I can't be a demon.

Chapter 158 Promotion [General Spiritual Child]

"What do we do with this damn thing?"

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes. Although he wanted to use his wisdom eyes to get a glimpse of the information about the statue of the Mother, his reason told him to stay away from it.

He glanced elsewhere, and the moment his vision shifted away.

The statue of the Mother disappeared.

Shen Lian was shocked and broke out in a cold sweat. The inexplicable peeping continued, but from a closer distance.

The vertical eye between his eyebrows opened, and then he discovered that the statue of the human mother had moved half a meter, and its posture had subtly changed.

The statue of the mother has a compassionate expression on her face, with her arms outstretched as if to embrace Shen Lian.

Shen Lian gripped the hilt of the bone blade, the fear in his eyes was beyond words.

Fortunately, the statue of the Mother seemed to be attached to Hu Wenlan, and after the latter's death, the statue began to dissolve.

The material seemed to be made of candlelight and gave off a pungent, greasy smell.

Shen Lian tried to blink, and the statue of the human mother moved another half meter towards him, her mouth slightly opened, revealing sharp teeth flashing with cold light.

"Master Ba, help me watch it."

"Ah~ Ah Lian is indeed the innate holy body of recognition~"

The mynah bird landed on Shen Lian's shoulder and tilted its head to look at the statue of the mother.

Shen Lian closed his eyes as he retreated. This time, the statue of the human mother remained in the same place, which showed that this object would only move when it was in the blind spot of vision.

"There are no footsteps on the ground, and the air is not moving. A mere statue is already so weird, how could the real body of a human mother be so weird?"

"Yin Wenjiao."

"Is it because of her immortality that she became a demon, or is it because...she ate the flesh and blood of Tang Monk? It's chilling to think about it."

Shen Lian did not act rashly. He sent a message to Li Shun and others to handle the resettlement of the townspeople, while he kept an eye on the statue of the Mother of Humanity to prevent any accidents.

It took two or three days for the statue of the Mother to completely dissolve.

All that was left was a blood-soaked jade hairpin.

Shen Lian recognized at a glance that the jade hairpin was a cave token similar to the invitation card from Gao Laozhuang.

[Dowry of the Kingdom of Women]

[Made by the Queen of Xiliang, you can bring this dowry with you to the Kingdom of Daughters to marry. Remember, living people cannot see the Mother and Child River!!!]

"The Land of Daughters, is the mother now trapped in the Land of Daughters?"

Shen Lian really couldn't understand how Yin Wenjiao was involved in the Kingdom of Women.

Or.

The mother felt that she needed it and specially sent the token of the Kingdom of Daughters?
"I... give in."

"I'm afraid that as long as you have a profession related to the peerless demons, you have to be related to them once you get the job. I have two fathers now, and Madam White Bone seems to be quite resentful, plus there's a new mother."

"Damn it, I've only been to so many caves, and I already have relatives all over them."

Shen Lian repeatedly confirmed that there was no hidden hand of the human mother in the jade hairpin, and then put it into the ghost gourd.

When he saw the headless body of his offspring floating on the water, the corners of his mouth twitched constantly, and he decisively planted the Danlu Fruit on the bank of the Nujiang River.

"The body of the heir must be disposed of as soon as possible. It is not safe to transport it back to Yanliang Town."

The corpse gave off a strong smell of blood, but it did have one benefit: it attracted almost all the fish monsters within a hundred miles of the Nujiang River.

The fish demon shared the flesh and blood, and his cultivation level improved slightly.

"Shen... Lord Shen, what should we do next?"

Yuan Chaozhong cautiously came to the bank of the Nujiang River and noticed the remaining true dragon characteristics on Shen Lian's body, as well as his extremely terrifying aura. How could he look like the sixth level of Yuandan at all?

"I have already sent a telepathic message to Li Shun and Zhu Yihong. The three of you will be responsible for removing the remaining evil spirits in the city. After confirming that there are no remaining evil spirits, you can send the 20,000 to 30,000 Nujiang residents back one by one."

"it is good."

Yuan Chaozhong smiled bitterly.

He could already foresee that the incense offerings to the Dragon King in the Nujiang area would be very popular.

