Chapter 240 Domestication (2)
After Li Ke left, Shan Wu approached Ji Rong and asked curiously, "Nephew, why did you only teach Li Ke once and not make a rubbing of the jade tablet for her? How can she remember it?"
Ji Rong proudly raised his chin and grinned, "Uncle, she's different from you. If I teach her today, she might thank me, but since the technique is so easy to obtain, it's hard to say what she really thinks."
"But if I only teach her once today, and then again tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after that, do you think she won't feel genuinely grateful to me?"
Shan Wu found these words confusing, and he said to Ji Rong in a simple and honest manner, "I don't quite understand, but my dear nephew, you are really smart."
Hearing Shan Wu praise her, Ji Rong became even more smug. She stretched her neck, opened her big beak, and showed the two rows of interlocking white fangs inside, laughing loudly, "Ha-ga-ga!"
The next day, Ji Rong deliberately chose two cultivation techniques from the Celestial Race and read them in the common language of the Demon Race.
Those present were all beast cultivators, and their cultivation paths were all different, so naturally none of them could understand what a human cultivator was saying.
After the morning lessons ended, Ji Rong once again kept Li Ke behind and asked gently, "Did you learn what I taught you yesterday?"
Li Ke opened his beak and grinned, saying, "I'm so stupid, I'll forget it as soon as I get back."
Ji Rong looked at her and said, "It's alright, I'll teach you again. This time you must watch carefully." Upon hearing this, Li Ke immediately stopped and listened eagerly once more.
However, it was no use. When Li Ke returned to the slaughterhouse and picked up the knife again, she found that she had forgotten once more; she still couldn't remember anything.
The butchers who had gathered around her again, hoping to see her demonstrate her new skills, lost interest and instead started making jokes about Li Ke while dismembering the meat.
Li Ke was able to cultivate to the King Realm in Yaochi, so she was naturally no fool, even though she had relied on self-enlightenment in the past.
Li Ke, whose cultivation was hindered, suddenly began to doubt Ji Rong's generosity.
On the third day, Ji Rong read a passage on the "Transformation" technique, a fragment of a dragon-related cultivation method. Jiao Shiwu and the snake Xiu Lisan listened intently. As usual, Ji Rong kept Li Ke with them.
She first read the "Transformation" method to send the dragon and snake away, and then asked Li Ke, "Have you mastered it?"
Li Ke lowered his head, concealing his bloodthirsty eyes, and said, "I am foolish and have not learned it."
Ji Rong looked at her and sighed, "It's alright, I'll teach you again. You've cultivated 'blood magic' since you were young. I've heard that you mostly train instincts rather than techniques, so it's hard for you to remember things directly, isn't that right?"
Upon hearing this, Li Ke felt that she had been narrow-minded and had wronged Ji Rong. She nodded repeatedly and said, "It was my stupidity."
Ji Rong laughed and said, "You and I are both birds with king-level cultivation. Who would be truly dull if we've reached this point?"
It's just that you haven't met a cultivator who can properly teach you before. Now that I've spoken, and you understand this "Blood Blade" technique, I will naturally let you learn it.
"Alright, I'll recite one line, then you recite one line. First, memorize this method like you're reciting palace rules, then I'll teach you how to use a knife."
Hearing that Ji Rong genuinely wanted to teach her, Li Ke felt a surge of emotion and was deeply moved. She lowered her neck, drooped her wings, and bowed to Ji Rong in submission, saying, "Thank you, Master Ji. I wonder if Li Ke is fortunate enough to become your disciple?"
Ji Rong nodded in satisfaction. Cultivators who practice instinct for a long time have obvious disadvantages, but also obvious advantages. They have strong instincts but lack techniques, so they can be driven by themselves without much effort.
Upon hearing Li Ke's words, Ji Rong shook his head and said, "We are both butchers in the butchering workshop. I am teaching you, which is the reason for imparting knowledge, but there is no need to form a master-disciple relationship. Just call me Lord Ji. I like to hear that. In this way, it can be considered that we are connected."
