Chapter 287: These Two Sons Of Bitches Are Too Intelligent
Seeing the Old Dragon King ask me this, I chuckled, took his dragon pearl, and pretended to look at it seriously.
Then I babbled, “This, that thing, Brother Dragon, I’ll tell you the truth! This dragon pearl of yours is unsalvageable, it’s too full of impurities, you should refine a new one.”
The Old Dragon King was stunned upon hearing this, and thought, “What? Refine another one? How many years have I been refining this one? How much time will it take to refine it again?”
He scratched his large dragon head, his mouth twitching slightly, “Younger brother, are there any other methods? This, this I’ve been refining for a long time.”
I saw his expression and it was obvious he was a bit unwilling, so I said to him earnestly, “Brother Dragon, you can’t catch a wolf without a cub, and you can’t catch a thug without a girl.
Your crappy pearl has been cultivated to this state, all dark and dirty, what’s the point of keeping it? If you cultivate anew now, your realm will at least improve by eight levels. Yet you’re still clinging to this broken pearl. To be frank, you’ll be stuck like this forever, and it will be as difficult as ascending to heaven to advance further.
It’s like you want to build a building, but the foundation isn’t laid properly. When it’s built, it will be crooked and dilapidated. Do you think this building can last? Right? It’s better to tear it down and rebuild.”
The Old Dragon King thought it made sense, “That’s true, brother. How about, how about I cultivate anew?”
“That’s for sure. What are you going to do with this thing? To put it bluntly, I wouldn’t even want it if you gave it to me. What kind of good dragon’s dragon pearl isn’t cultivated to be seven-colored and dazzling? Why would you want one that’s dark and drab?”
Hearing this, the Old Dragon King took a drink of wine and gritted his teeth, “Alright, damn it, brother, I’ll listen to you. I don’t want this dragon pearl anymore. At worst, I’ll just cultivate a new one. As they say, every good dragon’s dragon pearl should be cultivated to be seven-colored and dazzling. My pearl is not worth keeping.”
After he finished speaking, I asked him seriously, “Are you sure? You really don’t want it anymore, Brother Long?”
“No more, definitely not anymore. What do I need it for? I’ll just cultivate a new one.”
Before he could say anything more, I continued, “Then if you don’t want it, give it to me.”
Hearing my words, the Old Dragon King’s dragon eyes widened, “Huh? What do you need it for, brother? Didn’t you just say this thing is useless?”
“Yes, it’s useless to you. If you’re going to cultivate anew, you’ll be clinging to this one all the time, feeling regret if you throw it away, but getting angry if you keep it. You can’t continue refining it, right?
So, what’s the point of keeping it? It not only helps you very little, but it also occasionally drains your mind and distracts you. Why keep it?”
Although the Old Dragon King was reluctant, what I said was completely reasonable. He gritted his teeth and stamped his foot, “Alright, brother, then I don’t want it. If you don’t mind, I’ll give it to you.”
As soon as he said this, I patted the little snake on my shoulder and directly ate the little snake. Damn, I was waiting for him to say that. This thing was useless to him, but useful to the little snake. I mean, this is a dragon pearl, and it’s even the Dragon King’s dragon pearl. Even at its worst, it still has nutrients. After all, it’s something the Old Dragon King had refined for so many years; it’s not much worse than any ordinary Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure.
The little snake ate it in a few “crunch crunch” bites and then fell asleep again.
Seeing this scene, the Old Dragon King’s eyes widened, his mouth agape as if he could fit an egg in it, his face filled with astonishment, as if he had witnessed something incredible. His heart ached. That was his beloved item that he had refined for many years! To give it away so easily, it would be a lie to say he didn’t feel heartbroken.
However, it had already been given to me. If he were to ask for it back now, wouldn’t he appear too petty and go back on his word? What would people say if this got out? Would the Old Dragon King still have any face? Thinking of this, the Old Dragon King couldn’t help but sigh inwardly, forcing himself to suppress his inner reluctance and pain, and pretend to be nonchalant.
The Third Son on the side saw his father give the dragon pearl to me, his face turned red, and with a forceful effort, he spat out something the size of a glass ball from his mouth. It was also black and shiny, and he offered it to me, “That thing, Big Brother, look at my dragon pearl. Is it also not good? I’ll give this to you too?”
I waved my hand with a look of disdain, “You don’t need this. How old are you? You can still catch up if you pay attention.”
Seeing the father and son both spitting out dragon pearls for me to see, Nali Duo and Sasuke exchanged glances, turned their heads, and walked to the side to gag violently, as if they also wanted to spit something out for me to see. However, after retching for a long time, these two idiots not only didn’t spit out a single pearl, but they also threw up the seafood they had just eaten.
I quickly yelled at the two idiots, “Stop puking, damn it! What the hell can you two puke at the Qi Cultivation realm? You haven’t even reached Core Formation yet!”
Hearing this, the two almost wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. In their world, there was no such thing as Core Formation. They always called spiritual energy “chakra,” and no matter what stage of cultivation they reached, it was always called that, nothing else. This means the most awesome they could be was someone at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining. In all these years, not a single True Immortal had appeared. In their memory, the only one was a big shot named Six Paths, a very, very long time ago. After that, there were none.
Coming back to their senses, the two of them simultaneously knelt before me.
Nali Duo said, “Senior, please forgive my brother and me for our presumption. We wish for you to accept us as disciples and teach us the method of Core Formation.”
“Yes, Senior, you are the only strong person I have ever seen in all these years. We implore you to show compassion and accept us as disciples,” Sasuke also said.
I waved my hand, “As for accepting disciples, that’s out of the question. Because I accept disciples based purely on my mood, and it’s very, very expensive. Also, even if I teach them nothing, the tuition fee must be paid willingly. There are very few people in this world who can do that.”
The two heard this and didn’t hesitate at all, “It’s alright, Senior. If you don’t mind, I’ll make sure you have plenty of Liuliu Plums in the future.”
“Yes, Senior. We can’t guarantee anything else, but if you want to eat Liuliu Plums, my brother and I will provide them abundantly. We don’t ask you to teach us anything; we just want to follow you.”
After they said this, I thought to myself, “They’re really sharp. These two kids’ brains are much more intelligent than they appear. Damn it, the prime minister’s butler is a third-rank official, and the eunuchs close to the emperor have the status of being second only to the emperor.”
Following me, not asking me to teach them anything, just the fact that they want to follow me, automatically carries the “most awesome” attribute.
It’s like the difference between having someone behind you and not.
If no one is behind you, you’re afraid of everything you do, afraid of this and afraid of that.
If someone is behind you? You fear no god, treat demons as toys. Just this status alone makes you formidable.
These two bastards are too smart. If we put it in human terms, after following me, even gods and buddhas in the heavens wouldn’t dare to touch them. Anyone who touches them is disrespecting me, wanting to challenge me. And given my disposition, if anyone dares to touch my people, I’ll draw my sword and come find them. Cough cough cough.
