The Dao and the demon have been tangled since long ago, as the Dao grows, so does the demon.
The issue with Deng ChanYu lies in the overly fast cultivation speed.
In less than a year, she has surpassed the path that Jiang Ziyu walked for 40 years and is nearly on par with the level of cultivation achieved by Tǔ XíngHéng in a hundred years.
The Dragon and Phoenix Primordial Crisis, the Phoenix, Dragon and Unicorn tribes, three tribes fought a fierce battle. Originally affected by demonic qi, the world of Hong Xiang was shattered into pieces by the three tribes. In today's perspective, all Phoenixes, Dragons and Unicorns alive at present are guilty. The way of heaven allowing you to live is already a blessing.
This original sin also fell upon Deng Chanyu as the phoenix rapidly advanced in cultivation.
She also bears the jin-shu qi that affects her even more.
This time, with the help of the jade wall sent by the Dragon King of Jinghe, she received the reinforcement of the Qing people in Nanjun and neutralized part of the original sin. After hearing Fuxi's music, she finally saw the hidden demon qi in her body.
This matter is quite serious, and it must be clarified.
She asked, "Teacher, what is a demon?"
The Lishan old mother thought for a while: "How to say this? I have been through the transformation process to enlightenment. To be honest, I haven't encountered any obstacles. They all say they have had experiences with demons, but I really haven't seen any."
Deng Chanyu: (pause)
I understand, you mean that because you cultivate too fast, you advance in leaps and bounds, and the demon realm cannot keep up with you.
This kind of self-glorification is really disheartening to her.
The Lishan Old Mother seemed to realize that her own experiences were of little use to Deng Chanyu, and her tone grew heavier by two degrees as she said, "My brother Taiqing has a perspective on demons. He says, 'What you cannot see is called Yi; what you cannot hear is called Xi; what you cannot grasp is called Wei. These three things cannot be questioned, so they blend into one. It is not bright above and not dark below, tangled and inexpressible, and returns to nothingness.' "
Deng Chanyu seriously considered, Laozi's words were very insightful, and they are almost the same as the demon she is currently experiencing.
Demon is not a boss with a physical body, no health bar, and no treasure. Demon is an intangible entity, at least she can't see it, but she can vaguely feel some clues of it.
The Lishan Old Mother said again, "That thing isn't anything to be afraid of. Each person has their own path. You are not ordinary, so don't emulate those unenlightened people. It's normal to cultivate quickly, as long as you have no regrets in your heart. When you encounter obstacles, just swing your sword and cut them down."
"Student understands."
After more than a month of travel, Lishan Old Mother departed gracefully, and Deng Chanyu returned to the Capital of Jiaosong.
"I'm back!" As she entered, she saw her maid Hongxiao arguing in low voices with the maid Ping'er of Daji.
"She is still more beautiful than my lady."
"But my lady has more martial spirit!"
"That's not right, girls should be beautiful and charming, after all."
Deng Chanyu dares not let them continue to argue, otherwise, words like "My lady's brother would dare to eat sh*t" and "My lady's brother would also dare" might be heard.
She gently tousled the ponytails of the two little maids: "Go quickly, prepare a bathtub for me. The wind and sand outside are really too strong."
The next day, she brought Daji and the two little maids into the world within the Two-Invisible Lamps, where they all planted medicinal herbs together!
"Miss, my hands have blisters." After less than an hour of work, Hongxiao looked pitifully complaining.
Beside them, Daji and Ping'er had similarly pitiful expressions. None of them had ever farmed before, so when Deng Chanyu saw Shen Nong planting medicinal herbs, she thought it was easy. However, upon trying it herself, she found that it was far from simple.
Shen Nong truly is Shen Nong; his skill in planting is mostly at maximum level, and there's no way to dispute it.
Daji tested the waters and said, "Or we can use some divine arts, shall we?"
The delicate and beautiful lady is panting heavily after working hard, and she can't bear it anymore.
Deng Chanyu pondered for a moment: "Divine arts? I remember I know a move called 'Beans into an Army'. Let me try it!"
The result was that it didn't work. The bean soldiers had no function of planting, and even higher-level Huangjin soldiers might be useful, but she couldn't create them.
"I will do it!" Daji took a piece of paper and a pair of scissors in one hand, and with a snipping sound, she quickly made a paper doll that looked similar to Deng Chanyu.
Fifteen minutes later, Deng Chanyu and the others were resting in the shade under the trees, while there were now more than ten paper dolls in the herb garden, among them were paper dolls of Su Quanzhong and Deng Xiuxiu. It must be said that her brothers were indeed quite skilled at farming.
"The King sent me to patrol the mountain, but where am I?"
The bear came out for a hunt again, and the two unlucky rabbits and a wild chicken were hanging from the five-needle pine stick. This amount of food is far from enough. Half an hour ago, while chasing a lynx, he accidentally wandered into a mountain stream. The bear's body was too fat, running and running, he suddenly found that not only did he lose the lynx but also got lost.
As the bear was figuring out a solution, an elderly man with white hair, leaning on a wooden staff, shuffled over from the corner of the mountain wall.
The old man looked to be around seventy or eighty years old, with a face full of wind and frost, and marks of long-term labor on his neck and hands.
In such desolate wilderness, the appearance of such a lean and thin old man is suspicious in every way.
Old man, woman, and child! These three types of people are the most difficult to deal with! Lao Bear agrees wholeheartedly with Feng Yun's words and without hesitation, takes down a rabbit.
"Whoever sees it gets a share. Old man, I'll give you half of it. Don't be polite!" He said with great confidence.
The old man gently shook his head.
"Then I'll give you another rabbit, that should be enough, right?"
The old man's eyes became more and more murky. Lao Bear weighed his options for a moment and decided that it wasn't worth fighting an unknown deep-seated old demon over such insignificant game.
"All right, I'm scared of you, I'll give it all to you." He handed over the last wild chicken as well.
The old man looked at his rotund face and smiled oddly.
"Your nature is still pure and kind. Since that is the case, I will grant you a destiny."
With a flash of the five colors of green, yellow, red, black, and white light halos, the old man's shoulders shook, and he transformed into a middle-aged man with a long beard, an elegant appearance, a robe with alternating blue and green patterns, and a peacock feather in his hair.
"Who are you?" Lao Bear has met many high-level practitioners, including the immortal Qian Tian Xuan Nü and Guang Chengzi who have been practicing for many years. But in terms of aura, none of them can match the middle-aged man in front of him.
The middle-aged man smiled lightly, "I am known as Kong Xuan. Have you heard of my name?"
Lao Bear shook his head, this name was extremely unfamiliar to him.
Kong Xuan pointed to the mountain foot in front and said, "There is a Daoist temple named Wuzhang Temple. The owner of the temple, Zheng Yuanzi, has a ginseng tree. The ginseng fruit blooms every three thousand years, bears fruit every three thousand years, and matures again after three thousand years. It takes almost ten thousand years to taste it. It is said that the fruit smells for three hundred and sixty years and eats for forty-seven thousand years. Zheng Yuanzi invited many guests widely. Those who have fate can enter the observatory to taste this worldly treasure, and you are the one with fate."
