Chapter 76

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Chapter 76: Where Did This Earth Dog Come From

Confirming that the calamity had dissipated, Ji Yang stretched his bones, and a series of popping sounds echoed throughout his body, remnants of the thunder calamity’s power.

After being baptized by the calamity, Ji Yang felt that his body had become a bit stronger.

However, the arrival of the calamity was still beyond his expectations.

He was still in the Golden Core stage, and there was already a calamity emerging in response; that meant with each advancement in rank, the calamity would likely not be delayed.

With his current Golden Core stage cultivation, he couldn’t completely resist the calamity.

If it weren’t for his tough physique, he might not have made it through today.

No wonder other Talent Jealousy cultivators often met an early demise; what kind of talent was that!

It would be better to have low-grade potential and walk the path of a reclaimed underdog.

【Name: Ji Yang】

【Age: 19】

【Realm: Mid Golden Core】

【Techniques: Feather Transformation Ascension Skill】

【Divine Abilities: Heart Sword, Sword Cultivation, Thousands of Sword Energies, Feather Transformation】

【Cultivation Level: 0/99】

【Cannot be used】

【Status: Heaven’s Jealousy】

Opening the panel, his cultivation points returned to zero, and the calamity status had disappeared, indicating he had passed this trial.

However, he was still not strong enough. As his realm increased, the intensity of the calamity would rise accordingly. If he couldn’t keep up with or surpass the power of the calamity, he might very well perish under one disaster after another.

Yet, feeling his newfound realm, Ji Yang’s expression brightened. After more than a year of hard training, he had finally entered the ranks of the sect’s stewards. If he wanted to, he could apply for the position of a sect steward right now.

However, stewards usually felt that their future was limited, and not every steward had the luck of Elder Lu, who managed a Ziying Mine.

But Ji Yang thought that if he could become a steward, he should be able to secure a mine due to his solid connections. After all, he was the future Peak Master of Jingtan Peak.

Now that he had agreed, it should be fine on the mine’s side; he just didn’t know what Ye Wuchen was thinking.

Ji Yang felt a bit uncertain.

Reaching the Golden Core stage also extended Ji Yang’s lifespan.

Ordinary Golden Core stage cultivators, without consuming longevity pills or practicing special techniques, typically had a lifespan of about five hundred years.

However, Ji Yang could feel that his lifespan far exceeded this, likely doubling it without issue.

But the length of life didn’t hold much significance for Ji Yang.

Additionally, upon reaching the Golden Core stage, his True Essence had increased and become more refined, leading to improvements in his divine abilities, except for Sword Cultivation.

This was because Sword Cultivation didn’t depend on the cultivator’s realm but rather on the time spent nurturing it.

Now Ji Yang could nurture four flying swords, one of which had been cultivated for nearly two months, while the other two had been nurtured for less than a month, and the last one didn’t matter as it had been just for a brief moment.

Lastly, Golden Core stage cultivators could perfectly control magical tools and even magical treasures, although very few Golden Core stage cultivators possessed any magical treasures.

After summarizing the gains from his recent cultivation breakthrough, Ji Yang activated the Breath-Holding Technique, suppressing his realm to the Seventh level of Qi Refinement.

Looking at his cultivation points reduced to zero, Ji Yang sighed.

The road ahead is long and arduous.

Fortunately, when the calamity had just descended, he had already moved to an open space, so the spiritual grains in the spiritual field and the nearby spiritual plants were unharmed by the lightning.

Basking in the gentle midday sunlight, Ji Yang chose not to go fishing but instead lay down for a brief rest on a chair he had made beside his wooden house.

"Thud, thud, thud…"

At that moment, strange noises came from the spiritual field not far away. Ji Yang ignored them, thinking it was just a wild chicken from Jingtan Peak jumping around; as long as it didn’t peck at his spiritual grains, it was fine.

However, with his spiritual grains growing so tall, even ordinary wild chickens couldn’t reach them; they might not even be able to peck through the grain husks.

“Chomp, chomp, chomp…”

Then came another peculiar sound, causing Ji Yang to furrow his brow as he released his primordial spirit energy.

Noticing something was wrong, Ji Yang suddenly jumped up and quickly ran toward the side of the spiritual field.

What he saw was a small, grayish-yellow four-legged creature that looked much like a regular puppy.

At that moment, this four-legged beast was crouched on the freshly grown Purple Rice spiritual grains, eating heartily and occasionally smacking its lips.

Angered by the sight, Ji Yang shouted, “Where did this earth dog come from!”

Then, he leaped and kicked the earth dog away from the spiritual grains, sending it flying several meters.

“Woof, woof, woof!”

The kicked earth dog quickly got up and glared at Ji Yang, baring its teeth and letting out fierce barks.

However, Ji Yang didn’t pay it any attention; instead, he looked sadly at the spiritual grains that had been chewed away.

The loss was significant, with two plants almost completely stripped bare.

This wasn’t just damaging his spiritual grains; it was hurting his heart.

The spiritual grains weren’t fully mature yet, and he was still waiting to harvest them.

Then Ji Yang turned his gaze back to the grayish-yellow earth dog, slightly surprised. Although he had only kicked with ordinary strength, his own tough physique meant that even Golden Core stage cultivators could get hurt from such a kick.

Yet, this earth dog seemed unscathed; it clearly wasn’t an ordinary earth dog but rather a fierce one among them.

Seeing Ji Yang block its path, the earth dog bared its big teeth and charged at him. Its small body moved quickly, yet to Ji Yang, this minuscule threat was nearly negligible.

Seeing it not only munch on his food but also wanting to bite him, Ji Yang didn’t hold back and kicked it away again.

But to his surprise, the tenacious earth dog swiftly charged back after being kicked, which sparked some curiosity in Ji Yang.

It seemed to hold a grudge.

“Smack!”

“Woof!”

…

After going back and forth a few times, Ji Yang looked at the not-so-chubby earth dog before him and summoned a Superior flying sword into his hand, murmuring, “Dog meat, roll three times; even immortals can’t stand steadily!”

“I wonder what it tastes like; might as well give it a try.”

The grayish-yellow earth dog seemed to comprehend Ji Yang’s words; its originally fierce gaze turned innocent, and it cautiously began to back away, as if sensing danger and preparing to flee.

Seeing this, Ji Yang exclaimed, “Good, it tastes better when it’s infused with spirit!”

With that, Ji Yang spread his sword energy.

This made the grayish-yellow earth dog pause for a moment, but the next second, it wagged its tail and bounded toward Ji Yang with a big grin.

Just as Ji Yang prepared to slice off its head, the earth dog displayed a harmless expression, wagging its tail high and wearing a pleasing look.

Occasionally, it barked to the left and right, seemingly showcasing its talents to Ji Yang.

Seeing this, Ji Yang scoffed, “Flattering me won’t work; having eaten my spiritual grains, you need to cough them up.”

The grayish-yellow earth dog froze for a moment, then hurriedly looked toward the nearby spiritual grains before quickly charging into them.

Was it preparing to stuff itself before facing its end?