A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 346 Gathering
After Ximen Kankan was roasted, he came into the cave and called Duan Rong, cursing.

But Duan Rong was sleeping like a dead pig. Ximen Kankan pushed him up, but he let go and he slipped down again.

Ximen Kankan walked to the entrance of the cave and tore off a greasy chicken leg from the roast chicken.

Ximen Kankan took the chicken leg, walked to the stone bed, and waved the fragrant chicken leg in front of Duan Rong's face.

But Duan Rong was still sleeping soundly and showed no reaction.

"What are you doing? How can you sleep like this? I've been working as a blacksmith all day, and I don't want to sleep like you!"

Ximen Kankan patted Duan Rong's face, then pinched Duan Rong's nose, but Duan Rong did not react.

He struggled for a while, but seeing that he couldn't wake Duan Rong up at all, he gave up and went out while biting a chicken leg.

At this time, in Duan Rong's spiritual sea of consciousness, in the southeast of the black land, he saw that the ground there was full of various weapons: knives, swords, hooks, maces, bows and arrows...

A densely packed area, like a grave of swords and knives.

On each weapon, there were wisps of black mist, densely emerging...

The wisps of black mist that emerged merged into the faint mist that was swirling in this space...

After Ximen Kankan had eaten his fill, he went to find some acquaintances in the weapons shop, chatted with them for a while, and then returned to the cave to sleep.

The stone bed was not spacious to begin with, and Ximen Kankan was fat. Once he fell asleep, he tossed and turned, squeezing Duan Rong so hard that his entire body was pressed against the stone wall.

Duan Rong didn't eat, but Ximen Kankan ate a bit too much at night. In the second half of the night, his farts were like a string of cannonballs, bursting non-stop...

But Duan Rong still slept like a dead pig despite the continuous noise of Ximen Kankan's farts and snoring.

When the sky was just getting light, Duan Rong suddenly opened his eyes in the deep cave.

At this time, Ximen Kankan's farts had long stopped, but his snoring was still very loud.

Duan Rong was pressed against the stone wall by Ximen Kankan's big butt and couldn't even move.

But Duan Rong didn't care. His eyes were as bright as stars. At this moment, in his spiritual sea of consciousness, all the various weapons that were originally inserted in the southeast of the black land disappeared...

And above the sky, the floating shadows of various weapons suddenly increased by nearly double...

Duan Rong knew that those phantoms of weapons that were floating in the sky in the southeast, like light clouds, were the residual images of the weapon spirits after they had been digested and absorbed.

Duan Rong pressed against the stone wall, his eyes flickering.

He devoured so many weapon spirits that he digested and absorbed them all overnight.

The speed at which he digested and absorbed the spirit of the device had obviously improved dramatically, as if he had been reborn.

"It must be related to the achievement of the eleventh level of the Garbha Sutra." Duan Rong thought.

At this time, his mental power level has reached level twelfth, and the power of his soul is no longer the same as before.

To use food as an analogy, this means that not only has his stomach become larger, but his ability to digest food has also improved.

As the tide rose, all the boats were digested and absorbed in one night.

To be honest, this speed still scared Duan Rong a little.

He originally estimated that he would need to sleep for at least a day or two to digest and absorb it all.

"It seems that I still underestimated the power of level 12 mental strength."

Duan Rong sighed, and then struggled to squeeze out from the narrow gap between Ximen Kankan's fat body and the stone wall. He pinched Ximen Kankan's nose angrily and said, "Look how you squeezed me?! I really want to sit on your face."

But Ximen Kankan was sleeping soundly, so he could not hear Duan Rong's scolding. The only difference was that his snoring stopped for a moment when Duan Rong pinched his nose.

Duan Rong jumped off the bed. With the dim morning light that came in from the cave entrance, he saw a half-eaten roasted chicken on the stone table next to the stone bed.

Duan Rong knew that it was what Ximen Kankan had left over, and it had been left overnight and had already gone cold.

But he didn't despise it. He picked up the half roasted chicken, sat at the entrance of the cave, and ate it.

