Tales Of Demons And Gods - The Rise Of Chen Long

I was eating with my family for breakfast, when i broke the news.

"Dad, uncle and elder bro! I have a request, I would like to camp by myself for maybe 4 months in the hunting grounds ro get stronger." I asked. The whole dining hall turned silent and looked at me.

"Okay, but you have to make sure you make reports every week to give us some piece of mind." my dad replied.

"Make sure you wear an armor that can withstand silver rank attacks. The hunting grounds you are going through should not have demon beast higher than a silver rank. And enough provisions of food and water to your interspacial ring." my elder brother said.

"Okay elder brother Linjian." i replied.

"I hope by the time i come back here, you would have broken through the gold rank."

He smiled and said. "I know you have already reached 1-star bronze rank. We all felt it when you broke through. I don't know why you want to hide it, but our family respects your privacy." he said while smiling.

I looked around and everyone was smiling in agreement.

I sigh. " Maan~....I guess i cannot keep anything from you guys!"

I did not say anythin else after that. I just shrugged and walked back to my room to pack.

I packed some clothes and the books on alchemy from the copies of ancient books and also the one we have on our library that explains the basics of alchemy. All went to the spacial ring. I went to the family warehouse and gathered food provisions, cooking materials, herbs for alchemy and a couple of weapons and armors.

I headed to the hunting grounds and entered the humongous gates.

I saw traffics of people commin and going. So i made a schedule to optomise my time as good as pissible.

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6am to 7am - Wake up/ Breakfast

11am to 12pm - Bath w/purple haze

12pm to 1pm - Lunch

1pm to 6pm - Hunting/ Training

6pm to 7pm - Dinner

7pm to 10pm - Alchemy Training

10pm - Bath/ Sleep

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I will do alchemy training when there are less people. "Well (i sigh). First things first, need to find a campsite."

I found a ideal place near the river. I put an array formation around my campsite to prevent animals/ demon beast to tresspass. The river is like a hub where all beast gather to drink water. It will help my training by fighting the beast, and improve my senses. The defensive array will only activate at night, so i don't have to worry about sleep.

While exploring, i saw someone in a clearing training. I started to make my way closer.

The person training was none other that Xiao Ning'er.

"Whose there!" she said with a knife on her hands.

"It's me, Chen Long!" i answered while stepping out of the shadows with both my hands up in the air.

"Oh, It's you. What are you doing here so late at night?" she asked

"I would say the same to you. My campsite is near the area, and i'm here for training before school starts".

"I am also here to get stronger to escape my fate." she spoke in anger in her eyes while looking at her fist.

I know about the engagement from the story so i did not ask her about it.

I bent down on one knee and pointed at the bruise on her feet and said. "That bruise looks familiar from a description from a book."

She had a shock expression and her eyes started to tear up. She nodded in agreeing to what i said.

"As i thought. You are suffering from a disease known as Artic disease. Once you reach bronze rank, you'll be bedridded and crippling your cultivation down. Worse comes to worse is death by explosion."

She started crying hard. All the hard work she did was for nothing.

"Don't lose hope! Your friend here knows the cure....but you better follow the treatment very strictly." i said to her with confidence.

She stopped crying and looked at me. "Really?"

"Yes! It is called the Daiyan Technique. I just have to massage it to the affected area. But you will need multiple treatment and for a no soul force training for a month. Especially no more soul force training at night. You should also combine golden strped grass and imperial sky grass to make medicine taken daily for a month. You should be okay after a month."

She smiled and nodded but tears still flow out her eyes.

I started to use the technique to the affected areas. It was a little funny when she shyly reveal some flesh, because some areas are near her brėȧst area.

"Okay, treatment done! Make sure to take your daily meds and not train your soul force for awhile. I am going to be at my campsite here at the hunting grounds when you need the massage treatment."

The next night is my first time to actually perform alchemy. I failed a lot before successfully craft a basic pill. I kept on making basic pills until i can 100% success rate.

For a whole month, I have successfully concuct all basic low level pills with 100% success rate. Also during this month, Xiao Ning'er has been getting treatments from me and finally fully healed.

"Hey Ning'er, here is a soul crystal. Please insert your soul force in it." i said

She put her soul force. It shined and I saw a siluet of a winnged creature.

"You have an attribute of wind and lightning. I have a cultivation technique from my family library called Lightning Dragon tactics. It should be better than what you are training."

I took out a book i wrote about the technique and gave it to her. She was shocked and wanted to refuse it but i convince her otherwise. She finally gave in and accepted it.

She read the mantra and her eyes went wide. She did not expect the cultivation technique to be so high.

"I Xiao Ning'er will never forget this for the rest of my life. I promise i will return this favor with my life." she bowed in respect.

"Don't be like that. We are friends right? It is only right to help one another."

I finally mastered intermideate pills. Before i start training for advance pills, I need to register in the alchemy guild. I also need rare herbs that can only be found in the guild.