15: Are you also the one who calls me Junior Brother?

Tang Tian was on the verge of tears; wouldn't injecting Beast Fire into a human body cripple them?

Liu Ru Shi's face was pale, clearly knowing more; humans couldn't withstand Beast Fire.

Injecting Beast Fire into a human body meant a Mortal could live for a maximum of one week.

Cultivators, however, would have their Meridians severed, their Cultivation forever stagnant, and would die from the torment of fire poison.

Many in the county used Beast Fire to refine people by injecting it into Mortals... those Mortals all died gruesome deaths... forget about a peaceful end, even a quick death was a luxury.

Chi Daizi said:

"Since I have accepted you as Disciples, you shall be called Chi Fazi and Red River Child. Come, I will take you to find your Seventh Junior Brother and Eighth Junior Brother, Crimson Guzi and Chi Liuzi."

Chi Daizi bestowed Dao names upon Tang Tian and Liu Ru Shi.

Tang Tian and Liu Ru Shi's mouths twitched; did Chi Daizi really have Disciples?

Did they truly want to be Chi Daizi's Disciples?

Chi Daizi clamped his large pincer, lifting Tang Tian and Liu Ru Shi.

Their bodies soared, stirring up sand and stones; this was the method of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

The two couldn't see the outside situation... by the time they reacted, they had already arrived at a village... both had a bad premonition.

Chi Daizi released black Spiritual Qi.

This village was incredibly dilapidated, with only about fifty households. Under the black Spiritual Qi, the sleeping villagers unconsciously walked out.

Their expressions were blank as they stood sparsely at the village entrance.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the entire area was filled.

Chi Daizi said:

"Chi Fazi, Red River Child... go choose your Junior Brothers..."

It was Tang Tian and Liu Ru Shi's turn to be stunned; how were they supposed to choose?

Seeing Chi Daizi's displeasure,

Tang Tian said:

"As Revered Master commands."

Regardless of whether they knew how, the two immediately went to check if anyone in the village had a Spiritual Root.

The more than twenty children in front of them all lacked Spiritual Roots, and as for the farmers, they had no Spiritual Qi whatsoever.

Tang Tian said:

"Reporting to Revered Master, there is no Seventh Junior Brother or Eighth Junior Brother here."

Upon hearing this, Chi Daizi became enraged and said:

"You useless lot! You haven't even cultivated my Seventh Disciple and Eighth Disciple!"

Chi Daizi clamped his dual pincers, devouring the entire village.

Tang Tian and Liu Ru Shi only hoped that Chi Daizi's eyesight would improve, and that he could clearly distinguish his own Disciples.

Fortunately, Chi Daizi distinguished them.

The two exchanged glances, revealing expressions of relief; they had escaped danger again.

Hearing a "crunching" sound... Liu Ru Shi covered her ears in despair.

Tang Tian's face wasn't much better...

Chi Daizi once again clamped Tang Tian and Liu Ru Shi, stirring up sand and stones as they arrived in Qingmu County, stopping in front of a gambling house.

Liu Ru Shi's face beside him was filled with terror.

This was a remote area of Qingmu County; it seemed Chi Daizi still knew how to choose.

Otherwise, Qingmu County also had Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and if Chi Daizi swaggered in, he would definitely be stopped by the Foundation Establishment Cultivators of Qingmu County.

Noisy sounds came from inside the gambling house... Chi Daizi clamped his large pincer, and the two-story gambling house instantly collapsed...

People inside, their faces covered in blood, fled in terror.

The people who managed the gambling house came out and immediately ran when they saw Chi Daizi.

But they were instantly swallowed by Chi Daizi.

Chi Daizi said:

"Among you, who wishes to be the Seventh Disciple and Eighth Disciple?"

Chi Daizi didn't wait for their answer, directly picking and swallowing those without Spiritual Roots.

Then, those with Five Spiritual Roots were eaten. The remaining people, unable to bear the fear, all clasped their fists and knelt, only then realizing that only five people were left.

Three people were randomly swallowed by Chi Daizi, and the remaining two were taken away by Chi Daizi with satisfaction.

Chi Daizi said:

"From now on—you shall be called Crimson Guzi and Crimson Bozi—"

Chi Daizi grabbed the four people, and amidst swirling sand and stones, returned to the Daoist temple.

This was no Daoist temple; it was just two dilapidated houses.

One set for Chi Daizi to live in, one set for the Disciples.

Surrounded by cliffs and precipices... the two small houses stood isolated in this place...

This territory stretched for a thousand li, with only a tiny patch of green, likely Chi Daizi's medicinal garden.

And the Daoist temple's Cards (pai gong, a type of memorial tablet or altar offering) surprisingly honored Chi Daizi himself.

As Tang Tian was put down, a large group of Disciples came out to welcome Chi Daizi.

Chi Daizi happily distributed Medicinal Pills to these Disciples.

Upon closer inspection, only four were Disciples; the rest were all servants.

Tang Tian was somewhat curious how so many people lived in this small place.

Tang Tian was the first to speak:

"Chi Fazi greets all Senior Brothers."

The four Senior Brothers had taken in servants, and now discovered that those servants were actually Puppet paper figures.

Chi Daizi said:

"I saw that your medicine testing was difficult, so I brought back four Junior Brothers for you.

"Normally, any medicine you can't stomach can be given to the Junior Brothers. Cultivate diligently, and do not disappoint my expectations of you."

Chi Daizi finished distributing the Medicinal Pills like coaxing children... Tang Tian received a full two bottles...