After Duan Rong finished eating, he wiped the oil off his mouth, stood up, and walked towards the cave where the discarded weapons were stored.

It was completely light when Ximen Kankan woke up from the stone bed. He wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, wiped his eye boogers and looked around, and found that Duan Rong was no longer in the cave.

“Did this kid leave?” Ximen Kankan struggled to sit up and muttered, “He left without even saying hello to me.”

Ximen Kankan could faintly hear the noise outside, and it was obvious that most of the people in the weapon shop had gotten up. He climbed out of bed with his butt sticking out, and drowsily took the wooden basin and towel and went outside to wash his face.

After washing up, he came back and walked to the entrance of his cave. He was suddenly stunned to see a piece of freshly spit out broken chicken bones at the entrance.

Ximen Kankan walked into the cave, put down the wooden basin in his hand, turned his head to look at the stone table, only to see that the half roast chicken he had saved for breakfast last night was gone.

As soon as he thought about it, he knew that it was Duan Rong who got up and was eaten.

Ximen Kankan didn't care. He had eaten a lot last night anyway, so it wouldn't be a big problem if he didn't eat this morning. He turned around and prepared to go to the blacksmith's cave.

Ximen Kankan had just walked to the entrance of the cave and was greeting a few workers, but suddenly his eyes moved and he looked in the direction of the cave where abandoned weapons were piled not far away.

Ximen Kankan paused, then suddenly turned around and walked towards that place. He had a vague feeling in his heart.

He passed through the dark corridor and saw a ball of fire not far away. In the fire was a figure standing in front of a pile of abandoned weapons. He bent down from time to time and occasionally threw a handful of weapons behind him.

Ximen Kankan walked over and looked at Duan Rong who was busy there again, his face suddenly looked a little ugly.

"Can't you just leave the pile of junk alone?"

When Duan Rong heard this, he turned around and saw Ximen Kankan behind him, looking at him with a strange expression.

He could see the worry in Ximen Kankan's eyes.

Duan Rong then realized that his behavior was indeed not like that of a normal person. No wonder Ximen Kankan looked at him with such eyes.

Duan Rong threw the weapon in his hand behind him. He patted Ximen Kankan on the shoulder and said, "You don't have to look at me like that. I'm normal."

Ximen Kankan glanced at him and said, “A white horse is not a horse, and being seriously normal is abnormal.”

Duan Rong said: "I'm telling you, I have to stay here for a few days. I know you find it weird, but..."

As Duan Rong spoke, he suddenly raised his tone and his expression became serious, without any more playful smiles on his face.

"First, Kankan, you have to believe me. I must have my reasons for doing this. Second, I am not crazy."

Since Duan Rong was planning to devour here for a few days, he had to appease Ximen Kankan.

Ximen Kankan blinked and stared at Duan Rong for a while, only to find that Duan Rong's eyes were clear and bright, and it was obvious that he was not insane.

Ximen Kankan finally became convinced of one thing: Duan Rong was doing something he could not understand.

"All right. As long as you're not crazy. If you want to mess with this crap, then go ahead."

Seeing that Ximen Kankan seemed to have accepted the strange thing he had done, Duan Rong put his arm around his shoulders and continued to bend down to devour the weapon spirit.

Seeing that the time to start work was approaching, Ximen Kankan left Duan Rong and went to the blacksmith's cave to report for duty.

After Ximen Kankan finished work, he looked into the cave where the discarded weapons were piled up. He saw that the entire cave was dark without a single spark of fire. It was obvious that Duan Rong had left.

Ximen Kankan walked back to his cave, but found Duan Rong lying on the stone bed, sleeping like a dead pig.

Ximen Kankan stood beside the stone bed, looking at Duan Rong, muttering, "Is this guy really okay?"

Although Duan Rong had tried to comfort him in the morning, his worries were still there. Ximen Kankan sighed and walked out of the cave.

Ximen Kankan specially left a roast chicken at night and placed it on the stone table in the cave.

