Chapter 157

Zhang Junbao was speechless: "Fair enough, you don't understand. But I can turn you into a human later."

"Turn into a human?" The partridge chick gasped. "Humans don't even have feathers—I don't want to become one! So ugly!"

"This…" Zhang Junbao was instantly left speechless.

Then he thought again, and found it perfectly normal.

Humans often regard beasts covered in Mao Fa as ugly, but what about the beasts themselves?

If they had wisdom, they'd probably think humans—hairless beasts—are even uglier.

Judging others by one's own standards is already inaccurate among humans, let alone across species.

"Alright, if you don't like becoming human, fine—just help me find a few birds who want to become humans," Zhang Junbao nodded. "That's acceptable, right?"

"Alright," said the partridge chick, a warmhearted little bird who'd never refuse a friend's request.

"Now I'm going to chat with Xiao Hua. I'm off."

With that, the bird flew into the sky and vanished in an instant.

"I should start cultivating too. There's much ahead—only with strength can I change my fate."

"I don't want that kind of fate!"

He opened the Shangcheng and began browsing.

After looking for a while, his gaze settled on the Primordial Pure Yang Art.

"This martial art it is."

He exchanged for a cultivation method with Body Tenfold and true qi Twofold, bought two pills of Bai Cao Jin Dan, and began focused cultivation.

Zhang Junbao's innate talent was already exceptional; combined with the chat group's transmission function and the Bai Cao Jin Dan, within moments, white smoke rose from his body, sweat poured like rain.

Crack!

After another moment, his body trembled—crack! —his strength erupted with a thunderous boom.

"Body First Fold achieved. I feel my strength multiplied manyfold. This Immortal Martial Path is truly extraordinary."

Feeling the medicinal power still active in his body, he sank back into cultivation.

One hour passed.

Body Tenfold fully perfected.

Another hour later, after the medicinal power of the two Jin Dan was fully consumed, he reached true qi Second Fold.

Sensing his body's state, he felt true qi surging like a tide, a burning urge to release it—he picked up a twig and began swinging it in the Pure Yang Sword Art.

Instantly, sword qi spread everywhere; in mere moments, the open ground behind the temple was reduced to ruins.

"So strong!" Zhang Junbao whistled. "I barely even tried—what if I unleashed my full power? It'd be terrifying."

Joyful inside, he whistled. Moments later, the partridge chick flew back.

"Partridge Chick, find me a few birds who want to become human."

"Alright, you're done already?"

"Of course. I'm a genius."

"Pfft, bragging."

The partridge chick flapped its wings, flew into the dense forest, and returned quickly, followed by several sparrows.