Although nascent soul cultivators were rather rare in North Ning, gathering them all together in one continent, there’s at least enough to count with one’s hands. Perhaps there’s even a little more than that. Then adding the ones who came from other continents, at the moment, there were about a total of twenty nascent soul Daoist Masters flying around randomly in North Ning.
Even amongst these people, Chu Lian counted as the one with the most violent temper. For this shadow attachment demon to avoid all of the other nascent soul cultivators, only to bump into Chu Lian, it’s luck really couldn’t get any worse.
“Although it’s only a small fish, at least it’s something.” Chu Lian gave a nasty grin, squeezing the hand he was holding the shadow attachment demon in tightly, finger by finger.
At first, this shadow attachment demon was desperately struggling. Its screams were indescribably wretched and ear piercing. With this squeeze, it was essentially gripped by the throat. That miserable shrieking stopped and its struggles also quickly weakened. In the end, it can only tremble feebly. As Chu Lian’s strength increased, the trembling of this demon became more apparent. Even the color of its body turned fainter.
If this color reached the point where it was no longer visible, this demon would die and its spirit would disperse.
“Shifu,” Wen Xuan couldn’t watch any longer and stepped forward to say: “This demon before you, actually, has somewhat of a connection with me.”
Startled from hearing this, Chu Lian instantly loosened his grip, and gave that shadow attachment demon a chance to catch its breath.
At first, the gaze that Chu Lian gave Wen Xuan was full of incredulousness. Gradually, his entire face turned black. His questioning tone couldn’t be any more severe: “Are you serious?”
Demons were already a sensitive topic. In this unusual time, it was especially true. Wen Xuan naturally knew this. He also knew that his words today might bring him a lot of trouble. But in the end, the shadow attachment demon came here today in order to give them the solution to the empathy parasite. He couldn’t just pretend they weren’t related.
“What exactly is this about?” Fortunately, Chu Lian still had a bit of understanding towards this disciple. Brows furrowing, he promptly said: “Explain to me in detail.”
Wen Xuan briefly explained how they first met this shadow attachment demon and then, sequentially, the matters regarding the empathy parasite and the death contract as well.
The more he heard, the tighter Chu Lian furrowed his brows. In the end, he finally couldn’t hold back and said: “According to your words, didn’t this demon try to kill you before and ended up being controlled by you guys? How does that count as a connection!”
Wen Xuan instantly froze.
Even Jian Yi couldn’t help, but nod his head to the side. For the first time, he approved of Chu Lian’s words: “That’s right.”
Wen Xuan turned his head and gave Jian Yi a look.
“Shixiong, I know what you’re thinking.” Jian Yi said: “But you have to understand. The reason why he went through all this danger to bring this solution to us was completely because he wanted to hurt us in the beginning.”
Chu Lian gave Jian Yi a deep look and instantly felt this brat looked a lot more agreeable than before: “That’s right.”
So in this kind of strange place, these two people inexplicably formed an agreement with each other.
Wen Xuan suffered the combined pincer attack from these two people and was completely unable to fight back. He could only watch wide-eyed as Chu Lian left with that shadow attachment demon.
Before he left, Chu Lian even gave Wen Xuan a vicious glare: “If I find you speaking those words just now to anyone else in the future, don’t blame me for beating you to death!”
Wen Xuan sighed and didn’t persist since that demon really wasn’t a good guy in the end. However, because they knew each other briefly, Wen Xuan was willing to put in a good word for it. That was already the extent of Wen Xuan’s kindness.
“Shixiong……” Jian Yi was still a bit worried and wanted to console him.
However, Wen Xuan already thought it through himself. He only gave Jian Yi a smile and pointed at the jade slip in his hand: “Good thing we already obtained this. Go ahead and take a look.”
Jian Yu let out a breath of relief, quickly nodded, and placed his divine sense into the jade slip.
He read it seriously for a moment, then his expression changed subtly with the passage of time.
“What?” Wen Xuan asked him.
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The troublesome part was the procedure that followed.
Those materials were all just the lure to attract the parasite’s attention. After getting the parasite’s attention, the person that placed the parasite needed to use a Cerulean Feathers cultivation method to control the beast to guide it out of their bodies.
Wen Xuan looked at the direction that Chu Lian headed off to with a helpless expression.
“I knew we should have looked at this ahead.” Jian Yi said with a somewhat regretful expression.
Wen Xuan was a bit more open minded than him: “Even if shifu didn’t capture it, what was it supposed to do? Return to Cerulean Feathers to learn that beast controlling method?”
Jian Yi thought briefly and agreed. That demon was originally lazing about in Cerulean Feathers anyways. He even forgot the solution to this empathy parasite and needed to obtain a new one. To count on him to know the beast controlling method was clearly hopeless.
Fortunately, this wasn’t the only method to get rid of the empathy parasite.
This jade slip also wrote about another method.
The materials needed for this method were more troublesome than the first. But they should be able to find it from Murong Feng. Then, the two people suffering the empathy parasite needed to connect their hearts.
