Li Yong smiled at it. 

"Good morning," Li Yong said.

The creature seemed to raise its paw at Li Yong. 

Then, it left the tree trunk and actually began walking upright on its two hind legs. 

Li Yong was astonished. 

The creature walked back and forth in front of Li Yong twice, then stopped, turned its head, and looked at him. 

The creature actually spoke. 

"Do I look like a person to you?" it asked. 

Li Yong couldn't help laughing. 

"Yes, I really do," Li Yong said. 

There was a series of crackling sounds . 

A crack opened on the creature's head, and something else grew from it, growing bigger and bigger, until it blossomed into a slender, graceful young woman. 

Naked and dazzling, the naked woman seemed unfazed and bowed to Li Yong. 

Li Yong was completely stunned. 

At this moment, the girl Li Yong had kissed suddenly reappeared, as did the silent old man. 

The girl burst into laughter, and even the silent old man smiled. 

"What's going on? What's going on?" Li Yong asked. 

They call this "conferring immortals." 

When Yellow Rat Immortals reach a certain level of cultivation, they must be rewarded or named by humans before they can transform into human form and continue their cultivation. 

How is this rewarded? 

They ask if they resemble a human. If a human answers affirmatively, they succeed and can transform into a human. 

If they answer negatively, it's a disaster; years of cultivation are wasted, and they have to start all over again. 

Therefore, conferring immortality is a top priority for Yellow Rat Immortals. Furthermore, they have a time limit: they must find a human to confer immortality by a certain timeframe; missing that timeframe is unacceptable. 

The girl who kissed Li Yong is Xiao Cui, and the naked girl is Xiao Jie. To help Xiao Jie become an immortal, Xiao Cui and her uncle went to the long-distance bus station. Xiao Cui singled out Li Yong. The large rock that had hit the road was a magical act her uncle had used to force the bus to stop and trick Li Yong off, thus creating a chance to confer immortality on Xiao Jie. 

Unexpectedly, the three young men with the confident man, drawn to Xiao Cui's beauty, also got off the bus. 

The claws piercing the glass were, in fact, a staged act, intended to foster a bond between Li Yong and Xiao Jie, making it easier for him to ascend to immortality and prevent him from being frightened by Xiao Jie's unusual behavior. 

The process of ascending to immortality requires no prior communication with humans and no exchange of benefits, otherwise it won't work. 

Why did Xiao Cui choose Li Yong? 

She probably thought he was kind and compassionate, and more courageous, and wouldn't be frightened by the sudden words of the Yellow Rat Immortal. 

In short, they succeeded. 

As for why Li Yong was able to defeat the confident man and his three strong men, it was because Xiao Cui's uncle had helped Li Yong. He secretly cast a spell similar to the Vajra Shield on Li Yong, making him insensitive to attacks and doubly powerful. 

Xiao Cui eloquently explained the whole story to Li Yong.

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