Jiang Shouzhong returned to his guest room and summoned ngniang.
Perhaps due to the presence of the Taoist River Map with him, when he touched the long box, he distinctly felt strands of a rather cold aura lingering around the box.
"ngniang, can you tell what this thing is?"
Jiang Shouzhong asked.
ngniang took the long box and scrutinized it carefully.
After observing it for a while, ngniang said, "This should be a Magic Artifact used to suppress demons."
Magic Artifact?
Jiang Shouzhong’s brows knitted slightly, "Are you saying that a demon was once suppressed here?"
ngniang lightly nodded her head, her delicate fingertips gently tracing the patterns on the box, and said softly, "It’s a powerful artifact for suppression, hardly inferior to the talismans that the Imperial Monitor used to suppress . Moreover, there’s an aura I’m quite familiar with, similar to..."
ngniang’s brows furrowed slightly, and after pondering for a mont, she said, "Similar to the unique aura of a prival demon after the revival of Demon Energy."
Jiang Shouzhong was surprised, "Prival? A demon that beca sentient at the sa ti as you?"
ngniang smiled, "It’s the first of its kind that beca a demon, such as a cat, dog, hedgehog, or even flowers and trees. But no matter what, after the revival of Demon Energy, I was the first of all species to beco a demon. My abilities are sowhat stronger than theirs."
Jiang Shouzhong understood.
That is to say, suppressed within this box was a prival demon of another species.
Who could have suppressed it?
And what kind of demon was it?
Looking at the rat-shaped pattern engraved on the box, Jiang Shouzhong had a thought, and guessed, "Could the suppressed demon be a rat demon?"
ngniang pondered for a mont, then nodded lightly, "It’s possible, judging from the scent it emits, it slls quite delicious."
Delicious...
Jiang Shouzhong’s expression beca odd as he then rembered that ngniang was a Snake Demon.
Recalling what Mr. Yu had said about the mysterious woman in white, Jiang Shouzhong speculated that it might be the Rat Demon previously suppressed in the box, He asked, "Can you find out where the demon is?"
ngniang thought for a mont and said, "I’ll try my best. Demons vary in attributes, so are good at hiding, especially the prival demons after the revival of Demon Energy, their ability to conceal themselves is naturally quite strong, like . Unless the opposition is a very powerful master, it is difficult to detect."
Jiang Shouzhong nodded.
Looking at the beautiful woman before him, Jiang Shouzhong suddenly asked:
"ngniang, why do I feel that you’ve been acting strangely lately, as though sothing has been off ever since we left Muling County; did sothing happen?"
ngniang was taken aback, her eyes swirling with an indiscernible emotion.
She turned her body slightly, shook her head softly, and avoided Jiang Shouzhong’s gaze. With deliberately maintained composure, she responded, "Nothing, you’re overthinking it."
Jiang Shouzhong said earnestly, "ngniang, although we are bound together by mutual benefits, we’ve also been together for a long ti, enough to be considered friends, right?
At the very least, you are one of the few people I am willing to trust. If you encounter any problems, feel free to tell , I will certainly help if I can."
Feeling the sincere concern in his words, ngniang couldn’t help biting her lip, a complicated look flashing in her eyes.
After a long while, she said softly, "Jiang Mo, actually, as the first demon to erge after the revival of Demon Energy, my cultivation could have been higher. Even if I couldn’t reach the Heavenly Human Realm, touching the threshold of the Feathered Transformation Realm would be quite easy. I just never wished to raise my cultivation level—had I let go back then, perhaps the Imperial Monitor wouldn’t have been able to suppress so easily."
Listening to the woman’s statent, Jiang Shouzhong was taken aback and asked curiously, "Then why don’t you increase your cultivation level? Are there side effects?"
ngniang said somberly, "All cultivators in the world, whether human or demon, speak of cultivating the heart upon reaching the Heaven Desolation Boundary, to refine one’s true nature.
The saying goes, ’rging nature with the heart, harmonizing without separation,’ if one’s heart wavers and can’t remain true, the chances of comprehending the subtleties of the Way of Heaven are as futile as trying to catch fish by climbing a tree. Hence, achieving the Great Dao becos exceedingly difficult.
The reason demons slow down in their cultivation after reaching the Saintly Ascension Realm is because it is most difficult for demons to choose and maintain a stable disposition. Due to racial characteristics, so demons are inherently violent, while others are innately gentle. As for ..."
ngniang’s voice paused, her cheeks gradually flushed with a soft pink hue, like rouge lightly applied under the dawn’s first light, exquisitely irresistible,
"My nature is lustful, and I’ve always struggled to suppress the desires of passion, trying to make myself lean more towards human rationality. So, under these circumstances, it is very difficult for to advance my cultivation.
If I were to forcefully elevate my realm, I would lose my rationality. The desires that were previously repressed would then burst forth like a breached dam, turbulent and uncontrollable, and in the end... I would sink into the abyss."
Jiang Shouzhong was struck dumb.
No wonder sotis, even though ngniang appeared very dignified, the seductiveness that seeped from her bones couldn’t be concealed.
But it wasn’t surprising.
Snake spirit, snake spirit, how could one be a snake spirit without being a bit enchanting and coquettish.
ngniang spread out her palm, where a pink Netherworld Flower gently swayed, "This is the Netherworld Flower given to by the Demon Venerable, which can repair the prival demon spirit and cleanse all previously suppressed energies from my body.
But the prerequisite is that I must release my true nature. So you understand why I’ve been purposely avoiding you these past few days."
Jiang Shouzhong suddenly nodded, "I see."
But imdiately after, his expression turned very strange.
Jiang Shouzhong quietly took two steps back, creating so distance between them, and coughed, "This is indeed difficult for you, we’ll think of a solution once we return to Qingzhou."
ngniang, who had been sporting a slightly embarrassed and shy deanor, beca indignant upon seeing his evasive movents, her irritation flaring up as if she were tainted with so foul aura.
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