[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-here-to-teach-you-cultivation":3,"chapter-i-m-here-to-teach-you-cultivation-i-m-here-to-teach-you-cultivation-chapter-18":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I'm Here to Teach You Cultivation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2351221,4598,"Chapter 18: The Civet Cat Sculpture That Is Ugly to the Point of Reaching the Heavens","i-m-here-to-teach-you-cultivation-chapter-18",18,"\u003Cp>When the eldest maid carried Li Boyang to find Chen Yun and handed that pitch-black square brick to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yun, who was in the middle of transplanting rice seedlings in the field, just took the black mass in a daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not until the eldest maid gestured wildly and told Chen Yun everything Li Boyang had done that she looked at Li Boyang in the carrying basket with a strange expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she had long been convinced that her son was born extraordinary, and had even witnessed with her own eyes what he looked like when his hair caught fire...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, after learning of Li Boyang’s actions, Chen Yun still appeared somewhat at a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a feeling of pride mixed with trepidation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the only young lady of a prominent family in Li Family Village, Chen Yun was not the type of country woman who lacked worldly experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, Chen Yun knew what the square brick in her hand signified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be good, don't tell anyone about this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gently rubbing the eldest maid’s head, Chen Yun leaned down and whispered a warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm, I know, Sister-in-law.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Little Brother’s secret; I won't even tell my mother!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of craftiness crossed her eyes, and the eldest maid immediately gave her word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Living as an orphan and a widow in the village, the eldest maid had long since grown accustomed to the ways of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew who was truly good to her, and she was clear about which things should not be spoken of to outsiders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eldest maid even had a faint feeling in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If outsiders were to find out about Little Brother’s monstrous performance, she might never see him again in this lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I knew the eldest maid was sensible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, you must wash your muddy face before you go back; make sure you don't let your mother see it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching out to wipe the mud off the eldest maid’s face, Chen Yun then cast her gaze back toward Li Boyang in the basket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you, you little brat, I will handle this matter, so don't you go getting involved again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blinking his eyes obediently, Li Boyang tentatively put on an innocent smile, but the response he got was Chen Yun’s look of utter disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Put your fangs away, don't smile so creepily, you’re giving me goosebumps!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she said that, Chen Yun ultimately lowered her head and kissed Li Boyang on the forehead, then said with a face full of doting affection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good son, well done!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>………………………………………………………………………………………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facts proved that the initiative of the couple, Li Yu and Chen Yun, far exceeded Li Boyang’s imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few short days, Li Yu organized the young and strong men of the village to build a primitive, crude earthen kiln at the location where the soil was discovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through these earthen kilns, Li Family Village successfully fired real bricks and used them for building walls and creating traps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as it seemed everything was on the right track, a new question arose for Li Boyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Why do the bricks they fire seem a bit different from the ones I fired?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At nightfall, this was Li Boyang’s conversation with Xi Luo, who was on the roof beam, while holding the Spirit-Rhino Horn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The square bricks Li Boyang fired that day were pitch-black, while the bricks fired by the village were a normal earthy red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, according to Li Boyang’s observations, he discovered that the red bricks fired by the village were also inferior to his black bricks in terms of hardness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nonsense, of course they're different!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What you possess, little brat, is the Fire of Malice; how could those mortal fires compare to it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rolling her eyes in annoyance, Xi Luo felt that Li Boyang was talking nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The bricks you fired were tainted by malice, so they naturally possess a strength and ferocity that surpass ordinary bricks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you were to place them at the village entrance, I guarantee that ordinary wild beasts would never dare to approach this place...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she reached this point, Xi Luo’s voice paused slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, let alone ordinary wild beasts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With your current manifestation of malice, even ordinary spirits and monsters would likely have to weigh their options before approaching here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xi Luo was not exaggerating; she was stating a fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it came down to it, the malice of the Rufei is a curse, not a blessing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The malice that poured into Li Boyang’s body twenty-four hours a day had long since exceeded the scope of what a normal living being could withstand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most critical point was that Li Boyang was not simply expelling that malice from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword pellet, Heavenly Eye, and even his body were absorbing and digesting the power of this malice, appearing even more ferocious than the natural-born fierce god that was the Rufei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is easy to imagine what kind of deterrent power the bricks eroded by Li Boyang’s malice possessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Listening to your description, why does it feel like a wild beast peeing to mark its territory?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to Xi Luo’s explanation with black lines on his forehead, such an image surfaced in Li Boyang’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pretty much, it’s all the same thing anyway...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Licking her paws, Xi Luo appeared indifferent about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speaking of which, how has your practice been these past few days?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Xi Luo’s inquiry, Li Boyang immediately remembered the main topic of their meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[After my practice these past few days, I can roughly control the force now!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the words had even faded, the sword pellet in Li Boyang’s dantian could be seen rotating leisurely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, under Li Boyang’s manipulation, the sword pellet flew out of his dantian and appeared in the dim room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the obvious sound of breaking air from last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword pellet appeared silently this time, without making any sound at all throughout the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Truly impressive...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that golden sword pellet again, Xi Luo still could not hide her shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the last time, when it was soaring through the clouds and filled with killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword pellet now looked even more delicate, exquisite, and obedient to his will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That’s nothing, let me show you something even more impressive!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a proud display of multitasking, Li Boyang manipulated the sword pellet to fly toward the black brick placed on the table not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden sword pellet instantly transformed into a stream of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It actually circled the black brick at high speed, carving it like an embroidery needle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After just a few breaths, when the sword pellet stopped, the black brick tainted by malice had already been carved into the outline of a civet cat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the precision and maneuverability displayed by the sword pellet were simply too outrageous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xi Luo even forgot to make a snide remark for a moment, just staring intently at the small, harmless-looking sword pellet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[How is it? Isn't it very impressive!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when startled by Li Boyang’s words did Xi Luo blink her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she slowly shifted her gaze, looking at the carved civet cat with a face full of disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this supposed to be me? It’s too ugly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xi Luo said, that carved civet cat was indeed ugly to the point of reaching the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a crooked nose and slanted eyes, a long body and short legs, plus that curled-up posture...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one hadn't known beforehand that it was a civet cat, an ordinary person probably wouldn't be able to distinguish its prototype at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wait, the key point doesn't seem to be here, right?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monthly Ticket\u002FRecommendation Ticket\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1294,"2026-06-21T03:08:01.201Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","ddfbe31692fb78d109af96f09e519cbd1fe5c763d3655e13e733fe1794fa4fd8","i-m-here-to-teach-you-cultivation-chapter-19","i-m-here-to-teach-you-cultivation-chapter-17",76,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-here-to-teach-you-cultivation-cover.jpg"]