The male supporting character was actually myself.

Bai Yu patiently explained, "Humans are the most intelligent of all beings. Whether they are animals or plants, the first thing that happens when they obtain the secret of heaven to cultivate is to awaken their intelligence. The more they cultivate, the more they resemble humans."

They also emphasize cultivating one's mind to overcome tribulations.

Unless they are extremely vicious demon cultivators, they won't easily provoke bloodshed.

Upon hearing this, the little white cat leaped off its host's shoulder and transformed into a catgirl. "Really? Then I'm not scared anymore!"

Perhaps because she lost connection with the main system, she lost some of the system's characteristics and was regarded as a cat demon. Since she can maintain her cat girl form without using her own energy, it is certainly more interesting!

She still couldn't change; when she transformed into a catgirl, she had large, fluffy white ears on her head and a fluffy tail behind her.

She wore a white dress with long silver hair, and her big, deep blue eyes blinked cutely and lively.

“You should be fine like this in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains,” Jiang Chen said with a smile. “Just keep the ears and tail.”

The woman glanced back and laughed, "The little cat demon is still very young. It's already quite impressive that she can transform into such a form. Many demon cultivators in our town aren't even as good as her!"

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, a man with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a sheep ran out of the alley. Upon seeing them, he curiously twitched his sheep ears and asked, "Masters, do you know how terrifying that evil spirit is? Be careful, that guy is very powerful!"

The number of humans and demons in Caiyun Town is not very large, but it occupies a large area, probably due to its vast territory.

A wide, winding river flows through the town, and many houses are situated along its banks. Some families even travel by boat.

Hearing that a wandering master was helping to exorcise evil spirits, many townspeople came to watch.

There were both humans and demons, and they all talked at once, describing the evil spirits lurking in the river.

"I'm hungry." Chi Ling lazily glanced around at the noisy humans and demons, licked her lips, and muttered to herself.

Little white cat: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ

"Do you want to eat people or demons?"

Chi Ling glanced at it disdainfully, "You look pretty and cute, but how can you be so unhygienic? How disgusting!"

I am the only red nine-tailed fox born in the primordial era!

Born from the essence of heaven and earth, imbued with intelligence at birth, how could they possibly eat meat and fish like other ferocious beasts?

"Heh, I wonder who was threatening to eat someone else? Wasn't it you?" the little white cat replied with disdain.

Chi Ling immediately became alert. "How do you know about what happened when I escaped?"

Little white cat: (°ー°〃)

Fortunately, she didn't pursue the matter. She snorted and whispered, "Threats? That's called a scheme, don't you understand?"

"You think you can scheme?" The little white cat covered its mouth, unable to suppress its laughter. "You idiot!"

Chi Ling: (╬◣д◢)

"I rely on strength, understand? Those who play tactics... their hearts are dirty!"

Is it really like playing a video game where you just rely on brute force?

This vixen isn't just not very smart, she's a complete airhead! No wonder the protagonist took advantage of her vulnerability and added her to his harem; she's really lucky to have met her host.

"If you don't eat people or demons, then what do you eat?" The little white cat changed the subject.

Crimson Spirit, held captive in Jiang Chen's arms, lowered her head slightly, so that it was level with Jiang Chen's curious eyes. "This Venerable One drinks the wind and dew..."

"Drinking the northwest wind?" The little white cat's eyes lit up, and it clapped its hands, saying, "Then you're really easy to feed. It's quite windy here, so hurry up and open your mouth to swallow."

Chi Ling: ...

"I ate rare and precious herbs! Do you understand what rare and precious herbs are?" she shouted. "The little bit of food I ate just now contained too little spiritual energy. I need to replenish myself and need a lot of spiritual energy to restore my strength!"

Jiang Chen overheard the two simpletons' conversation clearly. While his senior sister was being surrounded by the crowd and carefully examining the water, he casually took out a Xuanling Pill from his system space and stuffed it into her mouth.

"Ugh!" Caught off guard, Chi Ling almost choked. After struggling for a moment and swallowing it whole, she realized that it contained a vast amount of spiritual essence. Her eyes immediately lit up. "I want more!"

Although she didn't know what kind of pill it was, she could clearly sense that it contained the essence of many rare and precious herbs. Extracting its essence would provide abundant spiritual energy, which would have a miraculous effect on restoring her body, which had been depleted after fighting the seal.

However, just one is obviously not enough. Once that bit of spiritual energy is absorbed, it's like watering a dry field – it's consumed instantly.

"You stay on the shore with Little White and behave well, I'll give you some food; if you try to run away, I'll break your legs!" Jiang Chen warned, glancing at the little white cat.

She immediately understood her host's meaning and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, leave it to me!"

"Ha, you?" Chi Ling was placed on the shore by Jiang Chen, who casually glanced at her with an arrogant look.

The little demons, feeling her terrifying pressure, trembled and all hid far away, leaving a large empty space where Chi Ling and the little white cat had been standing.

Seeing this, the little white cat bent down and hugged her, stroking her fur while threatening in a soft, sweet voice, "If you dare to run away, I'll break your legs!"

Chi Ling: (＃￣～￣＃)

Why isn't this little cat demon afraid of me at all?

That's really strange...

But I'll endure it for now, for the sake of delicious pills!

A gentleman takes his revenge even after ten years; I won't bother with them now.

The little cat demon's soft little hands felt quite comfortable rubbing her fur. Chi Ling squinted and instructed, "Scratch the underside of my neck, be gentle."

Jiang Chen walked to his senior sister's side and reached out to touch the water in the river.

The weather was sunny and warm, but the river water had a faint, cool feel to it.

