Longevity Martial Arts: I have a Mysterious Water Snake Avatar
Chapter 65 - 64 Effortless Help (Seeking Investment and Followers)

Chapter 65: Chapter 64 Effortless Help (Seeking Investment and Followers)

"A closer look reveals it’s not snow without fragrance; the celestial wind scatters its scent."

Walking on the snow-covered ground and observing the solitary splendor of plum blossoms in the distance, Hong Yuan was somehow reminded of this ancient poem.

Then his thoughts drifted to the hot region—the Southern Border.

I wonder if it will snow there in the Southern Border this year...

Thinking of the Southern Border, Hong Yuan couldn’t help but think of his Sting Bee Worm and Rapid Bee Worm.

As his strength gradually increased, the Rank-Two Rapid Bee Worm was starting to lag behind his progress, relegated to auxiliary tasks.

Hong Yuan had come to appreciate the benefits brought by the Worms, and he yearned for more of this convenience!

Gazing at the snowy forest ahead, Hong Yuan exhaled a breath of white air and made a decision in his heart.

Once I handle the Ice Armor Python incident, I’ll find a way to obtain some higher-grade Worm recipes.

Figuring it out on my own is too slow.

CRUNCH, CRUNCH.

Hong Yuan followed the Great Taoism, stepping into the snowy forest.

At that moment, a sharp cry for help arose, followed by a wolf’s howl and a shout of command.

"Help, help!!!"

"AWOO, AWOO!"

"Ah Da, stop! Stop right now."

In the forest ahead, a ferocious Snow Wolf was pursuing a woman dressed in the garb of an Elixir Refining Hall disciple. Behind her, a man who appeared to be a Spirit Beast Hall disciple was frantically chasing after the wolf, simultaneously using a technique to command the Snow Wolf to stop.

The Elixir Refining Hall female disciple, Liu Ping, saw Hong Yuan’s figure from afar and loudly cried for help.

"Save me, save me!" Liu Ping cried, her voice choked with sobs.

Liu Ping screamed for help. Hong Yuan, however, ignored her and was about to walk away.

Suddenly, Hong Yuan slightly lifted his head and gazed intently at Liu Ping’s face.

Liu... Ping?!

Hong Yuan remembered this female disciple and quickly took out the White Bull Bow and regular arrows from his storage bag, aiming at the ferocious Snow Wolf’s flank.

He recognized Liu Ping because she had once given him three Energy Stones.

At that time, Hong Yuan had just formed his Class A Aperture. After descending from the summit of Yuan Peak Mountain, several senior disciples had surrounded him, each wanting him to join their respective organizations.

It was then that Liu Ping had given him three Energy Stones.

Though three Energy Stones were of little use to the current Hong Yuan, they had been quite helpful to him back then.

Besides, repaying Liu Ping now was a trivial effort for him.

TWANG!

A sharp sound resonated. The White Bull Bow snapped from a full draw, like a full moon, to a relaxed crescent, and the black iron arrow shot towards the ferocious Snow Wolf’s flank.

With a dull THUD, the arrow struck. The Snow Wolf rolled backward, plowing a white swath through the snow before collapsing unconscious.

Hong Yuan hadn’t used any True Essence for this shot, merely exerting less than ten percent of his physical strength.

Trouble resolved.

Liu Ping’s significant trouble was resolved!

Hong Yuan waved to Liu Ping, and after a brief acknowledgment, he left.

Liu Ping’s gaze lingered on Hong Yuan’s departing figure, her eyes filled with a complex emotion.

Is this the reason Gao Gou blamed me for my supposed woman’s intuition? The power of a genius with a top-tier Class A Aperture is truly terrifying! Liu Ping thought to herself, feeling extremely grateful that she had not skimped on those three Energy Stones back then.

"Are you okay?" The Spirit Beast Hall disciple scratched his head, apologizing sheepishly.

"How could you be so careless!?" Liu Ping turned and yelled at the Beast Trainer.

Intimidated by Hong Yuan’s display of power, the Beast Trainer proactively took out Energy Stones to compensate Liu Ping.

Only then did the exhilarated disciple from the Enforcement Hall arrive.

「...」

In the courtyard kitchen.

Hong Yuan was processing medicinal food ingredients.

