Chapter 63: Learning Skills in the Demon Realm
“This junior understands. I also know I am merely a hybrid of the Wood Tribe and humans, but wanting to live is not wrong, and admiring strength is also not wrong. Senior is so powerful; as long as Senior can offer even a little guidance, it will be infinitely beneficial to me. I dare not hope to learn all of Senior’s skills, I only ask that Senior teach me a bit of self-defense.”
Xiao Yue stared intently at Sang Chu, casually picking up the Spirit Stone Jade from her hand and weighing it: “Given your sincerity, I will—”
“Wait!!!!”
Hu Sui rushed in from outside the door, snatching the Spirit Stone Jade from Xiao Yue’s hand: “Wait, wait, wait! This little cub is mine first! What are you, a big black dog, doing here causing trouble!”
Xiao Yue chuckled upon hearing Hu Sui’s words: “You damned fox, I saved this little cub’s life, and she wants to be my disciple. What business is it of yours to butt in? Go, go, go, don’t cause trouble in my shop, scram!”
The fox’s figure flickered, so fast that Sang Chu couldn’t even see his movements.
Then, two afterimages instantly clashed.
Back and forth, Sang Chu could only hear the whistling sound of the wind.
“Two, two Seniors, how about I become your disciple, both of you?”
She said softly, never too many masters, the more the merrier!
But upon hearing her words, Hu Sui and Xiao Yue both froze. They stopped and looked at her in unison: “Do you know what you’re saying?”
Under their gazes, Sang Chu couldn’t help but tremble and take a step back: “Well, um, two Masters, my strength is weak, and I would be very satisfied just to be able to take a master. I originally only wanted to learn a bit of self-defense, but if the two Masters don’t mind, Sang Chu is willing to become your disciple.”
Looking at her sincere eyes, Hu Sui and Xiao Yue, two Great Demons, exchanged glances.
Xiao Yue: “I’m fine with it.”
Hu Sui: “I’m fine with it too.”
Sang Chu followed the two into a strange mountain range.
The trees on the mountains were lush and verdant, as dark as ink.
A white road wound its way up, connecting many mountain ranges, finally climbing to the mountaintop in the distance.
Seen from afar, it resembled a giant white dragon slumbering in the mountains.
Hu Sui: “This is the Demon Mountain Record. To become a disciple and learn arts, you must enter this mountain range.”
Xiao Yue: “Only by enduring the infusion of Demonic Power can you successfully enter the Demon Mountain Record for Cultivation.”
Hu Sui took out a small folding fan, predominantly black with some fire patterns drawn on the fan surface: “This is the Fire Jade Fan. Its fan bone is tempered from the fire spirit bone of a Fire Fox, and the fan surface is refined from the ink of the Deep Ink Vine, further processed with Fire Jade. It is a top-tier Magic Tool, a growth-type weapon.”
Hu Sui: “You should be a mutated Formless Heavenly Spiritual Root, with the Heavenly Wood Spiritual Root being the most outstanding. This should be related to your Wood Tribe bloodline. Ordinary Formless Heavenly Spiritual Roots are mainly wind-element, so you should also have a wind spiritual root within you. This Fire Jade Fan contains all Five Elements, with fire and wood being primary, making it the most suitable for you.”
Sang Chu felt a slight suspicion in her heart. This sounded like a Magic Tool for fire and wood dual-element spells, didn’t it?
Sang Chu had guessed they knew about her disguise, but she hadn’t expected to be so transparent in their eyes!
If she hadn’t eaten the Wood Core of a mutated Plant, her journey in the Demon Realm would have been extremely perilous!
No wonder so many people died in Butterfly Valley!
Hu Sui saw her staring blankly without moving: “You don’t actually think you’re hiding well, do you? Alright, hurry up and make the Contract. This fan is perfect for you to use, quickly.”
Sang Chu nodded repeatedly, not daring to say more. The more she said, the more mistakes she’d make!
After a drop of blood to recognize the master, she held the small folding fan and curiously asked, “Master, how do I use this?”
Hu Sui: “Wind and fire are not easy to control. You should first try to use the power of Wood Energy to inject it into the Fire Jade Fan.”
“Okay!”
