I am a mortal who has achieved enlightenment through burning my secrets

Chapter 241 Life Drain
In the blink of an eye, four and a half years had passed. With Xiao Wuji's tireless efforts day and night, his cultivation level finally reached level ten.

This speed is not slow at all; on the contrary, it's extremely fast. With innate soul power at level two, many people might not even be able to break through to level ten by graduation. He's a year and a half faster than them!

Unfortunately, the holiday starts in two days, and if we want the school to help us hunt for soul rings, we'll have to wait until the second semester starts! Only then will the school help all students who have reached level ten hunt for soul rings.

Xiao Wuji, however, was not interested in this. At most, following these teachers would only get him a white ten-year spirit ring, which he didn't care about!
However, he didn't have the guts to actually hunt soul beasts. It's a pity that his system self-destructed when he first transmigrated here, otherwise he wouldn't be in such a tragic situation.

Two days later, when everyone left the dormitory and Tang San and Xiao Wu went out shopping, Xiao Wuji secretly climbed up a tree next to Dormitory 7 and onto the roof of Dormitory 7.

In the center of the roof, there was a small bucket, and in the middle of the bucket grew a blue silver grass that was about one meter tall.

He found it in the jungle near Nottingham two years ago. It wasn't this tall back then. He has been feeding it with his soul power for the past two years, which is why it has grown so lush!
He took out a measuring tape, carefully measured the height of the Blue Silver Grass, and then said with a smug look:

"One meter and one hundred years old! Just right!"

"You've grown fifteen centimeters in two years, now it's time for you to repay me!"

He drew a crudely made short knife from his waist, grabbed the stem and leaves of the Blue Silver Grass with one hand, and chopped at its roots with the other.

Thump, thump!
The short sword wasn't sharp, but fortunately, the century-old Blue Silver Grass wasn't particularly resilient either; a few strokes were enough to cut it down by the roots. However, even so, the Blue Silver Grass didn't die, demonstrating its remarkable vitality.

Next, Xiao Wuji dug out the roots from the wooden bucket and cut them in half. Only then could one see pale yellow light spots floating out from the roots of the Blue Silver Grass, eventually condensing into a pale yellow soul ring in mid-air.

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In the grove of trees behind the mountain!
"First Soul Skill: Life Drain!"

The spirit rings flickered, and yellow dodder began to spread rapidly along the tree roots, quickly surrounding the large tree layer by layer.

Then the leaves began to turn yellow and fall at a visible rate!
Xiao Wuji caught a fallen leaf in his hand, then gently rubbed it between his fingers and found that it was still full of moisture and not really dry; it had simply been drained of its life force.

After an incense stick's time, Xiao Wuji's soul power was exhausted, and the big tree also completely lost its life!
He could sense that a vast life force was stored within his martial soul, but he didn't know how to utilize it.

As he withdrew his martial spirit, a gentle life force surged from his mind and then spread throughout his body.

My body felt as if it were being soaked in warm water, a tingling sensation spreading through my muscles and bones. The hidden injuries caused by over-training were slowly healing at this moment.

Xiao Wuji tried to refine this power, but found that it could not increase his soul power; it only restored a lot of the physical strength he had expended.

"Although it can't increase my soul power, this ability to repair my body will allow me to cultivate for several more hours every day, and I can train my body without any worries!"

Having obtained the spirit ring, Xiao Wuji immediately went to the Spirit Hall to register. He certainly wouldn't miss out on such a good thing as getting a free gold spirit coin. Speaking of which, it was time he also needed to nourish his body!
During the two months, Xiao Wuji did not stay at the school. Instead, he often went to the forest near Notting City, using his first soul skill to drain the trees and blue silver grass, and occasionally hunted small animals such as rabbits.

After more than a month of experimentation, Xiao Wuji discovered that his martial soul skills could only absorb the life force from plants, and the absorbed life force could not be preserved at all. Left with no other choice, Xiao Wuji had to submit an application to withdraw from the academy!
"You're going to drop out of school?"

The head of student affairs adjusted his glasses and asked with some surprise.

"Yes!"

"Can you tell me why?"

Xiao Wuji summoned his martial spirit, revealing the pale yellow spirit rings on his body, and explained, "I've found a teacher, and he wants me to study with him for a while!" "I see!" Director Su hesitated slightly, but still agreed. After all, the elementary academy doesn't teach students much, and as for self-study, that's absurd, since the school doesn't even have a library. Where would they learn on their own?
"Okay, there's really only so much that schools can teach you!"

"Finding a teacher is a good option! But remember to be careful, after all, it's a lifelong commitment!"

Director Su didn't say it explicitly, but Xiao Wuji could guess that he was probably saying that some teachers were simply unreliable.

"I will be careful!"

Having completed the withdrawal procedures, Xiao Wuji finally left the school, and a long-lost feeling of confusion washed over him. He didn't belong to this world; he couldn't find his place here.

"Go for it, Xiao Wuji! When you become a god, the world will be yours..."

After giving himself a pep talk, Xiao Wuji packed enough dry rations and plunged into a mountain forest a hundred miles northwest of Notting City.

This is the territory of wild beasts, but there are very few soul beasts; they can probably only be found deep in the mountains.

Besides spirit beasts, we also need to be careful of those large wild beasts. After all, he is still a child, and his martial spirit is very fragile. He is no match for those large wild beasts at all.

Cultivate, train, eat dry rations, rest!

Cultivate, train, eat dry rations, rest!

With his first soul skill, plus the occasional rabbit he could catch and some fruit and wild vegetables, he wasn't lacking in nutrition.

So apart from going to the Spirit Hall every month to collect gold coins, he spent almost all his time in the jungle.

After many twists and turns, a year and a half had passed. Xiao Wuji had grown to about 1.5 meters tall, and his physique could be described as broad-shouldered and narrow-waisted. Only his face still looked somewhat youthful.

In terms of soul power, it has also been raised to level fifteen. Compared with the innate level two soul power, the cultivation speed is already quite remarkable! After all, he doesn't need to consider whether his body can withstand it, he just needs to cultivate as much as he can.

Judging by the time, Tang San should have graduated from elementary school by now, and then skip junior high school and go to some mediocre high school.

Now, Xiao Wuji also faces a choice: stay here to steal the soul bone, or follow Tang San to snatch the soul bone!
They stole the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone, but robbed the Eight Spider Lances!

After considering it for a short while, Xiao Wuji gave up on the latter. Without the protection of a powerful figure, he would not be able to penetrate deep into the Star Dou Great Forest, let alone snatch the soul bone from Tang San after the Titan Giant Ape appeared!
Moreover, the Blue Silver Emperor is more suitable for me and easier to obtain.

All you need to do is go in and steal the soul bone after Tang San goes to Shrek Academy, and you can also get a Blue Silver Emperor along the way!

Moreover, after refining the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone, he can increase his soul power, and at the very least, directly absorbing the second soul ring will not be a problem!

Ten days later, at the tea stall on the city gate tower.

Watching Tang San and Xiao Wu's departing figures, Xiao Wuji couldn't help but reveal a bitter expression. This was what genius was all about, and how they had to work day and night to reach level fifteen.

Tang San and Xiao Wu, however, managed to cultivate to level 29 while simultaneously forging iron, studying, and playing, and they would break through to level 30 in just a few days!
"Genius, you're truly enviable... But I will strive to surpass you!"

A hundred meters away, in a dark alley, a figure shrouded in a tattered black robe, resembling a beggar, leaned against a corner. As if hearing Xiao Wuji's soft sigh, a disdainful look immediately appeared on his lips. "If hard work were enough, what would be the point of geniuses?"
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(End of this chapter)