Chapter 56: Chapter 56

The mountain path was difficult to traverse, bristling with thorns, and surrounded by sharp and pointed tree branches or vines.

In order to avoid being seen by others, Zhang Xiaohao deliberately chose a secluded mountain path.

The mountainside was full of thorns, which looked daunting, but Zhang Xiaohao was unfazed.

Zhang Xiaohao fiercely gathered his qi, and a golden True Qi appeared under his feet. With a leap, treading the Twelve Heavenly Steps with ease and comfort, he gracefully stepped on the vines.

With a single step, he had already crossed a distance of over ten meters.

If others were to witness this scene, they would certainly cry out, on their knees begging Zhang Xiaohao to accept their admiration and to take them as students.

The mountain in front of them stretched for a hundred thousand li and was the largest in Nanhua City.

Even within the country, Nanhua Mountain could easily rank within the top ten.

For an ordinary person to walk from the foot to the peak, even on a broad path without stopping, would take half a day.

But with the aid of light body skill, it took Zhang Xiaohao only fifteen minutes to ascend from the foot to the top of the mountain.

Standing at the summit, looking down below, everything seemed like a tiny black dot, giving an indescribable sense of satisfaction and achievement.

Glancing at the time, it was just past eleven in the morning, with more than half an hour to go until noon.

After some thought, Zhang Xiaohao sat down cross-legged on the mountaintop.

He began to circulate the Shennong Battle Sky Technique, absorbing the most refined nature’s spiritual energy at the pinnacle, fervently refining and polishing the True Qi within his body.

In cultivation, time flew by, and more than half an hour passed swiftly.

Zhang Xiaohao looked up at the glaring sun in the sky.

At this moment, it was the most intense sunlight of the day, the perfect time to extract "Spiritual Dew" from plants.

With a light tap of his foot, Zhang Xiaohao descended from the mountaintop like a phantom.

As he passed by, he uprooted all the mountain grass, slapping with his left hand and squeezing out the "Spiritual Dew" from the roots of the mountain grass with a stream of Shennong True Qi, into bottles that he had prepared earlier.

With the mountain’s summit as the center, Zhang Xiaohao furiously rushed down the mountain paths.

All along the way, any mountain grass not taller than twenty centimeters was uprooted by him, and he forced out the "Spiritual Dew" from the roots using Shennong True Qi.

I don’t know how long it took, maybe one hour, maybe two.

Even with Zhang Xiaohao’s current level of cultivation, using True Qi for a long period was somewhat exhausting.

Pausing his footsteps, he immediately stopped and looked at the large bottle nearly full. Zhang Xiaohao nodded in satisfaction and muttered, "With this Spiritual Dew and paired with other plant essences, I can make five hundred thousand portions of skincare water, perfect for a combination sale with Parisian Springtime."

Packing away the Spiritual Dew, Zhang Xiaohao stretched his weary body and, touching his nose in a smug manner, said, "Su Ruobai, you little minx, just go ahead and wait for Brother Hao all cleaned up; this time, Brother Hao is definitely going to make you willingly throw yourself at him."

He looked around, and seeing no one else, considered the severe depletion of his True Qi from having just extracted Spiritual Dew. Thinking it over, as there was still time, he found a bush, sat down cross-legged, and began to circulate the Shennong Battle Sky Technique to recover his spent True Qi.

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

After a morning’s climb, Wang Mengmeng had reached the mountainside.

Here, the signal was extremely poor, almost non-existent. Fortunately, she carried a BPS, a small signal receiver, which allowed her to use mobile internet normally.

"Babies, to satisfy your curiosity, your host has really gone all out this time. For this mountain climb, I haven’t eaten a thing since this morning; given all the effort your host is putting, let’s see some gifts!" Wang Mengmeng said to her livestream audience, posing with a pitiful look while holding her selfie Divine Artifact.

"Thank you for Mengmeng’s outdoor mountain climbing livestream, sending a rocket as a token of my affection!"

"Mengmeng, I love you to death."

"Who would have thought Great Huaxia actually had such beautiful scenery? I’ve really learned something today, thanks to Mengmeng."

"666666, when it comes to livestreams, I only watch Mengmeng!"

As Wang Mengmeng’s voice fell, the live chat was quickly flooded with various gifts. Some big spenders even sent a dozen rockets at once.

"Haha..." Just then, two boisterous laughs suddenly rang out.

Wang Mengmeng was startled and immediately turned around, only to see two burly men with wicked smiles, approaching her from each side with ill intentions.

Seeing this, Wang Mengmeng instinctively stepped back, fear rising in her heart as she said nervously, "What... what do you want? I warn you not to mess around; I’m live right now, and countless people are watching. They will call the police for me the moment you act up, and when the police arrive, you are done for!"

"Haha... Livestreaming, huh? I didn’t expect you’re actually an internet celebrity! Tsk tsk, I’ve been with all kinds of women, but never an internet celebrity, especially not one on a live broadcast. If we start going at it now, that would feel fucking amazing!"

"Big brother, she’s saying she’ll call the cops!"

"Call the cops? I’m so scared... let me tell you, I’ve been on the police’s wanted list for over three years now, and I’m still living the life! Besides, it’ll take at least three hours for the cops from the city to get here. By the time those damn police arrive, us brothers will have had our fun. We’ll just slip into the mountain, and what can the cops do to us then?"

"Don’t come any closer! If you’re short on money, I can give you money, just as long as you let me go. I’ll agree to anything you want!" Wang Mengmeng pleaded in terror.

At this point, she was regretting profoundly; if she could redo it, nothing would make her come into this remote mountain forest to livestream.

"Haha... Not only am I going to take your money today, but I’ll take you too! Tsk tsk, an internet celebrity as pretty as you, I’ve never had that experience before. I bet it will be a blast! Lao Er, go hold her down, let your big brother have some fun first!" the tall, thin man on the left said wickedly.

"Big brother, hurry it up. I can’t hold it in anymore, such a pretty celebrity, especially these seductive legs, they must feel incredible when wrapped around!"

Lao Er, the sleazy-looking man, flashed a nasty grin and drew out a dagger from behind, charging at Wang Mengmeng with a malevolent look. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩·𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢·𝔫𝔢𝔱

"What... what are you trying to do? I’m warning you, don’t mess around! If you dare come any closer, I’ll scream!" Wang Mengmeng backed away a few steps, her voice filled with terror.