Wizards in the world of cultivation

Chapter 12 First Battle Against a Second-Tier Monster
Su You carried only a batch of defensive talismans and concealment talismans, a high-grade flying sword magic weapon, a high-grade defensive magic weapon, and two storage bags with a capacity of one hundred cubic meters.

Even if someone were to perish there, the losses wouldn't be too great.

Indeed, after making a fortune in spirit stones several times, a mere few thousand spirit stones were no longer of any interest to him.

Su You's mental scanning range is currently five kilometers in radius, which is five times farther than his newly established twin clones. It's just unknown what level of foundation-building he is comparable to.

His mental energy fluctuated in an arc-shaped pattern, a technique that effectively prevented others from detecting his mental energy.

This is the advantage of different civilizations. Wizards, especially in the early stages, are indeed far superior to cultivators in the world of cultivation in terms of the use of spiritual power.

After traveling less than a kilometer, a smile appeared on Su You's face. He had just arrived and already made a sale, which was not bad. Moreover, it was two mid-stage first-tier demonic beasts, which was an income of nearly a thousand spirit stones.

Two streams of spiritual energy descended, and the two mid-stage first-tier demonic beasts fell silently.

Su You quickly went up and put the two demonic beasts into his storage bag.

Aside from certain special demonic beasts, every part of a demonic beast is valuable. For example, its flesh and blood can be refined into spiritual power or transformed into qi and blood for body tempering. Its leather can be used to make high-quality talismans or to refine magical robes.

In addition, the bones and blood in the body also have great uses. The bones can be used to refine weapons, and the blood can be refined into essence blood to make talisman sand, which is one of the essential materials for making talismans.

Su You used his mental power to constantly observe his surroundings, allowing him to detect the movements of the surrounding monsters immediately.

Although he has now concealed his aura, applied a talisman to conceal his aura, and even used an odor-eliminating technique to eliminate his own scent.

However, this is not foolproof. Some special monsters have extremely sensitive noses and even possess special talents, which may allow them to detect his presence.

It's even possible that some special-talented demonic beasts could sense Su You's unique mental energy fluctuations.

Fortunately, the intelligence of monsters, especially low-level monsters, is not very high at the first and second levels. Only when they break through to the third level as great monsters do their intelligence become similar to that of humans.

Therefore, as long as you don't recklessly venture into dangerous groups of monsters, your safety is relatively easy to guarantee.

In the following days, Su You proceeded methodically and cautiously, searching the outer perimeter and hunting monsters.

After all, the closer you get to the interior, the more powerful the monsters become, and it's not uncommon to see second-tier monsters. Although Su You can defeat second-tier monsters, it will inevitably cause a huge commotion, which would be a loss.

Moreover, when dealing with second-tier demonic beasts, ordinary mental attacks can at most cause a little damage to the beast, but will not kill it.

This conclusion was drawn after the twin clones broke through to the Foundation Establishment realm. The transformation of spiritual consciousness into divine consciousness was indeed a huge change, and their souls also became much stronger.

If Su You still wants to rely on mental attacks as effectively as he could against cultivators in the Qi Refining Realm or demonic beasts, then he certainly won't be able to do it.

……

One month later, in a canyon in the Liuyun Mountains.

"They actually found me?" Su You looked somewhat surprised.

He had been careful enough, always keeping a safe distance from second-tier monsters when they came out to hunt, but he still managed to be discovered.

Within his mental range, the jade-green lion charged straight toward his location, which had already confirmed his position.

Given the opponent's speed, it was too late for me to escape.

"I want to see who's stronger, a third-class apprentice wizard or a second-tier early-stage demon beast." Su You licked his lips, his face showing excitement.

Since there's no escape, let's fight to the fullest.

Since arriving in the world of cultivation, he has yet to truly unleash his full potential.

Now, facing a second-tier demonic beast can actually ignite his fighting spirit.

Mental puncture!

First, there's the mental attack. Although it can't kill the opponent, it can still cause damage. Su You certainly won't give up his biggest advantage.

As expected, after the mental attack landed, the Jade Water Lion staggered and then let out a painful howl.

Seeing that his mental attacks were effective, Su You began to use other witchcraft, as mental attacks alone were not enough to kill his opponent.

