"Hmph! Trying to Run?"

Amid a field of jagged rocks in the trial grounds, two blood-smeared wolf-shaped Spirit Beasts fled madly after abandoning the corpses of their three companions. From time to time, they threw back their heads and wailed at the sky, letting out miserable "woo woo" cries, not daring to pause for even an instant.

It was too terrifying. That female human chasing them from behind was simply too terrifying.

Heavens have mercy, the five wolf brothers had been living perfectly well outside when humans inexplicably captured them, den and all, and brought them to this place. Today, they had finally encountered a few living people. They had barely taken a few bites before running into this human who was fiercer than a mother wolf, and she had killed three of their brothers in a row.

"Hmph! Trying to run? Ask my Lightning Whirlwind Spear first!"

Wen Qingxuan, clad in golden armor, snorted coldly. Her surging body shot forth like chasing wind and lightning. With a sweep of her spear, she pierced Wolf Two through and violently sent him flying.

The immense momentum spun Wen Qingxuan's body back around. She casually raised her golden spear, gathered all the strength in her body, and hurled it ruthlessly at the final target, tracing a soaring arc through the air.

In the end, under Lord Niu's law, through Wen Qingxuan's diligent training, Ye Kong's careful guidance, and the selfless sacrifice of the last Gale Wolf brother, this move, the Lightning Whirlwind Spear, successfully struck and nailed its target to death, achieving the rare accomplishment of a five-kill streak.

"Huff... huff, I'm exhausted. I finally took care of all five of them. Didn't they say Gale Wolves were naturally vicious, bloodthirsty, and fearless of death? Why did every one of them run so fast?"

After pulling out her Battle Spear, Wen Qingxuan leaned on it for support, wiped the sweat from her hair and forehead, then took out an Elixir and swallowed it to recover her strength. Yet she was still panting heavily, her chest heaving intensely. Clearly, she had expended quite a lot.

"You looked fiercer than they did when you were killing wolves just now. If I were them, I'd run for my life too."

Having hurried over after hearing the commotion, Ye Kong emerged from the nearby woods with Brother Lion. He had happened to witness Wen Qingxuan spear the two wolves from start to finish, and his gaze was somewhat complicated.

The things he had casually said over the past few days seemed to have been thoroughly absorbed by Miss Wen, who had even learned to draw inferences from them... Did this count as carrying forward the essence of his homeland in the Great Thousand World?

Shouldn't the Space-Time Administration give him a commemorative Badge for never forgetting his homeland and keeping its spirit alive?

Wen Qingxuan, who had already drawn her spear and gone on guard, relaxed after recognizing the newcomer's voice. Her increasingly bright eyes lifted, and two radiant dimples appeared on her flushed cheeks. Leaning on her spear, she tilted her head and smiled.

"Too bad, Master. Your hide is much thicker than theirs, and your movement technique is unfathomable. Otherwise, I really would have liked to try it."

"A friendly reminder: don't make me your goal. You have no chance—unless you can find some great monks and buy several hundred thousand Supreme Spirit Liquid worth of training contracts."

Ye Kong expressionlessly crushed the talented girl's fantasies.

What a joke. Could a transmigrator with a cultivation advantage really be surpassed by someone else? If that happened, how could he keep going? The great monks of Great Spiritual Mountain would not stand for it either.

Seeing that Wen Qingxuan still seemed unconvinced, Jinjiu Master flashed a brilliant smile as well.

"That's right. Little Luo was personally judged by a great monk of Great Spiritual Mountain to have the potential to become a Heavenly Sovereign. His future is limitless. Once he finishes traveling and training, he can go up the mountain and take a master. Hehe, could your Wen Family of the Northern Region possibly have a deeper foundation than Great Spiritual Mountain?"

"I was also judged by my family's ancestor to be the Little Phoenix of the Wen Family, destined to lead the Wen Clan to even greater heights."

Upon hearing this, Wen Qingxuan's expression immediately fell. She muttered unwillingly under her breath.

No wonder she could not see through this fellow at all. So he had already gone to Great Spiritual Mountain and pledged himself there.

What a pity. If he had merely come from Jialan Temple, which called itself the "Lesser Spirit Temple" to outsiders, she might still have had a chance to use her family's resources to suppress him in the future. She had even considered trying to recruit him into her family. Now, it seemed impossible.

