A leisurely life in the world of cultivation

Chapter 122 Black Cat (monthly ticket adds more updates!)

Lingbao Hall.

After Qi Zhenkun greeted Sun Yanxu, the deputy sect leader of Shangqing Palace, who was seated at the head of the table, with courtesy, his gaze fell on an old man with withered white hair and beard, who was also seated at the head of the table.

If you saw an old man dressed in hemp clothing like this in a town at the foot of the mountain, you would probably mistake him for a beggar.

If it's in the countryside, it's an old farmer, or an old farmer who's not doing well.

But this is Shangqing Palace...

Then look at the crude iron sword he's holding... clamped between bamboo strips...

Qi Zhenkun suddenly had a jolt of realization and exclaimed, "Master Wangji?!"

Master Wangji, also known as Tian Wangji, was the Sword Saint of Shangqing Palace who was renowned throughout the martial arts world fifty years ago.

His most famous battle was when he was traveling alone in the snowy plains with his sword. Just then, the Xiangxiong rebellion broke out in the snowy mountains. He stepped forward at the right time and challenged the chief disciple of the Xiangxiong Dharma King in front of the battle. He killed him with a single sword and frightened away tens of thousands of Xiangxiong troops.

He then enjoyed worldwide fame for twenty years, but suddenly disappeared without a trace.

If Qi Zhenkun hadn't recognized the Xuan Tie sword in his hand, no one would have believed that this person was still alive.

The old man in hemp clothing had cloudy eyes and a blank expression. He rolled his eyes slightly and said in a voice like rusty iron clashing, "I never thought there would be young people who would remember me."

He also has another identity unknown to outsiders: he is the master of Song Yanglan, the current master of Shangqing Palace, and also Xiao Yichen's grandmaster.

Qi Zhenkun bowed again with a solemn expression and said, "My master once said: Master Wangji's skill is astounding, his swordsmanship is divine, and he is the number one swordsman in the world."

Upon hearing this, Tian Wangji's face remained expressionless, though his eyes flickered slightly. He slowly said, "Tianxuan, that fat boy is quite the old fox."

"..."

Qi Zhenkun chuckled dryly; their lineages all shared a similar temperament.

Not wanting to participate in the evaluation of his mentor, Qi Zhenkun suddenly remembered his business. He took out the package tucked under his arm and said, "Last time, Brother Xiao had a conflict with the Sili of the Imperial Execution Bureau, and unfortunately, his right arm was severed. I was heartbroken. Today, I have retrieved his right arm and brought it back in person. The incident occurred in the Yuanjian Mountain region, and I bear a heavy responsibility. Master, I wonder how Brother Xiao is doing now? I would like to visit him?"

A disciple from Shangqing Palace stepped forward, took the package, and handed it to Sun Yanxu. However, Sun Yanxu did not take it but instead gestured for the disciple to pass it on to Tian Wangji.

After Tian Wangji took over, his already withered face became even more solemn. The age spots on his face made his face look like rusty iron. After opening the bundle and glancing at the unremarkable gray-blue arm, a complex mix of emotions, including sharpness, hatred, and regret, appeared in Tian Wangji's cloudy eyes.

He ignored Qi Zhenkun's polite words and stared at him slowly, saying, "Has anyone else touched this arm?"

Qi Zhenkun hurriedly said, "Li Weizhou hung him in front of Zuixianglou, and your sect has had disciples guarding him ever since. Two days later, I retrieved him and escorted him here."

After a moment of silence, Tian Wangji said, "Nephew, it has been a long time since I have seen Yuanjian Mountain's 'Haotian Sword Technique.' Please demonstrate it."

Given his status and position, even though Qi Zhenkun felt something was amiss with his use of the word "please," he still smiled and agreed: "Please give me some pointers, Master."

A slender but long sword was taken from his waist; it was a soft sword, meant to be used as a belt.

It's also because of his bad luck. He's been pondering the sword intent that Xiao Yichen displayed when he killed the demonic sect at the Mountain God Temple.

His natural talent in swordsmanship is among the best in the world, and his comprehension is also top-notch. He has actually figured out some things these days.

At that moment, for reasons unknown, he used it right there in the Lingbao Hall of Shangqing Palace.

He had only used three sword techniques, but the more he used them, the better he felt. He was overjoyed and thought that his swordsmanship was about to reach a higher level and that a breakthrough was imminent!
"Alright, my dear nephew, you may go back now. I will remember this favor."

Upon hearing this, Qi Zhenkun was interrupted and stopped. Suppressing his displeasure, he looked up but Tian Wangji was nowhere to be seen. Only Sun Yanxu stood there indifferently, and after saying those words, he turned and left.

Qi Zhenkun simply assumed that he had angered the Shangqing Palace by showing off, but he didn't pay much attention to it, and kept recalling the feeling from earlier.

If I take the time to organize and reorganize things properly, I'm sure I'll make some progress!