Connect their hearts? This description was too vague. Wen Xuan was stumped again and again.
Reading more, the jade slip gave a more detailed explanation. In simple terms, after getting the materials ready, the two people need to grind the materials to powder, swallow it, then sit facing each other, utilizing a special skill. With that, they can enter each other’s hearts at the same time and gain the opportunity to peek into the other’s thoughts.
The empathy parasite fed on the distance between two people’s hearts. If they can connect using this method, reach into the deepest part of the other’s heart and eliminate this distance, both of the empathy parasites in their bodies would die.
Wen Xuan understood why Jian Yi’s expression would change earlier. His expression also changed similarly.
Yet at the same time, Wen Xuan actually felt somewhat eager to try. On one hand, he felt that using this kind of excuse to peek at the other’s inner thoughts was really not too sincere. On the other hand, he couldn’t resist holding a tiny hint of anticipation towards this.
“We can only pick the second method.” Jian Yi said with furrowed brows: “Unfortunately the chances of success aren’t very high.”
Wen Xuan concealed the anticipation in his heart and nodded his head perfunctorily.
Because they already made arrangements to meet with Murong Feng again in Anfeng City, the two people didn’t hold back and immediately headed towards Anfeng City.
The trip needed approximately 3-5 days. Every night, Jian Yi always locked himself into his room, only occasionally revealing the minute ripples of magic arrays. Wen Xuan recalled that ‘Introduction to Magic Array’ book, guessed that he was only attempting to study magic arrays, and didn’t bother to ask.
Until one morning, Jian Yi suddenly expressed that he wanted to take a long road.
“I suddenly realized that I’m missing one thing from the materials that I need. I need to go over there to find it.” Jian Yi explained it like this.
It was only a side trip, Wen Xuan didn’t suspect anything and immediately agreed with a nod of his head.
What Wen Xuan didn’t know was that if they didn’t make the side trip at this time, they would have stopped at a certain small town that night.
On that night, a few unfamiliar cultivators were currently resting in that small town.
When the moon climbed over the tree branches, a large amount of black ink-like smoke poured out of the ground and enveloped these cultivators within it. There was no hint of light nor sound. When the morning came, the black smoke finally dissipated. What those mortals in that small town surprisingly discovered was that the only things left of those fairly decent cultivators were their dried up bones.
This event caused a huge wave in the cultivation world in North Ning. The source of all of this trouble pointed towards the extremely strong demon that appeared out of nowhere before. For a moment, everyone felt themselves in danger. Some cultivators completely went to hide behind their Sect’s large scale protection arrays. The solo cultivators also started to form groups. Only those nascent soul cultivators continued to do their best in tracking the whereabouts of that demon.
When this news reached Wen Xuan’s ears, it was already five days later. Jian Yi already found the item that they needed to make a side trip for. They were also only a step away from Anfeng City.
“Such a savage demon.” Wen Xuan’s color unconsciously turned pale.
“Yea.” With a pair of innocent eyes, Jian Yi replied as if he also didn’t know anything at all: “We should definitely be more careful in the future.”
Wen Xuan sighed and finally entered Anfeng City’s gates together with Jian Yi.
Anfeng City was naturally also highly vigilant. Several trading companies allied together and increased the number of guards, protecting the city gates so tightly that even water couldn’t flow through. By the time Wen Xuan and Jian Yi reached the Thousand Sunshine Trading Company’s tall building, they lost count of how many times they’ve been inspected.
Inside the tall building, Murong Feng was currently sweating all over, doing her best to cleanse the weak demonic energy on that child’s body, like she was terrified that if she were one step slower, this little demonic energy would be discovered by others.
“Cultivator Wen,” Seeing Wen Xuan, she greeted him extremely happily.
Before Wen Xuan could reply, she said spontaneously: “I have a presumptuous request. If possible, I hope that you guys can give this child to me to raise from now on.”
Wen Xuan was stunned: “Are you serious?”
Murong Feng’s expression was very steady: “At this moment in time, the only way to protect this child’s safety is for him to stay here with me in the Thousand Sunshine Trading Company.”
To be honest, Wen Xuan didn’t have any objections to this. He’s seen how much Murong Feng loved and protected this child after all these days. He was only a little surprised. At a time like this, this child undoubtedly was like a hot potato. Yet a business person like Murong Feng actually would actually voluntarily accept this problem into her hands?
Wen Xuan looked briefly at Jian Yi.
Jian Yi didn’t feel any surprise regarding this. He only said smiling: “To be honest, we were really getting a headache over what to do with this child.”
This was the truth. They originally planned to have Zhao Feiyu raise this child, yet they didn’t even get to mention this when Chu Lian brought the shadow attachment demon away. Murong Feng’s words really solved their desperate situation.
“But Murong-xianzi,” Wen Xuan asked: “Did you really consider it clearly?”
“Of course.” Murong Feng turned her gaze at the deeply sleeping infant, gaze warm: “I have never been more clear of what I wanted in my entire life.”
Seeing this, Wen Xuan exhaled and said gratefully: “Then please continue to take care of this child, Murong-xianzi.”
