Stop pretending, the seemingly useless junior sister is the real boss.

Bai Xiaobai stared intently at Xiao Hong, who was speaking, with eyes as sharp as blades, her voice trembling with coldness.

The little mythical beast cubs had never seen her so angry before. Even Little Red, who always contradicted her, dared not say another word.

Looking at the hand held tightly by his master and his dark red hair, Bai Xiaobai fell into deep thought.

Why is my master in this state?

Is he really a demonic cultivator from the Heavenly Demon Sect?

But no matter how much she thought about it, she couldn't connect her ethereal master with the demonic cultivators of the mysterious Heavenly Demon Sect outside the Heavenly Evolution Continent.

Furthermore, the cultivation methods of immortals primarily focus on absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to nourish the soul; while the cultivation methods of demons primarily focus on drawing out evil spirits to seize opportunities, violently plundering, and tempering the flesh and blood.

The two are inherently incompatible; if one were to force oneself to cultivate them together, one would have to endure the tearing apart of the two Daoist principles in both one's physical body and one's soul.

In mild cases, the meridians will shatter and the mind will be consumed by demons; in severe cases, the soul will be scattered and not a trace of the soul will remain, completely erasing it from the world.

Therefore, immortals and demons have been irreconcilable since ancient times, and no one has ever successfully cultivated both immortal and demonic techniques at the same time.

However, his own master was clearly the exception.

Moreover, why does Master want to cultivate both immortal and demonic techniques?

Was it out of necessity or was there another reason?

Regardless of whether her master cultivated immortality or demonic arts, she didn't care. She only recognized him as the master who helped her cultivate and successfully transform into human form, and who risked his own life to protect her when danger struck.

Although she didn't care, once her master's secret of cultivating both immortal and demonic techniques was exposed, it would be a fatal danger to her master, whether it was an immortal cultivation sect or the Heavenly Demon Sect outside the Heavenly Evolution Continent.

They will definitely try every means to get rid of this outcast, so this secret cannot be known to anyone, not even the senior brothers and sisters.

However, hiding in his own sea of ​​consciousness all the time is not a good thing. If he goes out, his demonic energy will be exposed and he will definitely be discovered.

Besides, Master had hidden it so well before, and no one noticed. It must have been that Xuan Hui's spiritual core exploded before, and he was injured while protecting himself, which is why he couldn't maintain his original state.

In the end, it was my fault that I dragged him down.

If she hadn't been willful and had obediently followed her master's plan, none of this would have happened.

Thinking of this, Bai Xiaobai felt extremely guilty.

She gripped Shen Ji's large, cold hand tightly, secretly making a decision in her heart.

So no matter what, whether he is the peak master of the Qingxiao Sect's Xiaoyao Peak or a demonic cultivator of the Tianmo Sect, he is the most important person to me.

He always put her first in everything, even getting hurt for her sake. No matter what happens in the future, or what we have to face, she will stand firmly by his side.

But he is currently unconscious, which means he must be seriously injured. So we need to wake him up first so that we can handle the rest of the situation better.

After calming herself down, she slowly began to speak.

"I don't care what the relationship is between your divine beast clan and the Heavenly Demon Sect, nor do I care what my master's true identity is. I only recognize him as my master, Bai Xiaobai's master. Since you call me master and reside in my sea of ​​consciousness, your master's master is also someone you must protect. Do you understand?"

Upon hearing this, the several mythical beast cubs looked at each other in bewilderment.

Little Red flapped its wings haughtily, turned around and left, not forgetting to snort a few times.

"Hmph, who wants to protect the natural enemies of our divine beast race? In my inherited memories, these demonic cultivators of the Heavenly Demon Sect, for their own cultivation, not only devour the flesh and blood of our divine beast race, but also imprison and refine our divine beast race's souls. Allowing him to hide in the sea of ​​consciousness space to save his life is already magnanimous of us. Protect him? Hmph, dream on, absolutely not..."

However, before it could finish speaking, it felt its body dangling in mid-air, and its wings were once again firmly pulled down.

Thinking of its feathers, which had been ripped off and were only now recovering, it stared in horror with its round eyes and questioned.

"Woman, what...what are you going to do? I am an ancient divine beast! Don't think you can do whatever you want just because this is your sea of ​​consciousness. Once I've absorbed enough spiritual power, I will definitely..."

"Hey, hey, hey, you...you...you stop! If you keep pulling, this divine beast will...will...will agree to your terms, we'll do whatever you say."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaobai's lips curled up silently, and Xiao Hong, who had been looking utterly dejected, slowly relaxed.

"If you knew you couldn't escape my grasp, why were you so stubborn? Besides, my master hasn't done anything heinous, and he has no ill intentions towards you. Moreover, he saved the divine beast Xiao Qi back then. You and Xiao Qi are both divine beasts. If he were really like the other demonic cultivators of the Heavenly Demon Sect, why would he save Xiao Qi? Wouldn't it have been better to use Xiao Qi to increase his cultivation?"

After Bai Xiaobai finished speaking, all the mythical beast cubs, except for Xiao Hong, nodded.

"We did indeed sense a familiar aura. It turns out there really are other divine beasts by your master's side."

"So, Master's master wasn't one of those despicable demonic cultivators from the Heavenly Demon Sect we see in the inheritance. He... he must have had his own reasons."

"Yes, he should have discovered our presence a long time ago. But he has shown us no ill will and has always protected our master, so we should protect him as well."

"Master, we will all listen to you. What you've decided must have its reasons. However, your master was already seriously injured, and the self-destruction of the fifth-tier peak spirit beast's core greatly aggravated his injuries. Now... his spiritual power is completely unable to suppress the demonic power within him. I'm afraid his physical body and soul are currently undergoing considerable agonizing torment. Master, only by allowing him to fully absorb the Divine Wood Heart can he suppress the raging demonic power and awaken. But if he absorbs the Divine Wood Heart, and you, Master, have already established your foundation..."

Upon hearing what Xiao Hei said, Bai Xiaobai was overjoyed.

"The Heart of the Divine Tree will be useful to Master? That's great! At this moment, I don't care about Foundation Establishment anymore; I'll give it to my Master first. As for Foundation Establishment, as long as Master is here, am I afraid I can't achieve it? But Master is currently unconscious; how can I get him to absorb the Heart of the Divine Tree?"

Seeing Bai Xiaobai's anxious expression, Xiao Hei hesitated for a moment before glancing at Xiao Hong and the other mythical beast cubs.

"What's wrong? Is it difficult? Or is there something wrong with the Divine Tree Heart? Can't my master directly absorb the Divine Tree Heart?"

Faced with Bai Xiaobai's question, Xiao Hei didn't know how to answer. In the end, Xiao Hong raised her head and pretended to speak casually.

"Your Chaotic Spiritual Root can contain spiritual energy, demonic energy, malevolent energy, vitality, and the power of annihilation. It is naturally capable of bearing both immortal and demonic cultivation techniques. The Heart of the Divine Tree contains a large amount of vitality, which your master cannot directly absorb. Therefore, if you want to save him, you need to engage in dual cultivation of your soul and spirit with him."

"Dual cultivation of spirit and soul?"

Xiao Hong's words completely stunned Bai Xiaobai!