Banshee Family Training Record

Page 28

In the firelight behind, Zhu Yunqing, dressed in a long blue silk robe with a cyan outer layer and black tear-like makeup under her eyes, walked gracefully towards them.

No one knew when she arrived, but Yun Chu'an guessed that she must have seen everything. He just wondered what score she would give herself for her performance tonight.

His heart pounded, and then he saw the spider demon step forward and release the spiritual power within her body. Instantly, the fluctuations of the Foundation Establishment stage surged around her, causing the many wolf demons present to tremble and dare not move.

After doing all this, she gave Yun Chu'an a wink, then said sternly, "What are you waiting for, Chu'an? Do as you just said, kill it!"

She carefully chose her tone, as if afraid he wouldn't understand her signal. However, after so many days together, through words and actions, they had developed a tacit understanding.

He immediately changed the subject: "Of course, Fourth Sister, such a fickle wolf should be killed on the spot, but there have been some changes in the mountains recently, and we don't have many people to use. Since these guys have come to us of their own accord, why not leave them here to guard the house?"

He knew Zhu Yunqing didn't want to kill this guy. Hearing this, the woman, with her back to the Gray Wolf King, gave him a satisfied smile, then turned around, looking at the wolf demon lying on the ground, her face icy: "Someone pleaded for you, hurry up and thank them!"

The gray wolf king, who thought he was doomed, was overjoyed upon hearing this. Without thinking twice, he repeatedly kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Master!"

Zhu Yunqing, however, did not let him go. She raised her hand and threw out an embroidery needle, which pierced the gray wolf king's neck.

The gray wolf groaned, but with her actions, it no longer felt pain and felt relaxed, as if it had regained its health.

After doing all this, the spider demon turned back and said to Yun Chu'an, "Wolves often harm people, so we must be careful. This needle will activate once every seven days. The incantation for both relief and aggravation is the same as always. If he has any disloyal intentions, just recite the incantation, and he will die on the spot without a burial place."

Yun Chuanxin asked, "Where did you teach me this formula?" He suppressed a laugh, but didn't say anything on his face. He nodded repeatedly and said, "I understand."

"Alright, you can continue tidying up here. I'm tired, I'm going back now." After saying that, Zhu Yunqing left with his hands behind his back, using the Shrinking Earth Technique to quickly disappear without a trace.

The camp was quiet, with many lesser demons struggling to breathe under the pressure of the Foundation Establishment stage demon cultivator. Yun Chu'an didn't seem to mind. He turned and walked to the gray wolf king, giving him a hundred low-grade spirit stones and saying, "Now that you've submitted, you'll be under my management. Take these first. Focus on healing your injuries and rebuilding the camp. I'll assign you tasks after some time."

The huge gray wolf struggled to its feet, gratefully accepting the gift. Then, Yun Chu'an suddenly asked, "What's your name?"

The Gray Wolf King said, "My little wolf's name is 'Blue Fang,' which means my teeth are bluish-black..."

“It doesn’t sound good,” Yun Chu’an said deliberately. “Now that you’ve joined the family, I’ll give you a new name. From today onwards, you’ll be called ‘Uvi,’ with dark blue teeth, to protect Huai Mountain.”

He just picked the name randomly; he didn't actually care what the guy's name was or how good it sounded. He just wanted the wolf to change its name, to completely say goodbye to its carefree past, to quickly accept its new identity, and to start afresh.

"Yes," the Gray Wolf King responded, and the other wolf demons around him also knelt down, shouting words of gratitude to show their respect.

Yun Chu'an breathed a sigh of relief. Just then, the system notification sounded again: [Ding, the mission 'Wolf Demon Attack' is complete, rewards are being distributed...]

[The host subdued the wolf demon through a combination of kindness and severity, making it willingly submit to the host. The host is rewarded with the spell 'Howling Wolves Under the Moon'...]

The new data entered his system. Yun Chuan remained calm and didn't rush to take stock of his gains. Then he turned and left.

Beside him, the one-eyed bandit leader looked around, then quickly followed his steps. Once they were some distance away, he lowered his voice and whispered, "Sir, these demon cultivators are not trustworthy..."

Yun Chu'an glared at him: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Are you kidding? This whole family on the mountain are all demon cultivators, not a single one of them is a decent human. His words are practically a death sentence for himself."

The bandit leader realized he had misspoke and quickly spat twice before whispering, "That's not what I meant, sir. I meant that these monsters are not to be trusted. Letting them guard our mountain will bring endless trouble!"

"The most reliable ones are still us brothers."

Upon hearing this, Yun Chu'an immediately understood that this guy was worried that these wolf demons would take away his ecological niche, ultimately leaving them, the bandits, without jobs and forced to be eliminated.

