Chapter 914: Getting Married (2400-word bonus)

Crackle, pop!

Large red firecrackers exploded with a bang.

In Yukan Town, the only Li Family Inn was decked out in festive decorations, with red brocade hanging at the entrance, looking quite joyous.

A crowd of people offered their congratulations to Li Erniang: "Congratulations, congratulations, Li Xiao has finally settled down."

Aaron also mingled among the guests, offering five taels of silver as a 'congratulatory gift'—this was already quite generous, and it even prompted Li Erniang to come over specifically to chat for a while.

"Who would have thought that the little monkey from back then would actually be settling down and starting a family."

Aaron said with a smile.

Mortals live their lives in a mundane bustle; isn't that just seeking a stable life?

This is also the greatest difference between the Outer Gang Realm and Condensing Sha!

Watching the groom, who was filled with both excitement and shyness, Aaron nodded inwardly, then shook his head: 'Indeed, how many people in this world can truly rise up and grow? Being lost in the crowd is the norm! Like this... it's fine, at least it's stable!'

In reality, with Aaron's current vision and knowledge, he could easily think of better methods.

Aaron had just grabbed a random assortment, then used spells to urge them to kill and devour one another... and then selected the strange specimens among them to assist in his cultivation of the Hundred Poisons Sha Qi.

A guest nearby laughed.

Aaron muttered a retort to himself, then exchanged a few more polite words before Li Erniang revealed a look of sadness: "Sigh... it's just that my boy has no talent for literature or martial arts; as expected, he's destined to be nothing more than an innkeeper."

At the same time, he also realized that the insufficiency of the Sha Qi was due to it being an active skill.

For example... spreading some 'martial arts manuals' specifically for cultivating the Five Viscera and Six Bowels Gu, with rapid progress that would surely be sought after by people in the martial arts world, causing those Martial Artists to train themselves into medicine-men, and when the time came, he could directly harvest them!

If everything went smoothly, it could be accomplished in about ten or twenty years!

This kind of method was even faster than Jin Daoren painstakingly cultivating his Disciples.

After a long while, he opened his eyes and suddenly pointed a finger.

"The groom is here!"

"First bow to Heaven and Earth!"

However, Aaron's interpretation of the Taoist books was a cut above Jin Daoren's, and he vaguely felt that this was not yet the limit of the Hundred Poisons Sha Qi.

"It is said that upon reaching the Outer Gang stage, it is completely different; the Five Viscera and Six Bowels and the body are constantly covered in Gang Qi for defense, which is a permanently active passive ability, fearing no sneak attacks at all, and it can even prolong life..."

Aaron also followed local customs, watching as a youth with sword-like eyebrows and star-bright eyes entered the main hall with a girl of graceful figure wearing a red bridal veil, to welcome the guests and receive their congratulations.

"Is this Taoist Sha Qi?"

Previously, Jin Daoren likely had some intentions, which was why he planted Gu Insects in his Disciples one by one, wanting to refine that Five Viscera and Six Bowels Gu!

"Refining the Five Viscera and Six Bowels Gu requires sacrificing at least eleven people with aptitude for Taoism; it really is too much of a hassle..."

"Second bow to the high hall!"

Inside the bronze tripod, countless poisonous creatures were wriggling—a scene that would make even the faint-hearted tremble with fear.

These were all Five Poisons that Aaron had caught nearby, but their toxicity was not fierce enough, making him look down upon them.

Aaron took his seat, picked up a cup of wedding wine, took a sip, and couldn't help but smile: "Li Erniang has truly emptied out her family's reserves... I've begged for this twenty-year-old Top Scholar Red several times, I didn't expect to be able to drink it today..."

"The Dharma Power of the Hundred Poisons Sha Qi is only of a lower grade... If one has any thoughts about the Taoist path, one must still refine the Five Viscera and Six Bowels Gu, perform Tendon Changing and Marrow Cleansing, and improve the quality of one's true Qi and Dharma Power..."

What's more, the bride he was marrying, that little girl Lanlan from back then, was only fourteen or fifteen years old!

