I can't be a demon.

Chapter 172: Pregnant with a Stillborn Baby
"What the hell?!!"

According to common sense, even if the methods of cultivation are the same, there will be differences in the Tao infants, but no matter what, they will all appear in human form.

After Shen Lian saw his own Dao Infant, he couldn't help but take a breath.

The whole process of his breaking through the elixir and becoming an infant was a natural process. His body and soul had already reached the pinnacle of the sixth realm of Yuan Dan. It was no exaggeration to say that his foundation was rare in ancient and modern times.

But he never thought that the Tao Infant was actually a... lifeless body.

On the fourth-grade flesh and blood lotus throne, the Taoist infant that came into view was only left with a torso, and it was extremely skinny, with a dull aura and looked like it was about to die. It had no head, no limbs, and its organs were hollowed out.

It is more like a situation where the elixir fails to form an infant, and the Tao infant suffers self-damage.

At first glance, it looks like the old shell discarded by a cicada after it emerges from its shell.

puff.

Shen Lian vomited blood and the Dao Infant showed signs of collapse.

"Oh shit."

Shen Lian drank a hundred kilograms of medicinal wine, and nutrients continuously flowed into his lower dantian, and a faint light was revealed from the lotus throne.

Forcibly protect the dying Taoist baby.

"Is there a problem with the Infant Formation Method? That's impossible. The Infant Formation Method only assists in the advancement to the seventh stage of the Dao Infant. It won't affect the Dao Infant."

"Or... the martial arts are cut off? Is it inevitable that the Dao Infant nurtured by the pile method will not be able to take shape?"

Shen Lian was completely confused. He used his strength to circulate throughout his body, stabilizing his cultivation while looking for a solution to the problem.

"Ah~"

The starling landed silently on a branch, and the shadow under its feet opened its mouth.

Different from the heartless ones in the past.

There was sadness in the starling's eyes, its mouth wide open as it gasped, and its branched leaves swayed slightly, silently blocking the wind.

Including the lotus throne, they seemed to be bidding farewell to old friends.

Shen Lian was sweating profusely. Even though he had given up all the remaining medicinal wine and had swallowed up all the medicine in the fruit core, he still could not lock the life of the Dao Infant. He had to watch helplessly as the Dao Infant died.

Only the baptism of strength will not affect the body and soul, and the circulation of Qi will be extremely smooth.

After trying everything, Shen Lian opened his eyes and planned to ask for help from Ghost Dad to see if the latter's words and actions could stabilize the Dao Infant.

At this moment.

The blood and flesh lotus blossomed completely, and white lotus flowers appeared in the courtyard.

The transformation of body and soul was completed, the strength of the soul increased by more than two times, and the externalization of spiritual consciousness became more natural; the physical body was only improved by 50%, but it could not withstand the original large base.

The Dao Infant completely lost his vitality.

The starling lowered its head, the bone blade trembled slightly, leaves fell from the branches, and the strange phenomenon on the lotus throne converged.

Shen Lian was puzzled. If Daoying died, wouldn't he have no future?
Whoa whoa whoa.

The sonorous cry of a baby was heard, and the remains of the Taoist infant came back to life.

Shen Lian was in a trance, and could vaguely feel that the four fundamental objects were replenishing the Dao Infant, and the dead remains began to grow flesh and blood crazily.

The banyan tree, which represents flesh and blood, took the initiative to fill the Tao infant with skin and flesh.

The flesh and blood of the Taoist infant has a plant-like structure, and its limbs are like plants taking roots and sprouting. Dense Taoist patterns can be vaguely seen.

Shadows move.

Inside the Taoist infant’s open chest, his ink-black internal organs were growing.

The bone blade represents [swallowing] and is responsible for the digestion and absorption of the internal organs. Mouths are faintly visible on the surface of the internal organs.

The lotus of flesh and blood opens and closes.

Lotus flowers then bloomed little by little on the empty neck of the Taoist infant.

The lotus platform, representing the soul, gave birth to the head of the Taoist infant, and the Niwan Palace was like a fresh lotus seed, hanging in it.