Chi Daizi said:

"In the path of Immortality, one must not contend for Medicinal Pills. If it's not enough, you can tell me.

"Red River Child, you have already reached the Qi Training Ninth Level. This is your Foundation Establishment Pill; you may consume it to advance to Foundation Establishment."

Chi Daizi, however, took out a red Medicinal Pill similar to the ones he gave Tang Tian and the others.

Red River Child's face was hideous; Tang Tian only then realized he wasn't human.

Half a deer's ear hung down from his head... Red River Child wore a dirty Daoist robe... his Daoist topknot was covered by a deer horn, and when he opened his mouth, it was full of buck teeth.

And the Second Senior Brother was a mantis spirit, the Third Senior Brother was a withered tree spirit, and the Fourth Senior Sister was a fox spirit.

All were incredibly ugly.

However, the Fourth Senior Sister was somewhat attractive, quite slender.

Red River Child thanked him:

"Many thanks, Revered Master, for bestowing the medicine."

He knelt and swallowed it, but his Cultivation dropped to Lianqi Sixth Level.

"Pfft!"

Red River Child's Cultivation dropped, and the backlash caused him to spit out a large mouthful of blood, directly making him faint.

Chi Daizi roared in fury:

"This Foundation Establishment Pill has failed again... Chi Liuzi, go grab some fertilizer.

"Senior Brother Chi Qingzi, Chi Fanzi... bring my good Disciple over for treatment."

Everyone dared not breathe heavily; the Second Senior Brother flapped his wings and flew down the mountain.

Chi Daizi threw a pill into Red River Child's mouth. The chaotic aura on Red River Child's body disappeared, and seeing his injuries recover, Chi Daizi left with satisfaction.

Senior Brother Chi Qingzi asked:

"Are you the newly accepted Junior Brothers—"

His height of 1.8 meters was entirely covered in withered tree bark, a sight that made one's scalp tingle.

Tang Tian said:

"Fifth Shidi Chi Fazi greets Senior Brother—"

The Third Senior Brother said:

"No problem, no problem."

Senior Brother Chi Qingzi revealed his wooden teeth.

Senior Brother Chi Qingzi impatiently gave the Medicinal Pill to Tang Tian, saying:

"Junior Brother, this Medicinal Pill is for you."

Chi Daizi had not gone far; he clearly heard the squabbling among his Disciples, but he didn't intervene.

Tang Tian happily accepted it, cupping his fists and thanking him:

"Many thanks, Third Senior Brother! To be fortunate enough to receive Revered Master's Medicinal Pill again is this Disciple's blessing for three lifetimes."

He was thanking him on the surface, but in reality, he was praising Revered Master while Chi Daizi hadn't gone far.

In the distance, Chi Daizi's heart warmed... this Disciple was to his liking...

Senior Brother Chi Qingzi said with satisfaction:

"Junior Brother, these are my old Medicinal Pill reserves; you should take them too."

Tang Tian accepted the Medicinal Pills, and Senior Brother Chi Qingzi even placed the Medicinal Pills that had just fallen to the ground into Tang Tian's hand:

"Junior Brother, you must not waste them."

Tang Tian smiled awkwardly and nodded, saying:

"Many thanks, Senior Brother."

However, Tang Tian was cursing inwardly... you withered tree, I'll burn you sooner or later...

Fourth Senior Sister Chi Fanzi, on the other hand, blocked Liu Ru Shi. She was tall and slender, but her foxy face was very obvious, sharp and pointed.

Chi Fanzi said:

"Sixth Sister, take my Medicinal Pills too."

Liu Ru Shi's face was pale as she said:

"Can I not?"

She hesitated to take them, but Chi Fanzi forcefully put them into her arms, saying:

"What do you think?"

Having given all the Medicinal Pills, the two left with satisfaction.

The two people behind them, Crimson Guzi and Crimson Bozi, chattered:

"Junior Brother, I still have Medicinal Pills here, you should take them too."

Tang Tian looked at them darkly, releasing his Qi Refining stage, 3rd level Cultivation, and said:

"Junior Brother is what you call me?... What do you think?..."

Tang Tian opened a bottle of medicine and poured it into Sixth Junior Brother Crimson Guzi's mouth. It was originally meant to be consumed over a month, but Tang Tian made Crimson Guzi finish it in one day.

Crimson Guzi's eyeballs bulged, and his legs thrashed wildly. After Tang Tian force-fed him an entire bottle of Medicinal Pills, he died.

Chi Daizi's voice came from afar:

"Seventh Junior Brother is dead. Eighth Junior Brother is promoted to Seventh Junior Brother, using the Dao name Crimson Guzi. Chi Liuzi, go find another Eighth Junior Brother and bring him up."

Tang Tian was stunned to the side:

"Good heavens... he can even get promoted like that..."

Liu Ru Shi looked at Tang Tian with envy from the side.

If she hadn't lost her Cultivation, she would have done the same.

She now only had Elementary Qi Refining stage Cultivation.

Liu Ru Shi roared:

"You eat this too!"

A Fireball spell was launched at him; the person was scared silly.

Liu Ru Shi poured a bottle of medicine into him.

The person clutched his throat, spat out a few, and died.

A Qi Refining stage, 1st level Cultivator was thus killed by Liu Ru Shi.

Chi Daizi said:

"Chi Liuzi... go find another Seventh Junior Brother and bring him up."

Chi Daizi conjured the corpses of Crimson Guzi and Crimson Bozi into the air and grabbed them...

Second Senior Brother Chi Liuzi: ...