At Least False Eater

"To injure a demon of the False Eater Realm in such a short time and make it flee, this person's cultivation must be at least at the False Eater Realm, or even the Origin Feeder Realm!"

Pan Shi said in surprise, looking down at the house below. But he only caught a glimpse of a figure flashing by before the door was closed.

As far as Pan Shi knew.

Cultivators, whether righteous or evil, followed the same path.

After passing the Resonance Stage of the mortal body, they entered the False Eater Realm, then the Origin Feeder Realm, Viscera Stone Realm, Flesh Rupture Realm, and Stiff God Realm.

Beyond these first six cultivation realms, he didn't know what else existed. It was beyond his current reach.

Reaching the False Eater Realm allowed one to possess spiritual power. Though not much, it was enough to cast powerful spells.

The Origin Feeder Realm was the true threshold of cultivation, but it was far more powerful than the False Eater Realm. Not only were the spells cast more potent and the spiritual power stronger, but one could also fly and hover in the air.

Even twenty False Eater Realm cultivators or demons would not necessarily be the match of one Origin Feeder Realm cultivator.

Beyond that, the only person Pan Shi could think of was his master.

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

Pan Shi's current abilities were all directly passed down from his master. Although he was only at the False Eater Realm, he could still control parts of his own body at will.

For example, digging out one of his own eyes to temporarily grant his junior sister, who was still in the mortal body stage, a true eye was one such method.

Although the price was enduring some pain after his body recovered, it still made him more capable than most cultivators and demons.

It was hard to imagine how incredibly powerful his master in the Viscera Stone Realm truly was. Just standing before him required withstanding immense pressure.

Pan Shi naturally didn't believe the person in the house below was in the Viscera Stone Realm. If a Viscera Stone Realm cultivator appeared in Jiunan Town, the White Buddha Temple would have no reason to continue existing.

This was White Buddha Temple's territory, and neither side would tolerate the other's presence.

The only possibility was that the person was a False Eater Realm or Origin Feeder Realm cultivator, and the White Buddha Temple was unaware of their presence. Otherwise, they wouldn't have allowed them to fish here without interfering.

The fact that he deliberately lit a lamp at night to lure out a False Eater Realm demon clearly indicated confidence in his own strength. Judging by the outcome, the demon was instantly defeated and fled, making both the False Eater Realm and Origin Feeder Realm possibilities.

"At least the False Eater Realm? That means they're as powerful as you, Senior Brother?"

Pan Yu was very surprised.

She had only just begun her cultivation journey and lacked experience. Hearing her senior brother say this, she hadn't expected the person in the house to be a cultivator on the same level as him.

She had felt pity for the person in the house earlier, but in the blink of an eye, she realized she was the one who looked foolish. Heh.

Thinking of this, Pan Yu lost all interest in watching further.

"Senior Brother, the demon has already escaped. Let's leave here quickly."

Hearing Pan Yu's words, Pan Shi shook his head.

"No rush, let's watch a bit longer."

What he initially thought was a simple case of a demon attack had turned into an encounter with a fellow cultivator, and Pan Shi suddenly felt intrigued.

The person in the house was fishing, yet they hadn't intentionally killed the demon and even let it escape. This either meant their strength was insufficient, not yet reaching the Origin Feeder Realm but still in the False Eater Realm, thus unable to keep the demon.

Or, it meant they were powerful and had other plans for letting the demon go.

Pan Shi leaned towards the former, believing the other person was a False Eater Realm cultivator like himself.

After all, Origin Feeder Realm cultivators weren't as common as cabbage. This area was under the control of the White Buddha Temple, and if a powerful cultivator were lurking here, the White Buddha Temple would surely have noticed.

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

Pan Shi's attitude shifted, wanting to stay and watch the show. Pan Yu found this a bit exasperating but said nothing, deciding to continue hiding.

The two waited on the rooftop for a while longer.

Suddenly, Pan Shi looked up towards the west, his ears twitching slightly.

"They're here!"

He knew the escaped demon would surely attract more demons. Now, he wanted to see how that person would handle it.

Pan Yu also immediately looked in the direction Pan Shi was gazing. Through the vision of her single eye on her forehead, she saw several figures approaching.

It looked like at least three or more demons.

A sense of worry suddenly welled up within her. It wasn't concern for the safety of the cultivator her senior brother mentioned, but rather, what would happen if they, the brother and sister, were discovered by these demons?

Although Pan Shi was a False Eater Realm cultivator, she was still in the Resonance Stage, her body still mortal.

They shouldn't get themselves caught just for the sake of watching.

Her senior brother was good in every way, except for his love of excitement and being a spectator. In another world, he'd be a top-tier gossip reporter.

Pan Yu couldn't help but sigh. As the figures of the demons grew closer, she became increasingly nervous.

Meanwhile, inside the house below.

Yang An was panicking internally.

Recalling the true appearance of the demon from earlier, which was clearly connected to the White Buddha Temple, he had a very bad premonition.

If he hadn't noticed, it would have been fine. At most, he'd think it was just a demon rampage, where everyone was equal and a lamb to the slaughter.

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

Immediately, all sorts of conspiracy theories swirled in Yang An's mind, refusing to leave.

He felt as if he were still a little lamb, but now the fattest one, and he might be silenced before dawn.

What should he do?

Running was impossible; it was even more dangerous to run out now. If he had to run, he could only wait until morning.

He could only hope that the demon that had escaped earlier had no connection to the White Buddha Temple and wouldn't come back.

Perhaps they had just been wearing the same monk's robe, not actually people from the White Buddha Temple, and wouldn't pay him any mind.

Yang An could only comfort himself this way, but his body betrayed him as he paced nervously around the room.

Unfortunately, fate was not on his side, and Murphy's Law was always proving itself true.

Just as Yang An was about to stop overthinking and focus on planning his route to leave Nine South Town after dawn, avoiding bandits and robbers.

The red flame in the bowl suddenly flared, its brightness instantly increasing a notch.

Immediately after, a very clear gust of wind sounded from outside, and the window began to shake violently in the strong wind, rattling with a dong dong sound, as if something was about to arrive.

Seeing the sudden, fierce light from the blood bowl, Yang An's heart sank.

He understood that the Lighting Method's effect of clearing the mind and calming the spirit was helping him resist the demon and maintain his brain's clarity.

But this also meant another demon was coming!

And judging by the commotion, it was likely even more powerful than the previous one!

If the door and windows were shaking this much, how terrifying must this approaching demon be?

Yang An immediately looked at the blood bowl. His only hope now rested on the Lighting Method, but the blood in the bowl was already almost gone, clearly unable to last much longer.

This was bad!