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

"ah?!"

These words immediately caused an uproar in the courtyard.

"Three months of training to go outside for practice? How is that even possible?"

"Isn't this a deliberate attempt to drive us away?"

"The imperial law allows sons to inherit their fathers' jobs as constables. Being a prospective constable only earns 30% of the salary, which is bad enough. How can they possibly drive us away?!"

Some people were so angry that their faces turned red, and they looked completely unconvinced.

Zhang Zaotou glanced coldly at the man. "Are you done?"

"Then I will relay Master Huang's instructions."

Zhang Zaotou coughed lightly, then straightened his back considerably before speaking, "A minor snake swarm has made no progress in three months. Are the officials the court is paying to support just a bunch of good-for-nothings?"

"The government office of Dushui County has no need for bloodsucking leeches."

"I'll see if it can really be accomplished in three months!"

"If anyone is dissatisfied, they can come to me, Huang Si, in person."

After Zhang Zaotou finished speaking, his voice returned to normal, "That's the reason."

"If you're not convinced, Fourth Master Huang is still at the magistrate's residence tonight; you can come and find him anytime."

After saying this, Zhang Zaotou turned and left without looking back.

It can be seen that,

This soap maker also suffered from the abuse on it.

The crowd, who had been discussing how mighty Master Huang was, suddenly became completely deflated.

Someone was muttering to themselves, though it was impossible to hear what they were saying.

But Wang Qi could probably guess it.

It's nothing more than a great hero turning into a dragon in a second...

"Putting everything else aside, where are we going to get 100 pounds of beef and 20 pounds of snake meat in three months...?"

"Isn't this just a deliberate attempt to force us out?"

A melancholy atmosphere immediately permeated every courtyard along the street.

Wang Qi also frowned deeply.

To sum up what Master Huang said in short:

Within three months, it's either promotion or dismissal.

This is troublesome.

He somewhat regretted not selling the falcon at Shiyang Restaurant.

With ten taels of silver in hand, at least I wouldn't have to worry about meat anymore.

The image of the red-clad butler's smile suddenly flashed into his mind.

No wonder he smiled so confidently!

Could it be that he already knew this would happen?

Are you certain you'll be kicked out?

When I finally shed this skin... wouldn't I be left to fend for myself...?

This world doesn't talk to you about human rights and laws; those are all for the benefit of the powerful and are subject to flexible adaptation.

Wang Qi suddenly shivered.

No no no!

I must stay in the government office!

He dared not even imagine what would happen if he really became a pageboy.

Cultivation! Breakthrough!

To be a man with dignity!

Wang Qi secretly made up his mind.

plop plop...

In mid-air, the kestrel, with a green snake in its beak and a large gray rat in its mouth, flew to Wang Qi in full view of everyone.

"Good heavens, they've gotten another one in just a few hours?"

Did they find a snake's nest? What a hunting speed!

Wang Qi looked at the red falcon with disbelief.

"Good, good, well done."

Wang Qi praised it repeatedly.

The efficiency of catching snakes with ten taels of silver is like sending charcoal in snowy weather.

He cut off a piece of snake meat and fed it to the ten taels of silver.

As a result, the ten taels flew up and circled around Wang Qi, but did not eat the piece of meat.

"What do you mean?" Wang Qi asked, slightly surprised. "You've already eaten?"

Ten taels raised its head and cried out.

It seems to be a statement of fact.

"Ten taels, please!"

Wang Qi's smile widened; he had truly struck gold.

They don't need to pay for their own food and are incredibly hardworking!

Thank goodness I didn't sell it!

He quickly suppressed his smile, sensing that something seemed off in the courtyard.

The others didn't laugh either; they just stared at him intently before dispersing to either practice their skills, wash up, or run out before it got dark.

Ge Daniu ran over from a distance and whispered in his ear, "These days, don't flaunt your wealth."

Wang Qi nodded heavily.

He then released ten more taels of silver, picked up the wooden sword, and began his cultivation.

If you want to cultivate to the level of external training, all the moves, mental techniques, and stances are nothing more than revolving around one point.

