"When a yin person travels, yang people make way."
After bidding farewell to Uncle Nine and the others, Yang Xuan set off with Tingting, following Four Eyes. It turned out that driving corpses was a technical job too: they slept during the day and worked at night. The yang energy was too strong during the day and would damage the corpses' bodies. After all, these were merely ordinary walking corpses.
"Martial Uncle, how much can you earn from one trip?" Yang Xuan asked curiously.
"Hey, that's an industry rule. A corpse driver can never reveal how much he earns per trip. Besides, it isn't fixed. It depends on the route. Some places are too far away or not along the way, so we can't take those jobs. I can only tell you that, generally speaking, after working for a year, you could more or less buy an ordinary house in Ren Family Town. But I drive corpses, first, to make a living, and second, to slay demons and monsters and hone my cultivation. You know that we drive corpses at night, so I have a chance to encounter the demons and monsters that come out after dark." Four Eyes explained as he tidied himself up.
"Tingting, are you tired? We've been walking for so many days." Yang Xuan sighed helplessly. Yang Xuan had never liked running or walking. It wasn't that he was afraid of getting tired; he was afraid of being bored. Still, things were better now. With Tingting accompanying him, he could chat with Four Eyes whenever he got bored.
Day broke again. With a wave of Yang Xuan's hand, three erected tents and some steaming food instantly appeared on the empty ground before them. After all, the storage space had stopped time and space. Yang Xuan simply cooked everything beforehand and stored it inside. When he took it out, it was just as fresh from the pot.
The enormous tent was something Four Eyes had gone to great lengths to obtain. That way, they wouldn't need to look for a special place, and the corpses would have somewhere to stay. The luxurious tent was naturally Yang Xuan and Ren Tingting's loving little nest, while the cheapest one-person tent obviously belonged to Four Eyes, the lone bachelor.
"Ugh, I just don't understand. You mainly practice martial arts, so how do you have an innate divine ability? Heaven is truly unfair." Four Eyes beat his chest and stamped his feet.
This wasn't the first time Four Eyes had complained. Ever since learning that Yang Xuan possessed the Xumi Mustard Seed Space, he had constantly asked whether it was a treasure or something Yang Xuan had cultivated himself. When he learned that it was innate, Four Eyes had looked as though both his parents had died.
"Martial Uncle, that's Brother Xuan's destiny too, isn't it? I've always felt that Brother Xuan is a good person. It's only right that Heaven watches over him." Ren Tingting chimed in from the side. Ever since she had gotten together with Yang Xuan, she addressed Yang Xuan's elders the way he did.
"Martial Uncle, how much longer until we arrive? Your home is so far away, and it's getting more and more remote. We could at least see tea stalls and people before, but now there isn't even a ghost in sight." Yang Xuan complained.
"Soon, soon. We'll arrive after another day and night," Four Eyes replied unhurriedly. Having driven corpses for years, a day and night passed very quickly to him.
"What are we eating today? We've had fish-fragrant shredded pork every day for the past few days, and I'm sick of it. I want something delicious." Ren Tingting shook Yang Xuan's arm coquettishly.
Four Eyes pricked up his ears and listened carefully. Clearly, Yang Xuan had spoiled him during this time.
We're having hot pot and beer today.
"Yay, yay, yay!"
"Not bad, not bad. The beer tastes a little strange, but this Daoist likes it."
They chatted about food and drink along the way. Yang Xuan didn't neglect his cultivation while traveling at night, either. He carried two one-ton iron balls on his back, weighing two tons in total. As for Ren Tingting's equipment, Yang Xuan had temporarily dismantled a third iron ball and used his inhuman strength to shape it into a silver bracelet, along with a lead belt. Since Ren Tingting had only recently begun practicing the National Arts, something too heavy would harm her body. Her equipment weighed only about fifty kilograms, yet that was already extremely impressive.
"Martial Uncle, something smells off." Yang Xuan sniffed the air.
"Your senior brother has always said that you're extraordinarily gifted and can learn anything at once. I didn't expect your cultivation to be so good too. I haven't even smelled it, but you already have." Four Eyes sounded somewhat helpless.
"It's just a little monster. If you like it, Martial Uncle, you could take it home to warm your bed. After all, I'm not as old-fashioned as my master." Yang Xuan teased him.
