Transforming the false into the true, I am the only one in the world who possesses the true Dharma.

Demon?

When Xu Yan heard this, his brows furrowed tightly.

"You just said 'demon,' what's that?"

This word is new; at least in Xu Yan's memory, there is nothing related to demons.

Yu Yingyue suddenly realized, "I almost forgot, Master Xu worked his way up from a low-level leader and doesn't know anything about these things, so I'll just tell him about it."

Even when this woman, who was as cold as ice, feigned a sudden realization, there was still a sense of distance between her and the man.

But Xu Yan didn't care; what he cared about was the concept of demons.

Yu Yingyue paused slightly and slowly said, "There are humans in the world, and naturally there are demons. Demons can be birds and beasts, or they can be flowers, birds, fish and insects. They are blessed by heaven and earth, cultivate bloodline inheritance, and are extremely powerful."

Xu Yan nodded slightly: "I see."

This explanation is similar to what he thought.

The concept of bloodline inheritance has existed since ancient times.

Xu Yan thought for a moment and asked, "Were Manager Yu's goods stolen by demons?"

Yu Yingyue nodded and said, "That's right, it was the wolf demons from Golden Hook Mountain who robbed my goods."

Xu Yan pondered for a moment and asked, "What kind of strength do you have, and what can you give me?"

Regardless of whether it's a demon or not, since it's a transaction, there should naturally be give and take.

These things are very important, and Xu Yan needs to understand them clearly beforehand.

Don't plunge headlong into it and never come back.

Yu Yingyue slowly said, "There are five wolf demons in total. Four of them are at the early stage of the Transcendent Realm, and the strongest is at the peak of the Transcendent Realm. If Master Xu can kill the King Bat, he can naturally kill wolf demons. As for what I can give Master Xu, it is naturally a cultivation technique."

At this point, Yu Yingyue handed over a cultivation manual and placed it on the table.

Xu Yan raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why are you giving me a cultivation technique?"

Yu Yingyue explained, "You have cultivated many kinds of techniques and seem to care nothing about the terror of life and death. I don't know what you're thinking, but you might need this. Of course, if you want anything else, I will give it to you, such as money or beautiful women."

Xu Yan picked up the cultivation manual on the table and glanced at the cover: "Mysterious Heart Technique, is this a cultivation method?"

Yu Yingyue nodded and said, "That's right. This is my family's ancestral cultivation method. I am still cultivating it now, and I have reached the Five Elements Realm."

Xu Yan put down the Profound Heart Sutra: "The Five Aggregates Realm's mental cultivation method is very important. You're just giving it to me like this, just to get the goods back?"

Yu Yingyue nodded again: "This batch of goods is quite valuable. If we can get it back, the benefits to me will far outweigh those of the Profound Heart Technique."

Now that we've reached this point, everything has been clarified.

Xu Yan rubbed the Profound Heart Mantra, weighed the matter in his mind for a moment, and nodded, saying, "Alright, I'll take this deal."

Yu Yingyue picked up the oil-paper umbrella, stood up and said, "In that case, I won't disturb Master Xu any longer."

She's a decisive person; she's said what she needed to say, so there's no need for her to stay any longer.

Xu Yan watched Yu Yingyue walk away.

Suddenly, the door to the room opened a crack.

Xu Yan glanced at it: "There's no one here, come out."

Huang Yuxian came out, her eyebrows still furrowed: "You accepted it so easily?"

Xu Yan nodded and said, "I happen to have something to ask you. Do demons have bloodline inheritances, and are they related to evil spirits?"

Human cultivation techniques have been tampered with by evil spirits, and now a demon has emerged, which makes Xu Yan very curious.

Huang Yuxian nodded and said, "The bloodline inheritance of demons is actually given by evil spirits. They also experience life and death terrors and are also the consumables of evil spirits."

Xu Yan stroked his chin and changed the subject: "Now that there's an opportunity to leave Qingyang County, are you going to go?"

The problem of evil spirits has persisted for so many years without a solution. Xu Yan only needs to know one outcome.

