Live Strong in the Wilderness

"Hmm, I’ll go tomorrow. Today, I’ll stay home with you." Xu Yi smiled. Although it was only ten o’clock in the morning, he thought staying with Lu Ke and discussing the layout of the yard together would be quite nice.

Lu Ke nodded happily; she had been worried Xu Yi was going to leave immediately.

"Shall we get the artificial lake sorted out first?" Xu Yi suggested, as a garden without water lacks soul.

Lu Ke nodded; a lake was indeed missing here.

Despite the low temperature, they could change it as long as they wished.

So, the two happily busied themselves.

Digging a two-meter deep lake was fairly easy for Xu Yi.

The lake’s shape was heart-shaped; even though others might find it cliché, Xu Yi insisted on digging it this way.

Luckily, Lu Ke didn’t find it vulgar and even liked it.

Because she knew this was Xu Yi’s token of love for her.

In just half a day, Xu Yi finished digging.

This heart-shaped lake was quite large, covering 40,000 square meters and occupying nearly half of the summit platform, so it naturally took some time.

Once the water slowly gathered, it could become a beautiful lake.

Of course, Xu Yi still needed to do additional work.

For instance, a constant temperature system.

Xu Yi had energy conversion equipment and a portable energy reactor in his storage space. Together, these could ensure not only the lake water but the entire area maintained a constant temperature easily.

Due to the Star Gate, Xu Yi returned to Earth Star in just minutes, taking some constant temperature equipment and placing them in the artificial lake.

The water temperature didn’t need to be very high, maintaining it at 30 degrees was sufficient.

Maintaining such a large lake at 30 degrees would cost a lot of electricity.

But for Xu Yi’s energy conversion equipment and portable energy reactor, one level-10 Fierce Beast Brain Crystal could sustain the energy consumption for several years, so he thought it was entirely manageable.

After settling the artificial lake affairs, Xu Yi and Lu Ke relaxed and prepared dinner.

Today, neither planned to cultivate.

After dinner, the sky began to snow heavily.

At over six thousand meters in altitude, snow was common; rain was rare.

Since the daytime temperature here was minus three to four degrees, while nighttime was minus seven to eight degrees.

But such temperatures didn’t affect their lives at all.

"This place is really beautiful." Lu Ke flew back and forth in the snow, dancing with the snowflakes.

"Indeed, it’s beautiful, but to me, the beauty lies in the person, not the scenery," Xu Yi said with a smile.

Although they were over a hundred meters apart, Xu Yi’s voice was normal in volume, yet Lu Ke, being a level-20 Divine Master, heard him easily.

Thus, upon hearing his words, Lu Ke’s face blushed.

With heavy snow falling, the two were still having a great time.

After a midnight snack, they continued to chat.

The next morning, Xu Yi left without telling Lu Ke.

After all, farewells tend to induce melancholy.

Xu Yi felt there was no need.

Going out to cultivate is the norm for Divine Masters; no need to make it sentimental, just go quietly.

Lu Ke was aware of Xu Yi’s departure, but she didn’t come out.

After numerous spiritual links, they were very in tune, understanding each other’s thoughts.

After leaving, Xu Yi contacted the Spirit Race’s dedicated teleportation battleship. They were on standby 24/7, ready for teleportation at any time.

The Spirit God had given Xu Yi this privilege, so he could contact them anytime.

When the Spirit Race handed over the teleportation battleship to Xu Yi, he needed some personnel onboard, working in shifts to ensure someone was on duty every second.

After contacting them, Xu Yi was immediately teleported to the 23-level Fierce Beast territory.

No one had reached such a level of Fierce Beast territory before.

Currently, they had very few teleportation points.

Acquiring accurate coordinates wasn’t something random.

Due to the Fierce Beasts’ formidable power, many scout flyers were destroyed by them, hindering spatial coordinate positioning.

Calculating coordinates instead of using spatial probe coordinates was risky.

