A Unfriendly Encounter

[: 3rd POV :]

Near the location of the sect, there is a city where hundreds of thousands of people lived.

And this city is a place where Daniel wishes to bring along Cecilia for exposure.

Moreover, it was also a place where her origins came from.

The currency that all continents had used and implemented was Coins that come under 6 forms of prosperity which are Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond, Crystal, and Royal.

Each of these coins is 100 times the value of its previous rank.

Nevertheless, to reach the nearby city, Daniel will need to venture through a forest where hundreds of beasts reside as they await their prey to feast on.

'With my senses now, I could feel the density of the Qi in the forest which is millions of times worse than in my sect'

He gazed around the forest with caution.

'But the beasts residing in this forest are not to be messed with'

He could detect that there were a couple of beasts camouflaging while waiting for Daniel to drop his guard.

"Cecilia, since we are inside the forest. How about using this chance to gauge and hone your abilities?" Daniel instructed.

"Alright, Master"

She nodded her head in excitement as she was eager to use her newfound power, and also, showed her master her capabilities.

And moments later, a beast that goes by the name of Grey Wolf ambushed them out of nowhere.

However, the battle was over before it could begin.

"Hmpf. How dare you show your stinky presence to Master"

No one would believe that a low self-esteem girl with no capabilities would turn into an ice empress.

Just a millisecond before the grey wolf ambushed, Cecilia had noticed and turned the Grey Wolf into a chunk of ice.

As she clenched her hand into a fist, the grey wolf turned into a mist of ice.

In a blink of an eye, the grey wolf had ceased to exist without understanding what happened to itself.

Seconds ago, it had jumped onto a certain human, and out of nowhere, it died.

'If previously, I would have been helpless, and if it weren't for Master divinities, I would have been the one devoured...so don't blame me for killing you '

It was impressive that Cecilia didn't have a hard time killing a beast, especially for someone who had become a cultivator in less than 6 hours.

Nevertheless, when Cecilia killed the beast, a small crystallized orb dropped onto the ground.

"Master...what is this?"

She picked it up and asked in curiosity and knowing what it was, he answered her question.

"It's a beast core,"

He said, and at the same time, he inquired the system about the wonders of a beast core.

[: The beast core has many functions such as the material for Blacksmith or Alchemists :]

[: Most cultivators consumed the beast core either to engrave a spiritual beast or to increase their cultivation level :]

[: Nevertheless, the system has a unique efficient method of absorbing the beast core as the core will be exchanged for stats :]

[: Does the Host wish to exchange Mortal Beast Core for 10 Stats Points? :]

"But...what is a beast core?"

"I have never heard of such a thing in my life"

"But, it must be something of a value right Master?" She tried guessing.

"A beast core could be used as a material or to increase your cultivation level" Daniel explained.

"In that case, doesn't that mean that Beast Core is precious?"

"Should we kill all the beasts living in the forest?"

Daniel was quite stunt to see that his disciple's personality had changed.

But it's better since it would be for her own good.

"While the beast core is a precious resource, you'll still have limits in absorbing the cores, and there's no doubt that there will be side effects" He explained.

"I see Master"

She nodded her head to his explanation.

'System, exchanged the beast core with stats points'

Without a doubt, he converted the core into stats points.

As the beast core disappeared from his palm, he received a notification of his stats points increased by 10 points.

'This is making me look forward to hunting all of the beasts within the forest'

'Maybe I should spend some time here before visiting the City'

"But still, show me what you can do with the beasts living in the forest"

Daniel gave her the green light to massacre all of the beasts living in the forests.

"All...right...Master"

Cecilia showed a hungry smile, a kind of smile that she lusts for her master's praise once she had completed the mission given to her.

Daniel made up his mind to hunt down all of the beasts around the forest.

But his main goal was to check how much prowess Cecilia currently has.

Coincidently, a pack of grey wolves had revealed themselves before them.

'Just our luck'

He smirked before Cecilia engaged with the pack.

