Chapter 669 - 621: Reaching the Peak 30 (4,000 words)_2
The location of Hurricane Valley is infinitely close to the center of the Long Mountain Range. Because Hurricane Valley is suitable for Body Cultivation, there is a safety outpost not far from it. This outpost is guarded by four military generals, and the guards ensuring safety are all at the Great Martial Artist Level. Clearly, this outpost is specifically prepared for those who come to Hurricane Valley for body refinement.
As a result, this safety outpost has many more people compared to other outposts, and most of them are residents who have come to Hurricane Valley for cultivation.
Most of these cultivators directly hand in Spiritual Pearls for living in the outpost for a period, then go to Hurricane Valley for cultivation every day, returning to the outpost at night.
Tan Shuangshuang entered the safety outpost, directly handing in Spiritual Pearls for three months of residence, then set up an alchemy tent in a shaded area, and impatiently took Fei Hu straight to Hurricane Valley for cultivation.
Upon arrival, Tan Shuangshuang found that this place was even busier than the Flower Sea Space. Although not crowded to the extent of being packed, you would never find a situation where no one was visible within sight.
Inside, there were both human cultivators and Magic Beasts brought along like Fei Hu. All these beasts carried tags with family emblems, proving they were owned. Thus, even if separated from their masters for cultivation, there was no fear of being hunted by cultivators.
Tan Shuangshuang also put a tag with the Tan Family emblem on Fei Hu, then led Fei Hu into Hurricane Valley.
Upon entering, Tan Shuangshuang noticed that only half of the people there were like her, relying solely on their abilities to come to Hurricane Valley independently for cultivation. The remaining were mostly accompanied by elder family members: some half-grown youths there for cultivation.
The wind in Hurricane Valley varied in strength; the deeper into the valley, the more powerful the wind’s impact on the body became. Fei Hu’s level was about the same as Tan Shuangshuang’s, and being a Winged Tiger, its body toughness was no less than Tan Shuangshuang’s. On the contrary, that Tan Shuangshuang could match the toughness of a Magic Beast like Fei Hu was already a monstrous display of strength.
The wind in the valley didn’t feel like an ordinary slicing breeze but rather like countless fists coming at you, pummeling the body indiscriminately. It was completely different from normal wind.
Tan Shuangshuang felt the wind at the entrance of the valley, noting its substantial force, akin to a Martial Artist level person’s full-strength strike. With each step further, the force of the wind battering the body increased.
Those who came to Hurricane Valley for cultivation all instinctively chose positions suitable for themselves to practice, but without exception, beginners did not venture too deep in, ranging from a dozen to several dozen meters deep.
Tan Shuangshuang and Fei Hu pushed their limits as they proceeded, ultimately reaching a spot about four hundred meters deep into the valley right from the start. Tan Shuangshuang felt that her limit had been reached; here, the wind’s impact on the body was similar to the power of a Half-step Great Martial Master’s strikes.
Once she determined it was enough, Tan Shuangshuang and Fei Hu started their cultivation. The practice was quite simple: turning the body to meet the oncoming hurricane, while simultaneously absorbing Spiritual Power into the body and circulating internal Spiritual Power throughout to prevent the hurricane from actually injuring the body.
This process was akin to hammering iron during forging, where the constant pounding makes the metal more refined and solid.
Tan Shuangshuang and Fei Hu immersed themselves in their cultivation, not finding anything odd about their actions. Yet others in Hurricane Valley were dumbfounded, eyes wide in shock, as the two calmly reached depths where only High-level Martial Masters would typically practice.
The astonishment didn’t stem from their demeanor but from the fact that Tan Shuangshuang’s aura was unmistakably only at the High-level Samurai, not yet reached Martial Master, yet she could withstand such a level of body tempering. What kind of insane talent was this! It was incredibly intimidating!
Someone recognized the tag hanging from Fei Hu’s neck as belonging to the Tan Family, and immediately associated it with Tan Shuangshuang, the reputedly most gifted prodigy of the Tan Family, said to be highly valued and of terrifying talent.
Many had never seen Tan Shuangshuang before and weren’t entirely convinced. How could someone with such high talent have no fame to speak of? The Tan Family proclaiming such high talent means nothing if it isn’t acknowledged beyond their own members.