At Least a False Eater

"To wound a False Eater Realm demon so badly in such a short time that it fled in defeat, that person's cultivation is probably at least at the False Eater Realm—perhaps even the Origin Feeder Realm!"

Pan Shi said in astonishment, looking toward the house below. But he only caught a glimpse of a figure flashing past before the door had already shut.

As far as Pan Shi knew,

all cultivators, whether righteous or evil, followed the same path.

After passing through the Resonance Stage as ordinary flesh and blood, came the False Eater Realm, then the Origin Feeder Realm, Viscera Stone Realm, Flesh Corpse Realm, and Stiff God Realm.

Beyond those first six cultivation realms, he did not know what other realms existed. Those were not things he could come into contact with yet.

Upon reaching the False Eater Realm, one possessed Mana. Though not much, it was enough to cast spells of no small power.

Though the Origin Feeder Realm was only the true threshold into cultivation, it was far stronger than the False Eater Realm. Not only were its spells more powerful and its Mana greater, one could also fly through the air, with one's physical body suspended in the skies.

Even if ten or twenty False Eater Realm cultivators or demons came at once, they might not necessarily be a match for an Origin Feeder Realm cultivator.

Any higher than that, the only person Pan Shi could think of was his own master.

His master was a Viscera Stone Realm cultivator, known as True Man Rou Shu.

Everything Pan Shi knew had been passed down directly by his master. Though he was currently only at the False Eater Realm, he could freely control parts of his own fleshly body.

For instance, digging out one of his own eyes to temporarily open a True Sight for his junior sister, who was still ordinary flesh and blood—this was one such method.

Though after his body recovered, he had to endure some pain, it still made him far more capable than most cultivators and demons.

It was difficult to imagine just how mighty his Viscera Stone Realm master's heaven-reaching abilities were. Simply standing before him required one to withstand immense pressure.

Naturally, Pan Shi did not believe the person in the house below was at the Viscera Stone Realm. If a Viscera Stone Realm cultivator appeared in Jiu Nan Town, then White Buddha Temple would have no reason to continue existing.

This was White Buddha Temple's territory. Neither side would tolerate the other's existence.

The only possibility was that this person was a False Eater Realm or Origin Feeder Realm cultivator, and White Buddha Temple might not know of his existence. Otherwise, they would not have allowed him to fish here without doing anything.

The fact that he had deliberately lit a light at night to fish for a False Eater Realm demon showed that he was clearly confident in his own strength. Judging by the result, the demon had been defeated and fled in an instant. Whether he was at the False Eater Realm or Origin Feeder Realm, both seemed highly likely.

"At least the False Eater Realm? Doesn't that mean he's as formidable as you, Senior Brother?"

Pan Yu was greatly shocked.

She had only just stepped onto the path of cultivation and had little knowledge or experience. Hearing her Senior Brother say this, she had never expected the person inside the house to be a cultivator on the same level as him.

And here she had felt a little pity for the person inside. In the blink of an eye, she had become the clown instead. Heh heh.

At that thought, Pan Yu immediately lost interest in continuing to watch.

"Senior Brother, the demon has already fled. Let's hurry and leave this place."

Yet upon hearing Pan Yu's words, Pan Shi shook his head.

"No rush. Let's watch a little longer."

He had originally thought it was merely an ordinary case of a demon devouring people, but he had unexpectedly encountered a fellow cultivator. Pan Shi suddenly became interested.

The person inside was fishing, yet had deliberately not killed that demon and had let it escape. Either his strength was insufficient, and he had not reached the Origin Feeder Realm, remaining at the False Eater Realm and thus unable to keep the demon from fleeing.

Or he was powerful, and had let the demon go because he clearly had some other plan.

Pan Shi was actually more inclined toward the former. The other party was a False Eater Realm cultivator just like him.

After all, Origin Feeder Realm cultivators were not cabbages growing everywhere. This place was also under White Buddha Temple's control. If a powerful cultivator were lying low here, White Buddha Temple could not possibly fail to notice.

He suddenly wanted to see exactly what this person intended to do.

Pan Shi had suddenly changed his attitude and wanted to stay to watch the show. Pan Yu was somewhat speechless about it, but she said nothing and could only continue lying in wait.

The two waited on the rooftop for a while longer.

Suddenly, Pan Shi raised his head toward the west, his ears twitching slightly.

"They're here!"

He knew that the fleeing demon would definitely draw more demons here. Now he would see how that person dealt with them.

Pan Yu immediately looked in the direction Pan Shi was watching. Within the field of vision of the single eye on her forehead, she instantly saw several figures heading this way.

There appeared to be at least three demons.

Worry suddenly rose in her heart—not because she was concerned for the safety of the cultivator her Senior Brother had mentioned, but because she feared that if these demons discovered the two of them, what would her Senior Brother and she do?

Pan Shi was a False Eater Realm cultivator, but she was still at the Resonance Stage, still ordinary flesh and blood.

They could not let watching a show get them both killed.

Her Senior Brother was good in every way except that he loved joining the excitement and being a melon-eating spectator. If he were in another world, he would definitely be a gold-medal paparazzo.

Pan Yu could not help sighing. As she watched those demonic figures draw closer and closer, she grew tense as well.

Meanwhile, inside the house below.

Yang An was panicking like hell.

Whenever he recalled the demon's true appearance from earlier, so clearly connected to White Buddha Temple, he felt an extremely bad premonition.

It would have been fine if he had not discovered it. At most, he would have thought it was merely demons causing trouble—before death, all beings were equal, and everyone was a lamb waiting for slaughter.

But now it was different. This matter was connected to White Buddha Temple, and he had discovered it.

All sorts of conspiracy theories immediately lingered in Yang An's mind, impossible to dispel.

He now felt that though he was still a little lamb, he had become the fattest one. He might be silenced before dawn even arrived.

What should he do?

He could not run. Running out now would only be more dangerous. If he wanted to run, he could only wait until dawn.

He could only hope that the demon who had escaped earlier had nothing to do with White Buddha Temple and would not return.

Perhaps it had merely been wearing the same kind of monk's robe. It might not have been someone from White Buddha Temple at all, and perhaps it would not take him to heart.

Yang An could only comfort himself this way, but his body honestly paced back and forth inside the room.

Unfortunately, heaven did not heed human wishes; Murphy's Law was being proven true at every moment.

Just as Yang An was about to stop letting his thoughts run wild and properly consider how to plan his route out of Jiu Nan Town once dawn came, avoiding the likes of mountain bandits and robbers,

the red flame in the bowl suddenly flared brilliantly, its brightness instantly rising by a whole level.

Immediately afterward, a distinctly clear sound of wind rose outside. The window shook beneath the fierce gusts, thudding and banging, as though something was about to arrive.

Seeing the suddenly violent firelight in the Blood Bowl, Yang An's heart skipped a beat.

He understood that this was the Lighting Method's effect of clearing his mind and calming his spirit, helping him resist demons and keeping his mind awake at all times.

But that also meant another demon had come!

And judging from this commotion, it was probably even more formidable than the demon from before!

Even the doors and windows were shaking this violently. Just how terrifying would the demon about to arrive be?

Yang An immediately looked at the Blood Bowl. Right now, he could only place all his hopes on the Lighting Method, but the blood in the bowl was already nearly gone. It clearly would not last much longer.

This was bad!