Chapter 122: The Power of Cows!

“Brother Xu, if I eat this, can I really become stronger?”

“Of course you can.”

Life in Qingniu Town is never pleasant.

The land is barren, plagued by demons and monsters year-round, making it impossible for people to get enough food.

The howling winds carry a foul stench.

The swirling dust is stained with dark bloodstains.

At sunrise, the blazing sunlight illuminates everything, turning the Ten Thousand Mountains into a quiet, dark forest, twisted and menacing, lying in wait.

At sunset, the deep darkness spreads across the world, revealing a real hell, with demons and monsters of all shapes baring their fangs.

No one wants to live in such a place.

But those who live here often have no choice.

People yearn to live, and now, Xu Xi has given them a way to survive—just by [eating].

Eat their own Qi, eat their own spirit, and awaken the essence within their bodies.

So that even the frail mortal flesh can possess the strength of a martial artist.

“Hehe, I trust Brother Xu. I want to protect my mother.”

The honest man scratched his head.

He trusted Xu Xi completely, neither doubting the authenticity of the technique nor believing that Xu Xi would harm him.

Following Xu Xi’s instructions, his rough and clumsy hands began to think, to eat, to devour those hollow yet surging things.

What exactly they were.

A Niu didn’t quite understand.

Brother Xu had explained in detail, but A Niu still didn’t get it. He only knew that he just needed to eat.

As long as he did this, he would gain enough strength to protect his increasingly frail mother.

“Gulp.”

The martial art that even a fool could learn began to take effect.

It was as if A Niu had really eaten something, with chewing and swallowing sounds coming from within. Then, his dark face lit up with joy, like a flower blooming.

“I did it!”

“Brother Xu, look, look, I really did it!”

The man’s face was still dark, rough like the soil beneath his feet.

But at this moment, the light in his eyes seemed to outshine the sun, brighter than ever before.

“Hmm, I see.”

Xu Xi smiled.

He reached out, placing his hand on A Niu’s wrist, sending Gang Qi into his body to check his meridians.

“Your Qi and blood are starting to flow. At this rate…”

“Perhaps it won’t be long before A Niu reaches the first level of Body Forging?”

Compared to normal martial arts training.

This speed of advancement is considered fast.

At the same time, the drawbacks are significant.

This is a path of fighting to sustain fighting. Those who cannot survive can only rely on themselves, burning their lives, betting everything, to gamble on an unseen future.

“The strength of an ox!”

“The speed of an ox!”

“The rage of an ox!”

Xu Xi let go, allowing A Niu to try out his new strength on his own.

A Niu was the first mortal to practice the Fool’s Technique. Xu Xi planned to observe him for a few more days to ensure there were no hidden issues with the technique.

Additionally, A Niu’s success could serve as a role model.

Letting the others in Qingniu Town see.

That the so-called way out truly exists.

“Where will the future of Qingniu Town go after being propelled by this technique…”, Xu Xi murmured to himself in the autumn wind.

He had done all he could.

Creating a path forward for those who couldn’t survive.

Anything more.

Xu Xi couldn’t manage.

Just deducing this Fool’s Technique had consumed all his energy, leaving him with no time for anything else.

“These past few days have been more tormenting than the previous seven years combined…”

The flow of Qi and blood throughout his body eased the fatigue in every muscle and bone.

But while physical fatigue could be relieved, mental exhaustion kept resurfacing.

The time spent deducing the Nourishing Origin Technique had been too long.

In the past, every time Xu Xi thought of those lost faces, he found it hard to rest, practicing martial arts in silence over and over again.

Now that the great task was complete, he no longer had to endure the torment.

“Yingxue, go back and rest.”

Xu Xi looked beside him.

The girl had been by his side all along, her eyes bright and sparkling, but unable to hide her drowsiness.

During this time, for the deduction of the Nourishing Origin Technique, for creating hope for the people of Qingniu Town, Wu Yingxue had provided much help.

The mental effort, the hard work.

It was no small amount.

“Ugh~~~”

In the courtyard, Wu Yingxue stretched her left hand over her right shoulder, leaning back in a stretch, revealing her graceful figure.

Looking up at the sun.

Her eyes narrowed into slits.

Wu Yingxue’s lips curled into a smile, her face full of relief, showing a radiance Xu Xi hadn’t seen in a long time.

“It’s finally over, all that effort wasn’t in vain.”

“From now on, when everyone in Qingniu Town survives, it’ll be partly thanks to this heroine!”

The girl placed her fists on her hips.

Quite proud, and rightly so.

Then, she took a step to leave but noticed Xu Xi still standing there.

“Sir, do you still have something to do?”

“Hmm, I plan to practice some punches, then rest after.”

Xu Xi replied.

The effect of the Perseverance trait increases over time. If there’s any pause, the feedback effect would greatly diminish.

Xu Xi didn’t want to waste it.

“Is that so…”, Wu Yingxue hesitated slightly but ultimately decided to stay.

She said she couldn’t let Xu Xi be the only one gaining strength; she wanted to improve too, so she stayed to practice her spear skills.

Even though Xu Xi told the girl to go rest.

She didn’t plan to listen.

In some aspects, the young heroine was particularly stubborn, and Xu Xi could only agree to let her stay.

Punches thrown, spears thrust, the wind howled.

Shifting forms, stepping quickly, like fleeting shadows.

The two practiced in the courtyard for an hour.

This wasn’t Xu Xi’s limit.

But considering his body was indeed tired, Xu Xi decided to end today’s training here.

He bid farewell to the girl, urging her to rest immediately, then returned to his room, quickly lying down on the bed.

“No need to continue deducing.”

“No need to worry about the future.”

“Just thinking about it, I feel completely relaxed.”

Lying flat.

Sleepiness came in waves, washing over Xu Xi’s mind.

Recalling the hardships of these days, Xu Xi sighed in his heart, then closed his eyes, letting his consciousness sink into the overwhelming drowsiness.

Martial artists are human too.

They get tired, they suffer.

They’re not cold machines that work year-round without rest.

To face the coming winter, Xu Xi needed to keep his body in peak condition, ready to meet the Demon Tide at his best.

He slept deeply, soundly.

When Xu Xi opened his eyes again, his fatigue had dissipated, and his eyes were no longer heavy.

“A good sleep really refreshes.”

Xu Xi was satisfied with the quality of his sleep.

He looked out the window and saw that the sun had long set, replaced by a dim crescent moon, surrounded by twinkling stars.

This sleep had lasted a long time.

Straight from day to night.

Suddenly, the sound of rustling paper in the courtyard caught Xu Xi’s attention.

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