Murong Feng happily agreed. Clapping her hands, she summoned servants and ordered them to take good care of Wen Xuan and Jian Yi.
Wen Xuan shook his head and expressed that he was getting ready to return to the Water Cloud Sect.
“That’s a good idea also.” Murong Feng said: “With a sect for support, it’ll be a lot safer than staying outside.”
“We still have one thing to request of you.” Wen Xuan explained briefly about the materials needed for getting rid of the empathy parasite.
With their established relations, Murong Feng naturally didn’t make this difficult for them. With one word, she agreed and in the brief rest that Wen Xuan and Jian Yi had in the building, she already gathered everything they needed and ordered people to bring it over.
Like this, everything ended. They could return back to the Sect. As for getting rid of the empathy parasite, it was more suitable to do it in Wen Xuan’s abode in the Water Cloud Sect.
Before they left, Wen Xuan went to say his goodbyes to Murong Feng and handed over a bunch of spiritual stones which counted as fees to buy those materials.
Murong Feng instantly furrowed her brows: “What do you mean by this, Cultivator Wen? You helped me so much. Do you feel like I need your money?”
“Even blood related brothers need to keep track of the bills.” Wen Xuan said smiling: “Although I helped you before, you also gave me clear cut compensation. This way, we owe each other nothing.”
Seeing Murong Feng’s brows still tightly furrowed, Wen Xuan shifted his gaze towards the infant next to her: “And plus, for you to be willing to raise him, it also counts as a huge help to us.”
Hearing these words, Murong Feng’s expression changed subtly. She said with an ambiguous smile: “The reason I adopted him wasn’t to help you. On the contrary, for you guys to be willing to give him to me, I owe you a big favor.”
Wen Xuan was slightly surprised. He knew this woman liked the child, but he didn’t expect it would be to this extent.
“Cultivator Wen, I need this child. There’s one thing I haven’t said to you before. Actually with how things stand, even with the cure of the fire poison, I already……” Murong Feng placed her palm on her stomach, revealing a sorrowful expression: “can no longer become a mother.”
Although surprised, in the moment he heard these words, Wen Xuan recalled many details of what happened prior. So this was the reason for the kindness that Murong Feng expressed when she first saw this child.
“So it’s like that,” Wen Xuan’s expression became serious: “Then from today onward, please consider him as your own.”
Smiling, Murong Feng nodded her head: “Naturally.”
Wen Xuan looked at the spiritual stones before him again: “As for these……”
Murong Feng saw him continue to insist so didn’t bother arguing over this little money: “Forget it. Since you live so righteously, I won’t force you to accept my favor.”
Saying this, she took a half and then pushed the rest back: “Friend discount.”
With this conclusion, Wen Xuan finally had no objects and thanked her with a smile.
Then he led Jian Yi out of Anfeng City and began to travel for several days again.
In these several days, that demon continued to act in the middle of the night and take people’s lives, making everyone feel anxious at heart. The demon couldn’t afford to deal with the big protection arrays of big sects, but several solo cultivators and small sects suffered under his malicious hands.
Wen Xuan and Jian Yi’s travels, however, were quite smooth, avoiding the demon’s attack location every time. Finally, they arrived startled but unharmed back to the Water Cloud Sect.
The patrolling disciples saw them and came up to greet them: “Wen shixiong.”
Wen Xuan answered with a smile. He was just ready to bring Jian Yi in when he noticed something wasn’t quite right. He unconsciously turned back to give another look at that patrolling disciple.
He recognized this disciple. Before when he returned to the Sect, whenever this disciple was on duty, he would definitely greet Wen Xuan extremely cordially and enthusiastically. But this time, although this person came to greet Wen Xuan, his attitude was neither cold nor hot. He even felt like he wanted to say something but hesitated, as if something was on his mind.
“Did something happen inside the Sect?” Wen Xuan asked casually.
Freezing, this disciple hastily shook his head and said a bit feebly: “No…nope.”
Saying this, he immediately backed away without even waiting for Wen Xuan’s reply, like he was making a tactical retreat.
Wen Xuan felt it was extremely peculiar, but also thought perhaps this disciple was just in a bad mood. So he didn’t ponder about it too much.
But when he returned back to the inner Sect, this unsettling feeling became even more pronounced as he walked back to his own abode.
Before he left, the lower level disciples in the Sect all treated him in two different ways. Dislike and disdain, or love and respect. However, after returning to the sect this time, pretty much all of the disciple’s attitudes towards him were much colder. There were very few who came up to greet him. Even if they asked him how he was, it was like the patrolling disciple before, carrying a strange hesitant attitude.
Wen Xuan pretended nothing was wrong and continued to chat and joke with Jian Yi along the way until the two reached the crossroads where they needed to separate. Letting Jian Yi return to greet his own shifu first, Wen Xuan took a deep breath, put on a heavy face, and decided to find someone to ask as quickly as possible.
In his fifty years in the Water Cloud Sect, he has never encountered this kind of thing before.
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Don’t tell me they found out?
Also what’s with that demon?….
Vish