When he woke up in the morning, the roast chicken was gone, and Duan Rong was in the cave again, fiddling with those broken weapons. This time, Ximen Kankan just watched from a distance and did not go over to disturb Duan Rong.

Five days passed like this. Duan Rong did this every day, and Ximen Kankan's worries grew day by day.

Although Duan Rong would eat the game he left for him every day, after five consecutive days, Duan Rong had become smelly, his hair was messy, and his eyes were red.

Because he disliked the smell of Duan Rong, Ximen Kankan had started sleeping on the floor two days ago.

On this day, Ximen Kankan’s three-month training period finally ended.

The captain of this group of people spoke highly of him, saying that he was strong, hard-working, resourceful and intelligent.

Ximen Kankan got along really well with the people in the weapon shop. Occasionally he would tell a joke to amuse everyone, which livened up the atmosphere and relieved fatigue.

After the training period, Ximen Kankan was quite excited. He could arrange his own time from now on. He just had to complete the work assigned to him by the supervisor every month.

Ximen Kankan was originally excited, but as soon as he came out of the cave, his face immediately became worried.

He walked to the cave where discarded weapons were piled, and sure enough, he saw a familiar figure in the firelight, bending over from time to time, and the clanging sound of weapons falling could be heard from time to time behind him.

Ximen Kankan sighed. "This guy..."

Although Ximen Kankan was very worried, he did not go to disturb Duan Rong. His eyes suddenly turned, as if he thought of something.

An hour later, Ximen Kankan brought Xiao Yu and Shen Mizhi to the cave.

It turned out that Shen Mizhi had just finished her three-month training period today.

The rules in the elders' house were even stricter, and the nanny who led them was very strict. They would be punished for any small mistake. They were not allowed to leave the hill of the elders' house until the three-month training period was over.

The Elders' Court was a forbidden area of the sect, and registered disciples like Duan Rong were not allowed to enter at will. Shen Mizhi also knew this, so as soon as the training period ended, she immediately went to find Xiao Yu.

When Ximen Kankan went to look for Xiao Yu, Shen Mizhi had just arrived at Xiao Yu's place. After Ximen Kankan's exaggerated description, Xiao Yu hurried over.

Ximen Kankan brought Xiao Yu and Shen Mizhi and stood behind Duan Rong not far away.

Although it was just a silhouette in the firelight, Xiao Yu recognized Duan Rong at a glance. However, his hair was messy like grass and his clothes were wrinkled.

"Well, it's right there." Ximen Kankan pointed at the back with his chin and said.

Duan Rong was seen bending down from time to time, pulling out weapons from the pile of discarded weapons in front of him, holding them in his hands for only a moment, and then throwing them behind him.

Repeat this process tirelessly.

"What is he... doing?" A hint of suspicion flashed across Shen Mizhi's eyes.

"It's been five days!" Ximen Kankan said, "He seemed to say that he was talking to those weapons."

"Ah?!" Shen Mizhi's mouth opened into an O shape.

Xiao Yu's eyes suddenly turned red.

Xiao Yu walked slowly behind Duan Rong and called out in a trembling voice, "Duan Rong."

Duan Rong had just grasped a weapon in his hand when he suddenly heard Xiao Yu's familiar voice. He turned his head and looked at Xiao Yu with joy in his eyes. He asked, "Why are you here?"

Xiao Yu stared at Duan Rong in a daze. He looked haggard and withered, and there was a piece of straw stuck in his disheveled hair.

Xiao Yu walked over, sniffed, and reached out to pick the straw off Duan Rong's head. She looked at Duan Rong's bloodshot eyes, her heart suddenly ached, and she almost cried.

Xiao Yu suppressed his emotions and asked, "Duan Rong, what are you doing?"

Duan Rong was stunned for a moment, then he saw that behind Xiao Yu, Ximen Kankan and Shen Mizhi were looking at him with the same eyes.

Duan Rong smiled, then suddenly threw away the weapon in his hand and said, "Forget it. I won't do this anymore."

