1221: Young People Don't Play by the Rules (Part 2) [Please Vote for the Monthly Ticket]

Sometimes, Gongxi Chou really wanted to report someone to the authorities.

"Can you burn inner devils, too?"

He nearly let out a shrill, ear-splitting scream.

It wasn't that strange a reaction.

Inner devils were like ghosts that wouldn't stay dead, lurking everywhere. They usually stayed hidden, but the moment a Martial Gall Warrior fell into low spirits or hit a cultivation bottleneck, they would quietly worm their way out, clinging to them like maggots to bone. What Martial Gall Warrior went through life without a few inner devils tormenting them? Parents and friends wouldn't stay with a warrior for life, but inner devils would. Even Gongxi Chou, whose thoughts were usually clear and unclouded, wasn't exempt.

He'd nearly been killed by inner devils several times!

That was why Martial Gall Warriors all needed strong hearts.

The moment a crack appeared in their minds, inner devils would seize the opportunity to invade. At best, they would fail to break through and suffer internal injuries. At worst, they would fall into madness and lose control, never making progress again. A rare few Unlucky Ghosts would die and have their souls scattered.

Gongxi Chou felt like his brain wasn't up to the task. "...But an inner devil is just a hurdle in your heart, when you get down to it, isn't it?"

Maybe it was a lifelong regret over something they'd once regretted, or an enemy who'd left them with a deep psychological scar... Just thinking of it in the middle of the night could sour their mood and leave them feeling low. How could you burn something like that?

Gongxi Chou couldn't imagine it.

Jimò Qiu said, "Of course you can burn them."

Gongxi Chou: "..."

Jimò Qiu's explanation was rather abstract. "Even an inner devil isn't truly formless. It has to