Chapter 441: This Kid is a Genuine Ruthless Person!
"Gulp!"
At the banquet, the people from Giant God Academy responded to Great Sage Tuo Tian. Their reply was a chorus of swallowing sounds.
They all stared at the jar of wine before Great Sage Tuo Tian, their eyeballs nearly popping out of their sockets.
The originally excited Great Sage Tuo Tian could not help but blush, his old face turning red. He put on a stern expression and said, "You all, craving wine like this, what kind of behavior is this? Do you still have the appearance of great nobles and sages?"
Hearing these words, everyone said nothing, but a thought flashed through their minds.
And you, old sir, have the nerve to criticize us?
Just now, you looked as if you had never tasted wine before.
Hearing this, Cao Youqian's lips curved into a slight smile. "Senior Ancestor, please don't blame them. This sacred wine is extremely rare even on the Xuantian Continent. Even within the Wendao Academy, only those at the elder rank and above can drink it.
As I have only just arrived, I don't have a good greeting gift. How about I treat everyone to some wine?"
Hearing this, the people at the banquet all showed expressions of excitement.
"Holy Son Cao is magnificent!"
"Holy Son Cao is worthy of being the Holy Son of the Wendao Academy. Such magnanimity is something we can only aspire to!"
"..."
Cao Youqian had long anticipated the current situation. Before coming, he had investigated the Barbarian Continent. The cultivators here, while one could not say they were savages, their various arts outside of cultivation could not be compared at all to those of the Profound Continent.
Therefore, he planned to first establish his authority, and then give these fellows some benefits.
This way, he could gain a foothold in the Giant God Academy.
With a wave of his hand, several jars of wine flew toward everyone present.
Seeing this scene, Great Sage Tuo Tian's fondness for Cao Youqian rose in a straight line. This kid, although a bit arrogant, was truly a young man with boundless prospects.
As for the arrogance, that was nothing. If a young person wasn't a bit arrogant, could they still be called young?
"Youqian, go back to your seat. Let's drink and chat."
"Yes."
After speaking, Cao Youqian returned to his seat.
After the wine had gone around three times.
Cao Youqian had already become familiar with everyone present. They had long since let go of their prejudices against him, calling him "Holy Son" one after another.
Great Sage Tuo Tian said, "Youqian, you haven't yet told us big guys just why you are so formidable?"
When these words were spoken, everyone finally remembered the main purpose of this banquet. Their gazes immediately fell upon Cao Youqian.
Ha...
After draining the wine from his cup, Cao Youqian set it down and said slowly, "My Body Refining Art is defined by one word: 'limit'."
"Oh?"
A marquis with one swollen eye asked curiously, "May I ask where this 'limit' lies?"
Cao Youqian explained unhurriedly, "You are all masters of body refining. I presume you have all tried things like Five Elements Body Tempering and Heavenly Lightning Body Tempering, right?"
Everyone nodded. These were very common body tempering methods on the Barbarian Continent.
"But I am different from all of you. When I began my body refining, I didn't start with the simplest Spirit Power Body Tempering. Instead, I went directly to Earth Fire Body Tempering. Back then, my body gave off a fragrance of cooked meat every day..."
As Cao Youqian spoke, he drank his wine, his whole person seeming to sink into deep memories.
The people around him, upon hearing Cao Youqian's body refining experience, all stared with wide eyes, their expressions as if they had seen a ghost.
Cao Youqian spoke for a moment, when suddenly someone opened their mouth to ask a question.
"Holy Son, this old one dares to ask, how did you comprehend the True Meaning of the Great Dao while you were in the Nirvana Realm?" a Great Sage with white hair and a white beard, but a resolute face, asked.
"Because when I was in the Path Union Realm, I consumed a Great Sage Corpse Core and tempered my body on an Extreme Yin Holy Vein."
Cao Youqian said casually.
Hiss...
Everyone present gasped, and their gazes toward Cao Youqian gained a few more shades of reverence.
This fellow is a genuine ruthless person!
It's a good thing he is one of us, otherwise, the Giant God Academy would likely suffer a heavy blow today.
Looking at the stunned crowd, Cao Youqian continued, "I know that you all possess extraordinary bloodlines, but you have not pushed your body refining to the absolute limit. Only by breaking your own limits can you stimulate the potential within your bodies and awaken your bloodlines more thoroughly."
When his words fell, the entire venue fell silent.
After a short while, Great Sage Tuo Tian clapped his hands and said, "Good, well said. Well said, 'only by breaking one's limits can one stimulate their potential.' It seems the people of the Giant God Academy have been living too comfortably."
"What Great Sage Tuo Tian said is extremely true. We have indeed not been diligent enough."
Everyone chimed in agreement.
Cao Youqian's words were like a key, opening a new door on their path of cultivation.
Great Sage Tuo Tian set his gaze on Cao Youqian. "Youqian, where do you plan to go to train this time?"
Cao Youqian cupped his hands and said, "In response to Shishu, this disciple is willing to follow any arrangements."
Great Sage Tuo Tian stroked his beard and slowly said, "Our Barbarian Continent has had two good trial grounds recently. One is to exterminate fiends, and the other is to suppress demonic beasts."
"Fiends?"
Cao Youqian asked curiously.
Great Sage Tuo Tian shook his head. "They are not demonic cultivators, but the descendants of Extraterritorial Heavenly Demons.
The Barbarian Continent has always been chaotic, so many Extraterritorial Heavenly Demons hide here, deluding foolish creatures into becoming their followers. Occasionally, they will also produce descendants with creatures of exceptional bloodlines among their followers.
These descendants are what we cultivators of the Barbarian Continent call fiends. The bodies of these fiends are extremely strong; only body refining cultivators can contend with them. Over time, the Barbarian Continent became a holy land for body refining cultivators."
Cao Youqian immediately asked, "Shishu, does this mean that the Giant God Academy has already discovered the whereabouts of these fiends?"
Great Sage Tuo Tian nodded. "Correct. Half a month ago, our Giant God Academy received news that a power called the Fire God Sect appeared in the western part of the Barbarian Continent. It was actually established by fiends, and our Giant God Academy is preparing to exterminate this power."
"Alright, then I will participate in this training. Let's see whether the bodies of those fiends are harder, or if my pair of fists is harder!"
Cao Youqian said with a look of anticipation.
If he had said this earlier, he would surely have been ridiculed by the cultivators present.
However, after witnessing Cao Youqian's strength, no one dared to question him.
"Good."
Great Sage Tuo Tian nodded in satisfaction.
"Then in one month, you will follow the main army to set out and exterminate the fiends of that Fire God Sect!"
Cao Youqian: "Yes!"
...
A month's time passed in the blink of an eye.
Cao Youqian had already gotten used to life at the Giant God Academy.
Every day, he would spar with the Great Sages of the Giant God Academy, and the Great Sages were not the least bit stingy in guiding this disciple.
After each sparring session, several of the Great Sages would gain something, so Cao Youqian became a hot commodity in the eyes of the Great Sages.
Early this morning, Cao Youqian led the crowd to gather at the square of the Giant God Academy. When they arrived, it was already a sea of people.
The Giant God Academy was composed exclusively of body cultivators. Every one of them looked tall and burly, and among them were not a few half-demon cultivators, which was truly an eye-opening experience for Cao Youqian.
Just as Cao Youqian was carefully observing the disciples of the Giant God Academy, two figures flew over slowly from the horizon...
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