Refining the True from the False: Becoming a God Starting with Devouring a True Dragon

In the brisk autumn rain, the shallow stream flows over the stones.

As dawn broke, Wang Qi walked towards the courtyard in the autumn rain, and before he even entered the courtyard, he heard the sound of a knife being drawn.

And there was Xu Mao's voice.

"Kid, your strikes must be ruthless and swift!"

"In a one-on-one duel, the most important thing is absolute strength, and the second most important thing is momentum!"

"Even if the momentum is strong enough, it is not impossible to cross the border and kill the enemy."

Xu Mao, soaked in the rain, repeatedly slapped Jia Zhengshu's body with a bamboo stick.

He would use pain to make the boy in front of him clearly remember what the standard movements are.

Since his injury, he has watched the title of "the youngest squad leader in the history of Heihe County" slip through his fingers.

Xu Mao rarely cared about anything.

Let alone giving advice to others.

If it weren't for the fact that not absorbing the essence of demons for a long time would cause him to fall into the path of demons while consolidating his realm, he wouldn't even be willing to cultivate.

of course,

The reason he's instructing Jia Zhengshu in the rain now is certainly not because he thinks the young man has exceptional talent.

The main reason is that Jia Zhengshu is a very diligent student and a very honest person.

Secondly,

The price offered by Jia Zhengshu's biological mother was very tempting to him.

He immediately bought a luxury mansion on Zhengyu Street worth 800 taels of silver, and that was only a 20% deposit.

If it is completed later,

That's a full four thousand taels of silver!

Four thousand taels of silver—even a foreman isn't as rich as I am.

Having no hope of promotion, he naturally had to plan for a happy future.

So I took on the job.

"But didn't you say before that aura can't be cultivated?" Jia Zhengshu asked, still maintaining his original posture.

As he was speaking, he was struck again with a bamboo stick.

Jia Zhengshu, standing in the rain, was covered in red marks and wincing in pain.

"When a chef cooks a large pot of rice, does he put the beef into the pot?"

"Practicing martial arts in the soap shop won't teach you anything real."

Xu Mao scoffed. "My skills are so advanced that even the foremen have to consult me ​​from time to time. How could I possibly pass them on to ordinary constables?"

"It's absolutely ruining my reputation."

Do you know what my name was back then?

Jia Zhengshu looked at Xu Mao expectantly.

"Spear Tiger!"

"In the advanced class, no one is more outstanding than me. Not even the class leader!"

Xu Mao was smug.

"Everything in the world has its own momentum. Grass has its momentum, mice have their momentum, tigers have their momentum... Humans learn from all these momentum, yet none is fixed!"

"Having mastered the power, absorbing the essence of other demons of the same kind increases efficiency several times over, even tenfold!"

"In the midst of battle, the difference between having power and having no power, between being strong and being weak, is like heaven and earth."

"Even practicing the same technique can yield completely different results."

Jia Zhengshu was itching to learn the imposing manner.

"Then how do we cultivate this power?"

Wang Qi, standing outside the courtyard, was deeply shocked.

It felt as if I had overheard an incredible secret.

The early bird catches the worm, and that saying is absolutely true!

He pricked up his ears and pressed them against the wall.

Xu Mao chuckled and said, "The most difficult method... observe the ox to understand its power, observe the tiger to understand its power. This thing is elusive and hard to say when it can be mastered."

"The simplest method is that some powerful families and large sects have secret methods for cultivating power."

"As long as you follow the steps, use a lot of rare and precious materials, and add a little bit of comprehension, you can succeed in cultivation."

Jia Zhengshu's face fell; although the Jia family was wealthy and powerful.

But he had never heard of such a secret method.

It's possible,

It's because he's just a son of a concubine and doesn't deserve to know.

"There's also a compromise: eat the gallbladders of demons, which I call 'swallowing gallbladder energy'!"

"Is the demon's gall bladder highly poisonous?" Jia Zhengshu's expression changed drastically.

"I have a secret formula that can neutralize the toxins, but there are still risks," Xu Mao said smugly. "Once you learn the power, you can also cultivate some powerful secret techniques as trump cards."

"It can be said that there are many benefits."

"Of course, the reason your mother suddenly went to such great lengths to have you learn from me is because she wanted you to join the Divine Eagle Cult, right?"

"This is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Xu Mao stopped there.

For Jia Zhengshu, an illegitimate son of the Jia family, the identity of a disciple of the Divine Eagle Sect was the perfect fit if he wanted to rise up and inherit the family business.

"Whether you learn it or not is up to you. But I definitely won't refund your money."

Xu Mao stood with his hands behind his back, awaiting Jia Zhengshu's decision.

The latter gritted his teeth.

"study!"

……

Through the crack in the door, Wang Qi watched as Xu Mao corrected many of his small movements during cultivation.

They also kept the words "secret techniques," "methods," and "momentum" firmly in mind, so that they would not miss the opportunity when they encountered such things in the future.

