Chapter 256: Ancient Inheritance, Not to Be Spoken Lightly

With Jiuying dead, the morale of Lu Yang's group soared. They pressed on, ending the battle decisively.

"Barbarian Battle Technique — A single blow conquers all!"

Mang Gu roared, delivering a pincer attack with both fists, flattening the armored demonic beast's head.

The patterned giant python, lost in the illusion, went mad and swallowed half of its own body. By the time it regained its senses, it was too late to recover.

Seeing Lu Yang slay two demonic beasts with a single sword strike, Meng Jingzhou felt a competitive urge. He used the Six Shaking Heaven Forms to brutally beat the tiger and lion demons to death, leaving them no chance to escape.

The three of them, including Meng Jingzhou, were panting with exhaustion, their faces beaming with smiles.

Regardless, they had finally won the battle.

Lu Yang hadn't expended much energy, as he had just used the Immortal Fairy's power.

"Deactivate!"

With the battle over, there was no need for him to maintain the Immortal Fairy's form.

As soon as he reverted to his original form, Lu Yang felt his mind become more active, and his thought process was no longer as simplistic as it had been.

"What did I just do?!"

Lu Yang recalled the foolish things he had just done, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"You did quite well just now, very much like my style!" The Immortal Fairy gave a thumbs-up, praising Lu Yang for having the potential of an immortal.

"That's the biggest problem!"

Lu Yang recalled the battle: transforming into the Immortal Fairy's likeness using the Yellow Bean Fist indeed significantly boosted his combat power, to the point of being described as soaring.

He could guarantee that by using the Yellow Bean Fist, he would be absolutely invincible in the Foundation Establishment stage; no one would be his match.

But the cost was too great.

Silly laughter, foolish words… Fortunately, he hadn't done anything too outrageous this time, or how could he face anyone if word got out?

Lu Yang secretly resolved to treat the Yellow Bean Fist as a forbidden art, vowing never to use it unless it was an absolute last resort.

"Fairy, I can't easily imitate you anymore; it's too dangerous," Lu Yang sighed, realizing this was power gained at the cost of his sanity.

"I don't see any danger?" The Immortal Fairy was puzzled.

"Amazing, Lu Yang! You even killed Jiuying! I never imagined your Mimicry Fist could be used like that," Meng Jingzhou burst into laughter.

"It's a pity I can't learn your Lu-style Mimicry Fist. Otherwise, if I transformed into my father or grandfather and borrowed their strength, I'd like to see who could beat me!" Meng Jingzhou showed a regretful expression as he spoke.

"But there's one thing I don't understand."

"What is it?"

"Jiuying was hard to fight, but couldn't we have just teleported it to Demon Suppressing Pass with a teleportation talisman?" Meng Jingzhou wondered, perplexed by Lu Yang's self-sacrificing expression while using the Mimicry Fist; was it truly necessary?

Lu Yang: "..."

*Damn it,* he thought, *I'm gradually being assimilated by the Immortal Fairy, and my mind isn't working properly anymore.*

"Senior Brother Lu, who did you transform into just now?" Tao Yaoyao asked curiously, wondering how Senior Brother Lu knew such a cute young girl.

"This is an ancient inheritance, not to be spoken of lightly," Lu Yang said mysteriously, though it wasn't exactly a lie.

The more people who knew about the Immortal Fairy, the more dangerous it became.

To this day, no one knew who killed the Immortal Fairy, what methods they used, or what their goal was.

Anyone who knew of the Immortal Fairy's existence could be targeted by the killer.

Currently, only five people knew about the Immortal Fairy: Lu Yang, Meng Jingzhou, Mang Gu, Senior Sister, and the Immortal Master.

There was no helping Meng Jingzhou and Mang Gu; they were both present when the Immortal Fairy resurrected.

As for Senior Sister, it was uncertain who was truly in danger.

The Immortal Master could not leave the Dao Seeking Sect, so he was also safe.

"Come on, let's tally the spoils," Meng Jingzhou called, inviting everyone to dissect the demonic beasts and see if there were any valuable items.

Meng Jingzhou wasn't lacking in treasures or spirit stones; he enjoyed the process of acquiring them.

Jiuying had been roasted into charcoal by Lu Yang, its demonic core split into two and became a useless core, so no valuable items could be found on it.

The two demonic beasts beheaded by a single sword strike were quite ordinary, only yielding demonic cores, furs, and similar items.

The tiger demon killed by Meng Jingzhou had many valuable items on it; its bones and even its penis could boost yang energy. Unfortunately, these were the most useless items for Meng Jingzhou.

The blood of the tiger and lion demons was quite valuable; if refined by an alchemy master, it could be traced back to its origin, yielding a drop of true Lu Wu blood and true Nine-Headed Lion blood.

The patterned giant python's gallbladder could detoxify and could fetch a good price.

Tao Yaoyao was the poorest among the four. Lu Yang and the other two had all undertaken undercover missions for the Immortal Cult and had played a small part in the historical process of its downfall.

These all counted as contribution points.

In contrast, although Tao Yaoyao had completed many tasks, none of them could compare to the Immortal Cult missions.

Mang Gu stripped off the armored demonic beast's scales. The scales were hard and difficult to pierce, making them excellent material for armor.

"I'll show these to Junior Brother Haoran when we get back," Mang Gu said, putting the scales into his identification jade pendant.

The four of them cleaned up, set up a campfire, and began preparing dinner for the day.

From attending the auction in the morning, coming to the dense forest at noon, and fighting in the afternoon, they had been busy all day. It was time to rest and enjoy themselves.

Especially since they had just acquired so many good ingredients, it would be a pity not to have a good meal.

"Can we eat the lion? I heard in my tribe that there's a traditional dish in the Central Plains called 'Lion's Head.' I've never had it before," Mang Gu suggested.

Tao Yaoyao was silent for a moment before saying, "Is it possible, Junior Brother Mang, that the 'Lion's Head' you're talking about isn't the same as an actual lion's head?"

"Aren't they both called Lion's Head?"

"...Never mind. Lion's Head it is, then. Let's eat lion today."

Everyone divided the tasks. Although Mang Gu had never eaten a lion, he often processed other demonic beasts in his tribe, so the process was similar. He was in charge of preparing the lion.

Lu Yang cut down a large tree and carved it into a three-meter-long wooden spit with his Azure Edge Sword to skewer the lion.

Meng Jingzhou set up a large automatic barbecue formation and erected the grill.

Tao Yaoyao went to look for edible fruits nearby to cleanse their palates if they got tired of meat.

The lion was de-haired and gutted by Mang Gu, then brushed with the Barbarian tribe's secret sauce. Lu Yang skewered it, placed it on the grill, and ignited the Samadhi True Fire.

On the large automatic barbecue formation, the lion, skewered on the spit, slowly rotated, sizzling with oil under the Samadhi True Fire and emitting an enticing aroma.

Mang Gu stared at the lion, lost in thought, wondering what he was thinking about.

"Mang Gu, what's wrong?" Lu Yang asked, thinking Mang Gu was homesick.

"I'm thinking that the automatic barbecue formation is mainly designed for small skewers. When it comes to roasting a whole lamb, a whole lion, or other large animals, it struggles, and the heat distribution isn't even. It really tests the barbecue master's skill."

"So you're thinking..." Lu Yang couldn't quite grasp what Mang Gu was thinking.

"I heard some sects in Southern Xinjiang are skilled at controlling corpses. Could we learn such a technique and use it for barbecue?"

"Like controlling a lamb's corpse to make it roast itself over the fire?"

Lu Yang: "..."

*Am I the only normal person in the Dao Seeking Sect?*