Chapter 8 The First Change

  When the crowd of apes had eaten all the remaining venison quietly, even gnawing clean the meat scraps on the bones, Chen Xu knew it was time to set out hunting again.

  Due to his increasing cultivation, his own food intake increased greatly, so the deer that was originally enough for six or seven days was completely consumed in just one day.

  It can be said that the primary problem Chen Xu is waiting to solve now is not to annex other tribes, nor to rob the mysterious crystal, but to fill his stomach. Before this, all other ideas are empty talk and have no operability.

  And so, after sunrise, this small tribe set out on their hunting journey once again.

  Under Chen Xu's indication, the No. 1 Ape-man led the way in front, and this group of fifteen Ape-men set out again, but this time was different from the last time, because the leader this time was Chen Xu, so these people did not directly go to the previous hunting area, but stopped after climbing up a high cliff.

  Here, on this mountain where the dense Phyllostachys bamboo grows, there is a lush green grove of Mao bamboo. When Chen Xiu became the leader, his first move was to utilize these bamboos!

  He beckoned for Number One to come over, and Chen Xu, speaking in a clumsy, primitive language, took the large stone axe that had been naturally formed by Mother Nature from Number One's hand.

  Under the bewildered gaze of a group of apes, Chen Xu lightly swung the axe in his hand, trying to manipulate his true energy, wanting to infuse it into the axe through his body, achieving some martial arts techniques.

  However, it seems that there are still some problems. After trying a little, Chen Xu found that the true energy couldn't get through to his palm, and he had no choice but to stop this attempt. It seemed that his current level was not enough, and he was not yet able to release his internal energy externally!

  According to the martial arts saying, it seems that only a top-notch master can release internal energy externally. I have only reached the initial stage of the second layer of heaven and cannot release it externally, which is also reasonable!

  He circulated his true energy to his arms, feeling the power accumulating from them. A hint of comfort flashed in Chen Xuan's eyes. Although his internal energy was not enough for external use yet, he could already use it to support himself.

  In other words, Chen Xu can now use his inner energy to enhance his attacking power, adjust his attacking speed, and move his body freely, which is equivalent to having some light body skills!

  As expected, after slightly mobilizing his internal energy, Chen Xu achieved the dream he had been longing for in his previous life and became a person with lightness kung fu. Under the support of his internal energy, his body seemed to suddenly lose its weight, and with one jump, he could leap into the air and rise four or five meters high.

  Inspired by the posture of qinggong, Chen Xu named it Eagle Soaring Posture.

  Chen Xu also felt that this was not the limit of his current lightness skill, but soon after landing on a tree branch, Chen Xu found that although this lightness skill was good, it consumed too much internal energy and could not be used as a long-term movement technique, only temporarily used as a lifesaving trump card.

  However, if he waits until his cultivation is deep enough, perhaps he can use it freely, but for now, it's still not possible.

  With a flicker of his mind, Chen Xu, under the stunned gaze of the apes, jumped up and down like a monkey, before grasping the stone axe tightly, lifting his arm, and aiming at the base of the thick bamboo.

  Chen Xu infused his inner energy into his arm, bringing his strength to its maximum, before swinging the stone axe and striking down at the thick bamboo root in front of him.

  All that was heard was a slight cracking sound, and the old bamboo in the mountains, which was not inferior to steel, suddenly appeared with a crack, while the stone axe chopping on it also quickly flew away.

  But this counter-shock was nothing to Chen Xu, he just slightly raised his arm and discarded the slight numbness in his hand, continuing to chop forward.

  In this way, although the stone axe was not particularly sharp, under his current terrifying force, the force contained in it was already strong enough, so after a short while, the sound of chopping continued to ring out, and these thick bamboo shoots were one by one snapped to the ground.

  Moreover, under the impact of this terrifying force, the broken ends of these fallen bamboos were not rough, but rather smooth, as if they had been cut down with a knife.

  After cutting down the giant bamboo with three cuts and five chops, Chen Xu stood up straight, gestured to the ape-man beside him with a somewhat sentimental wave of his hand, indicating for it to come over and help remove the branches and leaves from the bamboo.