The pack of grey wolves roared at them the moment they sensed the death of one of their kin.

However, Cecilia didn't care about what they felt and how much anger they had.

'Be glad that all of you will be sacrificed for the sake of giving my master a good show'

Her eyes darkened as she thought of satisfying her master.

In an instant, she conjured a legion of colossal ice rocks that hovered above the pack.

With her command, she unleashed the frozen rock, killing and massacring all of the 50 Grey Wolves into nothing more than a shattered mosaic of ice and fur.

The scene was nothing short of devastating.

It was a chilling display of power that left no room for the wolves to showcase their pride before succumbing to her ice.

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However, the one who was surprised the most was Cecilia.

She tilted her head in bewilderment.

Beasts, in her eyes, were terrifying creatures that boasted unparalleled strength.

They were beingd capable of effortlessly defeating hordes of humans.

Yet, all of them had died without even her trying.

She wanted to show her master a good show.

However, she ended up killing all of them within a second.

It was impressive, but at the same time, she was a little bit disappointed.

"It's impressive Cecilia, but it also made you realize how much power you currently have"

"You need to know that all of the Grey Wolves you killed had a cultivation realm of Foundation 2nd Stage and above"

"From this alone, you would realise that your current self doesn't follow the natural laws of cultivation realm" Daniel explained.

"I see Master"

She wasn't dejected, but rather excited and she took his words with seriousness.

But what surprised her the most is that the pack had a cultivation rank above hers, and it broke her common sense of cultivation difference.

'Master must be trying to tell me that there's a huge difference between me and the beasts' She assumed.

'Sadly, all of the cores had been smashed and shattered'

'Otherwise, I could earn another 300 or more'

He shook his head in pity.

Moving on, they walked and journeyed a few kilometers, before they encountered a group of gigantic snakes with dark green scales.

They were known as Grenemous Snakes which were famous for their size and also, the disruption for merchants that traveled around the forests.

But size is not what matters as they succumb to their death after Cecilia froze their body into ice before summoning humongous boulders above them where their bodies were crushed into liquid.

Her next victims were dozens of Fiery Monkeys that were violent.

But still, all of them were defeated when she manifested a snowstorm that swept out their homes.

Her last victims of the day were hundreds of birdy creatures known as Golden Chips.

Although, their numbers were hundreds, they were defeated and killed within seconds after Cecilia had frozen their blood.

The more she hunted and killed, the more Cecilia realized how much she had changed.

If a day before, she didn't dare to kill nor even have the confidence to fight.

But now, she stood tall and had killed hundreds of beasts without a sweat.

'It feels like I only had used 1% of my power and I didn't find any struggles in fighting against them...and all of this was brought by master...'

Her loyalty towards Daniel had grown larger.

"Mas-

Right before Cecilia could convey what she wanted to say, a certain group of cultivators encountered them.

"Oh? What do we have here?"

In the middle of the forest where Daniel and Cecilia were about to leave the forest, they encountered a group of fellow cultivators that seemed friendly yet not.

"Never would we imagine encountering 2 fellow cultivators in this forest,"

The one who leads the group of cultivators said with a wide smile.

Daniel chooses to ignore this bunch of cultivators as he didn't come here to make friends.

"Woah, hold on a minute. Why are you rushing?"

"Would it hurt a little bit for us to travel together?"

"I mean, the path you're heading toward is the same as our destination"

"So...why not?" He said with a smile and a hint of a threat.

At the same time, he grabbed Daniel's arm as though forcing him to stay and also, he had motives while gazing at Cecilia.

There were 2 things that had pissed off Daniel.

First, putting his hands on his arm, Daniel was annoyed.

'What kind of stranger would just randomly greet you and grab your hand in the middle of the forest?' He thought.

Secondly, they were gazing at Cecilia with lust, and this greatly angered him.

"I'm not interested and let go of your hand'"

He warned the man kindly and as he eyed over their robes, he noticed there was a mark that signifies a sect that had a Sun and a Sword.