The monster was incredibly fierce. It was perched more than twenty meters above the ground, yet it leaped straight down without hesitation.
A monster is a monster; its mind could never be as quick-witted as a normal human’s.
As the car drove away, the monster hit the ground hard, snapping its leg. Although it felt no pain, the injury significantly slowed it down.
Originally capable of jumping as nimbly as a grasshopper, it could now only run wildly like a rabid dog.
Shui Miao drove straight toward the open wilderness.
The monster pursued relentlessly from behind.
Sensing the monster’s slowing speed, Shui Miao gradually discovered its weakness—the creature’s sluggish mind. He began to create illusions with his psychic powers while driving.
Sure enough, the monster fell for it.
The monster was suddenly surrounded by a blinding white expanse of snow, an eerily silent world.
Shui Miao slowly turned the car around, suddenly stepped on the gas, and the Hummer sped straight toward the monster. With a loud crash, the monster was thrown to the ground as the tires rolled over its body, flattening it completely!
Yet miraculously, the creature was still alive.
Using its arms, it crawled on the ground, continuing to chase after Shui Miao’s car.
Shui Miao repeated the trick, conjuring illusions again to confuse the monster, then ran it over once more. After several rounds, the monster finally stopped moving, and Shui Miao ceased his assault. Although the method was cruel, he had no other choice when dealing with a corpse-turned-monster.
The monster’s remains were scattered everywhere, a gruesome sight. Amidst the mangled flesh lay the Dragon Scale Blade, still emitting a chilling, malevolent aura. Shui Miao got out of the car, not caring whether it was a treasure of some female hero. He knew only that its sinister energy was too dangerous and could harm others. Thus, he activated his Spirit-Devouring Force and directly absorbed the blade’s malevolence. After withdrawing his power, Shui Miao suddenly experienced fragments of memory.
These memories were like broken movie scenes… A Tibetan woman walking through snow-capped mountains was suddenly attacked and killed by a white monster. The monster fled, while the woman’s lingering resentment gathered within the Dragon Scale Blade. This malevolent energy was the result of her resentment merging with a yin essence. Another scene showed a boy, about seven or eight years old, crying as he was taken away by a red-robed lama.
Feeling these memories, Shui Miao quickly got back into the car and sat quietly, piecing together the fragments in his mind.
As time passed, Shui Miao gradually deduced the truth.
He believed the young boy must have been the Tibetan woman’s child. For some reason, the red-robed lama had forcibly taken him away. As a mother, she was heartbroken and braved the snow to visit her son but was attacked by the monster along the way. Her unjust death left her resentment lingering, which, by chance, formed the malevolent energy within the Dragon Scale Blade.
It must have been exactly like that!
Suddenly, Shui Miao felt a strong urge to find this child and fulfill the mother’s final wish.
If possible, he would also try to locate the woman’s remains and her soul to completely resolve her resentment.
Shortly after, Shui Miao activated his spiritual energy and cleansed the car of all blood, body parts, and malevolent energy.
The remains would be naturally cleaned up by vultures.
Returning to the hotel, it was already past 3 a.m.
Inside his room, Shui Miao sat in meditation, circulating his spiritual energy to check if he had been affected by the malevolent force.
The result showed that his Spirit-Devouring Force was all-powerful, capable of absorbing everything. The malevolent energy had already been completely transformed into Yin elemental energy.
But then, a simple yet novel idea occurred to him.
If his Spirit-Devouring Force could absorb and refine various types of malevolent energy, could he also use his Yin-Yang and Five Elements energies to generate such energies himself?
Shui Miao thought it should be possible…
After all, he couldn’t always rely on illusions whenever he encountered trouble.
Wouldn’t it be better to have more defensive and offensive techniques?
With this thought, Shui Miao immediately took action.
First, he focused on defense.
When thinking about defense, naturally, he considered creating a shield with his spiritual energy. Each of the Yin-Yang and Five Elements had unique characteristics. Yin energy was intangible and cold, suitable for attack. Combined with water, it could become ice spears!
With this in mind, Shui Miao fetched a cup of water and placed it in front of him. He then infused it with Yin and Water elemental energies. As he concentrated, the water began to freeze, and soon the cup contained thin layers of ice. However, once frozen, changing its shape became difficult.
Looking at the ice in the cup, Shui Miao sent a surge of Yang energy into it, causing the ice to melt. This time, he tried a different approach—without releasing his spiritual energy, he used only his mind to control the water, lifting it from the cup and suspending it in the air. With intense concentration, the water truly floated. Shui Miao was thrilled, but the water soon fell back to the ground.
