Chapter 6: Clear Moon Academy Assessment

“Wu Song, stop!”

Jiang Taixuan quickly stepped between the two, blocking Wu Song. “Sit down first… or just stand. Let’s talk this through clearly.”

Jiang Taixuan originally wanted the three to sit and talk, but then he remembered he had no chairs, and he couldn’t let Wu Song sit on the ground, so they had to stand.

Wu Song frowned slightly but said nothing and did not make a move either.

Seeing Wu Song stay his hand, Ximen the Fatty also breathed a sigh of relief. At least he wouldn’t be beaten up for now.

“Wu Er, you should understand, this is not our hometown,” Jiang Taixuan said.

Wu Song nodded. He had known it from the moment he grew from the Wu Song Tree.

“Ximen Qing, Qing as in affection. He just heard your story and, having been abandoned by his family since childhood with no ancestors or lineage, instinctively wanted to find an ancestor…”

“But he can’t pick that scoundrel Ximen Qing!” Wu Song said angrily.

“No, absolutely not! I was too hasty this time,” Ximen the Fatty quickly shook his head. He wouldn’t recognize Ximen Qing as his ancestor even if beaten to death.

After much persuasion, they finally managed to calm Wu Song down. He stopped troubling Ximen the Fatty, and Ximen the Fatty’s heart finally settled.

Actually, Wu Song had long known it was just a misunderstanding. He was just angry. It was one thing for this fatty to recognize Ximen Qing as his ancestor, but he also insulted Wu Dalang as a dwarf.

Wu Dalang was his own blood brother, someone of great importance in his heart. If not for Ximen the Fatty’s special constitution, that one move would have definitely killed him.

With Jiang Taixuan explaining, Wu Song wouldn’t lay hands on Ximen the Fatty again, though he was still somewhat displeased. He said coldly, “Aren’t you going to deal with this tiger? Do you plan to have the Field Master and I do it?”

“I’ll do it right now, I’m doing it now,” Ximen the Fatty trembled all over and hurriedly ran toward the tiger.

“The pelt must be intact. It’s for padding the Field Master’s chair. If you damage even a little, I’ll skin you!” Wu Song sneered.

“No, absolutely not,” Ximen the Fatty wiped his sweat, his hands shaking from fear.

To pad my chair? Jiang Taixuan felt a jolt. The pelt of an Innate Monster Beast, to sit on? If anyone found out, wouldn’t he be beaten to death?

“Field Master, why did you block the sign?” Wu Song looked at the dojo door, frowned, stepped forward, and uncovered it. “How can we do business like this? How can I make money?”

“…” Jiang Taixuan.

“Oh my,” Ximen the Fatty looked back and was startled again.

Divine Devil Dojo: Cultivate, rent, sell, recycle all Gods and Demons. One-stop service.

“What are you yelling about? Hurry up and work,” Wu Song said angrily.

“Yes, yes, I’ll do it now,” Ximen the Fatty nodded repeatedly.

“Is Brother Xuan crazy? Whatever. Crazy is fine, I don’t care. As long as there’s meat to eat. Besides, not many people come here usually,” Ximen the Fatty thought to himself.

Ximen the Fatty took a knife and struggled to skin the tiger. There was no help for it; he was just a useless person, weak and powerless. It was already an achievement to manage cutting open this Innate Monster Beast corpse.

But it was too slow. Jiang Taixuan was getting hungry.

In the end, Wu Song personally took over. Ximen the Fatty fetched water for cleaning and prepared the meal, while Jiang Taixuan, of course, just lazed about.

Jiang Taixuan wanted to help, but Wu Song sternly refused, saying how could the Field Master do such menial work? Just wait to eat. This made Ximen the Fatty feel sad; the difference in treatment was too great.

After finally dealing with the whole tiger, they boiled one leg. Then Ximen the Fatty went to gather some firewood to roast the other leg.

“Haven’t had meat in over a year. This time I’ll eat my fill,” Jiang Taixuan swallowed his saliva. He was long tired of wild vegetables.

Ximen the Fatty was also excited. With meat, he forgot all about the earlier unpleasantness.