It can only be said that these guys know nothing about the details of the family. They are handpicked by the mother-in-law, and her secrets and weaknesses are all in her hands. If anything happens, these guys will be the first to be used by the mother-in-law, and it will not be their turn.

On the contrary, these wolf demons are the ones he and his fourth sister hold in their hands.

He certainly wouldn't explain these things to the robber, but he was also too lazy to deal with these guys. Right now, he had to hurry and find his fourth sister; she was definitely waiting for him.

So he decided to start with a riddle: "Have you not heard the saying, 'Clouds are in the blue sky, water is in the bottle'?"

The bandit leader was completely bewildered. He was illiterate, his education limited to prenatal education, and he couldn't understand what he was saying at all: "Uh, you mean?"

Yun Chu'an sighed, shook his head, and showed a disappointed expression: "You should read more books. Alas, what I mean is, you and these wolf demons, some are clouds, some are water, you are in different positions, so you bear different responsibilities, but you are all loyal subjects!"

He emphasized, "There are no villains!"

The bandit leader quickly lowered his head, not daring to utter a single word. Yun Chu'an nodded in satisfaction and flicked his sleeve: "You may leave now. Take your brothers and go back."

After saying this, he walked alone into the distant dense forest, and soon his figure disappeared completely. The one-eyed bandit leader sighed, turned away with a worried expression, wondering what kind of tomorrow awaited him.

On the other side, after sending the bandits away, Yun Chuan came up the mountain alone and saw that, as expected, Zhu Yunqing was waiting for him there, with Liu Mengshen standing beside her.

But now, the girl stood with her hands in front of her, her expression obedient, as if she had just been scolded. Zhu Yunqing, on the other hand, had an icy expression, as if he had just finished scolding her, and now, seeing him approach, he fixed his cold gaze on him.

Seeing this, Yun Chu'an shrank back and called out almost ingratiatingly, "Fourth Sister..."

"I'm asking you," the spider demon asked coldly, "were you just trying to show off and take down that wolf demon all by yourself, so you forced a breakthrough in the critical moment?"

She had broader knowledge and her own conjectures about this. Many prodigies would do this, but to reach the fourth level of Qi Refining, one must connect spiritual energy with the internal organs, and then condense virtual internal organs. Foundation Establishment is about making these virtual internal organs real, giving oneself new organs, such as a second heart, a second gallbladder, and so on.

Every step in this process is extremely troublesome and difficult, and if you try to break through in battle, it will only add more risks and be tantamount to courting death!

Yun Chu'an felt wronged, thinking to himself that his cultivation level simply couldn't be suppressed any longer, and the breakthrough happened naturally and without any risky attempt.

However, he couldn't say this yet; he could only explain it as him taking a bold risk and forcibly breaking through, firmly wearing the label of "eager for quick success and instant benefits."

Sigh, not only is everything going wrong, but I also have to bear these infamys that I shouldn't have to bear. Why is my life so miserable?

He sighed, lowered his head, and said, "I know this is wrong, but Fourth Sister, please let me explain, I..."

He pursed his lips: "I really want to improve."

Chapter 56 Fourth Sister's Reward

Zhu Yunqing rolled her eyes upon hearing this: "Shortsighted!"

"I know, Fourth Sister, this isn't good," Yun Chu'an quickly said. "From now on, I will definitely work harder and learn more spells first. I will never rush to break through like this again, I promise."

Zhu Yunqing's chest heaved violently, and then she said coldly, "Your mistake lies not only in your risky breakthrough, but also in your deliberate act of jumping into danger."

"Your sixth sister was there too. Why didn't you call her out when you were fighting that wolf demon at the fifth level of Qi Refining? You and Qi Qiao are only at the fourth level of Qi Refining. Are you so confident that you can defeat him? Aren't you worried at all about being killed by him?"

She raised her eyebrows and questioned him. Fortunately, Yun Chu'an had already prepared an explanation: "Fourth Sister, please let me explain. What I just said was just a spur-of-the-moment thought, and there is a reason for it."

Zhu Yunqing stopped scolding him and waited for his next words. Although she was stern in her words, her affection for him remained unchanged, so she was always patient with him and willing to give him a chance at any time.

So Yun Chu'an said, "Fourth Sister, from the beginning, I planned to take these wolf demons in and have them guard our mountain. If you want me to take charge of these small things in the future, then I have to find a way to make them listen to me, instead of having Sixth Sister with me all the time."

"So, just now, when I realized that I might be able to defeat that gray wolf despite being of a higher level, I wanted to try it out. I wanted to defeat their wolf king in front of those wolf demons so that I would have more confidence to lead them in the future."

His explanation was somewhat reasonable. Zhu Yunqing took another deep breath, the anger on her face disappearing, and she returned to calm.

