Plundering the Heavens

Chapter 152: Spirit Beast Metamorphosis

Elder Qinnyao had hinted for Xiao Mahn to probe Fang Xing discreetly, yet Xiao Mahn had revealed this to him directly. Ever since Elder Qinnyao hadnt stopped Xiao Mahn from visiting, Fang Xing had guessed this old bag had gone through all of this effort in order to use Xu Linyuns well-being as a threat and Xiao Mahn as a spy. He gave a cold smile and answered, If she asks, just tell her I did learn a few things. Once shes given you enough rewards, what would it matter if I revealed the truth to her then?

Xiao Mahn laughed. That would be good, but wouldnt this cause you troubles, Young Master?

Fang Xing let out a sigh and patted Xiao Mahns head. Who was it that let you fall into her hands? We can only restrain ourselves until I get rid of Xiao Jianming, then well be able to run away as far as we like, without needing to tolerate her any longer!

Xiao Mahn seemed to be looking forward to this. Youd better take me along with you she replied after a short while.

Fang Xing laughed. Dont worry; of course I will!

Xiao Mahn quietly nodded her head and left with the herbs and Spirit Stones necessary to craft the seventh-tier Poji Pellet, only to return again shortly after. This time there was a persons ear clasped tight between her fingers, and the person attached was a fat and tall man, weighing in at around three hundred pounds with a ball-like body swelling out his robe. As Xiao Mahn dragged him here by the ear, he cried out in pain but did not dare to resist.

Young Master, as I left, I saw this person loitering around the valley entrance. Who knows what sort of bad schemes he might have! Xiao Mahn was clearly upset. Shed caught this fat guy trying to hide and had naturally believed he was up to no good.

Fang Xing smiled upon seeing this. Fatty! How did you make it here? This fatty was none other than the plump Taoist Yu Sanliang, whom he hadnt seen in the past four years.

Xiao Mahn was a little surprised by this. Young Master, you know him?

Fang Xing laughed. Of course! This is Shixiong Zhu, a good friend of mine!

Xiao Mahn immediately let go of the plump Taoist and politely cupped her hands. Master Zhu, IXiao Mahnacted too hastily.

The plump Taoist was clearly frightened and hurriedly waved his hands, but he was afraid of any physical contact with Xiao Mahn and could only frustratedly tweak his ears and scratch his cheek. Oh my oh no, no need, its ok. Although my name is Yu, not Zhu. You youre the talented genius of Danxia Valley. I saw you once when Elder Qinnyao was teaching. You for someone like you to bow to me is just too much rudeness on my part.

Xiao Mahn snickered. Youre my young masters friend and I am his servant. Of course I should bow to you!

Feeling even more embarrassed, the plump Taoist looked towards Fang Xing as though asking for help.

Fang Xing just laughed. I have only just one friend within the sect; you dont need to be so polite, Fatty. But you better tell me the truth about what you were doing sneaking around outside, or else Iyour grandpawill beat it out of you!

Seeing Fang Xing laugh and curse like he usually did, the plump Taoist actually let out a sigh of relief. Youve been promoted to be the third core disciple, but it feels like like. Shidi Fang, you dont have the arrogance of a core disciple. Its nice.

As it so happened, the plump Taoist had been in seclusion when Fang Xing had returned from his training with Bai Qianzhang, and he hadnt found out about Fang XIngs returned until it was finished and Fang Xing had already left for Mount Desolation. When Fang Xing returned after that, Yu Sanliang had finally gotten the opportunity to visit Fang Xing, but this was right when he heard Fang Xing had been newly promoted to be the third core disciple. Fang Xings status had risen overnight, causing the plump Taoist to hesitate in his visit out of fear of shaming himself.

In the end, Yu Sanliang still came, but he was still worried and had loitered at the valleys entrance without daring to enter. This was when Xiao Mahn saw him and dragged him inside.

In fact, Xiao Mahn still remembered Yu Sanliang as the man whod kicked Fang Xing at the sects entrance during the Recruitment Ceremony, so shed immediately thought of him as a bad person.

When Fang Xing noticed the plump Taoist was being a little hesitant with his wordsas though he had something to say but was too embarrassed to do sohe raised the question first, Were brothers, f*ck all that pretend arrogance. Do you have something to say?

The plump Taoists face became bright red when he heard Fang Xings question, and he awkwardly looked at Xiao Mahn. Xiao Mahn was a clever girl and immediately left with a smile, allowing time for the two brothers to speak between themselves. This led the plump Taoist to sigh with relief, followed by a mournful look as he said, Shidi Fang, I didnt exactly come here only for this but there is something.

Fang Xing waved his hand. Come inside first! As he said this, Fang Xing also called the two disciplinary disciples over. He passed them a Spirit Stone and sent them off to go buy some wine and meat, and the pair happily took the stone and immediately left, just like real servants. As for the plump Taoist, when he saw how Fang Xing was still treating him the same way as in the past, it felt as though a stone had been lifted from his heart, and all trace of nervousness left him as he followed Fang Xing into the pavilion.

