When Big Girl carried Li Boyang to find Chen Yun, and handed that mysterious black brick to her.
Chen Yun, who was planting rice seedlings in the field, took the black object in a daze.
It wasn't until Big Girl animatedly told Chen Yun everything Li Boyang had done, that she looked at Li Boyang in the basket with a strange expression.
Although she'd always believed her son was extraordinary, and had witnessed his hair catch fire firsthand...
Learning about Li Boyang's actions still left Chen Yun feeling a bit at a loss.
It was a feeling of pride mixed with fear.
As the only lady from a large family in the Li Family Village, Chen Yun wasn't just some ignorant village woman.
At the very least, Chen Yun knew what the black brick in her hand signified.
"Sweetheart, don't tell anyone about this."
Chen Yun gently rubbed Big Girl's head and lowered herself to whisper softly.
"Mhm, I know, sister-in-law."
"This is little brother's secret, I won't even tell my mom!"
Big Girl promised, a sly twinkle in her eye.
Living as an orphaned girl and widow in the village, Big Girl was already accustomed to the ways of the world.
She knew who truly cared for her, and what things shouldn't be said to outsiders.
Deep down, Big Girl had a faint feeling.
If outsiders learned of her little brother's demonic talents, she might never see him again in this lifetime.
"I knew Big Girl was sensible!"
"But before you go back home, you'd better wash that muddy face of yours, or your mom will notice."
After wiping the mud from Big Girl's face, Chen Yun turned her attention again to Li Boyang sitting in the basket.
"And you, little rascal, I'll handle this matter. You just stay out of it."
Li Boyang blinked innocently, trying to flash a naive smile, but was met with nothing but Chen Yun's disdain.
"Put your fangs away, don't grin so creepily, you're giving me chills!"
Despite her words, Chen Yun ultimately bent down and kissed Li Boyang's forehead, her face filled with indulgence.
"Good son, well done!"
...........................
It turns out, the action capability of Li Yu and Chen Yun as a couple was far beyond Li Boyang's imagination.
Within just a few days, Li Yu organized the young and fit villagers to build a primitive, simplistic pit kiln at the spot where they discovered clay.
Using these kilns, the Li Family Village successfully fired actual bricks, which they used for walling and trap-building.
Just when it seemed everything was progressing smoothly, Li Boyang had another question.
[Why do the bricks they fire seem somewhat different from the ones I made?]
At night, this was Li Boyang talking with Xiluo on the roof beam, holding a Spiritual Rhinoceros Horn.
The black bricks Li Boyang fired that day were pitch black, whereas the village's bricks were normal earthen red.
Moreover, according to Li Boyang's observations, he found the hardiness of the village's red bricks was no match for his own black bricks.
"Nonsense, of course they're different!"
"Kid, the fire you possess is the Evil Qi Fire, incomparable to those ordinary Mortal Fires!"
Rolling her eyes in exasperation, Xiluo thought Li Boyang was stating the obvious.
"The bricks you made were infused with Evil Qi, naturally possessing strength and ferocity beyond ordinary bricks."
"If you place it at the village entrance, I guarantee no common beast would dare approach here..."
At this point, Xiluo paused briefly.
"No, not even ordinary beasts."
"Given your current display of Evil Qi, common Spirit Monsters would probably have to think twice before coming close."
Xiluo wasn't exaggerating but stating a fact.
Ultimately, Nai Fu's Evil Qi is a curse, not a blessing.
The Evil Qi perpetually pouring into Li Boyang's body 24/7 had already exceeded what a normal being could bear.
What's more, Li Boyang wasn't just expelling the Evil Qi outside.
His Sword Pill, Celestial Eye, and even his body were absorbing and digesting the power of this Evil Qi, appearing even more ferocious than Nai Fu's innate Evil God persona.
Hence, it's conceivable how intimidating the black bricks affected by Li Boyang's Evil Qi would be.
[From your description, it almost sounds like a beast marking its territory by urinating.]
Listening to Xiluo's explanation, Li Boyang couldn't help the mental image that emerged in his head.
"More or less, it's the same concept..."
Licking her paw, Xiluo seemed indifferent to the comparison.
"By the way, how has your practice been over the past few days?"
Upon Xiluo's inquiry, Li Boyang immediately remembered the main topic of their meeting.
[After practicing for a few days, I can finally grasp the control roughly!]
Before the words were fully spoken, the Sword Pill in Li Boyang's Dantian began to spin slowly.
The next moment, under Li Boyang's command, the Sword Pill flew out of his Dantian and appeared in the dark room.
Unlike the clear breaking-wind sound from last time.
This time, the Sword Pill appeared silently, without making a noise.
"Impressive..."
Seeing the Golden Sword Pill again, Xiluo couldn't hide her shock.
Compared to the last time, when it soared into the clouds with a menacing aura.
Now, the Sword Pill looked more petite, dexterous, and free-spirited.
[This is just the start, let me show you something even better!]
Feeling quite proud, Li Boyang manipulated the Sword Pill to fly towards the black brick on the table nearby.
Whoosh!
The Golden Sword Pill instantly transformed into a stream of light.
It began to cut intricately around the black brick like an embroidery needle.
After just a few breaths, when the Sword Pill stopped, the black brick infused with Evil Qi had been sculpted into the silhouette of a raccoon.
"..."
The Sword Pill's precision and maneuverability were so absurd that Xiluo forgot to make any snarky remarks, merely staring at the seemingly harmless, tiny Sword Pill.
[Well, what do you think? Isn't it amazing!]
Only when Li Boyang's words snapped her back, did Xiluo blink.
Then she slowly shifted her gaze, looking at the sculpted raccoon with a face full of disdain.
"Did you sculpt this to look like me? It's so ugly!"
As Xiluo said, the sculpted raccoon was indeed quite grotesque.
Crooked nose, slanted eyes, a disproportionate body with short legs, coupled with the curled-up posture...
Except for those who knew beforehand that it was a raccoon, most people would have struggled to recognize its form.
[Wait, isn't the main point something else here?]
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