As for the performance of Shangqing Palace, he only chuckled and cursed it in his heart as petty, but didn't take it seriously.

While Master Wangji is indeed formidable, Yuan Jianshan is not one to be trifled with.

Sure enough, an old fellow came down from the Sword Tomb; Tian Wangji was just so-so.

Moreover, the Shangqing Palace, now severely weakened, wouldn't dare offend Yuanjian Mountain even if it had taken the wrong medicine.

In high spirits, Qi Zhenkun went down the mountain alone, leaving the gate of Shangqing Palace, and headed to Luozhou City in search of delicious food...

In his heart, only swordsmanship and delicious food in this world should not be wasted.

Little did he know that in the back hall of the Lingbao Hall, Xiao Yichen was staring at his severed arm with a twisted expression. Even though he frantically tried to force the arm back into the broken part, it was to no avail.

How could it possibly work...?

Tian Wangji's face was ashen, and he watched the scene with icy eyes.

The secret in Xiao Yichen's arm was not something he obtained by chance, but rather an opportunity hidden deep within the Sword Testing Valley behind Shangqing Palace, guarded by generations of Shangqing Palace people.

The world-renowned "Shangqing Zixiao Sword Technique" is an unparalleled sword technique that the founder of Shangqing Palace comprehended through this fortuitous opportunity.

Unfortunately, in the centuries that followed, no one else was able to seize this opportunity and could only remain in the depths of Sword Valley.

Xiao Yichen is the second peerless genius since the founding patriarch to be able to bear this opportunity.

Unexpectedly, after the Shangqing Palace suffered a near-annihilation, the genius on whom so much hope was placed had not yet made any contribution to the sect, and even lost the opportunity to found the sect...

Vice Sect Master Sun Yanxu asked, "Supreme Elder, was it Qi Zhenkun who did this? But if it really was him, why would he dare to come here and show off?"

Tian Wangji said indifferently, "Kill this fiend first, then kill the brothers Li Changning and Li Weizhou. Anyone who has touched this arm shall be executed."

……

Deep in the Dayuan Mountains.

For the past three days, Li Weizhou has traveled nearly 500 li south along the mountain ridge, and he is still far from reaching the end.

This is clearly problematic, because the distance between the north and south sides of Dayuan Mountain should not be this wide.

Because the distance from Ganzhou to Shuzhou via Dayuan Mountain is only about 600 li.

Could this be the legendary formation?
But what's even stranger is that Li Weizhou hasn't seen a single strange beast appear in these three days.

He would stop from time to time and fly the drone in to search the area.

The huge trees completely obscured the view, so no movement could be seen at all.

Clearly, the deaths of the large green snake and the large black snake had a significant impact.

Li Weizhou hesitated, wondering whether he should venture further south into the deep forest.

There must be a lot more inside, but...

He can indeed be resurrected, and if the body is not damaged and the flesh and bones are still intact, then the blood sea resources consumed for each resurrection are not much.

But that feeling of being on the verge of death is terrifying.

It's like getting a shot. You know it's for treating an illness, but you're still afraid.

The experience of being bitten to death, slapped to death, or crushed to death is more than ten thousand times more terrifying than getting a shot.

So...we still need to think of a solution!
On the fourth day, the Shan language learning had already begun on Earth, and the progress was quite good, earning them the title of genius from language experts.

Meanwhile, on the Dayuan Mountain side, Li Weizhou set up three large iron pots, each three meters in diameter, on the mountain ridge. Inside each pot were rich stewing spice packets, with a whole pig in each pot. He then connected the gas stove to the gas cylinder and started cooking.

From morning until noon, they used a battery to power an electric fan to blow air into the mountain ridge.

Fragrant!
So fragrant!
The stewing spice packet also contained rock sugar, which, combined with the sweet aroma of the oil and meat chunks...

Li Weizhou was practically drooling!
He hid far away, covered with various noise-proof, sound-dampening, and dust-proof blankets, monitoring the movements in the mountains and forests with surveillance cameras.

One hour... two hours...

As the aroma from the pot grew stronger, the long-awaited result finally arrived.

"Roar~~"

It was a huge, striped tiger with two fangs protruding from its mouth like two terrifying giant swords.

Li Weizhou was thrilled. Could this be the legendary giant saber-toothed tiger?!

It was at least ten meters tall and tens of meters long... a truly colossal creature!
It's simply unimaginable that such an animal could exist in the mortal realm.

As the giant saber-toothed tiger approached step by step, Li Weizhou excitedly controlled the drone he had prepared beforehand. Like the drone that had bombed the black snake before, the drone was a DJI drone used for spraying pesticides. In addition to RDX, the pesticide barrel also contained a bunch of miscellaneous treasures of varying yields, such as anti-tank mines, anti-personnel mines, and even .50 caliber bullets!
The drone was wrapped in a ring of roasted lamb, but Li Weizhou still controlled it, dipped it in the large iron pot, coated it with the rich Tianxiang sauce, and then slowly flew towards the giant saber-toothed tiger...

