"A rare treasure worth hoarding? Or a frog at the bottom of a well, mistaking the sky for the whole world?"
That was Zhang Yang's first thought. He himself had never felt that his Mortal Grade Sword Art was particularly precious. After all, he possessed one Profound Grade Sword Art and three Mortal Grade Sword Arts.
That was why the big man's tone left him utterly baffled.
After his thoughts went round and round, Zhang Yang deliberately hesitated before saying, "If your village truly wants this incomplete sword form, I naturally won't refuse. As for the position of village elder, forget it. As long as you let me stay here temporarily, that'll be enough. Besides, I'm an outsider, and there are many things I don't understand—"
"That absolutely won't be a problem. Little brother, if there's anything you don't understand, just ask. Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Niu Jiao, the chief of Black Ox Village. May I ask what I should call you?" the big man said with boundless enthusiasm.
"So you're Village Chief Niu Jiao. I've long admired you. My surname is Zhang, and I also happen to have Jiao as my given name." Zhang Yang pretended to be equally enthusiastic as he introduced himself. He would never reveal his real name. After all, this was the Immortal Cultivation World, where anything was possible.
"Brother Zhang Jiao, are your injuries serious? Although our village is remote and doesn't have any healing spirit pills, we do have some local Earth Pills. Their effects are fairly decent."
As Niu Jiao spoke, he carefully took out a blackish lump that looked rather like a lion's head. From his expression, it seemed extremely precious.
Although Zhang Yang was disgusted by it, he still accepted it. He gave it a sniff and