I was favored by the evil god, and I became a white-bone bodhisattva.

"So, then Sister Shan, are you a demon?"

Seeing the little girl's confused face, as if she really didn't know her identity, Shan Yunhe was also stunned.

"..."

"I am a demon, a crane demon!"

Eh?

"What is a demon?"

Wait, is this true?!

"Tangtang, you, which remote cultivator from the deep mountains and old forests are you from?"

Shan Yunhe looked like she was about to faint. She glanced at the wooden fish stick in the little girl's hand and couldn't help but ask, "Even if you are a Buddhist practitioner from Luosha, you shouldn't not know about demons, right?"

Well.

I really, really don’t know.

"Okay, okay, sit down and I'll teach you some common sense."

Shan Yunhe covered her forehead, thought for a while, and then slowly said: "All the inanimate creatures in this world that have opened their spiritual orifices and possessed wisdom by chance are called demons."

Chapter 018 Amazing Wisdom!

Wherever there is intelligent life, there is conflict.

A long, long time ago, when the concept of "country" had not yet been formed, a war broke out between human cultivators and those intelligent monsters in order to compete for living space and to decide who was the true overlord of the world.

"Initially, the demons had the upper hand. After all, the demons' physical strength was far beyond the reach of human cultivators. But later, a human sage created the art of gathering energy."

The world is filled with all kinds of [qi]. Some qi is harmful to the human body, while some is beneficial to the human body.

A very small amount of qi can even help with spiritual practice.

The art of gathering qi is to absorb the qi between heaven and earth that can help with spiritual practice through meditation.

The art of Qi gathering has been developed through generations, becoming more and more perfect, and has also become widely spread among human cultivators.

"During this period, we demons have fallen into a great disadvantage again."

Shan Yunhe changed the subject: "But the monsters are also intelligent! Soon the clever monsters decided to learn from the strengths of the human race and steal the energy-gathering technique from the human cultivators."

I thought that by secretly learning this unique skill, I could turn the tide of the war.

However, the human race's energy-gathering technique is not suitable for monsters to practice!

It is possible to practice by force, but the efficiency is far from comparable to that of humans. The longer the practice time, the greater the gap.

"Even though I secretly learned the art of gathering energy, the situation hasn't changed. More and more monsters are being slaughtered. If this continues, I'm afraid all the monsters in the world will be killed."

Humans have the concept of ethnic groups, and so do demons, but it is not the "demon tribe" in the broad sense.

In previous wars, the bull demons united with bull demons, the horse demons united with horse demons, and they occasionally cooperated with each other, and that was all.

"From an absolute perspective, the number of human cultivators is far less than that of demons, but when the war reached the middle stage, all the demons felt that a disaster was imminent."

Shan Yunhe said with emotion, “The monsters of all tribes have united together for the only time in history.”

............

Humans have wisdom, and so do demons.

Once the wisdom of all the monsters is gathered together, it will be - astonishing wisdom!

Since the Qi-gathering technique is not suitable for monsters but only for humans, it would be better to just cultivate a human body.

The human body absorbs energy and provides it to the demon body.

Then the human body and the demon body can be transformed into each other to achieve the purpose of hiding the identity and temporarily avoiding the edge of the human race.

Simply perfect!

"Wow"

The two braids on the little girl's head trembled, and she said in amazement: "It is indeed amazing wisdom. Tangtang always thought that Sister Shan was a human, and she didn't realize that you were a demon at all."

"Haha, of course! If I could easily show you my true form without using my demon body's magic power, we demons would have been wiped out by humans during our weakest period."

Seeing that Tangtang's attitude towards him had not changed at all, Shan Yunhe was happy.

She took a breath and continued.

The demons silently accumulated strength, cultivated human bodies on a large scale, and fully tapped the blood potential of their demon bodies. Finally, they turned the situation around and defeated the human cultivators.

But the good times did not last long. Later, human cultivators figured out the method of forming a pupa pill and even cultivated an immortal fetus.

"Tangtang knows. Maybe the monsters stole the skills from the human cultivators and turned the situation around again?" the little girl guessed.

"Hey, you guessed wrong."

Shan Yunhe shook his head and said, "The main reason is that I can't learn it. Even if I cultivate a human body, I can't learn it. It should be related to the difference in souls. In short, those are exclusive to the human race."

Well, it seems that the amazing wisdom of monsters is slightly inferior to that of humans.

As if he could see what the little girl was thinking, Shan Yunhe said quickly: "The demon body is already powerful, and with the help of the human body to increase the cultivation, there is no need to make any unnecessary efforts to form pills or transform into immortal fetuses. You can directly embark on the road to heaven!"

Having said that, Shan Yunhe actually felt a little lacking in confidence.

Because in the history of human race there have been two immortals who achieved enlightenment and ascended to heaven, but there is currently no demon immortal.

..........

"Sister Shan, did the human cultivators and the demons tie in the end?"

It's a draw...

"Strictly speaking, both the human cultivators and the demons lost in the end."