Vines are entwined!

Huge vines, each as thick as a fist, burst forth from the ground and quickly wrapped around the jade water lion's body.

This place, surrounded by trees, is not only the home ground of demonic beasts, but also Su You's home ground. Especially after he switched to cultivating the World Tree Meditation Method, his mastery of wood-attribute witchcraft became more and more proficient, and its power increased by 30%.

The jade water lion roared incessantly, its limbs flailing wildly. Faced with absolute power, even Su You's enhanced vines were uprooted.

However, while his opponent was breaking free, Su You also cast layers of shields around himself, including the shield of a high-grade magic artifact, shield spells, and a large number of first-tier talismans. The current commotion has already attracted the attention of many demonic beasts, and there's even a possibility that other second-tier demonic beasts will appear later.

So whether we win or lose, we probably won't be able to leave the Liuyun Mountains, so we might as well use up all the talismans at once.

The second-tier demonic beast he is facing now has an attack that is incomparable to that of a first-tier demonic beast. Su You's biggest weakness is his own weak defense. Even with various methods, he can barely reach the defense level of the Foundation Establishment realm.

really!

Just after Su You finished using the talisman, a huge ball of water, carrying a chilling aura, landed on his head in the blink of an eye.

The protective shield generated by the Vajra Talisman on his body only flickered a few times before extinguishing, followed by the destruction of several other talismans.

The power of the water sphere dissipated completely only after it penetrated the protective shield of Su You's superior-grade defensive artifact and landed on his protective shield.

“This power…” Su You’s body trembled, and his expression changed slightly.

If it weren't for those talismans blocking the attack, the blow would have already landed on his head.

His protective gear couldn't withstand the magic of a second-tier demon beast.

Su You was no pushover either. He leaped onto a giant tree, then concealed himself, continuing to cast spells while the Jade Water Lion was still not completely free from the vines.

Frostbite!
Fireball!
Lesser Fireball!
Several spells and magic were unleashed in succession, and the Jade Water Lion, slowed down by the Frost spell, was unable to dodge his Fireball spell.

This was also the first time Su You had attempted to combine witchcraft and magic in battle.

Mental puncture!

Frostbite!
Vines are entwined!

Acid splashing!

Water Dragon Technique!
One spell and magic after another was unleashed without interruption. Although it was the first time Su You had used two powers simultaneously, and he was still a bit slow, he would gradually become more proficient with practice.

The jade water lion didn't even get close to Su You before it was worn down and killed from a distance.

"Haha, that's so exhilarating!" Su You roared to the sky.

Real combat is a completely different experience from practicing spells and witchcraft; it's much more exciting and thrilling.

Especially during this period of hiding, although I gained a lot and was very happy, it didn't have the same exhilarating feeling as when fighting.

Especially the rhythm that was grasped during the battle, which is something that cannot be experienced in regular practice.

Su You calmed himself down. The crisis was not over. He had already sensed two even more dangerous auras rapidly approaching.

With a gentle sweep of his spiritual power, he could tell that both demonic beasts were at the mid-stage of the second tier.

The same fighting rhythm continued, starting with mental penetration.

However, this time it didn't achieve much effect, only causing the opponent to pause slightly before continuing their charge.

Neither vines nor frost spells could stop the two monsters from advancing.

After enduring two attacks from a demonic beast, Su You was eventually trampled into a bloody pulp.

……

The Void Heaven Sect.

The twin clones suddenly opened their eyes, their brows furrowed slightly, and they took deep breaths. "This feeling of death is indeed unpleasant. I must be more careful and cautious in the future."

The moment of death, the darkness of that instant, felt like falling into an abyss.

Having learned from their previous experience of death, the twin clones quickly recovered. "It seems I need to end my seclusion ahead of schedule."

Although there are still two months left before the token expires, if you leave the training room early, you will not be able to re-enter.

Fortunately, the twin clones have now stabilized their cultivation level, and even with two more months of cultivation, it would be impossible for them to break through to the next level.

It would be better to revive the original body sooner, so that more spirit stones can be earned.

Compared to absorbing the spiritual energy from the spiritual veins and then slowly meditating to cultivate Qi, Su You preferred the feeling of rapid improvement that came from taking pills.

(End of this chapter)