Chapter 16: Senior Brother, Senior Sister, Someone Is Hitting Me

With the Phantom Demons in the village cleared away, the villagers could all return home in peace.

Yan Xiao also received his due reward.

2000 points of Fear Value.

Added to what he had obtained before, his total Fear Value was 5800 points; it was a bountiful harvest.

Yan Xiao politely declined the villagers' warm hospitality; the Cat Demon was still absorbing the energy of the Gouxiong Huan Yao, and he needed to stand guard here.

Ma Xiaoyun and Ma Jianyang, the two children, had not left yet, waiting for Yan Xiao to teach them immortal arts.

"Brother Afu, when will you teach us to cultivate? You are a great hero, you cannot go back on your word."

Ma Jianyang waited for a while, and seeing that Yan Xiao kept delaying talking about teaching them sword arts, he grew impatient.

"Brother Afu, if it is difficult for you, then forget it..."

Ma Xiaoyun looked at him pitifully, thinking of her sad situation, and burst into tears with a wail.

Yan Xiao felt a headache coming on; if he had known, he wouldn't have boasted.

"Don't cry, little girl."

"Is Brother Yan Xiao the kind of person who doesn't keep his word?"

Wiping the little girl's face, Yan Xiao said gently.

The little girl stopped sobbing and looked at him pitifully, tears swirling in her eyes, ready to fall at any moment.

With that look, if Yan Xiao dared to lie to her, he would probably be struck by lightning.

Yan Xiao gritted his teeth and exchanged for two Gathering Spirit Pills, gifting one to each of them.

"These are immortal pills; after eating them, you will be able to cultivate. You must work hard and contribute to the people in the future."

Yan Xiao said with a solemn face.

Although the two children did not understand what Yan Xiao meant, they still nodded heavily to show their agreement.

"Take the Spirit Pill, and I will teach you the method of cultivation. Remember, this technique is my peerless secret, and it must not be passed on to outsiders."

Yan Xiao said as if it were a serious matter, then taught the Gathering Spirit Technique, which he could not learn himself, to Ma Jianyang and Ma Xiaoyun.

"Brother Afu, after learning your secret, should I call you Master? Do I need to kowtow to you..."

"Calling me Master is fine, I don't want you to kowtow."

Ma Jianyang scratched his head and said foolishly.

"You don't understand respecting your teacher and the Dao?" Yan Xiao asked.

"I think respecting someone doesn't necessarily mean you have to kowtow," Ma Jianyang said earnestly.

"You're a clever little brat... No need to kowtow; just cultivate well and do more good deeds in the future."

Yan Xiao gave Ma Jianyang a rap on the forehead; this little brat looked silly, but he was full of tricks.

In comparison, Ma Xiaoyun appeared taciturn; after the great changes in her family, the little girl had lost her original playfulness and cuteness.

She had a strong desire for strength.

Yan Xiao watched the two of them cultivating and sighed in his heart; who could say for sure what would happen in the future?

He hoped the two children could go further.

Yan Xiao looked up at the sky, feeling deeply moved.

Suddenly, he felt his clothes being tugged, and when he turned his head, he saw Wang Dazhu's resentful gaze.

"What?"

Yan Xiao crossed his arms; this guy's gaze was not kind.

What did he want?

Yan Xiao felt a chill.

"Master, you are biased."

Wang Dazhu sobbed, like a young wife who had been wronged.

"What the hell?"

Yan Xiao really wanted to punch this flamboyant, cheap thing to death; it was so disgusting.

"Master, I am your proper, first-ever disciple... boohoo..." Wang Dazhu hugged Yan Xiao's thigh and cried.

"Speak like a human!"

Yan Xiao had black lines on his face; it was fortunate no one saw this, otherwise... it would be too embarrassing...

Wait.

Yan Xiao saw Qingyao slowly stand up, swaying her slender waist, looking at him with a smile.

Damn it...

He had been seen by this woman.