Fang Xing had been observing all along, and he noticed the plump Taoist was now at the early stages of Spirit Stage tier four. Considering Yu Sanliangs innate ability, this wasnt bad at all; it seemed the resources Fang Xing had left behind for him hadnt gone to waste.

Once the plump Taoist sat down, he let out a long sigh. Shidi Fang, after what you did, it can be said that IYu Sanlianghave become famous inside the sect.

Fang Xing smiled. Famous? What happened?

The plump Taoist returned a bitter smile. Did you not know? The two most famous people right now within the sect are the underwear thiefFeng Qingweiand the kidnapperYu Sanliang.

Fang Xing began laughing so hard his stomach started to hurt.

Upon further questioning, it seemed that once the Talisman Mission had ended, quite a few of the inner court disciples whod returned spoke of what happened during the mission. The most interest stories had involved Feng Qingweiwho was said to have stolen Fang Xings underwearand the abduction of the Myriad Beast Sects little princess. Feng Qingwei was currently so embarrassed that she hadnt taken a step out of her valley for the past half month, and the name Yu Sanliang similarly became well-known, turning him into another famous person.

If it was only that, it would still be fine. The thing is Shidi Fang, you have to help me. As Yu Sanliang spoke, his face became bitter once more.

Nn? Fang Xings eyebrow rose, giving him a rather sinister look, Is someone bullying you?

Yu Sanliang hastily waved his hand. No, not that. Its just that Ive been unlucky. Now that Shidi Fang and Shixiong Xiao Jianming have set their grudges into stone, everyone is quite aware of this and seems to know about our close relationship. And, well, three months ago, when I first made it into the inner court, I just happened to choose Earthen Sovereignty as my main study. So, you know.

Yu Sanliang had only just arrived at the inner court three months ago andaccording to the ruleshe had to choose one of the five Qing-Yun Sect disciples upon his entrance. However, this fatty had coincidentally chosen to study Shanhe Valleys Earthen Sovereignty, and now that hed studied it to basic proficiency, hed need to become a Shanhe Valley disciple to continue. The grudge between Fang Xing against Xiao Jianming and Feng Qingwei had already been set in stone and was widely known, so the plump Taoist had become afraid.

This was the reason Yu Sanliang visited today; considering the relationship he had with Fang Xing, if Yu Sanliang were to enter Shanhe Valley, he might get flayed alive!

Fang Xing furrowed his brows. This is indeed a problem. What do you want to do?

Yu Sanliangs face was filled with bitterness. Normally speaking, once you choose one of the five Qing-Yun disciplines, youre not allowed to choose a second one until you master the first to a certain proficiency. But I want you to maybe speak to some people from Duanzhen Valley, to allow me to change to studying Blue-Flame Grand Smithing instead.

Fang Xing smiled. Thats not so difficult. Ill just let the valley know next time! In his mind, this wasnt a difficult task in the slightest; he didnt even need to speak to Tie Rukuang and could just let Wu Xiangtong know.

The plump Taoist was relieved when he heard Fang Xings answer, and the two disciplinary disciples had also returned with wine and meat by now. The two of them began chatting again just like the old days, and there were naturally many topics to talk about since theyd been apart for three years. However, no matter what the plump Taoist spoke about, his large amount of gratitude towards Fang Xing was very clear. It was all thanks to the resources Fang Xing had left behind for him that he was able to go from the useless nobody he was before to the inner court disciple he was now.

The two enjoyed their drinks, and it was well into night before the plump Taoist left. Giving the matter some thought, Fang Xing considered the possibility he would be leaving the sect in half a years time and how the likelihood of seeing this fatty would be slim. He stopped the plump Taoist right as he was about to leave and placed thirty mid-grade Spirit Stones and some leftover goods into some storage sacks hed swiped from the Myriad Beasts disciples and shoved it all into Yu Sanliangs hands. This caused the plump Taoist a great deal of embarrassment, but Fang Xing demanded for him to accept it all and leave.

 Aiiii . If I hadnt done what I did the plump Taoist sighed on his way back. He considered how if his usually slow and stupid brain hadnt seen Fang Xings potentialif he hadnt had a sudden bout of inspiration to try to befriend the boyhed still be an outer sect nobody. If it werent for Fang Xing, would he have ever ended up becoming an inner sect disciple? His sighssometimes long, sometimes shortdidnt stop, and he started to feel the alcohol hitting his head. He sat down at a nearby pine tree and took out the storage sack Fang Xing had shoved into his arms.

The plump Taoist was nearly blinded by how many red lights and traces of purple there were when he opened the sack. He hadnt thought Fang Xing would give him so many Spirit Stones in one go, and this sobered him up in an instant as he continued to look inside. There were mid-tier Flying Swords, all manner of medicinal pellets. Every one of these items was rare even within the inner courts, causing his heart to once again fill with gratitude.

Shidi Fang is so generous the plump Taoist muttered to himself, only to suddenly find a light yellow booklet. Taking it out and borrowing some of the dim moonlight to read, he saw that it was a cultivation manual titled Manual of Spirit Beast Metamorphosis.

Oh? Is this something Shidi Fang left for me to learn? The plump Taoist opened the booklet, and the more he read on, the more fascinated he became, until time was slowly forgotten.