Infinite Mask Game.

The fight that broke out in a pharmacy in a prime location did not attract much attention.

Because the battle was short and the forces were highly concentrated, it did not cause much of a commotion.

This pharmacy is now closed to the public.

Inside, the shopkeeper lit a patterned lamp and stared at the mess on the floor with gritted teeth.

He had already pulled the red blade out of his left palm without changing his expression, and tossed it back to Wei Miao.

After muttering incantations, a red light flashed across his hand, and the wound on his palm healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Thanks to you, I've lost all my wages this month, and I even have to pay out of my own pocket."

He bent down and painedly searched through a pile of broken planks for intact medicinal herbs.

Some of them had already been pulverized by the clash of their forces, while others were scattered in various places.

Wei Miao took off his straw hat and face mask and placed them on the intact wooden table beside him, revealing an incomparably handsome face.

She was certain the other person knew her identity, so she decided to stop trying to hide it.

She showed no sympathy: "Don't worry, Dianmiyi can compensate."

She couldn't figure out the shopkeeper, but she was certain he wasn't the mysterious person from that night.

Appearances can be changed, but the nature of power is hard to conceal.

They might be similar.

Even though the shopkeeper showed no hostility towards her, Wei Miao still carried the Night Cutlery in her hand.

She watched the shopkeeper diligently tidying up the shop, while she stood aside, silently observing him.

In fact, she had some guesses about the mysterious person's background, but this young man seemed to know more.

Moreover, the opponent is very strong, probably no weaker than the mysterious person.

He managed to escape unscathed from that sudden, sneak attack.

The move that followed, which put her into "sage time" and froze time, was truly bizarre.

Her gaze fell on the shopkeeper's belt, where the three rat-shaped jade pendants tied with a red string were completely broken.

After the shopkeeper finally managed to salvage the medicinal herbs, the scar on his left hand had almost disappeared.

Wei Miao glanced at him, then at her own hands, and couldn't help but click her tongue softly.

"Oh, I've kept you waiting, Chief Supervisor." He smiled ambiguously, pulled over a clean chair, sat down next to the pile of junk, and immediately launched into a sarcastic tone.

Wei Miao responded gently, "You've worked hard."

The shopkeeper sneered twice: "If I hadn't noticed something strange about you that night, I would have made sure you couldn't leave this shop, even if it meant paying a price, just because you smashed up my store."

Anyone can make threats.

But Wei Miao was indeed very interested in him, so she just gave a perfunctory reply: "Mmm, you're right."

Shopkeeper: "..."

He took a deep breath and convinced himself not to kill the other person.

Do you know who that person was that night?

Wei Miao countered, "Do you know?"

The shopkeeper scoffed, "Of course I know. Alright, stop pretending. We're all the same kind of people, what's there to pretend for?"

Who's your kind? Aren't you a player?
Although Wei Miao was puzzled, she did not reveal any flaws on her face and said calmly, "I don't know."

The shopkeeper was almost laughing in exasperation: "Why are you trying to chop me?"

Wei Miao said honestly, "I'm afraid you're someone he transformed into."

The feedback from the Scarlet Pollution was exactly the same as that from the Mysterious Man. So far, the only anomaly she has encountered is the Mysterious Man, so it's normal for her to have doubts.

And it wasn't just suspicion; she took direct action. "You really don't know him?" The shopkeeper squinted at her, as if trying to see into her heart. "That is 'Tatallin,' one of the seventy-two demons of Hell. In the past, he merely observed her once, and a replica of his personality was born. He is the one among us who retains the most and strongest power."

Upon hearing this, Wei Miao suddenly realized what this person meant by "the same kind".

However, she had even more questions.

Wei Miao changed her expression, frowning as she tried to recall: "I just woke up not long ago, and my mind isn't very clear. Could you tell me what happened? Start from when we got here."

This confused the shopkeeper, who looked at her suspiciously: "Of course, but you have to tell me first, who are you?"

Wei Miao met his gaze without any hesitation: "Chimei."

"Chimei?" The shopkeeper pondered the name for a moment. "It seems there is such a being."

Wei Miao said with certainty, "You are the Five Lucky Rat."

He frankly admitted that he felt somewhat relieved: "It's so obvious, anyone with a brain could see it..."

If he still can't see it, he should consider changing teammates.

Wei Miao felt reassured, knowing that she had won this round and had also gained insight into some of the secrets of this world.

Previously, when she conducted experiments on death row inmates in Fengchang Prison, she discovered that the existence of inner demons was extremely complex.

Its status is very high, and it is inextricably linked to the statue of the god behind it.

The statue plants a seed in the heart of the martial artist. The martial artist contemplates the statue, but who is actually more powerful?

It's the inner demon! The inner demon is the source of a martial artist's strength.

However, the life essence of the martial artist itself has not been improved. This is why the Eye Seed can easily corrupt the personality of a martial artist, even the Seven Sects are no exception.

The mental strength and physical prowess that a martial artist can control are all gifts from their inner demons.

They were not using their own power, but the power of their inner demons.

The visualization method extracts the spirit of a martial artist and then supplies it to the inner demon, allowing the inner demon to slowly grow from a seed into the form of a divine statue.

The progress of visualization is the progress of the formation of inner demons.

Once the visualization is perfected, the inner demon will truly transform into an independent personality, equivalent to the avatar of a deity.

Yes, it's very similar to the path of red domination and pollution.

The seed of the heart is the seed of the eye; the martial artist is merely a backup offspring.

However, while Crimson Domination completely distorts the host's personality, the inner demon can coexist with the martial artist's weak personality.

This cannot be separated from the checks and balances of the free God.

If the balance is disrupted, the incomplete inner demons below the Seven Sects cannot be said to have any independent will. After invading the personality of a martial artist, they will only manifest as a state of madness and loss of control.

What about the Seven Sects?
There seems to have never been any news of an imbalance in the power levels of the Seven Sects. But the Seven Sects are clearly under the greatest pressure; throughout history, it's impossible for everyone to withstand such attacks.

Those who can't withstand it will probably end up like the shopkeeper in front of me, reduced to a mere clone of the idol.

Of course, these idols are definitely not benevolent. They should have a certain degree of control over the complete inner demons, but for some reason, they spared some of the Seven Sovereigns.

The inner demons of the Seven Sects should have completely overwhelmed the Free God.

As for the seven sects...

What we have to fight against is what we rely on.

How to win?
The more powerful you are, the closer you are to the abyss.

Wei Miao thought of Lu Shaoqing, the man who was single-mindedly seeking the path beyond the Seven Sects.

All his power comes from his inner demons, yet he still fantasizes about transcending them.

The inner demons have reached their limit; isn't that a dead end?

Without external intervention, even a hundred years of cultivation wouldn't be enough to transcend the Seven Sects. (End of Chapter)