She had heard from her elders that Great Spiritual Mountain was full of fierce and intimidating great monks who were extremely protective of their own. Its current Mountain Lord was an unrivaled peak expert among Heavenly Sovereigns, with dozens of Heavenly Sovereigns under his command. It was publicly recognized as one of the most unprovokable powers in the Great Thousand World.

Since "Shi Luo" had already caught the eye of some great monk, she had to abandon any thoughts of recruiting him. Otherwise, if that great monk thought the Wen Clan was trying to steal someone, he might directly lead a group of Heavenly Sovereigns to the Wen Clan to have tea with the family head and the ancestors. That would be quite a spectacle!

Still, she had heard that Great Spiritual Mountain's rules were always strict. It would be wonderful if this fellow violated them and got expelled. After all, he was quite rotten inside. Then... hehe.

"You foolish girl, what impossible thing are you imagining?"

With a crisp bonk, Ye Kong gave the obviously ill-intentioned girl a flick on the forehead, his gaze deep as he snapped her out of her beautiful fantasy.

"Annoying! Don't interrupt my train of thought while I'm seriously thinking."

Wen Qingxuan rubbed her forehead. Like a Northeastern Golden British Shorthair with its fur standing on end, she shot Ye Kong a vicious glare.

Ye Kong lowered his eyes and said nothing, looking at her with the disdain one reserved for an idiot. Under Wen Qingxuan's disbelieving gaze, he gave her another flick on the forehead.

"I say, Miss Wen, I used to be a monk, understand? I even spent several years as a novice monk welcoming and seeing off worshippers. I've met plenty of people, so I'm fairly good at reading expressions. Do you know what you looked like just now?"

Wen Qingxuan was very unconvinced, but also very guilty. After meeting Ye Kong's eyes for a moment, she lowered her head and weakly asked, "Like what?"

"Like those fools who come to Buddhist temples, worship the Buddha, and daydream. Your eyes and expression were practically identical.

"Oh, right, I'm not targeting women. Those worshippers who treat the Buddha Hall like a wishing well and the Buddha like some wish-granting turtle all look like that, regardless of gender."

"They never stop to think whether the little incense money they buy can accomplish anything. If they bribed the me from back then, I might have helped them once my cultivation improved.

"But bribing the Buddha? Heh, keep dreaming."

"The difference between you and them is that they at least daydream before the Buddha. You're daydreaming right in front of me."

"And I can guarantee that it's definitely nothing good for me. Maybe you're imagining me getting framed someday, having my cultivation crippled, being expelled from the mountain, and reviled by everyone. Then you, the peerless favored daughter of heaven, descend from above and take me in as your little lackey. Perhaps you have even more excessive ideas."

"After feeling the enormous gap between reality and your expectations, you want to overpower me in your fantasies. That kind of thinking is very unhealthy, and it can easily breed problems like Xin Mo. It's extremely detrimental to cultivation.

"This is my advice to you as an outstanding talent of the Buddhist Sect. We're professionals in this regard."

Ye Kong tapped her forehead with the back of his right index finger. His voice was as calm as if he were stating an indisputable fact, without the slightest ripple.

During those years when he went down the mountain and served as a novice monk in temples to build up experience, what hadn't he seen?

"Did I really look that foolish just now?"

Wen Qingxuan lowered her head, no longer daring to look Ye Kong in the eyes. Her voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz. After a while, she raised her head and discovered that Ye Kong had already walked away. He was using a small knife to process one of the blood-smeared Gale Wolves.

"You were foolish, but you can still be useful. Hurry up and gather some firewood. We're making a fire and cooking. After we eat, find Xiuling. Then we'll start your training. When I, Shi Luo, take someone's money, I always keep my word."

Ye Kong worked with his head lowered. The blade shadows in his hand moved so fast they could have struck sparks. Before long, he had peeled off a pitted wolf hide, whole and smooth, without any hesitation or wasted motion.

Brother Lion also dragged over a wolf with relatively good fur. Mimicking Ye Kong's movements, he waved his unique dog paws to skin it as well, occasionally howling. The scene was exceedingly strange.

Wen Qingxuan blanked out for a moment. After answering, "Oh," she picked up her Battle Spear like a woodcutter's axe and set off to torment a few old trees.

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