Chapter 3: The Mountain Stronghold Version of Yi Jin Jing

  At first, Chen Xu couldn't control the ape-man's body at all. After all, although the ape-man was also human, the difference between it and a real human body was not ordinary.

  At first, Chen Xu was like an infant and could hardly stand up straight.

  In desperation, Chen Xu instinctively performed the Easy Muscle Technique, and to his surprise, he discovered that a flow of air had instantly appeared in his ape-like body, allowing him to quickly control his limbs within an extremely short period of time, providing him with sufficient mobility to preserve the spark.

  Things didn't stop at being that simple, Chen Xu discovered that after crossing over, it seemed like his kung fu had undergone a transformation. This time, after cultivating the true energy, the cool air produced no longer made him feel weak.

  He found that his ape body, under the nourishment of this true energy, was actually slowly becoming stronger.

  Every time Chen Xu circulated his true energy, he found that his control over this body was higher, and the power of this body was also more powerful.

  Thinking of the three realms of martial arts recorded in ancient books, Chen Xuan vaguely guessed that he might have unintentionally reached the realm of Fan Xu through the power of time and space, condensing his spirit into a physical body, so he didn't need to continue executing the previous three steps, and started to reverse and supplement himself.

  Perhaps he has now reached the legendary prenatal Dao fetus boundary of the inner energy tenfold heaven as spoken in ancient books.

  Chen Xu still can't discover any abnormalities in his mind through introspection, so he can't determine whether he has reached that state or not.

  However, Chen Xu still obtained a very useful piece of information, especially in this precarious Stone Age, that is, as long as he cultivates his internal energy, his strength will increase and his power will become stronger.

  So when he had some free time, Chen Xu didn't just hang out with the few women in the hunting team like the other guys did. Instead, he worked hard to cultivate his inner energy and strive for further progress!

  Through these ten days of hard work, perhaps it was the benefit of crossing over, Chen Xuan discovered that his current cultivation was extremely fast, and his internal energy had already reached a peak state. He had a feeling that he could break through to the First Heaven at any time, possessing true Qi that he could actually use!

  So now, Chen Xu's only task is to continuously cultivate and become stronger, to live safely before growing up. In this way, the familiar leader of the surrounding area became a good protective umbrella for him before he had enough powerful strength!

  The true energy inside his body was slowly and steadily circulating, in this quiet mountain cave, Chen Xu enjoyed one of the few benefits of this primitive society, cultivation!

  As the true energy circulated in circles, waves of hot air surged out from his heart and into his flesh, penetrating deep into his bones. A faint tingling sensation gradually emerged from his muscles.

  Feeling the power of his muscles, Chen Xu couldn't help but reveal a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth even in the midst of cultivation, this was his own strength, his unique combat power.

  This feeling of having power gave Chen Xu a great sense of accomplishment, this sense of accomplishment was different from the power and status of his past life, different from wealth and knowledge, this power had a kind of existence that only belonged to himself, making Chen Xu's already enthusiastic heart about cultivation even more tenacious.

  Suddenly, Chen Xu felt that the slowly rotating true energy suddenly surged, and the originally calm true energy suddenly wrinkled. Conditioned reflexively, Chen Xu's hair stood up abruptly.

  At the flicker of a thought, his eyes suddenly snapped open, and in the split second it took for Chen Xu's eyelids to part, a dazzling ray of light flashed across them, making him appear even more intimidating in this dimly lit cave.

  If there were people in the martial arts world here, they would definitely recognize that this is the essence of Muyin Shenhua, the characteristic of internal energy being refined to the extreme, and the sign of reaching the highest level of nourishing Qi.

  But at the moment, in this cave, not to mention a martial artist, even an ordinary human being has become a luxury. Therefore, Chen Xu's gaze, which was originally full of extraordinary meaning, not only did not receive any praise, but instead provoked a terrified cry.

  The sound was so shrill, like a weak little girl facing a lecherous uncle, that even Chen Xu himself was startled and thought there were intruders!

  However, when he stood up and saw the situation clearly, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  All he saw was a hairy female ape crouching in front of him, kneeling on the ground with her buttocks raised high, holding an unknown object in her hand and raising it high, her head bowed to the ground, her whole body trembling, not daring to move slightly.

  Her eyes rolled around, and from the fragrance constantly emanating from the object in her hand, Chen Xu instantly knew what was going on. It seemed that this woman had come to deliver food for him.

  However, it is also possible that this woman has brought herself here to ask him for some familiar meat to eat. After all, although the deer is not small, the best meat is limited and has been given to Chen Xiang and his five-person hunting group. The other apes don't even dare to think about it and can only eat some leftover scraps.

  In this way, in order to survive and enjoy better, female apes with physical advantages began to take measures, which led to the so-called flesh trade.

  This is the survival law of primitive society, survival of the fittest, simple and effective.

  Taking over the large piece of venison in the woman's hand, Chen Xu's face showed a hint of playful color, and he naturally understood the meaning of the woman in front of him. However, for him, this transaction was impossible.

  At once, Chen Xue directly waved his hand in refusal, regardless of whether the female ape-man could understand or not. He pointed to the direction of the bonfire, shook his head, and began to walk away in big strides, no longer paying attention to the woman crouching on the ground.

  Seeing this, the female ape-man's body trembled slightly as she lay on the ground. Although she may not have understood Chen Xu's awkward gestures, she could still see the impatience in his expression.

  The female ape-man could only gaze at the plump deer meat in his hand, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and dragged her withered body to slowly get up from the ground, back to the bonfire, and start making new choices.

  However, it seems that she has a high quality among the apes and is quite popular, so she quickly won the favor of the ape leader.

