"Master is incredibly eager to find a true disciple, especially given the current situation."
"None of the disciples in our Blazing Sun Martial Arts School are capable of inheriting his legacy."
"Even the most talented among us might not be able to break through to the Viscera Nourishing Realm in this lifetime!"
As he spoke, Cui Hao's expression darkened.
As the eldest senior brother, he had the worst natural talent among all the disciples.
He had only become eldest senior brother through sheer force of his naturally warm heart.
He felt ashamed before his master!
Ashamed that his talent was not enough to inherit his master's legacy!
Cui Hao sighed and continued:
"Master's requirements for a true disciple are extremely high!"
"At the very least, you have to reach the initial stage of the Muscle Forging Realm before the age of twenty!"
Hearing this requirement, Su Xian's brow relaxed.
As long as he raised his cultivation to Bone Tempering Realm perfection later on,
he could completely transform himself into another person by controlling his bones and muscles.
Then, after disguising his identity and claiming to be from another county,
he could reveal his Muscle Forging Realm cultivation and join the Blazing Sun Martial Arts School.
If things went well, he might even become the school master's true disciple!
Su Xian was fairly confident the school master wouldn't see through his disguise.
After all, the school master was only an initial-stage Viscera Nourishing Realm martial artist.
"I understand. Thank you for clearing things up, Senior Brother!" Su Xian cupped his hands, a smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
Learning the school master's requirements for a true disciple had been a worthwhile gain!
"Focus on your cultivation. Try to perfect the Pure Yang Stance this month and break through to the Skin Grinding Realm!"
Cui Hao looked at Su Xian, shook his head, and turned to leave.
"Su Xian, don't tell me you're hoping to become the school master's true disciple?"
Someone nearby came over, a faint smile on his lips.
"Don't get your hopes up. We only have this much talent. Just practice martial arts and earn enough to get by."
The man shook his head. With the Blazing Sun Martial Arts School master's requirements for a true disciple,
hardly anyone in all of Blackwater County or the neighboring counties could meet them.
Let alone Su Xian, as he was now!
Su Xian glanced at him but didn't respond.
He stayed at the Blazing Sun Martial Arts School until the afternoon, then left.
On the way home, Su Xian bought some more ingredients.
He still had wolf meat left at home, so he might as well take this opportunity to finish it.
While he was at it, Su Xian also bought an ordinary long saber.
By the time he got home, dusk had fallen.
A crowd had gathered not far from his house, and bursts of crying came from among them.
Su Xian's expression tightened. He walked over and peered through the crowd.
A couple were holding the corpse of a young man, sobbing uncontrollably.
Su Xian frowned as he examined the body.
It didn't look like the work of a Fox Demon!
"What happened?" Su Xian turned and asked someone nearby.
The man looked at Su Xian, terror on his face, and stammered:
"It's Su Xian. Great Immortal Yellow did this! Great Immortal Yellow has come into the county!"
Su Xian's eyes narrowed. Great Immortal Yellow was the Yellow Weasel from Green Dragon Mountain.
But the Great Immortal Yellow had never come into Blackwater County before. Had it really entered the county now?
"Su Xian, you'd better not go out tonight. And if you hear someone knocking, don't open the door!"
The man shakily warned Su Xian.
"Mm, got it!"
Su Xian nodded and looked over the young man's corpse.
The Yellow Weasel loved asking people whether it looked like a human or a demon.
But no matter how they answered, the result was always the same.
If they said it looked like a human, it would suck all the blood from them.
If they said it looked like a demon, it would peel off their skin and then drain their blood.
Whether they answered or not, they were going to die. The only difference was how much it would hurt.
Judging by the corpse, the victim had only had all his blood drained. His skin hadn't been peeled off.
It seemed he had answered that it looked like a human.
Su Xian shook his head, returned home, and shut the door.
He wasn't particularly afraid of the Yellow Weasel.
If it dared come after him, he wasn't going to go down without a fight!
Su Xian set a large pot over the fire, took out the remaining wolf meat he had put away, and stewed it according to the recipe.
After finishing the wolf meat, Su Xian placed his saber beside the bed and went to sleep.
The night was still, the bright moon high overhead. Its pure white light spilled across the earth, illuminating Blackwater County until everything was clear as day!
A knock sounded at the door.
Su Xian jolted awake and grabbed his saber as he got out of bed.
Creak!
The door opened!
A Yellow Weasel stood upright before Su Xian's door, moonlight spilling behind it and casting its shadow into the room.
Su Xian's gaze sharpened as he looked at the Yellow Weasel. The qi and blood within him surged, ready to strike and kill it at any moment!
"Human, tell me: do I look like a human or a god?"
A humanlike smile curled the Yellow Weasel's lips as its beady eyes fixed on Su Xian.
Su Xian stepped forward and stood in front of the Yellow Weasel, his expression calm.
"Human, you don't seem afraid of me."
Seeing that Su Xian showed not the slightest trace of fear, the Yellow Weasel was puzzled.
Usually, anyone it came after would tremble wildly, weep, or even fall to their knees and beg for mercy.
And it loved that feeling most of all!
"What an interesting human. Tell me, do I look like a human or a demon?"
The Yellow Weasel asked again, then smiled.
"If you say I look like a human, I might spare your life!"
The Yellow Weasel looked at Su Xian, anticipation stirring in its heart.
It hoped the man would say it looked like a human, so it could kill him afterward.
It could hardly wait to see the man's face fill first with hope, then with despair.
"Is that so?" Su Xian smiled faintly. "You look like..."
"Like what?" the Yellow Weasel asked eagerly.
"Like a lump of minced meat!"
Su Xian bellowed!
He raised his saber and struck!
His qi and blood erupted!
He unleashed the Flowing Fire Burning Wind Seven Slashes Technique!
The air around them grew hot, and flowing flames covered the long saber in Su Xian's hand.
In an instant, all seven slashes fell!
Each one aimed straight for the Yellow Weasel's vital points!
"Not good!"
The Yellow Weasel was horrified. It had clearly heard
that the man before it was only an ordinary person with Outer Strength Perfection!
Why was this move so powerful?
The Yellow Weasel tried to flee, but it was already too late.
The first slash of the Flowing Fire Burning Wind Seven Slashes Technique took its life, splitting its body in two.
The remaining six slashes showed no mercy either, chopping the halves of its body into dozens of pieces!
Even then, Su Xian didn't stop. He brought his saber down again and again!
Since he'd said the Yellow Weasel looked like minced meat,
Su Xian naturally had to keep his word and chop it into minced meat!
Five minutes later, Su Xian finally stopped.
Looking at the Yellow Weasel, now reduced to minced meat, he let out a sigh of relief.
He'd thought the Yellow Weasel bold enough to enter Blackwater County would be strong. Turns out, it was nothing special!
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