I Grind to Martial Saint

After all, this was part of the deal.

They had to make some moves, of course.

"Understood."

Liao Tu nodded and left the stone house.

...

Liao Feng led Han Yuan and Ding Zihu to two wooden cabins.

Han Yuan picked one at random and went inside.

There wasn’t much inside the cabin, just a wooden bed.

But for Han Yuan, that was enough.

"Kid, go tell your father I need to cultivate in seclusion. Don’t come get me until the people from the Red Flame Sect show up."

Han Yuan instructed Liao Feng.

Liao Feng was now terrified of Han Yuan. He didn’t even dare to meet his gaze, simply lowering his head and saying, "I understand."

After speaking, he fled from the cabin.

’Am I really that scary...’

Han Yuan muttered.

He put down his luggage.

He had brought quite a few things with him after leaving Cangshui County.

Besides the Dragon Sparrow Cloud-Splitting Saber, he also had many valuable Elixir Pills.

After all, once he left Cangshui County, these Elixir Pills would be a finite resource, so he had to bring a large supply.

In addition, there was the Spirit Cat Statue he had found on White Stone Island.

Although he still didn’t know what was so special about the Spirit Cat Statue.

But he kept it with him anyway.

He had a feeling the Spirit Cat Statue wasn’t as simple as it seemed.

Night gradually fell.

The Wuhuo Tribe sank into darkness and silence.

In a mountain tribe like this, there was no entertainment once the sky turned dark. People could only go home and sleep.

Han Yuan sat cross-legged in his cabin, cultivating the Innate Great Demon Scripture.

Late in the night, he suddenly heard a commotion outside. Noisy shouts shattered the silence of the night.

"What’s going on?"

Han Yuan’s eyes flew open, a hint of alarm in them.

’Could it be that the Red Flame Sect has no honor? Did they come for a sneak attack in the middle of the night, days ahead of schedule?’

He immediately grabbed his Dragon Sparrow Cloud-Splitting Saber and rushed out of the cabin.

Just then, Ding Zihu also burst out of the cabin next door.

"What happened?"

The man looked like he hadn’t fully woken up.

It was a pitiful sight. Ding Zihu had thought he would finally get a good night’s sleep.

He never expected to be woken up by a commotion in the middle of the night.

"I don’t know... Let’s go see."

Han Yuan said in a low voice.

The Wuhuo Tribe, once shrouded in darkness, was now illuminated by the light of torches.

Like Han Yuan, many people had been startled by the noise. They continuously emerged from their cabins and headed toward the source of the commotion.

That place was none other than the Wuhuo Tribe’s altar.

’Looks like something really did happen.’

"The tribespeople consider their altar to be very important," Ding Zihu secretly sent a voice transmission to Han Yuan.

After the two of them pushed through the crowd, they saw that Liao Tu and Liao Gu were there as well.

A member of the Wuhuo Tribe was kneeling on the ground, repeatedly speaking in the tribal dialect.

Although Han Yuan couldn’t understand the words, he could sense that the man seemed to be confessing.

"What happened?"

Han Yuan stepped forward and asked.

Liao Tu’s expression was grave. "The offering is gone..."

"The offering?" Han Yuan raised an eyebrow, surprised that this was the issue.

Liao Gu explained, "According to the customs of our Wuhuo Tribe, we must change the offerings every three days."

"Among the offerings this time was a Dragon Beard Fish that we caught in a mountain lake."

"We were planning to offer it to the Burning Stone tonight... but now we can’t find it."

"And he is the one who was responsible for guarding the offerings."

Han Yuan narrowed his eyes and asked softly, "Besides this Dragon Beard Fish... is anything else missing?"

"No... The rest of the offerings are all here..."

"But the Dragon Beard Fish is extremely rare. Legend says it possesses an incredibly faint trace of Dragon Blood... It was very large, weighing seventy to eighty pounds... We don’t know who stole it."

Liao Tu’s face was grim.

For him, the theft of a single Dragon Beard Fish wasn’t a catastrophe.

After all, the other offerings were still there.

But if he couldn’t figure out what had happened, he feared he wouldn’t be able to sleep all night.

Next, Liao Tu led some men to search the tribe. After finding no suspicious figures, the commotion gradually subsided.

