Beginning of Cultivation
Chapter 82: Sworn Brotherhood

Chapter 82: Sworn Brotherhood

With the combined efforts of Jun Wu Xiao and Chen Wo Lun, all the monsters had been knocked down but not yet eliminated.

Seeing this, Chen Wo Lun immediately said:

"Quickly use explosives to finish them off. Using explosives will save us a lot of time."

"Alright. Let’s end this quickly." Jun Wu Xiao nodded in agreement.

The two of them swiftly ran to where the barrels of explosives were stored. Chen Wo Lun picked up a lighter and said:

"This is how you use it...."

But before he could explain further, Jun Wu Xiao interrupted:

"I’ve hunted monsters from the capital to here and have used explosives countless times. No need to explain."

Chen Wo Lun nodded and quickly ignited the fuses of the explosive barrels. Each of them carried a few barrels and selected two targets among the six monsters.

Clearly, the monster that had been fed explosives earlier was a priority target, along with another monster nearby. Chen Wo Lun leaped into the air and delivered a powerful punch to the face of the nearby monster. At that moment, as the monster was hit, Jun Wu Xiao swiftly approached its mouth and shoved several explosive barrels into it.

He then quickly kicked the monster away and looked towards Chen Wo Lun. Understanding his intention, Chen Wo Lun nodded and turned to attack the monster whose head he had blown up earlier.

At this point, that monster had partially regenerated its head. Although not fully restored, it was nearly there. Chen Wo Lun repeated the earlier sequence of actions and blew its head off again. Two explosions resounded consecutively. He swiftly extracted the core of the monster in front of him.

Jun Wu Xiao had signaled Chen Wo Lun to extract the core while he fended off the other four monsters to prevent them from interfering.

Now, even with only his right arm left, it didn’t mean he couldn’t fend them off simultaneously. After all, in terms of the realm, the monsters were three realms lower than him. Although their bodies were tougher and there were more of them, their speed was far inferior to his.

Even though they were much slower, it didn’t mean they couldn’t hit him. It was like an athlete being surrounded and attacked by dozens of children from all sides. It wasn’t surprising if one of them managed to land a hit.

After dealing with one monster, Chen Wo Lun immediately ran towards the monster with explosives stuffed in its mouth by Jun Wu Xiao. Without the interference of the other monsters, it didn’t take long for him to extract the core from the monster’s head. Both monsters then dissolved into the air.

"I killed them!" Chen Wo Lun shouted.

Hearing his shout, Jun Wu Xiao nodded and quickly ran to where the explosives were stored. Both of them quickly prepared several more barrels of explosives each and attacked the next two monsters.

This process continued until, after some time, the last two monsters also dissolved into the air. Chen Wo Lun let out a sigh of relief and said:

"Thank you for helping me destroy them."

Jun Wu Xiao laughed and replied:

"Ha ha, no need to be so polite. After all, my task is to hunt monsters in the west."

Chen Wo Lun then noticed that Jun Wu Xiao only moved towards the west. Curious, he asked:

"Why only the west? Do you ignore the other directions?"

Jun Wu Xiao shook his head and explained:

"No, my friends have divided up the other three directions. Although most of them aren’t as strong as you, their abilities aren’t bad, so you can rest assured."

"Ah, ok." Chen Wo Lun nodded.

Now it was Jun Wu Xiao’s turn to be curious. He asked:

"What were you trying to do earlier? I watched you for a while and saw you fighting six monsters bare-handed. Plus, the way you used the explosives was very professional, so it was obvious you deliberately didn’t use them. Do you enjoy getting beaten?"

Feeling a bit embarrassed, Chen Wo Lun scratched his head and replied:

"Ha ha, you saw that? It’s true I did it on purpose, but I’m not a fan of being beaten. I chose this path because I want to understand life and death, and reincarnation, to see if it truly exists. But I was too weak before. If I died, I couldn’t be reborn, so I will understand nothing. Now that I’m stronger, but still not enough, I try to push myself to the brink of death in real danger to see if I can get results. But it seems there are no results, and instead, I almost got killed for real."

Jun Wu Xiao nodded thoughtfully, he thought:

"This could also be considered his Path. Truly a unique individual and the fact that he has reached this level shows he started cultivating very early."

"I see, but are you alright now?" Jun Wu Xiao asked.

"I’m fine, no worries. But how did you start cultivating? Moreover, you became so strong but lost an arm?" Chen Wo Lun immediately responded.

However, his continuously trembling body and unsteady stance told a different story.

"I started cultivating simply because I felt unhappy, so I began. There’s no deep reason or grand ambition. As for my arm, a monster bit it off." Jun Wu Xiao said.

"Oh, but why did you start cultivating? Isn’t cultivating considered defying the Heavens and unnatural to ordinary people?" he continued.

Chen Wo Lun laughed heartily upon hearing this:

"Defying the Heaven? Do you think the will of Heaven can be against by someone? Heaven represents the rationality of this world, and to go against rationality is to be illogical. Something illogical doesn’t exist in the real world. Everything happening in this world arises from rationality. If you want to think about the illogical, go dream, but even dreams have limits. When a human body runs out of energy, it can’t dream anymore."

Jun Wu Xiao felt that Chen Wo Lun’s words resonated deeply with him. He laughed loudly and said:

"Ha ha ha, well said. Defying Heaven is just a joke. If the will of Heaven could truly be defied, it wouldn’t be the real will of Heaven. By the way, are you interested in becoming sworn brothers with me?"

Chen Wo Lun was taken aback for a moment by the sudden question. But he quickly replied:

"Good, since you are older and stronger than me, I’ll call you big brother, okay?"

He found Jun Wu Xiao quite suitable for him. In the life of a cultivator, there are no relatives, or all relatives quickly die over time. Now that he has found a big brother who is a cultivator and is also very compatible with him, there is no reason for him to refuse.

"Good, my good younger brother. Now, let’s head to the capital to meet the others." Jun Wu Xiao said.

With that, the two of them headed towards the capital together.