Rabbit Must Die
Chapter 223 - 220: Decisive Strike [Vote for Monthly Ticket]_1

Chapter 223: Chapter 220: Decisive Strike [Vote for Monthly Ticket]_1

"Forget it, since there are no cultivation techniques available for now, I might as well honestly strengthen this body of mine.

But ’I’ can’t meditate in seclusion, and relying solely on consuming those Spirit Beasts isn’t enough to cultivate the ’Eight-Nine Empyrean Art’..."

Qin Shou was well aware that the Spirit Beasts from the Kitchen God were all bred ones; although there were many, they were consumed quickly.

Especially during some grand feasts, they probably had to bleed each animal one by one just to cope...

As a result, even though there were Spirit Beasts there, there were no truly powerful ones!

Just like the trees in Divine Wood Valley, the trees with the character ’Xuan’ in their names were the limit, and there were not many of them...

To advance from Level Three to Level Four of the ’Eight-Nine Empyrean Art’, Qin Shou had eaten through a whole mountain forest...

If he continued to train like this, he reckoned even if Master Lu and the Kitchen God teamed up, they would be eaten into bankruptcy by him!

Moreover, Qin Shou estimated that he wouldn’t even have advanced one or two levels, or even before advancing, he would be exterminated by the Kitchen God and the others out of righteousness.

After thinking it over, Qin Shou concluded he needed to find another way.

"Since I can’t eat my fill in one go, might as well use the soft grinding approach," Qin Shou slapped his head, coming up with an idea.

Unable to use a get-rich-quick approach to increase strength, he might as well use the poor man’s method: accumulate bit by bit, every little helps.

Under normal circumstances, Qin Shou wouldn’t dare to do this because sitting in meditation could mean years passing by in an instant, and he was afraid of meditating himself into oblivion.

But now, he had the Divide Spirit technique from the Kitchen God. If he could cultivate it successfully, one part could be used for day and night diligent cultivation, while the other went about its business—wouldn’t that solve all problems?

Thinking this, Qin Shou immediately began to cultivate the Divide Spirit technique...

The first thing to do in the Divide Spirit technique was to split his spirit in two, which Qin Shou had experimented with before and it seemed not difficult.

Sure enough, as soon as Qin Shou set his mind to it, the spiritual image in his sea of consciousness split into two rabbits, and their consciousnesses were connected, their thinking synchronized. Although they were two parts, there was no discomfort.

Then, Qin Shou tried to have one of the rabbits start cultivating the ’Eight-Nine Empyrean Art,’ and that rabbit just sat down and began to cultivate!

The whole process went so smoothly that Qin Shou doubted if he was dreaming. He quickly opened his eyes and pinched himself, ouch...

Then came a spell of dizziness, followed by a sense of weightlessness and weakness...

The Kitchen God had told him that once the division of the spirit was successful and the spiritual power controlling the body suddenly diminished, this would be the consequence.

But this didn’t matter; with proper rest, a bit more nourishment, or some cultivation, he would soon recover.

Having no cultivation techniques to cultivate, Qin Shou simply lay down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep...

But once his eyes were closed, he felt uncomfortable all over.

Because when he closed his eyes, he would always see a rabbit sitting there, muttering the scriptures of the ’Eight-Nine Empyrean Art,’ constantly harnessing Yuan Qi to cultivate...

He slept restlessly until midnight...

Suddenly feeling a chill, Qin Shou slowly opened his eyes, only to realize that he was actually inside his sea of consciousness.

It wasn’t his body that was cold, but his spirit!

Looking around, his sea of consciousness was empty except for the two rabbits...

But Qin Shou always felt a chill down his spine as if something were watching him; he turned around quickly, only to find nothing there.

Qin Shou smacked his lips and said, "I must have read too many ghost stories... No, wait, ’I’ as an Immortal can fight ghosts, so what the hell should I be afraid of ghosts for? If a ghost comes, I’ll stew it and eat it! I’ve never tasted what a ghost is like."

Qin Shou smacked his lips, closed his eyes, and continued to sleep.

It was after Qin Shou’s main consciousness had completely fallen asleep that a blood-red light appeared in Qin Shou’s sea of consciousness; upon closer observation, it looked like a blood-red rabbit!

This rabbit had lifeless eyes and seemed to lack consciousness, acting purely on instinct.

This creature approached the rabbit that was concentrating on its cultivation, tilting its head as if thinking about something, then, as if finding it dissatisfactory, shook its head and left...

Qin Shou was unaware of all this.

At the same time, the Kitchen God was holding an ancient text, his brows furrowed, "A single body with twin souls? No, there is no second soul inside the rabbit... That feeling, it’s like... Could it be that..."

"Don’t overthink it." At that moment, a hand reached over and closed the ancient text in the Kitchen God’s hands.

"Master Lu?" The Kitchen God looked surprised at Master Lu who suddenly appeared, particularly at his panda-like eyes.

Master Lu yawned and said, "Don’t ask me about my eyes; there’s one inside darker than me. Reading these ancient texts consumes too much spiritual power... Ah... Ha..."

As he spoke, Wenqu emerged, and indeed, his eyes were even darker than Master Lu’s.

"Wenqu? You guys? You’re not all here for the rabbit, are you?" The Kitchen God realized both of these men were Qin Shou’s masters.

