Demon, come and cultivate for me.

The little wolf demon turned his head and saw that it was his father, the silver wolf, and said:

"Father, you're back. Quickly kill these two brats and bleed them; the blood in the basin is getting cold."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chu was furious but then laughed.

Damn it, this is a living, breathing human being, how come this little beast treats him like a cow or a sheep?

He put the two children down and said to the little wolf demon:

"Good son, your cultivation is progressing too slowly. Your father has just obtained a method to ascend to heaven in one step."

Upon hearing this, the little wolf demon immediately became excited:

"What method?"

The little wolf demon was already tired of the current cultivation method.

Aside from drinking blood and eating flesh to excite it, other practices such as meditation, breath regulation, and body tempering are too tedious or arduous.

To be able to bypass these tedious processes and achieve instant success is naturally something everyone desires.

A barely perceptible glint of coldness flashed in Zhou Chu's eyes as he leaned down and said:

"The law should not be passed on to six ears; come closer and listen."

Unaware of the trap, the little wolf demon obediently sat up, poked its head out of the bath tub, and pricked up its wolf ears to listen.

"This method is extremely simple, just remember it..." Zhou Chu's voice grew softer and softer until it was almost inaudible.

"Awooo—you two are so noisy! Shut up!" The little wolf demon roared at the two crying children, scaring them into silence.

It turned to Zhou Chu and said, "Father, say it again, I didn't hear you clearly."

Zhou Chu first herded the two children to the other side of the screen.

Returning to the bathtub, he raised his voice and said:

"Remember, the bigger the banana, the smaller the banana..."

"what?"

Now, the little wolf demon heard clearly, but didn't understand what it meant, or what a banana was.

Taking advantage of the little wolf demon's momentary daze, Zhou Chu decisively made his move.

Before the little wolf demon could make a sound, his neck snapped with a crack.

Zhou Chu twisted the wolf's head off, and the corpse soaking in the bathtub twitched violently, splashing up a lot of bright red water.

The wolf's head, left lying on the ground, died with its eyes wide open, filled with disbelief and terror. It never understood why its father would suddenly kill it.

The little wolf demon's soul was captured by Zhou Chu in the "Tai Xu Wu Xiang Tu":

【Little Wolf King (Second Realm)】

[Talents: (Claws) (Swiftness) (Comprehension)]

Lifespan: 420 years

Zhou Chu's mind stirred, and he turned to the previous page to examine the Silver Wolf Demon Soul:

Silver Wolf King (Third Realm)

[Talent: (Claws) (Swiftness)]

Lifespan: 261 years

Zhou Chu was secretly astonished. The little wolf demon was not old, but its cultivation was only one step away from that of its father, the silver wolf.

Fortunately, it was killed in time; otherwise, it would have become a great scourge once it grew up, and would have killed countless innocent people.

Zhou Chu picked up the large bathrobe of the two wolf demons and covered the corpses of the children on the ground, silently wishing them rest in peace.

He then walked to the other side of the screen and said to the two trembling children:

"Don't be afraid. You two hide in the closet inside, and don't come out no matter what happens outside."

Sensing the kindness in the words of the "great wolf demon," the two children obediently went inside.

Zhou Chu planned to first find the sage's tomb that Hu Xiaoxian mentioned, learn the formation techniques, and prevent himself from being trapped here by the formation.

Then they could go on a killing spree, slaughtering all the wolf demons and rescuing Xu Yao and Lu Meng's sister, as well as the villagers who had been captured and imprisoned here.

Just as I was pondering this, I heard footsteps outside the door.

Zhou Chu peered through the crack in the door and saw that it was the female wolf walking towards him.

He immediately opened the door, walked out of the house, closed the door behind him, blocked the entrance, and secretly prepared to take action.

Once the female wolf notices something amiss, she will immediately take action and kill it.

"What are you doing?" the female wolf asked, puzzled.

