Demon, come and cultivate for me.

Among the dozen or so wolf demons, only the silver wolf was at the third realm of cultivation; the rest were at most at the second realm.

Zhou Chu subdued the silver wolf with one hand, and when faced with the wolf demon that pounced on him, he struck with a deadly move.

If the wolf demon dares to get close, it will either die from a split skull or have its throat kicked out.

A moment later, six wolf demon corpses lay dead beside Zhou Chu.

All six demon souls were captured into the "Tai Xu Wu Xiang Tu".

The wolf demon in his hand was now completely disoriented from being smashed around.

The green eyes, which were originally filled with a fierce light, now showed a pleading look.

Zhou Chu was gripping its throat tightly, preventing it from speaking; it could only make gurgling sounds in its throat.

Blood dripped from the wolf demon's mouth, and at his feet lay a human hand bone, its flesh gnawed away.

Zhou Chu then realized that the silver wolf had just been gnawing on a child's arm.

"A beast will always be a beast."

Zhou Chu's eyes grew increasingly cold.

Silver Wolf sensed something was wrong and struggled with all its might.

"Die!" Zhou Chu grabbed the silver wolf by the throat with one hand and pinched its head with the other. With a struggle, he snapped its neck.

The silver wolf's corpse fell to the ground, its head twisted, and it was beyond dead.

Although Xie Ning was not officially recognized as a martial artist, she possessed the strength of a mid-level martial artist.

She descended the mountain with her sword, and in no time, she had slaughtered all the wolf cubs who were holding the rear.

The wolf demons who had been scared away by Zhou Chu were blocked by her alone.

A demonic creature of the first realm, facing a martial artist of the middle realm, is a whole realm below it and has almost no chance of winning.

Even if they attack together, they can only delay their death for a moment.

As long as Xie Ning doesn't make a mistake, these wolf demons are doomed.

Looking from afar, Zhou Chu saw that Xie Ning was not at a disadvantage, so he felt relieved.

Taking advantage of his height as a transformed mountain demon, Zhou Chu quickly scanned the crowd but did not see Xu Kun's sister, Xu Yao.

He regained his human form and ran into the crowd to ask what was going on, only to learn that many people had already been taken away by the wolf demon.

Xu Yao might already be in the wolf demon's lair. If that's the case, she's in danger.

Zhou Chu told the abducted villagers to go home immediately.

After repeatedly expressing their gratitude for being saved, the villagers helped each other walk back home.

Only one boy, about eleven or twelve years old, remained kneeling on the ground, unable to get up.

After everyone had left, the boy kowtowed three times to Zhou Chu.

"Master martial artist, please teach me martial arts."

"Go, go, go home quickly," Zhou Chu said and left.

He thought to himself, "Where would I find the time to teach people martial arts?"

She hadn't taken two steps when the boy grabbed her calves from behind.

"Are you going to the wolf demon's lair? I know where it is."

No sooner had the boy finished speaking than Xie Ning had already dealt with the remaining wolf demons and arrived in front of Zhou Chu.

"Get up first." Zhou Chu pulled the boy to his feet. "Do you know the location of the wolf demon's lair?"

The boy had delicate features, but his eyes were frighteningly red.

"A few days ago, my sister and I were captured by the wolf demon. When we were almost at the wolf demon's lair, I secretly ran away while the wolf cubs weren't paying attention, but my sister is still in the wolf demon's hands."

"To escape from the wolf demon alone, that takes some skill and courage," Zhou Chu praised, patting the boy on the shoulder. He then added:

"Lead the way to the wolf demon's lair, and I will rescue your sister for you."

The boy nodded, picked up the arm that was now just a skeleton from the ground, wiped the dirt off with his clothes, and put it in his pocket.

"What's going on?" Zhou Chu asked, somewhat puzzled.

The boy pouted and suddenly burst into tears: "This is my five-year-old brother... Before my parents died, they told me to take good care of my brother and sister, but I..."