The most crucial question now is whether Huang Yu-hsien should take this opportunity to distance herself from Qingyang County.

If you want to get out, it's very simple. Just pretend to be his helper and go with him to Golden Hook Mountain.

When they returned, they said the accomplice was dead, and no one could trace him back.

Huang Yuxian shook her head and said, "I'm not going."

She still has a mission to complete and cannot leave Qingyang County.

Besides, it's safer here. At least if Xu Yan doesn't get into trouble, she won't either.

"Whatever you want." Xu Yan got up and walked towards the inner room. "I'm going in to prepare. Don't disturb me."

Huang Yuxian nodded gently, watched Xu Yan return to the house, and then lowered her head again, seemingly lost in thought.

……

After returning to his room, Xu Yan opened the Profound Heart Manual given to him by Yu Yingyue and began to read it carefully.

He still had money to live on, and he was worried about where to spend it when Yu Yingyue delivered it to his doorstep.

On this trip to Golden Hook Mountain, although the strongest of those wolf demons was only at the peak of the Transcendent Realm, even a lion would have to use its full strength to hunt a rabbit, and he didn't want to be caught off guard and lose his way.

Enhancing our capabilities will also allow us to cope with more unknown risks.

After Xu Yan finished reading, a line of smoke immediately appeared before his eyes.

[The Mysterious Heart Technique has been detected as fake. It can be converted into the Ice Heart Technique by consuming ten taels of life coins.]

[Convert or not?]

"Transformation".

Xu Yan did not hesitate and chose to transform.

With a thought, smoke appeared and transformed into new words.

[Ice Heart Technique (Five Aggregates Realm): Initial Stage]

[You can continue cultivating after spending twenty taels of life coins.]

[Two similar cultivation techniques detected. The Ice Heart Technique can absorb the Profound Origin Technique to increase its progress. Absorb?]

schedule?

Not levels?

Xu Yan stroked his chin, thinking to himself, "It seems that the Five Elements Realm's cultivation techniques can devour those of lower realms without needing to cultivate them to perfection. Moreover, the devoured techniques will be converted into progress points. Interesting, then let's devour them."

The smoke dissipated once more, transforming into new words.

[Successfully devoured]

[Ice Heart Technique (Five Aggregates Realm): Initial Stage]

[Cultivation can continue after consuming ten taels of life coins]

"The life money has become ten taels?" Xu Yan thought to himself, "It seems that the Xuan Yuan Technique has been converted into progress, but it is not enough to break through to the minor success level, so the life money consumption has been reduced."

"Go on, let me see your limits."

The smoke dissipated, coalescing into a new line of text.

【Ice Heart Technique (Five Aggregates Realm): Initial Understanding → Minor Success】

[You can continue cultivating after spending 100 taels of life coins.]

As the smoke appeared, it transformed into a massive amount of information, which entered Xu Yan's mind.

Xu Yan saw the illusory image once again.

At this moment, the illusory figure was sitting cross-legged on the ground, circulating its true energy according to the route of the Ice Heart Technique.

After circulating the technique for a full cycle, the illusory image disappeared, and Xu Yan had already grasped the essence of the Ice Heart Technique.

The most prominent feature of the so-called Ice Heart Technique is that it transforms true qi into the power of ice.

When true energy is injected into an enemy's body, it will make the enemy feel as if they are in an ice cellar, and may even freeze and shatter their meridians and internal organs.

Xu Yan opened his eyes, and the smoke gathered.

[Realm Level: Mid-stage of the Five Aggregates Realm]

True energy surged like a dragon, rapidly flowing into the heart and filling it.

The remaining fluid rushed toward the liver, only stopping when it had filled half of the liver.

"It's already the middle stage. As expected, the True Talisman is my trump card."

After pondering for a moment, Xu Yan turned his gaze to the Vajra Dry Zen Skill.

"I don't know how dangerous this journey will be. I still have twenty-eight taels of silver left, so I'll do my best to improve."

"We fight battles we are confident of winning."