Li Ke readily agreed and bowed again, saying, "This humble one thanks Lord Ji for bestowing upon me the Dharma."
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong felt her blood rush from her feet to the top of her head, a refreshing sensation spreading throughout her body as if she had been electrocuted.
She spread her wings and laughed again without any restraint. After she finished laughing, Ji Rong earnestly taught Li Ke to read the word "blood knife".
After reading a sentence, Ji Rong explained its profound meaning to Li Ke, who felt as if he had been enlightened.
After learning half of it, Ji Rong said, "That's enough for today. Go and do your work. After you finish, think carefully about this method. Tomorrow we'll learn the rest."
Li Ke nodded excitedly, then bowed again solemnly and said, "Lord Ji, I take my leave." She then slowly withdrew.
As the days went by, with Li Ke as a precedent, the other cultivators all had something to look forward to. In a short time, Ji Rong and Shan Wu established an undisputed authority among the butchers in the Xiefang workshop.
As everyone became more familiar with each other, they started talking more. Every now and then, after everyone had finished their work, Ji Rong would let Shan Wu lead the group of butchers in drinking and feasting, and the atmosphere among the cultivators in the unloading workshop became more and more relaxed each day.
Having dealt with the internal affairs of the Butcher Sect, the remaining task was to deal with the cultivators on the other side of the teleportation array.
These cultivators all came from the Golden Cauldron Palace and were not under Ji Rong's jurisdiction. They were top-notch fighters within their realm and had a teleportation array to rely on, making them difficult to control.
Poisoning them directly is impractical, because killing this batch will just lead to another.
But this did not prevent Ji Rong and Shan Wu from occasionally dropping a cultivation technique, or a few spirit crystals and precious materials, and from learning about the temperament and preferences of these cultivators as they walked by.
Ji Rong then had Hu Shiba and Jiao Shiwu act as scapegoats, gambling and drinking with the cultivators at the teleportation array to corrupt their morals and inflate their appetites.
Faced with the prospect of personal gain, among the sixteen cultivators in the two layers of the teleportation array, only two were neither greedy for treasure nor willing to gamble.
Perhaps it was because of their excellent character, or perhaps the things that had fallen recently failed to impress them, but that didn't matter anymore, because the two of them were quickly squeezed out by the cultivators who were in cahoots with Ji Rong's side, and they were happy to do so, leaving very decisively.
Their vacancies were quickly filled by other cultivators who shared the same passion for the art.
When the Golden Cauldron Goddess awoke, the Jade Pool was filled with singing and dancing, and a banquet was held every three days.
From then on, the teleportation array, like the unloading workshop, began to have a small banquet every three days, followed by gambling and drinking.
Seeing that the fish had all swallowed the bait, Ji Rong secretly instructed Shan Wu, Jiao Shiwu, and Hu Shiba to win small prizes every three days and lose big prizes every seven days, so that they could find out the origins, backgrounds, and techniques of this group of cultivators.
None of the cultivators realized that although some of their secrets had been uncovered, they were encouraged to take the precepts.
They were so enamored with Shan Wu's generosity that they felt restless if they didn't gamble with him every day.
So-called "refined gambling" refers to a game held after the banquet where, regardless of the number of cultivators, each person uses their best gambling skills to compete against each other, with all the cultivators at the table participating. This continues one after another.
The items wagered are determined by the cultivators themselves, making this kind of combat quite free and very popular among cultivators.
Seeing that the group of cultivators were beaming with pride after their victory, Ji Rong thought to herself that it was time to close the net.
Thus, under Ji Rong's guidance and instruction, Shan Wu, Jiao Shiwu, and Hu Shiba's gambling skills greatly improved.
From then on, the three of them lived a life of small losses every three days and big wins every seven days, and they dug out the treasures that the cultivators had won back.
Gamblers who have lost everything will sell anything.
Thus, with just a little effort, Ji Rong sent the treasures under his wings out for a while, and then incorporated the cultivators from the teleportation array into his ranks, making them available for his use.
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