Living as a Mortal: Grinding Experience Starting from the Underworld

For seven consecutive days, Zhang Feng worked his way up his proficiency in the Netherworld Body Refining Technique from 30/100 to 99/100.

On the eighth day, Zhang Feng continued to work hard as usual.

Streams of dark energy gradually invaded the arteries and blood vessels along the capillaries of the skin and flesh, tracing their origin all the way to the heart. From there, they flowed through the heart to the lungs and internal organs, eventually forming black marks of dark energy on the inner walls of the flesh and the surface of the internal organs.

The Netherworld Body Refining Technique has successfully refined my flesh!

Zhang Feng looked at the panel inside his body.

Name: Zhang Feng

【灵根天赋：水（40/100）、火（20/100）、土（25/100）、木（25/100）】

[Cultivation Level: Qi Refining Level 13 (50/1300) (Sealed) First-Tier Body Refinement Level 7 (10/500)]

[Technique: Langshui True Essence Technique (Proficiency 21/300)]

[Cultivation Technique: Netherworld Body Refining Technique (Mastery 1/100)]

【技艺：渔猎（熟练32/100）水遁术（熟练9/100）驱物术（熟练3/100）】

Having broken through to the seventh level of the first tier in body refinement, all the first-tier Yinming Beast Crystals have been consumed.

Zhang Feng stood up, wanting to experience the power of the seventh level of the first-order body refinement.

Suddenly I felt dizzy and lightheaded, and I couldn't control my limbs.

This is?

The excessive increase in physical strength, coupled with the sealing of divine consciousness, led to a temporary loss of control over the physical body.

The description of physical imbalance in the "Underworld King's Secret" flashed through Zhang Feng's mind.

It seems I must begin cultivating the Third Demon Soul Undying Technique at the same time.

The Undying Demon Soul Technique is also divided into four levels: Soul Condensation, Soul Refining, Soul Transformation, and Netherworld Connection, which correspond to the four realms of the Netherworld Body Refining Technique.

In the first stage of Soul Condensation, because his divine sense was sealed in the Netherworld, it took Zhang Feng nearly a month to realize and condense a trace of his divine soul.

【Undying Demon Soul Technique (Beginner 1/100)】

As the words "Entry" appeared, a smile crept onto Zhang Feng's lips.

Liver surgery!

Three more months passed, and Zhang Feng mastered the Undying Demon Soul Technique to the Great Perfection of Soul Condensation (Proficiency 1/100).

He was only able to barely control his body, but it was still like a small horse pulling a large cart, and he was struggling a lot.

Zhang Feng had no choice but to keep grinding.

Three more months passed, and the Undying Demon Soul Technique advanced to Soul Refining, with its proficiency level becoming Mastery.

However, the physical body cannot keep up with the advancement of the soul, resulting in slow physical reactions.

Left with no other option, Zhang Feng had to use a second-tier beast crystal to cultivate and improve his physical strength.

Two months later, Zhang Feng felt that his soul and body were completely in harmony.

My body refinement has reached the thirteenth level of the first tier, and I have mastered the Netherworld Body Refinement Technique (99/100) and the Undying Demon Soul Technique (99/100).

In terms of sheer strength, Zhang Feng could easily beat ten of his former self from the Suihan Island era.

However, when Zhang Feng tried to continue absorbing second-tier beast crystals to refine his body, he was surprised to find that his body was already saturated.

Both body refinement and soul refinement have reached saturation.

Even proficiency cannot be improved.

Zhang Feng once thought that the panel had reached its limit.

It wasn't until he thoroughly read the cultivation insights left by his predecessors that he suddenly realized that his cultivation level was limiting his progress in body and soul refinement.

There are four limitations for cultivators: physical body, cultivation level, soul, and divine consciousness.

The most important of these is cultivation level, which is like a ceiling. Without breaking through the other three aspects, one cannot make any progress.

Unless you abandon your cultivation and specialize in one thing!

However, if the four limits are not complete, it is easy for various things to become unbalanced, and a lot of effort must be spent to correct the balance.

However, cultivators who specialize in one type of magic are easily countered in combat, and may even be defeated by those of lower status.

With this in mind, Zhang Feng knew that his days of hoarding spiritual energy were coming to an end, and he had to return to the outside world to absorb spiritual energy and improve his cultivation level.

