Time slipped swiftly by in silence. After withdrawing his soul from the Undead World, Han Shuo remained in the secret chamber, cultivating diligently and abstaining from women.
As his state of mind stabilized, Han Shuo brought his boundless desires under control. He vaguely understood that he had reached the verge of a breakthrough. However, although he had now overcome the mental hurdle, the Demonic Essence within him was not yet substantial enough to achieve a breakthrough from quantitative accumulation to qualitative change. That required cultivation day after day, gathering Demonic Essence little by little.
Thus, although Han Shuo knew that improving through diligent cultivation alone would take an enormous amount of time, he could think of no other method for now.
One day, while Han Shuo was cultivating diligently in the secret chamber, he suddenly sensed Bode and Qiniya approaching. From their unusual expressions, he guessed that Manticore might have finished his preparations. With a thought, the two External Incarnations on either side of him discarded their fleshly forms and turned back into the Skeleton Magic Staff and the Demon-Slaying Edge, vanishing into his body with two whooshes.
Stretching lazily, Han Shuo walked unhurriedly out of the secret chamber the Earth Armor Zombie had excavated deep underground and headed toward the reception hall where Bode and Qiniya were waiting.
In the reception hall, several maids carried platters of fruit and pastries and placed them on the table before Bode and Qiniya. Jiebier, who could be considered the lady of the house, was smiling and chatting sweetly with the two Black Demon Guards.
After arriving in Black Jade Demon King City, Jiebier had enjoyed the treatment of an honored guest thanks to Han Shuo. Over the past few days, she had taken the two young women, Haimanna and Xierfu, sightseeing around