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Chapter 298 The actions of important figures are often over-interpreted
"That rat spirit is no simple character; be careful not to get sold out if you deal with her," Liu Yunxi warned after Aunt Bai left. Feng Xue replied nonchalantly.

"She's a monster who lives in a human city, so she should know her limits. Besides, our Emperor's Elixir came easily, so we're not losing out if she gives us anything useful. But speaking of which, was that a rat? It doesn't seem to be the same kind of rat as the gray rat on Miss Deng's body!"

“They are definitely not on the same path. Miss Deng’s gray rat was originally a household deity, while this rat spirit is a powerful demon. I can’t quite see its exact cultivation level, but its cultivation level is no less than five hundred years.”

When Liu Yunxi talked about things she knew, she became very excited. Feng Xue was also very curious about this, so she brought over two stools, brewed tea, and said with a smile:
"Elaborate!"

Seemingly unaccustomed to Feng Xue's attitude, Liu Yunxi paused for a moment before speaking:

"For most animals, apart from a few demons who are born with intelligence after countless generations of accumulation, the cultivation of intelligence usually requires the assistance of rare and precious materials. The most common one is the Emperor's Dew."

"Most of these demons focus on cultivation. Generally, those who gain wisdom through the flow of divine essence, but don't have any special talents, follow the path of absorbing the essence of the moon. However, there are exceptions, such as crows absorbing the essence of the sun and demons absorbing the mist and miasma. Of course, there are also evil demons that choose to plunder the vitality and blood essence of humans for various reasons."

"These kinds of monsters are essentially the same as humans who cultivate immortality. They pursue longevity, that is, to achieve enlightenment. But just as there are very few humans who can truly attain the Yang God, very few monsters can truly achieve enlightenment. Most of them cannot escape death. Moreover, due to the nature of monsters, most of them cannot even die peacefully in their old age (Note ①). After death, their souls will transform into demon immortals, just like human cultivators transform into ghost immortals."

"I know that, but that's not how Miss Deng's came about?"

Upon hearing Feng Xue's question, Liu Yunxi naturally shook her head and said:

"Since I said that, then it must not be! Aside from the first generation, the household spirits of a shaman are to be invited from outside. After that, they are to be cultivated by the shaman himself. Simply put, it means finding the souls of creatures of the same kind as the household spirits to worship together. In terms of ritual, it means finding a group of servants for the household spirits, just like those little ghosts who serve the gods. Although they are not officially employed, they can still get some incense offerings."

"These animal spirits are called 'reporting horses' by shamans, which are the lowest level of household spirits. They are generally used to take the place of someone who dies, protect the body, or send messages. They are considered consumables. You burned quite a few to death with one of your Yin Lightning spells before."

"However, the training of spirit mediums is simple. With a large base, some lucky ones can survive. Under the nourishment of incense, their souls gradually grow stronger, awaken their intelligence, and become true demon immortals. Spirit mediums are generally based on families. Apart from the earliest ancestors they worship, they are basically trained little by little from spirit mediums. Although this takes longer, the risk is also lower."

Feng Xue showed a knowing look, but being a pragmatic person, he didn't think the difference in origin was of much significance, so he went straight to the point:

"What are the actual differences between these two types of demon immortals?"

"Of course!" Liu Yunxi answered quite readily.

"During the cultivation process, demons will awaken various talents. For example, didn't I strengthen my physical strength before? As cultivation progresses, demons will have more and more innate supernatural abilities. After transforming into a demon immortal, these talents will still remain. Even the talent of strengthening the physical body can amplify the spirit being possessed in the spirit form. Animal spirits that rise from the spirit form are soul bodies from the beginning and cultivate the soul, so they naturally do not have this kind of talent ability."

"No wonder that Gray Fairy was so weak..."

Feng Xue remarked, leaving Liu Yunxi speechless. She felt that praising someone's strength at this moment was a bit like flattery, so she shook her head and didn't continue the topic. The two chatted idly while drinking tea. It was fortunate that Feng Xue had been quite exhausted the night before, otherwise they might have ended up talking inside again.

While Feng Xue was researching the pleasures of the boudoir, Aunt Bai was running around everywhere. As a great demon who had cultivated for hundreds of years, she had a vast network of connections in the local area. However, this kind of thing was not suitable for her subordinates to handle, so she could only personally visit and ask each family one by one.

In fact, it's not worth going to such lengths for just a drop of Emperor's Essence. Even if that thing is indeed worth dozens of sets of Body Cultivation Inheritance, it might not be worth her errand fee.

However, you can't just look at the surface of a transaction and ignore the Emperor's Elixir itself. Behind it is a ruthless person who can produce Emperor's Elixir on New Year's Eve. From this perspective, it's definitely worth it.

It doesn't matter whether he collected the imperial nectar or not.

If so, even by chance, someone who knows the whole process might still be able to replicate it.

If not, then the other party also has the technology to preserve the imperial fluid for forty years. If he stores more in another ten years, it will be no different from mass production, allowing him to use it whenever he wants.

Not to mention that she personally witnessed the white jade statue that could hold the Emperor's nectar in its hands. The flawless jade quality itself was proof of its inheritance, and the ability to hold the Emperor's nectar in its hands also proved the high value of the Moon Goddess worshipped by the other party.

It would be foolish not to cultivate a good relationship with such a person!

But as soon as Aunt Bai made that move, some people couldn't sit still.

There was no way around it; as one of the strongest cultivators in the port city, Aunt Bai was quite well-known in the cultivator circle. Without knowing what she was planning to do, just watching her run from house to house created an atmosphere of impending doom that quickly spread throughout the cultivator circle of the port city.

Those who were not familiar with Aunt Bai, or the younger generation, were particularly prone to flights of fancy. However, they soon found themselves unable to resist connecting their thoughts to what happened last night.

Although only one night has passed, it is no secret in the circle that the Japanese are trying to use evil spirits to disrupt the feng shui of the port city and affect the dragon vein of the Central Plains. The reason why a war has not broken out yet is firstly because there are too many civilians in the port city, and if a war were to break out, innocent people would inevitably be hurt. Secondly, most of those with the ability are currently conducting investigations, because no one can guarantee that the place last night was the only key point.

All of this was clearly not only noticed by the cultivators in the port city, but also by the Japanese who came to the port city as ordinary citizens and merchants, who naturally discovered Aunt Bai's actions through various means.

Inside a Silla pharmacy, a Japanese man dressed in Silla attire listened to his informant's report, his brow furrowed. After a moment's hesitation, he finally summoned his subordinate:

"Using evil spirits alone couldn't have caused such a huge commotion; the plan must have been exposed! Quickly, notify the back home! Immediately!"

(End of this chapter)