Return to Gaojia Village.
Not even inside yet.
Chen Yun and Zhang Gan saw that the village was filled with people.
The old man and others were all surrounding Gao Liang, Gao Laojia, and other members of the high family.
"How did you let the immortal go?"
"That's right, the immortal used boundless great magic to drive away the demon, and we haven't had a chance to properly thank you yet. How did you let them go?"
"Sigh, I don't even know what to say to you."
"Where exactly did the immortal go? At least let us pay him a farewell tribute!"
A group of people's tone was somewhat indignant, as if they blamed Gao Liang and Gao Laojia for releasing the immortal secretly.
In the morning, Chen Yun had instructed, and how could Gao Laojia have divulged his whereabouts?
For a moment, only Gao Liang was left there, complaining and saying that he didn't know anything either.
The villagers refused to believe, insisting that Gao Liang wanted to eat alone and prevent others from approaching the immortal.
Chen Yun and Zhang Qian walked forward, "Ladies and gentlemen, what is everyone gathered about?"
At the edge of the crowd, an middle-aged man, who had just come out, didn't quite understand at first. He answered casually, "What else could there be? Gao Liang that scoundrel... uh... Immortal, you're back?"
As soon as the words were spoken, the noisy crowd fell silent.
Dozens of people in the crowd turned their heads "swiftly" to look at Chen Yun and Zhang Qian, and upon seeing them, they became excited all of a sudden.
"The immortal hasn't left!"
"Ha ha, I said the immortal hasn't left."
"Immortal, last night you drove away the wolf demon for us. I've prepared some eggs, would you like to take them with you later?"
"I slaughtered a sheep, and I've prepared the best leg for you, Immortal. Would you like to try it?"
A crowd of people surged forward and surrounded Chen Yun and Zhang Qian, chattering with words of gratitude.
There were just too many people.
Chen Yun didn't quite hear what everyone was saying.
Fortunately, the clan elder Gao Taigong came out in time and scolded the crowd.
The crowd dared not confront Grandpa Gao, and so they dispersed one by one.
Grandpa Gao, holding a cane and smiling brightly, said: "Immortal, the village specially collected over a hundred taels of silver to thank you for driving away the wolf demon last night, and we've also prepared a banquet..."
Chen Yun waved his hand and said, "The silver is unnecessary. We are all poor families. I came down the mountain this time following my master's benevolent command to accumulate good deeds, how could I take your silver? And as for the banquet, it's not necessary either. I have returned to tell you that the wolf demon has been completely eradicated, and you can now enter the mountains to hunt without worrying about being harmed by the wolf demon."
Hearing this, the crowd was excited out of their minds.
"Eradicated!"
"The wolf demon has been completely eradicated!"
"Three months without going into the mountains to hunt, our homes are so poor that we're almost unable to make ends meet!"
"Thank you, Immortal! We are truly grateful for your great kindness."
This time, it's not just Grandpa Gao who refuses to let Chen Yun and Zhang Qian leave.
The remaining villagers all surrounded the two, insistent on giving them a proper farewell treat.
Although Chen Yun and Zhang Qian had repeatedly declined, the villagers just wouldn't let them leave.
In the end, Chen Yun was really helpless, and after consulting with Zhang Qian, they decided to have lunch here before leaving.
However, he made it clear to Grandpa Gao and others not to be extravagant or wasteful.
After all, most of the villagers are poor. If a big banquet was really held, who knows if some of them wouldn't go hungry in the future?
……
Back to the house of Mr. Gao.
Chen Yun picked a branch of Zhu Yu grass and let Zhang Qian try if it could heal his wound.
He borrowed a sharp knife from Grandpa Gao and then took the wolf demon's body out of the ring.
He held the sharp knife, ready to dissect the wolf demon to see if there were any special features.
Gao Liang came over and said, "Immortal, your precious body, it's better if I do this kind of rough work."
Fortunately, Chen Yun didn't want to get messy with blood either. He didn't refuse and handed the sharp knife to Gao Liang, saying, "Alright, thank you, Brother Gao."
"Not at all, not at all."
Gao Liang sat down outside the door, and his wife brought out hot water.
