Banshee Family Training Record

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This reality was so absurd that even Xu Yinghuan, a fellow member of the Hehuan Sect, was puzzled. Unable to contain herself, she asked, "Then, Holy Maiden, since you possess such abilities, why don't you take down the Crown Prince of Great Zhou?"

"If you become his Crown Princess, or even the Queen of the Great Zhou in the future, and rule the world as the mother of the nation, my Hehuan Sect will be able to expand freely in the Central Plains, and even stand on equal footing with forces such as the Qingyun Sect and the Buddhist sect."

She said this with a puzzled expression, to which the Holy Maiden smiled faintly: "Even though the Crown Prince of the Great Zhou is of noble birth and has been nurtured by numerous renowned teachers and precious resources since childhood, he may not necessarily be the most dazzling new star of this era, right?"

"Master has calculated and reached the same conclusion as other cultivators: great powers will clash, and a great calamity is about to begin. In this great struggle, our generation will far surpass the older generation and shine as brightly as the stars in the sky."

As she spoke, her expression became somewhat expectant: "And my destiny is to be the most dazzling star among these stars. No, he will stand out and become the moon, his brilliance eclipsing everyone else."

Xu Yinghuan's expression shifted; this was something she had never heard of before. She then whispered, "And your red pill, too, is it meant to be guarded for that person?"

The saintess nodded gently: "Yes, my master said that I am the most dazzling treasure in this world and should be offered to the most glorious person."

These words stirred a fire within Xu Yinghuan. Curious, she couldn't help but ask, "Then, sir, have you made any progress on this person? If it's not the Crown Prince of Great Zhou, then... which man could it be?"

The saintess snapped out of her daze and then laughed, "Will it definitely be a man?"

Xu Yinghuan's expression froze for a moment, then his thoughts clicked, and he immediately locked onto his target: "Yan Shuiyi? That's true. To kill a Golden Core cultivator with only Foundation Establishment cultivation, my god, I doubt you can find a more amazing and talented cultivator in the Central Plains..."

As she spoke, her expression was filled with longing, as if she had already concluded that she was the most dazzling new star of this generation: "Although there are many people of the same generation with higher cultivation than her, they are all much, much older than her. Hmm... among the renowned young cultivators in the Central Plains, she should be the youngest, right?"

The saintess smiled and said, "That's true, but who knows, maybe a peerless genius will be born somewhere this year and amaze everyone."

Xu Yinghuan laughed: "It's not that easy. If that's the case, then people with special physical conditions would be everywhere."

As she spoke, she gave a mischievous smile, looked at the Holy Maiden, and teased, "However, if it really is Yan Shuiyi, I'm afraid the Holy Maiden's 'red pill' will never break in her lifetime."

The author says:

Author's note: I apologize, I haven't been feeling well these past few days. I'll be writing 5,000 words a day for now, and I'll resume writing 7,000 words a day once I've recovered.

Chapter 439 The Prey: Yun Chu'an

The Holy Maiden of the Hehuan Sect didn't take it to heart and immediately chimed in, "Not at all, maybe her fingers are just a bit long."

Xu Yinghuan covered her mouth and chuckled. After teasing each other for a while, she suddenly said, "Oh right, sir, I have another target this time. I think he has good potential, but he is very guarded. I can't get rid of him, so I would like to ask you to take action personally."

The saintess snapped out of her reverie and asked, "Who is it?"

Even though she never revealed her true face, she still did a lot of things herself. Besides her beauty, she had plenty of ways to make men fall head over heels for her and be infatuated with her.

“Yun Chuan,” Xu Yinghuan said, “There’s a very popular talisman merchant here recently. Although he’s very low-key, the Buddhist sect and the Qingyun Sect are on good terms with him. Yan Shuiyi is also his friend. Even the princess of Jin Kingdom who came here took a liking to him. Despite suppressing the local aristocratic families, she invited him to become a royal merchant.”

“I think this person has a lot of potential, but I tried to test him a few times and couldn’t get the better of him. Moreover, his cultivation is improving at an extremely fast pace, and he is now higher than me. I had no choice but to give up.”

As she spoke, her expression became eager: "Your Holiness, are you interested in him? Could we win him over and make him work for us?"

She already remembered how formidable Yun Chu'an was, but when talking about "the most outstanding talents of this world," subconsciously, she never included him in the list.

Upon hearing this, the saintess frowned slightly, showing little interest. After leaving the mountain, she had tried several times, and even without lifting her veil to reveal her true appearance, her artistic skills alone were enough to make wealthy merchants, nobles, and aristocratic young masters fall head over heels for her.

