Chapter 272: The end of cultivation is a government position (Seeking monthly votes

"Hehehehe... Refreshing!!"

Amidst the chaotic ruins, Wu Xian stood with his hands on his hips, head tilted back, letting out a hearty laugh. If not for his young age, he would look exactly like a villain—the kind who would eat several Soul Hall elders in one sitting.

The camera shifts to his feet, where Shi Hao lay, his face swollen several times over, eyes squinted into thin slits, staring blankly at the sky.

In the ten minutes just passed, Wu Xian had subjected Shi Hao to an inhumane beating.

Without a doubt, Wu Xian certainly hadn't used his full strength. He had merely controlled his force to exactly twice the extreme of the Move Blood Realm—about 200,000 jin—and with the powerful control of a Fourth Stage cultivator, he had distributed the power in his fists evenly across Shi Hao's entire body.

Because of this, Shi Hao only looked miserable; in reality, he hadn't suffered any substantial damage. It even had the effect of tempering his tendons, bones, and physique.

But relatively speaking, the process was certainly painful—very painful—and his entire person was swollen beyond recognition. It was estimated that even if the grandfather village chief of Shi Village came over, he wouldn't recognize the current Shi Hao.

Honestly, Wu Xian had originally planned to beat him for another ten minutes or so, and while at it, pull down Shi Hao's pants, flick his "little Shi Hao" a hundred times, and use a Recording Stone to keep a souvenir.

However, just as this thought arose, thick dark clouds suddenly gathered in the sky above, with dazzling lightning rolling within, emitting an incomparably terrifying power.

The strangest thing was that he seemed to be the only one around who could see this scene; everyone else, including Shi Wujiu and the few old servants, felt nothing.

Clearly, this was a warning. Someone was telling Wu Xian to stop while he was ahead, that enough was enough. If he kept playing like this, what might get flicked next time might not be "little Shi Hao."

To this, Wu Xian only sneered and immediately ended the battle. His main principle was to follow his heart and never bow to evil forces.

As for who exactly the evil force was, Wu Xian wouldn't name names here; after all, a dignified existence who has dominated the ages and ascended above the Sacrificial Dao also needs to save face.

"Didi... Are you still angry?"

After a long while, Shi Hao, who had swollen into a pufferfish, stood up, touched the corner of his mouth, and spoke with slurred words, his expression slightly resentful.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak—"

The golden fur ball beside him also made a sound; its already round body seemed to have expanded several times over as well.

As the only creature from Shi Village to go out into the Great Wilderness with Shi Hao, the fur ball itself shouldered a responsibility similar to a Dao Protector. So, seeing Shi Hao get knocked flying by Wu Xian and rubbed fiercely into the ground, it naturally had to intervene.

Then it got beaten by Wu Xian too, even worse.

After all, the fur ball's true form was a Zhu Que, whose cultivation at its peak had reached the Venerable Realm. Even though it was currently in a weakened state of being sealed, few existences below a Prince could hurt it.

Because of this, when Wu Xian beat it, he used a little bit more strength—a "deliberate accident" that physically silenced it, while also using the Dual-Hand Technique to try and pry into its innate precious techniques: Seventy-Two Transformations and Three Heads and Six Arms.

Unfortunately, he didn't succeed. The Dual-Hand Technique ultimately had its limits; facing a creature about to ignite its Divine Flame, it was difficult to obtain its complete memories without destroying its mental will.

Back to the main topic.

Hearing Shi Hao's question, Wu Xian gave a slight hum, and then a red halo appeared on his right hand, which he patted onto Shi Hao's shoulder under his terrified gaze.

In an instant, a warm current spread rapidly through Shi Hao's body, like a gentle palm, instantly smoothing away all the pain in his entire body, as if it had never existed. It was truly magical.

"So amazing! What precious technique is this?"

Shi Hao was incredibly surprised, then looked up at Wu Xian, his black-and-white eyes fluttering, filled with curiosity and longing.

"Want to learn? I'll teach you!"

Wu Xian raised an eyebrow, then reached out to drape his arm over Shi Hao's shoulder, looking like they were the best of brothers. "You might not believe me if I say it, but I learned this precious technique after being taught by an expert in a dream. I absolutely wouldn't teach it to just anyone, but since you're my good brother!"

Shi Hao felt a wave of shame upon hearing this. His younger brother had suffered for so many years for his sake and was still so good to him; just beating him up was truly too kind. He must repay him well in the future!

Seeing the expression on Shi Hao's face, Wu Xian roughly guessed his thoughts. While finding it funny, he sighed on the surface and said: "Besides, you asked if I'm still angry at you... how should I put it? I'm definitely still angry. After all, at least half the responsibility for why I've had such a miserable six years lies with you."

"But I also know that you were just a victim in this matter, and very likely never even knew of my existence. The true culprits are those guys in the Wu Wang Fu, that lineage of the Double-Pupil. I'm not so confused that I'd target the wrong person for revenge."

"Of course, I still have more or less some resentment toward you in my heart, which is why I beat you up so fiercely earlier. Consider it a settlement of karma; we can still be good brothers from now on."

After hearing these words from Wu Xian, Shi Hao felt even more moved and guilty. With tears in his eyes and sniffling, he nodded vigorously: "Mm! From now on, we are the best brothers!"

Not far away, the Shi Clan elder who saw this scene revealed a smile of relief. Seeing these two children getting along harmoniously, the heart that had been hanging in his chest all this time finally settled down.

"Haha! Since that's the case, let me reintroduce myself."

Wu Xian laughed, "Now that you've returned, I don't need the name Shi Hao anymore. Anyway, for me, that isn't a pleasant memory. So from today on, my name is Wu Xian!"

"Wu Xian?"

Shi Hao didn't know which characters they were, just asked doubtfully: "Brother, are you not surnamed Shi anymore?"

"I said, the name Shi Hao isn't a good memory for me, and most of that comes from the Shi Clan. Since that's the case, I don't need to share a surname with them."

Wu Xian's expression was serious as he began to spout nonsense with a straight face.

"Wu is the 'Wu' from 'mouth' and 'sky', one horizontal stroke less than the 'Hao' in yours, representing that I am your younger brother. As for the second character, 'Xian', it is the 'Xian' from 'envy'. I hope that from now on, I will never have to envy anyone ever again. I am who I am, a one-of-a-kind me."

"I see, that really is a good name."

Shi Hao ruminated on Wu Xian's words, nodded as if he understood, and then smiled: "Then I'll call you Brother Xian (Xian-di) from now on, okay?"

Brother Xian? Immortal Emperor (Xian-di)!

Wu Xian was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed in his heart, guessing that this must be a big shot using the mouth of a small account to hint at something to him!

Mm! It must be like that!

Sure enough, only the child who cries gets candy. This wave of "playing hard to get" with a bitter-meat scheme worked; he actually got the reserve position of an Immortal Emperor directly. It couldn't be more refreshing.

"No problem, Brother Hao, just call me that from now on... By the way, I have several other secret techniques I obtained from that expert in my dream. Consider them a gift for our first meeting, Brother Hao."

"Oh! Is that so?!"

Shi Hao was stunned for a moment, feeling a bit embarrassed, then took out several glowing precious bones from his bag, his expression filled with anticipation.

"I have some precious techniques here too, Brother Xian, you can learn them too. For example, this Suanni Precious Technique, it comes from an old pure-blooded Suanni... And this one, it's called the Original True Explanation. It's very mysterious; you must be very careful when studying the runes on it!"

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