Chen Yun stood by the side to watch.
Not bad, Gao Liang, as a hunter, he's quite skilled at dissection.
One could see him quickly dancing his sharp knife on the wolf demon's corpse, and in no time, the wolf skin was stripped off.
Chen Yun picked up the wolf skin and examined it, finding no significant difference from ordinary wolf skin. He just casually put it away, and then looked around to see if he could make a fur coat to keep warm.
Not long after, Gao Liang also removed the internal organs.
Suddenly, Gao Liang stared at one of the organs of the wolf with a puzzled expression, "Hey, what's wrong with the wolf's stomach?"
Chen Yun leaned over and asked, "Brother Gao, what's wrong?"
Gao Liang pointed at the wolf stomach with his sharp knife and said, "Ordinarily, a wolf's stomach is a clay yellow color, but this wolf demon's stomach is like crystal. I find it really strange."
Chen Yun looked and indeed saw that it was like that.
Could the wolf stomach be where the essence is located?
He activated the Method of Observing Qi and found that there was a bit of spiritual energy in the wolf meat, but not much, which wasn't significantly different from ordinary wolf meat. However, the wolf stomach was filled with spiritual light that glowed like a candle, clearly indicating that it indeed contained spiritual energy.
Chen Yun picked up the wolf stomach.
Not bad, it's quite heavy.
A normal wolf stomach weighs about half a jin.
This wolf demon's wolf stomach might weigh over a jin or two.
He washed it clean with water.
Chen Yun remembered that the wolf stomach is a traditional Chinese medicine, with properties of warming the middle jiao, dispelling cold, and invigorating the stomach to improve digestion.
Since this wolf stomach is the essence of the wolf demon, it is likely that it not only has the function of warming the middle jiao, dispelling cold, and invigorating the stomach to improve digestion like traditional Chinese medicine, but can also supplement human vital energy like tiger penis.
Of course, that's just his guess.
Chen Yun thought for a moment and decided to give it a try.
He chopped off a small piece and was about to make a soup and eat it to see how it tasted.
Upon hearing this, Gao Liang volunteered, "Immortal, it's better to stew the wolf stomach with lamb because the wolf stomach can invigorate the stomach and improve digestion. Lamb also has the effects of warming the middle jiao and dispelling cold as well as strengthening the kidney and invigorating Yang. By stewing them together, they can treat stomach pain. When I was young, I got my stomach pain cured by eating something like this."
Chen Yun was about to agree when he suddenly remembered that he still had some tiger meat from the tiger spirit that he hadn't eaten yet.
Those tiger meat are filled with spiritual energy and can be very beneficial to replenishing vital energy.
The tiger meat contained spiritual energy and was a great supplement to one's vital essence. However, he had been traveling constantly and hadn't had the time to process the tiger meat.
Now that he had some time, he thought about whether to stew the tiger meat and wolf stomach together.
Therefore, Chen Yun asked, "How about stewing tiger meat with wolf stomach?"
Gao Liang hesitated and said, "I'm not sure about that."
Chen Yun decided to give it a try.
He found a secluded spot and took out one jin of tiger meat from the small copper furnace.
Then, he hid the remaining wolf stomach in the secret compartment of the small copper furnace.
Just as he was about to return to the turnaround near Gao Liang's house, he saw a familiar figure standing there.
Suddenly, there came a startled cry from Gao Liang, "Ouch!"
Chen Yun thought Gao Liang had cut his finger, and hurried over quickly, "Brother Gao, what's wrong?"
Gao Liang was shocked and pointed to the wolf's skull, "I was just about to chop down the wolf's skull for you to boil some soup, but as soon as my sharp knife touched the fangs, it broke in half directly."
Hmm?
Could it be that the wolf demon's fangs are also a treasure?
Chen Yun activated the Method of Observing Qi and looked, but didn't see any abnormalities.
He had grown somewhat daring, so he picked up the broken sharp knife and slashed at the wolf demon's fangs.
Then...
Clicked, the broken knife broke again!
Gao Liang took a deep breath and said, "This fang is like steel, and the sharp knife breaks easily when it touches it. If it were to hit someone, what would happen?"
