Guan Xiong laughed heartily, his whiskers sticking up: "A bunch of little snakes, insects, rats, and ants want to suck me dry? Go back and cultivate for another hundred or eighty years! I just fell from the high level of Building Foundation Stage to the middle level. After going back and cultivating for another three to five years, I will be a living dragon again! "
Hearing this, Li Yao's heart sank.
The path of cultivation was full of difficulties and dangers. Every advancement was incomparably difficult. Hard work, resources, luck, opportunities... none of these could be lacking.
Many people, after cultivating to a certain level, would be stuck at that level for the rest of their lives, unable to advance even half a step.
Although Guan Xiong downplayed it, Li Yao knew that falling from the high level of Building Foundation Stage to the middle level was not that easy to cultivate back.
Not to mention three to five years, if one's luck was bad, ten to twenty years, or even a lifetime, one could forget about cultivating back.
Even after suffering such a heavy blow, Guan Xiong's face still did not change. He was talking cheerfully and wittily, worthy of being called a man of the Wasteland!
Thinking of this, Li Yao nodded his head and laughed, "That's right. The heroic scene of Brother Xiong charging courageously into the beast tide is still echoing in my mind. Brother Xiong is so fierce. Let alone dropping a level, even if he drops to the 1st level of the Refinement Stage, he can still cultivate back!"
"Good kid, you are right. I like you!"
Guan Xiong took out a bottle of liquor from somewhere and crushed it with his teeth. "Gulp! Gulp! Gulp!" Half of the bottle was gone.
The liquor flowed along his whiskers into the medical potion, making "Chi Chi" sounds and bubbling. Guan Xiong did not care at all and drank in big mouthfuls.
Li Yao climbed out of the medical pod. Standing on the ground, he stretched his arms and legs, feeling his brand-new body after becoming a cultivator.
He felt that something was wrong. Why was his whole body aching and his right eye swollen?
On the bedside table, there was a small mirror. Taking a look, he found that his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. His head was swollen like a pig's head.
Moreover, his body was wrapped in bandages, faintly seeping out blood.
"Is this the side effect of the spiritual root awakening?"
Li Yao was at a loss. He had never heard that the awakening of the spiritual root would turn one into a pig's head.
Guan Xiong burped: "You don't remember? You were beaten by a kid called Jiang Tao. "
"What?"
Li Yao gritted his teeth. "This is simply intolerable bullying. Could it be that the descendants of the Jiang Clan can casually beat people up in public?"
Guan Xiong was speechless. He blinked his eyes and looked at Li Yao with a very strange expression.
Li Yao felt his hair stand on end under his stare. He scratched his head. Feeling that he had missed out on something very important, he asked nervously, "Brother Xiong, did I say something wrong?"
Guan Xiong chuckled. He turned on his mini crystal processor and opened a 3D picture.
In the photo, there was a badly mutilated monster. He was like a skinned monkey, half-dead, with feces and urine flowing out. He only had a single breath left.
Li Yao was startled. "What kind of demonic beast is this? It looks so ugly. Just looking at it makes me nauseous for half a day. Brother Xiong, what do you mean?"
Guan Xiong said, "This isn't a Demonic Beast. This is Jiang Tao."
Li Yao was stunned. "Jiang Tao? How could he … "
"What do you think? Wasn't it you who beat him up? "
"Me?"
Li Yao was speechless for a long time. After being stunned for a while, he vaguely remembered that he had made the first move. Young Master Jiang was just defending himself. And after defending himself for two rounds, he was unable to fight back at all. He was trampled on like a three year old child.
Guan Xiong clicked his tongue in wonder:
"Kid, you're really savage. You're just a 1st level Refinement Stage cultivator, but you were able to beat a 3rd level Refinement Stage cultivator to the point of feces and urine flowing out. He doesn't even look human anymore. He's still lying in the ICU! Look at your appearance. You look refined. I didn't expect you to be so violent when you go crazy! "
The corner of Li Yao's mouth twitched. He lightly clenched his fist.
He finally remembered that his first punch had heavily smashed into Jiang Tao's face. He had completely smashed his nose into his face.
The refreshing feeling of blood splattering and bones bursting was truly wonderful.
Guan Xiong laughed.
"Kid, you were too impulsive. You beat a descendant of the Jiang Clan to this extent. It's too late to regret."
"Regret?"
Li Yao slowly recalled the entire incident bit by bit. He also recalled the words that Jiang Tao had said.
His expression gradually changed from confusion and hesitation to an indomitable determination.
"Brother Xiong, you're wrong. The matter of beating Jiang Tao to the point of feces and urine flowing out … I wasn't impulsive. I don't regret it either."
"Oh?" Guan Xiong raised his eyebrows. They were like two sabers that had been unsheathed.
Li Yao clenched his fists and stretched them out in front of him. He felt the spiritual energy flowing through his meridians, strengthening his muscles, and burning his fists. He said, one word at a time:
"Whether it's Ding Yin and the other six cultivators, or Brother Xiong, in order to save the lives of the people on the bus, you knew that you were going to die for sure, but you still went ahead and fought to the end. You are all heroes. More importantly, you are Li Yao's saviors!"
"Now, someone is cursing my savior as an 'idiot' right in front of me. How can I swallow this insult and be a coward?"
"If I don't punch his nose into his brain and beat him to the point of feces and urine flowing out of his body, I won't even be a man, let alone a cultivator!"
"If Jiang Tao wants revenge, just come. I grew up in the Magical Equipment Graveyard. There are more than one or two people who want to kill me. When I was seven years old, I was surrounded by more than a dozen brawny men with machetes. But now, I'm still alive and kicking!"