Five years old... Zhou Chu's heart clenched suddenly.

"My parents were killed by the wild boar monster..." The boy wiped away his tears and knelt down with a thud.

"Please teach me martial arts! I want to avenge my parents and brother! I will kill all the monsters in this world!"

The boy's words were overheard by Hu Xiaobai and Hu Xiaoxian, who had just arrived, and they couldn't help but look embarrassed.

Xie Ning had been well protected by her family since childhood and had never seen such human suffering. After hearing about the boy's plight, she was deeply moved.

She advised Zhou Chu, "This child is quick-witted and courageous. You wouldn't be at a loss if you took him as your apprentice."

Upon hearing this, the young man immediately turned around and kowtowed to Xie Ning, saying, "Thank you, Master's wife, thank you, Master's wife..."

Xie Ning blushed, but before she could explain, Hu Xiaobai corrected her:

"You don't have a master's wife; your master is all alone."

The boy turned around and bowed to Zhou Chu again, never looking up again.

His small, thin body lay on the ground, trembling uncontrollably, as if awaiting judgment from fate.

Having come this far, Zhou Chu felt it was inappropriate to refuse any longer, but he was about to head to the Baiyue region, the Ten Thousand Mountains, and couldn't possibly bring his burden along.

So he said to the boy, "I will teach you the technique, but whether you can master it and to what extent depends entirely on your aptitude and comprehension."

"Yes, Master!" The young man, unable to contain his excitement, bowed again to Zhou Chu.

"Master, please accept my bow!"

Lu Meng knew that recognizing a martial artist as his master was his only chance to change his fate.

His father said more than once that children from poor families cannot get ahead by farming and herding sheep alone.

Only by practicing martial arts and becoming a martial artist can one bring honor to one's ancestors.

He is eleven years old this year. His family has saved up some money by living frugally, and they plan to send him to a martial arts school in the city next year.

But to everyone's surprise, just two demonic calamities shattered the family's beautiful dreams and led to their destruction and death.

The scene of Zhou Chu brutally killing the wolf demon had just deeply shocked Lu Meng's young mind.

He secretly resolved that he too would possess such formidable strength to slaughter all the demons in the world.

Zhou Chu helped Lu Meng up and said, "You don't need to call me master. I will only give you the cultivation technique, not teach you anything else."

Zhou Chu had no interest in taking on apprentices, let alone the energy to teach them.

This world is dangerous, and he doesn't want to have too many emotional entanglements before he has enough power.

Back then, Daoist Jiling only passed on the "Dragon Elephant Fist" and "Dragon-Shaped Guiding Exercise" to the original body, who then entered the door through his own comprehension and practice.

If Lu Meng possesses the aptitude to be a martial artist, he can naturally achieve success through comprehension and diligent practice.

Conversely, if he is not cut out for it, teaching him will be useless.

Upon hearing this, Lu Meng's eyes flickered slightly, but he immediately regained his composure and bowed to Zhou Chu, clasping his hands in a fist salute:

"Understood, thank you, Master!"

"I told you not to call me master."

"Yes, Master."

"..."

Lu Meng said he ran away from the wolf demon's lair and walked all night over mountains and valleys before finally returning home.

Based on the route given by Lu Meng, Zhou Chu estimated that it was about ten miles long, most of which was a rugged and difficult mountain path.

He thought Lu Meng was walking too slowly, so he simply stretched out his arm and tucked Lu Meng, who was walking beside him, under his arm like a bundle.

It then unleashed its full power and sprinted towards the wolf demon's lair.

For the first time, Lu Meng felt this incredible speed. As he watched the scenery on both sides become almost blurry, he felt not afraid, but rather very excited.

His resolve to become a martial artist only strengthened.

Xie Ning was also quite fast, and soon caught up with him.

The two sisters, Hu Xiaoxian and Hu Xiaobai, simply transformed into foxes and followed closely behind.

Before long, the group arrived at the wolf demon's lair.