In the next ten days, Chu Yan didn't go anywhere, he just practiced in the time and space cage.
As his body became tougher and more condensed, the speed at which he devoured spiritual stones became faster again.
Now, in less than twelve hours, one piece can be digested.
What this brought about was the rapid growth of the spiritual energy stored in his body.
Ten days in the real world and thirty days in the time and space cage are equal to one month.
In this month, Chu Yan swallowed thirty-two spiritual stones.
Before that, he swallowed thirty-two spiritual stones, but it took nearly fifty days!
"At this rate, I'm not far away from reaching the first level of Pulse Condensation Realm!" Chu Yan was full of confidence.
Generally, it takes at least seven or eight years for a disciple who has entered Broken Star Tower to advance from the first level of Pulse Condensation Realm to the first level of Pulse Condensation Realm. Those with better talents, such as Li Xiu and others, also spent four to five years.
time.
You know, they are different from Chu Yan. Li Xiu, Su Jianyuan and others are backed by powerful families.
From beginning to end, except for the relics left by his mother, Chu Yan relied entirely on himself.
According to his estimation, it would take him less than a year to advance from a minor achievement at the first level of Pulse Condensation Realm to a perfect first level in the real world!
The echo ring and Guixu Tower left to him by his mother are Chu Yan's greatest reliance!
Moreover, Chu Yan was also full of expectations for the items stored on the next floor of Guixu Tower.
"I must strive to reach the first level of Pulse Condensation Realm before winter comes, and then start to attack the second level of Pulse Condensation Realm and become an outer disciple!"
Chu Yan set a goal for himself in his heart.
At this time, the time has entered the beginning of May.
This day is May 3rd.
Nanyun is the place with the highest temperature in Yun'aojiang Kingdom.
While the mortals in Beiyun still wear long robes, the area in Nanyun is already like midsummer. Every day is as hot as a scorching summer, and the sun rises very early and sets very late.
It seemed to be another ordinary day. Chen Xiaotian was walking home with a basketful of mountain goods on his back, taking advantage of the afterglow of the setting sun.
Adhering to the saying of his ancestors, people rely on mountains and rivers to make a living. Chen Xiaotian, who lives in Jianghe Village at the foot of the mountain, is an ordinary mountain man who makes a living by picking mountain products and then selling them to merchants.
After working hard all day, he was already very hungry. When he thought about eating delicious food when he got home, he couldn't help but speed up his pace.
From a distance, the archway with the words "Jianghe Village" engraved on it can be clearly seen.
But what makes Chen Xiaotian feel strange is that usually at this time, from this direction, you can see the smoke coming from every house in the village.
Not only that, the big dogs raised by every family in the village should also bark non-stop along with the laughter of children.
Today, there is none of this.
The village was eerily quiet, which made Chen Xiaotian feel a little uneasy.
He quickened his pace and walked towards the entrance of the village.
Soon after, he saw a body next to the archway at the entrance of the village.
To be precise, it was half a corpse.
From the dead look on the deceased's face, Chen Xiaotian recognized that he was the village chief's foolish son.
This idiot has nothing to do every day, squatting at the entrance of the village, staring at the little wives of various families, and making giggles. When he sees Chen Xiaotian coming back at this time every day, the idiot will also say hello to him. Sometimes the idiot will be in a good mood and will say hello to him.
Give Chen Xiaotian one or two wild fruits to eat.
But today, the fool who usually squats here has turned into a half corpse.
The lower body of the corpse was gone, and the blood trailed a long and terrifying trail behind the remaining upper body.
Obviously, the fool climbed all the way here after losing his lower body, and then lost his breath.
The wounds on the fool's waist were unevenly layered, as if they had been torn apart by some ferocious beast. His intestines were exposed, mixed with dried blood, and spread on the ground.
Chen Xiaotian's mind went blank. He stared at the fool's body for a moment, and suddenly his stomach moved violently.
He couldn't control it anymore and ran to the side to vomit.
Chen Xiaotian's stomach had long been empty, and what he vomited out at this moment was all the acidic water in his stomach. But even so, when he thought of the fool's miserable condition, he couldn't stop vomiting. The feeling was as if his stomach was about to be emptied.
It's like vomiting.
After a long time, Chen Xiao finally stopped vomiting.
He stumbled towards the village.
He was not a fool. The moment he saw the first corpse and the eerie silence of the village, he realized what might have happened.
But Chen Xiaotian still had a trace of luck in his heart.
He hopes his family is okay.
He turned a blind eye to the damaged paths and collapsed houses in the village at the moment.
The rich smell of blood in the air could not stop him from moving forward.
When he ran all the way to the house that originally belonged to him, Chen Xiaotian was already stunned.
The house, which had just been built less than two months ago, seemed to have been bombarded by artillery shells, and most of it collapsed.
Adobe and stones were scattered everywhere.
Only half of the old mother's head was left, lying on the broken wall. Her back was cut open by an unknown sharp knife, and her spine was all arched out.
When Chen Xiaotian saw his virtuous wife, who had been married to him for less than a year, only one arm was left.
Because Chen Xiaotian remembered that there was a birthmark the size of a fingernail on the inside of his wife's arm that looked like a bunny.
The night before, Chen Xiaotian smiled and poked the birthmark with his finger.
Today, the owner of this arm only has this cold arm lying in front of Chen Xiaotian.
"What on earth is going on?" The huge stimulation made Chen Xiaotian forget his pain for a moment.
He looked around.
The entire village was in complete disrepair.
If the village was massacred by bandits, they would at most kill people and set fire to grab food. However, there was no fire at the scene, and there was no shortage of gold and silver in the food. It was just that all the people in the village were dead, and all the houses were damaged to varying degrees.
Moreover, Chen Xiaotian knew that less than thirty miles away from here, there was a branch of Broken Star Tower.
With the protection of Broken Star Tower, there have been no robbers in this area for a long time.
"Who...who did it..." Chen Xiaotian muttered to himself with empty eyes.
At this time, a snapping sound came from the damaged house behind him.
Chen Xiaotian was startled, turned around, and immediately saw a figure slowly walking out of the dark corner with a clicking sound.
When the black shadow appeared in front of him, Chen Xiaotian's eyes suddenly widened, his pupils shrank violently, a chill ran down his spine, the hairs on his body stood up, his spine went from bottom to top, straight to the back of his head, as if there was an electric current passing through, and there was a crackling sound.
sound.
"You, who are you!" A moment later, Chen Xiaotian shouted in a changed tone of fear in the dead silence of the village.