She could manipulate them with the flick of her finger, it was almost effortless, and she didn't even need to do anything, yet countless people would fawn over her.

Therefore, she quickly grew tired of it, found it boring, and became unwilling to take the initiative.

She came here because Yan Shuiyi was here. She wanted to get to know her and see if this woman was the most dazzling and unparalleled genius of this world, the one she was destined to dedicate herself to.

She was reluctant to agree, but looking into Xu Yinghuan's eager eyes, she nodded gently and said, "If we happen to meet, I'll give it a try."

……

"Yes, that's it, that's all."

Outside of Huai Mountain, on the newly occupied hilltop, Yun Chu'an had already used his system to set up a new, small spirit-gathering stone array.

This spirit-gathering stone array is more complete and efficient than the one You Wensi set up on Huai Mountain before. Although it is smaller in area, it is more solid and stable, and the flow of spiritual energy within it is smoother, making it much more efficient.

At this moment, he stood in the Spirit Gathering Stone Array with several wolf demons, teaching them how to use the array to create low-grade spirit stones.

Admittedly, making spirit stones yourself is far less efficient than making magical artifacts and pills and then selling them on the market. However, although these little wolf demons are fierce fighters, they are surprisingly clumsy when it comes to making things. They are not as clever as the rat demons at all, and they can't learn anything that is even slightly difficult.

After all, the field mouse family has a clever leader like Ziyangcai who has been teaching them, while the wolf demons' leader, Uvi, really only knows how to fight.

So, Yun Chuan had no choice but to give up on having them do some difficult tasks and start with the simplest ones, teaching them how to make low-grade spirit stones.

He had been teaching all day, from morning till evening, suppressing his restlessness and rage. Finally, a wolf demon at the third level of Qi Refining successfully crafted a low-grade spirit stone.

Seeing this, Yun Chu'an was so moved that he almost burst into tears. Not daring to say anything harsh to his only son, he quickly showered him with praise: "Everyone, come and see, look at him, you can also learn his movements, and ask him about his experience."

As he spoke, in the center of the stone formation ahead, holding a square low-grade spirit stone, was an old wolf demon of considerable age, his fur already somewhat gray.

At this moment, he was looking at Yun Chu'an with a flattered expression. Following his words, he raised the spirit stone in his hand with his claw and shouted, "Come and see, everyone come and see!"

He was actually an old wolf demon with little talent, older than Uvi. However, due to his lack of strength, he had never had a high status in the wolf pack. He was just lucky, surviving several life-or-death battles and living to this day.

He thought his life would just slip away like this, but unexpectedly, today he was able to steal the spotlight and gain Yun Chu'an's appreciation.

Many young wolf demons, eager to learn the skill, rushed over to the old wolf demon, looking around curiously, trying to learn something.

Watching this scene, Yun Chu'an sighed with emotion, quietly took a step back, and left the wolf pack.

He had long since lost his patience and really didn't want to stay with this group of incompetent fools any longer. He'd already broken down the key points and taught them; how much they could produce afterward was up to them.

Moreover, it was getting late, and he had things to do, so he wanted to leave as soon as possible.

He used his Shrinking Earth technique to return to Huai Mountain. There, a fiery red figure suddenly flashed past him from behind and then gently patted his left shoulder.

Yun Chu'an subconsciously turned his head to the left, but saw nothing. Then he was kissed on the right cheek. He turned back and saw Hua Caiyan standing to his right with a smug look on her face.

It was a little prank, and the unsuspecting Yun Chu'an was indeed fooled. The girl's eyes were full of smugness.

Looking at her delicate face, Yun Chuan's negative emotions subsided somewhat, and a warm smile appeared on his lips.

Hua Caiyan was about to say something, but seeing his furrowed brows and seemingly unhappy expression, her heart skipped a beat. She then asked in a low voice, "What's wrong? Did those wolf demons make you angry?"

Yun Chu'an intended to give a perfunctory reply, but as the words reached his lips, an overwhelming sense of resentment welled up within him, causing him to fling his hand away, leaving only a complaint: "Guess how long it took a wolf demon at the third level of Qi Refining to learn how to make this low-grade spirit stone?"

Hua Caiyan mentally calculated that she had studied for a whole morning, and she was considered a slow learner, while Yun Chu'an seemed to have only studied for a morning...

She asked cautiously, "Uh... half a day?"

Yun Chu'an rolled her eyes at her: "It's been a whole day. From morning until now, only one wolf demon has learned it."

He had only been on the path of cultivation for a day when Zhu Yunqing came to teach him how to make low-grade spirit stones. She demonstrated it once, he watched it once, and immediately learned it. He was able to start production that same day, completing her task while also keeping some for himself.

