To be honest, not only does Niu Bushun know little about Yin Fiend, but even the Seven Freaks of Jianghu and the Yuu Family Sisters don't quite understand it either.

Whether Niu Bushun can successfully expel the Yin Fiend Aura from a person's body in one hour is indeed uncertain.

Only Wang Xiaoqiang knows deep down that Niu Bushun absolutely can't do it. If he could, Elder Tiann wouldn't have come looking for him, wouldn't have twice taken the blame for him, and certainly wouldn't have riskily come to Kunshan to help him and listen to him.

So at this moment, everyone's eyes are focused on Niu Bushun, who strides confidently toward the Seven Freaks of Jianghu, saying, "Which of you will be first?"

Hearing Niu Bushun's tone, it seems he can expel the Yin Fiend Aura from all seven bodies.

The Seven Freaks of Jianghu are filled with anticipation, eager to rid themselves of the Yin Fiend Aura, but only their leader, the short and fat guy, has the right to speak. He naturally steps forward, turns his back to Niu Bushun, and says, "I'll go."

Niu Bushun takes a deep breath, extends his hands, and presses them on the short and fat guy's back, then infuses him with Fire Element Immortal Liquid.

If someone were observant, they would notice that the Fire Element Immortal Liquid emitted between Niu Bushun's hands is mixed with other colors, not purely red, indicating his liquid is not very pure.

However, neither Niu Bushun nor the Seven Freaks of Jianghu noticed this; even the Yuu Family Sisters missed it. The Fire Element Immortal Liquid poured in for quite a while before white vapor began to emanate from the fat guy's body, and by then Niu Bushun was sweating heavily, clearly strained.

"Damn, what's happening? My Fire Element Immortal Liquid doesn't seem to be effectively expelling the Yin Fiend from his body..." Niu Bushun inwardly lamented, but remembering the pile of Liquid Gathering Pills, he forced himself to pour more of his Fire Element Immortal Liquid into the fat guy.

Reckless depletion of Immortal Liquid like this consumes Cultivation Base, and if overdone, damages True Yuan and shakes Daoist Foundation, causing cultivation to drop drastically, making recovery tough and future cultivation difficult.

Such actions are taboo for cultivators.

Half an hour passed, Niu Bushun's face paled, perspiration covered his forehead, and he breathed heavily like a bull, feeling on the verge of collapse. However, the Yin Fiend inside the fat guy's body was far from expelled, and although Niu Bushun couldn't feel it, the fat guy could sense it; not even given a day, Niu Bushun couldn't entirely rid himself of Yin Fiend.

The key was that less than an hour in, Niu Bushun was already faltering.

Niu Bushun only felt the Immortal Liquid leaving his body, constantly diminishing, already nearing depletion, and if he continued, it would injure his True Yuan, making Daoist Foundation shaky, and recovery difficult.

"Phew!" With an exhale, he directly gave up, sat down on the ground, and began meditation to recover.

The Yuu Family Sisters watched Niu Bushun, amusement on their faces, while the Seven Freaks were not in the mood to relish Niu Bushun's failure, appearing somber as his defeat validated Wang Xiaoqiang's claim that only Wang Xiaoqiang could expel the Yin Fiend Aura from their bodies, and others couldn't in the short term.

Could it really take five years?

The issue was, who would be willing to spend time and exhaust Cultivation Base to expel their Yin Fiend?

It seemed almost impossible.

Now the only path before them was to submit to Wang Xiaoqiang, become his underlings, and let him command them.

After a while, Niu Bushun finally regained his strength, opened his eyes, his face full of sadness.

"Niu Bushun, you lost, sorry, these Liquid Gathering Pills still belong to me, Wang Xiaoqiang." As Wang Xiaoqiang spoke, with a wave of his hand, the pile of Liquid Gathering Pills was collected into the Sumeru Ring.

Niu Bushun watched Wang Xiaoqiang gather the pile of Liquid Gathering Pills, feeling an urge to snatch them, but having just exhausted his Immortal Liquid and Cultivation Base, he couldn't recover quickly, and competing would lead him to ruin, so he felt a rush of regret, hanging his head low.