Hong Yuan had modified the second medicinal formula of the Myriad Silence Origin Skill into a culinary dish: a hot pot with Bai Exhausting Ox sirloin and belly.

The Bai Exhausting Ox was a Rank-Two ice-attributed Demon Beast, its meat tender, resilient, and full of vitality.

Crushing medicinal herbs, preparing spices...

Slicing the beef into paper-thin pieces...

Washing vegetables, preparing ingredients for the broth base...

After an hour, gazing at the array of ingredients on the stove, a comfortable smile touched Hong Yuan’s lips.

In cultivation, why be so stingy with oneself?

He used the Fire Starter to light the stove, and the iron pot began to heat up.

The spicy aroma of the hot pot base slowly began to spread.

As the iron pot started to boil, Hong Yuan, chopsticks in hand, picked up a thin slice of beef and swished it in the hot pot.

The broth in the hot pot was a vibrant red from chili oil, its intense, spicy aroma stimulating Hong Yuan’s senses.

Hong Yuan dipped a thin slice of beef into the pot, swirled it once, and quickly pulled it out.

A rich fragrance wafted from this cooked, thin slice of beef.

The rich, spicy aroma of beef!

GURGLE.

The craving in Hong Yuan’s stomach was instantly awakened by this spicy slice of beef, and he quickly devoured it in one bite.

The flavors were intensely spicy yet not overly greasy. The potent medicinal herbs infused the beef, creating a powerful sensation that assaulted Hong Yuan’s taste buds, making him sigh in bliss.

It’s so delicious!

With his eyes slightly closed, Hong Yuan couldn’t help but exclaim, I am so blessed!

Then, he lowered his head and eagerly swished more slices of Bai Exhausting Ox beef.

SLURP, SLURP...

Even when eaten with vegetables, Hong Yuan devoured the meal with such gusto that his mouth was slick with oil.

After protecting his mouth and throat with True Essence, Hong Yuan ate with even greater abandon.

An hour later, Hong Yuan stepped out of the kitchen and into the training room.

On the southern wall of the training room hung an oversized scroll depicting a scene of falling snowflakes and frozen rivers.

This ’Falling Snowflakes’ painting was an enlarged version of the second visualization diagram for the Myriad Silence Origin Skill, which Hong Yuan had deliberately magnified to aid his cultivation.

Sitting on the Taoist Mat, he closed his eyes and entered deep contemplation, visualizing the ’Falling Snowflakes’ diagram.

Hong Yuan etched the image into his mind, stroke by stroke, meticulously recalling every detail.

Slowly, gradually... Hong Yuan felt his consciousness drift, as if he had left his body and become a single snowflake.

Silently, it coalesced in the clouds, then, without a word, bid farewell to the cloud layer, joining the vast host of snowflakes drifting downward towards a distant blue expanse.

Piercing cold currents buffeted the legion of snowflakes, sweeping through them and scattering them across the vast land.

Over rivers, city walls, and hills they fell—

Hong Yuan abruptly opened his eyes and began to perform the second sequence of movements for the Myriad Silence Origin Skill.

True Essence flowed from the Sea of True Essence within his Aperture, surging towards his heart to carefully temper the surrounding meridians.

His heart pounded—THUMP, THUMP, THUMP, THUMP. Hong Yuan sensed the changes in his heartbeat while he continued to execute the second sequence of movements.

[Myriad Silence Origin Skill +27]

[Myriad Silence Origin Skill +27]

[Cultivation Technique: Myriad Silence Origin Skill (Proficiency 785/1000) → (Proficiency 839/1000)]

HUFF.

Hong Yuan stopped his technique practice and exhaled a breath of turbid air.

The breath carried a small amount of ice-attributed True Essence and shot out like an ice arrow, piercing a small hole in a nearby wooden stake.

Exhaling like shooting an arrow... and it’s imbued with ice-attributed True Essence.

At this rate, I should be able to bring the Myriad Silence Origin Skill to the mastery level by tomorrow at the latest.

The Minor Accomplishment Stage of the Myriad Silence Origin Skill is not far off. I wonder what kind of Innate Ability I will refine for the Mysterious Water Snake Avatar.

Clenching his fists, a brilliant smile spread across Hong Yuan’s face, filled with anticipation for the moment the Myriad Silence Origin Skill would reach the Minor Accomplishment Stage.