Chapter 939: Beggar Chicken

"Not good, this wicked beast is wild and hard to tame!"

Seeing the scarlet mist spraying toward him, in a flash of electric speed, Baimei Laodao recalled the warning from the Sect Leader, Qi Miaoyi:

"Although we are acting near the mountain gate this time, Junior Brother, you must not be careless..."

"Achieving the Golden Core is a matter of personal cultivation; we cannot accompany you. It is just like undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation; once the tribulation senses the participation of other cultivators, the calamity will increase a thousandfold... Junior Brother, you have one more tribulation to face in achieving the Golden Core, and it is not easy for us to intervene... But as long as you pass it, the path ahead will be smooth."

"Please rest assured, Junior Brother. I have calculated your fate; in this lifetime, you have great prospects for the Golden Core, so you will by no means perish here!"

In an instant, a pure white Sword Light flew out from Baimei Laodao, stabbing once in every direction.

If not for this, how could he take the *Hundred Yang Illustrated Record* into his pocket and repay the karma?

"We are willing to go!"

"Oh? I would like to witness it."

Subsequently, the Qi of his five viscera and six bowels emerged one by one, displaying a myriad of colors.

One by one, the Five Viscera Divine Palaces slowly closed, and the deities within them also regressed, turning back into the form of Gu Insects, which were then consumed one by one by the Five Viscera and Six Bowels Gu.

Aaron stepped forward and cupped his fists: "I am Fang Yu, from the nearby Fang Family Village, and these are my two younger clansmen, Fang Jing and Fang Xiaolong! Why don't you hurry and pay your respects to the Daoist?"

"A good Gu. This Gu can perform Bone Cleansing and Marrow Washing, slightly improving a cultivator's aptitude... and it is connected to my own aura, after all, it was originally the Qi of my own internal organs..."

That semi-finished Gu Insect, driven by Aaron's Dharma Power, began to absorb the Qi of the five viscera and six bowels.

Aaron's face turned slightly pale, but it quickly returned to a ruddy complexion.

This was the semi-finished product of the 'Five Viscera and Six Bowels Gu'!

The reason it was a semi-finished product was precisely because it had not yet absorbed the Qi of the five viscera and six bowels!

Now, however, it seemed there were some difficulties.

The next day.

"Do you see that old man with the white beard? That is an immortal, an immortal... Clearly, the immortal is currently slaying demons and eliminating evil!"

It was hard to imagine that this very Sword Pellet, when activated, possessed the power to shatter the heavens and split the earth, slaying a great demon with a single strike!

"This is truly a good treasure!"

'Judging from the hexagram, even if it doesn't succeed, the danger is not great...'

He paused, then said: "You three saw the stone carvings in the cave yesterday, didn't you? Those are truly top-tier immortal techniques. You must not leak them, lest you invite disaster..."

Fang Yu exclaimed, then kicked Fang Xiaolong.

"Five Viscera and Six Bowels Gu, go!"

Aaron and the other two naturally agreed repeatedly.

At this moment, the old Daoist was secretly complaining in his heart: 'If it were normal times, I would have slain this beast that lost its Demon Pill as soon as I saw it, but right now, I really cannot muster the power...'

Originally, he had intended to pass on a secular martial arts masterpiece to these three, allowing them to roam the world and live a prosperous life, which would have been enough to repay the karma of saving his life.

Along with this breath, the Hundred Poisons True Qi within his body dissipated into his limbs and bones, his original Heavenly Spirit Point slowly closed, and he could no longer sense the Heavenly Qi.

Coupled with the pine nuts and other things wrapped inside the chicken's belly, even though Baimei Laodao had been fasting for many years, he could not help but be tempted; he tore off a chicken leg and ate it, still feeling unsatisfied, and asked: "This Beggar Chicken, is it not a dish made by beggars?"

"Not good!"

Emei not only has supreme cultivation techniques, but its Swordsmanship is also supreme!

Although this Baimei Laodao is only in the Mysterious Light Realm, he might be able to counter-slay some shoddy Golden Core cultivators!

