After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 28 The grace of not killing

Although he had been fighting the Wind Leopard in front of him for some time in the Wind Leopard Forest, this was the first time Shen Xu had come to such a deep place in the Wind Leopard Forest.

The giant trees gradually became scarce, and the entire area was replaced by dense forest again. Sunlight could hardly penetrate through the tree canopy, making it impossible for him to tell where he was. He couldn't help but wonder if he had followed the wind leopard out of the valley.

Finally, the wind leopard stopped at the bottom of a cliff, and a dark cave came into Shen Xu's view.

By the time they reached this point, Feng Bao was nearly exhausted. He collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, staring longingly at the jar on Shen Xu's body.

Although he knew that Feng Bao was putting on an act, Shen Xu was not stingy. This jar of Yuan Hou wine was definitely enough for him to break through. He made Feng Bao open his mouth and poured some wine into it.

After drinking the wine, the wind leopard seemed to have regained some strength. It slowly led Shen Xu into the cave. Once inside, the wind leopard lay down in a corner covered with tattered clothes, clearly indicating that the journey had not been easy for it either.

The cave is not large. Sunlight shines through the cracks in the cave ceiling, casting dappled light and shadow that illuminates the entire cave. The cave can be seen through at a glance, and there is nothing that looks particularly valuable.

But that makes sense. If he could find any treasure in Crimson Valley, a trial ground jointly set up by several sects, then they would be being far too generous.

Shen Xu was quite satisfied with the location that Feng Bao had brought him. It was indeed very secluded and suitable for him to break through his cultivation level. After glancing at Feng Bao, who was still lying motionless, Shen Xu sat cross-legged under a spot of light and began to close his eyes to rest and recover his energy so that he could break through in the best possible condition.

Time passed slowly, and Shen Xu sat motionless in the same spot like a piece of wood. Seeing Shen Xu's condition, Feng Bao stood up, stared at the jar placed next to Shen Xu, its black eyes filled with struggle, and finally walked out of the cave with weary steps.

A full moon rose, and its bright light shone through the cracks in the cave ceiling, draping Shen Xu like a silver veil. Shen Xu opened his eyes under the moonlight, picked up the jar containing Yuanhou wine, and began to drink it in large gulps. The taste was as delicious as he had imagined, with a sweet and sour flavor that was irresistible. He felt it was more like fruit juice than wine.

As he drank the wine, the vital energy within it dissipated into his body. Shen Xu continuously circulated the Azure Edge Technique, guiding the vital energy through his meridians into his dantian.

A large amount of vital energy suddenly surged into the dantian, colliding with the existing vital energy within it.

Unlike the vital energy absorbed from the outside world, the newly entered vital energy quickly adapts to the environment and begins to intertwine and merge with the existing vital energy.

Finally, when his dantian could no longer hold any more primordial energy, Shen Xu drank another large mouthful of Yuanhou wine and continuously circulated his qi through his meridians to force the primordial energy into his dantian. As his meridians throbbed with pain, Shen Xu's face turned bright red. Finally, a booming sound came from his dantian as his meridians were forcibly expanded, and the remaining primordial energy in his body surged into his dantian like a river flowing into the sea.

Slowly opening his eyes, Shen Xu sensed the newly added vital energy in his dantian and the various changes in his body, his gaze becoming increasingly profound.

He still remembered that the sixth level of Qi Cultivation was his cultivation level when he left the Green Bamboo Sword Sect in his previous life. Things have changed, and nothing could be more true.

Looking at the full moon peeking through the crack overhead, Shen Xu picked up the jar and took a big gulp, then laughed self-deprecatingly.

"This wine has a strong aftereffect!" As everything around him blurred, Shen Xu's last thought was why he hadn't killed Feng Bao.

Some time later, when Feng Bao returned and saw Shen Xu lying on the ground and the wine jar next to him, his eyes immediately lit up with surprise, followed by a hint of bloodlust and brutality.

It quietly crouched down, its feet moving slowly and cautiously towards Shen Xu. When it realized that Shen Xu still didn't react, it grew bolder and suddenly leaped onto Shen Xu, tearing at him. Instantly, blood splattered everywhere, and flesh flew everywhere...

The last blood-stained leopard face grinned menacingly at him.

"No..." Shen Xu suddenly stood up, his body covered in cold sweat.

He frantically touched his body and, finding no injuries, breathed a long sigh of relief.

It was daytime now, and sunlight shone on his face. He turned to look at the jar, where only a little more wine remained. In the corner, the Wind Leopard lay quietly on the pile of rags, its black eyes staring straight at him.

"I didn't expect this wine to taste sweet, but it has such a strong aftereffect! I really miscalculated this time, and I must avoid this situation in the future." Shen Xu made a silent resolution.

After getting up, he picked up the wine jar, walked over to Feng Bao, and gave the whole jar to Feng Bao, since he couldn't take it with him anyway.

"Consider it repayment for sparing my life!" Shen Xu sighed and slowly left the cave.

Unexpectedly, the wind leopard chased after them, carrying the sword in its mouth. It gently placed the sword at Shen Xu's feet and then went back to the cave.

"Was it a gift to me? It's a pity I already have a sword. I'll keep it as a memento!" Shen Xu picked up the bloodstained longsword.

The sense of blood made him realize that the blood on it was human blood, but unfortunately, due to the passage of time, he could no longer distinguish the cultivation level of the blood's owner.

Shen Xu arrived at the riverbank and cleaned the blood off the sword. The blade immediately gleamed coldly under the light, its sharpness intimidating.

Upon closer inspection, he also discovered two delicate characters engraved near the hilt of the sword: "Cold Moon".

Shen Xu drew his sword and compared the two swords in front of him. He found that the two swords were not much different in shape, but the material of the Cold Moon Sword was obviously superior. Moreover, the sword that Feng Bao gave him was more slender. Based on the two delicate characters on the sword, he judged that the Cold Moon Sword must have been a woman's sword.

On the True Origin Continent, artifacts are classified into five levels: mortal artifacts, treasure artifacts, magic artifacts, magic treasures, spiritual treasures, and the legendary innate spiritual treasures.

Judging from Shen Xu's knowledge, Han Yue should be a top-grade magic weapon, or even a sword that is almost on par with a magic weapon, considering that the sword in his hand is only a mid-grade magic weapon.

As for the majority of disciples of the Green Bamboo Sword Sect, they can only use ordinary weapons such as fine steel swords, hundred-forged swords, and thousand-forged swords. Only elders and a small number of disciples can possess a treasure weapon.

It must be said that Shen Guangjian's eyes are indeed very sharp; he was able to tell that the sword in his hand was a treasure weapon, because the difference in appearance between ordinary weapons and treasure weapons is not very large.

Without sufficient experience and careful observation, one cannot discern the difference between the two, which is the main reason why Shen Xu was able to possess a treasure without being coveted by others.

Only when an object reaches the level of a magic weapon will there be a clear difference between it and a treasure. For example, the Qinyun bamboo branch of the Qingzhu Sword Sect belongs to the category of magic weapons, while the Qinyun bamboo of Qingzhu Zhenren may be a spiritual treasure.

Regardless of the circumstances, Fengbao really gave him a great gift this time.