, and it had been ten days since he arrived in this savage mountain range.

During these ten days, Chu Fengmian had been fighting day and night in the mountain range, not knowing how many monsters he had slain.

This savage mountain range was the largest near Linwu City, with dense jungles, and it belonged not to humans, but to countless monsters.

Numerous monsters inhabited it; they were massive and could cultivate and wield their power, which was ten times stronger than that of a human warrior of the same realm.

When Chu Fengmian had first arrived at this savage mountain range, he encountered a green ram at the sixth layer of the Ossification Realm.

He battled with the ram for an hour before finally managing to kill it.

However, the longer he spent in the mountain range, the more Chu Fengmian learned about the monsters’ weak points.

Though these monsters were strong and their bodies incredibly resilient, surpassing human Martial Artists in strength, they had fatal weaknesses due to their low intelligence, making them easier to kill with certain tactics.

But that was only the case with the lower-level monsters.

The truly high-level monsters were even smarter than humans and hundreds of times stronger compared to a Martial Artist of the same realm—these were the truly terrifying creatures.

In his past life, Chu Fengmian knew that some incredibly powerful monsters even emulated humans, establishing empires, nearly no different from humans.

There was a natural opposition between Martial Artists and monsters—monsters could devour humans to enhance their strength.

Martial Artists, on the other hand, could use the bodies of monsters to forge weapons and armor, and their Demon Cores to concoct pills.

The two sides were always in a fight to the death.

Chu Fengmian took the Demon Core from the Greenhide Iron Bull and placed it into a snakeskin bag, which was already nearly one-third full of various colored Demon Cores.

Having been in the savage mountain range for ten days, Chu Fengmian had killed over a hundred monsters.

He had felt somewhat powerless against the Ossification Realm’s sixth-layer green ram, but now, slaying this Greenhide Iron Bull, which was at the eighth layer of the Ossification Realm, was a breeze.