Lu Yang leaned back slightly, seemingly startled by Meng Jingzhou’s Golden Elixir.

Two single dog Golden Elixirs, even the cautious Taoist wouldn’t dare to do this. It was truly an unprecedented Golden Elixir.

He carefully chose his words and said tactfully, “Two single dog Golden Elixirs, are you sure they won’t make your singlehood even worse?”

Meng Jingzhou waved his hand nonchalantly, “You wouldn’t understand. As the saying goes, ‘extremes meet’, ‘from the worst comes the best’. When something reaches its extreme, it will turn to the other extreme. The same goes for my Golden Elixir. When my singlehood reaches its limit, it should turn for the better, becoming more attractive to women. This was evident when I was flying back.”

“What happened?”

“When I was on the flying boat, there was a local tycoon who, relying on his wealth, bullied the weak. I couldn’t stand it, so I revealed my identity as the young master of the Meng family, scaring him into begging for mercy. At that time, several decent-looking women gathered around me, attracted by my personal charm.”

“…You’re quite good at self-hypnosis.”

Meng Jingzhou ignored Lu Yang’s sarcasm, his eyes gleaming as if a bright future was right in front of him, “In any case, I have broken the curse of the single dog spiritual root that has plagued generations and am about to be reborn!”

“Huh, this little guy’s Golden Elixir is quite interesting.” The voice of the Immortal Fairy sounded just in time, successfully attracting Lu Yang’s attention.

“Fairy, what do you mean?” Lu Yang wondered if Meng Jingzhou had really succeeded in breaking the curse of the single dog spiritual root.

“Have you ever heard of a kind of curse spell?” The Immortal Fairy asked mysteriously.

Lu Yang shook his head. Apart from the curse the Fairy had put on the ancient barbarians, he hadn’t heard of any curse spells.

“This spell is called a curse, but it’s actually a kind of exchange, or a rule. Some people call it the ‘Equivalent Exchange Spell’. When you use this kind of spell, what you lose, you will gain something else.”

“For example, you, Lu Yang, are very smart, right? So you can use the Equivalent Exchange Spell to lower your IQ in exchange for unparalleled combat power!”

“That’s amazing!” Lu Yang was quite surprised.

The Immortal Fairy was very satisfied with Lu Yang’s expression, “Hehe, now you know how knowledgeable I am, right? I guess people in your era don’t know about this spell. You’re the first one in your era to know!”

“Fairy, do you know this spell?” Lu Yang became very interested in this spell. If he could learn it, wouldn’t he be invincible?

The Immortal Fairy shook her head, dashing Lu Yang’s hopes, “No one can learn this spell, or rather, those who want to learn this spell will never be able to.”

Lu Yang was confused by this strange logic. If those who want to learn this spell will never be able to, does that mean those who don’t want to learn it will be able to?

“Yes, those who don’t want to learn this spell will be able to.”

The Immortal Fairy continued, “The ‘Equivalent Exchange Spell’ doesn’t need to be learned. When the opportunity comes, it will naturally be cast.”

“And those who cast the spell often don’t know they’ve cast it.”

“It’s like the first person in human history to cast a spell. He didn’t deliberately learn or cast it, but various factors came together, and the spell was naturally released.”

“I see.” Lu Yang was clearly disappointed. He thought he could learn a new spell.

Then Lu Yang realized something was wrong. The topic had drifted away unknowingly, “Wait, weren’t we discussing Meng Jingzhou’s Golden Elixir? How did we get to the Equivalent Exchange Spell?”

“We didn’t drift away. It wasn’t obvious before, so I didn’t think about it. But now it’s clear that this Meng guy has already cast the Equivalent Exchange Spell.”

“How so?”

The Immortal Fairy analyzed seriously, unraveling the secret of the single dog spiritual root, “Why is the single dog spiritual root powerful? It’s because it exchanges its singlehood for a strong cultivation talent and combat power. This is a proper Equivalent Exchange Spell!”

“If a regular single dog spiritual root has a relationship with a woman, the price is the loss of its pure yang body, and its cultivation will no longer improve. But if it’s strengthened by two single dog spiritual roots, if he has a relationship with a woman, his cultivation will plummet!”

“This Meng guy has strengthened the ‘single’ attribute of his spiritual root, and with a do-or-die courage, he has exchanged it for unparalleled combat power. Among all the single dog spiritual roots in history, he should be the strongest!”

Lu Yang’s eyelid twitched. He thought that if Meng Jingzhou knew about this, he would probably regret it so much. So he kindly asked, “Is there a way to break it?”

“Yes, the Equivalent Exchange Spell can’t be manifested on an immortal. If this Meng guy becomes an immortal, it will be fine.”

“…”Whether Meng Jingzhou could become an immortal or not was still up in the air. Even if he could, when would he be able to cultivate into one?

In the ancient times, only five immortals emerged. Over the past three hundred thousand years, who knows how many more have appeared? The senior sister didn’t tell him either.

Becoming an immortal was as difficult as reaching the sky.

Lu Yang pondered, “So, Meng Jingzhou traded the happiness of his lower half for the strength of his latter half.”

Impressive.

“Hmm, why are you looking at me like that?” Meng Jingzhou felt that the way Lu Yang was looking at him was strange, indescribable, like… pity?

Meng Jingzhou stretched lazily, “I just formed my Golden Elixir. The fight in the secret forest wasn’t satisfying enough. Watch me go and get some action on the stage.”

Having formed an unprecedented dual single Golden Elixir, he had to show off no matter what.

Before Lu Yang could react, Meng Jingzhou paid the bill and left, heading towards the bustling stage not far away.

The fight on the stage had just ended. The two fighters stepped down, and Meng Jingzhou jumped onto the stage, shining brightly like a mini sun, “Haha, I just formed my Golden Elixir. Which brother or sister would like to spar with me?”

Meng Jingzhou felt that he used to be at the Foundation Establishment stage and couldn’t beat his senior brothers and sisters. Now that everyone was at the Golden Elixir stage, could he still not win?

“I’ll do it.” A bald brother who seemed to have achieved a small success in the Buddha’s golden body jumped onto the stage, smiling kindly, “Brother Meng, please be merciful.”

The bald brother was named Zheng Jing, a late-stage Golden Elixir cultivator, who was not conspicuous among the Golden Elixir stage brothers.

“Haha, brother, don’t hold back. I’m not the same as before.” Meng Jingzhou laughed heartily.

Soon, Lu Yang used his wooden clone to carry Meng Jingzhou down on a stretcher.

“What a good man, why does he insist on seeking death?” Lu Yang sighed, thankful for his invincible elixir, knowing who he could beat and who he couldn’t.

Otherwise, he would end up like Meng Jingzhou, being carried off the stage.

If Meng Jingzhou was still at the Foundation Establishment stage, Brother Zheng wouldn’t have been so ruthless. But now that Meng Jingzhou had formed his Golden Elixir and had strong recovery abilities, Brother Zheng naturally hit harder.

Just as Lu Yang was about to carry Meng Jingzhou away, three figures blocked his way.

Lu Yang looked up, all familiar faces, Master Liu and Master Gao from the barbecue shop.

“Please come with us.”

The second update will be around eleven o’clock.

(End of the chapter)