Second Senior Sister Has A Highly Dangerous Profession - Chapter 45
Chapter 45
Master He was stunned for almost half an incense stick of time, trying to process what Yu Xizhi had said.
His question just now was actually full of traps.
Master He, of course, was not a good person who would teach someone to make snake soup.
If a loose cultivator were a good person, they probably wouldn’t survive past the Qi refining stage in this world of great competition and snatching for spiritual energy and treasures.
Since Master He was able to surpass others and reach the pinnacle of the soul accumulation stage in his time, who knows how many people’s blood was on his hands?
It can even be said that he reached the complete state of the soul accumulation stage by stepping on countless corpses.
He certainly wasn’t someone who practiced the Dao through ordinary means; he was a Gu cultivator.
Reputable sects naturally walk the right path, but loose cultivators are not confined to any rules. If the opportunity arises and fate aligns, they can use any means to attain the Dao.
Among these, however, there are three paths that are most despised: ghost cultivation, demon cultivation, and Gu cultivation.
Ghost cultivators dig graves and unearth tombs, wandering in gloomy places, disturbing those who are at eternal rest, and gathering resentment and ghostly energy around them.
There was once a ghost cultivator who, by his own power, turned a peaceful world into one filled with ghostly shadows.
Demon cultivators practice demonic arts, and the way their spiritual energy operates and their methods of advancing in levels tend to favor shortcuts.
It’s not uncommon for them to absorb others’ cultivation techniques and seize others’ merits, which is truly disgraceful.
Gu cultivators are sinister and engage in unseemly deeds, deeply scheming, and shunning the light of day. They often accompany insects, snakes, and venomous creatures, and some even feed their bodies to insects to raise the best and largest Gu, which is genuinely evil and disgusting.
But even if no one knows Master He’s identity, someone who spends day and night with a snake demon cannot be a simple person to deal with.
Like a cunning rabbit with three burrows, Master He made several preparations for his resurrection.
The formation in the main house was a sacrificial array, and asking Yu Xizhi this question at that moment was meant for possession.
If Yu Xizhi had just answered that she wanted to learn, it would have been a sort of verbal consent. Even if the red light in the main house hadn’t swallowed anything since she wanted to learn, Master He would teach her.
He would enter using his spiritual consciousness and then seize her body, using her as his vessel for resurrection.
And if Yu Xizhi didn’t want to, the entire secret realm’s formation would treat her as an enemy who stole the spiritual treasure. If she didn’t want to learn, why was she holding the pot? It was either stolen or robbed, and the full force of the formation should be used to eliminate her.
Master He would then unexpectedly launch a destructive attack on her spiritual consciousness and take over her body.
Master He thought it out very well.
If the person entering the secret realm was from a reputable sect, they would surely sternly refuse the proposal of making snake soup.
If they were a loose cultivator, some might refuse while others might agree.
But either way, it would ultimately be his victory.
It seemed like a sure win.
However, Master He’s plan was not as good as God’s plan because he did not expect that there was someone like Yu Xizhi who would roll up her sleeves to compete with him.
Since the spiritual consciousness is not the actual body, Master He was stunned by this sudden change, but saw Yu Xizhi already flipping the pot with her hand, putting the brush in her hair, and drawing her sword, obviously ready to cut the snake with her sword and blanch the meat.
However, the giant snake demon trapped at the bottom of the pot was actually one of the most enormous and aggressive snakes Master He had tamed.
It had even developed intelligence and was a powerful presence that could be considered a minor general in the demon realm.
It was left by Master He to intimidate or kill any intruders.
Nevertheless, those who control demons must always fear being bitten back by them. Hence, the pot was a spiritual treasure capable of subduing this snake and was also Master He’s backup plan and trump card.
At this moment, Yu Xizhi was about to cut his century-long effort with a single sword strike!
Master He couldn’t afford to think about anything else and urgently shouted to stop her, “There are so many snakes outside; why do you insist on stewing this one?”
Yu Xizhi replied matter-of-factly, “This one is in my pot. Why should I go and catch another snake?”
Master He: “…”
“Do you know what kind of snake demon tastes best?”
Master He decided to try another approach.
“Snake demons are different from ordinary snakes. The finest meat comes from…”
“Strange, who said I wanted to eat it? If I wanted snake soup, wouldn’t I just buy a regular snake? Why do I have to eat a snake demon?” Yu Xizhi interrupted him.
Master He was dumbfounded.
“But you said you wanted to make…”
“I’m just proving to you that I’m good at making snake soup. I never said I was going to eat it,” Yu Xizhi said straightforwardly.
“Master He, if there’s nothing else, I’ll start now?”
Master He felt extremely frustrated.
If he were in his actual body, he would probably be so angry that he’d vomit blood.
