Beginning of Cultivation
Chapter 19: Life at Kunlun Mountain

Chapter 19: Life at Kunlun Mountain

The match had also ended, and at this moment, Jun Wu Xiao and Yue Guang were resting in place to take a break. After all, both of them had exhausted a great deal of physical strength, Yue Guang having fought with all her might, now did not even have the strength to stand up.

Several hours later, the two of them had recovered a bit, as the recovery speed of cultivators is truly very fast. If it were an ordinary person, they would probably have to lie down for a few days before they could stand up again.

Jun Wu Xiao saw Yue Guang struggling to stand and said:

"Are you alright? Do you need any help?"

Yue Guang shook her head and replied:

"I’m fine, I can still endure. No need to trouble you."

However, her faltering stance, as if she might fall at any moment, was not alright at all. Jun Wu Xiao ignored her words and walked over to lift her up. Suddenly being lifted startled Yue Guang a bit, but she still proudly said:

"I already told you I’m fine, I don’t need your help."

Jun Wu Xiao did not put her down, as she was his friend and he wanted to help. So even if she could really manage on her own, he still wanted to help her because his condition at this moment was better than hers.

But if you ask whether she was really alright, the answer is quite alright. Even though her physical state was not very good, she could still endure things like this. After all, no one in the first generation of cultivators on Earth was like ordinary people.

"It’s your business that you’re fine. I want to carry you back, and that’s my business. Obediently lie still so I can carry you back to the cave." Jun Wu Xiao said with a smile.

Seeing that her objections were futile at this point, Yue Guang decided to go along with his words. After all, she didn’t have much strength left now to struggle.

Jun Wu Xiao carried her back to the cave, then he placed her on a flat rock and said:

"You just sleep now, if you need anything just tell me."

Yue Guang nodded, but she didn’t intend to ask for anything. After all, cultivators are mostly solitary and used to doing things on their own.

Yue Guang then fell into sleep. Although cultivators do not sleep much, sleep is still better for recovery than being awake because the body uses less energy. Jun Wu Xiao also lay down on the ground and slept.

He was not afraid of the cold. After all, it wasn’t cold enough here to snow. Cultivators are also very unlikely to get sick as their resistance increases when they break through.

He slept straight through until the next day when he woke up. By then, his injuries had healed quite well, and now he could continue cultivating as usual.

"I slept like the dead. It’s been a long time since I slept so much, she probably did too. Though fighting like that is fun, we should limit it in the future, as the time spent recovering might end up exceeding the time spent cultivating." Jun Wu Xiao thought to himself.

Jun Wu Xiao looked over at Yue Guang sleeping as if he were admiring a beautiful painting. Even though she was injured and bloodied, she still looked beautiful, just slightly less than when her body was whole.

"She was so beautiful, even though she was beaten and bruised, she was still beautiful. Furthermore, she’s very strong, and fighting with her is so enjoyable. I wonder when she will wake up, but it doesn’t really matter. Once awake, she will continue to cultivate just like me." Jun Wu Xiao murmured to himself.

He then left the cave and began searching for a place to cultivate. After cultivating for fourteen hours, he returned to the cave.

Originally, he had intended to come here to cultivate in seclusion, but now it had turned into a shared cultivation with a girl. Nevertheless, it didn’t matter much, as both were cultivators. Even if they lived together, they would still prioritize cultivating over anything else, and having a sparring partner to occasionally fight with made them very happy.

Yue Guang had also just woken up not long ago. Seeing Jun Wu Xiao return, she asked:

"How long have I slept?"

Jun Wu Xiao seeing her awake, wasn’t very surprised. After all, she wasn’t much weaker than him, so he knew she would wake up soon. He replied:

"Over a day, which isn’t too long."

Yue Guang was a bit surprised, as she had never slept so long since she was born. She said to him:

"In the future, we should limit our fights a bit. Otherwise, the time for recovery will exceed the time for cultivation."

Jun Wu Xiao nodded, sharing the same thought. Even though he found fighting with her very interesting, cultivating was still more important. He suggested:

"How about we fight once every six months?"

Yue Guang found this to be reasonable. After all, six months wasn’t long for her. She agreed:

"Let’s decide on that. We’ll fight once every six months."

At that moment, she suddenly felt hungry and asked:

"Jun Wu Xiao, can I eat those leaves over there?"

Upon hearing Yue Guang’s question about the leaves, Jun Wu Xiao was a bit confused. He didn’t know that one could directly eat leaves. He asked:

"Can these be eaten just like that?"

Yue Guang looked at him, slightly surprised. Even though he had been cultivating longer than her, he didn’t know this. She explained:’

"Yes, that’s right. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but we now eat to feel full and to prevent the body from harming itself, not for energy. After breakthroughs, our bodies are already energized during cultivation. Although this energy cannot immediately restore our physical strength, it ensures we won’t starve."

Jun Wu Xiao then had a realization, recalling that since his last breakthrough, his need for food had indeed decreased. But because of habit, he still thinks that food must go through high heat before it can be eaten.

"So that’s the case. I hadn’t paid attention to this before. Well, that’s good, the forest has no shortage of leaves, so I don’t need to worry about food anymore." Jun Wu Xiao said.

Yue Guang and he sat down to eat some leaves, and after a while, she said:

"I’m going to bathe first and then continue to cultivate."

She then promptly left, while Jun Wu Xiao also began to rest. Time passed by, and if they were ordinary people, this might have seemed like a pleasant life for young friends in the mountains. However, for the two of them, their encounters were infrequent and brief. Apart from their sparring sessions, they barely saw each other.

It could be said that for the first generation of cultivators on Earth, solitude and seclusion were their chosen paths. Or perhaps it was their responsibility, the specifics of which none of them could really understand at this time. But Jun Wu Xiao was somewhat different from the rest. He had simply chosen this incredibly boring path because he felt unhappy.

Time continued to pass, and they kept cultivating, occasionally fighting each other. However, Yue Guang had never won against Jun Wu Xiao.

But that was not important, as she found fighting with him to be quite enjoyable regardless of the outcome. Jun Wu Xiao felt the same, he didn’t care much about winning or losing but fighting with her was always intriguing to him.