“Not a bad idea,” she said, then turned and slowly walked up the mountain, gesturing for him to follow. “But why did you just want to kill that wolf king?”

Yun Chuan said, "Because I feel that the wolf king's cultivation level is higher than mine, and if I leave him here, I might not be able to control him..."

Zhu Yunqing shook his head: "Have you considered that this wolf king might be the father or ancestor of many wolf demons? If you kill him, some of these wolf demons might hold a grudge against you?"

Yun Chuan said, "I've thought about that too, but as far as I know, this is how the leader of a wolf pack changes. The new wolf king has to kill the old wolf king in order to lead the rest of the pack..."

"Then, many years later, this wolf king will be killed by an even younger wolf king." Zhu Yunqing said, "Chu'an, you can't think like that. You are not the new wolf king of this pack of wolf demons. On the contrary, you are their master. The wolf king has to kneel on the ground and call you master."

"Whatever their traditions or how they fight among themselves, it's none of your business. You can't kill their original leader and become their new leader—do you know how to manage these wolf cubs? Even if they don't rebel against you, but instead secretly run away, what can you do?"

Yun Chu'an lowered her head: "Fourth Sister is absolutely right. It was my oversight."

Zhu Yunqing turned around and looked at him directly: "In the future, if something like this happens again, you can think more about me. I'm not just for show. On the contrary, I can be a tool for you to use both kindness and force."

"If you want to lead them, then you have to make a good impression on them. The decision to kill the old wolf king, and the things like poisoning him and controlling him, should be done by me. From now on, you are responsible for pleading for them in front of me, providing them with food, clothing, shelter, and spirit stones for cultivation. That way you can control them and make them all listen to you, understand?"

As she said this, Yun Chu'an felt a surge of emotion: "Yes, I understand, Fourth Sister."

After giving these instructions, the spider demon finally felt relieved. Then she took out a silver needle that was nearly half a foot long from her sleeve and handed it to him: "No matter what, you successfully subdued these wolf demons tonight, which is a contribution to the family. This is the family's reward for you."

This was a magical artifact, containing unimaginably powerful magic and a deadly poison that even cultivators couldn't withstand. Yun Chu'an's face lit up with joy, and he caught it with both hands.

Zhu Yunqing then taught him the incantation to activate the magic weapon, as well as the incantation to control the poison needle in the gray wolf king's neck.

After finishing all that, she said, "Go back and rest first. Remember to stabilize your cultivation when you get back. Your breakthrough was rushed, so your realm is definitely unstable. If you fall from your peak later, it will be a great loss."

Yun Chuanxin said that my realm is very stable, so stable that I can't suppress it back to the third level of Qi Refining even if I want to. I'm so worried.

He wouldn't say that, though, and he answered all her instructions. After she had finished speaking and made sure nothing was left out, she finally told them to go back and rest, and then she left, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Yun Chuan and Liu Mengshen didn't chat much. He told the girl to go back and rest, and then pulled Qi Qiao back to his coffin.

Unbeknownst to him, at this very moment, at the foot of the mountain, three young cultivators from the Qingyun Sect were walking alongside three Buddhist disciples. The three monks were all bald, with ordination scars on their heads, and wore simple robes. At this moment, they all had solemn expressions, gazing up at the mountain, seemingly lost in thought.

They were quite composed, but the junior sister from the Qingyun Sect beside them was already full of complaints: "I say, are we really going to keep searching for that... immortal resurrected corpse like this? Running around like headless flies, how can we possibly get anything done?"

She grumbled, her face full of displeasure, while the monk's expression was solemn, showing no sign of joking: "Benefactor Dongfang, there's no need to worry. We've been searching for clues these past few days."

"Based on our observations, this mountain is filled with an extremely heavy yin energy, and it is highly likely that it is the hiding place of the remnants of the Corpse-Driving Sect."

The junior sister's surname was Dongfang, hence the title. After listening to the two Buddhist disciples, the two senior brothers from the Qingyun Sect nodded in agreement, praising their maturity and competence. But unfortunately, the junior sister wasn't going to let them get away with it: "You said the same thing last time, and the time before that, but what happened? You still ended up empty-handed!"

Upon hearing this, the monk looked somewhat embarrassed: "Last time was an accident, but this time there will definitely be clues."

The junior sister of the Qingyun Sect composed herself, yawned, and then asked, "Shall we go up the mountain now?"

The monk glanced at the crowd: "With the clues in front of us, we shouldn't delay, uh..."

The junior sister immediately turned and left: "What do you mean 'time is of the essence'! We've been searching for almost a month, and we haven't even seen a single demon cultivator, let alone a zombie. If you keep searching like this, you won't find anything even if you search for another year!"