As the two faced off within the sea of consciousness, to the other six people, it appeared as if Yu Xizhi had suddenly frozen while looking at the pot.
“…Well, isn’t Second Senior Sister looking at it for too long?”
Lu Zhiheng scratched his head uncertainly.
“Is this pot really that interesting? Can you enter a meditative state by just looking at it? I’ve stared at it for quite a while too, and I didn’t see anything special.”
By now, most of the danger around had been eliminated.
The Nine-Curve Corridor had long vanished under Yu Xizhi’s vigorous pot-pounding attack.
The surrounding Iron-Headed Snakes were sparse, and even Huang Li could use a hoe and finish them off in half an hour.
As for the terrifying giant snake from before, it was now just a snake in a pot.
The six of them had mixed expressions.
They had experienced a rollercoaster of emotions, from being utterly shocked by the gossip they heard to extreme fear when Shen Ye was trapped by the formation, then to utter surprise when Cheng Luocen pounded the pot, Yu Xizhi unintentionally recognized the treasure with a drop of blood, and finally to the extreme funny of Yu Xizhi leading the way with the pot, encountering the giant snake, and the plot suddenly taking a turn, with the giant snake entering the pot like a loach.
The rapid emotional swings in such a short time made them feel as exhausted as after a fierce battle.
They just wanted to sit down where they were.
Thinking this way, they did just that.
The six of them sat around, surrounding the motionless Yu Xizhi in the middle, to protect her.
“Maybe she isn’t meditating,” Shen Ye pondered for a while.
“If this pot is indeed the eye of the secret realm’s formation, the master of the secret realm will definitely come out to meet us, or teach us, or maybe… there’s something else going on.”
The others didn’t think much more about it and focused on protecting the area, adjusting their breathing.
The old man’s remnant soul had been staring at the pot for a long time, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration, slapping his thigh, “I remember now!”
The old man’s voice gradually grew excited, “This pot is actually the Wunian Miasma Pot! And this brush is the Tianzhao brush! The Wunian Miasma Pot is an innate earth-grade spiritual treasure.
In the past, there was a carefree Taoist master who had no qualms and loved to eat, so he used this pot to stew many demon clans. The blackness in the pot comes from the resentment of those demons killed in the pot. Later, the Taoist master ascended, and the Wunian Miasma Pot’s whereabouts became unknown until the grievances formed into a demon, causing harm. Only then did the monks of the Duyuan Path take it back and recite scriptures over the pot for a hundred years to dispel the grievances.”
“Since it’s such an evil object, why not just destroy it?”
Cheng Luocen’s voice was slightly cold.
“Destroy it?!”
The old man’s voice suddenly rose, “You young man, you’re helpless when it comes to snatching spiritual treasures from others, but when it comes to squandering, you’re all in. This pot is an innate spiritual treasure, and that brush is a talisman brush of the great talisman cultivator Yue Qing, which can mobilize the power of heaven and earth when drawing talismans! These two items were clearly found by you and should belong to you! Don’t you know that this young girl has taken your opportunity and snatched your spiritual treasure?”
“What would I do with a pot and a brush?” Cheng Luocen asked, puzzled. “Besides, she unintentionally dripped her blood first, which means it was supposed to belong to her.”
The old man’s lingering soul was ultimately unwilling to accept this, “If you were the only one who entered this secret realm, what would you do?”
“If my sword were strong enough, I would naturally destroy it with one strike,” Cheng Luocen said matter-of-factly.
The old man’s soul said, “But look, there are so many spiritual treasures here… Won’t you regret it later?”
“If I destroyed it, how would I know what spiritual treasures were here? How could I regret it?” Cheng Luocen shook his head.
“You, old man, have no logic.”
The old man was so annoyed that his beard puffed up, and he glared, snorting coldly.
He thought that this boy was too arrogant, and in the path of the great dao, being this arrogant might make him miss many opportunities.
Then he thought, since he has already joined the Kunwu Mountain sect and, with his fate, has gone to the most exceptional Qianya Peak, he is no longer a loose cultivator.
Being a bit arrogant and not having his spirit worn down, keeping a pure heart, might actually be a good thing.
In the sea of consciousness, Yu Xizhi looked at the Master He, who had stopped her from making a move on the snake in the pot several times.
She had already sensed something was wrong, but she didn’t show it on her face and still smiled, “Master He, if I’m not making snake soup, why don’t I just… leave first?”
Master He secretly gritted his teeth, thinking that he had waited here for so long, and now that the Wunian Miasma Pot had recognized its master by blood, he was forced into a rare opportunity—!
So, an unexpected change occurred.
The dark green color deepened and dissipated, winding like lightning as it surged forward. Since he commanded the snakes, his cultivation method was also like a snake, so he suddenly seeped into Yu Xizhi’s spiritual consciousness, trying to invade her dantian and five internal organs!