Unless special circumstances arose, the Spirit Race wouldn’t use calculated coordinates, insisting on probe coordinates.

Upon reaching the teleportation site, a level-23 Fierce Beast charged at Xu Yi.

Powerful spiritual power, like sharp steel knives, grazed Xu Yi’s skin.

However, this attack didn’t harm Xu Yi.

To Xu Yi, this attack was merely ordinary, incapable of injuring him.

Hence, Xu Yi immediately counterattacked.

Using martial techniques, Xu Yi directly exploded the Fierce Beast’s head.

Now, Xu Yi’s strength far surpassed that of similar-level Fierce Beasts.

Actually, after reaching level-20, Divine Masters could easily crush same-level Fierce Beasts.

Using martial techniques, instant kills were quite easy.

After killing the Fierce Beast, Xu Yi extracted its Brain Crystal.

Then, Xu Yi continued hunting other Fierce Beasts.

Xu Yi wanted to test his strength and limits.

He fought his way through, reaching level-24 Fierce Beast territory after several days.

In the end, Xu Yi found level-24 Fierce Beasts weren’t that difficult to handle.

After completing the hunt of level-24 Fierce Beasts, Xu Yi had a clear understanding of his current abilities.

After days of killing, Xu Yi hadn’t cultivated at all.

Now, Xu Yi wanted to find a place to comfortably bathe, eat some food, and then start cultivating the Pan God Technique.

Soon, Xu Yi picked a suitable location.

The nearby Fierce Beasts were cleared by Xu Yi, ensuring none would disturb him for a while.

After bathing, Xu Yi began processing a level-24 Fierce Beast, cutting out the best meat to grill.

While doing this, Xu Yi contacted Lu Ke.

The call connected immediately after Xu Yi initiated contact.

In the screen, besides Lu Ke, there were Wang Jin and Su Yan.

The three were swimming in the lake.

In some places, the water temperature exceeded 40 degrees, so soaking was quite comfortable.

Particularly with the snow falling, they enjoyed soaking in the hot spring, creating a particularly picturesque scene.

The three wore swimsuits, looking very enticing.

"Xu Yi, haven’t you started cultivating yet?" Lu Ke speculated Xu Yi hadn’t started; otherwise, he wouldn’t contact her so early upon entering the cultivation state.

Lu Ke guessed that during his five or six days away, Xu Yi was testing his combat power and limits all along.

"Yeah, been fighting all along, will start cultivating after the barbecue. Why are you three soaking in the hot spring together?" Xu Yi curiously asked, usually they should be cultivating the Supreme Scripture.

"Yan-Sister and I found Keke had already mastered the Supreme Scripture, so we invited her to share the insights, and enjoy a bath meanwhile. Don’t worry, we won’t run off with Keke." Wang Jin joked.

Xu Yi nodded, then said: "Contact me with anything important, don’t worry about disturbing me."

"Don’t worry Xu Yi, Lu Ke is a very competent Vice Sect Leader, much more reliable than you as the hands-off Sect Leader. If Lu Ke can’t handle something, she will definitely get in touch." Su Yan jested.

Xu Yi smiled slightly, he truly was a hands-off shopkeeper. Although mainly for cultivation, even without it, he’d prefer being a hands-off shopkeeper.

"Others are more competent than me, I still have a lot to learn. But Xu Yi, don’t worry, our Yi Gate’s management team is pretty reliable, nothing special at the moment, everything is developing and operating according to your setup, you just need to focus on cultivation." Lu Ke said calmly, appearing more mature than when she’s alone with Xu Yi.

Hearing Lu Ke’s reassurance, Xu Yi felt even more relaxed.

After some casual chatting, Xu Yi ended the call.

Then, Xu Yi had a hearty meal, and began cultivating the Pan God Technique.

This time, Xu Yi didn’t need to worry about anything, freely cultivating and absorbing spiritual energy.