Several more months passed. The five kinds of venomous insects went through another round, leaving two females and two males of each kind. Among them, one female and one male were the kind that devoured their own kind, while the other female and male trembled at the sight of each other, like mice before a cat.
After all the venomous insects had fully stabilized, Yang Chenglin took out the two male Golden-Thread Snakes again. This time, the Golden-Thread Snake that had devoured two of its own kind easily swallowed the other one, after which Yan Chihuo absorbed the excess venom. That left one female and one male of each of the five kinds of venomous insects. Yang Chenglin then brought out a great many spirit medicines to feed them well. Watching from the side, Yan Chihuo recognized them as medicines that strengthened demonic beasts' bodies.
Yang Chenglin said to Yan Chihuo, "You won't be needed here for the next six months. A few days ago, I saw Junior Brother Iron Sword and asked him to teach you swordsmanship. He was quite reluctant, but in the end, he agreed to teach you for half a year. Go to him now. In six months, I'll send Tian Du Boy to fetch you."
Yan Chihuo mumbled his agreement, but thought to himself, What can I learn in six months? Sword Momentum is no easy thing to master. Yang Chenglin only said at the time that I could study swordsmanship under Iron Sword Daoist. He never said how long I'd be there. He's really tricked me.
The place where Iron Sword Daoist lived was called Iron Sword Peak. It had originally been an unnamed mountain, but after he settled there, it had taken that name. Early the next morning, Yan Chihuo headed straight for