331: Vengeance

“Recently, there have been a lot of dogs in this dilapidated temple!”

“Not just a lot, I’ve even seen dogs hold court!”

“Ah! Dogs hold court? You must have cultivated yourself silly!”

“Believe it or not!”

Three days later.

Gu Yanqing lay sprawled in the dilapidated temple.

Now, the Black Dog’s strength had reached the Early Stage of the Qi Refining Realm.

It wasn’t that he cultivated quickly; it was mainly because this Black Dog was already very close to Rank One in strength before, and now Gu Yanqing used a Cultivation Technique to help the Black Dog consolidate, directly achieving a Breakthrough.

“Finally, Qi Refining. My Soul Power is also about to reach the Foundation Establishment Realm. This time, it’s even faster than when I was in the Dung Beetle’s body.”

Gu Yanqing was still somewhat unsatisfied with his current speed.

After some thought.

Gu Yanqing decided to go out for a walk.

While it was safer in the dilapidated temple, those dogs that had only developed a little sentience were very inconvenient to use. He’d best go explore.

Risk and Opportunity coexist; that time he turned into a Dung Beetle doesn't count.

Stepping out of the dilapidated temple, Gu Yanqing felt as if an eternity had passed.

The Cultivators on the street were all tall and imposing.

When he looked up at some female Cultivators with good figures, he could never see their full appearance.

“This is a dog’s perspective. Actually, in a dog’s eyes, humans look very tall, not short.”

Gu Yanqing spoke up for dogs.

Humans don't look short in a dog's eyes.

Birds flying look down on people.

He slowly strolled through the residential alleys.

Here, through the idle chatter of passersby, he had already learned the news of this area.

This Domain was called the Luowang Domain, and the place he was staying was a Domain near the center of the Luowang Domain.

Sects were numerous in this Domain.

The highest combat power was unclear, but it should not have reached the Soul Transformation Realm.

“This is a Domain significantly weaker than the Lingxu Domain. To head towards the Lingxu Domain, one should go towards the center.”

Gu Yanqing had a plan in mind.

As he passed a household.

He heard the joyous laughter from inside the house.

Although the house was dilapidated, an old man raising a young boy seemed content.

It seemed they had some happy event today; perhaps the boy had taken first place in the private school exam? The old man was stewing meat for the child.

Gu Yanqing sighed, “Happiness does not lie in the level of cultivation, nor in wealth or poverty, but in contentment. But how can we Cultivators be content with our Realm?

It seems that cultivation itself is not happy.

Unlike this ordinary family.”

Gu Yanqing walked past.

Suddenly, he turned back.

No wonder the old man looked so familiar.

Wasn't this the old man who hit him on the head with a shovel when he was in the Yellow Dog's body?

That blow was still vivid in his memory.

It had left him dazed.

Gu Yanqing narrowed his eyes, saw a dog, and barked “Woof!”

Then he left.

Gu Yanqing’s goal was to leave the city; he wanted to go outside the city to seek Opportunity.

Opportunities within the city were all marked with prices.

Opportunities outside were for those with Karma.

After leaving the city.

Gu Yanqing went straight to the water area here.

The water area would contain many Spirit Fish, and encountering good Spirit Fish was also a great tonic.

Gu Yanqing looked at the flowing water.

“It’s not deep, and this place doesn’t look like it has any Heaven And Earth Treasure, which means high-Rank Spirit Fish won’t be here. I can go down and catch some.”

Gu Yanqing jumped straight in.

He naturally started dog-paddling.

Suddenly, his Divine Sense detected a fish passing in front of him.

He dipped his head down.

When he lifted his head again, he was holding a rather large Spirit Fish in his mouth.

“This Spirit Fish carries Spiritual Qi; it can be considered half a Rank One. It’s a good thing my Divine Soul power is strong, otherwise this fish would have escaped.”

Gu Yanqing was still thinking.

On the shore, there was a gasp of surprise.

It was five men and women dressed in aristocratic family uniforms.

A woman pointed at the Black Dog.

She exclaimed, “Brother, look! This Black Dog actually jumped into the river to catch fish by itself!”

The leading man saw it and laughed, “This dog has opened its sentience; it should be of Rank One. And the fish it caught is very rich in Spiritual Qi.

Selling it to a restaurant could also earn some extra money.”

Someone said, “Let’s just snatch this fish!”

The leading man glanced at the speaker, “Why snatch the fish? You all spread out, we’ll form a formation, catch this dog, and let it keep catching fish for us, wouldn’t that be better?!”

“Worthy of you, Brother!”

“Brother is wise! We were foolish! We almost lost an Opportunity!”

Gu Yanqing: ... Are these even humans? They snatch a dog’s things and even want to snatch the dog.

Vile humans.

Gu Yanqing let out a low growl.

The group of Cultivators didn’t know Gu Yanqing could understand what they were saying; they just took him for an ordinary Rank One Spirit Beast.

Gu Yanqing pretended to swim towards the shore with a dog paddle.

Just as he was about to enter their encirclement, he suddenly sped up and ran directly into the woods.

Behind him, those aristocratic family disciples cursed regretfully, with terms like “beast” and “animal” constantly reaching Gu Yanqing’s ears.

Gu Yanqing sneered.

He had already memorized the appearances and auras of these few people.

When he saw them again later, he would definitely not let them off easy.

After a busy day.

Gu Yanqing had hunted many Spirit Beasts.

These Rank One Spirit Beasts, or those that hadn't yet reached Rank One, all lacked inner cores, which was quite a pity.

But the Spiritual Qi within them could still be absorbed.

After Gu Yanqing absorbed the Spiritual Qi and flesh of these Spirit Beasts, he felt that the Black Dog’s Realm had stabilized.

“Once my Divine Soul recovers a bit more, I can Possess a high-Rank Spirit Beast along the riverbank. But for now, it's better not to; these Spirit Beasts cannot enter the city.

The Black Dog is still more convenient to use.”

Gu Yanqing walked back.

During this time, he did not encounter those aristocratic family disciples again.

When entering the city gate, he was almost discovered by the guards. Fortunately, he was black, fast, and the evening weather made it easy to hide.

As he approached the dilapidated temple, he deliberately made a detour.

Arriving at the old man’s doorstep from earlier in the day, he saw many people gathered.

A child was crying over a straw mat.

Someone nearby was sighing.

“Old Man Xu is dead. What will happen to his little grandson?”

“I heard he was at his doorstep and was bitten to death by a sudden rush of many wild dogs!”

“Not just that! When the little grandson brought people to rescue him, the old man was already dead, and some dogs even ate the old man’s flesh!”

“From now on, when you see these wild dogs, stay far away. Alas... he died without a complete corpse, it’s too tragic.”

After hearing this.

Gu Yanqing walked proudly from the outer edge of the crowd into the dilapidated temple.

Very good.

He had finally resolved this Karma.