After walking through the dry desert for a day, even someone as strong as Nam was exhausted and constantly complained. "If I knew this would happen, I would have ridden the Kaspi Beast. I'm about to die from exhaustion. We've walked for so long and we still haven't seen the Cross Forest. I don't know how much further we have to go."
The Kaspi Beast that Nam mentioned was the beast he was riding on when I first met him.
Before we left, I suggested that we bring it along as it would save us a lot of energy.
However, the village chief said that the Kaspi Beast had a huge appetite and we didn't have much rations on us. Moreover, there were many ferocious beasts along the way. The smell of the Kaspi Beast was too strong and we might become the target of the ferocious beasts.
As for the 'Cross Forest' that he mentioned, it was the destination that the village chief had planned for us for the day.
According to the plan, we had to reach the outskirts of the Cross Forest before stopping to rest.
Under Nam's continuous complaints, we walked for a few more hours. Only when the sky darkened did we finally cross the desert and reach the edge of the Cross Forest.
Seeing the forest shrouded by the dusky sky, Nam instantly became spirited and excitedly said, "After walking for so long, I've almost finished all the water I brought.
The Cross Forest is so big, there must be many delicious wild fruits inside. Just thinking about it makes me drool. "
As he said that, he was about to rush into the forest, but I quickly stopped him.
Before we came, the village chief had told us that there were ferocious beasts running amok in the Cross Forest. It was said that there were even Monster Generals, so we couldn't enter at night.
After my reminder, Nam didn't seem to care and said, "This is only the edge of the forest. Even if there are ferocious beasts, their cultivation level won't be that high. What are you afraid of?"
Even though he said that, his footsteps finally stopped and he didn't bring up the matter of picking wild fruits anymore.
That night, we camped next to the forest to rest. After a night's sleep to replenish our energy, we had to enter the Cross Forest the next day.
Although the village chief had told us to be careful when we arrived, he didn't know much about the forest's specific situation.
Just to be safe, I told Nam to take out the beast bone hammer before we set off in case we needed it.
Nam obviously didn't care about the forest and casually patted my shoulder. "Duo Ji, don't worry. Even if we meet a ferocious beast, I can protect you."
After he finished speaking, he carried the beast bone hammer and swaggered into the Cross Forest.
As soon as they entered the forest, the surroundings became much cooler. It must be because there was no sunlight here all year round. The weeds in the forest almost reached up to a person's waist. There were only a few narrow paths for people to pass through.
The deeper we went, the darker the surroundings became. My vision was greatly obstructed, and I had to slow down.
Besides having to be vigilant against ferocious beasts, the venomous insects in the dense forest couldn't be ignored. Especially in a place like this where the Ancient Savage Qi was dense, it was even easier for unusual creatures to breed.
Nam walked in front, using the long bone in his hand to chop the surrounding weeds, trying to open up a path.
After walking for around an hour, we didn't find anything strange. Only then did we relax.
During the journey, my remaining spiritual sense had been spread out to investigate the surrounding situation.
Up until now, I hadn't found any traces of ferocious beasts. Instead, I saw two fist-sized fruits hanging on a short tree that wasn't even three meters tall about ten meters to our left. They looked bright red and extremely alluring.
The reason why I noticed these two wild fruits wasn't because I was a glutton like Nam, but because I had read an ancient book of the witch race in the Medicine King Valley. There was a type of strange fruit called the Spiritual Dan Fruit, which was extremely similar to the red fruit in front of me.
I stopped in my tracks and carefully examined it for a moment before confirming that it was the Spiritual Dan Fruit.
In the witch race's ancient book, the Spiritual Dan Fruit was an extremely rare item in ancient times. It contained a large amount of spiritual energy. Consuming it could increase the strength of one's meridians, open up one's acupoints, and increase one's innate talent.
Seeing such a good item, there was naturally no reason not to take it. Thus, I hastily stopped Nam in front of me and pointed at the short tree for him to take a look.
Seeing the two large red fruits, Nam's eyes instantly lit up. Without needing me to say anything, he walked over in a few steps and climbed up the tree to pluck the fruits.
