IMMORTALITY STARTS WITH A GUN

His condition was slightly different. He had wasted so much beast core qi when he fought the horde of spirit beasts. True, the bullets were used to kill other spirit beasts, but if he could leech a fraction of the energy from the bullets, he would advance faster. Not that he wanted to fight a horde of monsters again. If the situation allowed, he preferred to kill spirit beasts silently.

Pinching his chin, he considered his options. Right now, he couldn't afford both the maneuvering technique and the cultivation method, but if he had enough points, what would he prioritize? After thinking for a moment, letting the crocodile give him a tour of the swamp, he decided the maneuver technique was more important.

"What kind of technique fits my Lightning Cloak Technique?"

Immediately, he thought about solidifying the air under his feet, creating a platform for him to jump off. This technique would improve his movement, as he would no longer need the ground, and he could move in three dimensions. It was cool, and this technique wasn't out of the realm of possibility. The Purple Moon Sect had many techniques, and one of them must be this Air Step Technique. Even if it wasn't exactly as he imagined, there was probably a similar technique in the library.

"All right, it's decided. I have to grind more points to afford this technique."

Liu Xing decided to jump off the crocodile and start looking for the Purple Tailed Lizard all over the swamp. He searched the whole swamp for the lizard, and he found one, although it was tiny, with many black dots in its tail. Not what his mission required. He wasted several more days searching for the right Purple Tailed Lizard. As time passed, he began to grow anxious. Maybe the perfect lizard was buried under the remains of the centipede. Deciding to look for more, he swept the swamp clean. There was no leaf he didn't check and no stone he didn't leave unturned, but he didn't find another Purple Tailed Lizard.

When the time came to return, he just sighed and ran towards the Purple Moon Sect. He accepted that he would fail this mission.

"Whatever, I'll grind some more missions."

He activated his Lightning Cloak Technique and jumped from tree to tree. After leaving the swamp, he jumped between mushrooms and tall trees, and soon arrived at the remains of the centipede beast he had killed. The rotten smell filled the air, and many critters, animals, and birds ate the flesh and head of the spirit beast. He felt the urge to check the remains, thinking he might find a perfect tail of the Purple Tailed Lizard. Moreover, if he could find some intact parts of any spirit beast, he could sell them. He decided to check but soon realized there was nothing valuable. It seemed many cultivators had looted the head of the spirit beast, while the remaining flesh had melded together. After searching for half an hour, he decided that the chances of finding that lizard or any valuable parts were slim, and he would waste more time looking for them.

He soon arrived at the clearing where Mo Yan, Pu He, and Han Zhong had tried to rob him. He could see a human-shaped mark on the face of the cliff where Han Zhong had crashed into it. He almost jumped to climb the cliff when he suddenly stopped himself. At the edge of his vision, a twisted foot stuck out of a bush. Seeing that foot bent unnaturally made him flinch. He soon realized that the feet were rather small and wearing women's shoes, and although he didn't see it clearly, he could see a hint of purple inside the bush.

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He raised an eyebrow, and a thought popped into his head.

"There's no way, right?"

Liu Xing decided to approach the bush and check it out. After parting the bush, he saw Yan Yu lying on the ground, her right hand drenched in blood, her left hand bent in an unnatural way, and a bloody slash mark on her torso still gushing blood. Seeing Yan Yu's condition, his eyes widened.

Yan Yu opened her eyes and looked at Liu Xing calmly, as if she were relaxing in the bush of her own free will.

"Are you okay?" Liu Xing asked.

Liu Xing did not like Yan Yu. His first impression of her was that she was a bully. And he did not want to get involved with a bully, considering his past, but she was from the same sect, and perhaps ignoring her would breed enmity between them.

"I'm fine," she said.

Liu Xing raised his eyebrow. He observed again her bent feet and her robe drenched with blood from the large slash wound on her torso. Normally, a wound like that would be life-changing for an ordinary person, but she was a cultivator, and cultivators had high vitality.

"All right, take care of yourself." If she was alright, then there was no need for him to help her.

"Wait." A quiet sound came from behind, and he turned around. Yan Yu still looked calm, her electric blue eyes perfectly controlled, as if she did not feel the pain in her body. "You can take me to a safer place. I'm poisoned."

Although her words sounded like an order, Liu Xing understood that she was asking for help. He still had a bad impression of her from when she tried to claim his cave, but helping her wasn't a hassle. "Wait a minute, I'll make a shelter."

Liu Xing walked over to the cliff. He was looking for a suitable place to carve a simple cave. The place must be hidden, but still easily accessible. Soon, he found two trees that were growing tall right in front of the cliff. One of them sprouted from the ground, and the other one sprouted from the face of the cliff, bent a little, and then grew tall. Liu Xing jumped onto a branch, moved around the tree, and with his lightning blade started slashing at the cliff. His lightning blade was so sharp that he felt like he was cutting jelly. Soon, a shallow cave was created behind the two trees. He then went back to where Yan Yu was. She was now closing her eyes, probably trying to recover from the poison.

"I have secured a place," Liu Xing said.

Yan Yu nodded without opening her eyes, and he carried her in a princess carry. While he was carrying her, his mind wandered. On Earth, while there were several girls who were interested in him, he hadn't had time nor interest to start dating. In this world, he also had not had much opportunity to interact with the opposite sex. Before he got the gun, he had entertained the idea of marrying and having children, but with his mission now, he was pessimistic about finding time to date. Glancing at Yan Yu in his arms, Liu Xing realized that Yan Yu was the most attractive girl he had met in this world, yet he did not have any interest in her, even while carrying her.

Soon, they arrived at the cave Liu Xing had created, and he laid her down in the middle of the cave.

"Thank you," Yan Yu said without opening her eyes.

"You're welcome."

He wondered what had happened to her. The last time he had seen her was when she came out of the pocket dimension carrying Ji Dongyang's black sword. Since there were other cultivators there, they probably had teamed up against her and tried to steal the black sword. Yan Yu was strong. She probably killed a lot of them, but he did not see the black sword.

"My sword is safe," she said as if she knew what Liu Xing was thinking.

"I see."

"Do you want it?" Yan Yu opened her eyes. Electric blue eyes pierced him.

He shook his head. "I don't need it, I already have a blade."

Although the lightning blade wasn't really a blade, it was enough for him. She nodded, seemingly satisfied with the answer, and closed her eyes again. She then asked him to take a Blood Pill and Restoration Pill from her inner robe. And since she could not move her hands, he fed the pills to Yan Yu. After that, she closed her eyes again, her qi recovered, and her wound and mangled limb slowly recovered. Seeing this, he realized that she only needed a few hours before she could move again. "It looks like you will recover soon. I'll excuse myself."

Liu Xing turned around and started to leave, but Yan Yu spoke. "I want to give you valuable information."