How to improve blood circulation and increase energy in the simplest and most direct way?

All of these lay the foundation for later stages of development.

That's why it's called external training; it's not particularly difficult. It's just a matter of how long it takes to master.

The only limitation is that you need to eat specific things depending on the cultivation method in order to break through to a higher realm.

of course,

This step also kept most people out of the martial arts world.

The peaceful and tranquil atmosphere in the courtyard was shattered by Zhang Zaotou's words.

Wang Qi stuffed the snake meat and beef together into a lotus leaf, tucked it into his bosom, and only then dared to lie down on the bed.

This night was exceptionally unsettling.

People are frequently getting up, leaving the house, and entering the house...

After listening for a while, Wang Qi slowly fell asleep.

……

"Ha-huh!"

Shouts and chopping sounds.

This startled Wang Qi awake from his sleep.

His blurry eyes swept over the empty beds on either side, and he suddenly sat up, all sleepiness gone.

He first touched the beef, snake carcass, and dead rat in his arms, and only breathed a sigh of relief after finding that nothing was missing.

Looking through the skylight, I could see that the time was the same as usual.

It wasn't that I overslept.

And then I heard the sounds of martial arts practice coming from the courtyard...

"Mamasaki!"

Wang Qi sighed with emotion.

It must be said that Master Huang's method was effective.

A cold wind blew in from all directions, and Wang Qi, who had just gotten up, quickly wrapped himself in the quilt and covered himself up.

It was already quite cold in early autumn in Datang.

The mornings, especially when you wake up, are the hardest to get through.

In my past life, I had underfloor heating, air conditioning, and electric fans.

this world,

In winter, they wouldn't even give them a single piece of firewood to burn.

To be precise, they couldn't bear to burn the food for these reserve officers.

I heard that several people freeze to death in this courtyard every winter.

After being promoted to constable, each person was given a certain amount of firewood every winter, but it was pitifully little.

Taking a hot shower is out of the question.

In the half month since he transmigrated here, Wang Qi has been so meticulous about cleaning his bowl, even for a sip of hot soup, that he'd never bother to light a fire.

"If someone with OCD had transmigrated into this world, they probably would have committed suicide within three days."

Wang Qi muttered to himself, then took the beef, snake carcass, and dead rat out of the lotus leaf in his bosom.

He first took out the dead rat, preparing to test his skills.

The rat had an odd shape; its mouth was flat like two pieces of iron, and its neck was also a bit long.

It doesn't look like an ordinary object.

Break it!

[Platypus: Its neck is long and slender, resembling a duck's neck; its meat is similar to duck's, but high in fat, perhaps suitable for oil extraction.]

You're calling a mouse a duck, aren't you?!

Wang Qi's face darkened as he began to think of unpleasant things.

At the same time, my vision started to blur.

But things quickly returned to normal...

"I wonder if it's because this rat is small and of low quality... the dizziness doesn't seem as severe as it was yesterday."

Wang Qi murmured.

He felt he could try to see through it a second time today.

Give it a try!

He picked up the beef again and began to unleash his skills.

【Black-Footed Bull Demon Braised Meat: Made from the most tender and flavorful leg meat of the Black-Footed Bull Demon, a creature that moves even in its sleep. It is the essence of essence, a delicacy sought after by countless people. Consuming it can restore a considerable amount of physical strength and also slightly increase blood energy and leg strength.】

Additionally, consuming this braised meat will result in the ingestion of a small amount of demonic energy, and there is also a very small chance of developing foot odor.

Dense text appeared before my eyes.

"It can improve my leg strength, allowing me to run further... This is an unexpected bonus."

As for the demonic aura, he had already heard about it from Ge Daniu yesterday.

Martial arts training in this world always comes at a price.

Foot odor...

Wang Qi felt that this might not necessarily be a negative impact.

"If this foot odor problem were amplified to a certain extent, it might even become a secret weapon!"

Because he was an orphan in his previous life, he had a very open mind from a young age.

After feeling discouraged, he tries his best to think positively about everything, whether good or bad.

