Xu Taiping, who was in the midst of cultivation, suddenly heard the call of a spirit bird at the gate of the courtyard.
"It must be Uncle Eagle coming to deliver the money."
Xu Taiping leaped off the bed in one swift motion.
When he reached the gate, he indeed saw the white-headed eagle from the previous day.
The white-headed eagle, without any unnecessary words, directly threw a bag of money to Xu Taiping and said in a cold tone:
"I sold them for a total of ninety-seven merit coins. After deducting my three, there are ninety-four left. Count them."
"No need to count, thank you, Uncle Eagle."
Xu Taiping bowed in gratitude.
The spirit birds of Yunlusi Mountain had all signed blood pacts with the Qingxuan Sect and would never engage in petty theft.
Xu Taiping's gesture made the white-headed eagle look at him with a much softer gaze.
"Blow the flute if you need anything; I'm in charge of this area now."
The white-headed eagle said indifferently.
"Then I'll trouble you, Uncle Eagle, in the future."
"Hmm? Why is there a demonic beast aura in your courtyard?"
Just as the white-headed eagle was about to leave, it suddenly turned its head, looking at the courtyard behind Xu Taiping with a suspicious gaze.
"Can this eagle actually sense the demonic wolf's aura in my courtyard?"
Xu Taiping was somewhat surprised.
However, he did not intend to hide anything, so he recounted the events of the previous day to the spirit bird, as there was nothing to hide.
"How could there be a demonic wolf on Yanglusi Mountain?"
After listening to Xu Taiping's account, the white-headed eagle also looked puzzled.
"You have quite the luck, young man. However, don't go to Yanglusi Mountain for a while. I'll inform the Xifeng Pavilion about this matter."
The white-headed eagle seemed to have no intention of delving deeper into the matter.
"That's the best outcome possible."
Xu Taiping nodded gratefully.
It would be good if someone from the sect could come and check, as he was currently not capable of dealing with demonic beasts.
"By the way, do you plan to sell the demonic wolf's corpse?"
The white-headed eagle asked at this point.
"Sell, of course, I'll sell!"
Xu Taiping nodded without hesitation.
"Let me buy it from you. My young son is preparing to break through. Although the demonic wolf's rank is not high, it will be more than enough to nourish our spirit birds' blood and qi."
The white-headed eagle said.
"Uncle Eagle, you can take it if you want it."
Xu Taiping said very generously.
He did not mind using the demonic wolf's corpse to make friends with the white-headed eagle.
"How can I take something from a young man for free, especially something you risked your life for?"
The white-headed eagle gave Xu Taiping a disapproving look, but its opinion of the young man improved a bit.
"Here's the deal: if you sell the demonic wolf's corpse yourself, it would probably be worth about ten merit coins. I'm willing to offer you twenty merit coins. What do you think, young man?"
The white-headed eagle asked.
Upon hearing this, Xu Taiping returned to the courtyard without a word and dragged out the demonic wolf's corpse.
"Uncle Eagle, you can take it."
He placed the corpse in front of the white-headed eagle.
"Young man, take care of yourself."
The white-headed eagle laughed heartily, then flapped its wings and accurately threw twenty merit coins to Xu Taiping.
"By the way, the former sect leader bestowed me the name Baihong. You can call me Uncle Bai."
The white-headed eagle said as it picked up the demonic wolf's corpse from the ground, then flapped its wings and rose into the air.
"Even the sect leader personally bestowed a name on him."
Xu Taiping muttered to himself as he watched the white-headed eagle fly away.
"With this unexpected gain of twenty merit coins, I must choose a good martial technique and a suitable weapon."
Looking at the bag of money in his left hand and the twenty merit coins in his right, Xu Taiping, rarely showing his childlike nature, happily skipped back to the small courtyard.
Xu Taiping directly threw a merit coin into the bronze mirror.
"Xu Taiping of Qingzhu Residence, what do you seek from me today?"
The voice of the mirror spirit immediately echoed from within the bronze mirror.
"Lord Xuanjing, I want to choose some martial techniques and weapons. Do you have any recommendations?"
Although he knew the mirror spirit was just an emotionless object, Xu Taiping still addressed it very politely.
"You, as an outer sect disciple, can only purchase martial techniques and weapons from the Xifeng Pavilion's armory. The bronze mirror has already displayed the martial techniques and weapons currently available in the Xifeng Pavilion. You can choose from them yourself."
The mirror spirit's voice remained emotionless.
"Thank you, Lord Xuanjing."
Xu Taiping thanked the mirror spirit and then began to browse the options on the table.
"I remember that when True Lord Ziyang was lecturing, he said that the most suitable martial technique for the 'Canyan Gong' is a fist or palm technique. This allows the practitioner to fully utilize the advantage of having deep true qi, making each punch and each palm strike as powerful as a human using a weapon with full force after channeling the Canyan true qi."
Recalling True Lord Ziyang's lecture, Xu Taiping unhesitatingly focused on the fist and palm techniques displayed in the bronze mirror.
In the end, he chose a fist technique called 'Qingniu Quan' (Green Ox Fist).
According to the description in the fist technique manual, practicing the 'Qingniu Quan' and using it with internal true qi allows each punch to shatter rocks in the mountains.
In addition, the 'Qingniu Quan' has two special moves.
One is called 'Niujiao Bingshan' (Ox Horn Shatters Mountain). When used with full force, its power is like a green ox crashing into a mountain, eight times stronger than a regular 'Qingniu Quan' punch.
The other is called 'Benniu Zaozhen' (Rushing Ox Pierces the Formation). When used with full force, the punches are like a herd of oxen running wild, each punch stronger than the last, not stopping until the user is exhausted.
Overall, the 'Qingniu Quan' is very suitable for the current Xu Taiping and is also compatible with the Canyan Gong, which allows for quick recovery of true qi.
Of course, the Xifeng Pavilion's armory does have better and more suitable fist techniques, but unfortunately, most of them cost over a hundred merit coins, while the 'Qingniu Quan' only costs thirty merit coins.
As a transitional martial technique for self-defense, the 'Qingniu Quan' is very appropriate.
In addition to the 'Qingniu Quan,' Xu Taiping spent ten merit coins to purchase a bow and arrow technique called 'Chuanyang Shi' (Piercing Willow Arrow).
This technique is relatively ordinary, only teaching the practitioner how to use true qi to enhance their vision and focus, as well as how to infuse true qi into the arrow to increase its power.
In simple terms, it elevates ordinary archery to the level of a cultivator.
However, for Xu Taiping, being able to purchase such a technique for ten merit coins was a very good deal.
For example, if he had known how to infuse true qi into an arrow, he might have been able to kill the demonic wolf without using the mountain's traps.