50: The Black Returns! The Cause and Effect of the Leopard Group

Night Spot was the younger sister of Wu Qi; after her mother and brother were taken, she had been living with the leopard pack...

The leopard pack ostracized her; she slept in a makeshift doghouse made of branches and was given no food.

At only two months old, she struggled to catch a rabbit.

The leopard pack was cooperatively eating wild boar meat, blood dripping from their mouths. Night Spot watched enviously, using her underdeveloped baby teeth.

She painstakingly bit through the rabbit's skin, only to be watched mockingly by the Leopard King, who snatched the rabbit meat in one bite.

The Leopard King swatted Night Spot away, and Night Spot painfully licked her own wounds.

She cried out sadly, 'Owwoo,' which meant:

'Brother, Mother, where are you?'

At this moment, a young leopard suddenly pounced out; it was Wu Qi.

He knocked the Leopard King far away in one swift move.

He bit at the Leopard King.

The Leopard King's leopard eyes were bewildered. Wasn't this the son of the female leopard?

It had only been two months since he drove the mother and son away, and he had grown so big.

Although he couldn't believe it, the aura of the original Leopard King couldn't be wrong.

The two leopards tangled; the Leopard King, at Qi Refining stage, 4th level, surprisingly fought to a draw with Wu Qi, who was at Lian Qi Second Layer.

A large chunk of the Leopard King's left shoulder was bitten off by Wu Qi. With a roar from the Leopard King, over thirty leopards from a distance came to help.

Wu Qi bit to death several leopards at Qi Refining stage, 1st level. At this time, Wu Qi himself was somewhat injured, but it was Body Refining.

It wasn't a big problem.

Wu Qi then grinned crookedly, and a large yellow dog that could breathe fire ran out. Leopards died upon contact.

There was also a Human Cultivator who came over, basically taking them down one by one with a sword.

This was naturally Tang Tian and Big Yellow.

The leopard pack wanted to escape, but Big Yellow restrained them.

Tang Tian restrained the Leopard King, and Wu Qi bit him to death.

Karma was settled.

The surrounding leopards knelt trembling before Wu Qi.

These few leopards had little combat power; the only one at Qi Refining stage, 3rd level, had also been casually dealt with by Tang Tian.

Wu Qi's eyes were bloodshot as he licked Night Spot. Night Spot whimpered and cried, yelping loudly.

She kept running towards the leftover wild boar meat from the leopard pack's meal to fill her stomach.

Wu Qi's hatred soared to the heavens, and he began to hunt down the leopard pack.

With Big Yellow glaring at them menacingly, if the leopard pack resisted, they would be burned to ashes.

Tang Tian said:

'Wait a moment, leave a few leopards to be wives.'

Tang Tian stopped him; he had worried himself sick over them.

After all, a black leopard pack would be hard to find in the future.

Wu Qi: ...

The remaining dozen or so leopards were terrified and dared not move.

Wu Qi smashed the doghouse with one paw and gently lifted Night Spot.

Tang Tian collected all the leopard corpses.

Night Spot was about the same size as Wu Qi when he was little.

Tang Tian rubbed her head; it was quite soft.

Wu Qi let out a soft cry and looked at Night Spot again...

Tang Tian said:

'Alright, alright, I'll take her in.'

'But I should give her a name. She's so small and nimble, how about calling her Liu Qiu (Nimble Autumn)?'

At this moment, a Little Leopard from the leopard pack cried out, 'Ow-ow,' speaking to Wu Qi.

Actually, Wu Qi was also considered a Little Leopard...

'Ow-ow.' Wu Qi also barked at Tang Tian.

'Ow.'

He conveyed the meaning of that leopard.

Tang Tian said:

'You said your Junior Sister's name is Night Spot, so her name will be Night Spot.'

At this moment, Big Yellow also wanted to change his name and barked, 'Woof.'

Tang Tian said:

'You'll just be called Big Yellow. How mighty is Big Yellow?'

Big Yellow's tongue extended, then he thought about it and expressed agreement.

Wu Qi let out a loud roar, telling the other leopards to leave; his greatest revenge had been taken.

All the other leopards ran away, except for the one just now that didn't run.

He was one month older than Wu Qi. Wu Qi tried to drive him away, but he stubbornly refused to leave, resolutely protecting Night Spot.

He was also very thin and weak.

Tang Tian said:

'Alright then, you're the one.'

Tang Tian took both him and Night Spot into the Medicine Venerable Space.

'You two should Cultivate your relationship well from now on.'

Wu Qi: ...

