Chapter 82: Mountain Goose Uprising - Prelude

At that moment, Xu Miao noticed that his head was lighter. He touched his hair.

"Huh? Why is my hair short?"

Qi Hong sighed, "That's what I'm saying. Transform back to your old form, or everybody here will mistake you as a slave."

"Huh!?"

Xu Miao touched his face and his torso while he was examining his skin color. Most of his physique was the same, but his face and skin tone changed a lot.

"Ah, crap!"

Realized that he reverted back to Mao Miaomiao, he took out his phone and called Xu Xiuying.

[[Beep]]

[What? I'm busy.]

"Mother, I practiced Vampiric Touch, and my appearance changed. How do I revert back to that form again?"

[...]

Xu Xiuying was mute for a minute before she replied.

[Is Qi Hong nearby?]

"Yes."

[Let me talk to her.]

"Okay."

Xu Miao passed his phone to Qi Hong, "My mother wants to talk to you."

"Oh?" Qi Hong took the phone, "This is Qi Hong."

[...]

Xu Miao couldn't hear what Xu Xiuying was saying to Qi Hong, but she nodded several times and glanced at him. He got paranoid about what the pair were plotting again.

"Understood. You can count on me."

Qi Hong hung up and returned the phone to Xu Miao, "Your mother order you to stay in your room for now. As for your quests at the CP hall, we will stop sending you JY disciples until you can freely alter your appearance."

Xu Miao frowned. Qi Hong's words indicated that they still wanted to restrain his freedom. Fortunately, they weren't shameless enough to rob the rainbow ring from him or try to imprison him in the underground dungeon.

"Okay."

Xu Miao was patient. Qi Hong and Xu Xiuying might be taking advantage of him at the moment, but he was also using their disciples to get stronger. He could also protect himself from potential enemies by relying on Xu Xiuying's influence.

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Along the way, many security guards and disciples tried to chase him out of the sect as they mistook him as a wandering slave. Fortunately, Qi Hong was leading him, so he got through the girls without difficulty.

Fortunately, Qi Hong only dropped him in front of his room and left. She seemed to be in a hurry as if something urgent required her aid.

When Xu Miao returned to the room, Kang Yan was sitting on the bed, meditating and trying to practice the new cultivation art. Unfortunately, Moon Meridian Scripture wasn't a cultivation technique that one could practice during the daytime.

Xu Miao could tell from a glance that Kang Yan was struggling as she couldn't gather yin qi into her dantian. He patted her head and hugged her.

"You don't need to try hard at the moment. I know that you're eager to regain your former strength. For now, try to go to sleep during the daytime and wake up at night. In the beginning, it might be hard to adapt. But after a few weeks, you'll get used to the new lifestyle, and you can cultivate the scripture easier."

"..."

Kang Yan nodded. Her eyes might be dull and lifeless. But deep down inside, her burning passion for cultivating was apparent. The human cauldron went to sleep as ordered.

Seeing how obedient Kang Yan was, Xu Miao was relieved. Xu Miao then bought a pill from the system shop and gazed at it.

Low-grade Refreshment Pill

It was a pill that Jiang Lan had eaten yesterday night when both of them were in the Isolation Space. The effect could boost the consumer's brain functions, but it might intoxicate him.

Xu Miao gritted his teeth. He could figure out why this pill existed in the system shop as there was a manual that required memorization skills.

Orc King Sutra

Xu Miao didn't want to memorize all words at first since the sutra increased his libido, and it also affected his sex partners. However, after tasting the tongue skill and the suction power of Long Meifang, he felt threatened.

Long Meifang's sexual skill as a 6th stage master was already dangerous. And now, she seemed to be addicted to the taste of his semen.

Moreover, she recognized it!

[Thanks for the food. That was delicious. Your semen smells like an orc's sperm.]

That was Long Meifang's words before Xu Miao passed out from exhaustion. He might be drunk in lust, but he never missed odd keywords. If Long Meifang knew the taste and she liked it, she might come after him one day.

For the sake of his safety and survival, Xu Miao decided to master the sutra regardless of its side effects. Once he memorized the texts, the pervert elder would never be able to exhaust him without using a dual-cultivation technique.

'Come on!'

Xu Miao tossed the pill into his mouth and swallowed it. At first, it tasted like coffee.

After a few minutes, his stomach burned. His eyes opened wide, and his adrenaline spiked. Xu Miao had the urge to run around the room.

Without hesitation, Xu Miao browsed the orc king sutra texts and began memorizing them.

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= Mountain Goose Sect =

While Xu Miao was reading the sutra, the Mountain Goose Sect was in chaos.

Jia Shan returned to the sect to gather all elders and strong disciples. As Wei Huang attacked Luo Cheng, Jian Meng, and himself during the examination trial, the sect master announced to everyone that Wet Huang rebelled against the sect. Jia Shan visited all elders, gathering a force to subdue the Wei Clan.

