Qiu Zu: From an apprentice in a medicine shop to an immortal ancestor.

“Awoo, awoo ~”

Bai Shu was extremely quick-witted and immediately issued a warning.

Qiu Zhen had powerful divine sense and was equally sharp-eyed and keen-eared.

The moment the sound of "air being torn" rang out, he instinctively dodged to the side.

His figure leaped away.

“Pfft ~”

Three arrows shot into the ground where he had just been standing, deeply embedded.

“Someone is shooting arrows in a sneak attack from inside the cave.”

Qiu Zhen subconsciously looked up towards the direction of the cave.

With one look, Qiu Zhen was slightly surprised.

The reason was none other than that he recognized the person shooting arrows in the cave; it was a member of the Qiu Family Village.

“Brother Shi, Uncle Tie Mu, it’s me, I’m back, it’s not someone else, don’t shoot arrows randomly!”

Qiu Zhen shouted, frantically waving his hands to indicate his identity.

However, to his astonishment, the Qiu Family Village members in the cave seemed to have not heard Qiu Zhen’s voice, their expressions were numb and cold, and without saying a word, they drew their bows and nocked arrows.

“Swish, swish, swish ~”

This time, the arrows were even denser, with a dozen arrows shot out in a row.

Qiu Zhen felt his scalp tingle at the sight.

This is bad!

The Qiu Family Village members were bewitched by demons and lost their minds.

Qiu Zhen immediately understood what had happened, and without saying a word, he activated the [Swift Wind Immortal Deer Tendon], his movements like a swimming dragon, dodging the rain of arrows coming his way.

Only when he was far away from the cave did the sound of rushing air cease.

The Qiu family members had no intention of chasing out of the cave.

“Phew ~”

Qiu Zhen and Bai Shu leaned against a giant rock, both man and fox looking slightly disheveled.

If it were a normal enemy, Qiu Zhen would have already drawn the bow and arrows from his back to counterattack.

With his archery skills, he could turn the situation around in just a few rounds of shooting, suppressing the archers at the cave entrance and making them afraid to show their faces.

However, the problem was that the Qiu family members in the cave were obviously bewitched by some demons and evil spirits, had lost their minds, and did not recognize him at all.

He couldn't bring himself to retaliate and could only temporarily avoid the confrontation.

“The situation is a bit tricky.”

Qiu Zhen frowned, secretly calling out trouble in his heart.

As a cultivator, he was not afraid of fighting demons and evil spirits, but now that demons and evil spirits controlled the Qiu family members, he was caught in a dilemma, making this fight difficult.

After all, he couldn't bring himself to attack the Qiu family members.

And to deal with the demons and evil spirits in the cave, he couldn't avoid the Qiu family members in the cave.

At first glance, it seemed unsolvable.

“There is no unsolvable spell or divine power; there must be a way to break the situation.”

Qiu Zhen shook his head, suppressing the distracting thoughts in his heart, and his whole person became exceptionally calm.

He was new to the cultivation world, lacked experience and knowledge, and didn't have much fighting experience. It was normal for him to be at a loss and unable to find a way to break the situation when he suddenly encountered this kind of situation.

Fortunately, he wasn't alone.

If he couldn't solve it himself, it was a good habit to call for help and seek external assistance.

With this thought in mind, Qiu Zhen retreated again, found a safe place, and took out the [Miro Palace] jade talisman token from his bosom.

“Fairy Yun Rou, Master Zhen Kong, I have encountered an urgent matter and seek your guidance. Please return quickly upon hearing this, urgently, urgently, urgently!”

Qiu Zhen sent three divine sense transmissions in a row.

Fortunately, he had just contacted the two of them today, and neither of them was in closed-door cultivation. Soon, two divine sense transmissions came from within the [Miro Palace].

“Fellow Daoist Qing Wei, what happened?”

“My Buddha is merciful, Fellow Daoist Qing Wei, what is so urgent?”

Qiu Zhen was slightly relieved when he saw the two of them reply, and immediately told them about the situation he had encountered.

Of course, he didn't go into detail about the Qiu Family Village members, only saying that he had encountered a village afflicted by a demonic disaster, with appropriate details omitted.

Upon hearing Qiu Zhen’s description, the two fellow Daoists in the Miro Palace were silent for a moment.

Soon, Fairy Yun Rou’s divine sense transmission floated over.

“Fellow Daoist Qing Wei, according to the situation you described, if I am not mistaken, you must have encountered an Yin Demon.”

Yin Demon?

Qiu Zhen was slightly stunned, and soon understood what Fairy Yun Rou was referring to.