"Hey, stop making fun of this old Daoist. I don't really trust demons. They're too beastlike and don't understand human morality. You were the one who told me about Qiu Sheng's matter, and only then did Senior Brother listen, right?" Four Eyes said.
"I've already warned that female ghost. If she harms Qiu Sheng, I'll consider making her soul scatter too lenient a punishment. She's only a little female ghost. She can't stir up much trouble." Yang Xuan sneered.
"Young people who are arrogant—I've seen plenty of them. But someone as capable and arrogant as you is truly rare. You can be considered the first person in Maoshan to practice both martial arts and spiritual arts." Four Eyes spoke honestly. Even now, he still hadn't forgotten the corpse Yang Xuan had chopped in half with an axe. Its vicious aura had truly been overwhelming.
"Tingting, I'll show you what a fox spirit looks like later," Yang Xuan said.
"Brother Xuan, is there really a fox spirit? Is it the beautiful kind?" Ren Tingting asked curiously.
"All things possess spirits. As long as something has a spirit, it can become an essence, but the odds are usually low." Yang Xuan analyzed.
As they walked, Yang Xuan suddenly felt that one of the corpses behind them was missing. "Martial Uncle, you've dropped one of your meals," Yang Xuan said gleefully.
"Don't talk nonsense. They're all my clients. Damn it, this spirit is tired of living. It actually dared to mess with my client." Although he had known there was a monster around, Four Eyes instantly bristled when it targeted one of his corpses.
A woman in white placed the corpse she had caught onto a tree and prepared to absorb its yin energy. Four Eyes immediately ran beneath the tree and yanked the corpse down.
"You dared to steal my corpse? I'll turn you into an idiot!" Four Eyes drew his sword.
The two of them immediately began fighting.
"Brother Xuan, is that the fox spirit?" Ren Tingting asked as she looked at the woman in white.
"Yeah, but I think she's only average. She isn't as beautiful as my Tingting." Yang Xuan answered seriously.
"Boo, Brother Xuan, how could you say that? This fox spirit is still quite alluring." Ren Tingting acted coquettishly.
"Tingting, practice the National Arts properly. Once you reach a certain realm, your figure will get better and better, and your breasts will grow larger too." He took the opportunity to give Ren Tingting's chest a squeeze, making her blush and giggle.
Because the two of them were together, Four Eyes didn't waste time talking and directly finished off the fox spirit.
"Martial Uncle, has your magical power declined? It took you so long. If it were me, I'd count it as my loss if it survived for five seconds." Yang Xuan teased.
"What are you in such a hurry for? Wasn't it nice to play with it for a while? Work is so boring." Four Eyes stubbornly defended himself.
"Martial Uncle, if you keep this up, I estimate Tingting will soon surpass you. How about learning martial arts from me? You already have magical power in your body, so you have a foundation." Yang Xuan urged.
"It isn't that I don't want to practice. Once I get home, I want to introduce you to a few friends and ask whether they'd like to practice together." Four Eyes replied.
"Tingting, let's ignore Martial Uncle. We'll keep practicing according to the Baji Quan methods as we walk. That way, our bodies will grow stronger and our foundations will become firmer. No matter what we practice in the future, we'll achieve twice the result with half the effort."
After the system scanned my physical attributes, I could feel that my strength had grown again. The main problem was that my damn appetite had grown too. Sigh.
Height: 174 Weight: 200 kilograms Bone density: Four times Muscle strength: Four times Nerve reflexes: Six times Speed: Four times Endurance: Seven times
I had grown a centimeter taller. That was a good sign. Every attribute had increased. Not bad, not bad. Even though my realm hadn't advanced, my strength still hadn't stopped growing.
But when Yang Xuan looked at his weight and endurance, he instantly stopped feeling happy. Two hundred kilograms—he had never imagined that he would become this heavy in his life. In the future, when taking elevators or going to places that weren't sturdy, he could only use lightness skills along with telekinesis. Otherwise, one person might exceed the weight limit. As for his endurance, how should he put it? It meant he didn't have to worry about being worn down in a fight, but he was afraid that Ren Tingting would be the one worn down instead. The first time they had done it, it had lasted nearly three hours. If he hadn't seen that Ren Tingting couldn't hold on anymore, Yang Xuan could have continued fighting. Now that his endurance had increased again, he was troubled. Forget it. He'd take things one step at a time.
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