However, he still had the tribe’s young and able-bodied men strengthen their patrols to prevent a similar incident from happening again.

"What rotten luck... Some fish thief shows up out of nowhere and now this Daoist Master can’t even get a good night’s sleep."

Ding Zihu yawned and ran back to his room to sleep.

Han Yuan also returned to his room.

But after entering, his brow furrowed slightly. Then, as if nothing was wrong, he returned to his wooden bed, sat cross-legged, and began to cultivate.

Nothing else happened for the rest of the night.

Today, however, Han Yuan did not cultivate. He wanted to go out.

Ding Zihu, on the other hand, had wanted to hide in the cabin and sleep.

Constantly fleeing from the pursuit of the Ash Tower these past few days had been exhausting for him.

Now that he finally had a rare chance to rest, he naturally wanted to take full advantage of it.

But Han Yuan insisted on dragging him out.

Ding Zihu could only follow him out with a pained expression.

After leaving the Wuhuo Tribe, Han Yuan began searching the surrounding area.

He remembered Liao Tu mentioning last night that the Dragon Beard Fish was caught in a nearby lake.

It shouldn’t be too difficult to find.

An hour later, Han Yuan did indeed spot a sizable, clear lake.

"This must be the place... Taicang Mountain is truly strange. To think there’s a lake up in the mountains."

It was Han Yuan’s first time seeing such a sight, and he couldn’t help but be a little amazed.

"Big Brother... it’s so cold, why are you looking for a lake?"

Ding Zihu asked, confused.

"Never mind that for now. Keep watch for me."

Han Yuan didn’t explain, simply leaping into the lake.

Seeing Han Yuan disappear into the lake, Ding Zihu could only yawn and wait foolishly.

GLUG GLUG GLUG~~~

As soon as Han Yuan entered the water, he felt its exceptional coldness.

But given the current climate, the icy water wasn’t surprising. Besides, with his physique, he naturally wouldn’t be bothered by such a minor chill.

He dove deeper and deeper.

Han Yuan could see that the lake was teeming with fish and shrimp.

Some of the fish were even thicker than his arms.

And his arms were nearly as thick as a grown man’s thigh, exceptionally robust.

But these fish weren’t his target.

He had only one goal: the Dragon Beard Fish.

After descending another few dozen meters, Han Yuan finally reached the lakebed and began to search.

The lake was huge, and Han Yuan couldn’t search it all at once. He had no choice but to be patient and search slowly.

The light at the bottom of the lake was dim, with only some faint glows visible.

From time to time, a few large fish swam past him.

But the Dragon Beard Fish he was looking for was nowhere to be found.

’Don’t tell me I’m not fated to find the Dragon Beard Fish today?’

Han Yuan frowned.

If he couldn’t find this Dragon Beard Fish, things would get difficult.

Just then, Han Yuan suddenly sensed a massive shadow emerge before him.

A large fish covered in silver scales, with long whiskers, appeared before his eyes.

The fish was absurdly large, about the size of a grown man, with scarlet eyes that radiated extreme aggression.

It was the very Dragon Beard Fish Han Yuan had been painstakingly searching for.

The moment the Dragon Beard Fish saw Han Yuan, it whipped its tail and charged viciously.

Its powerful muscles erupted with terrifying speed, launching it toward Han Yuan like a silver cannonball.

Even the water was thrown into massive waves.

Han Yuan’s expression was calm as he delivered a Hand Blade strike.

WHAP!

It landed precisely on the Dragon Beard Fish’s head.

The huge fish was instantly knocked unconscious.

Han Yuan grabbed the Dragon Beard Fish with one hand and swam upward.

SPLASH~~

Soon, he leaped out of the water and landed on the shore.

"Holy crap, that’s a huge fish!"

"We’re eating well tonight!"

Ding Zihu’s eyes lit up the moment he saw the Dragon Beard Fish in Han Yuan’s hand.

"Not so fast... I have other plans for this fish."

Han Yuan said softly.

"What other use is there for a fish besides eating it?"

"Don’t tell me you’re planning to let it go."

Ding Zihu said, perplexed.

"You’ll find out tonight."

Han Yuan said, feigning mystery.

"Whatever... As long as I get to roast and eat it in the end."

Ding Zihu chuckled slyly.

He was sure the meat of this fish would be absolutely delicious.

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