The Daoist lineage has a saying of ten demons obstructing the path.

The Daoist scriptures say, "There are ten demons, the first is the Heavenly Demon, the second is the Earthly Demon, the third is the Human Demon, the fourth is the Ghost Demon, the fifth is the Divine Demon, the sixth is the Yang Demon, the seventh is the Yin Demon, the eighth is the Disease Demon, the ninth is the Monster Demon, and the tenth is the Realm Demon."

These ten kinds of demons are the ten types of demons that cultivators encounter during the cultivation process, which are caused by the generation of distracting thoughts and impure cultivation.

Those who practice are also called demonic tests.

These ten kinds of demons are unavoidable trials and tests in the cultivation process.

For example, when Qiu Zhen cultivated the supreme immortal art of the mysterious gold silk, the day he established his foundation in a hundred days, he attracted the monster beast Bai Shu, which was considered to have encountered the "Monster Demon Test" among the ten demons.

It was just that Bai Shu was very sensible and did not become an enemy of Qiu Zhen. Instead, he offered treasures and surrendered, and the demonic test was invisibly resolved.

And now, he had actually encountered an “Yin Demon” again.

Qiu Zhen pondered and asked:

“Fairy Yun Rou, Yin Demons are demonic creatures formed from the distracting thoughts of cultivators. Why would an Yin Demon appear in a rural village? There are no cultivators in the village?”

“Fellow Daoist Qing Wei, you really don’t interact with the cultivation world on weekdays and bury yourself in hard cultivation.”

Fairy Yun Rou couldn’t help but laugh and cry:

“What you are talking about is the ancient cultivation world. The ten demons are only tests for cultivators. Now, demons have the ability to manifest in the world. When cultivators encounter demonic tests, it often foreshadows a demonic disaster that is about to be brewing.”

Saying that, Fairy Yun Rou sighed faintly:

“Otherwise, why do people call us cultivators demons and evil spirits? Why does the Demon Suppression Division shout and kill us? The reason lies in this!”

So that’s how it is!

Qiu Zhen suddenly understood. He had only entered the cultivation world for two months and only knew that cultivators were regarded as "demons and evil spirits" by the world. He didn't know much about the specific reasons, only knowing that cultivators were prone to transforming into demons and evil spirits after death.

He never expected that demons would also be attracted during the cultivation process.

If that was the case, it was not wrong for people to call “cultivators” demons and evil spirits.

Qiu Zhen was shocked, but the situation was urgent, so he didn't ask too much, but continued to ask:

“Fairy Yun Rou, I wonder how to deal with this Yin Demon? How to break the situation?”

“I am afraid that someone in that village accidentally encountered the Qi of the Yin Demon, was infected with demonic nature, and brought it back to the village, unintentionally breeding an Yin Demon.”

Speaking of this, Fairy Yun Rou’s tone was a bit helpless:

“Listening to your description, the situation is very bad. The villagers have fallen into illusions and have become demonic servants, unable to distinguish between good and bad. I don’t have a good solution that can satisfy both sides.”

“This…”

Qiu Zhen was a little disappointed when he heard this.

Just as he was about to say something, the monk Zhen Kong, who had not spoken, sent a divine sense transmission.

“My Buddha is merciful, Fellow Daoist Qing Wei, this poor monk has a method, but…”

Qiu Zhen immediately became interested:

“Fellow Daoist Zhen Kong, please speak without hesitation.”

The monk Zhen Kong said lightly:

“The way to break the situation is very simple. You sit and cultivate outside the cave. That Yin Demon will definitely come to you. Then you can fight and kill him.”

Qiu Zhen’s eyes lit up when he heard this.

However, before he could praise him, he heard Fairy Yun Rou’s rather excited divine sense transmission from his ear.

“Monk, what kind of nonsense idea are you giving? Do you want to kill Fellow Daoist Qing Wei?”

“My Buddha is merciful!”

The monk Zhen Kong was a little embarrassed:

“Fellow Daoist Qing Wei, I was just saying it casually. We are mortals, not Buddhas or immortals. It is indeed inappropriate to cut flesh to feed an eagle. If you want to use this method, you must have a foundation establishment with a heaven-grade foundation establishment treasure to be able to resist the invasion of the manifested Yin Demon.”

“Not bad!”

Fairy Yun Rou agreed and then remembered something and asked with interest:

“Fellow Daoist Qing Wei, may I ask, what kind of foundation establishment treasure did you use to establish your foundation?”

“This…”

Qiu Zhen was a little confused.

What the heck is a foundation establishment treasure?