Grumble~~~
Fang Ling rubbed his shriveled belly and grumbled, "Manzi Master, I'm going to eat now!"
As he was still growing, Fang Ling had a huge appetite and thus got hungry easily.
However, apart from Fat Master, the other four Masters never ate anything.
As Master said, they had all achieved Bigu.
"Go!" Zhao Manzi waved his hand. "Eat more!"
Fang Ling quickly arrived at the kitchen, where the big Fat Master was sitting in front of the stove, stoking the fire.
A rumbling sound came from the pot, and the escaping aroma made Fang Ling's mouth water.
"Fat Master, what are we eating today?" He pulled over a small stool and sat down.
The big Fat Master chuckled, "Stewed scorpions."
"Wow! That's what I like to eat." Fang Ling's eyes lit up.
"Disciple has always had a question, Fat Master, you don't eat much every day, do you?"
"How can you be so fat?"
"Fatness is a blessing, the fatter the better!" The big Fat Master chuckled.
"Look at your other Masters; they don't eat and they don't get thin."
"Then Fat Master, since I eat every day, shouldn't I be fatter compared to them?"
"It seems so." Fang Ling mumbled and nodded.
The big Fat Master got up, picked up the pot lid, tasted the stew with a spoon, and then nodded in satisfaction.
"It's almost ready, let's eat!" he said.
Fang Ling had already been waiting with a broken bowl, obediently raising his small hand for him to help serve a bowl.
After several bowls of scorpion soup, he didn't even let go of the scorpion legs, eating them all.
Seeing little Fang Ling eat so happily, the big Fat Master also showed a hint of a smile.
"Actually, these aren't even considered good food."
"Dragon tendons, Phoenix wings, Qilin feet, those are true delicacies." he said.
"Better than scorpion soup and roasted toad?" Fang Ling asked curiously.
"Of course, Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin are true Spirit!" the big Fat Master said.
"Back then, your Fat Master was lucky enough to catch a lone little Phoenix, and that's how I tasted the flavor of a true Spirit for the first time."
"Dragon and Qilin are as famous as it, so I think their taste should be on the same level."
"Then I'll definitely catch a few Dragons and Qilin for Fat Master to taste in the future." Fang Ling chuckled.
"Silly boy, these true Spirits are not to be trifled with."
"Even we Masters usually keep our distance when we see them."
"Ah? Then Fat Master, didn't you say you even caught a Phoenix to eat?" Fang Ling mumbled.
"That was an accident, I just happened to run into one that was easy to deal with..." the big Fat Master explained.
"Alright, after you're full, wait for me in the courtyard. I'll come find you after I finish washing the dishes."
"Starting today, I will also begin to teach you my unique skills!"
"If I learn it, will I become as big as Fat Master?" Fang Ling asked softly, looking up at him.
"What? Is being fat not good?" the big Fat Master asked.
"Not exactly, it's just too fat... it looks a bit scary." Fang Ling replied.
The big Fat Master laughed, reaching out to pat Fang Ling's head, his large, thick hand completely covering Fang Ling's entire head.
"Don't be afraid, Master's fatness is innate. You can't learn it even if you try!" he said.
"Oh, I see!" Fang Ling nodded, then obediently went to the courtyard to wait.
Soon after, the big Fat Master walked out of the kitchen.
"Your Fat Master, I, am best at using poison."
"Also, I have a treasure!"
He flipped his palm, and a small green cauldron appeared in his palm.
Fang Ling picked up the small cauldron and examined it carefully, asking, "What's it for?"
"This item is called the Heavenly Plague Cauldron, and it is your Fat Master's innate Spirit Treasure!"
"Your other Masters don't have my good fortune of having an innate Spirit Treasure accompanying them." The big Fat Master chuckled proudly.
"What is an innate Spirit Treasure?" Fang Ling asked.
"Some people are naturally extraordinary, just like you, possessing a powerful special Physique." The big Fat Master explained.
"And some people, though without a special Physique, are born with a Spirit Treasure."
"This kind of treasure, which is born with you and integrates with you, is an innate Spirit Treasure."
"Innate Spirit Treasures also have strengths and weaknesses, and your Fat Master's Heavenly Plague Cauldron happens to be among the top tier!"
"It can absorb all poisons in the world, integrating their toxins into my body."
"That's why your Fat Master, I, have been dealing with poisonous creatures since childhood."
"Master said your poison is very powerful, just how powerful is it?" Fang Ling asked curiously.
The big Fat Master pondered for a moment, then replied, "It can be said that if your Master, I, were to fully release my toxicity, then wherever I passed, not a blade of grass would grow, and all living beings would be poisoned to death by me."
"That's terrifying!" Fang Ling was scared.
"Then can Fat Master poison Master and the others to death?"
"Ah, well... probably not, but it can make them uncomfortable." He coughed lightly and said.
"Alright, next I will transfer this Heavenly Plague Cauldron into your body."
"Starting today, your body will also begin to be tempered with poison!"
"Huh? Fat Master, didn't you say that the innate Spirit Treasure is integrated with you? How can it be transferred?" Fang Ling asked.
"Because your Fat Master is strong enough!" The big Fat Master said solemnly, "I have also developed a secret method that can forcibly strip others' innate Spirit Treasures, and I will teach it to you as well in the future."
"It's starting!" The big Fat Master sent the cauldron towards Fang Ling, and it slowly merged into his body.
Fang Ling quickly felt the presence of the Heavenly Plague Cauldron, as if it was already a part of his body.
"Fat Master, you gave this treasure to me, what about yourself?" he asked again.
The big Fat Master chuckled, "Your Fat Master no longer needs this treasure much."
"Your Fat Master, I, have almost devoured all the poisons in the world."
"The level of toxins in my body has reached a Bottleneck."
"No matter how many more toxins I absorb, there won't be much change."
"Unless I can obtain those few top-tier toxins, but I've searched for tens of thousands of years for those things and found no clue; they are all ethereal existences."
"Alright, next I will teach you how to use this cauldron."
He extended his hand again, and two purple scorpions crawled out from his sleeve.
"Put them into the cauldron, then place your hands over the cauldron lid and slowly absorb the overflowing toxins." he said.
"Aren't these the scorpions I usually eat?" Fang Ling looked at the two suddenly appearing purple scorpions in surprise.
"Yes, but what you eat is the part after the toxins have been completely extracted." he said.
"Over the years, I have secretly hatched many poisonous insects, enough for you to use for several years."
"Once you have absorbed all the poisonous insects Master has prepared, the toxicity you possess will also reach a respectable level."
"After you finish absorbing them, Master will then teach you how to control toxins, especially how to release and retract them."
"Mhm mhm!" Fang Ling immediately opened the Heavenly Plague Cauldron and sucked the two scorpions inside.
Then he closed the lid and placed his hands over it.
Strands of purple toxin spread from his hands to his entire body...