“In the two months since the water monster hiding in the river came here, it has eaten at least thirty people or demons.” Bai Yu frowned slightly and said, “It is well hidden. I can only sense its approximate location, near the river mouth.”

It can attack or defend, and the water spirit clearly possesses some intelligence.

Jiang Chen nodded and said, "Let's conceal our presence and drift over in a small boat. It's best to strike it down in one hit, otherwise it will hide in the water and won't come out, so even if we use water-repelling spells, it will be difficult to work effectively in the water."

“Master, please be careful,” the woman leading the way cautioned. “When evil spirits appear, the boats will be unable to move and the surrounding river water will turn black.”

We witnessed it with our own eyes a few days ago!

Seeing that the peddler's boat was not far from the shore, no one dared to go into the water, so they used bamboo poles to try to pull him up. Suddenly a whirlpool appeared and swallowed him and the boat!

A moment later, only some pieces of wood from the ship floated ashore; not even a single bone was found!

Chapter Ten: The Water Demon Comes Ashore

"Don't worry, Auntie, we will definitely get rid of the water monster." Bai Yu said with a smile, then concealed her aura and gracefully flew onto the small wooden boat prepared on the riverbank.

Jiang Chen followed behind, also concealing his aura and maneuvering a small wooden boat slowly towards the increasingly wide river mouth.

There were many onlookers and demons on both sides of the river, all watching with envy as the two masters maneuvered the boat at will, shuttling between the lotus flowers and the reeds.

Both of them, as the chosen ones of heaven, are now cultivators in the Tribulation Transcending stage, only one step away from becoming gods.

Jiang Chen had already vaguely grasped the threshold of breakthrough, which is why Bai Yu helped him collect some precious pills and rare herbs, hoping to lend him a helping hand.

In other sects, someone at the Tribulation Transcending stage would already be qualified to be the sect leader and establish their own sect, so they would naturally not be afraid of dealing with a mere water monster.

The two small boats slowly drifted on the water and gradually disappeared into the distance.

The little white cat, carrying Chi Ling, followed the crowd on the shore, asking, "Didn't they say demon cultivators don't eat people? Why are there evil spirits here?"

"Everyone knows that stealing is illegal, so why are there still so many thieves?" Chi Ling squinted and replied, "Of course, it's because they crave the pleasure of getting something for nothing."

Whether it is a human, a demon, a ghost, or a monster, there must be a reason why the laws of nature allow their existence.

If one sincerely dedicates oneself to good deeds and cultivates oneself, one will naturally find a path to success.

Even demons can cultivate themselves into demon lords and return to their rightful place, which proves that the Way of Heaven is impartial.

But some people, out of selfishness, anger, or greed, want to take the path of evil cultivation.

The result is an inability to control their true nature; the more they devour other living beings, the more chaotic their consciousness becomes. Ultimately, they all lose their intelligence, transforming into monsters that only know how to devour, and are then destroyed.

The little white cat frowned slightly upon hearing this. "What do you think is causing this trouble in the water?"

"They're probably water ghosts." Chi Ling pointed a claw at the two people in the middle of the river not far away. "Weren't they lured out by them?"

Jiang Chen and Bai Yu were staring intently into the water, one in front of the other.

As the woman who led the way said, the calm river water quickly turned black, and it felt as if something was gripping the bottom of the boat.

"Boom! Boom!"

Just as a huge whirlpool suddenly appeared in the river, sucking the boat in and a muffled squeezing and exploding sound rang out, Jiang Chen and Bai Yu reacted quickly and flew up on their swords. Bai Yu made a hand seal with his right hand and cast a spell into the water.

Jiang Chen was even more direct, drawing his sword from its sheath and blasting the black shadow in the vortex away.

"Splash!"

The splashing water churned and bubbled as if it were boiling.

"Surrender now!" Taking advantage of the opportunity, Bai Yu cast a spell, and a silver rope formed from spiritual energy appeared, one end in her hand and the other end binding the evil spirit in the water.

Jiang Chen also released his magic weapon to imprison it. The two of them flew in the air like fishing, dragging the frantically struggling water monster to the shore.

"We're ashore! We're ashore!"

"Oh dear, how scary! Will the water monster still be just as ferocious if it's on the shore?"

"The Tiger Demon King is coming! Get out of the way!"

……

The riverbank was in chaos as a burly man with a black tower, surrounded by several demon cultivators, came to the river to look around.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!" Upon seeing the situation in the water, he hurriedly shooed the onlookers away.

Then the river water churned and turned black, clearly indicating that the water demon had struggled all the way but could not escape and was dragged to the shore by the two masters.

"Chichi~"

The Water Demon resembled a giant sea urchin, its entire body covered in long black hair. As soon as it came ashore and was exposed to sunlight, it emitted a teeth-grinding sound and billowed out a cloud of black mist.

Its long black fur gradually disappeared as the black aura dissipated.

A moment later, a woman with a shapely figure, her key parts wrapped in smooth, black, and shiny hair, lay on the shore. Her exposed arms and legs were long and fair; her face, hidden beneath her black hair, had a slightly fierce air about it, but was also beautiful and charming.

Especially her full, rosy lips, which parted slightly as if she wanted to say something but hesitated, evoked pity in one's heart.

"Su..." The little white cat was about to call out, but then remembered that it shouldn't call out like that and quickly stopped. Then it picked up Chi Ling and ran to Jiang Chen's side, whispering, "Master, is this a water ghost?"

She emphasized the words "water ghost" very much.

Jiang Chen nodded naturally, "That's right, I know how to handle it."