Yan Xiao immediately changed his expression, *clang*—he drew his Magic Sword and shouted in a low voice, "Speak like a human."

Wang Dazhu immediately stopped his tears, *thump*—he knelt on the ground and said earnestly, "Master, I want cultivation techniques and Spirit Pills."

"Dig up your former master's treasure, and I will give you techniques and Spirit Pills.

If you can't dig up the treasure, don't come back either," Yan Xiao said sternly.

"Okay, Master, I'll go get it right away."

Wang Dazhu disappeared at top speed; he must have gone to dig up his former master's treasure.

"Owner."

The Cat Demon walked to his side, charming and moving.

But facing a Phantom Demon, he really dared not have the slightest thought.

After all, Phantom Demons were different from the transformed monsters like snake demons or foxes in novels.

Strictly speaking, a Phantom Demon can no longer be considered a living creature; although the Cat Demon had mutated, Yan Xiao still could not bring himself to strike.

Had he not seen that massive bear being drained dry by the woman before him? Yan Xiao dared not seek out such trouble.

"Ahem... why hasn't Qingxue woken up yet?"

Yan Xiao walked to Qingxue's side and asked in a low voice.

"My cultivation improvement can bring benefits to Owner Qingxue. Her cultivation is not high, so the absorption time may be a bit longer; there will be no issues."

The beautiful woman walked to Yan Xiao's side, full of charm.

"Um, Qingyao... let's talk this out properly, no need to pace back and forth."

Yan Xiao stole a glance, then hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to look around.

"Hehe."

The Cat Demon chuckled softly, sat cross-legged beside Qingxue, and took the initiative to refine the shared cultivation for her.

"System, is what she said true? Will it be detrimental to Qingxue?"

Yan Xiao looked at Qingxue with worry; when it concerned the little girl's safety, Yan Xiao dared not be the slightest bit careless.

"Owner, everyone enslaved by Miss Qingxue will provide Miss Qingxue with a 10% cultivation rebate.

Miss Qingxue only needs to receive and refine it to improve her cultivation; there will be no danger whatsoever," the System explained.

Is it really that heaven-defying?

The gap between him and Qingxue is truly not just a little bit.

Thinking of his own Pseudo Spirit Root, Yan Xiao felt like crying but had no tears.

"System, how do you think I should cultivate so that I don't have to rely on Spirit Pills to improve my cultivation?"

Yan Xiao really could not think of a good method, so he had to seek help from the System.

"Based on the Owner's aptitude, the System provides the optimal cultivation method:

The System suggests the Owner cultivate all five attributes simultaneously and consume Attribute Pills to absorb Attribute Qi, which can temporarily compensate for the deficiency of the Spirit Root."

Cultivate five attributes at the same time?

It seems I've seen this in some novel; it seems quite awesome.

But the word 'temporarily' mentioned by the System caught Yan Xiao's high attention.

"What does 'temporarily' mean?" Yan Xiao asked.

"Cultivating five attributes simultaneously can currently accelerate the Owner's growth, but later-stage cultivation is extremely difficult, just like the online games the Owner played in his past life; dual-attribute characters are more 'pay-to-win' than single-attribute ones."

"'Pay-to-win'? Then are five attributes more powerful than one?" Yan Xiao asked again; he was more concerned about this question.

"Of course. As the saying goes, 'many skills are no burden.' If the Owner cultivates five attributes simultaneously, the Owner can ignore all attribute suppression.

For example, when encountering a cultivator skilled in water, the Owner can use Earth to suppress the opponent; when encountering a cultivator skilled in Wood-type spells, the Owner can use Fire-type techniques to suppress them."

This is invincible at the same level; this is still somewhat tempting.

Pay-to-win? That doesn't exist.

With the System here, what kind of things can't be obtained?

"Qingyao, help me guard."

Thinking of it, he acted; Yan Xiao instructed the Cat Demon and swallowed four Attribute Pills in one breath.

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