Wisps of black energy seeped from his body, though they were neither dense nor pure.
Since his soul had not left his body, Zhang Xiao could not see what state Professor Lupin's soul and spirit were in.
Deactivating his Dharma Eye, Zhang Xiao signaled to Professor Lupin that he had finished examining him, then opened the Heaven and Earth Bag and found a thick volume.
Lupin let out a long breath. That sensation of being scrutinized had vanished, and he immediately felt much better.
What sort of magic was that?
And had Zhang actually discovered anything?
He walked over curiously and looked at the exquisitely made book in Zhang Xiao's hands.
Records of Demons was an introductory reference book for young Daoist children, compiled by the Daoist Order. It had undergone numerous revisions and was updated every ten years.
More importantly, it included beautiful illustrations and photographs, which made it very popular with the children.
Zhang Xiao opened the book. The first section defined the various supernatural beings:
"What humans contrive becomes a demon; what possesses innate spiritual awareness becomes a spirit; a human soul that lingers becomes a ghost; an anomaly born of discordant energies between heaven and earth becomes a monster; a wayward divinity becomes an evil entity; a deranged human heart becomes a devil; those who turn toward heresy follow an unorthodox path."
"Demons arise through humans. Without human failings, demons do not emerge of their own accord. When humans abandon the proper order, demons arise; thus do demons exist."
In other words, demons were created by humans. If there was nothing wrong with people's hearts and they did not act contrary to the natural order, there would be no demons.
That was what "abandoning the proper order creates demons" meant...
But the monsters of the East