At the end, the starling’s long cry seems to be the finishing touch.

The starling, which represents [Perception], made the Taoist infant grow facial features, and his appearance was exactly the same as Shen Lian's, without any weirdness.

Shen Lian opened his eyes and looked around with a deep gaze.

He can control the Taoist infant as easily as with his own fingers, and any action he takes will produce feedback, as if he has an extra special body.

The Taoist infant sat cross-legged on the lotus throne, actively absorbing and exhaling his energy.

"It seems that if I continue to work, Daoying will also benefit greatly."

The abnormality of Shen Lian's right arm intensified and turned into a ferocious dragon claw in the blink of an eye. The same thing happened to Daoying, and his right arm was no different from a dragon claw.

“However, the new Dao Infant is a bit fragile, not even as strong as the Yunling Yuandan. If you want to go fishing outside, you must be careful.”

Shen Lian closed his eyes and communicated with the Dao Infant, who then opened his mouth and spit out colorful silk threads.

He used his spiritual consciousness to weave an insect robe according to the pattern of the dragon and fish robe. When the Taoist infant put it on, he looked more like the reincarnation of an immortal or Buddha.

Shen Lian stretched his limbs lazily, then called up the career panel.

【Shen Lian】

[Realm: Dao Infant (First Realm)]

[Martial arts: unknown stance (Spiritual Rhythm Dao Infant), Immortal Mysterious Skill (Bone Body Dragon), Tianhe Fist (River in the Palm), Zifu Tempering Technique (Mind and Spirit are One), Horizontal Sword Style (Hanging in the Sky Starfall)]

【Points: 35】

[Fourth-level occupation: Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (21.45%)]

[Level 10.21 Occupation: Hunting Mountain Roe Owl (%)]

[Level 16.48 Occupation: Longevity Corpse Root (%)]

[Third-level occupation: Lotus-transformed blood species (58.10%)]

.........

Shen Lian glanced at the career panel and found that the experience progress of the Hunting Mountain Roe Owl and the Lotus Blood Species had increased unknowingly, and the points were restored to 35.

"The stance is still called the Yin-Yang Longevity Stance."

Perhaps it is because the fifteen methods of forming an infant are all focused on advancing to the seventh level of the Dao Infant, and the nutrients provided to the pile method are ordinary, and there is no fourth transformation.

"The current content of the Yin-Yang Longevity Posture in the seventh stage of the Dao Infant is too weak. We must find a way to obtain the martial arts methods of each cave."

Shen Lian secretly had a headache.

Although his Dao Infant looked extremely mysterious, it was actually very different from the existing cultivation system, and the Dao Infant Seventh Realm was destined to be difficult. This could be seen from the information displayed on the career panel.

The Dao Infant is divided into seven small realms, each with a different title, but the profession panel is simply [Dao Infant (First Realm)].

This means that one has already stepped out of the framework of spiritual practice.

Shen Lian plans to integrate as many methods as possible to promote the deduction of the career panel.

"Next are the Eight Realms of Divine Travel and the Nine Realms of Heavenly Palace, as well as the so-called land immortals mentioned by the court, the land immortals at the top of the mortal world a thousand years ago."

"But..."

Shen Lian deeply suspected that the collapse of the Journey to the West world had invisibly raised the level of the mortal world, otherwise the peerless demons would not have disappeared.

He closed his eyes and continued to consolidate his cultivation, while at the same time re-refining the Ghost Gourd and the Corpse Demon Scabbard.

The spiritual consciousness of the seventh realm of Daoying can be imprinted inside magical instruments and treasures, making it easier to use them in daily life and increasing their power by 30%.

More than half a month later.

Shen Lian has adapted to the body and soul of the seventh realm of Dao Infant, and the Dao Infant no longer shows any abnormalities.

"A Lian, I always feel like the Dragon Fish Robe is a little lacking."

Shen Lian opened his eyes and saw Ghost Daddy handing him the Dragon Fish Robe in a dull manner. Then he noticed that the robe was still a top-grade magic weapon.

