First hunt.

Jiang Chen said his goodbyes to Nana after learning the solution to how he could continue his cultivation.

He returned to his body. Jiang Chen did not leave his room right away; instead, he cultivated until he reached the peak of the qi gathering realm.

Breaking through was extremely simple for him as long as he had enough Yin qi in his sea of qi; this was one of the advantages he gained from practicing ancient yin-yang strengthening arts.

If anyone sees this, they will surely be crazy from envy because their cultivation technique will not be able to do the same as his. After all, unlike other cultivation, they will need to stabilize their cultivation before breaking through to the next realm.

After advancing to the next tier, Jiang Chen was eager to venture outside the city to hunt, because Nana's suggestion was extremely beneficial. Not only would he be able to strengthen himself, but he would also be able to gain wealth from the beast as he needed it, allowing him to finally support Xue Bing.

Jiang Chen emerged from his room and reached the living room, where he met Xue Bing.

"Chen'er, you're finally done. I was bored waiting for you, "Xue Bing said, bored waiting for Jiang Chen. She quickly hugs him, rubbing her large mountain peaks against his arm.

Xue Bing begins kissing him while wiggling her chest under his arm.

Jiang Chen is in a daze after witnessing Xue Bing simulating him seductively. However, he remembered Nana telling him to restrain himself or the consequences would be dire.

Jiang Chen abruptly stopped Xue Bing and said, "Xue Bing, I'm just going outside; I'll be back before night."

Xue Bing pouted, clearly disappointed that she did not get her desired outcome.

When Jiang saw Xue Bing was sad, he told her, "Don't be sad, I promise to come back before night, here is a cultivation manual that will help you to become stronger." Jiang said this as he handed her the cultivation manual Nana had given him. This cultivation manual was one of the spiritual cultivations, as Nana reasoned that Xue Bing's mind needed to be strengthened as she was Jiang Chen's dual cultivation partner.

With a strong mind, Jiang Chen doesn't need to worry about Xue Bing losing her mind if he ever overdid it with dual cultivation with Xue Bing.

"However, Chen'er, I'm not an awakened person; will this really help me?" Xue Bing stated that she had been tested before for being one of the unawakened people, so she couldn't help but ask.

"Hmm, let me tell you a secret. Cultivation is for everyone, but people here in this realm were unaware of it because when they wrote a cultivation manual, they must have assumed that only those who had awakened would be able to do it." Jiang Chen nodded as he explained, then warned her, "remember, don't let anyone see you cultivating because this cultivation manual can covet a lot of greed from the people."

Xue Bing smiled and nodded to Jiang Chen before planting a kiss on his lips.

"Thank you, hmm, I'll start right away," Xue Bing said as she walked straight to her bed.

Jiang Chen exited the house after seeing Xue Bing excitedly go to her room.

Eastern Grey is a third-rate city, but even as a third-rate city, it can hold off a small horde of beasts without casualties. Since Eastern Grey was built, it hasn't been attacked by a horde of beasts before. The big four clans would always leave soldiers outside the city wall to fend off any small number of beasts that could cause any sudden attack.

There are also hunters who will constantly hunt the beast for money, so finding a beast near the city will be difficult.

The city was divided into two parts: the inner and outer parts. The inner part is in the city's center, where wealthy people live, and the outer part is for poor people who live in slums.

Jiang Chen walked all the way to the city gate, which was near a slum with fewer people guarding it. There are also city entrances in other parts of the eastern grey wall, but those are only for wealthy people or large clans.

"Hey, you!!! What are you doing in here?!! "One of the guards yelled at Jiang Chen as he approached the gate, where he intended to exit.

"Sir, I'm just going outside to hunt," Jiang Chen responded to the guard, despite the fact that he had no obligation to do so, but he didn't want to cause any trouble, so he did.

"hunt? Do you realize how dangerous it is to hunt a beast outside?" The Guard reminisced about Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen nodded, but this time he walked out the gate without bothering to answer the guard.

"Hey, wait!" yelled the Gaurd again, trying to stop Jiang Chen from making his life meaningless, but before he could say anything else, his buddy beside him said.

"Forget it, Lei."

sigh*

The guard sighs beside him and shakes his head.

"Another peasant wishes to feed the beast." In hushed tones, the other guard stated

The guards here are pretty used to seeing slum people try to go outside the city to hunt for food, but none of them have returned successfully.

A walk in the woods. Jiang Chen was on high alert, and any sound of grass drew his attention. As this was his first time hunting outside, he wanted to be prepared for what was to come. However, as a result of this, he appears to be a moron.

If anyone saw him like this, they would undoubtedly mock him.

"Master!"

Jiang Chen, who had been focused on his surroundings, jumped nervously when he heard Nana.

"Nana?"

giggled*

"hehehe, Master, it's okay, it's just me," Nana said, laughing as she watched Jiang Chen in the mirror while finding Jiang Chen's reaction to being extremely cute and funny.

"f*CK, you scared the hell out of me." Jiang Chen couldn't help but curse after being freaked out.

"Hehe, he master, who told you to be so nervous while hunting?" Nana giggled as she said

"Well, it's my first time, so I can't help myself!" Jiang Chen expresses his displeasure.

"Are you, by the way, looking in the mirror?" Jiang Chen inquired.

Nana replied, "Yes."

"How far can you see?"

"Hmm, with your position, I can see within 1 kilometer."

"Can you help me, Nana? I'm not sure where the beasts are, because this is my first time out of the wilderness."

"Sure thing, master, let's see," Nana stated as she began searching for beasts in the vicinity of Jiang Chen.

"There are low-tier beasts in the south."

Jiang Chen went directly to the location that Nana had specified; this time, he didn't need to worry about his surroundings because Nana was watching out for him.

When Jiang Chen arrived at the location, he immediately noticed a black cat-like beast, which is similar to a cat but larger in size and has five tails.

"Master, that's an Abyss cat," Nana explained.

" Abyss cat?"

"Yes, master, one of the Abyss cat's traits is speed, so be a careful master."

Jiang Chen nodded and quickly took out his kitchen knife, which he had obtained before leaving his house.

Jiang Chen moved closer in preparation for a surprise attack, but the Abyss cat looked at him as if looking for prey.

MEOW*

The abyss cat made its move with a growl-like roar.

It leaps toward Jiang Chen, opening its mouth and aiming for Jiang Chen's neck.

Jiang Chen was startled by the sudden attack, but his reflexes took over and he unconsciously used his bloodline ability.

Before it could bite into his neck, Jiang Chen pierced it with a kitchen knife. Although Jiang Chen didn't do much, just by activating his bloodline, everything within 10 meters came to a halt.

badum*

The Abyss Cat falls to the ground as it dies without knowing it. The throat of the abyss cat was pierced with the kitchen knife.

Jiang Chen was able to kill it quickly because he used his bloodline ability, which he had not intended to use. However, when the abyss cat leaped toward him, out of reflex, he unconsciously activated his bloodline.

His time-stop ability was his trap card; it freezes time for a few seconds, but the qi usage is nearly half of his qi. However, using it on a more powerful opponent would reduce the time effect while increasing qi usage.