Under the explanation of Lu Yang, everyone finally understood they've made a big mistake, what they've been studying for a good while as a black Golden Core was not a Golden Core at all.
It was not really their fault. The Mount Pig is full of gall, but gallstones only happen in Golden Core Stage and above. The Five Heroes of Eagle Mountain hadn't had any contact with Golden Core Stage Demon Beasts before, so it was understandable that they didn't know.
The key point is, who would imagine that a Gallstone could emerge in the Golden Core Stage?
"This is very normal." In response to Lu Yang's inquiry, Fairy Eternity stated as a matter of fact, "Ordinary people get ordinary Gallstones, so naturally those in the Golden Core stage get Golden Core stage Gallstones. Totally reasonable."
"You're just lacking experience. You know about viruses, right? Those things that grow inside your body and make you sick. I've even seen cases where a cultivator's Cultivation Level increases and the virus growth increases accordingly. Have you ever seen a Nascent Soul Stage virus cold?" Fairy Eternity proudly flaunted her bizarre knowledge.
Lu Yang shook his head. He hadn't even heard of something like this, let alone seen it.
"In ancient times, the Cultivation Level of viruses grew alongside living beings, causing a lot of trouble. Yingtian Immortal established the Thunder Tribulation partly to help high-level cultivators eliminate viruses during their passing of the Thunder Tribulation," Fairy Eternity revealed another secret.
"Old Three, if you don't have real goods, don't yell around!" The hook-nosed Big Brother chastised Old Three, who was in charge of the dissection.
Old Three was wronged. Just now everyone was eagerly guessing and didn't recognize it as Gallstone, and now they blamed it on him?
Being the Big Brother shouldn't be unreasonable.
While thinking, Old Three conveniently took out the gallbladder of the Mount Pig.
One, two, three, four, five... Saying the Mount Pig is full of gall is not a metaphor, but a description of the facts.
"The Mount Pig certainly has no small amount of gall: it charges at any monster it sees, even the Long Clan and Phoenix Tribe are no exceptions," Fairy Eternity explained based on her own experience.
"Wouldn't that cause general disapproval?"
"No, most people avoid them as much as possible. Think about it. In a fight, demon beasts mainly use their mouths and claws. After defeating a Mount Pig, its splashed gall makes you feel bitter and astringent. Who could bear that?"
"However, based on the characteristics of the Mount Pig, I have created a delicious dish that has received rave reviews."
"What did Fairy create?"
"Bile Stewed Bitter Gourd, it's all about heat-clearing and detoxification."
Lu Yang shivered subconsciously: "This thing is highly appreciated? Who had the opportunity to taste it?"
"Immortal Jiuchong. At that time, he hadn't become immortal yet. He was severely poisoned, and I saved him. Seeing him on the brink of death, I made him a bowl of heat-clearing and detoxifying Bile Stewed Bitter Gourd."
"When he slowly woke up, he drank a mouthful and said 'good', then fell unconscious again."
"Probably due to the poisoning, his body was out of control. When he saw me bringing the food, he was struggling desperately, and when he said 'good', his face was distorted. It was really pitiful."
"... It's quite pitiful indeed."
"Did the poison get detoxified?"
"It did. After he woke up, he vomited for a good half a day, and the poison was all thrown up."
Lu Yang: "..."
Isn't this detoxification method different from what I imagined?
"Enough talking, let's fight." Fairy Eternity said, and once again kicked Lu Yang out of the Spiritual Space.
"Fight?"
Lu Yang muttered for a moment before reacting, and then opened his Spiritual Sense to explore the surroundings.
"There's no one? No, they're underground!"
Lu Yang looked down and saw that the ground was indented, indicating a demon beast was beneath.
"Get ready to fight!" Lu Yang loudly alerted everyone. The demon beast underground gave him a palpitation-like feeling.
Boom——
A worm as thick as a water jar drilled out from the soil. It had four silver rings on it, shining under the moonlight, and opened its huge mouth to immediately swallow two dissected boars.
Thanks to Lu Yang's warning, everyone was able to dodge in time. Before the worm could appear, they swiftly jumped away, evacuating the area.
"What is that?" Meng Jingzhou was taken aback. Could a worm be so powerful?
"It's a Silver Ring King Worm!" Lu Yang recognized the origins of the Demon Beast at a glance.
The pair of, oh, now there are two pairs, Silver Ring King Worms in Uncle Ba's medicinal garden that were responsible for ploughing the soil were the kings among worms.
The pair of worms in the medicinal garden had five silver rings, with the sixth forming, meaning they were at the peak of Spirit Transformation stage.
The worm in front of them had four silver rings, so it should be at the Nascent Soul Stage.
What was even more troublesome was that Lu Yang's much-prided swordsmanship could hardly threaten this worm, and it was likely that cutting it with a sword could result in two worms, making the situation even more complicated.
When the Silver Ring King Worm swallowed the third wild boar that was being roasted on the Three Flavored True Fire and still looked unsatisfied, it turned its gaze towards Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.
Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou had not yet faced an opponent at the Nascent Soul Stage, the Five Heroes of Eagle Mountain could not help in this situation.
"Shocking Heaven Six Forms!" Meng Jingzhou took the lead, clenching his fists, veins bulging, creating an enormous momentum that seemed to shake heaven and earth.
However, the Silver Ring King Worm had a layer of mucus on its body, and Meng Jingzhou's full-force punch couldn't even break through, completely dissipating his strength.
The Silver Ring King Worm flicked its tail, sending Meng Jingzhou flying, breaking several of his bones.
If it wasn't for him being a Body Cultivator, that one strike would have taken his life.
The gap between the Nascent Soul Stage and the Foundation Establishment Stage is too vast, separated strangley by the Golden Core Stage.
"Break!"