Wen Xu:...
"But why was he carrying a dem..."
"Even your master does not know that. I reckon the Demon Seed has begun making a comeback. In truth, ever since the last Five Sects Assembly, the Cultivation Realm's search for demons has grown increasingly stringent. Naturally, demons know what is good for them and what is not. That little disciple from the Blissful Union Sect was probably an unlucky wretch targeted by a demon. After all, his innate Spiritual Root truly is quite good."
Such a pure Wood Spiritual Root was a great tonic even to Evil Cultivators, much less demons.
For his master to praise it as quite good, Xue Qingmu's Spiritual Root had to be exceptionally fine. Wen Xu was no longer surprised that he had been targeted by a demon. After all, when the Demon Seed had attacked him aboard the returning flying vessel, it had also coveted his body and talent.
"Then he now..."
"It has been uprooted completely, so long as he is not unlucky enough to be targeted a second time in the future." After all, demons loved people blessed with fortune who possessed outstanding talent but weak resolve. "Still, he was not entirely unlucky. At least Chishan of the Blissful Union Sect saved him. Now, it can be considered a blessing in disguise."
When a person's luck had sunk to its very bottom, they would always stumble upon a little good fortune.
That boy Chishan himself was walking some path of "saving and transforming Heart Demons," even switching masters for its sake. Who said the Blissful Union Sect and Bitter Crossing Temple were at daggers drawn? Behind the scenes, their relationship might well be so close that they wore the same pair of trousers. Though the Blissful Union Sect was not among the