However, now, when he taught these wolf demons at the third level of Qi Refining, they spent an entire day learning but still couldn't learn it. Each one of them was restless and unable to concentrate, getting distracted every now and then, and simply couldn't complete a single complete process.

After a whole day, only that old wolf demon had learned it. After several failures, Yun Chu'an almost couldn't control himself and wanted to kill someone.

Oh no, it's killing wolves.

Hua Caiyan couldn't help but be moved by this: "Huh? So stupid?"

Yun Chu'an let out a long breath, but he still couldn't shake off his resentment. Finally, he couldn't help but mutter to himself, "I had already made arrangements for their clans. Those below the third level of Qi Refining would learn to make low-grade spirit stones and wouldn't need to patrol the mountain. They could take turns working inside every day, focusing on learning various knowledge and techniques. Those above the third level of Qi Refining would take turns patrolling the mountain and working..."

He looked around and saw that even though the sun had set and the mountaintops were already dark, it did not obstruct the vision of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

He pointed around the surrounding mountains and continued, "I originally planned to set up spirit-gathering stone arrays on these mountains and on these peaks for the wolf demons to use, since there are quite a few of them and they all need such positions."

"It seems that none of them are needed now, so we can only put them aside for the time being..."

Chapter 440 The Stone Ape and the Ineffective Thunder Magic

As Yun Chu'an spoke, he looked at the hilltops again and said, "Then these can only benefit the rat demons of the field mouse family."

Hua Caiyan's expression shifted, and she asked, "You plan to bring them all over?"

Yun Chu'an nodded: "Yes, the Yellow Pythons are doomed. Some cultivators have already reached the doorstep of the Ten Thousand Snake Cave. Although no Golden Core stage snakes have fallen yet, everyone knows they are finished."

As he spoke, he let out a long sigh: "The field mice are our allies. If we don't leave now, we'll probably be treated as lackeys of the yellow pythons and purged along with them in the future."

Thinking back to when he taught the rat demons to help him print talismans, his resentment towards the wolf demons lessened considerably. It seemed that demon cultivators weren't quick at learning these things, and upon closer comparison, the wolf demons didn't seem so incompetent after all.

I'm just a bit more irritable these days.

Hua Caiyan nodded gently, took his arm, and whispered sweetly, "Chu'an, we..."

Before she could finish speaking, her expression suddenly changed. Yun Chu'an also sensed something and abruptly turned his head to look into the distance, where he saw several dark figures rapidly approaching from the shadows of the distant mountains.

Yun Chu'an and Hua Caiyan exchanged a glance, and without hesitation, they immediately leaped away. The two crossed a small hill and arrived at the hill where the bear demons were now. The huge black shadows also stopped immediately; they turned out to be several giant apes, each over ten meters tall and weighing about a hundred tons.

They seemed to have no intention of transforming into human form, remaining in their original postures. The leading giant ape stared wide-eyed, radiating its late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, at Qi Alon on the mountaintop, and roared, "This is our family's territory. Get out if you don't want to die!"

Qi Along's eyes widened as well. Even though his cultivation was suppressed by the other party, there was no fear on his face: "This is a place we built, not yours!"

Several days had passed since they occupied this remote mountain. During these days, Yun Chu'an led them to plant saplings, cultivate medicinal fields, set up formations, and gather spiritual energy. They finally managed to transform the originally barren mountain, which was devoid of spiritual energy, into a place suitable for demon cultivators to live and cultivate.

Then tonight, these giant apes suddenly appeared.

The two sides glared at each other. The giant apes had little patience. Seeing that the black bears were unwilling to retreat, the leader immediately waved his fist and shouted, "Then die!"

Qi Along and the other bear demons immediately prepared to fight, but at that moment, a bolt of lightning suddenly ripped through the sky, and Yun Chu'an landed with his Guan Dao in hand, blocking the giant ape and coldly watching: "Get lost if you don't want to die."

He repeated the other person's words, also displaying the fluctuations of his late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation.

But the giant ape did not back down; instead, it revealed a ferocious and furious expression: "You're asking for death!"

He had no intention of retreating. If he retreated without even fighting an opponent of equal strength, the giant apes following him would look down on him.

Moreover, he had just mastered a new secret technique, and it was the moment when his confidence was at its peak: he wanted to use this real battle to test whether his new method was as invincible as he had hoped!

"Roar--!"

Without any hesitation, the creature let out a low growl, and its body suddenly and rapidly changed color and hardened, becoming like a blue rock in the blink of an eye, which was terrifying.