The mere poisonous mist of a Thousand Year Vermilion Toad naturally could not invade him in the slightest.

Aaron could have stopped Fang Jing from leaking the secret, but he kept his right hand in his sleeve, secretly calculating, and could not help but think: 'This is what happens when plans can't keep up with changes... If I use the *Hundred Yang Illustrated Record* as a gift for apprenticeship, perhaps this Baimei Laodao will have no choice but to accept me as a disciple...'

A rather tempting idea formed in the heart of Baimei Laodao.

Baimei Laodao was terrified, secretly crying out: "Senior Brother... if your calculation is inaccurate, my life will be lost here!"

Even so, he was still full of Spirituality, and his 'Small Heavenly Cycle Sword Art' was rounded and seasoned, instantly defending himself until he was airtight.

This mist could dissolve Mysterious Light and corrode protective Qi. Baimei Laodao secretly cried out that it was bad, but he had already been hit; he felt the circulation of his internal power stagnate, his vision went black, and he almost fainted!

Seizing this opportunity, Baimei Laodao immediately gathered his spirit, recalled the Bai Ling Sword, and a Sword Light flew out like a white dragon, once again locked in a fierce battle with the Golden Toad.

Subsequently, he patted his Storage Bag and took out a crude Gu Insect.

Although the Breath Restraining Gu is useful, Aaron did not have much confidence in playing tricks in front of many Primordial Spirit Loose Immortals or even Immortal Mansion Rare Treasures.

Aaron rolled his eyes, feeling speechless in his heart.

Aaron took out the Gu Insect and only then began to dissipate his cultivation!

He did not take this body of Three-Five Soul-Severing Profound Light to heart; with a light tap, the Mysterious Light dissipated on its own, and he fell from the Mysterious Light Realm.

Fang Xiaolong's eyes lit up: "I want to apprentice to a Master... but this Master's power doesn't seem like much, he couldn't kill that monster with one sword."

The original Five Viscera and Six Bowels Gu had been crude and unbearable, but now it looked like a perfect work of art, emitting a faint light.

In this way, it was equivalent to when he first transmigrated, when Xin Chen suffered from Qi Deviation.

Fang Xiaolong rushed to answer.

This was asking for trouble.

Baimei smiled slightly, put away the Golden Toad Inner Core and the Bai Ling Sword Pellet, and secretly thought that his Sect Leader Senior Brother was indeed correct in his calculations; his life was not meant to end, and he had been helped by a Noble.

If any other Mysterious Light cultivator were to dissipate their cultivation, they would likely die of old age immediately.

Baimei Laodao listened and nodded repeatedly. Seeing that Fang Jing and Fang Yu were both full of respect when mentioning their ancestors, he could not help but sigh: "Loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, and righteousness... your ancestors can be called wise and brave... The Fang Family is also a family that has accumulated virtue and will surely have lingering blessings!"

Baimei Laodao was joyful in his heart. He walked out of the cave and saw the three youths who had saved him yesterday, roasting a few mud balls.

"Not bad, not bad..."

He whispered to himself, then looked at Aaron and the other two, and could not help but hesitate.

According to reason, these three people were the ones who discovered this cave, and the cultivation formula should rightfully belong to them.

In the sky, a giant rock fell from somewhere unknown, happening to smash right onto the tongue of the Vermilion Toad.

"Once free from this predicament, the Golden Core is within reach!"

If not for this Vermilion Toad holding him back, Baimei could have calmly circulated his energy to suppress the poison and then force it out of his body.

'How about... taking on a disciple?'

He swept a glance at Fang Xiaolong again and asked, "Is there a place nearby where one can rest? This old Daoist needs to meditate and circulate energy to force out the poison..."

However, since he was immortal anyway, he had nothing to fear.

Upon hearing this, Fang Jing and Fang Xiaolong nodded repeatedly.

"You wishful thinkers!"

Aaron sighed, casually buried the Bishui Sword and the Storage Bag inside the Cave Abode, then strolled out, caught a few mountain chickens, and returned to the cave.

