Chapter 76 - 38: Dominant Scholar

"Fuck! Does it mean that after the Immortal Alliance was established, animals can't become spirits without permission?" After hearing Su Junyu's words, Wang Qi felt a peculiar sense of awkwardness, "Is the Immortal Alliance also going to overthrow all bull demons and snake gods?" "Bull demon? Snake god?" Su Junyu was puzzled, "Are these famous demon beasts?" The other three shook their heads indicating they didn't know. Wang Qi asked, "Can the Immortal Alliance control whether animals become spirits?" Su Junyu said, "Of course not, even a True Immortal descending to the mortal world couldn't manage that, right?" Wang Qi: "Ah, then how come..." "Just kill those who haven't been permitted," Su Junyu naturally said, "One of the daily tasks of the Immortal Alliance Security Guardian is to eliminate those demon beasts that do not meet the regulations." Fuck, I feel like that's even more domineering than before! Some members of the Immortal Alliance are from the Demon Clan, but it doesn't mean that the Human Clan and the Demon Clan are already warm and close as a family. The combatant members of the Alliance are divided into three types: Guardian Envoys, Security Guardians, and Law Enforcement Officers. Besides Law Enforcement Officers who are specifically responsible for cleansing the Alliance of internal breaches by cultivators, much of the daily work of Guardian Envoys and Security Guardians is directed towards the Demon Clan. Guardian Envoys guard the maritime borders and are constantly clashing with overseas Demon Clans. The role of Security Guardians is more complex, but overall, they protect regional peace. And to protect regional peace, they inevitably have to periodically kill uncontrolled dangerous demon beasts. Any demon beast that becomes a spirit near human settlements and has records of attacking humans, kill; any demon beast with tendencies to attack humans and takes initiative in attacks, kill; any demon beast with records of killing life beings for purposes other than hunting or self-defense, kill... On the other hand, the Immortal Alliance also accepts some "rule-abiding" demon beasts, enlightening their spirit wisdom and bestowing upon them the Modern Heart Method. For Modern Cultivators, especially those from Tianling Ridge, studying these demon beasts' cultivation methods helps them further explore the Path of Life Beings. Meanwhile, these demon beasts also become a force of the Immortal Alliance. Currently, a significant number of half-demons in the Alliance are descendants of this group from the Demon Clan. Because of the Thundering Giant Antelope drinking by the lake, Wang Qi and his companions did not go to the lake to fetch water. Wu Fan finally proved his worth by observing the herd carefully. Wang Qi used the Phase Wave to whittle some wood chips and started grilling the meat brought by Wu Shiqin. Seeing Wang Qi grilling, Su Junyu specifically reminded him, "Just grill it normally, definitely do not activate the Heavenly Entropy Technique." Wang Qi smacked his forehead, "Right! How could I not think of that! The Heavenly Entropy Technique can control the cooking temperature! This way, many culinary skills impossible for mortals can be easily achieved!" Thinking of this, Wang Qi immediately fell into a bizarre frenzy, "A dish that doesn't glow is not a good dish!" Su Junyu jumped, "No! Just grill it normally, if you spoil it it's merely unappetizing. But if you use the Heavenly Entropy Technique and don't control it well, even dogs wouldn't eat the meat!" Wang Qi thought for a moment, then asked Mao Zimiao, "Zimiao, is your friend picky about food?" Mao Zimiao immediately became wary, "What are you trying to do, meow?" "Experiment..." Su Junyu said, "Stop messing around. Cooking with magic really requires high control. Though Heavenly Entropy Technique is still manageable, if it were Burning Gold Valley..." At this point, Su Junyu seemed to recall some unbearable past and shuddered. "What about Burning Gold Valley?" Su Junyu gave a wry smile, "The cultivation technique of Burning Gold Valley can interfere with the physical properties of substances. All Burning Gold Valley methods work that way. If a cultivator activates a Burning Gold Valley technique while