Living as a Mortal: Grinding Experience Starting from the Underworld

For this mountain climb, Zhang Feng only brought essential supplies such as rare water and did not bring many clothes.

With his current physique at the late stage of the second level of body refinement, he is strong enough to withstand the extreme cold of Storm Mountain and the small yin winds.

At the foot of the mountain, Zhang Feng gazed at the distant mountaintop. A cold wind blew, the snow covered the area, and the shadowy figures of beasts could be seen flashing by.

Soul Sensing Technique activated!

There are almost no high-level Yin beasts or demonic beasts here, which is perfect for Zhang Feng to test his newly acquired techniques.

Zhang Feng closed his eyes, and black soul power gradually emerged from his body, carrying his senses as it roamed around him.

A moment later, Zhang Feng noticed a gray light spot several hundred steps ahead, shaped like a fire-scaled beast.

Without hesitation, Zhang Feng strode forward, and the needle-like "Soul-Shocking Thorns" had already gathered around his body.

"go!"

Under Zhang Feng's control of his soul power, several "Soul-Shocking Thorns" silently pierced through the cold wind and entered the Fire Scale Beast's body.

Silently, the gray light suddenly went out in Zhang Feng's perception.

The Fire-Scaled Beast seemed to have died in its sleep, making no sound.

Seeing the power of the soul force spell, Zhang Feng couldn't help but feel joy.

Silent and undetectable, this soul power technique, when cultivated to a high level, can be a good means of launching a sneak attack.

These low-level Nether Beasts in the first area of ​​Storm Mountain are perfect for honing spells and increasing proficiency.

If you can master all the spells and techniques here, then going to higher places to hunt level two Netherworld Beasts will definitely be much easier.

After some thought, Zhang Feng decided to implement this safest hunting method.

Zhang Feng began to use his "Soul Sensing Technique" to perceive the location of the Yin Beast.

If you encounter a lone enemy, take care of it with a single "Shock Strike".

Encountering groups of enemies is an excellent opportunity to hone one's skills. Zhang Feng unleashed "Soul Fixation Technique," "Soul-Shocking Thrust," "Soul Refining Technique," and even "Shadow Step" and "Blood Demon Slash" one by one.

Proficiency +1 +1...

Later on, Zhang Feng abandoned the lone Yin Beasts and focused on slaughtering the Yin Nether Beast horde.

With a single "Soul Fixation Technique," all the low-level Yin Beasts were immobilized, and then a barrage of "Soul-Shocking Thorns" was unleashed to destroy them one by one.

If you encounter a Yin Beast with slightly stronger soul power, you can directly use body-refining techniques, such as "Shadow Step" to catch up, and then use the Black Shadow Sword to finish it off with "Blood Demon Slash".

Finally, they were all transformed into a small soul bead using the "Soul Refining Technique" and put into their backpacks.

It could have been used directly to enhance his soul power, but Zhang Feng had never used a soul bead before and was afraid of accidents if he used it directly.

It's best to keep it safe for now. Once we're in the outside world, we can consult relevant books to make sure there are no problems before using it for cultivation.

For several days in a row, Zhang Feng continued to perform this operation.

With the nearby horde of Yin beasts slaughtered, Zhang Feng had no choice but to venture deeper into the area to find prey.

Zhang Feng only stopped killing when all his spells reached the mastery stage and he could no longer gain proficiency by hunting low-level Netherworld Beasts.

During this time, perhaps due to the excessive slaughter of Yin Beasts using the Shadow Sword, Zhang Feng vaguely felt that his swordsmanship had made a breakthrough.

Perhaps all it takes is a trigger for him to master the skill: swordsmanship.

Zhang Feng packed his bags, leaving the level-one Yinming Beast Crystals scattered around.

Without a storage bag, he could only carry a limited number of items, and there was no need to carry low-level beast crystals.

Consider this an opportunity left for future cultivators to climb Stormwind Mountain.

Zhang Feng then took out a fist-sized, dark black bead.

These beads were made by Zhang Feng using the "Soul Refining Technique" from the souls of nearly a thousand Yin Beasts he had hunted in recent days.

What were originally just gray soul beads the size of soybeans were condensed together by him and refined into the dark black beads they are now.

Upon closer inspection, one could sense a slight chilling wind blowing across it, along with the faint howls of eerie beasts.