But although Yu Xizhi was smiling, she had already been on guard.
Master He’s move only confirmed her suspicions. The girl was calm and composed, and although she had never tried cutting a spiritual consciousness with a sword, she had other methods besides her sword.
The girl raised her hand, which had secretly grasped a large handful of yellow talismans, and threw them into the air—
Under the bright sky, an endless stream of thunder descended from the heavens, gathering into a thick bolt that struck Yu Xizhi fiercely!
Shen Ye, Sun Tian’er, and Lu Zhiheng were shocked and horrified.
The girl in the center of the thunder showed no defenses, and the consequences of being struck by such a thunder bolt were unimaginable!
Looking to the side, they saw Yi Zui, Cheng Luocen, and Huang Li looking calm and not panicking at all, with an expression of having seen this many times before.
Sun Tian’er said in a trembling voice, “Second Senior Sister… being struck like this, why aren’t you guys worried?”
“You don’t know.”
Yi Zui raised a finger and waved it leisurely, “Remember when Senior Brother was undergoing tribulation and Second Senior Sister set up the talisman array? To test the power of that formation, Second Senior Sister would use thunder talismans to strike herself every day. When it comes to thunder resistance, Second Senior Sister is undoubtedly the number one in Kunwu. Now this is nothing; we’ve seen worse.”
Snakes fear fire and dread lightning.
With the thunder starting, the giant snake in the Wunian Miasma Pot instinctively coiled itself into a circle, shivering.
Master He, who lived with the snakes, naturally developed some of the snakes’ habits.
Moreover, he perished between the soul accumulation stage and the void refining stage under the tribulation lightning, and now he was instinctively afraid.
What’s more, ordinary people use thunder talismans one by one; who would, like this girl, throw a large handful in one sweep—dozens of them?
Is she not afraid of being struck to death herself?!
However, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and move forward, thinking that if he was struck by the thunder, this girl wouldn’t be spared either.
It was a do-or-die situation, a fight to the death!
However, Master He ultimately forgot that although he was once a thunder-hardened soul accumulation cultivator, he was now just a wisp of spiritual consciousness.
The thunderous lightning fell, and Yu Xizhi was bathed in it, looking relaxed. Even the small twig on her head swayed slightly, as if humming a song, unconcerned.
Master He’s spiritual consciousness tried to dodge left and right, but ultimately couldn’t avoid such thick thunder!
The thunder chased Master He’s spiritual consciousness, striking and killing him.
Master He, once a complete soul accumulation cultivator, an evil gu cultivator, had laid out this snake array secret realm with deep schemes and had longed for a hundred years to return to the Yuanshen Continent with his demon snakes and gu insects.
Yet in the end… he fell under a bunch of thunder talismans from the girl who did not play by the rules.
After the thunderous roar, the master of the secret realm was dead, and the realm itself naturally opened up, not far from collapsing.
The surrounding snake demons were already terrified and scattered in all directions, only to be cut down by the others, who even had the energy to take the demon cores.
Having struck down Master He, Yu Xizhi didn’t know if it was out of despair in his final moments, or a genuine desire not to let his secret snake soup technique be lost, but Master He ended up passing down his cultivation method and memories.
Master He originally came from Nantianfu, a place known for its humidity and rainforests. The He family, as the foremost family of Nantianfu, was naturally skilled in using gu insects.
Gu is traditionally a mortal technique, not much interfered with by the cultivation world.
No one expected that someone would use gu to embark on the path of cultivation. It was even more unexpected that someone would use snake demons as ingredients to refine demonic gu.
As the demonic gu rampaged, Master He, through a fortunate coincidence, obtained this pot, which was like fish in the water, making him even more at ease.
He loved snakes and refined them into gu, raising thousands of them. As the snakes reproduced, they numbered in the tens of thousands.
All the snake demons feared being stewed to death by him, and he enjoyed banging on the pot and singing before meals.
Thus, whenever the snake demons heard the sound of the pot being struck, they naturally became afraid.
Moreover, the Wunian Miasma Pot was a supreme spiritual treasure, and its sound waves were naturally a form of attack. This fear was ingrained in the bones of the snake demons over generations.
As for the Tianzhao brush… it was absurd in Master He’s hands.
While Taoist Yue Qing used it to write talismans, Master He used the brush to write recipes.
Now, the ink-stained “He’s Soups” lay quietly in the Wunian Miasma Pot.
Perhaps it was written by the Tianzhao brush, so the recipe also carried the power of writing talismans.
Yu Xizhi, her expression complex, picked up the recipe book, opened a page, and read the words written in a rhythmic cadence.
“I have a pot. The pot is so big that a nest of strange snakes can’t fit in. I need to chop the bones and add spicy, and then set up two barbecue grills.”
