The Smiling Chu Chu

The first round of the Immortal Severing Platform is a battle between young cultivators under the age of sixty.

The Void Sword Sect and the Chu Household have had a run of bad luck for the past sixty years. Most of their disciples under the age of sixty are stuck at the bottleneck of the First-Grade 'Leaping Dragon Gate Leap'.

In the Void Sword Sect, there are even disciples who have attempted to break through the 'Dragon Gate Leap' realm seventeen times, each time ending in failure. After each failure, their realm drops to the Fourth Aperture Nose-Aperture Realm. They can only continue to cultivate diligently, accumulating Blood Qi again, in order to break through the 'Dragon Gate Leap' bottleneck once more.

Don't underestimate this seemingly First-Grade bottleneck; it has trapped more than six percent of cultivators in the Cultivator World. In particular, some small sects and independent cultivators with insufficient resources have spent their entire lives trying to break through this bottleneck without success.

The Chu Household is alright; at least they produced a genius named Chu Chu.

The Void Sword Sect doesn't even have a Second-Grade Realm. All of its participants this time are First-Grade Dragon-Gate Leap Realm.

The first two disciples sent by the Chu Household were also at the First-Grade Dragon-Gate Leap Realm.

If the disciples on both sides are evenly matched, then it comes down to their performance on the spot and their equipment.

Whoever has better weapons and better martial arts techniques has a greater chance of winning.

The defenders of the island announced the start of the battle.

The disciple of the Void Sword Sect stepped onto the stage; he was a small giant nearly three meters tall, and probably possessed some special bloodline.

The disciple from the Chu Household who came on stage was much less imposing in comparison. He was of average build but had a solid foundation in basic skills, and he was an experienced disciple.

The Chu Household placed all their hopes for the first round on Chu Chu.

First-Grade rank might be thrilling for ordinary people, but it's rather boring for the seniors of the Nine Provinces Number One Group.

In addition, the cultivation techniques of the Void Sword Sect and the Chu Household were of relatively low grade, so the seniors of the Nine Provinces Number One Group really couldn't muster any enthusiasm.

At this moment, the elders of the Chu Household were pacing back and forth by the tent.

He wanted to know as soon as possible how well Chu Chu had recovered inside the tent. Even if she only retained the strength of Second-Grade First Dantian, she could still crush the Void Sword Sect.

Soft Feather also quietly slipped out. She was still thinking of retrieving the brooch from Song Shuhang so she could transform into Chu Chunying and fight in place of the Chu Household. Just thinking about stepping onto the Immortal Severing Platform and defeating the people of the Void Sword Sect filled her with excitement.

However, after waiting for a long time... Chu Chu, Venerable White, and Song Shuhang, who had entered the tent, still did not come out.

"Is it not ready yet?" Soft Feather asked in confusion, reaching out to lift the tent flap and peek inside.

Then, she saw the endless yellow sand.

"Real Illusion?" Soft Feather immediately let go and retreated outside the tent. The Venerable White actually used the 'Real Illusion' ability inside the tent! Activating Chu Chu's potential required such a huge undertaking?

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Meanwhile, within the Venerable White's 'Real Illusion'...

The Venerable White did not activate Chu Chu's potential... He only took a few drops of Chu Chu's blood, then put the blood in a small pot, and then filled the pot with all sorts of materials.

I wonder how Venerable White plans to restore Chu Chu's condition?

At this moment, Venerable White took out his phone and dialed the Medicine Master's number. "Medicine Master, has anyone contacted you yet?"

The Medicine Master's voice came from the other end of the phone. "Yes, Senior White. The day after Ziyan sent these experimental prisoners over, someone contacted me through several fellow Daoists, asking about the price for ransoming them."

"Did you get that thing?" Venerable White chuckled.

"Yes, as Senior White instructed, I replied that I only wanted the other party to redeem two prisoners, and that the ransom should be the first two levels of the Thirty-Three Beast God Sect Thirty-Three Beasts Innate Unity Qi Technique Divine Sect. The other party haggled with me for a whole day, and finally came alone, circled around all the experimental prisoners, left the technique, and redeemed three prisoners," the Medicine Master replied. Then the Medicine Master added, "Senior, could there be something fishy about the Thirty-Three Beasts Innate Unity Qi Technique that the other party gave us?"

"Definitely... but it's alright. I mainly want to understand the creative ideas behind the founder of this technique. Send me the first two volumes of this technique so I can take a look. I'll deal with the rest later when I have time. Hehehe. Also, check the physical condition of the remaining prisoners. If I'm not mistaken, these prisoners are definitely going to have health problems. Most of their Origin True Qi has probably been secretly taken away." Venerable White smiled.

"Okay, Senior White." The Medicine Master then asked, "Shall I transfer the cultivation technique to you first? Is it alright to upload it directly online?"

"Just send it to me with some minor security measures, it's not our own cultivation method anyway," Venerable White replied.

The Medicine Master nodded and hung up the phone.

Soon, he sent over the images of the first two volumes of the "Thirty-Three Beasts Innate Unity Qi Technique Cultivation Technique" via a chat application.

Venerable White received the document and began swiping his phone screen to read the two volumes of <Thirty-Three Beasts Innate Unity Qi Technique>. Since the first two volumes only contained cultivation methods at the First-Grade and Second-Grade levels, Venerable White finished reading all the contents in just a short while.

