Chapter 10
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Chapter 10: Thriving Business
After a moment of calming his breath, Wang Chen stood up, ready to leave.
Just as he turned around, an unexpected change occurred!
Two balls of dark light suddenly burst from the ground, flying towards Wang Chen from one on each side.
Their speed was comparable to arrows!
Not this again?
Though this happened unexpectedly, Wang Chen was prepared after having killed a monsterized land rhinoceros the day before.
He quickly clenched his fists, gathering his magical energy in his arms.
Great Strength Technique!
In an instant, Wang Chen’s arms rapidly swelled, heavily muscled and veins bulging, his skin turning a purplish-red!
"Kill!"
He turned back and swung his fists, his magically charged iron fists accurately striking the two balls of dark light.
Boom! Booom!
The two massive monsterized land rhinoceroses were sent flying.
However, Wang Chen also received a bloody wound on each of his fists.
Bright red blood gushed out.
Holding back the intense pain, Wang Chen extended two fingers from his tightly clenched right fist.
The sword fingers pointed directly at the monsterized land rhinoceros on the right, which was dazed from the fist power!
“Quick!”
A sharp wave of Metal Finger energy shot through the air, mercilessly piercing the monsterized land rhinoceros’ body.
The creature instantly lost its balance and fell down.
This strike concentrated all of Wang Chen’s magical energy, showcasing the full power of the advanced Metal Finger Technique.
"Squeal!"
The other monsterized land rhinoceros sensed danger and let out a roar before charging toward the spirit fields.
Clearly, it wanted to escape.
Without a moment’s hesitation, Wang Chen skillfully used the sword fingers again.
Another wave of energy shot past.
The second monsterized land rhinoceros hit the ground, split in half.
Its body and head separated!
Wang Chen let out a long sigh, his face turning extremely pale.
He stumbled slightly, nearly falling onto the edge of the field.
If the first strike was intentionally unleashed by Wang Chen, the second was entirely a reflexive action.
This second strike also completely drained Wang Chen’s magical energy.
At this moment, his dantian was utterly depleted, leaving him without any ability to cast spells.
He quickly began to circulate his energy, gathering a wisp of magical power once again.
Then, he opened his storage bag.
First, he took out some healing powder to apply to the wounds on his fists.
The land rhinoceros’ horn was sharp, and the monsterized land rhinoceros was even more formidable.
Although Wang Chen had activated the Great Strength Technique to enhance his punches, he still sustained injuries.
Fortunately, the bones in his fingers were unharmed.
The monsterized land rhinoceros also wasn’t venomous.
After tending to his wounds, he took out a leftover spiritual rice ball from lunch.
He devoured it ravenously.
At last, he began to recover bit by bit.
With some magical power restored, Wang Chen wiped the sweat from his forehead.
A lingering fear gripped him.
He had anticipated the possibility of a surprise attack from the monsterized land rhinoceros, but he never expected two would appear this time.
He had nearly capsized in the gutter.
He needed to strengthen his physique!
Clenching his still-throbbing fist, Wang Chen pondered whether he should Practice a body tempering technique.
His physique was only at 4 points.
While it was stronger than his root bone and comprehension, he couldn’t shake off the label of being weak in battle.
Currently, Wang Chen was still unclear on how to obtain the Heavenly Merit for fate alteration.
He thought that by training in body tempering techniques, he might be able to increase his Physique attribute.
Lost in thought, he picked up the remains of the monsterized land rhinoceros and placed them into his storage bag.
These were all spirit stones!
Wang Chen certainly did not forget to check his Cultivation Panel.
He had been so tense earlier that he hadn’t noticed the information prompts in his view.
The specific number for Metal Finger Technique had increased by 2 points.
His Virtue had increased by 2 points!
Wang Chen’s face instantly lit up with joy.
At this rate, he would soon be able to advance the Metal Finger Technique to the basic level.
When that time came, not only would he be able to handle monsterized land rhinoceroses, but he could also stand his ground against magical beasts.
Cool!
Boom!
At that moment, a deep and distant bell sound reached Wang Chen’s ears.
It was the hour of You.
The bell came from Yunshan City, emitted by the Dingyang Bell in the Star Observation Pavilion.