I heard from Li Shun that there are quite a few temples dedicated to Zhong Kui in the Yanshan area, and the statues enshrined in them are modeled after Shen Lian.

“When in doubt, go fishing.”

Shen Lian landed lightly on the back of his offspring's corpse, opened his mouth and spit out Yunling's inner elixir, and began to harvest the fish monsters that were gnawing at the corpse.

The fish demon, who had only practiced Taoism for a few decades, was completely powerless to fight back against the inner elixir.

[Fishing for large river fish, Blood Spirit Child experience +0.6%]

"Uh……"

Seeing that Shen Lian was addicted to fishing, Yuan Chaozhong did not dare to disturb him and went out of the city to meet Li Shun and the others.

Shen Lian was pleased with this and told Ma Wanhu the details of the Nujiang case.

Ma Wanhu's response was just a sigh.

He did not blame Shen Lian, but instead expressed his gratitude. After all, Hu Wenlan had obviously gone astray and would sooner or later become a hidden danger in the court.

After Shen Lian eliminated most of the fish monsters, Blood Spirit Boy's experience reached 124%.

He suppressed his special ability at the same time. Even though the time he maintained the White Bone Evil Dragon was shorter than that of the Eight Immortals, the injuries to his body and soul became more serious.

"The abnormalities brought by the White Bone Evil Dragon are getting more and more serious. We must let Henglian complete the three transformations as soon as possible, otherwise something bad will happen sooner or later."

After Shen Lian confirmed that the injury was not serious, he called out the career panel.

[Whether to be promoted to a general spiritual child]

"determine."

Shen Lian shook his head. Even if he knew the pros and cons of the Blood Spirit Child in advance, and made the choice ten thousand times, the result would probably not change.

The help of the fishing skill to martial arts is even greater than that of the food-replenishing skill.

Otherwise, the four transformations of stance and horizontal training will be a luxury.

"kindness."

Shen Lian groaned, and then Yun Ling's inner elixir began to throb, and the pupil in the center of the inner elixir seemed to become lively.

Crack, crack, crack. Shen Lian had a subtle expression, and cracks were spreading on the surface of Yun Ling's inner elixir.

The premonition of being promoted to the seventh level of Dao Infant was almost imminent. Faintly, one could hear the sound of a baby crying echoing in the lower Dantian.

"What kind of Dao infant will be born from this strange inner elixir of mine?"

Shen Lian quickly closed his eyes and meditated, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity to break through the bottleneck and use his strength to flush Yun Ling's inner elixir over and over again.

The thrill is fleeting.

By the time the prompt on the career panel appeared, the vision of Yunling Inner Dan had disappeared.

"But the result of the sudden enlightenment is indeed correct. Career advancement can lead to breaking through the pill and becoming an infant. The third level has the hope of reaching the seventh level of Dao Infant."

Shen Lian scanned Yun Ling's inner elixir and found that the cracks on the surface had not healed.

He frowned.

The cracks were not without pattern, but actually presented unique patterns, just like two... petals carved on Yun Ling's inner elixir.

The cracks contain an unconcealable Taoist charm, as if they were created naturally.

[Blood Spirit Child promoted to General Spirit Child, martial arts points +10]

[Tongpin Fishing: Using inner elixir as bait, it can attract fish under one thousand years old. ]

Not surprisingly, the soul of a thousand-year-old demon can be transformed into a common spiritual child.

The first thing Shen Lian thought of was the head of the mother and her children.

He deliberately did not cut off the vitality of his offspring's head in order to preserve his soul, and kept it sealed in a sealed ghost gourd.

"Wait a little longer, otherwise the risk of devouring the souls of the mother and her offspring will be too great."

Shen Lian patted the ghost gourd, and the powerful force poured into it and continued to wrap his offspring's head.

Because he is unable to recover from his injuries, the energy in his offspring's head is decreasing rapidly. It is estimated that it won't be long before his soul is on the verge of destruction.

After a profession reaches the second level, the previously accumulated experience is diluted tenfold.

【General Spiritual Child (3.32%)】

Shen Lian's points recovered to 21, and there were still many monsters in Nujiang River, and the number of general-grade spirit children could reach at least 30%.

