All Heavens: Starting as a Sacrifice

It's clear that this isn't the first time this has happened, meaning that even if you throw him down there, nothing will happen.

"Then soak it a little longer." Li Yi smiled happily and threw Shi Hao into the medicine cauldron again.

He frantically thrashed his little hands and feet, seemingly trying to avoid sinking, but to little avail.

After a while, he slid back into the medicine cauldron with a gurgling sound.

Chapter Seventy-Seven Salt

Li Yi sat in front of a lively campfire, where many freshly hunted foods were roasting.

The crowd was overjoyed and the atmosphere was incredibly lively.

Living in the wilderness, being able to have enough to eat is already something to be happy about.

Li Yi took a bite of the beast meat, but he didn't know what kind of beast it was.

The Great Wilderness is teeming with strange and ferocious beasts, but there are many kinds of wild animals, and some of them possess some of the bloodline of ferocious beasts.

It manifests itself in a variety of forms, making it difficult to grasp.

What he is eating now is the meat of a wild bull, which has a chewy and bouncy texture and, more importantly, contains a lot of spiritual energy.

As for the taste, I can only say it's edible.

Living in Shicun, the villagers lack most of the common necessities, and even lack salt.

Fortunately, they are physically strong, and each of them has the strength to weigh 30,000 to 50,000 jin (15,000 to 25,000 kg).

Even without salt, their health remained unaffected.

Moreover, after hunting wild beasts, the people of Shicun would sometimes swallow the blood of those beasts.

"Try this, it should taste even better after sprinkling this on." Li Yi took out a small packet of fine salt.

He has many things in his storage space, some of which he doesn't need, but he still chooses to bring them with him.

Because it doesn't take up much storage space, you might need it someday.

"What is this?" asked a strong man, the leader of the village's hunting team, named Shi Linhu.

"This is salt, salt." As Li Yi spoke, he pinched up a little bit and sprinkled it on the grilled beef.

"What is salt?" asked another man, Shi Feijiao, the deputy leader of the village's hunting team.

“Uh…” Li Yi was taken aback by his question and didn’t know how to explain for a moment.

After thinking carefully for a moment, he pondered and said, "Anyway, meat will taste better with it."

"Oh!" the villagers of Shicun exclaimed, though they still didn't understand what the research was all about.

It can make the meat taste better, which is important.

No one would complain if the food they eat tasted better.

Li Yi handed a piece of salted beef to Shi Linhu, who tentatively took a small bite.

His eyes lit up instantly, and he quickly took two big bites, chewing them vigorously.

"How's the taste, Brother Lin Hu? Say something!" Shi Feijiao watched enviously from the side.

Shi Linhu chewed his food with all his might, without answering, but simply handed him the remaining half of the beef.

Shi Feijiao was very curious about the salted beef. Although he didn't understand what salt was, he knew from Li Yi that it could make food taste better.

Therefore, I was extremely curious and couldn't wait to try it.

He grabbed the piece of beef, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed it vigorously.

After the beef is grilled, the delicious juices mix with the salt, creating a savory and salty flavor.

Although the flavor is simple, it's genuinely salty, and it tastes several times better than the grilled beef they ate before.

"Delicious, really delicious!" Shi Linhu finally swallowed the beef and praised it repeatedly.

He had never tried this food before, and it tasted really good.

Although he didn't know what salt was, he had vaguely heard the village chief say that it was very precious even in large tribes outside.

"Eat up." Li Yi smiled slightly, grabbed a handful of spices, and sprinkled them on the grilled beef.

"Thank you so much!" Shi Linhu scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and thanked him.

Unlike the other villagers who were unaware of the value of salt, he had vaguely heard the village chief mention that it was very expensive.

"It's nothing. If you really want to thank me, call me when you go hunting tomorrow. I want to go for a walk around the area." Li Yi waved his hand dismissively.

Salt may be very precious to them, but it is readily available to them.

Upon hearing his words, Shi Linhu nodded vigorously, feeling even more moved.