Shan Yunhe smiled bitterly and said, "The real winner was the Great Jin that defeated many mortal kingdoms and finally unified the world."

Regardless of the Crane Demon's complicated feelings, Tangtang felt that she had gained a lot after hearing her words.

While expressing her gratitude repeatedly, the little girl also praised Shan Yunhe for his vast knowledge, saying that he was truly well-versed in both ancient and modern knowledge.

"Haha, I acquired all this knowledge when I first became enlightened."

Shan Yunhe smiled and said, "The power of the demon's bloodline is very magical. Not only can it pass on knowledge from one generation to another, but if your ancestors are powerful enough, even spells can be passed on."

It is not so convenient for human monks. They must acquire knowledge through text and books. If they want to learn magic, they either have to join a mountain sect or have good luck and receive inheritance from their predecessors in some place.

"Mr. Li will wake up soon. If he asks, Tangtang, you have to keep it a secret for me."

Shan Yunhe pleaded, "I like him very much and want to develop a relationship with him. But if he knew that I was a demon, he might become prejudiced and our relationship would be completely severed from then on."

Although Shan Yunhe is a demon, Tangtang thinks she is a good demon.

Hearing this, the little girl nodded and agreed.

........

Head, head is so dizzy.

What am I?

not good!

"Stop sucking my energy, witch. I want to study and pass the imperial examination—"

Li Xingwen suddenly jumped up from the bed. He looked around in panic. He didn't see the witch, but he saw the smiling little girl.

"Tangtang? That's great. You saved me, right?"

"Haha, don't worry, cousin, everything is fine now."

That’s good, then, wait!

I learned from the witch that Yao Xi was her sister's favorite. Although I was fine, my classmate was still in danger.

"Tangtang, I need your help."

The scholar told the girl about Yao Xi as quickly as possible. The girl said there was no need to worry because the other witch had also been dealt with.

"call--"

Li Xingwen finally breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, Tangtang took out the bean cake that Shan Yunhe left before he left and gave it to him to eat.

The scholar took a few bites and found it tasted very good.

"Tangtang, where did you buy this bean cake?"

"Sister Shan gave it to you. She specifically told Tangtang to give it to you to try."

Single girl?

Li Xingwen showed a look of gratitude on his face, and thought to himself that if he wanted to marry in the future, it must be a virtuous woman like this.

Chapter 019: Not bound by form

"I'm going out!"

Because she had a very enjoyable chat with Sister Dan yesterday, and because of her curiosity about monsters, the little girl went out early this morning.

She ran excitedly to Shan Yunhe's house, but suddenly thought of a question.

"Sister Shan is a crane demon, so is the tofu seller also a crane demon?"

With such doubts in mind, Tangtang was welcomed into the house by the proprietress with a smile.

"..."

"What's wrong? Aren't you going to look for Yunhe?" The proprietress looked at the girl strangely.

If I ask you directly whether you are a crane demon, it would seem too abrupt.

"Nothing, Sister Shan hasn't gotten up yet?"

"That girl was busy until very late yesterday. Go in quietly. If you see she is still asleep, don't wake her up."

The proprietress gave the little girl a few words of advice with concern, and the little girl nodded quickly.

She tiptoed to Shan Yunhe's room and found that she was not asleep, but sitting cross-legged on the bed, breathing something with her eyes closed.

The art of gathering energy?

After these four words appeared in Tangtang's mind, she prepared to leave quietly.

Although I really want to chat with Sister Shan, she is practicing, so it is better not to disturb her.

"Sugar? Come in."

The crane demon let out a long breath, then smiled and invited the little girl in.

"Sister Shan, I'm sorry to bother you with your practice. Were you collecting spiritual energy from heaven and earth just now?"

Tangtang generally summarizes those [qi] that are beneficial to spiritual practice as spiritual energy. Coincidentally, this is also the common term used by practitioners in this world.

"yes"

After Shan Yunhe answered casually, he immediately felt uncomfortable.

After thinking for a moment, she asked inexplicably: "Tangtang, why did you ask that just now?"

"What?" The little girl didn't understand what she meant.

"I must be using the Qi-gathering technique. It's obvious at a glance, why do you look so unsure?"

"Haha, Tangtang, you haven't seen it before, but now you know it."

Wait, what do you mean you haven't seen it before?

Shouldn't...

Shan Yunhe looked at the little girl subtly for a while, and said in a strange tone: "Tangtang, don't tell me that you don't know how to gather energy."

...........

Although the little girl lacks common sense and seems to know nothing, it would be really wrong if she couldn't even learn the art of qigong.

After all, she has already, uh, should be at the foundation-building stage, right?

Shan Yunhe pondered for a moment before determining the little girl's current realm.

The magic power is indeed too strong, but as long as the pupa pill is not formed one day, it will be the foundation building.

"Tangtang has never learned the art of gathering energy. Can Sister Shan teach Tangtang?" The little girl looked at the crane demon with anticipation.