Li Yao's eyes revealed a hint of viciousness. He smiled and said:
"Originally, I wanted to use the nickname 'Fiend Star' to travel the Wasteland. But if Jiang Tao really wants my life, I don't mind letting the infamous' Vulture 'spread across the entire Wasteland!"
Guan Xiong was moved. He slapped the medical cabin hard, leaving a deep handprint on the metal shell. He shouted: "Good boy, you're a real man. You're a friend of Old Guan's!"
After pausing for a moment, he smiled and said, "But you don't have to worry. This time, you were lucky. At that time, there was a surveillance camera on the ceiling behind you. Although the sound collector was broken, it could still monitor the video. According to the shape of Jiang Tao's mouth in the video, the experts recognized everything he said. In other words, everything he said was recorded. This kid has crossed the line of a cultivator. He's dead for sure. Even the Jiang family can't save him. "
"The line of a cultivator?" Li Yao was surprised.
Guan Xiong nodded and explained:
"Yes, although in the circle of cultivators. There are rules like 'protecting ordinary people is the duty of a cultivator' and 'the blood of the strong flows for the weak'. But in the end, not every cultivator is willing to sacrifice themselves without hesitation. "
"If a cultivator runs away in the face of imminent disaster, although it may sound bad, other than condemning him morally, other people can't say much. After all, life is precious. No one is born with the obligation to sacrifice themselves for others. "
"However, Jiang Tao not only ran away in the face of danger, but afterwards, he wantonly insulted the cultivators who sacrificed themselves and even threatened you. This kind of behavior has crossed the line of a cultivator!"
Guan Xiong took a deep breath. He sighed:
"In the vast universe, in the endless sea of stars, besides us, there are many other powerful races — the Demon Race, the Devil Race, the Extraterrestrial Demons, not to mention all kinds of strange alien races."
"The reason why we, the Human Race, can conquer these unorthodox demons and stand at the peak of the universe is precisely because of the unity of cultivators and ordinary people. We live and die together. We fight side by side! "
"Although cultivators are powerful and have a long lifespan, their numbers are too small. Moreover, there are various restrictions on the use of spiritual energy. "
"Although ordinary people are weak in battle, they are numerous and have a strong reproductive ability. They can support a large-scale interstellar civilization that spans the Star Field."
"Not to mention, the vast majority of cultivators are born from ordinary people. And among the descendants of cultivators, a large part of them are also ordinary people. "
"Cultivators are fish. Ordinary people are water; cultivators are trees; ordinary people are solid earth. In short, the huge number of ordinary people is the foundation that supports the world of cultivators. Without ordinary people, the world of cultivators will completely collapse! "
"Take the crystal battleships floating above our heads for example. Although they were designed and refined by cultivators, during the manufacturing process, they still require the assistance of thousands of ordinary workers. Not to mention that the supporting series of large-scale industrial systems are all built by ordinary people!"
"Without the efforts of billions of ordinary people and the foundation of a powerful interstellar civilization, cultivators like us could only craft simple flying swords at best. How could we have crafted so many pieces of super magical equipment of such a large scale? How could we have created such a splendid civilization of cultivation?"
"If what Jiang Tao said were to be spread out and heard by the tens of billions of ordinary people in the Federation, it would cause dissatisfaction among ordinary people and increase their hostility towards cultivators. But if it were to be more serious, it would lead to a split between cultivators and ordinary people. The foundation for the existence of the Federation would be gone. Then, how could we compete with the Demon Race, the Devil Path, and the alien races in the universe?"
"To put it bluntly, if you cultivators are a bunch of cowardly bandits and scumbags of the highest quality, then what is the difference between you and the Devil Cultivators? If I were an ordinary person, I would have directly surrendered to the Devil Cultivators. Why would I still need you cultivators? "
"The elders of the Jiang Family must have told Jiang Tao these reasons. But this kind of son of a noble family has grown up in a greenhouse and has never experienced any storms. He is used to being arrogant and domineering. Why would he take these words to heart?"
"This time, he has made a big fuss. There will definitely be troubles waiting for him. You don't have to worry too much."
After listening to him, Li Yao heaved a long sigh of relief and concluded, "I understand.
"I understand. What Brother Xiong means is that you can choose to be a coward, but you can't take cowardice and cowardice as a matter of course after becoming a coward and turn around to insult a hero. This is the bottom line of a cultivator, right?"
Guan Xiong gave a thumbs up, "That's right. Your conclusion is on point."
Right now, Li Yao was an ignorant rookie in the world of cultivators. He wanted to ask Guan Xiong for advice on some of the inside stories and rules of the world of cultivators.
Suddenly, the tent was opened by a female major with an ice-cold temperament. She glanced around and her gloomy eyes stopped at Guan Xiong's hand.
Guan Xiong's complexion changed and the wine bottle suddenly disappeared.
As if nothing had happened, he looked at the female major with an innocent face.
The female major snorted and coldly said, "I'll deal with you later!"
While speaking, she threw a combat suit without a badge to Li Yao, "Put it on and come with me. He wants to see you."
"Who?"
Li Yao blinked but did not ask. He obediently put on the combat suit and followed behind the female major.
When they arrived at the entrance of the tent, Li Yao stopped and asked Guan Xiong one last question.
"Brother Xiong, when you charged into the overwhelming beast tide alone just now, did you really not think about death?"
Guan Xiong grinned. He took out the wine bottle from somewhere and took a big gulp. Squinting his eyes, he said, "Kid, I didn't become a cultivator for something as boring as' immortality '."
"If it's not for immortality, then why?" Li Yao asked.
"Of course it's for the joy of being able to fight against a thousand and killing in all directions!"
Guan Xiong laughed heartily and drank all the wine in one gulp. "Kacha Kacha", he even chewed and swallowed the wine bottle. His full beard was full of wine shards. (To be continued)
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