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Chapter 25: Foundation Establishment Path
Chapter 25: Foundation Establishment Path
They saw towering trees shattered into fragments, their surfaces charred by flames. The ground was littered with flesh and fur from the giant wolves. The four men all wore expressions as if they had seen a ghost. The pack of giant wolves was formidable, such that even well-trained Linjiang army squads were no match for them.
However, the carnage strewn about clearly demonstrated the ferocity of the battle. No fewer than five or six giant wolves could have caused such a splatter of flesh and blood.
"It's impossible, who could have killed them?" Zhuang Qiang muttered incredulously.
Wang Gangjian thought for a moment. "Let's continue searching around this center. If any wolves escaped, there should be traces."
Wang Yong and the others nodded and resumed their search. However, despite a long search, they found no signs of any wolves escaping. There were no toppled trees, no mottled bloodstains—nothing. What this implied was clear.
Wang Yong swallowed hard, "All those giant wolves are dead, and their bodies have been taken away."
Although Wang Gangjian and Song Dayi found it hard to believe, they nodded in agreement with his conclusion.
"It looks like we've made a wasted trip," Song Dayi said, somewhat relieved. No fight meant no casualties. That was preferable to any alternative. Even as a first-level Superhuman, any injury could lead to infection. Now, without any doctors around, they could only rely on medicine for self-treatment. Who knew if they would survive?
Wang Gangjian was still scratching his head.
"Brother, what are you worried about?" Wang Yong asked.
Wang Gangjian gave a wry smile, "Zhuang Qiang mentioned that the wolf pack's leader is a second-level supernatural being. Besides, there are several first-level superhumans in the pack. That someone has the strength to take down such a group of giant wolves, what kind of power does he possess? A third-level Superhuman?"
Zhuang Qiang immediately shook his head, "Impossible, third-level Superhumans are extremely rare. Without exception, they are all leaders and protectors of various organizations. They aim to break through to the fourth level and need a lot of manpower to collect Psionic cores. Why would a third-level Superhuman be wandering alone outside?"
Wang Gangjian, Wang Yong, and Song Dayi thought it over—it made sense. No third-level Superhuman would frivolously run about. Almost all of them stayed in their territories, employing every means to elevate themselves.
Zhuang Qiang pondered for a moment before speaking, "Perhaps it's just a second-level Superhuman but with an exceptionally powerful talent. After all, talents vary widely. Those with exceptionally strong talents can even help Superhumans fight above their level."
Chu Xuan, having selected various spiritual plants from his cultivation bag, handed them to the corpse puppets for sowing. Initially clumsy, the corpses soon grew proficient under his patient guidance.
"Not bad at all," Chu Xuan nodded in approval. Then, he ascended on his sword to the rooftop.
The Wolf King and the four giant wolves were securely bound. While the four wolves were still unconscious, the Wolf King was awake, its eyes flickering with a brutal light, as if it wished it could tear Chu Xuan apart a thousand, ten thousand times.
Chu Xuan completely disregarded such glares. As before, he took out a small knife and began to make incisions on the Wolf King. He started with the limb joints, then the abdomen, and finally the crown of the head. The flesh from these three areas varied, making them suitable for the growth of different spiritual plants.
In the limb joints and the abdomen, Chu Xuan inserted seeds of the Soul-Nourishing Leaf and Crimson Blood Fruit. Closest to the brain, the crown of the head was ideal for the Life Soul Flower seeds.
The Life Soul Flower was a primary ingredient for Foundation Establishment Blood Pills, while Soul-Nourishing Leaves and Crimson Blood Fruits were rare supplementary materials.
With these three types of spiritual medicine secured, nearly all other necessary herbs could be purchased from reputable markets using spirit stones. His Foundation Establishment Blood Pill was nearly within reach.
"My path to Foundation Establishment relies on you," Chu Xuan patted the Wolf King's head and chuckled.
The Wolf King could feel its vitality being sapped by the strange plants, but it was powerless, forced to watch its own life force ebb away.
As for the four giant wolves, Chu Xuan applied the same procedure, implanting spiritual plants within them. However, since they were only first-level supernatural beings, he did not use particularly rare plants.
After completing these tasks, Chu Xuan returned to the ground floor of the Haotai Hotel to set up more formations. First, he installed a Mist Array.
This was a mid-tier Qi Refining stage formation. Its function was simple: to generate a mist that enveloped both the inside and outside of the array, covering a circular area with a diameter of about a hundred zhang (approximately 330 meters). This range was sufficient to encompass not only the Haotai Hotel but also some nearby residences and shops.
Anyone who wandered into the Mist Array would find themselves disoriented, wandering aimlessly before being sent back to the entrance, perpetually unable to penetrate deeper into the formation.
Next, he began to set up a Gathering Evil Array.