'Three years is the starting sentence, death penalty is not a loss...'

Even Aaron himself, forced to work by his main body and true self, would start slacking off once his spirit wavered...

In other words, if one were prepared, one could release the Sha Qi to protect oneself, but if caught off guard and unable to release the Sha Qi in time, one's body would still be at the Innate level and could be sneak-attacked.

As Li Erniang spoke, a look of joy returned to her face.

And once married, with one's heart attached elsewhere, it would be even more impossible to achieve anything in the literary or martial paths.

Having made up his mind, Aaron sat cross-legged in front of the giant tripod, silently circulating his mysterious arts to absorb the Qi of the Five Poisons.

"Fortunately, I have enough time; even if I keep an eye on those river-pirates and martial arts scoundrels... refining one every ten years is only a matter of one hundred and ten years, no rush, no rush..."

Whoosh!

A streak of foul-smelling, ink-black Sha Qi sprayed out from his fingertip, piercing through the wall and leaving a hole several inches deep.

Aaron had only just barely entered the threshold of the 'Hundred Poisons Sha Qi', and the Sha Qi was still extremely thin, exhausting itself before long, requiring him to re-adjust his breath and meditate to restore his power.

"What's wrong with being an innkeeper? It's perfect for taking over your shift; you've worked hard for many years, Erniang, you can take a rest."

Li Xiao had gone to Banxian Hall to learn arts a few times over the years, but he couldn't settle his heart, and Li Erniang had given up on that hope.

Aaron murmured: "It is indeed responsive to the mind, and the power is extraordinary... Using this Sha Qi to protect the body, even a hundred ordinary Innate-level experts wouldn't be able to break it."

'Actually... martial arts scoundrels aren't very safe; after all, the fewer traces I leave, the better... Or maybe... I should try it on monkeys next time? Anyway, monkeys are very close to humans; testing medicine is fine, and refining Gu might not be impossible...'

Hmm, actually, he did a quick calculation, and only a few years had passed; Li Xiao was only sixteen this year!

But in ancient times, people married early; sixteen was already considered an adult.

Amidst the master of ceremonies' loud shouts, Aaron joined the other guests in offering congratulations and toasts, drinking until everyone was satisfied, and only took his leave late at night.

"Husband and wife bow to each other..."

At this moment, another pair of newlyweds in bright red were seen being ushered in, and the guests stood up one after another to offer their congratulations.

Returning to Banxian Hall, Aaron went straight to the back room and opened a bronze tripod.

"That's true... sigh, now I'm just hoping Xiao'er will give me a big, fat grandson as soon as possible..."

'But... the risk is a bit high; the commotion is too great. Even if it's just the secular martial arts world, if I were discovered by some Sword Immortal or Sword Hero, I would immediately become a Demon, shouted at by everyone... I won't take that path.'

Only by constantly refining, tempering this breath of Sha Qi until it is pure and refined, and finally leaving only a rich, fragrant scent, can it be considered Great Success!

Its limit should be the ability to refine it to a colorless, odorless, shadowless, and formless state; only then can it truly be impossible to guard against, harming people invisibly!

By now, he had gradually entered the threshold.

Fortunately, among the Gu Techniques, there were methods specifically for letting poisonous creatures kill each other, thereby competing for the winner and promoting advancement.

'I have now truly stepped into the threshold of the Taoist path... although, it is only a Side Sect and Heterodox Path, and I don't know how stunningly talented and powerful in Dharma Power the Disciples of the Orthodox Xuan Sect are when they reach my level?'

Aaron felt a little expectant, but he immediately suppressed this thought: "All troubles stem from sticking one's neck out; isn't it tiring to constantly compare yourself to those stronger than you? Even if a Disciple of the Orthodox Xuan Sect is formidable, as long as he isn't wielding an Immortal Mansion Rare Treasure, if I cross two or three—no, three or four—major realms to fight him, wouldn't he still have to obediently accept death? This is what's called suppressing others with power... hmm, time to sleep!"

(End of this chapter)