A life of idleness in the world of demons

Chapter 40. The General Takes the Elixir, and the Chapter Comes to an End.
Swish! !
Golden light surged from the ground, and two figures appeared in front of the previous post station.

The boundary marker of Heishui Village is still leaning against the black fog.

Fairy Yao looked at Ning Xuan with a puzzled expression.

Ning Xuan said, "You think I'm a demon?"

Fairy Yao shook her head and said, "The general is much stronger than I thought."

After saying that, she said calmly, "That decadent and dissolute attitude is just a mask for the general, isn't it?"

She felt she had seen through the young man before her and finally breathed a sigh of relief. After all, although she had taken a roundabout route, she had not chosen the wrong partner. Although the young general in front of her had a carefree and unrestrained mask, he was in fact a decisive and valiant general who was quite reliable in critical moments.

She felt relieved and wasn't so angry anymore.

Ning Xuan was taken aback.

What does it mean to live a life of debauchery and dissipation?
He was enjoying life.

Besides, he's wearing a mask right now; he's annoyed with how he looks right now.

However, seeing that the damned fairy Yao Zhen spoke in a gentle tone, he had no intention of explaining. Let the misunderstanding remain.

"Ah, yes, yes, you saw right through me."

Ning Xuan responded with a smile, thinking that the woman in front of him was providing emotional support.

He was extremely annoyed that this woman always talked back and contradicted him at crucial moments, and she couldn't stand not arguing with him.

If a misunderstanding can solve this problem, then let it be a misunderstanding.

Fairy Yao smiled faintly, with an air of "Just as I thought, thank goodness," and then said, "General, you have been patient and patient, and you are known in the countryside as a playboy. What you must be afraid of is the undercurrent of power, which is why you have that mask."

However, General, you need not worry from now on. We are all His Majesty's men, and with your potential, you are destined to become one of the Twelve Divine Generals. General, you may now remove your mask.

Ning Xuan said, "That's not appropriate."

Fairy Yao asked, "Why is it inappropriate?"

Ning Xuan stopped dwelling on that and asked curiously, "Aren't you curious why I used the Golden Body technique?"

Fairy Yao Zhen said, "The general asked me about the demon plague warriors and how the general cultivates. I brushed it off with excuses. My purpose was just to observe the general further. If the general can't even pass this first test, then there's really no point in saying anything else."

But now, I've actually passed the test very well, and considering those mysterious, enormous frozen corpses we just saw, I feel there's no need to hide it anymore.

Ning Xuan said, "So that's how it is. I misunderstood the fairy maiden."

Suddenly, Fairy Yao found Ning Xuan very pleasing to the eye.

It's a kind of pleasing, flipped-over style.

Before slaying the golden-bodied Bodhisattva, although she was fulfilling her duty, she found fault with Ning Xuan in every way. But now, she felt comfortable looking at him, even his voice sounded pleasant. She thought to herself, 'So the real him is so sensible and polite; the real him truly is a pillar of our dynasty's future.'

The thought flashed through her mind, and Fairy Yao Zhen began to explain the cultivation method of the general and the demon plague warrior.

"This is actually a secret, known only to veteran generals, and among the demon plague warriors, those who know it are all true masters."

This practice is called the Art of Taking Elixir.

This pill is a demon pill.

However, it should not be taken haphazardly, but should follow the twelve-character principle of "belonging to the same category, proceeding step by step, and being compatible with lower categories".

To put it bluntly, the general is actually one of the lucky ones who were born with the ability to use demonic powers after we came into contact with them. This innate ability does not mean that the general was born different from ordinary people, but that he suddenly possessed demonic powers one day after his birth.

But the general is still human, so even though he possesses the talent to wield demonic power, he still needs to cultivate and improve it, and the way to do that is by consuming demon cores.

Fairy Yao paused slightly before continuing, "Being of the same category means that each general actually has their own innate category characteristics. In fact, most generals are of the fate category, and only a very small number are of the nature category."

As for the "gang" (a type of animal), it's incredibly diverse, including tigers, leopards, cattle, and sheep.

The demon pill that the general took came from a demon, and was then refined by a celestial master using dragon fire to minimize its toxicity.

The general can only consume elixirs from demons whose categories are the same as his own.

Ning Xuan asked curiously, "How can I find out which category I belong to?"

Fairy Yao Zhen said, "There is a demon-revealing mirror in the capital. One look will reveal the truth. Once the territory is stable, I will apply for the opportunity to see the mirror for the general."

The general asked me why I wasn't curious about your ability to perform the Golden Body technique. That's because I already knew that all generals possessed demonic powers.

"General, your ability to use your golden body is clearly exceptional."

Ning Xuan was very curious about where the "demon-revealing mirror" came from.

But considering that General Qin's mansion has existed for eighty years, it's not surprising at all.

Demons and monsters existed in this world long ago, so there must also be many powerful beings and secrets in this world.

He'll learn about it little by little.

Fairy Yao Zhen continued, "Taking the pills step by step is the proper way to consume them."

Our Celestial Masters are ranked starting from the first rank, while demons also have ranks.

When a demon of the highest rank stands next to a demon of the lowest rank, the difference is immediately apparent.