  Chen Xu chose to turn a blind eye to this.

  In the face of this situation, several other sturdy apes in the hunting party couldn't help but change their facial expressions, revealing some complex emotions, all with a look of astonishment.

  To know, the female ape who actively fawned on Chen Xu, in their not-so-reliable eyes, was an existence that could be called a stunning beauty, but unexpectedly, she was directly sent back, which was unthinkable.

  At that moment, even with the brain capacity of seven or eight hundred apes, with their simple thinking, they felt very strange. At the same time, they had more respect for this partner who knew how to use heavenly fire, was strong and accurate.

  What's more interesting is that, seeing this scene, the leader of the apes threw a hind leg of a deer to Chen Xu as an exchange for the woman's price, showing respect to Chen Xu.

  Unconsciously, Chen Xu's status in this group has become higher and higher!

  He took the roasted deer legs, Chen Xu smiled wryly and had to force himself to put them in his mouth. He was still not very strong and needed to supplement some nutrients. Although the deer meat didn't taste good, it was also a source of energy that was beneficial to his body.

  Chen Xu absorbed these meats, and with just a slight movement of his true energy, he would extract the essence of these things and merge it into his true energy, which was what was meant by refining the essence and transforming it into energy.

  A moment later, a thick deer leg had entered his abdomen, and he patted his belly, casually throwing the deer bones to one side. After some calculation, Chen Xuan suddenly discovered that up until now, he seemed to have eaten about one-fifth of a whole deer, an amount of food that was usually enough for several days' worth of meals for ordinary apes.

  Chen Xu had some wicked thoughts, if it weren't for his strong combat power guaranteeing him there, someone would have jumped out to stop him long ago!

  Before long, the apemen in the cave finished their food and drink and began their own activities.

  Listening to the familiar gasping sounds coming from the cave, Chen Xu shook his head with some disgust, knowing that after eating and drinking their fill, these fellow creatures had begun their joyful lives again, but this life was not for him.

  If he wanted to burn himself to death, even if he chose the five-fingered girl, he would not choose these beautiful flowers, this is too subversive of his ideological consciousness!

  So, unexpectedly, Chen Xuan entered the hunting team and gained almost as much prestige as the leader in the small tribe. He didn't even have a fixed partner, becoming an outcast among his peers!

  With a bored expression, Chen Xu rubbed his slightly bulging belly and felt what seemed like velvet fur. He couldn't help but flash a wry smile at the corner of his mouth. Chen Xu silently sighed and said, "It seems I still haven't adapted to being a bipedal person. What will the future be like?"

  After a long sigh, Chen Xu gradually excluded the hoarse voices around him, which seemed to be fighting for life and death, from his mind, presenting the image of an arhat sitting in lotus position, and his mind gradually cleared up.

  As the cool true energy circulated inside his body, he slowly entered a state of meditation, everything external was cast aside. At this moment, Chen Xu's heart was empty and still, as if he had returned to that civilized era!

  The faint sunlight of the rising sun shines into the cave, and the colorful lights that seem like tiny spots of light float out, seeping into one corner of the cave and shining onto Chen Xu's eyelids.

  Suddenly, Chen Xu, who was meditating with his eyes closed, felt a surge in his heart, and a vigorous vital energy instantly entered the inner breath within his body.

  As a loud crack resounded in his mind, Chen Xu felt his spirit dazed for a moment, and the originally sluggish true energy inside him suddenly surged up violently, swelling to more than twice its original size in an instant.

  A sudden surge of energy burst forth from within, beyond his control. Chen Xu's head jerked violently upwards, his mouth agape, as a long, mournful howl erupted from the depths of his heart and shot straight up into the clouds.

  Facing the newly born sunlight, Chen Xu shouted out loud, shocking the entire field. In an instant, endless sounds rose from a vast and unknown expanse of dense forest. Endless birds swiftly rushed out of the woods, soaring in the sky, chasing that one touch of freedom and safety.

  A lone overlord of the forest, striding with elegant steps, walked out of their respective territories, feeling the majestic aura in the whistling sounds, and one after another, unwilling to show weakness, sang loudly, playing the prelude to dawn.

  At this moment, due to Chen Xu's actions, the entire forest trembled, with endless howls rising and falling, each one filled with oppressive roars, marking the ruling group of this world.

  Here, human voices are still far away, perhaps this is not a human world!

  This long whistle lasted for a good while, until Chen Xu finally stopped whistling and stood up. By the time he did, the apes that had gathered around him, who had been startled awake by his whistling, all looked at him with reverence on their faces.

  In their eyes, Chen Xuan was now completely different. In front of him, they relied on their biological instincts and felt that every move he made was under extreme pressure.

  This feeling they had only experienced before those jungle overlords, and now, they were experiencing it again!

  Feeling the surging power on his body, feeling the refreshing and pleasant true energy, Chen Xu couldn't help but reveal a hint of a smile on his face. He understood that at this moment, he had already reached the realm of the First Heaven.

  From now on, the benefits of crossing over have been thoroughly exhausted, and if you want to make further progress, you'll have to wait!

  After slightly adapting to the current physical strength, with the help of true energy, Chen Xu quickly grasped this sudden increase in power.

  He glanced sideways at the crowd of astonished apemen, Chen Xu's leader raised an eyebrow, now that his combat power had completely surpassed that of the apeman leader, it was time to take back leadership, after all, in this world, with future generations' experience, Chen Xu could do many things!

  Seeing this, the leader of the apes let out a long whistle and stood up from the ground. Although he was intimidated by Chen Xu's aura, the nature of the apes still made the leader accept the challenge without hesitation when faced with it. This was just like a duel in a lion pride, where only the winner could be king!