"You wicked beast!"

Early morning.

Of course, since it was an active dissipation of his cultivation, he did not suffer any injuries.

"The current me is just a mortal; no matter how one checks, not a shred of Dharma Power can be found..."

But at this moment, he still maintained the appearance of a high-level Daoist expert, found a clean spot, sat cross-legged on the ground, and silently circulated his mysterious arts to heal his wounds and expel the poison.

After this battle, the Daoist Baimei was also nearly collapsed on the ground.

Suddenly!

The four of them immediately returned to the previous cave.

Fang Jing called out blankly.

And without his Dharma Power to sustain it, that 'Bai Ling Sword' fell to the ground; it was actually a white sword pellet the size of a pebble, jumping about like a star pellet, quite full of Spirituality, and as it blinked, streaks of gorgeous Light emerged.

"Mm, you are all good children."

The Flying Sword on his person was named 'Bai Ling'; it was a Flying Sword he had painstakingly collected hundreds of pounds of Western white gold to forge, spending great effort and asking his fellow disciples to help refine together, and it was not ranked among the famous Flying Swords of Emei.

A streak of Scarlet mist transformed into an arrow, piercing straight into the rock wall, even emitting a hissing sound of corrosion.

'Since that is the case, perhaps I can try?'

The next moment, a patch of Scarlet mist appeared before his eyes.

What's more, the quality of the true energy and Dharma Power cultivated by the "Ten Thousand Gu Book" was truly mediocre; Aaron had long wanted to discard his cultivation and restart with the "Hundred Yang Illustrated Record," but he had never found a suitable opportunity.

'It's just... there is still one huge flaw that needs to be resolved.'

The Daoist Baimei managed to stand up with difficulty and shouted, "I am Baimei of Emei; was it you who helped this old Daoist slay the monster just now?"

If a single Five Viscera and Six Bowels Gu could be repeatedly brushed to achieve top-tier aptitude for immortal cultivation, Wan Gu Zhenjun would not have had to remain a Side Door practitioner his whole life.

Just as the old Daoist Baimei was secretly proud that his Swordsmanship had improved again, the Inner Elixir in his hand suddenly leaped and charged forcefully toward the Bai Ling Sword!

How could the Daoist Baimei dare to let his hope of reaching the Golden Core be destroyed? He immediately retracted his Sword Formula, not daring to let the Flying Sword strike this Inner Elixir.

Baimei smiled slightly; he was an Emei Disciple, so naturally, he looked down on any worldly Wu, but his original plan in his heart had fallen through.

Fang Xiaolong stepped forward, gazing at the Bai Ling Sword Pellet, his eyes almost unable to look away.

"Is it actually an immortal method?"

Fang Jing smashed a mud ball onto the ground, and after it cracked open, the chicken inside was revealed.

"Exactly!"

"This is a dish created by my Fang Family ancestor, Fang Leshui... Back when our Fang Family entered Sichuan, we were displaced and wandering; once we bought a chicken, but even the pot broke and we couldn't cook it, so ancestor Leshui thought of this method."

The old Daoist Baimei stroked his beard with a smile, and with just a flick of his sleeve, a gentle force lifted Fang Xiaolong up, also stopping Fang Jing and Fang Yu who were about to kneel beside him, and shouted, "My Emei Mountain Gate is not something just anyone can enter; Emei is very strict about taking disciples. This old Daoist must take you to the main Emei mountain, report to my senior sect leader, and verify your origins and aptitude one by one before we can discuss taking you as disciples..."

Seeing him come out, Fang Xiaolong called out, "Daoist... would you like to try the Beggar Chicken made by my brother Yu?"

The old Daoist Baimei opened his eyes and flicked his finger.

More importantly, the Breath Restraining Gu only hid one's own cultivation, which did not mean it was gone!

Even with the protection of the Heaven-Calculating Gu, achieving the effect of being Not Within Calculation.

'He hasn't even apprenticed yet, and he's already starting to look down on his Master?'