About half an hour later,

Wang Qicai arrived late and entered the courtyard.

Xu Mao and the other two inside had already received their "private lessons" and were beginning their training step by step.

Xu Mao simply smiled when he saw Wang Qi enter.

"He's diligent, unlike those lazybones."

Wang Qi possessed a talent that was clearly visible to the naked eye, which is why Xu Mao greatly admired him.

His intuition told him that talent alone couldn't achieve such fair skin; this kid probably had someone behind him.

The three of them exchanged a glance and nodded to each other before beginning their day of cultivation.

……

[“Prestige” increased by 5%!]

[“Prestige” increased by 5%!]

As the sun set, Wang Qi sat in the courtyard, drinking hot tea, eating a large hot pot, and humming a song.

sweating a lot.

After being promoted to a bailiff, life did indeed get better.

He could never have imagined eating hot pot every day just over a month ago.

Although he has no money on him right now, he even borrowed the hot pot base from the big spender Ge Daniu.

But that didn't stop Wang Qi from enjoying his meal and savoring the moment.

After all, the snake demons will hibernate once winter arrives.

Then I can take the Moon Offering Fairy and the Snake-Traitor Little Black to raid snake dens.

At that time, you'll be making hundreds of coins a day in no time.

I just want to save up money to move, but it's still a bit difficult...

Currently, we're eating three catties of giant dragon meat every day, and the [Weifu] skill has reached 85% completion.

He'll be one level up in just one more day.

He hesitated about whether to try and reach level one in one go, but after thinking about it, he gave up...

There's no need to risk becoming delirious just for a day.

He picked up a peeled hard-boiled egg, ready to throw it into the pot to marinate.

Wang Qi stared at the egg in deep thought.

He then slapped his thigh.

Break it!

[Foundation Building Pill: A crude and loose Foundation Building Pill. After consumption, it can cleanse the marrow and bones, raising the upper limit of martial arts.]

After a moment of dizziness, my vision blurred.

Wang Qi swayed unsteadily, as if he were drunk.

It took him a long time to recover.

However, the joy in my heart overcame the dizziness and unbearable pain.

"Foundation Building Pill, that's something that only exists in the world of cultivation... Is this some kind of crossover?"

I don't know what effect it will have on me after I eat it.

Wang Qi immediately chewed up a Foundation Establishment Pill and swallowed it.

After a while,

I didn't feel any change.

"Could it be that the elixirs of the cultivation world are ineffective against my martial arts?"

Wang Qi was puzzled, yet felt it was unlikely.

Because he remembered that the description of this Foundation Building Pill clearly stated that it could increase the upper limit of martial arts.

Let the Foundation Establishment Pill fly for a while longer.

He murmured,

The courtyard gate was pushed open directly.

Wang Qi first stood up with a smile, but his smile vanished completely when he saw who it was.

They are members of the Black River Gang.

"I suppose you must be Wang Ya. I am Li Yu from the Black River Gang, and Li Fengchao is my father," Li Yu said amiably, introducing himself.

"You surely know why we've come."

"I don't know anything about Li Xiong," Wang Qi waved his hand.

You should really think about it.

Li Yu began, "Gao Ya's family's high-interest loans were paid off overnight, you suddenly brought home dozens of kilograms of Blue Lotus Snake Demon meat, and your sudden and unusual physical appearance..."

"This adds up to quite a bit of money."

Wang Qi's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this, but his heart was far from calm.

He never imagined that the Black River Gang had such a wide network of informants.

They even managed to find out about the dozens of kilograms of Blue Lotus Serpent Demon meat I bought and the changes in my body, knowing that I hadn't left the house for the past two days.

"I have many friends who are willing to help me out... Do you expect me to tell the Black River Gang every single one of these friends' names?"

"Please explain clearly; I have time to listen."

Li Yu remained calm.

"You're a servant in the soap shop, which is a huge difference in the eyes of ordinary people!"

"But in the eyes of the Black River Gang, this is nothing special."

"No comment."

Wang Qi snorted coldly.

"Then you'd better be careful."

Li Yu didn't say much, and turned to leave with his men.

Wang Qi chased after him, staring at Li Yu's retreating figure for a long time.

along the way,

Many of the constables greeted him with smiles.

He walked back, his face gloomy.

I stared at the giant hot pot in front of me for a long time.

Finally, he picked up his bowl and chopsticks and put in another three pounds of meat.

Soon,

All three pounds of dragon meat went into his belly.

[“Prestige” increased by 5%!]

[“Prestige” increased by 5%!]

【The "Prestige" rank has been upgraded.】

Before Wang Qi, the words that rippled like water suddenly changed.

(Once the bloodline purity reaches Tier 1, the fledgling dragon hatches and begins its true journey to becoming a dragon.)

[Young Dragon - Dragon's Might (Tier 1, 0%): You will gain Dragon's Might.]

(Note: All the techniques, secret arts, and secret methods you practice related to dragons will undergo astonishing changes.)