Otherwise, Li Lixing would have been right and we would have been trapped and died here.

However, Zhang Feng was still somewhat puzzled as to why Han Li was able to break through these limitations and obtain divine sense power far exceeding his cultivation level.

Is he really a genius?

Or is it that the experience left by our predecessors is indeed limited and cannot encompass everyone?

Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. Anyway, I have my own limitations.

Zhang Feng packed his bags, slung his backpack over his shoulder, which contained dozens of storage bags, some obtained from killing the Li siblings, and others taken from the ancestral hall in Huangtu Village.

In addition, there are handwritten copies of various cultivation insights left by Foundation Establishment and Core Formation cultivators, and even the gloomy water used for enchanting in the village.

These are the cultivation resources he acquired in the outside world after successfully escaping the Netherworld.

As for weapons, he only brought two: his own Flying Jade and a needle-shaped magic weapon from a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Ordinary blades are not very useful to Zhang Feng at this stage.

Before leaving, Zhang Feng planned to leave a message for Huang Tianhe. During his nearly one year in Huangtu Village, the young man had been responsible for all of Zhang Feng's needs, including food, drink, lodging, and transportation.

Although he had saved the village, one thing is one thing. Without the stable environment and opportunities in the village, his physical strength would not exist.

Zhang Feng left the complete "Underworld King's Manual" and cultivated it to a high level of mastery. He could clearly sense that the cultivation method Huang Tianhe practiced was incomplete.

It's just a mystery why Huang Tiangu, his grandfather, would give his descendants an incomplete cultivation technique.

There were also various medicines for treating sprains and bruises, as well as several sets of martial arts techniques for ordinary people that he had practiced.

Afterwards, Zhang Feng took advantage of the darkness and quietly left Huangtu Village alone.

His current speed is beyond the visual observation of ordinary mortals.

Less than an hour after Zhang Feng left, two people gathered in front of the house where Zhang Feng lived.

Huang Ci, the village chief of Huangtu Village, and Huang Qing seemed to have been keeping an eye on Zhang Feng's movements.

The door was gently pushed open:

"Second brother, is the house empty?"

"Um."

"They're finally gone!"

"Yes, with such a powerful figure in the village, it's impossible to sleep or eat in peace!"

"What are you afraid of? Tianhe gets along very well with this immortal master, what is there to worry about?"

"What I'm worried about is my father."

"Oh, why are we talking about the father again?"

"Your father has held on until now without passing away. What do you think is the reason?"

"Is it related to Master Zhang?"

"Um."

"Second brother, how did you know?"

"I've been working on a tombstone for my father lately. You know, a celestial master's tombstone records their profound cultivation techniques and experiences. My father's autobiography mentions a miraculous soul-splitting technique. I suspect that my father's soul has most likely been split into two."

"Hmm? So, does that mean there's only a fragment of my father's soul inside his body lying in bed?"

"That's right, otherwise he wouldn't have held on until he was about to die."

"It seems Father still yearns for the outside world!"

"After all, he's an immortal!"

The two men talked about immortals, then suddenly looked at each other, their eyes filled with helplessness and a hint of envy.

"Alas~ It's a pity that neither of us has spiritual roots, yet we know so much about the immortals."

"Hey, it's better to be clear-headed than ignorant. Only by understanding can we have ways to deal with things. Fortunately, here, there is no difference between immortals and mortals."

"Okay, don't touch anything in the house. Tell Tianhe tomorrow and let him tidy up."

"Now that the strongman is gone, we can start dealing with the remaining cultivators. Huangtu Village is a gathering place for mortals, and it can no longer become a place where cultivators have the final say."

The two walked away slowly with light steps.

A short while later, a heart-wrenching wail echoed through the village from the boy:

"Grandpa~"

……

Zhang Feng didn't care much about what would happen to Huangtu Village after he left.

Ordinary people have their own rules for survival, which do not require his concern or intervention.

The grudges and human relationships within Huangtu Village have been resolved; it's time to set off on my own path to immortality and cultivation.

With this panel in hand, one might be able to compete with those exceptional talents for the path to immortality.

Holding a torch, Zhang Feng released his soul power to determine direction. Although soul power is not as powerful as divine sense, it is sufficient for him to determine direction.

As for his destination, Zhang Feng looked up into the distance.

Even in the darkness, Storm Mountain shines brightly in the night sky.