Yun Huanling, Yun Chao, and Feng Qi did not find it particularly strange.
Over the past fifty years, such things had been happening constantly across this continent.
Most people who behaved this way had undergone drastic changes in temperament after being invaded by demon seeds, so they considered it perfectly normal for someone like that to appear in the Heavenly Music Pavilion.
Still, the fact that Gu Ningyun's martial uncle could control demonic beast puppets through musical attacks did surprise them a little.
"That's far too strange. Using spiritual qi to control demonic beast puppets formed from demonic qi? This is the first I've heard of it."
Yun Chao nodded as well. "In principle, people infected with demon seeds still use spiritual qi before their demon seeds are exposed. Unless you have a special innate ability, it's almost impossible to notice anything amiss.
"Even after they're exposed, the demon seed converts all the spiritual qi within its host into demonic qi. The situation you described essentially never happens."
Feng Qi spoke again at that point. "It's not entirely impossible. I happen to know of a forbidden technique quite similar to what Junior Sister described."
Su Jiu gave Feng Qi another look, inwardly grumbling. He might seem unreliable, but he is the Enforcement Hall's Deputy Hall Master, after all. He probably knows far more than most people.
"It's a forbidden technique from the Puppet Sect. It uses spiritual qi to produce musical attacks, allowing the user to control the forms taken by demonic qi."
Yun Huanling looked up in confusion. "But a forbidden technique? Would a demon seed drive a normal person to practice a forbidden technique?"
"No, but it can affect a person's temperament, magnifying their desires without limit. In other words, if Fellow Daoist Gu's martial uncle practiced a