Chen Yun nodded slightly, "These fangs, if made into weapons, could probably pierce through steel."
The ordinary adult wolf's fangs are about 2.5 to 3 cm long.
The fangs of this wolf demon were over 14-15 cm long, and could be made into bone daggers.
Chen Yun said, "Brother Gao, help me take the fangs off. Be careful, don't hurt your hands."
"Let me give it a try, I don't know if the other wolf teeth are as sharp as this one."
Gao Liang ran back to the house and took out a chisel and hammer. He knocked and hammered along the four fangs.
Unfortunately, the other wolf teeth were not as hard as these four fangs. They were easily knocked off.
But these four fangs are truly remarkable.
Chen Yun saw that when Gao Liang was chiseling and hammering, the chisel accidentally touched one of the fangs and was immediately chipped.
This thing is truly comparable to steel.
Or even harder than steel.
Chen Yun estimated that all the wolf demon's supernatural power was condensed into these four fangs, just like the tiger spirit's supernatural power hammering its fur from the outside to make it impervious to weapons, otherwise it wouldn't be so hard.
During this time, while Gao Liang was taking out the fangs, his wife helped Chen Yun put the tiger meat and wolf stomach in the pot to stew.
Busy for quite some time.
All four fangs were successfully removed.
Gao Liang actively said, "Immortal, if you want to make these fangs into weapons, I can make a wooden handle for you. That way, you won't hurt your hands."
Chen Yun said, "Thank you, Brother Gao."
Gao Liang found a piece of hard wood, measured it, and then made four wooden handles using saws and chisels. Finally, he fixed the wolf fangs into the handles.
In the end, the wolf tooth "pocket knife" was completed.
Chen Yun wanted to see how sharp the wolf tooth was, so he slashed at the ax's flat surface.
To his surprise, the wolf tooth pierced right through the flat surface of the ax!
Gao Liang couldn't help but gasp, "Wow, the ax is so thick and yet it can be pierced through in one strike. If it were to pierce someone, they'd definitely create a hole!"
Chen Yun nodded in agreement, "Indeed, these wolf teeth are quite fierce."
It's a pity that I don't understand the art of weapon refinement. Otherwise, I could make these wolf teeth into flying swords, which can be controlled at will and used for long-distance attacks, probably making it invincible.
After returning to the meditation hall, ask my teacher.
Chen Yun put the four wolf tooth "pocket knives" into his storage ring.
Since the wolf meat wasn't of much use, Chen Yun let Gao Liang handle it himself.
Busy just now.
Zhang Qian walked out excitedly from inside, "Master Chen, it works, the Zhufuyao herbs are really effective."
Chen Yun was delighted, "Can it heal wounds?"
Zhang Qian shook his head, "No, it's not."
Chen Yun was speechless and asked, "Then what do you mean by 'it's useful'?"
Zhang Qian let out a cough, "After eating the Zhufuyao herbs, they transform grain into essence, and spiritual energy can be continuously produced. I just refined it for a while, and only about one-third to one-fourth of it has been refined. The effect is comparable to practicing for a day. If I were to refine it all, it might be as good as practicing for a month."
Wow!
The Zhufuyao herbs are so powerful?
Chen Yun had consumed too much spiritual energy in his body before, and it was not suitable for practicing every night.
If the Zhufuyao herbs are really as magical as Zhang Qian said, then...
Then, if the Zhufuyao herbs are truly as magical as Zhang Qian said, then I can eat one root of Zhufuyao herb, and then transform it into spiritual energy to practice every night.
Most importantly, according to Zhang Qian, eating one root of Zhufuyao herb can last for about one month's practice!
This is definitely something he urgently needs right now!
Chen Yun thought, he currently has over a hundred Zhufuyao herbs. The spirit energy refining soup doesn't need that many, so he only needs to leave about forty or fifty plants.
He decided to try eating one herb to see the effects.
"Brother Zhang, I'll go inside and try eating the Zhufuyao herb. Don't let anyone disturb me."
After saying that, Chen Yun went into the room.
He really wants to know if the Zhufuyao herbs can truly help with cultivation.
(End of Chapter)