Wei Huang also gathered his allies from outside the sect and inside the sect, preparing his forces to battle against Jia Shan's men. The uprising plan occurred earlier than he had planned since there were four factors.

One was the threat of Xie Tian, who could use the power of time-and-space. This man's cultivation base was nothing in Wei Huang's eyes, but the ability to stop or reverse time could spell a disaster to the Wei Clan. Therefore, Xie Tian had to be eliminated as soon as possible.

Secondly, Wei Yuan secured lost treasures of the ancient oni clan. She gave many medium-grade and high-grade weapons to her grandfather, which armed the Wei Clan's personal and increased their strength by two folds. The Wei Clan's elders obtained a better arm, and they were confident in their power.

The third factor, it was the heavenly weapon, Killer Queen. Currently, KQ was in Xu Miao's hands, and the latter was under the protection of Xu Xiuying. For the sake of bringing this weapon to their side, Wei Huang had to cooperate with Xu Xiuying even though he disliked the succubus queen. He also needed to marry Wei Yuan to Xu Miao, so he would have a reason to extort the cunning fox for KQ in the future.

And most importantly, it was Xu Miao's indirect influence. Because of his incitement, Wei Huang got impulsive and prematurely attacked Jia Shan, which forced the sect master to prepare troops to defend himself and his sect.

As a result, Wei Huang negotiated with Xu Xiuying during the two days. They agreed to form an alliance and get rid of Jia Shan for good. Afterward, they would share the loot that they could get from Jia Shan, and Wei Huang would rule the mountain goose sect.

Qi Ning, whom Xu Xiuying had sent as a guest elder, would also help Wei Huang in this fight. Elders from VY School and JY School would also assist them, including Qi Hong and others.

Unbeknownst to Xu Miao, all powerhouse figures were about to go to war.

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In the outer sect infirmary, Xie Tian rested on a stone bed.

Luo Cheng watched how physicians treated the protagonist while he was guarding the infirmary, just in case Wei Huang decided to assassinate this promising disciple.

It took them almost two days to stabilize Xie Tian's condition. It was already noon when they finished.

"How is his condition?" Luo Cheng was worried. He asked the infirmary physicians.

"Aside from the backlash, there is nothing to worry about. In fact, he's actually as strong as a bull."

"What do you mean?"

"The technique that he used has already destroyed most of his meridians and bones. However, his yang essence is healing and purifying them."

"So?"

"His physique is undergoing an evolution! Imagine practicing a qi dissolving technique without a backlash! This young man is about to transform his body and strengthen his foundation to another level! I say, his overall foundation assessment score should be about 150 to 160 when he recovers."

The potential of the protagonist was astounding. Luo Cheng gazed at his blacksmith disciple with a proud look.

"In other words, this is a fortuitous opportunity after a disaster. This man might lose a few levels of cultivation base, but he will get stronger faster than before. We're looking at a genius that only appears every a thousand years."

Hearing the physician's comment, Luo Cheng was on cloud nine. But then, he recalled Xu Miao, another wicked genius.

'If I compare him to Xu Miao, who will come out on top?'

Luo Cheng paused. His eyes moved left and right as his brain was analyzing Xu Miao's character and skills.

Muscle Tampering, Bone Refinement, and Meridian Establishment Realms were the basic of all basics. Cultivators in these realms were only babies who could hardly walk on two feet. Only the 4th stage martial artists could be called true cultivators.

Essence energy and aura would come into the picture after the 4th stage. An earth-grade technique that required a drop of essence could display a power beyond any lower-grade art that used 100,000 strands of qi. The gap between the 3rd stage and the 4th stage was so high that it separated the first 3 stages from the later stages like hell and heaven.

Xu Miao showed his trickery sides and experience to everyone during the third test. He was a selfish cunning fox who conned others to get ahead. At the same time, he didn't hesitate to kill when he was provoked. In terms of combat, his survivability and strategies were second to none among his peers. If he fought against Xie Tian at the current state, Xie Tian would lose 100 times out of 100 times if he couldn't use the time reversal skill.

On the other hand, Xu Miao's potential was inferior to Xie Tian's. As Xu Miao practiced evil arts and lived under the roof of an unorthodox sect, his advancement would slow down at a certain point, and his cultivation would reach a bottleneck sooner than Xie Tian. If Xu Miao and Xie Tian were to compete when after the 4th stage, Xie Tian would easily win.

'If I consider their abilities under the 4th stage, Xu Miao will come out on top. If Xie Tian manages to survive and reach the 4th stage, Xu Miao won't be his match.'

Luo Cheng came to a conclusion. He would prioritize nurturing Xie Tian and avoid confrontation with Xu Xiuying and Xu Miao from now on. As for the politic and the upcoming war, he would stay out of it.

[[BZZ]]

While Luo Cheng was planning for himself and Xie Tian's future, Xu Xiuying called him.

Luo Cheng picked up his J-Phone, "Yes?"

[Is Xie Tian with you?]