By the time Jiang Man returned to his lodgings, it was already evening.
He was somewhat tired from rushing all the way back, so he simply tempered his cultivation a few dozen times.
Only then did he start cooking and chatting with Old Huang.
Naturally, he first spoke of breaking through the limits of his talent. He had mastered the Upper Grade Method in just twenty-two days and two hours, even bringing his physical cultivation along with it. Old Yellow Ox grazed away, showing no desire to speak.
No matter what Jiang Man said, he acted as though he had heard nothing.
Only when Jiang Man mentioned Demonkind, the spirit beast eggs, and that stone did things change.
Old Yellow Ox finally seemed to come back to his senses.
Looking at the spirit beast eggs, he said, "Under the Immortal Gate Great Governance, good cultivation methods let you advance faster. Compared to ordinary members of the Demon Race, you're stronger." But not by much.
"After all, the Demon Race has its own advantages.
"By rights, Demonkind should be somewhat stronger than cultivators who practice the ancient methods.
"You shouldn't be able to defeat them across ranks."
"So there's something wrong with these Demonkind?" Jiang Man asked, pointing at the spirit beast eggs.
Old Yellow Ox shook his head. "There's nothing wrong with the Spirit Beast Eggs at present. Whether there'll be something wrong with what hatches is hard to say.
"Besides, if they emerged from a seal, it would be understandable for them to be weakened.
"But if something went wrong with a seal, there's no reason the Wuyun Sect wouldn't know."
"Then the sect deliberately waited for someone to discover it and report it?" Jiang Man asked.
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