Afterwards, the Venerable closed his eyes and pondered silently for a moment.

... Then, he opened his eyes, and golden light shot out from them, manifesting into countless golden characters in the void. These golden characters formed thirty-three concentric rings, rotating continuously in front of Venerable White.

"I see... This is indeed a very interesting technique." Venerable White chuckled and gestured with his hand in the air.

Among the rings of golden characters, some were occasionally crossed out by the Venerable White.

Some more characters were modified by Venerable White.

These were the 'errors' and backdoors in the cultivation technique that the other party had deliberately left behind, and now Venerable White was correcting them one by one. As for the First-Grade and Second-Grade cultivation techniques, the Venerable could see any errors at a glance.

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"Song Shuhang, extend your hand!" Venerable White said.

Song Shuhang stretched out his arm and offered it to Venerable White.

The Venerable reached out and made a gesture, and golden runes fell onto Song Shuhang's palm, transforming into the shapes of many animals—cows, sheep, horses, pigs, dogs, lions, tigers, wolves, foxes, bears, apes, chickens, geese, eagles, snakes, rabbits, whales, sharks, turtles, crabs, shrimps, and so on, totaling thirty-three animal forms.

The shapes of these animals kept floating in Song Shuhang's palm, and then they made contact with his palm.

Cows, sheep, horses, pigs, dogs, lions, tigers... one by one, they crashed into his palm. However, the phantom images of these animals dissipated after hitting Song Shuhang's palm.

The afterimages followed one after another, crashing into each other and then disappearing.

Song Shuhang looked at Venerable White with a puzzled expression, and the Venerable returned a faint smile.

Finally... when a miniature whale phantom collided with Song Shuhang's palm, it did not disappear, but suddenly came to life, shaking its head and wagging its tail, and even vividly spouting a clear spring from its head.

"Hmm, it seems you'd be better suited to being a whale," Venerable White smiled slightly.

Chu Chu's lips twitched. Whales were her recent nightmares—the sound of bones breaking while holding a girl in one's arms, and the perverted sounds of Whale Eight.

"Then, first memorize this <Thirty-Three Beasts Innate Unity Qi Technique> Giant Whale Chapter." Venerable White reached out and drew a circle of golden runes again. This revised version floated before Song Shuhang's eyes, the characters arranged to form a complete cultivation technique.

Song Shuhang silently memorized this cultivation technique.

This is the "Giant Whale Chapter," a special method for circulating Blood Qi and blood. By regulating the Blood Qi in the five major acupoints, one can unleash tremendous power like that of a giant whale in one go.

"Everything is ready. Now, drink this pot of medicinal blood, and then you will become Chu Chu and participate in the Immortal Severing Platform." Venerable White handed over the pot of medicinal liquid infused with Chu Chu's blood to Song Shuhang.

Song Shuhang: 0_0!

Wasn't the plan to activate Chu Chu's potential and have her participate in the Immortal Severing Platform Battle? How did it turn into me transforming into Chu Chu's appearance and going to the Immortal Severing Platform?

The Venerable seemed to sense Song Shuhang's doubt.

"I do have the method to activate potential, but given this Chu Chu lady's current physical condition, she'll likely die soon after activating her potential; there's no cure."

"So... do you choose to let Miss Chu Chu unleash her full power in the competition and then die a swift death? Or will you transform into Chu Chu's appearance and win the Immortal Severing Platform Battle?" Venerable White asked.

Will I die? Chu Chu was stunned. She had underestimated the ease with which she had activated her potential... This kind of method was usually used by cultivators in life-or-death situations, where they would perish together with their enemies, and it had extremely serious side effects.

Song Shuhang stared at Chu Chu, then at the serious-looking Venerable White, his mouth agape.

Two minutes later.

The tent was pulled open.

The Chu Chu lady's face was still slightly pale, but she walked out of the tent with firm steps. Her body was full of Blood Qi energy, and she seemed to be in good health.

She was wearing a brand-new black dress, and a short sword was strapped to her thigh. On her back, she also carried a long weapon pouch.

"Chu Chu, are you healed?" The elder of the Chu Household was overjoyed to see Chu Chu come out.

Chu Chu smiled slightly at the clan elder, but did not answer.

On the other side.

On the Immortal Severing Platform.

The little giant from the Void Sword Sect let out a triumphant laugh, lifted the second disciple of the Chu Household high into the air, and delivered a powerful knee strike!

The second disciple was like a caught chick, unable to resist at all. He took the knee strike head-on, screamed in pain, and collapsed to the ground, unable to get up again.

They lost two games in a row.

The little giant laughed arrogantly.

The disciples in the Chu Household camp were seething with resentment: [Damn it, if our Senior Sister Chu Chu hadn't been injured, how could you be so arrogant!]

Just then, a tall, slender figure passed through the Chu Household's camp and walked step by step towards the Immortal Severing Platform.

The steps were heavy.

Upon seeing this figure, the Chu Household disciples roared like thunder, "Senior Sister Chu Chu! Senior Sister Chu Chu!"

The tall, slender figure turned around and gave the Chu Household a very complicated smile.

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