Would You Believe Me If I Said It Was an Accident?

With Lu Yang's explanation, everyone finally realized that they had made a huge blunder earlier; the black Golden Core pill they had been studying for most of the day was not Golden Core at all.

It's understandable that everyone was unaware of the situation, as the Mountain Boar was full of gallbladders. However, the occurrence of gallstones due to excessive bile secretion only occurred in those at the Golden Core stage or above. The Five Heroes of Eagle Mountain were not qualified to come into contact with Golden Core stage Demon Beast before, so it's reasonable that they didn't know.

Most importantly, who would have thought that someone at the Golden Core stage could develop gallstones?

"That's perfectly normal," the Immortal Fairy said matter-of-factly in response to Lu Yang's question. "Mortals get ordinary gallstones, so those in the Golden Core stage naturally get Golden Core stage gallstones. It's perfectly reasonable."

"You're just ignorant. You know what a virus is, right? It grows inside your body and can make you sick. I've even seen cultivators' cultivation increase and their viruses increase too. Have you ever seen a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator catch a cold from a virus?" The Immortal Fairy proudly showed off her strange and wonderful knowledge.

Lu Yang shook his head. He had never even heard of it, let alone seen it.

" In High Antiquity times, the cultivation of viruses grew along with that of living beings, causing considerable trouble. The Celestial Immortal set up the tribulation lightning, partly to help high-level cultivators eliminate viruses, allowing cultivators to kill the viruses during their tribulation lightning trials," the Immortal Fairy revealed another secret.

"Third brother, if you don't know what you're talking about, don't shout nonsense!" the hook-nosed leader scolded the third brother who was in charge of the dissection.

The third brother was also aggrieved. "You were all guessing so enthusiastically, and none of you recognized it as gallstones. Now you're blaming me?"

Even the boss can't be unreasonable.

As the third brother pondered this, he casually removed the gallbladder from the mountain pig.

One, two, three, four, five... The saying "the mountain pig is full of courage" is not an adjective, but a description of the fact.

"The mountain-carrying boar is indeed quite bold, attacking any demon it sees, even dragons and phoenixes," the Immortal Fairy said, offering her own account.

"Won't this provoke public outrage?"

"No, everyone avoids them like the plague. Think about it, Demon Beast mainly fight with their mouths and claws. If you defeat a mountain-carrying boar, it will splatter you with its bile, which is bitter and astringent. Who can stand that?"

"However, based on the characteristics of the Danshan pig, I created a delicious dish that has been widely praised."

What did the fairy create?

"Bitter melon stewed with bile is good for clearing heat and detoxifying."

Lu Yang instinctively shuddered. "This stuff is highly praised? Has anyone been lucky enough to try it?"

"Nine Immortals, he hadn't become an immortal yet. He was poisoned and I saved him. Seeing that he was on the verge of death, I made him a bowl of bitter melon stewed with bile to clear heat and detoxify."

He slowly woke up, took a sip, said "good," and then fell into a coma again.

"Perhaps it was because of the poisoning at the time; his body was out of control. When he saw me bringing the food over, he was still struggling desperately. When he said 'okay,' his face was contorted with rage. It was truly pitiful."

"... It's quite pitiful."

"Has the poison been neutralized?"

"He's recovered. He vomited for most of the day after he woke up, and he vomited up all the poison."

Lu Yang: "..."

Why is this detoxification method different from what I imagined?

"Enough chatting, let's fight." With that, the Immortal Fairy kicked Lu Yang out of the mental space once again.

"Fighting?"

Lu Yang muttered something to himself, then suddenly realized what he was doing, opened his Divine Sense, and probed his surroundings.

"Nobody here? No, they're underground!"

Lu Yang looked down and saw that the ground had sunken in, and there was Demon Beast underneath.

"Prepare for battle!" Lu Yang shouted a reminder to everyone, the Demon Beast on the ground giving him a sense of unease.

Boom--

Earthworms as thick as water vats emerged from the soil. The earthworms had four silver rings that shimmered in the moonlight. They opened their blood-red mouths and devoured the two wild boars that had just been dissected in one gulp.

Thanks to Lu Yang's warning, everyone dodged in time, jumping away and evacuating before the earthworms appeared.

"What is this?" Meng Jingzhou in surprise. Could earthworms be this strong?

"It's the Silver Ring Heavenly King Earthworm!" Lu Yang recognized the Demon Beast's origin at a glance.

Grandpa Ba's garden is overseen by a pair of earthworms that are responsible for digging up the soil—oh, now there are two pairs, two pairs of silver-ringed earthworms, the kings of earthworms.

The earthworm couple in the herb garden have five silver rings on their bodies, and a sixth one is forming, which means they are at the peak of the Spirit Transformation stage.

The earthworm in front of me has four silver rings, indicating that it is at the Nascent Soul Realm of cultivation.

What's even more troublesome is that Lu Yang's prized Swordsmanship is unlikely to pose a threat to this earthworm. It's very possible that one strike could turn it into two earthworms, which would be even more problematic.

As the Silver Ring Heavenly King Earthworm swallowed the third wild boar demon that was being roasted over the Samadhi Fire, it turned its gaze toward Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou with lingering satisfaction.

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou have never faced Nascent Soul Realm opponent before, so the Five Heroes of Eagle Mountain cannot help them under these circumstances.