The three monks exchanged glances, their expressions somewhat unpleasant. But what the girl said was true; they had indeed gained nothing these past few days. "Then, what do you think we should do, benefactor?"

The junior sister stopped, turned around and looked back at the three of them, and said, "Then, are you going to listen to what I'm about to say?"

The monk said, "If your method is effective, we will naturally listen to it."

"Alright then." Upon hearing this, the junior sister stepped forward again. "If you ask me, the reason we have gained nothing so far is because we have no way to inquire with the local independent cultivators."

“Our attire is too conspicuous. Your ordination scars, your robes, and your spiritual swords—anyone can tell at a glance that this is a joint operation between the Qingyun Sect and the Buddhist sect. Who would dare to speak to us now!”

The monks exchanged glances: "If his heart is truly upright, why would he fear speaking directly to us..."

The junior sister immediately retorted angrily, "Don't you know how to be flexible at all? How many truly honest rogue cultivators and demon cultivators are there in these deep mountains? Are you going to take them all out? Then there's no need to look for the resurrected corpses anymore. You three can just go and fight your way up one mountain after another!"

Chapter 57 Qingyun Sect and Buddhism (Seeking monthly votes!)

The junior sister's rapid-fire delivery immediately silenced the other five people present, who obediently followed her instructions.

After saying this, the girl took a deep breath and continued, "So, we need to lower their guard. First, we need to change our appearance, disguising ourselves as wandering cultivators or passing merchants, so we can make contact with the local demon cultivators..."

The monks were immediately convinced: "Then, what should we do?"

Upon hearing this, the junior sister knew that the matter had been settled. She yawned, said nothing more, and turned to leave: "I haven't thought about it yet. I'm sleepy. Let's find a place to camp and rest for the night."

"We'll disguise ourselves and head up the mountain tomorrow morning to see if there are any clues you mentioned."

The monks exchanged glances, feeling helpless, but had no choice but to comply.

They rested there, completely unaware that at that very moment, the weather on that mountaintop was also changing dramatically.

Time slowly passed, and the golden crow rose again from the east, beginning a new day of flight around the earth.

Yun Chu'an brought Qi Qiao back, comforted her to sleep, and then took the spirit stones down the mountain to talk to the wolf demons, learn about their past, and find out why they suddenly launched an attack.

The wolf demons have now acknowledged him as their master, so they naturally make no attempt to hide this fact. They previously had a fixed gathering place, a small hill not far away, where they hunted regularly and managed to make a decent living.

However, just a few days ago, several bear-clan cultivators, whose cultivation levels were significantly higher, suddenly came up the mountain, killed many of them, and occupied their mountain.

Left with no other choice, the defeated bandits fled, hunting and plundering along the way. When they finally arrived here, the bandits drove them away from their camp halfway up the mountain and occupied the area.

They knew this was Granny Huaishan's territory, and that she was someone they couldn't afford to offend, so they planned to run away the next day. They just didn't expect her to react so quickly and attack that very night.

So now, they have a new home.

Yun Chu'an wasn't interested in their tragic experiences, but the bear-clan cultivators mentioned by the wolf demons caught his attention. Zhu Yunqing's educational booklet had mentioned that there was indeed a small bear-demon family in the mountains, whose patriarch was a bear demon in the early Foundation Establishment stage, occupying a small hilltop, and had little interaction with their family.

Why are they suddenly sending people to our neighborhood to seize this small hill?

What do you want to do?

Although there may be no conspiracy behind this, it is always wise to be cautious. Yun Chu'an decided that he must be extremely vigilant about this kind of thing.

He kept this information in mind, and then worked with the wolf demons to study the new spell "Howling Wolves Under the Moon" that he had obtained from the system.

Compared to spells in the conventional sense, this spell is more like a "race-specific ability." In short, its casting process involves the caster letting out a high-pitched wolf howl to summon the pack. Anyone who can understand the howl will enter a state of extreme excitement, gaining a significant boost in combat power.

Then, the wolves would howl in response. These howls would excite his body and spiritual energy, boosting his combat power. The higher the cultivation level of the person responding and the more wolves there were, the greater the boost he would receive.

Why is this considered a race-specific ability? Because wolves can naturally understand the power contained in their howls, and they also naturally know how to howl in response, without needing any additional learning or training.

But as a human, he had a lot to practice. So after figuring it out, he stayed there all morning, letting the little wolf demons take turns practicing with him, hoping to master the spell as soon as possible.

Time flew by, and the golden crow rose to the center of the sky, then gradually veered westward, nearing its zenith. Yun Chu'an was still practicing his magic in the wolf demons' camp when suddenly, the sounds of fierce fighting erupted outside.

"Ah--"

"what--"