The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 27 Dian Jing's Invitation

Guo Yun knew Su Yan's abilities, and also knew that he should be more interested in this strange insect.

Now that his arm was injured, if he wanted to repay Su Yan, he could only tell him as much information as possible about the alien insects.

"Brother Yan, that alien insect should be worth some silver, but you must be careful."

He warned earnestly, "I just wanted to reach out and pick the Danzhi, but it suddenly emerged from the stone wall and spit out a huge ball of flaming mist. The mist was one or two meters away. If I hadn't run fast, I would have been killed in it."

"Don't worry, Uncle Guo Yun. I know what's going on."

Su Yan helped Guo Yun carefully examine the wound on his arm. Although the skin was severely burned, the muscles were still intact, and the medicine was used in time.

If the fire poison is removed, he should be able to recover somewhat and it won't affect his ability to support his family.

Fortunately, the alien insects probably just wanted to drive them away instead of killing them, otherwise they would have died there.

When Zheng Xiu and Zheng Penggang came back with the Qingzhao Powder, Su Yan and they changed the medicine for Guo Yun, and gradually eliminated the fire poison. Then he said goodbye to them and returned to his home.

"Its breath is like fire, and its body is like a scorpion. Could it be a velvet fire scorpion?"

There is also a record of the velvet fire scorpion in the Hundred Herbs Atlas, but it appeared along with another precious plant.

Fire-leafed cornus can temper the skin and flesh, and is as hot as fire. When combined with the powder of the velvet fire scorpion and supplemented with dozens of medicinal herbs, it can be made into the body-tempering Fiery Pill, which is one of the precious medicines used for refining the skin, tendons and bones.

Although Su Yan knew a thing or two, the velvet fire scorpion was just a supplementary medicine, and its habits and toxicity were not carefully marked.

"The Zerg are rare, so we absolutely cannot let them go. However, it's hard to estimate their true strength, so we need to prepare some things."

Su Yan thought about it and decided to go to the city first.

The martial arts school will distribute the medicine tomorrow, although I can ask the inner sect brothers for compensation later.

But it was Zhou Hui's turn to be on duty now, and considering his background as a mountain dweller, he would probably not be met with a good reception if he went to Zhou Hui.

Moreover, the money you have should be spent and turned into capital for cultivation.
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The distribution of the medicine was the largest gathering of people in the Golden Ape Martial Arts School in recent days.

The front yard was packed with registered disciples, all queuing up to receive the medicine.

At a glance, although not all of them were there, there were at least three or four hundred people.

Su Yan didn't stay for too long and went directly to the middle courtyard. There were fewer people here, but there were still nearly a hundred people at this time.

It’s interesting to say that the divisions among these more than a hundred people are more clearly defined than those in the outer courtyard for registered disciples.

The four groups then split into four groups, each lining up without talking to each other.

The medicine was being distributed, and no one wanted to cause trouble today, anger the crowd, or offend the inner sect disciples.

Su Yan took the medicine, drank it on the spot, and found a corner to stand and practice meditation.

He had made some progress in practicing the Golden Ape Posture, and had made some headway. However, his movements were more subtle than those of ordinary disciples when practicing this way.

His skin was slightly warm, and his blood was surging throughout his body, but it was not like that red skin with bulging veins that made him sweat profusely.

Under the practice of Xiaocheng's standing meditation, the body is like a high-speed machine, and the medicinal power is quickly digested when it enters.

Qi and blood merge into the skin, constantly tempering it.

After about a quarter of an hour, Su Yan's breath turned into mist, which gathered like an arrow, and then he stopped practicing.

"Although Senior Brother Gao Zheng said it's comparable to Baicaotang Qi and Blood Pills, that's probably an exaggeration. For an ordinary person, the medicinal power wouldn't be fully digested. If one can digest 70% to 80% of the 100% medicinal power with the help of the Zhuang Gong, it's considered amazing. But I'm different."

Su Yan's eyes moved slightly, and he recalled the time when he swallowed wild ginseng, earth blood vine and other medicines.