Let me put it this way: I am a second-rank Celestial Master, but even if I completely suppress a first-rank demon, if a martial artist hasn't reached the first-rank level, then even if they fight with all their might and slash that demon a thousand or ten thousand times, even if they gouge its eyes, they won't be able to harm it in the slightest. Similarly, the difference between a second-rank demon and a first-rank demon is also significant.

Currently, we cannot summarize the characteristics of each type of demon because their characteristic is that they have no characteristics. We can only keep collecting information and reporting it to our colleagues in the capital through whispered chains, who will then compile and summarize it. As soon as there is news, they will inform us, and then all the divine general seeds will also know.

After this battle, your strength has definitely reached the first rank, and it's an extremely rare first rank at that.

You probably haven't taken any pills yet, so your first pill should be a demon core of similar strength to yours, the second one a grade higher, and so on. However, after each pill, you'll need to spend time digesting it and absorbing the demon's power to make it your own.

Ning Xuan asked, "What if we fail?"

Fairy Yao Zhen said, "General, your failure depends on the situation. Usually, you won't be in any trouble if you fail three times, but there will be problems after that."

Perhaps the fourth failure will turn the general into a demonic warrior, or perhaps the fifth or sixth. To this day, no one has broken the record of the sixth failure.

As for the demon-infested warriors who fail, they will transform into human-demons; once a demon-infested warrior fails, they will become a completely insane human-demonder.

Ning Xuan asked, "Did that demon successfully take the pill?"

Fairy Yao Zhen said, "Yes, because they have indeed gained greater power, but as a result, they only have a very short period of waking time each day, and their residence will only be a special prison or a special cage."

Ning Xuan asked, "Have any martial artists successfully contracted the demonic plague consecutively?"

Fairy Yao Zhen said, "Yes, but very, very few. I am not qualified to obtain their information."

After saying that, she added, "As for downward compatibility, it means that in addition to their class and category, demons and monsters are also classified at another level. Those of higher status can devour any pills condensed by those of lower status. This even surpasses those of the same class and category."

In other words, as long as you are in a superior position, you can devour anything below you, whether it's a tiger, leopard, cow, or sheep, regardless of its life attribute, and the success rate is not low.

The first division of this level is whether a golden body can be formed, which we call the Incense Sect.

Therefore, your current rank should be referred to as a First-Rank General of Incense Offerings.

Ning Xuan narrowed his eyes.

He discovered that the description of the dynasty was exactly the same as the description on his panel.

Fairy Yao Zhen said, "In the past, only we subjugated demons and wielded their power. But just now, I sensed dragon energy on that giant ice corpse. Does that mean that demons are also merging with us, thereby gaining our power?"

Both of them recovered quickly as they spoke, and by the end of the conversation they had finished, they had both recovered considerably, since they hadn't suffered any serious injuries.

“Let’s go again,” Ning Xuan said.

This time, Fairy Yao didn't argue back. She grabbed Ning Xuan and teleported back to the cliff.

As the two emerged, a chilling wind returned, and a massive ice corpse began to crawl rapidly from the depths of the rock wall.

Ning Xuan said, "You will cover my retreat."

Fairy Yao nodded emphatically, and then began to observe her surroundings.

Ning Xuan stepped onto the ground and flew away, his beast-slaying longsword rising in a crescent arc. Amidst the sound of swallows crying, the giant ice corpse was directly cleaved in two.

The knife pierced through the frozen corpse as if it were air.

The blade shot upwards, creating a loud bang in mid-air, but the giant ice corpse remained completely unharmed.

Just as it was about to pounce on Ning Xuan, Fairy Yao Zhen unleashed the Celestial Master Seal. With a single shout, the giant ice corpse was struck as if by a heavy hammer and sent flying backward.

The two had developed a tacit understanding; they exchanged a glance and both read each other's thoughts in their eyes: this ice corpse was a soul, or rather, a ghost.

Demons and ghosts, now they're all here!

Just then, more rustling sounds came from the ice corpses, more than a dozen of them. These ice corpses began to drift faster, not towards Ning Xuan, but towards Fairy Yao Zhen.

Ning Xuan sensed an intense greed from their increasingly rapid crawling speed.

Immortal Yao grabbed Ning Xuan and fled underground.

The two reappeared in front of the post station and waited for a while, looking into the distance.

Not a single frozen corpse pursued them.

Fairy Yao Zhen said, "It seems they can't get far from that area, and this must be related to the iceberg that didn't exist before in the north of Ping'an Prefecture. Let's go deeper and take a look."

Ning Xuan said, "That iceberg doesn't belong to Ping'an Prefecture. All we need to do now is to draw a restricted area around it, not allowing anyone to approach, and at the same time set up guards to patrol the border. Then we can investigate how many human skin demons have infiltrated the prefectural city, county town, and villages, and deal with them one by one."

Also, report this intelligence to the capital and warn everyone to be careful when encountering these icebergs. As long as they don't get close, those black smoke heads won't come out.

Fairy Yao asked, "What should we do with the iceberg?"

Ning Xuan said, "Go and ask for help."

Fairy Yao asked, "And what about you?"

Ning Xuan said, "I will draw the boundaries, and then... well... conserve my energy and wait for the right opportunity."

At the last minute, he managed to change the wording of "indulge in pleasure, have a good time, and wait for a marriage alliance."

It's clear that Fairy Yao is quite satisfied.

With a detached gaze, he looked deeply into the darkness in the distance and said, "Alright, I'll listen to you."

(End of this chapter)