Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 448 Strange Little Beast

A mountain breeze is blowing.

The dragon blood bodhi tree swayed and rustled.

At the mouth of the valley, only the sound of the swaying dragon blood bodhi tree could be heard.

Seeing the still motionless boulder, Lin Chen narrowed his eyes slightly. The next moment, he flicked his right finger, and a ray of blue light shot towards the boulder.

"call out--"

The light penetrated the giant rock, causing dust to rise and eventually piercing through to create a hole the size of a fist.

It appears to be just an ordinary boulder.

A playful smile appeared on Lin Chen's face. He could no longer sense that aura from before, but he was confident that his spiritual perception was accurate.

shhhhhh!
Lin Chen fired several beams of icy blue light in succession. If they hit, the entire boulder would be riddled with holes.

This time, the boulder finally changed.

boom!
Before Lin Chen's innate power could even reach them, the boulder suddenly exploded, sending up a cloud of dust that obscured all vision.

Once the stone chips and dust had settled and the boulder had disappeared, a flame appeared at Lin Chen's fingertip this time.

The flames shot out, immediately engulfing several scattered pieces of rubble.

As the temperature of the flames rose, one of the pebbles finally changed, transforming into a beam of light that was about to break through the flames.

"Want to run?"

Golden wings appeared behind Lin Chen, and his figure disappeared from the spot, turning into a rainbow light and heading towards the direction where the rubble had fled.

As soon as the rubble escaped the flames, it sensed the danger. The entire piece of rubble unfolded, and the original rock edges lost their hard outer layer, revealing four short, thick legs covered with fine hairs.

The sharp claws on the four severed legs extended from the small paw pads and clawed at Lin Chen. Unfortunately, the claws were too short, not even as thick as the paw pads, and seemed harmless.

“Oooooooh!”

As it revealed its true form, the little beast let out a roar, but the roar was still childish and innocent.

call out!
Lin Chen, who had originally slapped out his hand, changed his grip upon seeing the small beast's appearance, grabbing it by the scruff of its neck and lifting it up.

"Awoo, awoo... awoo..."

The little beast was being held by the scruff of its neck by Lin Chen, and it shook its body frantically, trying to break free, but all its efforts were in vain. Its four short legs were only half a foot long and could not touch Lin Chen at all.

"What kind of monster is this?"

Lin Chen looked at the round, furry little beast with four short legs that had revealed its true form, and his face showed curiosity.

The little beast at this moment had pure white fur all over its body, and it did not resemble the yellowish-brown boulder from before at all.

The Yan Dynasty has a vast territory, and the variety and number of animals must far exceed those on the island. Even a martial artist at the Myriad Manifestations Realm would not be able to recognize all the animals.

After all, some animals that haven't even developed intelligence have little value in the eyes of martial artists and won't attract any attention at all.

But a creature that can transform itself into a boulder and even conceal itself from the divine senses of a powerful innate expert is definitely not an ordinary animal; even ordinary demonic beasts cannot do it.

Such a special monster is definitely not an unknown creature.

However, the jade slips his master gave him, which recorded the monsters of the Yan Dynasty, did not match the monster in front of him.

"Little guy, can you understand what I'm saying?"

"Ouch, ouch..."

Looking at the little beast's big, dark eyes, Lin Chen believed that it could understand him, but it couldn't speak human language yet.

What are you trying to do hiding here?

Upon hearing Lin Chen's words, the little beast pointed with its short forelegs at the Dragon Blood Bodhi tree beside it.

"You want to eat the Dragon Blood Bodhi Fruit?"

Lin Chen offered his guess, but his brows furrowed. While the Dragon Blood Bodhi Fruit could increase a martial artist's qi and blood, it was ineffective against demonic beasts.

If a demon beast were to consume the Dragon Blood Bodhi Fruit, there is a high chance it would explode and die.

This is why Dragon Blood Bodhi Fruit can be found in some mountain ranges. To demonic beasts, Dragon Blood Bodhi Fruit is poison, and no demonic beast would be interested in it.

Won't this little beast explode and die?

Just as Lin Chen was wondering, the little beast tugged at the fur on its belly with its forelegs, revealing a Dragon Blood Bodhi Fruit, and then stuffed it directly into its mouth right in front of Lin Chen.

As the Dragon Blood Bodhi Fruit entered its body, the little beast's belly swelled up at a visible speed. Just when Lin Chen thought the little beast's belly was about to burst from the energy of the Dragon Blood Bodhi Fruit, the little beast suddenly tilted its head and fell asleep.

The reason Lin Chen thought the little beast had fallen asleep was because he could hear the little beast snoring softly.

As the little animal fell asleep, its belly stopped growing.

"This little beast is quite amazing."

Lin Chen shook the little beast a few times and found that it was not moving. He confirmed that it had fallen into a deep sleep, so he put the little beast aside and began to pick the Dragon Blood Bodhi Fruit.

Once a Dragon Blood Bodhi fruit ripens, if it is not harvested within ten years, the energy within the fruit will be slowly absorbed by the Dragon Blood Bodhi tree, eventually turning into a shriveled peel that falls to the ground. However, the Dragon Blood Bodhi fruits on this tree are bright red and extremely plump, indicating that they have just reached maturity.

In terms of quality, it's even better than the one Chu Shishuang gave him.

One, two...