"If the teleportation tree leading to Bi Bo Tan wasn't on the top floor, hehe, wouldn't there be an endless supply of fish monsters to catch?"

"It's still more comfortable at home."

Shen Lian spat out the inner elixir and practiced fishing with the remaining monsters.

Perhaps it was because the monster's level of cultivation was too low, and its fishing skills after the upgrade were still at the middle to lower level, but its internal strength was obviously more profound.

Shen Lian threw thousands of fish monster corpses into the alchemy furnace, and immediately countless sprouts sprouted.

"Is there any mistake?"

Shen Lian was stunned. He was concentrating on fishing and didn't notice that there were dozens of incense sticks in the alchemy furnace. From time to time, townspeople would come to the shore with their families and kneel down to worship him and burn incense.

Nujiang Town was in ruins, but the Dragon King Temple was the first to be rebuilt.

The corner of Shen Lian's mouth twitched. After Zhong Kui and Lu Dongbin, it seemed that there was another alias. Jiang Longwang's coffin lid might not be able to be held down.

"I can't stay any longer. It's hard to keep a low profile."

He took out his offspring's head, and his soul was finally on the verge of dissipating.

Shen Lian carefully controlled the inner elixir to drill into the Niwan Palace, and was immediately met with resistance from the demon soul. The demonic energy inevitably eroded the inner elixir.

There was a faint gray-black color spreading inside and outside Yunling's inner elixir.

Shen Lian suppressed his distracting thoughts, and the ghost gourd released a large amount of medicinal power to act on his inner elixir. Soon, the weak seven souls were gradually reduced to experience.

[Fishing for mother and offspring, general spiritual child experience +4.45%]

[Fishing for mother and offspring, general spiritual child experience +5.12%]

.........

[General Spiritual Child reaches 40.23%, Martial Arts Points +2]

Shen Lian took back the inner elixir, and after nurturing it for a while, he continued to devour the souls of the demons, and watched helplessly as the experience of the common spirit boy reached 48.76%.

Even if the soul of a demon with three thousand years of cultivation is severely damaged, its experience will still increase by 10%.

At the same time, a large number of martial arts skills surged in his mind. Shen Lian seemed to have transformed into a centenary monk who was attaining enlightenment by the river. The seemingly plausible Buddhist concepts and horizontal training were integrated with each other.

Immediately afterwards, a transcendent and superior horizontal training technique emerged.

【Sitting Meditation Vajra Body】

[Created by Shen Lian, it was gained through reading Buddhist scriptures. It is the most outstanding horizontal training golden body in Buddhism. It tempers the body with the two energies of demons and monsters. After it is fully developed, it can temporarily contain the two energies of demons and monsters.]

"Temporarily accommodating the demons and monsters? It seems a bit inappropriate to be involved with Buddhism."

The sitting meditation Vajra body is different from ordinary martial arts. It is divided into seven levels. It is a waste to spend points to upgrade.

Shen Lian glanced at the contents and swallowed.

The evil spirit mixed in the river water sank into his body, and then there was a sound of bones colliding. His body was indeed slowly absorbing the evil spirit.

"If you have a Vajra body through meditation, and practice two or three horizontal exercises, you will surely be reborn."

Shen Lian opened his eyes and saw his skeleton piercing through his offspring's body.

The corpse was thrown into the alchemy furnace, and the more than 700 fish fruits that grew were sunk into the ghost gourd.

Shen Lian stretched and looked at the Nujiang River from afar. The cold wind was howling and the waves were surging and majestic.

The moonlight shines on the water surface, and if you don't look closely, it looks like a layer of oil floating on it.

Shen Lian felt that the winding Nujiang River was like a dragon corpse that had been soaked in water for too long, presenting an indescribable giant appearance.

"hiss……"

"Isn't the Nujiang River itself a cave?"

"It has nothing to do with me. Go back to Yanliang Town and prepare to advance to the seventh level of Dao Infant. Only a fool would be interested in Chen Guangrui!"

Shen Lian felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. He waited until the fruit of his offspring was ripe and he would leave Nujiang Town as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)