“Elder Profound, Reverend—” Ye Qing had just opened his mouth when Danxia Zi sliced a chunk of flesh from his arm with his fingers and dropped it on the Ghost Dragon Boat’s deck, saying, “Here. Is this enough?” “Er...” Old Man Profound Firmament was speechless for a second before he said quietly, “Actually, the Ghost Dragon Boat’s flesh and blood works too as they’re full of spiritual energy. You didn’t need to use your own flesh.” “... Why didn’t you say it sooner?” Danxia Zi was miffed. You said it after I cut my arm? Follow current novels on Novᴇ(l)Fɪre .ɴᴇt Old Man Profound Firmament argued, “I wanted to, but you acted way too quickly! Also, no one told you to cut your arm!” “It’s fine though. You are a Sage, so your flesh is overflowing with spiritual energy. The effects will be greater.” “Mm!” Danxia Zi’s face looked much better after hearing Old Man Profound Firmament’s words. He then looked at Ye Qing and asked, “What were you trying to say earlier, young friend?” “Er, it’s nothing,” Ye Qing replied while rubbing his nose awkwardly. Old Man Profound Firmament waved his hand. “Just say your mind, Joyless. There’s no need to be reserved.” Still rubbing his nose, Ye Qing replied, “Ahem... I was going to say that there’s no need to jump through so many hoops. I have pepper powder with me.” You’re the ones who want me to say it, so you better not bill me for emotional damage! Danxia Zi and Old Man Profound Firmament’s faces turned black at the same time. The next second, they said in perfect unison, “Why didn’t you say it sooner?” “I wanted to. You guys were just too fast,” Ye Qing replied while still rubbing his nose like it was a tactical maneuver. I’m the one who should be complaining, okay? One of you wants to create matter out of flesh, and the other one sliced part of his arm without even blinking! The hell am I supposed to do here? A moment later, Old Man Profound Firmament suddenly guffawed and slapped Danxia Zi on the shoulder. “It looks like your flesh was cut for nothing after all, Danxia! Hahahaha!” Danxia Zi’s face blackened even more when he heard this. Meanwhile, Ye Qing had produced a huge pot of pepper powder from Nine Heavens. “Say, why do you carry such a big pot of pepper powder with you, Joyless?” Old Man Profound Firmament asked curiously. “For someone who often travels and sleeps outdoors, it’s only reasonable to keep a stock of seasonings with you just in case,” Ye Qing replied. It was the truth. He didn’t just have pepper powder, he had oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, everything. He had a massive stock of them too. “The talk can wait until after the test,” Danxia “I Cut A Huge Chunk Of My Flesh For Nothing” Zi said sullenly when it looked like the duo were going to converse further. “Sure.” Ye Qing opened the pot and lifted a finger. Streams of pepper powder immediately flew out of the pot. As soon as the pepper powder made contact with the air, tiny specks that looked like dust suddenly appeared before their eyes. They all possessed prodigious eyesight though. They could tell that the specks weren’t dust, but worms. The worms were transparent like water and possessed a pair of wings. They were also so tiny they were practically a microorganism. That was why they had trouble seeing it with their eyes, much less perceiving it with their spiritual senses. Right now, these worms were everywhere in the sky. When the pepper powder landed on the back of Ye Qing’s hand, his arms, and his chest, something even more horrifying happened. As it turned out, he was completely covered in these worms. One by one, layer by layer. He abruptly swelled like he was wearing multiple thick layers of clothing. The weirdest part was that he felt nothing. The next moment, they took to the sky probably because the pepper powder irritated them. Ye Qing waved his hand again, and more pepper powder flew out of the pot and covered his entire person. Even more worms took to the sky. “They’re all running in my direction.” Old Man Profound Firmament waved his hand in an attempt to shoo away the swarming worms, but his hand passed harmlessly through the worms. Forget shooing them, he couldn’t even touch them. “I’m gonna go outside and test if it worked.” Ye Qing took to the sky. He felt heavy, but it wasn’t nearly as bad as before. He felt at least half as light. “It works.” Ye Qing landed back on the Ghost Dragon Boat and declared, “It looks like Qingyou is spot on. These worms are Heavy Heavy.” “Thank goodness!” Overjoyed, Old Man Profound Firmament and Danxia Zi waved their hands and covered themselves in pepper powder. Ye Qing shared some of his stock with Feng Qingyou as well. An innumerable amount of Heavy Heavy flew away from their bodies then. At the same time, they could tell that the Ghost Dragon Boat was much lighter. “What’s going on? We should have eliminated all the Heavy Heavy on our person, so why do I still feel heavy?” Old Man Profound Firmament gave it another try but realized that he was still feeling heavy. “It’s because there are Heavy Heavy inside our bodies as well.” Feng Qingyou calmly produced a pot of clear water and poured the remaining pepper powder into it. Then, she took a few sips. A few breaths later, streams of Heavy Heavy started pouring out of her nose, her ears, and other orifices. This horrific scene lasted at least a dozen or so breaths, and they could all tell that the amount of Heavy Heavy inside her body was no less than the amount they had expelled just now. “Heavens...” Everyone frowned and felt a little creeped out. Who wouldn’t? Just the idea that all these worms were residing inside their organs, their veins, their blood... Ugh! “Heavy Heavy is tiny and formless. It will enter one’s body through their breathing and attach themselves to one’s inner organs, flesh and blood. That is why you need to drink some pepper water and channel it throughout your entire body to expel them.” Feng Qingyou handed the pot of pepper water to Ye Qing next. He drank a few sips and passed it to Old Man Profound Firmament. Soon, massive amounts of Heavy Heavy streamed out of their noses, mouths, and ears. “Phew... yeah, I’m definitely way lighter.” Old Man Profound Firmament gave it another try, and as expected, he felt much lighter than before. He wasn’t completely weightless though. It was most likely because there were still remaining Heavy Heavy inside their bodies. It made sense. There was only so much pepper water in that pot, and it definitely wasn’t enough for all four of them. The fact that they were able to expel so much Heavy Heavy with so little was already impressive. It was unrealistic to expect perfect purification at this moment. That said, the remaining amount of Heavy Heavy was no longer enough to impede them much. They could simply ignore it. “Elder Profound, I trust you to purify the Ghost Dragon Boat.” Ye Qing had used up all of his pepper powder. Therefore, Old Man Profound Firmament was the only one who could cure the Ghost Dragon Boat. “Haha... watch!” Old Man Profound Firmament guffawed and performed a hand seal. With the wave of a hand, many green saplings began growing out of the Ghost Dragon Boat’s fleshy deck and flowering. It wasn’t long before they bore many red bell peppers. The bell peppers created from Danxia Zi’s flesh were the biggest, reddest, and spiciest of the bunch though. They were red like fire and brimming with spiritual qi. It would not be an exaggeration to call them spirit fruits. “Hahaha... What did I say? Your flesh is much better than the Ghost Dragon Boat’s.” Old Man Profound Firmament joked, “So? Wanna try out the bell pepper created from your own flesh and nourish yourself a little?” “Senseless.” Expressionless, Danxia Zi summoned a weak hue to his fingertip. The bell peppers instantly disintegrated into powder before covering each and every part of the Ghost Dragon Boat. The next moment, thick swarms of Heavy Heavy departed the Ghost Dragon Boat and escaped into the yellowish green fog. Meanwhile, the bell pepper plants were bearing more bell peppers. Danxia Zi waved his hand again and turned them into pepper powder. The powder then covered the entire boat like some sort of shield.