cooking, the ingredients undergo changes that wouldn't happen in a normal cooking process. Admittedly, skilled Burning Gold Valley cultivators can produce divine culinary delicacies, but if the craftsmanship is poor, the output is real poison." Hearing Su Junyu's words, Wang Qi gave up the idea of practicing with the Heavenly Entropy Technique—after all, he was one of the people who had to eat this, right? When the meat was ready, Wu Fan finished his observation. Wang Qi handed him a skewer of the grilled meat and asked, "How is it?" The usually inconspicuous young man got this kind of attention for the first time today and was almost overwhelmed, "Observation is complete, and the data have been recorded." Wang Qi watched as the young boy devoured the skewers of meat in just a few bites before he himself bit into one—Wang Qi had already applied the Heavenly Entropy Technique to the meat just moments earlier. During dinner, Su Junyu once again drifted off to one side on his own. The lesser the guidance he provided to Wang Qi and the others during the trial, the higher the evaluation the new disciples would eventually receive. After a day of interactions, the relationships among them had noticeably improved. Mao Zimiao had already become familiar with Wu Shiqin, and Wu Fan could now exchange a few words with the others. Although Wang Qi was quite unconventional, his two newly made friends had already gotten used to his occasional eccentric behaviors. In the course of conversation, Mao Zimiao and Wu Shiqin happened to discuss the unified entrance trial. Mao Zimiao asked, "Shiqin, Shiqin, which sect are you planning to join, meow?" Wu Shiqin answered truthfully, "The Guiyi Alliance." "You're so amazing, meow!" Mao Zimiao said enviously. "Your mental method is the Heavenly Song of the Guiyi Alliance, right, meow? The one that is said to unify all laws!" Wu Shiqin nodded earnestly. This elicited an even greater exclamation of admiration from Mao Zimiao, "So impressive, meow! To actually be able to solve that problem! I'm completely not good at that kind of thing, meow." Wu Shiqin said, "Senior Brother Su mentioned this afternoon that your cultivation technique is the Heavenly Calculation Atlas. Are you interested in Tianling Ridge?" Mao Zimiao nodded, "A Senior Sister from Jiyin Valley advised me that I'm better suited for Spirit Beast Mountain, meow." "That's really impressive too!" Mao Zimiao then turned to Wu Fan, "What about you, Xiao Fan?" What a pity his last name isn't Zhang. Upon hearing Mao Zimiao's nickname for him, Wang Qi took another look at Wu Fan. Wu Fan smiled and said, "This little brother doesn't aim as high as you two. Being just an ordinary Inner Sect Disciple in Mountain River City would be fine." Mao Zimiao felt a bit embarrassed by his comment, "Not that great, lah, meow! Without Senior Sister Ai's guidance, I definitely would have chosen Liuyun Sect or some other sect, meow—Xiao Qi, you're so impressive, what's your target?" No cavities... Wang Qi almost blurted that out. He replied seriously for a change, "I don't know." Wu Shiqin asked, "No target?" Wang Qi shook his head, "Not that." "What does that mean?" "Either the Wanfa Sect, Mysterious Palace, or maybe even the Light Hall of the Guiyi Alliance. Of course, it has to be as a True Inheritor." Wang Qi spoke confidently as if he had already secured a position as one of the top-ranked true inheritors. The robust nerd aura stunned the three Qi Cultivation Stage underachievers, but Wu Shiqin quickly snapped back and scoffed, "Nice bluff." Wang Qi remained unfazed and confidently showed off. Among the various strange skills that Wang Qi cultivated, the Yao Ding Calculating Scripture and the Book of Geometry didn't show obvious Qi Intent, but the Heavenly Song, Heavenly Entropy Technique, and Elephant Phase Wave Skill did! Wang Qi's left hand flickered with electric light while his right hand emitted steam, and several scratches appeared on the ground in front of him. Wu Shiqin immediately fell silent. ———————————————————————————— Thank you to the Spring Insect, the bar owner of the Cultivation Forum, for spreading recommendations for this poor Daoist everywhere, thank you! And thank you to all the book friends for your recommendation votes today!