The dragon pattern on the dragon fish robe has successfully transformed into a real dragon.

But the scales of the real dragon turned black and gray, the long horns on its head looked like bones, and its head had some characteristics of a guinea pig, and was obviously crooked.

"Thank you, old man."

Shen Lian slapped his head and asked his ghost father to help him nurture the dragon fish robe. The problem was that the old man had a different understanding of real dragons.

"Forget it, let's get some dragon marrow fruits later."

"Ah Lian, I'll think of a solution."

"fine."

Gui Dad pointed outside the store and said excitedly, "Master Zi's troupe will soon arrive at Trident. Maybe Master Zi has a solution."

"The troupe..."

Shen Lian frowned. Trident's resentment was indeed growing stronger day by day.

"When will Master Zi come?"

"immediately."

Ghost Dad shook his head and said, "If Ah Lian doesn't want to learn opera, please help me keep an eye on Nian'er. I'm afraid she will leave with the troupe."

"It's easy for a little kid like Nian'er to be unable to resist the troupe..."

The wind howled.

Ghost Dad’s words stopped abruptly.

Dozens of Nian'er figures playing outside disappeared, and the little girl hid behind Shen Lian nervously, "Brother, I'm scared."

"Don't be afraid."

Shen Lian touched Nian'er's head, and the latter calmed down.

A vertical eye popped out between his eyebrows, and he looked towards the end of the three-way road. Among the piles of bones, a strange figure appeared at some point.

"Alchemist?"

"No, it's a weapon ghost! And it's a weapon ghost with four thousand years of cultivation!!!"

Shen Lian took a breath of cold air.

Weapon ghosts and weapon monsters are all artificial creations that are half magical weapons and half demons. To put it bluntly, they are just handy tools refined by the peerless demons.

The weapon ghosts and weapon monsters Shen Lian had encountered had at most a thousand years of cultivation.

It was the first time he had seen a weapon ghost with 4,000 years of Taoism experience. She was indeed the ten thousand year old demon Lady White Bone.

Click click click.

Master Zi walked over slowly.

He was only about 1.5 meters tall, and looked like a weird skeleton with extremely long limbs and a slightly deformed skull, full of weirdness in every way.

Especially the walking posture, which is stiff and exaggerated, as if it is a shadow puppet performing, and it will jump forward every two or three steps.

"hiss……"

The oppression brought by Master Zi made Shen Lian feel threatened, which was more terrifying than ordinary ghosts.

"Old man, tell me more, what is the name of the play that Master Zi performed?"

"The mandrill pays homage to the mountain."

Ghost Dad hummed out of habit.

Shen Lian noticed with astonishment that Master Zi was walking in time with the rhythm of the song, as if he was performing a drama all the time.

"Mandrill."

"Master Zi's skeleton should be from an ordinary human, but when selecting, it was deliberately selected according to the body shape of apes."

Shen Lian didn't understand why, as weapon ghosts generally have functions.

For example, the Cangxian Lady in Moyun Cave, the matchmaker in Gao Village...

"Master Zi's function is to impart knowledge? Why do I feel that Madam White Bone is a ghost weapon made based on drama?"

Master Zi came to the center of the trident and sang with his head tilted.

"He was originally a demon king on Mount Qiyun."

As soon as he finished speaking, the three surrounding bone mountains began to grow flesh and blood for no reason, and the taboo from Master Zi covered the trident bone. Then, plants with blood vessels and meridians grew on the ground.

"Three thousand monkeys, three thousand grandchildren, and three thousand wives and concubines accompany me."

An endless stream of white skeletons came to life, a faint resentment spread out, and with just one sentence, it became a demon that had been practicing for a hundred years.

Master Zi scratched his skeleton unbearably itchy, and his movements became more and more like a monkey.

"Brother Ji called me here today, so of course the Great Sage must... pay respects!!!"

Shen Lian's pupils shrank slightly, and he protected Nian'er who was standing beside him.

"Great Sage?"

(End of this chapter)