Chapter 93: Breakthrough! Spiritual Silkworm
Chapter 93: Chapter 93: Breakthrough! Spiritual Silkworm
"The Black-Horned Bull?"
Liu Jianjian immediately began to think. After a moment, she said hesitantly, "That Black-Horned Bull is rumored to be hiding in a Human Race village, posing as an old water buffalo to plow fields. I just don’t know which village."
’Hiding in a village as a water buffalo?’
Zhu Ge was taken aback.
’That was something he hadn’t expected.’
’Most Demon Beasts are naturally freedom-loving. Why would this old water buffalo enjoy plowing fields?’
"They say... Master, I’m telling you this in secret, so don’t you dare repeat it..." Liu Jianjian leaned close to Zhu Ge and whispered:
"Rumor has it that the Black-Horned Bull has a penchant for being whipped. He especially loves the whips of the old farmers in the fields—fast and fierce. He gets happy whenever they lash him."
"Master, do you think being whipped is really that exhilarating? It almost makes me want to try it..."
Liu Jianjian looked eager to give it a go. "The Black-Horned Bull once invited some Transformed Demon Beasts to try it, and quite a few Ox Demons gave it a positive review. In fact, he invited me to join him just a few days ago!"
’Wait, is this for real?’ Zhu Ge fell silent.
After coming into contact with Demon Beasts, Zhu Ge felt as if some of his core beliefs had been completely overturned.
’A gossiping hedgehog and a masochistic ox.’
’It seemed the lives of these Demon Beasts weren’t monotonous after all, but were actually quite colorful.’
’He just didn’t know which village that secretive, masochistic ox was in.’
’But what if I charged over there and just dragged this old water buffalo back to plow my fields and guard the house? Wouldn’t that be perfect?’
"Alright, we’ll deal with the Black-Horned Bull later. For now, help me build a coffin," Zhu Ge instructed Liu Jianjian.
Liu Jianjian was confused. "A coffin? The kind for dead people?"
Zhu Ge nodded. "I have a use for it."
He had only reached minor completion of the first refinement, Wind Refining, for his Great Sun Glaze Body. He needed to continue his Body Refinement.
The higher his Body Refinement Cultivation, the higher his chances of survival.
Red River Prefecture was about to descend into a chaotic era, and it was possible the same would happen to all of Yunjiang.
His physical body needed to be as strong as possible!
"Okay, Master!" The hedgehog went off to chop down a tree and build the coffin.
Zhu Ge, meanwhile, inspected the mulberry trees. After confirming all three would survive, he resumed practicing the Five Animals Qigong.
The Green Silkworm was perched at the top of a mulberry tree, staring blankly at Zhu Ge in a daze.
Zhu Ge began performing the movements of the Five Animals Qigong.
Completing one set of the movements would slightly strengthen Zhu Ge’s internal organs. It was a health-preserving Cultivation Technique extremely suitable for Body Refining Martial Artists.
As Zhu Ge practiced, the Green Silkworm at the side began to twist its body along with him.
It seemed the Green Silkworm was learning Zhu Ge’s Five Animals Qigong.
Zhu Ge was engrossed in his practice and didn’t notice the silkworm’s strange movements.
Hua Liusha, however, did.
After Zhu Ge finished his second set, she told him about it.
"Brother, that wild silkworm seems to be learning your Five Animals Qigong!" Hua Liusha said in Zhu Ge’s mind.
"Oh?"
Zhu Ge was resting and savoring the subtleties of the Five Animals Qigong. Hearing her, he turned his head to look at the mulberry tree.
He saw the Green Silkworm sitting up straight, watching him as if waiting for his next move.
A smile appeared on Zhu Ge’s face. "If you want to learn, then learn well. Come on, come closer. I’ll explain as I demonstrate."
He was practicing anyway, and explaining while demonstrating would also help his own understanding.
Sometimes, when a teacher teaches a student, the student isn’t the only one who benefits.
Zhu Ge walked over and held out his hand. "Come on, get a closer look."
The Green Silkworm seemed to understand his words and immediately wriggled into his palm.
Zhu Ge went to the edge of the pond, placed the Green Silkworm on a rock, and began his practice once more.