Yun Chu'an brandished his Guan Dao without saying much. With a light flick of his wrist, several golden bolts of lightning descended from the sky and struck the giant ape, instantly exploding into countless golden lights and sending earth and stones flying.

But the giant ape seemed to be unharmed. With a roar, it leaped forward with its rock-like body, heading straight for Yun Chuan.

Immediately, Yun Chu'an's expression turned solemn. He stepped back and took out a magic treasure from his storage bag—a square seal the size of a palm.

This was a treasure he had previously seized from the assassins of the First Watch Hall, which he had never used until today, when facing this clumsy stone ape, it seemed to finally have a purpose.

He infused his spiritual power, flipped his hand and threw it forward. The seal rapidly expanded in mid-air, and in the blink of an eye, it became a colossal seal more than ten meters in length and width, which crashed down on the stone ape.

The latter had already caught the movement of the seal, but its petrified body had no time to dodge and was hit squarely by the seal. Its massive body rolled backward, crushing countless giant trees and rocks in the process, and it kept wailing, clearly unable to withstand the blow.

The giant apes following behind, some at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and even the early stage, were also terrified upon seeing this. Yun Chu'an immediately gave chase, sweeping his Guan Dao, and several more bolts of lightning struck down, blasting the stone ape and leaving several more charred patches on its body.

He still did not use his ultimate move, "Three Thousand Spring Suns". When he was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, he could easily kill enemies at the late stage of Foundation Establishment by skipping one or even two levels.

But today, facing this stone ape, he was very unsure whether he could kill it after using his ultimate technique.

"Ah—cough cough!"

After being shocked several times, the giant ape distanced itself, and its rock-colored skin began to return to its original state.

His expression was filled with terror, and he looked at Yun Chuan as if he were looking at a monster. He didn't dare to say anything more, and then growled, "The Yellow Pythons won't let you go, brothers, let's retreat!"

Before he finished speaking, he turned around first, jumped a hundred meters away, and quickly retreated.

Yun Chu'an did not pursue them. Gazing at the backs of these giant apes, he spat and said, "Dead bones in a tomb, yet you dare to speak nonsense!"

After saying that, he was still not satisfied. He turned his head and looked at the black bears on the hilltop, his eyes filled with malice: "Send some men to follow them and see where they live."

"We'll find a time sooner or later to wipe out all these giant apes in one fell swoop!"

A murderous intent brewed in his chest, and the bear demons on the mountaintop were overjoyed: "Yes!"

They quickly dispatched several people to track the giant apes. Yun Chu'an slowly descended, and then a fiery red figure appeared around him: "Why did you strike that guy with lightning just now? He petrified his body; lightning has little effect on him."

Yun Chu'an snapped out of his daze, took a deep breath, and nodded slightly: "Yes, I relied too much on my past experience. I always thought that golden lightning could break all laws, but in reality, it didn't achieve any good results."

His expression was somewhat regretful. Although the golden divine lightning was the highest level of lightning, capable of producing a powerful, brick-like effect, an ordinary late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator would have been dead long ago if he had taken such a hit. However, the stone ape was still alive and kicking after taking such a hit, and was not seriously injured at all.

Therefore, continuing to use lightning to attack this petrified enemy is simply a thankless and arduous task.

He fell into deep thought, his thoughts extending far into the future. It seemed he needed to learn several other offensive techniques so that if he encountered an enemy with even higher cultivation who could petrify his body, he wouldn't be at a disadvantage.

“Colorful Flame,” he suddenly asked, “what method do you think would be most effective against an enemy with a petrified body?”

Hua Caiyan didn't take it seriously: "There are plenty of options. For example, using acid is relatively low-cost, but the efficiency is also relatively low. Another example is the spell to turn water into oil and fossils into mud. After that, you can fight normally as usual."

"As for the others... I haven't researched them either. Oh well, you'll have to research them yourself later."

As she spoke, she tilted her little face up and looked at him expectantly. But Yun Chu'an's mind was completely elsewhere; all he could think about was how to kill the group of giant apes.

Seeing that he ignored her, the fox demon puffed up her cheeks in anger, then lifted her foot and gently stepped on his toes.

Yun Chuan snapped out of his daze and realized what she was about to do, but at that moment he was filled with murderous intent and was afraid that he would hurt her, so he said, "Caiyan, I have something to do. I'll play with you again in a few days."

As he spoke, he lowered his head and gently kissed her cheek, then turned and used his "shrinking the earth to an inch" technique to speed away.

Hua Caiyan's hopes were dashed, and she immediately became anxious: "Hey—!"