After they left, Wu Qi moved swiftly to hunt down the other leopards, seeking revenge for his mother and him being forced to their deaths.

How could they get off so easily?

Tang Tian and Big Yellow also took action; in an instant, this leopard pack was annihilated...

Tang Tian asked:

'Do you want to wander around with us, or go into the Medicine Venerable Space?'

Big Yellow naturally wanted to enter the Medicine Venerable Space, disliking the poor Spiritual Qi outside.

Wu Qi wanted to wander with Tang Tian, but he was injured, so Tang Tian threw him in.

Tang Tian said:

'You better Cultivate well.'

Within a radius of ten li, the leopard pack was gone, and there were no Yao Beasts left. Tang Tian felt bored and returned to Qingmu County.

In Qingmu County, he found someone from Tang Family Village and asked him to bring some silver to the Storyteller. After all, if he gave too much, the person might abandon the village and run.

One tael of silver was enough to live for two or three years. At that time, he would give the Storyteller a copy of 'Evergreen Skill'.

He would leave him some Qi Refining stage Formations and make him a Qi Refining stage Gathering Spirit Array.

Diligently Cultivating to avoid disaster, living for two Jiazi (120 years) would not be a problem.

Of course, it wasn't just these. Tang Tian was most generous to his master. The most inconspicuous ring that Tang Tian had the Tang Family Village person bring back was actually a Storage Ring.

However, the Storyteller had no Cultivation and couldn't open it.

Tang Tian said:

'Tell him that if he has time, he can come to the county to take a look.'

After Tang Tian finished speaking to that person, he left and arrived at the gate of Qingmu County City, where Liu Ru Shi was waiting for him.

Liu Ru Shi said:

'Senior Brother, when are we departing?'

She was clearly unaware that the Liu Family had sent people to kill Tang Tian.

It was already dark. Tang Tian pondered:

'Senior Sister Liu, it's so late, and you're still waiting? Let's go tomorrow.'

Tang Tian went to buy some fish fry, preparing to continue raising Spirit Fish, as well as shrimp, small soft-shelled turtles, and various aquatic products.

Tang Tian also bought cattle and sheep, but they were all younglings. These basic items had to be present in the Medicine Venerable Space.

He found Yu Ping, who was already preparing to close his shop.

Tang Tian said:

'Excuse me, could you take me to see the Refining Pill Field?'

He took out one hundred Spirit Stones.

Yu Ping said:

'Brother Liu, what are you saying? It's just... the Alchemy process is very cruel, and I don't want you to see it.'

Tang Tian fell silent. This was probably... using people as furnaces.

Tang Tian said:

'It's fine, I'll go take a look. Give this money to the Alchemist.'

Yu Ping sighed and accepted it.

He led Tang Tian into the Liu Family's secret passage. Along the way, the Yu Family members were surprised, but seeing Yu Ping holding the Clan Chief's token, they dared not block them.

Yu Ping said:

'Brother Liu, please forgive me. My Liu Family only has this one Beast Fire, and we must protect it well.'

Beside them, the Yu Family Ancestor was sitting in meditation, Cultivating. He had seen Tang Tian sell poisonous herbs to them before, so he didn't block them either.

Yu Ping pushed open the stone chamber, and a scorching aura emanated from within.

An ordinary person's seven orifices were flowing with fire. Such ordinary people had to be replaced every two or three days.

Outside the stone chamber was a large room, used for holding people.

This person was emitting a tragic scream, but the Yu Family Alchemist remained oblivious, and Yu Ping watched uncomfortably.

The Yu Family Alchemist sensed something unusual.

The Alchemist said:

'Yu Ping, what are you doing here? Don't you know Alchemy is very difficult?'

'Why did you even bring an outsider here?'

This Alchemist was Yu Ping's second uncle, Yu Su. In the entire Yu Family, he was the only one with talent.

The Gathering Qi Pill that Tang Tian had taken before mostly came from his hands.

Tang Tian sighed as he looked at the person next to him.

Yu Ping said:

'Second Uncle, look at this.'

Yu Ping handed over one hundred Spirit Stones, and Yu Su's mood eased a little.

Yu Ping said:

'Brother Liu wants to come and see the Alchemy. What do you think...'

Yu Su said:

'Alright, just stay far away from me.'

Yu Su began to demonstrate his technique. In just a moment, ten Gathering Qi Pills were refined.

Yu Ping explained:

'This Alchemy Legacy is from my Old Ancestor, but he's not practicing it now for the sake of the Family Legacy.'

Tang Tian asked:

'Are you saying that the Alchemy technique is for Foundation Establishment...'