Such powerful individuals wouldn't need to travel with others if they wanted to go out and explore.

I am perfectly capable of going to the outside world on my own; I don't need their help at all.

I said this to take his feelings into consideration.

After all, salt is precious, and if one uses it without reciprocating, one would probably feel really bad.

Li Yi was unaware of his thoughts; he genuinely wanted to explore the outside world with these people.

Even if I am very strong now, it does not mean that the Great Wilderness is safe.

Having someone with you makes you feel much safer, without a doubt.

While strength is undeniable, caution is always a good thing.

They were eating barbecue here, while the children had finally finished their medicinal baths.

Many parents stepped forward and lifted their children out of the medicine cauldron.

Medicated baths are not an easy thing to do, and every child is exhausted by now.

However, I imagine that by tomorrow morning, their height and strength will have increased significantly, which is a good thing.

Li Yi also stepped forward and grabbed Shi Hao, whose body was burning red from a medicine cauldron.

He looked completely bewildered and confused, as if he were drunk and dizzy, and seemed like he might fall asleep at any moment.

Li Yi looked around, didn't think much of it, and directly took Shi Hao back to his stone house and threw him onto the bed.

He did this because he felt that the room he was living in was very likely where Shi Hao usually slept.

Because there were two or three milk jugs under the bed in that room, and the whole room smelled of milk.

After lying down on the bed, Shi Hao naturally pulled up a piece of animal skin and covered his lower abdomen with it. He stretched out his limbs into a starfish shape and fell fast asleep.

It was late at night, and the night was getting colder.

The campfire gradually died down, and the crowd gradually dispersed.

Shicun has a small population, less than two hundred people.

Their living quarters were very simple, consisting of only a few dozen stone houses.

Some restaurants have a small courtyard, while others are just a bare house.

Most of these houses look very old and have existed for who knows how many years, with only a few looking relatively new.

Li Yi watched the crowd disperse and then walked back to his house.

Shi Hao was still fast asleep in bed, drooling occasionally, which showed that he was sleeping soundly.

Li Yi covered him with the animal skin that he had kicked off, and instead of getting into bed, he sat cross-legged on the floor below, preparing to begin his cultivation.

By circulating one's own Qi and blood, one can slowly restore one's cultivation level, and once a certain limit is reached, one can open up a grotto-heaven.

He wasn't in a hurry about that.

The stronger the blood and qi at the Blood Transformation Realm, the faster the progress after reaching the Cave Heaven Realm.

Li Yi didn't know exactly how much physical strength he had, since he didn't have any testing equipment.

But he could roughly determine that he was probably the strongest Blood Refining Realm cultivator in this world.

That's how it is for now, but it's hard to say whether someone will surpass it in the future.

Shi Hao has great potential.

A night of meditation allowed him to further stabilize his physical condition.

Chapter Seventy-Eight Exploration

A thin mist hangs over the mountains in the early morning, shrouding the world in a hazy glow.

Li Yi stepped out of the house, and he could feel it with every breath he took.

Stone Village is quite extraordinary; the village is shrouded in mist, much of which is formed from spiritual energy.

The willow tree at the entrance of the village stands there quietly, just as always.

One willow branch swayed in the wind, while another willow branch sprouted new buds, which had now grown to more than an inch long.

Li Yi woke up very early because he knew that some people in the village would be going out hunting today.

I happened to be going with them to explore the outside world.

Observe the surroundings for any ferocious beasts, and more importantly, look for some rare mountain delicacies and traditional medicines.

It helps me recover quickly and prepares me for breaking through to the Cave Heaven Realm.

After this mountain adventure, he planned to find a place to cultivate himself properly.

Many people in the village got up early and began preparations.

Pack up the war bow and prepare hunting tools such as stone spears and stone axes.

"May the Willow God protect us and bring us back safely!" More than twenty men from Shicun stood in front of the willow tree and prayed devoutly.

When they go out hunting, the able-bodied men of the village do not all come out.