It was said that the Dingyang Bell was a third-tier magical treasure crafted by a Golden Core true master, guarding the city’s defensive formation and ringing automatically every hour, its sound reaching a hundred miles.
Anyone who heard the Dingyang Bell would immediately know the current time.
Additionally, the Dingyang Bell could send simple messages to the cultivators of the Yunyang Sect through its ringing.
Alerts, summons, celebrations, condolences…
But the greatest function of this magical treasure was to intimidate and drive away Evil Spirits!
Thus, the sound of the Dingyang Bell shared with everyone was heard twelve times a day.
Not only did it not feel noisy, but it also provided a sense of peace and stability.
Walking in the afterglow of the sunset, Wang Chen returned home.
Today’s harvest was great; he earned over a dozen spirit stones. With his wallet bulging as never before, Wang Chen excitedly pulled out a large bowl of worm meat and put it into the frying pan.
He wanted a change of flavor today.
The aroma of the frying meat quickly attracted the white-furred mouse and golden-haired mouse.
Although they didn’t bring any spirit stones to share a meal, Wang Chen happily made them two spiritual rice balls filled with worm meat.
Of course, it was ordinary worm meat.
Those who paid spirit stones were the distinguished guests; without spirit stones, they shouldn’t expect VIP treatment.
This time, he would enjoy the meat of the two monsterized land rhinoceroses himself!
As expected of elite monsters, the meat of the monsterized land rhinoceroses was much thicker and springier compared to ordinary land rhinoceroses.
Moreover, it contained a much richer spiritual energy.
Wang Chen ate until he was completely satisfied.
However, during his usual training time after the meal, he discovered that his meridians were damaged.
Whenever he circulated his energy, he felt a slight pain.
This was the aftereffect of frequently activating the Metal Finger Technique!
The energy from the Metal Finger Technique was hardest on the body.
That’s why old Old Sun, the spiritual plant farmer, would rather spend spirit stones hiring Wang Chen to eliminate land rhinoceroses than do it himself.
Otherwise, if his meridians encountered problems, the cost of purchasing elixirs for treatment would far exceed a dozen spirit stones.
Wang Chen’s Metal Finger Technique had already reached the mastery level.
However, his realm was still stuck at the third level of Qi Training, and he hadn’t practiced any body tempering techniques to strengthen his physique.
His meridians clearly couldn’t fully endure the high-intensity burst of Metal Finger energy!
Such damage had evidently resulted from dealing with the two monsterized land rhinoceroses.
Fortunately, Wang Chen was still young and in the development stage of his body.
The Five Element Technique he practiced was calming, able to soothe the restlessness of his magical energy and having a slight healing effect.
Combined with the spiritual energy nourishing from the worm meat of the monsterized land rhinoceroses,
the damage to his meridians quickly recovered.
But Wang Chen felt that finding a technique that balanced internal and external training was pressing!
He planned to go to Yunshan City tomorrow to take a look.
However, although Wang Chen had a good plan, early the next morning, before dawn broke, Old Sun came knocking again.
“Doggie! Doggie! Doggie~”
Damn! Damn! Damn!
Wang Chen hurriedly put on his clothes and got out of bed to open the door.
He saw Old Sun with an excited expression: “Doggie, the Old Lu family also suffered from a worm infestation.”
“He’s already talked to me; you need to go over and help with the extermination.”
Wang Chen was astonished: “Right now?”
He hadn’t brushed his teeth or washed his face, and he was still planning to go to the city to buy techniques in the morning.
“I’ve collected a deposit from them!”
Old Sun stomped his foot: "They have forty-five acres of spirit fields; the land rhinoceroses must be more than at my place—big business!"
Wang Chen replied, "Uh, well, let me finish breakfast first."
“I’ve prepared spiritual rice balls and Qi Recovery Pills for you!”
For a 20% cut, Old Sun was clearly all in: “If we clean up the Old Lu family’s fields, I’ll also look for Little Wang’s family next door. If we leave the spirit stones lying on the ground, they’ll be struck by lightning!”
Before he could even brush his teeth, Wang Chen was directly dragged away by Old Sun.