Sang Chu injected Wood Energy into the Fire Jade Fan bit by bit.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
Tens of thousands of wood needles shot out from the Fire Jade Fan simultaneously, a spectacular sight!
And it didn’t even consume much Supernatural Ability!
“Master, this fan is so powerful!”
Sang Chu said excitedly. Hu Sui laughed: “This fan was originally prepared for my son, but unfortunately, he was born with an incomplete heart meridian and couldn’t Cultivate. I originally gave you this fan to ask you for some Wood Heart to extend my son’s life. Now that you’ve become my disciple, what about this Wood Heart matter?”
Wood Heart?
Xiao Yue frowned slightly: “I knew you, you damned fox, had ill intentions. This Wood Heart is the origin of a Wood Spirit. How can you shamelessly ask a little baby for it!”
Origin?
Sang Chu couldn’t help but think of the Wood Core. Could this Wood Heart be the Wood Core!
She quickly contacted Tu You: 【 Little rabbit, is there any difference between the Wood Heart mentioned in the Demon Realm and the Wood Core? 】
Tu You was in the process of exchanging money for Sang Chu when he suddenly heard her voice. After thinking for a moment, he said: 【 There’s no difference. They are both the origin energy of a tree. Why are you asking this? 】
【 Hu Sui said his son was born with an incomplete heart meridian and couldn’t Cultivate, and needs Wood Heart to extend his life. He must have been targeting me for the Wood Heart. 】
Tu You considered for a moment and said: 【 Then you can use the Wood Core to Trade with him. Only Wood Heart taken out by Wood Tribe members themselves can exert one hundred percent efficacy. He is so powerful that he didn’t kill you directly to take the heart, so he must need one hundred percent Wood Heart to cure his son’s illness. However, the Wood Core has no such restrictions. 】
【 Okay, I’ll talk to him about this. 】
Hu Sui saw Sang Chu in silence and felt very anxious, but he had no way to directly kill this little cub to take the heart: “Little disciple, as long as you can condense a drop of Wood Heart for me, I will teach you all my skills!”
Upon hearing his words, Sang Chu hesitated for a moment before saying: “Master, the Wood Heart you mentioned, I seem to have one. But I’ve forgotten who gave it to me, and I don’t know if it’s related to me. Actually, coming to the Demon Realm was all based on my instincts, and I’ve forgotten many of my memories.”
As she spoke, she took out the Wood Core. In truth, her heart was still trembling a little, afraid of being discovered that the Wood Core and Wood Heart were different.
But who knew, when he received the Wood Core, he was so happy that his face was all wrinkled with smiles!
“There’s no trace of your aura on this Wood Core, so it’s likely not related to you. You probably obtained this in some secret realm. Master won’t be polite with you. Come, come, come, I’ll teach you how to use the Five Elements techniques!”
Xiao Yue watched Sang Chu take out even such a precious Thing as the Wood Heart and couldn’t help but hit her on the head fiercely.
Hiss—
Sang Chu, caught off guard, clutched her head in pain: “Master Xiao Yue, why did you hit me?”
“To hit you, you thoughtless idiot! Do you know how precious this Wood Heart is?”
Sang Chu: “But Master Hu Sui’s son needs it, doesn’t he?”
Her words made Xiao Yue and Hu Sui fall silent. Hu Sui had discovered her peculiarity and intended to slowly entice her to willingly offer her Wood Heart after giving her the Magic Tool.
He had already asked his wife to prepare the Charm Fruit. Once the Charm Fruit ripened, they could use both methods.
His question today was actually just to plant the word “Wood Heart” in her mind, to be used later when charming her.
But he hadn’t expected that he had only mentioned it briefly, and Sang Chu had directly given him the Wood Heart?
Even if it wasn’t her origin Wood Heart, it was still an extremely rare Treasure.
Hu Sui felt no embarrassment, only thinking that this half-demon cub of the Wood Tribe was truly simple: “Alright, Xiao Yue, she’s not smart to begin with. What if you hit her and make her even dumber! Little Sang Sang, come, Master will take you to the Fox Tribe Mountain Record!”
Saying that, he instantaneously transformed into a giant nine-tailed Fire Fox, coiled Sang Chu with his tail, and threw her onto his back, flying towards a tall mountain.