Soon, the tiger meat was ready. Seasonings were sprinkled on it. Though they had no money, Jiang Taixuan was a highly educated person. Combining knowledge from his past life, he found many seasonings in the forest.

The aroma filled the air, the meat soup bubbled. Ximen the Fatty’s face turned red from eagerness, definitely not from exhaustion.

“Alright, you can start eating,” Jiang Taixuan gave the order and scooped up a piece of meat to eat heartily.

Ximen the Fatty didn’t slack off either. Wu Song, however, shook his head and smiled wryly, occasionally taking a bite, then showing a disgusted expression.

“Brother Xuan, I heard something in the village earlier. The Clear Moon City student assessment has started,” Ximen the Fatty swallowed a piece of meat, his face full of enjoyment.

“The assessment started? What does that have to do with us?” Jiang Taixuan curled his lip, not interested.

“Brother Xuan, I heard this assessment task is to cross this forest, enter the Monster Beast Mountains, and hunt Demon Beasts,” Ximen the Fatty said.

“Come here to hunt Demon Beasts? Are you serious?” Jiang Taixuan abruptly looked up, no longer eager to eat the meat.

Wu Song also looked at Ximen the Fatty, wanting to confirm if the news was true.

“It’s true. They’ll come tomorrow morning,” Ximen the Fatty said.

“Mm, good. This Innate Monster Beast meat is really delicious,” Jiang Taixuan already had a plan in mind and started eating heartily again.

Ximen the Fatty nodded repeatedly. “This Innate Monster Beast meat contains very strong energy. I feel full of strength all over.”

“If the Field Master likes it, Wu Song will hunt a few more next time,” Wu Song said.

Ximen the Fatty shuddered in fear. Hunt a few more? Just how powerful is this Wu Song?

Jiang Taixuan was very satisfied with Wu Song now, and very satisfied with the Divine Devil Dojo. There was meat to eat, and it was Innate Monster Beast meat. Even the Mentors at Clear Moon Academy didn’t have such treatment.

After the meal, Ximen the Fatty went back. From start to finish, he never entered the Divine Devil Dojo.

After eating his fill, Wu Song didn’t enter the dojo either. He went directly to the Wu Song Tree, transformed into a blue light, turned into a fruit, and hung on the tree.

“Divine Demon Tree. A pity, there’s no Divine Demon Nutrient Solution left,” Jiang Taixuan sighed. Without the Nutrient Solution, growing a God or Demon would take thirteen thousand eight hundred years!

“While the energy in the meat hasn’t dissipated, I must cultivate quickly,” Jiang Taixuan waved his hand, storing the remaining tiger meat and pelt in his private warehouse, then entered the dojo to cultivate.

The Innate Monster Beast contained extremely powerful energy. Jiang Taixuan circulated his Martial Arts Technique, absorbing the power within.

“Huh? Martial Arts fourth rank?”

Shortly after starting cultivation, Jiang Taixuan broke through. Modified by the God-Demon Pill, his cultivation had already reached the peak of the third rank, and his meridians had been opened by the pill. Now, absorbing the energy from the beast meat, he naturally broke through.

At this moment, the power of the God-Demon Pill appeared again in Jiang Taixuan’s body, starting to temper his physique.

The night passed without incident. Jiang Taixuan cultivated all night, successfully reaching the mid-stage of Martial Arts fourth rank.

The God-Demon Pill tempering his physique left a sour smell all over his body. He quickly fetched water to wash up.

“Field Master.”

“Whoa!”

Just after washing up, Wu Song appeared silently beside him, giving him a fright. “How did you come out?”

“It’s daylight. Didn’t you say there are people coming for the assessment? Our opportunity is here,” Wu Song said expectantly.

Jiang Taixuan nodded. “Right. After I get the sign, let’s go to the village below first. They won’t pass through here; they’ll go directly into the depths.”

The first business deal had a three-day time limit. It was already the second day. He had to complete it, and complete it splendidly, to get the extra reward.

This was Clear Moon Academy’s Herb Field. Usually, they didn’t let people come here, especially students. Otherwise, the Herb Field would have been destroyed long ago.