The two nodded slightly, and Wenqu said, "We’ve guessed what you guessed. I’ve looked through all the books in Shushan and all the historical records in this library, and there’s no record of the rabbit’s species in any of them. But he indeed has a serious problem!"

Master Lu said, "Based on the clues, there is something inside the rabbit that is not a second spirit, nor any demon or ghost; it seems to be an issue with him."

Wenqu continued, "Rabbits cannot cultivate; once they do, that thing turns from being passively mischievous to activated, the consequences..."

"What consequences?" asked the Kitchen God.

Wenqu shook his head and said, "I don’t know. These are all deductions I made from snippets of clues. There’s no further record; it seems like someone erased them."

Master Lu said, "The moon, as a part of the Heavenly Court yet existing outside of it, is itself problematic.

There’s a criminal, Wu Gang, on it, and later, a fairy, Chang’e, arrived... According to historical records, Chang’e stole the Immortal Pill and ascended, but her path to Ascension was improper, so she was placed on the moon."

But Wenqu shook his head and said, "That’s history altered by others. The true circumstances involve the Witch Clan, and so history has been buried.

Exactly what happened, I’m afraid only the parties involved would know.

But one can see that the moon seems to be a cage, and those trapped are no ordinary people.

Wu Gang’s history is now beyond investigation—only that he seemed to have a conflict with Emperor Yan. Some say he harassed Emperor Yan’s daughter, others say Wu Gang violated heavenly laws, and there are many other theories. But I don’t believe any of them.

Because Wu Gang’s past is a blank slate, which is already very telling.

A fairy associated with the Witch Clan, a Wu Gang with a blank background who somehow provoked the Three Emperors and still survived, and such an odd rabbit... Coupled with the moon’s desolate environment with thin Yuan Qi..."

The Kitchen God suddenly looked up and said, "Could it really be a cage?"

Master Lu said, "I’ve heard that the moon was not always like this.

It was the dwelling of the Taiyin Star Monarch, said to have Spiritual Energy as vast as the sea and a land where water could be summoned with a mere wave of the hand... especially the Pure Yin Energy, known as the ultimate of Heaven and Earth. In some ways, it was even better than the Taiyang Palace as a sacred place for cultivation.

Later, for some unknown reason, its Yuan Qi began to dissipate, turning it into its current state..."

"You’ve talked so much but haven’t explained what the heck this rabbit is!" exclaimed the Kitchen God, suddenly snapping to.

Master Lu and Wenqu gave a wry smile and said, "Firstly, there is nothing to find, and secondly, we found this!"

As they spoke, they rolled out a sacred decree from the shadows, which read, "All matters concerning the Taiyin Star are forbidden to be investigated. Those who delve too deep will be executed immediately!"

The Kitchen God was stunned and then laughed bitterly, "Well, if it can’t be investigated, then let it be."

All three nodded and then left the library together, their moods clearly not too good...

Perhaps their time spent with the rabbit was brief, and the damn rabbit was indeed very TM cheap, but they had to admit, they had never seen anything like it in all their long lives... Suddenly, life had a bit more fun, instead of the monotonous and dull repetition.

Most importantly, in their eyes, once a master always a master—concern for a disciple’s well-being was a given...

Only now, it seemed quite difficult to manage.

Meanwhile, there was someone else who couldn’t sleep.

That was the Grand Marshal of the Three Armies, Pagoda-bearing Heavenly Lord Li Jing!

Clang!

Bang!

Crash...

Sounds of things being smashed resounded in Li’s mansion, accompanied by a petulant voice:

"Father!

It’s all your fault!

I’ve heard it all; you’re the one who drove Bunny away!

Do you know how wronged I felt when I was falsely accused?

It was Bunny who helped me!

And you can argue you drove Bunny away for his own good, but what about now?

Bunny is dead... Wuu wuu wuu..."

Then there were the tinkling sounds of things being smashed, along with Li Jing’s dreary attempts at comforting a child.

"Zhenying, listen to me, no one could have expected this. Who would have thought there’d be a Black Dragon hiding in the Kitchen God’s kitchen?" Li Jing was incredibly gloomy himself. While the rabbit’s death had also dampened his mood.

Just like Li Zhenying had said, the rabbit had helped her after all. He didn’t want Li Zhenying to be led astray, but he had never wished for the rabbit to die.

Now with the rabbit dead, he felt a slight sense of guilt.

But now that his home was being nearly demolished by Li Zhenying, that sense of guilt suddenly vanished, replaced by the urge to strangle the idiot who had told Li Zhenying about it.

He was also relieved that the rabbit was dead... Otherwise, with just a few days of interaction, his precious daughter turned into a hedgehog. If it went on, he dared not even think about it.

"I don’t care! It’s because of you that Bunny is dead!" Li Zhenying continued to cry loudly...

Li Jing tried to comfort her for a long time but to no avail...

As for Jiazha and Muzha, they were not around, and his wife Yin Shiniang was also away...

Now, faced with this little ancestor, he was completely at a loss.

At that moment, he glanced at Nezha standing at the door, cleaning his ears, and said reluctantly, "Nezha, you take care of your sister."

PS: Starting next month, updates will become irregular...