In fact, this was his sixth day devouring the spirits of these discarded weapons.

He devoured so many weapon spirits, the highest of which was only level seven, and the corresponding martial arts realm was only the fourth level of the true Qi realm.

Not to mention the twelfth-level cyclone-realm weapon spirit, he hasn't even encountered a Qi-level weapon spirit in the past five or six days.

He has devoured so many weapon spirits, but has never encountered a weapon spirit at the Yuanqi realm. This is probably not a matter of probability, but there are some reasons that he cannot understand.

Moreover, facing Ximen Kankan, that thick-skinned guy, he could still make excuses, but when he saw Xiao Yu's concerned and worried eyes, he couldn't stand it anymore.

Duan Rong threw away his weapon, touched Xiao Yu's face with his dirty hands, and said, "It's okay, don't worry."

Xiao Yu saw that Duan Rong spoke and acted normally, not as crazy as Ximen Kankan said, and most of the worries in her heart were gone.

Duan Rong turned his head and looked at Shen Mizhi, saying, "Hey, Miss Shen, you finally came down from the Elders' Council? I thought you had forgotten about us poor fellows."

Shen Mizhi's face became anxious as she spoke to Duan Rong. She pulled Xiao Yu and said, "Sister Xiao, look at him. When did I tell him that?"

Xiao Yu rolled her eyes at Duan Rong and said, "Don't talk nonsense. The elders' house maid won't let her go down the mountain until the training period is over."

Shen Mizhi held Xiao Yu's hand, looked at Duan Rong and said, "Did you hear that? Stop talking nonsense!?"

"Row!"

Duan Rong smiled and spoke in a long tone.

He suddenly put his hands on Xiao Yu and Ximen Kankan's shoulders, looked at Shen Mizhi and said, "Are we together again? Come on, I'll take you to my territory."

Ximen Kankan said, "Give me back your territory?! Do you still think this is in Xiangu County?"

"This is what we are here." Ximen Kankan said, stretching out his hand and pinching his little finger in front of Duan Rong.

"That's you!" Duan Rong said, "I'm the king of the mountain now, do you know that?"

"Fuck you, I'm still a local emperor." Ximen Kankan was obviously very indignant at Duan Rong's bragging.

Duan Rong glanced at Ximen Kankan, not wanting to continue arguing with this idiot, so he softened the subject and said, "Let's go. Just think of it as visiting my place, is that okay?"

Ximen Kankan said: "You are talking like a human being."

So Duan Rong brought Xiao Yu, Ximen Kankan and Shen Mizhi to the hill where Shang Xiangyu was.

Duan Rong jumped off the iron rope and waved his hand, saying, "Go anywhere you want. You can use anything on this mountain."

Then Duan Rong took them for a walk. Xiao Yu, Ximen Kankan and Shen Mizhi were surprised to find that there was no one on the hilltop, and it was completely silent without any noise.

"Is there no one on this mountain?" Ximen Kankan asked.

Duan Rong said: "Of course, I told you, I am the king of the mountain here."

"From now on, you will be the second king." Duan Rong nodded at Ximen Kankan and said, then nodded at Shen Mizhi and said, "You are the third king."

Then Duan Rong stopped and did not point to Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment and said, "What about me?"

Duan Rong said: "You are the wife of the chieftain."

Xiao Yu's face turned red, and she stretched out her fist to hit Duan Rong, but Duan Rong immediately jumped away, and the two of them started chasing each other playfully.

Ximen Kankan and Shen Mizhi were watching from the side with envy.

Ximen Kankan glanced at Shen Mizhi and asked, "Do you want to be the wife of the chieftain?"

Shen Mizhi rolled her eyes at him, looked at the white mist rolling over the cliff, and said, "If you want to jump from here, I will do it."

Ximen Kankan glanced at the cliff, snorted, and said, "Who are you trying to fool? Don't dream. If I jump down from here, you will become the second king."

Shen Mizhi chuckled when she heard this.

(End of this chapter)