The moment the sound fell, the Yellow-bellied Weasel spurted out thick black smoke, which was incredibly foul-smelling.
The black smoke surged, transforming into a black storm.
Looking again, the Yellow-bellied Weasel’s body rapidly expanded, becoming a head taller than Zhou You.
Within the black mist, the Yellow-bellied Weasel’s eyes burst forth with eerie green light. “Brat, you’re looking for death!”
Its voice was sharp, filled with endless fury.
Xiao Jing’s eyes rolled back, feeling as if his Soul was about to detach from his body.
This was one of the Yellow-bellied Weasel’s abilities; whenever it was about to Breakthrough, it would seek someone to ‘bestow a title’ upon it.
No matter how you answered, you would enter the range of its special spell, forcibly seizing the opponent’s Cultivation and making it a great aid for its own Cultivation Breakthrough.
And the one before them was even a Sixth-Rank Yao Beast!
Had it not possessed such strength, it wouldn’t have dared to spy on the situation within One-Blade Gorge.
However, the Yellow-bellied Weasel quickly sensed that something was wrong; this person’s will was like a mountain, completely unshakeable.
The solidity of his Soul was even more difficult to pry loose in the slightest.
Standing within the black smoke, Zhou You softly said, “Do you know what it means for a man to endure not using his Right Hand for over a hundred years?”
The Yellow-bellied Weasel let out a low growl; it had no interest in talking at all.
“That is an extremely strong willpower.”
“In front of that willpower, what is your little Gu art worth?”
Zhou You’s mouth curved upwards, revealing a hint of disdain.
The Yellow-bellied Weasel bared its fangs, its entire body surging with Yao Beast power, gathering in its mouth, preparing to kill the person in front of it with a single strike.
The black smoke surged, then was cleanly cut open.
Zhou You watched the black smoke dissipate, then watched the Yellow-bellied Weasel fall to the ground, secretly comparing it to his previous strength.
Having broken through to Fan Blood Realm Sixth Heaven this time, his strength had also greatly improved.
His overall strength had increased by at least thirty percent.
Zhou You took out his demon slayer token, absorbing its Soul and extracting a wisp of essence blood; none of this could be wasted.
Then he found the Yao Beast core and rubbed it on the dazed Xiao Jing, as usual, throwing it into his mouth.
“It’s strange, though.”
Zhou You turned and sat on the ground, “The Hua Xia Dynasty established the Demon Subduing Division, and although they use Yao Souls as proof of kills, what is the purpose of them collecting so many Yao Souls?”
Master once said that whether it’s a Sect or a Dynasty.
Their essence is just a business.
The only difference is the scale of the business.
Sects Cultivate Disciples, and Disciples contribute to the Sect.
If some outstanding ones are cultivated, that is a lucrative investment.
Therefore, Sects must choose Geniuses.
Even the most mediocre ones are still one in a thousand.
Not every one needs to succeed; they all have a certain ‘failure rate.’
As for things like inheriting a Master’s mantle, those are ultimately very few.
The so-called Dynasty is just a business whose territory has expanded many times, and it faces everyone, whether poor or Fu Gui.
Zhou You played with the demon slayer token, pondering this question.
The population of the Hua Xia Dynasty, even now, is nearly three hundred million.
Among these three hundred million, Loose Cultivators and Sect forces number at least ten million.
Just the Loose Cultivators on the current front lines number several hundred thousand.
With such a massive number of people, the Yao Souls absorbed daily are absolutely enormous.
Adding to the number of Yao Souls accumulated over so many years, that’s an even larger figure.
“Why?”
Zhou You looked up, ultimately feeling that he was still too stupid, his mind not quick enough.
Providing large amounts of Medicinal Pills, Cultivation Techniques, and weapons.
It’s absolutely impossible that they just throw away the Yao Souls after obtaining them, right?
If there were no profit to be made, not to mention the Exorcist Bureau, just a single Demon Subduing Division could completely deplete the Hua Xia Dynasty’s treasury, leading to a direct collapse.
If one had to say it was to mobilize everyone’s enthusiasm and find a more reasonable way to solve the Yao Beast disaster.
Then…
Why not just spread the Cultivation Techniques, allowing everyone to Cultivate?
If everyone were a Cultivator, wouldn’t it be even simpler to deal with Yao Beasts?
“Hmph!”
Suddenly, Xiao Jing grunted, finally waking up.
This shows just how terrifying the Yellow-bellied Weasel’s ability was; just the time he spent in a daze could have gotten him killed dozens of times over.
Xiao Jing’s face was pale, his heart unable to remain calm.
This was the strength of a Sixth-Rank Yao Beast; it was simply not something he, a Zhen Xuan Realm First Heaven Cultivator, could deal with.
And looking at Zhou You, he was completely unfazed.
Setting aside the other party’s Dao protector, just the fact that he wasn’t affected was enough to show that his ability was also unfathomable, beyond what he could fathom.
Involuntarily, Xiao Jing felt a few more points of admiration and apprehension towards Zhou You.
Seeing Xiao Jing awake, Zhou You yawned and stood up, “Young man, you’re still too young.
Next time you see such strange things, the first thing to do is to compose your mind, lest your Soul be seized without you even knowing it.”
Xiao Jing looked ashamed and cupped his hands, saying, “You make Young Master laugh; thank you for your help.”
Regardless of whether the other party helped or not, if it weren’t for him, he would definitely be dead.
Zhou You stepped forward, “Cultivation cannot be abandoned, but you must also read more books, and read good books.
Relying solely on your own experience sometimes isn’t enough.”
Xiao Jing nodded, “Young Master’s lesson is right.”
Zhou You casually asked, “How are the Yao Souls from this demon slayer token ultimately dealt with?”
Xiao Jing was stunned, “What?”
Zhou You had no choice but to repeat himself, finally saying with some dissatisfaction, “You’re so young, why are you a bit hard of hearing?”
Xiao Jing’s face flushed slightly, “I’m not sure.
Normally, I just exchange them for merit points and rarely pay attention to this.
However, generally, every month, the Yellow-Robed Demon Subduer stationed at the front line leaves for a period of time.”
Zhou You was curious, “Is it regular?”
Xiao Jing shook his head, “Not really.
Sometimes it’s around twenty days, sometimes it might be forty days.”
Zhou You nodded, feeling increasingly that this matter was too strange.
His subconscious told him that the Yao Souls must have another use, and one far more valuable than those merit points.
Xiao Jing was curious, “Why did you suddenly ask about this?”
Zhou You smiled, “I just suddenly thought of it; you don’t need to worry about this detail.”
Xiao Jing said “Oh.”
Zhou You then fell silent, instead recalling the books he had read on the mountain, trying to see if he could find similar information.
“However…”
Xiao Jing suddenly said, “Old Dog once said that the Formation Master who could engrave the Soul-absorbing Formation into such a small token must be top-tier.
As for the drop of blood left by the owner, Old Dog believes it might be for raising Yao Souls.”
“Raising Yao Souls?”
Zhou You was puzzled, “Can this thing even be raised?”
Xiao Jing shook his head, “I don’t know either.
Old Dog just mentioned it casually.”
Crack…
Zhou You’s foot landed, crushing a bone.
He looked up, realizing that at some point, they had entered an area covered in bones.
At the very front, human skulls were piled up to form a bone tower.