Ever since Shi Feiyang had met Deng Yin above the Tarim Basin, a vague unease had lingered in his heart.
That unease stemmed from the three conditions Deng Yin had offered, which had tempted him. External demons stirred the demons within, and inner demons drew external demons to them; each fed the other's growth.
He had divined his own future, and the Hexagram indicated that he would release Deng Yin.
At present, he had no desire to release Deng Yin, but all manner of future events would force him to do so. Exactly what those events would be, he could not yet know.
This left Mind Reading deeply unsettled. The causes that would compel him to release Deng Yin would come from every direction, weaving a tangled web that would ultimately bring it about...
After bringing down the moisture he had gathered from the South Sea as rain over the desert, he hurried back to the Ming-Yu Immortal Market in Tianjin Garrison. He gave his disciples a few instructions, then shut himself away in seclusion.
Whether he did everything in his power to avoid releasing Deng Yin, or ultimately had no choice but to release him to wreak havoc upon the mortal world, he needed to strengthen his ability to subdue demons.
At his current level, he could readily control even the Nine-Child Mother Heavenly Demon, but Deng Yin was another matter. That old demon was truly unfathomable, and Shi Feiyang knew he lacked the power to subdue him...
Subduing him meant more than defeating Deng Yin in a contest of magic. It also meant keeping the old demon from stirring his mind during a battle of wits.
He considered the things he possessed that could subdue and refine demons. The one he used most often was the Nine Heavens