For a moment, Su Jiu struggled to process this. As she remembered it, demon seeds fed on their hosts' vitality. How had they become something that only consumed Cultivation Level in Silver Snow's account?
But she soon learned the answer.
"There are differences between demon seeds, too. The most terrifying among them are those with independent consciousness. Because they are conscious, they are more cunning than other demon seeds. They know not only how to lie dormant, but also how to nurture their hosts.
"They don't endlessly drain their hosts' vitality like those unconscious demon seeds. They preserve their hosts' vitality so that they can survive longer inside them.
"But although these hosts live longer, their Cultivation Level suffers terribly. Both their Cultivation Level and their arts are gradually infected and eroded by the demon seeds.
"The fact that the chieftain's flames are black proves precisely that.
"You must understand that the flames of our Nine-Tailed Tribe have always been red. Even if their shades vary slightly, they could never be black.
"As for his Cultivation Level, it has all become energy for the demon seed.
"That is why his actual strength is so poor now.
"As for those gusts of wind he has been stirring up, they are nothing more than a bluff."
After hearing Silver Snow's explanation, Su Jiu felt much more confident.
No wonder he was so weak despite being at the Spirit Severing Stage that even she, a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, could easily evade his arts.
But... Su Jiu immediately thought of an even more serious issue.
Silver Snow's injuries.
If Silver Snow needed to enlist their help against such a weak chieftain, didn't that mean his injuries were even worse?
Su Jiu supposed he had been showing himself to others through a clone all