“No, he is the master. Your sense of smell isn’t as sharp as mine. I can feel it. If he isn’t, then he must be an extremely powerful demon in disguise, though that possibility is practically nonexistent.” The black snake demon firmly believed that Shui Miao was his master, because he hadn’t seen any powerful demons enter.
Although Shui Miao’s appearance had changed shades and his aura had transformed, his overall appearance remained the same.
To be safe, Bai Feng decided to verify it and directly asked, “When you first arrived at Shuilong Ridge, who did you sleep with the first night?”
“My little wife.”
Shui Miao didn’t want to lie to Bai Feng, sensing somehow that she was also a pawn—his master’s pawn.
Seeing Shui Miao dazed and then suddenly calling her “my little wife,” Xiao Hong suddenly blushed with embarrassment. “Oh! Why did you call me ‘little wife’ like that!?”
“Just to check, let me ask another question. Why did you want me to go with you to Zhonghai City?” Bai Feng fired off the question quickly.
Shui Miao let out a breath. “Because you wanted to find out who your master really is. For this purpose, you had to go and figure it out. Otherwise, with your personality, you wouldn’t be able to eat or sleep peacefully.”
“What? You even know that? My master does seem to have some feelings for me…” Xiao Hong, blushing, arms crossed over her chest, asked, “Shui Miao Ge, you know so much, can you tell fortunes?”
“Shameless! Stop interrupting.” Bai Feng grew impatient, waved her hand, and another wave of negative energy entered Xiao Hong’s body.
“Sorry, my stomach hurts again…”
Xiao Hong suddenly felt a sharp pain in her stomach and quickly stepped back.
Shui Miao sighed, “Alright, I need to rest now.”
With a thought, Shui Miao dispelled the negative energy from Xiao Hong.
Seeing her own negative energy easily neutralized, Bai Feng was startled and puzzled. How was this possible? In just a short while, Shui Miao’s power had nearly doubled. That was too strange! There must be something wrong here! Bai Feng didn’t speak again, realizing that no matter who this person was—whether or not it was truly Shui Miao—he was beyond her ability to confront.
Bai Feng and the black snake demon left. On the train, they found several demons who had escaped from the demon-catching golden bowl and asked them what had happened. They learned that the sudden appearance of the Taoist priest had already been taken into police custody in the infirmary. They went to the infirmary and saw that the priest had transformed into a young man, unconscious and without any trace of spiritual power. Bai Feng was shocked on the spot. “I understand now. I know why the Yin Spirit wanted to cultivate him. He must have practiced a special technique that can absorb others’ spiritual cultivation. That’s why he was valued so highly. That’s why he could grow so fast in a short time—heabsorbed the spiritual power of the immortal completely.”
“Isn’t that a kind of evil art?”
The black snake demon was startled. “Then shouldn’t we be careful in the future?”
“Need I even say it? But Shui Miao isn’t an evil person. I hope he can always remain clear-headed.” Bai Feng took a deep breath and secretly concluded in her heart that her master might no longer be a match for Shui Miao now. Even without considering the Yin Spirit, her master might not be able to suppress Shui Miao anymore, because Shui Miao seemed to carry a special secret—one that even a Great Immortal might struggle to uncover.
In the days she had spent with Shui Miao, Bai Feng had developed a sense of unfathomable mystery about him.
She even felt that behind Shui Miao, besides the Yin Spirit’s master, there must be an even more powerful being helping him! Otherwise, how could someone have such incredible luck? After all, he was only twenty years old! She had spent hundreds of years in cultivation, only to gain a little Yin Holy Spirit by pledging loyalty to Lady Bai. But in the end, she hadn’t received much. Yet Shui Miao had obtained several kinds of Holy Spirits. The difference in fortune was simply unbelievable.
“Big Sister Bai, what are your plans for the future?”
After learning that Shui Miao could absorb others’ cultivation, the black snake demon immediately considered retreating from the world and hiding somewhere, to avoid having his hard-earned spiritual power drained away by Shui Miao.
“Hmph! Are you scared now?”
Bai Feng looked at the black snake demon contemptuously and coldly said, “The east bank of the river for thirty years, and the west bank for another thirty. My fortune has been mediocre for hundreds of years—it’s about time for a reversal. Whatever the case, Shui Miao is a person of great fortune. He is righteous and loyal to his friends. Such a person is rare in the world. I’ve made my decision. From now on, I will follow Shui Miao. He is my master. I will help him become stronger and stronger. I believe that once he becomes powerful enough, he will definitely turn around and help us.”
Seeing Shui Miao’s immense fortune, Bai Feng’s mindset changed, and she decided to abandon her master and follow Shui Miao from then on.
In fact, Lady Bai had given Bai Feng only a tiny amount of Yin Holy Spirit, and had hardly helped her in any other way.
What Shui Miao had given Bai Feng had already surpassed Lady Bai by many times. Based on this alone, Bai Feng had sufficient reason to choose a new master.
“Alright! I’ve decided too!”
Seeing Bai Feng’s declaration, the black snake demon, unwilling to appear inferior, also declared bravely.
But between the two, one was willing, while the other merely followed along in the moment’s enthusiasm.
Shui Miao closed his eyes and focused his mind, merging large amounts of Yang Holy Spirit and Yin Holy Spirit into his dantian, continuously enhancing the purity of his Yin and Yang spiritual power. However, because the other Five Elements’ spiritual powers were not yet refined, Shui Miao gradually found he could no longer improve the purity of his Yin and Yang spiritual power.
To enhance it further, he needed to find the Earth Holy Spirit and the Fire Holy Spirit.
Yin and Yang complement each other, and the Five Elements generate and sustain each other. Shui Miao dared not risk experimenting with the only three Holy Spirits he had, because failure would lead to unpredictable consequences.
Next, Shui Miao tried a new approach—attempting to circulate only the Yin spiritual power within his dantian. As a result, his entire body turned black, just like an African, or even darker. When he instead used Yang spiritual power to circulate, his entire body quickly turned white, his skin and hair as pale as white paper!
However, if he carefully controlled the output of both Yin and Yang spiritual spheres, his appearance returned to normal.
Seeing himself revert back to his original self, Shui Miao let out a long sigh of relief.
Suddenly, Shui Miao focused his mind and used Yin spiritual power to sense his surroundings. Immediately, he sensed all the ghosts within dozens of miles. Their strengths varied, and there were even Yin animal spirits and Yin plant spirits—everything was clearly sensed.
Shouldn’t immortals be undetectable? Shui Miao shifted his thoughts and used Yang spiritual power to sense outward. His spiritual consciousness rapidly spread into the air, quickly covering dozens of miles of ground and sky. Within the clouds, he suddenly sensed two powerful Yang Holy Spirits…
“Huh? Who are they?”
The owners of these two powerful Yang Holy Spirits were two extremely strange-looking creatures!
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