"I have achieved a small degree of success in my standing practice, and with the insect essence nourishing my body, I am naturally more able to absorb the medicinal power. A perfect effect is a perfect effect, and even if I practice more, I will not be able to break through this limit. If I want to make further progress, I will need more body-refining tonics."

While thinking, he walked outside.

"Junior Brother Su, wait."

He had just walked out of the gate of the Golden Ape Martial Arts School when he was suddenly stopped by someone nearby. His eyes flickered slightly, and he recognized Dian Jing, the leader of the mountain families, and Li Shun, the leader of the Bailubo Lake people.

"Senior Brother Dian, Senior Brother Li"

Su Yan stopped and greeted the two of them.

"Second Brother, what's the matter?"

The two of them came together and called me again. There must be something going on with their expressions.

As expected, Dian Jing saw that there were still disciples coming and going around, so he said, "We would like to invite you to have a chat in the tavern."

Su Yan did not refuse and nodded: "Please lead the way, brothers."

Dian Jing and Li Shun took Su Yan along the long street, and after many twists and turns, they arrived at a small tavern where there were not many people.

The tavern is not as good as Pan's Restaurant. It only has one floor with seven or eight square tables, each with four benches and a bucket of chopsticks.

Dian Jing ordered a lot of braised dishes and a few bottles of liquor before sitting down.

"Sorry for disturbing my junior brother's time. Let me offer you a toast first."

The three of them sat down and Dian Jing raised his glass.

Su Yan did not refuse, and said with a smile: "Senior brother, you are too kind. I respect you too."

The three of them raised their glasses and drank in one gulp. Su Yan pretended to drink the wine and food and absorbed them into the insect world.

As the cups and glasses mingled, Li Shun relaxed a little. "A few days ago, I heard about the fame of Junior Brother, who killed a vicious tiger with three punches. Even among the outer disciples, there aren't many who can do that."

Su Yan:?
Three punches?

"Where did you get three punches? Brother, don't listen to what others say. I fought to the death by chance and nearly lost my life."

Li Shun was a little embarrassed. This was the rumor that spread all over Bailupo. It was so popular that even the news that he had caught a two-jin (2-jin) ox-horn pomfret was overshadowed.

"Let's not talk about that. We came to look for Junior Brother because we want him to help us with the test in half a month."

Su Yan did not ask their purpose and took the initiative. However, Dian Jing did not want to beat around the bush and spoke frankly and pleaded in a muffled voice.

Su Yan's eyes flickered, but his expression remained calm. "Brother, Master Bai is testing your martial arts skills, so how can we help? Whether you're good or bad is up to Master Bai to judge. And Master Bai only gives you guidance once a month, so there are plenty of opportunities. Why is it so important?"

According to Gao Zheng, the martial arts school master Bai Changlin gives instruction once a month. Even if he is unable to come due to some matters, he would still give instruction at least four or five times a year.

Su Yan didn't believe that he would fight hard to show off his abilities every time.

Li Shun took over the conversation: "Junior brother, you have just entered the sect, so naturally you don't know much."

"Please tell me in detail, brother."

"Let's talk about the exam first."

Li Shun said seriously, "Master Bai's assessments have traditionally been conducted in two ways: one is to assess your boxing skills and your progress in standing meditation, and the other is through sparring."

"Normally, whether Master Bai accepts someone as a disciple depends entirely on his personal liking. Even for sparring sessions, he might not accept anyone. But it's different after the summer and winter taxes. This time, the exam is likely to recruit inner disciples."

"Twice a year, even if it's urgent, we can't rush it in this six months."

Su Yan hit the nail on the head. It would take years of training in the outer sect for him to get through it, so why did he have to find a newcomer to help him?

Even though he has achieved minor success, there are many outer disciples who have achieved minor success in skin refining.

Dian Jing and Li Shun exchanged a glance and said, "Master Bai will naturally see a difference in whether one becomes an inner disciple half a year earlier or later. Furthermore, shortly after this summer tax season, the Yunling Mountains will host a three-yearly hunting event in the wilderness, which inner disciples can participate in."

Su Yan's eyes lit up, and he thought to himself: "So this is where the source of this benefit lies."

(End of this chapter)