Fang Xiaolong had a flash of inspiration, knelt down in the moment, and cried, "I beg the immortal to have mercy and take us as disciples... We are willing to offer that immortal method as an apprenticeship gift!"

He let out a long breath.

In reality, he had decided that as long as these three were not truly unbearable in aptitude, he would have to take one disciple.

On the hillside.

By the time he finished refining the Five Viscera and Six Bowels Gu, Aaron's cultivation had already regressed to the Innate stage.

Aaron gave an instruction and walked out with the bow.

Once he was far away, he immediately operated the Plum Blossom Numerology, using the Heaven-Calculating Gu to assist in calculating the changes in the future.

'This old bull-nosed Baimei really seems to have the intention of taking disciples...'

Being shouted at by him, Fang Jing and Fang Xiaolong hurriedly stepped forward to pay their respects.

But the Vermilion Toad was relentless, and in an instant, it lunged, a mass of black energy emerged, mixed with residual elixir liquid, forcing the Bai Ling Sword back, and with another bull-like roar, its long tongue shot out like Electric sparks, coiling toward the Inner Elixir that was being captured and suppressed by the Mysterious Light hand!

The Vermilion Toad's tongue swerved and did not lick it.

This Gu Insect looked like a giant black beetle, but its skin was very rough, with Five Viscera patterns on its back and Six Viscera strange markings on its abdomen.

With just a slight shake, the chicken feathers rolled off along with the mud, and the aroma of the chicken wafted out.

"There is a cave, and inside there is a peerless martial art," Fang Jing answered honestly, causing Fang Xiaolong beside him to glare at him fiercely.

Aaron, with Fang Jing and Fang Xiaolong, watched this scene, all of them dumbfounded.

"This old Daoist doesn't want to learn any martial arts either..."

Baimei Laodao entered the cave; at first, it was nothing special, but once he saw the diagrams and formulas on the stone wall clearly, his brows twitched: "This formula... seems even a fraction more profound than the introductory Daoism of my Emei ordinary Disciples. If I could obtain it for the Sect Leader Senior Brother, it would be a contribution to the Taoism!"

If it swallowed the Inner Elixir again, the Vermilion Toad would surely be able to recover its full power!

He observed for a moment and called out: "That Sword Immortal seems to have been ambushed by the monster... should we think of a way to go and help that Sword Immortal?"

After dozens of moves, he achieved the Unity of Man and Sword, transforming into a streak of white Light, and finally sliced the Vermilion Toad in two, taking the life of this Ancient exotic beast.

With this thought, he transformed into a streak of flowing Light, searched for a random mountain peak, and opened up a Secret Cave Abode.

Baimei Laodao forced himself to stay alert, formed a seal with one hand, and the Mysterious Light he had painstakingly cultivated transformed into a giant hand, suppressing the Inner Elixir once more, then resumed his Swordsmanship to engage in a fierce battle with the Thousand Year Vermilion Toad.

But as long as an Emei Elder input Dharma Power into Aaron's body, they would still discover—"Eh? Clearly this person looks like he has not a shred of Dharma Power, so why is there Dharma Power inside his body?"

The path of the Sword Cultivator is mostly like this.

Baimei's nose twitched, and he actually caught the scent of roasted chicken, causing him to smile as he spoke.

That sword strike of his just now had already pushed his entire body's power to the limit; it was success or death!

"It is just a pity... although this Gu is good, the effect of improving aptitude has a limit, and it will even constantly diminish... This is also the impartiality of the Heavenly Taoism, not allowing one person to monopolize the Qi Number."

'This is actually a good opportunity.'

"Really... a toad as big as a calf!"

"You all keep an eye on the Daoist, I am going to hunt some game."

Only this time, the transitions between his Sword Formula appeared quite sluggish, clearly affected by the poison of the Vermilion Toad.

"Since that is the case, then... go!"

Baimei Laodao laughed heartily, the Bai Ling Sword Pellet flew out from his sleeve, transformed into streaks of flowing Light, wrapped around the three of them, and soared into the sky, heading toward the main Emei mountain!

(End of this chapter)