After picking all the fruits from the Dragon Blood Bodhi tree and putting them into the Hundred Treasures Box, Lin Chen smiled.

This time, he picked a total of 118 Dragon Blood Bodhi fruits. Adding the ten that Chu Shishuang picked, this means that the Dragon Blood Bodhi tree bore a total of 128 fruits this time. In the jade slip that his master gave him, which introduced the rare and precious materials of the Yan Dynasty, it was clearly mentioned that the Dragon Blood Bodhi tree generally bears an average of about 30 fruits, with some bearing only a few and others more than 50. If it bears more than 100 fruits... there is only one possibility: this place is nurturing the aura of a dragon vein.

The Dragon Blood Bodhi Tree can only bear fruit after absorbing enough essence of heaven and earth. However, to produce a hundred fruits, this essence of heaven and earth must be extremely concentrated to an incredibly terrifying degree. The warriors of the Yan Emperor Dynasty call it the Qi of the Dragon Vein.

The energy of a dragon vein is also a precious thing.

However, after searching around the valley, Lin Chen became more and more puzzled. The energy of heaven and earth here was not strong. Logically speaking, it was impossible for the Dragon Blood Bodhi Tree to be nurtured. So how could the Dragon Blood Bodhi Tree be so productive?
"That's strange."

Fifteen minutes later, Lin Chen gave up and returned to the entrance of the valley. He glanced at the little beast that was still sleeping and originally thought he would leave it alone, but in the end he still picked it up.

A beast that can devour the Dragon Blood Bodhi Fruit without exploding is definitely not ordinary, not to mention the disguise skills this little beast previously displayed.

Just after Lin Chen and the little beast left the valley, the leaves of the Dragon Blood Bodhi tree in the valley rustled once again. This time, the leaves not only swayed but also kept falling.

In just a few breaths, the Dragon Blood Bodhi Tree was reduced to bare branches, but even these branches quickly began to crack and break apart inch by inch.

In the end, the entire Dragon Blood Bodhi tree turned into wood dust and scattered on the ground.

"Ouch!"

The little beast, held in Lin Chen's hand, suddenly trembled, uttered a murmur, and curled up even tighter.

……

……

The Great Stone City.

Qianji Restaurant.

"I want a detached house."

"Sir, a private courtyard starts at one hundred Yan coins."

The restaurant owner, upon hearing Lin Chen's words, glanced at Lin Chen but did not fawn over him simply because Lin Chen was a Xiantian martial artist.

The Thousand Machines Restaurant is extremely famous throughout the Yan Dynasty. Backed by the Thousand Machines Sect, all those who stay at the Thousand Machines Restaurant are experts at the Innate Realm.

The biggest difference between Qianji Restaurant and other restaurants is that it has an array set up by Qianji Sect to prevent others from spying on it. For Xiantian Realm martial artists, in addition to requirements for the living environment, confidentiality is also what they value most.

There are always people in this world who like to pry into other people's secrets, but in the Thousand Machines Restaurant, even a powerful expert at the sixth level of the Innate Realm cannot detect the situation in other courtyards with their divine soul.

"Prepare one for me."

Lin Chen nodded. One hundred Flame Coins was indeed a high price, but you get what you pay for.

Living here, one will not be spied upon by the divine souls of powerful beings.

"Alright, sir, come with me."

Following the innkeeper, Lin Chen selected a villa and waited for the waiter to bring the food. He then instructed the waiter not to disturb them unless necessary.

After finishing his meal and bath, Lin Chen tossed the still-sleeping little beast onto the bed, while he himself sat cross-legged on the ground and took out a Dragon Blood Bodhi Fruit from his treasure box.

Having the experience of consuming the Dragon Blood Bodhi Fruit before, Lin Chen was quite skilled this time. After swallowing the Dragon Blood Bodhi Fruit, he circulated the Azure Wave Technique to continuously absorb and transform the energy of the Dragon Blood Bodhi Fruit, turning it into pure blood and qi to nourish his internal organs and cleanse and expand his meridians.

One, two...

After swallowing two pills in a row, the entire room was filled with a surge of energy.

"panel!"

Lin Chen whispered something and looked at his control panel.

[Host: Lin Chen]

[Realm Level: Innate First Realm]

[Innate Skill: Canglan Technique] (Level 5, no damage)
[Qi and Blood: Level 4]

[Soul: Level 5]

[Willpower: Level 5]

[Speed: Level 4]

[Defense: Level 4]

[Comprehension: Level 5]

……

His Qi and Blood level improved from level 3 to level 4 with great ease.

[Every second counts: Energy from the Dragon Blood Bodhi Fruit can still be absorbed to further enhance Qi and blood, so there will be no waste.]

Just as Lin Chen finished looking at the values ​​on the panel, [Racing Against Time] gave him another reminder.

"Not a waste? It seems I can raise my Qi and Blood to level five."

Lin Chen made up his mind: he would raise his Qi and Blood to level five in one go, catching up with his Divine Soul.

One, two, three...

As Lin Chen continued to consume the Dragon Blood Bodhi Fruit, the entire bedroom was enveloped in surging blood and qi. Waves of blood and qi gushed out of Lin Chen's body like tides, but the next moment, Lin Chen's body sucked these gushing blood and qi back into his body like a whale sucking.

This cycle repeats itself endlessly.

(End of this chapter)