Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 431 Invulnerable to All Poisons (Part 1)

Thinking of this, Han Yi slowly opened his eyes: "Okay, let's make it clear first, I will try my best to teach him, and he can't blame me if he can't learn it."

"Okay, thank you very much, Brother Han." Tao Qingtang was overjoyed and pressed her little brother's head down, kowtowing repeatedly.

Her younger brother, Tao Xiaofei, Xiaofei is just a nickname, his real name is Tao Yaohui.

Subsequently, according to the rules, even if a disciple who is only nominally a disciple wants to become an apprentice, there must be a period of observation in the early stages to assess their character and personality.

Only after passing the probationary period and receiving the master's permission can one truly enter the formal apprenticeship process.

As for the duration of the probationary period, it depends entirely on the master's mood. There are many people who have been under probation for decades and still haven't passed.

In later stages, some people even had to resort to the "three cuts and six holes" method to show their sincerity to their master.

However, the actual apprenticeship process after the probationary period is even more troublesome than the probationary period.

After kneeling and kowtowing three times, Tao Yaohui picked up a cup of tea to honor his teacher and respectfully handed it to Han Yi.

Han Yi sat in the main seat, accepted the tea, and took a small sip.

This bowl of tea is also called "change of address tea," which signifies that the two have officially established their master-disciple relationship.

In fact, according to the proper apprenticeship process, Han Yi would need to have his master Zhong Yunxiu and the group from Jiuqu Academy as witnesses.

Similarly, Tao Qingtang also needs to invite her family elders or people of equal status to Zhong Yunxiu to serve as witnesses.

This back-and-forth is quite troublesome. It's another important reason why Han Yi is unwilling to take on disciples so far. However, Tao Yaohui's aptitude is really too poor, and he doesn't have much hope for him. He only took him on as a disciple out of respect for Tao Qingtang.

Therefore, he waved his hand and skipped these complicated steps. After all, he didn't expect Tao Yaohui to amount to anything, nor did he need to draw attention to him.

I just considered it a small thing to do to further strengthen my relationship with Tao Qingtang and maintain a deeper level of cooperation.

After establishing the master-disciple relationship between Han Yi and Tao Yaohui, Tao Qingtang finally resolved a major issue on her mind, and her expression relaxed considerably.

The banquet ended quickly, and she hurriedly left with her younger brother, preparing to return to Huayang City to pack his things and luggage.

After all, a disciple in name is still a disciple, and needs to stay by the master's side and do things for the master.

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Night fell, the sky was completely dark, and a halo appeared around the moon as the wind began to blow.

As night fell, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and the north wind howled, making the doors and windows rattle.

At the foot of Qiyun Mountain, two masked men sat facing each other in a carriage.

"This time, it's the same quantity as last time. Please check it later."

The man on the left, dressed in black, was tall and muscular, with eyes as cold and sharp as knife points.

"I heard you just changed your inspector, and you still dare to be so bold?" The person sitting on the right was dressed in black and green, blending into the surrounding environment, giving off a feeling of being close to and integrated with nature.

"What's there to be afraid of? That guy is just a martial arts fanatic who only knows how to practice. He doesn't care about anything else. He's been here for more than half a year and he doesn't even know how much stuff is in the warehouse." The man in black said dismissively.

"That's good. Shall we proceed as planned from now on?" the man in green nodded and asked.

"Okay, the usual will do. This time, we'll restock the last batch of goods first." The man in black laughed. "It's good that the guy surnamed Han is sensible. Otherwise, we would have made him get rid of him like the last one."

He made a cold, menacing gesture by tracing a line across his neck.

"Alright, alright, let's not escalate this. Just maintain the current situation," the man in green warned. "I've heard that the new inspector... has quite a background. He has the full support of the head of the Nine-Bend Academy."

"So what?" The man in black said nonchalantly. "So he's the only one with connections? Everyone who can get by in Jingtian Manor has some kind of background."

"Alright, it's good that you can handle this. Well then... it's a pleasure to cooperate with you." The man in green smiled and extended his right hand.

“It’s a pleasure doing business with you.” The man in black also extended his hand, and the two shook hands firmly. Outside the carriage, the moonlight was cold.

At that moment, a dozen or so oxcarts that had been waiting for a long time were parked by the roadside.

The hooves of these oxen pulling the carts were all wrapped with thick cloth to prevent excessive noise during movement.

Each vehicle was covered with a layer of worn-out clothes, resembling a garbage truck that went out at night to collect and transport trash. But by the moonlight, a closer look revealed that beneath the worn-out clothes, bags of different kinds were neatly stacked on top.

It resembles food, ore, and weaponry. Or perhaps, it is all three.

At this moment, the oxcarts loaded with various goods slowly moved forward at the command of the man in black.

The dull thud of hooves rose slowly like raindrops, moving into the darkness into the distance.

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The Inspector's Office, a secret room.

Han Yi closed his eyes tightly, focusing his mind intently on the system panel in front of him.

"Now that the Yin energy is sufficient, should we first try to perfect the 'White Lotus Immaculate Body,' or should we practice the 'Three Yang Stance Technique'...?"

Like the "Iron Armor Skill," the "Three Yang Stance Skill" has three levels. It is a physical cultivation technique that he took from the library. Its principle is to stimulate the skin surface, causing it to be damaged and regenerated, thereby increasing the protection against blunt weapons.

His physical body had long since met the requirements of the first level, and in just a few days, he entered the second level.

The second level was undoubtedly much more difficult than the first, especially since the "Three Yang Stance Technique" required a body-tempering ointment called "Red Snake Ointment," which he didn't have on hand. For the time being, he had to stop.

Of course, he had a second method, which was to forcefully deduce and break through using Yin energy.

After Tao Qingtang left, he checked the wooden gift box she had brought. This time, it contained a wooden carving of an eagle.

He was lucky; it was made of the same material as the black tiger wood carving she had given him last time—submerged wood—which contributed a wave of yin energy to his life.

The quantity is not large, only a dozen or so units.

But when you add in the antiques he collected on his own and those given to him by others during this period, there are still dozens of items in total.

Although it's not enough to master the "Nine Curves of Cold Yin Palm" as a primary cultivation technique, it's sufficient to develop and practice the other auxiliary cultivation techniques.

Han Yi thought for a moment and decided not to preserve this Yin energy for the cultivation of true skills, but to convert it into strength as soon as possible.

First, the cultivation of "Nine-Bend Cold Yin Palm" is now on the right track, and it has been quietly accumulating strength, constantly striving towards the fifth level.

Secondly, his current cultivation speed is too fast. Breaking through to the fourth level of true cultivation in two years can be attributed to his special physique and the presence of a precious body. However, if he were to break through to the fifth or sixth level in two years... that would be a bit too much. He needs to consolidate his strength first. Unfortunately, special types of yin-gathered wood are rare and difficult to collect, and not all of them contain yin energy. Otherwise, he could collect the materials in large quantities and absorb the yin energy, without having to be so meticulous.