  Although the apes did not know what the mysterious leader wanted them to do with these bamboos, they still faithfully executed Chen Xuan's orders. After all, Chen Xuan's series of performances was really too surprising, and even with the simple mind of an ape, it was clear that these bamboos must have a use!

  He lightly swung the stone axe in his hand, looking at the dozen or so thick and large bamboo poles lying on the ground in front of him. Chen Xu let out a sigh of emotion, he couldn't have imagined that one day he would be able to snap these bowl-mouth-thick bamboo poles like toothpicks, it was really beyond his imagination.

  "Who would have thought that I actually came to the Stone Age? Perhaps compared to this, what internal energy and light work are no longer surprising."

  He sighed and Chen Xu said in a low voice, "Since we're here, let's make the most of it. This era doesn't seem to be that simple after all. With these bamboo arrows, our next hunt should be much easier!"

  At this time, fourteen apes worked together, and they had already swept these dozen or so bamboo poles clean, revealing their smooth main trunks.

  After finishing their work, all the apes looked at Chen Xu with eager eyes, waiting for his next instruction!

  "It's really a simple-minded skull, can't even make bamboo spears, I reckon they don't even have this concept in their hearts!"

  In his heart, Chen Xu muttered to himself and parted the crowd, holding a stone axe upside down, walking a few steps to a thick and large bamboo.

  He picked up the bamboo with his hand, felt its weight, found the texture on the bamboo, Chen Xu rotated his inner strength, swung the stone axe and chopped it down directly. Under the powerful force, he easily split the thick bamboo into several pieces in just a few strokes.

  Then, peel off some scattered stones from the rocky mountain, sharpen the hard part of the top of these bamboo strips, slightly rub the sharp places on both sides to make it easy for people to grasp with their palms, and a simple bamboo spear is made.

  Later, Chen Xu made them according to the law, and soon he made more than 30 sharp bamboo spears with a length of about three meters, a thick neck at the root, and a smooth top that is easy for people to grasp. Due to years of growth here, the structure is dense and very strong.

  After thoroughly completing it, Chen Xu chose one and slightly used force to bend it, discovering that if he didn't exert his full strength, he wouldn't be able to break these bamboo spears.

  Putting down the last bit of worry, Chen Xu led the group of apes to the top of the mountain, where they cut some rattan sticks and used them to tie up the bamboo spears in bundles. He demonstrated by putting three bundles on his back, then followed the vines along the cliff and climbed back into the cave.

  Then, standing at the entrance of the cave, Chen Xu shouted and gestured to these apes, making it easy for them to understand his meaning. Before long, some people carried the remaining bamboo spears into the cave, while others collected a lot of firewood on the mountain and piled it up at the top of the mountain.

  After Chen Xu put all the bamboo spears into the cave, he selected vines at the entrance of the cave on the cliff. Because this cave is located in the central part of the mountain peak and cliff, there are many vines covering it, so Chen Xu has enough room for selection.

  After selecting for half a day, Chen Xu chose a few soft and suitable rattan strips, and after a simple weaving, a rough rope was formed.

  This rope, made of three withes woven together, was seven or eight meters long, which was enough to lower some things along the gentle slope from the top of the mountain to the side of the cave entrance halfway up the mountain, saving a lot of time for storing firewood.

  But wanting these apes to cooperate with him to transport the firewood down was a luxury for Chen Xu. Chen Xu had enough reason to believe that if he didn't demonstrate it in person several times, these apes would absolutely not learn this simple transportation method.

  Let the other three people in the original hunting group of five wait in the cave, Chen Xu had a rough rope around his waist, and took the sturdy No. 1 with him, re-climbing up along the rattan that was like a staircase, to the top of the mountain.

  There, Chen Xu tried a few piles of firewood collected by the other ten apes, and couldn't help but show some satisfaction on his face. It had to be said that these apes did a pretty good job with this task.

  They collected firewood of suitable size and very dry, apparently they had done it several times before, not for the first time.