Elder Ox’s residence was also a palace, though slightly smaller than the Monkey Elder’s palace. Moreover, it was home to numerous ox demons.
Each one was towering and burly, standing several zhang tall.
Seeing Ye Qiu behind Elder Ox, those ox demons stood at a distance, pointing and whispering, full of curiosity.
“Shut your mouths, all of you!”
Elder Ox let out a deep bellow, frightening the ox demons into silence. Then he continued, “Let me introduce you. This is Ye Changsheng, from the human race.”
At these words, murderous glints appeared in the eyes of the ox demons. Several even clenched their fists, eager to act.
After all, from childhood they had been taught that demons and humans could never coexist.
“What do you think you are doing?”
Elder Ox glared at the few who wanted to fight and said, “Ye Changsheng is my brother and a friend of the National Lord.”
Instantly, fear appeared on the faces of the group of ox demons.
In the demon race, the National Lord was supreme. They dared not provoke her friend.
“Remember this well. In future, show respect whenever you see Brother Ye. If anyone dares cause trouble for him, I will hammer him to death.”
Elder Ox then switched to a smiling face and said to Ye Qiu, “Brother Ye, do not mind them.”
“Many of these young ones lost their elders to humans, so they bear some resentment towards the human race.”
“But you are my brother. They would not dare act rashly.”
Ye Qiu smiled. “Elder Ox, I understand.”
“By the way, Brother Ye, what do you think of those few?” Elder Ox pointed with his hand.
Ye Qiu looked up and saw several ox demons, around two metres tall. Among the group of massive ox demons, they appeared somewhat petite.
Elder Ox said, “Brother Ye, those have only just reached adulthood and are still virgins. If you fancy any, I will have them serve you.”
Ye Qiu’s legs went weak with fright. Such huge frames. Who could endure that?
“Elder Ox, there is no need to be so courteous. I…”
“Brother Ye, do you think there are too few? Then I will find twenty for you.”
Ye Qiu felt a headache coming on.
Even one would terrify me. Twenty would squash me to death.
Ye Qiu quickly said, “Elder Ox, I came to learn your supreme technique from you. I have neither time nor energy for such matters.”
Elder Ox thought Ye Qiu was merely shy and grinned. “Brother Ye, when you are at my place, treat it as your own home. Do not hold back at all.”
“You must be exhausted from studying pill refining these past days.”
“How about this? Today we do nothing else. I will find a few young demons to accompany you and let you relax properly.”
Such relaxation could be passed on.
Ye Qiu said, “Elder Ox, it is unnecessary.”
“Why?” Elder Ox asked in puzzlement, then his eyes widened. “Brother Ye, could it be that you prefer males?”
Males, your sister!
Ye Qiu said, “Elder Ox, do you know about my matter with your National Lord?”
Elder Ox shook his head vigorously.
Ye Qiu said, “I cannot be too intimate with female demons. Otherwise, if the little white fox finds out, she will be angry.”
“If you arrange young demons for me and the little white fox learns of it, she will kill you.”
Elder Ox finally understood. His eyes widened even further as he pointed at Ye Qiu. “You and the National Lord have something going on… Damn, Brother Ye, you are impressive!”
Impressive…
Ye Qiu’s mouth twitched. He thought inwardly, “Is this fellow indirectly insulting me?”
Elder Ox said, “No wonder the National Lord cares so much about you. So you two are a pair.”
“It seems the young demons of the ox clan are not for Brother Ye to enjoy.”
“I had better teach you the supreme technique instead.”
After speaking, Elder Ox did not lead Ye Qiu inside. Instead, he took him directly to the back mountain.
The back mountain was quiet, without a single young demon.
“This is where I practise. I forbid those young demons from coming here. One reason is to avoid disturbing me, the other is fear of accidentally injuring them.”
Elder Ox continued, “Brother Ye, the supreme technique I master is called Vigorous God Fist.”
“Vigorous God Fist was created by my ancestor. It has only three moves, respectively named Testing the Waters, Drop in the Ocean, and Unstoppable Force.”
“Brother Ye, do not underestimate these three moves. If someone at the Spirit Communication Realm masters them, they can contend with a saint.”
Ye Qiu was shocked.
Was Vigorous God Fist this powerful?
“Elder Ox, have you mastered all three moves?” Ye Qiu asked curiously.
At these words, Elder Ox glared.
“Brother Ye, you do not know. Our ox clan lineage is innately slow-witted.”
“Over tens of thousands of years, those who could master the third move of Vigorous God Fist can be counted on one’s fingers.”
“Mastering the first move counts as entering the hall. Mastering the second is great accomplishment. Mastering the third would be perfection.”
“This old ox spent a full five hundred years to master the first move.”
“Then another full thousand years to master the second.”
“As for the third move, I have not even begun to grasp it yet.”
Elder Ox shook his head and sighed.
“Is Vigorous God Fist so difficult to practise?” Ye Qiu could not help clicking his tongue.
Elder Ox said, “You will know once you start learning. However, Brother Ye, your talent surpasses mine. With my guidance, your cultivation speed will certainly be faster than mine.”
“Enough talk. I will now impart the fist technique to you.”
Elder Ox pointed a finger at Ye Qiu’s forehead. In an instant, a fist technique appeared in Ye Qiu’s mind.
It was precisely Vigorous God Fist, with three moves and complete cultivation methods.
Elder Ox said, “Brother Ye, memorise the fist technique…”
“Elder Ox, I have already memorised it.” Ye Qiu said.
“You memorised it so quickly?” Elder Ox was stunned, then slapped his forehead hard and laughed. “I almost forgot. You memorised Old Monkey’s ‘Pill Formulas and Secret Medicines’ after reading it once. Memorising three fist moves is no difficulty for you.”
“Brother Ye, I originally wanted to demonstrate it for you, but on second thought, better not.”
“When I practise, I often cannot suppress my aura. I fear accidentally injuring you and being unable to explain to the National Lord.”
“It is fine. I can practise on my own.” Ye Qiu said, “Elder Ox, why not stay nearby and watch me practise? If I do anything wrong, you can correct me. Would that be alright?”
“Of course.” After speaking, Elder Ox retreated some distance and sat beneath an ancient tree.
Ye Qiu stood in place, closed his eyes, and reviewed the practise method of the fist technique in his mind.
Moments later.
Ye Qiu began circulating the Nine Revolutions Divine Dragon Art. In an instant, golden light flowed over his body, emanating a powerful aura.
Seeing him start practising, Elder Ox thought inwardly, “I wonder if Brother Ye’s first practise will go smoothly?”
Whoosh!
At that moment, Ye Qiu opened his eyes and threw nine punches into the sky at extreme speed.
The next instant, nine enormous fist imprints lingered in the air, transforming into nine hundred-zhang-long blades that attacked a single target from different directions.
“Boom!”
The void suffered a heavy blow. Nine massive cracks appeared, extending hundreds of li.
“Damn!” Elder Ox jumped up in fright, staring at Ye Qiu in disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost.