After returning, Nam wiped the Spiritual Dan Fruit a few times before choosing a slightly bigger one and passing it to me. His eyes were full of smiles. "This wild fruit is really big. Just looking at it makes me salivate."
As he said that, he swallowed the fruit in his hand. After a few bites, he was still unsatisfied. "I ate it too quickly. I haven't tasted anything yet."
I found it funny and passed the Spiritual Dan Fruit in my hand to him. "You should eat this too. I don't like these wild fruits."
Although this Spiritual Dan Fruit was rare, it didn't have much use for me.
Nam obviously had the same intention. He chuckled and awkwardly scratched his head. However, his hands didn't slow down as he received the Spiritual Dan Fruit from my hand. After taking a few bites, he swallowed it.
This time, he intentionally tasted it. However, after eating it, his face was filled with doubt. He frowned and said, "Could it be that the fruit isn't ripe yet? Why doesn't it have any taste?"
The Spiritual Dan Fruit was formed from the accumulation of spiritual energy. In the Cross Forest, the energy stored in it was basically ancient energy. It was too strange to have a taste.
I didn't explain to him and was about to urge him to continue on his way. At that moment, Nam suddenly roared and clutched his stomach. At the same time, his eyes turned scarlet.
It was my first time seeing the Spiritual Dan Fruit, so I naturally didn't know what would happen after consuming it. However, looking at Nam's current appearance, it was most likely that the ancient energy in the Spiritual Dan Fruit had stimulated the bestial nature in his bloodline.
As he roared, Nam laid on the ground. He clenched his fists tightly and continuously hammered the ground.
A moment later, he tore his clothes into pieces with both hands, revealing his muscular body.
A few seconds later, he stood in front of me completely naked. He stared at me like a beast staring at its prey.
It was obvious that Nam had lost his mind. Just as I thought that he was going to attack me, Nam crouched down and repeated the action of hammering the ground.
At that moment, the monster aura on his body became denser and denser, causing his body to gradually grow. In just a short moment, he had grown a lot taller and the muscles on his body swelled up.
I frowned and pondered for a while. I was worried that the ancient energy in Nam's body would explode, so I formed a sword with one hand and walked to his side. I extended my hand to press on the Yuzhen acupoint on the back of his head.
The Yuzhen acupoint was a acupoint that allowed people to sleep soundly. The monster aura in my body surged out from my fingertips and stimulated his Yuzhen acupoint. Nam's roar suddenly stopped and his body heavily fell to the ground. After a short moment, there was a series of snoring sounds.
While he was unconscious, I retracted my spiritual power and stabilized the aura in my body. I placed both of my hands on Nam's back and gathered monster aura to guide the vigorous spiritual power in his body.
The ancient energy in the Spiritual Dan Fruit was extremely violent and rampaged around Nam's body.
With my current cultivation, I didn't dare to forcefully control it. I could only slowly infuse my monster aura into it to guide the ancient energy.
Under my guidance, the ancient untamed aura gradually calmed down. Xia Li mixed with the monster energy in Nam's body, but I still couldn't completely relax. This spiritual power was too strong for Nam. If he wasn't careful, it would explode again and he would still be in danger.
Thus, I tried to guide the spiritual energy to circulate through Nam's meridians and use it to strengthen his meridians. After the spiritual energy in his meridians was balanced, I then pushed the remaining portion into Nam's meridians in the sky.
After doing all of that, Nam's body finally returned to its original state. However, the torn clothes on his body couldn't be recovered, so I could only find a set of clothes from my luggage for him to change into to hide him from the mosquitoes.
After busying myself for a long time, I was extremely tired and decided to sit cross-legged next to Nam to regulate my breathing.
In the dark forest, it was impossible to estimate the time of day. After an unknown amount of time, Nam finally woke up while rubbing his head. After crawling up from the ground, he exclaimed, "Duo Ji, wake up. How did we fall asleep?
This is bad, this is bad. It's definitely dark now. "