Zhang Feng felt an inexplicable urge to swallow it, as if his soul really liked the aura, but he suppressed the thought with his will as soon as it arose.

Zhang Feng took out the animal hide and wrapped it up, so that his aura no longer leaked out, and his desire immediately diminished.

This black soul bead is a bit strange, so I'll put it in my backpack first.

It's time to head to higher areas and hunt level two Netherworld Beasts.

Zhang Feng took out a pill sponsored by Wan Qing to counteract the poison of the mist from his backpack, put it in his mouth, released his soul power perception, and explored with the black compass before starting to climb the mountain.

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Zhang Feng chose the same route he took on his first climb, knowing that a group of flying Yin beasts lurked there.

Use the "Soul-Fixing Technique" to capture and control one, making it easier to hunt level two Netherworld Beasts in this boundless Storm Mountain.

The familiar path, the familiar cave—in Zhang Feng's soul power perception, a large group of gray soul orbs appeared, along with a darker and larger orb.

Zhang Feng took out his compass, and the numbers "One" and "Two" were raised, indicating that there were no higher-level Yin beasts.

It seems that after the leader of this group of flying Yin beasts was killed last time, another level-two Yin beast was produced in the horde.

Zhang Feng stepped into the cave where the Yin Beast lived.

Sizzle~

Hearing the familiar howl, Zhang Feng's lips curled into a slight smile. In his soul perception, a large mass of gray souls was rapidly approaching.

Soul Fixation Technique activated.

An invisible brown soul force burst forth from Zhang Feng's body.

A wave of brown soul power swept across the bat-shaped horde of Netherworld beasts, and the entire horde seemed to be put on pause, their bodies suddenly unable to move.

Their wings stiffened, their flight abruptly halted, and they lost their ability to float, each of the Yinming Beasts resembling pebbles thrown into the air.

It fell with a rustling sound, making a loud crash.

The master-level "Soul Fixation Technique" was indeed effective; black soul needles, each about the length of a palm, appeared around Zhang Feng's body.

Zhang Feng gestured, and the black soul needles descended, like a black rain that harvested lives. The fallen Yinming beasts silently lost their breath.

Sizzle~

Accompanied by a cry releasing soul power, the last level-two bat-shaped Netherworld Beast rushed out from the depths of the cave.

Zhang Feng slightly raised his hand, and the Level 2 Yinming Beast immediately stopped moving.

Soul Refining is truly a strict hierarchy. Zhang Feng's current soul power is like a dimensional reduction attack against a level two Yin Nether Beast that specializes in soul power.

Zhang Feng lightly touched the ground with his right foot and leaped onto the top of the Yinming Beast's head.

The soul power began to increase its output, completely suppressing the soul of the level two Yinming Beast, until the Yinming Beast could not withstand it and let out bursts of whimpers.

Zhang Feng did not possess the soul technique to temporarily control the soul of the Yin Beast, but he had formidable late-stage level two soul refining power.

Zhang Feng slightly raised his left hand and used the "Soul Refining Technique" on the dead Yinming Beasts. The souls of the Yinming Beasts transformed into a gray soul bead the size of a peanut.

He used his soul power to condense into black threads, suspending the soul bead, and extended it in front of the level two Yin Nether Beast.

Sizzle~

As if it had smelled food, the level-two Yinming Beast struggled to its feet.

Really useful!

Zhang Feng was overjoyed. The black soul bead in his backpack had a strong attraction to him, and it should have the same attraction to this level-two Yinming Beast that specialized in souls.

However, using that black soul bead could easily lead to unexpected problems, so this much smaller gray soul bead is just right.

Zhang Feng used one hand to control the gray soul bead to lure the Yin Beast, while the other hand tightly gripped the long hair on its head to stabilize himself.

Sizzle~

The bat-shaped, second-tier Yin Beast stumbled out of the cave and, under Zhang Feng's special control, soared into the sky.

Soul-Sensing Technique at its maximum!

Unable to use his hands to operate the compass, Zhang Feng had to rely on his "Soul Sensing Technique" to locate the surrounding Yin Beasts.

Suddenly, the world lost its color, and Zhang Feng's soul power, like the divine sense of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, began to cover the mountainside area of ​​Storm Mountain in large swaths.

Zhang Feng controlled the flying Yinming Beast, charging left and right to mark the locations of the various colored soul power orbs within his soul power perception.