The man and wolf stared at each other for over a dozen breaths.
The black wolf turned its head and walked toward the corpse of the sneak attacker.
Mu Fan felt slightly relieved. He did not dare look too closely at what the wolf was doing to the body.
Seeing a human body eaten still made him uncomfortable.
Yet the same time, a thought rose in his mind, "If it eats him, it will not eat me."
Shaking his head, Mu Fan clutched his leg wound, controlling the bleeding as he waited for it to heal.
Unfortunately, the healing speed was more than ten times slower than he expected.
He glanced at his abdomen, "Could it be that transmigration awakened some special physique, that is why the abdomen healed so fast? Is this the normal speed?"
Listening to the wolf chewing, Mu Fan frowned.
This wolf had some intelligence, but it still craved flesh and blood. With his wound exposed and releasing a bloody scent, it might return.
Thinking of this, Mu Fan began retrieving his weapon.
He did not know what kind of tree this was, but vines hung from its branches. He snapped off a vine, tied a knot, and slowly lowered it to hook the sharp stone. After tightening it, he pulled the stone back up.
With the long sharp stone and the advantage of height, if the wolf leaped again, he would strike its head hard.
The physical condition of Qi Refining Stage 4 was greater than he expected. Even with his injuries, he could still remain completely alert.
More than two hours passed.
Thump, thump, thump!
The sudden sound of running startled Mu Fan.
He looked up just in time to see the black wolf leap, reaching a height of over nine meters.
Then it dropped and pounced toward him.
Its open maw and bloodstained fangs brought immense pressure.
At the moment of life and death, Mu Fan's courage surged.
He flipped the sharp stone, gripped it firmly, judged the distance, and smashed it down.
Bang!
The strike hit the wolf's head. It let out a whimper and fell to the ground, dust rising.
The wolf struggled, then got back up, shaking its head. It stumbled, then forced itself steady.
After glancing at Mu Fan, it turned and fled.
Mu Fan looked at the broken tip of the stone.
The blow had injured the wolf, but the weapon was also damaged.
"Fortunately, it fled, otherwise…"
He sat on the branch. Now that the danger had passed, his limbs felt weak. His arms ached from the strain.
He circulated the Qi in his body to recover.
After some time, he regained strength. Feeling uneasy without a weapon, he climbed down and retrieved the broken stone.
He then climbed higher to a safer branch.
The night passed quietly.
At dawn, a pale light appeared on the horizon.
Several messages appeared in his mind.
{AFK Complete! Gained 3 points of Qi and 1 point of Physical Body strength!}
{Completed first AFK session, obtained Gold Rock Technique!}
After receiving the technique, Mu Fan smiled faintly.
"Now I finally have some means to protect myself."
The Gold Rock Technique could temporarily increase the hardness of stone, and could also strengthen the body, making it resistant to blades and spears, though it caused some strain.
With the system's help, he learned it instantly.
Looking at the broken stone, its tip was damaged, but it was still usable.
After a moment of thought, he chose not to use Qi yet.
"I will test it in a real fight."
"Come to think of it, I have been here for seven or eight hours."
"I am not even hungry. So this is a cultivator."
Without constant battle, his need for food was low.
Mu Fan used the broken stone to cut into the tree, drinking sap and eating leaves. He planned to stay here and endure the remaining two days.
The fighting had decreased at night, likely because people needed rest and feared beasts.
Now that it was day, the killing would begin again.
Soon enough.
Seven people passed near him that morning.
The first group, four people, were chased by a bigger man. Mu Fan watched as they moved away.
The second time, a man and a woman approached. The woman was quite pretty and wanted to climb up, but Mu Fan refused and warned them away.
The third time, a lone man with a beast bone weapon tried to climb up.
Their weapons clashed once. Unable to gain footing, the man fell and quickly retreated.
Mu Fan realized something.
"In this world, you cannot be weak."
If he had shown fear, the attacker would have pressed harder.
By standing his ground, he forced the retreat.
What Mu Fan did not know was that the man had earlier seen a wolf corpse with a crushed skull.
After seeing the blood on Mu Fan's weapon, he linked the two and chose to leave.
Mu Fan sat cross-legged on the branch, leaning against the trunk.
As the sun set, a figure ran toward him.
The light of the sunset made it hard to see clearly. Mu Fan became alert and gripped his weapon.
"Help, big brother, save me!"
It was the same woman from earlier.
She looked miserable, her face dirty, a wound on her cheek, yet still somewhat beautiful.
"Big brother, let me up, I will repay you!"
Mu Fan took one look, "Scram."
Even if she were the greatest beauty, he would not risk his life.
In this cultivation world, with a chance at immortality and an idle system, he only wanted to live longer.
The woman looked back in fear.
A slender young man with a dagger approached slowly. His expression was cold.
He was not in a hurry. It seemed he wanted to see if Mu Fan would intervene.
"Big brother, save me! I will do anything!"
She even pulled at her clothes to tempt him.
Mu Fan's expression turned colder.
"Stay away. Your matters have nothing to do with me."
He only wanted to survive peacefully.
If not for caution, he would have already driven her away by force.
On this island, no weapons were given. The dagger meant the young man was dangerous.
Hearing Mu Fan's words, the woman showed resentment. She hesitated, then ran past the tree.
The young man stopped about fifteen meters away.
Mu Fan frowned. "You are not chasing her?"
The young man shook his head and stared at Mu Fan silently.
Mu Fan understood.
The man was wary, afraid it was a trap, that Mu Fan and the woman might attack together.