Only this time, he explained as he practiced:
"What I’m practicing is the Five Animals Qigong. It is based on five kinds of animals. The main principle is to learn and imitate their postures and forms to achieve effects such as strengthening the body, improving fitness, and preserving one’s health..."
Zhu Ge began his demonstration.
The Green Silkworm listened attentively from the side, its upper body held straight, twisting and turning to follow Zhu Ge’s movements.
However, a human body and a silkworm’s body are not the same, so the Green Silkworm’s imitation was not at all accurate.
"Hoo—"
After finishing a set, Zhu Ge stopped. He could feel his internal organs warming up, and a sense of satisfaction washed over him.
Then he looked at the Green Silkworm again.
He saw the Green Silkworm still watching him with its tiny black eyes.
"Did you feel anything?" Zhu Ge asked with a smile.
The little one nodded its head up and down, but then shook it from side to side.
Zhu Ge was in a good mood. Seeing that the Green Silkworm had seemingly submitted to him, he immediately performed another set. "Watch closely. This is the Tiger Form..."
He went through the motions one more time.
Strangely, if he had practiced the Five Animals Qigong during his Mortal Era, he probably wouldn’t have felt much.
But now, three streams of Blood Qi were circulating throughout his entire body.
One was in his Dantian, one between his brows, and one at his heart.
It was like fire refining true gold.
However, it wasn’t a blazing fire, but a gentle, slow-burning one.
The three streams of Blood Qi flowed endlessly, like a gentle flame.
And Zhu Ge’s internal organs were being refined and purified by these three streams of Blood Qi, expelling all impurities.
To Zhu Ge’s surprise, it wasn’t long before he felt a fluctuation of aura from nearby.
"This is..."
Zhu Ge looked over and immediately discovered the Green Silkworm’s transformation.
’From ignorant to sentient?’
The First Realm for a Demon was called the "Spirit Realm"!
As the aura within the Green Silkworm fluctuated, Liu Jianjian, who had been building the coffin, was also drawn over.
"This little bug is about to break through!" Liu Jianjian wiped the corner of her mouth, her eyes gleaming.
Zhu Ge cleared his throat. "From now on, it’s our companion. Don’t get any ideas."
Hedgehogs eat insects!
But once the Green Silkworm broke through, it would cross into the ranks of Demon Beasts and become a Spiritual Silkworm.
Spiritual Silkworms could produce silk, and their offspring would be even more spiritual.
If he nurtured it well, he could have an endless supply of Spiritual Silkworms producing vast amounts of silk in the future.
Plus, he had the "Gusu Silk Records." He could totally imitate the great clans, just as Liu Jianjian had said.
How would he imitate them?
The great clans would raise Ghosts and nurture Gods, and have these Ghost Gods weave Soul Clothing.
Soul Clothing was a Spiritual Artifact that could protect the soul.
If he and Yu the Scholar had possessed Soul Clothing back then, they wouldn’t have had to fear the Fungus God’s soul-snatching ability at all.
Zhu Ge now had Xigui in his mind, which was enough to protect his soul, just as the Plague God Sparrow’s plague hadn’t been able to harm him before.
But that wasn’t enough.
Therefore, Zhu Ge still wanted to make Soul Clothing first. After making a set for himself, he could sell the rest or give it to Yu the Scholar and the others in the future.
"Brother, the Spiritual Silkworm should have successfully broken through by now."
Just as he was thinking, Hua Liusha, who had been reading the "Gusu Silk Records" in his mind, spoke up.
"Hoo—"
The moment Hua Liusha’s voice fell, the Spiritual Silkworm before him raised its head.
"Master, please grant me a name."
The Spiritual Silkworm’s voice was clear and cold—it was also the voice of a female.
A female Spiritual Silkworm!
A name... Zhu Ge was stumped.
’He was terrible at naming things!’
"Liusha, you pick one," Zhu Ge asked Hua Liusha.
Hua Liusha said she wasn’t good at it either.
"Why not call her Sisi?" Liu Jianjian suggested. "It’s a perfect name since Spiritual Silkworms produce silk. And think of it, Master—you’ll have Jianjian and Sisi working for you. It sounds so nice!"