The saber-toothed tigers were naturally very vigilant; they had indeed learned from the king in the innermost circle that humans were using despicable means to lure and kill the beasts.

The immortals of the spirit realm who feed on qi have set rules for spirit beasts, forbidding them from entering the mortal world to slaughter humans.

Of course, if humans themselves cross the mountain ridge and attempt to kill the spirit beast, then they can certainly kill it.

Although the saber-toothed tiger was also aware of the black snake's death and felt a chill in its heart, it had carefully surveyed its surroundings and did not feel that there were any humans who could truly threaten it.

The mentally unstable and stupid human hiding behind the mountain ridge, though still breathing relatively well, couldn't withstand a single swipe of its claws and be killed.

I really don't know where the danger lies...

Looking at the bird flying in front of it, it was somewhat wary. What a strange thing, it had no sign of life.

However, I didn't feel the slightest sense of danger...

It didn't possess much power, nor did it exhibit any spiritual energy fluctuations.

In comparison, its delicious flavors are simply irresistible.

The mythical beasts of Dayuan Mountain had never smelled such a delicious aroma before...

The saber-toothed tiger circled the drone three times, even extending its paw to gently nudge it.

The drone's propellers hit its fur like a tickle.

After this initial test, the little thing became unstable and started wobbling.

So weak...

Seeing this, the giant saber-toothed tiger finally couldn't resist its craving, opened its blood-red maw, and swallowed the drone whole.

"Ah~~~"

"Hululuulu~"

The sweet-looking saber-toothed tiger seemed to be enjoying itself.

Its eyes greedily gazed towards the direction outside Mount Dayuan. If only there were no rules to restrain it, it could go to the mortal world and eat people at will. It could devour the people of an entire city in one meal.

Humans are far more delicious than these...

In its memory, the spirit world had once experienced a turbulent period, and it had no energy to govern this place. Those days were the most enjoyable days for these spirit beasts.

Unfortunately, the time was too short, and soon powerful cultivators came down from above and killed a large number of them.

It was too small at the time and didn't get many bites, which is why it survived... Damn humans!

Li Weizhou was naturally unaware of this giant tiger's past. As he watched it swallow, he decisively pressed the remote control...

"boom!"

"boom!!!"

This time the distance was only two hundred meters, so unlike last time when dealing with the black snake, I didn't have to run over and get hit before I could detonate it.

A violent explosion rang out from the tiger's neck. The secondary explosion of the anti-tank mine directly blew a crack into the tiger's head, which was the size of a car, causing its eyeballs to rupture and blood to flow from its seven orifices.

The intensity and magnitude of this explosion were actually beyond the reach of ordinary mortals...

In addition, the neck is the most vulnerable part of the giant tiger, and it is close to the heart. The high temperature of several thousand degrees and the overpressure shock wave are simply something that flesh and blood cannot withstand from the inside.

"Ow~"

The aroma of meat still wafted from the large iron pot not far away, and the fan blew waves of sweet and delicious scent over. The giant tiger struggled and cried out.

I regret it; I shouldn't have been tempted by these things.

"Roar!!"

After letting out a final, unwilling cry, the giant saber-toothed tiger collapsed to the ground.

A dark shadow flashed by, grabbed the giant saber-toothed tiger's corpse, and the huge body vanished instantly. Without pausing for even a moment, the shadow turned and ran wildly towards the mountain ridge.

However, the more he ran, the more sluggish he felt, and his legs began to feel impossible to lift...

Li Weizhou felt a chill run down his spine. Without even turning around, he made a hand seal, silently chanted a mantra, and vanished into thin air...

Finally, a cold, questioning voice came from behind: "Huh?"

……

After Li Weizhou's body appeared in the forest ten miles away from the mountain ridge, he immediately took out his phone to check what was behind him.

A camera was left on the ridge, and he took two photos.

I opened the photo album, and the first picture was blurry, just a dark blob.

Upon opening the second page, Li Weizhou gasped in shock. Right behind him stood a monster with a human body and a cat's head!

The cat's face was entirely black except for a pair of green eyes, which were staring curiously at Li Weizhou.

A cat's paw reached out like a hand, as if trying to grab him, but missed, looking somewhat puzzled...

"Holy crap, what the hell is this thing?"

Li Weizhou said with lingering fear.

Any animal, once it becomes tainted with human nature, is extremely terrifying.

We often praise animals for their spirituality, but to actually make a cat or dog, in a quiet room, quietly show a human-like smile to a person...

That is by no means a comfortable thing.

Eerie, terrifying.

However, Li Weizhou heard a puzzled voice behind him: "Are you talking about me?"

Li Weizhou's entire body stiffened, and he was instantly covered in a cold sweat!
A flashbang appeared silently in his hand. He flicked the ring with his thumb, rolled behind him, and vanished again in an instant.

"BANG!"

"what?"

……

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