Because sadness and resentment are of no use whatsoever.

The words in front of me suddenly blurred...

Do not!

To be precise, Wang Qi's vision began to blur.

The aftereffects are back.

Fortunately, he was sitting on the bed, and this time it took him a long time to recover.

I felt dizzy and lightheaded, and even a little nauseous.

It feels like motion sickness...

However, the main symptom is still "being completely bewildered," which is quite terrifying.

His gaze fell on the green snake's corpse again.

He seemed hesitant this time because after consuming the "Great Dragon Bone Soup" for the second time yesterday, he had a nosebleed and almost fainted.

He didn't know if he had recovered by the end of the day.

Can we allow him to do it a second time?

"Never mind, let's rest for now...we'll talk about it this afternoon."

Wang Qi chose a compromise.

He swallowed a thick slice of beef in one gulp; the chewy texture hadn't faded even after a night, and it was still warm when he put it in his mouth.

Perhaps it's the effect of the 'Insight Upgrade'!

Thinking this to himself, he ate another piece.

slowly,

Wang Qi felt a burning sensation in his abdomen, which then spread to his feet.

The heat was getting worse, so Wang Qidu had to lift the blanket and expose his feet to the air.

The "Autumn Wind Blade" and the heat emanating from Wang Qi's feet engaged in a fierce battle, with the former failing to harm the latter in the slightest.

"Truly worthy of being called bull demon meat, the effects after eating it are truly remarkable!"

The miraculous effects of demon flesh are being discovered every second.

If I can store up a few dozen kilograms of black-footed beef this winter, I won't need firewood at all.

You can practice barefoot in the yard.

hiss~

This dragon bone soup can help me comprehend the true dragon's divine powers, and the black-footed bull demon's meat can warm my feet, increase my leg strength, and grant me some of the black-footed bull demon's characteristics.

Does that mean you can replenish what you eat?

The old folks' saying from my past life, "you are what you eat," really came true for me.

He wrapped the green snake's corpse in a lotus leaf and tucked it into his bosom.

Wang Qi swallowed the entire pound of beef in a few bites.

Before leaving, they would lick their fingers clean, sucking the oil and salt off their fingers.

"I didn't sense any demonic aura at all."

Wang Qi pondered for a moment, then stopped paying attention.

He got up, drank two ladles of cold water, and then hurriedly went into the yard. At that moment, he felt like he had inexhaustible energy.

Moreover, energy was constantly surging out of his body.

The already small courtyard was now completely cluttered, with no room left to stand. Only one wooden sword remained on the weapon rack.

This would have been unimaginable in the past.

Other candidates for military service always used the excuse of not having enough to eat to train, which was no different from courting death, to reduce their training time.

But right now...

Wang Qi frowned slightly and took a deep sniff.

"Why does the yard smell so strongly of meat?"

He looked at the constables and swung his sword with unusual force, clearly different from usual.

Those eyes all became bright and lively!

This is definitely not the kind of life you can achieve by drinking millet and wild vegetable porridge and eating dark flour steamed buns all day long.

"Ah You."

At the entrance, a middle-aged man in a dark red long coat was waving into the courtyard in a low voice.

The young man named Ayou hurriedly ran to the door, took the bundle, which was about the thickness of a forearm, from the middle-aged man, and after the two whispered a few words, Ayou went into the courtyard.

As he walked, he tore off a large piece of meat from his bundle and stuffed it into his mouth.

beef!

Good guy!

After Wang Qigang was still in shock, he soon saw another burly man in a constable's uniform walk into the courtyard and hand a sign to another person.

"Take this sign to Shiyang Restaurant and mention my name! You can exchange it for ten catties of beef."

Ten pounds!

Gee...

Wang Qi immediately understood; the comings and goings last night must have been because of this matter.

"Now everyone's showing off their unique skills."

snort!

If you want to roll it up, then roll it up!

With my hard work and determination, I don't believe I can't beat you.

Wang Qi carried a wooden sword and went outside the courtyard to begin his cultivation.