"Six Heaven-Shaking Techniques!" Meng Jingzhou struck first, his fists clenched, veins bulging, his momentum immense, seemingly capable of shaking heaven and earth.

Unexpectedly, the Silver Ring Heavenly King Earthworm had a layer of mucus on its body. Meng Jingzhou's powerful punch didn't even break the skin, and the force was dissipated.

The Silver Ring Heavenly King Earthworm swung its tail, sending Meng Jingzhou flying and breaking several of his bones.

If he hadn't been a body cultivator, this attack would have been fatal.

The gap between the Nascent Soul Realm and the Foundation Establishment Realm is too large, a full Golden Core stage apart.

"Break!"

Lu Yang roared and unleashed the Breaking Technique. His sword light cascaded down like a waterfall, shattering the sound barrier and tearing through the darkness. The sword, bathed in moonlight, resembled the sword of a god of death.

This is the strongest move Lu Yang can unleash.

The Qingfeng Sword pierced through the mucus of the Silver Ring Heavenly King Earthworm and penetrated its body. The Silver Ring Heavenly King Earthworm was in pain and tried to fall and kill the human.

It rolled violently, and every time Lu Yang touched the ground, it used its Shrinking Ground technique to avoid falling to the ground and being crushed to death.

Lu Yang tried to flick his wrist upwards, but the Silver Ring Heavenly King Earthworm's body was too strong, its body tense, directly wedging the Green Edge Sword inside its body.

"Roar, roar..." The Silver Ring Heavenly King Worm let out a low growl, seemingly mocking Lu Yang's futile actions.

It could certainly speak, but it disdained to communicate with this group of weak humans.

It suddenly opened its mouth and bit Lu Yang, but at the critical moment, Lu Yang drew his Qingfeng sword and dodged the attack.

Lu Yang's heart sank. The Breaking Word Technique was his all-out attack, capable of killing late-stage Golden Core cultivators and even half-step Nascent Soul Realm Demon Beast with a single sword strike. However, this sword strike did not harm the Silver Ring Heavenly King Earthworm's core, and instead angered it.

Most importantly, this sword strike also drained most of his Law Power.

"Tsk, this is troublesome."

On the other side, seeing that Lu Yang was also helpless, Meng Jingzhou remembered something and took out five teleportation talismans from his pocket.

There were seven people present. He and Lu Yang escaped, but Yin Huan Tian Wang Yin would certainly not let the Eagle Mountain Five Heroes go.

"Young heroes, don't worry about us, you should leave quickly!" The hook-nosed leader shouted when he saw the teleportation talisman in Meng Jingzhou's hand.

Those who work in this line of work have long since disregarded life and death.

What to do! What should we do?!

Meng Jingzhou gritted his teeth. Running away wasn't his style, but if he didn't run, everyone would die here!

Finally, he closed his eyes, pulled out a teleportation talisman, and tossed it to Lu Yang: "Lu Yang, catch!"

Lu Yang lunged forward, but to his surprise, the Silver Ring Heavenly King Earthworm let out a cold laugh, its massive body blocking him and Meng Jingzhou, pressing the teleportation talisman beneath it.

"Trying to run?" Silver Ring Heavenly King Earthworm spoke for the first time, sneering repeatedly, mocking Lu Yang's futile efforts.

"Now!" Lu Yang shouted.

"Do you need to tell me?" Meng Jingzhou's lazy voice rang out from the other side as he activated the directional teleportation talisman.

This is the moment he's been waiting for.

An invisible cube-shaped light barrier enveloped the Silver Ring Heavenly King Earthworm. It didn't understand what was happening and tried its best to shake it, but the light barrier was exceptionally strong and could not be broken at all.

The moment Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou saw the Silver Ring Heavenly King Earthworm, they recalled the merchant guild's introduction, "If you encounter a life-or-death crisis in the dense forest, simply activate this teleportation talisman, and you will be teleported back to the Demon Suppression Pass. Even Demon Race at the Nascent Soul Realm cannot interrupt the teleportation process!"

Conversely, if people can be safely teleported back to the Demon-Suppressing Pass, why can't Demon Beast be teleported back as well?

The cube-shaped light curtain enveloped the Silver Ring Heavenly King Earthworm, which transformed into a stream of light and flew towards the Demon Suppression Pass.

The three large characters "Zhenyao Pass" in front of the city gate immediately froze the Silver Ring Heavenly King Earthworm.

The guards were puzzled when they saw the Nascent Soul Realm Demon Beast suddenly appear. They had been working for more than ten years and had never seen such an arrogant Demon Beast before. It didn't even bother to disguise itself and directly charged into the Demon Suppression Pass.

"You audacious beast, how dare you attack Zhenyao Pass under the cover of night!"

A deep, resonant voice came from inside the Demon Suppression Pass; it belonged to the Spirit Transformation stage cultivator on night duty.

Silver Ring Heavenly King Earthworm watched helplessly as a burly man flew out of the city and headed towards him, feeling utterly hopeless.

"Would you believe me if I said it was an accident?" The Silver Ring Heavenly King Worm forced a smile.

The burly man sneered, "Guess whether I believe you or not!"

He stretched out his giant hand and slapped the Silver Ring Heavenly King Earthworm to death.