He focused again, lifting the water once more.
Then, with a thought, he released Yin energy. The water in the air instantly turned into an ice rod, its volume increasing several times.
“Fascinating!”
Shui Miao was excited but frustrated he hadn’t thought of this earlier. If he had mastered the Yin-Yang and Five Elements earlier, he wouldn’t have been chased so desperately by the monster today.
Reflecting further, Shui Miao realized that controlling external objects was like controlling others. Since he had already cultivated Yin-Yang and Five Elements energies, why not use them effectively? Just as he had used fire energy against assassins, he could shape and manipulate his own energies.
To avoid emotional interference, Shui Miao closed his eyes, calmed his mind, and attempted to gather his Water energy to form a small dagger the size of his pinky finger. Then, he used Yin energy to transform it into an ice dagger. With his willpower, the moisture in the room responded to his Water energy, quickly taking shape. As he released Yin energy, he opened his eyes and saw the small dagger effortlessly materialize.
“Ha! I get it now!”
Shui Miao exclaimed joyfully, “It’s just like the relationship between the brain and limbs. The brain issues commands, and the limbs respond. But coordination takes time and practice. Only through constant training can the limbs work in harmony with the brain for maximum efficiency. I possess spiritual energy and can issue commands, but sometimes the energy doesn’t respond properly. That means I need to train more, find effective techniques, and learn to fully utilize the power of spiritual energy!”
Shui Miao was still at a very early stage in mastering the Yin-Yang and Five Elements energies.
Now he realized how pitiful it was to cultivate energy without knowing how to use it.
It was like having great strength but not knowing how to apply it.
Thus, Shui Miao began training—relentless training.
Each session brought progress, and each use of spiritual energy became more effective.
That night was thrilling, exciting, and deeply satisfying for Shui Miao.
At dawn, he checked out of the hotel.
When the maid entered the room to clean, she was stunned—everywhere in the room were ice sculptures!
Originally, Shui Miao had intended to ask Su Xue about the legendary female hero’s death location to determine where the boy might be. However, he trained too long, and Su Xue and the others had already left early in the morning.
Su Xue had deliberately risen early to shake off Shui Miao.
That’s just how women are—once they fall for you, they can be recklessly passionate. But once they turn cold, they become like ice—unyielding and unfeeling, no matter how warm your feelings are.
Shui Miao knew he had overdone it, leaving him in an awkward situation. Passing by a newsstand, a thought struck him—he could simply buy a detailed map of Tibet. Why bother others when he could handle it himself?
Looking at the map, Shui Miao noticed there weren’t too many temples in the area. He decided to head west and search them one by one.
Passing the spot where he had crushed the monster the night before, he only saw vultures—no remains were left.
Shui Miao felt a sense of relief. If it weren’t for him, those three sky-burial practitioners might have caused countless deaths. This region was vast and sparsely populated, with weak legal awareness. Sky-burial practitioners could dismember bodies and feed them to birds freely. It was terrifying to imagine how many tourists might fall victim without caution. Travelers must be vigilant—no place is as safe as home; recklessness can only bring bloodshed.
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“Hmm?”
Around noon, while driving, Shui Miao simultaneously channeled a stream of Fire elemental energy into his right palm, attempting to cultivate the legendary “Three Flames of Purgatory.” As he rounded a bend, he suddenly saw a small town ahead. About a hundred meters away, a crowd had gathered—locals, red-robed lamas, and many mainland tourists.
Not far from the crowd, Su Xue’s tour bus was parked.
With a flick of his wrist, he dispersed the energy.
With his spiritual senses, he detected locals pushing around tourists. Several Tibetan men surrounded Su Xue, shouting at her in Tibetan.
Suddenly, a scream pierced the air!
Shui Miao was shocked to sense a young Tibetan man with a particularly fierce appearance stab a male tourist in the stomach with a curved knife. Immediately after, the man turned and fled.
Murder!
The tourists panicked, and Su Xue rushed over in alarm.
Even more shocking to Shui Miao was that the locals showed no concern—some even laughed. The men who had been harassing Su Xue moments ago now chased after her again. One middle-aged man suddenly grabbed her wrist tightly, causing her to cry out in pain.
“What the hell! This is bullying!”
Fury surged within Shui Miao as he slammed the horn.
He turned the steering wheel sharply, accelerated the Hummer, and aimed straight at the fleeing murderer!
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