The sword seller, dressed in red, deserves applause for the prankster.

"Different places?"

"Now that you mention it..."

The group began to think and sense what was different about their surroundings.

Chi Miao looked on expectantly, hoping they would give the answer they were thinking of.

Everyone: "Now that you mention it, we still don't feel any difference."

Chi Miao closed her eyes in disappointment: "..."

It turns out that even deep affection in youth can lead to mutual loathing.

Zha Zha Long, she understands you now.

Although she is now a "radish spirit".

But sometimes she really wondered if everyone was putting her through obedience training, which made her lose face unexpectedly every time. Even though she received various inheritances in the Heavenly Sorrow Cave, she still couldn't maintain her dignity.

Chi Miao directly revealed the answer, exposing his own Dao Seed Mother Seed, and then began to mobilize the Dao essence within it.

But after the Dao essence was activated, something strange happened... Several colorless Dao essences suddenly appeared out of thin air and were attracted to Chi Miao's Dao Seed Mother Seed.

Everyone exclaimed in surprise, "Daoist essence?!"

The spirit of the sage's path also emerged at this moment. Its physical form was a white-gold aura, and its voice suddenly rose: "Such pure and flawless Dao essence... How can this be?!"

Chi Miao was taken aback: "No Daoist essence?"

The Sage's Way Spirit: "You should be able to sense it, right? This trace of Dao essence... it has absolutely no Dao aura, it's purely Dao essence."

"This kind of Dao essence is called flawless Dao essence because any cultivator of any Dao seed can easily absorb it and transform it into their own Dao. It is an extremely rare and precious Dao essence!"

"This place... actually contains so many flawless Dao essences!"

Upon hearing this, Chi Miao and the others looked at Ying Wuhuo and Jin Shengfei.

Ying Wuhuo frowned and asked, "So, the reason Jin Shengfei and I were able to condense our Dao Seeds so quickly is because of this flawless Dao essence?"

The Way of the Sages: "This is certainly part of the reason, but more importantly, it comes down to your own new understanding of your own Way."

"However... even in our era, so many flawless Dao essences wouldn't appear at once? What's going on?"

"You guys should hurry up and smoke some. No matter where this stuff came from, it's good stuff to keep. We didn't have this kind of money back then... You guys are so lucky!"

Chi Miao: "What are you pretending for? Our era doesn't even have the Dao essence. In thousands of years, we've only produced one immortal, Tian Bei. Back then, you produced one every few days. Can you compare?"

If the spirit of sages and saints had an expression, it would surely roll its eyes.

They really don't want to suffer any loss.

"What should we do now?" Jingming asked curiously.

Chi Miao: "The others are absorbing the flawless Dao essence here. Come with me."

Jingming: "Shouldn't I inhale?"

Chi Miao: "You? You have other plans."

Moreover, now that it's confirmed that this thing is indeed Dao essence, she can roughly guess... how this thing was made.

Her gaze shifted to the spot where Feng Mian had perished; that area was where the aura of the flawless Dao was most abundant.

The demon race has many branches, hundreds or even thousands, each with its own unique abilities.

After the Dao Extinction Incident, the cultivation method of the Dao Seed was erased, and the Dao essence disappeared. Yet, the powerful and enormous Demon Race appeared out of nowhere.

Isn't all of this... too much of a coincidence?

According to the law of conservation of matter, this is completely unscientific!

The only possibility is... the demonic energy of the demon race, which may be a specially transformed... Dao essence. When the demons die, this special power transforms into Dao essence.

Of course, all of this is just Chi Miao's speculation.

To be sure... she needs to kill a few more powerful demons and observe more closely.

The more powerful the demon, the greater the demonic energy within its body, and the easier it is for her to observe.

If her conjecture is confirmed, then... she will probably understand why the Celestial Sorrow Immortal's path to immortality was so simple.

Chi Miao took a deep breath, a troubled expression on her face, and twirled a non-existent strand of hair near her temple with her fingers: "But where am I supposed to find a powerful demon?"

Just then, a handsome figure appeared in front of her, his blue magic markings particularly eye-catching.

Youying: "You were looking for me?"

Chi Miao: "Oh right, you're in the Mahayana stage, right?"

Youying nodded: "Yes."

Chi Miao: "Then I have a presumptuous request, could you help me?"

Youying: "You say it."

Chi Miao: "Can I kill you once? Just once, I promise there won't be a next time."

Gamer: "????"

The Prodigy Group: "????"

Everyone was stunned.

No, this... oh, this... this is too presumptuous of you, too much of a request!

If someone asks you a question to your face, can you kill them?

Is this the only time? You don't want a next time, do you?

You think everyone is like you, that you can't die no matter what?

Without saying a word, You Ying clenched her fist and punched Chi Miao on the head.

Chi Miao was smashed flat, and then jumped up again.

"That's going too far!"

Youying: "Hmph!"

He just left.

Chi Miao strongly criticized his behavior and turned to her companions, saying, "You guys should give me your opinion!"

Everyone: "..."

I'm sorry, I can't say it.

"Chi Miao, it's really impolite to kill people indiscriminately. Please don't do it again."

Chi Miao: "...Okay."

That does seem rather impolite.

Chi Miao decided to stop worrying about it. After all, she was still alive, so why should she be afraid of not having any demons to kill her?

The members of the Prodigy Group all entered a meditative state, absorbing the flawless Dao essence around them.

Chi Miao could clearly feel the Dao essence within his body growing rapidly.

It felt so good! This is the first time I've ever felt like my teammates are carrying me to victory.

At this moment, Jingming stepped forward: "So, what are the arrangements for me?"

Chi Miao laughed and reached out to grab Jingming's trouser leg: "Come with me."

She is now the inheritor of the Bloodline Temple, and knows many things, including... some of the Bloodline Temple's connections to Jingming.

Actually, she hadn't thought of it at first, but after finding out, she felt it made perfect sense.

Chi Miao grabbed Jingming's trouser leg and started walking. She still had the strength, and Jingming lost her focus and fell backward, hitting the ground on the back of her head, quickly raising a large bump.

"Benefactor Chi Miao, please slow down."

"Oh, that's called being impatient, don't mind it."

Jingming lay there, the bump on the back of his head scraping against the ground. His eyes were closed, his face serene like that of a Buddhist disciple, his hands resting in front of him as he twirled his prayer beads.

"Amitabha."

The scene is absolutely beautiful.

It left those around them watching unsure of how to comment.

Some people may appear to be lying down with their eyes closed, but they've actually been walking for quite a while.

Chi Miao led Jingming to the stone Buddha.

The stone Buddha naturally extended one palm.

Jingming tensed up: "Chi Miao... what exactly are we trying to do?"

Chi Miao: "Let me see your past life."

Jingming: "...Huh???"

He was so shocked that his eyes widened.