Zhou Chu gestured for silence and lowered his voice, saying:

"I stumbled upon a fragment of the 'Bai Ze Book' at the foot of the mountain. It contains the body-training techniques of my wolf clan. My son is currently practicing inside it. Do not disturb him for now."

The Book of Bai Ze is a sacred book for the cultivation of demons, and its legend is widely circulated among various demon races.

Obtaining a fragment of the "Bai Ze Book" is enough to become a high-level or even top-level demon, a consensus among all demon races.

The female wolf had naturally heard of these claims as well.

It did not doubt the "Book of Bai Ze," but it was highly suspicious about the fact that the silver wolf had obtained the fragment, and immediately asked with suspicion:

"Where did you get the fragments?"

Zhou Chu asked, "Do you know the Daoist Jiling who elevated the mountain demon to a divine status back then?"

The female wolf nodded. Years ago, when the Taoist Jiling came to Guniu Mountain to quell the demons, she had fought with the old Taoist.

That was when the female wolf had just broken through to the next realm and encountered Ji Ling Dao Ren, a mid-level martial artist, and was almost killed by him.

Fortunately, I had just learned teleportation techniques, which allowed me to escape.

Zhou Chu continued:

"A few days ago, I infiltrated the Jiling Temple and killed the old Taoist priest..."

He recounted to the female wolf how he obtained the fragments of the "Bai Ze Tu" (a painting), a story that was seven parts truth and three parts fiction, presented with solid evidence.

When it reached the female wolf's ears, she believed it completely.

After Zhou Chu finished speaking, the female wolf's domineering attitude disappeared.

It hugged Zhou Chu's arm, rested its head on Zhou Chu's shoulder, and said gently:

"Your Majesty is truly skilled..."

They just called him useless, and now they're saying he has great skills? They change their tune pretty quickly.

Zhou Chu felt a surge of unease, but outwardly remained calm and said:

"Recently, the Prefect of Wuyang City has sent many martial artists to Guniu Mountain, including many top-level martial artists. Furthermore, a fox spirit has used an array to hinder my capture of people, making it difficult for me to go down the mountain to collect blood offerings."

The female wolf said, "What should we do?"

Seeing that it had taken the bait, Zhou Chu got straight to the point:

"If you can teach me how to use formations, I will not fear any martial artist, and I will be able to break the formations set up by the fox spirit."

The female wolf said, "Formation techniques cannot be taught; you must study the diagrams and figure them out yourself."

This statement is exactly the same as Hu Xiaoxian's, suggesting that the way to learn formations is something that can only be understood intuitively and cannot be explained in words.

"I am not as intelligent as my wife, how could I possibly learn it?"

"As long as Your Majesty calms down and observes carefully, and finds the key to each formation, you will surely gain something."

"Very well, I will go and try to see if I can understand a thing or two. My lady, come with me."

"Your Majesty may leave now; I will remain here to protect my son."

If I knew how to get there, would I be wasting my breath talking to you like this?

After cursing under his breath, Zhou Chu said in an ambiguous tone:

"There are a dozen or so brothers guarding here, so there's no need to worry. It's just that I've been away from my wife for the past few days, and I've been missing her terribly..."

As Zhou Chu spoke, he grabbed the female wolf's waist and pulled hard, pressing her body tightly against his.

The female wolf let out a soft hum, broke free from Zhou Chu's restraints, and swayed her hips as she walked away.

The plan worked, and Zhou Chu followed closely behind.

After leaving the main hall, walk straight ahead for a short distance, and you will find a circular altar that is two zhang high and six or seven zhang in diameter.

Behind the altar is a stone gate, guarded by a wolf demon on each side.

Zhou Chu followed the female wolf through the stone gate. Before him was a downward-sloping passageway, illuminated by firelight emanating from the niches on either side.

The passageway was wide and high, and Zhou Chu, transformed into a silver wolf, was over eight feet tall, able to stand upright and stretch out completely.

It took a long time to walk down the steps to reach the bottom.

Zhou Chu guessed that the end of this passageway was probably the tomb of the sage that Hu Xiaoxian had mentioned.