Almost everyone on Fengzhou possesses immortal power. Whether they are natives born on this divine continent or mortals who have ascended from the lower realms, the more they use this immortal power, the stronger it gradually becomes. As a result, even ordinary people are familiar with some basic methods to train their immortal power.

For example, by condensing immortal power into a ring and spinning it rapidly around the chest and abdomen, the body becomes especially light, running speed increases, and one can leap over ten meters high in a single bound. If standing still, one can quickly recover physical strength and dispel fatigue. By condensing immortal power into a conical whirlwind and pushing it from the dantian to the arms, punches become especially powerful. If immortal power is infused into an object, it becomes more solid and difficult to damage.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month passed, and William Carter underwent noticeable changes. Not only did his body become stronger, but his immortal power was also more robust than when he first arrived. He often carried a pouch of five-colored stones, venturing alone with his spear deep into the Xici Grasslands, training his skills by fighting monsters just like Emily Thompson.

Through these adventures on the Xici Grasslands, he honed his survival skills and hunting techniques. Although William Carter had come to a new world, he never gave up in the slightest. “Since some people can live well here, I will definitely live even better through my own efforts.” This was his life’s conviction, and also what set him apart from others.

A coward will be weak in any situation, while the brave will not shrink back even in the most difficult circumstances. Often, a person’s success or failure is determined thirty percent by luck, thirty percent by effort, and the remaining forty percent by character.

There is no winter or summer on Fengzhou, no change of seasons, so William Carter hardly felt the passage of time. Besides his rigorous training, he often had long conversations with David Miller, gaining much more understanding of Fengzhou and the Pangu Continent, and even asked Old Howard about the general geography of Fengzhou, personally drawing a detailed map.

William Carter had more business sense than others. Every time he hunted, he would do some simple processing to increase the value of his goods for sale, and thus managed to save up a small sum of money. He was eager to exchange it for a weapon that suited him, but in Xici Town, very few people sold weapons, and those that did were extremely expensive, far beyond his savings.

The economic system of this world is quite primitive. Although gold and silver and other precious metals are used as equivalents, these metals are almost never found on the divine continents, only produced on the Pangu Continent, and thus cannot establish the same importance as on Earth. Therefore, the eight divine continents commonly use a substitute currency called jade bait as a general equivalent.

Cultivators who have achieved success and can ascend from the earth no longer need to eat grains. Although they can survive by absorbing wind and dew, it is far less effective than replenishing immortal power with the beautiful jade formed from the essence of the five elements. This beautiful jade, condensed from the essence of the five elements, is called jade bait. On the Pangu Continent and the eight divine continents, there are even people called jade planters who specialize in planting jade bait underground and using secret methods to promote its growth.

This jade bait does not spoil for ten thousand years and can replenish immortal power, making it highly practical—roughly equivalent to the historical use of rice, flour, or silk as currency substitutes due to the lack of large-denomination money. Its value on Fengzhou is quite high; even low-grade jade bait is about equal in value to the same volume of silver. Just a dozen or so pieces of the lowest grade jade bait would be enough to buy an iron spear like the one used by David Miller.

“Men all love cars, but the best way to buy a car is definitely not to save up your monthly salary, but to switch to a higher-paying job!” This was something he used to say during employee training.

William Carter firmly believed that the fastest way to achieve a goal is not to be the one who works the hardest or has the most perseverance, but to be the one who uses the best method. So, after becoming familiar with life on Fengzhou, William Carter decided to venture deep into the Xici Grasslands to search for demon wolf dens. Demon wolves are more aggressive and intelligent than demon rabbits. After killing the humans who hunt them, they often collect their weapons and valuables. If one can successfully find a demon wolf den, the rewards are far greater than hunting demon rabbits for half a month.

However, in Xici Town, only a few people dare to form teams to explore demon wolf dens on the Xici Grasslands, because the danger is also multiplied.

William Carter is not a reckless person. To search for demon wolves, he specifically focused on the three most direct and least variable moves of the Yue Family Spear Technique, practicing them diligently to target the demon wolves’ weaknesses, and also contacted several friends he had made in Xici Town.

David Miller had an excellent relationship with him. Both had ascended from the lower realms, and his Yue Family Spear was also renowned in town for his martial prowess, making him naturally one of the best candidates.

Although Emily Thompson was young, she had come to Fengzhou even earlier than David Miller, and practiced the orthodox swordsmanship of the White Lotus Sect. Last time, if she hadn’t been exhausted from a long battle, she would have defeated a demon wolf on her own. Her joining the team made her a very capable companion. Ever since they teamed up to kill the Rabbit King on the Xici Grasslands, he and this girl had frequent contact and had become quite close.

Besides David Miller and Emily Thompson, there were three others willing to join him in searching for demon wolf dens. These three young men were biological brothers, named Edward Carter, Henry Carter, and Samuel Carter. Edward Carter was slightly short, only about 178 centimeters tall. After ascending to Fengzhou, everyone could grow dozens of centimeters taller, so it’s easy to imagine how short Edward Carter must have been in his previous life.