Wang Xiaoqiang gave a playful smile, saying, "Niu Bushun, oh Niu Bushun, you can't blame anyone else. Only blame yourself for choosing a bad name. Niu Bushun, you're destined for misfortune in everything you do, even your life is doomed to be unlucky… How could your parents give you such a name?"

The Yuu Family Sisters couldn't help but smile, their faces radiant and delightful, though unnoticed by the group of men, and the Seven Freaks couldn't suppress laughter either; indeed, Niu Bushun is an ill-omened name.

"But it's not my parents' fault. My parents named me Niulan Mountain, but later my master said the name was too earthy and didn't sound good, so he renamed me, and I became Niu Bushun," Niu Bushun said with a dejected look, feeling very resentful and regretful.

"Niulan Mountain?... Isn't that the name of an Earth Huaxia liquor brand, Niulan Mountain Erguotou... What a funny name..." Wang Xiaoqiang thought to himself.

"Don't be discouraged, just change your name again," Wang Xiaoqiang patted Niu Bushun's shoulder, saying.

"I didn't go to school much, so I don't really know how to pick names. Brother Wang, why don't you give me one," Niu Bushun said.

"Actually, I think the name your parents gave you wasn't bad, Niulan Mountain, simple and sincere, much better than Niu Bushun. Don't you agree?"

"Hmm, I think so too, so I'll revert to Niulan Mountain," Niulan Mountain said.

"Alright, Brother Niulan Mountain, off you go, you'll have good fortune in the future," Wang Xiaoqiang again patted Niulan Mountain's shoulder.

"Brother Wang, I, Niulan Mountain, won't leave. I'll stick with you from now on." Niulan Mountain folded his fists at Wang Xiaoqiang, "Since I first saw you, I realized you're my lucky star; indeed, a name is just a label. Changing it might not bring me luck, but following you, I, Niulan Mountain, will have truly found fortune. Brother Wang, please take me in…"

Wang Xiaoqiang was thinking of taking a few underlings, didn't expect someone willing to become one, so rather than accept immediately, knowing Niulan Mountain looks honest but is actually quite shrewd,

he wants to follow not just to be an underling but likely eyeing those Liquid Gathering Pills, Wang Xiaoqiang smiled slightly, saying, "Brother Niulan Mountain, are you saying you want to be my underling?"

"I, Niulan Mountain, am willing to be Wang Xiaoqiang's underling, to serve front and back, follow his commands." Niulan Mountain, seasoned from years of cultivation, deeply felt the importance of cultivation resources, heard of Wang Xiaoqiang's name, knew as Wind Rain Pavilion Administrator, not only holding power but rich in cultivation resources, becoming his underling surely leads to success.

Even if Wang Xiaoqiang doesn't treat him well later, he plans to secretly take advantage if possible, striking someone as wealthy as Wang Xiaoqiang would afford him years of cultivation. Therefore he kneeled before Wang Xiaoqiang, vowed.

But Wang Xiaoqiang laughed, saying, "There are many who want to be my underlings; the problem is too many underlings can be a double-edged sword. If one of them betrays and harms me, I won't stand a chance."

The Yuu Family Sisters nodded privately, realizing Wang Xiaoqiang wisely didn't warmheartedly accept Niulan Mountain immediately. The martial world was treacherous, and human nature even more so; for profit, even kin turned foes, let alone sworn brothers.

"I, Niulan Mountain, am inherently loyal, I'll never harbor disloyalty against Brother…" Niulan Mountain pledged loyalty, yet Wang Xiaoqiang waved, saying, "Enough, Niulan Mountain, stop, I'll give you a chance, but to show your loyalty, you must take a knife from me…"

"Take a knife?" Niulan Mountain asked suspiciously, "Won't it kill me?"

"Of course not, just a light cut, an inch long, it won't even bleed," Wang Xiaoqiang smiled sincerely. (To be continued. If you like this work, you're welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) and vote for recommendation, monthly votes, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)

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